The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
May 31, 1904

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X?5 pf rf L LARGEST DAILY 10 PAGES IN KANSAS. LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVFNING. TOPEKA3 KANSAS, MAT 31. 1904. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. 10 PAGES j utW i RAPS PROHIBITION Secretary Taft Disapprores of the Kansas Law. Delirers His Addresg Before a Large Audience. DEVOTED TO HISTORY. An Interesting Resume of Dra matic Historical Incidents. Reads Speech But Holds Atten tion of Audience. LeaTes Today to Visit Tost at Leaveinrortb. "There has been on the part oi good Kansas peorle the strong con viction that men anil women can be made morally greatly better by legis lation. Such a feeling always pos sesses an agricultural people of strong moral conviction and lively Imagina tion, but as cities grow and as the population becomes more dense, the truth steals over the clear-headed, however moral and high-minded, that there is a limit to the making or keeping of people good by law, and that when the law essays more than it can really effect, public morals are not improved, and the authority and aacredness of enacted law suffer." This was what Secretary of War Taft said about prohibition in Kansas In his speech at the Auditorium on Monday afternoon which formally opened the Semi-Centennial festivities. It met with faint-hearted applause made up of scattering hand-clapping, and occasioned much surprise. Mr. Taft's speech was largely de voted to a resume of the dramatic historical setting which frames the birth of the territory and early child hood of the state. -At the close he touched upon the theme he wished to make paramount, and summed it up in the famous Quotation: "My country, may she ever be right, but my country, right or wrong." Loyalty, patriotism and honor was the tri-theme of Secretary Taft's speech and the fruits thereof. Mr. Taft read his speech, but held the attention of the great audience present. The secretary's address displayed his judicial training. The speech was almost like an opinion from the court room; hearing a Judge hand down a deciFion on a subject which he has had under adi-isement for some time. First came the preambles-then the resume of the factors which entered Into the case, and finally the opinion, made spicy with a few choice com ments. His expressions about prohibition had an extra feature, In that Judge T. F. Carver presided over the meeting end is chairman of the Semi-Centennial committee. Judge Garver is one of the most pronounced prohibition ists In the state and was instrumental In bringing about the rule in the state bar association to exclude intox icating drinks from the annual ban quets of the lawyers. Judge Taft is an interesting man to mset. He has the beauty of an Adonis, although he does weight 300 pounds according to the advance no tices. That he is a drawing room ex pert even the most skeptical would not deny if he experienced a personal Introduction. But the secretary's de meanor changes quickly to that of a Ftern, keen man of affairs if a real serious problem is called to his atten tion. He was found in the sitting room of M. A. Low's private car after dinner Monday at 1 o'clock waiting for the line of parade to be made up "W hat more will you do on your trip west than make a speech this af ternoon?" was asked of him. "I shall go to Leavenworth," he re plied. "For purposes of inspection?' was asked. "Very little inspecting.-' he an swered. "Major Bell" asked me to look at the military school. That Is one of Secretary .Root's great institu tions and for which he ought to have credit. Great appropriations are made every year to Riley and-Leavenworth but extra money will be given this year to the military school at the latl ter place. It is one of the most im portant educational factors which has ever entered into the life of the army I most emphatically believe in aiding it. and my visit there shall be for the special purpose of i Increasing its effi ciency in such ways as I find pos sible. "What about the talked of combi nation of Riley and Leavenworth heard so frequently a year or so ago"" van then asked. "That is impossible," Secretary Taft replied. "How could it be? Both Ah,. luS. .Jheir work admirably. About that there is no question. No. there is nothing in such talk." U,ri,Taf,t, h,(ld a rePtion in the car until called to enter his carriage and take a place in the parade. Along the route he was frequently cheered and responded with tipping of his hat and bows and smiles At the Auditorium, the"speeeh-mak-lng took the form of a sort of "progres sive affair. Governor Taft followed Governor Bailey and was introduced by him. His speech follows in full Mr Chairman, Members of the Grand Army and Citizens of Kansas I deeply regret, as you must, that the engagements of President Roosevelt prevented him from accepting the in vitation of your committee to address you at this time. No one could have pointed out more forcibly and more usefully the lessons to be drawn from this day we celebrate and its sequelae than he with his thorough knowledge of cur country's history and his discrimin ating appreciation of the significance of its important events. But he could not come and as a poor substitute he persuaded your committee to accept me. I appreciate the honor greatly but sympathize with you in your disap pointment. It would be difficult to select a day find date more important and signifi cant, both from a local and a national standpoint, than the day which we cel ebrate here. It is 50 years to a da' since President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska bill. We do not meet to praise him, or the author of tb bill, Stephen A. Douglas, or those bv whose votes the bill was enacted into law. Though our party prejudices are mellowed by half a century, and though now we can take a more Judic ial view of the act, we still find noth ing .in it which can reflect credit on those who were responsible for Its pas sage. The act involved a breach of faith so palpable that its beneficiaries and supporters were embarrassed in its defense, while its opponents, the anti slavery men of the north, were rous ed to an indignation of white heat at this deliberate breaking of a compro mise which for 30 years had been thought to be as sacred as the provis ions of the Constitution itself. The de claration of the bill opened every foot of unorganized territory in the United States to the possibility of having im posed upon it the institution of human slavery, and it remitted the decision of the question to the uncertain, untutor ed, floating vote of a shifting pioneer people forming the population of a ter ritory not yet Incorporated into a state. It transferred the decision from the congress of the United States, an in telligent and dignified legislature, to an unorganized, disorganized body of men among whom mob violence was certain to exist, subject to all sorts of improper influence and capable of un scrupulous manipulation. If this be true, why do we commemorate the event? Why is there gathered here so much of the intelligence and patriot ism of the great state of Kansas? When we meet to celebrate the Fourth of July, it is because we feel pride in the Declaration of Independence and the courage and high-mindedness of our ancestors that led them to strike off the bond of union with England, and make a nation for themselves. When we celebrate the adoption of the Constitution it is because we regard that as the greatest single instrument ever struck off by the mind of man for the government of- freemen, with the checks and restrictions necessary to the enjoyment by them of proper political control and the freest civil lib erty. When we celebrate Appomattox Day or the birthdays of Washington or Lincoln or Grant, we rejoice for what happened on the day we celebrate. Here the case is different. We rejoice today in the fact that the bill which was enacted into law 50 years ago instead of accomplishing the purpose of those who. voted for it, marks the beginning of the end of a controversy which elim inated from our social system the can cer of human slavery, and permits us as citizens of the United States to look the world in the face when we proclaim our nation:. 1 love of freedom and civil liberty. The Kansas-Nebraka bill was the last great step of the slave power before actual secession, which showed to a doubtful and hesitating north the political extremity to which the insti tution of slavery could bring its sup porters; and it aroused the north to a state of virtuous excitement which three dacades of abolition propaganda had failed to stir. The Slave Question. The first hundred years of the inde pendence of the United States embrace but little more than the history of the rise and fall of the slave power in this country. That history teaches us that we human beings are so much the creatures of circumstance that we should be very -charitable in condemn ing those of our fellows who have been led away from the principles of right and justice into a condition of mind where a distinct vision of those princi ples is blurred by self Interest. Origi nally the slaves were owned in all the states of the union; but they disap peared from those states in which slave ownership was not profitable, and they increased in those states in which it was profitable. Had the slaves been profitable in New England and not in South Carolina, is it too violent a presumption that the geography of the slavery question might have been reversed? Until Eli Whitney invented the cottin gin, it was by no means an impracticable and im possible effort on the part of Jefferson and other leading statesmen of Virgin it to bring about an abolition of slave ry; but as the increase of the planting of cotton and its sale enriched the southern states,, and it was believed that the cotton crop depended upon the use of slave labor, emancipation and abolition in the southern states became a political impossibility. In 17S4 Jefferson almost secured the passage of an ordinance through the continental congress which would have excluded slavery from Alabama, Mis sissippi. Tennessee, Kentucky, and all the territory northwest of the Ohio riv er. By only two votes out of 20 was this ordinance lost. In 1787, through the instrumentality of General, Rufus Putnam, and Nathan Dane, and not without the influence of Jefferson, the ordinance of 1787 was passed, which ex cluded slavery from the then north western territory, made up of the fu ture states of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. When the Constitution came to be adopted the anti-slavery party in the south was not sufficiently strong to prevent the ne cessity for compromise upon the slav ery question, and the Constitution ex pressly recognized property in human beings by making provision for rendi tion of such property from one state to another; and it also expressly recog nized the existence of the slave trade and its legality until 1808. After 1SC0, both Jefferson and Madi son seem to have acquiesced in the spread of slavery m the new states. Be tween 100 and 1S20 a series of com promises was effected by which from time to time there were admitted to the Union at the same time a slave state and a free state. In 1S20 the question arose of the admission of Mis souri. By that time the slave power naa Decome strongly developed in the south, and a heated controversy arose because the supporters of the slavery system deemed its extension into Mis souri of tne utmost importance. Ac cordingly the Missouri compromise was enacted, which permitted slavery in the state of Missouri, but forbade its existence in all other portions of the Louisiana Purchase north of the south boundary of Missouri, that is 36 de grees and 30 minutes latitude. End of Compromise. This compromise which continued in full force and effect for thirty-four years would have been quite sufficient to meet all exigencies had it not been for the Mexican war, a war undertaken at the instance of the southern states for the purpose of securing additional territory below the parallel named in the Missouri Compromise for the ex tension of slavery. In the Mexican war, I include the annexation of Texas which brought it about. The law an nexing Texas provided for possibly four states to be carved out of that territory, which would of course large ly increase the political power of those favoring slavery. It was supposed at the time of the Mexican war that the additional territory extending to the Pacific coast obtained from Mexico would be well adapted for the introduc tion of slavery, but it became apparent from the organizatoin of the territory of California as a free state and a (Continued on Page Three.) LAYMIMES. Japanese Place Explosires in Peter the Great Gulf. Took Adrantage of Fog to Shut Up Vladlrostok. ONE BOAT BLOWN UP. Make Another Attempt to Block Port Arthur. Russians Say Three War Vessels Were the Price. Vladivostok, May 31. It is believed from information received here that the Japanese have mined Peter the Great gulf, on which this town situated, a task of easy accomplish ment because of the recent heavy fogs. One small Korean sailing vessel was blown up yesterday. The region Is quiet so far as mili tary operations are concerned. Japanese Lose Three War Vessels. Mukden, May 31. The Japanese on the night of May 28 made another at tempt to block Port Arthur by sinking merchant vessels in the harbor en trance. The attempt was discovered through the operations of a search light and one Japanese gunboat and two torpedo boat destroyers were sunk. The merchantmen then re tired. Japanese Occupy Dalny. Chefoo, May 31. 2:45 p. m. One hundred Chinese refugees arrived here today from Dalny and Talien Wan. While their statements differ in many respects regarding existing conditions on the Liao Tung peninsula, the ma jority agree upon the point that the Russians had left both places before the junks sailed on the 28th instant. Upon evacuation by the Russians, bandits attacked both, towns and com menced burning and pillaging. The Japanese arrived later and took steps to protect the Chinese merchants. One Russian official was killed by the ban dits. The Japanese troops captured the naval guns taken from Port Arthur to Nanshan hill. New Forts at Port Arthur. Tokio. May 31. Four gunboats, two destroyers and two torpedo boats sent to Port Arthur early on Monday morning by Vice Admiral Togo effect ed a careful reconnoiseance, facing heavy fire from the land batteries. They discovered a new Russian searchlight station and one or two new forts on the Liao Tien Shan promontory. Num ber 3 gunboat was struck by a shell which killed one petty officer, and three men and damaged one of her guns. The other boats escaped without any dam age. Russians Left Much, Property. Tokio. Mav 31. 3 p. m. The Rus sians evacuated Dalny so hastily that they failed to destroy much property which will prove highly valuable to the Japanese. General Oku's scouts report that over 100 barracks and storehouses remained uninjured. The railway and telegraph station with 200 passenger and freight coaches are also uninjured. The Russians destroyed the big pier and blocked all the dock entrances with sunken steamers. I hey destroyed all the small railway bridges in the vicinity of the docks, but left the jetties uninjured. It is evident that the Russians fled quickly when Nanshan hill was lost, expecting that General Oku would immediately take possession of Dalny. All previous re ports of the occupation of the town were false. Dalny Is a Prize. Washington, May 31. The Japa nese legation today gave out the fol lowing dispatch from the home gov ernment at Tokio, embodying a report from General Oku, as follows: General Oku, commanding the army operating against Port Arthur, reports that our troops occupied Dalny on May 30. Over 100 ware houses and barracks, besides tele graph office and railway station, were found uninjured. Over 200 railway cars are usaoie, but all small rail way bridges in the neighborhood are destroyed. All dock piers except the great pier, which was sunk, remain uninjured. Some steam launches were also found at the mouth of the dock. Fear Loss of Port Arthur. New Chwang, May 31. Refugees who continue to arrive here from the south ern part of the Liao Tung peninsula report daily fighting there and severe losses for both armies, but the reports are not conflrmable officially. The Rus sians here are depending on the press bulletins for news from that vicinity. The very highest Russian authority here, while not believing that Port Ar thur will fall admits that its loss would be a terrible blow to the Russian arms. The same authority says Russia msry send a large army to the south of New Chwang in the event of General Stoes sel being able to hold his own at Port Arthur. This, however, is not possible at present, owing to the positions oc cupied by the Japanese armies operat ing trom tne Yalu river and Taku Shan. The Russians are not sanguine as to the outlook for Port Arthur. More contraband of war is arriving here. Two cargoes of flour and tinned meats and some specie were rushed to Muk den as soon as they were unloaded. Heavy rains are daily making the roads almost impassable. The Chinese brigands are becoming active. Not Much of a Fight. St. Petersburg, May 31 1:30 P. M. The war office has received a detailed report of the fight at Ai Yang Pien Men, about 0 miles northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, on Saturday night, in which two battalions of Japanese in fantry and one squadron of Japanese cavalry, numbering about 2.200 men, at tacked five squadrons of Cossacks. The Russian losses were seven Cossacks killed and one officer wounded and nine horses killed. The Cossacks were encamped 12 miles northwest of Kuan Dinn Sian, which was held by several Japanese battalions, two of which and one squadron of cavalry left May 28 for Saimatsha. This force encountered the Cossack bivouac at 10:30 o'clock the same night and attacked the Cossacks, who retired in good order, keeping up a running fight along the road to Sai matsza. There was a great deal of firing on both sides, but like most fight ing in the dark, it was very ineffective, as shown by the smallness of the Rus sian losses. It is believed the Japanese did not sustain any greater casualties. but according to one account the ma jority of the Japanese squadron was wipd out. After reaching Saimatza May 29, the Japanese returned to Kuan Dlan Slan, apparently not liking the vicinity of the Cossacks and in view of the possibility of General Renenkampff bringing up reinforcements. The war office attributes little, importance to this engagement which- was heralded from Tokio as a Japanese victory. Destruction at Dalny. Chefoo, May 31. 7:30 p. m. Five hundred Chinese refugees from Port Dalny andS Talien Wan arrived here today. After sifting their conflicting stories it appears that the Russians left Talien Wan May 2d tor Port Ar thur, after burning everything likely to be of use to the Japanese. Bandits later took possession of the town and were pillaging Vhen the Japanese cav alry appeared May 2 7. On May 2 6 the Russians left Port Dalny, previ ously burning the ofSce and resi dences, destroying the railroad and scuttling three large merchantmen, the Seid, Boreia and Nagadan and all the dredgers and launches. Some of the refugees also say the Russians destroyed the gunboat Bobra, which is said to have taken part in the battle of Thursday last at Kin Chou, and three torpedo boats. Others say these vessels returned to Port Arthur. The docks and piers at Dalny were not destroyed. Bandits occupied the city after the Russians left and levied tribute on the inhabit ants. A Chinese contractor who had built most of Dalny for the Russians was held for ransom and his clerks were killed. The town was still burn ing Mav 2 8. when the refugees start ed for Chefoo. The Japanese had not appeared at Dalny up to that time. One junk which was leaving Dalny was sunk by bandits and fifty persons were drowned. The Chinese who have arri-ed here did not leave Dalny or Talien Wan because thev were afraid of the Rus sians or Japanese. They fled from the bandits who entered those towns. To Relieve Port Arthur. Tien Tsin, May 31. It is reported here that the first brigade of the First Russian division, consisting of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Siberian regiments, left Tashichao, a point on the railroad about 20 miles south of New Chwang, tor Kin cnou vesterdav. The purpose of this move ment is not known, but it is believed that the troops are moving to the re lief of Port Arthur. They are to be followed by an entire division. WILL TRY AGAIN. Delegates to Illinois Republi can State Convention Again Assemble in Springfield to Make Nominations. Springfield, 111., May 31. The dele gates to the Republican state conven tion in reassembling, today were gen erally of the opinion that no nomina tion would be reached before tomorrow or Thursday. The adherents of Colonel Frank O. Lowden exhibited great con fidence and said that a break for Low den might be expected on any ballot after today. Deneen's managers ap peared equally confident and the Yates men staunchly declared the governor as much a factor as he was two weeks ago. Friends of Attorney General Hamlin maintained that conditions were hourly growing more favorable to their candidate. This also was the view taken by the supporters of Congress man Warner. RIVER IS STILL FALLING Has Gone Down Over Five Feet More Ha In Falls Today. The gauge on the Rock Island bridge registered 12.9 feet of water this morning at 7 o'clock. The meas urement Monday morning was 18 feet. The fall since Monday morning has been 6.1 feet. The river is still going down today, and the excitement which its rise occasioned has entirely sub sided. The rainfall for May, as recorded up to 11 o'clock this morning by the weather bureau, has been 6.90 inches. The rainfall for May, 1903. was 8.63 inches, and there were 19 rainy days. This month there have been 12 rainy days. The one day's drouth, that of Mon day, was broken this morning, and the forecast indicates continued showers. Today's corn and wheat region bul letin says: "Partly cloudy weather generally prevails over Kansas and western Missouri this morning, with light rain falling at Concordia and traces of rain at Dresden and Wich ita. Slightly higher temperature." The forecast for Kansas sent out to day is "Probably showers tonight and Wednesday." The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded for the 24 hours ending this morning at 7 o'clock were as follows: Baker, 80 60; Concordia, 82-62: Dodge Citv, 82 62; Dresden. 86-58: Fort Scott, 80-54; Macksville, 80-50; McPherson, 82-62; Manhattan. 84-58; Osage Citv, 80-58; Topeka, 80-61; Toronto, 82-54; Wich ita, 8 4-60. The wind at noon today was from the south, blowing six miles an hour. The hourly temperatures recorded to day were as folio wf: 7 o'clock 62 11 o'clock 66 8 o'clock 64,12 o'clock 63 9 o'clock 65; 1 o'clock 64 10 o.'clock 67j 2 o'clock 64 Wind four miles from the east. Rain fall .06 of an inch up to 2 p. m. rtt the World's Fair. Subscribers of the State Journal visiting the World's Fair may have the paper mailed regularly each day to any address in St. Louis at the rate of 30 cents a month. The last edition of the State Journal reaches St. Louis the following morning. The paper can be sent care of the Kansas build ing, if desired. Walked in His Sleep. Leavenworth. Kan., May 31. George Conn, a retired merchant 68 years of age, stepped out of a second story window at his residence on North Broadway Monday, and was almost in stantly killed. He was walking in his sleep. Conn was an early settler and leaves a widow and children. Weather Indications. Chicago, May 31. Forecast for Kan sas: Probably showers tonight and Wednesday; variable winds. 10 INDIANS CAME. Stage Coach Wandered About Streets Unmolested. Fierce Fiery Red Men Were Eridently Afraid. CROWD WAS LiRGE. Sereral Thousand People Wait ed in 15a in for Attack. Soldiers Amuse Themselves by Shooting at Each Other. Kain Interferes With Parade The Programme. The wild, wicket, vicious, villainous Indians who were to attack the Wells Fargo stage coach as it made its peri lous flying trip down Kansas avenue at 11 o'clock this morning, got scared just at the time they were to be killed, and despite the tearful appealing prayers of W. Scott Bird, their chieftain, they would not fight. So It was decided to give them another chance. The Wells Fargo people have consented to let the redskins make another deadly assault upon their coach on Thursday after noon, in division six of the trades pa rade, where the fight will actually be pulled off. This division will be com posed of the entire Wells-Fargo equip ment and promises to be one of the features of the display. A company of regulars have been obtained to again guard the coach, and the Semi-Centen-nial committee will at once go to work to find a chief and some good Indiana who will really turn up at the scene of the fracas. More than 3,000 people were crowded about the corners of Seventh street and Kansas avenue waiting for the tight, which was scheduled for half past ten. Marshall's band took its place in the stand in front of the Na tional hotel and helped out the tedium with a concert. Rain began to fall just about that time, but the crowd was undaunted and stood in the rain, wait ing. A few of the fortunates had brought their umbrellas. Chief of Po lice Stahl had all of his available men around to push back the crowd, and he was aided by Fire Chief Wilmarth with two of his crews, and about a dozen regular soldiers. But it was like suck ing back water and it is a miracle that no one was hurt when the run was fin ally made. The young Americans, and they were plentiful, dodged about under the feet of the horses utterly oblivious to the danger in which they were. The crowd was too big for the sidewalks of four blocks to hold. The windows of the ad joining stores were filled with onlook ers and the roof tops held another con tingent. Just at 11 o clock the first run of the coach was made. A skirmish line of soldiers preceded at full gallop and then came the old coach, looking as natural as a Remington sketch. Inside were a number of Topeka people, in cluding Mayor Bergundthal, Frank Foster, J. F. Lytle and P. B. Henry, the latter two of the Wells-Fargo com pany. On the top of the coach were J. E. Wilson, the driver, dressed in the picturesque garb of a Mexican with ombrero, leather over-breeches and all, by his side Frank Root, who 41 years ago was a Wells-Fargo employe and was an actual shotgun messenger on the old coach in those days. Behind the two sat Gordon King and R. S. Brimer, armed with big shotguns and dressed in blue flannel shirts and wide- brimmed hats, a la cowboy. The run ended at Fifth street and a wait was made for somebody to scare up the In dians. After 15 minutes' search not a redskin could be found. Back came the coach again, this time the soldiers and guards firing at each other with blank cartridges. Again a hunt was made for the aborigines, and again it was fruitless. Back came the coach for its third run, the soldiers again making targets of one another with their blank cartridges. The Indians were given three chances to attack the stage and each time they failed to get up enough courage. The Semi-Centennial committee is still hunting for them to night, but the chances are about 10 to 1 that they will never be found. They were to have come from Westport, Mo., and W. A. S. Bird and Bob Sem ple were to have been the big chiefs. Upon inquiry it was discovered that Mr. Bird is not even in the city. So the coach was taken back to the livery barn and the promoters of the tight repaired to the city building for consultation. It was decided to have another fight on Thursday and at this time- redskins will actually be there. "I'll see to it." said J. B. McAfee, one of the guards of the coach. "We'll have some, just tell the people so." But the crowd enjoyed it. There is nothing under the sun that pleases peo ple better than a crowd of regular sol diers on horseback, in their natty uni forms and care free riding. For that matter the soldiers seemed to have just as much fun out of it as anybody. They good-naturedly put the crowd back for the run, and then came down pell mell laughing and shooting as though it was the most enjoyable thing which they ever did in their lives. The crowd stood on the streets for over an hour to watch the battle and enjoyed it. It is likely that a special attempt will be made to give the crowd more chance to see the soldiers. This seems to be popular. At the Commercial club rooms, a number of the members of the committee got together to discuss the matter this morning and it is like Iv that some special arrangements will be made tomorrow to get the soldiers down on the streets. On Thursday morning they will give a sham battle nt the fair grounds and this is looked forward to by both visitors and the people of this city as one of the fea tures of the festivities. Parade Is Postponed. The 0ld Settlers' parade scheduled for this morning at 11 o'clock was post poned until Thursday on account of the rain. It wiil be the sixth division of the Industrial parade at 1:30 p. m. The Programme. Following is the programme for to night and the remainder of the week: EVENING 8:11) O'CLOCK. Auditorium. Stereopticon views of old Kansas scenes and people. Explanatory re marks by T. A. McNeal. Music by Wendell Concert company. The Parker shows at state house I grounds all week. Wednesday, Women's Day. (Exercises under the auspices of the Federation of Women's clubs.) AFTERNOON 2:00 O'CLOCK. The following is the formation of the flower parade: Platoon of police General J. W. F. Hughes, chief marshal; Lieutenant E. J. McKierman, aide. FIRST DIVISION. Marshall's Band. City Troop. Equestrians. SECOND DIVISION. Federation carriage White chrysan themums. Mrs. A. H. Horton, Topeka; Mrs. M. L. Todd. Massachusetts. Ladies' Music club Purple wistarias. PONY CARRIAGES. Roudebush Pink and white glories. Kaster White chrysanthemums. Sheldon and Hughes Red and white roses. Hadley Yellow chrysanthemums. Foote, Chappelle and lady Corn flowers. Cooper, McEntire. Ebey, Milean, Poole and Andrews Yellow and Green CARRIAGES. Current Literature, pony cart, 8 horse back Red and pink. Dean Kaye Red poppies. Junior Atlantean club Yellow chrys anthemums. Calidorean club Pink chrysanthe mums. Chaldean club Pink chrysanthe mums. Nineteenth Century club Red car nations. Clio club Yellow and white chrysan themums. Orphans" Home Yellow chrysanthe mums. Western Sorosis Red roses. State carriage Sunflowers. THIRD DIVISION. BAND. FLOATS. Froebel Mothers' Union White and green roses. Nautilus club Pink carnations. W. C. T. U. White and green water lilies. Free kindergarten Kindergarten colors. W. M. Crosby Co. White chrysan themums. Ceramic Art club White and gold. Modoc club Pink chrysanthemums. West Side Forestry club White and green. Bethany college Yellow chrysanthe mums. Vignette club Pink carnations. Mills Dry Goods Co. White lilies. Robinson Marshall. W. T. K. club Sunflowers. Crosby Bros. Pink chrysanthemums. Washburn college. K. and L. of S. (council No. 1) Four colors. FOURTH DIVISION. William Taylor, assistant marshal. BICYCLES. AUTOMOBILES. Mrs. Lou Wyman White chrysan themums. Dr. Samuel Lyman Pink chrysan themums. West Side Reading club Purple and white chrysanthemums. Cosmos club Pink and white cos- mop. Mrs. Billings Red and white pop pies. Mrs. Norris Two shades of green. D A. R. Red. white and blue. Mrs. Swearingen Pink enrysantne- mums. Good Government club Red poppies. Fire department. The parade will form as follows: City Troop and equestrians on Quincy, with right resting on Tenth avenue; bicvcles and automobiles on west side of Quincy street, south of Tenth ave nue; floats on east side of Quincy street, north of Tenth avenue; all car riages on west side of Quincy street, north of Tenth avenue; fire depart ment on east side of Quincy street, in rear of floats. The parade will move from Tenth and Quincy, west to Kansas avenue, north on Kansas avenue to Third street, west on Third street to Topeka avenue, south on Topeka avenue to Eleventh street, east on Eleventh street to Harrison street, north on Harrison street to Fifth avenue and disband. All participants must be at place of formation not later than 2:15 p. m., as the parade will move promptly at 2:30 p. m. Assistant marshals will report to the chief marshal at Tenth and Quincy, not later thtn 2 o'clock p. m., for in structions. EVENING 8:00 O'CLOCK. Auditorium. Piano Solo Selected Miss Celeste Nellis. Address Mrs. Mabel Loomi3 Todd, Massachusetts. Address Mrs. Bell M. Stoutenborough, Plattsbouth. Neb. Vocal Solo Selected Mrs. George W. Parkhurst, Topeka. (Accompanied by Miss Bertrude Tracy) Address Mrs. May Belville Brown, Salina. Address Mrs. H. O. Garvey, Topeka, Harp Solo Selected Miss Tyler, Junction City. Home, Sweet Home Audience Thursday, Topeka Day. MORNING 10 O'CLOCK. Service drill of fire department at corner of Seventh street and Kansas avenue, and exhibition water pressure test. AFTERNOON 2 O'CLOCK. Industrial parade. seven divisions, including 140 decorated wagons and floats. EVENING. Magnificent $5,000 display of fire works from the dome of the State house under auspices of Republican Flambeau club. RANGE OF 10 CENTS. Corn Causes Excitement on Omaha Grain Exchange. Omaha. Neb., May 31. May corn on the local grain exchange had a range of 10 cents today as a result of what Is said to have bee nan attempt by a leading member to corner that delivery. A number of brokers who had sold short for some time were forced to buy back much of their short corn at a price ranging from 4 to 8 cents above the price at which they sold It. A. B. Jacquith, who has been the prominent long, secured an injunc tion today in the district court re straining the Omaha grain exchange from accepting for his account 165, 000 bushels of corn from the Union Elevator company, which that con cern was preparing to deliver to Jacquith as No. 2 corn. He alleged that the corn is below grade. WHAT WILL IIE DO State Officials and Employes on Anxious Seat. Wonder Where State Account ant Will Turn Attention. HITS ALL FACTIONS. More or Less Grafting on All Hands. Are Many Points to Which He Can Turn His Talents. Governor Bailey's appointment of an expert accountant to make an ex amination of the accounts of the vari ous state departments and institutions is causing considerable worry in some quarters. It is not known just what that accountant will do. People who have private grafts, great or small. are afraid they will be uncovered. This worry is not confined to one polticial faction by any mearrs, for there are at least petty grafters in all factions. Just as all political factions were engaged in padding the pay rolls of the last legislature by putting on relatives of members who did no work whatever, so there are some of ficials in all factions who engage in petty grafting when an opportunity, offers. For Instance, it is alleged that one officer has his wife on his payroll aa his stenographer, for which an ap propriation of $720 a year is made, yet all his reports and communica tions are written in long hand. Thia may not be illegal, but it Is not carry ing out the intent of the law. It is charged that the state board of charities has rooms for the con venience of its members at the various state institutions. Each member re ceives a salary of $2,000 a year, which is supposed to cover his ex penses. When George E. Cole waa state auditor, he recommended that this practice be abolished by law, but the legislature did not heed his rec ommendations. This may be a petty graft, yet in some instances it would seem to be excusable. The state institutions are, as a rule. some distance from where hotel ac commodations can be procured. For instance, the reform school at Topeka, is four miles from the city. The board of charities spends from two to four days at each institution each month in looking after its administra tion and auditing bills. If the mem bers of the board had to drive in to Topeka from the reform school for each meal, It can readily be seen that it would cause a great loss of time. It Is doubtful if there was anything: illegal about the action of Secretary of State Burrow in buying from him self $14,000 worth of Smith Center bonds for the state school fund and allowing himself to clip off $2,100 worth of interest coupons, compelling the state school fund to go without interest on its investment for three years, yet it has the appearance of being a graft. There- seems to be a disposition In certain circles to attempt to turn the attention of the new state accountant to Investigating some of the things which everybody knows exists, and the correction of which lies either with the officials themselves or with the legislature. This is probably done in an effort to divert attention from more serious grafts which might m found to be illegal, and which might get the grafters into serious trouble. These are the kind of grafts which the expert accountant ought especial ly to go after. They may not exist, and it may not be possible for an ac countant to find them even if they do exist. The accountant should not neglect the petty grafts, but his at tention should by no means be di verted from more serious ones which may exist. CASHIER GONE. With Him Went $125,000 of Firm's Assets. the New York, May 3L The suspension of S. Munn, Son Co., was announced on the oCtton Exchange today. The firm is one of the oldest in the cotton trade in this city. The head bookkeep er and cashier disappeared about ten days ago and the firm believes that aa soon as its accounts are straightened out it will be able to resume. At the office of the firm It was said that Clarence F. Cameron, the offlcei manager and head clerk, had been ab sent for about a week. An examination of the bookst so far made, it was ad ded, showed apparent discrepancies amounting to about $125,000. The Mun firm is one of the most con servative and respected Mi the cotton business. It is composed of Samuel O. Munn and H. Tileston Munn, and the estate of A. oGodwin Munn. Jr. The firm had a coffee exchange member ship, but had few open aecofms there. The following announcement from the firm was read on the Cotton Exchange: 'we hereby announce to the mem bers of the Cotton Exchange that through I he absence of our head and trusted clerk who has left his books in an involved condition, we ore obliged to suspend. e trust this suspension will only be temporary. "We would request all members of the exchange having open contracts with our firm to present the same to us with accounts at once. We further state that we have very few open con tracts on the New lork oC tton Ex change and that these balance each. other. RAIN IN THE WEST. Rivers Are at Standstill. Iiut Another Rise Is Feared. At noon today reports from Man hattan. Abilene and Junction City In dicated prospects of rain. Both the Republican and the Smoky rivers are stationary today. The former was rising Monday, and the latter falling. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1904. 2 KANSAS NEWS. ConTict Identified AfUr 13 Years bj Size' of His Ear. How Mr. McCIaughrj Trapped George Jones. BEItTILLON SYSTEM. Prisoner Denied That He Had Been There Before. Comparison of Itecord. Showed Truth of the Matter. Leavenworth, May 31. A rather pe culiar case, the like of which occasion ally comes to the attention of M. W. McClaughry, record clerk of the federal penitentiary, is that of George Jones, formerly private of company L, Twen tieth infantry. He was received at the penitentiary April 25, 1904. After look ing over his records the liortlUon clerk found that the prisoner had been in the penitentiary thirteen years despite the prisoner's assertion to the contrary. Jones la known to be a bad character and Is still suspected of having had a hand in many Jobs throughout the country. When he was here before Jones was known as Albert L. Winters. He en listed in the army at Des Moines, Iowa, on August 15, 1'jOO, under the name of Qeorse Jones and was assigned to the Twentieth Infantry. While this regi ment was in the Philippines he deserted end was soon captured and sentenced ly a general court-martial to five years' imprisonment to be served in the Al catraz prison on Alcatraz island, Cal ifornia. Jones had served there but a short while when he attempted to escape by assaulting the guard, but was unsuc cessful. While trying to get away he nearly killed the guard and after the expiration of his term of imprisonment he was tried for assault with intent to kill and for this crime he was sen tenced to ten years in the federal prison at this post. When Jones alias Winters was serv ing a term at the prison thirteen years ago he was sent up for three years for rfenertion and it is probable that dur ing the time he has been away he. served sentence in several other prisons. When Jones was brought from the Island he was accompanied by two other prisoners. A short while ago they were taken to the room where M. W. McClaughry measures all the pris oners brought to the penitentiary by the Bertlllon system. After he measured him, Mr. Mc Claughry asked Jones the question he usually aslcs all the prisoners; whether he had been in this or any other peni tentiary before. Jones said that he had never been at this penitentiary be fore but the record clerk did not be lieve him and immediately looked through his files to find a number that corresponded to Jones' measurements. H then asked Jones if he had ever been in the penitentiary before under the nama of Winters and when he saw him start with, surprise, the record clerk knew then positively that Jones was the same man. By clever questioning ti minm'N lo tret Jones, anas winters to confess that he was here before for a tlii.ee vpars Bentence. When Winters was first sent to this TMnitentinrv he was dishonorably uis charged from the army and it will prob ably go hard with htm if the govern ment decides to institute proceedings efrainst him. The remarkable fact about this case is that the measurements ta tter, thirteen vears ORO were not luneii by Mr. McClaughry and upon compar ing the records of measurements made thirteen years ago and those made a few davs atro it shows that tne compar Ison Is nearly exact. Only a slight change is noticed and of all one is ex ert, the measurement of the ear, which the Bertlllon experts rely on in being esaet as it is said that the ear never enlarges after a certain perioa. FARM BRINGS $16,000. Sedgwick County Man Sells for More Than 105 Per Acre. Wichita 1f4n Mnv 31 .T. T. Giles SOld his farm of 1.522 acres six miles north of this city between the two rivers to a. j. Dadisman of Denver, Col., for $16,000. The farm, which is nil bottom land, is ono nf the finest places in this county. It 1a well imuroved and is sowed with alfal fa. Mr. Dadisman, the purchaser of the farm, came here gome two or three weens o-r from Denver and unon first seeinsr Wichita he felt as though he wanted to invest in some property here or in the country surrounding the city. Yesterday tho rip.il for the fine, farm was closed and Mr. ladisman became the owner of one of the most valuable pieces of land in hi section of the state. The land brought something over T105 per acre. At present the major portion of the farm is sown to alfalfa and the crop is growing splendidly. There is every indication that there will be an enerirous Voi-vent therefrom this year which will net him a safe and sure profit of ii5 per acre. FOR DYNAMITING FISH. May Ilumlwudt Authorities Treat Such Law Violators. Pour men who are working on the tank farm here were caught dynamiting nsii in Coal creek and the two men wno iook t violators in brought them up town at the 'Tioint of Ehot guns" aud turned them vw to Justice of the Peace K. N. Wert Th trial took place Thursday and they were each fined $10 and costs. The tines were paid and the men turned loose. Humboldt Union. Gave a Dandelion Party. Mrs. C. W. Pullen Rave a Dandelion farty laft evening. Tne guests nupr dandp ions out of the lawn. Mrs. Pullen her pelf won the first prize, diirsiner more dan delions wltn an old DutrhiT Knife than bt husband was able to 1 if? with a patent digger. If you gr after the dandelions you can icet rid of them. Give a dandelion party. Atchison Globe. Blue Grass l our Feet High. F. M. Sumpter has a sample of blue grass on exhibition at the Farmers' and Merchants:' State bank that certainly FUR PIN', ARROW COLLAR IS CENTS, 2 FOR 25 CENTS CLUETT, PEABODY CO. MAKERS OF ClUETT AND MONARCH CHIRTB a .sm rn.fi K beats the record for this section of the Sunflower state. It was taken from anions the hedge on his place Just north of the citv and measures four feet two inches in height. He is making up a. sample box of blue grass and alfalta, which also shows a remarkable growth for this season, and will send it to St. Louis to be placed on exhibition at the world's fair. Argonia Clipper. CAKBOXDALE'S FLOOD. Berry Creek Floods the Town and Destroys Much Property. Carbondale. Kaa., May 31. The worst flood ever experienced in Car bondale occurred here as a result of the heavy rains of Saturday afternoon and night. A light rain, which speedily devel oped into a heavy downpour, began falling about 3 p. m. In a short space of time Berry creek was out of its banks and rushing madly nearly two feet deep over the bridge on Main street, inundating the street for near ly a block in either direction. The first floors of several buildings in the vicinity of the creek were flooded with from 7 to 15 inches of water, the water in the Barkley undertaking rooms reaching a height of 15 inches. The floor of Poth's hall was covered to a depth of 7 inches, while the post office was flooded to the extent of 8 inches. The floors of several private houses adjacent to the creek, back of Main street, had from 2 inches to 3 feet of water when the storm sub sided, the cook stove in Mrs. Mitch ell's kitchen being completely sub merged. The heavy rain of the afternoon continued for about one and one-half hours. About 9 o'clock at night it began raining again, and by midnight Berry creek, for the second time with in 12 hours, was on the rampage and sweeping with it everything loose within its reach, the water this time two feet higher than in the afternoon. Nearly a block of sidewalk was torn rom its place on Main street and strung across the street. When the walk went out the awnings in front of Poth's hall and Sirs. Bradley's urniture store fell down. Several walks and crossings in other parts of town were taken out by the flood. About J o clock Sunday morning' it ooked as though some of the people iving along the stream would have to desert their homes, but fortunately the water subsided before they were driven to this extremity. ihe property loss is comparatively ight. A telephone message came to Car bondale about 8 o'clock Sundav morning stating that a family by the name oi uoitman, living near 110 creek, east of Scranton, had been compelled by high water to seek refuge on the roof of their house. A rescue party left here with a boat promptly on receipt of the news. Memorial service Sunday had to be postponed. PAID HONOR TO SMITH. How Abilene Citizens Remembered Marshal Who Subdued Cowboys. Abilene, Kan.. Mav 31. This citv devoted the principal part of its Me morial day ceremonies to the lauda tion of a man who was never in war and whose claim to fame was that he subdued the cowboys when they were ruiers oi tnis old time cattle town. This was Thomas J. Smith, an early marsnai or Abilene. The G. A. II. united with the citizens' committee in giving up the day to frontier reminis cences. In the morning the graves of the veterans were decorated and T. C. Henry of Denver, the first mayor of the city, made a short talk to the old soiaier3. men all gathered at a monument placed over the grave of smim and vv. s. Stambaugh of Fargo, S. D., an attorney here in frontier times, unveiled the stone, presenting for the citizens' committee to the citv. The stone is a granite boulder found on a hill top in Oklahoma and Is un touched by hammer or chisel. Was a Monster Fros. The biggest frog ever seen in Atchison was exhibited at Jerry Kermoad's place today. It is a bull frog, raught at Sugar lake by Charles Keene. The froer weitrhs 2i pounds and measures inches in unstn Kim its legs stretched out. It was necessary to get a box to keep the frog in. It has a mouth big enough to swallow a young bird. A man has been busv all day feeding the frog bugs. Atchison Globe. Iola's Population Shown. Iola, May 31. The population of Iola city proper has reached the total of at least 10,887. In the township there are 000 more. Bassett has 529 people. Gas City shows a population of over 2,000 and La llarpe comes in with another 2.000. Lanyonville has something over 500. All this is connected with Iola by the electric line. The population of the territory covered by the line is at least 17,887. A Stabbing at Salina. Salina, Kan., May 31. A quarrel between Paul Martin, a horse trainer, and Andy Williams, a veterinary surgeon and horse trader last evening resulted in Williams stacking Martin on one or the principal streets of the city. The wound is on the left arm. just above the elbow, but is not dangerous, although Martin is very weak from loss of blood. The two men quar reled over a horse trade. Williams gave himself up to the police. He had served several times on the police force as spe cial officer. ABOLISH WICHITA DEPOT.. Rock Island May Send Its Business Into Frisco Station. W'ichita, Kan., May 31. There is a well defined rumor current in rail road circles to-the effect that the Rock Island is soon to abolish its passenger station here and use that of the Frisco. The change is said to be the result of the visit by Rock Island oifi cials paid Wichita about one month ago. The most of the time spent here by the officials was in an inspection of both the Rock Island and Frisco sta tions. When seen yesterday a prominent Frisco official said, in regard to the rumor: "I think it hardly probable that such a chanse is contemplated. Of course I know no more about the matter than you do, except what I have heard. I have my opinion of the fact that the Frisco station, while ade quate to the needs of that company, would be entirely too small for the use of both." Rumor has it that the change will be effective by July 1. Another thing that sustains the report of such a con solidation is that the Rock Island and Frisco have had connecting tracks built at both the north and south en trances to the city. For Colorado Tourists. The Santa Fe will sell round-trip tickets to Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver for Sli.uo, daily, June 1 o September 30. 1904. inclusive. Limit October 31, 1904. Stop-overs in Colorado will be allowed as hereto fore. Three trains daily. "The Colo rado Flyer" (in service June 19), "The Colorado Express," and No. 1 provide the means of reaching the re sorts quickly and comfortably. Illus trated literature describing trains. route, ana scenery, iree. x. L. Kins- Ticket Agent, the Atchison, Topeka Santa d e itiy., xopeKa, jvas. SPORTJNG NEWS. A Summing Up of the National League IlaceGiren. Chicago, New lork, Pittsburg and Cincinnati First Four. THESE HAVE LEADERS. St. Louis and Brooklyn to Fight for Fifth Tlace. Philadelphia Expected to Bring Up the Bear. New York, May 31. This is the way the National league looks now if a prediction or two can be ventured: Chicago, New York, Pittsburg and Cincinnati to fight it out for the first four positions, with St. Louis and Brooklyn for the fifth position. Phila delphia and Boston will undoubtedly trail. And the reason the first four are picked to be the ones who will decide the leadership when the final count is made is because they have the teams and the leaders. Take Chicago A great leader in Frank Selee, a man who, in all his long career as a baseball manager, has nev er been identified with a loser. A strong-hitting, fast base-running and good fielding infield; a bunch of pitch ers that are reliable men good for their regular turns every fourth day. In Kling they have the best catcher in either of the big leagues everything considered. The only weak spot is the outfield. Aside from Slagle there is not a .500 hitter, nor yet a star outer gar dener. New York In McGraw that team has one of those scrappy, aggressive lead ers who can get more out of men of mediocre ability than any manager in the country Selee alone excepted. His men will die fighting. He has probably better control over his old men and can get more out of them than any one else could. That has been proven. Whether or not he is a developer of young blood remains to be seen, as that has not been demonstrated. Pittsburg The three-time champions. In Fred Clarke the team has one of the greatest playing managers the game ever saw. In Philippe and Lever, two of the best pitchers in the league, and in Camnitz and Scanlon two prom ising youngsters. Behind the bat he is well fortified, while his outfield and guardians of the infield are the best that the game has seen in many a long day. The whole bunch is "there," too, with quickly turned points of advan tage, daring and heady work afield and on the bases. Wait until they take their eastern trip and get away from the betting ring in the Smoky City that is continually knocking, knocking, knocking. Then see what they will do! The Hed3 have been seen too much to tell about them, except to say that possibly the merits of the individual members of the team, and Joe Kelley himself as their leader, are better ap preciated abroad than in the city they represent. Aside from the great twirling staff, of which Manager Nichols himself is the acknowledged star, there are not so many sensational ball players in that Cardinal outfit. They haven't a surplus of quick thinkers on that in field, and the outfield looks weak in comparison with the rest of the big leaguers. Brooklyn, here of late, has disap pointed everyone, and none more keen ly than Manager Hanlon himself. The pitching corps is not there. Jones is the only man of recognized merit among the slab workers. The catching department is not particularly strong, for Bill Bergen, too weak for the Reds, is its star. The infield is light too light for a big league infield, and there is but one good ball player in the out fieldJimmy Sheckard. Boston and Philadelphia will fight it out for last place, of that there can be but little doubt. The chances rather favor Buckenberger's crew for "the hole," despite the bad start made by Duffy's men. "Little Hughie" has the better in and outfield, with the excep tion that there is Tenney to be reck oned with as against the passe Jack Doyle. Neither pitching staff looks particularly strong. Buckenberjser pro bably has the better of the argument on that score. But when you get right down to it, this is going to be one of the prettiest races the league has seen in many a long year. Certain it is that no team will make a run away race of it as Pittsburg has been wont to do. That world's championship series taught the balance of the teams in the National league that the Pirates were not im pregnable, and they have not been slow to take advantage of that this year. ERED if7 The Suburban Handicap is the great racing event of the country. Pulsus, is to show his mettle in this great event in June. That the game racer must betting, now being made. "DO ANYTHIN TIIONKY IS THE n d. 'Si'' X Every ball team now days has some man who is as equally at home In the infield as the pastures. Few of them, however, are the equal of Tho ney, of the New York Americans. He can twirl double twisters or capture skyscrapers with equal facility. Neither is Chicago, New York nor Cin cinnati to get near the top without fighting tooth and toe-nail for every inch of advantage gained. I.AJOIE LEADS THE LEAGUE. As a Hatter the Big Frenchman In a Class by Himself. New Y'ork, May 31. Lojole is out in (-front all by himself for batting honors in the American league. The French man is hitting the leather at a .480 clip for the 27 games in which he has bat ted, and Drill, the Washington catcher, is the closest of his competitors. Drill is hitting .358 for 25 games. The next two of the regulars to show are "Sox" Seybold and Lave Cross, both of the Athletics. The first regular in the list for St. Louis is Heidrick and the later is 18 points below the .300 point. Hemp hill comes next with .278. Howell, a pitcher, is doing the starring for the team, with a .400 average, and Sudhoff is also ahead of Heidrick. Winter of Boston, with three games won and none lost, is leading the pitch ers. Smith and Dougherty also have clean records, but neither has pitched in more than a single game. Pig Will Dineen is entitled to the most credit, however, as he has pitched seven games and lost but one, his perform ance being a much better one than Winter's. Glade Sudhoff and Howell are bunched for the Browns, with the youngster leading. Siever is coming, and he is but a few points behind the other three now. In fielding St. Louis shows well, but this advantage is offset by the weak batting of the club. Ivansans Outshoot Missouri. Kansas City, May 31. The Kansans showed their ability to defend the El liott loving cup yesterday afternoon at Blue River park by bringing down ninety birds out of a possible 100 and saving the cup from Missouri by four kills. 'I "Fatty"'" Arnold of Kansas, and Frank Cunningham of Missouri, each made straight kills, while the rest of the Kansas team easily outclassed the Missouri team. The Elliott loving cup is worth $100 in cash to the team delivering it at the next annual tour najient, besides the purse money placed against it in all challenge events, and a lively skirmish for its possession was predicted as soon as the All-Kansas team captured it a few weeks ago. Following are the individual scores of the team event: All-Kansas team Ed O'P.rien, 18; "Fatty" Arnold, 20; F. J. Paxton, IS; Henry Anderson, 18; John Johnson, 16. All-Missouri team Frank Cunning ham. 20; Harry Tipton, 16; Chris Gottlieb, 17; John Wilmot, 16; W. M. Clayton ,17. Shooting Tourney for Lamed. Larned, Kans., May 31. Before leaving for Kansas City to take part in the shooting tournament there, Elias Arnold, champion of the state of Kansas at inanimate targets, arranged to give a two days' shoot here, setting the dates for June 8 and 9. Although Arnold has been shooting for the past five years, he has never given a tour nament. Robinson to Hetire. Baltimore, May 31. Word has been received in Baltimore from Montreal to the effect that Wilber T. Kobinson. the veteran catcher for many years of the Baltimore team, and captain, for a GEBHAKDT'S PROMI SING THREE

,5 V Jf erL J 1 G" MAN OF THE NEW YORKERS. 1 w time the manager of the Orioles, has definitely made up his mind to retire from active work. TIIKEW A QVID OF TOBACCO. Lajoie's Suspension Injures Prospects of Cleveland. Cleveland, May 31. A telegram was received last night by President Kil foyle of the Cleveland club from Ban Johnson, president of the American league, ordering the indefinite suspen sion of Captain Lajoie, second base man of the Cleveland team, for thrown Ing a quid of tobacco at Umpire Dwyer in the game at Chicago, the outcome of a dispute over a decision between Lajoie and Dwyer. Lajoie's suspension puts the Cleveland team in bad shape. Turner, shortstop, Joss, pitcher, and Lush, fielder, are out of the game owing to illness or injury and Flick, Hickman, Bemis and Bern hard are only half well. DECREASE IX NET. Santa I'e Earnings for Third Week in May l'all Oil $54,000. For the third week in May, the earnings of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe showed a net decrease of $54,000. Colt Breaks the Record. Pueblo, Col., May 31. What is believed to be a world's record was made at a race matinee of the Pueblo Driving club, when Harriska. a yearling colt owned by J. Sandkuhl, paced a quarter of a mile in Missouri 12, Kansas 5. Columbus, Mo., May 31. Missouri uni versity beat the Kansas team Monday in the opcr.ing game of the commencement series by a score of 12 to 5. Score by innings: R.H.E. Kansas 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 S 7 6 Missouri 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 3 12 12 6 Kattcrien Morgan and Royer; Northcutt and Bailey. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis 13, Pittsburg 0 fafternoon). New York 15, Philadelphia 4 (morn ind). Philadelphia 5, New York 4 (after noon Brooklyn 4. Boston 2 (mornine). Boston 8. Brooklyn 3 (afternoon.) Cincinnati 7, Chicago 4 (morning). Chicago 5, Cincinnati 2 (afternoon). NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING. Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Chieaeo 24 11 .ss5 New York 24 11 .iX Cincinnati IS J2 .1 St Ivmis 17 17 ..V1 Pittsburg IS lit .457 Boston 13 21 .32 Brooklyn 14 23 .371) Philadelphia 6 26 .1S AMERICAN LEAGl E. New York 7, Philadelphia 4 (morn ing). Philadelphia 1, New York 0 (after noon). Boston 7. Washington 3 (morning). Boston 8, Washington 2 (afternoon). AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING. Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Boston 25 10 .714 Cleveland 19 13 .5!'3 Philadelphia 20 15 .571 New York 19 15 .c' Chicago 19 17 St. Louis 35 17 .4fl9 Detroit 11 21 .3M Washington 6 26 .18$ WESTERN LEAGUE. Omaha 10, Sioux City 5 (morning). Omaha 4, Sioux City 2 (afternoon). YEAR OLD. i f S Yi fit S rr recently purchased by Mr. Gebhardt, be reckoned with is shown in the 9 C I m mm Ranges sold at cost and connected absolutely free. For the convenience of those who are unable to come to the office during the day time, the office is open evenings from 7 to 8:30 for the purpose of showing Gas ranges. EXCELSIOR COKE GAS CO. Both Phones 79. 435 Kansas Avenue. Colorado Springs 6, Denver 2 (morn ing). Colorado Springs 7, Denver 1 (after noon.) Des Moines 8, St. Joseph 7 (morning). Des Moines 2, St. Joseph 1 (after noon). WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING. Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Denver 21 Colorado Spring 19 Omaha 15 St. Joseph 14 Its Moines 16 Sioux City 9 10 .T7 16 .4-4 16 .4S7 19 .457 21 .SCO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 1 (morn ing). Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 6 (after noon.) Toledo 5, Indianapolis 4 (morning). Toledo-Indianapolis, rain' (afternoon). St. Paul 8, Minneapolis 1 (morning). St. Paul 7, Minneapolis 2 (afternoon). AMERICAN ASSOCIATION STANDING. Club. Won. Loit. Pet. 20 Jl .M5 .21 14 20 14 .5S .19 is -Bin .17 17 ..V 14 20 .413 .11 20 .355 .11 21 .344 St. Paul Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE. AT IOLA. The leaders were welcomed here Dec oration day by a crowd of 2,500 people, who saw the home team shut out the Topeka Saints in an errorless game. The feature of the game was Root's pitching, Risley's hitting and Milsap's base running. Slsler made three of Topeka's four hits. The score: IOLA. Player. Bankhead, 2b. Frick, c AB. 4 IT. PO. A. E. 2 3 2 0 112 0 2 14 0 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 "a 27 11 0 If. PO. A. E. 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 .0 0 10 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 4.0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 24 10 0 4 4 P.isley, ss. Sohrimer. rf 3 Mtlsap. lb. 3 Wilson, cf. SeOBKins, If. Seigle, c. Root, p 1 2 3 2 Totals 26 TOPEKA. Player. Cole, cf Keller, 2b. Slsler, 3b. Bevis, If Armstrong, c. Olson, ss. Abbott, If. Lemlng, rf. SUnson, p. AB. 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 Totals 28 Score by innings: Iola 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Topeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 The summary: Earned runs Iola 3. Two-base hits Bankhead, Abbott. Double plays Risley to Bankhead to Milsap. Left on bases Iola 4, Topeka 3. Stolen bases Milsap 4, Risley 2, Wil son, Sisler. Bases on balls Oft Root 3, Stinson 3. Struck out Root 8, Stinson 6. Time 1:30. Umpire Reagan. AT JOPLIN. Before a crowd of 1,800 people the locals lost to Sedalia in the second game of the series. Stoner cleared the bases with a home run in the first and cinched the result. Davis held the Miners down to four hits, while Ritter was landed on at will. The feature was the superb fielding of Manager Fillman of Joplin and White of Sedalia. The score: Sii.JJAl.IA. Piayer. AB. Rauers, cf. White, ss 5 Shrant, rf 3 Stoner, c 5 Rohn. lb 4 McDill, 3b 4 Butter, If 4 Lee. 2b 4 Davis, p 4 Totals 38 JOPLIN Player. AB. Fillman. ss 4 Vanderhill. C 3 Bavless, 3b 4 Welday. If 4 Randolph, rf 3 Randolph, rf 3 Gray, lb 4 Crum. cf 4 Shlmonek, 2b 4 Hitter, p 2 Eels 1 Totals 32 H. PO. A. E. 4 2 0 0 114 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 11 0 1 112 0 3 0 10 2 3 3 2 10 0 0 15 27 10 3 H. PO. A. E. 0 5 6 0 0 3 2 1 10 11 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 2 3 10 2 3 10 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 16 2 Batted for Ritter in the ninth. Score by innings: Sedalia 5 0000101 0-7 jo,,im 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 93 The summary: Earned runs Sedalia 2, Joplin 1. Two-base hit Crum. Three-bast hit Lee. Home run Stoner. Struck out By Davis 6, by Ritter 3. Bases on balls Off Ritter 1. off Davis 5. Hit by pitched ball Shrant. Stolen bases Gray, White. Double play Fill man to Gray. Left on bases Sedalia 5 .Joplin 7. Time 1:50. Umpire Shanks. AT SPRINGFIELD. Fort Scott was defeated by the locals in a close game. Gum was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning. Bagley Many School Children Are Sickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, Break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, Move and Regulate the Bowels, and Destroy Worms. Mrs. Emily Maronn, Meriden, Ct, says "It is the best medicine in the world for children when feverish and consti pated." Sold by all Druggists or by mail, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress AUen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.. NDER5 -WOODrDUST t Kor Fan?U From hzbit ft Because ymlikeiti BR0PIT COOK WITH AS AND SAVE BOTH HEALTH AND MONEt! carried off the batting honors, making four hits out of four times up. The score: SPRINGFIELD. Player. AB. H. PO. A. K. Persch, cf. 5 2 3 1 1 Smith, 3b 3 13 12 Perrine, 2b 3 13 3 0 Porter, lb 4 0 14 0 Hetling, ss. 4 0 14 0 Wood, c 3 3 7 1 0 Zoellers, If 4 2 10 0 Speer, rf. and p 3 0 1 2 1 Gum. p 2 0 0 2 1 Horton, rf 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 10- 27 14 a FORT SCOTT. Plaver. AB. II. PO. A. E. Bvrne, 3b 4 10 10 Downs, 2b 5 2 110 Fredericks, c 5 1 5 0 1 Besley, ss 4 4 13 2 Hanev. If 5 2 1 0 0 Perkins, rf 5 110 0 Yeager, cf 4 1 2 0 0 Eas?an, lb 4 0 13 0 0 Groom, p 2 0 0 5 0 T' tals 3S 12 24 10 3 Score by innings: Springfield 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 S Fort Scott 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 07 The summary: Earned runs Spring field 4, Fort Scott 3. Two-base hit Persch. Three-base hits Begley, Haney, Persch, Zoellers. Home runs Downs, Wood. Sacrifice hits Smith, Wood, Begley. Stolen bases Wood, Persch, Smith. Double plays Speer to Wrood to Perrine. Bases on balls Off Speer 1, off Groom 4. Hit by pitched ball By Speer 1. WTild pitches Speer 1. Groom 1. Passed ball Fredericks. Left on bases Springfield 7, Fort Scott 8. Time of game 1:45. Attendance 450. Umpire Owens. MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE STAND ING. Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Iola. 19 6 .Tfil Springfield 21 8 2i Sedalia IS 8 Joplin 20 9 .VI Topeka 11 12 .17S- I-avenworth 7 13 .3 Pittsburg 6 17 .21 Fort Scott 1 4 .Mil On Kansas Diamonds. AT ABILENE. Abilene won a close game from Hutchinson, A large crowd was in at tendance. Score bv Innings: R.H.E. Hutchinson 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 3 Abilene 0 010302 0 6 7 2 Batteries Rozelle and Brown; Giles and Parent. AT PAOLA. The Paola baseball team defeated the Thomas Lillys of Armourdale by the score of 6 to 6. AT SCAMMON. The Maroons defeated the Eylar team of Kansas City in a one-sided game, 23 to 8, before a large crowd to day. Batteries Scammon, Pettigrew, Finney and Hiller; Eylars, Smith Cros ley and Cleary. AT WEIR CITY. The Kansas City Schmelzers and the Browns played two games. The locals won both. In the first game the score was: Scorn by innings: R.H.E. Soh-nelzers 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 05 10 2 Weir City 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 07 7 2 BatterieB Cox and Shannon; Lindley and Finney. In the second game Baker let the vis itors down with two singles and struck out eight men. Score by innings: R.H E. Schmelzers 0 0000001 01 2 3 Weir City 0 0500100 0 7 1 Batteries Cox and Shannon; Baker and Finney. AT ST. MARTS. The St. Marys town team defeated Manhattan by a score of 7 to 8. Bat teries St. Marys, Bakule and Glynn; Manhattan, Wadell and Allengham. AT WICHITA. A crowd of about 1.500 people saw the Friends university baseball team de feat the Fairmount college team in the second game of a series of three by a score of 3 to 2. Friends now has two of the games, having won Prlday by a score of 5 to 1. The third game will be played today. Score by innings: R.H.E. Friends ,...0000300003 4 5 Fairmount 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 02 3 4 AT ATCHISON. The Fort Ieavenworth baseball team defeated the Atchison club by a score of 6 to L Brindley, who pitched for Fort Leavenworth, let the Atchison team down without a hit. Washburn 11, Manhattan 6. Manhattan. Kas., May 31. Wash burn defeated the Agricultural col lege Monday afternoon in a very poor game, by a score of 11 to 5. The only features were the two hits over the fence by Grlpgs of Washburn. The poor work of Pitcher Honska was also a noticeable feature, he giving thirteen bases on balls. The Agricul turists will play Washburn at To peka Saturday. Score by innings: R.H.E. Washburn ..0 1 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 11 7 7 Agricul'ists, 10003020 0 6 Batteries Honska and Mehl; well and Casell. 5 7 Call- College Baseball. At Providence Yale, 3; Brown. 0. At Iowa City Ames, 1: Iowa. 0. At Champaign, 111. Illinois, ft; Beloit, 4. Rock Island System. Colorado Flyer for Kansas City leaves Topeka every day at 7:45 a. m., arrives Kansas City 9:35 a. m.. con necting with all trains north, south and east. Leaves Kansas City 6:30 p' m. arrives Topeka S:20 p. m. ParriM 1 dining tar in both directions, and is a throuth train without stops at in termediate stations.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 31, 1904. 3 RAILROADNEWS. 7oI. L. P. Polk to ltemaln With the Santa Fe. Appointed Traffic JHanager of All Gulf Lines. GOODWYS'S SUCCESSOR i. S. iiershej Promoted to Job of General Freight Agent. Y. Vandenberg of Baltimore Takes liei shey's Place. Galveston, Tex., May 31. John rf. Hershey, assistant general freight agent of the Gulf lines of the Santa Fe, has been appointed general freight agent of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe, succeeding V. H. Goodwyn, who resigned on account of ill health. Y. Vandenbr rg. formerly for several years traific manager of the Louisville Nashville, late in business at Balti more, has returned to the railroad world and has been appointed assist ant general freight agent of the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe, with headquar ters at Galveston. In the general reorganization of the Gulf line of the Atchison system comes the news from Chicago that Col. L. P. Polk, who sent in his res ignation as vice president of the Santa Fe. has been made traffic manager of the Atchison lines in the southwest, with headquarters at Galveston, and he retains the title of vice president. Colonel Polk, is now en route from St. Louis, after having spent two weeks at Atchison headquarters In Chicago. MKXICAX I5AUBA1UTY. Another American Kngineer Mistreat ed Because He Had a Wreck. Denver, Colo., May 81. Interna- tional complications will probably re sult from the horrible railroad wreck on the Mexican Central rail road which occurred April 20 three miles north of Zacatecas, Mexico. The train while descending a heavy grade Jumped the track and dashed down an embankment, killing fourteen peo ple outright and Injuring forty oth ers. Timothy J. Lee. the engineer of the train, is a resident of Colorado. He Is a brother of Police Captain Frank W. Lee, and his family, Mrs. Fanny Lee and five children, John, Elizabeth, Nellie, Florence and William, ranging in ages from II to 21 years, are living at 2830 Arapahoe street. In the wreck Kngineer Lee was se riously injured, and Instead of being sent to the railroad- company's hos pital at Aguascalientes, 75 miles dis tant, he was taken to a hovel at Zacatecas, where he is kept a prisoner and treated like the lowest Mexican peon or serf. Although the engine, which was a large consolidated freight, was losing time, Lee is charged with running fast. He is un der constant surveillance of a number of gendarmes and when he gets well if he ever does he may be thrown into prison there to await death. This has been the fate of other Amer ican railroad engineers who were caught in Mexican railroad wrecks, and to avoid a similar fate he has written to his brother urging that the matter be brought to the attention of the state authorities at Washington. IX C. Mr. Lee says in a letter: "I was taken from the wreck to the Mexican hospital as a prisoner bv the Mexican authorities, the charge against me being fast running. I do not know what they will do with me. I don't see anybody to talk to and cannot tell how long I may be kept here. They don't give me half enough to eat. "I have soldiers guarding me night and day. I was only extra on the passenger run and it was my first trip over this division. I did not know the road and had a big, heavy con solidated freight engine, and she went over hard and quick. I have not heard anything from the railroad company and do not know what they intend to do. The train I was pulling is a fast train and I was not exceeding sched ule time. In fact, I was losing time, as the engine was not good enough for the run. But in this country they cinch an American every time thev get a chance. "A sick man might just as well go to his grave as to a Mexican hospital for all the care and nursing he will get. When I first came in here I had to lie on my back. J could not turn on either side nor sit up. In other words, I could not help myself, And have called all night long for a drink of water and no one would give it to me. The doctor, a Mexican, comes Pitchblend costs eight dollars a ton. The Radium particles in it are worth eight million dollars a pound. Why? Because pure Radium works wonders that nothing else will work. "FORCE" costs more than the run of break fast foods because of the pains I take to make it pure. But it's worth the dif ference. THE EX-MAYOR OF NEW YORK A Whether Mr. Low really didn't care to meet King Edward or because he would not wear "knee "panties" is not known, but he declined to meet the king. To save the feelings of the English, Mr. Low made some nice re marks about the country before sailing for France. every day at 10 o'clock, and if you were dying he would not come again. "I cannot see where I have commit ted any crime, as I was attending strictly to my business. I think you should bring the matter to the atten tion of John Hay, secretary of state, and I think he would have me releas ed and also get me an indemnity from the Mexican government. There is no telling how long they will keep me a prisoner maybe for years and when I am well enough I will be taken from the hospital and put in jail. LEFT IN SQUALOR AND FILTH. "After I was carried from the wreck to the place I was black from coal dust and covered with blood, and I lay down on my back ten days before I got my face and hands washed. And then I begged for soap and water all day be fore I got it. There are perhaps 50 pa tients here, all Mexican peons, for this is a charitable institution or in other words, the poorhouse. No first-class people come here, only the very poor and the very low. "For breakfast I got one small bis cuit, weighing about two ounces, and a third of a pint of milk. For dinner I get about three ounces of 'tough' beef and a few fried potatoes, a small piece of bread and a third of a pint of milk. For supper I get the same as for breakfast. There have been engineers kept in jail here in this country for years, and there have been others who have obtained their liberty through the state department at Washington." Powell Clayton, United States am bassador in- the City of Mexico, has in formed Governor Peabody that he has appointed an investigator to take up the case of Lee. TBYIXG TO DODGE. Private Car Concern Does Not Want Its Affairs Investigated. Chicago, 111., May 31. Armour Co. have called in question the right of the interstate commerce commission to make inquiry into the operation of their private car lines. In a reply to a demand from the commission that the company submit to an investigation of the fruit-carrying traffic in the state of Michigan, the Armour company has filed with the commission an answer in which it is stated that it is not within the legal power of that body to make the investigation. The jurisdiction of the commission is questioned upon the ground that the Armour car line is not a common carrier within the meaning of the interstate commerce act, but is a private corporation en gaged In a business which is other than that of a common carrier. SIX PAIRS OF DRIVERS. "BigTRest Locomotive" Now Being Built for Baltimore Ohio. Engine 2,400, built at the Schenectady Locomotive Works for the Baltimore and Ohio, and which is to be exhibited at the World's fair, is the largest loco motive in the world. It is estimated that it will be 150 per cent more powerful than any locomo tive ever built. The design is similar to that of the Mallet compound. There are six pairs of driving wheels, three pairs are under the forward end of the boiler and the other three be neath the fire box. The drivers are small, being but 56 inches in diameter. The total weight of the locomotive and tender is 560,000 pounds. FRISCO CHECK FRAUD. Company Has Been Swindled Out of Money by Stolen Time Cheeks. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 31. It seems that parties, unknown at present, have in some manner come into pos session of a lot of 'Frisco time checks, filled them out in various fictitious names and presented them at different points along the line, and they were paid. The paymaster became aware of the crookedness, and a special agent made an investigating tour, and it was ascertained that some thirty checks of this character had been cashed along the line. The parties present letters, stating that they had been working on the Stroud section. New Frisco Line Opens June 1. President A. J. Davidson of the Frisco issued a circular yesterday from headquarters at St. Louis, dated June 1, announcing that the line from Southeastern Junction, Mo., to Cape Girardeau. Mo., 124.1 miles, will be operated by the Frisco company, and will be known as the St. Louis divi sion, third district. The jurisdiction of officials of the Frisco system is ex tended over the same, and regular service will be maintained. Complete list of stations and distances on the DECLINED AX AUDIENCE. new line is as follows: Southeastern Junction, 7.3 miles from St. Louis Affton, 11; Ten Brook, 20.7; Cedars, 28.6; Horine, 34.9; Ludwig siding, 37.2; Festus, 3S.P; Crystal City, 39.9; McCoy, 41.4; Rush Tower, 46.8; Brickeys, 53.2; Ste. Genevieve, 65.2; St. Mary's. 74.4; St. Mary's Junction, 76; MeBride, 80.7: Menfro, 88.4; Seventy-six, 95.5; Wittenberg, 103.3; Neeley's. 114.9; Bainbridge, 122.2; Cape Girardeau, 131.4. FI7TTIXG OX STYLE. Pan-American Railroad Bnys an Elaborate Pullman Train. The Pan-American Railway com pany has purchased from the Pullman company one of the handsomest trains ever made. The new train is due to leave Chicago within a short time, and will be put into service on the com pleted portion of the Pan-American. 206 kilometers long, from San Ger onimo to a point on the Pacific ocean about twenty kilometers south of To nala, called Arista. The division headquarters will be at Jalisco. J. M. Neeland, general manager of the Pan American, is authority for the state ment that contract has been awarded for the construction of the third di vision of the road within eighteen months. A St. Louis firm will do the work, constructing the road from To nala, in the state of Chiapas, to Ta pauchula on the frontier of Guate mala. The contract includes the con struction of stations and the erection of a telegraph system according to the regulations laid down by the Mexican government. 'the company also ex-1 pects to begin work at once on the line from Jalisco to San Cristobal, the j capital of the state of Chiaoas. The I expense ot this portion of the line is estimated at $75,000 a mile, as it has to cross the Sierra Madre mountains. COXSTRVCTIOX ASSURED. Canadian Parliament Passes Grand Trunk Pacific Bill. Ottawa, Ont., May 31. The house of parliament, after an all night ses sion, divided on the third reading of the Grand Trunk-Pacific bill and passed the measure by a vote of 105 to 59. This assures the construction of the greatest transcontinental rail way in the world, with the single ex ception of the Transsiberian railway. The bill provides for the building of a road from Moncton, by the way of North bay or Gravehurst and Winni peg, to either Butte inlet or Port Simpson, a distance of 3,125 miles. The project is estimated to cost about $125,000,000. and is promoted by the Grand Trunk railroad. It will open up 500.000.000 acres of fertile land in the Northwest capable of producing between 2,500,000,000 and 3,000,000, 000 bushels of grain, or five times the total crop of the United States in 1900. STRIKERS MUST GO. El Paso Northeastern Importing Men for Alamorgordo Shops. The El Paso Northeastern rail road has adopted strenuous measures in order to be rid of striking- boiler makers at Alamogordo, N. M. Men have been employed in Chicago and other places and have been sent to New Mexico to take the place of every union man in the employ of the com pany. The shop will be made non union and maintained as such, it is stated, at any cost. COHSTIPATIOn Don't you know that Dizziness, Biliousness, Sick Headache and Bad Breath result from Con stipation Br. OaldivelFo (LAXATIVE) PopoOn Is the best remedy you can take to cure Constipation and Stom ach trouble. Try it to-day. PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Hontlcelio, III. QATLIN DRUG CO. DISTRIBUTORS Kb? LA RAPS PROHIBITIONS. (Continued from trt Page.) closer acquaintance with the character of New Mexico that this was a mistake. The pressure, however, for additional territory, the aggressiveness of the slave states, and the complaints made by them in respect to a failure to re store fugitive slaves in the north, pro duced a political anxiety on the part of the leaders of the Whig party, whose supporters were to be found partly in free states and partly in slave states, to secure another compromise, dispos ing of the questions arising out of the Mexican war. Accordingly, Mr. Clay in 1850 intro duced his series of resolutions provid ing, among other things, for the ad mission of California with a free con stitution, for the admission of any ter ritory acquired from Mexico without any restriction as to slavery, because It did not exist by law and was not likely to be introduced into any such territory; declaring the inexpediency of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia without the consent of Maryland, and without just compensa tion to the owners of slaves: prohibit ing the slave trade in the District of Columbia; and making more effectual provision for the rendition of fugitive slaves. These resolutions were embod ied in a bill, were supported by Mr. Clay, by Mr. Calhoun and by Mr. Webs ter, by the last named in his famous seventh of March speech, and were enacted into law against the opposition of senators who were subsequently identified with the Republican party. Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Four years later, after the death of Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Clay and Mr. Web ster, Judge Douglas of Illinois, intro duced in the senate the Kansas-Nebraska bill, asserting that it was the logical outcome of the compromise measure of 1850, which he said, neces sarily involved a repeal of the Missouri Compromise. The bill permitted the people of the projected state to declare it free or slave. In the debate which followed it was clearly established by the arguments of Senators Chase and Wade of Ohio, Seward of New York, and Sumner and Everett of Massa chusetts, that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise did not enter into the con sideration of those who were discussing the compromise measure of 1850. Nevertheless the southern senators, coming to the' rescue of Judge Douglas upon the constitutional ground that congress had not the power to restrict slavery in the territories of new states, passed the bill and gave, as they sup posed .further extension to their favor ed institution. Governor Reeder was appointed governor of the new territory by President Pierce, and an election was held for the territorial legislature. A pro-slavery legislature was carried by the vote of 2,500 men who moved across the border from Missouri, cast their ballots and then Teturned to their Missouri homes. At this stage in the history of our country, there was very little to encourage those who looked upon slavery as a curse and found no safety for the country save in its x termination. Compromise after com promise had been made with the slave power with a view to restricting the ex tension of its operation, until now all compromises were abandoned and. the quesUon of the existence of slavery was left to mob law and mob violence. At this time, one would have been thought mad to prophesy that in little more than ten years from the date of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, there would be within the jurisdiction of the United States only free men an women. It is well for us, with the -tendency to pessimism which we find so widespread at the present day. to look back in our history and note the occasions and times when the reasons for discouragement have been far greater than at the pres ent day and to follow with care the re suit of the courageous and Intelligent effort toward the betterment of condi tionsof Individuals who believe in practical progress, and who believe in doing things instead of saying things. Men Who Do. At every stage of progress in the country's growth, there are those who profess to have and follow the highest standard of ethics, and by their critic isms of actual progress anger and dis courage others who, with quite as high standards, conceive that it is wiser to make some progress by seeing clearly actual conditions, treating them as facts of obstacles, and compromising with them so far as is possible without sacrifice of honesty and decency, for the sake of real advancement. The for mer class usually plumes itself as the higher and purer element, because it makes no compromise and accepts nothing as such. I do not know that it is important to dispute this pretense, but I cannot refrain from saying that in the march of the world toward a higher civilization, those who make -the progress may fairly claim a higher mead of praise than those who not only do not themselves make the prog ress, but so frequently obstruct by their criticisms and sneers those who do. When the enactment of the Kansas bill of 1854 presented the issue, shall Kansas be free or slave, a few men hardly more than a dozen determined to make her free by peopling the state with citizens who would forever ex clude slavery from the limits of the new state. It is noteworthy that the professed and prominent abolitionists scouted the idea that this could be a successful movement, and rejected men engaged in it as allies because it did not appear with sufficient clearness that they were casting themselves upon the altar in declared and open sacrifice for the cause of the negro. These theorists seemed not to be content with the bringing in of the state of Kansas as a free state. They demanded that it must be brought in on the avowed prln ciple of love for the negro and in his interest. Had their views prevailed, Kansas might have been a slave state hut the men eneaered in the work were practical men and of sterner stuff. They were little moved by words or rormai distinctions. Eli Thayer traveled from town to town in the north soliciting aid for his emigration society and re cruiting the ranks of the small bands of settlers already in Kansas or on their wav there. When it becaoie nee essarv to have guns. Thayer obtained them in the east and sent them to his fellows in Kansas. Robinson superin tended and guided the movement in Kansas itself. With their lives often at stake, nothing daunted or discour aged the two patriots. They sacrificed everything but honor and honesty to the pursuit of the one purpose that Kansas when admitted snouia De aa mitted as a free state. Robinson re strained his fellows from serious con flict with the federal authority and with a tact and finesse almost impossi ble for us to understand, limited forci ble resistance to the repudiated tern torial authorities and police. After two years, so well conducted was the cam paign of Thayer and Robinson, that no movement was taken on behalf of the rroslaverv party and the border ruf fians of Missouri, that did not rouse additional indignation on the part of the north against the pro-slavery movement in Kansas and additional sympathy with those who were there fighting the cause of freedom. Public Opinion. Ultimately men forced their way .into the anti-slavery ranks who were willing, from one motive or another, to resort to such unjust extremes that the ground which had been gained by t the free state party under Thayer and Robinson might well have been lost. b ortunately, however, public opinion had then become so fixed that this late movement did not cause the reaction which certainly would have been caused had its projectors appeared much earlier upon the scene. It would not only take too much time, but it would be most perplexing to enter into a discussion of the Topeka constitution and the Lecompton con stitution and the controversies which arose in respect to them and their varying provisions as to slaverv. That happened which, with the light we now have, ought perhaps to have been foreseen. The forces represent ing the freemen of the country, who are. the natural pioneers, settled in Kansas and the slave owners and the border ruffians from Missouri who could not resort to more than an oc casional invasion, ceased to play a part which could be important only when there was no actual settlement or population. The slave owner was timid, and did not care to expose his property to the very decided risk in volved in guarding it in disputed territory like that of Kansas, so that the number of slave owners who moved here was quite small. This beautiful state, with its magnificent agricultural possibilities, attracted the energy and the enterprise of the northern youth, stimulated as they were by immigration societies in all the northern states. Even the south ern people after three vears saw the contest in Kansas and Nebraska, from a southern standpoint, to be hopeless. The agents whom President Pierce and President Buchanan sent as governors and secretaries to the territory, honest men generally as they were, though prejudiced, re turned to tell their principals the truth that Kansas was and must be a free state; that any election that showed otherwise was only the result of fraud and violence. There are no greater heroes in the historv of this country than Eli Thayer of Massachu setts and Charles Robinson of Kan sas, who almost alone and singlehand- ru cuierra upon tne work of peopling a vast territory with free and brave men, so as to forever exclude human slavery from its limits. So it was that on the 21st of January, 1861, almost within hearing of the guns that boomed out the beginning of the civil w-ar at Fort Sumter, Kansas was christened and accepted as a state of the union from which slavery should ever be excluded. It was the people of Kansas who did this. It was the people of Kansas that rose against the iniquitous measure devised for the purpose of fastening th Cl.'Ot Cirri P sla-very upon these prairies, and who by their own bravery, courage and en terprise made slavery impossible. Today's Meaning. We celebrate todav the of the Kansas and Nebraska bill as a iremenaous oDstacle to free govern ment which the people of Kansas themselves overcame by their cour age, their persistence and their intel ligence. We celebrate it me Dirtn and development of this great state, which, reaching from the Missouri river to the Rocky mountain states, compels admiration of all who iook upon ner. From a few Indian iiiues to a nigniy intelligent and pat pupuidiiun oi a million and a nan or souls in fifty years, is a transl tion which finds no parallel save in other states of our own country sim- iiiiiy suuarea. xne state has had the diseases of childhood. It has heen swept at times with notions and ideas, superficially attractive, that if the creditor class could only be obstruct ed in free collection of its debts, the debtor and the larger class would prone to tne Denefit of the communitv. Hard experience has taught the fu tility of such experiments and has shown that the only method of secur ing progress and prosperity is to insist on exact justice to both creditors and debtors, because the creditor class can always protect itself against more than one loss, whereas the debtor class losing all future and necessary credit, is rendered poor indeed. Then there has been on the part of good Kansas people the strong conviction that men and women can be made morallv greatly better by legislation. Such a feeling always possesses an agricul tural people of strong moral convic tion, but as cities grow and as the population becomes more dense, the truth steals over trie clearheaded, however moral and highminded, that there is a limit to the making or keep ing of people good by law, and that when the law essays more than it can really effect, public morals are not improved and the authority and sacredness of enacted law suffer. Born and reared as Kansas was in the atmosphere of an intense moral strife, possessing largely an agricultural and therefore a simple and honest people, the history of the politics of the state presents to the student of economics and politics most useful lessons. Strong and enthusiastic as her people are, favored by heritage, history and F 1TOU W4TT TO K1VOW WHAT AILS YOU the U. S. mail will brine you the best medical advice for only the cost of writing; materials and stamps. Many people owe their present Rood health to the fact that they consulted Dr. Pierce by letter, giving hira all possible in formation about their condition, symptoms, etc. f and received in return good medical advice which cost them nothing. Write to Dr. R. V. Pierce, founder of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce by no means confines himself to prescribing his well-known medicines. He tells you in the most common-sense way what ails you, what you ought to do, what line of treatment should be followed out in your particular case, and if your case does not indicate the need for this proprie tary medicine, he tells you plainly and frankly tehat you do need, and the best possible method of improving your health. Dr. Pierce treats many chronic cases at a distance, through the mail and all you have to do is to write him your symptoms. During hi v two years of married life I hare not had good health," writes Mrs. Daisy Stud dard, of 606 S. Esplanade Avenue, Leavenworth, Kans. I was all run-down, and my husband got me to write to Ir. Pierce. I got an early reply telling me what the trouble was. 1 com menced taking IT. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion, and also the Plea&ant Pellets. and now can say hat I feel like a new woman. 1 do all mv work and do not feel tired out like I used to. I have taken eight bottles of the Favorite Pre scription. It makes one feel well aud strong." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure dizzi ness and sick headache .4. natural wealth and resources, they can afford to experiment if only the lessons of the experiments are car ried home to their hearts, thus ad vancing and retracing their steps. They are in the end led along a path of conservative progress which means real advancement. Child of the irre pressible conflict over the moral issue of slavery, carving its own future out of a most inauspicious beginning, the progress material, intellectual and spiritual, which it has made. in the fifty years of its history, safely augurs that it will among the states of the L'nion, take a more and more Im portant place, until with Its great cen tral geographical position, shall ac cord completely, its national influence and control. What is the lesson for us from the birth of Kansas? Is it not that we should never despair of the body politic as long as we know that there are among the citizens of the Republic a large majority, sound of heart, sound of head, on the right side? Abuses will establish themselves in popular as in other governments and men will avail themselves of popular lethargy and in ertia to fasten upon the people for a time a government which is really not representative. Political Machines. In some of our states today there are machines that prevent really popular party expression and in many of the cities the aggregation of the ignorant and corrupt is so great as to make the electorate more easily subject to the manipulation of the boss than in the country or in a state at large. It is perhaps not too much to say that the problem of today most concerning Americans is the method by which pure and disinterested municipal govern ment can be obtained on a popular ba sis. The increase in wealth has put in to the hands of individuals and corpor ations the means of corrupting a muni cipal electorate. The lover of his country is apt to ex claim that there is no hope in the fu ture. This is not brave; this is not courageous; this is not to look at the lessons of history; this is not fair to the progress which has already been made and it does not do justice to the honesty and intention of the great mass of the American people, for in their soundness of heart and their soundness of mind will be worked out this problem, more intricate in many ways possibly than the one we have been just discussing but one which pre sents no more discouraging features than were placed before the Free State State men of Kansas when the Kansas-Nebraska bill was passed in 1854. Memorial Day. But, gentlemen, this is more than the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska bill. This is the day set apart by the proclamation of the president and the governor of Kan sas as a Memorial day for the dead who have given up their lives for their country in the service of their govern ment. As Kansas was the child of the irrepressible conflict between slavery and freedom, which led to the war of the secession, she could not but re spond to the nation's call. For six or eight vears there had been war in Kan sas, and the spirit which had thus been engendered sent to the front to defend the Union and suppress slavery thou sands of Kansas' sons. Under Presi dent Lincoln's call of May 3, 1861, for three years' men, the First Kansas in fantry was organized. Of this regiment a writer has said, "The rapidity with which men enlisted and the earnestness manifested to proceed at once to the place of conflict most clearly demon strated the loyalty and patriotism of the citizens of Kansas. Actuated as these men were by the highest patriotic motives we gather here now to do them honor, and to spread flowers and sweet fragrance over their green graves. We do this from two motives. First, from a deep and ever recurring sense of gratitude to those who died that our country might live; and second, to demon strate to those who may be invited to future sacrifice that republics are not ungrateful. It is delightful to praise and render tribute to those who die in a cause, the moral side of which is always prominent, and such were the men who entered the civil war under the inspiration of teh controversy which grew out of the statehood of Kansas. But there are in the graves of yonder cemeteries perhaps the remains of men who entered the employ and ser vice of the government under no such Inspiration; and yet from a simple sense of duty to their government thev laid down their lives in Indian warfare, Cuba or the Philippines. Shall we distinguish between the noble dead because some may de nounce the righteousness of either our Indian, Cuban or Philippine war? "My Country." "My country, may she ever be in the right, but my country, right or wrong." This has not always met the approval of all. but it must be the true guide of every man who has a coun try. Every man who owes allegiance to a country must bear arms for that country should he be legally called upon. Whether the country be right or wrong is a matter always of opin ion. In free governments the ma jority usually rules. Constituted au thority thus selected determines the course of the country, and that course may lead the country into war. Should it do so, every citizen, high or low, is subject to the call of arms. If he may dispute the right of the country to call him, then government is at an end. Hence it is that a man who bears the uniform of his country and in its service loses his life, whether in the battle or in the hospital, or under any circumstances in the line of duty, cannot have his case distinguished from one who acting under the im pulse of a tremendous moral force carries forward his country's flag to moral victory. To every one of these brave men, whether their lives were lost in one war or another, in main taining one issue or another, so long as they were maintaining the cause of their government, are gratitude and the sweet commemoration of this day due. It is fortunate indeed that a country under free auspices is rarely moved to war save by some moral is sue, and therefore that the moral in spiration is usually with the troops of such a nation and such a country; but the disposition on the part of a com paratively small number of persons, who claim to be citizens of the world, and to be above the mere spirit of pa triotism, who deal more stringently with their own country than any other, need to be reminded that as the world is, as governments are, as na tions are, there is no higher obliga tion that can be recognized than that which the citizen owes to his country to lay down his life in any contro versy in which that country may en gage. And now as we contenmlate the nht of those whose lives were sacrificed in the great civil conflict between the north and the south, the question cannot but re cur: could it have been avoided? Might not the frightful loss of life and limb, the ravages of disease and the dreadful destruction of property and the suffering of m'n. women and children have ben averted? There were men who thoueht so at the outbreak of the war. There are those who continue to think that the war was necessary. I enn not concur with them in this view. The hundred years of the growth and development of the slave power preceding the war unconsciously fastened into the social system of the aouth. attachment to slavery on Uta an W M o i. J Ws I .Mies WtllTtalrpr a nrnrrt?fiPfT 1 XAJT---- -J Miss Wfclttaker, a protsisect club woman of Savannah, Ga., tells how she was entirely cured of ovarian troubles by the use of Lydia E. Pmkham'g Vegetable Compound. Dear Mrs. Ptkttav 1 heartily recommend Yydia 1. Pinkbam'S Vegetable Compound as a Uterine Tonic and Iieg-ulator. I suffered lor four years 'with irregularities and Uterine troubles. Ko one but those who have experiene this dreadful Bgouy can form ent uea of the physi cal and mental misery those endur who are thus afflicted. Your Vege table Compound cured me within three months. I was fully restored to health and streng-th, and now my periods are regular and painless. What a blessing it is to be able to obtain snch a remedy when so many doctors fail to help vou. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegreta'ble Compound, is better than any doctor or medicine I ever had. Very truly yours, Mi?s East Whitta.ker, C04 39th St., W. Sarannah. Ga." fsooo forfeit iforiinml of tftav tetter proving genuineness cannot be produced. The testimonials -which wo are constantly publishing from prratef ul women prove beyond a doubt the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegre table Compound to conquer female diseases. hand and hostility to it in the north on the other, which, as Mr. Seward said in. his Kansas-Nebraska speech, create,! nri "irrepressible conflict." The issue entered into the social llf? of the south and Its removal and the extirpation of the evil was impossible except by a capital surgi cal operation. "War is hell," and there is no war in history that was more severe than our civil war. Even that war, awful as it was. has not wiped out all the evil; and all the troubles that have arisen from the existence of slavery in the Vntte States. The victors doubtless made errors in their effort to remedy the existing evils that time and patience can only rec tify. Xothing but a cataclysm, nothing but a destructive upheaval could hava brought the peace which now prevails be tween the sections. Much blood as it has cost, much human agony as has been ex pended, all. all have not exceeded the glorious benefit that has accrued to our c ommon country. Governor Willis J. Bailey, who precede Judge Taft, made one of the best speechps he has ever made in the city. As he entered the hall and stepped onto the rostrum the big audience, which com pletely filled the ball, gave him an ova. tion of the genuine kind. It consiste-"! not only of hands and feet, but cheer and waving hats. Willis J. Bailey is with out doubt a popular .man-. His speech ii part follows: "As one of the younger men of this country. I wish to thank you for th splendid Inheritance which you have left me. I wish to say that we will care for this inheritance and give it unsullied tJ the fvure generations." Tur.ng to the old soldiers the governo said "You. you great men, have demonstrat ed that the spirit of loyalty and patriot ism is of greater force than any standing armv. The ust God who presides over you and me. was with you until under tha apple- tree at Appomattox the symbol of onward civilization and progress was firmly affixed to the affairs of this coun try. "Mr. Secretary, we are a modest people. We do not have to blow our own horn. You have ridden into our state and hav seen for yourself what we have done in hi years. The man who catne here before the war, came in defense of a great car dinal principle of human liberty andi they who came afterwards, came because this state was the incarnation of th principles for which they had fought." State Commander Charles Harris of th G. A. R. was scheduled to make an ad dress. Hp was unable to get to Topek because of washouts between here ant Kmporia. His place was taken by Past Commander W. A. Smith. He ?aid in part: "By divine coincidence memorial dy andi the birthday of Kansas are on the sam4 day. Iourlv dear to all Kansans is May 3". for it is the birthday of this common wealth. The people who settled this sta brought with them the same spirit of lib erty that their forefathers felt in th struggle for Independence In New Kng lMnd vears ago. After the war. when tn soldiers returned from the field of battle they found their places filled by younger men. They turned their eyes toward the setting sun and came to Kansas. Kansas is essentially a soldier state, made to blos som like a rose by more than lV'.i of those who wore the blue and fought un der the stars and stripes In the civil war.' Judge T. F. Oarver presided over th meeting. He spoke a few words upon tan object of the festivities. Upon introduc tion Bishop Millspaugh gave the following praver: "Almighty Ood. whose kindom Is ever lasting and forever infinite, have mere em the whole -land, and especially we asM on this, the fiftieth, anniversary for tiij state of Kansas. So rule the hearts of the president of the Vnited States, th governor of this state and all others ir authority tht they and we. the people, may in all thines seek Thy honor and glory in true citizenship. We thank The for the great blessings Thou has heapel upon us as a state and as we commemor ate today those who have died in and after service for their country we giv them hearty thanks for their example of Bclf.sarrifice, and we beseech Thee thai we. with them, may have our perfect con summation and bliss in Thy oterm-J an.i everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our I-ord." The Modocs sang two numbers. "Com rades in Arms" and "The Soldier's Fare well.' Both were given a good quota of applause, as the Modoc numbers always receive. The Auditorium was filled until it wan practically necessary to put out the "S. R. O." sfen. The exercises began a few minutes after 3 o'clock and were out be fore 4. All of the speeches were brief. Kew people left before their conclusion. The old soldiers and their families occu pied the major portion of the parquet. This space was reserved for thvoa 4 their families. A Startling Test. To save a life Dr. T. G. Merrltt of V Mehoopany, I'a., made a startling test re sulting in a wonderful cure. He writes: "A patient was attacked with violent hemorrhages, caused by ulceration of the stomach. I had often found Electric Bit ters excellent for acute stomach and liver troubles, so I prescribed them. The pa tient gained from the first, and has no had an attack in 14 months." Klectri Bitters are positively guaranteed for dys pepsia, indigestion, constipation and kid ney troubles. Try them. Only Ec at Arn old Drug Co., S21 North Kansas avenue. St. I-ouis and Return $11.40 Santa Fe. Good for 15 days; $12.70 for 19 da's.

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4 TOPEKA STATE JOUItNAT TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1001. T0PEKA STATE JOURNAL ET FRANK P. MAC LENKAN. VOLUME XXXI ...No. 123 TSIiMS OF BUBSCBIPTIOX: Doily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeks.. or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan la! towns where th paper has a earner ystem. fey mail, one yenr $3.50 fcy mail, three months W weekly edition, one year Saturday edition of daily, one year., l.oo frCntered July 1, lTTj. as second cciss n.atter at the postoffice at Topeka., Kaa.. lui-ier the act of congress-i TELEPHONES. Business Office Bell 'Pb--n' lcl kuipines Office Ind. 'phone in Importers' Room Bell 'phone -TY hrponers' Room lnd. phone 1 PEHMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building, 8 and 90S Kuruias avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vanderbilt Hldg. taul Block, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1640 Unity EMg. Fan! Block, Mgr. VIZ, LEASED V71B.Z REPORT Or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal is a member of trie Associated Press and receives the full Cay telegraph report of that prea'. news or ganization, tor exclusive afternooa publi cation In Topeka. The news is received tit the Stato Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur received. Is the story that Funston captured Aguinaldo to be allowed to stand? Only about a month more find the national political conventions will bo over. Then will come the quadren nial bunch of flops from one party to the other. Mr. Hearst ot the present rate of progress soon will have suffered as many political deaths at the hands of the press as has Mr. Bryan or the party he represents. Paul Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe. has followed the example of his Illustrious father and has ftone over to the Republicans. Mr. Morton eems to be in the lead of the floppers Of 1904. Between 1S96 and 1903, with the Ding ley tariff law in force upon the nation al statute books the national wealth Increased from $70,000,000,000 to $100, 000,000,000. an increase of $30,000,000,000. The tariff ripper should be suppressed. Ies Moines Capital. AH right, but while the act of sup pression Is going on perhaps the Cap ital would not mind telling a blind and misguided public who has the $30,000,000. Tables Issued by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistics show that the shipments to the Hawaiian islands in the nine months ending with March, 1904, were $9,072,6S0, against $8,195,499 in the cor responding months of last year; and the merchandise received from those islands $14,613,650 in value, against $14, 045,496 in the corresponding months of last year. To Porto Rico the shipments were $8,360,883 in the nine months of the present fiscal year, against $9,129, 844 in the corresponding months of last year; while the merchandise received from that island was' $6,531,574 in value in the nine months of the present year, against $6,944,441 1n the corresponding months of the preceding year. WHY JAPAN WINS. Henry Clews, the noted Wall street broker and financial authority is an old and intimate friend of the Marquis Ito, Japan's "-grand old man." In the cur rent issue of the Financial Review, he tells how the modern Japan was builded. "The Japanese are not much given to invention," he says, "but they possess great discernment and discrimination; they know a good thing when they see it, and are very skilful in imitation. Fifty years ago, when Commodore Per ry successfully negotiated for the op ening of the Japanese ports, that na tion's intercourse with the outside world commenced. A few years there after a commission was appointed to frame a constitution. This commission visited all the great nations in pursuit of information. They familiarized themselves with the American Consti tution and the basis of the government of other nations; they culled the best from all and put it into their constitu tion; it took them seven years to ac complish it. When they made their re port to the emperor he accepted it without any modifications whatsoever, and notwithstanding the great changes that have taken place in that country in consequence of its growth and devel opment there has been no occasion up to this date to in any way change that document. "They also appointed a commission 35 years ago. v. ith the present great statesman, Marouis Ito, at its head, to visit the various nations with a view of obtaining the best information possible in order to establish a financial sys tem. On their trip around the world they first came to this country and brought a letter of introduction to me. I posted them thoroughly in connection with our financial system. They then went to England, France and Germany and returned to Japan. On their return, 8S their report favored the adoption of the American method, it. was accepted by the government, and they sent me an order to get up their currency and bonds, engraved in various denomina tions, similar, to those of the United States government. I sent the phrase ology and denominations of all our dif ferent demand notes and various bonds to them, and they transferred same in to their own hieroglyphics. I had the "same beautifully steel "engraved through the Continental Bank Note company, who were the lowest bidders in competition for the work. Since that time I have kept up a most inter esting and exceedingly friendly ac quaintance and correspondence with Marquis Ito, and his recent letter to me contained much of interest, as it gave most excellent reasons for Japan being involved in the present war, which, he said, was not from his coun try's desire, but through necessity, as a matter of defense." In describing the military system of Japan he says: Each regiment in Japan is com prised of 400 men with a captain In command, who carries a sword. Their training provides that if anything should happen to the captain and his sword should fall to the ground it must be taken up on the instant by the next in rank, and if anything should happen to him the next in ro tation takes his place, and so on all the way through to the last man, and each man to the end of the 400 is capable of picking up the sword and commanding with it. which also means io continue the fight until the last man in each regiment is killed or disabled; In other words, the fight is never to be given up except by total extinction. As an evidence of the in terest and earnestness of the Japa nese people it is customary among the tradespeople, whenever a family that they have been supplying with the necessaries of life is deprived of the father of the family in consequence of his going to the war, to continue to supply all their needs the same as be fore and without sending any bill therefor.- It is pretty difficult, there fore, for the Prussians, notwithstand ing that they so largely outnumber the Japanese, to whip such a determ ined, forceful people either on land or sea. There is scarcely an important col lege anywhere in the world in which Japanese students are not to be found studying for all vocations, and they are bent upon acquiring the best and most up-to-date methods in all walks of life. Admiral Togo was educated at Annapolis, and the American, Eng lish and continental colleges have educated many of Japan's best arm v and navy officers now engaged in the JAYIIAWKJER JOTS. Harper is to have new lights. Have you been down the pike? Sedan is talking of a municipal water works plant. A boy socialist is giving dry goods box lectures at Stafford. An Elgin girls has as playmates two young wolves and a badger. A Lyons horse proved fast enough or big enough to bring his owner $1,000. Attica will have a series of open air concerts from the band with hat passing accompaniments. A farmer near Frankfort lost a bunch of 13 calves from eating larkspur. Again does 13 prove unlucky. A new reporter on the Tiller and Toiler at Iarned's first discovery was that the town needed a. new depot. Twenty years ago a Howard man paid $136 for a bicycle that he could replace to day for $25. Coal, however, remains the same old price. Chautauqua county indorsed the admin istration of Governor Bailey in conven tion. Today W. J. Bailey is the most popular politician in Kansas. Stafford jealously insists that the Great Bend. St. John and Medicine Lodge rail road will he constructed from the old mule car system of Hutchinson. A circus at Turon did much "grafting" and "short change" work. In return the victims chased the show from the town site and smashed the mirrored wagons a-la-Carrie Nation. ROOT LOSES HIS CASE. Judge Hazen Refuses to Grant In junction Against City. Judge Hazen today refused to grant the injunction asked for against the city by H. C. Root, who was Beeking to piotect some of his Parkdale property from the invasion of Biddle creek. Mr. Root owns a lot of land in the vicinity of the obstreperous itttle stream which overflows at every op portunity. He claims that by bad en gineering and unnatural restrictions in tne current of the stream, the city caused it to overflow his land, and do a great deal of damage. His suit was to compel the city to cause the stream to stop tearing around sc much. The court held that the city could not be made rubject to an injunction for the purposes desired, and he therefore refused to grant the order. This will have a good deal of weight in favor of the construction of a sewer system in the east part of the Second ward. If the people down there nnd that they can not compel the city to take care of the storm water which falls there, they will be a good deal more likely to look with favor on the construction of a new sewer. HIS SKI LL CRUSHED. Frank McElroy Isn't Able to Tell How It Happened. Frank McElroy, a young man liv ing at 725 Hancock street, was found wandering around on the Santa Fe tracks last night in a dazed condition. His skull was crushed so badly that it was feared that he could not reach the hospital alive. He was taken as soon as possible to Keith's hospital, where he was operated upon today at noon, and the crushed skull removed. McElroy has been unable to tell any thing about the cause of his injury, and although Deputy County Attorney McNary went to the hospital to take his ante-mortem statement, nothing could be learned. The police have arrested Albert W. Johnson on suspi cion of having assaulted McElroy. Johnson was drunk when arrested, and denied having anything to do with the injured man. XO REMONSTRANCE IS FILED. Everything Clear for the West Twelfth Street Paving. There will be no formal remon strance against the West Twelfth street pavement. Monday was the last day for such a document to be filed, and the time has now passed for such action. If there is any fight made on the proposed pavement, it will have to come from the mayor and councilmen. One of the residents of West Twelfth, who was said to be interest ed in the remonstrance, said today: "I guess nothing was done about the re monstrance. If none has been filed I suppose it is a sign that nobody wanted to sign it." It rather looks as though the peo ple on that street are all in favor of the pavement. The opposition must be very slight if it is not even strong enough to get up a remonstrance. Dr. Mntin's Narrow Escape. Dr. L. H. Munn narrowly escaped being wrecked in his automobile Monday after noon by a street car on West Twelfth street. Dr. Munn allowed a westbound car to pass and then turned from .Van Buren street on West Twelfth. He did not see another car closely following the one that had passed. The street car crashed into the rear of the automobile. Dr. Munn jum-ed from the auto and was not injured. The motorneer managed to stop the car before any serious injury wa3 done, but the auto and the street car fender were pretty well tangled up. The street car was not running fast or otherwise the accident might not have terminated as it did. Entertains President De Boer. C. B. Merriam gave a smoker last ev ening at his home on Fillmore street in honor of J. A. De Boer, president of the National Life Insurance company of Montpelter, Vt. The Topeka gentlemen present were Dr. C. A. McGuire. A. D. Dana, Frank Merriam. C. W. Merriam, J. C. Harmon, Frank P. MacL-nin, Harold Chase. E. W. Thompson. The Ver mont company has large investments In Kansas lands. Mr. De Boer is a promi nent candidate for governor and is likely to be the Republican nominee. medalsat; last Freeman Sard on and Sons Rec ognized for Flood Work. Brought to Court House and i'resentation Made. MR. IIAGAN'S SPEECH. Heroic Deeds Performed bj Father and Sons. Charles Sardou Hick at Hume With Typhoid. A subpoena was issued in the pro bate court for Freemarv Sardou and his two sons, George and Charles, to appear before the court. The sub poena was served by Undersheriff Betts. "I don't know why I should be summoned before a court," said Sar dou, "and I demand my fees." "You will receive your fees all right," said Betts. The subpoena read for the three Sardous to appear in the probate court Monday afternoon. Monday afternoon the matter was adjourned until Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Sardou spoke to a lawyer about it. He wondered why he was summoned. The lawyer told him he must obey the summons. This afternoon Freeman and George Sardou appeared in the court room. Charles Sardou is sick with typhoid fever. George Sardou had the fever, and has been out of bed only two weeks. At 1:30 o'clock court nas informally opened. Freeman Sardou wondered why all the court house officers were following him into the couit room. He said nothing but he looked inquiringly about. Eugene Hagan stepped in front of him. "Mr. Sardou," he said, yesterday was the anniversary of the Kansas Hoods. One year ago our people witnessed one of the most appal lin.tr sights ever .seen by mortal man. Before our citizens could realize our condition or our peril the floods rushed down upon us dealing death and destruction lo everything in its path. A large number of the in habitants of North Topeka were sur rounded by water on the north and on the south, anj werj tin-ible to make their escape. Some were driven to the roofs of houses, some climbed trees, some grappled obstacles to prevent them from immediate death, and many of them were instantly drowned. "The citizens of South Topeka living upon the elevations were terror strick en when they witnessed the awful sight. The cold wind blew from the north, the rains came down in torrents and the awful river grew worse and worse every hour, and in the midst of it could be heard the heart rendering appeals of those in peril for help. Those who heard these cries will never forget them. Thousands stood upon the banks of the river in tears, and with aching hearts, and could only extend sympathy for those in peril. "To attempt a rescue meant almost certain death, and the thousands of people who stood on the banks of the river felt IielpWfs and unable to render any assistance. The awful sight of the wild, mad and destructive waters struck such terror to every man that he felt absolutely helpless, whatever his disposition might have been. "But when the emergency arose, a man was found one brave, quiet, manly man, who heard the appeal for help from those across the water. He did-not stop to reckon the danger, or weigh in the balance his own life, but with a firm step, and his jaws set. he pushed his frail little boat off from the shore with the determination to make the attempt to rescue. Tho.se who saw him could not help but feel, as he must have felt, that he was go ing to certain death, but that did not deter him, because he heard the call for help on the other shore. The trip, after a hard struggle, was made, anil soon the little boat returned contain ing some of the unfortunate ones who had been appealing for help. "Trips were made again and again, and by the side of this man, none the less brave and adventurous were his two sons. From the experience gained on these trips, locating the dangerous channels, others were enabled to join the rescue party. This man was the modest, but brave. Freeman Sardou. who was assisted by his two sons. "And so, Mr. Sardou, upon this th anniversary of our great floods, I have been requested by some of your neigh bors and friends, who have known yen and respected you as a citizen in pri vate life, and who saw you on this day of peril offer to V.ty down your life for your fellowman ,to present to you a little token of their love and admira tion. It carries with it the lastinp re spect and honor of your fellowman .and the gratitude of those yo i helped to save. "The people of our state have al ways been of the heroic type, and ad mire that quality in their fellow-man. It began in the territorial struggle for the freedom of the slaves. It appeared again in the war of the rebellion; it was seen in the Spanish-American war, when the Kansas soldiers led all others. It was recorded again when a Kansas boy planted the American flag upon the walls of Pekin. But after all of us have passed away, and the coming generation shall examine the history of our state, they will find one page in that history which con tains an account of your perilous struggle to save th elivea of your fellow-men. It will be held the bravest act and the most heroic of them all. "We do not wish to be understood as detracting from the credit due to a great many others who participated in the rescue work, and who shared the hardships and dangers with you. Every one of them is entitled to a place on the roll of honor, and should for all time to come command the re spect of their fellowman. But a spe cial tribute i.i due to the man who set the pace and led the way." Mr. Hagan then handed to Freeman Sardou a handsome gold medal and to George Sardou another, and a third to be delivered to the sick brother. Freeman Sardou was as cool as when he rowed his boat across the swiftly running current of the flood. "Gentlemen," said Freeman Sardou,' "I can only say that I accept this with thanks. All I can say is that I am thankful to you and all others. I did no more tl:an any other man did or would have done under the same condi tions. I know many who did the res cue work at greater risk than I. I am used to the water. It was nothing for me to do, but for those who were not used to it and who took greater risks than I, more credit is due. I am thank ful to you and to the citizens of To peka and to my friends. Freeman Sar dou always is." The idea of presenting the Sardous with medals in commemoration of their 1 Hew Model. Snaps for Topeka Visitors as SILK JACKETS Ladies' all pure silk black Taffeta Jackets 25 inches long lined collar 6 inches deep Turn-back cuffs collar and cuffs trimmed with black silk lace $3.00 is the value $2.98 All Silk Taffeta Ribbon No 5 Taf feta Silk Ribbon, black, white and all colors; value 7 cent the yard yard 3c "Scotch Lawns" and "Merrimack Burmah Challies," cloth and colors warranted light and dark effects; ex tensive assortment of new designs yard &Y2c 1 Case Full Bleached Muslin Firm heavy round thread an excellent 7c cloth r 4Vc Satin Skin Toilet Preparations Satin Skin Face Powder and Satin Skin Cream '?3c This is the big week in Topeka and we are going to make it a big week in our clothing department. We invite all strangers as well as our old customers to visit this department and get our prices before you buy. Look at our $8.00 Suit. It is a fine one. $10.00 gets you as nobby Suit as any one wants to wear and those $12.50 Suits are well worth $15 this week $12.50 buvs them. heroism during the flood of 1903 wan sug gested by John Purceli ot the Santa Fe shops. His suggestion was enthusiastical ly received by all who were asked to join. The presentation was to have been marie on Decoration day, and for that reason the Sardous were summoned to court, but the medals had not arrived and the "case'' had to be postponed. The medals each bear a boat and oars man in has relief. The medal presented to Freeman Sardmi is the largest. On the reverse side isic,e inscription: "Presented bv the citizen Top.jka to Freeman Sar dou for theBianly and heroic efforts in behalf of his .fjMlkfw1 beings during the flood of .May 3t, 'V(S3." On the reverse side of the medals pre sented to the sons is the inscription: "To Charles Sardou. Presented by the citi zens of Topeka for heroic work during the flood of May 30, 1903." WENT HUNGRY TWO DAYS Six Men Marooned by Flood In North Ottawa Depot. Ottawa. Kan., May 31. Communica tion with North Ottawa, where several hundred persons were driven from their homes was opened today with boats, and provisions were taken to the un fortunates. Six men marooned in the Santa Fe depot, who were without food since Sunday, were brought away to day. Many others were removed from the flood districts, some ui uum been forced to upper stories or to their i TV!, needy are all being cared for by the city authorities with the aid of local churcnes aim lousee. The country west of Ottawa for sev- i v, o K,on swnnt clean, crops having been wiped out and much stock drowned. All bridges here have re mained intact, but train service in -im at a standstill, the tracks for miles be ing under water. ARGUE INSURANCE CASE. Liability of Water Company Is Argued In Federal Court. The demurrer of the Topeka Water company to the claim for damages of the insurance companies, the farK-hurst-Davis company, the owners of the Sells building, and John R. Mul vnne. the owner of the Parkhurst Davis building .was arguecl in the Cnited States court before Judge Pol lock this afternoon. For the claim ants of indemnity the following at torneys made arguments: Loomis. Blair" and Scandrett; W, F. "och and deed, Ware Gleed. The in demnity calim is based on lack of water pressure on the night of the big fire which destroyed the Parkhurst Davis building and badly damaged the adjoining structures. The claims In the aggregate amount to $300,000. and the water company is making an ef fort to show that it was in no way negligent or responsible for the loss. At the conclusion of the arguments, briefs were filed. Judge Pololck will not give an opininn for several days. Hoodie Cases Reversed. Jefferson City, Mo., May 31. The Missouri supreme court today re versed and remanded the cases of T. t i a ni..:t., T n" Hannipan nnd iiitiwaru niuiif.iu, 1 1 John A. Sheridan, former members of ine .L. utniia iiiuiin.if"' v. .irf. nf hrihprv and ICUeiA me "i 1 sentenced to five years each in the penitentiary. ine cte ric versed on the brief of the attorney general inaL liic i"'"j not verified by affidavits as required Dy law. Graduating Exercises Hiplomas Is sued Tomorrow. The commencement of the Topeka In dustrial and Educational Institute has been in progress the entire week. The c-raduaTinar exercises will be held tomor row afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. M'k Thompson. A. M.. of Lawrence, Kan., will deliver the address. The diplomas an I certificates will be presented by the state superintendent of public instruction. 1. L. Davhoff. The work of the industrial de partment will be on exhibition the entire dav. Vehicles will meet the 2 and 2:S3 I cemetery cars. DRY GOODS All Pure Silk Pongee The correct fabric for Ladies' and Misses' Jackets, Suits, Skirts and Waists. This cloth is a bargain for 50c. While it lasts a yard .29c Shirt Waist Suits Ladies' Mercer ized Shirt Waist Suits Black grounds with white dots, navy grounds with white dots, black and white shepherd checks, pleated waists and skirts, pleats edged with black mercerized piping $5.00 values a Suit $2.93 SPECIAL Woodbury's Toilet Preparations, 23c articles. Woodbury's Facial Soap, 15c Woodbury's Facial Cream 15c Woodbury's Dental Cream, 15c Woodbury's Facial Powder, 15c CLOTHLnG department. $5.00 Pants on sale this week re member we have but one price and that is the lowest price in Topeka. MEN'S STRAW HATS No larger stock of Straw Hats in the city than we have, and our prices are far below other stores in the city. Boys' Department Don't forget to see those Boys' Suits sizes from 8 to 16 for, $1.50, $1.65 and $2.00 these are all bargains. BILLIARD MEN PAY UP. Give Up Their Fight on the City License Ordinance. Want a billiard table? They're cheap. Chief Stab. has helped to make bil liard tables a drug on the market, and the billiard hall high license law has done the rest. It is estimated that there are 4 5 public billiard tables in use in Topeka: a month ago there were about 60. The 15 missing tables are stored away, and can be bought at half price. The straw which broke the back of the billiard hall business in Topeka was the recent decision of the district court sustaining the validity of the billiard hall license law, which taxes every tabie in the city $18 per year. As soon as that case was decided, T. R. Schreiber. representing eleven of the leadln-r billiard halls of the city, paid to City License Collector Page the sum of $?60. securing license for a half year on the following places: Otto Anderson S 18. "0 John Walker 36.00 Al Hayslip 45.00 O. B. Davis 45.00 Ted Davis 4 5.00 Jim Sheasley 36.00 F. P. Plamondon 36.00 J. Miller 45.00 J. Dugan 18.00 J. Dugan 18.00 X. C. Cave 18.00 Total $360.00 This payment of all the licenses In a lump was a sign that the billiard hall men had surrendered to the in evitable. They felt that they could not afford to continue to pay the high license during the summer months when business is dull, and so several of the billiard halls have only about half aa many tables as they ran dur ing the winter. Otto Anderson has two now instead of four, and others are also reduced. All of the tables used at the Royal billiard hall have been stored away. These were about the llnest tables in the city. Some of these tables will no doubt be brought out again in August when the second half or the license tax becomes due. Business in billiards is better in winter when there are no outdoor sports to compete with them for popularity. Under the new high. license law on billiard nnd pool tables, the city will receive upwards of $S00 a year revenue from this one item on City License C.olle or Page's list. The license will be payable in two semi-annual install ments. No license Is Issued for less than six months. The eleven billiard halls represented by Mr. Schreiber were the ones which were in the "com bine" which tried to smash the license law by legal proceedings. License Collector Page thinks that Chief Stahl's work in closing the Joints is what has knocked the bottom out of the billiard hall business. He said today: "So far as the new billiard hall license law is concerned, the men are not doing muclj kicking. They seem to think that the ordinance is fair enough. But what has hurt their business is the work of Chief Stahl in closing the joints. "Billiards is a very nice game, 'ali right, but It is undoubtedly n fact that billiard halls and joints tnrlve together. When the joints are allowed to run. Dr. Lyon's PERFECT looiiiroutlor AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PREPARED BV Well as Resident Shoppers. DEPARTMENT nobby and stylish. the billiard and pool halls prosper. The closing up of the joints has cut down severely on the business of the billiard halls. They are unable to keep all their tables busy, and most of them have reduced the number of their tables. There is nothing much doing in the bil liard business in summer anyway. I expect a good many of these tables to be put back Into service next frfll. A good many of the billkird men have told me. however, that they would like to sell one or more of their tables, and If anybody wants to buy a second hand billiard table now is a good time to find one for sale." MAY LAND TROOPS. If Moorish Iirigands Carry Out Threat to Kill Their Prisoners. Washington, May 31. Admiral Chad wick is not expected at present to land a party from his fleet to pursue the Moorish brigands, but it is stated posi tively that if Raisuli executes his threat of killing his' captives, the United States government will insist that he be run down and executed at any cost. It is expected at the navy department that the South Atlantic squadron now at Tangier will be reinforced today by the European squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Jewell and consisting of the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleve land which left the Azores Saturday. The battleship Iowa left Horta Azores today for Lisbon whither she was pre ceded by the battleships Kearsarge. Maine and Alabama of Rear Admiral Barker's squadron. The Perdicarls matter-was discussed at some length at today's cabinet meeting. SUrPRESSKO CASE OF SMALLPOX Railroad Man Taken to Hospital Suf fering With the Malady. Another smallpox case has been care fully suppressed by the city health de partment since May 19. On that date a railroad man working for the Union Pacific in North Topeka was takerfsick with the disease and sent to the city hospital, where he is still held. The officers in charge of the health office claim they do not know the man's name. They say it has never been ob tained bv the city, but that the city expects to find out who the man is within a few days. It looks as though it should be possible for the city to find out the name of a city patient within 12 days, which is the time tne city nas had charge of this case. On the city records the space for the name of the patient taken to the hos pital on May 19 is left blank. Sanitary Sergeant R. P. Pay says he has receiv ed no instructions from City Physician Storrs to suppress the name. StoiTs has simply neglected to furnish Sergeant Pay with the name of the patient. Marooned Trains Get In. Kansas City. Mo., May 31. The three through trains marooned near Quenemo, Kan., for 12 hours yester day on account of the flood which had washed out portions of the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific tracks, reached here today. A majority of the passen gers were eastbound. many of them coming from the Methodist general conference at Los Angeles and others from El Paso. All trains carried diners and there was no suffering. DEATHS AND FUNEHALS. Warren Robinson, colored, died of consumption this morning at his home, 420 Taylor street. The funeral will probably be held Thursday at 2 p. m. from his late home, and the burial will be in the Topeka ceme tery. The funeral of Floyd Sanford Vail, who died on Saturday at noon, took place Memorial day in Rochester cemetery. He was IT years of ag, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Vail, of 400 Chandler etreet. Rev. P. W. Crannel! officiatea at the eervicen. V Sixth and Qaincy. Embossed Lace Shelf Paper In bolts 30 feet long and 12 inches wide; colors pink, rose, blue, green, yellow and white a bolt lAc Extension Rods Brass extension Rods, will extend from 24 inches to 42 inches, complete, with brass screw hook brackets .42 V2c Apron Check Gingham One lot blue and white and brown and white Standard Ginghams good cloth and warranted colors a yard 42C Wool Albatro3 36-inch wide Wool Albatros Dress Goods, the correct fabric for suits, waists and skirts black, cardinal, light blue, cadet gray, and Nile Per yard 25c Towels One lot cream color honey comb Cotton Towe.ls good heavy cloth, 54 inches long and 22 inches wide, fringed ends 10c I Boys' Knee Pants For this week all wool Prices 39c and 50c. MEN'S UNDERWEAR We can show you the best 39c and 50c Underwear in the city our 25c garments have no equal they are well worth 35c BOYS' STRAW HATS We have forty styles Price 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, and 75c. They are FRANCE TAKES IT UP. Will Try to Secure Release of Kid naped Prisoners in Morocco. Washington, May 31. Through Ambassador Porter, Secretary Hay has requested the French government to exercise its good offices toward se curing the- release of Perdlcarts, the kidnaped American, in Morocco. The French government has undertaken the task and because of its closer as sociation with the various elements in Morocco it is believed here that it can accomplish more than any other gov ernment. The British government also is acting with great energy in be half of young Varley, the stepson of Perdicaris and a British subject, and the British officials are in communica tion with the United States govern ment in the pursuit. More Gold From Japan. New York. May 31. The subtreas ury has paid out $2,709,000 on tele graphic orders against deposits of Japanese gold at the San Francisco mint. LOCAL MENTION. Albert W. Johnson was placed un der $2,000 bond this morning to ap pear in the city court and answer to the charge of assaulting Frank Mc Elroy. The Missionary society of the First Lutheran church will meet in on; week from tomorrow at Mrs. R. E. Cowdrey's, 101 Western a venue, instead of tomorrow. Ex-Governor .fjeorge W. Glick, the only real Democratic governor Kansas ever had. Is in Topeka today to at tend the old settlers' meet at the Aud itorium this afternoon. "I am not having anything to do with politics." he said when asked about that subject today. "I would like to see Judge Dale of Wichita, nominated by the Demo crats for governor, and I believe the Democrats can elect him." Senator Burton is in Topeka this af ternoon. He left home for Chanute, where he is looking over the oil fields, but could get no furtlir than Topeka on account of high ater. He is therefore waiting here u. .1 he can get through to Chanute. E. W. Hoch was in Toi a today on his way home from Minne& ,i is, where he delivered the Memorial day addres yesterday. The Minneapolis people en gaged him for the Hddress last fall be fore he ever thought of running for gov ernor. Mr. Hoch expects to attend the ircepiiDiican national convention at Chi cago the coming month. He says he has never yet attended a national con vention, dui ne is going to do so this year. Cured His Mother of Rheumatism. "My mother has been a sufferer t'm many yewrs with rheumatism," savs w H. Howard of Husband, pa. "At timei she was unable to move at all while all times walking was painful. I present, ed her with a bottle of Chamberlain Pain Balm and after a few applications she dee ded it was the most wonderful n.in m hover oho A t lul inpa, in ract For sale by ail (iruttmsts. New York Money Market. New York. May 31. MONET Money on call easy, ltil1 per cent, lowest 1 per cent, closing bid 1 and offered at IT-i per cent limp Innns c i- fir, v. J 2S per cent: months. S-g per cent v wj-jc: r-nme mercantile paper. Zlfli 4-i per cent: sterling exchange firm wit a actual business in bankers' bills at $4 7i for demand and at $4A-.&fi:4.54a for 60 dav X'UT V RrrlS? W and --mmer- cial b:lls. 4.Sn1-'a4.S5i',4. SIL)'l':R-Ba-- silver, 55c; Mexican dol lars. 44-e. BONDS Government bonds 'irregular. Cotton Market. New York. May 31. COTTON Sales to day. 3.4 bales. Snot cotton closed qui- t and 5 points lower. Quotations per ID oTinif.n'ii" uriands- m-T5: Galveston, Tex., May 31. COTTON Market higher, at 12c per pound. times able to walk. An occasional &ovi cation of Pain Batin keeps awav the n-iin that she was formerlv tronKi'e i.v.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY JSVENTNG. MAY 31,1904, HE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Are Never Without Pe-ru-na in the House for Catarrhal Diseases. lip fipScMi my Mil. .VXDS -MKS. J. O. ATKINSON, INDEPENDENC E, MO. Under date of January 10, 1897, Dr. Hartman received the following let ter: "My wife had been suffering from a Complication of diseases for the past 25 years. "Her case had baffled the skill of some of the most noted physicians. One of her worst troubles was chronic constipation of (several years' standing. "She also was passing through that fmost critical period in the life of a omas change of life. In June, 1895, I wrote to you about her case. Tou advised a course of Peruna and Manalin, which we at once com menced, and have to say it complete ly cured her. She firmly believes that she would have been dead only for these wonderful remedies. "About the same time I wrote you about my own case of catarrh, which had been of 25 years' standing. At times I was almost past going. I Commenced to use Peruna according to your instructions and continued its use for about a year, and it has com pletely cured me. "Your remedies do all that you claim for them, and even more. Ca tarrh cannot exist where Peruna is taken according to directions. Suc css to you and jour remedies." John O. Atkinson. PLUNGED TO DEATH Four Persons Drow ned byf. Co'lapse of a Foot Bridge. Pueblo, Col., May 31. A special from Salida, Col., to the Chieftain says: While the memorial exercises were at their height and the veterans were casting flowers on the waters of the Arkansas river in memory of the heroic dead, four people were suddenly plung ed to death by the breaking of a foot bridge spanning the river at the lower edge of Riverside punk. A number of others were thrown into the stream, several of whom are missing. The rest narrowly escaped with their lives. The accident was witnessed by a thousand peisons, who seemed pow erless to render assistance. The known dead are: MRS. CLARENCE A. TOMPKINS, aged 35. HAZEL, LINES, aged 6. ESTHER MORGAN, aged 8. PEARL HOLLAND, aged 9. Nora Anderson, aged 13, is missing, and the body of a boy whose name has not been learned was seen floating two miles down the river. The people who witnessed the acci dent declare there were 20 people on the bridge at the time of the collapse. The river is about 40 feet wide at the point where the bridge broke, about 10 feet deep and has a very powerful cur rent. The stream suddenly appeared to be filled with struggling humanity and an indescribable scream of horror went up from the crowd. Men with ropes and pulleys went quickly to work clearing the wreckage and saving lives. Others in buggiros- and on horseback started down the rivr, bent on the work of rescue. They have since been patrolling the stream for many miles below the city searching for the miss ing bodies. A wire netting has been stretched across the river at Wellsville, six miles below Salida in the hope that the bodies will be swept into it. It will require several days' time be fore it is definitely known how many lives were lost. A Sure Thing. It is said that nothing is sure except dpath and tuxes, but that is not alto gether true. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption is a sure cure for an lung and throat troubles. Thousands can tes tify to that. Mrs. C. B. VanMetre of Shepherdtown. V. Va says: "1 had a severe case of bronchitis and for a ye,r tried everything I heard of, but got no relief. One. bottle of Dr. King's New Dis covery then cured me Absolutely. It's in fallible for croup, whooping cough, grip, pneumonia and consumption. Trv it. It's guaranteed by Arnold Drug Co., S21 North Kansas avenue. Trial bottles free. Reg ular sizes 50c and $1.00. WWUUUUUlu Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness, and all unpleasant feelings, and so prepares trie S3Tstem ior tne ordeal that she passes through the event safely and with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, "it is worth its weight in gold." $x.oo per bottle of druggists. Book containing valuable information mailed free. II'E C2ACFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. G. a, In a letter dated January 1, 1900, Mr. Atkinson says, after five years' experiencce with Peruna: "I will ever continue to speak a good word for Peruna. In my rounds as a traveling man X am a walking ad vertisement for Peruna and have in duced many people during the past year to use Peruna with the most sat isfactory results. I am still cured of catarrh." John O. Atkinson. Box 272, Independence, Mo. When old age comes on, catarrhal diseases come also. Systemic catarrh is almost universal In old people. This explains why Peruna has be come so indispensable to old people. Peruna is their safeguard. Peruna is the only remedy yet devised that meets these cases exactly. Such cases cannot be treated locals ly; nothing but an effective systemic remedy could cure them. This is ex astly what Pernua is. If you do not receive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at onee to Dr. Hartman, giving:, a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. MHT IS TOO BRIGHT. Electric Headlights Form a .of Light" in a Fog. Curtain The Western Railway club la trying to determine whether there is a men ace to the safe operation of trains in the use of electric headlights. At the last meeting of the club held in Chi cago J. A. Carney presented a paper in which he declared that under certain weather conditions, such as heavy snow, rain or fog, there is positive danger In the use of electric head lights. He said: "The diseases of the electric head light are many, but it Is the purpose of this paper to touch upon only one namely, the effect of the diverging rays of light on the vision of the en gineman during snow, rain or mist so far as being able to see the signals at a safe distance. Heavy snow or rain do render signal lights invisible ex cept at short distances, and it is need less to describe the effect of fog, but where these elements are of such quantity that they do not obscure signals at safe distances is where the electric headlight does the most harm. "The diverging rays light up the particles of rain and snow or mist and produce a curtain of light through which it it almost impossible to see. The effect is parallel to the optical illusion produced by a stage lined with black and the outer edges brilliantly lighted. Nothing can be seen back of the lights, and under these conditions the signals are rendered invisible." Mr. Carney said, however, that the electric headlight was of inestimable value at grade crossings, as it gives ample warning that a high speed train is approaching. It is asserted that high speed trains equipped with elec tric headlights have been exceedingly free from crossing accidents. It is also said that an electric headlight in a switching yard is an intolerable nui sance, as it obscures all the hand lan terns and switch lights that come within its field. Rock Island System. Colorado Flyer for Kansas City leaves Topeka every day at 7:45 a. m., arrives Kansas City 9:35 a. m., con necting with all trains north, south, and east. Leaves Kansas City 6:30 p.m. arrives Topeka 8:20 p. m. Carries dining ear in both directions, and is a through train without stops at inter mediate stations Chicago and Return $20.00 via Santa Fe. Tickets on sale June 1st to Sept. 30th. final limit returning Oct. 31st. For full information address T. L. King, C. P. and T. A., Topeka. Is to love children, and no home can be completely happy without them, yet the ordeal through, which the ex pectant mother must pass usually is so full of suffering, danger and fear that she looks forward to the critical hour with anorehension and dread. flMil Hotel II 11 CHASE'S CHAXCES ARE GOOD. Prominent Hoyt Farmer Wants Fu sion STomination. Frank H. Chase, of Hoyt, was in the city last night in the interest of his candidacy for the fusion nomina tion for railroad commissioner. His boom seems to be starting in good shape, as several papers in the First district and the official organ of the grain dealers, the Grain and Flour Journal, of Wichita, have come out in his favor. FRAXK H. CHASE, of Jackson County, Candidate Sor Railroad Commissioner. Mr. Chase has been a resident of Kansas for thirty-five years; is a man of means, and has been a successful farmer, stock raiser, merchant, and real estate man. Politically he is a Bryan Populist. It is currently ru mored that the fusionists will put up no man against J. W. Robison, but will endeavor to elect the other two, and it is stated an agreement has been reached whereby the Populists will select one and the Democrats the other. Mr. Chase is at present the only active candidate for the Populist place, and being from C. D. Walker's home county, is considered a very strong candidate. His friends claim he is conservative, progressive and an ideal candidate, one who would be fair to the railroads as well as to the people. His name will doubtless come before, the State Federation of Commercial Interests for Indorsement. READY FOR ACTION. Four American Warships Are Now at Tangier. Tangier, May 31. The United States gunboats Castine and Marietta arrived here during the night, completing with the cruisers Brooklyn and Atlanta, which arrived yesterday, the American squadron Bent here in connection with THOMAS V. liAWSOX BEGINS F e 9? Y mi mw.iiw iin.niji.nwi .in mi i if J -45.-' jf r s f Hi f r The picturesque Bostonian has don e nothing more startling or Interesting than his recent suit against the "Stan dard Oil crowd" for $96,000,000. Mr. Lawson recently retired from the fir m of Lawson, Arnold Co., and gave up all stock exchange connections that he might have a free hand to fight his various suits in regard to Amalgamated Copper. the kidnaping by the bandit Itaisuli of Ion Perdicaris, the American, and his stepson. Cromwell Varley, a British subject. The people are deeply im pressed by the assembling of so maijiy United States war vessels and those living outside the city are removing here for safety. The British and American represen tatives have sent a special courier to the sultan concerning the prisoners. The officials maintain strict secrecy regarding the negotiations in progress. A death has occurred on board one of the American ships. Funeral ser vices were held today. Hughes Defeats Grattan. John F. Hughes was endorsed by the Republicans of McPherson county for state senator Saturday afternoon. His chief opponent was C. F. Grattan. Hughes won on the seventh ballot and was allowed to choose his own dele gates to the senatorial convention. He was accused by Grat tan's supporters of being a "machine" man, while Mr. Grattan was said to be the "anti-machine" candidates. Charles Lander was nominated for representative, and he also is said to be a "machine" man by his opponents. The other nominations were as follows: Sheriff, Wallace Glea son; probate judge, S. A. Ward; coun ty clerk, J. O. Stromquist; clerk district court, L. C. MeMurnay; treasurer, F. J. Gateka; register of deeds, C. H. Kreihbel: surveyor, B. Rowland; coun ty superintendent, T. O. Coons; coro ner, Dave Maltby. His Third Attempt Successful, i Kansas City, Kan.. May 31. John Chris topher Koelling, a German millwright. 32 years old, committed suicide shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 629 State avenue, by v.king 15 grains of strychnine. He died in the presence of his wife and two small children. KoeHin?? bad been nervous and cWspon.ient and twice before during the past three months had attempted to kill himself. His step father and his mother both committed suicide about three years ago. It's folly to suffer from that horrible plague of the night, itching piles. Doan's Ointment cures quickly and permanently. At any drug store, 50 cents. MAYOR JPSUIGIDE Baltimore's Chief Municipal Of ficer Shoots Himself. But 36 l'ears of Age and lie cetitly Married. Baltimore, May 31. Robert M. Mc Lane, mayor of this- city, shot and killed himself Monday afternoon in his bedroom at his residence. No. 29 West Preston street, liis bride of less than two weeks was at the time of the tragedy asleep in an adjoining room and was awakened by the discharge of the revolver which Mr. McLane evi dently fired while standing before the mirror of the dressing case. The bullet entered the right tem ple and crashing through the head escaped in the rear of the left ear. Mrs. McLane and other members of the household rushed to the mayor's assistance, but he did not regain con sciousness after he fell to the floor, and died within an hour. A number of nhvsicians who were immediately summoned expressed the opinion that the wound was necessarily ratal. No cause for the act can be assigned bv the members of Mr. McLane's fam ily. Since the Are of February he has been keDt assiduously at work admin istering the affairs of the eity, besides endeavoring to direct me renaouiui tion and rebuilding of the burned dis trict. This, together with criticisms by his political opponents, is thought by many to have caused a temporary aberration of the mind. Coroner' Benjamin F. Hayden sign ed a certificate, giving suicide as the cause of death, and the body was turned over to an undertaking firm to be prepared for burial. Mayor McLane was elected as a Democrat to the office of chief magis trate of the municipality inMay of last year for a four years term. Under the city charter he will be succeeded by E. Clay Timanus, Republican, presi dent of the second branch of the city council, to serve out the unexpired term. The second branch of the council, which is Republican, will elect a president, not necessarily a member of the present body, to pre side over its deliberations. Mayor McLane eloped with Mrs. Mary Van Bibbler, a woman 42 years of age, to Washington, May 14, and the couple was secretly married. When the wedding became known it fur nished Baltimore with quite a ro mance. When he was running for the mayor alty his oppenent promised to wed if elected. Mr. McLane smiled and intima ted that he also might end his bachelor days, if he obtained the office. Tha campaign was thus (Carried along on romantic lines, although no one expect ed either candidate to marry. McLane won and has fulfilled his promise. He is a Democrat, 36 years old. His bride is a famous beauty. Stoe is the widow of John Van Bibber, living in Balti more. As Mrs. Van .Bibber, the mayor s bride, was always considered one of the handsomest as well as one of the BIGGEST SUIT OS RECORD. most intellectual and delightful women in Baltimore. She possesses that in describable something known as femin ine "charm." She is also one of the best dressed women in town, and is noted for the excellent taste displayed in her toilettes. Mayor McLane was 36 years of age,, the youngest chief executive Baltimore ever had. He was the son of James L. McLane, president of the First Nation al bank and nephew of Robert M. Mc Lane, ex-governor of Maryland and United States minister to FraiVe dur ing President Cleveland's first admin istration. Previous to his election as mayor he had for four years filled the office of state's attorney, in which he had distinguished himself by a zealous and intelligent discharge of his duties. Dining his brief administration of the mayoralty office he had brought upon himself the antagonism of the regular Democratic organization by the ap pointment of independent members of the party. Recently there has been marked opposition to him among Dem ocratic members of the city council in matters relating to the rebuilding of the city and this is ascribed by many as a contributory cause of suicid. The dead mayor was very popular among the people generally, irrespective of party, and the whole community has been profoundly shocked by his tragic end. Five Deaths at Salina. Salina, Kan., May 31. Within the past 24 hours five deaths have occurred here, one of thpm being that of C. H. Under wood, who was an early settler in this part of Kansas and built the .first mill on the Smoky Hill river. He was mayor o Salina several years ago and was once a candidate for the legislature. Mayor An derson issued a proclamation requesting that the business houses of 8alina clone, during the funerril hour today and th citv officers will attend the services in a body. He was ?i years old and was born in Columbina, O. Made Young Aain. "One of Dr. King's Im-w Lite Fills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again," writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best -n the world for liver, stomach and bowels. Purelv vegetable. Never gripe. Only 2ic at Arnold Drug Co., fc2J North Kansas avenue. IF f v yAJfc ..-X n v i vVv 1 V jK .1 t if SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS Had I but known how brief the hour. How soon the sun would vanish Oh, had I used my strength and power To help and heal, to banish The lir of care, the print of pain. And made some mortal glad again. Had I but known how keen the word I aimed with carelens laughter. That stabbed an a"bsent friend, and stirred A heart to hate, long after Oh, had I left the bow unstrung That sped the arrow from my tongue! Had I but known the weary load Mv fallen brother carried. I had not stooped to ply the goad, I had tt scorned nor harried; But I had bent to lift, to guide. And held him safely by my side. Had I but known O Father tench Thy law of love and feeling, Thv rule divine, that I may reach The hearts that need Thy healing! Oh, let Thy holy wisdom be The open book of life for me! By Anthony E. Anderson, in Young Churchman. Mrs. N. L. Filnton.of 634Western ave nue, is seriously sick. Snowden Farlett, principal of the Guthrie high school, is visiting In To peka. There will be a full orchestra at Steinberg's closing dance Wednesday night. Topeka is bo full of soldiers that It reminds one of the Spanish American war days. County Attorney O. E. Hungate de livered the Memorial day address at Oskaloosa. Wilder Metcalf, pension agent, went to Lincoln to deliver the Memorial day address. Home-grown strawberries are on the market today in abundance for the first time. The Topeka Saints seem to find the Iola ball team about as hard a pro position at home as in Topeka. The excavations for the Baptist church at the corner of Ninth and Jackson streets are flooded Lightning set fire to the Mt. Olive M. E. church at 1132 Buchanan Saturday night at 10:30 and burned the steeple off. A petition was filed today with the city clerk asking for the location of an electric light at Sixth and Home streets. At 7:35 Sunday morning the fire de partment was called to 411 Kansas ave nue where a chimney was afire. No damage. In the confusion of Semi-Centennial week, there is danger that the state house-newspaper baseball game will be overlooked. The Grand opera house is being used as a naint shop for the decora tion of floats and vehicles to be use in the floral parade. The indications are at this time that all preparations have been made for a good hard rain during the floral parade on Wednesday. Jackson's band benefit takes place at the Crawford this evening. Doc Brown, Cyclone Brown, and other noted cake walkers will do a turn. Orders were issued today to members of the fire department to put on sum mer regalia. This consists of caps, summer shirts, white ties and light weight coats. T. A. McNeal has a bad cold, ob tained at Concordia, where he went to deliver a high school commence ment address, and his melodious voice is not in working order. The Joplin league tetam will come to Topeka next Monday for three games. That will be the first time the Miners have been here ttiis year. And they are stronger than Iola. The war correspondents in charge of the stage coach affair at Seventh and Kansas avenue today did a good deal better job of reporting than is being done of the Russ-Jap mill. The women In charge of the flower parade have been fearful lest the streets would be sprinkled before the parade and thus cause no end of trou ble, but nature seems disposed to ar range all that herself. Eugene F. Ware, commissioner of pensions, was down for a speech at the Gettysburg Memorial day serv ices, but it was raining' so hard when his turn came that he did not speak. The audience at the Taft speech, spent considerable energy in compar ing the famous secretary with other men. "He looks like Grover Cleve land," probably received the most votes. After inspecting the new club rooms provided for the street railway em ployes. Governor Bailey says that he doesn't know but what he will apply for a job on the street car line after next January. The Crescent baseball team beat the Martin Dennis team Monday by a score of 15 to 10. The Crescents have not lost a game this year. The Saints might secure some valuable recruits from thier ranks. After the Semi-centennial commit tee gets through with the six mile stockade around the southeast quarter section of the State house grounds, it might donate the boards to the To peka Baseball association forp a park. The exercises of commencement week at the Topeka Industrial insti tute began Sunday. This evening the annual exercises of the Booker T. Washington Literary society will bo held at the institute. Carriages will meet the 5:30 and 7:30 cemetery cars to take visitors to the exercises. J. A. DeBoer, president of the Na tional Life Insurance company, of Montpelier, Vt., Is in Topeka, the guest of C. B. Merriam. Mr. De Boer will make a trip throughout Kansas, inspecting the large property inter ests of his company here. Mr. De Boer Is prominent in Vermont politics, and may be the next Republican nomi nee for governor. Mrs. Margaret Brady, who lives at Fifth and Taylor streets, met with a painful accident at Ninth and Harri son streets Monday afternoon. A runaway saddle horse ran into her buggy, upsetting it and throwing Mrs. Brady out. Her arm and face were badly bruised, but Dr. Munn, who at tended her, says the injuries are not serious. Mrs. Brady is 6 5 years old. The people of Topeka had a pretty good lesson taught them last night. When the Chicago Symphony orches tra at the Auditorium struck up the "Star Spangled Banner," the regular soldiers in the gallery stood up, with aT-mca nt their K)de sit "nttpntirti, And then slowly the big audience lift-j ed itself to Its feet. The regulars did the same thing again, when Genevieve Clark V llson sang the familiar strains. Secretary Taft left Topeka at 4 o'clock this morning for Leavenworth to be the guest of General Bell, in command there. From Leavenworth to C'nSgo, Governor Taft will be the guest of General Manager H. U. Mudge of the Santa Fe railway, and will make the trip in the latter's pri vate car. Others in the party will in clude D. W. Mulvane. .John E. Frost and H. T. Chase. The train to Leav enworth this morning was composed of the private cars of H .U. Mudge of the Santa Fe and M. A. Low of the Rock Island. "Is be opposed to capital?" "He is, when any one else has It." Chicago Evening Post. AVfcgetable Preparatlonfor As similating toe Food andBcg ula ting the S tDinacts awl Bowels of Promotes DigeaHon.Cheerful ness and ResLContains neither Opiumforplune norMneiaL KoxliAacoTic. jtbc.Satmt Cfanind Mier A perfect Remedy forCcmstspa FiorV, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish-. 'jvesa and Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature of NEW'YDBK. 1 jj&sSs-wsASssa The First National Bank OF TOPEKA, KANSAS. Depository of the State of Kansas, Shawnee County, and the City of TopeKa. PAID-UP CAPITAL OFFICERS: Wm. Sims, President. C E. Hawley, Cashier. DIRECTORS; A. A. Robinson, W. H. Rossington, Wm. Sims, Chas. J. Lantry, Chas. J. Devlin, W. A. Stephens, C. E. Hawley. Interest paid on Time Deposits. Points. Letters Small Account as well as Large Long PARADE WAS LATE. Delay Caused by Train Which Brought Secretary Taft. The first parade of the Semi-Centennial festivities took place on Mon dav afternoon in honor of Secretary of War Taft. It was an unqualified success. Time was lost in getting started. The programme scheduled the line to form at 1:30 and move at 2 o'clock, hut almost half an hour'a wait was occasioned by the lateness of Secretary Taft's train, which was due at 12:55, but did not come until after half past 1. With his party, con sisting of M. A. Low, John E. Frost and Major General Bell, he took lunch on the car after the train arrived. Just before half past 2 he was escorted to his carriage, in which were seated Mayor- W. S. Berpund thal and Past Commander W. A. Smith of the Kansas O. A. It. The parade was distinctly military and significant of Memorial day. It was led by Marshall's band, which was at the apex of the First division, under command of Col. Jonathan J. Xorton. Capt. A. M. Fuller and staff had charge of the entire line. After the band came General J. W. F. Hughes of the K. X. G. and staff: squadron Fourth 17. S. cavalry and Twenty-ninth U. S. battery, Major C. X. Murray, commanding; Boys' bri gade, mounted; City Troop; battery K. K. N. G., platoon company A, K. N. (t.; Secretary of War Taft, Mayor Rersundthal, Commander Smith and Kansas notables in carriages. The First division was concluded with a platoon of company A, K. X. G. The second division was commanded by J. M. Miller. It was the old soldiers' part of the parade. At its head march ed a drum corps, consisting of a soli tary lifer and a drummer. sThen came the Grand Army posts of Shawnee county in their order of seniority. The Twenty-third regiment band, colored, was between the old soldiers of Shaw nee county and the visitingr grand army men. The boys from the State Indus trial school with their band were last in this division. The third division was commanded by M. W. Saxon and consisted of the following bodies: Knights of Pythias band; Cniform Rank, Knights of Pythias: Modern Woodmen of America; Patriarchs Militant, I. i. J?.; sub ordinate lodges, I. O. O. F.; Democratic Flambeau club; Republican Flambeau club. The Topeka fire department composed the fourth division and made its usual good showing. The line of march began at Karens avenue on Fifth street and went south on the avenue to Eighth, west to Harrison, south to Tenth, east to Kan sas avenue, north to Ninth, east to Quincy. and then north to the Auditor ium. Secretary of War Taft reviewed the parade on Eighth street. The procession was a great success. Three-quarters of an hour was neces sary for it to pass a given point. The streets were lined with visitors who frequently applauded its features. It was one of the best Memorial day pa rades ever given In the state. n mm u mm. For Infants grid CHHrn. The .Kind You Havo Always .'Bought T 2l ill Signature of XT For Ovd Thirty Years lrr,f V j KJL ki'v-J Li KJ L Li

$300,000 W. H. RoBslngton, Vice President. C. S. Bowman, Assistant Cashif. Foreign Drafts on all Principal of Credit issued. receive the same careful attention. Distance Lines I QnTTQRf 0? in USG Toll connections with several thousand telephones In Kansas City, and within thirty days wMl reach Sedalia, Jefferson City, St. Louis, Terre Halite, Indianapolis, -Louisville, Ky., and other eastern points. For further information call 40ti,, 519 Kansas Avenue. The Topeka Independent Telephoas Ca BACK IN WASHINGTON, President Roosevelt Returned From Gettysburg Last Night. Washington.May 31 President Roose velt and party returned to Washington from Gettysburg at 8:20 o'clock last night. During the trip President Roosevelt went to the forward Pullman car and spent about two hours In conversation with Gen. Dan E. Sickles and Gen. O. O. Howard, both civil war veterans. The trio discussed the various subject of the union and confederate armies, not only on the Gettysburg- fic but also on other notable battlefields of tna war. The president listened wit", great interest to incidents related by fcls companions of events of the war. "On arriving at the station the pres ident gave a hearty handshake to the engine crew and then recalling that for the moment he had forgotten the occupants of the other car delayed the departure of the party for the White House and went back and said good bye to them, talking for some time again with Gen. Sickles. The president and his family then were driven to the White House. TAKES THE OATH. City of. Baltimore Now Has a Repub liean Mayor. Baltimore, May 3L President E. Clay Timanus of the second branch of the city council, took the oath of office as mayor of Baltimore today, becom ing successor to Robert M. McLane, who ended his life yesterday. Under a provision of the city charter Mayor Timanus will serve out the remainder of Mayor McLane's term of three years. Mayor Timanus is a Republican. He announced today that it is too early for him to definitely outline what h! policy may be, but it is not believed that he will undertake to undo the ap pointments of his predecessor who ai a Democrat. 0W i i 1 s FOR V AND """BW1 INFANTS r INVALIDS -4 I r lUflUMUi Pale babies become rosy and pretty babies when fed on Mellin's Food. Mellin's Food strengthens. TcCbeautifully printed page of helpful hints about "The Care and Feeding of Infanta," bound in cloth, will be sent you free if you ask for it. MELLIN'S FOOD CO BOSTON. MAM.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING. MAX 31,1904 ARE KSJpiEST. Kansas Federation of Commer cial Interests Awake. Will liaisa $4,000 to Carry War Into Africa. THERE IS m WAVERING To Insist Upon Satisfactory Itailroad Hoard. Expect to Endorse Two Candi dates For the Positions. The Kansas Federation of Commer cial Interests proposes to raise at least $4,000 to carry on its campaign for the election of a state board of railroad commissioners that will not be dominated by railroad Interests, and to secure the passage of legisla tion by the next legislature giving the railroad board power to control the railroads instead of just giving them advice. The ways and means committee of the fedration will call upon the differ ent commercial bodies comprising the federation to make subscriptions to the fund. The business men of To peka have subscribed $300, of which $265 has already been paid, and the VVichita business men have subscribed a, like amount. The purpose of the fund, as stated on the subscription lists, is as follows: "For the purpose of aiding the Kansas Federation of Commercial In terests in carrying on its work of se curing the passage of a suitable law regulating railroad traffic in the state of Kansas, selecting competent and capable men on our state railroad board, and. to further such other leg islation as the business men of the Etate may deem necessary to its best interests and development." The meeting of the federation, which Is In session today, is made up of men who are railroad shippers, of all political parties and factions. Colonel "Bill" Fisher of Holton, the bitter enemy of Railroad Commls nioner A. D. Walker, sits near A. A. Godard, former attorney general, who is a personal friend of Mr. Walker. J. 11. Evans of Emporia, a prominent Republican of Lyon county and mem ber of the legislature, takes a lead ing part In the federation, while its president is Senator Harry McMillan of Ottawa county. The federation will probably en dorse a list of names this afternoon and ask the Democrats to choose their candidates for rai'road commissioners from the list. The federation did this with the Republicans, but the Repub licans nominated only one man out of the seven endorsed by the federa tion. That one was J. V. Robison, of El Dorado. The federation will sup port Mr. Robison, but if the Demo crats follow its recommendation it will probably support Democrats for the other two places on the board. Among those who are talked of for the Democratic recommendations are Lot Ravenscraft of Clark county, M yv". Ferguson of Wellington, .Senator Harry McMillan of Ottawa county W X). Kuhen of Holton-F. H. Chase of Hoyt. David Ovennyer of Topeka and C. A. Cooper of Lvons. A letter was read. from George K. Tucker of Eureka, stating that the Greenwood County Cattlemen's associ ation on May 14 unanimouslv endorsed Ravenscraft and Ferguson, among the Democrats, and also endorsed J W Robison. the Republican nominee' who is favored by the federation. Mr. Tuck er, who was acting secretary of the rneetlng, is the Republican candidate lor senator in the Greenwood-Lyon dis trict. Secretary Reising reported that about 60 commercial bodies of the state in cluding commercial clubs, have affilia ted with the federation. J. E. Howard, of Wichita, made an informal report for the committee on rational legislation, in which he stated that an effort was made during the re cent session of congress to get the committee on interstate commerce to listen to the complaints of shippers concerning railroad matters, but a ma jority of the committee could not be secured at one time to vote to hear the complaints. Mr. Howard highly commended President Roosevelt for Ills fight against trusts. The following committees were ap pointed at the morning session Credentials J. E. Howard of Wichi ta, C. H. Rldgway of Kansas City Kan., F. W. Frasius, of Wichita Resolutions B. H. Campbell of Ash land, H. Taylor of Lyons and J. E Ev ens of Emporia. Procedure C. G. Cohn of Wichita, J. V Berryman of Kingman, and William .Fisher of Holton. President Mi'MiHuti's Address. President McMillan made an address at the opening of the meeting today, in which he insisted that the charges of pome politiciansand newspapers that the federation is becoming a political! or ganization is not true. He said: "This meeting is called in accordance with the request of many of its mem tiers for the consideration of various questions, not only of great interest nd importance to the memhers nf tki federation, but. as the federation deems of still greater importance to all the people of this great state. If I am not greatly mistaken and have greatly misunderstood the movement, which tnis federation represents, while desir ing conditions and improved laws which shall benefit lhem individually! they as good citizens, not merely as selfish partisans, are above anv mere personal considerations, laboring to achieve results, which shall be of per manent and lasting benefit to all the people of this commonwealth. While certain partisan and railroad newspa pers are endeavoring to make out to the contrary, this association is and always has been in every sense of the word entirely non-partisan, and non political. "As an association we do not con demn any political party, nor is the cause of any political party advocated Outside of the bearing that politics and political parties necessarily have on the great question of transportation, the greatest question before the people of this state as. well as the nation, this federation never has and never will al vise any political preference. What this federation does stand for is that on this great question of transportation, the people must have relief and they should support those candidates by .Which they can best secure it. "While other questions will be con sidered, the two questions which the federation deems of supreme impor tance and for the discussion and con sideration of which they are gathered in convention at this time ars the recommendation to the fusion party of Kansas, if after due consideration it is deemed advisable, men of that political belief, whom they deem qual ified under the present conditions and in the light of past history for the most important, in many respects, of any offices in the state, that of rail road commissioner; and the consider ation of a new railroad law in place of the one now on ,the statute book. "For the first time in the history of the state at this next election the electors will have the privilege of voting for three candidates who for two years will constitute the board of railroad commissioners. "While I believe I fully represent the opinion of this body, when I state that they deem- the law now in force utterly inadequate for the purpose it was supposed to be enacted, the reg ulation and control of the railroads, even under the present law, weak as it is, with a board of commissioners free from railroad and corporate in fluence, intelligent and independent, great good can be accomplished even under this law. "As has been stated by the most eminent national authority, the United States Industrial commission, 'The efficiency of all control and regu lation through commissions must ultimately rest upon the man. It is the power that lies behind the throne, that vitalizes the machine.' A railway commissioner in a state embracing some of the most important railway systems of the country not long ago made the statement, that in the office now occupied by him little was done except the gathering of statistics and the giving of useless advice. This last statement is to a great degree the record of our railroad, board in Kan sas. He also pointed in detail how the efficiency of that particular office had varied very much with the incum bency of the different type of men holding the office. "Having finally secured the election of commissioners by the people, one of the great objects of the federation is to see that we do not now lose the fruits of victory by the nomination and election of railroad candidates for these offices. In addition to an im partial, intelligent and independent board of commissioners, a new rail road law is absolutely required, other wise is our labor vain. It is general ly, and you might even add gener ously admitted, that our present law enacted in 1901 as far as any real power inherent in it to regulate the railroads or their rates is concerned is a failure. This law of ours is what is termed and classified as an advis ory railroad law as distinguished from a regulative law. The railway attorneys claim it carries no power to regulate rates and the best legal au thorities outside concede the conten tion made by the railways is correct. While personally I am well satisfied that the only real and eventual settle ment of the railway question is gov ernment ownership, as I have noted that the railways invariably in the past have succeeded in regulating the regulators and controlling the control lers, nevertheless, I concede much can be accomplished by a good strong regulative railway law, with good, strong, fair and impartial men as commissioners to enforce it. "The greatest Question before the people of Kansas in this campaign is the enact ment of a railroad law, which shall com bine the host features of the railroad laws of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, with the addition of the Massachusetts law passed in 1S0H, since adopted by Min nesota and Texas and other states, pre venting stock watering and over capitali zation. I understand the draft of such a law will be submitted to this convention. If our neighboring states can have strong regulative railroad laws, why cannot this state? We hear a great deal of late re garding the crying need of a primary election law. It is probably a good thing, but the farmers and shippers of this state would be better pleased if the same dis tinguished gentlemen, who are agitating the primary law, would also start an ag itation for a new railway law. "What the farmers and other producers want and have Just cause for demanding is a radical reform in the- laws applying to corporations, and especially to rail roads. In order to obtain this, we must drop for the present time difference of opinion on all minor political matters and make proper railroad legislation a state issue in the next general election. "The people of this state regardless of party should demand the enactment of a. new'rallroad law in order that the glar ing discriminations and inequalities be tween shippers and the maladjustment of freight rates between competing markets and trade centers in this state may be abolished or minimized, that all sections of the state may be assured of reasona ble and stable freight rates, which shall also at the same time afford fair and rea sonable returns upon the capital invested. It is a mistaken idea that this associa tion or anv of its members are actuated bv anv feeling of hostility against the railroads: we desire to be fair and gen erous to them and merely ask them to be fair and just with their patrons, the peo ple. "The industrial development of this great state, enormous as it is, is only in its infancy. One great writer, Richard T. Blv, 20 years ago most aptly and truth fully stated that 'transportation is thj economic basis of modern production' and also 'that the railway problem is the problem of legitimate business enterprise," and again 'the railway problem is the problem of the management and develop ment of a large share of our national re sources.' "How greatly has the industrial and eco nomic historv of the state and nation since then emphasized these fundamental truths! "The railway problem in reality is the problem of problems. All other ques tions, no matter how weighty or impor tant, sink into insignificance compared with the proper management and control of practically our only means of travel and transportation, the railways. "What the people of Kansas demand is not the crippling or confiscation of he railroads bv hostile legislation, but, that they shall lie conducted in such a manner, that they shall become as was originally intended they should be, a basis of eco nomic life, upon which each one in any part of the broad land can with confidence locate and devote himself to the construc tion of his own fortune and thus in all :ts fullness work out our great destiny as a tate and nation TO THE NATION'S DEAD. Decoration. Day Exercises Generally Observed Over Kansas. AT BELOIT. More than 2.000 people attended the memorial services here. Beloit post of the G. A. R-, consisting of more than 100 old soldiers. was in charge of the ceremonies, which were held at Elmwood cemetery in the morning and in the opera house in the afternoon. Two hundred boys and girls assisted in decorating the graves. Samuel Ranks was marshal of the day. An address was delivered by the Rev. .1. I. Bull in the afternoon. AT SCAXDIA. Decoration day was appropriately observed here with exercises at the city hall. The principal features were vocal and band music, and addresses by A. 13. Kimball, editor of the Soan dia Journal, and the Rev. H. A. Zim merman, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The Rev. Mr. Herrick and the Rev. Mr. Maxwell also participat ed in the exercises. The G. A. R. vet erans and the children of the public schools, preceded by the Scandia cor net band, formed in the procession and marched to the cemetery to deco rate the graves of the soldier dead. AT HUMBOLDT. Decoration day was observed by 5, 000 people who gathered in the city park at 2 o'clock to hear the address of the Rev. Bernard Kelly, an army chaplain. The Humboldt band, the Chanute band and J. C. Dornberg's orchestra furnished the music. The uniformed rank of Maccabees of this place and Chajiute were in the march ing column. The decorations were the most elaborate ever seen here. Sen ator S. J. Stewart was president of the day and C. M. Smith, post command er, and E. X. AVert, adjutant, had charge of the post. AT MINNEAPOLIS. Decoration day services of an inter esting character were held here. E. W. Hoch, Republican candidate for gover nor, addressed a large crowd in the af ternoon. A game of baseball between Minneapolis and Beloit teams was played. Manifold's Military band of Beloit furnished music. AT KIXGMAN. The principal feature of the Decora tion day exercises held, here was the unveiling of a soldiers' monument in Walnut Hill cemetery, paid for by pop ular subscription and a large appropri ation by the county. Addresses were delivered by S. S. Ashbaugh of Wichita and Judge Frank Martin of Hutchin son. AT PRATT. The old soldiers of Pratt county cele brated Decoration day here. Addresses were made by William B. Hess, Charles H. Apt and J. E. Dauthart. AT PARSOXS. Decoration day was observed by the G. A. R. posts and societies. Represen tative P. P. Campbell of Pittsburg de livering the address of the day. A pro cession more than a mile in length visi ted Oakwood cemetery and decorated the graves. AT BURLIXGTOX. The Rev. A. J. Domann of the Catho lic chucch delivered the address at the Memorial day services here. Notwith standing the fact that the flood pre vented many from attending there was a large crowd present. AT EMPORIA. Decoration day was observed here by a parade, in which the mayor and city council in carriages, and the fire de partment participated. The depart ment commander, Charles Harris, pre sided at a meeting held in Albert Tay lor hall of the State Xormal school. J. W. Moore of Marion, was the orator of the day. The two posts of the G .A. R., headed by Company I, Kansas National Guards, led the procession. AT FREDONIA. A largely attended meeting at the courthouse was addressed by ex-Representative S. S. Kirkpatrick. A pro cession composed of Company M, First regiment Kansas National Guards, Spanish and Civil war veterans, the Women's Relief corps, the Knights of Pythias and many private residents, marched to the cemetery. The graves of sixty-three soldiers were decorated. AT HUTCHINSON. "Joe" Hooker Post, of the Grand Army, marched to East Side cemetery with the Women's Relief corps, and a firing squad of Company E, Kansas National Guards. The graves of all the soldiers were decorated. The Rev. C. H. Rogers delivered the annual ad dress. AT FORT LEAVENWORTH. Hundreds of visitors attended the Memorial day services at this post. Special trains ran into Leavenworth from all nearby points, and the visit ors were brought to the fort in cars and wagons. The entire garrison turned out in full dress and formed a square on the main parade, where Colonel Duncan, commanding, made the Memorial day address. The na tional flag was lowered and run .up to half mast, as the Twenty-ninth bat tery fired a national salute. In the afternoon services were con ducted in the National cemetery. Lit tle girls and soldiers strewed flowers on the graves of the hundreds buried there. The services at the cemetery were In charge of the local G. A. R. post. AT GARNETT.i Oniy for the mud which interfered somewhat with the morning services, the day was ideal for Decoration day.JV large crowd was present. Judge Mm ford Sehoonover delivered the address. Members of the Twentieth Kansas reg iment took an active part in the day's exercises and decorated the soldiers' graves. AT ASHLAND. Decoration day was observed here by Elliott post, G. A. R. The weather was perfect and the largest crowd that has been here for years was in attendance. A. B. Reeves, of Dodge City, was the speaker of the day. AT SALINA. Representative W. A. Calderhead de livered the Decoration day address be fore a large audience in Oakdale park. One of the ceremonies of the day was a memorial service on the river by the Woman's Relief corps in honor of the marines who fell in the civil war. Fol lowing the request of the mayor, most of the business houses were closed during the afternoon. AT COUNCIL GROVE. Decoration day was well observed here, the high water subsiding, allow ing many to come to town. O. L. Moore, of Abilene, delivered a good address at the court house, where the G. A. R. and W. R. C. have a fine suite of rooms. Bunting and flags fluttered from many buildings. AT WELLINGTON. Governor T. B. Ferguson of Okla homa was the orator t the Decora tion day exercises in this city. The exercises were held in the Audito rium, and were attended bv an audi ence of 800. Ex-Governor W. E. Stan ley of Kansas was the speaker at the celebration held in the Quaker church at Greencastle. AT HIAWATHA. The memorial exercises here were attended by a large crowd. The ad dress of the day, by Ewing Herbert, was a glowing tribute to the dead. AT COLBY. Decoration day was religiously observed here. The largest crowd in the history of the county was here to hold in memory the nation's heroes, the Rotliers of '61 to '65. The large opera house was taxed to its capacity to hear the speech of T. E. Stevens. The speaker reviewed the history of the civil war, paid a tribute to the young veterans of the Spanish war and closed with an eloquent tribute to the heroic dead. AT LEBANON. Rev. Trcmain, the new Methodist minis ter, preached the Sunday sermon which was a grand one and highly appreciated. On Monday, after the decoration of the graves of the veterans dead, both at Sweet Home and Price cemeteries bv the G. A. K. and W. R. C. assisted by the many girls and boys with flowers, the Le banon Military band gave some appropri ate music and the G. A. R. and W. R. C. were led to the church, where the choir, led by Mrs. Kretschner and Mr. Albert Krotschiifr, gave some very appreciative songs. Then the crowd were held spell bound by W. H. Haskell, next senator of this district, while he made a very timelv and most interesting address, commented on by all to have been a masterly effort. FLOODS OVER KANSAS Ottawa Suffers Severely From Rise in Marais des Cygnes. Ottawa. Kan., May 31. The Marai; des Cygnes continued to rise up to 8 o'clock last evening. Destitute fami lies to the number of 300 or more were cared for over the city last night. What the condition may be in the lowlands surrounding the city no one can say. It is known that a great deal of valuable stock and several buildings In this neighborhood have been swept away. Buiidings in Wingert's lumber yard in North Ottawa went down and the Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe freight depot is believed to have gone. The town was without water or light last night. So far there has been no authentic report of fatalities. A par ty of workmen is- marooned in the Santa Fe yards. One Missouri Pacific and three Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe passen ger trains were stalled at Quenemo, surrounded by high water. It is esti mated that 1,000 passengers were reiugees there. Frank Stephens ot San Bernardino, Cal., a passenger on Santa Fe train No. 2, died. Stephens was apparently a consumptive. T'his train is a main line train which at tempted to come in over the Emporia cutoff. It stalled at Pomona and an engine was sent to draw it back to Quenemo. The waterbound passengers-of the three trains were cared for by the residents of Quenemo. AT EMPORIA. The third flood of the Cottonwood and Neosho river in three years has caused disappointment to the farmers in the last twelve hours. Many had to flee in the night with their families, as the biggest wave of the flood reach ed Lyon county at midnight, exactly a year after last year's flood. The Neosho has flooded the city pumping station and shut off the water supply. The Neosho at the pumping station was four miles wide and is receding very slowly. The first mail in thirty-six hours came in by a circuitous route from Topeka last evening, having been sent to Hutchinson on the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific and thence east to this city on the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe. The Santa Fe main line was opened last night. Twenty miles east of here on the cutoff a mile of track is washed out. The Cottonwood has inundated hundreds of farms in this county alone. AT BURLINGTON. The Neosho river is again out of its banks and is doing great damage to growing crops all along the bot toms. It lacks about twenty inches of last year's highest mark. People liv ing near the river have been com pelled to seek shelter elsewhere. The town is almost cut off from railroad communication with the rest of the state. AT GARNETT. High water at other points almost isolated Garnett. One Missouri Pa cific train came through from Kansas City, but the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe is blocked completely on ac count of the flood of the Marais des Cygnes at Ottawa. No mail from Kan sas City has been received since yes terday, the Kansas, Nebraska Da kota, the Missouri Pacific line from Fort Scott to Topeka, is not running on account of washouts near Que nemo. TALKEDJN RAIN. Ten Thousand People Stood in Drenching Downpour. And Listened to KooseYelts Memorial Day Address. Gettysburg, Pa., May 31. President Roosevelt delivered the Memorial Day address at this city: As President Roosevelt rose to speak a downpour of rain began and contin ued throughout the time he addressed the great assemblage. He was accord ed an enthusiastic reception, notwith standing the. rain.and the crowd of 10,000 people UfjWe ef.rrwtery remained to hear, the astdriSS "'despite the thorough drenching it received. Referring in the beginning of his speech to the allusion of Governor Fen nypacker to the death of Senator Quay, the president said: "Governor Pennypacker alluded to the fact that today Pennsylvania mourns its senior senator. The regi ment which Senator Quay was instru mental in raising took part in this bat tle of Gettysburg the battle in which Governor Pennypacker shared. Senator Quay was not with it. He had gone with another regiment, and it is appro priate at this time to recall the fact that when the term of service of that regiment expired, just before Fred ericksburg, Senator Quay declined to accept the discharge and continued as a volunteer with the army that fought at Fredericksburg and won the medal of honor on that bloody day." The president continued: "The place where we now are has won a double distinction. Here was fought one of the great battles of all time, and here was spoken one of the few speeches which shall last through the ages. As long as this Republic en dures or its history is known, so long shall the memory of the Battle of Get tysburg likewise endure and be known; and as long as the English tongue is understood, so long shall Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg speech thrill the hearts of mankind. "The ciivl war was a great war for righteousness; a war waged for the noblest ideals, but waged also in thor oughgoing, practical fashion. It was one of the few wars which mean, in their successful outcome, a lift toward better things for the nations of man kind. Some wars have meant the tri umph of order over anarchy and licen tiousness masquerading as liberty: some wars have meant the triumph of liberty over tyranny masquerading as order; but this victorious war of ours meant the triumph of both liberty and order, the triumph of orderly liberty, the bestowal of civil rights upon the freed slaves, and at the same time the stem insistence on the supremacy of the national Ie.w throughout the length and breadth of the land. Moreover, this was one of those rare contests in which it was 1:0 the immeasurable in terest of the vanquished that they should lose, while at the same time the visitors acquired the precious priv ilege of transmitting to those who came after them ,as a heritage of honor for ever, not only the memory of their own valiant deeds, but the memory of the deeds of those who, no less valiantly and with equal sincerity of purpose, fought against the stars in their courses. The war left to us all. as fellow-countrymen, as brothers, the right to rejoice that the Union has been re stored in indestructible shape in a country where slavery no longer mocks the boast of freedom, and also the right to rejoice with exultant pride in the courage, the self-sacrifice, and the de votion, alike of the men who wore the blue and the men who wore the gray. "But the soldiers who won at Gettys burg, the soldiers who fought to a fin ish the civil war and thereby made their countrymen forever their debtors, have left us far more even than the memories of the war itself. They fought for four years in order that on this con tinent those who came after thetn. their children and their children's children, might enjoy a lasting peace. They took arms not to destroy, but to save liberty; not to overthrow, but to establish the supremacy of the law. The crisis which i they faced was to determine whether or not this people ws nt tor seif-gov-ernment and therefore fit for liberty. Freedom is not a gift which can be en joyed save by those who show them selves worth of it. In this world no privilege can be permanently appro priated by men who have not the power and the will eueeessf ully to assume the responsibility of using it aright. "The lessons they taught us are les- MARKETSJODAY. Bullish Sentiment In Corn Makes Wheat Strong. July Options Advance to 86 1-8 Cents. LITE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Are Steady Natives at $1.50 to $5.75. Bulk of Hog Sales at $4.50 to $4.60. Ciiicago, May 31. WHEAT A bullish sentiment in the corn market was largely responsible for a strong tone that devel oped in wheat today. The opening was weak. July being off V'5c, at S5140'"Aic. On a sudden advance in corn commission houses became active purchasers of wheat, the demand from St. Louis being especially good. July advanced to 8tHc Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 750 cars (two days), against the same number of cars a year ago. CORN An active demand from shorts in the face of light offerings caused strength in corn. July opened Vc lower, to c higher, at 46?,s'347'4C, and sold up quicklv to 47c. OATS Oats were steady, July opened unchanged to Mc lower, at 3S11fri)840, and sold at SSVitiSSSc PROVISIONS Provisions were. firm. July pork opened unchanged, at $11,2714, advanced to H -40. July lard was a snaae mgner, at o.4i"4'at.:xi, ana ad vanced to $6.55. Ribs opened unchanged to 2"c higher, at $tj.578".60, and sold up to $6.62. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, l.Wi-1.0&: No. 3 red, $1.02tT1.07: No. 2 hard, SWifCc; No. 3 hard, SlTi 95c; No. 1 northern. ifHyWc; No. 2 northern. Wi'Mc; No. 2 spring, 853 9tic. OATS No. 2, 39&394c: No. 3, 33c. CORN No. 2. 4x!ira48c; No. 3, 47,''? 4S1ic. Itl t-Mav, 78c: July, 66'4c. FLAX Cash: N.-W.. 1.(VW; S.-W., fl.00; May. $1.02; Julv, $1.0214: Sept., $1.06. TIMOTHY May, $3.00; Sept., $3.15. CIjOVER-Mav, $10.75. BARLEY Cash: 361157c Range or Prices. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone sons as applicable in our everyday lives now as in the rare times of great stress. The men who made this field forever memorable did so because they combined the power of fealty to a lofty ideal with the power of show ing that fealty in hard, practical, common sense fashion. They stood for the life of effort, not the life of ease. They had that love of country, that love of justice, that love of their fellowmen, without which power and resourceful efficiency but make a man a danger to his fellows. Yet, in ad dition thereto, they likewise possessed the power and the efficiency; for otherwise their high purpose would have been barren of result. They knew each how to act for himself, and yet each how to act with his fellows They learned, as all the generation of the civil war learned, that rare in deed is the chance to do anything worth doing by one sudden and vio lent effort. The men who believed that the civil war would be ended in ninety days, th& men who cried loud est 'On to Richmond,' if they had the right stuff in them speedily learned their error; and the war was actually won by those who settled themselves steadfastly down to fight for three years, or for as much longer as the war might last, and who gradually grew to understand that the triumph would come, not by a single brilliant victory, but by a hundred painful and tedious campaigns. "Exactly as in time of war courage is the cardinal virtue of the soldier, so in time of peace honesty, using the word in its deepest and broadest significance, is the essential basic vir tue without which all else avails nothing. "National greatness is of slow- growth. It cannot be forced and yet be stable and enduring; for it is based fundamentally upon national charac ter, and national character is stamped deep in a people by the lives of many generations. The men who went into the army had to submit to discipline, had to submit to restraint through the government of the leaders they had chosen, as the price of winning. So we, the people, can preserve our lib erty and our greatness in time of peace only by ourselves exercising the virtues of honesty, or self-restraint, and of fair dealing between man and man. "Here, on Memorial day, on this great battlefield, we commemorate not only the chiefs who actually won this battle; not only Meade, and his lieutenants, Hancock and Reynolds and Howard and Sickles, and the many others whose names flame in our annals; but also the chiefs who had made the Army of the Potomac what it was. and those who afterwards led it in the campaigns which were crowned at Appomattox; and further-, more those who made and used its sister armies: McClellan, with his ex traordinary genius for organization; Rosecrans; Buell; Thomas, the un yielding, the steadfast; and that great trio, Sherman. Sheridan, and last and greatest of all. Grant himself, the silent soldier whose hammer-like blows finally beat down even the prowess of the men who fought against him. Above all we meet here to pay homage to the officers and en listed men who served and fought and died, without having, as their chiefs had, the chance to write their names on the tablets of fame; to the men who marched and fought in the ranks, who were buried in long trenches on the field of battle, who died in cots marked only by numbers in the hospitals: who. if they lived, when the war was over, went back each to his task on the farm or in the town, to do his duty in peace as he had don it in war; to take up the threads of his working life where he had dropped them when the trumpets of the nation paeled to arms." THE FI.OOD AT KANSAS CITY. Kaw Falling l-'ast at That Toint Did laniage to Bridges. Kansas City, May 31. The Kaw riyer began falling about 11 o'clock last nirht. The gauge at Swift's packing house show ed Indications of a receding of the water at the 11 o'clock reading. At 1 :3 o'cl.jck the stage of the river was four inches lower than at If) o'clock. A. J. McChskev, street commissioner of Kansas City. Kan., observed a lowering of the stage of back water in the sewers of Armourdale about 1 o'clock. Today the waters are lowering rapidly. Beyond flooding the low land at its mouth and around the r.ew Nelson Morris pack ing house the river did no damage to Kansas City. Kan., aftr the bridges were wrecked yesterday morning.- In Armour dab water flowed from many of the catch basins on the sewers ail day yesterday into the streets. The west approach to the James bridge fell at 3:30 yesterday Af ternoon, blocking the Missouri Pacific railway tracks for a short time. Mors to 111 ON ACCOUNT OF THE RAIN SATURDAY we will continue our Sale WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY, ON Trimmed- Hats I These Hats are worth and have been sold up X to $15.00 I MRS. ETTA LACEY, Manager. Phons 1259 4SS. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chicago, May 31. "pen nign low Clase Sat WHEAT May Julv Sent 96'4 93H 97 97 S7g M'i S614 87 (new) S5V4-B4 S5i- S5H 8ST6 8oV-4 8lS- Sot &0V-H S0i 47H- 47 46" 47 46 4T 48-H 464 47; 47 46 474 46 47V 46- 41 4 414 44 4Wt 3-S 3s 3t.s 3K14 30- 30 74 311 30 3u W H EAT Julv Sent CORN May July fifTt OATS May July S.nt PORK May July Sept LARD May July Sept RIBS May July Sept 11 60 11 30 11 27 U 72 11 25 11 55 11 80 11 55 .11 27 .11 55 11 75 11 97 6 52 6 40 6 60 6 47 6 77 6 67 6 75 6 50 6 75 6 57 6 K2 6 72-75 6 47 6 60 6 47 6 57 6 72 6 75 6 92 6 57 6 72 Kansas City Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 4i8. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, May 31. Open High lx-vr Ciase Sat WHEAT Miy S6H Sft4 K'i S6H 86 Sept 75 75Mi- 74 -s 75-H 75-4 Sept &hk-70 iO1-- Sif'M 7Wi.- "OVi- CORN May 42"-?i 43 42 43- 43H July 42- 53 42 43- 43 Sept 41 42 41 42- 41 Market Gossip. Furnished bv A. M. McDermott Commis sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and 21, 7u2 Kansas ave.J Liverpool opening cables: "Wheat d lower; corn d lower. Liverpool, 1:30 p. m.: Wheat d lower; corn twl Inwpr Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat. 30 cars: graded, 11. vjorn, sou cars; graueu, 91. Oats, 175 cars; graded, 14. Grain receipts at Kansas City today: Wheat, 42 cars; corn, 127 cars; oats, la cars. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 516 cars: EHiluth, 24 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 500 cars; Duluth, 20 cars. Visible supply changes for the week: Wheat decreased 2,536, 0u0 bushels: corn decreased 1.424,000 bushels; oats decreased 5M.(M0 bushels. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat d lower; corn Jd lower. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas Citv, Mo., May 31. CATTLE Receipts todav, 7,000 head, including l. head ot southerns. Market steady. Na tive steers, J4.50fto.75: southern steers, $3.50 id.O0; southern cows. J2 50j4.: native cows and heifers, I2.5f55.25: stockers and feeders. $3.25-"!i4.65; bulls, $2-75fj4.00: calves, $2.7ryft5.0O; western steers, $4.5i:g&.25; west ern cows, $2.5Xa4.25. HOGS Receipts today, 8.0OO head. Mar ket steady. Bulk of sales. M.50fi4.6o:heR-y. $4.5017 4.60: packers', $4.45'a4.tio; pigs and lights. $4.0CK(7 4.55. SHEEP Receipts today. 8,000 head. Market 5c lower. Muttons, $4. irr'i5.75;lambs, $5.25'ff7.O0; range wethers, $5.0ty5.75; ewes, KS.50& 5.25. St. tiouls Live Stock Market. St. Louis. Mo., May 31. CATTLf-Receipts today, 3.1n0 head. Market stj.Tly. Beef steers, $4JKci5.50: stockers and feed ers, $3.0Oa4.35; cows and heifers, $2.2.Va4.S5; Texas steers. $3.2564.90; Texas cows and heifers, f3.107i4.25. HOGS Receipts today, 9.500 head. Mar ket 5x5 10c lower. Pigs and lights, $4.iyi 4 60: packers'. $4.5064.70; butchers' and best heavv, $4.6ii4.70. SHEEP Receipts today, 4.500 head. Market steady. Natives, $4.506.o-j; lambs. $0. 00 "y 7.50. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, May 31 CATTLE Receipts to day, 3,5u0 head. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $5.40i5.IO; poor to medium, $4.5oi 5.40; stockers and feeders. $3.25i4.: cows, 51. 754. 75; heifers, 52 5u5.00; can ners, $1.7562.50; bulls, $2.50i 4. SO; calves, $3.135.75. HOGS Receipts today. 22.100 head: esti mated Wednesday, 45.000 head. Market mostly 5c lower. Mixed and butchers', f-4.0' 4.75; good to choice heavy, $4.7j?i,40: rough heavy. $4.5514.65; light, $4.5ra4.C5; bulk of sales. $4.6va4.70. SHEEP Receipts today. 12.0) hend. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, f3.75r5.00: western sheep. t4.7V.I 5.50; native lambs, $5.Coi'.35: western lambs $5.40ft6.65; spring lambs, $5.50(7.35. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. 111., May 31 BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 13W&17&C; dairy, 125 17c. EGG 3 Market easy. At mark, cases in cluded. latfilS'-jC. CHEESE Market, steady. Daisies. 3c: Twins. itfi'K-: Young Americas. Si9!c. LIVE POULTRY Market easy. Tur kevs. 11c; chickens, W-2c; springs. 1 to 2 pounds, $5.5o4i6.u0 per doz. smaller, $2.00 3.50 per doz. Sugar and Coffee In New York. New Y'ork. May 31. SUGAR Raw sutrar steady. Fair refining, 3 7-16c: centrifugal, test, 3 15-16c: moiasses sugar. 3 3-1'. Refined sugar firm. Crushed, $5.65; pow dered, $5.06; granulated. M.S. COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio, 6c. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City. May 31. Close W H E A T Receipts today, 42 cars. Quotations were steady, ilay, July, 75tj.o!3c; s City 603 Kansas i?e. CORN Mixed com steadv; whit" lower acaJA 1- X', fK,'j-nc; riO. jf whit RYE 64c. tlO'iTmSS weak-, Cholc timothy. hp'ee prairie, te.50. New York Stocks. 8TW!K-trt; Nfw Yor. May 8U-ffWT-K81 Pr,cs. of stock, todav. fraction higher all around, reaching 2 point in three or four stocks Lea if were on a moderate scala and there wll not-P,a' ,,e"ur I" the market? Interest in the market flattened out r Hmts'a-f'ew ZvB rSTant P4t,nV- ChicfgoCandndA,?n .ou'drefeToint1!11 "clsco t.nfted States Stel Bold r.tr -?a x and kept the tone of the marke h'MPv "in JSS 8trCa'irfg mB0o7SeerTeaavrvr Stocks were pressed on the market at gradua concessions without arousing an v sustaining demand. The. Eries were af fected by the unfavorable Apr earning tinon &T5'S?.??h la ities. Losses reached IS piint In Fr ""L. Preferred, 1 points i St iiujj Southwestern preferred. 114 points int" consol bonds and 1 point in SorYh AmVr? Tranf,m.aJamatf71 CoPP-i and Brklvn ir, i near'y a Point off and Smelt ing about lost all of its early rise. Ranffe of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions ?,lnSrTJlsoSs- Cott" and Stocks" SiCrw? West Sixth street. Telephone Jf- 1Co,rresPondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas Citv, Mo New York. Mav 31 Op'n High I.ow CI se Frl 126 12: 125.t 1253 12-. Stocks. Sugar People's Gas Amal. Copper B. R. T T. C. I I". S. Steel U. S. Steel, pfd Atchison, com Atchison, pfd C. G. W St. Paul R. I., com Wabash, com Mo. Pacific Western Union Manhattan N. Y. Central Texas Pacific So. Pacific Reading Erie Erie, 1st Union Pacific C. Ac O B. O L. N Katy Pennsvlvania C. A., com U. S. Leather C. E. I 5! 51 4 4!. 47-; S4i 54 92 47', 33 !"4 54 6STi S2'i 14:4 474 34. i S'i 54 S 6." 47 33 "i 53'- 92 a'-i 9 53i 14'4 140 21 'i 33'c 90 140 33'i 90 13f' 13P 33'i 331.4 12V:-. 114H 114 114', 114'4 114 i.1 Zl zii'i 20, 45', 4? 4."6 4.V.4 45i 23 43. 43-V 43-H 224 5714 S3 3-1 23 23i S3'4 S34 S2T4 R24 "Hii 'ji'K '774 'Tri" 107 11174 107U l'TVi Y1 4 113 1134 113'i 113, ll'H rrA H New York Butter. New York. May 31. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery, common to extra 14 ft lic: state dairy, common to prtra 1 Wool Market. St. Louis, Mo.. May 31. WOOL Market steady. Territory and western mediums 16g21c; fine mediums, 16fil7c; fine, 15gl7c! Topeka Market. Topeka, HOGS. Hay 31. MEDIUM HEAVY LIGHT COWS HEIFFR8 STEERS BULLS HEAVY LIGHT -.$4.10 H25 4. 2214 1.25 4. rg t.ii ....$2.-jng3 5, 3.Vji..jQ 3.5o?j4.25 2.5ua3.' $2.503 rto 3.00o-4.00 CATTLE. CA1.VES. GRAIN, NO. 2 WHEAT NO. 3 WHEAT -V'C WHITE CORN y YELLOW AND MIXED CORN... 1 NO. 2 OATS NO. 3 OATS. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.'" Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to tv O. Anderson Co., 210 Kansas ave nue. FRUITS. ORANGES Per box, $2.653 LEMONS California, per box. $2 50 Me sina. $3.25'ii3.i5. STRAWBEKP.IES Per crate $1 fi5 PINEAPPLES Per crate, f3 liVaj fift BANANAS Per bunch, CAMni,' VEGETABLES. PIEPLANT Per lb.. lH2c. GREEN B KAN'S Per i3-bu. box M on NEW BEETS Texas, per doz. bunches. 45'0"c. WAX BEANS Per -bu. box, $100 PEAS Per 'i-bu. basket. 75c SPINACH Per i-j-bu. b2sk ssp CUCUMBERS Per doz.. 4"cT NEW POTATOES Per bu $1 10 LETTUCE Per basket, 25c RADISH ES Per doz. bunches itn NEW ONIONS Per doz. bunches TO MA TOE 3 Fancy Florida. 6 ba". crate. J2. id. Kei CABBAGE 22'ie per lb. COCOA.Miis-H.2S per dozen. sack; &5e per HONEY 24-rack cases, J2.S5.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUHNAL, TUESDAY ijVENTNG. MAY" 31, 1904 7 A. t IT'S A GOOD SHOV Talker's Pike Is Well Worth Going Out to See. Aa Excellent Series of Attrac tions Offered. INSIDE A STOCKADE. Coliseum Is the Big Feature of Show. Thrilling Acts AreGIren Under a Tent. The Parker Amusement company opened a week's engagement in To peka within the stockade on the Cap itol grounds last night, and quite a large crowd of Topeka people got out and "did the Pike." It is safe to say that they were satisfied with what they saw there. The Parker company man eyes. An act which will go down in history as one of the marvels of the ag-e. For, ladies and gentlemen, I would have you know that when the times comes for her act and she mounts that ladder, Damona takes her life in her hands; she shakes dice with death and skirts the border of eter nity. All eyes now turn towards the lofty tower. Are you ready. Well, let her go." Although not as thrilling the other acts in the Coliseum were equally as Interesting as that of Damona. Bert Wheeler, the comic juggler, is a good entertainer and treated the audience to several surprises in the way of new tricks last night. Then came William Debo. "the human fly," and the Weber family, who constitute one of the best families of acrobats s"een in To peka since Field's minstrels were here two years ago. William Langer's work on the bounding wire was also good and the Whirling Wheelers con cluded the performance with some marvelous feats of bicycle riding. Among the other features of the "Pike" worthy of -patronage is "The Girl From Abilene." Her real name is Clarisa Zhardna (perhaps) and the way she can handle a big skirt is cal culated to create an extensive business at the box office. Her act is similar in many respects to that of "Aimee," who was seen here at the state fair two years ago. Another attractive feature of the "Pike" is the temple of music. This feature is under the supervision of aori old i i a m m a? fit Ml 1TCrt- THE ANN SHOW WAS AN ATTACTIVE PLACE!. Is undoubtedly the cleanest and most interesting aggregation of its kind that has yet appeared in Topeka. In a way all of its shows are educational. They have a lesson to teach. Take the "How Old is Ann?" show, for in stance. For many months now the public has wrestled with Ann's age, and the more they work the farther away they seem to be from the an swer. The Parker Amusement com pany now offers to solve the problem for you for the small amount of 10 cents. If you haven't already found out how old Ann is. you had better do so tonight. It's at least worth the price of admission. The "Ann" show, however, is not the only one on the grounds. There are others equally interesting seven teen of them. There is the Coliseum, which is the principal feature of the Parker shows. Two performances are given dally in the Coliseum one in the afternoon and another in the evening. In case you haven't yet be come acquainted with this show it may be advisable to say that it is given within a wall tent stretched around the south steps of the state house. The performance consists principally of vaudeville. Among these attractions there are several which are really worth seeing. De mona's act is given in the Coliseum, end attracted a good deal of attention last night. While not so dangerous as that of Plavolo, with Sells Four paugh's circus, Damona's act is a thriller and causes you to have a good deal of respect for her nerve. She is one Prof. Willard, who is really a mu sical genius. He makes most of his own instruments and it is said that he can "discourse sweet music" on a string of tin cans. From the Temple of Music you pass on to the Tyrolean Alps, which will please you if you enjoy good electrical eftects. Then comes the Laughing palace, two trained animal shows, the Crystalplex, the Electric theater, the Hindoo Mystery, and the whole thing is topped off with the usual number of lemonade stands and small boy attractions. Preceding the performance in the Coliseum last night se-eral free out door entertainments were given. Among these were Nervette on the cycle whirl, William Langer's slide for life, the high diving dog, and the electric fountain. On account of the rain Sunday the paraphernalia of the Parker shows was not unloaded until Monday and consequently several features were not given last night. inese, nowever, win be put in place today and the "Pike" will be in full blast tonight. POLICE COUIIT NOTES. A. Alba, the peaceable Mexican who runs the chili establishment at 812 Kansas avenue, became weary by rea son of the bulldozing way affected by two negroes in his place last night, and unbuttoning a revolver of large calibre. turned loose two shots. The negroes flew out in great haste, and when last mi 1A hit On 2h?sbj ijs TCH- THE LEMONADE STAND WAS WELL PATRONIZED. encased in a ball and rolls down an incline and around a loop. The spoelor in the Coliseum, how ever, is the principal feature of that attraction. His name is "Slim" Suttle, and he alone is worth the money, for he has in his possession the largest end most highly colored collection of e-l.1?ct!ves ever heard in these parts. 'Xhis is a sample of his work: seen had forgotten to light. Chief Stahl happened along about that time, and arrested Alba and Mr. Julian Hernan dez, who had returned to the shop after chasing the negroes off the scene. M. Alba did not talk "sassy" to the chief, but dug up the revolver from its place beneath the counter, and the two Mexican gentlemen went to the sta tion. The chief booked them for carry ing dangerous weapons and then let them go. They appeared this morning, and did not even have to state their case. The chief had seen neither of them with a gun outside the store, and the disturbing negroes, of course, did not appear to make complaint. The defendants were discharged. C. D. TorH. a cook at the Throop hotel, was fined $10 for hitting his room-mate, a dishwasher, with a glass. H. G. Collins, thought to be a deserter from the navy, was picked up by the police last night, and will be held pend ing inquiries. FIFTY SIX GRADUATES. FRISCO METEOR WRECKED. Miss Delia Smiley Heads List ot Com mon School Students. On June 17 the graduating exercises of the Shawmee county district schools will be held at the Topeka high school and the 56 graduates will receive their diplomas. This will be the third union graduating exercises, and the people who attend will come from all parts of the county. There are eight scholarships three at Baker university, one at Ottawa uii versity, one at Washburn college, and three at the Strickler business col lege. The eight scholars ranking highest are entitled to the scholar ships by choice. The eight ranking graduates and their relative standing are: 1. Delia Smiley, Silver Lake town ship. 2. Clara A. Peairs, Topeka town ship. 3. Arnett A. Rodgers, Mission township. 4. Ethel Wright, Soldier township. 5. Clara Smiley, Silver Lake town ship. 6. Anna Byrne, Soldier township. 7. Harry Priest, Menoken town ship. S. Ina Moore, Auburn township. The exercises will be held in the morning. The diplomas will admit the graduates to the Topeka high school and college and university aca demic departments. Many of the graduates will attend the Shawnee county normal institute, at the high school building, beginning June 6. Many of those who successfully pass the examination and secure teachers' certificates may be employed in the Shawnee county schools next year, as the school boards are having trouble in finding enough teachers. The in structors of the institute will be Prof. H. L. Miller and Prof. A. J. Stout, of the Topeka high school; Miss Mary Monteith. of Clay school, and W. H. Wright of the Lincoln school. Prof. Miller will have charge of the classes in general history, didactics, grammar, and management; Prof. Stout the classes in physics, physi ology, and constitution; Miss Monteith the classes in geography, history, and Kansas history: Mr. Wright the classes in arithmetic, bookkeeping, orthography, and algebra. The coun ty superintendent will have charge of the classes in reading, English litera ture and penmanship. The graduates of the county schools who will receive diplomas are as follows: Horace Wilkie, Topeka township: Guy Taylor, Topeka town ship; Elmer Robbins, Topeka town ship; Horace Potter, Topeka town ship; Carrie Belle Vtz, Mission town ship; Clara Anna Peairs, Topeka township; Miriam Ziegler, Williams port township; Ina Moore, Auburn township; Lois Moore. Auburn town ship; Eda Phillips, Auburn township; Edna M. Garwood, Williamsport township; Harry M. Noel. Dover township; Hannah May Clavton, Te cumseh township; Katherine Geius, Tecumseh township: Bertha E. Cel lers. Mission township; Arnetta A. Rodgers, Mission township; Joseph Jackson Pugh, Topeka township; Geneva Mae Burbank. Monmouth township; Edwin Alonso Popenoe. To peka township; Lydia Odell, Mon mouth, township; Ethel M. Sage, Do ver township; Henry D. McNeil, To peka township; Stanley B. Williams, Monmouth township; Nellie Byrne. Soldier township; Anna Byrne, Soldier township; L. Hardick. Soldier town ship; Mlgnon E. Logan, Topeka town ship; Alice M. Owen, Topeka town ship; Russell O. Buchanan, Williams- port township; Emma May Hull, To peka township; Nellie R. s'wartz. Mis sion township; Anna Blackler, Meno ken township; Lucy A. Knox. Soldier township; Clarence Hotze, Monmouth township: Edna E. Fowler, Soldier township; Mae Takemire, Menoken township: Bessie Takemire. Menoken township; Clara Pearl Smiley. Silver Lake township: Maggie Navarre. Rossville township; Delia Smiley, Sil ver Lake township; Thomas H. Atte bury. Rossville township; Lottie E. Washington: Edith Berkev, Rossville township; Ethel M. Binns, Rossville township; Alta Joy. Rossville town ship; Geo. C. Miller, Dover township; Ora E. Callahan. Williamsport town ship; Susan Emerson, Topeka town ship; lrma Ferguson. Toneka town ship; Blanche Peck, Tecumseh town- snip; Robert Koudeliush. Williams port township; Ethel Wright, Soldier township; sterling Cooper, Menoken township: Esther Atchison, Williams port township; Delia Hughes. Meno ken township; Harry Priest, Menoken township. HIKING XOX-l'XIOX OPERATORS. Strike Breakers' Headquarters to Be Established in Kansas City. The Metropolitan hotel, Fifth and May streets, says the Kansas City Journal, has for weeks past been the headquarters for agents of a big rail way system that has been trying to secure non-union men to take the place of striking union and brother hood men on the lines of the com pany. The agents have, through ad vertising in the daily papers and through sub-agents, gathered and sent to the roints where needed fully 1,300 non-union workmen. A large per centage of these have gone to Cali fornia which has been the seat of the greatest (rouble. Two agents for the railroad com pany are now at the hotel securing teiegrapners to act as operators and station agents at points along the line. It is said by men who are supposed to oe in tne connuence or the agents that these operators are wanted to take the place of brotherhood opera tors who are expected to strike or are to be locked out. To be accept able to the agents, one must be a member of no union. Hnrry Kaver, the Press Ag"ent. "All eyes are rfw turned upwards toward the summit of the lofty tower where stands the dainty little lady who coolly awaits the moment when she will thrill you all with the most desperate act yet looked upon by hur Fast Train Went Over a Fifty Foot Bridge and Was Damaged. Denison, Tex., May 31. The north bound Frisco "Meteor" was wrecked two miles north of Denison at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The bag srage and mail cars went over a 60 foot bridge and were completely de molished. J. A. Davis, Wells-Fargo messenger, of Kansas City, was seri ously injured, and N. A. Terrell, postal clerk, Fort Worth, slightly injured. The chair car and coaches remained on the bridge. UiidO n. r? Until a few years ago people didn't think very much about soda crackers house wives bought them occasionally, but the position of the soda cracker in the family larder was a very humble one indeed. What teas the reason There were two: first the soda crackers were not of the best possible quality; and second, the method of selling them in bulk from barrels or boxes resulting in loss of flavor, and exposure to damp, dust and odors. Then the National Biscuit Company came upon the field. This company saw the possibilities of the soda cracker saw that it possessed many of the qualifica tions of an ideal article of food and started in to perfect it. V First they improved the quality of the cracker itself used only the finest mate rials and gave a care to the baking hithertofore unknown. Next they adopted a new and better way of packing these crackers they packed them fresh from the oven in air tight, damp proof packages so that they reached the consumer with their delicate flavor fully retained, pure, clean, and crisp. Then these crackers were named U need a Biscuit and sold at the remarkably low price of 5c. a package. Their success was instantaneous, unprecedented. To-day Uneeda Biscuit are one of the staples of life. They are sold in every city, village and hamlet in the country. They are bought in place of the old fashioned crackers, and they are bought by people who never bought the old fashioned crackers. But perhaps the best proof of the place that they hold in the hearts of the people, is found in the fact that in five years America has eaten over 300,000,000 packages of I i h j p n n P DIKt (SM nr n NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY a n I i M CjS.- tu; MtS3kijLximm -ir -"rSgAy Jdhi so gre.'it that the list extended was 15-, and when Miss Roosevelt took h" place at the center of the tahlf the offirial members of the party swelled the num ber to nearly 200. When M. Takahira, the Japanese min ister, arrived on the Grounds today he wa greeted by President Francis, who extend er a enrma! welcome to the MIKndf) s rep resentative. M. Takahira visited several buildings and expressed -himself much im pressed by the magnitude of the exposition. TAFT IX KANSAS CITY. He Speaks to a Lnrse Crowd at Con vent ion Hall. Kansas City, Mo., May 31. Secre tary of War Taft was the guest of the city for a few hours today and spoke to a large crowd at Convention hall. Secretary Taft had spent part of the day at Fort Leaven worth, Kan., as the guest of the commandant, General J. F. Bell. Upon arriving at Kansas City, he was driven about the city and then tendered a reception. From Convention hall he was escorted to the train and continued his trip east. Everybody reads the State Journal. IllIMOIl OF THE DAY. Tommy Ma. I wish you'd gimme some cake. Mother Tommy! Didn't I tell you not to ask for any rake? Tommy I ain't askin,' I'm jest wishin'. Philadelphia Ledger. "Are you going to the seashore this summer?" "No." answered the tired looking man. "There's no use of going myself. I can send the money every week by registered letter." Washington Star. "Well." said Morrell. speaking of the demise of a mutual friend, "a man can only die once and "I don't know about that." interrupted Wiseman. "I see by the papers that the youngest drummer boy to enter the., un ion services is dead again." Philadelphia Press. "So you are opposed to Sunday base ball?" "Kmphatically. Leaving religious con siderations out of the que-ition. there ought to be at least one day in the week when the home club is sure of not losing a game." Washington Star. "What are the university buildings all lighted up for tonight?" "They're giving a reception to Professor OuTrae'k. He has discovered a microbe that feeds on the microbe discovered by Prof. Piggitup the other day." Chicago Tribune. "My dear boy." said the. fond mother, "you must never strike the first blow." "Guess you never fought with Tommy Doogan. mamma." replied the dear boy: "he hits you with a brick the first chance he gets." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Are you going to elect that man to consress in spite of the insinuations against him?" "Sure." answered Farmer Comtossel. "Those insinuation have done him pood. He hasn't been so sociable and entertain ing in years." Washington Star. Contract ICt for Pan-American. Mexico. May 31. The Pan-American railway has Just awarded the con tract for the construction and equip ment of that road from Tonala, the present terminus in the state of Chi apas, to Iapachula, on the frontier of Guatemala. The contract is to build and equip the line throughout accord ing to regulations laid down by the government. The work is to be com menced at once. All the healing, balsamic virtues of the Xorway pine are concentrated in Dr. Wood's Xorway Pine Syrup, na ture's own remedy for coughs and colds. Attention," Farmers. Why remain in the north and stay indoors six months in the year con suming what you raise during tho other six months? Go south where you can work out doers every month in the year, and where you are producing something the year round. If you are a stock raiser you know your stock are now "eating their heads off" and. besides, have to be protected from the rigors of winter by expensive shelter. Economical stock feeding requires the combination of both flesh form ing and fat forming foods in certain proportions. Alabama and Florida produce in abundance the velvet bean and cassava, the first a flesh producer and the latter a fat producer, and they are the cheapest and best fatten ing materials known to the world. More money can be made and with less labor, in general farming, fruit and berry growing and truck garden ing along our road in the south than In any other section of the vinion. If you are interested and desire fur ther information on the subject, ad dress G. A. Park. General Immigra tion and Industrial agent, Louisville Nashville R. R. Co., Louisville, Ky. reajnof sjrig ati sp-eaj jCpoq.ija.vj 1111 UUtJEJ UOVUO I Oil Little lonev if You 1 our Groceries at Our Store i SPECIAL PRICES FOR SEMICENTENNIAL WEEK. Ll'XCHEOX TO MISS ROOSEVELT. Social Event on the Grounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exixsltion. World's Fair Grounds. St. Louis, Mo, May 31. The social event of the. grounds was the luncheon tendered Miss Alice Roosevelt by the board of lady managers. It was held in the women's building. It was the first intention of the board to limit the invitations to 100. but the pres sure brought by St. Louis society women who wished to meet Miss Roosevelt was fiOSTtTTElft CELEBRATED Q f ?s jh STOMACH If sickly wo men only knew the value of the Bitters as a tonic, regu 1 a t o r, and health maker they would never use any other. Thou sands have found this true. We hope you'll try it at once. It cures S'ck Headache Cramps, l'.loating. Backache and FaintfngSpells M 4t 2 lbs. SPECIAL. Best Country Butter -35c COFFEES. Mocha and Java Coffee, lb. -25c Santos, per lb 15c Mocha and Java Screenings 3 lbs. for 25c TEAS. Basket Fired Japan, lb 4:0 c Sun Cured Japan, lb 30 C English Breakfast, lb -25c Tea Sif tings, lb 15c Telescope Basket with each pound of Tea Sittings.) CANNED GOODS. Gallon can Apricots 35o Gallon can Peaches 35c Gallon can Gooseberries 5 5 C Gallon can Corn 55c Gallon can Apples 25c Quart bottle Ginger Ale 10 C Quart bottle Excelsior Springs Mineral Water 10c FISH. White Fish, per dozen XOo Mackerel, 3 for 25o Salmon, per lb lOc Herring, per kit 6 5 C A 10c bottle of Shoe Polish. 5 c 5c California Strained Honey Pint.... 20c Quart.... 35c Gallon $1.30 Jelly, 2 glasses 5o Mustard, 2 bottles Red Karluk Salmon 20c value, 3 cans for Cove Oysters 20c value, 3 cans for Carter's Inks Pints ...25c Quarts 5 0 C 10c size, 2 bottles for 5 c Pickles, per gallon 25c Pepper Sauce, -bottle 5 c Canned Corn, 3 cans for 25 C Canned Tomatoes, 3 cans for 25 C 25o 25c BEST VARIETY OF VEGETABLES IN CITY-See Our Display in Front Both Phones, 310 AV MANGE QUO f CERY Ei?ithi .j---AHr---4

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ways'. ffsx in ii u KATE Airs Her Opinion of Dressmakers of the Nogood Type Inevitable Sympathy For the Under Dog Wide Belts Are the Rage HE wide belt is certainly the IS tiling cuJiiniri. .11. Jf don't believe me, take the nar row belt oft your last year'3 frown and substitute the wide girdle. In a moment the costume will look up to date. I haven't seen a single costume that was a costume without a girdle at least three inches wide. Most of them, as a matter of fact, are a great deal wider. You will notice this wide belt in its most chic form made of leather white, black, preen or red, according to your costume. The wide leath er belt is, in fact, the smart est thing out. The most ex pensive belts are m mi VSvNs stiffened in the ck so that ey stay up there while they crush down to almost nothing at the sides. The one thing you should look out for in choos ing a leather belt is that the kid is pliable Cnrrtt'mq irhat appeared to he the family iraxh. and as thin as piece of leather line, and, enough possibe. A thick makes a thick waist said. This is the time of the year when the bad dressmaker puts up her annual bluff at your expense. Why do you go to her? Oh, why'.' Why, for a multi tude of reasons: Because your own tried and faithful has moved away, be cause your own tiied and faithful has not proved herself so any longer, or, worse still, because she has been rec ommended by a friend. The last I con sider the most dangerous reason of all. Sometimes I have a sneaking suspicion that women pay off old grudges in that O V V VWW V WWVVVVWV WVV I A j J A STUNNING BLACK MULL FROCK. Black silk mull goes into the making of this stunning costume, mounted over an underslip of white taffeta. The entire frock is inset with motifs of black lace, while white lace fashions the yoke and sleeve ruffles. oqm- wwa vv wvwwvv way. But that may be merely the flight of an overfervent imagination. Any way, it works. j The Incompetent Modiste. Some woman whose spring costume has undergone a wonderful and un beautifu! transformation at the hands of Madam Nogood will read this and cheer up wher yht iearns that I a'.so am in the same box. It's rather odd, tec, for I am suspicious, but in this case I was fooled because I saw a veiling gown she had rnae, and it seemed to cling in and puff out in the right places. gave the hurecu thairer a vicious jerk. V jr TTi But never take a veiling gown as a rec ommendation. You can cut it upside down or downside up, you can cut one gore at an angle of forty-five degrees and the other circular fashion, and when you shirr it all up into bunches and pronounce the final blessing over it it will never reveal your secret. But not so the proud and haughty mohair. Mine cost mighty near $2 a yard, and cloth of that aristocratic ped- f. CI igree sticks up fcr itself. My goodness, how it did stick up! It simply stuck up in sections on one side as if shrieking its wrongs, while the other eide (we are speaking of tiie skirt now) lay down as meek as a lamb. I mildly suggested that they were not cut on the same grain. My suggestion was received with withering scorn. "Why should I do a thing like that?" madame exclaimed. A Good Work Well Done. Why, indeed? That is the question that has been bothering me ever since. Well, I stood the patting and pinching and pulling as long as I could. I stayed away from the Morris park races in or der to afford the lady an opportunity of j evolving another geometrical problem with that side gore. I tven gave her more goods and yet more feoodi-. But that did not afflict me as it might. You have to give them more goods anyway, no matter how much you get. The good dressmaker clothes her youngest with the exua yaids; the poor dress maker puts :t into your gown by an in genious system of cutting out dupli cate sections until she happens to hit the right angle. But I'd rather clothe the family, if you give me my choice, for .1 least one doesn't have to stand and be fi"D5 far them. Well, I endured it until the back of the bolero stood up like that of an an gry cat and began to ravel. Then I knew the costume was thoroughly out raged and had firmly made up its mind never to be made by that woman. So I suddenly made a swift move, gathered up the goods in my arms and departed. I strode down Fifth avenue "all in me Sunday regalia," mind you; purple cloth tailor made, white gloves and tulle bow carrying what appeared to be the family wash. There wasn't an empty hansom, there wasn't a coach in sight. Nothing for it but to walk those five deadly blocks and to cut dead every one I knew. I finally disappeared into a doorway and fell on WvW VVW YWV WVWV WO wwwv aaaaavaaaaaaaa vo the neck of a dressmaker who belongs to an enemy of mine. Weeping a few weeps and declaring that never again would I have my clothes made by any one who was not from Chicago (she hails from there), I persuaded her to flag my friend's things until the week after next after next and to put me on the main track in the express, so to speak. And then I departed, feeling better, because I knew I had performed two good actions. But, just the same, it's pretty near true about the Chicago dressmakers. Next to the Parisian modistes, give me the Chicagoans. They certainly have chic and style. Quite often, you know, the Mar.hfcttantte thinks that the fact that she was born in New York gives her the birthright of good taste; that it goes with the town, so to speak, just as the towels and sheets go with a fur nished apartment. But why such homely comparisons! The Why of a Move. I suppose because I have moved. It was stern necessity. Our furniture, al ways artistic, but never solid, had that tired, spring feeling, and it simply slumped in sections. First, the divan had nervous prostration in the center. It gave me three of the loveliest night mares I have ever had, and then I de cided that unless I was to go in for writing the horrible it and I must part company. AVhile I was mournfully re flecting upon this I gave the bureau BMW r Mi MISS KATHLEEN CLAYTON. Things are getting mixed on the social side of United States diplomacy, and American girls are the cause of it. Other nations send their best diplomatic representatives to our country, many of these being matrimonial eligibles. On the other hand, we send well, we mostly send able and successful political as pirants as ministers and ambassadors to other lands, and these are almost sure to have beautiful and fascinating daughters or sisters or at any rate sisters-in-law. In either case the foreign diplomats fall in love with the attrac tive American girls. And there you are! Of course this happened in the case of Miss Kathleen Clayton, daughter of Hon. Powell Clayton, United States am bassador to Mexico. The lucky man who has v on her is A. C. G. Duff, British charge d'affaires in Mexico City. Baroness Moncheur, wife of the Belgian min ister at Washington, is Miss Clayton's sister. 0AAAVVVWWVVWvWVAAWAWMAAMAVVAWO drawer a vicious jerk, and the front side of it fell upon my toes! Casting my eyes around, I saw that there were left only the chairs, the carpet which I hate, the desk which was a present and which I, therefore, always wanted to lose, and the piano, which could only be called mine because I owe money on it. So we moved. We are now ma hoganized and plate glassized, with lace curtains on every hand, and the carpet, praise be, is an oriental affair with a cream ground; the sort of a carpet I have long dreamed of, because the more lavishly you powder yourself the more the carpet is im proved. Such is life! Yesterday, among other things, I went to see a melo drama. It did me good. One doesn't often see a gorgeously bad woman on the stage, one who is consistent right from start to finish and no small feelings about it. But it's She strode in flat heeled funny how- rcekles8ness. play like that will affect one. Only one impression remained with me what an awfully fine man the wicked "lidy" would have made and what an awful nice boarding school of girls the "gentle men" of the piece would have made! And why is it, will you tell me, that sheer wickedness often spells strength and goodness the opposite? Is it because it takes some courage to be really bad? Certainly you have society against you, and as a sporting proposi tion my sympathy goes to the plucky Would You Change Your Troibler? IT is pleasing to that personal vanity which we mortals possess to believe that our own individual troubles are greater than those of our neighbors. If our neighbor begins to tell us, as she usually does, of her woes and bodily ailments the chances are that we choke her off abruptly to talk her down by the louder recital of our own distress and the description of our pain and disease. There are women who sit with their knitting or embroidery half a day and "swap" tales of grief, poverty, ill ness and the moral depravity In others from which they are compelled to suf fer. Kach enjoys the dolorous telling. Take away their griefs and burdens, and what satisfaction would they have left in life? At least if they were de prived of the privilege of telling the tale of their ailments and sorrows it is certain there wouldn't be any fun at all in being miserable. Much of the in centive to 'being miserable would fail them. Does a good dame narrate what an awful distress she has in her stomach after eating Welsh rabbit? Her friend assures her that is nothing to what she suiters from rheumatism. A third who can hardly wait to talk of her particu lar variety volubly tells both the others that they don't know anything about what real suffering is till they have in somnia and have to stay awake nights three months without sleeping a wink.. Her troubles when her son insisted on being a machinist when she intended him for a lawyer and when her husband failed in business upset her so that the insomnia started, and now she has the insomnia and the troubles both. She sighs down to her toes as she sadly murmurs: "Nobody knows what I suffer." A considerable proportion of us wo men would be indignant with all the world if we thought other people be lieved they had as much trouble as we have. But now would any one of us give up our own pet grievances and ac cept those of others? We like dearly to "swap" the tale of 4&V'S&..K,'.-, under dog, no matter what the fight is about. I don't know. But I do know this that whenever she appeared on the scene of action the men all looked like puppets, even the villain who walk ed around on moral tiptoes pa.rt of the time. But she strode in flat heeled recklessness from start to finish, and she didn't once flinch, even though the cards kept turning up against her. That is why I have contended that plays where the good wins out all along the line are distinctly immoral, for if you are the least bit of a thoroughbred your sympathies are bound to go out to the hunted. And if you're not a thorough bred well, it doesn't much matter then what you feel anyway. And a3 I have made quite a long call I think that I'll ust say goodby and run along. u New York. GOOD HUMOR. It is not great calamities that im bitter existence; it is the petty vexa tions, the small jealousies, the little disappointments, the "minor miseries," that make the heart heavy and the temper sour. Don't let them. Anger is a pure waste of vitality. It helps no body and hinders everybody. It is al ways foolish and always disgraceful, except in some cases when it is kindled by seeing wrong done to another, and even that "noble rage" seldom mends the matter. No woman does her best except when she is cheerful. A light heart makes nimble hands and keeps the mind free and alert. No misfortune is so great as one that sours the tem per. Till cheerfulness is lost nothing is lost. our woes, but how about the woes themselves Miss Finkle's standing grudge at fate is that she has to work for her living instead of being supported in luxury like her friend Sadie Pillberry, who married an aged millionaire and has to tend him like a baby and submit to his whims, however unreasonable. A young baby is very sweet; an old baby is about the most unpleasant object on this planet. What! Marry a decrepit monster like that and put on his shoes for him and pin a serviette around his neck every time he eats soup! Not on your life! Not if he was made of solid gold! So there you are! Mrs. Michin's son, a fine youth, died ten years ago. From that day to this she has clothed herself in black so inky that wherever she goes her weeping weeds and miserably depressing face cast a gloom that is felt. "Nothing can ever give me any joy again," she en joys telling people. But this day would she change her burden of grief over a departed son with those that other peo ple have to carry because of their liv ing children? Not she! Her washed out eyes would flash with almost anger if one should ask her if she would ex change her grief over the dead for the living perplexities and anxieties, ever eating deeper into the soul of those around her whose children have been spared to them. "Change the remem brance of my Freddie for the whole liv ing batch of those dull, no account Brown children? You offend me!" So there you are again! A woman's troubles and miseries may be terrible, but let her sit down with herself and ask herself fair and square whether she would give up the whole load of them and take instead those of anybody she knows. She would choose to keep her own every time. Many old ladies and some young ones make the most of their troubles, and a few really enjoy ill health. The sensible woman is she who wears out her troubles as quickly as possible, and if there are any she cannot thus get rid of she makes the least of them. JANE MOSES. r V Mrs. I va Builder of Power ARIZONA, "dry zone," like certain other parts of the southwest, possesses untold wealth of JL 8k. mines. There are known to be gold veins of fabulous rich ness in mountain ledges upon which rain never falls. No water is within a hundred miles of some of the richest of these. Whitening bones of man and horse attest now and then to daring explorers who pass by that here a crazed gold hunter perished from thirst in the desert. If only water could be carried to the points where the mines are, millions that can scarcely be esti mated would be added to the wealth of the country. Many men have tried to achieve this result and failed. One woman has suc ceeded. She is Mrs. Iva E. Tutt, whose home is in L.os Angeles and whose busi ness enterprises are in Arizona. Mrs. Tutt's father was a steamboat engineer on the Mississippi. Frequent ly he took the little girl with him on his trips, she remaining with him in the engine room, which had a fascination for her, while the dull ladies' cabin had none. It was a delight to her to watch the governor balls of shining steel whirl round and round, the great piston rod glide noiselessly to and fro, and the sizzle of the steam was music to her ears. That uncommon girl child knew what cam and joint and collar were as well as she knew bread and milk and peppermint drops. Well enough she liked the things little girls usually cared for, but better still she liked steam machinery and the engine room. This bent was born in her, and it wasn't by mistake thatTt was born in a girl either. As Iva grew older and could understand what she read her choice of entertaining literature was the scientific and engineering periodic als her father subscribed for. Still, like the boy Parsifal, she was ignorant that she was to have any spe cial part to play in connection with the experiences of her youthful days. She married in Minnesota when very young and went to live on a Montana ranch. Here she had little to occupy her ex cept to watch others do what she knew she herself could do better than they. She did not take naturally or easily to this do-less life. She fretted under it like a race horse held back from the running. She had some money of her own, and she saved and accumulated it, looking forward to the time when she could break the chain that held her to inac tion. The ranch life became more of a nightmare to her every year, "staying there doing nothing," shut out of indi vidual development, throbbing and thrilling with the power to achieve that was born in her but could find no out let. The real gifts of many a woman who might bless the world are stran gled out of her by the life of uselessness society demands from the well to do woman. Mrs. Tutt could not submit to being strangled thus in silence. She longed unspeakably to plunge into the current and go on with the swim of things. At length she took the money she had saved and went to southern California, seeking investment for it in something that would warmly interest her cease lessly working mind. At Long Beach, not far from Los Angeles, she found that an electric light plant was badly needed to supply the flourishing seaside resort. With a natural bent toward constructive engineering, Mrs. Tutt be gan to think how such a plant could be provided. She resolved to build one herself. She knew little of electrical construction, although her knowledge of steam engineering helped her great ly. She began to seek the further knowledge of electrical machinery. She got books and studied; she visited elec tric plants already in operation and learned more. She ordered the machin ery installed and watched it being set up piece by piece. By the time the work was finished and in successful OvVWVVWVXAMWVWVMVWvmvVWNMVXMA WVW VO Bit ':i'4 1. r,w J t K i 1 4 w-? j- 1:4 i 14 J i1 A FROCK OF WHITE NET. Delightfully summery is this frock of white net, with its skirt shirred' at the waist and a tucked shirred ruffle set on at the bottom. The lace bodice yoke is finished, with a tucked bertha, and the tucked sleeves have high lace cuffs. E. Tutt Electrical Plants operation Mrs. .Tutt had become a capable practical electrical engineer. Somebody had to manage this con cern in which Mrs. Tutt had invested all her money. She looked for a super intendent and found nobody who could direct operations so well as she herself could. She became president and gen eral manager of the Long Beach elec tric power and lighting plant. Mean time her husband and little daughter had come to Long Beach too. Mrs. Tutt made the mistake of at tempting to be at the same time man ager of an fleet ric plant and of her do mestic plant, likewise singing in a church choir and keeping up with what are called society duties. Many a wo man has tried before her to be a busi ness and society woman at the same time. Not one ever yet succeeded. One lifetime is only large enough to accom plish well one crowning object. Mrs. Tutt fell ill in trying to do three things at once. When she recovered she de cided henceforth to do only one thing. She sold her electric light plant, which by that time took in several coast resorts. She found herself many thousand dollars to the good. Speak ing of a vocation, Mrs. Tutt says that no one ever does his best who i.s simply working for money. The reason so few succeed is that their interest in their work does not go beyond the money drawer. She herself works because she loves her work better than anything else and is willing to make sacrifices for it. "To conceive a project, to know that it means the development of nat ural resources and will in time revolu tionize the chief industry of a whole state to work out the idea and bring the project to conclusion this is worth while." During a trip to Arizona Mrs. Tutt's quick mind noted the great loss of mine produc tiveness from lack of water. Power for min ing could be sup plied through electricity from a central plant, provided suffi ilr. Tutt. cient water could be got to feed the plant. She bought two water rights not far from Prescott. Next came an en gineering trip that involved weeks of riding over mountain trails and camp ing out. Mrs. Tutt took a cook, sur veyors and laborers and searched for the right places in which to construct electric plants for furnishing power and reservoirs for holding water. Having found what she wanted, the next step was to finance the project and do the work. She alone had not money enough for it all, since the cost would be $3,000,000. She formed a company and put her own capital into the enter prise. This gave others confidence, and the needed money was subscribed for the construction of two electric power plants exclusively for mining purposes. One thing more. The founder of the infant company and her associates found it would be extremely convenient to be relieved from paying taxes on their property until their enterprise was earning money and defraying ex penses. Mrs. Tutt herself went to Phenix and lobbied. She represented to the legislators of Arizona that her scheme would eventually bring millions into the arid territory and should be welcomed as a public benefit rather than levied on for taxation. She brought the lawmakers over to her side, and the mining power plants were released from taxation for a term of years. Mrs. Tutt, as in the electric light plant in California, is general manager of both the Arizona plants. She is also vice president of the company. LILLIAN GRAY. 'k- i' Hi i

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:V V SOME GOOD RECIPES FOR CONTENTMENT. When you are feeling tired anJ "nervous" (a polite name for bad tem per) do not curl up in an armchair. Instead take a brisk walk for a hall hour. If it is not convenient to go out of doors, open the window, rain or shine, and breathe deeply for a quarter of an t f hour. You will then feel genuinely tired, and after a short rest you will proba- bly find your normal cheerfulness quit restored. It is astonishing how many grievances will vanish when the circu lation of the blood is in good working order. Another effective treatment is to sponge the back with tepid water containing a few drops of ammonia and rub to a i-low with a bath towel. If you one day feel inclined to indulge in a little self pity, this will be your plan: You will not occupy yourself much with thoughts of your own estate, but will fall into a systematic envying of others. "Why should Miss So-and-s have a carriage and pair? Why should somebody else have a new frock when ever she likes? Is there any reason why another should be so favored with personal beauty?" These are some of the questions that you will ask yourself. The inequalities of life will appear enormous. Where discontent reigns supreme there can be no room for courage to go on working for better things. There fore it is most important to root out the discontent if possible. One of the best steps in this direction is to take a walK through any crowded thoroughfare. Within a half hour you must see a pov erty stricken woman begging for bread with her own or a borrowed baby in her arms. Do not forget to ask your self why you are better off than she. Farther on a one armed man grinds an organ. Have you done anything to de serve better luck as to arms? Did you ever pause to think that when rain falls it freshens your flowers as well as those of a prince? The great majority of people are so busy being discontented that they overlook all reason for being otherwise. It is a dreadful pity they miss so much happiness that might 1 easily be theirs. The woman who thought she had something to be 'V'v thankful for in that she had not been born with a hare lip caught the keynote for contentment. s A LADY TRAMP'S EXPERIENCE. A wealthy English lady and a friend tramped from town to town, sleeping in the regular tramps' lodging houses and shelters five nights. This lady wished to know for herself how a woman could live in a large city without money or friends. She took only 60 cents with her and a little food in a satchel. The first thing that she discovered was the impossibility of keeping clean. No baths are furnished at the tramps' lodging houses, and there Is no chance to wash clothes. "A woman tramp must grow every day more and more dirty," she says, "especially as so much dirty work is required of her in return for her bed and breakfast. Everything in the lodg ing houses is dirty. The pillows were so black that I had to cover them al ways with a handkerchief or a piece of the blanket." If it had not been for the food they carried in the satchel they would have given up. "Another week of such a life would have made us both seriously ill," she says in a little book she has writ ten. The book ends with the following question: "Suppose we had no friends, no cheerful welcome awaiting us! Be fore us would have stretched the life of poverty, the search for uncertain work, the pawning of every article for food, more workhouses, more tramping. In the end, with torn and dirty clothing and cleanliness gone w hat then?" STYLISH WEDDINGS. The weddings that take place in ths mornings are generally very quiet ones, and bridesmaids are conspicuous by their absence. An up to date plan is to have the wedding at 2:30, luncheon at 3 and a reception afterward, or the luncheon may be omitted altogether, and tea and reception follow immediately after the wedding. Guests go straight to the church and are not expected to go to the house till after the ceremony. Presents are generally on view in the drawing room, the bride's on one table, the bridegroom's on another. The reception tea is exactly on the lines of a large at home, and jellies, creams, ices, cakes of all kinds, fruit, sandwiches, tea, coffee, champagne, "cups" of various kinds and, of course, wedding cake are provided. The tables are placed down one side of the dining room, and a servant stands behind and pours out tea and coffee and hands it across the table as it is asked for. The other maids should hand eatables and attend to the wants of any ladies who are not being looked after by their gentlemen friends. Invitations to weddings are now printed in ordinary black ink as often as in silver. THE DANGEROUS LONG SKIRT. Unless his courage oozes away when it comes to the point a physician re tired from active practice intends to us his influence to regulate the length ol women's skirts by law. "It should be made a misdemeanor, punished by fine or imprisonment, or both," says the doctor, "for a woman to wear a skirt long enough to sweep the pavement, even an inch or more. The skirt should clear the sidewalk just as the bottom! of a man's trousers do. Unnumbered millions of germs of disease are car ried into halls, trailed up stairways and distributed in the living rooms of houses by these filth gatherers. If we had a law and enforced it. fining a few women $25 or 1100 and locking up a few more, it would have a salutary effect, and our cities would be healthier in consequence." WOMAN'S IMPROVED PHYSIQUE. The evidence of ladies' outfitters af fords direct proof of the improvement in physique of the modern woman. "Most decidedly," said the manager of a large store, "our lady customers re quire larger sizes in shoes than they did ten years ago. Formerly we stock ed nothing larger than 'fives,' and 'threes' was the average size. Now we keep 'sevens' and during last year even 'eights,' but 'fives' is the average size of shoes. Gloves, hosiery and underwear are all being sold in larger sizes than they were ten years ago."

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TOPEEA STATE JOUHITAI4 TUESDAY EVE.NXN"Q, MAY 31,1904. 9 I HEAD OF RED CROSS. n't-, H. .W.; St Mrs. John A. Logan, who is now the greatest ability. She is a strong of a high order. Her administration MRS. IiLl'EBEAUD. "Is it antique?" Suzanne trailed her fingers idly over the piano keys in a little impromptu prelude of troublous chords before she answered the query. "I suppose it is," she said, crossly. "I'm sure I can't tell whether it's real antique or not. It looks old and dusty and is all covered with heavy carv ings, if you mean that sort of thing. V'hy, Bess," she turned to the ques tioner with sudden energy, "I wouldn't have thought a thing about It if he had shown it to me, or even mentioned it. He told me about everything else in the house, and I'd never have known a thing about this if I hadn't told Nora to clean out that 'catch all,' as she calls it, at the turn of the garret stairs. There is a large windowlcss space over the dining room wing, and it was in there." "And locked," concluded Bess, posi tively. "Every drawer. I asked Nora how long it had been there, and she said it had come with Bob's trunks from home, "while we were on our honey moon. I'm not a bit curious" she paused. "Of course not," assented Bess warmly, "or suspicious." "Only interested." Bess nodded her head wisely over the interested sigh. "It is kind of mysterious, Bob's not telling you a word about it, and hiding it in there out of sight, and then the fact of it being looked shows that someone didn't want it opened." As she gave her conclusive point of logic Bess rose. .She was pretty and petite, with a decisive tilt to her chin, and the confidence of eighteen in her blue eyes. "Of course, you'll do as you please, Sue. You always did. But if I had only been married a month and had found a locked desk in my house that I knew nothing of t know what I'd do." Young Mrs. Sheldon left the piano with an impatient movement. She was tall and slender beside her sister, and the indefinable charm of a bride was' visible in her dainty negligee toilette cf white crepon. "I believe absolutely in Bob," she de clared. Bess raised h r eyebrows and smiled mischievously. "Of course you do. It may be only some old love letters or souvenirs that he coesn't tare to part with. Do you remember Adelaide Gifford? "That was two years ago." Bess laughed. "Goodby, sis. Believe in Bob all vou want to He is a dear, and if it were I, I'd hunt a locksmith, all the same." Mrs. Sheldon stood at the window and watched the small, girlish figure ns it vanished down the street among the fluttering snowflakes. It was dusk. The room was unlighted as yet, and a sudden sense of loneliness stole over her in the semi-gloom, the first she had experienced since the joyous wedding of a month ago. If the affinity of moods and colors were true, she was in harmony with the soft velvet gray of the twilight tone that was stealing over the world. New Year's eve and Bob away. The tears blinded her eyes. Of course it was business, merely a flying trip to New York for the firm, made all' the more Imperative by his neglect of busi ness during the honeymoon, but she felt a vague rebellion in her heart against even the separation of a few days. And there was the locked desk. Bess' words and arguments ran swiftly through her mind. Come to think. Hob had told her not to tire her self by rummaging while he was away. Rummaging! That meant hunting in the garret and running the risk of dis covering the desk. And Bess had spoken of Adelaide Glfford. There had been talk of a summer engagement, she remem bered. Adelaide was older than Bob. Some way she had always blamed her for the romance and had looked upon Bob as an impressionable youngster. But if he cherished her letters and keepsakes then he must have loved her. Adelaide was engaged to old Mr. Thurston now Copper Thurston, the boys called him. Perhaps, after all. Bob had been jealous of the copper- A SCENE ON THE i v. n 1 H i i j-T; I J- s 4 ?'f: hi -S x;." X E Iff J v'v- y head of the Red Cross, Is a woman of executive and possesses personal charro will be progressive and successful. made millions and had married her in a fit of pique. She turned from the window with sudd.m determination. It lacked half an hour of dinner time. A lonely dinner for a bride, she thought, as she went up stairs, her first New Year's eve. Perhajps by the time the mid night bells rang out she might be making a few strange resolutions for the coming year. It was dark on the garret stairs. She stopped at the door of Bob's dressing room and took a candlestick from the mantel. It was a wedding gift a Japanese bronze griffin, with outspread wings and spiral, sinuous tail. As she held it to the gas jet to light the candle something fell on tha rug at her feet and she picked it up. It was a small, old-fashioned ordinary brass key. She looked at it hesitat ingly. It had never been on Bob's ring, she knew. The space between the wings of the bronze griffin was a clever idea for concealment. She set her lips closely and went up the garret stairs with the candle stick in one hand and the key in the other. Half way there was a turn at a small landing, and it was at the angle made by this that she had found the little low door leading to the 'catch all.' She opened it now and en tered, half closing the door after her. The desk was pushed to one sids with some trunks and boxes. It was a quaint, antique affair of mahogany, severely colonial in style. The main body was crescent shaped, supported on hand-carved legs. There were four drawers, two on each side, and a small, low cabinet of pigeonholes on top. Suzanne stood motionless before it lore several minutes, trying to make up her mind to insert the Itov Wh.n she did so, in the lock of the nearest top drawer, her hand trembled slight ly, and she held her breath. The key turned easily, and the drawer was reaay ror inspection, but she did not open it. Thoughts whirled like the fluttering snowflakes through her mind, and she stood again irresolute. She had toid Bess that she believed absolutely in Bob. Higher than her love for him had been her unfaltering belief and confidence in him. It was the very keystone of her marriage faith, and yet, at the first blow of suspicion, it gave way. Bess was a child, with the impulsive judgment of a child. She had been wrong to even tell her of the desk, wrong to discuss Bob or his motives with her at all, or to listen for an in stant to any doubt of him, even in jest. She must have faith and wait. He had probably locked the desk against the curiosity of the servants and had forgotten it in the hurry and excitement of the wedding. She must believe in him. The mere fact that they were married did not give her a coroner's right to hold a post mortem over his dead past. There was the sound of a footstep on the stairs, and she relocked the drawer quickly. "I'll be down in a moment, Norah," she called. "You may serve dinner." The voice that answered was familiar and masculine. She nearly let the candle fall in her surprised recognition of it. "It's only I, Sue. "What on earth are you doing in there?" She stood mute and motionless as he bent his head and entered the low door. It was Bob, and he was smiling and hap py, his clear eyes seeking for the glad welcome he expected. "I only ran down for tonight," he added. "I couldn't let you face the first new year alone, sweetheart." His arms reached for her, but she shook her head and handed him the key. "I haven't used it," sho said, brokenly. "But, oh. Bob, I came so near it. You don't have to tell me what's in the old thing. I'll believe in you just the same, ami I don't want to know." "Know what?" lie. demanded. "Don't cry. Sue." He drew her to him tenderly. "Wnal s up, anyway?" "That desk." she sobbed. "It's locked." "Is it?" He stared at the desk in be wilderment. "Weil, the kev was on mv mantel, dear. You found It all right, didn't you? Couldn't you unlock it?" "I could, but but I don't wish to know vr.ur private efTairs. She tried to draw herself away, but he took her hands and trfif! 1 mm her tearwet face so that he could see her eyes. "Sue. darling.'" he said. "You blessed little Mrs. Bluebeard, that desk is a wed ding present to you from Grandmother Hadleigh. It's been in the family since the year one. I guess, and there isn't a single thing in those drawers. It came the SIBERIAN RAILWAY. t V 1 S. 1 v 1 r -ANDs- 5"-TLL AN A. IX T. Call Box or call either telephon No. EI and cave your Want Ad brought t tat State Journal of Do by free nc acnger acrriea. Coat or classified ad five centa pel line of aix wmrds to' the tine and very fraction Uiersof. I AM A CANPIDATB FOR STATU senator from tno Seventeenth district. U7th), aubject to the decision of the qua. tried elector in Shawnee county in No vember CP. BOUlAit XVA N TED SITUATIONS. WANTED By colored girl, place to do housework. M. D., 1189 Lincoln st. WANTED Work by the day, office work or cleaning house. Call 410 Branner. WHEN you want to Hire a man or boy, call up Y. M. O. A. telephone 311. We have a list ot men and confidential ref erences concerning them. Y. M. C. A. Employment Bureau. 11! K. Sth sc. IVAXTF.D MALE HELP. WANTED Partner. I want a sober, en ergetic man with $250 to manage busi ness in Topeka, J15 per week wages and halt interest in the business; permanent situation; this is a good ousiness chance; references required. Address H. Welmer ing. Peoria, 111. WANTED Barber at once, $12 guaran tee, at 122 E. 6th st. WANTED Men to learn barber trade. splendid demand for graduates, $12 to $15 weekly paid, few weeks completes. tools donated, positions guaranteed, can nearly earn expenses before finishing. Catalog mailed free. Moler Barber College, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Cooks, waitresses, house girls. dishwashers, chambermaids. Capital Employment agency, 7515 Kansas ave. WANTED Good young lady to work in confectionary store S04 Kansas ave. WANTED A few ladies for print stamp ing, steady, pleasant work; could be done at home in spare time, experience unnecessary. Reply with addressed en velope, F. D., care Journal. WANTED Good girl at 514 Monroe st. WANTED A girl for general housework at 221 Woodlawn ave. WANTED At 315 W. 10th St., a compe tent girl for general housework; must be good cook. WANTED Worrier., $20 month, board, room and pats Capital Emp, 735 K. A. WANTED Nurse girl for child. 314 EL 4th st. last minute the day we were married and was so heavy and unwieldy I told father to send it along with my things and have it put away somewhere until we came home. And I laid the key in the griffin for safe keeping. What did you think was in it?" But Suzanne silenced further question ing in her own effectual way. The key stone of her happiness was firm and im movable. But as they went downstairs to dinner she registered one New Year's vow in her heart. In the future she would let love laugh at locksmiths. Izola L. Forrester, in San Francisco Call. MAY EXPECT NO HELP. Secretary Taft Says the Government Won't Protect Kansas River Valley. Secretary of War Taft stated Mon day to a question from the newspaper men, that the government would not improve the Kaw river so as to pre clude further chances of flood. He argued that inasmuch as the stream is not navigable, it would be necessary to strain the constitution to get a gov ernment appropriation for its im provement. The secretary thought that the state of Kansas should vote bonds for the work, and the sooner that the people made up their mind to this course of procedure the sooner would they be protected from the ravages of the waters, because he feared that the government will not take up the matter owing to the fact that the stream is not navigable. GRAFTERS DON'T LIKE IT. Given Six Months in Jail Instead of Thirty Days. H. M. Jacobs and Harry Myers, the "smooth expressmen" and "Big Felix," who are now serving out their terms of six months each in the city jail, are mad. They are mad because they got sen tences of six months, fines of $100 each and the cost3 in the case. They had an idea that when the promised to plead guilty to petty larceny and to never again work their grafts on the Santa Fe trains that they would get off with about 30 days each. Judge Hasten thought that as they lifted Banker Monroe's pocketbook con taining $4h, that six months was none too much. They were lucky to escape a pen itentiary sentence. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY. The World's Fair Line. Seven daily trains between Kansas City and St Louis which leave Kan sas City 6:55, 8:00, 10:10 a. m. and 1:10, 9;15, 11:00 p. m. and. 12:05 mid night. Ask for your ticket via this line from Kansas City. If you miss one train, you will not have long to wait for another. WABASH TO ST. LOUIS. World's Fair Route "Follow the Flag." Only line to World's fair main en trance. Five daily trains from Kansas City. Shortest line. Ask your agent for tickets over the Wabash. L. S. McCLELLAN. Western Passenger Agent. Kansas City. Mo. H. C. SHIELDS. Traveling Passenger Agent, Kansa.i City, Mo. St. Louis and Return $11.40 Santa Fe. Good for 15 days; J12.V0 for 60 days. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Dressmakers and sewing girls. Mrs. Mercer, Crosby .tiros. PERSONAL. MOUNTAIN ROSE remedies. Mrs. S. W. Wagner, 200 Bryant bldg.. iZ C. Mo. BUSINESS CHANCES. WE CAN sell your real estate or business no matter where located. If you desire a quick sale, send us description and price. N. B. Johnson Iceaily Co., 500 C, Bank Commerce bldg., Kansas City, Mo. WANTED S ALESMES. WANTED Salesmen. Pay weeaiy. Work the year round. Outfit free. Liiwrenco Nursery Co., Lawrence, Kas. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED -Pair of large held glasses; must be best lens and very cheap. Ad dress F. G., Journal, stating conditions and price. WANTED To buy your old ingrain car pets. McCormlck Peake, 622 Van Bu ren. 'Phone 421. WANTED By experienced collector, ac counts for collection; charges reasona ble. Address G. M. N., Journal. WANTED Healthy live lamb. Apply at Parker's animal arena at The Pike. WANTED Orders ror rounaatlon stone, pillars, steps, window sills, carriage blocks, walks, curbing.everythlng in stone line. TOPEKA HYDRAULIC STONE CO., Ind. 'phone 277. 26 Crawford Bldg. BUY gentlemen's good clothes, pay high est price. Please drop me a card. M. Manson, 105 W. 5th st. WANTED Horses to clip. US W. 5th at. 'Phone 488. Arthur Massey. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms and pantry, on first floor. Ill E. 12th St., modern. FOR RENT 1 large well front modern room. 41S W. 7th st. FOR RENT Room and board for gentle man, $3.5u, close in. S. S. S., Journal. FOR RENT Furnished room, new, mod ern house. 719 Tyler st. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms, modern. 334 Van Buren. FOR RENT Nice furnished rooms, bath, gas, etc. 514 Monroe st. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms, modern. 516 Harrison st. FOR RENT Large furnished room, with alcove, near state house. 6t6 W. 10th st. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms for housekeeping, modern. 3U7 W. 7th St. FOR RENT A desirable suite of unfur nished rooms, modern. 5cS Harrison st. FOR RENT Elegantly furnished room for gentlemen, south exposure, on yard and st. House modern, gas, bath. 1125 Van Buren St. FOR RENT Nicely furnished or unfur nished front room, moJern. S34 Monroe. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, all mod ern. 634 Polk st. FOR RENT After June 1 the Lacy drug store room and basement. S31 Kansas ave., N. Topeka. C. P. Bolmar, agent. FOR RENT Nicely furnished front room, modern. 412 W. 5th st. IX) R R EXT I IOCS ES. FOR RENT 8 room cottage, gas, water. 335 Tyler, $15. Ind. 'phone 3S1 FOR RENT Cottage V Lawrence Bt.i 4 room house;-house 7tl Locust St. Call 514 Monroe st. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOP SALE Foundation stone, chimney tops, cistern tops, steps, walks, nitcn- lng posts, carriage blocks, C3ea oet our prices. TOPEKA HYDRAULIC STONE CO.. Ind; 'phone 277. 26 Crawford Bldg. FOR SALE Unredeemed high grade watches and jewelry. G. N. ALUSwouitf t w ivan. at. FOR SALE Cow, coming fresh, or trade for horse: also sow and pigs. Shepherd, end cemetery car line. FOR SALE Fresh cow, or will trade for delivery horse. H. Vesper, 113 E 6th st. FOR SALE Good top buggy and harness. F. E. Jordan's grocery, Oakland. FOR SALE 4 brood sows, 10 pigs, at in dustrial farm, 23d and Quincy sts. FOR SALE New sewing machine, cheap. 314 E. 4th st. FOR SALE 3 loaves home made bread 0c, 1 suart fresh milk 5c. Homo Bak eery, th and Polk. Ind. 'phone 11672. FOR SALE 2d hand buggy, will sell right. 816 Huntoon st. FOR SALE Good cow. S. W. corner 15th and Buchanan. FOR SALE 2 fresh cows, family cows. Call at 300 Lawrence st. FOR SALE Good cow, people leaving town. 227 Harrison. FOR SALE Fine new upright golden oak piano, cash, a bargain; owner out of town. Ind. 'phone 15U; Bell bo6. FOR SALE A good riding and driving pony. J. M. Frank, 1123 W. bth st. FOR SALE Nice matting in good condi tion, 10c yard. 723 Clay st. FOR SALE Small driving horse. 405 Ty ler st. FOR SALE 2 fresh cows, a mile south of Tecumseh. N. P. Nelson. FOR SALS Team, harness and wagon. Topeka C'oai Co.. 609 W. 10th at. WHITE Wyandotte egs for settings, 13 for tl.00. W. A. Smith. 103 E. 10th st. JVHSfTLLiANTOOJS LACE CURTAINS cleaned. Mrs. Sue M. Friedlev is permanently located now at 1019 Jackson st. Ind. phone kbl. PARK DALE HARDWARE repairs gaso line stoves, tinware, lawn mowers, pump repairing, down spouts and guttering. I put new burners on old gasoline stoves. 12i2 East Sixth St. Ind. 'phone 265-3. E. A. HOLMAN. experienced furniture packer. Residence 110 Evelyn St., N. To peka. Ind. 'phone 442 rings. j. m. rit;Y wisnes ait ms oia cus tomers to know that he has stored in Topeka pure natural ice abundant for the season's trade. We will give the same careful attention to your wants that we have in the past. Your trade solicited. J. M. Bentiey, station B, city. Ind. 'phone ISO. IF YOU WANT fr save money flgur with Gillett Nicholson before you buy coai, iuniber or any kind of building ma terial. 100 Kansas ave. Tel. 3i0. STRAYED OR STOLEN From pasture I at the 4 mile house southeast of Topeka. one steer calf 9 mo. old. Leave Informa tion at 1121 Limo st. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE EigantT new modern housed barn, fruit and shade, good cistern, a splendid corner, 2 lots, paving and sewer paid a bargain. 1334 Harrison. FOR SALE 14 acres timber land 7 miles north of North Topeka, Kan. Inquire room 4. third floor, Central National Bank bldg. FOR SALE 6 good houses, 3 cisterns. 2 wells, all walks brick, $3,300 this week. Owner, 4(12 Lake st. FOR SALE 8 rooms and halls, modern residence, 3ne bftth. closet, everything, fine home, east front. Western ave.. Holiday park. Reduced from. Si.OjJ to fci,700. BARNES HEAL ESTATE CO., 121 West Fifth St. FOR SALE -'62 Wabash ave., Oakland, 7 rooms, cellar, well, barn, fruit, 2 lots. Want quick sale. See P. C. Moore. 1?0 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Lots on W. 6th at., on paved St., each. M. HEERY. 'Phone 1235. LOST AND FOUNT. LOST Round onyx pin. Finder will be rewarded if returned to 723 Madison st. FOUND lolly's pocketbook on state house steps: owner may have same hv calling at this oifice and paying for this ad-, ertisement. CLOCKJttEPAJRING J. B. CARTER, machine, lock and key works; work guaranteed. S17 Kan. ave. WHOLESALERS. CHARLES WOLFF PACKING CO.. man ufacturers of the ceiebratea "Bannaet Hams" and "Banquet Breakfast Sausage and all other oigh graae packing uouse products. THE HYPES Barber Supply Co., mug uecoratlng, razor and elear gi lnaini. 214 Kansas ave. NEW YORK Cheddar, Wisconsin Brick, Limberger and Block Swiss Cheese. The Roser Cheese Co., 313 K. A. 'Phone 667. PARKHURST-DAV1S MERC CO..whole sale grocers and manufacturers of bak ing powders, extracts, etc. USE the "silver Lear' Brand pickles, vin egar, mince meat, etc. Otto Kuehue Preserving Co., 'phone 300. THE SYMilS GROCERY CO Wholesale Only. "PHONE 456. 132 KANSAS AVE. HOTELS. THE HOTEL THROOP, largest and best hotel in Kansas, S2 to 13 per day. PHONE 28. 4T11 KANSAS AVEL THE FIFTH Ave. is opposite P. O., cen trally located. Rates Jl.uO to 11.60 per day. Hankla Bros., proprietors. NEW MIDLAND HOTEL, lot class tran sients especially cared for, ?1 to H.25 per day. Fourth and Quincy. "Phone 728. PICTURE FRAMES. THAT framing, regilding. mat making mounting should be done by J. D. Sulli van, 114 W. !ith ave. Packing, shipping, etc W. A. PATTISON, picture frames and mats maae to order. i W. Sth ave. WALL PAPER. GO to G. A. Wood for that wall paper and painting. S32 Kan. ave. Tel. 3AO. i. SEWING MACHINES. EXAMINE the New Home sewing ma chine: we can suit you; all kinas oi machines repaired. Offices 819 Kan. ave. REPAIR WORKS. SUNFLOWER WORKS J. A. Swanson. Bicycles, lucks, doorbells, stoves, lawn mowers. SC2 XV.. Sixth st. HIDES. JAS. C. SMITH, highest cash price for hides, wool, tallow, lurs ana pens, con signments solicited. Tel. 684. 10i E. Sd St., Topeka and St, Joe, Mo. COMMISSION HOUSES. COPE CO., car lots a specialty, fruit and vegetables. tstaDiisneu laaj. ruuoej 396. 131 Kansas ave. All codes. THE A.-A. CO., wholesale fruit and pro- cooperage stock. 'Phones 14V. 204-8 K. av. STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. 'PHONE 443 or 651 for your groceries, ARTHUR BROS.. 332 TAYLOR ST. CLEANING AND DYE WORKS. ELIAS WHITE, suits cleaned, dyed and nressed: cood work, reasonable piics 110 W. 5th st. J. C. URT Let us press that suit. Our price win suit you. xjyine ana clean ing. S23 Kansas ave. HAVE those clothes cleaned at Topeka pantatorium. 115 W. 7th. Tel. 872. CORNICE WORKS. GALVANIZED Iron cornice, metal sky lights, slate roofing. L. Van Dorp, i28 K.A. HOT air furnaces, tin roofing, metal work. John M. Baird. 216 W. 6th St. TeL 3i9. MERCILVNT TAILORS. FOR a good suit go to Klin Fifth street. Independei ;o to Klinge's, 10S'4 W. .ndepeudent telephone 2S1. JOHN BAUMGARTNER.. 1st class suits, latest styles, J25 up. Su6 K. A. TeL 1S66. FOUNDRIES. CHAS. LINDEN SCHMIDT SON. Iron railings, wheelbarrows, shutters, stairs, window gratings. 506 Jackson st. PLUMBKVG. FRANK P. EDSON, member American society of heating anu ventilating engi neers. 118 W. 6th St. 'Phone 314. LET us make that estimate. George W. Sutherin Co., plumbers and fitters. 107 E. Sth St. 'Phono 877. yiEws F. C. LUTES Everything in modem pho tography, indoor and outdoor scenes, funeral flowers, etc Ind. 'phone 1312. WtSi:S'OHSAL E. NICE drivers, family horses, educated saddle horses for ladies and gentlemen. Some nice children's ponies; every horse guaranteed as lepresented. Salthouse Norris. MACHINE SHOP. LAWN mowers sharpened, 75c; free de livery. Golden Rule, tel 503. Trade old mowers on new. sui Kansas ave. MANUFACTURERS. TOPEKA STEAM BOIiEH WORKS, the largest shop west Missouri river. boilers, all kinds tanks, smokestacks it sheet iro work. Write for prices. Pnones 4u3. WESTERN Foundry Machine Works, largest plant in the stale, machine anJ mill w'rk Corrugate mill roPs.Call. wrlte. McENTIRE BiiOS.. steel woven wire jiui, L-uus, uius, maurM-, SjG-V KANSAS AVE. Geo. J. Graves A Son, before flood in N. T., now at 324-28 Jackson st. Painting and trimming delivery wagons a specialty. TOPEKA BRIDGE IRON MFG. CO.. manufacturers of highway bridges. lfn W. Sth st. L-lant 13th ic Mad. St. 'Phone 67. WM. SCHICK, mattresses, feathers, pil lows, iron, folding and spring beas. up holstery gouds. etc. Tel. 426. 127-31 Kan. a v. ave. EEHKOPF BROS., manufacturers of all kinds vehtcles. delivery wagons a apeo lalty. 207 -S W. 6th. 'Phone !JS4 E. G. KINLEY. Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds ot vehicles. ee us about that delivery wagon. 116 WEST FIFTH ST. T. F. LANNAN, carnage repair shop, any kind of a Job made to order, our special ty rubber tires and general repair. S.-E. corner 5tb and Jackson sts. THE Jensen Mfg. Co.. creamery supriles, cheese faptories, shimming stations, tea t ers. etc oi3 Jackson st. nd. 'phone 4i. ASK YOUft CLOTHIER FOR Sunflower pants, made by the Topeka Woolen MiU Co. WESTERN WOOLEN MILL CO.. Manufacturers of Woolen Goods, Men a Trousers and Ladies' Skirts. PHONE in. RUSSELL DOUBLE FORCE PUMP hai no superior. Call and see before you buy. i24 VAN BUREN. ELEVATORS, FLOUR MILLS. ETC. THE TOPEKA MILLING CO. Highest class hard wheat flours find manufac turers of Rulston health flour. THE TAYLOR GRAIN CO., Shippers and exporters of grain, eleva tor capacity 4 million bu. Galveston. Topeka. MID-CONTINENT MILLS, elevator ca pacitv loO.OU) bu.; mill capacity 7u0 bbis. PHONE 46. THOS. PAGE. CROSBY ROLLER MILLING CO., man ufacturers of hard wheat tiour. 'PHONE 224. BAKERIES ASK for Royal homemade bread. iii Kansas ave. Phone 2s2. ASK your grocer for Voight Bros.' bread; 2 large loaves 5c. 1121 L. btn st. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN". TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN' Our ap plication for a permit to sell intoxicat ing liquors, according to law, at 6u0 Kan sas avenue, in Second ward of the city of Topeka, is now on file in the office of the clerk of the probate court. Shawnee county, Kan. The hearing o the same is set for Saturday, Jure 4, 1904. at 9 o'clock a. in. i i.r. t j v.' FLORISTS. MRS. M E. HOLCRAFT. S17 Kansas ave. Cut flowers and floral designs. 'Phoue liL J. C. RODMAN, blooming plants, cut flow ers, palms, designs, decorations. 112 W. 8th. 'Phone 37. Greenhouse 12th Moo. CUT FLOWERS and nura; designee at Hayes 107 w tn St. aoia poone JWUSICAL. WORRAL, 7JS Polk, piano lessons, pupil's borne, soc utiurca ana loage piaying net. GEO. N. NEWTON, 119 W. 6th st. Piano tuning and repairing: expert action reg ulating and voicing, ind. Tel. 12y7. MASSAGE PARLOR. LADIES' beauty parlors, facial massage and shampooing, toilet articles. Mrs. Annie M. Trapp. 119 W. 7th. Tel. 172. COAJpEAJUEjttS WESSON COAL CO. All kinds ot coil at lowest market price. 'PHONE 604. 507 E. 4TH ST. YOU get honest weight and quick deliv ery of that coal by buying of Anderson Bros. 'Phonej 650 and 6Si3. Brick, wood, sand and stone- 60S E. 6th st. SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO., Telephone 1S3. Northeast Corner fcth and Kansas are. All kinds of Coal. Best Quality. Full Weight. Prompt Delivery. J W. F. HUGHES, coal dealer. -Phones 400. Office and "yards 6th and Adams. All kinds coal: b'.acksmith coal best quality. MONUMENTS. C. W. GUILD, monuments, designer and carver. S23 Kansas ave. SHOE REPAIRING. GEO. KEl'TER, shoe repairing, dealer In leathers, shoe findings. 624 Kan. ave. MEAT MARKETS. Chesney Co.. fresh and salt meats, Usa. oysters and poultry, lei. 812. Uil lop.; JTJARJiWARE THE COUGHL1N HARDWARE CO. Hardware, stoves, fine tools. 706 Kan sas ave. Tel. 6u6. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. DR. EASTMAN, late supt. state insane asylum. Mental and nervous diseases. 6u6 Kan. av. 'Phones 714. Hes. 1270 V. Buren. IDA C. BARNES. M, D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. to S p. m. Both 'phones 16 residence, and Ind. 1316 office TKDREHOERS WM. GEORGE, the horse shoer, 617 Quin cy. Ind. 'phone 1234. ARTHUR MASSEY". practical horse shoer. Hi W. Fifth. Both 'phones 448. LORTIE SON, all diseases of the feet treated. 223 Kan. ave. Tel. 6M. FTTirERSJVJVDjlLTTFJ FEATHERS bought and sold, old feath ers renovated: mattresses made to or der. Fred Scraper. 40CA4 Kansas ave. F-HOTOGTrAPIIERS WEHE makes anything in pictures. 707 Kansas ave. TAVING COFFFEYVILLE Brick Co., wholesale.re tail. R. Hargreaves, agt., 1713 Harri son. Yard ISth Top. av. Bell 2Sril, black. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK A PAVING CO.. 118 W. Sth st. Mfgra. of building, paving and sidewalk brick. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES, pompadours, all kinds of hair work. Mrs. Van Vieck, 213 E. 6th. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 Kan. ave. Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trae checks. Prices low. Catalog free. TeL tA. IT HOLS TI.-RIN G. J. F. PETRIX SON, upholsterers, all kinds furniture. Si'J Kan. av. 'Fiionia Hi. W. J. VOSS, upholstering, furniture packed, shipped; mattresses, couches, etc, made over and to o.-ier. 60S Jackson st. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCXJS Co. TeL 7io. Bicyciea and sundries, bi cycles and tandems toe rent; repairing oi ail kinds. U. S. CYCLE CO.. 118 E. 8th St. Natlinil fk Iver-Johnson bicycles Supplies. replr. TATEyjS A. ROSEN. Pattnt Attorney. 1S Kan sas ave., Topeka. FOR moving, packing and shipping, Ath- iyu liiua., iwi r. oin su uotn phones MONEY. MONEY advanced salaried people with out security.coniidential. 2 Crawford bldg. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock. Llanol. organs, typewriters, cousehoid goods end personal security, l. tnccw. oa Kun. a. REFRIGERATORS. 3 SIZES, made of quarter sawed oak.llnel wim opal me. call and see them. Wo make any sise to order. Toneka Refrig erator A Mfg. Co.. 41K E. 4th St. STALLIONS. JACKDAW, the greatest sire of extreme trotting speed owned, in the Missouri valley. 326 Jackson st. R. I. Lee. KING HERALD will make the season at my barn, 11a Quincy St., Topeka, R. E. Cowdrey? THE SHAMROCK, sensationally bred. worthy of his ancestry, stands to in sure at 326 Jackson st. R. I. Lee. FURNACE WORKS. GEO. E. SEYBOLD, furnace work. Un rooQng. guttering, spouting, furnaces a specialty. Wl Kansas ave. Ind. 'phone 5 IX JOHN SEYBOLD. tin roofing, guttering. spouting, galvanized iron and furnace work. 114 E. sth. st. Tel. 661. UNDERTAKERS. DEMOSS A PEN WELL. Funeral Direo tors and Embalmers. First class service reasonable prices. 611 Siuincy.Botn tela. fci. SHELLABARGER SON. tuneral direc tors and licensed embalmers. Pariora 122 W. 6th at. 'Phono 373. GEO. B. PALMER, undertaker. Estab lished 1S71. Prices reasonable. TeL oftica 146. Residence &7. 21 Jackson st. OSTEOPATH. ELIZABETH HARVEY, osteopath. W Kan. ave.. successor to Dr. Linda Hardy. VETERINARY SURGEONS. J. O. YOUNG, D. V. S.-, vet. surgeon and dentist, 416 Quincy. Ind. Tel. 136. Bell JSlrl red. CARRIAGE WORKS. HORSES, harness, bx-isiS, wagons, sur reys bought, sold, ex, nftnged, easy pay ments. Newell, 122 Ksitsas ave. HEARICK BUGGY CO., vehicles and har ness, rubber tue carriages, painting. 627 Jackson si- JIVITCTOLKFCIL F. W. WIEMAN. practical watchmaker and engraver. All work done in neatest, DromDtest workmanshio manner, at low est prices. Highest cash price for oid gold ana silver. ui v m st. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian, ompteia sioca ox watcnea, oia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectaclea properly fitted. STORAGE MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAOHJ Co. packs, ships and store household goods. TeL lia. Clarence Skinner, all Quincy st. FREE DISPENSARY. TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south east corner 12th and Tyler sts., from 1 to 2 p. m.. except Sundays. Conducted by regular practicing physicians for the benefit of persons without means who need medical attention and treatment. Pa tients are assured of careful and consid erate treatment. Medicine furnished la most cases. SATIN TOILET SPECIALTIES. SATIN Skin Soap. 2 kinds, oval scented toilet and square medicated curative. Trice 2 cukes 20c. Rowley Snow's. GLYCERINE absorbs moisture, dries and cracks the skin. Satin-Skin Cream best replaces it soothes, heals, beautifies. 25c. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. TIME TABLE Topeka, Kama. The "Right Rasa" To and From ni Betwin OMAHA DENVER COLORADO SPCB FORT WORTH, CHICAGO ST. LOUI3 MEMPHIS PEORIA ST. JOSEPH KANSAS CITY ST. PAUL I MINNEAPOLIS And Everywhere Beyond. ILflecuve Jan. i. Ut4. TRAINS LEAVE TOPEKA. A3 J"OL EASTBOUND. No. 12. Chicago Mall and Express.. 1:33 prn No. 14, East Ex. and Mall ?S So. 4, El laso and Chicago Ex.... 6:16 tq No. 10. Colorado and K C. Flyer.. 7:16 am No. 612. Colorado and K. c. Ex.... :CQ WESTBOUND No. 11. Chicago and Tex. Ex 12:55 pm No, Colorado If Iyer :26 pn No. 13. Texas Lx.......... .....U:2Q am so a California and Mexico Ex.. 11:50 pn No. 611. Colorado Ex 12:66 pro NORTHBOUND. No. 64. St. Joe E.. T: j,o. s SOUTHBOUND. No. St, Chicago Ex 13:35 pnl Xso. o. o- r- .jiiB Al1 trains dauy. For sleeping car reservations, tickets. time tables, etc.. apply to any Rock laiaa Ticket AgenL UNION PACIFIC. EASIBOUStt A rrl va 60 nm No. 2 limited No. 6. Kansas City local pass..... No. 4, Atlantic express 6 7 2 :o5 am SO pq -60 pm :70 a to :&0 pm io pna .08 pm "No. o c- ana Banns -xpree.. 9 WESTBOUND. No. 7, K. C. and Sallna express.. .11 No. 2, Denver and Pac. Coast ltd-12 No. 5, Junction City local pass.. 6 No. 1 limited t Dally except Sunday. All other dall.

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10 TOPEKA STATE JOTJEIIAI4 TUESDAY EVEJSTG. MAT 31, 1904. Fifty' Yearo th Standard Commencing' Tomorrow Morning Sale of 1200 pairs high-grade and standard makes of Men's $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes for 1 $2,, ir'Hurnn hid Isproios fho flavor and adds fa flio hoatthfulnoss of fho load. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO,, CHICAGO. No league games are played tomor row and Thursday. There are no games Wednesday or Thursday in the league. The custom of leaving holes in the schedule at this point in the season is deemed a good one, because it gives the players a lit tle rest. The first month is always the hard one, for in that time the players work the soreness from their muscles and generally try to get into trim for work. "A little vacation will do them all good," In the words of President Shiveley. On June 3, 4 and 5 the Saints open a series with Pittsburg. The Little Pirates have strengthened up considerably and will probably at least make it interesting for Albert's hopefuls-. With Monday1! victory, Iola has now won 12 straight games. If the league teams cann- stop therm get the police. Rapps, Leavenworth's first baseman, Is out of. the game for several days with a broken finger on his left hand, which he acquired in sliding to second on Sunday. Ex-TJmpire George Franklin, after he was "fired" by President Shiveley, handed down his opinion on how the league teams would finish this year. Here it is: Iola, Springfield, Joplin, Topeka, Sedalia. He didn't mention Pittsburg, Leavenworth and Fort Scott. Evidently his "umps" thought them too email potatoes to recognize. Franklin didn't help himself a bit over in the town of the Goldbugs by indicating that Sedalia would finish below Topeka And out of the first division. His rea son for giving Springfield such a high rating is summed up in these words: "Speer and Horton furnish such a fierce pitching pair that the Midgets will be always In the running." Franklin says he has been given a job to officiate at games in the Eastern league. President Shiveley the other day re ceived a letter, and it's a queer one, fit for a museum, from an Arkansas young man who wants a job as umpire. Shiveley declined the young man's ser vices for fear that some tragedies in the ranks of his league would occur. The communication follows: "I cann fite wel, to. They cann't whip me. Last yeer I whlped fore players in a Oeorgia town and can do it eny time needed. Am five fete nine but a reg ular flteing devil." An expected revision in the Western league this fall and change of the cir cuit is likely to include Topeka and Lincoln, Neb., if the present plans car ry through. This matter was up at the spring meeting in Des Moines, but laid over for this season until the November meeting which is to take place at Omaha. The Western people have for come time been looking towards this city and also the Nebraska capital as good places to locate, providing that Sunday ball could be played. However, Jt may be possible to make the business pay in this city without the Sabbath names and the Western league officials are watching the season here with con siderable interest. Just now the league has but six clubs, and the plan is to Increase it to eight. It is possible too, that President Shively of the Valley league will be made president of the -Western. This spring President Sexton handed in his resignation and Shiveley was practically chosen, when Sexton rescinded his action. This fall he will, however, finally withdraw from the league, due to the fact that his busi ness consumes too much of his time. A sort of general baseball mixup may result over the Valley and Western leagues if the circuits and officials are changed. About the richest story, and inciden- fi AN D SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Finger roughened by needlework catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty. Hand Sa polio removes not only the dirt, but also the loosened, injured cuticle, and restores the fingers to their natural beauty. ILL GR.OCER.S AND DRUGGISTS go tally a demonstration of how foolish some people are, is going the rounds, and is to the effect that President Shively of the league is a stockholder in the Topeka club. Simply because Shively is trying to help this city get started and at the beginning of the season corralled good players and gave Topeka several, some of the soreheads around the ring are yelling "stock holder." What do some of these peo ple think stock in the Topeka club Is worth anyhow? Anybody who has tried to run a ball club anywhere without Sunday ball would not show himself up with such a statement. Again, it is not very complimentary to President Shively to indicate that he, as the head of the league, is interested in one of the clubs. But "Doc" does not care. "Wouldn't that jar your mother's pre serves," he said Saturday, "think of it." And then he had just, another good laugh over It, SOUTH TOPEKA- Leave items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co., S12 North Kansas ave. The meeting of the T. N. J. J. club has been postponed until further no tice. The Gem laundry will be closed to morrow on account of the floral pa rade. Shawnee council No. 1 F. A. A., will hold their election of officers Wednes day evening at their hall. H. J. Reipgras and family have mov ed to 1512 Quincy street. Mr. Reipgras is employed at the Taylor mill. George Gabriel was up yesterday from Denison to visit his wife who is still under the physician's .care here. Clifford Nystrom spent Sunday in Kansas City the guest of his brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nys trom. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swartz arrived yesterday from Taloga, I. T., to visit Mrs. Swartz's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McMaster of 916 Jackson street. The Gas company is to be commend ed for the promptness with which they repaired their main yesterday, the North side being cut off from gas for the day. The team and staff officers of Victor council No. 4 K. and L. of S., went to Horton yesterday afternoon where they initiated ten candidates last evening for Horton council No. 37. Mrs. Mary Brown of 931 Van Buren street left today for Argentine, Kan., where she will be the guest of ner sis ter. Miss Frances Brown will join her mother in Argentine the last of the w eek. Miss Flla Pearson of Ottawa came Saturday to visit Miss Anna Nystrom of 1019 Jackson street. Miss Pearson received a telegram yesterday from her people seating that the water was fill around their place but that they were safe. The Champion Shorey baseball team of the O. O. C. added another victory to its list of baseball battles by de feating the North Topeka baseball team. Score 7 to 4. Those playing re markably good games were T. and D. Bear of the Shorey team and Kink of the North Topeka team. Amity lodge 231 K. of P., elected the following officers at their meeting last evening: A. E. Andrews, C. C: George G. Norris, V. C. Fred Shellabarger, prelate; G. T. Bouslog. M. of W.; H. C. Bowen, M. of E. A. B. Schenck, M. of F. Howard Beachum, M. of A.; J. H. Tynne, inside guard; F. E. Andrews, outside guard. Socialist Candidate Xamed. New Haven, Conn., May 31. State conventions have been held by the Socialist-Labor party and the Socialist party in Connecticut. Candidates for presidential electors were chosen and state tickets nominated. The Social ist party nominated George A. Sweet land, of Bristol, for governor, while the Socialist-Labor party named Timothy Sullivan, of Hartford, for the same office. Rook Island Kates to St. Louis. The Rock Island System, the World's Fair line, has made the followinground trip rates to St. Louis: $11.40. limited for return 15 days; $12.70, limited for return 60 days; $15.20, limited for re turn Dec. 15th. Tickets on sale daily, for further information see A. W. Lacey, T. A., North Topeka; A. M. Fuller, C. P. A., Rock Island depot. Mrs. Bailey frave a luncheon at the Governor's House today in honor of Mrs. Charles Robinson, of Lawrence, and Mrs. John J. Ingalls, of Atchison, who are In town today for the Terri torial day celebration of Semi-Centen-nial week, the former a guest of Gov ernor and Mrs. Bailey and the latter with Mrs. Frank MacLennan. The others asked for the luncheon were Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. C. O. Knowles, Mrs. George Thacher of Waterville, Mrs. W. A. Johnston, Mrs. H. O. Garvey and her guests, Mrs. May Belleveile Brown and Mrs. S. S. Estey of Salina, and Mrs. Frank Mac Lennan. The secretary of war, Mr. William H. Taft, who is Topeka's distinguished guest for the Semi-Centennial celebra tion, was the guest of honor at a din ner given by Governor Bailey at the executive residence Tuesday evening; The table decorations were in the na tional colors. In recognition of the pa triotic sentiment of the day, and the company included .besides Secretary Taft, General Franklin J. Bell of Leavenworth, Colonel Charles Harris of Emporia, department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the members of the governor's staff, Brigadier General Freeman of Leavenworth, retired. Brigadier Gen eral Hughes of Topeka, Adjutant Gen eral S. H. Kelsey, Colonel H. W. Brent. Colonel James Smith, Colonel Charles S. Elliott, Colonel C. J. Garver of Wel lington, Colonel Harry O'Donnell of Ellsworth, Colonel N. H. Loomis of Topeka, Lieutenant Colonel Frank L. Travis of Iola, Lieutenant Colonel Fred R. Berger of Summerfield, and Lieutenant Colonel S. G. Wlllard of Wichita. Mr. Fred Dumont Smith, of Kinsley, entertained an over-Sunday house party of Topeka friends, including Mr. Hiram Price Dillon, Justice William R. Smith, Mr. Charles Blood Smith, and Mr. Fred Vandegrift. Miss Bessie Hayden will entertain her afternoon whist club Friday. Miss Edna Herbst, Miss Maud Grimes, Miss Alice and Miss Virginia Meade, Miss Mabel Skinner, Miss Alice Willard, Miss Louise McNeal. Mr. Arner Rowley, Mr. Monta Kistler, Mr. EMwin Frank, Mr. Frank Griggs, Mr. Harry Fogwell, Mr. Grove Dol man, and Mr. Clarence Jordan will compose a picnic party at Burnett's Mound Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Mills is entertaining the IT and I club, of which she is pres ident, at her house on Topeka avenue for the last meeting of the year this afternoon. Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd of Am herst, Mass., who is to be a distin guished guest of the city federation of clubs for the Woman's day celebration of Semi-centennial week which is set for Wednesday, will arrive in Topeka tonight and will be at the Copeland while she is in town. Mrs. Belle Stoughtenborough of Nebraska, an other visitor of distinction and speak er on the Woman's day evening's programme at the Auditorium Wed nesday evening, also pomes tonight and will be with Mrs. J. C. MeClintock. Mrs. May Belleville Brown of Salina, who will also give an address at the Auditorium, is the guest of Mrs. H. O. Garvey of 515 Buchanan street, an other of the speakers. Mrs. Todd is the wife of Dr. David Todd, president of Amherst college. She is one of the prominent women of the General Fed eration of Women's clubs and one of the best women speakers in the United States. Besides the addresses to be given by these speakers there will be several musical numbers. Miss Celeste Nellis of Chicago, a former Topeka girl, a pupil of Moskowski and a concert pianist of brilliant promise, will give one number, Mrs. George Parkhurst of Topeka will sing and Miss Wilma Taylor of Junction City, harpist, will play. The Senior Tree day exercises were held at the College of the Sisters of Bethany this morning. Tonight the Juniors give their play in the gym nasium. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the graduating exercises will be held in the college chapel. The Right Rev. S. G. Griswold of Salina, bishop coadjutor of Kansas, delivers the graduating address. The gradu ates are Miss Ethel Griffith of Abilene and Miss Elsie Southworth of South McAlester, I. T. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Griffith of Abilene, and Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Southworth of South McAlester are here for their daughters' com mencement. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. Frank Evans of St. Louis is In town for the week. Mrs. Robert Ellwood Nickles of Sa lina is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Thomas Greene. Miss Rosalie Lanyon of Pittsburg is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. William Newcomer. Miss Jane Thomas of Emporia is the guest of Miss Mary Walker. Mrs. Charles Bower has returned from a visit to Dayton, O., and South Bend, Ind. Her mother, Mrs. Witt of Denver, returned with her and is visit- Wedding Guests at the World's Fair. Ideal Accommodations at The Inside Inn Privacy, Luxury and Convenience. To those thrice harpy and much to be envied people who contemplate spending their honeymoon at the World's Fair, we would respectfully suggest the advisability of making the Inside Inn their, headquarters. This beautiful hotel is charmingly sit uated, right inside the- grounds, thus eliminating all tiresome and weari some journeys to, and from the center of the city, and the waste of much valuable time which such journeys entail. 1 It is equipped with every modern convenience: has large, spacious rooms en suite, with bath; enjoys an unexcelled cuisine and is in every re spect an ideal spot in which to spend a holiday. It is in close proximity to the state buildings and from its hos pitable doors every portion of the big exposition may be readily and quickly reached by the intramural railway. It is run upon both the European and American plans, at rates which range from $1.50 to $5.50 European, and from $3 to $7 American; these rates include daily admission to the fair in both cases. Reservations and full details may be had by dropping a postal to the Inside Inn, Administration Bldg., World'3 Fair grounds, St. Louis. A rare This style and 11 others in Vici, Velour and Pat. Colt for 82.95. This New Custom Last in Pat. Colt, Velour and Vici in this sale for $2.95 This shoe is equal to cus tom made at 86, $7, to $8 a pair. "Topeka's Most Popular Shoe Store." ing her on her way to her home In Denver. Miss Helen Walker is entertaining Miss Maud Thompson of Burlingame. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Studdard of Lexington. Mo., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Studdard, 50 4 Buchanan street. Miss Carol Edwards of Emporia is expected next week to visit Miss Clara Fleishmann. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. LeRoy returned to their home in Chicago Sunday after an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Davies. Miss Marcia Pierce of Junction City, who was Mrs. Lee Monroe's guest, went home Monday. Mrs. Fred lies and Miss Nellie lies will spend next week in Manitou, Colo. Captain and Mrs. E. A. Shuttle worth, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson, left today for St. Louis, where they will visit the exposition on their way to their home in Vermont. Miss Daisy Vance of Oklahoma City is expected "next week to visit her To peka friends. Miss Clara Hazel and Miss Lee Hazel of Lincoln are guests of Mr. John Rowles, 1121 Harrison street. Mr. James Lawrence and Mr. Wilder Lawrence of Hiawatha, grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Wilder are guests of Mrs. Matthew Weightman. Miss Elizabeth "Aldf rson of Ports mouth, Ohio, is the guest of Miss Mary Moore for a few days. Miss Mary Clark. Miss Alberta Bing ler. Miss Helen Shaffer snd Miss Anna Hawks of Lawrence, will be in town for the Delta dance June 9. They will be the guests of some of the Owl girl3. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Ellis and Mrs. R. T. MacGregor of Elkhart, Ind., are guests of Mr. and Mis S. B. Rohrer in Potwin. Mrs. James McDermott and her son of Winneld. are guests of Mrs. F. W. Thomas at 1100 Topeka avenue. Mr. W. S. Matthews has returned to St. Louis after a short visit in To peka. Mrs. W. G. Dickie returned yester day from a visit with her parents in Lancaster, Wis. Miss Macready, of Chicago, and Miss Giacomini of Omaha, 'are guests of Mrs. Alfred A. Scott. Mr. Frank Keith, of Port Arthur, Texas, spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Frank Hobart and his brother, Mr. T. E. Keith on his way to St. Louis. Mrs S. A. Cooper and Miss Luciie Cooper of Abilene, are guests of Miss Cooper at the College of the Sisters of Benthany. Miss Meda Stine of Emporia spent Sunday with Miss Ethel Pankey. The music at Steinberg's closing dance Wednesday evening will be by full orchestra. On Dntto All's Trail. Manila, Mav 31. Major General Leonard Wood has returned from Zamhoanga, is land of Mindanao, where he has been or ganizing a punitive expedition, dispatch ed in pursuit of the Datto Ali and his band of Morros from the Rio Grande, who on the 12th instant. surprised and massa cred c3 Filipinos, men, women and chil dren, employes of the government at Camp Overton. Vnited States troops are now trailing Ali. determined to either capture or destroy him and his follow ers. Whooping Cough. "In the spring of ITfOl rny children had whooping cough," says Mrs. I. W. Capps of Capps, Ala. "I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with the most satisfactory results. I think this is the best remedy I have ever seen for whooping cough." This remedy keeps the cough loose, lessens the severity and frequency of the coughing spells and counteracts any tendency to ward pneumonia. For sale by ail drug Sis ts. opportunity to buy The "Sir Knight" $4.00 Shoe, the largest advertised and best $4.00 Shoe on earth, equal to many selling at 5.00 and 6.00, this season's newest styles, made in all best leathers, newest styles and patterns, high or low cut in 12 ex clusive styles, a pair The "Stag" $5.00 Shoe for men in 8 distinct styles 4 high and 4 low cut in best patent colt, vici and velour calf congress, button, blucher and plain lace styles in this sale per pair, Sale tomorrow of $2. 00 and $2. 25 mi Q Boy's and Misses' Shoes and Oxfords I .O Made in all best leathers and newest styles. Do not fail to see them. Every pair warranted to give wear and satisfaction. TlLBEKT SCRINOPSKIE rxor. 7. PEOPLELUCED IT. Patriotic Concert at the Audi torium a Success. Popular .Music Is Interspersed With Classic. Secretary Taft is not a singer. He de clined to take part in the concert last nieht at the Auditorium. He was called for by the audience. There were cries of "Taft!" and an uproar which ceased only when he arose, with all his six feet and a few inches, and said: "I am very much surprised at this call. I am here- to eti joy the music. I am not a singer. J thank you, but I suggest that I would be out of harmony with the rest of the mu sic." Jude Taft did seem to enjoy the mu sic and everyone else did, for it was one of those concerts with a variegated pro gram which would furnish something to suit any taste. The very first was a fan fare of trumpets to signal the coming of Secretary Taft. Governor and Mrs. Bailev and the governor's staff to the boxes. Af ter that each time a new conductor, and there were tnree of them, came forward, tiie fanfare announced the fact. The Modocs started the programme with an old-time Modoc song which always sets the pace for patriotic concerts "America Forever" and tho Modocs have nothing in their repertoire that they sing better, and the club sang it last night with M.' C. Holman as conductor, and with the Chicago Symphony orchestra to play the accompaniment, in a striking manner. Following came "America" and all in the audience who could sing, or thought thry could, stood up and joined. Some 2,5''0 voices, more or less, ami a mammoth or chestra, to say nothing of the occasion, means some mighty stirring music. That was the starter and before the con cert ended "Iixie." "Yankee Doodle." "Suwanee River." "Old Kentucky Home" ana selections from Mendelssohn, Gou nod, Handel, Sousa, were given. The first number for the Chicago Sym phony orchestra was Weber's "Jubd Overture," and for an encore Conductor Rosen becker- gave "My Old Kentucky Home." Mr. Sol Marcosson played the concerto for violin, "Andante Finale," by Mendelssohn. Mr. Holmes Cowper sang the tenor solo, "Splice and Sail," from the oratorio "King Olaf," by Mr. Carl Busch. Mr. Busch conducted the orchestra: Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson sang the aria from Queen of Sheba. She was given her share of appiausn. but declined to re spond. The Choral society sang "Stars and Stripes Forever" and Prof. Penny conducted the singers and the orchestra. The hit of the concert was made by Mr. Arthur Beresford. basso, with his song. "Honor and Arms," but even the ovation given him would not bring an other song. In the American Fantasie, by the Chi crgto Svmphony orchestra, were strains Stearns' Electric RatandRoach Paste la K'-iranteel to rid the bouw. barn or iters of all Tennin, d mat them out ftf doon todie. AU ae&ters or wni f iprrM prepaid on receipt or n! ex. bK, e: lrfo.. 1.0. SI Hi B lb' UttTRiC PAsIB CO., Trlku BMc.. Caioca, III. I s Sold by Rowley Snow. J shoes like these at this price. o from "Suwanee River." "Yankee Doodle," nixie." "Red. White and Blue" and "The Star Bpansried Banner." The preatest interest was occasioned hy the singing of Ironquill's "Quivera," by the Choral society and Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Btrepford. The music was written bv Carl ilusch. The decision of the au dience was that Mr. Busch did the work well. The music is not of the sort that will be whistled, but there were strains that were stirring and the. theme was al most catchy. "Quivera" was arranged for solos bv Mr. Beresford and Mrs. Wil son, choruses for the Choral society and a duet by Mr. Beresford and Mrs. Wilson. The closing number on the programme was the Hallelujah chorus from the "Messiah," bv the Choral society, and the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by everyone. STATE IIEAIiTII BOARD C03IING. AVH1 Be Here Tomorrow to Elect Officers. When the state board of health meets in annual session on Thursday it will elect officers for the coming year. The only office that anyone seeks is that of secretary. There is a salary attached to that. Dr. Charles Lowry, of Topeka, has been secretary during the past year, and he has made an excellent official, but it is announced that hff will not be a can didate for re-election. Dr. Lowry's school of medicine, the homeopathic, has had the office for five years, and it is now the turn of one of the other schools to have the secretaryship. Dr. S. J. Crumhine, of Dodge City, is said to be a candidate. The county health officers of all the 105 counties of the state have been invited to attend this meeting, and it is expected that there will be an at tendance of at least 75. The pro gramme is as follows: FIRST SKSSION 10 A. M. Address by Governor Willis J. Bailey. "Quarantine," by J. II. Henson, M. D., county health ofiicer of Labette county. "Quarantine, and Necessity of En forcing the Same," by S. J. Crumbine, M. D., member state board of health. Discussion. Private meeting of state board of health for election of officers, 1:30 p. m. SECOND SESSION 2:15 P. M. Quarterly report by Charles Lowry, M. D.f secretary state board of health. "Preventive Medicine," by E. P. Mills. M. D., member state board of health. Discussion. "Sanitation in Tuberculosis." by Sara. E. Greenfield, M. D., advisory member of state board of health. Discussion. "The Sanitary Supervision of Pub lic Water Supplies and Sewerage Sys tems." by Prof. F. O. Marvin, advisory member of state board of health. Discussion. Closing remarks by M. O'Donnell, M. D.. county health officer of Ells worth county. An Open Letter. From the Chapin. S. C, News: Earlv in the ppring my wife and I were takn with diarrhoea and so severe was the pains that we called a physician who pre scribed for us. but hi medicines failed to Rive ajiy relief. A friend who had a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand gave each of us a dose and we at once felt the effects. I procured a bottle and before using the entire contents we were entire ly cured. It is a wonderful remedy and should be found in every household. H. C. Bailey, Editor. This remedy is for sale by all druggists. Everybody reads the Stat Journal. 2.95 Thi3 and 11 other styles in Vici, Velour.Box Calf and Pat. 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