The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
February 3, 1902

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LAST EDITIQ1 MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 3, 1902, MONDAY EVENING-. TWO CENTS. 7 in i ASHES. Waterbury, Conn.,NearIy Wiped Oat by Fire. Four Acres of Best Business District Burned Orer. FIRE RAGED ALL NIGHT Loss is Estimated at Upward of $3,000,000. Waterbury American P'ant and Masonic Temple Gone. Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 3-For ten hours last night and this morning flames fanned by a high wind held sway over the business portion of this city, causing a loss that will exceed $3,000,000. The best portion of the city, forming a triangle bounded on the north by Exchange Place, on the west by Bank street, on the south by Grand street and on the east by South Main street, was almost wiped out. The first fire, which started in the big store of the Reid Hughes Dry Goods company, on Bank street, was not considered under control until about $3,000,000 worth of property had been destroyed. About the time the firemen supposed they had the flames under control, a second fire broke out in the Scovil house, the city's leading hotel, remodeled by the late Judge E. C. Lewis a few years ago at an expense of about $75,000, and the establishment was completely wrecked. The occu pants of the hotel were forced to seek the street in their night clothes. With the ringing of a second alarm the en tire city was thrown into a panic. There was a fierce gale blowing, and e parks from the burning hotel were driven In showers over a great area. The occupants of buildings located in the path of the wind prepared to leave. Although the Waterbury fire depart ment was reinforced from nearby cities, it was for a time Impossible to stay the progress of the flames. BURNED OVER FOUR ACRES. The Are, in its entirety, burned over four acres of the city's best business section. Among the prominent build Ings totally destroyed are the block oc cupied by the Reid Hughes Dry Goods company, the plant of the Water bury American, the Masonic temple, the Scovil and Franklin houses, the W. I. Douglass Shoe company, the John son block, the Salvation Army work ing men's home, and scores of other buildings. In all about one hundred of the most prominent business houses are burned out. Rarely have firemen been obliged to contend against worse conditions than those which prevailed from first to last in this disastrous conflagration. The wind was blowing a gale and the cold was Intense. It seemed at one time as though every structure In the heart o the city would be destroyed. In some instances the work of the firemen proved of avail. The Waterbury bank building at the corner of Bank and Grand streets was saved, although the New England Engineering, conpany's $70,000 building, but a few feet away, and the Masonic temple, on the north side of the bank building, were wiped out of existence. During the night the mayor was in communication with Governor McLean, and the militia was called out. Companies A. and G, num bering about 120 men, were detailed about the fire district, and are still on duty. The city is now practically un der martial law, the blue uniforms of the national guardsmen appearing on every side. Details are changed every two hours. The armory, the city hall, the church es and other public places have been turned into temporary shelters, hun dreds being rendered homeless. The moral effect of this fire upn Water bury cannot be otherwise than pro nounced. An Associated Press corre spondent asked Mayor Kilduff if he would call for financial aid from out side cities. The mayor responded quick ly, saying: "Waterbury. although suffering a grievous blow, will take care of her self, although extremely grateful for the expressions of sympathy that have poured in on every side." At 8:30 a. m. the entire fire depart ment was on duty, the danger being by no means passed. The Scovil house ia still burning and adjoining buildings are in danger. The buildings in the track of the earlier fire are still burn ing. The fire broke out simultaneously on the second and third floor of Reed Hughes store. The burning building was located in the heart of the city and within view of many residences which flank the city park or commons. The firemen soon abandoned any attempt to cave the burning structure and turned their attention to adjacent property It was of no avail, however. Within 15 minutes the Salvation Army barracks to the rear and westward were burning From there the flames leaped across Bank street and wiped out three rIaces of business. A few moments later the fire again crossed Bank street and de stroyed the Masonic temple. After 45 minutes of time, it became evident that Waterbury was to experience an un paralleled conflagration. The wind was of almost hurricane force. Appeals for help were wired to New Haven, Hart ford, Bridgeport, Naugatuck and Wln sted. The arrival of help served to inspire courage among Waterburyians but still the fire continued its work of destruc tion. Meanwhile thieves took advantage of deserted houses and it became neces sary to order out the militia and two companies of the Second regiment. A and G were quicklv on duty At 2:30 a. m. 20 handsome blocks, oc cupied on lower floors by stores and on upper floors by tenements and offices were in ruins. At 3 a. m.. the firemen seemed to be gaining control of the Are. An hour later, many citizens had with drawn to their homes, only to be thrown Into renewed panic by another outbreak this time in the Scovil House, adjacent to the city hall. The fire it is atated originated In the billiard room and is surrounded with mystery. Within two hours, the hotel with other nearby build ings, had been burned out. The fire men continued their work and at 6:30 had begun to again secure the upper hand. It was not until 10 o'clock however that it was definitely felt that the fire had been conquered. The Scovil House and the Franklin House ruins were still blazing and in the ruined district vol umes of smoke arose from the debris. Some of the principal losses on build ings reported are as follows: W. H. Camp block, in which was lo cated Reid Hughes' store. $75,000; Masonic temple, $50,000; O'Connor block, $35,000; Greenberg Buckner, $30,000; Old American block, Charles Miller owner, $35,000; Johnson block, $40,000; Jones, Morgan Co., clothiers, $50,000; J. B. Mullings Son-, clothiers, $100,000; Camp block, in process of demolition, $50,0"0: New England Engineering com pany, $75,000; Franklin house, totally destroyed, $40,000; Turkish bath, W. G. Sihlegel, proprietor, $20,000; Jean Jac ques block, $40,000; Mrs. W. C. Bannon'a block, occupied by Anson Sellew com pany, $75,000; George E. Judd block, oc cupied by La Palme-Hoffman company, $30.00u; Ashworth block, occupied by B. C. Church company, $30,000; Waterbury American, loss on building. $50,000; Schlitz Bre-wlng company, $30,000; Con ion Bros.. $50.00; Edward McGraw. two blocks, JS5.000: Meigs block, $40,000; Whittlesey block. $20,000: Boston Furni ture company, $40,000; Bronson block, $35,000. underWknife. General Funstou Undergoes An other Surgical Operation. Will Be Kept in the Hospital For Two Weeks. Kansas City, Feb. 3. General Fred erick Funston today was subjected to the surgeon's knife. The operation was performed at Scarritt's hospital, under the direction of Dr. E. F. Robinson, of this city, with whom the general had been in correspondence since his land ing at San Francisco, from Manila a month ago. After General Funston ar rived here from the west last week and had sought a consultation with Dr. Rob inson, it was stated that another operav tlon, would not be necessary. Within a day or so, however the wound of the original operation for appendicitis had not healed as the physicians believed it should and the second operation was de cided upon. Before the operation was performed today Dr. Robinson stated that it would prove a minor affair. Later he stated that the general had undergone the ordeal in a satisfactory manner and that he believed the out come would be what had been desired. It would be necessary, however, for the patient to remain at the hospital for probably two weeks. WHITEWASH SANTA FE No One Held Responsible For Mark Withers' Death. At the coroner's inquest held this morning at the undertaking rooms of DeMoss Fenwell, over the body of Mark Withers, one of the men who were killed in the accident at the Fourth ave nue railway crossing in the Santa Fe yards, Saturday night, the Jury return ed a verdict attaching no blame for the accident upon the railway employes. The members of the jury were: L. M. Carter, L. T. Gage, J. S. McClure, J. M. Holt, J. W. Russell and O. B. DeMoss. Coroner Hogeboora this morning an nounced that an inquest might not be held over the body of Walter Deweese, the other of the two men who were kill ed in the accident. No witnesses have been found who saw Deweese when the freight car struck him, and Coroner Ho geboora announced that an Inquest might not be necessary. BISCHOFF AS ASSESSOR Weil Known German Citizen to Be Appointed. Oscar Bischoff is to be appointed this evening at council meeting to the posi tion of city assessor to succeed Col. James Burgess. Mr. Bischoff will hold office for two years, and his pay is $3 per day for all the time devoted to the work t assessing. The office of city assessor is probably the only one in the whole list that Mayor Parker has been allowed to se lect by his own free will. Apparently everybody forgot that on Monday, Feb. 3, the term of offlce of Colonel Burgess would expire; nd consequently there have been "no applicants for the place. Oscar Bischoff is one of the most prominent German citizens of Topeka. During President Cleveland's first ad ministration Mr. Bischoff served as American consul to Sonneburg, Ger many. He is thoroughly familiar with the real estate situation in Topeka. PA PERS ABE GOO D. Judge Hazen Upholds a Suit Against the City. Judge Hazen held this morning that the petition in the case of Roy Daniels against the city of Topeka states a cause of action and gives it standing in court. Daniels, through his attorneys. Ferry Doran, brought suit against the city for $5,330, being the amount put up at the police station by 112 persons who had been arrested by the police and who were required to give the police officers a cash bond or go to jail. The bonds were never returned but went into the city treasury. Daniels bought up the claims and brought suit. City Attorney Spencer hoped to have the case thrown out of court on the ground that the case was not properly brought. Temperatures of Large Cities. Chicago, Feb. 3. 7 a. m. tempera tures: New York 22; Philadelphia 18; Washington 16; Chicago 6;Minneapolis 6; Cincinnati 0; St Louis 6. Weather Indications. Chicago.Feb. 3. Forecast for Kansas: Snow and colder tonight; Tuesday fair and colder; winds shifting to brisk northerly. MANYJVRECKS. Fierce Storm Raging Along the Atlantic Coast. Wind Attained a Telocity of 65 Miles an Hour. TWO TUGS GO DOWN. While Attempting to Assist a Stranded Steamer. Water Poured in and Put Out the Fires. Railroad Traffic Seriously De layed in the Interior. New Tork, Feb. 3. A strong gale from the west northwest, which began early last evening.continued all through the night and this morning. The max imum velocity of the "wind was 65 miles an hour and at 9 a, m. today the local weather bureau instrument showed that it was blowing at the rate of 56 miles an hour. Ail the nearby marine sta tions reportecl the sea rough, and from different points along the coast there came news' of -wrecks and of vessels ashore. The tugs. John E. Berwind and E. S. Atwood, which were sent to the stranded steamer Cavour at Long Beach yesterday were unable to return to port and both sank about eleven miles east of the Sandy Hook light ship. The crews were rescued by the German steamer Barcelona. The tugs left the Cavour about 4 o'clock yesterday and within an hour both were in a sinking condition. The seas broke over the craft and washed away everything movable, the water gradually filling the holds until it was above the floor of the fire room and began to put out the fires. The Berwind's pilot house was smashed and the water flooded her lire room. About 5:30 o'clock the Barcelona was seen approaching and the tugs steered toward her to ask assistance. She stopped and made a good lee so that the tugs were able to run along side. A rope ladder was lowered and the men from the tugs scrambled on board. Fourteen men, all told were saved, seven from each tug. Fifteen minutes after the rescue the Atwood went down and some minutes later the Berwind disappeared. Fire island reported a ship ashore at Point Lookout and a barge in distress near the Forge river life saving sta tion. The barge was anchored about two miles off shore and was rolling badly. Those on shore could not tell whether there was any one on board the bvge. The name of the ship could not be seen from Point Lookout station. Atlantic City reported that an unknown four masted schooner went ashore during the night on the Brigantine shoals, near where the Claverdale grounded yester day. Fire Island also reported that the beach five miles east of the Bellport life saving station was covered with wreckage and it was believed that a coal barge had been lost. The steamship Cavour, which stranded several days ago oft Long Beach. L. I., weathered the gale well and with the kedge and lines which she has out, held her position well. No effort will be made to puil her off till the weather has settled. The weather bureau at Washington to day gave out the following regarding the weather conditions and indications: "The severe storm of Sunday in the mid dle Atlantic ana New England states has moved northeastward to the Canadian maritime provinces. Northwesterly winds and gales continued last night off the New England coast and along the lower lakes, as well as throughout the interior of the Middle Atlantic states. "Snow or rain fell Sunday from Virginia northward to the lower lake region and thence eastward to New England.. Snow continues this morning in western New York. "The temperature has fallen from 20 to 30 degrees in the Ohio valley, the east gulf. South Atlantic and Middle States. In the Ohio valley zero temperatures prevail, while in the east gulf states they range from freezing at Jacksonville and New Or leans to 10 above in Tennessee and about 18 above in the eastern portion of the Mid dle Atlantic states. "West of the Mississippi there has been a marked rise in temperature in the last 24 hours, although it is still somewhat below the seasonal average." TRAINS SNOWED UP. Ebbensburg, Pa., Feb. 3. The most severe snow storm that has visited the mountains in recent years has been blowing here for the past two days. Business is almost suspended during its continuance. All trains on the Ebbens burg branch of the Cambria and Clear field division are snowed up. The reg ular passenger train is stuck in a drift east of Vintondale and traffic has been suspended. Drifts ten feet high in many places block country roads. COLD IS INTENSE. Philadelphia, Feb. 3. But little snow has fallen in this section of the state during the last 24 hours, but the high wind has done considerable damage to telegraph and telephone wires. Reports from the coal regions state that the cold is intense, in many places the mer cury having fallen 30 degrees in 12 hours. Only one serious disaster to shipping had been reported to the maritime ex change from the life saving stations, be tween the Delaware Breakwater and Barnegat up to 10 o'clock this morning. This was the grounding on Brigantine shoals near Atlantic City of an unknown four-masted schooner which 'aground during the night near the big steamship Claverdale.Barnegatreports that an un known five-masted schooner with all sails torn away except the jib passed that station this morning, bound north. The wind at the Delaware Breakwater, which reached a velocity of nearly 50 miles an hour last night, had fallen to 33 miles an hour at 9 o'clock today. THREE FEET OF SNOW. Malone, N. Y., Feb. 3. No storm in recent years in northern New York has reached so serious proportions as the one now prevailing. It commenced at noon on Sunday and in less than eight hours three feet of snow had fallen. For the last ten hours the wind has been blowing a gale. Train service greatly delayed. ROADS ARE BLOCKED. Newark, N. Y., Feb. 3. The worst storm of the season is raging in Wayne county. At 8 a. m., it was four de grees above zero. Trains on the New York Central and Pennsylvania road are delayed. Ail country roads are blocked. RAIN AND SNOW. Ballston N. Y., Feb. 3. Alternate rain and snow yesterday were followed dur ing the night by the severest gale that has blown here in many years. The highest velocity of the wind was 60 GREATjjRUSH. Crowd Gathers at the Pittsburg Railway Station To Witness the Return of the Dead Convicts. MOB IS DRIVEN BACK. The Bodies Were Shipped in Rough Boxes. Turned "Orer to Harry Biddie Who Will Bury Them. Pittsburg, Feb. 8. The remains of Edward and John Biddie, the dead bandits, arrived at the Pittsburg Western railroad station shortly after 8 o'clock this morning and were at once taken to the Pittsburg morgue. In spite of the intense cold and the com paratively early hour of their arrival, hundreds of persons gathered in the waiting room by 7:30, and by the time the train arrived the crowd bad in creased to a thousand or more. When the train drew in there was a rough scramble to get to the platform of the depot, during which several were bruised by being crushed against the side of the stairway. The remains were in rough boxes, in charge of De tectives Roach and Gebhart, who ac companied Deputy Sheriff Hook, Con stable Aaron Thompson and J. Holli day, of Butler. The morgue wagon was waiting, and the bodies were quickly driven to the morgue for identification. An immense crowd soon gathered, but a large detail of police prevented the.n from entering the building. The re mains of the murderers will be turned over to their brother, Harry Biddie, who will see that they receive proper interment in the South Side cemetery. The funeral will be conducted as pri vately as possible, and Rev. Father Sweeney, the priest who rendered spir itual advice to the Biddies while they were in the Pittsburg jail, will conduct the services. Dispatches from the Butler hospital this morning report Mrs. Soffel's con dition as unchanged. While it is be lieved she will get well, the danger is not passed and on account of this un certainty in her condition nothing is be ing done in the way of preparations for her .removal to Pittsburg. If she lives in addition to answer to the charge of aiding prisoners to escape, she will be confronted by charges of furnishing the Biddies with fire arms and aiding the felonious assault upon the jail guards and Jthe officers who effected the cap ture in Butler. Mrs. Soffel is already taking steps to defend herself and has written to a prominent Pittsburg attorney to engage his services. Her father is said to be quite well to do, and as her parents are relenting, she hopes to receive aid from them. The prison board is satisfied Mrs. Soffel had assistance within the prison walls and before the Biddie incident is finally closed it is probable there will be an almost entirely new force of at taches at the jail. The county authorities do not believe Ed Biddle's dying statement implicat ing Jennie Seebers in tne Kahney mur der, and it is not likely any action will be taken by them. miles an hour and many telegraph, tel ephone and electric light wires went down before it. MAILS ARE LATE. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 3. The snov storm which prevailed yesterday abated during the night. Mails from the east and west are from one to four hours late. The mail from Pittsburg due at 7 a. m. has not been heard from while the mall train on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg railroad for points in Pennsylvania has been abandoned. SCHOONER IDENTIFIED. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 3. The four masted schooner ashore on Brigantine shoal is the Edith Ll Allen, Captain Gilkey, from Brunswick, January 23, for New York; her home port. The schooner which went ashore on Brigantine shoal is the Edith L. Allen, from Brunswick, Ga., for New York, lumber laden.. There is no change m the condition of the British steamship Claverdale, which stranded on Brigan tine shoal in a dense fog yesterday morning. A high wind prevails and the wrecking tugs have not- been able to render assistance to the distressed ves sel. It is probable that it will be neces sary to remove her cargo before she can bs floated. The Claverdale was boundTfrom China and Japan with a cargo valued at $2,500,000, consisting of 4,000 tons of tea and 3,000 tons of gen eral cargo. The crew of 25 men re mains aboard. The stranded ship is visible from the board walk here, and thousands of visitors are viewing the unusual spectacle of a great steel steamship lying almost out of the water. The Claverdale is almost a new. vessel, having been built at Stockton," England, in 1899. She hails from Lon don, and is owned by E. Hazlehurst Co. She is built of steel and is a mod ern cargo carrier, registering 3,300 gross tons. WORST OF THE SEASON. Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 3. The worst blizzard of the winter has been raging throughout northern New York since early yesterday morning. Snow has de layed traffic greatly. FREIGHT TRAINS ABANDONED. Utica, N. Y., FeS. 3. A fearful bliz zard prevails in central and northern New York. The railroads are tied up and there is no prospect of the north and south lines getting open for several days. Freight trains are abandoned. ALL BUT SNOW BOUND. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 3. Rochester is all but snow bound today. The heavy snow driven along by a high gale which started Saturday night continues. All railroad trains are behind schedule time from one to six hours, while electric cars haVtf been abandoned on all except ing some of the principal short routes in the city. TRAINS HOURS LATE. Corey, Pa., Feb. 3. The worst bliz zard for many years has raged in this region for the past 24 hours. It has caused great damage to the railroad3 and to telegraph and- telephone wires. A dispatch from Meadeville, Pa., says all Erie trains are from four to eight hours late, and that freight traffic has been abandoned. BRITISH STEAMER AGROUND. Philadelphia, Feb. 3. Reedy Island reporting station notifies the Maritime exchange that the British steamship Drummond, Philadelphia, for St Thom as, is aground on Dan Baker shoals, in the Delaware bay, about fifty miles be low this city. FOOTPAD FOILED Frank Squires' Fierce Battle With Highwaymen. Dazed. and Bloody He Struggles Against Odds. TWICE KNOCKED DOWN Both Times Regains His Feet and Continues Fight. Men Give Up and Run Their Victim. From Mr. Squires Badly Pounded But Able to Sit Up Today. Frank C. Squires, of the firm of Hol land Squires, architects, had an en counter with footpads on West Sixth av enue last night in which he was knock ed down several times with some instru ment, presumably a section of gas pipe. FRANK SQUIRES. Who Successfully Defended Himself Against Two Highwaymen. He fought the two highwaymen under great odds and finally drove them off. Air. Squires, who is the son of J. H. Squires, city clerk, lives with his par ents at the home, 511 Buchanan street. He was walking home last night a little before 11 o'clock, along the north side walk of Sixth avenue, and had reached Clay street when he saw the shadows of two people who .were following him. He glanced carelessly back and thought it was a man and a boy, as one of them was evidently walking behind the other and his shadow was shorter for this rea son. Mr. Squires was walking briskly but the two men gained rapidly on him, and about half way between Clay and Buchanan streets, he felt a stinging blow on the back of his head, which dazed him. He whirled on his assailants and gave battle. One of the men closed with him, and a hand-to-hand encoun ter followed, in which the thug had de cidedly the best, as his victim was un armed, and was badly injured by the first cowardly blow from the rear. At the first opening, the footpad swung his weapon, and knocked Mr. Squires down. He rose with difficulty and received a third heavy blow on the top of his head, .which laid open the scalp and again prostrated him. Again the plucky young man staggered to his feet and struck blindly at his assailants, but the thugs had enough. Their busi ness was to rob defenseless men, and not fight with people who did not know when they were whipped. Both men turned and ran toward the east, pursued by Mr. Squires, who shouted for help, hoping that his cries would cause some one in front of the men to head them off and effect their capture.The footpads turned into an alley and disappeared, and Mr. Squires was so weak from the effect of his injuries that he was un able to chase them any further. His calls for help were heard by A. M. Ful ler, passenger agent of the Rock Island depot, who lives at 1200 West Sixth ave nue, and he came out on his porch to investigate as Mr. Squires came up. Mr. Squires was bleeding profusely from the wounds in his head ,and was scarcely able to tell how it occurred. Mr. Ful ler, who is a near neighbor of Mr. Squires, took him to Dr. Grubbs, who lives near, and his wounds were dress ed, requiring several stitches to close them. Mr. Fuller then notified the police of the attempted holdup, and Mr. Squires went home and to bed without telling his mother or father of the encounter, as he did not wish to cause them any needless alarm. .His father, Mr. J. H. Squires, was told of the holdup at his office this morning by a State Journal reporter, as he had left the house before his son had risen, and consequently knew nothing of it. Mr. Squires was able to sit up this morning, but the effects of his en counter will keep him at home for a few days. In speaking of the fbsht he said: "I saw the shadows of the two men following me, but thought nothing of it, and the first blow dazed me so that I could not give a description of either of them. My only thought was an in sane desire to fight, but being unarmed I was at the mercy of the men, and was knocked down twice. As near as I could tell in my condition, only one of them was actively engaged in the fight which followed, and the other seemed to be jumping around for an opening. If I had looked around at the corner of Clay street I might have got a good look at them while they were under the electric light, but at the place where the festivities occurred it would have been hard to see their faces, even if my vision had not been seriously im paired by the weapon of the active member." Mr. Squires had his head bandaged, and he was very pale. Blood splotches on the snow for several yards around the place where the fight started show that Mr. Squires did the best he could to make it interesting for the thugs. 65 Hours in the Channel. London. Feb. 3. After tossing help lessly in the English channel for 65 hours the Dover-Ostend passenger steamer Marie Henriette was towed in to Ostend this morning. The gale is abating. In view of the severity of the weather the number of casualties thus far reported ia compartively small. SHIVERING CHICAGO. Temperature Was Two Eelow at 1 O'clock Today. Chicago, Feb. 3. Chicago suffered se verely from the cold wave today, the mercury at 7 o'clock being 5 degrees be low zero and at 1 o'clock 2 below. An inmate of the Old People's home was frozen to death, and John R. Davis, of Glenville. 111., was taken to the hos pital with his hands so badly frozen that amputation may be necessary. At the County hospital it was said that "Young" Griffo, the pugilist, whose hands and feet were frozen last night, was in a serious condition. The physi cian could not state whether amputa tion would be necessary. KENDRICpERE. Santa Fe Vice President Comes to See Officials. F. N. Ristine Appointed Mechan ical Superintendent Here. J. W. Kendrick, third vice president of the Santa Fe, came to Topeka to day on No. 1 from Chicago, and has been in conference with General Man ager H. U. Mudge and other-Santa Fe officials this afternoon. It is understood that his visit here is for several pur poses, the principal one being to consult concerning the proposed changes in the mechanical department of the road. Another object of the trip is to in spect his new private car which is just being completed at the Santa Ve shops here. Coincident with Mr. iKendrick's ar rival, a new batch of important ap pointments and changes are announced by the Santa. Fe officials. Besides the appointment of F. J. Shepherd to be general superintendent of the coast lines, the following are announced: F. N. Ristine, of Oelwin, Ia., has been appointed mechanical superintendent for the eastern grand division of the Santa Fe main lines, with headquarters in Topeka, He will arrive in Topeka Tuesday to begin his work. Mr. Ristine comes to the Santa Fe from the Chicago Great Western shops at Oelwin. where he has been assistant superintendent of motive power. Before going to Oelwin, he was connected with the Northern Pacific at Fargo, N. JX He started his railroad career as a loco motive engineer. J. E. McLeod, recently in the office of General Manager H. U.Mudge, has been appointed chief clerk in the Santa Fe storehouse here, under Storekeeper A.S. Hilton. It is reported from unofficial' sources that James Lander, division master me chanic of the Santa Fe at Cleburne.Tex. and the division master mechanic at Al buquerque, have both tendered their resignations. Apparently the reorgani zation of the mechanical department contemplates a change in the division master mechanics. W. E. Merrifleld, formerly of Newton, Kan., but now of La Junta, has been appointed chief dispatcher for the Santa Fe railway on the western division. He succeeds J. F. Harnlt, resigned. Mr. Merrifleld's headquarters will be at Dodge City. Mr. Merrifleld has been in the employ of the -Santa Fe telegraph department for 16 years. He was formerly chief dispatcher of the Middle division of the road but when the headquarters were moved to Newton, he took a dispatch er's trick, although he was offered the job of night chief. E. M Roush of Emporia has been ap pointed to the position of general fore man of bridges, building and- water ser vice for the Oklahoma division and will have his headquarters at Arkansas City. D. Cross who formerly held this position has been assigned to other duties. THE CRMEIUE ENLARGES. Prosperity Makes It Necessary to Secure Additional Room. If the continued increase of business at the Cremerie restaurant is any indica tion of the growth of Topeka, then our city is certainly very rapidly nearing the half-hundred thousand mark in pop ulation. Whatever the cause may be, however, it is a fact that the Cremerie is no longer able to properly care for its patrons with its present capacity. Accordingly, Clarence Scott, the wide awake proprietor of this popular Topeka eating house has secured a lease on the rear end of the store room which joins the restaurant on the north and work men are now tearing down walls and partitions to prepare for the new ar rangements. Mr. Scott will move his kitchen into the addition and will then take out the partition which now separates the pres ent dining room and kitchen. This change will double the capacity of the dining room and will also give larger quarters in the new room for the kitch en. As the rear of the building now oc cupied by the restaurant is all windows, the dining room will have the advantage of good light and excellent ventilation. Hardly a day goes by now without people being turned away for the simple reason that there is not room to seat them. Mr. Scott has often heard the re mark by business men of Topeka that they would like to patronize the Cre merie, but can't spare the time it fre quently takes in waiting for accommoda tions. It now seems that ample room will be made fcr all and Mr. Scott is to be con gratulated upon his arranging to take care of his increasing business instead of trying to get along in the present cramped quarters. He also expects to make a number of general improve ments in his restaurant and says that the service will be better all around. One feature will be the running of steam pipes under shelves, tables, etc., for the purpose of keeping all the dishes warm. He intends having a model kitchen and says it will stand Inspection by all who care to enter. JESSE COOK DECLINES. Boa of Sheriff Doesn't Want West Point Appointment. Jesse Cook, son of Sheriff Porter S. Cook, this morning received word that he could have an appointment to West Point The appointment was tendered him by Congressman Charles Curtis, who has known Cook for several years. Cook has other plans for the future, and will decline the appointtient of fered him. Congressman Curtis will still have the appointment of an as pirant and an alternate to West Point at his disposal. K. XT. Commencement Address. Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 3. President Joseph Swain of the Indiana university will deliver the commencement address at Kansas university. DABCOCK'S BOMB. Wisconsin Congressman Creates Alarm and Consternation By Offering an Amendment to War Tax Repeal Bill. TO CUT STEEL DUTIES, And Place Some Dingley Ar ticles on the Free List, Was His Proposition Defeated by a Margin of One. Washington, Feb. '3. The ways and means committee of the house by unan imous vote today ordered a favorably report on the war tax reduction bill. A surprise occurred when Representa tive Babcock (Republican member) offered his bill, largely reducing duties on the steel schedule and placing some articles on the free list, as an amend ment to the tea repeal section. The amendment was defeated 6 to 7, Messrs. Babcock and Tawney and all the Dem ocrats voting in the affirmative. The Cuban reciprocity question also came up unexpectedly, Representative Steele, of Indiana, moving a 25 per cent, concession on Cuban sugar. The motion was withdrawn, however, after a brief exchange of comment. The closeness of the vote on Mr. Babcoek's amendment reducing the steel schedule caused much comnent. Messrs. Newlands and Cooper, Demo crats, and Long and Hopkins, Repub licans, were absent It was explained, on behalf of the absent members that they were either out of the city or de tained at important committee meet ings elsewhere, and that the Babcock! motion was entirely unexpected. The motion of Mr. Steele for a 25 pee cent, reduction on Cuban sugar was re- garded as rather facetious, and as a. rejoinder to the unexpected motion ore the steel schedule. Representative Rob ertson, of Louisiana, who is opposed to a reduction on Cuban sugar, was among those who voted for the Babcock amendment. Following this Mr. Steele made his motion, and a sharp but good natured" parley occurred between Mr. Steele and Mr. Robertson. The latter suggested that if any motion on sugar was to be made Mr. Steele should broaden his proposition so as to include raw and refined sugars, placing the.n all on the free list. Mr. Steele did not press the motion, however, and after its withdrawal the incident was looked upon as humorous rather than as a se rious, move toward dealing with the Cuban question. hIINE on fire Tiro Italians Bead, and Great Damage Seems Imminent. Cerlll03, N. If., Feb. 3. A fire at tha Cook and White Coat mine at Madrid, operated by the Colorado Fuel Iron company, caused the death of two Ital ians, one named Bruto and the other unknown, and threatens great damage to the property. At last accounts the fire had burned to within 30 feet of a room filled with gas, and should this point be reached an explosion would, follow that would cause great wreck to the property. All openings leading to the mine have been closed, the fans stopped and all available water turned into the mine, which it is expected will be flooded in three or four days. WILLlTiS DENIES IT. Contradicts Stories Told by Ex-Policemen Bernard and Hutton. Mr. L B. Willits, brother-in-law to the Edith Willits, who was evidrntly respon sible for the encounted at the Willits home two weeks ago, has the following to 'say in regard to the matter: "My brother came to the home Christmas day because he had been deserted by his wife. He was left with the 3-year-old child and came home. His wife called about Jan uary 1 and drew a revolver on my mother. She was arrested and fined J100 and cowta, and promised to stay away. She came back with ex-Policemen Hutton and Bern ard, who. represented themselves as offi cers. My brother did not write to her to 'come and get him.' and has made a writ ten statement to that effect.. My brother did not tell her to take the baby, but did tell one of his sisters to keep her from taking it. Further, I did not pursue them with a band of retainers and did not flri shots at her house. The case against them was not dismissed for want of evidence, but at the request of their attorney." SHEPARD GETS 11 Appointed General Superintend" ent of Santa Fe Coast Lines. The announcement comes from Chi cago that F. J. Shepard, who came to the Santa, Fe with Third Vice President Kendrick, has gained a quick and merited promotion. Mr. Shepard has left Chicago for Los Angeles to become the general superintendent of the San ta Fe's coast lines, succeeding A. G. Wells, recently made general manager of the coast lines. Mr. Shepard's place as chief clerk and private secretary to Mr. Kendrick will be taken by F. A. Lehman, who has been for some years in the office of the third vice president. Mr. Shepard is thoroughly in touch with Mr. Kendrick's ideas of operation, and is one of the best of the young western men who have made the op erating branch of the railroad service their specialty. The appointment will be made by Mr. Wells, but the official announcement has not been made. Be fore coming to Chica. Mr. Shepard was with the Northern Pacific in St Paul, where he made for himself a rep utation as a "coming man" in the op erating line. Bond Signed by Bush. St. Louis, Feb. 3. Henry Nicolaus, the director of the St. Louis Subur ban Railway company, for whom a warrant was issued Saturday in con nection with the Suburban bribery in vestigation, appeared in court today and gave a bond for $5,000 for his ap pearance. The bond was signed by Adolphus Busch, the wealthy brewer. Other men indicted also appeared and renewed their banriM,

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 3, 1902. SPORTINGNEWS. Still Looks as Though There Would Be a Fight. Friends of Fitz and Jeff Hare Them About Agreed. WILL MEET TUESDAY. The Bout Will Be Scheduled For Frisco Club. There May or May Not Be Any Side Betting. New York, Feb. 3. Bob Fitxslmmons and Champion J. J. Jeffries axe to fight. Unless present plans are interfered with Jeffries. Fits and Jim Kennedy will meet Tuesday morning to sign articles of agreement Both sides have come to an understanding, and all that now remains is for them to sign ar ticles and set a positive date for the contest. Jt appears to be a foregone conclu sion that the battle will take place In San Francisco, and that the meeting will be in the arena of the Tosemite Athletic club or any other club on the coast with which James C. Kennedy is associated. It was "Big Jim" who brought about the match. He met Fits Saturday and talked over the terms which the Cor--iishman demanded before he would place his signature to articles of agree ment. Jeffries, through Billy Delaney, his manager and trainer, had already ac quainted Kennedy with the conditions that would be acceptable to him, and had authorized Kennedy to act as his representative in the confab with Fita. The principal points under discussion were the division of the purse, the ques tion of "bandages," the selection of a referee and the "side bet" issue. Kennedy made an offer in the way of a purse that struck Fitz as the right thing, and which Delaney had already wired Kennedy, would suit Jeffries. The question of a side bet was left open until the champion's return from Boston, which will be tonight- There may be one made, but in any event it will not interfere, with the match.. Jef fries is willing to make it or waive it, as thev ni;iv mutually amree. Kennedy will meet Jeffries upon the champion's return from Boston, and will then secure his consent to articles of agreement, which Fitz has already pronounced acceptable to mm in every clause. "If Jeffries agrees to the terms named hv Kpnnpdv." said Fita last nisrht. "I will begin training at once down at Bensonhurst and will Btay there for some time. I will work alone at first on the road and in my gymnasium. A little later I will engage a sparring Dariner and work with him. It may De, though, that I will keep working alone until I go to California to finish up my training. My plans at present are not very certain. FASIG-TIPTON SALE. Total of $220,265 la Realised For Harness Hortas. New York, Feb. 3. Saturday was the closing day of the Fasig-Tipton horse oale. The majority of good horses had been disposed of and only fair class anl mals were sold. The sale began Mon day, and In the week 585 horses, the sons and daughters of some of the most no ted sires and dama in the country, went under the hammer. The highest price was for Oakland Baron, (2:09), which went to Colonel Ruppert. The tot! amount realized on the week's sale was $220,265, an average of about 1377 per ueaa. summaries: Consigned by Two Minute Stock Farm, Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Bob McGregor, eh. c. (3), pacer, by Robert McGregor Home Maid, B. E. Demardt, $550; Chantilly. br. in. (16). trotter, by Nutwood Crepon, A. W. Smith, $950. Consigned by P. Lafferty, Sharon, Pa. Batterton, b. g. (10), trotter, by Aller ton Alice M., F. S. Fisher, White Plains, I860. FIX FOOTBALL DATES. Chicago and Michigan Agree on Grid iron Schedule. Chicago. Feb. 3. Managers A. A. Stager and Charles Baird have reached a three year agreement in regard to football dates between Michigan and Chicago, and it la now up to Wisconsin as to whether the badgers will play the wolverines in foot hal lhere on November 15, the coming In the conference between the Michigan Rheumatic pains are the cries of protest and distress from tortured muscles, aching joints and excited nerves. The blood has oeen poisoned Dy the accumulation ot waste matter in the system, and can no longer sopply the pure and health sustain ing food they require. The whole system feels the effect of this acid poison and not until the blood has been purified and brought back to a healthy condition will the aches and pains cease. Mrs. James Kelt, of 707 Ninth street, N. H., Washington, D. C, write as follows: "A few fenonths ago I had an attack of Sdatia Rhattsaa- lism la us worst torm. lae pain was so intense that X became completely pros trated. The attack was an unusually severe one, and toy condition was regard ed as being very danger ous. I was attended by one of the most able doc tors in Washington, who is also a member of the fac ulty of a leading medical college here. He told me tions and I would get well. After haying it filled twelTe times without receiving the slightest benefit, I declined to continue his treatment any longer. Having beard of S. S. S.( Swift's Specific) recommended for Rheumatism, I decided, almost in despair however, to give the medicine a trial, and after X had taken a few bottles I was able to hobble around on crutches, and very soon there after had no nse for them at all, S. S. S. having cured me sound and well. All the distressing pains have left me, my appetite has returned, and I am happy to be again restored to perfect health. the great vegetable purifier and tonic, is the ideal remedy in all rheumatic troubles. There are no opiates or minerals in it to disturb the digestion and lead to ruinous habits. We have prepared a special book on Rheumatism which every sufferer from this painful disease should read. It is the most complete and interesting book of the kind in existence. It will be aent free to any one desiring it. Write our physi cians fully and freely about your case. We snake no charge for medical advice. IMS SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA. GA. iieiiiiSisii k--- and Phlon et Tnanaeeri vesterdav it was agreed that Michigan should ntwt Chicago on Aiarsnall neia on ovemw?r i.-, rjz. and on Thankelvim? dav in 1103. and that the maroons should meet the Ann Arbor men in Ann Arbor or Detroit at an early isovemDer date in isah. Another Chance For Lipton. New York. Feb. S C. W. Post of Bat tle Creek, Mich., has submitted a novel proposition to Sir Thomas Lipton. de signed to further test the merits of Shamrock II and Columbia in competi tion and to similarly try out yachts call ing for and defending the America's cup, The plan, as outlined in a letter for warded to Sir Thomas, provided for an exchange of crews and a race for a cup which Mr. Post offered to double, to be known as the Yac htsman s cup. Mr. Post offered Sir Thomas J1O.O0O for a charter of Shamrock II. Bube Ferns in Demand, Chicago, Feb. 3. "Rube" Ferns, the Kansas welterweight pugilist. Is in great demand among the clubs of th-s country. His manager. Jack Hanley, received an offer yesterday from Mar tin Julian's club in Philadelphia for a meeting there February 8 with George Mcradden, the New York fighter. As Ferns left for Portland, Ore., last night to fight February 20 with Tommy Tra- cey, the offer could not be accepted "McFadden has disappointed us a! least four times now, and I guess he does not want to fight anything like "erns," said Hanley. "A lot of match makers all over the country have been anxious to get Ferns and McFadden to gether, but all efforts have failed so far. There is no money in Philadelphia, anyway. Ferns will be ready for any body at 142 to 158 pounds when he re turns, Charley Burns preferred." Haskell Defeats K. XT. Lawrence, Kae Feb. 8. The Haskell Indian five won rather easily from the University of Kansas five at basket ball Saturday night by the score of 31 to 9. The game was a very rough one, and many fouls were called on both sides. The superioV weight of the redmen made them the gainers by rough play. The Kansans were handi capped by the absence of their regular center, Atkinson, and this was in a measure accountable for their poor showing. Both teams played fast ball and EOTie very creditable team work was seen. Don Alford made six free throws out of eight trials for K. U. Joe Alford and Owens were the stars of the Kansas team, while Fallis and Oliver did Haskell's best work. Basket Ball Team's Trip. Lawrence. Kan.. Feb. 3. The Kansas university basketball five left Sunday for a six days' trip through Iowa and Missou ri. A game will be played each night of the trip. The first game will be with the jjes Atoines 1. jh. J. A., Monday mgnt. Kansas university meets the Muaratina V M. C. A.. Tuesday, and on Wednesday the University of Iowa. On Thursday night a game will be played with company M of the I. N. G.. at FairnVld, and on Friday night with the Ottumwa T. M. C. A. The last game will be with the William Jewell on Saturday night- Manager Bernhard took the following men: Atkinson, Joe Alford. Dan Alford. Smoth (captain), Ow ens, Jennings and Fees. Neill-Thurston Fight. San Francisco, Feb. 3. Al Neill and Charles (Dutch) Thurston have been matched for a 15-round contest on Feb ruary 14, at the Reliance Athletic clyb, Oakland, for welterweight champion ship of the Pacific Coast. The men have agreed to fight at M8 pounds, weighing in at 6 o'clock on the evening of the fight. Neill and Thurston fought a draw last July. McGovern-Sullivan Bout. Cincinnati. O.. Feb. 3. Terry McGovern arrived last night and accompanied by Dan Daugherty. Joe Humphreys, Hugh McGovern, Charles Mayhomd, Sam Harris and others went direct to his training quarters at the Norwood Inn. Manager naiiia sues iu uuuinviut: iuua 10 vunmuifr a change of the date for the fight with Dave Sullivan from February 22 to Feb ruary 21 or 24, as many report their inabil ity to leave their business on Saturday mgnt to attend me ngnt. Young Oriffo Frozen. Chicago. Feb. S. Albert Griffiths, the Australian prize fighter, best known as "Younsr Griffo." was found Sunday nearlv frozen to death in a vacant lot within a nair DlocK of the .Bridewell. Both bands and feet were frozen and surgeons are of the opinion that amputation of the hands will De necessary. GOVERNMENT FINANCES. Public Debt Decreased $5,701,888 Surplus $8,033,866. Washington, Feb. 8. At the close of business January 31, 1902, the public debt, less cash m the treasury, amounted to $1,005,926,898, a decrease for the month of $5,701,388, which is accounted for by the increase in the amount of cash on hand and the retirement of bonds pur chased for the sinking fund. The debt is recapitulated as follows:Interest bear ing debt, $939,014,330; debt on which in terest has ceased since maturity, $1,328, 830; debt bearing no interest, $390,300, 364; total, $1,330,723,544. This amount, however, does not include $818,344,089 in certificates and treasury notes outstand' ing which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand, held for their redemp tion. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold reserve fund, $150,000,- 000; trust funds, $816,344,089; general fund, $254,123,967; total, $1,220,468,056, against which there are demand liabili ties outstanding amounting to $395,671, 409. leaving cash balance on band of $324,796,646. Government receipts during the month of January, 1902, were $46. 582, 143. and the expenditures $38,548,277, leaving a sur plus for tne month of $8,023,800. The sur plus for the corresponding month last year waa $7,400,000. The receipts last month from the several sources of reve nue are given as follows: Customs, $22, 488.791, increase $900,000; internal reve nue. $28,852,512, decrease $2,500,000; mis cellaneous, $3,240,839, decrease $200,000. The disbursements on account of the war department show an increase as compared with January, 1901. of about $415,000; on account of the navy, an in crease of about $670,000. The Interest account shows a decrease for the month of about $920,000. Total circulation of national bank notes is $359,444,615. 'an increase for the year of $12,622,744, and a decrease in January of t845.HL The circulation based on United States bonds amount ed to $322.278.391,an increase for the year of t6.556,802.and a decrease for the month of $2,731,915. The circulation secured by lawful money aggregated $37,166,224, an increase for the year of $6,065,932, and an increase for the month of $1,885,804. The amount of registered bonds on de posit to secure circulation notes was $324,031,280, and to secure public deposits $111,914,650. Total coinage executed at the mints of the United States during the month of January, 1902, was $10,758,547, as follows: Gold. $7,660,000; silver, $2,808,637; minor coins, $189,910. Pullman Manger Dead, Chicago, Feb. 3. Arthur M. Parent. manager of the Pullman car works, died today at his home in Pullman, from an illness of several weeks, caused by af fection of the liver. He waa in his 4 2d year. C. F. Mennlnger, M. t.. office 727 Kan sas ave. Tel. 19: residence 1251 Topeka ave. Tel. S& Office bourse 3 to 6 p. m. KANSASNEWS. Twenty Dozen Quail Taken From Wells Fargo Co. Birds Being Shipped Unlawfully from State, LIABLE TO $1,000 FINE Matter to Be Brought Before Grand Jury at Wichita. Express CompanyEqually Guilty With the Shipper. Wichita, Feb. 3. Detective Harry Sutton of the local police force, who is also a game warden under the new law passed by the last legislature, seized a shipment of quail at the Santa Fe depot Saturday. The birds were in the possession of the Wells-Fargo Express company and the lo cal agent of the company refused for a long time to give them up. The shipment contained about 20 dozen birds and was bUled to T. J. Klely Co., St. Louis. It was shipped from Cunningham, Kan. The express company officials deny all knowl edge of the shipment and say they do not know the shipper's name. The birds were taken to the police station and will proba bly be distributed among the hospitals of tne city. Under the law the shipper is liable to a nne ranging anywhere from '$500 to $1,000, While his name is at present unknown the local officers say they will have no diffi culty In apprehending him. Just what pen alty will be attached to the express com pany is not known, but under the law it is equally as liable as the shipper. The matter will be brought before the United States grand jury and an indict ments will probably be returned against the offenders at its next session. LEAVENWORTH CAB 6TB.IKE, City Lines Are Again Running on Schedule Time. Leavenworth, Feb. 3. All the street cars on the city lines are running today on schedule time. The company Satur day filled all the positions vacated by the strikers, and the new men were put to work Sunday. ine strikers were, on the streets all day, trying to persuade the new men to quit. The Trades and Labor Council, at its meeting indorsed the strike institu ted by the motormen and conductors against the Street Railway company The unions will make a canvass of the city and solicit the withdrawal of the patronage from the railway. Merchants are to be asked to withdraw tie ship ment of freight over' the Kansas-City Leavenworth electric line. This line, so far, has not been effected by the strike. and the men employed on these cars are not in the local car employes' union. The company expects no trouble from the Kansas City-Leavenwortb men. RAISE JOINT FINES. Coffey villa Saloons Must Pay $100 or Close TJp. Coffeyville, Feb. S. At the last meet ing of the city council Mayor Frazier recommended the increase of the month ly joint fines from $30 per month, which they now pay, to $1Q0 per month. This was acquiesced in by the council to the extent that City Attorney Keith was instructed to draw an ordinance re pealing the $30 fine and leaving the space blank where the new amount, to be fixed by the council, should be put in. In other words the fine will be raised but no one knows just how much until the council decides. The present ordinance makes the minimum fine $30 and maximum $d0. It has always been customary to give them the lowest fine allowed. SUES AN EVANGELIST. Rev. Mr. Williams Charged With Slandering Newton Man. Newton, Feb. 3. Dr. Richardson has brought suit against the Rev. M. B. "Williams for $10,000 for defamation of character. Richardson alleges in his petition that his good name and pro fessional standing have been injured to .the extent of $10,000. Rev. Williams will have twenty days in which to answer the petition and the case cannot come up for hearing before the May term of the district court. At that time, accord ing to present plans, the defendant will be across the waters. LAW A REFUGE FROM TAXES. These Men Won't Pay Debts to Men Who Owe Occupation Taxes. Arkansas City, Feb. 3. Some of the collectors in this town ran against a new proposition today when they went to collect their monthly -bills. The persons who were indebted refused to pay be cause of a law which provides that, if the person to whom the bill is due still owes an occupation tax, he cannot col lect. The tax ordinance passed last spring by the Arkansas City council is now due, and a large number have not paid their tax, but are waiting until a case to test its legality is decided in the courts. Those in favor of a tax are re fusing to pay their bills until the mer chants pay up to the city. January Weather in Kansas. Lawrence, Feb. 3. According to the record kept by the chancellor of the University of Kansas, the past month has been very similar to the Kansas Januaries for the past 34 years, except that the snowfall has been 15.25 inches, which is about ten inches above the av erage for a Kansas January. The sky was uhusually clear, and the relative humidity was below the average. Mean temperature, 29.25 degrees, which is 2.67 degrees above the January average. The highest temperature is 41.6 and the low est 10.5 below zero. The mercury was below aero on three days. The rainfall including melted snow, was 1.51 inches, which is .33 above the average. The to tal run of wind was 9,352 miles. The mean daily velocity was 31.67 miles and the mean hourly velocity was 12.56 miles. The highest velocity waa 40 miles per hour, on the 21st. Leavenworth After Money. Washington, Feb. 8. Representative Curtis and Major William R. MeLaugh ery, superintendent of the federal pen itentiary at Fort Leavenworth, went be fore the house committee on appropria tions today and urged that an appro priation be made for the completion of the cells in the new penitentiary. The warden wants the cells built by eon tract so that the prisoners can be re moved from the old military prison to the new penitentiary. The committee took the matter under advisement. Pensions For Kansans. Washington. Feb. S. The following pensions have been granted: Increase James .Tennant. Bunker Hill. $8; Booker King, Kansas City, $12; John Cook. Haskell, $14; Amos Shees ley, Leavenworth, $10; Joseph Bunger, raoia, 512. Widows Emeline Todd. Salina, $8 Judy Watson, Hallowell, $12. Aged Couple Seek Divorce. Wichita, Feb. 3. Married five months after the assassination of Abranam Lincoln and now divorced five months after the assassination of William Mc Kinley 36 years later, is the history of the married life of Stephen and Jane Johnson. The aged husband asked for a separation because, on April 10, istfb, his wife. Jane Johnson, voluntarily abandoned him and has refused ever since to live with him, although he says that he asked her time and again to do so. They were married in Cedar Falls, la., September, 1866. Leaned on His Shotgun. Blaekstone, Kan., Feb. 3. George flail, a merchant and grain dealer, died from the effects of an accidental shot gun wound. He had been hunting. When within a few hundred yards of his house he put the butt of his gun on the ground and leaned the muzzle against his right side while he removed his gloves and rubbed his hands. The gun was discharged. Killed by the Cars. Iola, Feb. 3. L. H. Endicott, 60 years old, was killed by the Missouri Pacific passenger train at a crossing Saturday night. He was driving in a buggy when struck by the train. Mr. Endicott was an old soldier and moved here from Col ony about four years ago. His wife and two children survive him. Lively Fire at Erie. Erie, Feb. 3. Fire that started In Ir vin Moore's harness shop Saturday de stroyed the entire block of six buildings occupied by F. J. Nye, dry goods and groceries; Samuel Ritter, barber shop Irvin Aloore's harness shop; Mrs. Mason millinery and dress making; Dey Dey, dry goods and clothing. The total loss is about $10,000. Suicide at Harper. Harper, Feb. 3. F. B. Orr, a well known citizen of this place, committed suicide Saturday by shooting himself over th' heart with a Winchester rifle. A short time ago he disposed of some cattle it a financial loss, and he becam despc.ident and brooded over he matter until his mind became affected. He was In the hardware business for several years and was well to do. He carried $4,000 insurance. Lamed Man Dead. Lamed. Kas.. Feb. 3. J. W. Rush. once president of the First National bank at this place, died in Lawton, Okla.. Saturday and the body will ba brought here for burial. Although at one time Rush was considered very wealthy, he met severe business re verses. Small Fire at Columbus. Columbus. Kan.. Feb. 3. The residence of A. Hood, one of the finest in this town, was destroyed by fire Sunday. The loss is about jlu.ouo, partly covered Dy insurance. nut little or tne iurniiure was naveu. Robbed a Mail Sack. Paola. Feb. 3. A United States 'mail sack was found between Paola and Hillsdale. The contents had been stolen, HIS THIRD TERM. President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, Again Inaugurated, Favors Isthmian CanaL Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 3. J. San tos Zelaya has been inaugurated presi dent of Nicaragua for his third term and in the presence of the Nicaraguan congress and a large assemblage of citi zens.Judge Matos. of the supreme court, administered the oath to the president, who in his address briefly reviewed his previous administration in Nicaragua and referred hopefully to the prespects for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal and to the benefits that Nicaragua would derive therefrom. Suicide is Identified. San Francisco, Feb. 3. The identity of a middle-aged, richly-dressed woman who committed suicide in Stockton Friday night, has been established by friends in this city. She was Mrs. Hammond Moore, of New Tork city, the widow of Col. Hammond Moore, an officer of the confederate army, who settled In New York shortly after the civil war. She came to San Francisco from Guatemala last May in the course of a tour around the world which she began three years ago and which had just been concluded. The cause of her suicide is unknown. Peasley Resigns. Chicago, Feb. S. Vice President and Treasurer Peasley of the Chicago, Bur lington Quincy Railroad company and treasurer of the new Chicago, Burling ton Quincy Railway company, the lessee of all the Burlington properties, has resigned. He will be succeeded as treasurer by T. S. Howland, who has been secretary of the Burlington at Boston. He is now assistant treasurer of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railway company. His headquarters will be at Chicago. Tolitoi Very 111. St. Petersburg. Feb. 3. Count Leo Tolstoi is very ill. He will be fetend ed by a specialist from St. Petersburg. Head Feels Like Bursting. Mnvhp vmi wpr. out 1nt last viirht T f you had taken a Krause's Headache Can- sule before, retiring your head would be cooi ana clear tms morning. Make one now and you will be right In an half hour. Price 25c Sold by George W. Stans field. 632 Kansas ave.; Marshall Bros., 11 Kansas ave. CURSE BRINK CUBED BY White Ribbon Remedy. Can be given in Glass of Water, Tea or Coffee Without Patient's Knowledge. White Ribbon Remedy will cure or de stroy the diseased appetite for alcoholic stimulants, whether the patient is a con firmed inebriate, "a tiooler." social drink er or drunkard. Impossible for anyone to nave an appetite tor aicononc liquors al ter using White Ribbon Remedy. Mrs. Moore, superintendent of the Wo man's Christian Temperance union, writes: 1 have tested White Ribbon Remedy on very obstinate drunkards and the cures have been many. In many cases tne remeay was given secretly, 1 cneer fullv recommend and endorse White Rib bon Remedy. Members of our union are delighted to find a practical and econom ical treatment to aid us in our temper ance work." Mrs. v est, president of the women's Christian Temperance union, writes: "I know of so many people redeemed from the cure of drink by the use of White Ribbon Remedy that I earnestly request you to give it a trial. Druggists or by mail $1. Trial package free ty writing MlvS. A. ftl. low NSliN iJ dor years sec retary of the Women's Christian Temper- ince union), zia rremont sireei .Bos on. Mass. Sold In Tooeka by M. Weightman. druggist. S33 Kansas avenue. Makes poor bread good, good bread better. The best butter you ever tasted because it's rightly made and rightly kept. Every pound packed in an air-tight, odor-proof package, sealed at the creamery. Ask your grocer for it. THE CONTINENTAL CREAMERY COMPANY. TOPEKA. KAS. SEVERELY CONDEMNED. Officer Who Shot Jack Bid die When He Was Down. Butler. Pa., Feb. 3. The terrible fate of the Biddies is the sole topic of con versation here, and a curious throng of people have been defying the storm. hanging about the jail entrance in vain attempts to get in to see the bodies of the dead murderers. A great deal of sympathy for the boys is expressed on all sides, and not a few of the female portion of the crowd expressed a desire to see what manner of a man Ed Biddle was, that he should exert such wonder ful influence over men and, particularly, women. The jail doors were closed all day yesterday, and no one got in but the doctors, who attended the autonsv and the coroner's jury, which organized at 9 o'clock this morning. Even the re porters were excluded from the inquest, which was held In the jaih The testimony of all the officers con cerned in the capture was taken ex cept Robert Ray, the Butler policeman, who is sick abed. The testimony of Er. Greer, who was one of the doctors who attended the Biddies, and of Sheriff rioon, was also taken. The verdict is that Kd Biddle came to his death by a revolver shot, fired from a 32-caliber revolver by himself, and that Jack Biddle met his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by the officers in discharge of their lawful duty. The testimony taken at the inquest was voluminous, making about 11,000 words and some parts of it quite sensa tional. The testimony given by Deputy Sheriff Rainey Hoon reflected severely on jvictiovern, one o ftne .fit ts burg de tectives. The latter part of section 5. of the Jack Biddle verdict, reads as follows: "That said posse returned the fire and a battle ensued, in which said John Bid dle received the wound which caused his death. "We hereby exonerate the officers from all liability, and commend them for their brave conduct and the faithful perrormance or tneir duty. Deputy Hoon, after describing the hunt for the fugitives and the final sighting of them coming over the hill. said: 'We put our two teams in charge of air. J. A. ssnyaer. We then got in line and they came down the hill and the first thing I saw Ed Biddle pulled a re volver. When he pulled the gun all be gan to shoot. I could not tell who fired the first shot. We all shot. I should judge we were 150 feet from them." "Did they fall out of the sled?" "They both fell out." "How many shots had been fired be fore they fell?" 1 have not much idea: I suppose 40 or 50 shote." "The Biddies fell out of the sled?" "Yes, sir; both boys fell out and the woman fell forward. She stayed in the leigh and the horse ran off with her and passed into the field." 'Describe your approaching the Bid dle boys." 'McGovern and I walked up to them. They were both lying on their faces. I walked up first and McGovern swore at me for it. I had a revolver in my hand and had it loaded. I walked up to them and he-walked up and hit Jack on the back of the head with the butt end of his Winchester when he was on his face- Then I turned Ed over on his back. 1 was the first to touch either of the men and he was going to shoot them again. He stepped back and shot Jack again after he was on the ground. I turned Ed over and he said: 'For God's sake don't shoot again let me die.' Mr. Holliday turned Jack over and he coaxed him not to abuse him, to let him die." "The slugs that entered the arms and side of Jack Biddle were from the shot fired by McGovern, after he was lying face downward on the snow at close range?" Yes, sir. I am sure of that. I was within a few feet." Do you think the striking of Jack on the head with a gun had anything to da with the hastening of his death?" 'I could not say. He could still speak. 'Did he strike with considerable force?" He hft him a good, hard biff with the butt of the gun." Under instructions of Coroner Jonea n autopsy was held on the Biddies. The evidence secured by the autopsy bears out the statements that the Biddies in tended to kill themselves rather than be taken alive, and that Ed succeeded in his attempt, while Jack failed, though his life was forfeited. Dr. Bricker gave the following, state ment after the autopsy: "Jack Biddle waa the worst wounded of the two men. although he was in bet ter condition than Ed when the men were brought to the jail Friday night. He had two gunshot wounds on the right side in the region of the liver, the bullets passing up and around the body and did no damage. They were removed on Saturday. A bullet wound waa found in the roof of the mouth, but it was slight and would not have caused his death. This wound was inflicted by himself, with the evident intention of committing suicide. "In all. Jack was suffering from nine wounds, but excepting the one that pen etrated the kidney, none of them would have been fatal. Ed's terrible sufferings were caused by a bullet wound that 1, struck him on the left breast, about an Inch and a half to the right of the nip ple, and passed down between the fourth and fifth ribs to the left of the heart and through the lung. This wound was made by Ed himself. The powder marks are visible on the skin. Death was caused by hemorrhages, and the man suffered untold agony to the last breath. Another wound found on his body was on the same side, about an inch from the left nipple, but the bul let struck the fourth rib, passed under the skin and did no damage. Both bul lets found in, Ed were 32 caliber, and, in the opinion of the doctors who held the autopsy, there is no doubt that he killed himself." After the autopsy the bodies of the Biddies were taken in charge by Un dertaker W. T. ftoessing, of Butler, who prepared them for burial. Since the officers concerned in the fight and capture of the Biddies have had time to cool off a little there appears to be a disposition to be fair towards each other in the matter of the distribution of the prize money, and an agreement to divide the $5,000 equally among the four officers hpre, the driver, J. A. Snyder, and the three Pittsburg detectives, has been prac tically consented to by all of the men ex cept Detective McGovern, who is not -here at present. The pastors of nearly all the churches in Butler referred to the sensational cap ture Friday of Mrs. Kate Soffel and John and Edward Biddle. who died in the coun ty jail Saturday night Rev. Father Welsh, rector of St. Paul's Roman Catholic church, who ministered to the Biddies in their dying hours, spoke touchinglv of them to the members of hia congregation. He touched briefly on their statements given out and said it was for every person to decide for themselves as to tne innoceriise or guiu vi lxic iuu. When seen at bis residence Father Welsh said "Besides the statements given out by the Biddle bovs to the newspapers ami officers, both Ed and Jack Biddle made confessions to me. Ed's was made on Fri day night. There was no one present but mvself. and Jack lying in the next cell. Jack did not confess until yesterday. Their confessions were run ana complete in every particular and they will never be re. vealed. "While ministering to them almost every hour after thev were brought to jail they often would talk to me of how they were, wrongly accused of crimes. They denied positively that they killed Grocer Kahney in Mount Washington and Ed told me in the most emphatic terms that he did not shoot Detective Patrick Fitzgerald. "The poor ovs died like dogs, literally riddled with bullets, and someone should be held responsible for inhuman actions in shooting them when entirely helpless, un armed and unable to make the slightest defense." 1 WILL TIS1T CARLISLE. Members of Congress Will Go to the Indian School Wednesday. "Washington, Feb. 3. A large party of public men, among whom will be sev eral senators and representatives, Brown, of Wisconsin: McAndrews, of Illinois; Sheldon, of Michigan; Curti3, of Kansas: Marshall, of North Da kota; Stephens,, of Texas; Tongue, of Oregon, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones will Jeave here in special cars Wednesday morning for Carlisle, Pa., to attend the twenty-third anni versary and fourteenth graduating ex ercises of the Carlisle Indian industrial institute. The party will be the guests of Lieut. Col. R. H. Pratt, U. S. A., the superintendent, and with large repre sentations from other cities, including members of the Pennsylvania legisla ture, will participate in the ceremonies at the institution Wednesday and Thursday. FUN8TON NOT SO WELL. His Condition ia Unsatisfactory to Or E. F. Robinson. Kansas City, Feb. 3. General Fun ston has not yet gained a condition satisfactory to bis attending physician. Dr. E. F. Robinson, and he may be subjected to the surgeon's knife before leavinsr Kansas City. Dr. KoDinson said last night that he was not satis fied with the healing of the wound of the original operation for appendicitis. He said there were no alarming symp toms manifest or expected. If an oper ation should have to be performed he said it would be a minor affair. General Funston gave up his suite at the Midland Sunday afternoon and 13 being privately entertained by friends. General Funston is still in the city, explained Dr. Robinson last night. His condition is not satisractory ana he -will remain here under observation several davs vet. If it does not gain a satisfactory status, we may have to do something. It will require tne expira tion of two or three days to determine." General Funston will not leave for his home at Iola until his soundness is as sured. He is now stopping with Prose cuting Attorney Herbert S. Hadley at Dyklngton inn. Nordica's Nerves Shattered. San Francisco, Feb. 3. Mme. Nor dica's is confined to her room at the Palace hotel with an attack of nervous ness. Dr. James W. Ward, who is In attendance, says that the attack is not serious. It is the result of the singer's recent experience in a railroad wreck. Still Seeps It TJp. "During a oeriod of noor health some time ago I got a trial bottle of DeWitt's uttie n;ariy tsers," says justice-oi-tne-Peace Adam Shook of New Lisbon, Ind. I took them and they did me so much good I have used them ever since." Safe, reliable and gentle, DeWitt's Little Early Risers neither gripe nor distress but stim ulate the liver and promote regular and easy action of the bowels. 0 Danger o! contracting Sickness if you use Pure Water That's the Kind furnished by the TopcKa Water Co. Telephone 121 625 QUINCY STREET. SMOKE KLAUER'S GOLD BUG. 6 CEXTCIGA.R. HOT SODA The finest Hot Chocolate you ever tasted rich, creamy, and delicious. Hot Beef Tea, Hot Clam, Hot Tomato, and other Hots 5C per cup. WEIGHTMAN'S DRUG STORE. NIGHT SCHOOL OF Y. AL C. A. The Business course is free to all 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 teacheia 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 Etgthh street. Best and Health to Mother and Child MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYKI P has been used for over FHTY TKAH3 UY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, wit PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTH E8 the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC and Is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold bv druggists in every part of th world. Be sure to ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth ing Syrup" and take no ether kind. Twnn-ty-flva cents a bottle. Santa Fe Heal.h Resorts Fxoursion Kates. Phoenix, Ariaona, and return, 185.00, good for nine months. San Antonio, Texas, and return, 130.00, good returning until June L El Paso, Texas, and return, JiHO.good six months. Las Vegas, N. M., and return, 31.00, three months' limit. Hot Springs, Ark., and return, S2S.85, three months' limit. Excursion rates to other health re sorts quoted on application. Address T. L. KING, Agent A. T. 8. F.. Topeka. Of T. M. James, ticket agent, (30 Kan sas Ave., North Topeka. City Ticket Office Union Pacific R. R.. B2i Kansas are.

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TOPEKA STATE JOXTRTSTAXi, lTONTAT EVENTNQ". FEBRUARY 3, 1909. 3 RAILROAD NEWS. Kock Island Secures Kansas City, Peoria Chicago B. K. Gains Control Joiotlj With the Burlington. MAY BUILD TO COAST. Story Afloat That Bock Island Will Build 'ew Line. Hock Island Reduces Passenger Tariffs to ill Paso. Chicago, Feb. 3. It is understood that the Kansas City, Peoria Chicago, which is the name of the reorganized properties recently purchased by J. W. Gates, has been purchased by the Rock Island and the Burlington jointly and that the transfer will soon be made in Chicago. The fact that J. P. Morgan took part in the negotiations and his recent affiliation with the Rock Island interests strengthens tne report that the Kock Island will be in close harmony with the Burlington and the Northern properties. Up to this time all the reports have had it that the "Q" alone would take over the property. It is understood the formal transfer was to have been made in Chicago Saturday though the sale was practically completed several weeks ago. J. P. Morgan took an im portant part in the negotiations. The fact that the Burlington and the Rock Island will have a joint interest in the vroperty confirms the view that rela tions between the Hill system of roads in the northwest and the Rock Island have become very close as a result of the efforts of the Morgan house. Rock Island overshadowed everything else in the New York stock market this week. The announcement of the elec tion of three new directors of the com pany, one of which is a representative of the First National bank, of New York, and presumably also of the Mor gan interests, together with the con tlnued talk of a coming big financial deal of some kind, gave the market for that stock a degree of strength which it has not had for some time. The idea prevailed that the election of the new directors was but a preliminary step to the readjustment of the finances of the company for the purpose of carrying out some big deal now in contemplation ana tnat orncial announcement in re gard to this matter would not be much longer delayed. The story of an in crease in the capital stock of the Rock island is by no means new, but the im pression in well informed quarters has been that nothing in this direction would be done until the outlook for the crops this year could be gauged with a greater degree of certainty. Another story that was ouietly whis pered about the street was that there was a possibility ot another deal later on between the Rock Island and the Southern Pacific with a view to giving tne iormer an outlet to the coast. It is claimed by people close to Rock Island Interests that in the event of a failure on tne part of the management of that company to make some arrangement of that kiad with the Southern Pacific or one of the other large western roads the road will itself build a line to the Pacific and enter into competition with the existing lines. The Rock Island, however, already has a traffic arrange ment with the Southern Pacific provid ing for an exchange of traffic at Kl Paso, and the only foundation for the story given would be furnished by the idea that it might make the threat to build to the coast for the purpose of forcing the granting of better terms than those now received. W. H. Moore is quoted as declaring that he would not succeed R. R. Cable as chairman of the board and that the new interest in Rock Island is in har mony with tha Cable faction. The opening of the Rock Island rail road to El Paso will reduce passenger tariffs between Missouri river points and Bl Paso. A flat rate of 3 cents per mile will undoubtedly be asked for tickets in this jurisdiction. The short mileage will account for a decrease In the passenger tariffs now in force of at least S4.oO between Topeka and El Paso. In the freight department, contrary to the belief of some, the rates for the transportation of freight between Mis souri river points and El Paso will be the same as those In force at present on already existing lines. There will be no freight rate slashing. The reason for this is probably found in the fact that railroad freight rates to El Paso have uccu ituucm to a minimum, to come Into competition with steamship lines. Freight trains are now running over the entire line of the Rock Island to raao. several stock trains, east wiru-Douna, passed through Santa Rosa soon after the last spike was driven connecting the entire line with CUT DOWN WAGES. aexican ventral Conductors and Brakeman Are Dissatisfied. El Paso. Feb. 3. Owing to a reduction ii iut wages or conductors and brake men made by the Mexican Centra wnicn Decame effective on the first of me j ear, trainmen on that road a very much dissatisfied. on tne nrst of the year a reduction f In the wages of freight conductors and brakemen was made and the trainmen sent a grievance committee to Mexico City, but the officials of the Mexican Central refused to listen to them. As a result of this determined stand on the part of the officials, several trainmen on the Chihuahua division have already 'ro,su "J'" ii is generally understood "ere mat unless tne company recedes irom tne stand it has taken trainmen on the Central will ouit in shnis,i. No ultimatum has been issued by the trainmen for the laws of Mexico abso- iuicij promoii employes from consoir .--Pi ivi li yurjiose or torcmg nOB7s. Enn teiiow will sim ply quit for individual reasons. Only the men in the through freight service between El Paso and Aguas calientes are affected by the new sched ule as those on the southern end are paid on a different basis. One reason why the decrease in the wages of the conductors and brakemen is so distaste ful, is the fact that the engineers and SlVll. 1 few local flight men had their wages Increased at the same time. Prior to the first of the year through freight men were paid 2 .60 per one hundred kilometers and brakemen Proportion. Under the new schedule conductors only receive 12 43 per one hundred kilometers and a cor responding decrease has been made In the wages of the brakemen. Freight conductors on local runs now receive 2.90 per one hundred kilometers Contrary to the. general belief the trainmen in Mexico are stronglv or ganized, and It is stated by men in po sition to know that unless the rate Is restored a strike Is certain, which will not be without its detrimental feature to the company. KEHHA FAVORS MERGES. Santa Fa Attorney Bays Railroad Are Not Akin to Trusts. E. D. Kenna, vice president and gen eral counsel of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad, recently addressed students of the University of Chicago on "Railway Consolidation." A merging of railway properties and a reasonable control by the public were the main features urged in Mr. Kenna's address. He maintained that the tend ency of the American public to regard the railway question in the same light as the trust problem waa altogether wronsr. "In studying any part of the railway question," he said. "I warn you against confounding it with the trust problem. They are not correlated and each must be viewed by the student from entirely different standpoints. "Property controlled by a trust Is pri vate property and its business private business. But what is more important, as indicating the distinction, a trust can cease to do business when it so de sires. On the contrary, a railroad must remain for the use of the public though the same cannot be operated except at a loss." LET OUT UNION MEN. Union Pacific Said to Have Suffered Peculiar Damage. Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 3. Inquiry by the machinists' union has disclosed the fact that the discharge of union machinists from the Union Pacific shops, including four officers and other prominent mem bers of the local union, was not the re sult of a slackness in work, but a step in the direction of discharging all union machinists on the system. It is said that so far about eighty union men, mostly prominent labor union men, have been discharged from the machine shops on the system. Other discharges are scheduled in the near future, unless the unions can prevent it. The Union Pacific has for some time been getting compound engines from the Baldwin locomotive works. The engines have been put In shape here for active service at the various shops on the system. It. is said that these engines have been tampered with in va rious ways. The road officials believo that the locomotives have been dam aged by the union men because the Baldwin works employ nonunion labor. TAKES MONTGOMERY'S WORK. John Iiaw Succeeds the Murdered Santa Fe Officer. Arkansas City, Kas., Feb. 3. John Law, who for a number of years has been the Santa Fe yard watchman in this city, has been promoted. The offi cial title by which he will be known in the future is division watchman on the Oklahoma division, with head quarters in Arkansas City. Since the murder of George C. Mont gomery last October, the company has had no one to look after this part of the business. It was through the effort of Supt. H. A. Tice that Mr. Law was given his new position. His duties will be to look after the company's property from this city to Purcell and make it hot for law breakers. He will have to chase down tie and coal thieves, look after depot robbers, and in fact several other things. He will be kept very busy. SUES FOR $8,000. Iola Boy Claims to Have Been Thrown From a Train. Iola, Feb. 3. John H. Bouwer. a bov about 14 years old. was has filed a suit In district court against the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway for JS.000 damages. The suit is brought by Eliza beth Walden, his next friend. on .November 12 the boy got on a north bound passenger train to ride to tne crossing. He remained on after the crossing was reached and until the train had picked up a livelier gait. Then he tell or was kicked off, falling under the wheels and two fingers were crushed from his left hand. He walked to his home in town and was given medical attendance. In his suit he admits that he got on the train without a ticket for a short ride, but says a brakeman kicked him off. HAVE FIVE MILLIONS RAISED. Orient Stock Being Subscribed at tha Rate of $55,000 a Day. Kansas City, Feb. 3. "The Kansas City, Mexico Orient railroad is as sured," was the first remark of A, F. Nathan Saturday night on returning to Kansas City from a trip to England, where he had been for several weeks assisting A. E. Stillwell. president of the Orient line, to secure the necessary funds for the building of the railroad. There is no question but that the BORALMA, THE ABBOT AND "LORD DERBY" MATCHED FOR gfer 5J I piJ Ik -a

'11' I The Abbot. It Is a strong possibility that a contest with Cresceas may bo added to the two whole sporting world is breathless at the prospect. One race, as it now stands, Derby," owned, by E. E- Smothers. The other race is between Boralma and the place within two weeks of each other. railroad will be built," continued Mr. Nathan.'' "When I left England 5 mil lion dollars of new money had been sub scribed. When I reached New York I found a cable message from Mr. Stil well to the effect that the subscriptions were coming in at the rate of $55,000 a day. Mr. Stilwell has done wonders In the matter of financing the proposi tion. Baron Boxall, Sir Alfred Newton and a number of other Englishmen of large means are interested in the com pany to build and operate the road. There were thirty-seven English cap italists present at one meeting, repre senting enough money to build and equip the line from Kansas City to Topolambopo. All of them have sub scribed liberally to the stock, and many more since then have signified their in tention of seeing the scheme to a suc cessful finish. "Nothing can now prevent the con struction of the road. It will be built as surely as was the Pittsburg Gulf railroad. It is a much greater and more promising proposition than the Pittsburg Gulf road, and its success, in my opinion, will far surpass the suc cess attained by the former road. It will create a revolution in transcon tinental and transpacific traffic It will be built and in operation within three yeara. Such progress has been made that 2 million dollars have been ex pended for steel rails. The track has already been graded for 250 miles in Mexico, and the ties are already on the ground." The Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad, in which Mr. Natham is in terested, was projected by Mr. Stilwell and his associates. It will run in a southwesterly direction from Kansas City to Port Stilwell formerly called Topolambopo, on the Pacific coast, a distance of about 1,500 miles. It will cost about 35 million dollars to build the road. The road touches the cities of Emporia, Wichita and Anthony, in tne state or Kansas, ana running soutn west through Oklahoma, enters Texas at Ouanah. At Presidio It enters Old Mexico, and thence it is to go direct to tne coast. ANOTHER COAST TRAIN. Santa Fe Said to Be Planning a Fourth Daily Limited. The Santa Fe management, it is said. Is contemplating putting another Chicago-California train into service pro vided the equipment can be secured. The officials say that travel to Southern California was never so great, the in crease being fully 25 per cent, and that it is difficult to take care of it with three trains daily. This is the first year that more than two daily California trains have been in service and a. third could be used to advantage. FOR KANSAS LINES A New General Superintendent Ap pointed by the Missouri Pacific. St. Louis, Feb. 3. In a circular Issued today by General Manager Russell Harding from Missouri Pacific Railway company, IX Hardy is appointed gen eral superintendent of that road and its leased and operated lines in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, with headquarters at St. Louis, vice H. G. Clark, resigned. The appointment is ef fective February 15. Southern Pacific Wants It. New York, Feb. 3. Negotiations are now pending for the acquisition of the Mexican National railway by the Southern Pacific company, according to an admission made today by one of the directors of the Mexican National. Reports that these negotiations had been concluded were, he said, prema ture. The control of the Mexican Na tional is understood to be held at pres ent by the banking house of Speyer Co. and its connections, and this bank ing firm only recently undertook to reorganize the finances of the road by an Issue of new bonds, part of which is to be used to standard-gauge the road. This work has already been com menced by the widening of cuts and of the roadbed, although track laying has not yet been started. All work so far has been confined to that part of the road which Is known as the Texas Mex ican railway. Articles Left on Train a An Interesting point regarding the handling of baggage is discussed in the annual report of the Lehigh valley road. The report shows that during the year 1,270 articles of various de scription were left on its trains, exclu sive of those found in the Pullman cars, which are differently handled. Of these articles, 2S8 were claimed and returned to owners, the balance of the number, 882, still remaining in the hands of the baggage department of the company, awaiting claimants. The law of nearly all states in the union provides that if these articles are not claimed by the owners within one year, they may be hold at public sale, after due notice, after which the claimant has no right to any article so found. The articles left on trains are varied In character. To show that they mean business, the ranging from books to umbrellas, pock etbooks, wraps, 9 valises, merchandise, etc. It is hard to explain the low per centage of calls made for articles left on trains, unless it be that passengers, in the main, do not understand that such articles that are found and turned into the baggage departments of the various railroads are held there sub ject to orders of the owners. There are probably some articles that are left in trains by passengers and picked up by other passengers, but as a general thing they are found by the trainmen and turned Into the railroad companies' offices, and may be had on application by the owner. Taller Than the Masonic Temple. The Southern Pacific has issued a se ries of pictures Illustrating the im mense trees of California. In one of the pictures, "the grizzly giant," one of the famous trees of the Sierra Nevada mountain district. Is compared with the Masonic temple. The big tree is rep resented as growing in the middle of State street in front of the temple, and It towers above that gigantic feat of architecture, the tree being 400 feet high, as against the 302 of the temple. The tree's lowest branch Is given oft opposite the windows of the twelfth story of the building. It Is 110 feet in circumference, in the picture occupies the whole of the street, and like a speck in a desert is a hole In the center of the tree, through which an electric car is passing. A second picture shows the tree as the background for twelve mounted cavalrymen. Henry G. Thompson Gets Vacation. Chicago, Feb. 3. Henry G. Thompson, who has been with the Santa Fe for a long term of years, has been compelled to resign his position as chief clerk in the office of Passenger Traffic Manager Nicholson. He has gone to California to recuperate, and which he is able to re sume work will probably be given a po sition with the road, with headquarters on the coast. He has been succeeded by A. P. Morison, formerly chief rate clerk for the Michigan Central. Mr. Morison has been succeeded by E. J. O'Hayer. ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE. Blacksmith Edward Doyle was off duty Saturday. Edward Todd, a blacksmith helper, lost Saturday. Edward Moore, a blacksmith helper, went come sick Saturday. C. M. Wlngblade, an employe of the south shop, was out Saturday. Joseph Ost of the storehouse offices went to Emporia Saturday on business. Frank Palmer, a storehouse trucker, has not appeared for work for two days. "Pat" MofTitt of the blacksmith shop was absent from his place Saturday. Arthur Steward who works In the wheel shop, was at his home In Hoyt Sunday. Engineer B. W. Ghent is marked up for auty alter a oner ODsence rrom nis worn. Conductor H. A. Bankhead has reported for duty after a lay off of several weeks. F. C. Marshall, assistant treasurer of the Rock Island, went to Denver Saturday. Harry Hobson, lamp inspector, has re turned from a business trip to Raton, N. M. H. E. Ray, a clerk in the storehouse, was in Arkansas City Saturday taking an inventory of the lumber yard at that place. Blacksmith Charles Kaiser was called home Saturday noon by the sickness of his wife. Edwin Sherwood was put on as a truck er in John McCoy's gang in the storehouse Saturday. W. F. Fleischer, a seraooer in Graham's fang, spent Sunday in Hoyt, the guest of is parents. Enerineer B. F. Collins of the St. Joseph passenger run. has reported for work after Driet lay on. Tuesday evening th membership com mittee of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. will hold a meeting. Claude von Wolf and Henrv Bergen are the names of two new maahtnist helpers In the water service. Harold Lawless a son of A. Lawless of the water strvice, began his career as a machinist apprentice today. Thomas Williams, a car repairer who has been out of the service three weeks, returned to his former job Saturday. Harrison Zinn. a member of George Geberick's air brake gang in the sheds, is working, alter an aosence or a aay. Mel vin Crumrine.who for several months has been employed in one of the uptown laundries, has entered the plating room. Edward Schultz wtnt to work as an ap prentice in fcaKUnvyer s gang Saturday. His father is employed in the east shop. Charles Smith, who has been working in the machine shop tool room, started in to day on an apprenticeship of four years. Andrew Gallowav. a roundhouse wiper. has not rung in for three days, being con fined to nis Home on account or sicaness. During the year 1901 the Santa Fe sys tem handled 924.137 pieces of baggage, an excess of 6al,li6o pieces over the previous year. David McHenry. a storehouse trucker. has reported for duty after a vacation of two weeks spent at his home near Carrol- ton, AXO. J. J. Mitchell of Los Aneeles passed through Topeka Sunday afternoon on his way to Chicago. He occupied private car J oliet James Vaughn of Maple Hill has been big trotting races at $20,000 per race is between Lawson's famous Boralma famous trotter. The Abbot, owned bv owners of these fast horses have nosted the guest of William Lysaght of the drill ress corner in tne machine- snop lor ay or two. Charles Slusser. an air brake employe on the east side of the sheds, reported tot auty tnis morning after a lay on ot day or two. George E. Ward. material Inspector, went to nicago saturaay evening to look over 3.000 couplers which are being delivered to me company. Engine 405, which for several days has Deen in rreight service following general repairs, has been assigned to runs on trains 7 and 8. Otto Larson of the blacksmlthing de partment, who has been sick and unable to work for a good while, reported for duty Saturday. Charles Fritz, a wood wheeler who has been employed around the mill since the middle of the summer, took his time the nrst of the month. Andrew Loux, foreman of the carpenters in the tank room of the roundhouse, was obliged to give up his work and go home Saturday on account, ox sickness. Frank Gibler, who works at one of the hammers in the blacksmith shoo at night. took his place again Sunday night after a Drier lay on on account oi erysipelas. G. H. Edgeworth. who spoke Sunday af ternoon at the Railroad Y. M. C. A., went out Sunday nieht to report for his run as mail clerk between Kansas City and ta Junta. Repairs are being made by water service men on the steam shovel which was brought in from the cut off a week ago and which since has been inside the new blacksmith shop. Harrv Conwell. who for three months has been wrestlinz with an attack of ty phoid fever, has so far recovered as to be able to report for duty this morning. He works in the roundhouse. Maurice Todd, a handler of scrap iron, Who has been off dutv three weeks en gaging his attention with a case of mumps. is slowly recovering and is expected to report tor worK in a tew days. Word lately received from W m. Barnes, who was sent to Pittsburg, Pa, to inspect locomotives which were being built by the santa e tnere, indicates that ne wui re turn to Toieka in a short tune. Charles Peterson, who formerly worked in the blacksmithing department here, but wno ror some time nas been m tne ser vice of the St. Louis and San Francisco, has returned to his old job here. Harvey Jones, who formerly had a job in the machine shop here but who left few months ago and went to Denison Tex., where he held a place in the Katy shops, .has been put on here again. George Rode, an apprentice in the boil ermaking department, received a knockout blow Saturday morning when a sledge dropped on one or his teet, bruising It so oaaiy tnat he was oDiiged to lay orx. William Langley of the blacksmith de partment was obliged to give up his job Saturday morning at 8 o'clock and return home. He will probably be ready tor ser vice in a day or two. Frank Cramer, who has had charge of a gang of helpers in the machine shop for a long time, began his apprenticeship in that department this morning. Frank Robinson nas taken the place which he lormeriy neio. Michael Helm, a storehouse laborer who has been sick a week, is at work again. William I). Dunlao. who has been em ployed in the paint shop here, has gone to LUkagf to do sintus.7 ivor lor the co pany at that placo. Oscar Espelin of the brass corner has been out four weeks wrestling with an at tack or lever, out is on the way to recov ery. He is still very weak and does not expect to be able to resume his duties at tne shops under a month. B. Y. Williams, whose home is In Oak land and who for a number of months has been in the mechanical department of the Kock Island at Horton, has been put on the inventory work in the office of General storekeeper Hilton. George Bradshaw and Thomas McGill of the machine shop and Park Bigham and John Olson of the boilermaking de partment have returned rrom Jmporla. where they went ten days ago to do some special worK on locomotives. Work on the new air brake instruction coach 905 is progressing so far that it will soon be time to begin putting in the in side equipment. There will be brakes for 30 freight cars and as a large portion of tnis nas arrived, it wui ne place in as soon as possible. Brakr rran Edward Brown, who runs out of Argentine, jumped on a switch stand at Krt r-cria the other day and received in juries, though not considered dangerous. were sucn as to necessitate nis giving up nis run. tie went to iiuriington. wnere his parents live. John Esolin. a machinist helper, came in this morning after being out several days with a bad order back. Esplin was car rying in coal the other day at his home, and just as he stooped to pick up a chunk a severe pain caught him across the back, putting him out of service for the remainder of the week. The wife of James Downs, who was for merly an employe of the Santa Fe here working in the air brake corner, but now connected with a road at Pine Bluff, Ark., has returned to her home in that place after a visit of three weeks with her sis ter, Mrs. Carl Latham, of this place. She was accompanied by her children. Chief Chemist W. A. Powers is prepar ing to make some interesting tests in treating railroad ties by a process of zinc chloride and high pressure. Apparatus for it has been ordered and inside of a few weeks will probably be in operation. It is hoped that in one or two hours a piece of wood can be saturated with the chem icals, which heretofore has required sev eral times as long. Scrap iron has arrived in heavy ship ments at the Topeka yard, the amount within the past month aggregating in the neighborhood of 100 cars. The fact of the unusually large figure has been due proba bly to the serious wrecks that have oc curred within the last few weeks in sev- $20,000 RACE. that have been arranged for. The and the equally well known Lord J. J- Scan n ell. The races will take a forfeit of S5.000 on each horse eral of which much equipment was de stroyed, leaving nothing except the iron and other metal part. It has been decided by the social com mittee of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. in or der that the interest in games may be fos tered that contests shall be pulled off from time to time in five of the leading1 ones. Those which are to be played are croquet, carrora, checkers, chess and shuffle-board. A list of candidates has been worked up and on each fourth Saturday evening at the rooms the finals will be pulled off. D. E. Cain, whose promotion to the newly created position of assistant gen eran manager of the Santa Fe occurred the first of the month, began his connec tion with the Santa Ke as a timekeeper in Topeka shops years ago. By fidelity to his duty he rose to the position of chief clerk to John Player, then superintendent of machinery, and was taken from the me chanical department by H. U. Mudge, general manager. Expressions of gratifica tion have been frequent lately at the de serving recognition of Mr. Cain's services Alexander Ahlstrom and Walter Mills. pliers of the brush under the direction of roaster uar .fainter .Hartley, nave on ex hibition in that department a painting which reveals true artistic ability on the gart of its authors. It depicts a stone ridge spanning a rushing stream and on the bank of the river sits a fisherman. In the middle of the b rid are there is a sugges tion of Kansas in the prairie schooner which is slowly sailing across, and the deep blue of the sumemr sky is attractive in its force. The remarkable blending of colors shows the genuine artistic talent possessed oy tne two young men. I-ately the coal train which runs between Topeka and the Osage county mines has oeen making an extra trip in oraer tnat the hfavy output there might be disposed of in better shape. This has been due to two causes unusual activity on the part of the operators and the increased demand incident to the cold weather which calls for a greater consumption than ordinarily. Train No. 3. the limited, was delayed a few minutes Saturday morning when with in a block of the denot. Out near the starcn ractory tne engine strucK a cow, bursting one of the air pumps and causing tne Drases to oe appuea as tne train was entering the yards. It was necessary to "bleed the cars, that is. relieve them of the air, in order that the brakes might be relieved, and the train was pulled into the depot, where a fresh locomotive was attacned. Three baggage coaches are to be fitted up at once as commissary cars to be run on tne tnrougn excursion trains of the Santa Fe which carry a diner. The plan is to build an ice box in one end in which meats and other articles of food hierhlv perishable can be stored, a second apart ment to oe sneiveo tor tne storage ot canned goods and other eatables can be placed and the remaining room to be used for baggage. In this way an excursion train leaving Chicago the cars can be siocKea ana tne train run tnrougn witn eut any delay necessary to taking on ad ditional supplies. It is possible also to secure the goods at a much lower figure in the great cities than in some of the towns a Jong oistance away, xne scneme was tried some time ago when two cars of this class were built, but one of them was returned to Topeka Shops and rebuilt for otner worat. As soon as the newsaarv chnnce can be made there will be three reservoirs for the storage of Pintsch gas on each of the 31 new chair cars, instead of two, as has been the case heretofore. These coaches were recently given an overhauling where- oy tne acetylene lighting apparatus was removed and this week the additional im- ?rovements are to be made. The reason or the change is simply that Pintsch gas may be used exclusively instead of only nartiallv. as heretofore. The reason for this has been that two tanks held only enough of the fluid to light the cars a por tion of the way to Albuquerque and back to Kansas City. One of the generating plants of the company Is located at Arm strong, near Kansas City, and from there the gas 1s conducted through pipes to the union denot. where, as often as desired. the cars receive a fresh supply. After the quantity which two reservoirs supplied had been exhausted, while the cars were out on the road, it became necessary to light the cars with candles. The changes on 19 of thein will be made at Argentine, the supplies being shipped from Topeka shops, and the remainder will be given additional tanKs at tne ruiiman works M Chicago. MRS. FREMONT IN NEED. Daughter of Senator Thomas Benton 111 in California. Kansas Clty Mo., Feb. 3. Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, daughter of Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's greatest stales- man, and widow of General John C. Fremont, "The Pathfinder," is ill and needy in her home near Los Aneeles. Cal., notwithstanding- the fact that the government of this great country owes her something like IdO.OOO. For nearly forty years the Fremont claim for this money has been before the government. General Fremont died before his claim received anything like Just recognition, and the widow may die before it is set tled. The claim grows out of the fact that in 1S63 the government seized and fortified land at Point' San Jose, on the bar of San Francisco belonging to Gen eral Fremont. It is yet used for mili tary purposes. A leading title guaranty comoany of San Francisco says that the legal title to the land rests in Mrs. Fremont, and the legislature of California adopted a joint memorial and resolution recently asking congress to pay her for it. Rep resentative Baird, of California, has in troduced a bill in this congress provid ing for her reimbursement, but there are so many important things to be set tled by this congress during its short session it is doubtful if the Fremont claim will be reached at all. John B. Colton. of this citv. one of the original Jayhawkera. a warm oer sonal friend of Mrs. Fremont, has been in correspondence with President Roose velt over the claim, and 'Mr. Roosevelt has begun an investigation of it. A part or the letter received today by Mr. Colton from Mrs. Fremont is as follows: "You saw my helpless state last year. I am as helpless now as then, and need a skilled nurse. I have no money to attend to his grave. The general would be the last person to Al low me to neglect the living for the dead. But if I get repayment for my property, then I intend placing there a simple slab, with: "The Pathfinder." born January 21, 1813, died June 13, 1890,' and fence in the inclosure, which was deeded to me as a burial lot." Rosy Cheeks. Do vou want them? Fo you slmolv want to glow with health? Do you want to eat well, sleep well and work wen? try Lichtv's Celerv Nerve Comnound. Sold by George V. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave nue: Marsnau Bros., ua Kansas avenue Adhesive, invisible, harmless: Satin- Skin Powder is only one that doesn't clog the pores. 25c, at New Model. adway's Small, act without pain or griping, pure- v vecre table, mild and reliable. Regulate the liver and digestive organs. The safest and best medicine in the world for the CURE of all disorders of the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys, bladder, nervous dis eases, loss of appetite, headache, consti pation, costiveness, indigestion bilious ness, fever, inflammation of the bowels. piles and all derangements of the internal viscera. PERFECT DIGESTION will be accompanied by taking RADWAT'S flLLS. tsy so aoing DYSPEPSIA, sick headache, foul stomach, biliousness will be avoided, as the food that Is eaten contributes its nourishing properties for the support of the natural waste of the Doay. Price 25e m Bex. Sold by Drngglsta or Sant by MaiL Send to DR. RADWAT CO.. SS Elm TWO MEfTKILLED. Hark Withers and Walter l)e weeae Crushed Under a Car Meu Were Waiting on Track For Train to Pass. THEY HAD KO WARNIXG Refrigerator Car Came Down Upon Them. George Furman and Bert Sutton Slightly Hart. Mark Withers, a Santa Fe switchman living at 207 Branner street, and Walter Deweese, a packer in the storehouse at this place, of 413 Ash street, were run over and killed by a refrigerator car at the Fourth street crossing of the Santa. Fe, Saturday evening at 8:50. George Furman, a roundhouse employe who lives at 317 Branner street was also knocked down and dragged a short dis tance, but escaped with a few bruises about his body, face and limbs, and Bert Sutton of 1201 Bast Fourth avenue was brushed aside by the moving car receiv ing no injuries aside from a severe fright. When taken from under the car after MARK WITHERS. its motion had been stopped y the weight of the bodies of the unfo tunate men. Withers was dead. The b ;ies on the right side of the chest ha. been crushed and his back probably broken. There was also a slight contusion on the point of the chin. Deweese was frightfully mangled, a car wheel having passed over his waist and the leit arm being caught near the elbow and held until the car was jacked up anc the dying man removed. The right 'e of his head and face were also so feu-fully crushed that he was almost unrecogniz able by his relatives. He was placed on a stretcher and was to have been taken to the hospital, but died before it was reached and the body was sent to the undertaking rooms of DeMoss Pen well. Withers was taken to the waiting room of the depot and after futile ef forts at restoring life were made, the remains were taken to the home which he had left less than two hours before. Withers left the house after supper and went to the railroad Y. M. C. A. where after taking a bath he went to Collins' barber shop on East Fourth street. He and Furman. after being shaved, started home together. At No. 3 track a switch engine had pulled in a string of freight cars, and on account of the coupling repeatedly breaking there was several minutes' de lay. During the time that Withers and Furman were waiting for the way to be opened Deweese and the others joined them. Withers stepped forward and was about to crawl between the cars when they started moving and he re turned to his place with the rest in the middle of the track, on the west. At this instant a refrigerator car which had been "kicked" by another switch engine down from the north side of the crossing struck the men, knocked them down and dragged them a length of itself when it stopped. Other parties who had been waiting on either side of the obstruction for the way to be clear ed at once hastened to the rescue, drag ged the men from under the car and hastily summoned physicians. Furman was dazed for a little while but recov ered consciousness in time to pull With ers from the track and with the assist ance of others carried him to the pas senger depot. At first it was thought he was not seriously hurt: his clothing was not soiled and there was no loss of blood. But he was dead when taken out. After the wheels of the heavy car had been raised Deweese was released, but af ter a few struggles he expired. Withers was born in Indiana 28 years ago, only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. 8. With ers, with whom he was living at the tlni of the accident. He came to Topeka in 1S8S with his parents and shortly after ward went to worK in tne sixtn avenue umber vard of the Santa Fe. Then he went out on the road as a member of a paint gang of which his father was fore man. In Ui94 he entered the train service. remaining until about four years ago. wnen ne oegan switcning in iopeaa yarus, where he has been since. He leaves, besides his rather ana mother. a widow, having been married a little less than a year. He wan a member of the lo- cal order of the Switchmen's Union of North America, carrying J1.200 insurance in it. and belonged to the Knights of Pythias No. a or this place. Rev. W. J. Hatfield of the Third Presby terian church will conduct brief funeral services at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Walter Deweese was comparative! v a stranger in Topeka. having arrived here only about two months ago rrom weston, O. He was a cousin of R. B. Ford, fore man of the Santa Fe lumber yard. He was also 28 years old and was single. He was a tinner by trade and before coming west was in the service of the Baltimore A; Ohio railroad. He was a member of the Third Christian church of this city. His parents are dead, but he has six brothers iving near the town ot vveston ana tney tiave directed that the body be shipped there tor burial. An inquest was begun at 9 o'clock this morning at the undertaking rooms of Ee moss Penwell. Death of Geo. A. Baker. St. Louis, Feb. 3. Mr. George A. Ba ker, president of the Continental Na tional Bank and connected with other large business enterprises, died today of pneumonia at his residence here after a very short illness. George A. Baker was born in New Haven, Conn., April 10. 1832. He came to St. Louis in 1874,wnere he engaged in business as a broker. Mr. Baker was foremost among the strong men of the city for many years. In ad dition to his position aa president of the Continental National Bank he was a di rector of the Colonial Trust company and a member of the World's fair directorate. su. New York, for book of advice.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAL, MONDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 3, 1902. TOPEKA STATE JOUiaiL BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXIX No. 29 TITPVta ni? RTRsrRTPTTON. D&ilv edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kansas town where the paper has a car rier svstem. 1 mail nna X S3. 60 By mail, three months 90 Weekly edition, one year Saturday edition of daily one year 1.0 tirrfji a vrwp HAWK. Topeka State Journal building. SW and B.rj Kansas avenue, corner ol .iuui. NEW YORK OFFICE: 811 Vanderbilt Bldg. Paul Block, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1540 Unity Bldg. Paul Block. Manager. Business Office .Bell phune 107 Business Office Ind. phone 107 2 Reporters" Room Bell phoi.o B77 ftonnrtera' Room Ind. "phone 107 1 TTTLX. LEASED "WISE REPORT 0? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. n. L. '1 ne state journal is a mpmw" i 1 Ka ,.11 iluV telegraph report ol that great news or- fttnixaijua tur cauiu.v. a cation in Topeka. 1 ne news is received in me otmo nal building over wires for this sole pur pose, busy through the entire day. A complete copy oi the night report la also i cctfiv eu. J. Pierpont Morgan says the end of prosperity Is not In sight, and Mr. Morgan ought to know as much about prosperity as any man In the country, unless It be Mark Hanna. Probably the first thing the inhabi tants of the Danish West Indies will do after the islands becons the property of the United States will be to join the chorus of islanders clamoring for a re duclion of tariff. We bought the Philippines and are about to buy the Danish West Indies, but it doesn't follow that both peoples will be treated in the same manner. Our insular policy is a remarkably flex ible affair. When Mr. Carnegie's gift of JIO.000,000 in steel trust bonds becomes firmly in vested in Washington, the trust will be reasonably safe from any national leg islation having a tendency to lessen the value of its securities. Messrs. Car negie and Morgan are far-seeing gen- telmen. The busybodies who are engaged In the, business of promoting a restoration of amicable relations between the South African republics and Great Britain are not meeting with any 4arge amount of encouragement from either of the parties most concerned. When ever the Boers are really anxious for peace they will find some way to let it be known. When England wants peace all she has to do is to retire from the disputed territory. The statistics of trade collected by the treasury department shows that the prosperity of the country during 1901 was due in very large measure to the great wheat harvest of last fall. The exports of manufactured goods were much smaller than during the previous year, owing, no doubt, to the hard times in Europe, but owing to heavy exports of wheat and flour the aggregate sales of the country to foreign nations were almost equal to those of the year be fore and the balance of trade in our favor was the second largest in history. HOW WE GROW. "The Progress of the United States In Its Material Industries" is the title of a monograph issued by the treasury bureau of statistics, which contains a series of statements which show the rapid development during the century of the important factors in the present pros perity of the country. These tables show the development in products of the field, forest, mine and manufactory, the growth in our population, wealth and commerce, the extension of rail ways, telegraphs and other methods of communication and transportation. Among the facts presented by these tables are the growth of production, the growth of commerce, the growth of wealth, the growth of money in circula tion, the growth of deposits in savings banks and the increased number of de positors in savings and other banks, the decrease in interest on the public debt, and many other facts of this character. On the production side cotton has in creased from 155.556 bales In 1800 to S.436,416 bales in 1900; wool from 35.S02, 114 pounds in 1840 to 302,502,328 pounds in 1901; wheat, from 151.999,906 bushels In 1366 to 522,229,505 bushels in 1900; corn, from 867,946,295 bushels In 1868 to 2.105,102,516 bushels in 1900; copper, from 650 tons in 1859 to 270.588 tons in 1900; pig iron, from 165,000 tons in 1830 to 15.800.000 tons in 1961; petroleum.from 21.000,000 gallons in 1860 to 2,661,233,568 gallons in 1900; coal, from 3,358,899 tons in 185Q to 267,850,000 tons in 1901; and gold, from $50,000,000 in 1850 to $79,171. 000 in 1900. Exports of merchandise have grown from S70.971,780 in 1800 to $1,764,991 in 1901; the per capita in 1800 being $13.37 and in 1901, $18.81. The imports of mer chandise have grown from $91,252,768 in 1S00 to $823,172,165 in 10L while the per capita imports have fallen from $17.19 In 1800 to $10.58 in 1901. Turning to the figures which show the net results of these developments, those relating to wealth, circulation, deposits, etc., the tables show that the wealth has increased from $7,133,780,000 in 1850 to an estimated $94,300,000,000 in 1900; the per capita wealth, from $307.6 In 1850 to $1,235.86 in 1900. The public debt less cash in the treasury was in 1S65, j$76.9S per capita, and in 1901 was $13.44 per capita; while the Interest on the public debt which in 1867 was- $143, 781.592 had fallen to $32,342,797 in 1901. The figures of money in circulation show in 1860 a total of $435,407,252, and in 1901, $28.02. The deposits in savings banks in 1830 were $6,973,304; in 1883, 53 years later, they were $1,024,856,787. and by 1901. a further period of only 18 years, had reached $2,597,094,580. Mean time the national banking system had come into operation, and in 1865 the aeposits in national names were xmjo, 010.873; in 1880, $1,006,452,853, and In 1901. 13,044,600,000. bo number of depositors in savings banks grew from 38,085 in 1830 to 1.067. 061 in 1866, and 6,358,723 in 1901. Kail ways grew from 9,02 miles in 1850 to 199. 378 in 1901; and freight carried one mile increased from 39,302,209.249 tons In 1882 to 141.162,109,413 tons in 1900, freight rates falling meantime from 1.24c per ton per mile to 75-100th of one cent per ton per mile. SOUTH CAROLINA'S LIQUOR SYSTEM. In the current number of Frank Leslie's Monthly Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, has a paper concerning the dispensary law of that state, in which he compares It with the license laws and prohibition laws of other states. It is shown that in prohibition Kansas, with a population very nearly that of South Carolina, there are' 2,727 government licenses for retailing liquor, or one to 595 of population. In Maine, with about half of South Carolina's population, there are 1,191 licenses, or one to 585 of population. In South Caro lina there are 446 licenses, or one to 3,005 persons. Government licenses are not authority to sell liquor. They are mere ly evidence that the retailer's tax has been paid. But, of course, it is a legiti mate inference that the possession of such license means Its use. Senator Tillman remarks that he thinks it is anomalous that the government should issue licenses in states where the sale of liquor is prohibited by state law. Of the 446 persons who have paid the govern ment license in South Carolina, only ninety-four are authorized dispensers under the state law. The other 352 are illicit dealers, a majority of whom are in the one city of Charleston. The dispensary system of South Car olina restricts the right of manufacture or sale of liquor to the state, whica, through a board of directors, purchases the liquor under competitive bids. The liquor is analyzed by the state chemist to see that it is pure. There is a cen tral depot at Columbia, where the liquor is bottled. The largest quantity put up is four gallons and the smallest a half pint. The bulk is in pints and quarts. Everything is kept in stock for which there is demand, and all the liquors are labeled "South Carolina Dispensary." There are ninety-four dispensers ap pointed by county boards of control, and they must be men not addicted to the use of liquor as a beverage. Coun ties have local option and there are two that have no dispensaries, but it Is noted that in these "dry" counties there is as much drunkenness as in the other counties. In the dispensaries the price list is conspicuously posted. The place of sale is a plain room with a counter. The pur chaser must fill out a slip giving his age and residence, anu this is kept on file, the purpose being to account for every drop of liquor that the dispensary handles. When the purchaser gets his package he must leave the dispensary without opening it. No one is allowed to drink on the premises. There is no credit system. The profit of the dis pensary goes half to the county, the othe- half to the town, the state getting Its profits on tiie prices charged to the local dispenser. The net profits of state, county and town for eleven, months ending with December, 1900, were $523,- 342. The state's profits go to the com mon school fund. Senator Tillman sums, up what he thinks are the advantages of the sys tem. (1) That liquor is the only article of commerce in general use that is con sumed at the time and place of Its purchase. It is safe to say, he thinks1, that three-fourths of the liquor is thus consumed. The dispensary law will al low nothing of this. A purchaser after buying must go elsewhere to consume it. (2) The element of personal profit, which Is at the root of the saloon evil. is destroyed by the dispensary system, as the dispensers receive salaries and have no interest in fostering the trade. (3) Treating is destroyed, which (the senator thinks) is a great help toward sobriety. (4) The dispensary is open only from 8 o'clock in the morning to sundown. The testimony of unbiased judges is that in South Carolina drunk enness has been reduced 50 per cent to 75 per cent, since the dispensary sys tem went Into effect. The law. Senator Tillman says, has been subjected to a series of bitter contests, but it has al ways triumphed, and he thinks it is safe to say that it is a fixture in South Car olina. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Some people are so suspicious that it is a wonder that they trust themselves. Hating your enemies makes you un comfortable, and does your enemies no harm. Why is a picture of a woman, show ing her bare feet, suppose to represent Hope? "I am retting mighty tired of it," you often hear people say. But what can the poor wretches do? tivery kind father should drop money Into, the children's bank, in order that tnetr m other can, be supplied with "ehnnge." An Atchison girl, seven years old recently chased the cook out of the toothing And eating Is simply perfunctory done because It must be. This is the common complaint of the dyspeptic. If eating sparingly would cure dys pepsia, few would suffer from it long. The only way to cure dyspepsia, which is difficult digestion, is to give vigor and tone to the stomach and the whole digestive system. Hh4'i Sarsaparftla cured the sleee ef Frank Fay. 106 N. St.. South Boston. Mass.. whe writes that she had been a eras sufferer f rem dyspsi for six years: had seen with out apnetite ads had been trouble with sour stomach and headache. tih had tried many otker medicines in vain. Two bottles of Hood's Saruparilla made her walL flood's Sar"sapariila Promises to cure. and keps the promise. Don't wait till you are worse, but buy a bottle today. house with her father's pistol, and then took after her brother. The happiest people seem to be peo ple who are happily married. And the most wretched people are those who are unhappily married. It requires more bravery to get mar ried than it does to enlist in the army; war is becoming less dangerous every year, and marriage more dangerous. Mrs. Mary Lease, of Kansas, Jawed her husband so much that Bhe acquired a beautiful speaking voice, whereupon she turned reformer, and became a lecturer. An Atchison relative of Mrs. Lysan der John Appleton, wife of the kin com missioner general, is having a sailor suit made, in delicate recognition of the fact that Mrs. Appleton will at tend the launching of Emperor Wil liam's yacht. Ever notice that when a dog doubts his eyes, he uses his nose? A be wildered dog will sniff at half a dozen men, all in plain sight, when looking for his master. Likewise the philos opher will use his nose and sniff around where others are content to use their eyes. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. No man is wise In the eves of a fool. A critic is a grown-up boy who con tinues to throw stones. Old age makes a specialty of discov ering lost opportunities. It has been said that short accounts make long friends but there are no table exceptions to the rule. The windows of a woman's soul look out on her neighbor's back yard. Many a girl after visiting a drug store appears in the pink of condition. It is folly to cry over spilled milk; there is enough water wasted as It is. Fortunately for skin-deep beauties the skin is invariably worn outside. A woman may gain her point, but she seldom acquires it at the end of a lead pencil. After being turned down by an heir ess it is difficult to convince a young man that every cloud has a silver lin ing. The individual who gets the hardest knocks in early life is apt to be fairly well content with his lot in alter years. It sometimes happens that a widow refuses to be conaforted because no other man is willing to offer himself up as a sacrifice. "What sort of a young man is your daughter engaged to?" asked Mrs. Mug gins, "Oh, he seems Just like an every day sort of fellow." replied Mrs. Bug gins. "An every-night sort of fellow, t guess you mean." growled Mr. Buggins from behind his paper. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. A rolling mill gathers no moss. Even the blind man may go to sea. The fancy skater Is handy with his feef. One pugilist seldom strikes another favorably. Budding genius, like thin Ice, doesn't always bear. Some people feather their nests with borrowed plumes. When a fellow falls in love with him self he seldom gets over it. No, Maude dear; the Iron Trust is not composed of laundrymen. The vaudeville performer sometimes gets to be a crank from doing too many turns. It doesn't pay the skater to cry over melted ice. The poor little grip germ doesn't seem to have a ghost of a show this winter. He "But you can learn to love me, can't you?" She "I'm afraid not. I'm so stupid." The confirmed bachelor always ad mires a woman who likes dogs better than babies. "We cannot accept your story," re marked the managing editor of the daily newspaper. "It is very good, but we never print fiction." "I don't know about that," replied the disappointed author. "It seens to me I have read the weather indications in your paper." Hoax "He always goes where duty calls." Joax 'A soldier, eh Hoax "No; a custom house inspector." Wigg "Jollier thinks he's a lady killer." Wagg "Yes; he says the girls are just tickled to death oyer him. A girl who was fond of her E's Attended so many pink T's That she ruined her I's. Which was not very Vs. And it's only at times that she C's. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. Small men have big opinions of them selves. When you dig into a man's vanity you touch the spot where his hatred for you lies. No woman likes to think that the man she cares about would rather see her happy and plain than pretty and dis contented. It seems ever so much more so to say that a woman is older than her hus band than to say a man is younger than his wife. There are men in this world who think degeneracy is brilliancy and vic iousness is smartness, but, thank God, they never got those ideas from their mothers. PATTERSON APPEALS. Clyde Treasurer Who Used Joint Money Before Supreme Court. P. B. Pulsifer and Judg-e F. W. Sturgfs, attorneys for A. J. Patterson of Clyde, to day filed an appeal in the supreme court in the case in which Patterson was con victed of embezzlement in the district court of Cloud county a short time ago. This is the famous Clyde embezzlement case. Patterson was city treasurer of Clyde. He used for his own purpose about $5,000 worth of the money turned over to him as the city's money and when it waa demanded by the city officials to pay the city's bills he refused to give it up, claim ing that it had been illegally collected from jointkeepers and that the city had no right to it. Patterson was arrested for embezzlement and convicted. Only a few days ago he was sentenced to three years in the pen itentiary, but this sentence has been stayed by the supreme court, and Patter sort will be released while the case is pend ing if he can put up a $3,000 bond. HIEF WAS SMART. Ha Took Nothing; Bat Money at Klauer's. Herman Klauer's cigar store, next door to the Oxford hotel, was burglar ized last night. The front door is secured by a worth less Vale lock, which seems to have j been opened with a pocket knife. The burglar took great care not to disturb or carry -away anything which could be identified, and confined himself strictly to cash. After he had removed some twenty dollars from the cash register In the cigar store he passed back to the joint In the rear which was separated from the front by a similar lock, and collected a few dollars from the register there, and closed the deal 1 taxing open and removing1 the nickels fioxu two slot machines, gathering In all a neat little sum near $30. No clue "to the perpetrator of the theft has been found, and no onn sa v. the entrance at dh front door, which ia only one door from the all night restaurant of the Oxford. BDTHARE OUT. James Warner and J. W. F. Hughea Modestly Decline. Neither Will Enter the Bace For Councilman. ARE LOOKING AHEAD. Want to Try For Mayor Nomi nation Once More. Erident There Will Be Dearth of Candidates. No James S. Warner and J.W. P. Hughes Whov it will be remembered, engaged in a political contest some time since, each announced today that he positively would not be a candidate for re-election to the city council. Mr. Warner says he will not be in the race, because he wants to devote his time to business, and can't afford to engage In politics. Colonel Hughes retires In haste from the contest because he found that his premature friends had plunged him in to all kinds of, hostilities by announcing in the Sunday morning paper that he would enter the race. Colonel Hughes does not want any more hostility than necessary Just now, for ha is already rubbing himself down in preparation for the race for the mayoralty a year hence. It Is believed likely that Mr. Warner will also be willing to make another fight for the mayor's chair against his old antagonist. This means that the nomination of the next Republican candidate for mayor will soon begin to warm up and will reach the proper intensity of heat along about next January. Colonel Hughes thinks that he has some "fool friends" who did considera ble harm by announcing his candidacy for the position of councilman to suc ceed James A. Troutman,- who refuses to run again. Hughes has repeatedly pledged his support to whatever candi date the "south end" people in the Sixth ward might want. He is said to be especially friendly to George Tincher, who recently announced his candidacy. When Mr. Tincher heard that Hughes had announced his intention of going after the nomination, he said: "I won't get off the track for Hughes. I am in the race to stay. I believe I can beat him if he stands against me." But Colonel Hughes says that he pos itively will not be a candidate for councilman from the Sixth ward. He says the announcement that he will make the race is a greivous error. "I intend to leave the field open for the other fellows," he said to a State Journal reporter today. "I wish you would state positively for me that I will not be a candidate. I have said I wouldn't be and I intend to stick to it. The announcement that I would be a candidate was not authorized by me. I am sticking close to business. There will be an abundance of candidates In the Sixth ward, anyway. Jay C. Lee, George H. Tincher, J. A. Ramsay, and James M. Brier will all make the race, and probably J. W. Ripley. And they are all good men, too," Colonel Hughes added. "That's the only kind we have out in the Sixth." The peculiar feature of the "retire ment" of both Mr. Warner and Mr. Hughes is the fact that both have all along denied that they were candidates for re-election to the council. Their denials were emphatic enough for any purpose except a political purpose, but today for the first time the denials have the true ring. It is about as certain as anything ever is In politics that neither one will allow his name to be used as a candidate. Both have1 been strongly urged to enter the race, and both are said to have pledged thir support to other men. The pressure was strong enough to almost swerve them from their resolution to stay out, but the fact that both are looking into 'be political future proved to be strong enough to hold them to their original plan. Out in the Sixth ward there are a number of candidates who want Mr. Troutman's place. Besides George Tincher, who no doubt has the best start in the race, there are J. A. Ramsey, former reading clerk in the state senate; James M. Brier, J. C. Lee and J. W. Ripley. Some of these men have not fully decided to make the fight. In the Fifth ward, there are only two candidates out for Mr. Warner's place. One is Samuel T. Howe, and one is John Hewitt. Samuel T. Hcwe is a very strong candidate, but it is claimed by his opponents that the support of Street Commissioner Frank Snyder is hurting his chancel. Mr.Hewttt will get a strong backing in labor circles. HAS CHOKER'S RESIGNATION A STRING? William Jennings Bryan Says Boss Retirement Means Regenerated Tam many. Dr. Parkhurst Thinks Croker Will Come Back. 1 1 1 1 111 wrw un in ujiia pl.ihi '-4- p I). ll:VZ.2?tU Croker, the retired Different authorities hold different leadership of Tammanv Hali. Bryan says the succession ot Lewis f. rxixon mean a "S"1" i.-""""'?;. "cv" Dr. Pars hurst, however, is very skeptical about the Boss' retirement from the theater of New York politic and biakt aa is likely to drop iato xammaay aau uuueuijr ujr uuu. IIIIIllIIIIIlIIlItiIllIlIlIlttIIItllIllIlllIIII3llllIIIliaiIIlIlllIII!E!IIi:ilIt:Etlli:iJIlISflIillIIIlIJUlIIItJIIlIIlllIIIIIII!IlIIIlIEIiJlII131II!Illl I 1LIULIAN NO Auditorium, TopeKa, March 5, 1902. EE Engagement Extraordinary by the Topeka Choral Society for the BENEFIT of the PIPE ORGAN FUND j The large seating capacity of the Auditorium, and its elegant SE ES acoustic properties, enables the management to place the price ES of admission reserved seats at only One JDlla.F. No such prices have ever been made to hear the Greatest American Soprano. The opportunity of a life time. E5 ES The following generous donations have been made to the Pipe Organ Fund EE g "Atlas" Rolled Oats Co .cash $500 One Kimball Piano, W. F. IVoehr Music Co.. cash value $450 U One Schaeffer Piano,' E. B. Guild Music Co cash value $450 EE EE The List is still open, and additional contributions will be announced from time to time. EE EE Reserved Seats without extra charge at Stansfield's. EE Due notice of the opening of the Chart will be given. EE E Special Rates will be allowed on all railroads. Particular attention will be j given to the .accommodation of out-of-town visitors. ii!I!l!I!!Uli;!illIllIU!i!Ii21!Iinili:ii!!IM BONE AND COLEMAN. They Are Trying a Little Campaigning Together. Harry Bone says that he and C. C. Coleman, both of them candidates for the Republican nomination for attorney general, are campaigning together these days. They are attorneys in a claim against the federal government which is pending in the United States court of claims, and they are now traveling around over the state together taking evidence in the case and incidentally saying a word and sometimes more in favor of their respective candidacies. The claim on which they are working Is that of Alfred W. Kent, who was a freighter between Leavenworth and Fort Smith, Ark., during the war. Kent was on the road at one time and while he was passing through the Indian Ter ritory a party of Union troops impress ed his outfit into the service of the gov ernment., He had two four-horse teams with equipment, which he valued at $1,200. Kent- did nothing about the matter for years, but about 1886 he put in a claim against the government for $1,200. The court of claims has just got around to it Before Mr. Bone retired from the office of assistant United States district attorney, he was detailed as a special attorney of the government to look af ter the government's interests in the matter. He was notified to be on hand when the attorneys for Kent took evi dence in support of the claim, and then he was notified that C. C. Coleman, of Clay Center, his opponent in the race for attorney general, is representing Kent Kent-has three points to prove: First, that his property was impressed by the government; second, its value; third, that he was a loyal citizen Lt the time. NOT SO MUCH SUFFERING. Gold Weather Found People Better Prepared Than Usual. Poor Commissioner Hale said this morn ing that there had been less suffering during the recent cold weather than usual. "i think there have been fewer able bodied persons dependent upon the county this winter than usual," said Mr. Hale this morning. "In winters past I have had 40 able bodied men working on the county stone pile breaking rock in payment for the help they receive by the county. This winter there has not been more than three or four able bodied men working on the stone pile. The county has helped out about the usual number of families where there is sickness and want." "Have you got what they call tabled y hote dinners at this eatin'-house?" ask ed the man In the bearskin coat. "No, sir." "Stepping to the door, he beckoned to somebody on the outside. "Come in, Mandy," he said. "They eat in English here." Chicago Tribune. UTS "boss." 1 P. Nixon, views as to the importance of the TAKES UP SCHLEY CASE President Talks It Over With Naral Officers. Washington, Feb. 3. Admiral Evans, Capt. Clark and Commander Wain wright, hada conference of several hours with the president today on the matter of the appeal of Admiral Schley from the findings of the court of in quiry. It is not thought that the presi dent's answer will be ready for some time yet. In the meantime it is be lieved to be the president's purpose to confer with a number of the more im portant officers who gave testimony be fore the court. While the officers were with the president today he denied him self to all callers. He also invited them to luncheon. NEW KANSAS PIPE LINE. Chanute Its Headquarters Capital ia 1,000,00a Chanute is the headquarters of a big pipe line company which has just been granted a charter by the state charter board. It is known as" the Kansas and Texas Oil. Gas and Pipe Line company- It is capitalized at $1,000,000, and the stork is laxerelv owned by parties in Illinois and Springfield, Mo. The ob ject of the company is to develop Oil and gas wells and pipe the product to large towns or refineries. The main stockholders are C. D. Martin of Cha nute. Frank Hoblit and J. T. Hoblit of Lincoln, 111., and S. H. Martin of Waynesville. 111. Each of these hold 150,000 shares of stock. The total amount of stock is one million shares. Other charters granted today were: The Crescent Sash and Door company, of Wichita; capital, $60,000. The Francis Real Estate and Invest ment company, of Kansas City, Kas., capital. $500. Caney Valley Gas, Oil and Mineral company, of Grenola; capital, $10,000. Nilew State bank, Niles, Ottawa coun ty: capital, $5,000. Citizens State bank, MerVern; capital, $s,ooo. The J. W. Metz Mercantile and Imple ment company, Kiowa; capital, $50,000. Presidential Appointments. Washington, Feb. 3. The president to day sent the following nominations to the senate: Register of land office, at Lincoln, Neb.. W. A. Greene. Postmas ters: Kansas John M. Garvey, Mc Cune; Elden Lowe, Fort Scott. War Second lieutenants of infantry, James M. Fulton, G. L McEntee, Jr., Austin M. Pardee, Noble J. Wiley, all at large. Ordnance department. First Lieutenant Kenneth Morton, to be captain. wf- J1, -1 Tammany's new head. "abdication" by Richard Croker of the

rmca: EDITORS IN SESSION. State Agricultural College Will Be Inspected Tomorrow. The programme for the second day of the State Editorial association at Man hattan -tomorrow is as follows: The entire morning will be devoted to the Agricultural college, where the editors will be taken in carriages by the people of Manhattan. Lunch at the college. AFTERNOON 1:30 O'CLOCK. "Some Things That Need Fixing," J. E. House, Capital, Topeka. Liscussion S. H. Dodge, Gazette, Beloit; Clyde McManigal, Commercial, H or ton; Frank Fockele. Reporter, Le Roy. "The Possibilities of a Tri-Weekly tin der the Rural Route System." E. G. Pipp. Chronicle, Burlineame. Discussion E. T. Armstrong. Beacon, Great Bend; Ewing Herbert, World, Hia watha; E. A. Wasser, Press, Girard. "How Shall the County and Official Printing Be Awarded?" J. Frank Smith. Observer. JPleasanton. Discussion C. C. Painter, Index, Medi cine Lodge: W. L Chambers, Record, Stockton; W. D. Greason, Republican,' Pa ola. EVENING 7:30 O'CIOCK. (Commercial Club Hall.) "Second Class Mail Matter," Mrs. Annie L Digits. Advocate. Topeka. Discussion D. R. Anthony, Times, Leavenworth; S. A. Jones. Call, Beloit; Alvah Sheldon. Times, El Dorado. "A .Must," Victor Murdock. Eagle. Wichita. Discussion M. M. Beck, Recorder. Hol ton: J. B. Fugate, Journal, Newton; Thos. Morgan. Times. Ottawa. "Twenty-five Years of Newspaper Enter prise," George W. Martin, secretary State Historical association, Topeka, Kan. Question box, conducted by A. Val entine, Times. Clay Center. WANT FAIR GROUNDS. Effort Being Mads Today to Lease Them. C. H. Samson, O. P. Updegraff and T. J. Anderson, together with several oth er members of the State Fair associa tion that was formed here last year, are in conference with the members of the board of county commissioners this afternoon relative to the conditions upon which the lease of the fair grounds is to be signed. The fair grounds will undoubtedly be leased to day to the State Fair association for a period of 10 years and work will be be gun in the spring towards holding a big fair next fall. Conger Has the Money. Washington, Feb. 3. A cablegram has been received at the state department from United States Minister Conger at Pekin announcing that he has received the first payment from Chinese govern ment on account of the indemnity. He will hold the money to his order il the qualification of the trust company which is about to undertake to do an American banking business in China and the Philippines. XT. B. Supreme Court -Takes a Recess. Washington. Feb. 3. The United States supreme court adjourned today until Feh ruary 24. The court did not announce a decision in the Northern Pacific merger case and that case now necessarily g'.H's over until after the reconvening of the court. LOCAL MENTIO N. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Von Wolff, a boy, January 31. The New Church Workers of the First Paptipt church will meet Wednelay afternoon. February 5, at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Smith, 1013 Van Bu.en street. Nothing new has developed In the Snyder-Parker deadlock. Air. Snyder, t the present street commissioner, has as yet shown no symptoms of resigning, and Mayor Parker is waiting. In the local summary of the week's events in the State Journal of Satur day the name of J. D. Norton appeared instead of that of Martin Norton, in connection with the resignation of the latter as commander of the G. A. R. Nels McConnell has been appointed to take John Alexander's place as custod ian of the Auditorium. In summer time, when there is nothing to do in taklnsr care of the Auditorium, Mr. McConnell will assume the role of official dog tax collector, a position which he has filled with credit. He is a Republican. It was announced here Saturday that Charles Gardiner Gorham, who was formerly a prominent insurance mSn of Topeka, was dead. He died at his home. 84 West Sixtietn street, Chicago, on Janunry 12. He was a Mason, and also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and leaves a wife and five daughters. The collections taken at the various churches on lar.t Thanksgiving day for use in charitable work by the Topek i Ministerial union have been distributed. The sum of fl.'!9.50 was divided eciual y betwen the following institutions: The Industrial school. Ingleside the Critten den home, Mrs. Thorpe's work and the Orphans' home. If the future Is all you have to worry about, yeu are lucky; a few peopie also have the past, and occasionally you find a man who does not feel com fortable about the present. 4

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TOPEKA STATE JOUENAL, MOXDAT EVENING. FEBRUARY 3, 1902. 5 PER tENT DISCO THIS WEEK ON ALL Fancy Lamps, Fancy Brie a Brae, Fancy Cups and Saucers, Fancy Plates, Terra Cotta Busts, Fruit or Salad Bowls. You can buy a Center complete for AT FARNSWORTH ASHBY, 503 Kansas Avenue. APPEALTOMAYOR Ministerial Union Adopts Ad dress to City Officers. Ask For Suppression of "Joints' For Sale of Liquor. Charles M. Sheldon, J. T. MeFarland and A. M. Reynolds, members of the committee on public morals of the To peka Ministerial Union, this morning presented the following statement of facts to the members of the organiza tion for their approval before submit ting a copy to each of the councllmen and city officers: "To the Honorable, the Mayor and Com mon Council of Topeka. "Sirs: It Is a matter of common knowledge that a condition exists in this city today which calls for prompt and honest effort on the part of every official who has sworn to support the constitution and laws of this state. "Illegal places known as 'joints' where intoxicating drink is sold contrary to our law, are being established in large numbers. The Ministerial Union of this city represents over 11.000 church mem bers and many more thousands of peo ple who are in sympathy with Christian leaching and practice. These people, together with ourselves, are not fanatics or bigots, but citizens who have the business, social and moral welfare of this city at heart. Our homes are here. We believe in the fu ture of this city. We believe In the wis dom and justice of the prohibitory law and we know It can be enforced If the officers in authority honestly wish to enforce it. There is no reason why joints should exist in this city. It rests with those in authority to say whether these places shall exist In contempt of the people's wish. "This Is not an appeal to you, Mr. Mayor and the members of the city council. Why should any body of citi zens appeal to officers to do their duty when they have sworn to perform it? It is simply a statement of facts. Neither is it a threat. It simply expresses our knowledge of the fact that thousands of people connected In one way and another with our churches have a right to expect that the law of this state shall be enforced and our children and our homes be protected from a curse which by the common consent of the civilized world, is a greater danger to business, society and the individual than any other form of lawlessness. We be lieve we have the right to call the at tention of those In municipal authority to the present condition of our city and throw upon them the burden of enforc ing our existing laws. We make this statement to you in the name of the business prosperity, the social purity, and the fair name of the city which wo love." The document received the unanimous approval of the members of the Minis terial Union. The paper read by Rer. H. A. Ott on the topic, "How May We Best Promote Reliable Christian Character?" called forth no little discussion and revealed a diversity of opinion as to the honesty and morals of the colored people in their business and social life. His paper touched upon the religious excitement among the colored peo ple and their belief that unless accom panied by excitement their religious du ties were of no avail. His declarations that in business the colored people were not honest met with the disapproval of many of the ministers who took part in the discus sion that followed the reading of the paper. The next meeting" will be held Feb ruary 17, and Rev. A. M. Reynolds will read a paper on "Justification by Faith." APACHES MUST WORK. Iadian Department Stops the Bona, tioo of Rations and Annuities. Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 3. Indian Agent Carson at San Carlos, Ariz., has re ceived notification from the Indian de partment that after the fiscal year no further rations nor annuities will be Issued to the Apache Indians on the San Carlos reservation. This is in fur. therance of the policy of the Indian commissioner to render the redskin self sustaining. It is also reported that Fort Apache, near San Carlos, is to be abandoned as a. military post, and that If necessary the troops will be sent to Fort Mc rowell. At that point a number of Apaches who deserted San Carlos are destitute and waiting on the govern ment for rations. They have had rauch trouble with the settlers in that region because of their attempts to divert water from streams to raise corn. Revenue Collections. Leavenworth, Feb. 3. James M Simpson has collected $14,443.38 since he beoajie collector of internal revenue on January rx The collections under M W. Sutton from January 1 to 1 were J39.829.79. making the total collections tor the month 354,273.15. UNT Draft Lamp $1.88 UIFT F011 HARVARD. Rockefeller's Contribution Depends Upon Endowment of Others. r Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 3. Following the announcement at Harvard commencement exercises last June that J. P. Morgan had agreed toereet, at a cost of over 51.000,0). three of the buildings required for the ac commodation of tne Harvard Medical school in carrying out its new plans for medical education and research. President Kliot announced to the medical faculty to night that J. D. Rockefeller proposes to give ll.OUO.OuO in furtherance of this great project, provided that other friends of the university will raise a aum of money in the neighborhood of $500,000 to be used by the Harvard Medical school for land, buildings or endowment. It was stated tonight that there can be little doubt this condition will be speedily complied with. TWO DRUGGISTS FREE Cases of W. F. Gunther and W. II. Kuntz Thrown Out. Judge Hazen this morning sustained the demurrers in the case of W. F. Gunther and W. H. Kuntz, charged by ex-Chief of Police Stahl with illegally selling liquor. The sustaining of the demurrers in each case means that if Judge Hazen's decision holding the Hurrel law invalid is sustained by the supreme court then the cases brought against the druggists will not be tried. Gunther and Kuntz were arrested by Stahl and charged with selling liquor and maintaining a nuisance. There were 14 counts against Gunther charg ing him with selling liquor contrary to the laws of Kansas and in allowing persons to drink the liquor on the prem ises contrary to the city ordinances, and one count for keeping and maintaining a place where liquors were sold. The Kuntz case was the same. The motion was made by the attor neys to quash the con plaints against both defendants. In giving his decision on the motion Judge Hazen said: "In each of the 14 counts against Gunther it is stated that he is a druggist and has a permit from the probate judge to sell liquors for mechanical, medicinal and scientific purposes. Each count is a duplicate of the other except as to the time. F. M. Stahl complaiij that the sales are made contrary to the laws of the state and in violation of the city ordinances. The state law has nothing to do with it. There is no city ordinance which makes it unlawful to drink on the premises. I refer to the ordinances as they stand under the rulings of the courts. With these facts there is little left in the complaint. It is not neressary to decide the last count now in light of decisions if it turns out that he is a druggist. The last count does not charge that he is a druggist. The motion to quash all counts except the last is sustained." If the suprem court finds 'that the Hurrel law is invalid then Gunther will simply have to show that he is a drug gist and the last count against him will falL NO ICE TRUST CASE. City Attorney Refuses to Try It, Claiming Ordinance Is Invalid. The question of what shall be done with the ice trust case came up in the district court this morning. The case brought by the city against W. L. Dickey charging him with oper ating an ice trust is still on the dis trict court records. Judge Hazen won dered what had become of or would be come of the case. The court asked City Attorney Spencer the standing of the case. "The ordinance under which ft was brought is invalid," said Mr. Spencer. "Why don't you dismiss the case thea?" queried the court. "I want A. L. Williams, the attorney for Dickey, to file a motion to quash," replied the city attorney. "I don't intend to do that. We per fer to fight the ease." announced Wil liams. "The city is liable to bring an other case as soon as hot weather comes, and we want the matter set tled." The laugh was on Mr. Spencer. He believes the city ordinance under which Dickey was arrested and placed in jail for operating a trust to be invalid, and he thinks there is no good to come in trying the case as the city would lose It. Therefore he does not want to try it, but he does not want to dismiss it. Williams is having the easy time and no worry. Washburn's Anniversary. Thursday, February 6. will be the 37th anniversary of Washburn college, and appropriate exercises and ceremony will be followed. Rev. Albert 'Bushnell. pastor of the Clyde Congregational church of Kansas City will make the principal address. The day will be given over to exercises In which the various classes and organizations of the college will have a part. The young ladies of the school will give a reception at Library hall in the evening. Only one remedy in the world that will at once stop itchiness of the skin in any part of the body: Dean's Oint ment. At any drug store, 50 cents. A brilliant opening of the week's fes tivities was the reception given this af ternoon by Mrs. Charles Blood Smith and daughter.Miss Helen Smith at their home on Topeka avenue. Receiving with them were Mrs. Fa bius Maximus Clark of New Tork city, and Mrs. L. C. Boyle of Kansas City. Mrs. Smith wore an Imported gown of pale blue silk trimmed with Irish point lace. Miss Smith was In a fluffy gown of white point d'sprit, and carried a big bouquet of violets and maiden hair fern. Mrs. Clark's costume was an elaborate affair of Irish point lace over white chiffon and silk. She wore diamonds and pearls and carried violets. Mrs. Boyle's gown was of white point d'sprit over white satin trimmed with tulle and marguerites. She carried American Beauty roses. The house was charmingly decorated for the occasion. In the hall an alcove was screened off with a wall of palms and ferns and behind this Steinberg's orchestra played during the afternoon. In all of the rooms the electric lights had dainty little red shades and the flowers were American Beauty roses with the exception of the dining room? There the bare polished table was in the center of the room, and placed on it at intervals were red shaded candles and dishes of bon bons. The center piece consisted of a big basket of meteor roses and white lilacs, the handles surmount ed with a fluffy bow. The different as sisting ladies took turns at serving cof fee from either end of the table. In the drawing room were two punch bowls in charge of the following young girls: Miss Ethel Morton, Miss Mildred Morton, Miss Helen McClintock, Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Miriam Murphy. The assisting ladies were: Mrs. Clif ford His ted, Mrs. A. L. Williams, Mrs. A. A. Hurd, Mrs. Joab Mulvane, Mrs. Harrison Morgan, Mrs. A. L. Redden, Mrs. W. A. Morton, Mrs. William Smith, Mrs. W. J. Black, Mrs. Eugene Hagan, Mrs. M. O'Brien, Mrs. L. H. Munn, Mrs. Jane Dennis, Mrs. M. C. Hammatt. Mrs. W. R. Smith, Mrs. F. C. Gay, Mrs.Harry Ashby, Mrs. Frank Lewis, Mrs. James B. de Bevers Kaye, Mrs. F. R. Mills pa ugh. Miss Nelson of Ironwood, Mich., Miss Susan Gay, Miss Gertrude Dev ereux, Miss Florence Rosslngton, Miss Ella O'Connor and Miss Janette Lord. After the reception the assisting ladles were entertained at tea. A Bobsled Party. The following young people enjoyed a bobsled, party Saturday evening: Miss Maude Grimes, Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Virginia Meade, Miss Julia Wellhouso, Miss Lulu HeaJy, Miss Nellie Cartlidge, Mis3 Margaret Going, Mise Norma Holman, Miss Nellie Mc Kirahan. Miss Myrta Keener, Mr. Tink ham Veale, Mr. Leo Conwell, Mr. Ed Guild. Mr. Harry Sturgis. Mr. Proctor Foucht, Mr. Archie Mulholland, Mr. Clarence Wentworth, Mr. Charles Went worth, Mr. Charles Adams, Mr. Harry Fleishman, Mr. Carl Trapp, Mr. Roy Maxwell, Mr. Montie Kistler and Mr. Don Thompson. Notes and Personal Mention. Mrs. L. C. Boyle came' up from Kan sas City today and will spend the re mainder of the week with Mrs. Charles Blood Smith. The Current Literature club will meet during February with Mrs. ii. A. Heath, at 1109 Van Buren street Mrs. Harry Allshouse and little son left Sunday for Hamilton, Mo. The Spalding Reading circle will hold its regular meeting this evening. Mrs. Harry G. Larimer will give a talk on Francis Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Morris are moving to the cottage at 727 Taylor street which has been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery will spend the remainder of the winter with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Montgomery, at 724 Monroe street. V" nn1 Mrs. Earle Williams will MISS ROOT'S POPULARITY GROWS. Every Day Sees the Cabinet Officer's Daughter More Firmly Established in the Hearts of Capital Society. VhotognApb b' Mlia Edith Root, daughter of the Secretary of War, Is one of the most pop ular billes in Washington. Her mother not caring much for society, the chiet responsibility of entertaining falls npon the shoulders of this beautiful young girl, who is winning more hearts every day by her gracious manner. leave Tuesday for a month's trip to Mr. Williams' bid home in Mansfield, La., and New Orleans. Mr. Bernard Crosby and Mr. Cliff Purdy will attend a dance in Salina Tuesday evening. Miss Florence Johnstone attended a big dancing party in Wamego Satur day evening. Miss Gussie Fuller spent Saturday with friends in Kansas City. Mrs. C. W. Goss returned to her home in Newton Sunday, after a two weeks' visit in the city with Mr. and Mrs. George Stoker. Miss Goss will re main with them the rest of the week. Miss Emma White and Miss Helen Moon will leave Thursday for a trip to New Tork city. They will spend a few days in Washington en route. Before returning Miss Moon will visit in Pennsylvania. Miss Sue Sharltt will accompany them as far as Chicago, and from there will go to Kenosha, Wis., for a visit Clarence Brown, of Anthony, Kas., spent Saturday and Sunday in Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. George Stoker gave an Informal dinner party last Friday even ing complimentary to Mrs. C. W. Goss, of Newton. Miss Margaret Jones has returned from St. Mary's academy, at Faribault, Mich., for a short visit Mrs. W. E. Sterne and daughters spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City. Miss Bessie Jett returned today from a few days' visit with friends in Kan sas City. The Comnnisceo club will give its reg ular dancing party Thursday evening at Steinberg's hall. Mr. and Mrs. George P. Stitt have moved from 720 Harrison street to 909 Harrison, where they have taken rooms for the winter. Otho Jett spent Sunday In Kansas City. Miss Bessie Campbell and Miss Pris cilla Merrill spent Saturday shopping in Kansas City. Mrs. Waterman Stone will come up from Kansas City the middle of the week for a short visit with Mrs. J. C. McClintock. Mrs. Charles Knox and Mrs. Charles Stanley who have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rees, have gone to Tevls for a week's visit with their brother. Mr. Lewis Logan of Denver is visiting relatives In Topeka. Miss Letitia Lamb of Manhattan has accepted a position in the millinery de partment at the Mills Dry Goods com pany. Mr. John Perr y of Manhattan spent Sunday in the city with his sister. Miss Emily Hagar saw Mary Man nering In Kansas City Saturday; while there she was the guest of Miss Vir ginia Shippey. The G. O. Gage Post and Corps gave a very pleasant surprise party Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Goodwin at 235 Taylor street, in celebration of Mrs. Goodwin's birthday. The evening was spent in playing high five. At a late hour refreshments were served. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. DeBow, Mr. and Mrs. James Lord, Mr", and Mrs. Henry Hammon, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. J. 9., Elder, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Anderson, Mrs. Ella WTolff Miss Sadie Vaughn, Miss Alta and Mamie Suddarth, Mr. W. White kind. Mr. Will Goodwin and Mr. Wal ter Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. William Hahn, living three miles south of town, were pleas antly surprised Friday evening by a sleighing party of sixteen. Those pres ent were. Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gathers, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Yewell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hart, Mrs. Dick Boyse, Mrs. Frank Gaudy, Mrs. Mattle House. Master Roy Yewell, Mas ter Jimmie Wilson. Harry Steinberg will give a social dance this evening in his hall. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sea graves leave for Chicago tomorrow, to be gone three or four days. RIVAL OF SANTOSTPUMONT M. Oirardot Building an Air Ship on Submarine Boat Model. Paris, Feb. 3. M. Santos-Dumont has another rival in the person of M. Girar dot, winner of the international auto mobile coup and M. Charron's partner. He is building an air ship resembling a submarine boat. An aluminum car is in the center. There is a cigar-shaped balloon, with a novel motor suspended below and a propeller astern. The ad vantage of M. Girardot's system lies mainly in its compactness and the avoidance of weighty rigging. The GREAT BANKRUPT- offords you a saving of 50 per cent on all purchases. Now is the Time to Come and Get the Pick of CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS and FURNISHINGS at Open Until 6:39 604, EST" AH debtors of The Hub "H-'I"l"l"l-i"H"l"H' H'l' 1 1' IH NORTH TOPEKA. tLeave Items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas Ave.) Miss Jessie Hoover who has been quite ,jll at her home In Rochester is much improved. Park B. Kimball of the Kimball Printing Co., went to Manhattan today to attend the meeting of the Kansas State Editorial association. Mrs. Lillie CJriggs and daughter. Mat tie, and son Eugene, returned Saturday evening from a month's visit to rela tives at Pond Creek, Okla. There was no evening service at the Central Avenue Christian church yes terday as the pastor. Rev. J. T. Purvis, was ill. Mrs. W. M. Costley is expected home the middle of the week from Jjittle Rock where she has been spending the past ten days. Miss Neala Chipman left today for Washington D. G, where she will spend some time visiting her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Conklln. Rev. J. A. Stavely of the Kansas Avenue M. E. church will return Tues day from Burlingame and Osage City where he preached Sunday. Victor Council No. 4 K. and L. of S. will give a masquerade dance February 17 at their hall in the Barrett block. Two prizes will be given. 25c a couple; every extra lady 10c. Wear Western Woolen Mill Pants, made in the- woolen mill of North To peka..,. Call and see them. s COSTLEY POST. Tuesday evening the members of the Central Avenue Christian church will give a reception at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Purvis, 1103 Harrison street, In honor of the new members. Dr. Arthur Crane gave his lecture, "A Subject That Every Man Believes," yesterday afternoon at Lukens' opera house to a large and appreciative au dience. In the evening at the Baptist church Dr. Crane preached to a crowded house. Two dozen ladies' trimmed and walk ing hats worth from $3.00 to J5.00, for 98c. One lot for 25c. Costley Post. Winter goods must be sold to make room for spring goods. Costley Post. Mr. and Mrs. Alva C. Deaver of Troy, Kan., have issued cards announcing the marriage of their daughter, Lucetta, to Mr. George Harley Hamilton of Kansas City, which occurred January 26 at In dependence, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Hamil ton will be at home after March 15 In Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Byron Andrews who died Satur day at the Santa Fe hospital was buried this morning at 11 o'clock from Prairie Home church, the interment being in the Prairie Home cemetery. Mr. An drews was a brother of Mrs. Hardy Antrim of 917 Jackson street. Mr. T. C. Stanley died Saturday even ing at his home in the Holman build ing. Mr. Stanley had been 111 for sev eral weeks but on Saturday was much better and was down town. The de ceased was an old resident of Pleasant Hill. He leaves a widow and several grown children. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Kansas Avenue M. E. church. BRIDEGROOM ROUTED. Soldier Snatched Sweetheart From the Altar. Flora, Ind., Feb. 3. Three years ago Robert Morrison of Woodville kissed his sweetheart, Agnes Shepard, good bye and. with his regiment, started for the Philip pines. He took part in a number of en gagements and scouting expeditions that caused delay in receiving his letters from home. His time of eniistment having expired, he turned up yesterday in Woodville just in time to find his sweetheart marrying a rival Rushing up the church aisle the ex soldier, in his well-worn uniform, drew a pistol and, putting bis rival to flight, wedded the old sweetheart, who had thought him dead. LONDON'S ALIEN PEOPLE Number 130,000, of Whom Only 6,000 Are Americana, London. Feb. 3. London shelters, ac cording to the census returns. 130,000 for eigners. Of these Russia contributes 38.000; Germany. 27.000: France. 11,000, and Italy, 10.000. Of Americans there are about 6,000. There is one curious thing about this alien population. Nearly 7.000 males have no occupation, while 1.200 are said to be living on their means. The natural inference is that the other 5.S00 are living on other people. Of 63 lawyers in London who are citi zens of other countries, 29 hail from Amer ica. Homeseekera' Excursions Via the Sania Fe. On February 4 and 18 will sell tickets to points in Arkansas, Arizona, New Mexico, points east of Rocky Ford in Colorado. Louisiana, Indian Territory, Oklahoma and Texas, at rate of one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Lib eral stop over privileges allowed on go ing trip. Final limit 21 days from date of sale. For full information address agent at depot, Topeka. Herr Oeck Have you noticed the ad vances the pretty Miss Adelaide has been making me of late? Baroness Tes. but I would like to know who the other one is. Herr Geek Which one? Baroness Well, the one she is mak ing jealous. Fliegende Blatter. 606, 608 KANSAS .AVENUE. Clothing Co. are requested to settle 11 I 1 I1 I I I 1 1 I I 1 1'H' I CENTER OF AGNOSTICISM. It ia to Be Firmly Established in Kansas City. Kansas City, Feb. 3. Kansas City is to be the center of agnosticism of the world and Rev. J. E. Roberts, pastor of the Church of This World, of this city is to be its head and assume the mantle of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll if the plans of the trustees of the or ganization here are successful. The trustees have decided to expand the local church so that agnostics all over the world will be included in its mem bership and Dr. Roberts Is to be sent to every part of the United States to deliver lectures and to organize churches. Dr. Roberts will, it is stated, have an unlimited amount of money behind him and have full power to or ganize churches everywhere in this country. Dr. Roberts who was a close personal friend of Col. Ingersoll has been at the head of the Church of This World for the past five years. NEED NOT BE CHANGED. Mr. Long Says State Convention Will Not Interfere With. Memorial Day. Congressman Chester I. Long does not agree with Governor Stanley that the date of the Republican state con vention ought to be changed in order to make sure that it does not interfere with Memorial day. "I never knew a state convention to last longer than two days." said Mr. Long, "and last year it lasted but one day. The convention comes on Wednes day and Memorial day is on Friday, so the delegates will have ample time to get back home in plenty of time. I don't believe it is good policy to change the date, now that it has been settled on." Governor Stanley's reason for believ ing that the convention may run over into Memorial day if held on May 2S is based upon the fact that there are near ly twice as many offices to be filled this year as there have ever been before, and there will be a hard figift over the most of them. If the convention has lasted two days in any previous year it is quite probable that it may last three days this year. WILL SAIL UNDER WATER. New Submarine Terrors Nearly Com pleted For the Government. New Tork, Feb. 3. Three new sub marine terrors will be added to the United States navy within a few weeks. Four more will go into commission soon afterward, making in all nine boats in Uncle Sam's new submarine navy. At present the government has the Holland and the Fulton. Just complet ed are the Adder, the Moccasin and "the Porpoise, and nearly completed are the Shark, the Plunger, the Grampus and the Pike. All but two of these were built at Lewis Nixon's Crescent ship yard at Elizabethport. Out in San Francisco the Union Iron works is building the Grampus and the Pike, work on which has been seriously de layed by strikes. OCEAN TRAVEL HIGHER. Arrangement Being Reached to Put Up Freight Rates, Too. Liverpool, Feb. 3. An arrangement is being reached between the English, American and continental transatlantic steamship lines with the view to in creasing saloon and second cabin rates. Lines outside the Atlantic conference are Joining the movement. The English and American lines are negotiating to raise freight rates to a paying basis. The establishment of a minimum rate is contemplated. Arsenic in the Fish Sauce. Paris, Feb. 3. A sensational case of accidental poisoning occurred in the Chateau Sully, in Loirette, at a banquet given by the Comte Maximillen de Be thune. After taking fish all present were seized with violent spasms. They drank milk as an antidote. The Comte de Bethune-Sully used warm water and died. All the others recovered. A chef had put arsenic into the fish sauce by mistake. Ministers Talk It Over. The Hague, Feb. 3. The British min ister to The Netherlands, Sir Henry Howard, had a long conference with the minister of foreign affairs. Baron Van Linden, and the premier, Dr. Kuy per, at the latter's residence, on the subject of the notes exchanged between the Dutch and the British governments. Cissy Loftus is Stricken. Detroit. Mich.. -Feb. 3. Miss Cecelia Lof tus. better known as "Cissy" Loftus, who is K. H. Sothern's leading woman in "If I Were King," was forced to drop out of the cast at the Detroit ooera house today ow ing to an attack of acute gastritis. Lodge Notice. Attention Lodge No. 38, K. of P., requests all members to meet at castle hall, Sixtn and CJuincy streets, at 1 o'clock, Tues day afternoon, to attend the funeral of Brother Mark Withers. The funeral will be held at the house, 207 Branner street, at 2 o'clock. Tuesday, February 1. Members of oth.er K. P. lodges invited to attend. By order of J R. DAVIDSON, C. C. A. D. WATTS, K. of R. and S. SALE Open Until 6:39 accounts here AT ONCE. I I ttt H M"I' I' H' Star Grocery E. flontgomery. Prop. 112 E,. 6th. Phone 252. SAVE MONEY and Trade With Us. Cal. Evaporated Peaches, lb.... 5c 3 3-Ib. cans Pie Peaches 25c 2 lbs. Bulk Coffee 25c 1 lb. Broken Java lOc 1 lb. Lion Coffee 10c 2 cakes Kirk's Toilet Soap. 5c Armours Rollett Hams, lb 10c 7-lbs. Kidney Beans. 25c Try our Home-Made Bread. 4 lbs. London Layer Raisins. 25c Bulk Pepper, per lb 15c 2-lb. caa Preserved Strawber ries, 10c 10 lbs. Hominy 25c Baker's Premium Chocolate. 15c Kansas Cheese, per lb 10c 21 lbs. Granulated Sugar, ..1.00 1 pkgs. Oat Flake 25c 2 loaves Bread 5c California Hams, per lb. I Qq White Lard, per lb. rt. 0o Swift's Hams, per lb Ho 7 lbs. Pure Buckwheat 25c 2 lb. pkg. Breakfast Food 10c iew Crawford Theater. 8:i5 TONIGHT 8:3 Special Engagement. SPEDDEN fc PAIGE 3 Jolly Nights 3 Beginning Monday, February 3rd, in tiis New Comedy Drama "A THOROUGHBRED" 8 refined specialties. Ladies free MonuaV with each reserved 300 ticket. i'ricus loc. i(ic and aoc. llie Comedy Event of tho Season." Mr. David Belasco's Comedy Success NAUGHTY ANTHONY." HKKiHT CI. KAN. A Great Cast Miss Marie Horo. Miss Fatti Kosa, Mr. Will F. 1'lnllips. New Souk; KewDauce. Prices 23c, 50c, 75c$, $1.00 NOT ALL SOLD Many good seats left, but going fast at Stansfield's Drug Store. ANHD.s BAND Sixty people, including; boyden, alberti, zerni, Kryl, Borghi, anothers la Scenes From Grand Opera. Not In Cctume.) Prices: 25o, 50c, 75o and $1. AUDITORIUM Tuesday, February 4. 1 8:30 P. M. ON TRIP LP THE MLH William Fitzhugh Whitehouse of Newport and Party Leave England. London, Feb. 3. W!llla-n Fitzhuph Whitehouse, of Newport, R. L, accom panied by Lord Hindlip, left England today on his way to the Upper Nilr. After leaving the Abyssinian capital, which the travelers expect to reach early in April, the expedition will trav erse Walamo, known as the "devil infested zone," and hope to reach the Sobat river in June. Arrangements have been made to have a Soudan gov ernment steamer there on the lookout for the expedition. It will take them to Khartum. INNESM

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOTTRNAIv MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 3, 1902. THAT GROUND HOG Had No Trouble in Seeing His Shadow. Candlemas Day Was Bright and Clear. THE PROVERBS VARY. One Says Winter Will Continue for Six Weeks. Another, That It Will Be Orer in Four. "On Candlemas day the bear, badger or woodchuck comes out to see his shad ow at noon, if he does not see it he re mains out: but if he does see it he goes back to his hole for six -weeks and cold weather continues six weeks longer Page 101 United States weather bureau book of proverbs. Yesterday was Candlemas, or "ground hog" day. and the sun was shining bright and clear at noon.' Therefore ac cording to tradition, which, has been THE GROUND HOG SHADOW. SEES HIS compiled by the government in book form, Kansas may expect a long winter. Although the ground hog sunned him self he found it cold for the minimum temperature Sunday was 5 below zero. There is some doubt, according to the government book, whether the winter will continue four or six weeks. On page S4 is found the following: "If the ground hog is sunning himself on the second of February he will return for four weeks to his winter quarters again." Another on the same page is "There is aways one fine week in February." On page 101 is this: "If Candlemas day be fair and clear, there'll be two winters in that year." The book also contains some warnings which the public should follow. One is: "Have on Candlemas day one-half your straw and one-half your hay." Another is: "On Candlemas day just so far as tne sun snines in, just bo iar win tne snow blow in." When asked what he thought about the ground hog proverbs. Observer Jen nings said: "The ground hog saw his shadow yesterday and that means, ac cording to the proverb, six weeks more of winter. Last winter the ground hog did not see his shadow. The weather bureau forecaster announced cold weather anyway. It was the ground hog against the prognosticators. We had winter right along Just the same. This is unusual weather we are having. In fact all the weather we have is an nounced by some one to be unusual. Prespects are good now for the weather to moderate. In fact the nearer we get to spring the better are our chances." The government today sent out the following forecast: "Snow and' colder tonight. Tuesday fair and colder." The temperatures throughout the northwest have not moderated and the high and low barometers are chasing across the country playing tag with the thermom eters and hide and seek with each other. The weather bureau has given up all hopes of controlling them and the de partment is now waiting for spring. When the buds start the announcement will be made officially that the mercury will not get 20 below zero until next winter, maybe. Saturday night at midnight the mer cury was 2 degrees below zero. Early Sunday morning the thermometer regis tered 5 degrees below and during the day got up to 12 degrees above. The wind early Sunday morning was blow ing 16 miles from the northwest and by noon had moderated to 12 miles an hour from the west. The snow which fell Saturday afternoon amounted to three tenths of an inch. Observer Jennings has compiled the figures which show that January was not as cold as usual but was much more !wet. The mean temperature in January was 67 on the 9th and the minimum was 10 degrees below zero on the 27th. The wind blew most from the northwest and (luring the month made a record of 6, T9S miles, an average of eight miles an liour. The maximum velocity was 29 miles an hour on the 21st and the 28th. The precipitation for the month was an Inch and 56 hundredths. The normal precipitation is 9a hundredths of an Inch. The total snow fall for the month was 12 inches and four tenths. There were 10 clear. 13 partly cloudy and S cloudy days in the month and several rainy days. The minimum temperature this morn ing was one degree below zero. The wind this morning was from the south blowing 16 miles an hour. The hourly temperatures today according to the government thermometer were as fol lows: 7 o'clock 8 11 O'clock IS S o'clock 10 I 12 o'clock 21 9 o'clock fl! I 1 o'clock 23 10 o'clock 16 2 oclock 25 SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS. Orer 2,000 of Innes, Band Tickets Hare Been Sold. Up to noon todayover 2,000 tickets had been sold for the Innes band con cert at the Auditorium Tuesday night. There are nearly 4,000 reserved seats in the Auditorium, so there are plenty of choice reservations untaken. This sale far exceeds that of the Marine band at noon the day before the con cert, and when the Marine band con cert began every seat, except the few close to the stage were taken. Many people from out of town have ordered seats. Innes and his band will come from Atchison, where a matinee will be played Tuesday afternoon. The spe cial cars of the band will come as a special train. The special will arrive in Topeka at 7 o'clock and the concert will commence promptly at S:30 o'clock. MEANS MUCH TO CUBA. President Falma Says Future De pends on Tariff Reduction. New York, Feb. 3. "It will be impos sible for me, or anyone else, to establish a strong and stable government in Cu ba unless tariff concessions are made to us bv the United States. I say this after having studied the situation in all its phases. It is a statement or tacts mat I believe to be absolutely correct, and it is for the American people to realize their full sifrnincance, said senor X ,Kstrada Palma, who will soon become president of Cuba. Senor Palma had been in conference with the members of the Cuban com mission, who are now in New York, be fore he consented to discuss the present situation for publication. The interview was granted at a luncheon given to him by the Cuban commission in the Hotel Jefferson. "You cannot express too strongly how serious I believe the Cu ban condition to be," Senor Palma ad ded, "but I have implicit confidence that they will be remedied at once by con gress. "I cannot believe that the American people will fail to carry out their prom ises. I have lived among them now for nearly 26 years, and I know that as a people their sense of honor is as 'keen as was that of their forefathers 100 years ago. "They have not been corrupted. They promised to set us free and to establish us as a sister republic. The first half of the promise has been fulfilled, for whicn words cannot express our thanks, and now 1 am sure the rest of it will be car ried out. In remembrance of this prom ise to the world, in memory of President Mt-Kinley, they cannot now turn back. Buc I trust they will make no mistake when concessions are granted us. I pledge my honor on the statement that a reduction of anything less than 50 per cent on the present duty on sugar im ported from Cuba will be of no avail to relieve the distress that looms ahead of us. "In the present condition of the sugar market of the world a less reduction would not save us from ruin. Why? Be cause if the sugar planters are going to lose money it makes no eifference how much they are going to lose, whether it is hve-eighths of a cent a pound, as at present, or one-quarter of a cent "Unless the planters can make a prof it, even though it is small, they cannot afford to continue in business and as a consequence 500,000 persons will be prac tically without means of subsistence. Anarchy will reign on the island instead of law and order. You will not only have to send more troops there, perhaps, but will surely be sending us food that we may not die of famine. "You think. I am exaggerating, per haps. Every word I tell you is the truth. There is very little money in Cuba now, and less credit. We have nothing to depend upon except sugar and tobacco. If we cannot sell either sugar or tobacco to you, and you won't let us make a treaty with any other country, what are we to do? But there cannot be doubt of the result. Your president and Secretary Root are men who do not turn back when they set themselves a task. My only fear is that under a mistaken conception of the facts the concessions will be not sufficient to really help us." NEW ATlILETIcltULES. Another Step to Suppress Profession alism in Kansas Colleges. The Kansas College Athletic confer ence is now a permanent organization, with seven Kansas colleges and univer sities represented in that body. It is planned to make every Kansas college and university a member of this body- and enforce the rules governing ath letics adopted by this conference. One year ago when the Topeka con ference athletic rules were adopted only four colleges were represented in the conference. This year seven colleges were represented. The rules as adopted last year were modified only in one point this year. The idea is to keep professionals from becoming members of any of the col lege athletic teams, and the- colleges in the agreement will not play any other Kansas college team that is not existing under the terms of the Topeka confer ence agreement. In the rules as originally adopted it was provided that no man should be allowed to play who had ever used his knowledge and skill for gain. As the amended rules read. It applies only to those who receive money for their serv ices after January 1, 1902. This is done especially for the benefit of the "summer baseball" men, bona nd college students, who may have played for a few weeks in the summer on some team where they received re muneration, but who are amateurs so far as college athletics are concerned. The section which specified only base ball and football was changed so as to embrace every college athletic team. The organization is not to be regarded as a court of appeal for disputes aris ing at the various colleges. It is planned that local disputes shall be settled at each school by the Drooer officers. But in event some complica tion arises that is beyond the power of the local authorities to settle, it will be submitted to an arbitrator. Prof. Hetherington, of Missouri university. has been asked to act as arbitrator during the coming year. At this meeting the AeTleiiltural col lege was represented by President E. R. Nichols; Bethany, at Lindsborg. by Prof. Vivian Hemmon; Washburn, by Prof. W. A. Harshberger; Ottawa, by President J. D. S. Riggs; the State Normal, by Pror. E. M. Carney; Baker, by Prof. C. S. Parmenter; and Kansas university, by Prof. M. W. Sterling. In the organization Prof. Parmenter. of Baker, was elected president, and Prof. Sterling, of Kansas university, secre tary. The following are the rules of the Kansas College Athletic conference: Rule 1. No one shall particiDate in any intercollegiate game or athletic sport unless he be a bona fide student, doing full minimum work in a regular or special course as defined in the cir riculum of his college, and no student who has participated in any intercol legiate game as a member of the col lege team shall be permitted to nlav on the team of any other college during me suci-eeujiig season aevotea to that game, unless he has obtained a college academic degree or has completed the course in the preparatory department of a college. Rule 2. No person shall be admitted to any intercollegiate contest who re ceives any gift, remuneration or pay for his services on the college team. Rule A Ko student shall particiDate in a particular sport upon the teams of any college or colleges for more than six years in the aggregate, and any member of a college who plays during any part of an intercollegiate athletic contest does thereby participate in the sport for that year. "Rule 4. No student shall Dartieinate in any intercollegiate contest who has since January 1, 1902. used or is using his knowledge of athletic skill for gain. jno person wno receives any comoen- sation from a college or preparatory de partment for services rendered bv wav of regular instruction shall be allowed to play on any team. 'Rule 5. No student shall Dlav In any game under an assumed name. Rule 6. No student shall be per mitted to participate in any lntercol- legiate contest who is found by the faculty to be delinquent In his studies. either past or current. "Rule 7. All intercollegiate games shall be played on grounds eitner ownea or under the immediate control of one or both of the colleges participating in the contest, and all intercollegiate games shall be played under student management and not under the control of any corporation, association or pri vate individual. "Rule 8. The election of managers and captains of teams in each college shall be subject to the approval of the committee on athletics. "Rule 9. At least five days before any intercollegiate contest the respective chairmen of the athletic committees of the institutions concerned shall sub mit to each other a certified list of players eligible under the rules adopted to participate in said contest. It shall be the duty of the captains of the re spective teams to exclude all players from the contest save those so certified. "Rule 10. Athletic committees shall require each candidate for a. team to represent the college in intercollegiate contests to subscribe to a statement that he is eligible under the letter and spirit of these rules. "Rule 11. No person having been a member of a college athletic team dur ing any year and having been In at tendance less jt nan eighteen consecutive weeks or the "full spring term, if it be less than the eighteen weeks, shall be permitted to play in any intercollegiate contest thereafter until he shall have been in attendance eighteen consecutive weeks." S EATON WILL TELL THINGS Says Kansas Senators Save Been Helping the Twine Trust. Captain John Seaton has settled once and for all the report that the candi dacy of C. C. McCarthy, of Nortonvllle, for state treasurer, was sprung in the interest of W. J. Bailey for governor. Captain Seaton makes a statement that McCarthy came to him some time before he announced his candidacy and asked him if he wanted to run for governor. stating that Seaton's interests were par amount to his own. If McCarthy were really running In the interest of Bailey, Captain Seaton would be the last one to come to his de fense. Mr. Seaton has also announced positively that he will not run for gov ernor. In an interview he says: "t am not a candidate for governor, and will not be. I will not be a candi date this year or probably at any time in the future. You can say further, that I have no choice, that I have not settled on any candidate and will do nothing to create discord. 'I expect to be a candidate for the leg islature. I have taken an interest in divers things for the welfare of Kansas, one of which is in this community, the penitentiary binding twine plant. I found a disposition to shut down the twine plant entirely on the part of some Kansas senators a year ago. 1 don t care to tell at this time all I know of the efforts of senators to aid the twine trust, but will have considerable to say this summer. I will warn the farmers and taxpayers generally of some of the plans, giving details of efforts to close the twine plant. We had a hard time to prevent cer tain senators from injuring the plant a year ago. I held out in conference and made them stand by the provisions of the law creating the plant. We had to go after the senators strongly and the house backed us up." METEOR NEARLY HEADY. Emperor William's Yacht Bears Fresh Coat of Paint. New York, Feb. 3. Gay In a dress of fresh paint, its hull molded into form, Emperor William's yacht, the Meteor, is ready for thjs water at Shooter Isl and. The launching might occur today -if it were desired. To the observer the yacht seems a completed vessel stripped of its rigging. The painter's brush already has marked the water line upon its sides, and the last rivet has been fastened in its plates. Nearly all the portholes have been cut. With the exception of the deck flooring and deck house, which will be done in a day or so more, all that remains to be done will be the fitting up of th interior. The 100 tons of lead ballast already has been stowed away in the hold. The Meteor will be almost completed when it is launched. The yacht may be ready to sail within two weeks after ttje launching. Bulkheads are being pre pared and will be placed this week and next. An astonishing progress has been made in the last two weeks. Under electric lights a force of men has been at work at night This has been done to avoid even a remote possibility of any bitch in the work. EVEN SOULS DIE. Dr. Farkhurst Quotes the Bible in Proof of It. New York, Feb. 3. Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Parkhurst has preached the rhlrd of a series of sermons on y Immortality." He complained before the service that he had received many letters of criticism on account of his previous sermons. The majority of the strictures had been upon his contention that, while soul and body were clearly distinct, it did not necessarily follow that the soul would ive through all eternity. In the Bible it is taught, he asserted, that the soul that "sinneth it shall die." Soul can not stand alone, except it be God's soul," he continued. "Do not forget that. So that man, as man con sidered in its separateness is not in herently eternal, is not inherently im mortal. If there is in him at any time anything that deserves to be called eternal it is because there is at that time something which the One only eternal has mysteriously possessed him of." Oppose New Forest Reserve. Butte. Mont., Feb. 3. A special to the Miner from Kalispell, Mont, says the people of western Flathead county are signing a petition against the creation of the new Kootenai forest reserve pro posed by Commissioner Hermann. The land incorporated in the recent order of county and it is claimed should all been incorporated in the recent order of withdrawal be finally segregated and withdrawn from settlement it will work a hardship upon many actual settlers who are living upon unsurveyed lands. The Kootenai forest reserve as proposed will embrace over a million and a quar ter or aense timber lands m the states of Montana and Idaho. Amateur Billiard Contest New York, Feb. 3. Drawing upon every corner of the United States for players who have earned championship honors in their respective territories, the A. A. II. tourney for the billiard championship of America (class A) will begin tonight at the Knickerbocker Athletic club with the fastest aggrega tion or amateurs ever gathered for a tournament of this character. The first game will be called at 8 o'clock. when W. H. Sigourney, champion of the -acinc coast, win meet Chas. S. Schmitt, of Boston. City Ticket Office Union Pacific R. R.. 625 Kansas ave. Everybody reads the State Journal. TRAINS MEET ON A TRESTLE. Passenger Train Dashes Into a Standing Freight On a Track 65 Feet Up In the Air. 03E BRAKE3I AN KILLED Express Engine Was Jarred From the Kails, But Miraculously Failed to Plunge Into the Abyss. Denver, Feb. 3. Colorado Midland passenger train, west-bound, for Salt Lake and San Francisco, .had a nar row escape from instant destruction Sunday two miles west of Buena Vista. The locomotive dashed into a freight train standing on a trestle 65 feet high, hurling the caboose and one freight car into the creek bottom and instantly killing Owen McCarthy, rear brakeman on the freight train. Engineer Peck and his fireman -were prevented from jumping by the high trestle and remained on their engine, expecting to be dashed to death. The engine left the rails, but miraculously remained on the trestle, almost bal anced on its edge, not only saving their lives but the passengers as well. Owen McCarthy, the only man to lose his life, received orders to flag the coming passenger train, but tarried in the caboose warming himself, as the morning was extremely cold. He had just started to flag the train when he saw the headlight of the locomotive rounding a curve not one hundred feet distant. He retreated toward the ca boose, but was caught and knocked into the creek, being shockingly mangled. BARNEY SHERIDAN'S JOKE, What the Democratic War Horse Said of Kansas Day Banquet. Talk about humor! Barnev Sheridan's description of the Kansas Day banquet is about the richest thing that has been perpetrated for some time. The old Democratic war horse of Paola is gen erally fair and impartial, but in this in stance his report was as far wrong as though it bore a Wichita date line. Here is what he says in the Paola Spirit: The truth of the matter is. as detail ed in Paola yesterday afternoon by an eye witness, such a hilarious mob never before got possession of Representative hall. Prohibition statesmen drank till they fell down and slept in the saw dust under the tables; half filled bottles of wine were smashed against the ele gantly finished walls of the capitol rough songs were sung while the speakers for the old nag and big ap propriations were amplifying upon the honesty and sobriety of the Republican party of Kansas: the theft of the toast- master's gavel made it necessary for him to use an empty champagne bottle to rap and rap in vain for order; and all the while from start to finish. Baby lonian fumes and jargon stifled and confused the revelers. OPPOSE AMALGAMATION. The Clay. County Populists Declare Against Alliance With Democrats. The Populists of Clay county have declared against joining the Democrats. In a meeting Saturday afternoon to elect delegates to the Populist state con vention in Topeka on February 21, the sentiment was unanimous against the Democratic proposition. The meeting was unanimously in favor of maintain ing the People s party organization, as advised by ex -Congressman W. D. Vin cent, George W. Hanna and other Clay county leaders. The delegates elected to the Topeka convention were Jonn McKee. w. W. Smith, R. M. Lockridge, William Oil man and Jacob Miller. MUST LOOSEN UP. Manila View of the Government's At titude Toward the Islands. Manila, Feb. 3. Manila is intensely Interested as to what action congress will take concerning the Philippine isl ands. Ordinary local politics have been forgotten and two parties have been formed, the optimists and the pessim ists. Some think that life and prop erty are unsafe outside of the towns of the islands, while others ridicule such ideas and consider life and property to be assured. Criticisms of the statement of Civil Governor Taft that he believed that 15.000 men would be sufficient to garri son the islands in a year are plentiful. Yet the majority of the business men who are financially interested in the provinces and consequently claim ex ceptional opportunities for feeling the pulse of the people, say that Governor General Taft is right on- one condition only, that being that congress acts for the benefit of the Philippines. Capt. Frank Green, president of the American chamber of commerce here, says he fully believes that Civil Gov ernor Taft's forecast can be realized If congress will arrange to open the coun try to mining and homestead laws and to enlarge the forestry reserves. Should this legislation be effected, an act by the Philippine commission granting franchises would naturally follow and American capital in large quantities, as well as many American miners and homestead seekers would come to the islands. "If this were accomplished," contin ued the president of the chamber of commerce, 'we would immediately have a large body of resourceful and self reliant men scattered throughout the archipelago who would become a source of information for the government concerning the natives surrounding them and who would constitute a re serve force in case of necessity. The consequent development of the islands would give employment to an increas ing number of Filipinos, who while busy making money would have less time to plot The good wages in sight would make even those Filipinos in the field desert the insurrection in order to enjoy their share of the prosperity. "Everyone admits the excellent work done by the native constabulary, which will be increased. Many municipalities also now possess a fairlv efficient police force. The concentration of the American troops into substantial barracks would reduce the sick rate among them, and 15.000 men uhder such circumstances would equal 20.000 men now. Given these condi tions it can readilv be seen that in case of a local outbreak with which the police would be unable to cope, the constabulary would be handy; should it be necessary, the military can come in and then, as a last resort, there would be this ever in creasing body of American citizens will ing to render assistance. "I consider the assurances made by Civil Governor Taft before the senate committee on the Philippines regarding future peace in these islands to be timely, inasmuch as they will have a tendency to bring about more rapid legislation on the subjects most needing attention." A prominent member of the government says that the order of General Chaffee to military commanders to harmonize with the civil authorities will have some effect The member of the government in ques tion thinks whatever friction there has been in the provinces is probably due to the continuation in those provinces in a military capacity of the same officers who previously wieldea civil power there. "The people at home,'1 said this mem ber of the government, "are prone to oiame ijen. utis ana tien. jviacArtnur lor making statements which the facts did not seem to warrant, while as a matter of fact both generals were right. General Otis justly considered he had the'situation well in hand even though the fighting con tinued. To Gen. MaeArthur is due much credit for pacifying a large portion of the Philippine islands, but to Gen. Chaffee comes the greatest opportunity, that of stamping out tne insurrection in those places where there has been the most stubborn resistance, prolonged beyond what we thought possible. I think that Gen. Chaffee is doing this effectively and that his example and influence upon the military government will soon result in es tablishing most cordial relations between the civil and military authorities. Gen. Chaffee recognizes that both these branches of the government are working oy amerent means to tne same ena. tne desire of the American people that a ciean ana gooa government oe estapusaea in everv place possible." Gen. J. Franklin Bell, commanding the American troops in the pro'inces of Ba tangas and Laguna, Southern Luzon, has amvea nere to comer with Generals Chaffee and Wheaton. He considers there is every prospect for the final termination of the insurrection in these provinces. Surrenders of men and rifles occur daily, GOT 15 VOTES. Proposition to Increase Salaries of National Legislators. Washington, Feb. 3. Soon after the senate convened today, Mr. Hale (Me.) reported the urgent deficiency bill, and gave notice that he would call it up for consideration tomorrow. At the conclusion of routine business Mr. Culberson inquired whether a reply had been received from the secretary of war to his resolution passed ten days ago calling for certain correspondence relating to the Philippine tariff. When informed no reply had been received, he declared that in view of the fact the question was under discussion in the senate the delay was "unseemly." Consideration of the bill to increase the salaries of judges of the United States courts then was resumed. The pending amendment was that offered by Mr. Stewart increasing the salaries of senators and members of the house of representatives to $7,500 annually, beginning on March 4, 1903. After brief discussion the amendment was reject ed, 15 to 44. An amendment then was offered by Mr. Foraker extending the proposed In crease of the salaries of circuit judges to the circuit judge of Porto Rico. Mr. Clark (Wyo.) moved to amend the amendment by extending the proposed increase in salary to the district judge of Hawaii. Mr. Tillman inquired of Mr. Foraker whether Porto Rico was in the United States or not. "I will say to the senator," replied Mr. Foraker, "that Porto Rico belongs to the United States." "The matter of 'belonging to' and be ing 'in' is entirely different" suggested Mr. Tillman. Mr. Foraker thought this was not a proper time to discuss the status of Porto Rico. "Oh, there is plenty of time," said Mr. Tillman. "We've got the whole session before us. We might as well discuss the question now as at any other time. Mr. Foraker said he would content himself now with saying simply that Porto Rico belongs to the United States. "The Te lation of the island to the United States," said he, "has been established by congress and approved by the United States supreme court." Mr. Teller urged that if the salaries of Judges in Porto Rico and Hawaii were to be increased, those of the judges in the territories, also should be in creased. Considerable opposition was develop ed to the amendment and Mr. Foraker withdraw it rathee than jeopardize the bill. Mr. Clark, of Wyoming, insisted upon his amendment and reoffered it at once. ANOTHER POLICEMAN (JOES. No One Will Be Appointed in Morth land's Place. A. I. Morthland, one of the Stahl po liceman, was removed from office today by Maybr Parker, in the interests of economy. No one will be appointed to take Mr. Morthland's place. There were no charges against Mr. Morthland Mayor Parker is said to be planning several other removals from the police force, for the purpose of saving the city so much expense in that department. When Mayor Parker was asked today concerning his plans for the reduction of the police force he said: "I don't think that any plan has been decided upon. We expect to save expense wherever we can." Councilman J. S. Warner, a member of the police committee, said: "There may be some reductions in the police force. The city will not keep anyone on the pay roll that it can dispense with." The mayor and councilmen were very much impressed by what the Lincoln, Neb., officials told them. At Lincoln the entire police department has only seven patrolmen, according to Mayor Winnett. In Topeka there are usually from 20 to 25 patrolmen. There is considerable anx iety among the members of the police force lest the mayor and council should decide to cut down the Topeka force to match the one at Lincoln. If the force of patrolmen in Topeka should be re duced from 20 to 10, it would mean a saving of $500 a month to the city, or $6,000 a year. LECTURES JUDGE GUTHRIE Mrs. Nation Tells Postmaster That He Chews Too Much Tobacco. "There you are, still chewing to bacco," exclaimed Mrs. Carrie Nation this morning as she walked into the office of Postmaster John Guthrie. "I do believe you have always a chew" of tobacco in your mouth." Judge Guthrie, never at a loss for an answer, was non-plussed for the mo ment and had no answer for the accus ation. Continuing, Mrs. Nation delivered herself of a lecture on the evils of the dreadful dirty tobacco habit. "Do you know, seh said, I don t believe many women like to kiss a mouth always filled with tobacco. Why I am sure I would rather kiss a pig than a mouth soiled with tobacco." Hewitt For Councilman. John G. Hewitt has announced his candidacy for councilman in the Fifth ward subject to the Republican prim ary. Mr. Hewitt has lived in the ward 30 years. He has worked at his trade as a painter during that time. He has manv close friends in the ward and in other portions of the city. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.- Chicago, Feb. S. WHEAT The grain markets opened firm today under the In fluence of slightly better cables, the gov ernment crop report and the cold weather. May wheat started a shade lower to. a shade higher, at 78GST8V&C Liverpool start ed stronger, but afterwards lost its gain. The government report on the wheat crop stated that the winter belt did not show up favorably.Northwestern elevator stocks decreased 2,760.000 bushels during January and northwestern shipments were much smaller than last year. Some small buying by commission houses set in at the open ins:, but business auieted down to a rou tine market early in the day. Large in creases in shipments and the weekly amount .on passage and the supposition that the visible supply would be reported increased, stopped the advance and stead ied the market. May sold up slowly to 78c. Local receipts were 19 cars 2 cars of contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 370 cars, making a total for the three points of 3S9 cars, against 312 cars last week and 107 cars a year ago. World's shipments were 8.294.000 bushels for the week, against 2,- 7S3.O0O bushels last week, and 7.312,000 Dusneis a year ago. Tne amount ot Dreao stuffs on passage increased 2,552,000 bush els. Corn strength and a larre decrease in the visible supply kept wheat buoyed up until juay sola at ttic Toward tne ena of the session liquidation brought a .slight ly easier tone, and May closed firm and c higher, at 78c. CORN Corn was quiet but firmer for the early part of the session. The cold weather and improved cables brought an opening advance of fic for May. at 63c. Com mission houses bought to some degree, but Russia was reported as shipping 1.378.000 bushels last week, and the market quieted aown. May sola up to t3e, ana steaaiea. Receipts were only 62 cars. The cold weather and short covering ad vanced May corn steadily to 64c. Liqui dation brought a slight loss of the ad vance, but May closed strong and llc UP. at 63Hifab4C. OATS Oats had an indifferent early market, braced up somewhat by corn. May opened up. at 44c, on fair commission house buvine. and fluctuated between that price and 44c. Receipts were onlv t4 cars. PROVISIONS Provisions had a good early speculative market. Prices opened lower all around on increases in stocks. The hog market was about steady, but a good demand set in for pork and com mission house buying brought May pork up from an opening of 2i,4c lower,, at $15.75, to $15,971,; May lard opened a shade lower, at $9.37, and sold up to $9.52, and May ribs a shade lower, at $S-40, and advanced to SS.45. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, 83(aSSc; No. 3 red, 7SVi'S4V'C; No. 2 hard winter, 76US7Sc No. 3 hard winter. 7577c: No." 1 northern spring. 76-&78c; No. 2 northern spring, 75S77c; No. 3 spring 71Voi75iic. CORN No. 3, 5f!i'?lG0c. OATS No. 2, 45&45Hc: No. 3. 44?4c. FLAX Cash: Northwestern, $1.73; southwestern, $1.73: May. $1.751.78. RYE Feb.. 80c: May. 62S63c; July, 62c. BARLEY Cash: 58(&63a TIMOTHY 6.60. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicaeo. Feb. 3. CATTLE Receipts. 22.000 head, including 1.000 head of Texans. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $6.50 7.25; poor to medium, $4.0tii6.00; stockers ana reeaers, $2.zbrfM.no: cows, ji.z&wo.zo; heifers. S2.5oS5.50: canners. 1.25fi"2.30: bulls. J2.5W4.65; calves, J2.50&7.25; Texas fed steers, $4.005.50. HOGS Receipts today, 42,000 head: esti mated tomorrow. 40.000 head: left over. 2.- 0U0 head. Market steady. Mixed and butch ers $o.H'Kt.30; gooa to cnoice neavy, b.K'a 6.40; rough heavy, $5.856.10; light $5.50si i.9o; duik oi sales, o.suzt.zu. SHEEP Receipts. 21.000 head. Sheep strong: lambs 10c higher. Good to choice wetehrs. $4.30,i5.20: fair to choice mixed. $3.70?i4. 50; western sheep, $4.005.45; native lambs, 3.iKs.io; western iambs, .oo;a&.90. Official receipts and shipments Satur day: cattle, nogs, sneep. Receipts 279 20.023 2761 Shipments G75 4,432 3,ouO Kansas City Livestock Kansas Citv. Feb. 3. CATTLE Re ceipts. 5.000 head, including 1,500 head of Texans. Market steady. Native steers, $4.S5(u6.50; Texas and Indian steers, $4.25'p 5.25; Texas cows. $2.50ri4.25; native cows and heifers, $3.00-f 5.25; stockers and feed ers. $3.254.85; bulls, $3.004.50; calves, $4.50 6.50. HOGS Receipts, 5.000 head. Market steadv. Bulk of sales, $5.6tfj 6.35: heavy, $6.30116.40: packers', $6.00iS6.35: medium, $5.90 ffr6.35; light, $5.50(&S.IO; yorkers, $5.256.00; pies. $4.7ofa5.30. SHEEP Receipts. 1.000 head. Market strong. Muttons. $4.00'i4.80: lambs, $5.50 6.00: western wethers, $4.254.70; ewes, $4.00 4.50. Kansas City Produce. Kansas Citv. Feb. 3. Close WHEAT May. 76IAe: July. 75srC Cash: No. 2 hard. m-i'crl&c; No. 3 hard, 74'ft!75c: No. 2 red, 88Voc; No. 3 red, 87c; No. 2 spring, CORN May. Sept.. 63Uc. Cash: No. 2 mixed. 6363ViiC: No. 2 white. 67c: No. 3 white. 66c. uats jno. a wnite, v.r&tc RYE No. 2. 63ft3c HAY Choice timothy, $13.50; choice prai rie. $13.50. BUTTER creamery. Isaac: dairy, fan cy. 18c. EGGS Fresh, 22-S22SC. WHEAT Receipts, 45 cars. Market Oessrn. TFurnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commis sion Merchant. 601 Kansas ave.J Kansas Citv grain shipments: Wheat, 10 cars; corn, 107 cars; oats, 21 cars. A year ago: Wheat, 60 cars; corn, 31 cars; oats, 5 cars. Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, 45 cars: corn. S3 cars: oats. 19 cars. A year ago: Wheat, 190 cars; corn, 122 cars; oats, 8 cars. Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat, d higher: corn, .d higher than Saturday. Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, 9 cars; corn, 62 cars: oats. 54 cars. Kansas City: Wheat opened unchanged from Saturday's close. Good buying ap- g eared and advanced prices moderately, lelieve it is a good scalping market Sale on quick bulges and a purchase on quick breaks. The average trader can make money out of a scalping market. Northwest grain receiDts: Minneapolis. 242 cars; Duluth, 128 cars. Same day a year ago: Minneapolis, 816 cars; Duluth, 108 cars. Weekly visible supply. Wheat decreased 1, 444.000 bushels: corn unchanged from last week: oats increased 398,000 bushels. Total visible supply: Wheat 58,149.000 bushels: corn, 11,641,000 bushels; oats, 4,829, 000 bushels. Kansas City: There is quite a little strength in bothwheat and corn, despite the fact that scalpers are fighting any ad vance. Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, d higher: corn, higher, for the day. Kansns City: Mav wheat Puts, 75ic; calls. Tlic: curb, 701,4e bid. May corn Puts, 640; calls, 66c; curb, 653sC Wool Market St. Louis, Feb. 3. WOOL Steady. Ter ritory and western mediums, 16&18c; fine, 12Q17c; coarse, 12ai6c New York Stocks. Wall Street, New Tork. Feb. 3. STOCKS Prices of all stocks rose on opening sales, but the gains reached a point onlv in Sugar. St. Paul and United States Express. Amalgamated Copper rose point and then ran off to below Saturday's close. The dealings were in fair volume and well distributed. Purchases of the transcontinental stocks were large for a time, causing Union Pa cific, Southern-Pacific. Great Northern pre ferred, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie preferred. Colorado Southern first preferred and St. Paul to advance from 1 to 2 points. Specialties meanwhile were weakening and eventually Sugar lost nearly ail its rise. People's Gas sold off a point and Amalgamated Copper -ruled over 2 points under Saturday's close. The liquidation in these stocks affected the raUroads later and there were some de clines. Distilling preferred rose 1 points and General Electric 2 points. The market became feverish as the time appeared for the supreme court to assem ble. When it was announced that no decis ion was ready in the Northern Securities company case the morning's gains melted rapidly away and were gone in a few min utes. Prices of railroads generally stead ied about Saturday's closing level, but Rock Island fell a point under and recov ered it. The market became very dull. Prices reacted strongly in spots under an active demand for coalers. Lackawanni led this division and made a sensational rise of 14 poiats, to 294,' with a Jump of I points on one transaction. Reading com. raon and second preferred. Erie second preferred and Delaware and Hudson gained 11 points. Colorado and South ern first and second preferred and North American were between 1 and 2 points higher and Southern Pacific was lifted above 63 again. The specialties lagged, particularly Amalgamated Copper, which hung at about 76. The market reacted all around again under heavy selling of the western and Pacific stocks. Prices fell back again. Lackawanna re acted 4 points. Chicago and Eastern Illi nois dropped 1 points under Saturday. The Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie stocks showed renewed strength, the common rising an extreme 2V4 points and the preferred 34. Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic preferred rose a point in sympathy. Hocking Valley preferred gained 1 points. Late in the day Amal gamated Copper sagged to 76, with a de pressing Influence on the list The close was dull and heavy. Bngar Market New Tork. Feb. S. SUGAR Raw steady. Fair refining, 3 3-16c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 ll-16c; molasses s ugar, 2 15-ibc Retined steady. Crushed, $5.25; powdered, $4.85: granulated, $4.75. COFFEE Nominal. No. 7 Rio, 5c MOLASSES Firm. Iirge buying orders were again exe cuted in the transcontinental group and the stocks all sold higher than in the first hour. Short covering in Sugar, Amalga mated Copper and the tractions rallied them substantially after Metropolitan Street Railway had lost 1 points, but the industrials becawie feverish on the advanco and fell off again. Colorado Fuel gained 1 points and Lackawanna 3 points. Su gar and Amalgamated Copper were press ed for sale and fell back to the lowest and the general market yielded in sympathy. Bonds were steady. New York Money Market. New York, Feb. 3. Noon MONEY Money on call steady at E'fi2'4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4'(i41 per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.87H'& 4 .W4 for demand and at $4.S4t4.S4 for 60 clays; posted rates, $4.S6Mjs4.S8; commercial bills, $4.83'(i4.85. SILVER Bar silver, 55t4c; Mexican dol lars. 44f4c. BONDS Government bonds steady. To day's Quotations U. S. refunding 2s, registered 308'i 11. S. refunding 2s, coupon 108' U. S. 3s, registered 108'i U. S. 3s, coupon 108'i U. S. new 4s, registered 139 U. S. new 4s, coupon 139 U. S. old 4s, registered lllvi U. S. old 4s, coupon llli U. S. 5s, registered 106 U. S. 5s, coupon 106 Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex.. Feb. 3. COTTON Cot ton steady at 7 15-16c New York, Feb. 3. COTTON Spot cot ton closed. Middling uplands, 8Vic; mid dling gulf, 8c. Sales, 9uo bales. Topeka Markets Topeka, Feb. 3. HOGS. HEAVY $6-00-56.10. LIGHT $5.30-i 5.85. RO 1 1 G H $5. 70f(i 5. 90. PIGS $3.70(65.30. CATTLE. STEERS $3.75-3 4.75. COWS $3.004.00. HEIFERS $3.25.4.25. VEAL CALVES. HEAVY $3.WKi 3.50. LIGHT $4-00(64.50. GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 72c. NO. 2 WHITE CORN 65a MIXED CORN 64c OATS 50c PRODUCE. BUTTER 18c. EGGS 20c. PRAIRIE HAY By the car, $9.0012.5O; by the ton. $10. 00-g 14.00. ALFALFA By the car. $13.0014.00; by the ton, $13.0015.00. Topeka, Hide Market. Topeka, Feb. 3. Prices paid In Topeka this week. Based on Boston Quotations GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1 7Hc. GREEN SALT CURED NO. 260. NO. 1 TALLOW 6c. Range of Prices Furnished by the Kemper Grain com pany, 104 Board of Trade, Kansas City, Mo., through their Topeka office, at 110 West Sixth street 'Phone 486. Chicago, Feb. 3. ftiwn T T! T j HI, flnsa Ant WHEAT May 78-78 78 78 TS' 78 -Tnlv 7KW. 7874-79 78U 7S, 7XU CORN May 63-14 64ft 63 6-T-64 62 Julv 63Vi- 64 634 3T4 627A OATS May 44U- 44H 44i 44 Li. PDRK Mav ....15 87 15 90 15 75 15 87 15 77 Julv ....15 87-9015 97 15 82 IS 95 15 87 LARD May 9 37 9 45 9 379 45 9 37 Julv 9 50 9 52 S 47 S 60 9 47 RIBS May 8 42 8 45 8 40 8 45 9 40 July 8 47-50 8 55 8 52 8 62-55 8 47 May wheat Curb. 78V&C. May corn Curb, 64c asked. Bid. Asked. Kansas City Grain. rFurnished by A. G. Goodwin, Commis sion Merchant 601 Kansas avenue.J Kansas City. Feb. 3. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT- May Julv CORN Feb M arch May Julv Sept OATS May July 75H- 75 74T4 S3 76H 76 75 74 62H 63 64 634 464 36V4 637 64H 64 65 3 64 64- 65,i 654 63 63V4 6394 6314 46 S6V4 46 3ti'a 46 36Vi 46 86 Vi Range of Prices on Stock. Furnished bv the Kemper Grain com pany, 104 Board of Trade, Kansas City, Mo., through their Topeka office, at 110 West Sixth street 'Phone 486. New York, Op'n High Low Feb, 3. Cl's 47 Sat 47 126 99 78 64 43 8.3-5 39 63 23 162 161 70 97 13V 102 42 61 101-4 89 31 91 56 161 63 39 46 103 76 91 149 214 Am. Smelter Sugar People's Gas Amal. Copper B. R. T U. S. Steel U. S. Steel, pfd Texas Pacific M. K. T C. G. W Rock Island 47 4714 1261- 12 125 91-4 75 65 43 93 3- 52 136 99 75 ,65 43 93 3K 52 23 161 163 76 97 135 10174 42 62 101 89 3274 91 56 162 64 89 45 1( 103 47 31 112 76 91 149 213 lii0 100-' 7S4 'X 66 43 83 3S 52 66 43'-a 93 523 23" 23 162M, 164 161 St. Paul Atchison, com Atchison, pfd Manhattan Mo. Pacitlc Wabash So. Pacific U. P., com V. P., pfd Southern Rwy. So. Rwy., pfd Reading N. Y. Central T. C. I Erie- C. O B. fe O 1 N Pacific Mail C. A C. A., pfd C. A.. 2d pfd Western Union 164 165 163 76 77 7: 97 97 97 135 136 135 102U. l'S 10174 42 424 4 "4 62 63 61 1I2 103 10! 89 3274 9( 33 33 95 9rv 56'i 57U '4 162 162 162 63 64 6-2 39 3:i 39 46 46 45 03 IH314 H 103 104 103 47 47 47 31 31 34 112- 112 112 76 76 75 91 91 91 Pennsylvania C. N. W. 149 14 149 214 Z14 213 A. Q. GOODWIN, 601 Kansas Avenue. COMMISSION MERCHANT Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Provisions For cash or future delivery. I'rlTiite mark at wire to Kansas City, St Leuil Cuicaeo and New Yokr. Telephone 273.

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I TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 3,1902. V a mil out of the feet. Bathe the feet in warm water, wipe dry, and then rub on the Oil. This treatment is partic ularly recommended to men and women who have to stand up or walk a good deal. Farmers, clerks, mechan ics or women who do housework will find Omega Oil the best foot cure they ever Omega OU is good for everything a ROBBED A SICK MAN. Frank Reno Called at Hospital Left With Patient's Money. One of the meanest, most contempti ble thefts perpetrated for a long time happened at the Santa Fe hospital last Saturday. A poor railroad man named H. Fet row, who had a leg broken In an acci dent had been brought in, and the sur geons and nurses were attending to him when a man named Frank Reno, a restaurant waiter, called to see the in jured man, representing himself as a close friend. He was admitted to the room where the Injured man lay suf fering, stayed a short time and then disappeared while the surgeons and nurses were busy with the patient. When Fetrow had been made more comfortable, he asked the nurse to take care of his money, $35.65, which was in his trousers pocket. The nurse made a search, but the money was gone. Sus picion naturally rested on Reno, and the police arrested him several hours later. When searched he had $17, and an in vestigation showed that he was without money before that time, and the case was strong against him. The officials from the hospital identi fied him as the man who came to see Fetrow and a severe sweating brought a partial confession, which was an agreement to return what money was left, and pay the rest as soon as he earned it. The surgeons agreed to this because they thought that the money would do the sick man more good than revenge on the thief but the police would have liked an excuse to hold him. He was permitted to go on condition that he return the missing money, which he had probably spent before he was arrested. KILLED IN THEIR BEDS. Thrae Stockmen Meet Death in Hear End Collision. Dubuque, la., Feb. 3. A rear end col lision at 3:45 this morning on the Illi nois Central at Apple River, a station 3d miles east of here, resulted in the death of three stockmen, while six were seriously injured. The dead: M. C. LAWLER, Wall Lake, la. H. F. PANCAKE, Wall Lake, Ia. CHRIS FERXDOS, Stansgar, la. C. R. BLUNT, Charles City, la. The seriously injured: W. Cameron. Dundee, 111., badly crush ed; not expected to live. F. J. Jordan, Dunlap, la., about ribs and back. D. Lawler, Wall Lake, la. about the breast and legs. injured injured Slightly injured: J. J. Morehead, Dunlap. Ia. W. J. Evans, Dunlap, la. Unknown man. None of the trainmen was injured, as they heard the second train approach ing and jumped. ine stockmen were asleep in the bunk car when the collision occurred, their death and injuries re sulting from being crushed. A special train with surgeons was sent out from here and the injured are being cared tor at Apple River. An Irishman who was charged with stealing a watch from a fellow-citizen Stoutly denied the impeachment in court, and brought a counter accusa tion against his accuser for assault and battery committed with a frying pan. "Why did you allow the prosecutor, who Is a smaller man than yourself, to as sault you without resistance?" asked the judge; "had you nothing in your hand to defend yourself with?" "Ee dad, your honor," said Pat. "I had his watch, "tout what was that against a frying pan?" Argonaut. Cty Ticket Offiico Union Pacific R. R.. 625 Kansas eve. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tba Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of dJS4 Ome&aOii People with tender, sore, itch ing, tired, swollen feet ought to know that there is no excuse for them at all. They can rub Omega Oil on the feet each night for a week or so, and then thev won't suffer any more. Omega Oil is now used by the very best foot doctors in New York, and they say it is just wonderful how the Oil takes the pain tried. liniment ought to be good foe TO HUMOK OF THEDAI. "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "seems built In such a way dat dey nebber seems to be puttin' forward deir big ges' efforts 'ceppin' when dey's head in' foh trouble." Washington Star. Teacher What zone ia this in which we li ve Johnny Temp'rate. Teacher Correct. Now, what is meant by a "temperate zone"? Johnny It's a place where it's freez in' cold in winter an' red hot in sum mer. Philadelphia Press. So many persons are operated upon every day that it is becoming quite a distinction to go to the grave all in one piece. Atchison Globe. "I reckon I know as much, about hosses as de nex' man!" "Wall, yo' know, de nex' man doan' ginrally know 'nuff to keep from gittin' broke." Puck. "I suppose your wife always has the last word?" said the Impertinent rela tion. "Not always," answered Mr. Meekton. "But she always has the last one that is spoken aloud." Washington Star. "Don't you think heaven ia a land of rest?" inquired the doctor. "Oh. I suppose it is." replied the pro fessor, "for everybody except the re cording angel." Chicago Tribune. No; old Mr. Adoniram Taft did not precisely doubt the efficacy of prayer. "Howsimever," said he, "I notice thet them thet's forever prayin' fer rain or else prayin' fer it tew quit raining' don't seem tew git nuthin' much done, somehow!" Punch. President Roosevelt Taking One of His Km The above striking: halftone shows President Roosevelt during one of his constitutional cross-country rides. The President as is well known, is at home in the saddle as he is at the White House, and those who have enjoyed the rare privilege of seeing him take a hedge on his superb mount say that it is a sight never to be forgotten. This picture is an actual, bona fide snapshot of the President. Its subject will readily suggest the reason why Roosevelt will go dovra in history as "The Sportsman President." LABOR MEN HERE. There Are 204 Delegates to State Labor Society. Secretary Johnson Reports on Work of Bureau. HE IS WELL SATISFIED Thinks Eight Hour Law is Froring a Success. Makes Suggestions For Further ImproTing Conditions. There were 204 accredited delegates present from labor organizations over the state at the opening session of the fourth annual meeting of the State Society of Labor and Industry in Rep resentative hall this morning. They represent about twenty different labor orders, the railway men and the mine workers predominating. The only business accomplished at the opening session was the appointment of the coanmittee on credentials. This was made up of the following members: Pratt Williamson, of Iola; C. J. Mogan, of Frontenac; Ed Beeman, of Iola; M. H. Collison, of Kansas City; J. A. Cava naugh, of Leavenworth; F. D. McCar thy, of Atchison, and W. H. Travis, of Chanute. At the session this afternoon, after the report of the committee on creden tials, W. L. A. Johnson, the secretary and commissioner of the state bureau of labor, presented his annual report on the current work of the bureau. On the subject of legislation he said: "The subject of legislation is one that has invited the aarnest attention of our conventions during the past three years, and while much has been accomplished in that line there have been some se vere disappointments because of the in ability to secure the passage of certain measures which some of us have feit of extreme necessity. We feel that while the legislative committee in their an nual report will no doubt cover this question, yet we feel it our duty to add the result of our observation on this subject. Our past method of procedure has been to recommend numerous bills of various character to the legislative committee for introduction in the legis lature. The result has been that the leg islative committee has been overwhelm ed with bills and hence has been unable to give the time and attention that is necessary to each specific measure. When we realize that some 16 or 18 bills were referred to that committee and they were expected to have them intro duced and passed, thus necessitating to influence personally the 165 members of the legislature 18 different times, you can imagine the immense work they were undertaking. "The eight labor laws enacted at the last two legislatures through the efforts of our legislative committee and which originated among our organiza.tions.are standing examples of the effect and effi ciency of our system of securing labor legislation. We consider these results exceedingly gratifying and that there is no room for disappointment on that score. The economy of this system com mends itself to us when we realize that the voluntary donations of our several members per capita have not exceeded an average of 12Vfe cents for each legisla ture which our committee has attended. "Enforcement of labor laws has been a subject productive of beneficent re sults to the wage earners of the state. In addition to the splendid victory achieved in obtaining a favorable decis ion on the constitutionality of the eight hour law, some eight or ten suits are now pending in the s courts with regard to the application of the several phases of that law. For in stance, it is necessary to carry a case to the supreme court on each of the classes of work it applies to, such as state, county, city, township and school districts. Suits have been instituted in one case to protect members of organi zations In their right to belong to such

X I'r. Lyon's PERFECT AN ELEGANT TOILET 10X08T. Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century organizations; also a case is about to be instituted for the protection of mo tormen on electric street railways by enforcing the use of v vestibuled cars. Thousands of men have been benefited by the speedy and vigorous enforcement of labor laws bv the bureau, and it is a source of much gratification to note the general observations of our labor laws because of this attitude. "We deem it important that in our deliberations here we should notice and keep in touch with the labor movement nationally. There is much gratification for labor in noting the great progress as reported at the recent convention of the American Federation of Labor, the number of newly formed unions being 4.0&6 for the year, a gam in.member ship of 36-..000, which is practically a gain of 1,000 members for each day in the year. This is a remarkable showing for the progress of organized labor. We should observe also the splendid efforts put forth by our fellow workers in the great work of uplifting and advincin great work of uplifting and advancing the industrial conditions of the workers through national legislation Three great industrial contests at different times during the year have held our at tention. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, the River and Dock Workers of San Francisco and the International Association of Machinists. The latter movement per haps involved more of other trades and became of more national Importance because of the interrelations between machinery and commerce and between the machinist and his co-laborer in oth er industrial departments. President O'Connell of the Machinists is authority for the statement that 75,000 machinists were involved in an effort for 12 per cent Increase in wages and a nine hour day, and that settlements were made affecting 60,000 machinists and compro mises affecting 15,000 others. The grand total increase in wages per annum for the machinists craft alone resulting from this effort is estimated at 5 mil lion dollars per annum. This is a won derful instance of the efficiency of or ganization in behalf of the wage earn ers. The great railway brotherhoods have likewise secured advantageous contracts and agreements during the year which have given them increased wages commensurate with the long hours of duty and severe conditions of danger and unsafety with which their work is surrounded. Thus we see the splendid results of or ganization. So great has become the progress and the influence of organized labor that every section of the United States is permeated by a spir it of hope among the workers. Organized labor has become so great a factor in the industrial movement of this country that only recently we note the appoint ment of a national arbitration commit tee of 36 members. Twelve to represent capital; 12 to represent labor and 12 to represent the public whose interests are of equal importance. This committee appointed to act under the auspices of the National Civic Federation and the American Labor movement certainly calls attention to the fact of the import ance with which this movement is re garded. This committee composed of millionaire manufacturers, an ex-president; an ex-member of the cabinet; great captains of industry and the best labor leaders of the land, certainly in dicate that a new era is about to break forth in the industrial world." The chief session of the convention Will be held tonight. This meeting will be open to the public. Governor Stanley will make the address of welcome, and George F. Whitlock, president of the society, will respond. Chief Justice Dos ter will deliver the principal address on "Industrial Arbitration." Senator Fred Dumont Smith will also speak on "La bor Legislation." Coughs and colds, down to the very borderland of consumption, yield to the soothing, healing influences of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Tooth reuds? Wild Constitutional Cross-Country Rides. f f W M M UU U KJI m MISCELLANEOUS ADS. i'REE MESSENGER FOR WANI3 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 eharge 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 SITUATION. WANTED Situation as housekeeper by middle aged lady of experience; city or country. Address J. W., care of Journal. WANTED Work of any -kind by the day by colored woman. 106 Monroe sf. WHEN you want to hire a man or boy. call up Y. M. C. A., telephone 311. We have a list of men and confidential ref erences concerning them. Y. M. C. A Employment Bureau, 117 E. 8th st. M'KINLEY FUND GROWS. Now Amounts to Over Six Hun dred Dollars. The cash continues to flow Into the governor's office to swell the offering" made by the school children of Kansas for the McKinley memorial. Over four hundred dollars has come in since Sat urday. In addition to this a number of teachers have sent in their contribu tions to the state superintendent's office. The following are the entries which have been made in Governor Stanley's McKinley memorial book to day: Previously reported $193.04 Meriden 1-30 Alma 11- Hoxie 4.02 Neosho Falls 2.04 District 11, Woodson county 2.00 Knterprise.. 6.00 Wamego 14.38 Osawatomie 24.30 Ness City 8 Hays City (additional) 100 Sterling 10.47 Quenerao 2.27 Anthony..., 6.66 Wichita 107.&3 Carbondale 7.70 Greenleaf 3.50 Bern 2.02 Wellsville 1-21 Waverly 2.23 Junction City 18-S2 Holton i 7.26 Spearville 10 Gove City 4.50 Baldwin 3.05 Glasco, room 2. 35 Melvern 66 Topeka 125.1tf Lone Elm district, Quenemo 36 L Miss Dissers district, Cowley Co. .75 xt-isway acuooi, taroonuaitr. .w District 103, Osage county 50 District 70, Carbondale .50 Haskell Institute, Lawrence 7-00 S. W. Kansas College, Winfleld.. 8.00 Kansas Wesleyan university, Sa- lina 5.00 Fairmount college, Wichita 4.60 District 36, Kiowa county .40 Lone Tree district, Oskaloosa 20 Buck Point district, Oskaloosa 35 Highland university. Highland... 4.00 Weir City 16.09 Burr Oak:.,.. 3.50 Total ...j.. $614.94 Miners Down From Dawson. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 3. Steamer City of Seattle arrived from Skagway late yesterday with two well known Klon dike operators, Antono Stander and Max Endelman. They reported that while business is dull in Dawson a vast amount of mining Is in progress in the district. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED At once, 10 good city solicitors, $5 to $10 per day. Call 730 Kansas ave., upstairs, 10 to 12 o'clock Tuesday morning. E. C. Fowler. SPLENDID wages paid men who learn barber trade with us. Can earn scholar ship, board, tools and transportation if de sired, 2 months required, 100 wanted to prepare for spring rush. Particulars mailed. Moler Barber College, St- Louis, Mo. WANTED Farm hand, married, small house, fuel, $20 per month, steady job. Nothing but out and out farm hand need apply; references. K. I. Lee, Wanamaker, Kan.-' W ANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED A goort girl, at once, to assist in housework. 1306 Western ave. WANTED Competent girl for general housework, small family. 1300 W. 6th St. DRESSMAKER and milliner wanted, house for rent cheap, good location. Ad dress postmaster Pawnee Rock, Barton county, Kan. WANTED Middle aged woman to keep house for widower with 3 children. Ad dress J. M. Hadley. Whiting, Kan. "WANTED SALESMEN. WANTED Salesmen to sell lubricating oils and greases on salary or commis sion: excellent side line. The A. G. Har baugh Co., Cleveland. O. WANTED MISCELLANEO U3. WANTED Board and room in private family for man, wire and child. State terms. Address B. H. D., care Journal. WANTED To rent small building with bake oven. Address S28 N. Monroe. WANTED Washing at home. Call or ad dress Mrs. Maule, 702 E. 7th st. WANTED Everybody to know that they can get the best 15c meals at Ladies' Exchange, 118 W. 6th St. WANTED To buy good, heavy, brood mares. Address "Horses," care Journal. WANTEDTo buy a houBe S or 7 rooms, with 1 or 2 lots, for cash. Address Z-, care .Journal, giving lowest net cosh price and location. FOB BENT ROOMS. FOR RENT To gentlemen, furnished front room, modern conveniences. 421 Quincy. FOR RENT Nice furnished front room, first floor. S25 Monroe. FOR RENT 2 furnished front rooms for gentlemen. 500 Harrison. FOR RENT Unfurnished, one room, heat, gas, bath. 5U W. 6th st. FOR RENT Furnished room with heat, $5 a month. 522 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms with board, 222 E. 6th st. FOR RENT 5 nice living rooms to the right people. 128 Kansas ave. FOB, BENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 6 room house and 3 acres of ground, mostly in fruit, west of Wash burn college. Address Goodrich, 1203 Kan sas ave. FOR RENT Store building suitable for a first class grocery and meat market; good location for business; living rooms above.. 1715 Clay st. FOB SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Double harness and wagon, 135 N. Chandler St., east of Santa Fe shops. FOR SALE Cheap, household furniture, nearly new, for one-third if sold this week. 2027 Van Buren. FOR SALE Good upright piano, cheap. 1313 Tyler. FOR SALE The best bank counter in Topeka, and other furniture. May be seen at S16 Kansas ave. Address C. C. Baker, 113 E. Sth st. FOB SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALjS My beautiful home farm of 240 acres 8 miles southwest of Topeka on the Dover road, good buildings and con veniences 40 acres clover and timothy. 1G acres alfalfa, 7 acres orchard, 70 acres plow land, 16 acres prairie meadow, 80 acres in pastures, etc. Offered at $50 per acre if sold soon. Call on farm. Brad ford Miller. FOR SALE Railroad lands, 10 years time, wheat, alfalfa or grazing lands; large or small tracts. U. P. Land Co., 523 Kan. av. FOR SALE 50 acres upland south of river, near station, 13 miles east of Topeka. cave, near station, 13 miles east of Topeka, 2 small houses, stable, cave, 2 wells, several acres peaches, cherries, grapes, berries, etc., all thrifty. 25 acres for crops, plenty of timber. Price $1,000. J. E. TORRINGTON. 109 West Sixth St. FOR SALE By M. Heery, 326 Monroe St., houses and lots on tur.e payments. WILL BUILD, your plans, 'easy terms, desirable locations. Bennett. Tel. 277. MISCELLANEOUS. SHOW business taught free to suitable young ladies. Inclose stamp. Address A. B. C, care Journal. I CAN make a special freight rate on H. H. goods this week to Leavenworth, St. Joe and Lawton, Ok Advise me if you ex pect to move, and where. C. D. Skinner. 123 E. 6th st. YOU'LL NEVER regret ordering a pair of Storms' all wool $3.50 pants. lOSIAND FOUND. LOST Black and red plush laprobe, black plush lined. Leave at 634 Clay st. and re ceive reward. LOST Solid silver open face watch initials on back, between Harrison and Fillmore 5th or on Fillmore to 6th. Reward for re turn to 611 Fillmore. LOST Gold spectacles on Fairehlld or Quincy. Return for reward llu2 Van Bu- JEWELERS. JAMES B IIATDEN, Jeweler and Opti iii. xmpi,-Lc hiuck oi watcnes, uia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined gnd spectacles properly fitted. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned. 75c; clocks. 50c; main springs, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for eld gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jjt!ry exchanged for new. If hard up, se-? Uncle Sp.m, 612 Kansas ave. SPECIALISTS. DR. SARAH KLINE, eve and ear. Cata- racts removed by absorption; glasses fitted free by new method. 823 Kansas ave. DR. J. ALBERT BERRY. 623 Kansas ave., tel 7rs Diseases of the organs of digestion, intluiiin- the meuth, nose, throat, etr.m&fh and intestines. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. iDXcriAsiNFXTir" Office 72 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Cay. Offici hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone lesidc-ixe and 1 office. DR. EVA HARDING, Homeopathist, 629 Kansas ave. Telephone UtL LEGAL. (First published in the Topeka State Jour nal January 23, li2.) NOTICE Whereas, in certain causes pending in the circuit court of the X'nited States for the St. Joseph division of the western district of Missouri and in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kansas, entitled George A. Cowden against the Phoenix Loan associa tion, et al., wherein final decrees have been entered for the liquidation and wind ing up of the Phoenix Loan association of St. Joseph. Mo., and wherein nil the re m?iininsr assets of said association not re duced to cash have been ordered to be sold in such manner as the court may order, Ira M- Cobe of Chicago, 111., has offered for said assets, of whatever kind and wherever situated, as they stood on tne Srtth day of November, 1901, the sum of $SD, 000 cash in hand on confirmation of sale. It has been ordered by the court that no tice be given to the publio and to the shareholders of said association of snid offer and that if no cause be shown against such sale on or before the 17th da." of February, "1902, then sale of such as sets will be made to said Cobe for such sum or to anyone who may offer in excess of $80,000. Notice is fierebv given that the under signed will at his office In Topeka. state Of Kansas,' and until said 17 day of Feb ruary, 1902, receive bids for all the assets of said Phoenix Loan association of St. Joseph, Mo., as the same stood on the 30th. day of November, 1911. No bid will be con sidered that does not exceed S0,0uO and which is not accompanied by a certified check for $10,000, acceptable to said mas ter, and as an earnest of the bidder's good faith and to be forfeited to said estate if sale is declared to such bidder and he shall not comply with his bid. The property to be sold consists of all the remaining real and personal estate of said association, notes, bonds and choses in action and all its property of whatever description re maining on November' 30, 1901, excepting cash on hand at the close ef business on that day. particulars of which may be learned by inquiry of the special master or of the receivers of said estate. GEORGE F. SHARITT. Special Master. ANNOUNCEMENTS. JOHN G. HEWITT. WHO HAS BEEN A resident of the Fifth ward more than, thirty years, will be the Republican can- didate for councilman from that ward, since Mr. Warner has decided not to be a candidate. CLAIRVOYANT. THE BROCK WAYS. Acknowledged leaders of occult demon strations in all its known phases, parlors 213 E. 7th st. If sicken doubt or trouble, all affairs of life, you can be benefited by seeing them. Private readings daily. Proof positive seance every Sunday and Thurs day 7:30 p. m. CELEBRATED Egyptian palmist, Madam Vonger, 906 Kansas ave.. gives advice on business, speculation. Investments, insur ance, love, courtship, marriage and di vorce: settles lover's quarrels, reunites the separated, causes a speedy and happy marriage with one of your choice. She teils past, present and future in the life of all from birth up. Call and consult her. Prices ia reach of all. PALMIST. PROF. GRACIOUX, leading palmist, can be found at 134 Kansas ave., front room over grocery. Charges reasonable. BATIN-SKIN SPECIALTIES. BLOTCHED, rough, red, tender skin smoothed to satin softness1 using Satin Skin Cream and Powder, 26q, at New Model. i MEDICAL. ECZEMA positively cured.no cure no pay; every case guaranteed. Full particulars address Home Remedy Co., Topeka, Kan. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES, shampooing, wigs for dolls, etc Mrs. Van Vleck, 222 E. 5th St. Tel. 87S. PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN Attorney and counselor in patent, traaemara uiiu cupyiiRMi Patents procured: trademarks registered. Office. Rosen Building, Hi Kansas Ave. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrl- nea tsnca anu ravmn movtd to 118 W. 8th fct. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCIL! CHARLES H. TRAPP, printer and rubber stamp manufacturer, ha has moved to 714 Kansas ave. J.ei. THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 Kan. Ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trade checks. Prices low. Catalogue free. Tel. FLORISTS. CUTxlovvTsRir"an Hayes'. 107 W. 8th st. 'Phone S89. MONEY. TO LOAN Money on Topeka real estate. Pav back monthly. Low Int-.-est rate. Shawnee Buildins and Loan Association. See Eastman at 115 W. 6th st. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos. organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Blscoe. 623 Kan. Ave BICYCLES. TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLB Co. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries; bi cycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. U S CYCLE CO.. 118 E. 8th st. National and Union bicycles; supplies, repairsJ f nr.r, IJlcraanin. J i north of 1st St., under management ot seven Topeka physicians, where those who are unable to pay for medical treat ment may have the same free of charge. ATTOBN E Y8- AT-LAW. T D HUMPHREYS, lawyer, has re moved his office to t04 Kansas ave. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGK Co. packs, ships and stores household goods. Tel. 180. Clarence Skinner, 123 L. 6th st. J RAILROAD TIME TABLES. BOCK ISLAND ROUTE. WESTBOUND. Arrive. Leave. Texas Express No. 1 12:5 pm 1;0 pm St J fc fopeka No. 139.12:45 pm NiKht Colo. 1'lyer No. 9. 8:10 pm 8:lpra Night Texas Ex. No. 3.. .11:45 pm 12:01am S w. Express No. 2o. S:to pm K. C. Chickasha No. ?930 am 9:35 am Eastbound Limited No. 2 3 -30 pm 3 :35 jjra t niwka St. Joe No. 14. Z..5 pm East Ex. Mall Wo. 4-. :3 am 4:20 am Col t K. C. Flyer No. 10 7:30 am T-oneka St. Joe No. 2. 7:31 am ChFcl& K C. No. 36... 7:00 pm 7:00 pro All trains dally except Nos. 35 and 3tt dally except Sunday. UNION PACIFIC. WESTBOUND. Arrive. Leave. Den Pac. Coast No. S.12:30pm 12:30 pm Limited No. V. 11:10 pm ll:10pra June City Pass. No. 3.. 6:10 pm 6:26 pm EASTBOUND. Atlantic Ex. Ne. 4 3:00 pm 3:00 pm Limited No. 2 6:50am 6:50am K. C. Pass. No. 6 8:05 am 8:20 ant MISSOUBI PACIFIC. Arrive. Leave. Topeka-Ft- Scott Accom. Ne. Sia 6:00pm 7;Maia

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a TOJM51LA STATE JPFJKITAJj, MONDAY IIVENING. FEBRUARY 3, 1902. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS THE MUST MOVE OUT. mw minima gs; 1 1 1 roll With a cash $1.50 a pair, will without cost. Sale Prices to arm iti 628 Write to any agent of the Union Pacific for a copy of "Business Openings." It tells you about agricultural districts, which are flourishing or will flourish when developed, of new towns started, and those which are increasing in popu lation very rapidly, and which invite the attention of the homeseeker and investor. Anyone looking for a location should send for this book, as it gives all the information desired. Full Information cheerfully furnished on application. E. L. LOM AX, G. P. 9 T. A., Omaha, Neb. WILL BE A TUXEDO. Fashionable Suburb of Now York is Projected. New Tork, Feb. 3. Enough of the plana of the strong syndicate which has worked swiftly and secretly in purchas ing a great part of City Island, in Long Island Sound, have been revealed to make it practically certain that money is to be extended lavishly in the trans formation of the island into one of the finest of all New York's fashionable suburbs. It will be a. Tuxedo ratner than a Coney Island. High Island on the north, also has been purchased and tne two will be connected by bridge. Not only will the erection of fii man sions be commenced but it is understood a. handsome club house will be built on High Island for the use of the sojourn ers at this new Tesort. An immense pier is to be constructed for the landing of yachts which ii is expected will con vey the residents to and from their bus iness in the city in the summer months. Within the last two weeks property worth more than $700,000 cut up in building tracts has changed hands. The purchasers are said to include tome of the most prominent society people in this city who intend to make this spot their recreation place during the heated spell. ANOTHER ONE GONE. One of the Six Hundred Diea From Asphyxiation. New Tork. Feb. 3. James Reid. a Brit ish veteran whose personal heroism at Se bastopol and on the field of Balaklaya had won him two medals, is dead in this city from asphyxiation. On retiring he had turned the stop cock of a gas meter in the wrong direction and when he was found in his little three room flat the gas fumes had done what the bullets -of the Crimea failed to do. Mr. Reid. who was in his 73d year, kept a small cigar and stationery store. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 18 years old his father, who had distinguished himself in the battle of Wa. eiioo, moved to Australia. James pre ferred to follow a soldier's career, as his father had done and he entered in the British army. During the Crimean cam paign he rose to the rank of quartermas ter in his command, the Chestnut troop of the Royal Horse artillery. This rank he won by personal gallantry in action and be had two medals to attest the fact. Again he distinguished himsefcf during the cholera outbreak in the arm v and won special honorable mention for his fearless and devoted attention to duty in the stricken camp. Sergeant Reid purchased his discharge from the army and came to America In IS65. Two Burglars Break JaiL. New Tork. Feb. 3. Two men under Indictment for burglary lit the Queens county Jail have escaped. They appar ently had the matter well planned. They were Wm. Travis, alias Wm. O'Neill, and Wm. Watson, one of his confederates. Both were under three Indictments, charging the most severe form of burglary. Watson choked his cell mate almost to death before leav ing. No trace of the men has been found. Heavy Sea Interferes. Monte Carlo. Feb. 3. The correspondent here of the New Tork Herald cables his faper: A heavy sea has interfered with he construction of the Jetty in the port of Monaco and M. Santos- Dumont has de termined to finish the construction of his new air ship. He has lft for Parts, whence he will go to London, returning to Monte Carlo on Friday. Rosy Cheeks. Do vou want them? Do you simply want to glow with health? Do you want to eat well, sleep well and work well? Try Liohty's Celery Nerve Compound. Sold bv George W. Stanstield, 632 Kansas ave au; Marshall Bros., 115 Kansas avenue. n p purchase of Ladies' or Misses' Shoes over be fitted with a pair of our best rubbers be Continued During:. This Week HI L Kansas Avenue. PJISEEKE AND TWO ARRESTS MADE In Connection With, the Death, of Rosa Macomber. New Tork, Feb. 3. Two arrests have been made in connection with the death of Rosa Macomber, whose body with the throat cut was found Saturday night in a basement room of a tene ment in Christie street, and the police are now positive that a murder was committed. It is stated that the woman was the daughter of an Episcopal clergyman of Minnesota, who had spent his life as a missionary among the Indians of the northwest. She came to this city from St. Cloud. Minn., several years ago with her husband. Wm. B. Clark, and her l-year-old daughter. The husband be came insane eighteen months ago and is now confined in an asylum. The men under arrest are a bartender and a- butcher, who are supposed to have seen the woman in the Bowery shortly before her death. Coroner's Physician Higginson per formed an autopsy on the body, and announced that death was due to asphyxiation caused by Internal hem errhage. RIGHTMIRE TALKS. Thinks Populists Should Unite With the Democrats. W. F. Rightmire, of Cottonwood Falls, the first Populist nominee for chief Jus tice of Kansas, and the man who called the Cincinnati conference thatorganized the People's party, is in favor of com bining the Populists with the Demo crats. "The only course to be pursued In the future," Judge Rightmire says, "is to unite all tne opposition to the Re publicans In one party. Since 18U6 the Democratic party and the People's party nave nad tne same political principles, and I believe that all political reform ers should unite with the Democratic party and purge the state of the boss ism and corruption of the Republican party." Judge Rightmire's Pooulist friends will probably present his name to the state convention as a candidate for at torney general, though has generally been supposed that he is now affiliating with the Republicans. LEFT ALONE. Oldest Surviving Daughter of the American Revolution. Kokomo. Ind.,Feb. 3. Through the death of her daughter, Mrs. Susan McDaniels. Mrs. Mary Bryan Cobb, the oldest living Daughter of the Revolution, is alone in the world. At 100 years of age she is left, hav ing outlived all her family and near rela tives. Mrs. Cobb is a step-great grandmother of Col. W. J. Bryan, her first husband being Louis H. Bryan, a soldier of the war of 113 and the Mexican war. She is a grand daughter of Rev. John Gano, a brigade chaplain in the revolution and a daughter of Stephen Gano, also an officer of the continental army. Mrs. Cobb is still In good health. She draws a pension as a daughter of the rev olution and Mexican war widow. Her daughter was Hi years old and died of old age. Would Abolish Poverty. New Tork. Feb. 3. By the will of the late M. Yagltane. according to a London dispatch to the Herald, the island of Ce phalia will benefit to the extent of about half a million sterling J2.500.000), which Bum will remain in the London and West minster bank and the interest be trans ferred to Greece every quarter. It was his wish that there shall not be poverty on the island where he was born and for which he already has done so much. The bal ance of his personality. amounting to something like three millions sterling, will be divided between his nephews. InvESTQRS II lid wBBu i l II SAYS SHE'S CRAZY. Young Woman Applies at Asylum to Be Locked Up. New Tork, Feb. 3. Authorities of the New Jersey state hospital for the in sane at Trenton have been astounded by the strange request of Louisa Diehl, 25 years old, that she be admitted to the institution In order that she might be prevented from committing murder. Miss Diehl, who is the daughter of a well known citizen, said she recently had been ill and had become possessed ot numerous delusions- One was that a mysterious man was seeking to hypnotize her to make her kill some one. She was particularly fond of and attentive to her sister's little girl, and she said if she was put under hypnotic influence she would kill the girl. Without notifying her family sue left home and journeyed on foot to the asylum. She will remain a few weeks at least, until her actual condi tion can be ascertained. It is thought by tne hospital authorities that she will recover. WEDDING CAUSES RIOT. Austrian Gues ts at a Yonkers Affair Disagree. New Tork. Feb. 3 A race riot in Ton kers, the outcome of festivities in connec tion with an Austrian wedding, has re sulted in the serious injury of live nartici- pants, two of whom were taken to a hos pital. When the police reached the house wnere tne weacung was heia they found t crowd of at least 2.000 in the streets: With in many of the guests were engaged in conflict. After a lierce hand-to-hand con flict with the crowd the police. ha ving been reinforced, got into the house. There they found John Stugo, the best man. and John Beula terribly cut and bruised. Three others also were badly hurt. Hoth the bride and groom, in their efforts to re store harmony, had lost most of their clothing. The bride explained that the row was tne outcome or hatred of the Aus trians by the Russians who were Dresent. After making several arrests and placing me wounaea men in amouiances- tne police witnarew ana tne ceremony proceeded. TO RACE TW0MILES. Principal Interest of New York" Athletic meet Tonight. New Tork. Feb. 3. Crack athletes to the numrjer ot b4U are on the Hats for compe tition in the carnival of sports of the Knickerbocker Athletio club which will take place tonight at Madison Souare Gar den. The principal interests center in the two-mile intercollegiate race between Yale, Columbia. University of Pennsylvania", Georgetown and Ruteers. John Flanagan. champion weight thrower of the world, and Arthur F Duf fy, world's champion 60-yard sprinter, will aiiinp( to lower tneir recoras. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. A. J. Nellis and wife to L C Widner. $400, lot 153 Liberty street, Veale's addi tion. W. F. Snyder and wife to J. D. Hall, $40, lot 3M Oakland avenue, J. W. Morris' ad dition. J. H. Haman and wife to Wm. Usher. SI. 750. part of the southwest quarter of section a, townsmp iz, range id. A. B. Hammond to H. H. Watt. $1,500, part of lots 223 a nd 225 Clay street. B. R. Wheeler, receiver, to G. W. First, $700. lot 197 and south half of lot 195 Chand ler street, Parkdale addition. TURNED OUT TRUE. Coffle Drinking Responsible. "At a dinner party a number of years ago a physician made this statement. 'Coffee drinking Is responsible for more Ills than any other one thing, but it is impossible for me to make my patients believe It.' Neither would I believe him but con tinued to drink my coffee with sweet content. After a time I became aware of the fact that I was frequently lying awake noarly all night without any ap parent reason, and the morning found me tired out and nervous. The insomnia Increased, then came a dull pain at the base of the brain and severe pressure at my heart. My out side work was given up for I could hardly bear the little fatigue of the day. 'Nervous prostration brought on by overwork,' the Doctor said. I thought of the words of old Dr. Bagley, 'Coffee is the poison that is responsible, etc., etc. I had heard of Postum Food Coffee and determined to try it. The first cup was so weak and flat tiiat it was not fit to drink. The next time it was pre pared I looked after it myself to see that the directions were followed prop erly. The result was a revelation; I found It a delicious beverage. 'ine cure was not Wrought In a day but little by little my nerves became strong, the pain ceased, and again I could sleep like a tired child. I am now completely restored to health by Postum Food Coffee used in place of ordinary coffee, have regained tne iresn complexion ot girlhood, and I can realize the truth of the old Doctor's statement. I wish people could under stand that truth before they permit coffee to break them down. I have known of several others who have been restored to health bv leaving off coffee and taking up Postum Food Coffee. Please do not publish 'my name, but I am willing to answer letters of inquiry if stamp is inclosed." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. iUcli. j Frank Brown was in Kansas City csaturaay. T. S. Stephens, signal engineer for the anta 'e. is in Chicago. Frank Patrick has gone to Jackson vllle, Fla., for a short visit- There are no state cases for trial in the district court this week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Sheldon have gone to Cleveland, O., to spend a week. John Chambers, clerk at the Throop hotel, has sold his Oklahoma claim for $750. Elmer Wynn, of Kansas City, has been in Topeka during the past few days. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Mallory, 412 East Eigthth street, a son on Feb ruary 1. The seat sale for "The Cowboy and the Lady" will be opened Wednesday morning. Seats are still selling rapidly for the Innes band concert at the Auditorium Tuesday night. Dr. J. M. Westerfield and sister Ad die have gone to southern California to spend the winter. The supreme council of the order of the Triple Tie will meet here on Feb ruary 11 and 12. Superintendent of Public Instruction Frank Nelson delivered a lecture at Cottonwood Falls Saturday. L. A. Stebbins has a page article in this month's issue of the Kansas Issue entitled "Prohibition Boiled Down." The district court resumed work this morning after a short recess on account of the meeting of the State Bar associa tion. Judge Ferry will deliver the first of his lectures in the T. M. C. A.law course tonight. His subject will be "Principal and Agent." The Spedden Paige repertoire com pany will open a three-nights' engage ment at the Crawford tonight in "A Thoroughbred." A marriage license was issued In Kan sas City Saturday to Howard C. John son of Kansas City and Corinne A. May hall of Topeka. Miss Mate Martin, of Clay Center, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Prescott, 506 Fillmore street, for several days. H. G. Van Nordstrum, for several years a clerk at Payne's shoe store, has left for Boston where he will work for a wholesale shoe house. Judge Fred Wellhouse will speak be fore the County Horticultural society cn Thursday on "The Benefits Kansans Derive from a Drouth." Mayor Parker has had some new let ter heads printed. They have the pic ture of the Auditorium and city nan at the top, together with the names of the councilmen. The annual meeting of the Shawnee County Medical society will be held this evening at the National hotel. There will be a programme, the election of offi cers and a banquet. On the Leavenworth branch of the Santa Fe the snow was so deep that the train leaving there Saturday after noon and due to arrive here in the even ing was delayed until Sunday noon. Peonle who have occasion to use the jo osjiwd Jiom u( pnoi sjb sduoqd, m.su them. Perhaps it is because one does not have to shout when he uses them or wait a half hour to hear from central. The Lvman Twins played "A Merry Chase" at the Crawford Saturday mati nee and night. The farce was here earlier in the season. The people re membered it. There were not large au diences. Governor Stanley has been Invited, along with the governors or jNebrasKa Missouri and Iowa, to attend a charity ball to be given by the Knights Templar in the Kansas City convention nail on April 3. E. F .Ware will leave Wednesday for New Tork on law business. After visit Ine New Tork for awhile he goes to W ashington to argue tne .H.ansas-joi-orado Arkansas river suit in the United States supreme court. The total liuuor sales of the drug gists, as reported to Probate Judge Fagan, were 3.783 during January. The sales for December, which included all the Tom and Jerry and egg nog sea son of the holidays, were 5,852. R. Mageiolio. the billiard expert, who was here a few nights ago, won the first place in a Kansas City tournament con cluded last Saturday night. He was competing against a number of profes sionals of national repute. Part of the state house offices at least will be supplied with the new telephones. They will not be ordered in by me ex ecutive council, but each officer who wants one will have it put In and pay for it out of his contingent fund. The annual aeitation about a base- hall team In Tooeka is being sprung by someone who does not live here and does not know that since Topeka naa her primary education in baseball Im parted to her by Golds Dys ioiasn Giants, the greatest nine that ever raced the bases, that no second-handed affair from Arkansas will thrive here. OLIVE GROVE IS SOLD. Eastern Capitalists Buy the Elwood Cooper Ranch in California. Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 3 The fam ous Elwood Cooper ranch, situated about twelve miles west of Santa Barbara, has been sold to a syndicate of eastern capitalists, and the deal will be com pleted next week. The price is $250,000. The property, which consists of 2,000 acres, has become celebrated because it contains the largest olive groves In the world, and from the product an oil is produced which has received the highest awards at every exposition in the United States and Europe for sev eral years past. LONG WON'T COME HOME. Congressman Will Not Attend His Congressional Convention. Congressman Chester I. Long will not return to Kansas to attend the Seventh district congressional convention which will renominate him for congress, but he will come home to attend the state convention at Wichita on May 28. There will be a better chance to make sena torial hay at the state convention than at the congressional, because the latter will be pretty generally made, it seems to be conceded that the greater part of the Seventh district will be for Long for United States senator, and It would be useless for him to campaign among politicians that are already for him. But the state convention wm oner a broader field. It is announced that congressman Curtis will come home within a short time to look over the senatorial situa tion himself. Senator Burton will also come to Kansas shortly to confer with his friends on various matters politi cal. Whole Block of Stores Burned. Warsaw, Ind., Feb. 3. Late last night a isastrnua fire at Mentone. this county. wiped out half the business portion of the town, causing a loss on buildings and stock of KiXOflO. on which there was but little insurance. A whole block of stores and two residences were destroyed. Offices of Board of Health and Labor Commissioner to Be Changed. The offices in the south wing of the ground floor of the state house will have to be moved into higher quarters temporarily. These offices are those of Dr. W. B. Swan, secretary of the state board of health; John Stanton, state architect, and W. L. A. Johnson, secre tary of the State Society of Labor and inuustry. A few years aeo the rooms occunled by these offices and the former quarters of the State Historical society in the south wing were given a temporary finish so that they could be utilized wnue tne noors above were being fin ished. Now the state has got around to give them the final finishing and the temporary work will be torn out. The quarters formerly occupied by the State Historical society on the east side or tr-e south wing will probably be completed for the use of the state department of agriculture, and the en trance to them will be near the ele vator shaft. They will be directly un der the governor's rooms. The ground floor of the state house is generally referred to as the basement, but it is really a few Inches above the ground. It has seemed like a base ment because the entrances to it are beneath the big steps leading up to the main floor, and the corridors have always been unfinished and poorly lighted. CONDUCTOR KILLED. Santa Fe Man Injured at Em poria Dies in Topeka. John R. Libby, a freight conductor on the Santa Fe, was run over by a freight car at Emporia last night. He was brought to the Santa Fe hosiptal here in Topeka on the limited at 1 o'clock, and an effort was made to save his life by amputating both legs below the Knees, but the effort was unsuccessful and he died at 8:56 this morniitg. His. home was in Argentine, but he was at the Emporia end of the diviwon last night. He had received oideM to take a stock extra east, and was pre paring to take it out when the accident occurred at 9:40. He had left his way car and had gone down the track a short distance to look after some switch ing. He was standing beside his train with a group of men when a car which was being backed by a switch engine, struck him on the shoulder. He was knocked down with his feet across the rail beneath the moving car. One leg was crushed just above the ankle and the other just below the knee. The next train east was the limited and he was placed on that and brought to Topeka at 1 o'clock. The surgeons decided that the only thing to be done was to ampu tate both legs. The operation was per formed at 4 o'clock, but the injured man was too weak to survive the shock. Libby had been in the employ of the Santa Fe since 18S9, and has been in the train service all the time. He lived for ten years in Topeka and was well known here. A brother, Thomas Libby, lives at 429 Chandler street; another brother, James Libby. on North Harrison, and a sister, Mrs. Maud White, in Oakland. Libby was 40 years old. He leaves a wife who was summoned from Argen tine after the accident and reached To peka early this morning. Libby was a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security, and the funeral will be held here. ENFORCING MULCT LAW. Archbishop Eeana Working Hard in 1 Cause of Temperance. Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 3. The efforts in the cause of temperance which have been made by Archbishop Keane ever since his assumption of the archi episcopacy of this diocese has resulted in the partial enforcement of reform rules which were recently adopted by the Knights of Fidelity, a saloonkeepers' organization. Saloons were generally closed yesterday but some paid no at tention to the regulation? and say they will not until ordered to do so by the mayor. Reform rules adopted provide for clos ing saloons at midnight and Sunday mornings; abolishment of wrine rooms, slot machines and all gambling devices; exclusion of minors and drunkards. The saloon men of this city, it is said, have never shown much regard for the mulct law and the authorities are ac cused of being neglegent Moral suasion also had no effect until Archbishop Keane entered the field as the strong est and most influential champion the temperance cause has ever had here. RIVIERA SOCIAL MECCA. Carnival Attracts Many Visitors Golf Booming at Cannes. Paris, Feb. 3. The center of interest in continental society is now the Riviera, where the reign of king carnival began this week. Golf is booming at Cannes, where the Castle Wemyss, challenge cup was won by George R. Thome, presi dent of the Western Golf association of the United States. Mrs. Ogden Goelet and Miss Goelet have arrived at the Villa St. Prieste. Many distinguished members of the Cannes Anglo-American society gave a variety of entertainments at the Hotel Beausite, Cannes, to Inaugurate the new room of the English and American Sail ors' institute. BOWERSOCK IN RACE. Lawrence Congressman Wants to Be Senator. The report comes from Kansas City that Congressman Bowersock has de cided to become an active instead of a receptive candidate for United States senator. There was a gathering of Sec ond district politicians in Washington a few days ago as Mr.. Bowersock was on his way back to Washington after attending the Kansas Day banquet, and it is said that Mr. Bowersock told some of his friends at that time that he Intends to go into the senatorial race. He has already announced that he only wants to be elected to the lower house in congress once more. He will be renominated this fsdl and expects to be re-elected. Then he will make the race for senator, and- if he is defeated he will retire from politics at the end of his term in the lower house. "Is she a politegirl?" "Not at all. She finds it Impossible to break herself of the habit of telling the truth." Tit-Bits. CS Bean tha Bigaatsxe of O Sean tha Signature of .svoniA. r The Kind You Have Always Bought f HID MHO T( Tha Kind You Have Always Boopit ITT SJ ine Mnu tou navB Always The Kind You Have Always Bought Bear the Signature ef Thsy Shsi? Uo Structural Defects, Exhibit flo Evidense cf Real Disease Beccuso they Ire Fagged, Lazy or Contrary, They Won't Work, Food Lies In them for Hours, Decomposing, Rotting, Fermenting, Forming Noxious Compounds, that Poison the System, and Ovortax these Organs that Have to Eliminate it, Instead of Nutritious Chyle that wiil Enrich the Blood so tt Ray Feed the Various Tissues and Structures of the Body. 11 yt UUU i) When the stomach won't work the whole body suffers as every tissue or structure of the body depends on the stomach for nour ishment and renewal. If the stomach is weak, inactive and un able to properly digest food it not. only subjects the body to a state of chronic semi-starvation or habitually half-fed con dition that weakens it and renders it less productive of accomplishment and less re sistant to disease, but it allows of the ab sorption of half-digested, rotting material that Is a positive poison to it a'nd taxes the eliminative organs to expel it from the body. Thus it will be seen that the incon venience and distress, the disturbed rest, the horrors of insomnia and the dreadful caprices of nightmare, are the most insig nillcant part of indigestion and that real danger lurks behind the condition. Few people seem to realize the dangers of weak, defective and disordered diges tion. Health reports do not give it as cause of death because some other disease sets in to work destructive changes, only made possible by the imperfect digestion, and the death is accredited to them. There are many medicines on the mar ket intended to correct and improve per verted or impaired digestion, but none are so safe, so economical, so convenient, so effective, so satisfactory, so popular as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Whether the dyspepsia is of long standing or is only a case of temporary indigestion, they give prompt and pronounced relief. Their reg ular use for a time will cure all forms of gastric insufficiency so that "good diges tion will wait on appetite and health on both." By promoting perfect Indigestion all tis sues and structures are better fed and take on healthful activity, the blood becomes rich, the flesh sound and firm, the nerves strong, the eves bright, the skin clear, the mind alert and cheerful, and one begins to feel the lust of life the joy of mere liv ing. Mr. Thomas Seale, Mayfleld. Cal., writes: "Have used and recommendwl Stuart's Tablets because there is nothing like them to keep the stomach right." Mr. E. H. Davis of Hampton, Va., says: "I doctored five years for dyspepsia, but in two months I got more benefit from Stu art's Dvspepsia Tablets than in five years of the doctors' treatment." i BEST PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST EXCURSIONS TO ALIFORNlA VIA LEAVE TOPEKA Wednesdays and Fridays VIA Scenic Line tfiYrt LATEST IMPROVED TOURIST CARS FAST TRAINS E. W. Thompson, A. G. P. LARGEST ORE DOCK. Tha One Being Constructed on Al louez Bay. Duluth. Minn., Feb. S. It Is learned that the eastern Minnesota-Great Northern in terest to Increase the longth of its new ore dock on Aliouez bay, Superior, 6,000 feet, adding 100 pockets, representing 30.000 gross tons, and giving the entire dock a storage capacity of 100.000 gross tons. This will make the dock the largest ore ship ping structure In the world. It Is also the highest, fceing 72 feet from the water to the top of the rails. The Eastern Min nesota road expects to ship 3,000.000 tons the coming season. Duluth at present has the largest ore docks in the world, two ex actly alike, owned by the United States Steel corporation. KAISER'S GIFT. Jewel Case Studded With Diamonds For Miss Roosevelt. New Tork. Feb. 3. The kaiser's gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt In connection with the visit to America of Admiral Prince Henry, says the Berlin corres pondent of the Journal and American, Nil iJA J Phil Brooks, Detroit, Mich., says: "Tour dyspepsia cure has worked wonders In my case. I suffered for years from dyspep sia, but am now entirely cured and enjoy life as I never have before. I gladly rec ommend them Mrs. Lydia Bartram of Assyria, Mich., writes: "I have suffered from stomach trouble for ten years and Ave different doc tors gave me only temporary relief. A Air. E. R. Page advised me to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and four boxes did me more permanent benefit than all the doc tors' medicines that I have ever taken." Rev. J. R. Hoag of Wymore, Nebraska, writes: "For six years I have been trou bled with dyspepsia. Last fall I became very much alarmed at some symptoms of heart trouble and came to believe there was a sympathetic relation between the two diseases, or rather, that the stomach trouble was the cause of the heart disturb ance. I hit upon Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets for a remedy and invested a dollar and a half for three boxes, which lasted me three months, and I can eat any kind of food I want and have a good vigorous ap petite. Although I am 77 years old, I now feel perfectly well and without being requested by anyone I make this state ment as a compliment to the virtues of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets." Henry Kirkpatrick of Lawrence, Mass., says: "Men and women whose occupation precludes an active outdoor life should make it a daily practice to use Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. I have done so myself and I know positively that I owe my present health and vigor to their daily use. From the time I was 22 when 1 graduated from school with broken health from overwork until I was 34, I scarcely knew what tt was to be free from stomach weakness, I had no appetite whatever for breakfast and very little for any other meal. I had acidity .and heartburn nearly every day and sometimes was alarmed by Irregularity a.nd palpitation of the heart, but all this gradually disappeared after f began using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and I can eat my meals with relish and satisfaction which I had not known since I was a growing boy." If your stomach won't work, try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and be convinced of their merits. All druggists sell them at 60o a box. Once use them and j'ou will be come their advocate and friend. '.EAVE TOPEKA Wednesdays VIA Southern Route JfiTi T. A., Topeka, Kans. j is to be a geld jewel case, richly studded witn diamonds. In the center of the lid is a portrait of the gaiserin in enamel with the imperial monogram in dia monds. The internal fittings and decorations of the kaiser's American yacht are to be made by a London firm of decorators and the chief artist has Interviewed the kaiser who said laughingly: "I shall send a torpedo boat for my yacht some day before June 1 so you will have to get her finished by then, as I yant her to take part in the Keil regatta." Mew School Board Candidate. William Schmittendorf, foreman of the Santa Fe water service, is being mentioned favorably by Second ward voters for a place on the board of edu cation. He Is very popular personally, and there Is no doubt as to his posses sing the necessary educational requi sites, being a graduate of the Univer sity of Oreifswald. Germany. He held the clerkship of the district court of Osage county eighteen years ago. If finding fault were a useful occupa tion a great many people would have no difficulty in deciding what they ware created for. Puck.