The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 8, 1904

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r Sw' r J f TWELVE PAGES. TWELVE PAGES. S i LAST EDITION. FRIDAY EVENING, TOPEKA. KANSAS, JANUARY 8, 1904. FRIDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. a a ti im. if hi f ru'y it a in m n m i if ii M ff I t 4. i Y. Si f iv ESCAPES 01 TEGHNIGALITY. Bribery Prosecution Against Senator Dietrich Dismissed. Ko Attempt Made to Establish Ills Innocence. HE WAS SOT A SENATOR At the Time the Alleged Illegal Act Took Place Although He Had Deen Elected te That Position. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 8. United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich and Jacob Fisher, postmaster at Hastings, Neb., were released from custody today, Judge Vandeventer in the circuit court in structing the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty of the charges of bribery, etc., and the district attorney entered a nolle in the indictments recently re turned against them. Immediately after convening court this forenoon Judge Vandeventer hand ed down a decision sustaining the de murrer interposed by counsel for Sen ator Dietrich, which had been made on the ground that Dietrich was not act ually a member of the senate when the alleged bribery took place. The effect of the decision is that a man is not an actual member of congress from the time of his election until he shall have taken the oath at the bar of the house to which he is elected and that he is not amenable to the law as member of congress and an officer of the United States government. Judge Vandeventer after delivering his opinion instructed the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty and the district attorney imme diately entered a nolle in the other cases against the senator. A nolle was then entered in each of the indictments against Postmaster Fisher and both were given their liberty. In deliveries the opinion of the court Judge Vandeventer said: "The court has given as careful and exhausted attention to the Uemurrer as time would permit, and we have ar iivd at a conclusion in which we are both quite agreed. "This defendant is charged with re ceiving and agreeing to receive while t. member of the United States senate or a part of the United States congress, valuable consideration from one Fish er for procuring or aiding to procure for him the appointment of postmaster at Hastings, Neb. Section 1781 of the revised statutes, under which this ac tion is brought, contains two distinct and separate prohibitions. The first paragraph, under which this indict ment is brought, provides that 'every member of oorgrets, officer or agent of the government' who commits certain acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and provides for certain punishment. The other paragraph provides that every member of congress, officer or agent of the government, after his elec tion, etc.. .-mall be liable to the penalty provided for the commission of such acta." The opinion then defines the differ ence of meaning between the two par agraphs and is to the effect that a man elected to congress does not actually become a mpinber of that body until after he has qualified and taken the oath at the bar of the house to which he has been elected. Judge Vandevent er said that the court was unable to find a sing'e instance nor had counsel cited any instance where a member of congress after his election and prior to his qualification before and the admin istering of the oath by that bodv. had found greater privileges than any oth er cerson by means of their election, although they often enjoyed much greater influence. The last paragraph, said the court, refers to acts which my be commit ted by members of congress, after their qualification fur acceptance of the du ties of their office. Continuing he said: "Under the law therefore, there is no crime except where congress has so de clared. The court does not make the law or say what it would like to have it be. Congress makes the law and the courts construe it. Here congress has paid that members of that body who take bribes shall be punished. It might perhaps, be competent for congress to enact a law which would make it a penal -fTense for any person to attempt to secure for another an office under the United States government, but the suggestion is not included in this stat ute. Instead of saying- every person it is confined to members of congress, of ficers and agents of the United States." "Instead of saying every person, it is confined to members of congress, offi cers and agents of the United States. The two houses of congress, under the constitution are the only judges of whom shall sit as members of their re spective bodies. The district attorney has admitted that there was no session of congress from March 2S the riato f ,tbe election by the legislature of Sena- or uiei.mii. aiw December 2, the date of the convening of congress. Until the i-ouiu De no question raised as to his actual membership in the senate nor could he qualifv before that body until that time. Until then it was not known whether he would be permitted to entr upon his duties as a United States senator and as a repre sentative of the people of Nebraska be fore that liody." The opinion then defines the meaning of rnembers-eieet. ex-members and members of congress and closes- "Our opinion, therefore, is that this defendant was not a United States sen ator at the time of the acts charged in this indictment, within the inhibition of this statute The jury is instructed to find a verdict of not guilty" Immediately after th verdict was or dered for defendant. District Attorney Summers announced that he wished to enter a nolle in the case of Jacob Fish er, postmaster at Hastings, explainin" his motion by paying: "in the case the United States against Charles H Dietrich it became the duty of the counsel for the defendant to turn from the jury to the court, from the facts to the law It is a consolation to know that section 17S1 of the revised statutes has been construed at a time when it seemed necessary and by a court that enjoys the full measure of confidence of both lawyers and lavmen "If Charles H. Dietrich was not a member of congress until after De cember 2, 1901, and the court has held that he was not, then Jacob Fisher can not be put upon trial for or on account of agreeing to pay or paying certain eums of money to him or performing contracts for him during the months from July to October, 1901, under a con tract made with him as a member of congress whereby Jacob Fisher was to be appointed postmaster. "The court made the order and then called up the case against Senator Diet trich in which he is charged with hold ing a lease with the government while he was a United States senator." JURY TAKES A DIFFERENT VIEW. New York, Jan. 8. Former Congress man Driggs, who was convicted hero yesterday of receiving compensation for aiding the procurement of a ex tract with the government, in his de fense said that although he had been elected a congressman he had not ta ken his seat at the time of alleged im proper transaction. Mr. Driggs' attor ney contended throughout that his cli ent was not a congressman until he had actually taken the oath of office, but the prosecuting attorney maintain ed that the defendant was a member of congress from March 4, when the pre ceding house of representatives ad journed. Judge Thomas left it to the jury to decide whether the term as con gressman had actually begun at the time in question and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. LYTLE GOES FREE Commissioners Come to liescue of Notorious Jointist. Secures Release from Jail on Promise to Be flood. The county commissioners this morn ing voted to allow W. F. Lytle, "Sheep" Lytle as he is familiarly known, to leave the county jail, where he is serv ing a sentence for running a joint. Lytle agrees to payS60 of the costs of the case and his fine in cash and to pay the rest on the installment plan at the rate of $a a month. Lytle furthermore heroically agrees never to sell liquor illegally in Shaw nee county. Lytle signed an agree ment which contained the following clause: "Now, the said Lytle as a condition to his release from custody agrees that under no circumstances will the said Lytle ever again engage in the business of selling liquor in vio lation of law in Shawnee county and he hereby binds himself to be under the surveillance of the sheriff." Lytle further agrees that if the sheriff ever finds him engaged in illegal liquor sell ing that the sheriff will be at liberty to lock him up. This proposition came from Mr. Lytle to the board through the agency of an attorney. Lytle was very anxious for the proposition to be accepted. He compiaiv.ed fhat be was in ill heiitn and was incapacitated for manual la bor but that he would put a chattel mortgage on his household furniture and thereby raise $60 to pay down as i the first installment, j Lytle has had a precarious and at the same time charmed existence in the conducting of a joint in Shawee i county. In 1S98 he was arrested eharg ed with running a joint. He was .tried in the district court and convicted'. He appealed to the court of appeals. Then the court of appeals went out of busi ness and case was lost for a time. Again in 1S99 he was arrested on the charge of running a joint. He was I convicted in the district court. That was the time Carrie Nation smashed his joint and Lytle kept on selling, even when the mirrors were broken. He did a rushing business and gave away bits of glass as souvenirs. He was ar i rested twice that day. Once by Sher iff Cook and once by Chief of Police Stahl. In this case Lytle was convicted in the district court. He appealed the case to the supreme court. The verdict of the lower court was affirmed and Lytle was sentenced by Judge Hazen to serve 90 days in the county jail, pay a fine of $M0 and the costs in the case. Lytle was sent to jail. After he had served a short time As sistant Attorney General A. L. Redden, who had been appointed by Attorney General Godard to enforce the prohibi tory law in Shawnee county, signed a petition with Rev. J. T. McFarland, and others, asking the commissioners to re lease Lytle because he had promised to do better. Lytle was released and was I ordered to pay on the installment plan. He paid. The previous case, under the arrest I in 1S98, lay dormant in the archives- of j the supreme court until Judge Hazen tnougnt in 1903 that it was about time to have the case disposed of. Then the case was revived. Lytle went to jail. Somewhere in the litigation G. C. Clem ens once got Lytle out of jail on a habeas corpus proceedings in the su preme court, but finally Lytle was placed in the custody of Sheriff Lucas. He has served the 90 day jail sen tence in the case and 30 days addition al. He has a fine of $200 and costs, amounting to $70, left and this he will pay, according to his agreement, onthe installment plan. Now the only jointist who will be left as a nestegg in the county jail is Hermann Uterman who is serving his sentence for selling liquor at Vinewood park last July. UNCLE SAM STOPS IT. W ill Permit No More Bombard ment of San Domingo Ports. Washington, Jan. 8. The navy de partment today received the following cablegram from Commander Dilling ham of the cruiser Detroit, dated at Puerto Plata, San Domingo, January S: "Morales' gunboats delivered ulti matum and threatened bombardment of Puerto Plata after 24 hours' notice. With concurrence of Captain Robinson, of the English cruiser Pal'.as.made suen representations to both sides that they have agreed, the one not to bombard and the other to fire on no gunboats. All fighting will be confined to land side of town in future. United States interests secured. Have small parties landed at Sosua and at consulate in Puerta Plata." Evidence All In. Georgetown, Colo., .Tan. 8. The prose cution in the trial of 15 union miners charged with conspiracy to destrov the sun and Moon mine pronertv at Idaho Springs completed the presentation of its case tooay and the defense an nounced it would introduce no testi mony. Court adjourned until next Monday, when arguments will be heard. MUST GOJIR FIGHT Colombia Will Not Be Permit ted to Keep Troops On the Border of the Territory of Panama. MILITARY ACTIVITY. Two Thousand Men Are in Camp at Cartagena. Soldiers Are Being Pushed Toward Panama Frontier. New York, Jan. 8. A fleet of war ships is assembling at Colon, presum ably with the purpose of making a hos tile demonstration against Colombia, says a Herald dispatch from Panama. These authorities will insist upon the withdrawal of the Colombian army now lined up across the border this side of the Atrato river. Naval officers feel cer tain that it is the intention to compel Colombia either to withdraw her troops or to fight. All the. warships are due at Colon before Tuesday, prepared to start im mediately for Titumati, or Cartagena. It has been reported in Colon that the Colombians are ready to fight. MILITARY ACTIVITY. Colon, Jan. 8. The Royal Mail steam er Atrato, which arrived from Savanilla and Cartagena, reports that there is great military activity in both those towns, and that large numbers of troops are concentrating in Cartagena. Many of these troops arrived from the inter ior during the last fortnight. It is learned that the Colombian troops at Cartagena now number at least 2,000. The Colombian cruiser General Pin zon and the steam tug Nellie continue to convey troops to Titumati as they come in from the interior, the last de tachment, which consisted of 300 men from the department of Antioqui, were brought to Cartagena by train from Calamar. Most of these are volunteers without uniforms. The cruiser Cartagena is now laid up at Cartagena undergoing repairs, her tubes and boilers being defective. It is reported that she will soon be ready to resume the transportation of troops. The war talk is unabated in Cartagena and in certain quarters discontent is openly expressed with the diplomatic policy of Gen. Reyes. Maj. Coles' division of 300 marines from the United States cruiser Dixie disem barked this morning and went by train to Empire station on the Panama railroad. The auxiliary cruiser Prairie and the cruiser Olympia returned to Colon today. Admiral Coghlan transferred his flag to tie CiytnpUk HAT OF $100 BILLS. Owner Wandered Orer New York and Wasn't Robbed. New York. Jan. 8. "Whoopee! 'Sail right, old man. Have one on me." And Reinhardt Zollinhoffer unwound himself from a lamp post at the corner of Baxter street and Chatham square and thrust $925 into the hands of Po liceman Jerrv Sullivan. "Have nuzzer drink," he urged, reach ing ur to his hatband, where yellow bills were fluttering plume-like above his head. He forced the colieeman to accent $200 more. Policeman Sullivan led him to the Oak street station. There the sergeant end Sullivan pulled bills from Zollin hoffer's buttonholes and removed two wads of notes from his coat collar. There was just $1,300 in all. "Just keeo it and rush the can," di rected Zollnhoffer, who went meekly to a cell and slept like a baby until yesterday morning, when he was ar raigned before Magistrate Ommen in the Tombs court. "How much money did you have?" asked the magistrate. "Just $1,300," said Zollinhoffer. That amount was counted out before the court. "Do you mean to say he walked up and down the Bowery for four hours with all that money showing and didn't lose a cent?" asked the astonished mag istrate. He was assured that not only did Zollinhoffer keep all of his money, but he got drinks innumerable without having to pay a cent. The Bowery bartenders were so utterly astounded when he stood before them fringed with $100 bills that they didn't collect. He couldn't even get them to accept yellow bills as resents. Zollinhofl'er's adventure began direct ly after he drew $1,300 from the bank ing house of Knauth, Nachod Kuhne. He is a farmer of New Jersey, and he came to town to collect a legacy from Germany. The magistrate discharged him and he went back to Jersey with his $1,300. IT IS A MISTAKE. Deweys Don't Want to Sell Oat Bays Mr. Scott. Dempster Scott, an attorney of At wood, Rawlins county, who is here at tending the supreme court, says that ha thinks the report that the Deweys are trying to sell the big Oak ranch in northwestern Kansas is a mistake. "A statement of that kind was made in a Colby paper recently," said Mr. Scott, "but I am sure it is wrong. The Deweys are selling some of their out lying land which would be hard to fence without fencing in some govern ment land, too, but I don't think they want to sell the main ranch. It is a good money-making proposition for them and is bound to increase in value." Scots to Banquet. The Topeka Scottish society is plan ning for a big banquet and celebration of Burns' anniversary on January 25. A meeting of the society will be held in Judge Guthrie's office tomorrow night to make final arrangements for the banquet. Weather Indications. Chicago, Jan. 8. Forecast for Kan sas: Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer in west portion tonight; south west winds. Temperatures of Large Cities. Chicago.Jan. 8. 7 a. m. temperatures: New York, 30; Boston, 20; Philadelphia, 24; Washington, 28; Chicago, 34; Min neapolis, 26; Cincinnati. 36; St. Louis, 34. 1R. HOC!! TALKS. Says That Be Stands on Origi nal Statement. Tried to Make Himself Clear at That Time. GRATEFUL TO FRIENDS Feels Like Shutting Himself in Shell and Staying There. Sorry ConTentioif' Was Not brought to Topeka. A Kansas City paper quotes E. W. Hoch as saying that he "is not a can didate for governor and will not allow the use of his name." So many con flicting statements on the subject of the gubernatorial race have been at tributed to Mr. Hoch that the State Journal called him up by telephone to day at Marion and asked him if he had made the statement attributed to him. "No, I have not said that," said Mr. Hoch. "Have you said anything that could be construed that way?" he was asked. "Not exactly that way," he replied. "The nearest I have come to it was to say that I do not want to have any thing to do with the matter, and I wished I was out of it altogether. I have my personal business to look after," he continued, "and I am in clined to pay no more attention to thi3 matter whatever. The letters and tele grams are piling up on my desk again now, and my inclination is just to leave them alone and not answer them. In fact I haven't time to do so, for I must look after my business. I can't afford to neglect it. "I tried to make 'myself clear in my statement two weeks ago, and to me my meaning is perfectly .clear. I don't know how I can make it any more posi tive without slapping my friends in the face. I think I have done everything 1 could for peace and harmony at least, I intended to. I am anxious to do whatever is best for the interests of the Republican party. At the same time I do not want to slap my friends in either faction in tlvs face. I am, of course, extremely grateful to my friends who have been saying nice things about me in connection with this matter, but I tried to make my position clear in my statement two weeks ago, and now.' f.-cei. v good deal like shutting tiyseif u'jj t!n my shell and staying there. "I wish now, though, that I had gone to Topeka the other day when the state committee met. I stayed away purpose ly, but I now wish I had gone down. I would like to have said a few things to some of the members of that committee. I think it was the wrong thing to take the convention away from Topeka. Aside from any rivalry between the two towns, It seems to me that it was unwise to take the convention to Wich ita. It simply fanned the opposition ts Governor Bailey, and I should have told the committee so had I been there." "What would you -have told the op position that is trying to force you into the race?" Mr. Hoch was asked. "Just what I told them in my state ment two weeks ago,, and -what I have told them since," he replied. "There has been no change in my position, and I don't know how to say it any differ ently." It looks as though Mr. Hoch really does not want to run for governor, just as he states, but he undoubtedly would like to be state printer. For that rea son he does not like to offend either faction. The Lawrence Journal says: "Mr. Stubbs says that Mr. Hoch will run for governor, and Mr. Hoch says that he will not. Meantime time is fast fleet ing and the anti-machine Republicans of Kansas seem little nearer accomp lishing the changes in party manage ment in the state than they were a year ago." Each Republican congressional con vention this spring will elect two dele gates to the Republican convention at Chicago. In the districts where the re nomination of the present congressman is conceded, the selection of these dele gates will be the chief matter of inter est. In discussing the matter the Em poria Gazette says: "The next Republican convention for this congressional district will properly enough be a Miller convention, just as the next Republican state convention will be a convention largely in the hands of the friends of the present Re publican state officers. Men and inter ests that are not friendly to Congress man Miller will perform the best ser vice to their party by keeping hands off. "The Gazette has not been friendly to Congressman Miller, as a factional tst within the party, though it has sup ported him after his nomination, and believes that a unanimous renomina tion for him is the best possible thing for the party this year. But merely as a Republican and as a party newspa per, the Gazette feels free to suggest that while no one but factional friends of Congressman Miller be sent to the Chicago convention, the Republicans of this district take great care that no man be sent there who will not be true to Roosevelt. "There may be a strong effort to sidetrack the 'Kansas delegation when it gets to Chicago. The Hanna band wagon may be full of seats. Mr. Bur ton's closed door at the White House makes him extremely susceptible to the Hanna Influence. Mr. Burton will have his friends as candidates before that convention. They should be turned down, and no one sent to Chicago who is not true blue. There are scores of Miller man who wilfc stand hitched for Roosevelt. Joe Satterthwaite of Doug las is all right; Ed Hoch will be his own master; they couldn't coax J. B. Adams into the Hanna camp. Tom Potter would do. v "There are dozens who are sound as a dollar, but on the ether hand, the Republicans of this district, the friends of Mr. Miller, should see to it. that only men of business standing and per sonal honor and integrity are put on the delegation to Chicago. The Ga zette realizes that this is advice spo ken through a hole in the window made by a rock, but none the less the advice is given in all sincerity and with every ood wish for Congressman Miller's success at the convention and at the polls." CAN BEJ10 PEACE Knssla and Japan Will Fight 7t Oat Sooner or Later. That Is the Opinion of Observ ers at Ail Points. BREAKING POINT NEAR. Negotiations May End With Heading of Russia's Reply. All Nations Hurrjing Troops Into Corean Territory. London, Jan. 8. The text of the Rus sian reply to Japan's last note has been received at the Japanese legation here. It will be presented to the for eign office later in the day by Minister Hayas. At the legation, the opinion is held that the reply is utterly opposed to the main Japanese contentions and it is thought that negotiations will be broken off. Minister Hayas said to a representa tive of the Associated Press: "After reading the reply, all I can say is that a peaceful settlement is growing less and less. Conditions are very grave." Japan has decided not to buy the Chilean warships for which negotia tions have been started. At the legation it is said that the ships bought recent ly from Argentina ar-e expected to sail today for the far east by way of the Suez canal. MIKADO INSPECTS HIS TROOPS. Tokio, Jan. 8. The emperor inspected and reviewed the imperial guards con stituting the first division of the army, together with some independent cav alry regiments and brigades of artil lery, numbering in all some 26,000 men on the Aoyama field today. It is under stood that these troops will constitute the third contingent in the event of war being declared. The occasion was regarded as a leave taking between the emperor and his soldier, the scene being most impressive. Enormous crowds lined the route from the palace and surrounded the grounds. The em peror rode to the Aoyama field in best coach but was on horseback when in specting and reviewing the troops. His staff included all the the foreign at taches. TREAT JAPAN LIKE A CHILD. New York, Jan. 8. Nearly all persons here take the view that conduct toward Japan is that of a naughty child, cables the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Herald. She is constantly Vte-tr-s told in the press not to be so foolish,vnot to waste money in the LTtskissible task of fighting Russia and so on. In a long article upon the alleged folly of Jap an's pretensions the Gazette says: "What can she do to hurt Russia? She must take one of her strong fort resses, but she would require ten times more military force than she could ever bring to bear to accomplish such a feat. "We think, however, England and America will intervene to prevent Japan from taking any such mad step as that of making war upon us." ACTIVE ORDERS ISSUED. Hong Kong, Jan. 8. A detachment of two hundred and fifty men of the Sher wood foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire regiments) forming part of the garrison of Hong Kong, has sud denly been warned to be in readiness for active service. The destination of the troops has not been divulged. The authorities refuse all information on the subject but it is understood the troops are going to Pekin or Seoul. STILL ROOM FOR TALK. London, Jan. 8. A special dispatch from Tokio under today's date after recording the arrival of the Russian re ply adds: "Diplomacy has not said its last word and there are still hopes that hostilities may be averted. From the Russian legation it is announced that the negotiations continue. THINK IT A BLUFF. New York. Jan. 8. The army is ex cited, says a Herald dispatch from Port Arthur.. However, the higher officers are remarkably calm, believing that the Japanese are only demonstrating. NO UHANUE f UK ACK. Pekin. Jan. 8. General Yuan Shi Kai. the commander in chief of the Chinese army and navy, sent his foreign ad visor, Charles Denby, jr., to Pekin to investigate the reports as to the prob ability of war. Mr. Denby has reported that according to the best opinion ob tainable, based on diplomatic informa tion, war cannot be averted. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS SAIL. Port Arthur, Jan. 7, via Chefoo, Jan. 8. Several warships left at midnight to reinforce cruisers sent out for the purpose of intercepting a Japanese squadron of four ironclads, whih, it is said, now approaching Korea to stop six Japanese coal laden ships from Japan destined for Port Arthur and to cancel their cnarter to a Russian nrm. Lake Baikal is frozen. There is a normal movement of trops in both directions on the railway. The Port Arthur defenses are com pleted and the authorities are confi dent. ALL LANDING TROOPS IN COREA. London, Jan. 8. The Daily Mail's Tokio correspondent learns Russia has made new demands which it will be im possible for Japan to entertain. The correspondent says all the powers are landing troops in Corea, and that the British bluejackets landed at Chemulpo are expected to go to Seoul immedi ately. Constant telegrams are passing be tween M. Pauloff, the Russian minister to Corea. Baron De Rosen, the Russian minister to Japan, and Viceroy Alexieff. REMOVES ALL HOPE. London, Jan. 8. The Daily Mail's Yokohama correspondent says that Russia's reply to Japan practically re moves all hope of a peaceful settle ment. BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY. London. Jan. 8. The British home fleet left Portland today for the Span ish coast after coaling to the full ca pacity. Tha fleet will thus be in readi ness to replace the channel squadron in the event of the latter being re quired to fill up vacancies in the Med iterranean squadron should vessels be ordered then into the far east. U. S. NAVY WILL STAY OUT- Washington, Jan. 8. The far eastern situation was discussed at the cabinet meeting today, special consideration be ing given th movement of the Asiatic squadron, which it is desired shall be so shaped as to emphasize the absolute neutrality of this country in the event of hostilities between Russia and Japan. After the meetins it was an nounced that orders would be cabled Rear Admiral Evans upon his arrival at Guam tomorrow to proceed thence to Subig bay, it being desired that the American navy shall observe "good sea manners" by not going to Japanese or Russian waters iust now. JAPAN BUYING SUBSISTENCE. Manila, Jan. 8. The Japanese gov ernment through its local agent has just called for bids for an enormous quantity of subsistence stores, all bids to be in by January 30. ADVANCE IN WHEAT. London, Jan. 8. Wheat advanced a further shilling per quarter today in some of the provincial markets on the prospect of war. About 116,000 tons of coal were shipped from Cardiff, Wales, during this week, 46,000 to Japan, 40,000 to Port Arthur and 30.000 to Hong Kong. FRANCE SEES A CHANCE. Paris. Jan. 8. The Associated Press learns that in the opinion of the French government there is a chance of avoid ing a conflict between Russai and Japan as a result of a concession made by Russia m her latest note. The dis patches which have come to Paris from all Quarters today have been most ps simistic and the hopefulness of the government is in strong contrast with them. NEW CANAL ROUTE. Senator Scott Brings Darien to Congre s' Notice. Washington, Jan. 8. When the sen ate met today Mr. Scott (Va.) offered a joint resolution providing for an in vestigation of the Darien canal route. He said that such a waterway would be only 30 miles in length and that the route had never been carefully investi gated by engineers. Mr. Bacon interrupted to ask where the proposed canal was to be located "in view of recent geographical changes in South America.'' "It is in the state of Panama," remarked Mr. Stewart, "about.-150 miles from Colombia." Mr. Scott said that although he had always believed in a sea level water way he had hesitated to press the mat ter because he might be accused of an effort to delay and hinder the construc tion of a canal, but such was not his purpose. He wanted a canal, but wanted the best one. He ask ed that the committee on inter oceanic cables make an early report upon the resolution he had presented. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 8. Representative Slayden (Dem., Tex.) introduced a res olution in the house today requesting the president to render the good offices or mediation of the United States to Russia and Japan. The resolution fol lows "Whereas, By the provisions of The Hague peace convention of 1899, tender of good offices or mediation by a nation, stranger to a dispute, can not be re garded as an unfriendly act; and "Whereas, By said convention it is made the duty of signatory powers if a serious dispute threatens to break out between two or more of tfiem. to remind 'these latter that the permanent court of arbitration is open to them, and such reminder is only to be re garded as a friendly action; and "Whereas, Warlike difficulties are now threatened between Russia and Japan, which countries as well as the United States are signatories to The Hague peace convention, "Resolved by the senate and house of the United States of America in con gress assembled. That the president be requested to tender the good, offices or mediation of the United States to Rus sia and Japan with relation to their present dispute, and to remind them, in accordance with The Hague peace convention, that the permanent court of arbitration is open to them. The chaplain of the house today at the opening of the session prayed for comfort for the grief stricken family of ex-President Cleveland. The bill amending the act appropriat ing money for the eradication of the foot and mouth disease among cattle so as to make available the amount of $250, 000 to meet the emergency caused by the Mexican boll wevil was taken up for consideration. The house passed the bill making available the sum of $250,000 to meet the emergency growing out of the rav ages of the Mexican boll wevil. IGNORE THE COURT. Colorado Militia Officers Disre gard an Injunction. Cripple Creek, Oclo., Jan. 8. Com mander Verdeckberg and the other mil itary officers held another council of war, as they term their conferences, this morning and decided to ignore the injunction issued by District Judge Seeds restraining the military from sending out of the camp any members of the Western Federation of Miners. The military officers have refused to accept service of any papers from the district court. After the close of the "council of war" Major Thomas E. McClelland, with a squad of soldiers started out from headquarters to make arrests un der Colonel Verdeckburg's vagrancy or der which required all strikers to ob tain employment or leave the district before January 7. All the placards posted by officers of the miners' union advising members not to abandon their homes have been torn down by soldiers. AT HOLTON FEB. 2. The Republican congressional com mittee of the First district decided this afternoon to hold the convention at Holton, February 2. WEATHER LIKE SUMMER. It Is Warm All Over the State Today. The weather over Kansas Thursday and today has been like summer and the thermometers have been close around the 60 mark. The minimum and maximum temper atures recorded by the government ther mometers for the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o'clock were as follows: Dodge City 20-58, Concordia 22-58, Wich ita 28-58, Topeka 31-54, Kansas City 32-50. The forecast for Kansas sent out to day is, "Fair tonight and Saturday. Warmer in west portion tonight." The wind at 2 o'clock this afternoon was west, blowing 8 miles an hour. The hourly temperatures recorded by the government thermometer today were as follows: 7 o'clock 32!U o'clock 41 S o'clock 32il2 o'clock 45 9 o'clock ...35! 1 o'clock 49 10 o'clock 38 2 o'clock 53 OBEYEDJRDERS. Engineer Benjamin of 111 Fated Train Talks. Had Orders to Meet Only One Train at Willard. ALL ARE IDENTIFIED. Unknown Boy Found to Belong to Reed Family. Ezra Rankin's Body Sent to Hiram, Maine. Conductor Nagle's Thrilling Story of the Disaster. The last of the victims of the wreck of passenger train No. 3 on the Rock Island at Willard, Kansas, last Wed nesday morning has been claimed by relatives. By tonight all the bodies will have been removed from Topeka. The correct list is: EZRA RANKIN, Hiram, Me., 55 years. MRS. MARTHA HILL, Greensburg; Kas., aged 45 years. W. S. MARTIN, D Kalb, Mo., 66 year;. MRS. W. S. MARTIN, De Kalb, Mo., 41 years. JAMES GRIFFY, Claremont, Mo. H. E. MOYER, Kansas City, news agent on Rock Island train. GAIL FULLER, Blockton, Iowa, 7 years. MRS. HENRY KAISER, Durham, Kansas. WILLIAM J. WELLS, Jacksonville, Illinois. RAYMOND A. MARTIN. 22 years, Chillicotae, Mo. MRS. MARY HARVTLLE, Chllll cothe. Mo., 43 years. BEN HARVILLE. Chillicothe, Mo., 13 years. TOT HARVILLE, Chillicothe, Mo., 2 years. MRS. SUSAN REED, Chillicothe, Mo., 45 years. GRACE REED, Chillicothe, Mo., 11 years. LENORA REED, Chillicothe, Mo., 16 years. WALTER REED, Chillicothe, Mo., 8 years. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 8. Engineer Benjamin said today: "The orders I received at Topeka were to wait at Valencia until 12:55 a. m. for extra freight east and to meet extra 489. at Willard, which I did. I had no orders vhateva- to ift,a; -tr; extra stock train at Willard." "Did Conductor Nagle have such an order?" "I do not know what he had." In compliance with a dispatch re ceived today DeMoss Penwell have sent the body of Ezra Rankin to rela tives in Maine. All the dead and injured members of the Reed and Harville families of Chillicothe, Mo., were taken today from Topeka, The Reeds and Harvilles are relatives. They were members of a colony of farmers who were moving from eight miles south of Chillicothe to Tyrone, Oklahoma, Only the ad vance guard of the colony, consisting of the fathers of both families and three or four of the sons, had gone ahead and were engaged in building houses. Raymond A. Martin, aged 22, was in the same party. Several other families from the same neighborhood in Missouri had planned to move to Ok lahoma in the spring. Walter Reed arrived here today and identified his wife, Mrs. Susan Reed, and his three children, Lenora, aged 16; Walter, aged 8; and Grace, aged 11, With the exception of two sons who were with him all of Walter Reed'a family were killed. Chester Harville arrived with Walter Reed, accompanied by his two sons were helping him make their new home ready in Okla homa, Mr. Harville has taken tha bodies of his wife, Mrs. Mary Harvilia and of his two children, Ben, aged 13 and Tot, aged 3, back to Chillicothe for burial. Mr. Harville also took his three children from the hospital. They are Frank, aged 12; Ola, aged 7 and Chester, aged 18 months. None were seriously injured. A, E. Grant, now of Tyrone. Ok., was the most Joyful person who has visited either of the morgues in Topeka, for he arrived here thinking his family, a wife and several children, had been on the same train with the Reeds an4 Harvilles. He learned, after arriving here, that they had been persuaded by friends to remain in Chillicothe for a while longer. Grant took charge of tha body of Raymond Martin, his cousin. He is accompanied by his son Charles. The evidence secured by the investi gations of the coroner Thursday after noon clearly indicates that Engineer Benjamin is chiefly responsible for tha wreck on the Rock Island Wednesday morning. "We had orders to wait for a special stock train at Valencia until 12:58, and to pass another stock train at Willard. We were late and passed through Va lencia at 1 a. m. and no stock train was in sight. At Willard we saw a stock train standing on the side track and made no stop. I suppose the engi neer thought that the two trains had been combined. "I could not see the number of the engine on the side track on account of the steam and because we were run ning so fast. We were going 50 miles an hour. I saw the stencils on the train and supposed that it was the stocC train we were looking for. Engineer Benjamin and I had duplicate orders. I was in the day coach collecting fares when Benjamin threw on the air. That was my first intimation of trouble. Then we struck." Conductor Nagle of Rock Island pas senger train No. 3 gave the first au thentic account of the cause of tha wreck at Willard, as he sat, propped utr in bed at Stormont hospital at 3 o'clock last night, making a deposition befora C.oroner Silverthorne and Assistant County Attorney Carroll of Wabaunsee county. This evidence will be made a Lpart of the coroner's report. or sucn evidence as was receivea xrna was by far the most important. Be fore the coroner's jury there appeared three trainmen, members of the crew of the stock train that was wrecked. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. 2 SPORTIHGJEWS. Lou Dillon's High Wheeled Sul ky Record Cot Out. K&cing Committee Not to Allow Clereland 2:05 Mile. GIVE THEIR REASONS, Say the Mare Had PreTlously Made Better Time. find a place for Sheckard If they could get him. I think I know a pood ball player when I seo one. Sheckard is good enough lor me. I don't think I could improve on him if I went out in the market and offered more money for a player than has ever been paid in the history of baseball. Consequently it would be useless for me to attempt to replace this great player la the Brooklyn outfield." TOMMY UYAN CONFIDENT. Protest Against the Use of a Wind-Shield Also. New York. Jan. 8. The joint com mittee of the National Racing associa tion ha3 decided to disallow Lou Dil lon's record of 2:05 to a high-wheeled, ball-bearing sulky at Cleveland, Sep tember 12 last. The committee said this was done "because the mare had rviously performed in faster time, which performance was her record, and precluded a slower performance being a. record. "We also find that the Derformance f Maud S. at Cleveland in 1885 was to a high-wheeled, plain axle sulky, ac cording: to rutes; that the time, 2:08. was not only her best time, but the best time ever made uj to that dato. tuid was a record." In regard to the use of wind shields, the comniitte's finding is as follows: "No record can be made with a wind shield other than the ordinary dirt shield and pacemaker in front. "A performance with racemaker in front, with, dirt shield, shall be record ed with a distinguishing mark, refer ring to a note stating the facts." Believes He Will Be Able to Get to Jack O'Brien. Chicago, Jan. 8. Tommy Eyan, the world's middleweight champion, today announced that he will defend his title for the last time when he meets Phila delphia Jack O'Brien in Philadelphia on either January 20 or 27. "No mat ter how the fight ends, it will be the last in which I will ever appear. I re alize that my fighting days are num bered, and it is not my desire to hang on and on after I have outlived my davs of usefulness. "1 think, though, that there is one good, hard fight left in me, and that I will give O'Brien the hardest battle he has ever been in. As there are no decisions- rendered in Philadelphia, it will be necessary for Jack to win the championship. This I am positive he cannot do. On the other hand, I feel confident that, no matter how cleverly he may guard himself, I will be able to get to him with a sleep producer. If I succeed in beating o tsrien 1 shall give my title to some other young fellow, probably to Hugo Kelly, the Chicago boy. who fought a draw with O'Brien last week, and at that got the worst of the decision." Ryan declared that he would post $500 today to guarantee his appearance in the ring. der Captain Brown, but the work has all at once been discontinued, and there Is much speculation as to Captain Brown's intentions. The stables have been filled nil winter with horses be longing to various turfmen. Samueison refuses to give any Information as to the fate of the historic course. KELLY GETS AFTER DUFFY. Italian Middleweight Makes Another Offer to Gilmore'8 Man. Chicago, Jan. 8. Silvie Ferrettl, man nirpr nf iTncn Kellv. the local Italian middleweight, is angry at Harry Gil more, jr.'s, statement that Kelly Is afraid of -his man. Martin Duffy. This ic what FVrreti savs: "If Duffy is so anxious for a meeting let him post a forfeit ana ne win see how quickly we will cover it. Kelly is a middle we ieht. If Duffy will match at catch weights we will bet o0 on me side Kelly will knock him out in fifteen nr twpntv rounds. Duffy claims he can make 142 pounds. We will match Otto Sieloff against him at that figure or will back Harry Walsh at 148 or 150 Timinrla winner to take all in each case. "Kelly will make 150 pounds at 3 o'clock for Duffy in three week's time, as the weight is pretty low for Kelly." CORBETT GOING SLOW. to TROUBLE WITH K. U. BLAYEBS J. L. McClain Secures Jay McGregor Tvlna-ton. Kv.. Jan. 8. W. L. Spears nf this nlncp. has sold to J. L. McLaiU of New York, a half interest in the famnna trottiner stallion Jay McGregor, ?-ns fnr si'K00. McLain recently bought the half interest of John Smith in this horse for $7,500, and so now owns the fast son of Jay Hawker at an nutisv nf $rn Ofifi. Mr. McLain is a newcomer to the trotting turf. He will nllnnr Jv Mr Irparor to remain in Ken turkv. makine a season in the stud with him in ehartre of W. L. Spears, and then turnine him over to Scott Hudson, who will again take him down the Grand Circuit- Brother Joe" May Be Induced Remain With Los Angeles. San Francisco, Jan. 8. Joe Corbett may be playing with Los Angeles again this summer. There is more than an even chance that the star pitcher will not sign the unusually liberal St. Louis contract he still has in his pocket. Los Angeles does not intend to resign Cor bett without effort to coax him to re main, and effort has been made in the shape of a generous increase of salary If Joe will only sign his name to a Los Angeles contract. Before Manager Morley, who has been attending the annual league meeting, returned home yesterday he had a long talk with Jo Corbett and finally made his star player an offer of larger sal- j Oiathe. ary, saying It was as far as he couia afford to go In competition with DeHaas Robison of St. Louis. Corbett admits he would sooner play with Los Angeles and as good as says he is will ing to play for less than he is offered by the world's fair city magnate. But "less" in this case is something impres sive, for it is conservatively estimated that the offer from across the moun tains Is pretty near double the best Los Angeles can do. FITZGERALD TRAINING HARD Allen, Hicks, Pooler, Griggs and Rice May Be Barred by Kansas. Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 8. Prof. M. W. Sterling, chairman of the K. U. athletic board, has returned from Missouri, where he has been investigating the cases of Allen, Hicks, Pooler, Griggs and Rice, the Jayhawker football men who played in the Lamar-Carth-age game for a purse of $1,000. Mr. Sterling has not yet prepared his re port for the board and is waiting for more affidavits from Lamar and Carth age men. The former assert that there was no purse up, but that it was in dividual betting, while some Carthage reporters claim it was a general purse. The players emphatically deny that there was a purse at all to their knowl edge and those who did the betting at Lamar say the Jayhawkers knew noth ing of it. It will be very thoroughly investigated and the five players, some of the best and most promising men on the Kansas team, including this year s captain, may be declared ineligible. It is reported that Hicks, Allen and Grieres of the basket ball team will not be allowed to play today against Whatever the outcome of the investigation may be, it is conceded that the five players will have been doing the school more good In Law than at (""arthaee and they are to be severely condemned and criticised for nlaving. Mr. Sterling said last nii?ht: "I cannot say definitely just what will he done. I found some favorable and some unfavorable evidence and we will get all we possibly can and en deavor to maintain a high standard of clean athletics, even at the cost of five. of our best players if needful." Stakes at Spa Worth $256,800. J New York, Jan. 8. The Saratoga Racing association will give away stakes valued at $256,800 this season. This is the largest amount ever offered by the track at the "spa." The entries for the stakes will be due on March 7. The principal stakes are the Great Re public, $50,000; the Hopeful, $40,000: the Saratoga Derby, is.ooo; tne i ravers, 000; the Alabama, $5,000; the Spinaway, $7,500; United States hotel, 5i-J,iui: me Grand Union, $12,500, and the Flash, $fi,000. Besides these events there will be five 2- year-old stakes, worth $40,000; four for 3-year-olds, total value, $15, 500; eight for 3-year-olds and upward, total value, $50,800. In addition four steeplechase events, worth $13,500, will be offered MM J I I I I '"""'I NH 1 THE PRICK ,J!m HERRERA'S HAND GONE. Report Has It That Mexican's Right Is in Bad Condition. Chicago, Jan. 8. A damper is put on Brooklyn Boy Meets Joe Gana Before Detroit Club Jan. 12. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 8. All arrange ments have been concluded for the Vimit here on the nieht of January 12 between Joe Gans, the lightweight the bout at Milwaukee Friday night by rhamnton. and Willie Fitznerald. of the renort that comes from the cream Brooklyn. This is one of the most pre- j city that Herrera's right hand, his chief tentious bouts put on here in a long stock in trade, is badly broken and that time, and as the present holder of the i he will not be able to punch much with title realizes that his throne is not any j jt when he meets Charley Neary before too secure, he has announced his in- j the Badger club. The Mexican stated tention of coming here in a few days j when he passed through the city on his to get in condition for the bout. i way to Milwaukee to train for the con- Fitzererald has been busy in this test that his hand was in poor shape, vicinity for the past two months, and j but he hoped to patch it up well enough is therefore in fine form, requiring lit tie hard work to put him on edge for the mill. He is anxious to turn the tables on the dusky champion, as Gans once won from the Brooklyn boy. Extra seats will be installed in the so that it will carry him through with Neary. Considerable interest is being shown locally in the meeting. Herrera's swift defeats of Tommy Howatt and "Kid" Broad augur a poor finish for the less armory for the contest, owing to its im- exnerienced Nearv. but the latter seems portance, and delegations are expected to be supremely confident of the result. He thinks a man wno gets as ciuse iu his opponent as Herrera does is certain of defeat at his hands. Players for Leavenworth. Leavenworth, Jan. 8. Field Manager Driscoli yesterday submitted contracts with Hugh Leach and James Toohey to the owners of the Leavenworth Mis souri Valley Baseball club for con firmation and signing. What position Hugh Leach will try for is not known, but the other man, Toohev. will be seen in the outfield during the spring practice. He has the reputation of being a brisk fly chaser and there is little doubt but that he will make ?nnd. Driscoli has now signed thirteen of the twenty men he hopes to bring here in April for trial as regular team men. Miner Has Long Fall. Galena, Kan., Jan. 8. George Dobson, a miner, fell eighty feet from the top of the shaft Vhere be was working to the bottom into three feet of water. Two ribs were broken, a thumb torn from the hand and an ankle broken, and serious internal injuries were sustained Dobson Is still alive and it is hoped his injuries will not prove fatal. He Served Under Bryan. T.incnln Neb.. Jan. 8. Brig-. Gen. "Vic tor Vifquain died last night, aged 67 years. He served throughout the civil war with an Illinois regiment, was u. o. consul respectively at Barranquilla and Colon durine: the first and second ad ministration of Cleveland, and during the Spanish war was lieutenant colonel in W. J. Bryan's regiment, succeeding Mr. Bryan as colonel. xxr a numDer oi years he was editor of the Lincoln Democrat. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. All druggists reruna money n it lana iu tui-. E. W. Grove's signature on each box. 2oc from various cities. George Consiaine will head a New York party, TO CLING TO SHECKARD. Star Outfielder Will Be With Ned Hanlon Again Next Season. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 8. "Jimmy Bheckard will play with the Brooklyn club next season. That is positive," said Manager Ned Hanlon of the Brooklyn club yesterday. "I don't know of anybody the baseball enthusi asts of Brooklyn would like to see in Sheckard's place, and that settles the Question. All the talk that has been circulated to the effect that the Brook lyn club was willing; to sell Sheckard's release Is based on 'hot air.' To be sure, I have received several offers for JSheekard's release. In fact, I don't know of any club in either the Nation al or American leagues that would not This entire stock must be converted into cash at once, regardless of cost or previous selling price. Your choice of any one of these beautiful Barrios Diamonds set in Rings, Brooches, Studs, Etc., Etc. Thousands of these magnificent jewels were sold at Christmas time for $3.00, $4.00 and $4.50. They cannot be distinguished from the genuine worth from $75.00 to $350.00. 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Santry Knocked mm out in xxiew York in clean style and if anyone is worthy of meeting him in his first trial it is Santry." Racing at Frisco. San Francisco, Jan. 8. The second 2-year-old race of the year was run at Oakland and it aroused considerable in terest, as Prince Brutus ana ienry Ach met again. When they first met on a muddy track Henry Ach beat Prince Brutus a neck and ne was tne iavorite today. The going was good and Prince Brutus ran away irom nis neia, win ning as he pleased from Peggy O'Neil and Arisbe. Lamorie proved a surprise by winning the first race at odds of 40 to 1. Dundreary, tne iavorite, soi away poorly. You Are Certain to Lose If You At tempt the Use of Force and Violence. KANSASJEWS.. Eighty Convicts Are Sent to the New Prison. Transfers Are Being Made at Leavenworth. MORE TO FOLLOW SOON was also the thirtieth wedding anniver sary of the bride's parents. Among the guests was Mrs. Hannah Dial, great grandmother of the bride, who is 09 years of age. The bridal couple left im mediately after the wedding for their home in Kansas. DOUBTS DEWEY RANCH SALE Will Occupy the Strong Cell Houses in the Basement. Racing at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 8. An attrac tive programme and the presence of Mrs. Langtry at Ascot park drew the largest crowd of the season. More than 8,000 persons passed through the gates, three-fourths of whom were women. The racing was of the best sort, and, notwithstanding the defeat of five out of six favorites, the public seemed to have the best of the argument. Weath er fine; track good. Racing at New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan.8 Eva Russell and Frank Rice were the only winning fa vorites. Frank Rice scored only through the disqualification of Lady Matchless, who finished first and or. which Hefner rode sucn a rougn race that the filly was disqualified for foul ing. Floyd K., favorite in the second race, was practically left at the posr. Weidmann broke down in the fifth race. Weather clear; track muddy. Lexington Manager Loses His Job, Lexington, Ky., Jan. 8. "W. Campbell Scott, who was recently engaged by Capt. S. S. Brown, of Pittsburg, as manager of the famous old Lexington race course, which he has purchased for a training ground for his horses produced at his breeding farm in this county, has been replaced by Max Samueison, who is maniger of the farm. Scott had undertaken great im provements at the famous courss un- You cannot force your stomach to do work that it is unable and unwilling to do. It has been tried time and time again with always the same result. The stomach is a good and faithful servant; but when pushed beyond the limit it rebels. Some stomachs will stand much more abuse than others, but every stom ach has its limit; and when that limit is reached it is a very dangerous and unwise proceeding to attempt to force it into doing further work. 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These men are to be taken from the "idle" room of the penitentiary. One of the chief reasons the prison officials are moving them over to the new site is that they can then have one cell room vacant and in that way they can relieve a guard from duty. They will send this guard over to the new penitentiary as they are short, of aiinrHc of tbnt rtlaee. From time to time a bunch of prison ers is to be sent over to the new site and the authorities expect to have nil of them over at the institution within Ifi Tv-kntri In the new cells the prisoners are perfectly safe as they could not make rj. ioQ r,ne of them in a Ions time as they are built very strong. Af ter they have this bunch of prisoners transferred the new prison will have nrimncrs n-ithin its walls than the old prison as they will have about 586 prisoners wnue at uw jt"- will be 4a0. ADVENTISTS ARE INTERESTED wnt from Topeka to Inspect Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, Kan.. Jan. 8. Arthur Cornell .l:. ir, rtroil a. disuatch from Topeka announcing that a committee or eight, represeimiis nz UI un mild arrive in Ottawa tonight. Their mission is to examine the Santa Fe hospital with a view to considering the company's proposition that the in stitution be turned over to the Adven- They also asked for a conference with the Business Men's association and President Estabrook has issued a call for a meeting. A Kansan Wedded in Pennsylvania T.trobei. Pa.. Jan. 8. Miss Hannah Grace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Newcomer, was married to n,uiott I Perry Luce ot Ellis City. Kan. The event The Superintendent of the Kansas Property Denies a Report. Abilene, Kan.. Jan. 8. "It is news to me that the Dewey ranch is for sale, dqM Ti T. Tin It simerintendent Of the ranch. "Mr. Dewey has sent a list of quarter sections that are on the outskirts of the ranch and that can be spared profitably. They are for sale, but the ratiu aa a whnle is not in the market. any more than any man's property is if he gets his price." Mr. Ball says there is a most peaceful cit,,oinn ir the ranch vicinitv now. There has been no trouble for months and the ova nn frfnev terms with all concerned in the management of the big property. Kansas Rural Routes Washington, D. C Jan. 8. These rural -r,,,,aa been ordered established I eb- ruarv 15: Kansas Bloomington, Osborne county, one route; area covered, square iio. nnruiatinn. 416. Centerville, Linn rount'v. one route; area covered, 22 square no- Tinmilation. 420. Elmo. Dickinson county, one route; area covered, 32 square miles; population, 460. Morehead, Neosho county, one route; area covered, 15 square il: nnnlllatinn. 312. Stockton. ROOkS mm,t'v. two routes: area covered, ?S square miles; population, 1,068. Manhattan. Had a Saloon. Manhattan. Kas.. Jan. 8. Sheriff -Rrwvle assisted bv three deputies, raid ed a saloon here. They forced their way into the room by pushing the door in. A small amount 01 iiquui wb fiscated. The proprietors attempted to destroy the liquor before the officers could reach the room. DR1GGS IS GUILTY. Former Congressman Convicted of Accepting Bribe. New York. Jan. 8. After deliberating 45 minutes, a jury found former Con gressman Edmund H. Driggs guilty ot accepting money to procure a contract between a private company and tne government while serving as a memDer of congress. The jury recommended mercy. In response Judge THomas saia tne recommendation was eminently fitting as Mr. Driggs had conducted himself with dienitv and because he undoubt edly violated the statute unwittingly. Judge Thomas said he believed Mr. Driggs was guilty only in a tecnnicai sense. After the jury had been discharged the court denied a motion for a new trial and reserved decision on a mo tion for a stay of proceedings pending an anneal. Judge Thomas told tne counsel they might agree on a day for sentence. He said: "I wish I could inflict a sentence without imprisonment but I can not under the law. I shall make the sen tence as light as I possibly can. You, Driggs, are free to come and go as you please." Mr. Driggs admitted that he had placed 250 of the cashier company's machines in various departments of the postoffice at Washington and that he was paid $12,500 by the company. VIr. Driggs also admitted that he gave money to Geo. W. Beavers, who was a superintendent in the postoffice. He declared at the time he gave Beavers $2,800 in 1900 it was not for services rendered, but went toward a campaign fund. At that time Driggs was a can didate for president of the borough of Brooklyn. "Wrhile I was in Washington," Mr. Driggs testified, "Mr. Miller, a represen tative of the Brandt-Dent company, came to me and said that he had a business proposition to make. After he had talked over the matter I told Mr. Miller I thought the machines were a good thing and they should be pushed on their merits. "I promised to take up the machine and push it. I acted merely as a citi zen and endeavored to get the machine into banks and department stores, and went as far as Denver and the Pacific coast. "All this time I was acting not be cause' I was a member-elect of con gress, but because a good business proposition had been made to me. Finally I got an order for 250 machines which were to be placed in the post office. I never asked a member of con gress to aid me, nor did I bring the matter before any congressional com mittee. The machines went into the department on their merits. For my two vears' work for the company I re ceived $12,500 through Mr. Miller. This was my compensation for all the work done, and not for any special contract secured." Mr. Driggs declared that he never paid money to any one in connection with the work for the company. Daily Paper for Manhattan. Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 8. The Man hattan Republic has begun the publica tion of a daily paper. The daily will ap pear as an evening paper. The first edition was issued Monday. It is under the management of M. S. Amos and sons, E. M. and W. M. Amos. Tuesday, after the institution of this dally, the Manhattan Nationalist begun the pub lication of a tri-weekly. THE GREAT HEADACHE CURE OTTTl T"' QUICK SAi'ii oum MILES PAIN PILL: CURE ALL KINDS OF PAINS AND ACHES. What People Say: J R W. McBride of Indianapolis, late of the" Indiana supreme court, says: "They are simply marvelous In their instanta- r'eDr. MUes' Pain Pills never fall to cure headache in any form, and I have given them to little children with the best of re sults and without any ill effects after ward. When my daughter was confined they greatly alleviated her suffering. In fact we consider them full legal tender for any kind of pain." Mrs. William Rob erts. Elmwooa. in. "Dr. MUes' Pain Pills are a perfect rem edy for sick headache. I am never with out them."-Mary Bungert. Belleville, I1L Dr Miles' Pain Pills never fall to cure headache, pain in the back of neck, co.d pains, neuralgia, or in fact any pain. I have taken them with best results, and have given them to others and they never disappoint." Gilbert R. He user, Milford Center, O. "I recommend Dr. Miles' Pain Pills for headache or any kind of pain." E. J. Hierholzer, teller Commercial bank. Cen tralis. O. "Have used Pain Plls In my family with the best of results. They will do all you claim for them." A. C. Huston. Ashland, 111. "I cannot speak too highly of Dr. Miles' Pain Pills, as I know them to be a positive cure for headache and neuralgic pains. I Thomas Bright, Marengo. 111. "General Charles Dick, the eminent con gressman from the famous Garfield dis trict of Ohio, says: "I believe there is no remedy so efficient for headache as Dr. Miles' Pain Pills." Wm. B. Bell, general secretary Home Frontier and Foreign Missionary society, of the United Brethren church, Dayton. O writes: "I am never without a supply of Dr. Miles Pain Pills and derive most excellent results from their use." I N Lagrange, elder In the Presbyterian church at Franklin, Ind., has long suffered from chronic headache, but he saya he has at last found solace in Dr. Miles' Pain Pills. He says nothing can equal them in giving relief from Intense headache cs any pain. DR. MILES' PAIN PILLS Are a Quick, Safe, Sure and Speedyjlrritability, Seasickness, Backache, Cure foi- Pain of any kind. They are Rheumatism, Nervousness Blues, for sunerior to any remedy ever be- Sciatica. Stomachache, Sleeplessness, --r.SU.PJIrJ ,J HdLhe. Neuraliria. Dizziness, Periodic, Bearing Down DR: MILES' MEDICAL CO.. ElKhart. Indiana. and Ovarian Pains, Etc. Sold by all Druggists. 25 DOSES, 25 CENTS.

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TOPEKA STATE JOV RNAli, FRIDAY EVENING, JAXUABY 8, 1904. 3 u QUI WqiI 0 9 f T D BEETS A FAILURE. Oulj About $600 Bounty Paid on Last Year's Crop. That the sugar beet crop of 1903 was a practical failure in southwestern Kansas is evidenced by the claims for the bounty raid by the state for beets used for making- sugar. The claims for this bounty are investigated by Mrs. Henry Block, of Syracuse, Hamilton county, as the representative of the state department of agriculture. Mrs. Block has Just made her report for the past season, and the claims have been filed with the state auditor for pay ment. The bounty paid by the state Is $1 per ton for all beets used for the manu facture of sugar. The total amount claimed this year Is only $695.60. as against $4,250.70 in 1902, and $1,747.36 in laoi, the first year that beets were grown for sugar. The production of sugar beets is thus far confined to the three counties along the Arkansas river running east from the Colorado line, Hamilton, Kearny and Finney, but it is expected that the sugar beet area will consider ably spread. The reason for the sugar beet failure Jn 1903 was the late frost last spring. Up to that time the prospects were the best for a good crop, but the frost killed all the beets and they had to be replanted. This disheartened many of the beet raiders, and very few gave the crop the care It should have had, and the weather Was against it getting a gonn start tor several weeks. The largest bounty paid to any one man tms year Is $30.90. In 1W2 the largest bounty paid to any individual was $337.70. The acreage for 1903 Is not yet known. SUGAR BEETS GROWN IN KANSAS IN 1903. List of sugar beet growers in Kansas In 1903, with their addresses, Quantities of beets grown containing at least 12 per cent, of sugar, and bounty paid thereon: Quantity Bo'nty .Name, P. O. Address. pounds. paid. Mrs. J. Kenford, Lakin B.S'lO 3 40 G. G. Bahntge. Lakin 3. 1.70 A. B. Cross, Lakin...: 2,('-) HO V. Carnahan, Likin 4 00 J. Campbr-U. Bakin 5.6i 2 SO II. A. Coerber, Lakin 61. M 30.60 H. H. Cochran, Lakin 8.N 4.40 T. H. Camp, Lakin 1 kj A. G. Campbell. Lakin.... 9.'0 4.5,: R. M. Edminston, Lakin.. 3. OKI 1.50 J. J. Rntz, Lakin 4K.'s"0 24.00 H. Kntz, likin 14. M) 7 trfj N. Fulmer. Lakin ll.trO 5 SO F. R. French. Lakin 5.000 2.S0 H. A. Freshwater, Lakin.. 2,M 1 1)0 W. Fcrrell. Lakin 4H.S0 24. w Mrs. S. V. Goeden, Lakin. 3.0-.0 1.50 Only 5 c upon a million tastes agree rJt r.lSlUQN Tin Sand it Protection. What 23!Xt? A lunch for 5 cents. A wholcssms, nutritious, hunger satisfying lunch for a nickcL Unseda Biscuit the soda cracker that made the nation hungry. Right from the ovail All the crisp, flaky goodness pre served in an air-tight, dust and moisture-proof package. And only 5 cents! Get Unccda Biscuit to-day. Go to the grocers early and be at the head of the line. NATTOSAL BISCUIT COMPANY F. A. Gulick. Lakin 17.200 8.60 J. Gibson, Lakin 4,60 2.30 C. M. Hicks, Lakin 19.200 3.60 F. Hiner, Lakin 32,0"K 6.0y 0. H. Hurst,' Lakin 35.600 17.60 F. Kemper, Lakin 15,8) 7.90 W. Logan, Lakin 47,500 23.90 C. 8. Logan, Lakin 33,000 16.50 J. McCoy, Lakin 10,600 5.30 P. C. Maier, Lakin 2.000 1.00 J. J.-Mohr, Lakin 35,200 J.7.50 F. L. Pierce, Lakin 3.2m) 1 60 J. M. Root, Lakin 8,000 4.00 H. G. Stocking, Lakin 21.400 10.70 G. C. Smith, Lakin 2,6X 1.30 J. L. Simmons, Lakin 21,200 1J.60 A. W. Suddeth, Lakin.... 8,600 1.30 A. L. White, Lakin 32,400 le.yo C. L. Wright, Lakin 4.400 2.20 E. M. Wright, Lakin 5.200 2.60 C. L. Beckett, Deerfleld 21,400 111.70 H. W. Beckett, Deertleld. 3,2oO l.fO Buell Bros., Deerfleld 11.400 5.70 H. K. Biehn, Deerfleld 2,4-tf 1.20 R. A. Beckett, Deerfleld.. 26,200 13.10 C. Goerber, Deerfleld 36,800 18.40 W. Chinesmilh, Deerfleld. 6.S0O 3.40 A. J. Downing. Deerfleld.. 2,200 1.10 C. O. and W. B. Down ing, Deerfleld 11,400 5.70 J. T. Evman, Deerfleld 4.300 2.10 J. S. Friesner, Deerfleld.. 33.000 16.50 H. Kriete, Deerfleld ll.isoO 5.M R. B. Glass. Deerfleld 17.4'0 8.70 D. T. Glass, Deerfleld 10.SO0 5.40 A. J. Gillock, Deerfleld.... 66.6M0 2S.30 A. H. Harsha. Deerfleld.. 19.200 9 60 F. Hurst, Deerfleld 9.40 4.70 T.J. Isaacs, Deerfleld.... 13,0J 6 50 L. M. Kell, Deerfleld 29.01 0 14.00 J. T. Kell, Deerfleld 23.SOO 11. 0 J. L. Kriete, D.-eriit-ld 9,4(0 4.70 H. F. Kriete, Deerfleld.... 7.300 3 60 E. M. Kenton, Deerfleld.. 5.200 2.60 D. Miller, Deerfleld 2.i 1.00 F. Mever, Deerfield ls.OO 9.00 E. A. Smith. Deerfleld 5,400 2.70 J. E. Sbinkle, Deerfleld S.uoO 3.00 A. D. White. Deerfleld 24,000 12.30 C. H. Wills. Deerfleld 1G,XOO 8.40 S. E. Austin, Garden Citv 10,6s 5.30 L. M. Bland, Garden City 14,400 7.20 F. W. Bartlett, G. City.. 2,M1 1.40 W. Carter, Garden City.. Jl.o 5.50 F. Countrvman, G. City.. 42.200 21.10 L. L. Doty, Garden City.. 27.LWI 13.00 1. L. Diesem. G. Citv 0.2i 4.60 G. A. Dodds. Garden City 22,2i0 11.10 J. Gould, Garden Citv 45.60 22. SO J. H. Harmon, G. Citv 19,no 3.S0 M. Hayes, Garden City... 9.3T-) 4.00 R. Harvev, Hutchinson... 6.0.O 3.00 W. Jackson, O. City 4,200 2 10 D. H. Igan, G. City 24,i) 12 00 D. R. Menke, G. City 15,2") 7 60 J. L. Owens, G. City 51.iX 25.50 C. V. Pearce, G. City ll.fitfl 5.S0 F. Pennington, G. City.. 16.200 S.10 W. M. Sylvester. G. City.. 4,600 2.30 G. W. Warden, G. City 13,400 6.70 Totals 1,391,200 $695 f0 Struck in a Fog. New York, Jan. 8. During a thick fog today the Fall River line steamer Pi-iscilla, bound from New York for Fall River, ran ashore on the side of the Lime Rock lighthouse bar here. The passengers were taken off by the Jamestown steamer. The Priscilla is resting easily and it Is thought escaped striking on a rocky bottom. Assistance has been sent from Newport. The Cigar Which K"0. fWr rV ZIOnE THAN A CLB A DAY. tht Smoker's GOING HOME TO FIGHT. Japanese Leaving the Lnited States in Great Number. San Francisco, Jan. 8. The steamer Siberia sailed today for the Orient via Honolulu. Among her passengers were several war correspondents and a num ber of Japanese, the latter, It is alleged, having banded together to fight for their country if their services should be needed. Earl Shaw, son of the sec retary of the treasury at Washington, is bound for Hong Kong, and Lieut. H. Q. Leopold, of the U. S. navy, is also on board. Several hundred tons of ni trate of soda in the vessel's cargo is to be used in China for the manufacture of powder. SOCIAL SEASON OPENS. First Formal Evening Event at the White House. Washington, Jan. 8. A reception in honor of the diplomatic corps, the first formal evening social event of the sea son at the White House, was given last night by President and Mrs. Roosevelt. It was largely attended, fully 2,500 per sons crowding into the house during the two hours of the reception. In vited to meet the diplomatic corps were the cabinet, the supreme court, both houses of congress, officers of the army and navy, and others. Count Cassini, dean of the corps, headed the line of diplomats, who were introduced to the president by Colonel Symonds, and to the remainder of the receiving line by Mayor Charles L. Mc Cawley. General Reyes, representative from Colombia on a special mission, was not present, he having announced some time ago his intention of declin ing all social functions. Dr. Herran, Colombian charge d'affairs, was de tained at home by a cold. The mem bers of the corps were attired in full court uniform. CLLNU TO HIS JOB. Emporia Man Refused to Vacate at Officer's Request Emporia, Kan., Jan. 8. John Howell was arrested here for trying to usurp a city office and resisting an officer. How ell was superintendent of the city's water reservoirs and was discharged a few days ago because he brought suit against the city. A new man was ap pointed in his place and went out to take charge, but Howell refused to give him possession. Clark, the new man, then came to town and told his troubles to the city attorney, who had him ap pointed a deputy sheriff. When he went to the reservoir the second time and demanded possession as an officer of the law and was refused by Howell he had a complaint made out for Howell charging him with the above misde meanors, and went out and arrested him. Cattleman Sues K. C. Firm. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 8. Ben Garland, one of the biggest cattle men of Sedg wick county, has filed suit against Peet Bros of Kansas City for $18,973.50. dam ages alleged to have been sustained through the failure of the defendants to furnish his cattle with feed accord ing to contract. Garland alleges that, under the contract the defendants were to fatten his 1,091 cattle, but thajt they so mixed it that some of the steers be came thinner instead of fit for market He avers that he was forced to sell them last month at the loss named. Jenks Led a Strenuous Life. Fredonia, Kan., Jan. 8. Henry Jenks, who for the past three months has been in jail at Sedan, charged fith forgery, has been brought to the Fredonia jail, charged with horse stealing. Jenks is said to have stolen his brother-in-law's horse and buggy on the night of Au gust 19 last. Jenks was shot in the back during the chase after the horse by one of the members of the Anti-Horse Thief association. While in the Sedan jail, seven shot were extracted from Jenks" back. George J. Fuller Dead. Nashville, Term., Jan. 8. Geo. J. Fuller, aged 69, one of the greatest drivers of trotting horses in the coun try and who at one time had charge of the stables of the czar of Russia, is dec2. The little folks love Dr. Wood's Nor way Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; per fectly harmless; positive cure for coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma. RAILROAD NEVS. ewion is 10 Lose tne Mama f e Freight. DlTlsion. Will Be Jttored to Hutchinson in the Spring. BUT TRACT OF LAND. 20-Stall Roundhouse to Be Built This Tear. Lack of Water and Wrong Lo cation the Cause. The State Journal has the authority of a Santa Fe official for stating that the Santa Fe will undoubtedly remove the freight division terminal from Newton to Hutchinson next spring. Forty acres of ground have been bought in East Hutchinson Just west of the Rock Island crossing, on which a 20-stall round-house will be erected this year. The reasons for the change, which has been decided upon since the fire In the Newton round-house, are an insuffi cient supply of water at Newton that is often serious, and chiefly the neces sity of a division point half way be tween Dodge City and Emporia. Under the present wage schedule, trainmen are allowed pay on trips for a minimum distance of 100 miles, and all crews from Emporia to Newton, a distance of 73 miles, collect pay for 100 miles. With the division at Hutch inson, 106 miles from Emporia, the company will obtain the services of all crews for about the cost now paid from Emporia to Newton. The difference in a year is almost sufficient to build the Hutchinson round-house. The change is made for the same reasons that took the division from Coolidge to Syracuse, viz., to get the service in mileage that the company is compelled to pay its crews for, at least 100 miles per trip. Newton will still retain the Oklahoma division business, but Arkansas City is to have increased yards, as through business from east and south will be routed via El Dorado and Florence. LOBEE is coming west. Will Soon Inspect the Whole Bock Island System. L. F. Loree, the new president of the Rock Island system, is now in charge of the ew York offices, and was intro duced to other members of the execu tive staff by the retiring president, W. B. Leeds. Mr. Loree conferred with the principal directors and heads of de partments, and he will devote the great er part of this week in acquainting him self with the general conditions of the company's affairs. It is expected that President Loree will start within a few days on an in spection trip over the entire Rock Island system. He will be accompanied by ex-President Leeds and the principal operating and engineering officers of the company. It is probable that B. F. Yoakum, president, efv the St. Louis San Francisco, who is now on his way east from the Pacific coast, will meet the Inspection party in Chicago. The recent changes on the Rock Is land system and others to occur in the near future are due primarily to Speyer Co. becoming its fiscal agent, instead of the First National bank of New York. When the Moore-Reid-Leeds syndicate unloaded at the highest mar ket price its stock in the United States Seel corporation and invested in "the best railway proposition they could find" the Rock Island they arranged for the financial assistance of the First National bank of, New York. It was part of the agreement that the bank should name a man to be in actual charge of the operation of the railroad, and George P. Baker, president of the bank, selected his nephew, Charles H. Warren, then vice president of the Cen tral railroad of New Jersey. It is said that Mr. AVarren would have remained the executive head of the Rock Island had not the Moore-Reid-Leeds interests, to carry out their big merger schemes, made financial plans with which the First National bank of New York did not agree. As a result it was not retained as fiscal agent, Speyer Co. being secured. That firm suggested the election of L. F. Loree, president of the Baltimore Ohio, as president and chief executive officer of the Rock Island company of New Jer sey, controlling the Frisco and Choctaw lines. It is understood that Mr. Loree will also be made president of the Chi cago, Rock Island Pacific operating company tomorrow, and that C. H. Warren will retire altogether from the Rock Island. Speyer Co., it is said, have under taken to furnish about $60,000,000 in cash for the immediate needs of the Rock Island, taking in exchange "prior lien" bonds. BEGIN ORIENT SHOPS. Wichita Hopeful to Have Something Doing Next Spring. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 8. News cames from the offices at Kansas City of Vice President Dickinson, who is also gen eral manager of the Orient, that the work of building the company's shops here will begin in a short time. Work on all of the buildings neces sary to this department will not begin at once, but a portion of them will be put up with the opening of spring. In addition to building a portion of the shops, the work of laying out a site for the yards and sidetracks will also be finished about the same time. The work of laying the steel into Wichita will be postponed until the other work begins. Too Much Bumping. Newton Republican: The large en gines in use at present on the Santa Fe are proving, it is said, a rather high priced investment. It is said that the repairs on box cars amount to a great deal more since the present type of en gines was put to work. The string of cars handled now are so long that it is impossible to handle a train without considerable bumping, and this con tinual bumping is hard on the cars. The repair shops here and at other points along the Santa Fe are rushed with the work of keeping the cars in repair. Seems to me it's the natural thing to do to sell drugs, and a whole lot o' things that go with drugs, we call 'em sun dries, you know, as cheap as I can and keep going. Frank Hobart, 1 500 West Tenth. Cars will either have to be constructed stronger or wiU have to be handled easier. JTIST SURVEYING. Bock Island Has No Intention o Building New K. C. Line. The Kansas City Journal savs: The ru mors that the Rook Island will build its own tracks from Topeka on entering Kansas City from the west, and from Cameron on its eastern entrance to this city, in the near future, are denied here. The Rock Island at present uses the Un ion Pacific tracks from Topeka, and the Burlington from Cameron. "We have been surveying from points In Missouri, east of Kansas Clty,'r said Edward J. Beard, assistant engineer of the Rock Island, "but no definite plans have been made for building our own tracks. The company is just getting ideas of the cost of construction and what will be the best thing to do in get ting an eastern entrance. So far as I know new tracks will not be built into Kansas City any time soon from either direction. They will be constructed some time, of course, but not right away, as the rumors say." An official of the company said that no decided improvements are likely to be made during this year, as it is difficult to float securities in Wall street owing to the financial conditions there. "Just because the Rock Island ia mak ing some surveys is no reason new tracks will be constructed at once," he said. "The lease over the Burlington tracks does not expire for over a year, and even when it does run out I think it could be easily renewed. I know of no plans for building new tracks from Topeka now, though they will be constructed in a few years. The Rock Island is having no particular trouble just now in getting into Kansas City, and I hardly think any en largements of trackage .will be made soon." NEW TBAIN SERVICE. Santa Fa Will Make a New Grand Canyon Train. In order that its passengers may make the trip, to the Grand Canyon with ease, the Santa Fe has arranged for a special train once a week to con nect at Williams with the California limited; this in addition to the present daily service. The train will leave Wil liams at 10:30 p. m., on Fridays and will arrive at Grand Canyon at 1:30 a. m., the next morning. Returning the special will leave Grand Canyon at 7 and 9:50 p. m., the same evening. This gives direct communication with the California limited. A Pullman palace sleeping car will also be run by the Santa Fe between Los Angeles and Grand Canyon on each Thursday, beginning January 7. This car will leave Los Angeles on train No. 2 at 8 p. m. on Thursdays and will con nect with the Grand Canyon. Return ing the car will leave Williams on train No. 1 at 12:06 p. m., on Mondays and will arrive in Los Angeles at 8:25 a. m. Tuesdays. VAN BRUNT MAY GET IT. St. Joe Man Said to Be Booked for Manager of U. P. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 8. A private telegram from New York received here states that W. T. Van Brunt, of New York, who for many years resided in St. Joseph, will likely become general manager of the Union Pacific railway system, Mr. Van Brunt has become the right hand man of E. H. Harriman in many of his financial interests, and one year ago was elected president of the St. Joseph Grand Island railway. Mr. Van Brunt will be in St. Joseph next week. TRYING TO SAVE MONEY. Railroads Discharging Men and Re ducing Hours of Wort. Chicago, Jan. 8. Nearly 18,000 em ployes have been discharged in the past three months by the railroads termi nating in Chicago. Most of the men discharged were in the maintenance of way department. In addition to the sum saved by dis charging employes nearly all of the railroads have reduced their operating expenses by decreasing the number of hours of work. As a result engineers, firemen, and trainmen in many cases are actually getting less money per month than they did before the gen eral increase in wages last summer. BEADY FOR A CHARTER. Dumont Smith's Railroad Said to Have Missouri Pacific Backing. The Wichita, Kinsley Denver rail road has progressed to the charter stage. Senator Dumont Smith is in Topeka today for the purpose of asking for a charter. The road has been sur veyed from Wichita to Scott City via Kingman, Iuka, Kinsley and Jetmore. Kinsley will have the main offices of the road. The enterprise is being pushed by well known Kinsley men, who are probably backed by the Mis souri Pacific railway. WOMAN HOLDS THE JOB Agnes Mullen Appointed Advertising Manager of the Monon. Miss Agnes Mullen, recently appointed advertising manager for the Monon rail road, is the only woman in the world holding a similar position. She accepted the place without having previous experi ence in that line of business and has as tonished railroad advertising managers by the reforms that she has put into practice. In selecting advertising medi ums Miss Mullen's woman's wit has aid ed her materially, and as a result of her clever work she has had several flatter ing offers. NO BOND ISSUE. Bock Island Stockholders Reject the $250,000,000 Proposition. Davenport, la., Jan. 8. At an ad journed special meeting of the stock holders of the Rock Island railroad held here Thursday it was voted unanimous ly not to make the $250,000,000 issue at present. And This Was in Texas. Two damage suit9 in Texas for per sonal Injuries, one against the Galves ton, Harris burg San Antonio and the other against the International Great Northern railroads, each claim ing $25,000, have been unsuccessful. In one case the judge instructed a ver dict for the defendant and in the other, still more strangely, the jury returned a verdict for the railroad company. Possibly these may be indications of a more reasonable attitude by the courts and juries in Texas in personal injury suits against railroads. Railway Age. Change Will Take Effect Jan. 15. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 8. President Burt or the lnion pacinc roaa unursaay night received notice of E. H. Harriman being elected to succeed him, and stated that the change would take effect Jan uary 15. Nc other changes it was stated will at present be made among other officers, and the matter of ap pointing a aeneral manager or vice president to have active control of the road has not yet been acted upon. W. R Brown Succeeds G. E. Roe. El Paso. Tex.. Jan. 8. William R. Brown succeeds as traveling freight and passenger agent of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad here George E. Roe, who is promoted to be general agent In Kansas City. Mr, Roe will succeed Douglas Pa 11am, -Tib k .TW- 1 't Zi t i I J N I Miss Gannon. Sec Art Association, tells do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. "Dear Mrs. PrNKHAM: I can conscientiously recommend Indian PinkUam's Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with female weakness and the troubles "winch so often befall women. I suf fered for months with general weakness, and felt so weary that I had hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains, and was utterly miserable. In my distress I was advised to use L,ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose, for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a changed woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that I want all women who suffer to get well as I did." Mis3 Gutla Ganjtox, 359 Jones St., Detroit, Mich, Secretary Amateur Art Association. Tt Is clearly shown in this younff lady's letter that Iiydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will certainly cure thetuff erings of women and when one considers that Bliss Gannon's letter i only one of the countless hundreds which we are continually publishing in the newspapers of this country, the great virtue of Mrs. Pink ham's medicine must be admitted by all and for the absolute cure of all kinds of female ills no substitute can possibly take its place. Women should bear this important fact in mind when they go into a drug store, and be sure not to accept anything that is claimed to be just as good as Lydia E. Pink" ham's Vegetable Compound, for no other medicine for female ills has made so many actual cures. How Another Sufferer Was Cured. Dear Mrs. Putkham: I cannot praise your wonderful remedies enough, for they have done me more good than all the doctors I have had. For the last eight years and more I suffered with female troubles, was very weak, could not do my housework, also had nervous pros tration. Some days I would remain unconscious for a whole day and night. My neighbors thought I could never recover, but, thanks to your medicine, I now feel like a different woman. "I feel very grateful to you and will recommend Iydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound to alL It has now been four years since I had the last spell of nervous prostration. I only weighed ninety eight pounds at that time now I weigh one hundred and twenty -three. "I consider your Vegetable Compound the finest remedy made. Thanking you many times for the benefit I received from your medicine, I remain, Yours truly, Mrs. J. II. Farmer, 2809 Elliott Ave, St. Louis, Mo. Remember Mrs. Pinkham's advice is free and all sick women are foolish if they do not ask for it. She speaks from the widest experience, and has helped multitudes of women. $5009 FOR FCIT if "a cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatarei of ttbore teatimouial, which will prore their absolute genuineness. JLjilia K. Finktuun Med. Co., Lynn, Mas a. general freight agent at Kansas City, who resigned to become secretary and treasurer of the Wholesale Dry Goods association. HQ CHANGE TO BE MADE. Military ManeurersWHl Be Held at Fort Kiley. Washington, Jan. 8. There has been considerable anxiety in Kansas con cerning the rumor that the annual army maneuvers which are held at Fort Riley may be transferred from the state to some other military poPt. Offi cials of the war department here deny that anything of the sort is contem plated, and give their assurance that the maneuvers will be continued at Fort Riley. The anxiety in Kansas was caused by the desire of the city of Lawton, Okla., to have the maneuvers trans ferred to the military post of Fort Sill, which is close to that city. Strong pressure was brought to bear upon the war department by influences friendly to Oklahoma, but it was of no avail. Members of the Kansas delegation were asked to co-operate in the effort that was being made to take the ma neuvers to Fort Sill, but of course they declined to have anything to do with it, realizing that the sentiment in Kan sas favors retaining the maneuvers at Fort Riley. Recently Governor Bailey, fearing that there might be some foundation for the rumor of a change, took the matter up with Senator Long by letter, and urged him to use his influence to prevent such a transfer. Accordingly Senator Long called upon the adjutant general of the army and placed the matter before him, with a strong pro test against such action. The adju tant general replied that there was no danger of any change being made. He says that the reservation at Fort Riley and the surrounding country are pecu liarly adapted to the maneuvers, and that the war department would not -at tr .-f"i -t. f Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year. THX rAaiLVS FAVORITE MEDICINZ AL BEST FOR THE BOWELS V Detroit Amateur voune women what to entertain the suggestion of transferring them to another post. Members of the Kansas delegation in congress are being urged by the grain dealers of Kansas to oppose the Mc Cumber bill, which proposes to estab lish in the department of agriculture a bureau of grain inspection, with a chief and corps of inspectors. It would result in placing grain inspection en tirely under the supervision of the gov ernment. Recently the Kansas Grain Dealers' association adopted resolu tions on the subject, declaring "That supervision of the inspection of grain by the national government at termi nal markets would be detrimental to the grain trade of the country, and that we are opposed to any attempt being made to exercise that supervis ion, because from past experience we have found the supervision of grain un der political control to be unsatisfac tory, and we declare in favor of hav ing the Inspection In all terminal mar kets to be under the supervision and control of the commercial exchange of such market." The secretary of the association, in a letter to members of congress says: "The inspection cf grain should be placed ander the sup ervision of the various exchanges and boards of trade in the different mar kets, as there is no class of people com petent to pass judgment upon the dif ferent cereals except those who have been educated along this particular line." Kansas members of congress are watch ing the bill ciosely and any attempt to secure the passage of the bill will meet with determined opposition. Senator Long has received an invita tion to the forthcoming dinner of the Gridiron club, January 30. The Gridiron club is the most famous organization of Its kind in the world. It is composed of newspaper correspondents and loc-tl writers and its banquets are attended by the president, diplomats, members of the cabinet and men prominent in publio life. An invitation to a Gridiron dinner is a much coveted courtesy and one is seldom, if ever, declined. LESLIE WALLACE. Children will take Piso's Cure without objection, because its taste is pleasant. :gtl1Ml'- au

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. BT FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. VOLUME XXXI No. 7 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dally edition. Jelivred by carrier. H ent a week to any part of Topeka, or puburbs, or at the same price In any Kan la towns wUere the paper has a carrier ryatem. gy mall, one year ISM py mail, three months Weekly edition, one year Saturday edition ot dally, one year 1.0" Entered July 1. 1S75. second class natter at the postofflce at Topeka. Kan., under the act of congress. TELEPHONES. Puslnea Office Bell 'phone 107 Business Office Ind. 'phone 1072 Reporters' Room Bell 'phone 677 Reporters' Room Ind. 'phone lirt 1 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. SOU and IC2 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: &1 VandcrbUt Bldg. Paul Block- Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1640 Unity Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. I"tJLL LEASED 'WIRE HEP0ET 07 TEE ASSOCIATES PRESS. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receive the full day telegraph report of that great news op timisation for exclusive afternoon publica. tlon In Topeka. The news Is received In the State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose, busy throughout the entire day. A complete copy of the night report Is also received. It la hardly fair for Senator Hanna to make the public hold its breath un til Tuesday. Perhaps Russia and Japan are wait ing1 for the ice to break up before begin ning hostilities. The only places where press censor ship prevails at present are believed to be Colorado and Japan. The announcement of the Bryan dollar dinner fails to state whether or not Mexican and Philippine dollars will be accepted. Andrew Oarnesrie i3 reported to have given away 121,000,000 last vear. He must do better than that if he still hopes to die poor. It would be interesting to know whether or not among Senator Hanna's New Year resolutions was one not to be a candidate for the presidency. In accordance with the general clamor that prices are too high, Hetty Green has moved from a $25 a month flat to one where the rent is but $19. Senator Hanna is not the man to en ter the race for the presidential nomi nation without a consciousness of con siderable strength somewhere. Where is it? Probably Senator Hanna's announce ment that he wiil announce his candi dacy for the presidency next week is actuated by a desire to avoid a re election to the senate. Washington Post: It is reported that Senator Burton is trying to organize the Kansas Republicans for Hanna. A boom that has survived so many dis couragements is deserving of better things. The finger of scorn is being pointed at Kansas because of the story that has gone abroad that a member of the legislature accepted a bribe of $100. The contempt expressed is not for the act itself but because he was so cheap. Russia still longs and hopes for peace, but she is trying to induce the sultan to permit her to pass through the Dardanelles with her Black sea squadron of 76 vessels. If she fail to secure his consent she probably will go tbrousb without it. CLOSING OF THE CRAW FORD. The action of the city council in or dering the closing of the Crawford the ater because of its unsafe condition will impress anyone who reads the report of the committee appointed to examine the place of amusement as the only thing that could have been done. The committee which was made up of men who are thoroughly competent made a thorough examination of the Crawford theater and the result was a confirmation of the opinion held by a majority of the theater going public that the theater is not safe and even with the changes suggested cannot be made entirely so. There are hundreds of people who have gone to the Craw ford theater under protest and many have decided since the Chicago disaster to stay away altogether. The transfer of the attractions to the Grand opera house will do much to re lieve the anxiety of the people. The Grand is a commodious house on the ground floor and so well provided with exits that it can be emptied very quick ly. Theamusement loving public will feel much more secure in the Grand than they ever could in fhe Crawford and it will strike the ordinary individual that if the money that is to be expended in the repair of the Crawford could be used on the Grand it would be a great deal better for the public as well as much more profitable for the Amuse ment Syndicate company of which L. M. Crawford is the head. There ar questions of ownership entering into the two properties which are now before the court, but notwithstanding that fact Mr. A. S. Kane, who is a member of the Crawford syndicate, is known to have a lease on the Grand opera house for a long term of years, which insures its use and control by the Amusement syndicate. This being true the reason why it should not be put in first class repair and used as THE theater of To peka is not apparent. No one who has seen a comic opera with a large chorus or any large first class theatrical attraction at the Craw ford theater but has noticed that the stage is entirely inadequate for the use of large companies. Some of the at tractions which have come. to Topeka made no attempt to place all their scenery on the Crawford stage. This condition is entirely eliminated at the Grand opera house. The stage is large enough to accommodate the largest traveling companies, and no matter how elaborate their equipment the scenery may all be placed to advantage on the commodious stage at the Grand. It is strange in view of this single fact that the peode who support the the ater in Topeka have not insisted that the big productions be given at the Grand opera house, and when it Is also considered that the theater is compara tively safe while the Crawford has never been, the surprise becomes all the more pronounced. The greatest drawback at the Grand opera house has been in the apparent inability of the management to prop erly heat the house. It is understood the reason is that the boiler is old and inadequate. If this is true, the atten tion of the Amusement Syndicate is called to the fact that there is an ex cellent boiler factory right here in To peka where a new boiler may be pro cured with little delay. The fact that the mains from the Edison heating plant are not in the alley back of the Grand will make it impossible to secure the Edison heat at once, or even the necessity for a new boiler would be ob viated. Mr. Crawford should be encouraged to use the Grand permanently, for it is only by that means that the people will feel that they have a safe olaca of theatrical entertainment in Topeka. TWO GIRLS KIDNAPED USE OF THE GRAND. City Council Will Consider the question of Its Ltility. It seems likely that another special meeting of the city council will be call ed for either tonight or Saturday night to determine whether or not the Grand opera house shall be allowed to fill the place of the Crawford while the Craw ford is undergoing repairs. Fire Marshal Wilmarth has had two long conferences with Mayor Bergund thal today, and there is reason to be lieve that a definite plan of action will be decided upon before time for the en tertainment to begin tonight. It is said that the principal trouble with tne Grand is general decay from long disuse, but which can easily be remedied. The stairways which serve as exits on the north and south sides of the building are not as safe as they should be. the electric wiring is no doubt in bad condition, and the boilers of the heating plant in the basement subject to question. There is no water supply of any kind in the building, and this is one of the features most se verely criticised. Most of these dfcts could be rectified without much time or expense, and it is likely that the Craw ford management will be allowed to continue to use the Grand. One of the first things the city coun cil will do after the present asritatlon has subsided a little is to revise the ex isting ordinance governing theaters and other public buildings. It takes an emergency of this kind to find the holes in an ordinance, and while the old the ater ordinance is standing the. strain better than some city ordinances, it can be improved on. The principal trouble with the old ordinance is that it gives the city no authority to enforce an order closing a theater, except by an injunction. It does not give the mayor or council pow er to send the police force, if necessary, to shut the doors of a dangerous the ater. The ordinance is also rather vague and indefinite as to its terms. The probability is that when the or dinance is revised, more authority in such matters will be given to the fire marshal, and less t the mayor and council. i n.. n juiii n ate prices on urugs, PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. F. D. SMITH'S CONVENTION. It Will Probably Be Held on Thurs day, March 3. The Republican committee of the Thirty-eighth senatorial district, Sena tor Fred Dumont Smith's district, is in session today at Kinsley to fix the time and place for holding the senatorial convention. It is quite likely that the convention will be held at Garden City on March 3. This district is by far the largest of any in the state. It embraces seven teen counties in the southwestern part of the state, taking in more than half of the entire "Big Seventh" congression al district. Although it does not seem likely now that there will be any opposition to the renominatlon of Fred Dumont Smith, the convention will be one of consider able importance, coming as it probably will just before the state convention. Besides this it is the intention to make a formal presentation, at this conven tion, of the banner offered last spring by W. C. Edwards to the county which should poll the largest per cent of its full vote for Victor Murdock in the special congressional election. The banner, which is a handsome one, cost ing $100, goes to Finney county, and it will be formally presented at the sena torial convention. Congressman Mur dock has promised to secure a speaker of national prominence for the occasion. Warner's Safe Cure. 75o Danderine, $1.00 size 75o 50c size 40o Pierce's Favorite Prescription. .7 5c Pierce's Golden Med. 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S., small 75c Hall's Hair Renewer. 75o Hood's Sarsaparilla ...80c Cranitonlc Hair Food ..75c Shoop's Rheumatic Cure...' 75c Mother's Friend SOc Hostetter's Bitters 80c Hayes' Hair Health 4:0c Talcum Powders 15c Cuticura Soap ...20o Perfumery, by the ounce 30o Wins of Cod Liver Oil 8O0 Vin Mariana $1.10 Malted Milk, large 80c Kodol, large 75c Herb Tea, 25c size.. 10c Liquozone 40c Listerine 80c Maltine .80c 25c Cough Syrups...... 20c 50c Cough Syraps 40o 25c Package Pills 20o 25c Package Tooth Powder 20o Mentholatum ...20o Williams' Pink Pills 40o Knight's Onguent, a guaran teed cure for eczema and all skin disease, 50c jars 25c OTHER'S PHARMACY, Sixth and Jackson Streets. 1 General Reyes, the special represen tative of Colombia at Washington, has been informed that the Panama inci dent is closed, but he continues to try to pry it open. He wants to get it be fore the senate. If he succeeds there will be no end to the talk about it which will follow. The 5,832 German immigrants who entered the country through the port of New Tork in one of the last months of the year brought in $257,254, and only 103 were illiterate; the 9,5"9 Italians brought in only $108,522 altogether, and 8,731 were illiterate, while the 7,556 He brews brought $148,102, and 1,282 were illiterate. SAFEGUARDS. Under the caption "What is Want ed," the Chicago Tribune prints what it regardn as necessary to safety in theaters as follows: "Behind the proscenium arch: "Fire apparatus standpipes, hose, buckets, water. "Men competent to use them "Incombustible scenery "No loose or flying flaps "A steel fireproof curtain in working order to be lowered once during eacn perf orman ce "A sprinkler system above the stage "An automatic ventilator at least six feet square "Protected lights "Frequent inspections. "In the auditorium: "Straight aisles leading to exits "Plenty of them free from obstruc tions of any kind "Broad and straight stairways "Sufficient space between seats "Wide fire escapes, convenient of ac cess ."Independent exits from every gal lery leading to streets or alleys on two or more sides "Opening of these exits after every performance "All exits to be controlled and opened by levers operating from a central source, but also to be opened separate ly by hand when desired "Independent lights, to be turned on automatically wlun exits are opened. "No admittance after all seats have been sold. "Frequent Are drills by employes in front of and behind curtain "A trained city fireman on the stage at every performance. Topeka opera houses are devoid of almost all of these requisites to the safety of the theater going public and the players. Note Thrown from a Train Near Chanute Tells Story. Chanute, Kan., Jan. 8. Two girls, Irene Stacey and Rena Douglas of Fond du Lac, Wis., have been kidnaped by three men, who have taken them to the Indian Territory from their home, ac cording to a letter found near the rail road tracks near Chanute today. The letter, which was well written, evidently had been thrown from a Santa Fe southbound train. It reads as follows: Fond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 28. To who ever who finds this: We, Irene Stacey and Rena Douglas, have been kidnaped by three men we have never seen be fore. Ihey say they are going to take us to the Indian Territory. We are on the train and if we appeal to anyone they tell them we are crazy and that they are taking us to an asylum. Will you please notify the authorities and have the men locked up and write to W. M. Stacey or R. N. Douglas, Fond du Lac. Wis. RENA DOUGLAS. IRENE STACEY. Food MUST INSPECT MEAT. Lays Inspector Farnsworth Sown Law. We can do itWhat ?--Save you money 60 lbs Fancy Col. Potatoes 79o 60 lbs Kaw Valley Potatoes 65c 2 lbs Fancy Col. Honey 25c Peck New Hickory Nuts 35c Extra Sifted Peas, 2 cans 15c Fraser Bros.' Java Blend Cof fee, lb 25c (The best Coffee in the city for the money.) Cremo Cigars (without bands) 8 for 25o Best Gran. Sugar, 22 Tbs 91.00 Nice Ginger Snaps, rb 05o Tellow Corn Meal, sack lOc Armour's Helmet Hams, lb 11c Best Cal. Hams, lb 7c Choice Prunes, 8 lbs 25o Good Laundry Soap, 14 bars 25o Herald High Patent Flour, cwt $1.95 Best Gran. Sugar, 30 lb $1.00 (With a $5 order for other goods.) FRASER BROS'. C. 0. D. STORE 217 WEST SIXTH STREET Ind. Tel. 660 Bell Tel. 2704 THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS THEM ALL Ml ft "SmT THEY TALKED BACK. Anti-Curtis Members of Com mittee Were Toted Down. Owing to the fact that the big pack ing houses doing business in Topeka refuse to deliver meat to the butcher shops, but require that the butchers come and get what they need, there has been recently a great boom in the independent production of beef, pork and veal for the local markets. The low mice of beef on the hoof, and the comparatively high price of dressed meat has strengthened this tendency. As a result of it, City Food Inspec tor Farnsworth. has been making a rec ord for meat inspection in the farming localities around Topeka. During the last 60 days he has inspected for far mers 145 cattle, 75 hogs and 60 calves. All this inspection hn been done on the hoof at the- farms where the cat ale were slaughtered, and it has kept Mr. Farnsworth busy to keep up with orders. He said today: "In view of the rapid increase in pro duction of dressed meat by farmers. I want to have it distinctly understood that all meat must be inspected. Farm ers are not allowed to come into town and sell dressed meat without Prst getting mv inspection tags on it. "I will arrest anyone on signt ror vio lating the city ordinances relating to the sale of uninspected meat. Any merchant buying uninspected meat lays himself liable. I am in my office evsry day between 11 and 12 o'clock, and appointments can be made with me there to inspect animals for slaughter." The First district Republican conven tion, which will decide the fight on Congressman Curtis will be held at Holton on February 2." This was de cided at a meeting of the congressional committee at Jhe Copeland this after noon as told elsewhere in" the State Journal. All of the members of the committee were present in person except two, J. B. Kurth of Atchison county was rep resented by J. M. Chisham, Congress man Curtis' Atchison county manager. F. H. Roberts of Jefferson county was represented by J. G. Slonecker, who largely ran the committee meeting. Just preceding the meeting of the committee the Curtis members. Chair man Capper, J. M. Chisham, E. C. Beckenstooe of Brown county, John M. Bacon of Jackson county, and J. G. Slonecker, held a caucus and mapped out its programme. Mr. Slonecker introduced a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt and favoring his nomination at nicago, endorsing Congressman Curtis, and en dorsing the ratification of the Panama treaty and asking the Kansas senators to vote for it. W. I. Biddle opposed that part of the resolution endorsing Curtis and asked for a separate vote on that part, as he wished to vote for the Dalance ot tne resolution but not for the Curtis part. He moved to strike that portion out. which was seconded by D. P. Delaney of Doniphan, but the Curtis majority HOSE IN IROQUOIS Was at One End and Stand Pipe at the Other. Chicago, Jan. 8. Robert E. Murray, stationary engineer of the Iroquois the ater, testifying at the inquest today, declared that there was one stand DiDe on the stage, two in the basement, and one in the tmoking room. There was no hose attached to any of them, al though there was hose in the building on a reel and nobody had ever been in structed how to use it. The hose in the buildins consisted of one coil and was located in the smoking room at the front of the building. The only way in which an alarm could reach the fire department was by use of the telephone. ANOTHER SMALL WRECK. 5 INVALID E INFANT Tired babies become rested babies when fed on Mellin's Food. Mellin's Food nour ishes. You will be glad that yoa Bent for ft aampl of Mellin's Food when you aee how eagerly baby take it. MELLIN'S FOOD CO.. BOSTON, MASS. Banta Pa Has an Accident to Freight at Lawrence. The second wreck on the Santa Fe within the last few weeks occurred at Lawrence early Thursday morning when a freight train ran into a closed switch, derailing the engine and two cars. One car containing a load of cattle was turned over on its side and the top of the car had to be chopped open before the cattle could be taken out. To the astonishment of the train men not one of the cattle was injured. Both, the engine and the second cat tle car were thrown off of their trucks. Otherwise no damage was done and the wrecking crew which was sent down from Topeka put the train back on the track by noon. ETANS GOES TO EMPORIA. Will Succeed W. C. Ilette as Santa Fe Agent. It is announced that Frank Evans, chif clerk to W. C. Garvey, local freight agent for the Santa .Fe, has Deen appoint ed agent for the company at Emporia to succeed W. C. Ilette, who has been trans ferred to Fort Madison, la. W. C. Ilette, the present agent at Em poria, was located in Topeka at the time his brother-in-law, C. F. Resseguie, was general superintendent for the Santa Fe with headquarters here. RANCH EGGS Jamison May Try. Politics is becoming more strenuous in the city representative district and now candidates are talked of. The latest to be making a quiet hunt to see how lays the land is W. I. Jamison, the colored lawyer who is assistant county attorney. Harry Valentine and John V.-Atirama are thinking over the situation, with a view to making the race. So far W. A. S. Bird and W. G-. Fairchild are the only candidates who have announced themselves. E. T. Sim has been granted a permit to- sell intoxicating liquors at his drug store, 501 Kansas avenue. Just Out of cold storage are some eggs that are sold for fresh laid. Our fresh ranch eggs, like all our dairy pro ducts, are exactly as represented or money will be refunded. Fresh Country Eggs, doz 25c 2 pkgs. Breakfast Food 15c 1 pkg. Malta "Vita lOc 1 pkg. Cero Fruto lOo 6 lbs Navy Beans 25e 20 lbs Sal Soda 25o 7 bars Tar Soap 25c 3 lbs Choice New Peaches 25c Sliced Peeled Peaches, lb 15c 3 cans Tomatoes 25c Try our Sunoflwer Coffee, per pound 15c Sunflower B. Powder, 20 oz. can. 20c 3 Tbs wet Mince Meat 25c 3 lb can Pears 10c 3 lb can Egg Plums lOo 1 can Walter Baker Cocoa (Webb Brand) 10c Choice Col. Spuds, pk 20o 13 1 if TO BE HELD AT voted it down, of course, and passed the resolution with the Curtis endorse ment in it. Mr. Slonecker then presented another resolution, which was virtually the call as usually put forth by the chairman and secretary. The time and place had been ailed in by the caucus. The -basis of representation is as follows: Atchison 15 Brown 14 Doniphan 10 Jackson 10 Jefferson 11 Leavenworth 14 Nemaha 13 Shawnee 32 Soldiers' Home 10 This is the same as the representa tion in the state convention. The resolution segregated the Sol diers' home from the rest of Leaven worth county, and this started trouble. W. I. Biddle opposed segregation as he did in the state committee. Colonel D. R. Anthony, editor of the Leavenworth Times also opposed it. Biddle moved to strike out the se gregation part but on roll call the live Curtis members voted no, and the three anti-Curtis members, Biddle, Delaney and Jordan of Nemana voted aye. The debate was kept up long aft-r the roll was called. Chisham and Bid dle argued it, and then Adjutant Gen eral Kelsey, himself an old soldier and chairman of the Atchison county com mittee, made a strong speech against it. TERM WAS A BUSY ONE. Judge Z. T. Hazen Disposed of 322 Cases. During the September term of the district court, which will end Saturday night, Judge Hazen has disposed of 322 cas. During the term there were 68 jury trials and 136 trials by Judge Hazen. The cases dismissed numbered 118. Over 300 motions and demurrers were disposed of. The January term will be gin Monday. There is a light criminal and light civil docket if the cases ap pealed from the police court are not considered. There will be an unusual ly large batch of cases from police court. The jury will begin work Jan uary IS. The first week the jury will be busy with civil and criminal cases, and the second week will probably be devoted by the jury to city cases. K Jan. 25th to Feb. 6th, 1904, will in every particular excel its predecessors. will ht more diversified, more interesting and extensive. WILL DECIDE SATURDAY. Date for Republican County Primary to Be Fixed. When the Republican county central committee meets at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon the committee will decide the date of the Republican county primaries. As has been announced, there will be i considerable discussion as to an early or late primary. Most of the candidates desire an early primary, but C. P. Bol- I mar, who has announced himself as a i candidate for the nomination of state senator, wants the primaries held late in j July or early in August, and J. B. -Lari- t mer, candidate for the nomination as i judge of the district court, wishes the primaries not earlier man May. Most ot the other candidates desire the primaries to be held in February. ar Grocery Wholesale and Retail. E. nontsomery. Prop. 1 12 E. 6th Both Phones 252 Rural Bout Business. Postmaster John Guthrie's report of the business of the eight rural routes operat ing out of Topeka for the month of Oe cember contains the following statement of deliveries, collections and sales of Rtairms Dellv- Route-Name. eries. 1. L. H. Bowman 6.1S3 F. B. CrocKer e,lil J. S. Reedy 5,187 J. M. Brown 2,164 John May 9.5S8 C. A. Lewis 6,798 W. R. Comstock. .13,337 J. W. Thompson.. 1,063 Collec tions. 767 803 4S5 275 96S 961 3S0 313 Sales. 12.46 19.54 13.15 6.35 17.15 19.06 31.44 6.15 60,461 4,962 I125.C0 XT. S. Consuls Act for Panama. Paris, Jan. 8. United States Consul General Gowdy today received instruc tions from Secretary Hay to represent j Panama in all consular matters and that the secretary had notified the other con suls of Europe to take like action. Notice. That John Petrzilek. the well known furrier, will be here in Topeka for sev eral days, and wants to see his old cus tomers. He stays at 930 Kansas ave nue. Tel. S42. HIGH-GLASS VAUDEVILLE Introducing a number of European Novelty Features for the first time in the West, and all of which will be clean and above criticism. Marshall's Celebrated Band AND THREE ORCHESTRAS Will afford Music of a High Character. As heretofore FIFTEEN CENTS will admit to the entire Exposition, making it without question the biggest entertain ment ever presented for so small a price. There still remain open a limited number of advantageously located Booth spaces for fist exniDitors. For full information, Diagram of Floor Space, etc., Address R. S. BRIGHAM, Secretary and General Manager Kansas Mid -Winter Exposition, TopeKa, Kansas. I

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TOPEKA STATE JOTTENAIj, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. NEW STYLE BONDS President Stilwell Explains Orient's Latest Plan. EEMEMBEESa,e of our finest $25, '$28 and $30 Suits and Overcoats Brokaw Bros., Alfred Benjamin Co., and Hart, Schaffner Marx makes all go (except black After Inventory Clearance Sales 25 to 50 Per Cent Reductions suits) many lined with costliest silk and satin finest fabrics choice of all now The Good Quality Store At a Dinner Giren to Stock holders in Kansas City. Trouser Bargains bout 250 fine Trousers left from suits that sold from S15 to $25 making; trousers worth 4.50 to $7 p these go tomorrow mm i O foronly m v Trouser Bargains pjine "Worsted Dress Trousers in new patterns, tomorrow $2.50 H.S. M. finest $5 and $6 Trousers, in all A best worsteds, cheviots and tweeds jL all at choice tomorrow FOR SMALL INVESTORS 3iew Bonds Cost $100 Each and Bear 4 Per Cent. 709-711 Kansas Avenue. if 1 1 1 The strength of this sale is the incomparable values and the new styles. We have this sale to completely sell out this season's stock of small lots. We're willing to do business for nothing to accomplish our purpose. Bondholders fiet an Option on Choice Towusite Lots. I'lJ.. A fA-?.-; Kansas City, Mo.. Jan. 8. A. E. Stil weH, president of the Kansas City. 'Mexico Orient railway, entertained about fifty stockholders in that enter prise at a dinner at the Kansas City club last evening. Mr. Stilwell took advantage cr the occasion, which he (termed a "family gathering," to outline a plan for an issue of bonds to be used in financing the road. This plan con templates the sale of bonds of 1100 each, issued in the name of the Mexico Orient Townsite company, the corpora tion which controls the new townsites along the route of the system. The Sale of lots to bondholders, by a system described below, is to be offered as an attraction to western investors. Mr. Etilwell decided upon small denomina tion, in ordei that a large number of persons might be interested in the en terprise. It is a matter of pride with Mr. Stil well that the Orient railway is being built without the aid of New York cap ital and in the face of opposition of fered by the great railroad interests which have their headquarters there, lie wishes it to be a distinctively west ern enterprise. "You want just rates and you do not Tvant the rates dictated by men in New York, who look upon Buffalo as till western limit of civilization," Mr. Stil weH said to his guests last evening: ''We are strong just where we want to be in England and in the western part of the United States. We want the people to feel that the Orient railway Is fighting the battles of the west and that it belongs to the west. We hope to place all these bonds in this western country. These, with the stock already placed and the subsidies from the Mex ican government, should enable us to finish the road in IS months." Mr. Stilwell said he did not consider it practical to divide the $1,000 bonds already issued. But he considered the J100 bonds just as safe and, in addition, they contained a speculative feature, which should prove popular In the west, "where men like to take long shots." FEATURES OP THE BONDS. The J100 bonds are to be issued for seven years and bear 4 rer cent inter est. One of the plans of the company in Issuing the bonds is to reserve one half of all the lots in townsites con trolled by the Orient company along its i entire lencth. not ulren.-lv riinnco,i nf for rale to bondholders. The holder cf a bond is to be given five options. He may at any time before the ma turity of hia bond use it in the pur chase of any of the reserved lots at the price prevailing in the townsite on the date cf purchase, the bond to be valued end accepted in payment at the end of the first six months after the dale the bond is issued at $105; at the end of the first year, at $110: second year, $120; third year, $130; fourth year, $140; fifiti year, $150; sixth year, $160; seventh year, $170. No reserved lot in any townsite is to be sold for money.but in case the price of a lot exceeds the value of the bond, the excess may be paid in money. As a second option a bondholder may exchange his bond for negotiable trus tee's certificate, entitling him to $100 of the railway company's first mortgage bonds, $15 of the 4 per cent preferred tT1 s. 7 0 s i-ptT I 1 i- f i 1 t i ..I' v r f f. i r 1 rf7 P omorrow-choice of aboui Mens I j"v -11' 1 1 Best hand-tailored Suits and Overcoats that were $16.50, $18 and $2ofor only There is nothing more to say you know our makesthey are the best,- and the Suits and Overcoats speak for themselves it's up to you see them. Qrlds and ends in Men's Suits and Overcoats sold at $12, $12.50 and $15 all sizes $r T C now on sale at. hJ 5 gmall lots of all Overco ats them all sizes tomorrow $10.00 Suits and the best among $7-50 table full of odds and ends in $7.50, $8.50 and $10 Suits, black and fancy while they last $5-oo BALD II C9VEREI WRfiLoxBriaatHalraadCrcstEi Med fcy CUTICURA SOAP Assistsd fcy Light Dressings cf Cuticura,t!i3 Great Skin Curs. This treatment at once stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales and dan druff, destroys hair parasites, soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin, pplles the roots with energy and nour ishment, and makes the hair grow npon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when all else fails. Millions now rely on Cnticnra Soap, assisted by Cnticnra Ointment, the great skin cure, for preserrlng, purify ing and beautifying the skin, for cleans ing the scalp of crusts, scales and daadruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening and soothing red, rongh and sore hands, for baby rashes, Itchings and chaflngs, for annoying IrrltatiuDs, or too free or onTensiTe perspiration, for ulcerative weaknesses, and many sanative, anti septic pnrposes which readily eazgest tbemseiven, as well as for all the par poses of the toilet and nursery. Complete treatment for eTcry hnmocr, consisting of Cutlcura Soap, to cleanse the skin, Cuticara Ointment, to heal the skin, and Cutienra Insolvent Fills, to cool and cleanse the blood, may now i bo had for one dollar. A single set U j often suOcient to cure the most tortor I lng, disfiguring, itching, burning and caly humours, eczemas, rashes and Irritations, from Infancy to age, vrheu Oil eise fails. Sa!e of Shoes Come eariy $4.00, $3.50, $3.00 Shoes We just finished inventory, and culled out small and broken lots of odds and ends of dress shoes, business shoes, work shoes best materials c fs 03 y p T 1 Choice of them' all now at Boys Good Shoes all leathers, sold up to S2.25, but odds iSt f and ends go at Sale of Hanan Shoes, Flors heim, and other fine makes odds and ends were $5 and $6 C fi to sell quick, prices tyL70 SLIPPERS Odds and ends in Men's Fine Slippers sold up to $3.00 gw a iiuvv ah s 1 Clearance Sale Boys' Good Clothing 4 $1.65 $2.85 $3,75

$7.45' $4.45 for the choice of our Boys' $3.fl0 and 13 50 Knee Pants, Vestee, Double-breasted Suits and Reefer Jackets in ages 3 to 16 years strongly constructed, stylish and warm in a generous variety of good, honest and tellable weaves and colors none excepted. for the choice of all our Boys' $4.00 and $4.50 Knee Pants Suits in ages 3 to 16 years. In Sailor, vestee and Double Breasted styles, also long Overcoats of same values, sizes 3 to 16 they're ill splendidly fashioned from wear-resisting woolens. takes the choice of all our Youths' $5.00 and $6.60 Suits and Overcoats in ages 13 to 20 years not a single Suit or Overcoat in these grades excepted the offering in cludes all the fashionable shapes, in a wide assortment of cloths and colors, takes the pick of all our $12.50 Suits and Overcoats for the younger men from 13 to 20 years of age including all the nov elty and staple styles of the season nothing reserved nothing excepted su perbly tailored, faultlessly fashioned gar ments. For the choice of $7.50 and $10 Youths' Suits and Overcoats, in all colors and styles, sizes 14 to 20 years. Boys' 50c Blue and Red Cot- ton Sweaters tomorrow iut Boys' and Girls' Tarns and f Winter slide band 35c Caps lTC. tomorrow Boys' 25c Neckwear, odds and ends tomorrow o Boys' Good Knee Pants, blue -rn and fancy tomorrow yw Boys' All Wool S6c Sweaters. An(, on special sale tomorrow.... "y Boys' Shirts, all kinds, were -(c BO and 75c tomorrow Oy Boys' Long Pants, sold up to $1.50 tomorrow JO" Boys' Gloves, all kinds, sold rn up to 50c tomorrow lyw Boys' 50c "Winter Caps, the -jec best now JO Bovs' Canvas Ijeggrhs, 50c tnn now yc Yon Can't Beat this on Earth! 9C 3,000 SHIRTS All new, this season's goods see them in our windows most are SI. 50 and $2.00 grades Q Cp Saturday Jv 25c SHIELD BOWS Handsome silk9, new shapes a great snap at. 160 dozen SUSPENDERS New webs of the famous President, H. P. makes. Cr This price is less than they cost us. 3L 25 dozen GLOVES Golf, lined, with as trachan back, kid palm also lined TO kid worth 75c and $1 tomorrow O O W 40 dozen UNDERWEAR Worth 50c of cotton, ribbed all sizes Cr This is a snap 3 L- 100 dozen MEN'S SOX Worth 15c heavy will out-wear any 25c hose on the market Tomorrow extra 9c stock and $15 of the common stock. If a bondholder dies, before the bond has matured, his legal representatives may secure all the money paid to the townsite company for the bond, with the unpaid interest on it. CHEAP PASSES FOB BONDHOLD ERS. A bondholder will be entitled once during each six months between the date and maturing of his bond to re ceive a transferable round trip ticket over any portion of the system, at a rate of one cent a mile each way. At the maturity of his bond the holder may select any one of three options. He may surrender the bond, taking in ex change $100 of the railway company's first mortgage bonds, $15 of the per cent preferred stock and $15 of the com mon stock, $5 of the stock of the Wich ita Land company, $10 of the stock of the Mexico and Orient Townsite com pany and $30 of the Mexican Securities company's stock; or, He may purchase one or more re served lots, using the bond toward the payment of the purchase price at an agreed value of $170; or, He may demand the principal and In terest of the bond in cash, and, in case the company should fail to make prompt payment on demand, have the Vnited States and Mexican Trust com pany sell so much of the ratable pro portion of stocks and bonds as applies to his bond, as may be necessary to satisfy the principal and interest of the bond. The Wichita Land company controls the property adjoining the site of the Orient's shops at Wichita, Kas., and the Mexican Securities company Is a corporation organized to develop the lands which the road will run through in Mexico. "As no cash is to be used in the pur chase of reserved lots, the bonds should have an ever-increasing value," said Mr. Stilwell, in further explaining his proposition. "All the bonds and stocks should be listed at the end of three years, which will be after the road has been finished. At the end of the third year a bondholder may sur render his bond 'for a certificate." MR. STILWELL SPEAKS. When he arose to speak after the cigars had been lighted, the Orient president named four reasons for the evening's gathering. "I wanted you to meet T. N. Mc Cauley of New York, who has been elected a director to succeed the late J. J. Sylvester, and I wanted him to meet you, said Mr. Stilwell. "Then I felt that I was Kansas City's hired man, and I was anxious to see the people for whom I am working, after an absence of seven months. I wish you to know, too, that our road has been finished to Fuerte. Mexico, and that we will be handling freight there Saturday. Lastly, I want to explain a bond proposition 1 have in mind." Mr. Stilwell read a telegram he had sent to President Diaz Wednesday and the reply he had received. The message to the president of Mexico was as fol lows; "I take pleasure in notifying vour ex cellency that the Kansas City, Mexico Orient railway will be finished to Fuerte and be able to handle freight there on Saturday." President Dias sent this telegram in reply; "I received with satisfaction your mes sage of yesterday. I congratulate you on the good news." ENGLAND NEARLY "BUSTED." Before explaining his plan for the bond issue. Mr. Stilwell talked of his seven months' visit in England, from W!Hcllhe returned only a few davs ago. I found nearly everyboo" in Eng land 'buPtrf; said Mr. Stilwell. "The busmes men have lost their money on prime securities. But I didn't come back defeated. Before I left there I interested tome of the greatest finan ciers in England and induced them to buy stock. They gave me their time because tht had nothing else to do. They were glad to see a cheerful man who didn't think the world was coming to an end very soon. "Tn London one man asked me if 1 didn't have a good deal of nerve to try to build a railroad in such times as these. 'You wouldn't wonder," I told him. Sit you knew the countrj' through which the road is to run and the town where the Orient idea originated.' "Wherever I went agents of transcon tinental railways followed me and tried to persuade the men on whom I called to take no stock. They told them Stil well was no good,' and the country through which he was trying to build a road was waste and barren. It was .1 hard fight, but I finally won. Tn one month I secured more subscriptions in Bngland than in all the six prececlir.p. Today we have about 200 stockholders in lingland and 3G0 in Holland and we are now getting into Franco and Ger many. "The Orient railway will prove a val uable aid in the construction of the Panama canal. It will be absolutely the only way by which material and labor may be taken to the west coast. It will mean a saving of 1,S'"0 miles and eight days' time. 3. he Orient will be a route to Mexico 440 miles shorter than the Bock Island short line and 600 miles shorter than the Santa Fe. "Let me give you an illustration I have often used with effect: Supposing two men leave a Chilean seaport on the same boat for Europe. One disembarks at Port Stilwell and the other goes on to San Francisco. The one who leaves the boat at Port Stilwell crosses the conti nent, sails from New Tork. and hns ben on the Atlantic two days before the other man reaches San Francisco, while the other man is 500 miles farther away from his point of destination." SCREW TURNED ON FINNS. Stringent SXeasure to Drive Them In to Russian Army. St. Petersburg, Jan. 8. An imperial rescript to tho governor general of Fin land directs the governor to dismiss all Finns employed in the state or municipal government service who have not ful filled their military service in the Finish rifle battalion during 1!3, and not to issue foreign pnssports to them for five years. When granting loans or assist ance from slate funds to communes or individuals, or dialing with petitions for the remission of fines, the governor is or dered to take into consideration the ex tent of the opposition to the levying re cruits offered by the applicants. Stu dents of the higher school who have not performed military servic are -to bo expelled for periods not exceeding a year. The governor is also empowered to release Finns who have Joined the colors and to replace them by evaders of military service and he is directed to is sue a proclamation announcing that ail Finns not presenting themselves for ser vice in 19"4 will be drafted into regiments outside of Finland. W. O. A. Evenings, Friday evenings, from 8 to 10 will be open evenings at the X. W. C. A- rooms The object is to promote good fellowship among all the members and to provide social recreation in an informal way. The interesting feature of the evening of January ij will be the reading of "Wee McGregor" by Miss Beatrice Cron. A cordial invitation is extended to all young women to come and enjoy the ev ening. As many as desire are invited to bring their fancy work and mending. C ASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Tna Kind Yea Kava Always Bought Sears the Signature of S5AP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS An optimist, he's thankful for Most anything, is Brown. He cares not what turns up. sir, nor How often he's turned down. Philadelphia Ledger. The January term of the district court will begin next Monday. So far onlv three women have reg lster9d for the spring election. P. W, McCoy has asked Judge Hazen to divorce him from Delia McCoy. The January meeting of the Commer cial club will be held next Wednesday night. "The street cars will hit you If you don't move fast," is the song of the drivers of coal wagons. Arrangements are being- made to or ganize a glee club, a ladies quartette and a choir at Washburn. The Topeka Railway company now keeps a fire going in the stove in the transfer station at Eighth and Kansas avenue. A marriage license was Issued In Kansas City Thursday to Frederick E. Wrest of Topeka, and Elizabeth C. Nei of New Hampton, la. Dr. L. A. Ryder says that he will not make the race for the nomination of representative of the Thirty-ninth dis trict at the Republican primaries. The streets and walks committee of the city council will meet this after noon. No business of great importance is scheduled to come before the meet ine. The comic paper "Judge" Is said to have been removed from the reading table at the Wrashburn college library on account of the frivolous character of its contents. Speaking of copyrights, what would become of "Second Thoughts" If the letter "I" should be hedged around by limitations say that it could be used only three or four times in a single sentence Election Commissioner T. S. Williams, who was takfn to Dr. Kieth's hospital a few dayi ro, :.u3 been operated upon successfully for a small tumor, and will bo able to return to work in about ten dai's. Ludwig Katterfelt, the organizer of the Socialist club at Washburn college, which was suppressed, says he will go to the State university. He says Wash burn is too much Influenced by the east ern capital by which it la supported. The anxiety of the trainmen who are confined in Stormont hospital from in juries received in the Willard wreck, about the fixing of the responsibility for the accident is touching. They are anxious that no members of their train crews shall be held responsible for the smash up. Chairman H. Ward Page of the Re publican city central committee says that he will call a meeting of the ex ecutive committee on January 15. It will be decided at that time whether or not it can be arranged to hold the city primaries in conjunction with one of the other primary elections. Judge Hazen cf the district court has issued the following notice to attorneys: "Next Monday morning, January, 11, the entire trial docket of the court will be called and attorneys interested in cases on the docket are expected to be pres ent at the call, and advise the court concerning the conditions of cases In which they are interested. Where no one is present to give the, desired In formation concerning any case an order will probably be made disposing of the oase for the term." Scratch, scratch, scratch; unable to attend, to business during the day or sleep during the night. Itching piles horrible plague. Doan'a Ointment cures. Never fails. At any drug store, 56 cents. TALLY HO UPSET. Several Members of an Excursion Party Hurt. Boulder, Col., Jan. 8. A serious tally ho accident In which a number of uni versity students and town people were severely injured, occurred on a steep hill two and a quarter miles east of town. Two coach loads of young peo ple were returning from Hayden Lake. While descending the hill east of town the four horses attached to one of the coaches got beyond control of the dri ver and the coach was overturned. A dozen of the occupants were hurt, the most seriously injured were Miss Lena Newman, a university student and Miss Edna Paddock, daughter of the editor of the Boulder Daily Camera, who were pinioned beneath the vehicle. Miss Newman suffered a fractured an kle and both were seriously crushed and bruised. RUTH CLEVELAND FUNERAL President Roosevelt Among Those Who Bent Condolence. Princeton. N. J., Jan. 8. The funeral of Ruth Cleveland was held at the family residence this forenoon. The service was brief and simple and was conducted by the Rev. Maitland Bart lett pastor of the First Presbyterian chuich. In addition to tho family a few of the closest friends of The family were present. The interment in the Prince ton cemetery was private and took place immediately after the service. At ihe request of her physician, Mrs. Cleveland did not go to the cemetery. Among the hundreds of messages of condolence from friends was one from President Roosevelt. Will Shoot to Kill. Chicago, Jan. 8. With instructions to "shoot to kill," four- crack shots of the police department are on guard at the criminal court building to prevent any attempt to rescue the street car barn bandits there. The police believe that the bandits, especially Niedermyer, have friends throughout the country. If these men whtle the prisoners are being taken to or from the court room should begin shooting it would cause a panic among the guards and others and pos sibly enable one of the bandits to es cape. The Colonel Apologized. Cripple Creek, Colo., Jan. 8. Charles H. Reimer, representative of the Ryan Whitney syndicate interests in the Port land Gold Mining company, who was arrested by the military authorities on Wednesday, has been released by order of Colonel Verdeckberg, commanding officer in the district. No criminal charge was made against Reimer and Colonel Verdeckberg apologized to him for the arrest which, he said, was made without authority from him In his ab sence from the district. A Cut in Coal Prices. Clarksburg W. Va., Jan. S A reduc tion of 2S cents a ton on coal at the mines has been made by the Fairmount Coal company and the Clark's Fuel company, who control practically all the mines In this vicinity. Over devel opment and decrease in demand are named as the cause. It is said there are too many miners in this region and a reduction in pay is looked for soon. A Sympathetic Strike. Bloomington, 111.. Jan. 8. The elec trical workers and light trimmers de clared a strike today in sympathy with the street railway workers. Everybody reads the Stats Journal. KILLED HIS WIFE While His Friend Listened at the Telephone. Minneapolis, Jan. 8. James Garfield of Hurley, Wis., locked the door of his flat and told his wife he meant to kill her. Then he telephoned to a friend "to hold the line and listen." The friend heard a woman's scream and three re volver shots. When the police broke open the door they found Garfield with a bullet in his brain. The woman was dead. She was a vaudeville artist known as Pearl Guyott. TO PLA1" INDIAN BALL. George W. Findlay Will Have a Band of Braves in Charge. Muskogee, I. T., Jan. 8. One of the Indian Territory attractions at the World's fair in St. Louis this summer will be a series of Indian bail games. The participants in these games will be members of the Choctaw Indian Athletic association, which was first formed in 1830, soon after the Indians came to Indian Territory. The Indian ball games will not be a part of the Indian Territory exhibit, but are to be maintained by a private corporation of which George W. Find- lay, of Topeka, is president; I. N. Ury, of Muskogee, secretary and treasurer, and J. H. Crook, of Alikchi, I. T., the general manager. These men have se cured Hanlan's park and Mr. Crook will take a party of forty-eight full blood Choctaws, members of the Ath letic association, with their squaws and papooses. The party will live in tee pees, to be erected at one end of the park. To List S. O. at Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 8. The Duetsche bank has made application to have Baltimore Ohio securities listed on the bourse. MARRIED 64 YEARS. Sir. and Sirs. Samuel Painter, of To cumseh, Celebrate Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Painter, of Te cumsah, six miles east of Topeka, cele brated yesterday the sixty-fourth an niversary of their marriage. Mr. Paint er is 88 years old. His wife, who was Miss Nancy Vinkirk. is 78 years old. They are both strong and active and In good health. They had twelve chil dren, eight of whom are living. They have thirty-one grandchildren, thirty five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Painter attributes his good health partly to the fact that he never drank alcoholic liquors or used tobacco. Ha would not employ a man who drank. He is a farmer, living now with his daughter. Mrs. J. L. Campbell. In Te cumseh. John W. Painter an Mrs. G. A. Lam bert of Topeka are children of Mr. and Mrs. Painter. The eldest son, the Rev. James H. Painter, is a clergyman In Iowa. Port Again Opened. San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do mingo. Jan. 4. The town of San Pedro DeMorcrais has been recaptured by the government forces and again declared an open port. The Insurgent troops In the suburbs of this city today sent a messenger to the authorities here pro posing a compromise on honorable terms. The messenger was arrested and the proDosition was not answered,. apparently more favorable to the government. Votes Mo iey for Guns. The Hague, Jan. 8. The first cham ber of The Netherlands parliament fol lowing the example of the second chamber, today voted about $1,750,000 for the purchase of quick-firing Krupp guns after a declaration of the war minister that he considered the Krupp guns preferable to the Ehrhardt guns. A COMMON COMPLAINT. Catarrh begins -with a stubborn cold in the head, inflammation or sore ness of the membrane or lining of the nose, discharge of mucus matter, headaches, neuralgia and difficult breathing, and even in this early stage is almost intolerable. But when the filthy secretions begin to drop back into the throat and stomach, and the blood becomes polluted and the system contaminated J I had a continual headache, my cheeks had grown by the catarrhal pots- purple, my nose was always Btopped tip, my breath nn then the sufferer had a sickening and disgusting odor, and I coughed on, men me incessantly. I heard of 8. S. S. and comm.nced to use begins to realize What a jt and after taking several bottles I was cured and dispTi'stine- and sicken- have never since had, the slightest symptom of the cusgusnng ana sien fiiseftBe ffiiB8 mAR STORM, Wg disease Catarrh is. uorthwest Cor. 7th and Teliae fits., Bt. Joseph, Mo. It affects the kidneys and stomach as well as other parts of the body. It is a constitutional disease and as inhaling mixtures, salves, ointments, etc., are never more than palliative or helpful, even in the beginning of Catarrh, what can you expect from such treatment when it becomes chronic and the whole system affected? Only such a remedy as S. S. S. can reach this obsti nate, deep-seated disease and purge the blood of the catarrhal poison. S. S. S. purifies and builds up the diseased blood, and the inflamed membranes jire healed and the excessive secretion of mucus ceases when new, rich blood is coming to the diseased parts, ar.d a permanent cure is the result. S. S. S. i3 guaranteed purely vegetable and a reliable remedy for Catarrh in all stages. Write if in need of medical advice; this will cost you nothing. TH syfIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, G&m

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8. 1904. 3 V 1 Bl'-Jl.J..Jl.llJi.li.,UW..-.tlJJ.lWJJ -WHUIIU H,.1IM yiMWtfmjMHWIM.nl WLRW'.M I'-UUI-.IWmw M JIIJIIIIII. I .il.JJIIJ.I.II.IUl,- Will I. 1. tll.l.M.LI1Ml.L..,W.Wm.Wil.Hll,l.U,W..l...J..L. 1 &b:piqp hob cHf 1 $4,0)(Q) Stock Fall aod Wlmter ClfotWinig, I S HATS. SHOES. and'JURNlSHING GODDS. t Will be sold at exactly Cost Prices, and in some instances less than cost. WHY Because The Continental Shoe Qothing Company has made it a strict rule not to carry over one dollar's worth of merchandise from one season to another. g It Comes Like e Flash of Liihtnin It W ill Thunder All Along fh e Line The people will be here from miles around. Doors will open Saturday Morning at 8 o'clock, prompt, on one of the Greatest Money-raising Sales ever held in the history of Topeka. All we say, be sure you are there. Remember, our stock is all New, Fresh Fall Goods, and not old, shelf-worn, or job-lot stuff, but all this season's makes and styles. EVERY FALL SUIT OR OVERCOAT MON ST ROUS THE HOUSE WILL BE ACTUALLY SLAUGHTERED IN THIS INQ OUT Tfff Tfnm triTTCt rrmi Diinoc V e-t-rc Vt-i wnn ron frmo 1rrt tlric Solo Tironnrprt tr BIGGEST MONEY'S WORTH YOU EVER GOT YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED AIL WE SAY IS; COME J r 617 Kansas Ave. BIG 0NESL0SERS New Republican Representation Affects Larger Counties. Shawnee, Wjandotte and Lear enwortb Lose Seren. WEST IS STRONGER. Short Grass Counties Hare Same or More Delegates. Cause Is Falling Off in Republi can Vote. The Republican state convention this year will have 123 less delegates in it than the last one had. The most of the counties in the state lose from one to eeven delegates each. Only four make gains. The total number of delegates In the last convention was 1,031. In the next one there will be only 90s. The cause of this big loss is that the convention of 1902 was based upon the vote of 1900, a presidential year, while this year's convention is based on the vote of 1902, an off year, when the vote was considerably smaller than that of the presidential year. There is always a falling off in the vote in off years. The losses are in the large counties. The small counties nearly all retain the same representation, as no county can have less than two delegates. Three of the four counties that have made gains are in the southwestern part of the state. This means that the short grass country will be more pow erful than ever in the coming state convention. Allen county made a gain of one del egate on account of the increase in population around in Iola between th elections of 1900 and 1902. Allen had fourteen delegates in the last conven tion and will have fifteen in this one. Ford, Hodgeman and Pawnee counties also made a gain of one each on ac count of an increased Republican vote. Ford, too, is given one additional dele gate because of the state soldiers' home in that county. This increases Ford's representation from four to six, Hodge man's from two to three, and Pawnee's from four to five. Sedgwick county lost less than any of the big counties, because of the large number of Populists who turned Republican down there. Although there was a falling off in the total vote, the Republican vote was nearly up to that of the presidential year. It will have 26 votes this year as against 27 two years ago. Leavenworth, Shawnee and Wyan dotte counties lo e seven delegates each. Leavenworth drops from 31 to 24, although the soldiers' home is allowed ten the same as two years ago. Shaw nee drops from 39 to 32, and Wyan dotte drops from 40 to 33. Cherokee and Douglas lose five each. The former drops from 23 to 16, and the latter from 18 to 13. Dickinson and Doniphan break even by losing three each. The comparative representations which each county will have in the coming convention and which it had two years ago is shown in the follow ing list: County. 1902. 1904. Allen 14 15 Anderson 10 9 Atchison 17 15 Barber 5 5 Barton 9 S Bourbon 16 14 Brown 16 14 Butler 16 14 Chase 6 6 Chautauqua 9 8 Cherokee 23 IS Chevenne 3 8 Clark 2 2 Clay 11 9 Cloud 12 11 Coffey 12 11 Comanche 2 2 Cowley 19 16 Crawford 24 21 Decatur 5 5 LMekinson 15 2 Doniphan 13 10 Douglas 18 13 Edwards 4 4 Elk 9 8 Ellis 4 4 Ellsworth 7 7 Finney 4 3 Ford 4 6 Franklin 15 13 Geary 7 6 Gove 3 3 Gra.ham 4 4 Grant 2 2 Gray 2 2 Greeley 2 2 Greenwood 12 11 Hamilton 2 Harper 7 Harvey .12 Haakell 2 Hodgeman 2 Jackson 12 Jefferson 13 Jewell 13 Johnson 13 Kearny 2 Kingman 7 Kiowa 3 Labette 17 Lane 2 Leavenworth '31 Lincoln 6 Linn 12 Logan 3 Lyon 16 Marion 14 Marshall 18 McPherson 14 Meade 2 Miami 14 Mitchell 10 Montgomery 18 Morris 9 Morton 2 Nemaha 15 Neosho 13 Nese 4 Norton 7 Osage 16 Osborne 9 Ottawa 8 Pawnee 4 Phillips 9 Pottawatomie 13 Pratt 5 Rawlins 4 Reno 20 Republic 13 Rice 11 Riley 11 Rooks 6 Rush 4 Russell 7 Saline 13 Scott 2 Sedgwick 27 Seward 2 Shawnee 39 Sheridan 3 Sherman 3 Smith 10 Stafford 6 Stanton 2 Stevens 2 Sumner 17 Thomas 3 Tregro 3 Wabaunsee 10 Wallace 2 Washington 15 Wichita 2 Wilson 12 Woodson 8 Wyandotte 40 Totals 1.031 II I. I III..IH Ill I l H H H l .J II J.I JL IIH -t f A perfect beverage rich in nitrogenous elements. 1 2 7 10 2 3 It 31 i 11 11 2 7 3 16 2 24 6 10 3 14 11 16 13 2 11 8 15 8 2 13 11 4 7 11 S 8 5 9 11 5 4 16 H 10 9 6 4 6 11 9 26 2 32 3 3 9 6 2 2 33 3 3 8 2 12 2 10 7 33 60,000 RESUME WORK. One of the Encouraging Fea tures of Business Situation, CEREAL FOOD PLANT. Supposed to Bo What the Adventists Want Ottawa Hospital For. Ottawa, Kan., Jan. I. Rev. Chester McReynolds of Topeka, president of the Adventist state conference, with a par ty comprising a dozen or more mem bers of a special committee and laymen are In the city. The purpose of their visit is to in spect the Santa Fe hospital building and grounds and to take further action in regard to the proposed acquisition of that propetry. The gentlemen of the committee have spent the day in an examination of the property. The purposes of this conference is principally with reference to the possible establishing here of a manufactory of cereal roods orr an extensive scale. The Adventists have several sani tariums in various parts of the country and at several of them have been estab lished very profitable plants for the manufacture of these foods. Death of Mrs. Boldt. New Tork, Jan. 8. Mrs. George C. Boldt, wife of the proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, died early today from heart failure. Much of the fur nishing and decoration of the hostelry were done under her direction aad designing. New Ycrk, Jan. 8. Special telegrams concerning business features from cor respondents of the International Mer cantile, agency throughout the United States and Canada are summarized as follows: In addition to dullness incidental to the first week of the year, blockades to traffic and trucking caused by snow and extremely cold weather, have in terfered with attention to mail orders and full recovery from holiday stagna tion. War rumors have resulted in great irregularity in the stock and cot ton markets and have stimulated prices for cereals, provisions and copper. In addition, coffee is lower on its statisti cal position and tin higher on improv ed demand. The most encouraging feature is found in the resumption of work at factories, foundry, mill, and furnace of 60,000 men who have been temporarily idle in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Banks at larger cities are said to be in a much stronger position than In creased loan accounts would indicate, and that trust company reserves, nota bly at New Tork, are exceptionally heavy. Demand for steel and coke har improved materially. Rail mills have A PLAQUE OF THE NIGHT. itching Piles and Other Rectal Troubles Easily Cured by a New and Safe Method. A Remarkable Number of Cures Made by the Pyramid Pile Cure. About one person in every four suf fers from some form of rectal disease. The most common and annoying is itching piles, indicated by warmth, slight moisture and intense, uncon trollable itching in the parts affected. The usual treatment has been some simple ointment or salve which some times give temporary relief, but noth ine like a permanent cure can be ex pected from such superficial treatment. The only permanent cure for itching piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile Cure, not only for itching piles, but for every other form of piles, blind, bleeding, or protruding. The first ap plication gives instant relief and the continued use for a short time causes a permanent removal of the tumors or the small parasites which cause the in tense itchinc and discomfort of itching piu. F. M. Collins, of 440 Armitage ave., Chicago, savs: "Some time ago I com menced using your Pyramid Pile Cure for a disagreeable case of itching piles. After using five boxes I consider my self entirely cured of the disagreeable trouble, thanks to this excellent rem edy, and I shall never fall to recom mend it to any of my friends who may happen to be troubled as I was." The Pyramid Pile Cure is probably the only pile cure extensively recom mended by physicians, because it Is so safe, so prompt in the relief afforded, and so far as known the only positive cure for oils. All druiTffists now sell it at 50 cents per package. Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall, Mich for took on cause and cure of pile. It suffering from any form of piles ask your druggist for a package of Pyramid Pile Cure and try It tonight. contracts to keep them busy untn April. Leather shipments are active, but dry goods jobbers are hanging back. Print stocks are pretty well depleted, with only fair orders. The shoe indus try has had a record year. Boston bankers state they think the industrial prospect Is fair and look for gains. At Chicago the volume of business for 1903 war about equal to that for 1902. Losses in iron and steel were off set throughout the region tributary to that city by gains in distribution of shoes, clothing, groceries, coal, leather and lumber. The spring outlook there is for a big business in shoes, jewelry, hats and dry goods. St. Louis bankers say the trade out look throughout the southwest is favor abU. Advance spring business at Cleveland is unusually good. Louisville had the most prosperous trade in 1903 of its history, the only cheek of moment be ing in tobacco, due to weather condi tions. West of the Mississippi snow has helped the winter wheat. Trade has been quiet In the Cana dian dominion. Iron and steel makers are extending plants to take advant age of the government bounties. The year's operations in coal and copper ore show largely increased outouts. Banks report large gains in deposits. Nearly 200 branch banks have been es tablished within a year. Dealers in shoes, clothing, Jewelry, implements and provisions tell of gains in 1903 over previous years. ONE MORE DEAD. Total Number of Deaths from 1 Iroquois Fire Is Now 566. ICE IN THE HUDSON. It I Making Muoh Trouble for Navigation. New York, Jan. 8. The ice fields 'in the Hudson river and New Tork bay are more troublesome to navigation than for many years, river craft being swept from their moorings in numerous cases today. Since Sunday the Ice has been a menace to tugs and ferry boats that traversed the river, but the in creasing amount of ice from up river points made navigation today especially dangerous. The greatest danger came from the piling up of Immense fields of ice through which narrow fields for navigation were cut by the big ferries. A New Labor Union. New Tork. Jan. 8. Delegates from 42 unions of out of doors workmen, having an atrregate membership of 50,000, many of them allied with the building trades, have organized a new central body to be known as the Public and Private Improvement council. The unions represented include the calkers horseshoers, foundation bricklayers, rock drillers, excavators, pavers, team sters, truck drivers, stationary engi neers, bluestone cutters, asphalt work ers and firemen. It is the object of the new body to enable the unions of the various allied branches of labor to co operate for their mutual benefit. Editor ef Talmud Dead. New York, Jan. 8. Dr. Michael L. Rodkinson, editor and publisher of the Babylonian Talmud, the principal au thority of the Hebrews on oral laws and the traditions of their faith, is dead at his home here. He spent 20 years trans lating the work and was the author of several Hebraic works. Sir Thomas Sells His Seat. Chicago. Jan. 8. Sir Thomas Lipton has severed another of the bonds which linked him with Chicago. His member- shlD on the board of trade has bn sold at $3,000. His packing plant was disposed .of Fpveral months ago to the National Packing company. Chicago, Jan. 8. Miss Harriet Har baugh, another victim of the Iroupls fire, is dead at the Samaritan hospital as the result of her injuries. This brings the total of dead to 566, accord ing to the coroner's list of names. Agnes Hopkins, 45 years old, has been declared- insane by Judge Williams and ordered to Dunning. The woman's mind had been unbalanced, her rela tives said, as a result of incessant read ing of accounts of the Iroquois fire horror. Three more suits for a total of $30,000 damages resulting from the fire have been filed. A feature of the suits is the making of Building Commissioner Williams a party defendant. RUSSELL SAUE QUITS. Aged Financier No Longer Makes Daily Trip to Wall Street. New Tork, Jan. 8. Wall street prac tically has lost one of its most inter esting characters. Russell Sage, al though still insisting upon visiting his office once or twice a week, has de parted from his lifelong habit of ar riving there daily with clock-like reg ularity, regardless of weather condi tions, and in fact, is now seen in Wall street at infrequent intervals. He has gradually withdrawn from participa tion in great financial affairs only at the earnest solicitation of his friends and Mrs. Sage, but the trusted em ployes who have served many years still handle the loan business on the stock exchange. Mr. Sage, who is 87 years old, spends most of his time in his new Fifth ave nue home and is said to be in his usual state of health. BACK TO FIRST HUSBAND. Court Changes Mrs. Morse Into Mrs. Dodge. New Tork. Jan. 8. After a union of two years the marriage of Mrs. Charles F. Dodge to Charles W. Morse, banker and former president of the American Ice company, has been annulled by Su preme Court Justice Blschoff, on the ground that when she became his wife Rhe had not been legally divorced from her iirst husband. It appears that Mrs. Dodge was mar ried to Charles F. Dodge, a hotel pro prietor in Atlanta, Ga., March 2 1877. In 1898 she obtained a decree of divorce and in 1901 married Mr. Morse in this city. Recently Dodge had the decree set aside on the ground that it had been illegally obtained, in that he was not properly served with notice of the suit. Grand Opera House. 85 TONIGHT. sTTs Magnificent Scenic Heart Story, THE CHARITY NURSE WITH SELMA HERMAN. Prices: 25, 35, 60, 75c Seats now. Saturday, Mat. &f Night, Jan. g BILLY VAN And Fifty Others With HAYERLY'S MSTRELS Night: 25, 35, 60, 75c Mat.: 15, 25, 50c Sunaay Night, January 10. The Appealing Life Story, THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTERS U Great Cast All Special Scenery. t-rioes: xe, st, ou, ioc. Beats now. Monday Night, January Henry W. Savage Offers George Ade's THE SULTAff OF SIM Orchestra of 10 Company of 75. Prices: 25c to J1.50. Seats selling. BEFORE YOU BUY COAL Telephone 530 KAGZYFJSKl FOR PRICES 4th and Jackson REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. H. A. Huber and wife to M. N. Schlegal, $3,000, lot 67 and north half 69 Tyler street. J. Thomas, trustee, and wife to S. Richey, $200, lot 64 Lime street, Mul vane Chase's second addition. M. V. Townsend to F. B. Gillette, $1,600, lots 524. 526 and 528 Lane street, Williams Dillon's addition. Cropped Dead from Apoplexy. Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. 8. J. H. Coutts, president of the First National bank of Tipton, dropped dead in a hotel here from anonlexv. Mr. Coutts was I 55 years old. I Pure-Water X- X-X-X-X-X- X- Phillips' famous mineral water delivered at your door pure and health tuL PROF. J. W. PHILLIPS Proprietor. 612 West Eight Street. M t I

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVEISTCSTG, JANUABY 8, 1904. s snr a. .1 i te f a jl: isws twt -rr msr tooons wusi uo rnces Mrs 'ignored--' an Be on hand tomorrow and seize the rich offerings in our final wind-up sale. n The Time las Goms BU Uasfr to the HUlnds.- I Qns'fls ZRMB 5 i'V h 1 1 f c f 1 i s

Mi FiSi' Ml i I Bov's Suits I U 95c for $2.00 Suits. H 1 J D SILK WAIST SALE or Everybody Hundreds of beautiful Cloaks, in loose or fitted backs, pretty styles and popular colors. Mostly all are silk and satin lined. Come tomorrow, and take your choice of any Coat in our house for no more no less Waists of most dependable silks, in Peau de Soie or Taffeta in colors and black, handsome styles about 200 Waists in all the former prices were from $6.75 to 112. Come tomorrow, and take your choice of any Silk Waist in our store for SILK PETTICOATS For Less than the Price of the Silks For tomorrow only, we place on sale every Silk Petticoat in our store -made of the best dependable quality taffeta, in all the fascinating, shades Skirts that were sold up to $20 are priced for Saturday at Your choice, $3.98 Tailor-iade Suits lust Go! The price is the least consideration. Over 300 finest Suits, in all the popular materials and styles. Come and pick one out tomorrow. Your unrestricted choice for i Worth up to $25 MU 0 Great Wind-Up Sale of Men's SnitsYonr Choice of Any Snit In Our House 5. The most Sensational Clothing, Sale of the season and most daring sale ever attempted in This or Any Other City. All-wool Cassimeres in Nobby Patterns, including the Stately Buster Browns. Worsteds in neat stripes and invincible plaids. The coats are either single or double breasted many hun dreds to select from. Now is your chance! ,Grasp the opportunity!! Take your choice of any man's suit in our house tomorrow for J j iii 'it' i ':i:!i;:JiM5. Shoes! Shoes! We have made a special ef fort to make Sat urday Our Banner Shoe Day Our en tire stock of high grade footwear has been mark ed down. It will be to your interest to look over our stock before making any purchases. Zanditon's 521 Kansas Ave. 95c for $2.oo Suits. All our two-piece Boys' Suits of the $2.00 qualtly are cut to 95c PER SUIT. ei.75 for Boys' $3.00 Suits Tour choice of any $3.00 Boy's Suit in our house. All new Fall and Winter styles all sizes. Come and buy your boy a Suit for $1.75. 29c for Boys' 50c Pants. All Boys' 50c Knee Pants, all colors and kinds piled on a table in our basement at 29c. Ladies' 35c Underwear at 19c (In Basement.) A table full of Ladies' Heavy Fleece-lined Vests and Pants. They are heavy weight, too. 35c Garments at 19c. 88c for Sight Gownfe 88c il (In Basement.) Made of extra quality. Eiderdown, In medium and light colors, several different kinds to select from. They are $1.50 values at 88c. 98c Children's Jackets 98c (In Basement.) About 300 Childre n's Jackets, mde of Heavy Ker sey, in Red, Blue and Brown. Trimmed with large shoulder capes, etc. They are worth $2.00. In this sale at 98c. Great Sale of Furs. Too many different kinds to describe, and too many low prices to quote. We have marked them down to just of former prices. illinery Sale Continues Our entire stock of fine Millinery, includ ing every hat in our house at one price. Come while the as sortment is complete, and take your choice of any Ladies' Hat in our house for $3.00 Wrappers at 98c The greatest of all bargains. Heavy Fleece-lined Wrap pers, well made, all colors and all sizes. They are the $2 kind. This sale at 98c. a BEES 03 f f $2.98 for Skirts Worth $6 All Wool Broadcloths Cheviots in plain and fancy colors. New styles about 100 in the lot. Come tomorrow and take your choice of these Swell Garments for $2.98. 35c Underwear for 19c All kinds of Children's Un derwear, mostly fleece lined and of heavy quality. They are the 35c kind at 15c 5Qc Go Gloves for 19c (On Main Floor.) Just Pure Good Luck that -nables us to offer this Great Special. About 50 dozen Ladles' All Wool Golf Gloves all this Season's Patterns, in Gray, Tan, Red, Blue, White- and Black. Come early for this bargain. 50c values at 19c. n 38c for 75c Pants. Pants with Double Knees and Seats, the kind that will wear all sizes and colors. 75c vaules cut to 38c. H F m it i 521 Kansas Ave. WAISTS. 39c for Waists Worth $1.00 Heavy Flannelette Waists, tucked back and front, well made, and In pretty colors, go on sale at 29c (In Base ment.) You should cancel all engagements and attend this great sale. 88c for Waists Worth 93.50 About SO dozen Heavy White Waists, made of all the popular materials. In Ox ford Demesk and Vestings, every one made in the new est styles, and faultless in fit. They are the $2.00 and $3.50 values at 88c. (In Basement) $1.48 for Waists Worth $5 Finest French Flannels. Many Silk Waists are in this lot. All the swell shades and styles. Waists that are act ually worth, up to $5.00 are in this sale, only $1.48. $3.48 for Silk Velvet Waists The proud products of best manufacturers. Finest Silk Velvet Waists that are pop ular in the east, in all the stylish colors. Green, Brown, Gray, Red, White, Black, etc., made in several different styles to select from. These are truly $6 and $7 Waists, in this sale at $2.48. (On Main Floor.) n Z3 C EXTRA SPECIAL. 39c for Men's Wool Fleece Underwear. (Main Floor.) About 100 dozen Men's Heavyweight Wool Flaece Underwear. Sold the world t over at 60c, are here at only 29o. Men's 75c Shirts for 35c They are Drummers' Sam ples. Some are slisrhtly mussed. All new Fall styles. made of fine Percale, all fc sizes, regular 75c quality at 25c. (In Basement.) Hose Be here as early as possi ble about200dozen of ladles', men's and children's Hose they are samples. They reg ular prices are from 15e to 25c take your choice at 8c pair. FREE CHARACTER DELINEATIONS AND ASTROLOGICAL PREDICTIONS For the State Journal Readers by James Clyde Wallace, Psychic, 912 Quhicy Street, Topeka, Kansas. stylefandwrigfi1 flChofSend future or initials in natural districts will specifyhe loclttv hrOUr"'tn- The Iette from outlylntf only be published locality, otherw.se the initials and date of birth will lett'iS; tt-5nflne yourself to mere especially those used continually .lollLS irom a tew capitals S. P.. nv "1 Tt x- 1. The frolic of a versatile and inventive pen. The chart predicts success for you in ground investments during May. S. S. H., July 26 An oppressive spec imen lacks harmony and beauty. The chart predicts favor in business ven tures during June. J- 3 Feb- 17' Dodge City, Kan. An efficient s-pecimen of sagacity and mental shrewdness. The chart pre dicts reverses and losses in February. .GV r!r'" ?b- -MiM. unaffected and reliable Many Journeys shown in your chart after April. 2-Unassuming, neat and a vere.ptive sense of the beautiful f&Vrfb" fr J'OU la AugUSt wiH C. M.. Sept. IS Austere, decided and showing intellectual capacitv. The chart predicts success in speculative ventures during May and June vPr" 18-Not very neat but reliable. I our sign predicts the sale of property In August. E. A.. Nov IS Daring, presumptuous and destructive. The chart predicts fin aatfaj favor after April. r.ifliM'' jSept- 2 Specimen is unde VZ ?.an weak. The horoscope shows poor health at the present time; March bnows an improvement. w;i,J" Aus- 26' Lindsborg, Kan. A lavish array of weak lines. Your speci men lacks life and ambition. In your horoscope July predicts marriage. er?vT;.i1-I"'.Mfrfh 2-Auiacity and en ergy indicated in every stroke. The chart predicts success for you in com mercial pursuits. Ci?' Jan- 26' Herington, Kan. Significant of force and determination, the horoscope predicts success for you as a builder and contractor. viL B" Aug- 12 The specimen of a versatile mind. The horoscope shows successes in mining ventures by Aug- B. C. C, April 9 A frisassee of lux uriant frills and furbelows denoting nothing. The chart predicts no success for you on the stage. PuA- JuIy 2S Undeveloped. The chart predicts success in music. ",.S-' ov- 231 Hrton, Kan.-Riff-orous, austere and foreefuL The. chart predicts an upheavel of all conditions by June. M. L. S., Aug. 19. Formal, precise and showing mental capacity. The chart is unfavorable in all maters until March. M. G. D., March 9. Decorative, fanci ful and attractive. The horoscope pre dicts a Journey east in June. A. S. A., Jan. 1, Great Gend, Kan. Prodigal in the artistic sense. The chart predicts success for you in paint ing. C. S. P., Aug. 27, Hill City, Kan. A sensible script of a sensible man. The chart predicts business changes in Sep tember. M. M. N., April 13 Not a very beau tiful specimen but staunch and reliable. The horoscope shows success in money matters during August. P. J. F., Jan. 6, Perry, Kan. An at tractive specimen but a bit decorative. The chart shows financial success in your house by September. H. S. D., March 19. A mournful speci men of drooping spirits. Lacks life and ambition. The horoscope predicts favor in manv matters during April. L. O. W., Sept. 3. Forceful and capa ble but lacking in originality. The chart predicts success in commercial pursuits. S. E. W., Sept. 2, Hutchinson, Kan. The wide sweeps suggest an energetic, hopeful and ambitious temperament. May shows favorable changes in your chart. C. J. H., March 22, Hutchinson, Kan. Graceful, neat and capable specimen. The chart predicts financial favor through papers in June. S. C. L., May 1. Showing culture and ability in every line. The horoscope predicts a Journey east in July. R. S. H., April 25. Indicative of an unselfish temperament. The horoscope predicts happiness for you this year through the success of a child. H. U. A., Jan. 6. Precision, neatness and mental brilliance shown in every line. The horoscope predicts a Journey broad this year. P. A. N., Jan. X Forceful, deter mined and energetic. The chart pre dicts financial betterment in August. S. V. P. C, Jan. 10. Significant of the refined and cultured mentality. The chart predicts new surroundings by May. W. D. C, April Fort Scott, Kan. In dicated a shrewd mentality, sagacity and a daring spirit. The chart predicts success in chance speculation this year. J. H. W., March. 7. Lyndon, Kan. A splendid specimen of a mind given to new ideas and mental brilliance. The chart predicts success in literary pur suits. W. G. R., Jan. 25. Lyndon, Kan. An elegant specimen of the artistic tem perament. The chart shows change of residence in July. M. E. S., April 5. Lacks energy and order. The chart predicts financial betterment by September. S. P., Nov. 12. Tecumseh, Kan. An attractive and able specimen. The chart predicts success in painting. E. S. B., March 9. Shows limitations in almost everything but kindness and unselfishness. The chart shows many bright influences after ApriL H. T. W., Dec 19. Energetic, deter mined, hopeful and enterprising. The chart shows favor in intellectual pur suits. F. J. S., June 11. Wellington, Kan. Stubborn, forceful, self-reliant and en ergetic. The chart predicts success in commercial pursuits. S. W. W., March 17. Your script and the contents show the vivacity and mental receptiveness of St, Patrick's disciples. To be born on St. Patrick's day comes under Pisces, and that sign is favorable this year. D. J. P., April 2. Decided, firm and destructive temperament. The chart predicts financial betterment in your house by September. S. S., Aug. 26. A plain and reliable specimen. The chart predicts better success in California, B. F. H., Nov. 24. Tecumseh, Kan. Small letters but a large heart. The horoscope shows better health condi tions by April. M. E. R. S., April 5. Tyrannical, self-reliant and determined. The chart predicts success in commercial pur suits. J. G. F., Feb. 23 The downward stroke suggesting firmness, impetuosity and energy. The chart predicts success for you in commercial pursuits. M. P. R.. June 21 An eloquent speci men of the generous and unselfish tem perament. The chart predicts a long journey east in July. K. W., July 17 Versatile and fanci ful. The jchart predicts success in music. T. B. M. B.. June 15 Unassuming, and reliable. The horoscope predicts many changes by June. C. H. S., Nov. 1 A subtle, sagacious and acquisitive mentality much given to new ideas. The chart predicts bet ter success for you in Colorado. D. D. E., Dee. 9 Tour uglyography is very odd, but lacks mental stamina. The chart shows favor In your oil ven tures by August, M. T. M., June 10, Kansas City, Mo. Unique and elegant; the specimen of an able and cultured mind. The chart predicts favorable conditions by July. A. W., Jan. 13 Firmness and pre cision In every stroke. The chart pre dlots reverses in this month. (Tour question cannot be answered in this sketch). S. M., Oct. 30, Tecumseh, Kan. Lacks self-confidence and determination. J-he chart shows no favor until March. E. E. E., Feb. 13 Ornamental but lacking in force. The chart predicts many changes by August. J. K. M. D., April 6 An open, sym pathetic and wholesome personality. The chart predicts journeys notheast in July. W. B. H. Devoid of energy, life and ambition. (No date). J. K. H., Sept, 30 Significant of men tal versatility but lacking in executive ability. The chart predicts financial favor by the end of this year. S. C. B., Oct, 26 A capable specimen showing mental brilliancy. The chart predicts favor in literary pursuits. B. C. S., Dec. 9 A frowzy and be fuddled specimen of inane characteris tics. The horoscope predicts legal transactions this month. M. S., Aug. 23, Mayetta, Kan. Sig nificant of ambition and hopefulness. The chart predicts success for you in teaching and music. W. N. N., Feb. 22 An artistic speci men but lacking in force. The horo scope predicts radical changes by June. C. A. "A., March 10 Undeveloped. The chrrt shows favor in intellectual pur suits. S. I. C, Feb. 14 Neat, artistic and showing mental versatility. (This is not a guessing contest). K. W. B., March 31 A fanciful and idealistic temperament. The chart pre dicts a journey east in May. B. D., Aug. 9 A veritable Bacchana lia of reeling and stupid figures. The chart predicts success in railroad In vestments by March. M. J. E., April Neat, precise and or iginal. The horoscope predicts a Jour ney west in April. M. A. W.. March 16 A caplous speci men of the energetic mentality. The chart predicts adverse conditions in Fehruarv. H. 3. R., March 5 Stunted and lack ing scope. The chart predicts no suc cess in your present surroundings. E. M. G., Feb. 28 The ascending script indicative of hope, energy and ambition. The chart predicts success for you in June through new ideas and inventions. S. X. H., March 8 An attractive spec imen of artistic propensities. The chart predicts favor in intellectual pursuits. Finest Passenger Train Bast. From St, Louis is the New York Lim ited, with new library srookine-car. and new observation compartment sleeping-car. New library smoking car has all the comforts of a modern club, including barber and bath. Ne? compartment sleeping-car has private rooms and observation parlor. There are also drawing-room sleeping-cara and dining-car in the train, making it an exact counterpart of the famaus Pennsylvania Limited. The New York T.imitirl leaves Kt Tiii risiilv sit 12!3d o'clock noon over Vandalia-Pennsyl-vania Short Lines, delivering passen gers at Twenty-third Street Station, New York City, at 6 o'clock p. m. next day. For. further information, com municate with! J. M. Chesbrough, A. d. P. Agt., 809 Century Building, St. Louis. Not sticky, greasy, gummy, but per fuming, exquisitely dainty describes Satin-Skin Cream. 25c. Bulk starch 3c, limit 3 lbs. Whlttelsejr Mer. Co. I! V

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TIIIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. The Healthy Of our clothing business enables us to continue along our usual line of policy selling a dollar's worth for a dollar- So Suits for $5, like you find in graft sales and special sales and clearance sales marked up to S15 and reduced to $6.49 special to sell 25o Underwear for 25c like you see dis played elsewhere as 50c and 75c values special for 29c. I Our Ambition Is to' operate and maintain a clothing business so clean, so free from fakes and schemes and grafts as to command for us the respect and approval of every man, woman and child in Kansas who con template the purchase of clothing or furnishing goods either by personal selection or by mail. If you like our way of selling goods above cost," give us your patronage and X t Watch Us Grow. Watch 703 Kansas 'Ind. Phone 22. CLOSE CRAWFORD City Council Acts Promptly on the Report. Public Safety Requires That House Re Shut Up. ORDER COMPLIED WITH All Attractions Are at Once Transferred to Wrand. Only Little Discussion Precedes the Action. At a special meeting of the city council held Thursday night, attended by eight of the twelve councilmen, the following resolution was adopted with out division: "Topeka, Kan., Jan. 7, 1904. "Resolved by the mayor and council that public safety requires that Craw ford's opera house on lots 194 and I9j on Kansas avenue be closed until the changes, alterations and repairs are made which are set forth in the report of the fire marshal, and his assistants ihls day presented; which said report Is hereto attached and made a part of this resolution; and that the owners nfid proprietors of said Crawford's opera house be 1 -quired to make said alter ations, changes and repairs within SO days from this date and that the city clerk forward a copy of this resolution to the owners and proprietors of said opera house, together with a copy of eaid fire marshal's report." Councilmen present at the meeting were L- A. Ryder, C. V. Wolf, W. F. Weber, L. M. Nellis, S. T. Howe, J. C. Shimer, S. A. Swendson and G. W. Tincher. Before going into the meeting, the eight councilmen, together with Mayor Bergundthal, City Attorney Spencer and City Engineer McCabe had a short conference in the city attorney's orfice, at which the above resolution was drawn up and agreed to. There seems to have been no division of sentiment among the councilmen as to their duty in the matter. In view of the unquali fied statement of the investigating committee that the Crawford is unsafe until the prescribed changes and re pairs are made. The Amusement Syndicate, which is the name taken by John R. Muivane, financial backer, and L. M. Crawford, manager of the Crawford circuit, was represented at the meeting last night by Eugene Hagan and Charles E. Gault. each of whom made a short speech. After the meeting was called to order, and the report of the investi gating committee read in full. Mayor Uergundthal invited the opera house representatives to make any remarks they desired. Mr. Hagan said: "I have read tfce report of the inves tigating committee, and have gone over it carefully in detail with the manager of the Crawford opera house. IWe recognize that this investigation was made by very strong and learned experts. No exceptions can be taken to it. There is no desire on the part of Mr. Crawford to clash with this committee, nor with the city council. He has depended on the people of this town for patronage, and he owes it to them to protect them. Aside from that, it is his duty as a man to protect them. Recognizing this fully, he has authorised me to make this proposition to the city council: "He will delegate the city engineer to take charge of the work, and every suggestion of the committee will be compiled with strictly, literally and im mediately. He is already at work on the changes suggested. Two of the proposed exits are ready now. Within 8 week or ten days the entire work can be completed. It is not a long job. It may take two or three weeks to get the asbestos curtain, which has already been ordered by telegraph. But the makers of such curtains are crowded with orders, and there may be a little delay in getting the curtain. He is perfectly willing to have you instruct the city engineer and fire marshal to take charge of the work, and it will be done as fast as possible. I don't think the council should ask more than that." The resolution providing for the clos- lng of the house was then presented. It was signed by C. V. Wolf, who moved Its adoption. The motion was seconded by L. M. Nelns. Then Mr. Hagan said: "Under the circumstances I consider that a very harsh and unnecessary step. Mr. Crawford has- attractions booked for that house, and a failure to provide a place for them may result in litiga tion. There is no immediate necessity Cor such action. Prpperty is not seri Robinson, Ma Condition I i Our Business Methods Win. rsiiall B t Avenue. Security Building. ously endangered, and such action will involve Mr. Crawford in serious losses." "Hasn't he another opera house where he can place these attractions?" asked Councilman Weber. "No, sir." "Does he not control the Grand opera houe?" inquired Mr. Weber. "He does not," continued Mr. Hagan. "He has no control over it whatever. It is leased by Mr. Kane, and I under stand that there is a provision in their contract by which Mr. Crawford is pro hibited from placing any shows there. Moreover, the house is not in condition to be used. It could not be used if the weather was cold." Mr. Gault her asked permission to speak. He said: "I would like to suggest that the result desired by the council might be accomplished by limiting the number of people admitted to each floor. It seems to me, wiith limited audiences, the danger would be at a minimum. Only when the heu.ie Is crowded would the exits be inadequate. The ordinary crowd at the theater oould easily get out. Of course there is always danger from a panic, but a panic might occur even in the open air. So far as the electriqal ap pliances are concerned., Mr. Jordan in forms me that these can be arranged so that they will be safe for the time beini?. It seems to me some modifications might be made in this order. We have stood it for a good many years, and it is hardly within the bounds of possibility thnt any thing could happen within the next few days." These remarks did not seem to make much impression on the councilmen. None of them said anything, but they all voted "aye" when the resolution was put to vote. The meeting then adjourned. TRANSFER OP ATTRACTIONS. Arthur Kane, of the firm of Craw ford Kane, managers of the New Crawford, said this morning: "Pending the completion of the re pairs and changes at the Crawford all our attractions will be transferred to the Grand opera house. It is true, as stated by Mr. Hagan to the city coun cil, that under the terms of my con tract with Mr. Crawford, the Amuse ment Syndicate company can not use the Grand opera house. But there is nothing to prevent me booking shows from whoever I see fit, and if I want to book theso shows frorn Mr. Crawford and pay him the entire receipts as the booking fee, It is nobody's business but our own." MAID BATHES IN MILK. Wagon Breaks and Drenches Driver With Lacteal Fluid. Pine Grove, Pa., Jan. 8. Miss Mary Groh, the keeper of a dairy in Pine Grove township, today took an Invol untary bath in a heavy shower of milk. Miss Groh drove into town this morn ing to serve her regular route, when the wheels of her wagon slid "on the ice-coated surface of Maple street, and sent the rear of the vehicle spinning in a crude attempt to describe a circle. The king bolt suddenly broke, throw ing the fair milkmaid and her cans out, and giving Miss Groh a thorough drenching. The milk in rippling rills, ran down the street. The fair driver suffered but little injury, though some what inconvenienced by her unexpected bath. WESTERN UNION SUIT. Decision Is Expected from Supreme Court Tomorrow. The January bunch of supreme court decisions will be due tomorrow. About the most important one submitted a year ago, in which decisions are due tomorrow, is the suit of N. H. Stebbins against the Western Union Telegraph company, involving certain phases of the law reducing telegraph rates be tween Kansas points to fifteen cents for ten words. Whether the court will touch on the constitutionality of the law is not known. It is quite likely that the decision will be on whether the Western Union can enjoin the plaintiff from bringing a large number of suits against it under that law, as that is the mat ter involved. DEATH OF DR. RAY. Prominent Citizen of Morris County Passes Away. Joseph FYeisehman, editor of the Council Grove Republican, who is in Topeka today, brings news of the death of Dr. R. B. Ray, a wealthy citizen of Wilsey, Morris county. He was the father of R. T. Ray, who was the Re publican candidate for the legislature in Morris county last year. Dr. Ray was himself a member of the Illinois legislature which first elect ed Senator Cullom to the United States senate. A brother, Beecher Ray, is one of Senator Hanna's right hand lieuten ants in Cleveland. Iuck for Ex-Senator Mason. Denver, Jan. 8. A dispatch from Sa lida reports an Immense strike in the Mascot tunnel in the Turret district at a depth of 900 feet. The vein is five feet across, and, although low grade, is sufficiently large to meet the wildest expectations of the owners. The pro perty was acquired some time ago by ex-Senator William E. Mason of Chi cago, who has been working the mine for aver a year. Go LIKE A FLASH. (Continued from First Page.) They had been ordered upon a sup posedly open track and had ridden into the smashup unsuspectingly. Engi neer Reardon reversed the lever and reduced the speed of his engine from 30 miles to about 15 when the engines struck. All his crew escaped. Asked by Coroner Silverthorne if he saw any members of the other train crew after the wreck, he answered: I walked forward and met Ben jamin. I said, 'My God, didn't you have orders to meet me?' Benjamin said, 'No.' That was about all that passed between us as he left the wreck immediately afterward." Coroner Silverthorne asked Reardon if he had had any conversation with Conductor Nasrle of the nasseneer train psinee the wreck. Reardon replied: I visited Nagle at the hospital. "What did he say?" "He asked me where Benjamin was. I told him that he was at Kansas City but that he would come back here for the inquest." "What did Nagle say?" "He said, 'Benjamin might as well come back and acknowledge the truth." In the course of taking Nagle's dep osition last night no questions were asked him about this statement attrib uted to him by Engineer Reardon. Judging from it, however. Conductor Nagle regards Benjamin as the onu upon whom the responsibility for the wreck lay. There appears to be a fine point to the question of fixing the responsibili ty, despite the damaging nature of Na gle's description of Engineer Benja min's conduct in passing the train on the Willard siding. The second stock train, labeled in the dispatcher's office as "extra 1417 east," had not been al lowed time enough by the dispatcher to meet passenger No. 3 either at Willard or at Valencia. Evidence from the of fice of the train dispatcher seems to be needed. But Coroner Silverthorne has subpoenad no one from the dispatch er's office. DISPATCHER NOT SUMMONED. "Why has not the train dispatcher who was watching the trains been sub poenaed?" a reporter asked Dr. Silver thorne. "It will not be necessary," he replied. Subpoenas have been issued only for members of the two train crews and statements of but four of them have been taken. The remainder of the evi dence at the inquest will be taken in Wabaunsee county; just where has not been determined. Neither has the time. Such evidence as will be gleaned from the members of either crew can throw but little light upon the operations in the office of the Rock Island train disDatcher at Toneka. What that offi cial knows about the movements of the trains on the night when the wreck occurred would appear to be important in an instance where such grave evi dence pointed toward a minor em nlovp's euluabilitv. Dr. Silverthorne is in tne employ or the Rock Island railroad as a hosDital surgeon at McFarland. He appears to have thus far labored under consider-; able uncertainty as to the proper dis charge of his functions as coroner. The inquest was moved from Wabaunsee county to Topeka, in Shawnee county, on the supposition that the coroner had authority to move the scene of his in vestigations. Before the resumption of the inquest, however, Dr. Silverthorne determined to move it back to Wa baunsee county. He stated Thursday afternoon when the jury was called to gether at 4 o'clock: "You sat in Wabaunsee county yes terday as a jury. You have been called here today, not as a jury, but as a board of inquiry to examine into the causes of the wreck and to dispose of the remains of the victims and of their effects." Dr. Silverthorne then proceeded to examine witnesses in regard to the or ders under which the two trains were moving just prior to the wreck. Unless these witnesses are again subpoenaed they will not appear before the jury again. Dr. Silverthorne did not explain under what statute the jury was given the interchangeable capacity of an ex amining board; nor did he instruct the jury how it was to differentiate between its dual capacities. When, after a short view of the wreck, the jury was ordered to adjourn to Topeka to continue its investigation into the causes, it was supposed that the investigation would be concluded here. The state law provides that the jury shall convene "at a time and place named" by the coroner. This would appear to authorize the removal to To peka. The jury was ordered to assem ble at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. It did so, but as only two of the witnesses had responded to the summons an ad journment was taken until 3 p. m. At that time two more of the witnesses had appeared and the "board of in quiry" commenced its Investigations. The entire list of witnesses upon whom subpoenas had been served was as fol lows: Engineer Reardon, Conductor Fletcher, Fireman Frazier and Brake men Murray and Wadsworth of the stock train, and Engineer Benjamin, Conductor Nagle, Fireman Stoddard of the passenger train. CONDUCTOR FLETCHER'S STORY. Conductor Fletcher of the stock train was the first to testify. He said: "I was on extra stock train No. 1417 east. We carried the usual white signals of an extra train. We received our last orders at McFarland. It gave us right of way over all trains as far as Willard and meet orders at Willard. That is, we had right of way over train 91 from McFarland to Topeka and orders to meet trains 13 and 3 at Willard. The wreck occurred at 1:10 a. m. about one mile and three-quarters east of Maple Hill." Dr. Silverthorne conducted the ex amination. "Did your train carry a headlight?" "Yes." "Did No. S have a headlight?" "Yes." "Did you at any time see No. 3's or ders?" "No." "What was your first intimation of the approach of No. 3?" "I did not see the other train, al though I mistook the glare of the head light for the reflection of our own head light upon the rails at the curve. I was sitting in the cupola of the caboose at the rear of the train." "After the collision occurred I went to the head end of the train. I saw that the smoker of the passenger had telescoped the day coach of No. 3. Seven cars of stock on our train were badly wrecked. I tried to enter the wrecked cars but found a number of others ahead of me, so I went back-to protect the rear of our train and to get an axe to use ahead. I did not see the engineer of the other train. "Our train started at Herington. We had positive meeting orders with No. 3 at Willard. The board was not turned at Maple Hill, indicating a clear track ahead." The evidence of Rear Brakeman Mur ray of the stock train was of less im portance. He was in the caboose when the collision came. He saw nothing of either engine crew, as he left al most immediately for Maple Hill to re port the wreck. He was told there that the noise of the smashup had been heard there. It took him about 40 min utes to cover the distance. He said fuyther: "The agent at Maple Hill told me the dispatcher had informed him that the extra was to meet No. 3 at Willard. I j was told that No. 3 was reported by Willard about three minutes after the extra had been reported by Maple HilL" Conductor Fletcher asked leave to make a further statement, and said: "When I passed Maple Hill the opera tor at Maple Hill notified the dispatch er at Topeka. Two minutes later, prob ably, the agent at Willard reported that No. 3 had passed there. I shall explain that Willard is a day station, but that the agent was up superintend ing the loading of some cattle upon the stock train waiting there. Being at the station he, as a matter of course, re ported the passing of No. 3." ENGINEER REARDON'S DRAMATIC STORY. The dramatic features of the testi mony were given by Engineer Reardon, a part of whose testimony is given above. He was the first to see the ap proaching collision and realized his powerlessness to avert it. "The trains were probably a quarter of a mile apart when I first saw the headlight of No. 3. Apparently its en gineer did not at once realize that our 1 train was on the same track with his. I whistled down brakes and gave the signal to stop train to No. 3. We were going at the rate of about 30 miles an hour when I saw No. 3 and by revers ing was able to reduce speed, I should judge, to between 15 and 20 miles, at the time the trains struck. It was only a few seconds from the time I saw No. 3 until the engines struck. Forward Brakeman Wadsworth and Fireman Frazier were with me on the front end of the train and we all jumped together. That saved our lives. I saw FrazT afterward. He was limping slightly but was not hurt dangerously. I think he is now at his home at Kansas City. Wadsworth. is in the hospital. "We had orders over everything from McFarland to Willard where we were to meet No. 3 and 13. I knew that there was another extra ahead. We carried white lights, as an extra train. I do not know what orders the crew of No. 3 carried." Reardon exhibited a yellow order form directing him to meet the other extra at Willard. After the coroner's jury had been dis-. missed with directions that it would reconvene at call at some future time, Coroner Silverthorne and County At torney Carroll went to Stormont hos pital to take Conductor Nagle's deposi tion. The important features of that deposition are given above. Nagle said in addition: RUNNING AT "SCANDALOUS" RATH "We reached Topeka about 12:10 a. m. We had to cross the river and back into the yards, fill the water tank and so forth before we started. It was about 12:40 or 12:45 when we left To peka. We had orders to wait for one train at Valencia until 12:58 a. m., and to pass the other extra at Willard. We did not reach Valencia until 1 o'clock and went through without seeing any thing of the extra. Very often extra trains drop an 'engine or combine, so that when we -saw the extra on the siding at Willard I thought we had passed both trains. Evidently that is what Benjamin thought. We went through Willard very fast. Benjamin was running the train at a scandalous rate and, in fact, we couldn't see the number on the engine. "I had a heavy train and had been busy taking tickets. At Willard I had about gone through the day coach and was ready to start in on the smoker. I went to the platform to look at the siding as we went through, and then went back to finish working the train. I think I was thrown down when Ben jamin put on the air brake. Otherwise I would have been killed, as in a mo ment more I would have stepped on the platform between the two cars. As it was I was pinned down in the wreck for half an hour. I saw Benjamin for a moment afterward when he passed through the sleeper where I had been taken. I asked him what train we had hit, and he told me. He said he was on his way to Willard to report. "When we failed to see any extra at Valencia and then passed one at Wil lard I supposed it was one and the same train." HE CORRECTS IT. Dr. Silverthorne Says Hogeboom Didn't Interfere. While Coroner Silverthorne of Wa baunsee county was in Topeka Thurs day attending the inquest over victims of the Rock Island wreck, some one started the story that Coroner Hoge boom of Shawnee county had under taken to interfere with his work on the grounds that as long as the bodies were in Topeka they were under his jurisdic tion. Hogeboom hunted Silverthorne up and asked him about the origin of the story. Silverthorne informed Hogeboom that he didn't know how the story started and that he knew there was nothing in it. He said that, personally, he rather wished that Hogeboom had the job. Dr. Silverthorne requested the State Journal to say for him: "The statement that Dr. Hogeboom offered to interfere in my management of this inquest is untrue. Dr. Hoge boom and I are on the best of terms and he has not offered to take any hand in these proceedings. I have no idea who started the report and do not wonder that Dr. Hogeboom was annoyed by it. He inquired of me about it and now un derstands that there is no conflict be tween us." "WRIGHT 18 VERY LOW. One of Wreck Victims Who Will Probably Not Recover. Stormont hospital today reported that the condition of C. A. Wright of Kansas City, Mo., who was injured in the wreck on the Rock Island at Wil lard, Wednesday morning, remains un changed. Mr. Wright sustained inter nal injuries from which it is feared he will not recover. He is conscious but shows Eigns of failing vitality. Eleven-year-old Blanch Martin. whose father and mother were killed, is also in a precarious condition from inter nal injuries, the exact nature of which are difficult to determine. A. C. Mar tin, a brother of the little girl. Is here and will take her to his home at De Kalb, Mo. The Martins are wealthy farmers and those who were in the wreck were on their way for a visit in the western part of the sfate. On Mr. Martin's body was found a bank book showing deposits of $20,000. GIRLS DID GOOD WORK. Dr. Munn Says the Misses Mann Rendered Excellent Service. Dr. L. H. Munn has not been able to say enough in his praise of the two young women. Misses Louise and Alice Mann of Smithville, Mo. "I don't know so much about what the Mr. Bell did in the relief work," said Dr. Munn, "but I do know that the two young ladies did more good than all the rest put together. They can't be given too much praise. They were busy all the time getting water and making the injured comfortable. They weren't flustered a bit and didn't lose their nerve at any of the things they saw, although some of them were sickening. I tell you. those two girls were the heroines of the wreck and with them were the young ladies named Hosebaugh who helped in the nursing. Perhaps I saw more of the Mann sisters, but I know that what they did deserves every bit of, credit that can be awarded. MARKETS TODAY Wheat Makes a Rally After Weak Opening. Corn Opens Easier but Soon Be comes Firm. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Are Steady, Natives Bringing 3.50 to $4.75. Hogs Are Fire and Ten Cents Lower. Chicago, Jan. 8. WHEAT Buying of May wheat by one or two prominent com mission houses caused a rally today after a weak opening. Initial sales were made at a loss of e to Sc at 86&i6c. News from the far east was still o a most serious nature and reports from Argentina stated that harvesting is being greatly delayed by rains. On a good de mand May advanced to 87g87i. Min neapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re ceipts of 474 cars, against S24 cars a year ago. The market became strong later on a unverified report of a battle between Russia and Japan. May advanced to 87c. Realizing sales caused a decline, hut elrw- ing prices were firm, with May unchanged i at 87a!i7e. i WKN-Corn, after opening easier, be came firmer on an active demand from commission houses and covering by shorts. At the opening May was on 140 to gc at 4Sfa47c, prices rallied and May advanced to 47c Receipts were 222 cars. May closed c higher, at 47c. OATS Oats advanced along with other grains and showed fair strength after an easier opening. May advanced to 39'g 39c, after opening 'Sc lower, at 39c. Receipts were 106 cars. PROVISIONS Liquidation of May pork was the feature of trading in provisions and that product led the list in a decline in prices, the opening price being 15S20O lower, at $13.12iS13.17; May lard was off 5c, at $6.95, while ribs were down 2(35c, at $0.6506.67. WHEAT Cash No. 2 red, SCKfSlc; No. 3 red, 89S90c; No. 2 hard, 79"&82c; No. 3 hard, 70fa79c: No. 1 northern, S3g87le; No. 2 northern, 83&87c; No. 3 spring, 7S-WS5c. CORN No. 2, 44c: No. 3, 43Hf??44c OATS No. 2. 36c: No. 3, 3Gc7 RYE Jan., 52S53c: May. &7c. FLAX Cash: N.-W.. $1.04; S.-W., SSc; Jan.,' 9Sc: May, $1.02. TIMOTHY J an. $3.00: March, $3.10. CLOVER Jan., $11.2511.35. BARLEY Cash: 36&5Sc, Range of Fness. Furnished by J. E. Gall. Commission Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephont 4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chicago, Jan. 8. Low Close Yes Open High WTTF.AT- Muy 8654- 87 86 81 87- st- 82- 82- July bZtt 82 CORN May 47-46 47 46 July 46- 46 46 47 46 47- 46- OATH May 3914 July 36 PORK 39- 39 36- 36 39- 39- 36- 36- Jan 12 S2 12 92 May 13 12-7 13 32 12 80 13 05 12 80 13 10 13 00 13 32 UAKD- Jan May 6 95 6 97-70 6 90 RIBS 6 70 6 92 6 75 7 00 Jan 6 35 6 62 6 42 6 70 May 6 67-70 6 70 6 60 Kansas City Grain. iFurnlshed by J. K. Gall, Commission Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stock. Office 110 West Sixth street Telephone 486. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co Kansas City, Mo.) Kansas City, Jan. 8. "pen ruga u close Yes WHEAT May 72 72 July 70 70 CORN May 40- 40 July 40 40 72 70 40 40 72 70 72 70 40- 40- 40- 40- Market Gosaip CFurnished by the H. H. Lee Commission Company, Commission Merchants and receivers and shippers of grain, 623 Kan sas avenue. Independent telephone 798. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat un changed; corn d lower. Second Liverpool cables: Wheat d lower; corn d lower. Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 19 cars; graded, 0. Corn, 222 cars; graded, 0. Oats, 106 cars: graded, 5. Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat, 123 cars; corn, 44 cars; oats, 6 cars. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat d lower: corn d lower. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 401 cars; Duluth, 54 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 255 cars; Duluth, 15 cars. Estimated grain receipts at Chicago tomorrow: Wheat, 45 cars: corn, 4U0 cars; oats, 14& cars; nogs, as.uuo head. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Jan. 3. CATTLE Receipts to day, 3,0t)0 head. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $5.10(5.65; poor to medium, n.tH)W4.Hi: stocKers ana teeders, $.3o&n cows, $2.00ft4.35; heifers, $2.00ff4.75; can ners. $2.00&2.40; bulls, $2,2534.25; calve3, $3.507.25. HOGS Receipts today. 35,000 head; esti mated Saturday, 20.000 head. Market 5'j 10c lower. Mixed and butchers'. $4.65ft4.95: good to choice heavy, $4.9Ojz5.00; rough heavy, $4.601 4.so; ngnt, 4.oojt4.so; duik 01 sales, $4.70Sj4.S5. SHEEP Receipts today, 8.000 head. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $4.10ffi4.50; fair to choice mixed, $3.25'a4.00: western sheep, $3.6ob4.60; native lambs, $4.0O&6.35; western lambs, $5.60fe.30. St. Louis Livestock Market. St. Louis. Mo.. Jan. 8. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 1,500 head. Market steady. Beef steers, $3.5006.25; stockers and feed ers, $2.35'S3.60; cows and heifers, $2.25W 4.50; Texas steers, $2.5O&4.60; Texas cows and heiters, $2.103.10. HOGS Receipts today, 7,500 head. Mar ket srenerallv 5tloc lower. Piers and lights, $4.404.75; packers'. $4.454.80; butchers' ana best neavv, $4.bo4.KJ. SHEEP Receipts today, 1,500 head. Market steady. Natives, $3.3O4.40; lambs, $4.25!&4.75. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 8. CATTLE Receipts today, 3,000 head, including 150 head of southerns. Market steady. Na tive steers, $3.5fra4.75:southern steers, $2.50 4.25; southern cows, $1.50!?i3.00; native cows and heifers, f2.40ig3.85: stockers and feeders, $3.25&3.75; bulls, $2.25(3.50: calves, $2.505.75; western steers, $3.2o!&4.25; west ern cows, Sl.50rfl3.00. HOGS Receipts today. 7,000 head. Mar ket steady. Bulk of sales. $4.55 4.70:heavy, $4.50a4.80: packers', $4,555x4.75; pigs and lights. $4.3fta4.70. SHEEP Receipts today, 2.000 head. Markft steady. Muttons. $3.504.45: lambs, $4.75--?.'5.75; range wethers, $3.3514.40; ewes, $2.30(g3.55. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, 111., Jan. 8. BUTTER Market easv. Creamery, 16 23c; dairy, 14'&21c. EGGS Market steady. At mark, cases included, Za-gSSc. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 10 jlOc: Twins, 10c: Young Americas, 10c. LIVE POULTRY Market easier. Tur kevs. 12Sfl3c; chickens, ll&llc; springs, U'6llc. Kansas City Produce Marksi. Kansas City, Jan. 8. Close WHEAT Receipts today, 123 cars. Quotations: May, 72S72Sso; July, 70c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 7$74c; No. 3 hard, 6S72o; No. 4 1 The Wnas do I M OFF AN ASSORTING OP Ladies' Umbrellas Black and colors26-inch. Many of these are trimmed handles Mostly plain handles a great offer THESE FOR SATURDAY Many Special Offerings in Hosiery and That arc to be found in our hard, 6267c; rejected hard, 59g62c; No. 2 red, S6c; No. 3 red, 81igS4c CORN May, 4040c: July. 404O54e. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 4041c; No. 2 white, 41o; No. 3 white, 40c. OATS No. 2 white, 39c; No. 2 mixed, 36c. RYE No. 2, 49c. HAY Choice timothy, $9.009.50; choice prairie, $7.507.75. BUTTER Creamery, 1921e; dairy, fan cy, 18c EGGS Fresh, 23c. Cotton Market -New York, Jan. 8. COTTON Sales to day, 1,500 bales. Spot cotton closed quist and 30 points higher. Quotations per 110 pounds: Middling uplands, $13.40; mid dling gulf, $13.65. Galveston, Tex., Jan. 8. COTTON Market steady at 12 13-16c per pound. New Tort Stock. Wall Street.New York.Jan. 8. STOCKS Opening prices in the stock market were higher than last night brought the list, reflecting the more cheerful view of the far east situation in the foreign markets. The standard railroad stocks shared fully in the strength of the market, gains run ning to a large fraction in many cases. Baltimore and Ohio rose 1 points and Iowa Central preferred 2 points. Prices of the prominent stocks were maintained at the opening range for a time, but showed little sympathy with the aggressive buying of Brooklyn Transit and minor stocks. Brooklyn Rapid Tran sit improved 1 points to 60, but the other transactions were sluggish. Mex ican Central. St. Louis and Southwestern preferred, Hocking Valley and Virginia Carolina Chemical also moved 1 point, Westinghouse Electric 1 points and Na tional Railroad of Mexico first and second preferred 2 points each. Large offer ings of Amalgamated Copper caused tha general list to yield slightly later in sym pathy, but by 11 o'clock most of the stocks had rallied fully. Amalgamated Copper ran off from 49 to 47 and stiffen ed again to yesterday's close. Westing house first preferred fell 1 points. The market was dull and irregular, eas ing off slightly and then recovering. Uni ted States Steel preferred rose a point. Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis 3 points. Western Union 2 points, with a reaction of a point and Realty preferred 1 points. There were gains of 1 to 2 points in Colorado and Southern stocks, Kansas City and Southern stocks and Des Moines and Fort Dodge. One sale was made of Commercial Cable at a de cline of 17 points from the preceding sale. Bonds were irregular at noon. Concentrated bidding up of a few stocks did not arouse any following elsewhere, the trading remaining dull and feature less. Amalgamated Copper advanced 1 points. Southern Pacific and Union Pa cific rose about a noint each. Fluctuations calling for comment were confined to obscure stocks which do not exercise any impression on the general course of the market. The recognized leading stocks were pretty much neglect ed, but were sustained by the pronounced firmness of Amalgamated Copper, South ern Pacific and Union Pacific and the out look for an encouraging bank statement. Northwestern advanced l1 points. Ana conda 3 points and National Railroad of Mexico second preferred 3 points. Chi cago and Alton preferred declined 1 point. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commission Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stock Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephon 4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain anj Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. New York, Op'n High Low 124 125 124 Jan. 8. Cl'se Yes 125 124 97 66 50 4K 50 49 ?.fi JtHi Stocks Sugar People's Gas Amal. Copper B. R. T T. C. I XT. S. Steel U. S. Steel, pfd Atchison, com Atchison, pfd C. G. W St. Paul R. I., com Wabash, com Wabash, pfd Mo. Pacific Western Union Manhattan N. Y. Central Texas Pacilio So. Pacific Reading F.rie Erie. 1st pfd Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Katv Pennsylvania C. A., com U. S. Leathr C. F. I 96 97 96' 4S 50 47 50 35 lO 55 8S 15 142 21 50 35 10 55 66 89 10 56 67 89 15 10 9 56 55 66 66 89 89 15 15 142 142 22 21 19 19 36 35 92 91 87 86 142 141 119 118 1514 142 143 21 22 19 36 36 91 92 86 88 35 Sl 86 141 142 141 119 119 119 21 25 24 47 48 47 44'i 44 44 27 2 27 4S 44 2S 68 78 S23i 47 44 27

77 32 77 107 77 321i 78 78 79 7S 107 107 107 39 39 39 117 117 117 35 35 35 7 7 7 29 79 107 38 117 117 35 33 7 7 29 30vis Sugar and Coftee Mark it. New York, Jan. 8. SUGAR Raw sugar nominal. Fair refining, 3c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 2c. Refined sugar quiet. Crushed, $5.05; powdered, $4.55: granulated. $4.45. COFFEE Market firm. No. 7 Rio, 7 9-16C. New Tor kB utter Market. New York, Jan. 8 BUTTER Market firm. State dairy, 15(g21c; creamery, 15Jf 24c. Wool Market. St. Ixuis. Mo.. Jan. 8. WOOL Market nominal. Territory and western mediums, ltSjl9c; fine medium, 1517c; fine, 15&16c lopeka fftirjn-. Topeka, Jan. 8. HOGS. MIXED $4.20g4.40 HEAVY 4.35T-4.45 LIGHT 4.10S4.25 CATTLE. COWS (best) $3.tJ0 COWS (medium) 1.5OJj2.50 HEIFERS (best) 3.00 HEIFERS (medium) 1.50(52.00 STEERS 3.0OS3.73 U" calves: J-W,eia HEAVY $2.502.TJ LIGHT 3.003.75 NO. 2 WHEAT tst NO. 3 WHEAT 66a WHITE CORN 323 YELLOW AND MIXED CORN 320 Underwear Department Managers' Sale n NEW CORN 393 NO. 2 OATS 3l- NO. 3 OATS vJJ FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to W O. Anderson Co.. 210 Kansas ava nue-1 FRUITS. ORANGES Navel, per box, $2.75 LEMONS California, per box, $2.75S3 00 BANANAS Fancy Port Limons, $2 253 1.85 per bunch. GRAPES Malaga, $5.0055.25 per bbL APPLES $3.6563.85 per bbl. CRANBERRIES Per bbL, $6.50. DATES 4S 5c per lb. VEGETABLES. TURNIPS Per bu., 40c PARSNIPS Per bu.,75c. CARROTS Per bu., oc. CAULIFLOWER Per crate, $3.00. POTATOES Kaw Valley, 60c per bu Colorado Pearls. 73c per bu. SWEET POTATOES-Vlrginla, p-r bbl. $3.; Muscatine. Ia. sacked, per bu., $i.ii HUBBARD SQUAStt-ef doz.. 2 25 CABBAGE $2.502.60 per cwt. ONIONS Per bu., 80&S5c; Spanish on ions, per crate, $1.S51.40. HICKORY NUTS $1.40 per bu. CELERY Blue Ribbon, jr doz., 50c; Jumbo, per doz.. lac. COCOANUTS $4.25 per sack; 60c per dozen. HONEY 24-rack cases, $3.00. FIGS Per lb., 11c; boxc3 containing l 1-lb cartons, per box, $1.00. OYSTEKO-"'ra aeieius, per gal., $1 79 extra standards, per gai., $1.40; standard' per gal.. $1-35; New York counts, per can. 45c; New York extra selects, per can, 35c Baltimore standards, per can, 25c. I i 1 1 ......i 1 j:.. r. 20-lb. Daisy cheese, per lb jjo V" A npr lh AUHBBa i' New York State, white, per lb i4i Brick, per lb i4i4 Llmburger. per lb ut Block Swiss, per lb BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY. BUTTER Country, 15fil6c. EGGS Case count, fresh, 2fic: storaffiv 23c. POULTRY Roosters, 5Sz6c lb.; hens. Sc lb.; geese, 7c lb.: turkeys, 14c. T T -v Market very. dull and weak. V riAirv,u i 1 J-y icu o.VV'.l.W NEW ALFALFA HAY Loose. 7.0039 .09 STRAW uaieu Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Jan. 8. Prices paid In Topeka this week, base! on Boston quotations: GREEN SALT CURED FLAT 70 NO. 1 TALLOW 3a PARISIAN WASHERWOMAN. Chic and Gay, No One Would Asso ciate Her With Buds. Among the working classes of Paris there is no more coquettish member than the jaunty little washerwoman, the "blanchisseuse Parisienne." She carries her basket on her arm or her bundle swung over her shoulder In the airiest way as she trips along, and to see her one would never associate her with soap and suds. She is always fair-headed, but with her hair done up and befrizzled in the most bewitching modish fashion, and nearly always she wears a "smart," cheap little costume in good taste and very becoming, with a ribbon or a bit of tulle stuck some where as a finishing attraction. She may wash out or burn out one's clothes in a trice, but she is the airiest, most obliging little person in her talk imaginable. She knows how to explain away all missing articles or to account in the most plausible, polite fashion for one's not having received clothes on the day asked for. In the ironing room she looks as fresh as a rose. She bends over the ironing board with a little song on her lips and keeps half an eye on the street door for a passing flirtation. In the window there is always a bouquet of flowers, and frequently a sleek cat curled up. On the wall hangs some gay little illustrated calendar. Sometimes a plaster Punchinello sits upon the shelf. Very often a canary hangs in the front shop window and chirps while the little washerwoman sings to the brisk movement of her iron. It is easy enough to associate the Parisian washerwoman with a ro mance. There is no hint of soapy red el bows about her. The washing all ap pears to be done sub rosa, and she looks as if she were always on dress parade. In fact, there is no end of small Paris amourets in which the washerwoman plays one of the princi pal parts. In the Latin quarter it fre-i quently happens that a passerby in '.ha street sees a student of the Sorbonne flirting over his linen with the washer of it in the little laundries that abound in the quarter. As a rule the blanchisseuse does not envy the sewing girl her lot. She is much more care free, sings more and has a greater number of opportunities to trot the street basket on arm, fling ing bright, malicious glances or bons mots at her male acquaintances as she trips along in her high-heeled shoes. The Parisian washerwoman is one of the distinctive types of the city, under standing perfectly what it is to be "chic" and gay on a few sous. New York World. Liberal Majority Doubled. London, Jan. 8. The bye-election in the Ashburton, or middle division of Devonshire, yesterday to fill the va cancy In the house of commons caused by the death of the Hon. C. S. Zeale Havno, liberal, resulted in the return of the liberal candidate, H. T. Eve, by a majority of 1,476 over the unionist candidate, General Sir Richard Harri son, thus doubling the liberal majority. This was partially due to Mr. ETe's local popularity. Otherwise it was at tributed to opposition to Jceph Cham berlain's tariff proposals.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith will lTe a dinner this evening in compli ment to Dean and Mrs. Kaye. The tabl decorations will be in red; dinner Will "be served at half after 7 o'clock and covers will te laid for twelve. Mrs. Mary O'Brien entertained ten of hef women friends today asking them Informally for luncheon and the after Boon. The sub-seniors of the high school will be hosts and hostesses tonight at a reception at Steinberg's in honor of the seniors, the class of February '04 and the members of the faculty. About ISO Invitations have been extended. The colors of the honored class, purple and gold, will be in evidence in the decora tions of the hall, which will also have palms and flowers and such additions as rugs and pillows, made in the way cf cosy corners and sitting out place for the dancing which will close the evening. The receiving line will In clude .Miss Virginia Meade, Miss Nellie Kaster, Miss Vivien Tuttie, Miss Carrie Morton. Mr. Clair Faulkner, Mr. Tony McDonald, Mr. Will Leland. Mr. Harry Cowglll and Mrs. Clem Clarke. The other members of the entertaining class will assist. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bear will give a din ner followed by an evening at cards to night for the members of their card club, the Professionals. Dinner will be perved at 7 o'clock and covers will be laid for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Quln ton, Mr. and Mrs. James L. King, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hankla, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Upeearafr, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Hinck ley, Mr. and Mrs. N. Logan Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Bear. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Bowman will entertain a small company inform ally at cards this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dick Alden have asked a few friends informally for Mon day evening in compliment to Miss Ktlen Frost of Towanda, Pa. Miss P.eita Updegraff will entertain Tuesday afternoon of next week for her guest. Miss Anita Collins of Washing ton, D. C. Miss Lulu Ewart will be the hostess cf the Pr ogressive Grand club Saturday aft.rnoon and has asked the following beside the club members: Miss Anita Collins, Washington, D. C, Miss Helen Frost, Towanda. Pa., Miss Reita TJpde raff, Miss Emilie King. Miss Fay Quin ton and Miss Ethel Davis. Mrs. Granville C. Foss entertained tha members of the Calidorean club at an informal afternoon at her home on Fillmore street today, extending her Invitations to Mrs. George W. Crane, Miss Kiblinger. Mrs. Alfred B. Quinton, Mrs. John Clarke Harmon, Mrs. C. W. Cook, Mrs. Daniel J. Small, Mrs. Henry McKenney of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. H. XV. Roby, Mrs. George D, Hale, Mrs. C. A. Morse. Mrs. E. D. McKeever, Mrs. J. W. Bobbins, and Mrs. A. W. Lacey. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. John David Stewart and their little daughter, who have recently come to Topeka from Mexico for a per manent residence, have rooms at the Blower house. Mr3. Henry McKenney and her daugh ter Susie, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Small. Mr. Ned Wilder, of New York city, will accompany his mother, Mrs. Ed ward Wilder, home when she returns from an extended visit in the east in about a fortnight. Mrs. C. K. McHarg, of Pueblo, Colo., arrived Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Armstrong. Mrs. L. B. Kendall is here to spend ome time with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene S. Quinton. Mr. Matthew Weightman and his son, John Alden Weightman, are expected Sunday from Las Vegas, N. M., where they spent the holidays with Mrs. V eiehtman. Miss Alice Lakin was in Lawrence Wednesday for the Phi Psi dance Mrs. Ellis Thompson has returned rrom a visit in St. Louis and St. Jo seph, and Miss Eleanor Thompson from St. Louis, where she spent the holidays. Mrs James H. Reeder, of Hays City, is Mrs. Thompson's guest today Mr. Dan Clements, of Kansas City, is in town today and will leave Saturday on a business trip to Washington, Mrs. M L. Tuckennan has returned II "I V,k,lahcma Cit-y where she spent the holidays. Mu C; Y' ook was called to Indian apolis, Ind., Thursday by the illness of his brother. Mr. N. E. Cook. Mr. Thomas Leslie has returned from St. John's Military school at Salina and will remain at home the rest of the Winter. Mrs. O. S. Russell, of Arkansas City, who has been the guest of her niece. Miss Constance Crowther for some time, will go to Junction City tonight to spend Sunday. Miss Belle Hollingshead has returned from Garnett and Kansas City wher she spent the holidaj-3 m?Jj; jr,indIe'. of Hobart. Ok., is the V1 i,hls son. Mr. Harry Findley rtSStannie SPencr of Chicago ar- X?r ,ay "s't Mrs. Robert Pierce. tm i ry McLeIIai. of Cedar Rapids Iowa, is the guest of her sis tr Mrs. A. M. Fuller. w- -Mills has gone to El Paso. Texas, to remain for several weeks. i M- HarrV J- Bone are at home at the National. Miss Elizabeth Oldham returned to e, K'lnsas C"y Wednesday I. Downing l her SiSter' Mrs" Ch Officers Ar. Elected. ,iHrvT;,J'TPankla entertained the la dies of the First Baptist church in her se!ltS f, the Fifth Avenue hotel' Wednesday afternoon. It was the an- nd thTrUnS and eleCtion of officers and the large and enthusiastic attend fnCtebST',ed th,e ned efforts put forth lterest in the new church. The same officers were unanimously elected for the comin year. Mrs. Eugenia Campbell president ;Mrs.H. M. Phillips Cer.PrAef'deni Mrs- J' c- Smith treas: uirer, Mrs. Chas. Eldredge, secretary The calendar plan so successful for the past two years was again adopted. Taken Off a Train. Thursday afternoon Sheriff Lucas and Chder Sheriff Betts arrested Charles SFfc Jt6,'d h!m for, the authorities I" Col- who teiegraphed Lucas tfcat Andrews was wanted for forgery. KELSON AGAIN ESCAPES. Sown Governor of Oregon. Turns Kansas Requisition. Portland, Oregon, Jan. 8. On the ground that the United States statutes do not permit the extradition of a per son on the information of a district attorney. Governor Chamberlain last night refused to grant the application of Governor Bailey of Kansas for the extradition of David R. Nelson, wanted in Montgomery county, Kan., on a charge of beinjr an accessory after the fact in a murder case. This is the .second time that Nelson has escaped being brougr.t back to Kansas. A few weeks ago he was in Califojnia and Governor Bailey issued a requisition on the governor of that state for him, but Nelson's attorneys succeeded in getting the governor of California to torn it down. Now the same thing has happened in Oregon cn a technicality. Nelson is wanted In Montgomery county. His brother. John Nelson, was convicted of a murder down there, and his case is now in the supreme court for the second time. David Nelson is wanted as an accessory to the murder after the fact. SEATS WILL BE CHANGED. Official Announcement About Trans fer of Theatrical Attractions. The Grand opera house will be teady tonight to receive the audience for "Thfe Charity Nurse."There were many New Crawford tickets sold for tonight's performance before last night and per sons who hold them should call at Rowley Snow's and exchange them for Grand tickets. The same condition prevails for Haverly's minstrels tomor row afternoon and night and those who purchased New Crawford tickets should exchange them. This is necessi tated by the difference in the seating of the two houses. The many advance orders received for "The Sultan of Sulu" Monday night were filled late last night with Grand tickets ind the sale for "The Minister's Daughters" Sunday night did not' go on until this morning, so no exchanges are necessary for these performances. The advance sales for the Grand will be at Rowley Snow's. RUMOR OF POISON. Authorities Investigating the Death of San Jones. This afternoon Coroner Hogeboom Impaneled a coroner's jury to investi gate the death of Dan Jones, colored. who died in North Topeka supposedly of pneumonia. Jones was a member of the B Street Baptist church and since his death an anonymous letter was sent to Coroner Hogeboom stating that Jones was poisoned, probably by parties op posed to him in the church troubles. Dr. Hogeboom and Dr. Wehe will make an examination of the stomach of the deceased to determine if there are traces of poison there. Sheriff Lucas says he has made in quiries and found that Jones was taken sick while out on the road performing his duties as a porter. So the story of his death by poison is undoubtedly a hoax. Washburn Orators. Six students have entered -for the oratorical contest at Washburn college tonight at which will be selected a rep resentative in the Kansas state ora torical contest. The state contest will be held on March 4 in the Auditorium and representatives from the other prin cipal colleges of Kansas will appear in it. Tonight's programme will be inter spersed with vocal and instrumental solos and numbers by the Washburn quartet. The orators and their subjects will be as follows: John Van DeMark, "Alexander Ham ilton." Charles B. Bock, "Immigration." Lud vig Katterfield, "The Trend of the Times." Arthur Quant, "The Problem of the Cities." A. B. Harris, "Aristocracy of Intel lect." Imri Zumwalt, "What Lies Beyond." Watch for our locals every day and save money. Whittelsey. ARMY PROMOTIONS. Chaffee to Succeed Yonng Lieutenant General. as Washington, Jan. 8. The president to day sent to the senate the following nom inations of officers promoted in th-3 army: Maj. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, vice Young"! to be retired from active service. To be major generals Brig. Gens. Wil liam Kobbe, vice Chaffee, to be appoint ed lieutenant general: Joseph P. Sanger, vice Kobbe to be retired; Alfred E. Bates, paymaster general, vice Sanger, to be re tired; Wallace F. Randolph, chief of ar tillery, vice Bates, to be retired, and Geo. L. Gillespie, chief of engineers, vice Ran dolph, to be retired. To be brigadier generals Cols. Alfred Mordecai, ordnance department. vice Kobbe, Harry L. Haskell, Third infantry, vice Sanger; Forest H. Hathaway, assist ant quartermaster general, vice Mordecai, to be retired. As her Taylor, artillery corps, vice Haskell to be retired, and John G. Butler, ordnance department, vice Hathaway to be retired: Frank M. Coxe, assistant paymaster general, vice Alien, to be retired Jacob Kline, Twenty first infantrv, vice True, to be retired: William F. Dougherty, Eighth infantry, vice Coxe, to be retired; William S. Mc Caskey, Twentieth infantry, vice Kline, to be retired, and Albert L. Mills, super intendent military academy, vice Dough erty, to be retired. Lieutenant colonels Charles J. Allen, corps of engineers, vice Taylor, to be re tired: Theodore E. True, deputy quarter master general, vice Butler to be re tired. Staff corps Col. Francis S. Dodge, as sistant paymaster general, promoted from lieutenant colonel and deputy pay master general, vice Coxe, appointed brigadier general, to be paymaster gen eral, with the rank of brigadier general for the period of four years, vice Bates, Col. McKenzie. corps of engineers, to he chief of engineers, with the rank of brig adier general, vice Gillespie. Chief of artillery Col. John P. Story, artillery corps, to be chief chief of artil lery, with the rank of brigadier general, vice Randolph. a w I h fl LwarlL. j RIDLEY MAI THY IT. Rumor Tliat Negro Will Samuel T. Howe. Oppose Ezekiel Ridley, who was defeated for the Republican nomination as council man from tho Fifth ward a few i-tars ago, is said to be thinking of getting into the race for the nomination against S. T. Howe. Ridley is a colored, man. and teaches In one of the city schools. He would doubtless be a strong candidate under ordinary circumstances, but it is unfor tunate that there should any opposition develop to the nomination of such a man as S. T. Howe, the prasnt coun cilman. It is said that Ridley is to be .put into the race by some of the politicians who have been unable to control Howe's ac tions In the city council. It is reported by A. Hagan that a caucus was held last night at which it was decided that Ridley shall make the race. Howe lives in the west end of the ward, and J. C. Shimer, the other councilman, was supposed to represent the east end. He lives on Kansas ave nue, but the east end crowd which is trying to beat Howe has disavowed Shimer as its representative, and want to put a colored man into the council. The Fifth was at one time represented by Frexl Roundtree, a colored man. Teachers Must Not Chew Gum. Boston, Jan. 8. School committeemen have inaugurated a crusade against Bos ton teachers chewing gum. A canvass has shown that scores of the instructors are gum chewers and upon inquiry it was learned that most of them came from Maine or New Hampshire, the epruce gum producing states, where they had early acquired the habit. The commit tee on hygiene of the school board will consider at its next meeting the advi ability of posting a circular in all schools prohibiting the chewing of gum either by teachers or pupils. Organ Meeting Saturday. The first regular meeting of the Au ditorium Pipe Organ association has been called for the Commercial club rooms Saturday night. The organiz ation will be finally completed at that time and plans adopted for putting money into the organ fund. The direc tors of the company, with whose names it has been incorporated, are as fol lows: Albert T. Reid, J. W. Going. John B Mulvane, Louis Heck, J. B. aturaay Absolutely Nothing in this Sale That Is Not the Greatest Possible Bargain in Its Line $1.00 Wrappsrs Made of pretty Flan nelettes Values up to $2.25 51.00 Shirt Waists White Oxfords and mercerized fabrics and a few ginghams Values up to $2.50 $1.00 Dressing Sacqqes Of wool eiderdown, in colors, prettily made Values, $2.00 1.00 Corsets Good, straight-front models, black, and white slightly soiled. Most of them Valued at $1.50 S1.03 Gowns Mostly cambric, lace and embroidery trim med Values, $1.50 $1.00 White Skirts Mostly flounced with cambric, and trimmed with lace Values, $1.50 S1.00 Curtains Nottingham lace, seven patterns Values, $1.35 $1.00 Curtains Ruffled muslin cur tains, regular sellers 69c FOR SHOES IN THE BASEMENT -.350 PAIRS OF MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES.- To be cleared quickly before arrival of Spring stocks sizes -8i to 2 Values up to $2.00 at $1.25 I Betts, David Bowie, Edward Wilder, P. J. Monaghan, Frank Foster, T. J. Anderson. George M. Noble, George H. Whitcomb, Norman Plass, F. P. Mac Lennan, Mrs. A. H. Horton, Miss Ellen Parkhurst, Mrs. G. W. Parkhurst and Mrs. E. G. Foster. LIN DELL CAX'T BE FOUND. Disappeared Four Bays Ago and Police Are Searching. For four days City Detective John Gardiner has been looking for a man named A. Lindell who lives near the corner of Second and Taylor streets. He is a Swede and has been employed in the Santa Fe shops. Lindell, or Linders as he is known, was seen drinking last Monday but afterward disappeared. He left home Monday morning for work, taking a dinner pail with him. His dinner pail was found in the basement of an office building where he stopped in- the course of the day. He has not been seen since but is believed to be engaged in a prolong ed debauch. FOR THE SUPERSTITIOUS. Aggregate of Number on Each En. gine in Wreck Was 13. Here is something for superstitious people. Is there really nothing in the old saying that thirteen Is an unlucky number? The number of the extra stock train which- ran Into Rock Island passenger train No. 3 at Willard Wed nesday morning was 1417. The number of the engine which pulled No. 3 was 1318. Add up the figures In either num ber and you have the same result thirteen. Did it mean anything? RAILROADS HAVE PAID. Their Share of Taxes Is a Little Less Than $50,000. Shawnee county has received In tax es paid by the railroad, telephone and telegraph companies operating in the county, 148.134.94 paid to County Treas urer Eowen. The total valuation placed on th! railroad, telephone and telegraph com panies in tha county is 1,406.380. The heaviest tax payer is the Santa Fe which paid $22,765.61. The money paid in taxes by these companies is divided between the city of Topeka, the various townships, school districts and the county. The valuation and taxes paid are as follows: Road. Valuation. Tax. A., T. S. F. 551,400 J22,76.61 A., T. 8. F., K. C. Topeka C, R. I. P. C. R. I. P. on U. P. tracks t'nion Pacific Missouri Pacific Pullman Car Co TV. U. Telegraph Co Postal Telegraph Co M. K. Telephone Co... Topeka Ind. Tel. Co 114,110 4.645 307.620 67, 4) 6,200 14.195 4,170 23,410 14.2SO 3,957.23 8.1S9.U7 135.S3 8,84.53 1.9S6.71 172.15 417.68 117.39 835.76 681.11 Total U.406,330 4S,134.94 Built First House After Great Fire. Chicago, Jan. 8. George Putnam Gore, a retired Chicago merchant, is dead of heart disease, aged 74 years. Mr. Gore letired shortly after the world's fair. He had been engaged In the general auctioneering business in Chicago since the close of the civil war. The store in which Mr. Gore conducted his business was the first business house to be erected after the fire of 1871. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Grass Valley, Cal., Jan. 8. Tele graphic Information has been received at his home here of the death at Snow ball, Arizona, of Archie Nivens, one of the foremost mining experts in the United States. He recently returned from Corea where he went to examine mines for an English syndicate. Chicago, Jan. 8. A renewal of the strike of the livery drivers, which so interfered with funerals and plejvsure parties before the Iroquois theater fire has been declared on by the union. The truce with the union ends tomor row. If no settlement Is reached .every driver will be called out again. Oregon City, Ore., Jan. 8. Elijah E. Pyles, aged 21 years, wanted in Shan non county, Missouri, for assault on a young girl, was apprehended near this place today and is being held awaiting word from the Missouri authorities. Pyles admits his identity and guilt. Washington, Jan. 8. M. Bunau Varilla, Panama minister, has called on Acting Secretary of State Loomis and announced that the remaining ten municipalities of Panama which here tofore had not expressed themselves, had approved the ratification of junta of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla canal treaty. St. Petersburg. Jan. 8 Telegrams re ceived from Kishineiff by leading Jews yesterday evening did not con tain the slightest indication of a panic there as reported in the United States yesterday and nothing has been heard on the subject elsewhere. Berlin. Jan. 8. Emperor William has ended his course of voice training. The emperor's late instructor, Dr. Gustave Spiess, has returned to his home at Frankfort. Trinidad, Colo., Jan. 8. Mother Jones, known as the Joan of Arc of the United Mine Workers, is ill with pneumonia at her hotel here and under the constant care of a physician who says her con dition Is critical. Mother Jones Is 64 years of age. Miami, Fla., Jan. 8. General J. B. Gordon is critically ill at his hotjie, Biscayne, of inflammation of stomach caused by acute Indigestion. A con. sulfation of General Gordon's physicians leaves no hope for his recovery. Washington, Jan. 8. The senate com mittee on military affairs authized Senator Foraker to report favorably tha nomination of Governor Taft of the Philippines to the secretary of war. Denver, Jan. 8. An epidumic that has puzzled the physicians of Leadville for a week past has been determined by the state board of health to be typholdt fever. There are said to be nearly 400 eases of the malady in Leadville. New York, Jan. 8. Park Goodwin, from 1S37 to 1S53, editor of the New York Evening Pest, of which he again became editor a few years later, and well known as editor and author, is dead. Granted a Divorce. Mrs. Mae Taylor was this mornlns granted a divorce from John Taylor on the ground of abandonment. Job Press Wanted. If you have a Job press to sell, state kind, size and price and address "Job Press," care State Journal. rMHH PTTtTTTtTI TTTTt t w vm wi "Im!1 sl sji siai sisfi ii fsefMfesa -J' J" "H'M TOMORROW AT THE THE F TWELL BOE CO. 509 Kansas Ave. Commences a sale of over 4000 pairs of Men's and Women's Fine Shoes, bought from the Sidwell-De Windt Shoe Co., Chicago, at 65 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. We bought their entire floor stock of over 4000 pairs of WE MUST SELL THIS LOT QUICK, as we haven't the The above firm is Chicago's largest wholesale dealers in Men's and Women's Fine Shoes, high-grade, union-made shoes at 65c on the dollar, and offer them to you on the same basis. room to handle them, as OUR SPRING STOCK WILL BE COMING IN SHORTLY. The best opportunity you ever had to buy good shoes cheap. Come and see. Less than wholesale prices. Watch our windows. Sidwell De-Windt's guaranteed patent colt Shoes in button and lace styles, all the newest and nobbiest lasts and pat terns, made to retail for 5 and $6 their wholesale price was $3.60, Kfl $3.75 and $4 sale price vDOUU Men's and Women's Shoes in patent colt, finest vici kid, velour calf and box calf, all the newest styles, all QQ flfl best makes, S4, $5 values for. .ipiJ.UU For $2.50 We show you over 30 styles in Men's and Women's Shoes shoes at this price sold up to 12.60 wholesale. All leathers guaranteed patent colt, patent kid, fine vici kid, velour and box calf for dress or street wear real 3.50 and $4 values. Men's and Women's Shoes in all styles and weights, all leathers, the best $2.50 and 13 values, sold for SI. 90 to $2.35 whole sale our price $1.85 a pair. One lot of Ladies' Shoes in fine vici kid, heavy and light soles, high and low heels, regular $2 and 2.25 D I E values in this sale for, a pair. .vD Ladies' Fancy Fur Trimmed Juliets in black and fancy colors, $1.50, $1.75 and $2. 00 values in this sale for, 1 QC a pair. I .J Men's SI. 25, 1.50 and $1.75 Arctics, all kinds, heavy andlight weight OCp for, a pair Ow 1 lot of Ladies' Rubbers size 2J, 6J, 7 and 1 only, 50c, 60c and 75c QPr grades tomorrow for U Boy's Shoes, in box calf and vici kid, good heavy soles, $2.00 m I Cf) values in this sale for iD I ,ull 1 lot of Ladies' $1.00 Alaskas, Q C c small sizes 1 lot of Men's Calf Shoes lace and congress styles, broad and medium toes, $2.00 values, in this sale for, gfj "Topella's Most Popular Shoe Store. 11 n n if H Ji ll mj 509 Kansas Avenue. 509 Kansas Avenue. I

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10 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL FItlDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. A GIGANTIC SALE! Greenwald's, Topeka's Greatest Clothier's Entire $65,000 Stock. To Bo Sold by the Chicago Salvage Company at Greenwald's Stand, 635,;. and 637 Kansas Ave., 3rd Door North of Nation al Hotel, Topeka, Ka'nsas. Save This and Wait Until Thurs day, January 14th, at 9 o'clock A. M. THE ENTIRE STOCK Of Greenwald's Will Be Sold at 33 Per Cent Less Than Cost of Raw naterial by the Chicago Sal vage Compaay In Ten Days. QU1NCY n on HO SIXTH and QUINCY 1 Hit ill fS mm MUM 3 i lEllli Tiliiliilf A relentless price-cutting that means some matchless money-saving opportunities. More and "better values than ever. Bargains that will attract the widest attention and create enthusiasm We mention here only a few "but BARGAINS prevail all over the house. D ry Goods Department. Greenwald's, Topeka's greatest cloth Ingr house, entire stock, consisting of $65,000 worth of clothing and furnishing goods, will be placed on sale and sold at retail at 33 cents on the dollar, be ginning Thursday, January 14, at 9 a. m., and Dositively closing in ten days. The entire stock must be sold as the Btook has been laced in the hands of the Chicago Salvage company, the larg est institution of its kind in the world. lAs this sale will last only ten days, everything will go rapidly. This is the first sale of this kind and magnitude that has ever occurred in this city and It may never occur again. The open ing will be made a gala day. Bring the children. There will be music all day, and in order to prove to you what tremendous sacrifices must be made we mention a few of the extraordinary bargains that will be offered. And bear in mind that there are 1.000 dif ferent articles that we cannot men tion here, among them many for the ladies. We advise you to save this and bring it with you. so there is no mis take that you get exactly the goods mentioned in this document. Remem ber, no postponement, this great Chi cago Salvage company's sale will close In ten days. Just think of the following proposi tions and remember that all goods priced in this document can be brought back any time during the sale. Splendid Overcoat In Medium, Heavy or Light Weight at Only $2.98. This coat is of the finest material and positively worth $10. We will allow you to take this coat home and keep it five days, and if you do not think it worth $10, or no matter what the cause may be, you may return the same and we hereby bind ourselves to refund the $2 98 Men's nice, good, durable over coats in blacks and brown for Sunday iwear, $5.85, positively worth $12.o0. Men's fine overcoats in silk and satin linings. S6.9S. worth $15 or your money refunded, no matter what the cause may be. Men's tine Royal Standard Kersey overcoats in black, blue and brown worth $18, Chicago Salvage com pany's price $7.98. The finest quality of custom tailor-made overcoats and imported Royal Standard Kerseys, all shades and lined with plush, silk or estrakan, $12.99. positively equal to a $30 custom tailor-made garment, or your money refunded at any time dur ing this sale. A fine suit of men's clothes, all to match 2. 98 This suit is positively worth $12.50 or your money refunded during the sale. Men's fine suits in Cheviots and Scotch Plaids S Worth $15 or your money re funded at any time during the saie if you are not satisfied. Men's splendid suits in Velour finished Casslmeres, all sizes 5.85 Bilk and satin lined Dress Suits in plain checks and stripes 7.48 This suit is positively worth $22.00 Hen's extra fine Dress Suits in all the latest styles and shades, heavy silk and satin lined, equal to the finest $40 tailor-made to order suit for (Don't fail to see tnis suit) 12.48 Men's fine Dress Pants 98c Worth $3.50 or your money back. Men's fine Trousers for Sunday wear in worsteds and fancy stripes 2.39 Postively worth $3, $b ana or your money returned. Boys' Suits and Overcoats, worth $4.50. for One thousand pairs Boys' Knee Pants, worth $1 12c Men's best duality reinforced un laundered Shirts, worth $1 19c Good heavy work Shirts $1, for Over 1.000 dozen men's fancy col ored Shirts, all sizes, among them such famous brands as Monarch, worth $2, for Fine Dress Shirts, worth $1 Men's Hats, genuine Stetson shapes, also a few Dunlap shapes, worth $3 and $5 A few hundred boys' hats and caps worth $1, at 19c. Men's fine silk em broidered suspenders worth 75c, at 6c Good heavy socks worth 35c at 3c. 500 dozen dress and work cloves at one third their value. Over 5,000 neck ties, in all shades, worth from 50c to $1, at 39c and 19c. Men's handker chiefs worth 35c at 3c. 1,000 pairs of overalls worth SI, at 69c and 39c. Men's, boys' and children's high grade underwear in heavy wool ribbed, silk fleeced, in all shades and colors. NOTICE Mr. Greenwald has been in business and one of your city's most truHtworthy and honorable associates tcr a number of years and could have wade this sale to a much better ad vantage, but preferred placing the same in the hands of a well known and re liab'e cor cern who would deal with the people on the same honorable lines that have marKea nis zi years career m business. Chicago Salvage company. at Greenwald's Clothing House stand, 6256 and 627 Kansas avenue, third door north of National hotel, Topeka, Kas. Sale positively opens Thursday, Janu ary 14, and closes in ten days. CHICAGO SALVAGE CO. I hereby agree to refund the money on all goods priced above if not satis factory to the purchaser. GEO. W. M'GILL, Manager. N. B. Railroad fare paid to purchas ers fit 25 pr over. 98c 19c 69c 38c 98c Flannels Cream White Domet or Shaker Flannel 72 inched wide and cheap for 8 cents, Saturday fjl yard -2C Mill Ends One lot plain white India Linen and Victoria Linen 34 inches wide and a bargain for 12Ko flr Saturday, yard 2- Melton Cloth One lot Heavy Wool Melton Dress Goods book fold and 36 inches wide black, rY'5m navy, brown and oxford, 40c values Saturday, yd. JoC Fur Scarfs Ladies' and Misses' Black Coney Fur Scarfs six fox tails, nickel ohain and fasteners Ct $1.50 values tomorrow TiC PacKer's Tar Soap 25o the cake is the drug store price tomorrow, cake 19c Ladies! Handkerchiefs Ladies' extra quality fine sheer White Handkerchiefs some hemstitched with lace in serting at corners, some all-lace edges none worth w 6 for jU J less than ten cents Ladies' Kid Gloves $1.00 values Ladies' 2-clasp Kid Gloves colors brown, tan, gray, navy, green, red, white and black sizes 54 to 8 while they last, w per pair j& C 1 1-4 Buell's Wool BlanKets Extra heavy weight and lull size white, tan or grey, elegant colored borders; $5 is the value, but your choice, pair. $3.30 49c 36 and 32-inch Percales Standard cloth, guaran teed colorings, long range of desirable designs in 1 medium and dark effects 2C Table DamasK -72-inch wide Cream Linen Damask,' five excellent' patterns a bargain for 60 cents y per yard O 3 C Table NapKins Loom, dice cream linen finished Table Napkins sixteen inches square per dozen Children's Mittens One lot children's double wool black Mittens, all sizes, worth from 15c to 25o pair while they last Tomorrow, pair C Short Lengths and Remnants 5c Calicoes per yard ..3 6c Calicoes per yard 4c 7Xc Ginghams, per yard .....5c 10c Flannelettes per yard 7c 10c Percales per yard 'Jc Buell's BlanKets 10-4, white wool, full size and weight, but with some slight imperfections. In first quality these blankets sell for $4.00. While this lot lasts r 0 a Tomorrow your choice, pair 3) f W Walking Skirts One lot Ladies' finely tailored wool walking Skirts none worth less than $5.00 Tomorrow, choice TOMORROW WE COjTIMENCE A Suit and Overcoat Sale That Is Extraordinary inIts Character. Whatever Your Taste in regard to Suits or Overcoats we know that we can please you. Whatever the Limit of Your Pocketbook it need be no bar to dressing in style. Whatever Your Haste to get your clothes, you can have them, for they are ready to wear at once. And your investment here is as safe as any bank in Topeka, backed as it is by our iron-clad guarantee. ANY SUIT OR OVERCOAT IN THE HOUSE AT THESE LOW AND SPECIAL PRICES. Overcoat or Suit, worth $18.00, special price. .$14.4:5 Overcoat or Suit, worth 15.00, special price 11.75 12.50, special price 9 .4:5 10. 00, special price 7.85 8.50, special price. 6.95 7.50, special price. 6.45 Don't miss a chance of choosing from the very finest assortment of Suits or Overcoats we ever offered to the trade at these very low special, prices From $6.4:5 to $14.45. Overcoat or Suit, worth Overcoat or Suit, worth Overcoat or Suit, worth Overcoat or Suit, worth 5? TAKING TESTIMONY. Another of the Shipbuilding Cases Opens. New York. Jan. 8. The taking of testimony in another of the many legal proceedings developing out of the col lapse of the U. S. Shipbuilding com pany, the suit brought before the New York Security Trust company, trus tee, to foreclose the Jio.uw.wu second mortgage, given by the U. S. Shipbuild ing company in payment or tne siock of the Bethlehem Steel company was begun today before U. S. Commissioner Sheldon, who is taking the testimony for U. S. Circuit Court Judge LaseomDe. Charles M. Schwab, as owner of prac- tit-aiiv all of the bonds Issued under this mortgage. is a co-complainant, the case being defended by the shipbuild ing company and receiver omiui. The early testimony was ui susm in terest. Notary Mills, berore wnom tne signatures to the mortgage were ac knowledged and "Vice President Root of the New York Security Trust company, being the first witnesses. AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT. TTelen Grantlv appeared at the Craw ford last night as the star in the ro mantic drama "The Palace of the King. In the Palace of tne liing, r. mar- ion Crawford's novel, was dramatized for "Viola Allen and she was the star of the play in New York wnen it was pro duced in 1900. Helen Grantly lives in Omaha. Two years ago she piayea as leading lady for Charles B. Hanford part of the season and she appeared to advantage. Since then Miss Grantly has been playing in various productions first used in JNew lorn oy siaia them farmed out to lesser lights. Miss Grantly last season tried "The Girl and the Judge," which naa a precarious run in the- east, luiss Grantlv convinced the few who saw her at the Crawford that she is not the chosen one to follow in the footsteps of Viola Allen. Her supporting com pany was not up to tne stanaara ie- quired in the play. POLICE COURT NOTES. Tiinrsiiiiv nierht the nolice raided a disorderly house at 910 Kansas avenue, arresting- Maud McDonald as the keep er and Frank Lawson and Burt Lewis as frequenters. A police officer picked up a square pasteboard box containing a dozen suits of new summer underwear at the cor ner of Seventh and Kansas avenue this morning. The box had evidently been dropped from a wagon, as it was ha.llv battered. It is being held at the police station for identification. In police court Thursday evening Police Judge Hamilton assessed fines of S25 each UDOn Ella Harris, Lewis Robinson, Ixmie Randolph and Will Deever. as inmates of the disorderly house raided the night previous in North Topeka. Most of those found around the house were colored. The place is a disreputable hole which the police want to break up. It is kept by an old man named Christian, who was not taken in custody on account of his seriously crippled condition. Livery Drivers Will Renew Strike. Chicago, Jan. 8. A renewal of the strike of the livery drivers, which so interfered with funerals and pleasure parties before the Iroquois theater fire, has been decided on by the union. The truce with the owners ends tomorrow. If by 6 p. m. no settlement is reached, evary driver will be called out again. The livery men believe that enough of their men will refuse to strike to en able them to run their stables without difficulty. Something New Under the Sun. University of California. Jan. 8. The Shasta county fossil beds that have been so prolific in the production of the remains of prehistoric extinct animals have yielded still another SDecimen to the scientilic world and the zoological kingdom. It was discovered by John C. Merriam. professor of paleontology at the University of California. The animal appears to have been of a fam ily entirely unknown to paleontologists and has been named the thalattosaurus. It is a huge sea lizard and is estimated to have been at least seven feet long. Originally it was a shore form but be came after a long period a marine an imal. Prof. Merriam says the remains represent not only a new species, a new family and a new genus, but a new or der, a statement the importance of which will be appreciated by scientists as a very considerable one. Carpenters Eleot Officers. The local union of Carpenters and Joiners of America held their semi-annual installation of officers last night, the following officers taking their places: L. S. Cornell, president; T. P. Hiatt, vice president; B. D. Johnson, recording- secretary; L. M. Hedges, fin ancial secretary; W. M. Landsdown. treasurer: George Cain, warden; T. B. Cunningham, trustee; J. S. Gill, audi tor; J. S. Gill, George Embry and E. D. Johnson, delegates to the district convention. NO DEPOSITS LEFT. Cashier Marcel Took All but 1,800 in the Bank. BIG SALE T010RR0W Crowds should take ad vantage of the money saving opportunities. The closing out sale of the $29,099 Bankrupt Stock of the H. F. Department Store, located at 507 Kansas Avenue Will open tomorrow at 8 a. m. For the past two weeks the large sales forces have been busy receiving and marking this stock, for the inaug uration of this great sale. Large ad vertisements that appear elsewhere in this paper will give you an idea of the values offered. In addition to thi3 there are many lines that are not men tioned, bargains surprising through out the entire store must be seen to be appreciated. One of the most important events of the opening of this sale will be the launching of the great remnant sale. The entire stock of dry goods has been cut into remnants, table linens, towlings, wool and cotton dress goods, etc., piled high on bargain tables with amazing values. There will be all wool zebeline cloth in remnants, selling for about 35 cents a yard. Then there will be a table full of skirts, $5.00 and $6.00 values, selling at $2.98. Then there will be 50 dozen men's dress shirts, with separable cuffs, going at 25c. Then there win De nne unina mating, new and bright, going at 10 cents a yard. Then there will be ladies' percale wrappers, all well made, going at 39c Then there will be men's $2.00 shoes selling at a pair 98c, and so on throughout the entire stock. On thing we will desire to call your special at tention to is this, all goods axe new and fresh, and not an article in the store damaged in any way. Further, if there is anything that is not satis factory, bring it back and get your money. We shall be much pleased to welcome you tomorrow. JOHN B. SPEAR. Chicago, Jan. 8. A dispatch to the Tribune from St. Joseph, Mo., says: The latest revelations of the defalca tions in the Bank of Highland, Kan., by Cashier J. E. Marcell, show an aggre gate loss of over $160,000. Of this $67,000 is on account of deposits made for the most part by the farmers and stock raisers of Doniphan county, Kansas. In the hands of State Bank Examiner S. C. Crummer is less than $7,000, this sum being the amount of money in the bank at the time it was taken in charge. There are notes of the face value of $57,000, one-half of which are pro nounced worthless. It is also stated that a new note for $50,000 has turned up in the hands of the Pioneer Trust company of Kansas City. Cashier Marcell has been removed from his home in Highland to the coun ty jail in Troy, where he is under heavy guard to prevent injury. When Marcell was arraigned before a Justice of the peace he entered a plea of not guilty to the numerous charges of forgery and was admitted to bail on a bond of $5,000 in each count. He said that he still had faith in his ability to restore order if he were permitted to exercise his own judgment. Reports which come to Topeka today from Highland state that State Hank Examiner Crummer found only $1,800 in cash in the bank. The deposits at the time the bank was closed amounted to over $80,000. It is also stated that over $75,000 worth of forged paper has turned up against Marcell. The cause of Marcell's alleged forger ies and failure is said to have been his gambling in grain. He has been at it for some time. Over a year ago he lost about $1,200 and then won $30,000. This turned his head and he went to plunging more than ever. Me Duiit nimselt a nne home in Highland and went into grain speculation so deeply that the forged paper was necessary to cover up ms losses. Marcell owns two-thirds of the stock of the bank and as the capital stock is only $20,000, it will be difficult to collect a very large amount irom tne stocKnoiaers under the double liability law. FLURRY IN CAMPHOR. SOUTH TOPEKA. Leave Items for this column with the Kimball Printing company, 912 North Kansas avenue, D. F. Landis was In yesterday from Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas and son Glen have returned from Valencia. Misses Hattie and May Beechem have returned from a visit to friends at Wakarusa. The midweek service of the Presby terian church was held last evening at the home of J. W. Priddy, 1108 Quincy street. M. W. A. camp No. 1243 will cele brate their twenty-first anniversary this evening at their hall in the Bar rett block. Judge C. E. Foote will be present and deliver an address. Mrs. June Baxter, of Kansas City, has returned from White City and Council Grove where she spent the hol idays and is again visiting her sisters, Mrs. S. L. Courtney and Mrs. C. O. Burgen. Mr. and Mrs. R. Moore of Indianapo lis.Ind., were the guests between trains yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Court ney. Mrs. Moore was formerly Miss Grace Carr. The I. O. O. F. had a very enjoyable time last evening at their hall, the oc casion being the raising up of their chiefs. After this part of the pro gramme was finished oysters were served. Mrs. J. K. Withers entertained the Rebekah Home club yesterday after noon at her home 1111 Kansas avenue. In the evening Mrs. Withers had as her guests, the young ladies of Harmony Rebekah lodge. The best 5c clear a man can get is the J. R. S. They are always the same they are the same today as they were yesterday, and will be the same tomor row. Tou can eet them at our factory or at any store in North Topeka. Dan Kenr.ey has returned home from Christ hospital, where he was taken a few weeks aj;o to have one foot amDU tated above the ankle. Young Kenney had both feet severely injured several months ago in the elevator at the Park- hur?t-Davis wholesale grocery. One of the injured members healed nicely Caused by the Probability of War in the Orient. New York, Jan. 8. The war scare ha3 caused a flurry in the camphor market. Japan is the source of almost all the worlds supply, aitnougn lately mere nas been a. little manufacture of the gum in the United States by chemical process, using- coal tar ns a base. As reported re cently by cable, the Japanese govern ment" has forbidden further exports of the precious material for the present. When the decree was issued camphor was scarcer than ever before in the Uni ted States, where thousands of pounds are used monthly in manufacturing, mo that the market price is now soaring to new high records. Auto Importers Displeased. New York, Jan. 8. For some time the doings of a number of men of prom inence and wealth, who have made a practice of buying automobiles in Eu rope for their own use and importing them individually, have been a thorn in the side of the importers' branch of the association of licensed automobile manufacturers, and so the importers' branch is now holding daily sessions and working to form a plan of legal procedure to hold up in bond by in junction all foreign cars not entered at the custom house by a ncensea. im porter. Rich, but Accused of Arson. Carlyle, 111., Jan. 8. Complaints have been filed here charging George Peek and Clarence Hull with arson in Avis ton. Peek is in jail unable to give a bond for $1,500. Hull is being held by the officers in Eureka Springs, Ark., awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Ragen with requisition papers. The relatives of the young men are wealthy residents of Aviston. The complaint charges them with being responsible for two fires. One destroyed a residence and the other a barn. Fresh I J FOR I however, ttae other did not do so well. and in order to save the boy s leg the amputation was necessary. The funeral of Miss Maud Miller was held Thursday afternoon from the Baptist church, Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor of the church having charge of the services. A quartette composed or Misses Edna Pence and Ella Caldwell, Rev. Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. C. C. Nicholson, sang "Abide With Me," 'Lead Kindly Light" and "Jesus Sav iour Pilot Me." The floral offerings were very pretty, especially those sent by the members of her graduating class of the T. H. S. of June, 1900, which were placed in the casket. Tha pall bearers were Walter Graft, Robert Rigdon, John Morthland, Bob Thomas, James McAfee and Harold Forbes. The interment was in Rochester cemetery. We desire to extend our thanks to Amity lodge, K. of P., and all other friends for their prompt attention and kindness during our late trouble and sorrow In the death of the husband and brother, J. A. Guffey. MRS. J. A. GUFFEY. Widow, and Relatives. We thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sym pathy given us during the sickness and neatn or our daughter and sister. MRS. S. E. MILLER. GUY MILLER. GAS FOR FT. SCOTT. Topeka Men Giren Concession to Pipe the City. NEW KANSAS RAILROAD. Sunday Dinner Water Cress, Head Lettuce, Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Parsley, Cauliflower and Radishes. We have a lot of nice things in our store and market that you would buy if you could see them. Come In when you are down town this after- noon or tomorrow morning and let us help you solve that Sunday or any other dinner problem. We will WM. GREEN SONS Proposed to Build One from Wichita to Denver. A charter was today granted to the Wichita, Arkansas City Denver Rail road copany. It proposes to build a line from Wichita through Kinsley, Jet- more and Scott City, to Denver. Senator Fred Dumont Smith was here today and secured the charter. The proposition seems to be one of Kinsley business men. The company is capitalized for $200,000 and the di rectors, all of whom live at Kinsley, are T. H. Evans, F. D. Smith, T. A. Pearson, Levi S. Smith, M. D. Gonder, L. F. Beal, F. F. Tatum, G. E. Wilson, F. D. West, M. Schnatterly and M. C. Tubbs. In speaking of the proposition today Senator Smith said: "The corporation is composed of the solid business men of Kinsley, repre senting more than one million dollars capital, and is backed by eastern par ties. The road will run through the richest grain and cattle territory of Kansas, and through the most of its land in Kansas will be from 15 to 50 miles from- any other railroad, opening up a territory that has now no railroad facilities and relieving to some extent the conjestion of the grain belt from Hodgeman county east. It will be 45 miles shorter from Kinsley to Wichita than any other road, and 141 miles shorter from Denver to Wichita than any other. Wichita people are taking a strong interest in the new road as it will bring an immense and valuable trade to that town. The survey is com pleted to the northwest line of Hodge man county, nearly all the right of way is secured, and elections will be called at once to vote on bond proposi tions. The proposition seems to be a ?ood one, and is backed by strong con servative men, and if any railroad can be built at this time, the Wichita, Ar kansas Valley Denver railroad seems to have a chance." Fort Scott. Kan., Jan. 8. Now that this city has granted the Topeka com pany a right to pipe gas to this city for the use of factories that may want tc locate here, and also for the use of the people over the city who wish to light their houses and heat the same, the matter is up to the company, and they are expected to act In the matter at once. This is just what they intend tc do and they state that they will com mence operations at once. 'The first thinar that we will have to de," said Mr. N. B. Burge and ex Mayor Parker, in speaking of the mat ter, "is to get our right of wav to this city, and we believe that we will have very little trouble in getting this. While we have not tried to get this right of way yet, we reel confident that there will be very little trouble along this line when we start." "What do you estimate the cost of construction of the plant will be?" was asked. "Well, we are not sure on that point, but we believe that it will be some where in the neighborhood of about $250,000 for the plant completed. This will include everything, the office furni ture here and the lines and all. The greatest delay in getting started will be in getting the pipe here. We believe that this city will use more than Par sons does. They are now using 1,000,000 feet a day and there is a possibility that this city will use twice that amount. If they get some factories here, which I understand they are try ing to do, thye will probably use more than that. If they use "as much as 3.000,000 feet the company will be satis fied." The gentlemen will apply at once for a charter under the laws of the state of Kansas, and they will form their company at once. TO RENOMINATE MURDOCH. Ballantine and Miller Acquitted. Manila, Jan. 8. Ballantine and Miller, charged with conspiracy to defraud the customs by furthering the illegal entry of an exempt class of Chinese, have both been acquitted in the customs court of appeals before Judges Cross field and Roxas. W. D. Ballatine was an inspector of customs at the time of his arrest for the issuance of alleged fraudulent Chinese certificates and John T. Miller, implicated with him, was a former inspector of immigration. Bock Island System To California Comfortably, Cheaply. There are all sorts of ways of going to California but the way most people go is in a tourist sleeping car. It's cheap. It's quick. It's comfortable. Berth (plenty large enough for two), $e.75 from Missouri River points. Second-class tickets accepted. Ask for our folder "Across the Continent in a Tour ist Sleeping Car." It tells the whole story. A. E. Cooper, Div. Pass. Agt.. Topeka. Seventh District Convention One Day Ahead of State. The Republican congressional con vention which will renominate Victor Mai-dock will be held In Wichita on March 8. the day preceding the Reoub lican state convention. This was de cided at a meetins of the Seventh dis trict congre.--sional committee at Hutch inson late Thursday afternoon. The principal feature of the. meeting of the committee was its unanimity in endorsing Governor Bailey. The (sev enth congressional district includes 3(5 counties and nearly all of them were represented in the committee meeting. A number of committeemen made speeches endorsing Bailey, and then W. J. Fitzgerald, of Dodge City, offered a resolution that it be the sense of the committee that Governor Bailey'3 ad ministration should be endorsed by his unanimous renomination at Wichita. Thie resolution passed unanimously. This seems to represent Seventh dis trict sentiment towards Governor Kailey. President Roosevelt and Con tjreesman Murdock were also endorsed by tha committee. Disease of Eyes a Bar. South Bend, Ind Jan. 8. Afflicted with traichiasis, a disease of the eyes. Rose Cohen, wife of Julius Cohen, a merchant of this city, has been refused permission to enter the United States, and is now detained at New York by the immigration officers. Mrs. Cohen is accompanied by three children, aged 4, 6 and S years respectively. As soon as Cohen was informed of his family's plight he went to Washington to enlist the aid of Senator Fairbanks and Rep resentative Brick to prevent the depor tation of his wife and children to Rux sian Poland. Commissioner of Immi gration Sargent will make an investi gation. filadam Sterling III. London, Jan. 8. Madame Antoinette Sterling (Mrs. J. Macinlay), the ballad singer and a vice president of the Wo men s Christian Temperance union, W seriously ill Madame Sterling was born at Sterlingrville. N. Y., and mati her debut inl73.

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TOFEKA STATE JOURNAL, FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1904. 11 GEN. ALEXIEFF AND MAEl IS IT0. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED Men to learn the barber trade. Start now and complete for spring rush. Top wages paid graduates. Advantages that can't be had elsewhere. Tools and board given distant applicants. Write to day. Moler Barber college. St. Louis, JI. MONEY. WANTED 2 loans. $1,600 and $2,500, on improvea city property at ov per cent. Address Owner, care Journal. iZlY GOODS MONET TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, orrans. typewriters, household rwl ml 613-615 HANS. AVE personal security. L. Bisco. 623 Kan. Ave, a VISIT OUR. MANICURING PARLOR, a I Cloaks Sacrificed!! X i Choice late style garments, splendid cloths, satin lined throughout or satin yokes the remainder of our purchase "of Manufacturers' Surplus Stock, classified into Four Lots as Follows LOT ONE Loose and fitted back garments some unlined, others satin lined black and colors, broken sizes former prices were $8.50 to $12.50 Saturday, your choice Fifty garments in this lot satin lined thoughout popular cloths, as Coverts, Zibelines, Montenacs and' Kerseys new cape effects $10. and 812.50 values Saturday, choice.... i LOT TWO LOT THREE One hundred beautiful garments black and colors fuli satin lined most desirable cloths, newest styles, 27, 36 and 42 inches long none in this lot worth less than $15 and up r a ft to S20 your choice, Saturday IWiUU A splendid collection of high-class garments, blacks and colors, includ ing the Falstaff and Military t LOT FOUR effects 27, 36 and 42 inches long $20.00 and $25.00 garments Your choice Saturday X Children's Coats Reduced $5.00 Coats for S3. 50 $6.50 Coats for 85.00 10.00 Coats for 7.50 15.00 Coats for 10.00 Sale of Lace Remnants Point Venise, Cluney, Escurial, and Point de Paris Bands, Galoons, Edges and All Overs in black, white and ecru ...AT ONE-HALF AND ONE-QUARTER THEIR VALUE... X X o HOTEL EEZPIRl Broadway and 63d St.. N. Y. City. 7elet)hone In Every Room. Rooi.a $1.00 per Day and Upwards. A fine library of The Empire has choice literature for the exclusive Ions been the fa vorite hotel for tourists visiting the use cf our gue3ts. metropolis. Restaurant noted for the eirpiienre of Its cuisine, its efficient service and mod- fcrate prices. From Grana Cen A greater number of street cars pass the Hotel Empire 1 han any other hotel In the city. tral Eiuticn take cars m a r k e 1 "Broadway to For; Lee i-Vrry" and reach Hctel Empire in Btrven inmuics. From all Ferries. Steamboats and Ocean Steamers walk short block to- Elevated Kail-way and take "9th Ave. to 53th" street, from which hotel is one-minute walk. 10 minutes to Pr'nomal Theaters and Shops. W. JOHNSON QU1NN. Prop. r.-jjr..,w -a IMt rAMIl.YT5K.tAB WINNER 8 TO $12 WEEKLY tJWITEO STATES WOOLEN CO., Detroit. Mich. BETTER ATTEND t i

Y.M.C. 1. Night School This Winter. It has just opened. It ha3 three courses: Common School Branches, Business Course, Mechanical Electrical Courss. For further information enquire x.iu. u. a., ii Kast Kt.h st- T CONVINCE YOURSELF Of the nierits of the Five Cents a Day Telephone. A number of instruments have been installed and vou have only to talk with those who nave them to become convinced of its merits. Missouri i Kansas Tela Cx Thoai 999 TRY THE JOURNAL WANT COLUMNS FOR QUICK RETURNS. $5.00 .50 $15-00 PERSIAN TALES. You Will Always Get Left When Tou Flay a Hand With a King. THE KING AND THE SUN. One day, after the band had played in the palace and made the king- feel that he was the It, he called his Prime Minister to him and said: "Murphy, you know what the peo ple are saying better than I do. What do they think of me?" "That thou are the wisest of earth, 0 Ruler," was the reply. "And what else?" "That you are most powerful of all kings." "Yes, and what further?" "That you have but to command and all things will obey." "That's pretty good, but only what 1 thought myself. Yes, Murphy, when you come to figure it down I'm a devil of a fellow, ana I think it would be well to astonish the people with an ex hibition of what I can do. Make proc lamation in my name that tomorrow at noon I shall cause the sun to stand still for an hour." "But, O Ruller began the Prime Minister, when the king interrupted him with: "Don't go to filing any exceptions, Murphy, or I'll have a whirl at the moon as well. My subjects may think I'm the greatest thing on wheels, but they are scarcely prepared to believe that I can handle Old Sol as if he were a two-year-old colt. "What are you waiting for?" "Thou are surely a sovereign of earth, but when you tackle the sun you are taking a big job on hand. It may stand still at your command, or it may keep right on moving. If It doesn't stand still you'll be in a hole, won't you?" "Alas, Murphy!" replied the King, "but you don't seem to know me after all these years. You trot right along and get that proclamation out, and leave the sun to me. I'm no ,orins chicken to get myself in a cooo." The proclamation was issued and the people assembled. It was a bright lay and the sun shone with full power. Promptly at noon the kins and his prime minister appeared on the palace steps, and the king lifted up his hand and said: "I. King of Persia, sovereign of the land and sea, ruler of the universe and boss of the uttermost parts of the earth. i command thpe, O sun, to stand still for one nour. The people began to shout and cheer, but a few minutes Inter Mr. Murphy whirpered in the king's ear: "O P.uler, but the "sun is still mov ins." "Let 'er glide," replied his ma1ff5fy. Another ten minutes elapsed, and there was a murmuring among the peoole. "Thev see that it moves," whisoerftd Murphy. "I told you that you werg tackling a big job." "That's all right, old man. Just get down a steri or two lower and rea this proclamation that I have prepared for the cccarion." And the prime minister took the document and read: "Hear ye! Hear ye! The sun is now standing still in accordance with royal command, and any one who sees it move will get forty strokes with the lash and six months in the cooler"' "Aye the sun stands still, and groat is the power of our king!" cried the people, and it was acknowledged on all sides that the circus was a grand success. THE KING AND THE LAW. Having heard that some of his de cisions had provoked dissatisfaction in the land, and wishing t annua.- iik.", and progressive In the eyes of his sub- tZ i mg issued' proclamation that there should be trial by jury, and that justice should decide all claims. The people were greatly re joiced over the news, and about the first thing that happened was a suit against the King himself for feed bill for his stables. The corn merchant proved that a debt of fifty 'scudi had been owing him for over two years, and &-Z. 1 1 1 7 J' t v t S v This compact picture shows the man whom Eussla has put at the head of her far eastern affairs, and Japan's great old man. Ito, together with one of the new warships of the Japanese navy. that the royal treasurer had told him to go to every time he had tried to collect it. No defense was made, and the jury were not five minutes bring ing in a verdict for the full amount and interest added. His Majesty had been a spectator in court, and his hair had stood on end at the enterprising way his subjects had taken advantage of his offer. When the proceedings had been finished he swallowed a lump in his throat and rose up and said: "It is true that I proclaimed justice for all, and it is also true that I owed a feed bill. It wasn't expected that justice would enter the King's stables, however. Being that it has I will pay the judgment, but at the same time proclaim that judge, jury and witness es have been lacking in respect for their monarch and are sentenced to two dozen lashes apiece." THE KING AND THE BIKE. Being out on the boulevard in. com pany with his courtiers one day, the King saw a young man skitting around on a bike. It was the first two-wheeled deceiver he had ever seen, and he was struck with it at once. After watching the rider for some time, he said: "By John, but there's a heap of fun in that and I'm going to take a hand in." Mister Murphy, Prime Minister, had had a few minutes' experience with the rubber tires and knew how captious and capricious they were, and he at once replied: He suddenly went one way and the bike the other. "I pray thee, O Ruler, not to think of it. 'Tis but another toy from the land of the Yankees." "But look at her skit around!" con tinued the King. "It must beat riding in a wheelbarrow all to shucks. "But it has tricks, your Majesty." "So have L" "The wheels wobble about in the strangest manner." "I've had that happen to my legs now and then." "But it takes days and days to learn the art of balancing and riding," pro tested Murphy in his despiar. "It might have taken that hayseed j days and days, but it won't me. Call him up and bounce him out of the sad- die!" I The rider of the bike was commanded to dismount and "git," but he did not get over the fence and into the black berry bushes before sayings "O Ruler, but if this thing gets the better of thee, don't blame me." "I won't," was the reply. "If there's anything on wheels within my kingdom j that can get th? better of me I want to see it. Everybody stand back while i Murphy gives me a leg up." The King reached the saddle all right and his feet found the pedals but the tragedy was not long delayed. He sud denly went one way and the bike the I other, and it was ten minutes before j he opened his eyes and asked: "Murphy, what's happened?" "Your struck on your head, O 1 Ruler." "The bike got out from under me, did it?" "It did, your Majesty." "And I have lost dignity?" "I am sorry to say you have." i "Oh, wrell, don't worry about that, i Just issue a royal proclamation to the 1 effect that instead of my falling to the ground the earth rose up and shoved me off, and the people will eith er believe it or I'll increase their taxes fifty per cent." THE KING AND THE TAXES. One dav Mr. Murphy entered the cab inet of the king with such a long face that he was asked if he had a pain. "It is not that, O ruler." he replied, "but it is that there is great complaint In the land." "Complain in the land?" replied the king. "Why, what on earth have my dear people been complaining of?" "There has not been enough rain", your majesty." "So? Then issue a royal proclamation that we are to have rain every, day for the next two weeks." "There is also complaint of the weevil. O ruler." i-f&g Av i I k' KrJ X "There Is, eh? Well, issue another proc lamation banishing the pesky lnaect from the kingdom." "There is also much sickness." "I haven't heard of it, bat a third proc lamation will settle that. Just proclaim that everybody must be well or take a licking." "But, O Ruler," persisted Murphy, "the greatest cause of complaint is the hlgn taxes. The people complain that they are taxed 50 jser cent too much." "And you have permitted this to go on?" Queried the king. "Alas, but what could I do?" "Do? Do? Why, you old Reube, It's as easy as falling downstairs. Issue a royal proclamation that the taxes are to be raised 100 per cent." "Alas! Alas!" "Let the peoplpe chew on that for a week, and then lssue-'another that they ore to be reduced 50 per cent. That will be a take off of half and -will tickle the hayseeds so that they will walk up and settle without a kick. You've got your good points, M'irphy, but If you continue to bother me about these trifles I shall have you take a vacation and forget whether you went fishing or out after huckleberries." (Copyright, 1908, ty C. B. Lewis.) ARIZONA KIGKLETS. The New Tear Starts Off Briskly in ths Far West, In our mail yesterday were five postal cards from strangers who thirst to remove us from this cold world. We are sorrv for them, but shall continue to liva as long as possible. The fact Is being commented on that the governor of this territory takes off his hat to us. It is only our due that he should. He will be out and we will beln before two years have ex pired, and the governorship will be only a stepping stone to the presidency. The governor is looking for a place in our cabinet, and he'll probably get it Lawyer Tom Broderlck, on whom we called last Monday -on a little legal business, fired two shots at us from a distance of only ten feet, and yet we were untouched. Tom is fairly up in law, but he's the poorest shot in the gulch. Mr. Swift is coming up from Flor ence in a ccuDle of weeks to let day light through us and end the reign of the Czar of Arizona. At least, that's what his letter says, and we shall be at home when he calls and do our half of the shooting. Perhaps he will make No. 15 in our private editorial grave yard. We have had to kill two men. wound three and lick fourteen to get this post office into running order, but it is now down on the books of the inspectors as the best conducted office in the Terri tory. Postmasters come here from Ida ho to learn how we do it. This Is another evidence that our little way is the best way. The mail from Lone Jack cama in half an hour ahead of time the other evening. A pack. of. mountain lions HALF AN HOUR AHEAD OF TIME. had given the carrier a run for it. We trust that the department will act upon the hint We learn that our esteemed con' temporary is laid up with an attack of dyspepsia and nerves, and that his newspaper is being run by the office boy. We thought it had brightened up lately. Mrs. Colonel Stillman held a high tea one night last week and left us off the perch es a social snub. Three days later the Colonel was in the hands of the sheriff as a fugitive from jus tice. We ure the It in a social way, and any snubs will bepromptly resent ed. Mrs. Colonel has got through with her tea and is now imbibing the drink of sorrow. Mr. Johnson, the genial landlord of the Grey Wolf hotel, was compelled to shoot a guest named Warner the other day for finding fault with the holes in the table cloth. He did it as gently as he could, however, and has agreed to pay half the doctor's bill. It was the principle of the thing he looked at, and very correctly, too. Permit one guest to hold up a holy table cloth to &2S3gr -y ""2r tljvmiat Pn,L an a. rx t. Call Box or call either telephone No. SI and have your Want Ads brought to tbe State Journal of fice by tree roes, eenger service. Cost of elassifled ads five cents pet line of six word to the line mnd very fraction thereof. OrrlCIAI, ANNOUNCEMENTS. W. H. WASSOn'iSA CANDIDATE FOR county superintendent of public instruc tions, subject to the decision of the Re publican primaries. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF A3 A candidate for renomination as stata senator for the Seventeenth senatorial district, subject to the Republican county primaries JOHN T. CHANEY. J. B. SIMS ANNOUNCES HIMSELF AS a candidate for the office or county commissioner from the Third district, subject to the Republican primaries. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A candidate for judge of the district court of Shawnee county, subject to the Republican primary election. ARTHUR J. McCABE. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY CANDI dacy for judge of the Shawnee county district court, subject to the Republican primary. J. B. LARIMER. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR STATE senator from the Seventeenth district, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election of Shawnee county C. P. BOLMAR. I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE NOMI nation as county commissioner from the Third district, subject to the Republican primary. FRANK H. HARRISON. 1 WILL BE A CANDIDATE FOR COUN ty superintendent of public instruction, subject to the Shawnee county Republican primary. JOHN R. CARTER, I AM A CANDIDATE FOR STATE SEN ator from Shawnee county, subject to the action of the Republican primary. J. B. BETTS. JANjTED SITAIONS WANTED Work by a competent man; can do shoe repairing. 41a Tyler st. WANTED By experienced man, steno graphic Job work at night or Sunday; terms very reasonable. Address P. O. Box 295. Topeka, Kan. WHEN ycu 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 their. Y. M. C. A Employment Bureau 117, E. Sth St. WANTED FEMAL2 HELP. WANTED Experienced white girl gan eral housework. Mrs. Geo. E. Stoker, 1206 W. 6th St. WANTED Wash woman, one who can take work home, white preferred. 515 E. Sth st. WANTED An experienced hand ironer. The Mutual Laundry Co., 3d and Quin cy sts. WANTED A good girl. Apply 122 W. 8th st. WANTED Girl for general housework. 1101 Tyler st. WANTED A reliable middle aged wo man for housework, Address B. C, Journal. WANTED 25 sales ladies. Call at 9 a. m. Saturday. GreenWald's, 627 Kansas ave. WANTED Cleaning woman at once. S. B. corner 8th and Quinsy sts. WANTED Cooks, waitresses, housegirls, maids. Capital Employment Office, 735 Kansas ave. WANTED Good dressmakers, steady employment. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. WANTED MALE HELP JS TO $12 weekly easily earned by either sex knitting seamless hosiery for the western market ;,our improved family ma chine with ribbing attachment furnished worthy families who do not own a ma chine on easy payment plan. Write at once for full particulars and commence making money. No experience required. United States Woolen Co., Detroit, Mien. WANTED A boy about 15 years of age; easy work and steady job. 82S B. 5th st. WANTED A bright progressive young school teacher (either sex), who has i20J to invest, to open a branch office of our association in Kansas: the work will not interfere with school duties and the right party can make J1.000 clear the first yea Address American Teachers' association, 1423 Avch st,, Philadelphia, Pa,; 174 Ran dolph bldg., Memphis. Tenn. scorn and others would soon follow suit. There are no less than four quack doctors in practice in this town at th'e. present date, and not one of the lot knows a cow's hind leg from a bull's ear. It is quite time that the vigilance committee held another meeting and bought 20 yards of new rope. In returning from Cochise Place the other evening at midnight, after hav ing attended a social function and borne off the palm, as usual, some con cealed assassin fired seven shots at us and sent a bullet through our $3 hat. If he will call around some day we will cheerfully present him with the tile, as we have had to resort to our old cat-skin. Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is booked for the Hellso opera house every night next week, and we wish to say to the boys in advance that the stage direc tor will have Hamlet dance three jigs and do a trapeze act and endeavor to come up to our standard of what a stage hero ought to be. Don't begin shooting until he ha3 a chance to show what he can do. The item published a few days ago in the Chicago papers that Alderman Murphy of this town had made us eat d'irt with a revolver at our ear was a canard pure and simple. Alderman Murphy would like to do that same, but we are always too quick on the draw for him. Now and then we wan der forth without our guns, but in case of being held ud we make a bolt for it and take our -chances. We are trying to give a sort of twen tieth century flavor to our paper by employing eastern journalists who happen a lens, but we confess to being somewhat discouraged. They don't ex actly grasp the western situation with both hands. There is a certain chic to this climate onlv to be understood by a journalist who has been shot at about a dozen times. WANTED SALESMEN. FAITHFUL person to travel for well es tablished house in a few counties, call ing on retail merchants and agents; local territory; salary $20 a week in cash and expenses advanced; position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Mention references and inclose self addressed en velope. Standard House, 330 Dearborn St., Chicago. AV ANTED Partner in newspaper busi ness, good paying business, J400 cash required, experience unnnecessary. Ad dress Newspaper, care Journal. WANTED 2 or 3 furnished rooms for light housekeeping. B., care Journal. WANTED Job press; if you have a Job press to sell, state kind, size and press. Address Job Press, care Journal. WANTED To buy second hand office safe 1,500 to 2,OjO lbs.; must be in good order. Address A. B. C.. care Journal. WANTED 1 or 2 good work horses.cheap. Osman Bates, IVi miles east of Santa Fe shops. WANTED To trade 2 dry cows for one fresh cow. 417 Park St., N. TOpeka. WANTED To buy a home from the own er; afraid of agents. Widow, care Jour nal. WANTED Nicely furnished room in nice neighborhood. Apply to Mr. Olian at Zanditon's, 521 Kansas ave. WANTED looi clean cotton raffs, at Journal office. EOS KENT ROOMS. FOR RENT Furnished rooms for house keeping or sleeping. 307 Van Buren. FOR RENT 3 furnished housekeeping FOR RENT Furnished rooms with board, new furnace heat, rates $1 per day. $3, $4 and $5 per week. Topeka hotel, 122 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms with board. 617 W. 10th st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms 1125 Tyler street. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 519 E. 3d St. FOR RENT 6 nicely furnished rooms, gas range and piano. 634 Lane st. FOR RENT Furnished room, very pleas ant, house thoroughly modern. 334 Van Buren st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms; all mod ern conveniences, bath, etc.; southwest 5th and Madison. FOB RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 5 room cottage, gas, bath, hot and cold water. Apply J. M. Hill, 106 E. Sth st. FOR RENT 8 room house, about 5 acres ground, well, cistern, bam. ample out buildings, abundant fruit, 2 miles south east ot town, halt mile irom street car. 1103 Quincy st. or Tel. Ind. 3212 rings. FOR RENT 719 Clav. 6 rooms, bath. S18.50. 716 Western ave., 6 rooms, gas, barn. 1733 Lane, 8 rooms, barn, $15.00. 1032 Spruce, 8 rooms, $13.00. 505 Clay, 7 rooms, $14. J. E. TORRINGTON, 109 W. Sixth St. FOB SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE A good upright piano, nearly new, cheap. VAX Jii. ttn st. FOR SALE Fixtures of candy and cigar store, with soda fountain ana earners stand, loi W. 7th st. FOR S.iLE Fresh cow and calf, 4 gals. a day. izi iarrison st. FOR SALEt-Second hand St, Clair shirt ironer and 6 horse power engine. Gem Laundry. FOR SALE My horse. 216 Van Buren. Inquire next door. Alex. Vogel. FOR SALE Fresh cow. 603 Topeka ave. FOR SALE Brick, $6 per M. Ind. 'phone 1083. Morse Contracting Co., 214 W. Gordon St. FOR SALE Good half Jersey cow. 515 West st. FOR SALE Fox terrier pups 9 weeks old. 1228 N. Quincy St. PIANOS and organs repaired, bought or sold. Geo. D. Butts. 921 E. 6th St. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 7 room house, east front, 2 lots. Inquire 1813 Clay st. NEW. BARGAINS. Cottage 7 rooms. Western ave., 1 lots, large barn, city and cistern water, gas, sewer. Price for 3 days, $1,650. Another cottage 6 rooms, bath, gas, high celling, hard wood, close in, east side. Bargain at $1,750. 9 rooms, 3 east front lots, corner Mor his ave., barn, city water, $1,700. Easy terms. 5 room cottage, fine location, west side, 1 lots, fine barn, property on 12th st. car line. Price $1,300; $200 down, balance to suit. BRAND NEW cottage 5 rooms, VA cor ner lots, near Central park, large cistern, polished floors, sewer, etc., $1,660. Snap. 5 rooms, 14 lots. Van Bnaen, $1,250; $100 down, balance $10 per month. Lots for sale everywhere. THE STRAUSS AGENCY, Central National Bank Bldg. SELL, rent, exchange, list, collect. D. GIBSON, 522 KANSAS AVE. mscEixANEaas G. E. SEYBOLD, the furnace man, has moved his tin snop to 9J1 Kansas ave. DON'T forget that Isaac N. Town. 210 W. 6th, carries a full stock of poultry and stock supplies. LOST AND POUND. LOST Work bag containing thimble, etc. Telephone 350, Bell. LOST Jan. 6, purse containing door kej-s and money. Finder please return keys and purse to 406 B. Locust st. LOST Sum of money. Reward for re turn to Mills' store. LOST Leather grip, saddle color, proba bly taken by mistake from baggage room of Santa Fe depot, lopeka, Kan., night of Jan. 4, or morning of 5th; has brass fasteners, ink spots on leather, ta with name. A reward of $5 will be paid for return 6T grip and contents to room 16. Veale block, Topeka, Kan. J. F. Dan iels. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN My ap plication for a permit to sell intoxicat ing liquors, according to law, at 122 and 124 E. 4th St.. in the Second ward of the city of Topoka, Is now on file in tbe of fice of the probate judge of Shawnee county, Kansas. The hearing of the same is 6et for Tuesday, January 12, 1904. at 9 o'clock a, m. M. A. FUNCHESS. DRESSMAKING. DRESS MAKING All work guaranteed. Mrs. G. H. Squire, 60S W. 10th st. DRESSMAKING, cutting and fitting, also plain sewing. 632 Monroe st. PH.YSI0IAN3 AND SUB.QEON3. IDA C. BARNES. M. IX Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Tblx. teenth and Clay. Office hours: 8 a. in. to 11 a. m. and p. m. to 6 n. m. TeleDium ES8 residence, and 13 office. UNDERTAKERS EMBALMEE3 PEMOSS PFNWELL. Funeral Direc tors and Emb.almera. First class service reasonable prices. 511 Quincy. Both tela. 192, GEO. B. PALMER, undertaker. Estab lished 187L Prices reasonable. TeL office 146. Residence 87. 621 Jackson s! STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS TJErTALINarco!r4SJarver Rubber stamoa. brass and aluminum trade checks. PHcea lew. Catelocue free. Tel. Zt. FLORISTS. MRS. M. E. HOLCRAFT, 817 Kansas ave. Cut flowers and floral designs. 'Phone 174. CUT 'LOWERS and floral designee as Hayes'. 107 W. 8th st. Both 'phones 877. OABRIAGE WORKS. GEORGE J. GRAVES SON have re- movea to saj and S2i Jackson st.. wht-ra they will continue to give their patrons good value in carriage repairing, trim ming and painting. Ind. 'phone 1144. STORAGE MERCHANTS' TRANSFER BTORAGH I It naflrn at.fr, n .1 t i I goods. Tel. 186. Clareace Skinner, til ju:n.y st. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES, pompadours, all kinds of halt work. Mrs. Van Vleck, 222 E. Sth. MUSICAL. GEO. N. NEWTON, 114H W. 8th. Piano tuning ana repairing; expert action reg ulating and voicing. WOKRAL, 715 Polk, piano lssons, pupil's home. 50c. Church and ,'odge playing re. PICTURE FRAMES. THOMAS E. DELAHOYD, framed pic tures; portraits made to order; frames made to o'der. 720 Kansas ave. PAVING. fled Brick and Paving Co.. has been r. moved to 118 W. iitii at. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. TDPEK:AUOMOmLDCYCLa Co. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries, bi cycles and tandems for rent; repairing oC all kinds. U. S. CYCLE CO., 118 E. Sth t. National Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repairs. PATENTS. J. A. ROSEN. Patent Attorney, 18 Kan sas ave., lopeaa. HARDWAKE THE COUGHLIN HARDWARE CO. Hardware, stoves, fine tools. 706 Kansas ave. Tel. 606. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opa- cian. Complete stock of watcnes, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. F. W. SWEAINSENTJeirelerTnTradr Mt optician. We guarantee every pals of glasses to fit and every watch we re pair. We carry the largest Una ot watches, clocks, diamonds, cut glass, etc in the city. Watch inspector U. P. R. R. 724 Kansas ave. COAL DEALERS. SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO.. TELEPHONE 193. N. E. COR. STH AND KAN. ATA All kinds of Coal. Beet Quality. Full Weight. Prompt Delivery. FREE DISPENSARY. TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south east oorner 12th and Tyler sts., from X to 2 p. ii., except Sundays. Conducted by regular practicing physicians tur the -benefit cf persona without means who need medical attention and treatment. Pa tients are assured of careful and consid erate treatment. Medicine furnished IB most cases. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. TIME TABLE Topeka, Kansas. The "Right Road" To and From and Betweea OMAHA DENVER COLORADO SPG3 FORT WORTH ST. PAUL CHICAGO ST. LOUIS MEMPHIS PEORIA ST. JOSEPH KANSAS CITY MINNEAPOLIS And Everywhere Bevond. (Effective Jan. 3, 1904.) TRAINS LEAVE TOPEKA AS FOL LOWS: EASTBOUND. No. 12. Chicago Mail and Express. No. 14, East Ex. and Mall No. 4, El Faso and Chicago Ex... S :33 pm 6:00 am 6:15 am 1:15 am 5:35 pm 3:35 pm .12:65 pm 8:25 prn .12:20 am .11:50 pm .11:55 am .12:55 pm No. 10, Colorado and K. C. Flyer. No. 44, Golden State Limited No. 512, Colorado and K. C. Ex... WESTBOUND. No. 11, Chicago and Tex. Ex No. 9, Colorado Flyer No. 13, Texas Ex No. 3, California and Mexico Ex. No. 43. Golden State Limited No. 611. Colorado Ex NORTHBOUND. No. 54, St. Joe Ex 7:56 am No. 32, St. Joe and Chicago Ex.... 8:36 pm SOUTHBOUND. No. 31, Chicago Ex 12:36 pm No. 63, S. W. Ex 8:05 pm All trains daily. For sleeping car reservations, tickets, time tables, etc., apply to any Rock Island Ticket Agent. Union Paciflx EASTBOUND. No, 2 limited ....J No. 6, Kansas City local pass No. 4, Atlantic express No. 8, K. C. and Salina express. WESTBOUND. No. 7. K. C and Salina yutpress.. Arrive. 6:50 am 7:55 p.ro 2:50 put 5:60 pm 11:20 am .12:60 pra No. 3, Denver and Pac Coast ltd. No. 6. Junction City local pass. N. 1 limited :n'j pia 8:00 pns Daily except Sunday. All others dally. Missouri P&ctflc (Effective July 5, 19fl.) No. 801, passenger, leave Topeka...... 48 am No. S15, lecal, leave Topeka 7:00 am No. 802, passenger, arrive Topeka -..l:to pn No. HI. local, arrive Topeka.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1904 j? v. 1UB 12 win ni I1F Extra Specials. Fine Straw Carpet Broom, three sewed, each Ladies' Fine Mocha Gloves, black or tan colors, values up to SI. 25 choice, pair..-. 40c All Silk Remnants up to one and one-half inchs wide, all colors in satin and taffeta ribbons, one yard pieces, each 2C Coats Spool Cotton, full 200 yard spools, all numbers in white and black, spool Diamond C Laundry Soap, sells every where at 5c, our price a bar 2C Ladies' Flannelette Gowns, well made, light colors, each 39c Lace Curtains, full 3 yards long, good white fine patterns, each, 4:5c The entire stock: known as the H. F. Department Store in St. Louis, Mo. wasoSdiumPusp?ce at 50c ON A DOLLAR. Stock consists specially of Dry Goods, Ladies' Coats, Skirts, Waists; Men's, Boys and Children's Suits, Overcoats, Underwear, Hats and Shoes, Granite-ware, Crockery, Etc. in fact everything .that goes to make up a first class department store has been shipped to Topeka, and will be placed on sale at in jl O V Saturday, January pth, and continuing until sold. The store will be known as the "Economy Store". A giant closing-out sale that has no competitors, though will have feeble imitators. A clean sweep of every dollar's worth of merchandise contained in this stock no regard for original cost or value, no reservations, no exceptions. A thorough clean-up of all stocks, all the bargain lines, odds and ends, soiled and mussed up goods, discontinued lines, and small lots to go out at a mere fraction of their cost. A bar gain giving event that will surpass any that has ever been attempted on Kansas Avenue. Now read the details. Special Saturday at 8 A. M. Sale of Embroidery, two thousand yards of Fine Swiss Embroidery, up to four inches wide, assorted pat terns, your choice, per yard 5C Sale of Men's Corduroy Caps, twenty dozen of men's heavy cor duroy winter caps, caps that sell for 50o and 75c, on a bargain table to morrow each. 35c Sale of Boys' Sweaters in plain and striped colors, 75o and $1.00 values on a bargain table to close out, each 4:8c No. 1- No. 2- No. 3- No. 4- No. 5 No. 6- No. 7- No. 8- Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Special Saturday at 8 a. m. Sale of Ladies' Sale of Corsets. Sale of Sale of SilK Sale of Men's Sale of Boys' Leg- Sale of Men's Winter Wrappers. High stock of Corsets in Window Shades. Opera Shawls. WorK Gloves. gins. Caps. Sale of Ladies' Belts. Fifty Ladies' Percale black, drab, old gold and Heavy cloth Window Shades Ladies' fine pure white A big lot of Men's Leather trimmed and leath- Men's heavy all-wool Scotch A an Kn i Wrappers, light and dark white colors, not a corset in in. npra shawU with inn n, All Jo ana 50 cent values, colors, made with flounce, this lot worth less than 50o, on rollers, complete, 7 feet P Work Gloves, assorted er straps, gilt buttons, sell caps, sell everywhere at 2d, a great lot laid on a bargain 75c and SI. 00 values to rush after them Saturday long, sold everywhere at 3oc "st bargain you 'ever saw k values UP to 50c' everywhere at 50 cents our 35 and 50 cents our price, table your choice Satur- close out, each morning at each our price Saturday, each eacn price, pair each 39c 10c 25e 98c 19c 19c 12'c 10c ress Skirts Fearless Price Cutting on 500 Dress Skirts bargain tables piled high with im mense values. Ladies' wool Dress Skirts in black, greys, browns and tans a heaping bargain table of 4.00 and 15.00 values your choice Saturday, fj each. Ladies' Dress Skirts made from the hairy zibeline cloth, all the newest and latest style makes come in browns, blues, blacks and greys, all nicely trimmed values that sell for six and eight dollars on sale Sat- Fk 0 urday for One table full of Ladies' Dress Skirts, samples from the Eastern Skirt Manufacturing Co. the variety is so great that it is impossible to give descriptions. It will be placed on sale Saturday at surprising reductions. adics Shirt waists Thrown Out for (Juick Clearance. Every garment in the lot is desirable and in many in many instances the mere trifle of the actual cost. Such value giving will actually astonish all Topeka. Every article is placarded in plain figures, showing the correct former price, as well as the amount at which they are now offered Ladies' fine White Mercerized Oxford Shirt Waists, also Ladies' Wool Waists in dark colors all the newest and latest style make values up to $3.00 we put them out under the red sign, "Your Unrestricted Choice, each 3 Grand Closing Out Sale of... adies' Coats Your attention is particularly directed to the sharp re ductions that have been made in this section. All of our Ladies' Coats, from highest to lowest prices, have been greatly reduced we have viently applied the underpric ing knife. The stocks here are extremely heavy, and we fully realize that extraordinary price inducements are nec essary to hurry them out. Come, expecting the most gen erous values you will not be disappointed. Ladies' $7.50 to 110.00 Coats, in black, blue, red and tan colors, all satin lined, all the newest fall styles your unrestricted choice, commencing to- g g g Next lot is in Ladies' Fine Coats, in the newest fall styles, in black, blue, red, tans and browns, all silk and satin lined not a coat in this lot worth less than $10.00 and many touch the $15.00 value during ims saie, eacn PL The Most Se nsational Sale o lii jg-g it iH fi "BH s Ever Witnessed in Topeka Two thousand yards of Remnants. The entire stock of Dry Goods contained in this department store placed on bargain tables and arranged for quick selling. There are fine Dress and Waist Patterns of all-wool goods, remnant of toweling, mercerized, oxfords, table linens, flannelettes, outing flannels, etc. Prices at less than one-half the usual price. Three heaping bargain tables ussd for the sale of this stock. Judging from the values given and the prices made, this will be the greatest sale day in Remnants in our eventful history. You must see the goods to appreciate value. Fifty Thousand Men's Dress Shirts AT Such an extremely low price has never been quoted in Topeka before. Such enthusiastic selling has never been witnessed, as will attend this sale Saturday. Fifty thousand of Men's Fine Dress Shirts made out of percale and madras cloth, with detached collar and cuffs, 50c, 75c and $1.00 values, your unrestricted choice, each Quick Clearance Price on the Hosiery Stock, TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS. If there is one thing we tried ourselves on more than another, it is the value giving in the hosiery. Saturday we offer the Boy's Heavy Leather Stockings, a well known cat brand that sells at 25 cents we put them t out on a bargain table at a pair i J Another lot of Children's Heavy Ribbed fast black &f Hose all sizes of 10 and 15 cent values, at a pair. Men's very fine Cashmere Socks grey, black and red X colors every pair worth 25c, we cut the price tj 1 X into at a pair 1 X A big lot of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Wool and Cotton Hose the variety is so great, that it is impos- sible to give descriptions, we have placed a lot of X 20c and 25c values on a table at a pair Grand Closing Out Sale of Shoes Hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of high grade shoes the entire shoe stock of this store thrown out on bargain tables, placed on sale at about one-half their actual value. Children's Fine Kid Shoes fancy vesting tops, black, tan and ox- QCp bloods 75c and $1.00 values, on sale, at a pair 00 Woman's Kid Shoes stock tips, good wearing qualities, values up to QQr $1.75 at your choice, a pair gO Ladies' Pat. Leather Mannish Shoes shoes made to sell at $3 a together with fine kid shoes, patent and stock tips, choice a pair One lot of Misses' Dongola Shoes good values, your choice 10c 7Kr a pair I Old Ladies' Comfort Felt Shoes with leather soles 7Kf a pair I Men's Pebble-Goat Shoes good styles, fancy cut, sells for $2 a pair, QQr all sizes, on sale, a pair uO' One bargain counter of Men's Sample Shoes velour calf, box calf, vici kid and cordovan shoes; shoes that are made to sell at $4.50 and-$5 a pair, QQ go in this sale, at a pair ip I X30 Men's one buckle heavy Gum Arctics good quality rubber QQr at a pair uO' Extra Special in Men's Fine Dress Pants. Every pair guaranteed all wool. Over 300 pairs in this lot, all good dark patterns, m greys, blacks, plain and striped enects values that sold for 4, $5 and $6 go in this sale Saturday, your unrestricted cnoice, a pair Jssf B All Men's 25c Suspenders Saturday, a pair IQc A heaping bargain table of Men's fine light and dark web Suspenders, with gilt buckle and cloth ends not a pair of Suspenders in this lot that is worth less than 25c. Every pair is new and the web is good piled out for a quick closing out sale Saturday a pair Underwear A Clean Sweep on Saturday is destined to be a day of rarest bargains. Nothing on earth can stem the tide in its trend, and the people discuss economy. Children's jersey-ribbed fleece-lined Vests and Pants, all sizes of 25 cent garments close them out, each Fifty thousand Men's fieece-lined Undeiwear, all sizes in Shirts and Drawers comes in striped and plain colors, light and dark. Every garment in this lot sold at 50 cents our Closing Out Sale price tomorrow Ladies' jersey-ribbed fleece-lined form-fitting Under wear, silk taped and pearl buttons. These garments sold all the season at 50 cents. We want to draw a tremend ous crowd Saturday we want to do the biggest business that was ever done on Kansas Avenue and we offer them on the red sign at, a garment t x x X X t