The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 5, 1904

Page 1

EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. LAST EDITION. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 5,1904. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES l keeps JTt CONGRESS MEETS Last Session of the Fiftj-eighth Called Together at Noou. Hundreds of Sightseers Throng the Capitol Corridors. WASHINGTON AWAKES. Streets Crowded With People Intent on Seeing Ceremony. ManytJiewly Elected Members Present at the Opening. SESSION WAS SHOUT. The Senate Adjourned in 13 Minutes After Assembling. Senator Burton of Kansas Did Not Appear on the Floor. Washington, Dec. 6. The last session of the Fifty-eighth congress was called together at noon today. The opening was under the Interesting conditions and amid those scenes that have for years made the reassembling of con gress among the notable events of the country. Hundreds of sightseers today throng ed the corridors and crowded into the galleries to witness the formal proceed ings. From one end of the Capitol building to the other the busy tread of statesmen and the flutter of femininity distinguished the occasion from any other of the official or social calendar of the year. From the lethargy which has characterized Washington since learly In the spring the city awakened to a new era and heralded with appar ent joy the day which opens both the official and social seasons. The streets were crowded with peo ple intent on witnessing the ceremonies. Carriages flocked about the hotels ready to carry guests to the capitol and two hours before noon a steady stream of vehicles bearing gay parties made Its way to the east front of the building. Many newly elected members were at the capitol, although they will not enter office until after March 4. A particularly sad feature of the re assembling was the absence of kindly faces grown old in the service of the country. Rarely la the memory of the old guard has the opening day been made such a gala occasion. The gal leries, rather v than the floor, proved the center of attraction for rows upon rows of handsomely gowned women looked down upon the statesmen who grouped about the chambers or strolled in and out of the cloak rooms to exchange greetings with old friends and receive those of new ones. Members of both bodies were flood ed with remembrances in the form of floral pieces and the chambers pre sented an appearance which they nev er knew on any other occasion. Bas kets and clusters of bright roses, chrysanthemums and other fall flow ers covered the desks. Though rain and sleet fell during the entire morn ing these discomforts were insufficient to mar the success of the event. Those who attend the first day of a session of congress gain but a false idea of the functions of the greatest of all law making institutions. In the senate, after the usual formali ties, the session was adjourned out ef respect for the late Senators Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Quay, of Penn sylvania. In the house pending the an nual message from the president, noth ing beyond the merest routine was accomplished. This will be the short session of the Fifty-eighth congress and a notaoly interesting one, for with the Inauguration of President Roosevelt, the session will go out in a blaze of glory. Only once in four years does congress have an opportunity to wind up its affairs under the historic condi tions which will prevail next March. SENATE SAT 13 MINUTES. Senator Tillman Received the Biggest' Bunch of Flowers. Washington, Dec. 5. The senate con vened for its final session of the Fifty eighth congress promptly at noon to day. The floral decorations were equa' to those of any session in the history of the senate. The largest single tribute was placed on the desk of Senator Till man (S. C). It was a huge basket of American .Beauty roses and chrysan themums. When Senator Fairbanks, the vice president-elect entered the chamber, lie was greeted warmly by many of his colleagues. The visitors applauded his entrance with cheers and hand clap ping. After prayer the roll was called and 73 senators responded. Senator Al lison made the usual formal motion that a committee be named to inform the president that the senate was ready to receive any message he had to com municate. President Pro Tern Frye ap pointed Messrs. Allison and Cockrell for this duty. On motion of Mr. Cock rell 12 o'clock was fixed for the hour of meeting of the senate. The death of Senator Quay was an nounced by Senator Penrose who asked that a day be set aside that a public tribute might be made. He withheld the customary motion that the senate adjourn out of respect to the memory of Senator Quay, in order to give Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, an opportunity to announce the death of his late col league, Mr. Hoar. Mr. Lodge then presented a resolution on behalf of himself and Mr. Penrose asking that the senate adjourn. The senate was adjourned at 12:13 p. m. BURTON WAS ABSENT. He Will Not Appear in the Senate Until His Case Is Decided. Washington, Dec. 5. Members of congress arrived later this year for the session than in many congresses. Kansas was no exception. Tip till Sat urday night only Miller, Curtis and Calderhead had reached here. The rest came at the last moment, but all were here today for the convening of the session. Mr. Burton did not ap pear. He was one of the seventeen absentees In the eenate. He will not enter the chamber until after the de cision of the supreme court in Janu ary. The belief is growing that Bur ton has more than a chance of a fa vorable decision, owing to the decided attitude of more than one justice dur- ing the days of his trial last week. Prior to convening of congress at noon, Senator Long, Mr. Calderhead, Mr. Scott, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Mur dock called on the president, briefly paying their respects. W. R. Bigham, U. S. consul general at Cape Town, South Africa, went to New York to day to sail for his post. He had been here two days with the department of state following his month's visit at his home, White City, K-as. John D. Nicholson, of Newton, Kas., witnessed the opefting ceremonies In the senate. He is here on legal business. COCHRAN OFFERS BILLS. They Are Designed to Throw Light Upon Election Expenses. Washington, Dec. 6. Representative Cockran (N. Y.) introduced a bill to day providing that when any sums ex ceeding $50 shall be contributed to the funds of any political party or any moneys shall be expended by or on be half of any candidate for representa tive in congress or for presidential elec tors before an election at which repre sentatives or presidential electors are to be chosen, a statement shall be filed within three days from such contribu tions or expending such moneys. In the office of the clerk of the district court of the United States for the district in which the person, firm or corporation making such contribution or expendi ture shall reside, specifying the amount, the name and residences of donors, and of the person or officer receiving it. Provision is made further for pub lishing the statement and making the failure to file a statement a felony pun- ishabe by imprisonment not to exceed three years. Representative Cockran also Intro duced a bill providing for the appoint-. ment of a special committee to inquire into and ascertain the amounts of money expended by both parties at all elections for presidential electors from 1892 to 1904 inclusive. JAPANAROUSED Orer Alleged Violations of Neu trality by European Nations. Tokio, Dec. 5. Evening Popular sen timent regarding the question of the assistance which neutral powers ahe giving to the vessels of the Russian second Pacific squadron, which hereto fore has been repressed, is now growing more acute and prominent newspapers are voting the demand for determined action by tthe Japanese government. Apparently it will depend on the course of events when the Russian warships arrive in Oriental waters. If the squadron shall have been permitted to exceed a fair construction of neu trality, it is probable that Japan will consider herself under no obligation to observe neutrality and may send her fleet after the Russians into ports, the neutrality of which she believes the Russians are violating. If the Russians seize a base in neu tral territory, Japan will probably do likewise, should urgency demand such action- Japan is keenly anxious to avoid complications, but she will forcefully insist upon what she considers her rights. Preparations for meeting the Russian warships are progressing on a most extensive scale, particularly in the case of the navy, which is confi dent of solving the problem under fair conditions. The preparations of the army include the calculation that the Russians may attempt to cut the Jap anese communications to the Liao Tung peninsula, but when the Russian vessels arrive the Japanese armies in Manchuria expect to be in a position to carry on a campaign of many months without necessity of communi cating with Japan. Commercial concerns anticipate a temporary disappointment in the mat ter of mail and maritime services when the Russian squadron arrives... Port Arthur is Silent. Chefoo, Dec. 5. Evening There is no news from Port Arthur today. HE SEES ROOSEVELT. Dave Mulvane Visits the President in Washington. Washington, Dec. 5. D. W. Mul vane reached here this morning, "just on a visit," he says. He called at the White house this morning, and despite the fact he and Jas. T. Tawney, di rector of the speakers' bureau, were the only men at national headquarters at Chicago who held Missouri to be good fighting ground, he says neither he nor the president mentioned the fact. However, Mulvane is being con gratulated on his being able to carry Missouri. Mulvane will be here all week. Jas. Hemenway, chairman of the house appropriations committee, who will succeed Chas. W. Fairbanks as senator from Indiana, spent several years of his early life in Kansas. He had a claim in Harper county, near Danville, In 1879, and was in such cir cumstances that he hauled bones of cattle by the wagon load to Wichita in exchange for loads of flour, meal, etc., which he sold in Harper county. Later he relinquished his claim, re turned to Indiana, studied law, and came to congress in 1895. This will make two Kan sans in the senate from Indiana, Beveridge being a former resident of Lane county. FOR DEATH OF THEIR CHILD. Jacob Schaeffer Snes Rock Island for $1,900. A suit against the Rock Island railroad was filed in the district court Saturday afternoon by Jacob and Kate Schaeffer for $1.9(0 damages for the death of their son Israel Schaeffer, aged 5 years. who was killed by a switch engine in Decem ber, 1903. A suit for $10,000 was filed some time ago but the suit being for such a large sum, enabled the defendant company to re move the suit to the United States district court. That case was dismissed and the present suit, for a sum which prohibits the removal of the case to a United States court, was filed in the district court. SIX INCHES OF SNOW. Scott County Gets a Fine Blanket for Her Wheat. Scott City, Kan., Dec E. Six inches of snow fell here. The fine thing about it is that no wind blew to drift the snow. The prevailing drought elsewhere in the state did not extend to this part of Kan sas, consequently our fall wheat was in fine condition before the snow came. Look for a big wheat crop in Scott county in 1903. P0LITICAU50SSIP Rumor That Tom McNeal Will Be lloch's Secretary. Topeka Editor Says He Hasn't Been Approached. SCOTT IS TIRED OF IT. Wants State Kedistricted by the Legislature. Doesn't Matter Whose Toes Are Tread Upon. A rumor comes from 'Marion that T. A. McNeal, editor of the Mail and Breeze, may be selected for secretary to the governor by Governor-elect Hoch, if he will take the place. Mr. McNeal says the rumor is news to him and that the place has not been of fered to him. It is by no means beyond the range of possibilities that Mr. Hoch is con sidering the Mail and Breeze editor, however. It is known that Hoch wanted McNeal for chairman of the state committee until Stubbs consent ed to take the place. McNeal and Hoch are warm friends. Then the Mail and Breeze editor is a great "jollier," which is one of the essentials in a good private secretary. "I don't know anything about such a proposition," said Mr. McNeal today when asked about the rumor. "I hadn't heard of it before and I can't imagine how it got started." "The place hasn't been offered to you then?" "No, it has not." Charles F. Scott, congressman-at-large, wants the coming legislature to carry out the pledge of the Republican state platform to redistrict the state into eight congressional districts, no matter whom it hurts. He says if he happens to get left out in the shuffle it is all right, although he would pre fer to remain in the deal of course. Here is what Mr. Scott wrote for his own paper shortly before he left for Washington a lew days ago: "Speaking for one congressman the editor of this paper wishes to say that he has consistently favored and urged the redistricung of the state from the beginning of his first term, and he ex pects and desires that the incoming legislature will carry Into effect the pledge in the Republican platform. He likes some of the proposed plans, of course, better than others. But he recognizes the difficulty of the task which the legislature will have, and is entirely willing to take his chances. If in the final shake-up he happens to be squeezed out, why, it Is nothing worse than has happened to a great many better men. That the Repub lican party should keep faith with the people is vastly more important than that any particular man should be kept m congress. George E. Cole might have had the appointment of bank commissioner to fill out the term of Morton Albaueh had he desired it, but he thought the time too short to pay. Inasmuch as Governor- elect Hoch will probably give the place to one or nis close political friends. Charles W. Barnes is mentioned for superintendent of insurance in two years. Mr. Barnes looks after the of flee largely under Mr. Luling's adminis tration, carrying out the detail work, and he has made many friends among Kansas people who have business with the insurance department. James M. Nation, assistant state aud itor, is being urged by his friends to run for state auditor in tjo years. He is regaraea as one or me most capaDie men in the state house and would make a strong candidate. Judge Clark A. Smith has appointed his son as his stenographer. Stenog raphers to the supreme court justices receive $1,200 a year and the places are regarded as especially desirable, as there is comparatively little work In connection with them, with three months' vacation .each summer. State Auditor Wells has recommended that the salary be cut down to $900 a year. The presidential electors elected last month will meet in Topeka on the sec ond Tuesday in January and cast their ballots for president and vice president. This is the same day the legislature meets. Three certificates of their vote will be made out. One will be trans mitted to the secretary" of state at Washington by mail, another will be sent by special messenger, and the third will be filed in the United States dis--trict court here. The special messenger is selected by the electors from among their number, and it is considered an honor to be chosen for this duty, as it gives the messenger a chance to meet the president, with whom he usually dines. The messenger also gets 35 cents a mile mileage from the government for the work. The electors also get three dollars a day and fifteen cents a mile mileage forf coming to Topeka to cast their ballots. The electors are: John N. Johnson. Oskaloosa: Alpheus Lare, Paola; D. W. Pierce, Winfield; J. R. Henderson, Alma; C. F. Little, Man hattan; A. B. Peters, Mankato; George H. Hunter, Wellington; John C. Crider, Fort Scott; T. E. Tipton, Emporia, and George F. Wassom, Kansas City, Kan. LABOR WAR IN SIGHT. Federatetf Union Takes Steps to Fight the Citizens' Alliance. New York, Dec. 5. At a meeting of the Central Federated union delegates representing more than 150.000 workers in the miscellaneous trades have ap pointed a committee of 10 to fight em ployers who insist on the "open shop" in compliance with the sentiments ex pressed at the recent citizens' Industrial alliance convention. The delegates who addressed the un ion declared that if the resolutions adopted by the alliance were put into operation organized labor will be de stroyed. It was decided to make a strong ef fort to combat the "open shop" crusade in the city and to assist organizations outside of New York to do so. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 5. Forecast for Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; variable winds. SANTA FEHELD UP Attempt to Rob Express Car on the 0Terlud. At Daggett, on the California Desert, This .Morning. MESSENGER WAS SHOT. lleceired Two Wonnds Which Are Thought to Be Fatal. The Robber,Said to Be a Negro, Made His Escape. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 5. Reports have just reached here of an attempt to rob the express car on the Santa Fe west-bound .overland train No. 1 on the California desert, between 2 and 4 o'clock this morning. Wells-Fargo Messenger Roberts was shot and probably fatally wounded. The hold-up occurred at Daggett, Cal., on the Mojave desert, which "is the junction of the Santa Fe with the Salt Lake road. The robber, who is said to have been a negro, is thought to have broken in the door of the ex press car when the train stopped at Daggett. The messenger resisted and was shot twice. His injuries are said to be fatal, and'he is unable to make any statement. The robber escaped, but it is not known whether he suc ceeded in securing any booty or not. ANOTHER GOES OVER. Railroad Damage Suits Have Hard Sledding in Federal Court. Personal damage suits against the Rock Island railroad are having hard sled ding in the present term of the United States court, the second one being knocked out this morning since the ses sion commenced a week ago. The $25, 000 suit of A. A. Cryder against the company was dismissed on Saturday because of failure to give the defendant the regular 90 day notice that action had been brought. This morning the case of A. Hanson of Smith Center, which has consumed over two days in trial, was dismissed without prejudice at the instance of the plaintiff because or insuthcient allega tions in the petition. The sum asked for was $10,000. Hanson' was a man almost 60 years of age. He owned a farm in Smith county and while going over a railroad crossing near his home he was run down and killed by a Rock Island freight train. Thus occurred March 3, 1964. In the petition upon, which the suit was brought, the complainant failed to specify the foundation for damages, with regard to the value of the life of the deceased to his family as a pro vider, and their dependence upon him Technical features such as whether Hanson was living with his family and caring for them at the time of his death, were omitted. These features hurt the chances of a big recovery for the plaintiff, and his lawyers withdrew the case without prejudice. The suit was brought in the name of Joseph Hanson, the only son of- the de ceased. SNOW IN TOPEKA. The. FaU Here Was Very Light, However. The much predicted snow, which arrived in Topeka late Sunday after noon after a belated passage, amount ed to but four-tenths of an inch, but it was enough to make correct the last snow forecast. A Kansas City dispatch under date of December 5 says: "Snow was still falling lightly early today in south western Kansas to the Colorado and Oklahoma lines, "in northern Okla homa and in the Panhandle of Texas. The temperature was rising steadily, however, and the Indications were that the snow would not last long. The fall of snow In the portion of the country noted averaged two inches in depth In Oklahoma there was a heavy fall or sleet. No damage was reported. The weather today has been clear and pleasant and the forecast for Kan sas sent out today is, "Fair tonight and Tuesday. The hourly temperatures recorded by the government thermom eter today were: 7 o'clock 28 11 o'clock 32 8 o'clock 27 12 o'clock 36 9 o'clock 28 1 o'clock 38 10 o'clock 281 2 o'clock 39 Wind 10 miles from northwest at p. m. A FARMER DRANK ACID. Edward Higgins of VaUey Falls a Suicide. Valley Falls, Dec. 5. Edward Hig gins, a farmer living four miles north east of this place, committed suicide at 2 o'clock this morning by drinking carbolic acid. At 2 o'clock this morning Higgins called his wife. Sh'i went to his room and found her husband groaning on the bed. He pointed to an empty bot tle that had held carbolic acid. Neigh bors were summoned but Higgins died in great agony an hour later. He left no word of explanation and his fam ily and friends know of no motive for his act. He leaves a wife and five children. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge and carried $2,000 insurance. A coroner's inquest was held today. 40 TRAINS OFF. St. Louis Railroads Revise Schedules Since Fair Has Closed. St. Louis, Dec. 5. All the railroads entering St. Louis have changed their schedules, restoring the time tables as they were before the world's fair. About forty trains which have been running during the last six months were withdrawn. A reduction in the force and many changes at Union station followed the change in schedules. CARNEGIE ON TWO His Name Said to Be Attached to Mrs. Chadwick's Notes. One for $500,000 and Another for $350,000. BANKERS ARRESTED. President and Cashier of Ober lln Institution in Custody. Son of Mrs. Chadwick Arrires in Cleveland. Cleveland, O., Dec. 6. According to a statement published here today there are two notes in the Citizens' National of Oberlin bearing the endorsement of Andrew Carnegie. These notes, it is stated, are for $500,000 and $250,000 re spectively. It is further claimed that these notes are now in the possession of the United States government au thorities here, although the latter re fuse either to deny or confirm that such is the case. A subpoena has been is sued by District Attorney Sullivan for Robert Lyone, receiver of the Oberlin bank, ordering him to be present at the hearing of President Beckwith In Cleveland today. Banker Under Arrest. Oberlin, O., Dec. 5. President Beck with and Cashier Spear of the closed Citizens' National bank of this place were taken to Cleveland today in the custody of United States Marshal Chandler and Deputy Coblitz of the latter city. President Beckwith, who has been confined to his bed for several days, arose early and prepared himself for the trip. Mr. Beckwith seemed much more composed than he did last night when first placed under arrest. He positively refused to discuss his ar rest or the affairs of the closed bank. Cashier Spear was cheerful and even joked and laughed with the marshal and deputy. Shortly before boarding the train for Cleveland, President Beck with was called up by long distance telephone from Elyria by Attorney Johnston, who stated that arrange ments had been made by, Elyria friends to offer bail for Beckwith's release as soon as the amount was fixed by the United States commissioner. Now that the crisis has come the depositors of the closed bank evince -a feeling of re lief, because as some of them said to day: "We will now learn the truth concerning the condition of affairs at the bank." On the other hand, many of the de positors declare that the arrest of Beck with and Spear is positive evidence that there are no securities in the bank to cover the loans made to -Mrs. Chad wick and as a result the depositors will lose everything Yjoung Chadwick in Cleveland. Cleveland, O., Dec, 5. Emil Chad wick, son of Mrs. C. L. Chadwick, ar rived here today from New York. He appeared pale and careworn. Young Chadwick refused absolutely to discuss his mother's troubles. He simply stated that he had been instructed to keep silent and this he intended to do. Chadwick carried a small valise which, according to New York dis patches, contained his mother s jewelry. The young man refused to say whether or not the valuables were in tnevanse. Waived a Preliminary. Cleveland. O., Dec. 5. President C. T. Beckwith and Cashier A. B. Spear of the closed Citizens' National bank of Oberlin, appeared here today before United States Commissioner Steark for a preliminary hearing on the warrant sworn out charging them with misap' propriation of the funds of the bank. Both men waived preliminary trial and were bound over to the grand jury which meets in February. Immediately after the hearing President Beckwith declared that he would not be able to provide bond. Cashier Spear sent out a messenger in quest or Donasmen. The bank officials having waived a preliminary trial no witnesses were put on the stand, hence Receiver Lyons of the Citizens' bank, who it was expecteu would be called upon to state the na ture and value of the collateral found by him, did not testify. THE CARNEGIE NOTES. One Dated January 7, 1904, Made Payable to Sirs. Chadwick. Cleveland, O., Dec. 5. Government of ficials practically admitted today that r 1 1 r linn rincr t Vi ii cipn9hirp flf An L v 1 iiw i v y v. n --n'--- drew Carnegie were found among the assets of the Citizens' National bank of Oberlin. According to the best obtain able information these notes are for $250,000 and $500,000 respectively. The irn (Win it 4s c t t or! hpars thp 1 iv i date of January 7, 1904, and reads as follows: "One year after date I promise to nan- tn n T,. Chadwick or order $250.- 000 with interest at 5 per cent. AIM JJ-Kili VV J AJCiiN XL,tJ JLE. nMa ls andnrwH nil th hflrlt ll V C. L. Chadwick and is now understood to be in the possession of the govern ment officials. The note for $500,000 Is said to be in the safety deposit box of Mr. Beckwith at Oberlin and the key is in his possession. It IS pomtea out vy pruniiiieiii. icuciai officials that tlie control of the Chad- i- i nr 4n ha Vi -i n fyf thp WICK ease c government and that nothing can pre vent tne entire tma.ii- xium ucmg to the fullest extent in court. A tn-na,, Cllllil-!! fl thl St t tPT- L m Lt 1 I. I I w i nvj (iu... w." noon acknowledged that he had recent ly had in nis possession me nuie iui 1,-1-1 t-iemark witH f Vl n YinTYlf (f A Tl ll TP W WUuv c i fr, 1 v Carnegie and endorsed on the back by C L. Chadwick. "Now remember," said Mr Sullivan to the representative of TT-, .T J .1 ,hnt the ASSOCiatea rrras, X uyii I. atxy iitai -1 i n,na cticmAt Anflrpw Parnp- LI11S HUIC J nic Kt cimnlv that Carneeie's name was signed thereto. Mr. Sullivan declined to refer to the $500,000 note. By this distinction the district attorney wished to impress up on his interviewer the fact that he did not know whether the signature was genuine or a forgery. Reports are be ing circulated that another warrant has been sworn out and that an other im portant arrest in connection with the bank case will take place shortly. Found Dead in Her Home. Ties Moines. Ia.. Dec. 5. At Russell, Rosa Dixon was found dead in her father's home today with a bullet wound in her head. Her lover, Chas. Atha, 19 years old, who was in the room, is under arrest. Atha Is the son of a railway bridge foreman. FOR UNM ARRIED MEX. Valley Falls Man WiU Build Such a Home in Kansas City. Kansas City, .Dec. 5. J. P. Batchelor, of Valley Falls, Kan., will build an apartment house for unmarried men at the northeast corner of Ninth street and Troost avenue. The plans have been drawn by an architect. The size of the building will be 150x100 feet. It will be built of Carthage stone and Omaha pink bird's-eye brick. The cornices will be of terra cotta. The building will have three stories and a basement. The basement will contain a buffet, Turkish bath, barber shop, bowl ing alley, kitchen and boiler room. The first floor will have large corridors simi lar to the Southern hotel in St. Louis, billiard rooms, a library and a dining room. The second and third stories will be arranged in two and three room suites, with private baths and ward robes. The approximate cost will be $85,000. Work will begin in February. GEN. TYNER DEAD lie Was Postmaster Oeneral Under President Grant. Washington, Dec. 5. Former Post master General Tyner died at 9:35 o'clock this morning. Mr. Tyner was postmaster general during President Grant's administra tion His last official duty was as as sistant attorney general for the post office department from which office he was removed last year and afterwards indicted, together with his nephew, Harrison J. Barrett, on a charge of conspiracy in connection with the use of the mails by certain alleged "get rich quick" concerns. On this charge he was acquitted by a jury. He had been in ill health for a number of years. He Has born in Indiana in 1826. TAFT SETTLES IT. Trouble in Panama Is Adjusted Satis factorily All Around. Panama, Dec. 5. The differences between the United States and Pan ama, which made necessary the visit of Secretary of War Taft to the isthmus, have been settled by the issuance of an executive order, signed by Secretary Taft for President Roosevelt, and as sented to In a letter by President Amador of Panama. The order provides that no trade for the canal zone or the republic of Pan ama can enter the ports established by the United States at either end Of the canal, supplies for the construc tion of the canal and articles In transit being excepted. This turns the cus toms receipts of these ports over to the government of Panama- Panama agrees to reauce ner tarirt from 15 per cent ad valorem to 10 per cent. This reduction applies to all goods except wines, liquors, alcohol and opium. Panama also agrees to re duce her consular fees and port charges to 60 per cent of the rates at present charged. Absolute free trade is to apply between the canal zone and the republic of Panama. Vessels en tering the canal ports are granted free entry to the ports of Colon and Pan ama, and vessels entering the latter ports are extended the same privileges in the canal ports. Complete jurisdiction is granted the United States in the harbors of Colon and Panama as to sanitation and quarantine regulations. Panama reduces her rate of postage to 2 cents and is to furnish all stamps in the republic and in the canal zone. The zone authorities are to purchase stamps from Panama at 40 per cent of their face value. The order of Secretary Taft is to be ineffective unless Panama shall put into effect the gold standard, accord ing to the currency agreement of June 20, 1904. It also makes a stipulation regarding citizenship rights to Pan amans in the canal zone and provision is also made in the order for mainten ance by the United States of impor tant highways, partly in and partly out of the canal zone, and also for the building of a hospital. The order is made effective December 12, 1904. GUILTY OF CONTEMPT. Three Denver Election Officials Sen tenced to Imprisonment. Denver, Dec. 5. Frank J. Kratke, city license inspector, Edward O'Malia and Charles Kofsky were today ad judged guilty of contempt by the state supreme court and were sen tenced to jail. The sentences are as follows: Kratke, one year's imprisonment and $1,000 fine and costs; Ray and O'Malia, six months imprisonment and $500 fine and costs each; Krofsky, three months and $250 fine and costs. These men were election officials in precinct eight of ward 5 at the late election and were accused of disre garding the court's injunctive order. The principal charge against them was that they permitted repeating. Carl Wilson, election clerk in the some pre cinct, was found not guilty or contempt- The court denied an application for release of the convicted men on bail pending an appeal to the federal court. SIX INDICTED. St. Louis Men in Trouble Over a World's Fair Guessing Contest. St. Louis, Dec. 5. T. G. Lewis and five business associates have been in dicted by the grand jury on charges of conducting a lottery. It is alleged that the defendants instituted a guessing contest as to the number of World's fair admissions for certain periods. Big Blaze on the State House Grounds. The W. A. L. Thompson Hardware company will give a demonstration to morrow, Tuesday, at z p. m. sharp, on the gravel walk north of the state house and west of the library, showing the fire extinguishing qualities of "Kilfyre," the dry chemical com pound, and cordially invite the manu facturers, business men, house owners and public in general to witness the same. It will prove both interesting and instructive to every one. AGAIN ONJRIAL. Case of Nan Patterson Is Called the Second Time. The Defendant Has Been 111 la Her Prison Cell. IS ABLE TO APPEAR. Double the Prerious Number of Talesmen Called. This Trial Is Exciting More In terest Than the First. New York, Dec. 5. For the second time Nan Patterson, the former show girl, today prepared to face a Jury which is expected to decide whether she is guilty or innocent of causing the death of Caesar Young, the wealthy bookmaker who was shoi. tf death while riding in a cab with the young woman Just six months ago yesterday. Contrary to the usual order of things, it is expected that the present trial will attract even more widespread interest than did the first. Compara tively little of the evidence which tha prosecution claims to have was pre sented when the previous trial waa brought to an abrupt termination by the serious illness of a juror. The de fense had not even shown its hand. The case had scarcely passed the pre liminary stages when the interruption came. Not one of the several persons frequently spoken of as "star witness es" ha. been called to the stand. Only 100 talesmen were called when preparations for selecting the first jury were made and many of those had not been examined when the panel was completed. This time, however, in view of the added publicity given to the case it was thought more trouble would ba experienced in filling the jury box and a special panel of 200 talesmen has been summoned. During the past week Miss Patter son, weakened by the strain of the first trial, has been ill in her cell In tha Tombs, but she had recovered suffi ciently to permit her to go to court to day. GEN. MILES ACCEPTS. He WiU Serve as Adjutant General of Massachusetts. Brockton, Mass., Dec. 5. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles has accepted an appointment as adjutant general on tha staff of Governor-elect William L. Doug las. This information was given to the As sociated Press by Mr. Douglas personally. Mr. Douglas returned to his home in this city after a stay of two weeks at Hot Springs, Va. The governor-elect said that the appointment had been made and accepted. Mr. Douglas' statement con cerning Lieutenant General Miles and tha governor's staff follows: "During my absence from the state I had consultations with Lieutenant Gen eral Nelson A. Miles about military af fairs in Massachusetts. The ideas of Oen. Miles and myself concerning these affairs are in exact accord and Gen. Miles will undoubtedly be my chief military adviser during my administration. I shall proba bly request the war department at Wash ington to detail Lieutenant General Miles to report to me, under provisions of tha law recently passed by congress, and Gen eral Miles will undoubtedly accept the de tail. "I am anxious to secure the advice tnrl co-operation of General Miles in the ad ministration of the military affairs of tha commonwealth, and General Miles hast stated that he would consider it an honor to be asked by the governor of his natlva state for his advice and assistance. "Gen. Miles will serve upon my staff, and his great pblllty and experience can not fail to be of inestimable benefit to tha state and its organized militia. "It is also most likely that both the po sitions of adjutant general and Inspector general on my staff will be nllad by re tired officers of the regular army." CHARGE OF MURDER. Made Against Man Who Married Sister of the One Killed. Dandridge, Tenn., Dec 6. Thomas Clark, son of a former county sheriff, and now traveling for a Knoxvllia house, is under arrest at Rutledga charged with the murder of Charles Malicote, whose sister Clark married two hours after the tragedy. Tha principals were among the attendants at a wedding and at Its conclusion went to Malicote's home, accompanted by Miss Malicote. After remaining a. short time at the Malicote house Clark and the young lady left in a vehicle. They were followed by Charles Mali cote. Soon after the couple's depar ture, Malicote was killed by a shot from the buggy. Clark and the young woman proceeded to the home of a. minister where they were united in, marriage. BANK SHUTS THE DOOR Insufficient Funds to Meet a Ron As signed as Cause. Buffalo, N. Y.. Dec 5. The German, bank of which President Emery of the German-American is also president, has closed its doors. A notice posted on the door gives as the reason for closing: "Insufficient funds to meet a constantly increasing run." At the German-American bank to day there were no evidences of a run. WITHOUT A HITCH. Heaton's Airship Makes Another Sue cessful Flight. Alameda, Cal., Dec. 5. George E. Heaton, the inventor and designer of the airship "California Messenger" has demonstrated not only that his flying machine will fly, but likewise that it will go where it is bidden, regardless of conditions of wind. The airship mad a another ascent Sunday, Heaton sus- -pending an hour in the air and travel ing at will in any direction he desired. The mechanism for directing the ship worked without a hitch of any sort. if

Page 2

THE TOFEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1904. KANSASJEWS. Korember's Oil Field Ilrport Breaks All Records In the Amount of Netr and Also in Completed Work. MONTGOMERY LEADS. Ahead of All the Other Counties lu Sew Wells. Chautauqua Count Came Sec ond With 68"iNew Wells Independence, Dec. 5. Tlu Reporter ays: In spite of all predictions and expec tations November proved a record breaker in the amount of both new arid completed work in the Kansas, Indian and Oklahoma territories. There were 487 wells drilled, and of this number 49 were gassers and 79 were dusters. The new production amount to 7,792 barrels. This is believed an all-round increase over the month of October. It had been generally believed November would how a decided falling off over the pre vious month. There were, however, 60 more wells drilled In November than In October; 30 more gassers and Li more dusters. The increase in new pro duction in November over October was 100 barrels. The increase In wells drill ed as well as In new production was imusi wnouy in xne Indian ana Okla homa territories. On December 1 there were 83 new rigs and 341 wells drilling In all the fields, making a total increase over November 1 of 12 ries and 27 drill ing wells, or a total increase of 38. This la also a surprise. The indications are now there will be considerable drilling during the rest of the winter, and it will not be surprising if December shows the largest amount of field work In any month, since the opening of the i&.ansas fields. Montgomery county, Kan., continues to lead all other districts in the amount ef work done. During the month of November 124 wells were completed in this county. Of this number 9 were gassers and 19 were dry. The new pro duction netted 1,201 barrels. This is a decrease over October of seven comple tions, five gassers, seven dusters and 359 barrels. The report of new work begun Indicates December will show an increase Instead of a decrease. The figures show there were 11 more com pletions in Montgomery county than in all of the Indian and Oklahoma terri tories, in spite of the large amount of Increase In those districts. Chautauqua county, as usual, came Eecond in the amount of work perform ed. In that district 68 wells were drill ed in November, as against 76 in Octo ber. In October there was an unusual number of dry holes. In November there were 10 less, but two more gas sers. The new production in Chautau qua county In November was 1,272 bar rels, a decrease over October of 314 bar rels. The Chanute district showed an In crease over the previous month of six completions and 43 barrels. Neodesha made a substantial in crease, while Humboldt fell behind her usual amount of completed work. Cof-: feyville also made an increase. One of the striking; features of the month's report was the large number of failures on the part of wildcattera. Nearly all of the work meeting with success in November was in the old dis tricts and na new pools were discover ed. However, there continues to be a large amount of prospecting In prog ress. Taking the Indian and Oklahoma ter ritories as one district, for convenience. there were 113 wells completed; 6 of these were gas and 24 were dry. The new production amounted to 4,056 bar rels. This is the high mark for the territories. These figures show an in crease of 51 completions over October and give a suggestion of the drift, of operations at this time. Drilling in the territory is far more expensive and al most as uncertain as in the defined dis tricts of Kansas, but the large possibili ties there are enticing to prospectors. There were 24 dusters and 6 gassers in the territories in November and the in crease In new production amounted to 1,284 barrels. Thus it will be seen from the number of dusters in the territories there is the same element of chance there Is In Kansas, only the producing wells in the territory ara of larger cali ber. The average production of new 'wells In the entire field for November was 22.9 barrels. In Indian and Oklahoma territories the average production for a producing well was 4S. barrels, while in Montgomery county, Kan., for in Have been suffering from Impure Blood for many years, having Boils and other i Eruptions. Havincr heard of S. S. S. T de- I ERUPTIONS cided to try it, and am glad to say that it 1 early summer the daily stages will be has done me a great deal of good. I intend I te'esraphed In order to inform com to continue to it T JtZjZ. munit.es down stream of impending the best Blood Medicine on the market. Cleveland, Tenn. w. K. Deters. For over fifteen years I have suffered more or less from Impure Blood. About a year ago I had a boil appear on my leg below the knee, which was followed by three more on my neck. I saw S. S. S. advertised and decided to try it. After taking three bottles all Boils disappeared and I have not been troubled any since. Geo. G. Fertio. 114 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, Ky. Newark, Ohio, May 23, 1903. From childhood I had been bothered with bad blood, skin eruptions aad boils. I had boils ranging from five to twenty in number each season. The burning ac companying the eruption was terrible. S. S. S. seemed to be just the medicine needed in my case. It drove out all impu rities and bad blood, giving me perma nent relief from the skin eruption and boils. This has been ten years ago, and I have never had a return of the disease. Mrs. J. D. Atherton. Write for our book on blood and skin diseases. Medical advice or any special in formation about K Ji KJ yourcase wil1 cost Sjj KfS you nothing. t The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ca. I 1 stance, the averager was 12.3 barrels. But it must be remembered it costs from three to five times as much to drill a well in Indian Territory as it does in Kansas. On December 1 there were 92 rigs and drilling wells in Montgomery county, as against 79 on November 1. In the Cha nute field there were 43, as against 36; in Humboldt there were 11, as against 15; in .Paola there were 28, as against 21; in Neodesha 21, as against 13; in Chautauqua county 67, as against 63; in the territories 137 as against 134. Thus it will be seen Kansas bids fair to show a bigger increase in December than the territories. FORT SCOTTS PATRIOTISM. War Relics to Be Stored in Block House Built in '63. Fort Scott, Kan., Dec. 6. An inter esting ceremony was observed here Saturday, the outgrowth of a move ment to preserve interesting relics of the civil war. In 1862 nearly 11,000,000 worth of commissary and hospital supplies for the army were stored at Fort Scott The Confederates learned of this, and one object of what is popularly known as "Price's raid," was the capture of these stores. As a protection to the city four forts were erected, each con taining jour block houses, built or zxb lumber snikpd toe-ether. All except one of these houses have long since been destroyed. Dr. W. S. McDonald, a leading physician, conceived the idea of pre serving this as a relic. He accordingly had it removed to his grounds and erected in front of it a large flagpole surmounted by an electric light. The Grand Army post and the Woman's Relief corps became interested in the matter and purchased a fine nag to be placed on the pole erected by Dr. McDonald. Saturday afternoon a pub lic meeting was held at which the flag was formally presented Dr. McDon ald, with resolutions thanking him for his patriotic act in preserving the early defenses of the city. Mrs. C. H. Haynes, who was present during the Price raid, and whose hus band, Captain Haynes, helped build the fortifications, has agreed to. donate her valuable collection of war relics and the block house will be fitted up for their reception and the whole will be 'made a permanent display of those early days. DEWEY RANCH IS IDLE. Litigation About the Estate of the Late Owner Stopped Operations. Abilene. Kas., Dec. 5. F. L. Ball, who for two years has been superin tendent of Oak ranch, the 300,000-acre property of the late C. P. Dewey in Rawlins county, is here, having re signed his position. "The ranch is no longer operated as before," said he, "owing to the liti gation over the estate, and there is practicaly nothing to do except over see the property. The foreman is in charge of the ranch house and build ings and all the cattle, except about 500 head, have been shipped to mar ket. Two other men are all that re main of the big force that once looked after the thousands of cattle and hun dreds of horses. When the lawsuits are ended it is possible that the ranch will be restocked. There is no more trouble With the settlers; all are on the best of terms with the ranch peo ple and have been throughout my resi dence there. The Berrys, who were mixed up in troubles at one time, have moved away and the sentiment of the community is one of friendliness. A great land movement is under way in northwest Kansas and many new set tlers are going to that ,sectJon-.buying lands owned by mortgage companies and investors and making home.?. It is changing conditions greatly, and may result in breaking up the big ranches." Mrs. Honore Not Guilty. Iola. Kas., Dec. 5. The state Satur day dismissed the case against Mrs. Alice Honore, .charged with the mur der of Eugene Green. The evidence against her was wholly circumstantial, and the state realized that it was not strong enough to warrant a conviction. Green was found dead in Mrs. Honore's room, and she was the last person seen with him. She came out of the room either a moment before or a moment after the shot was fired, the witnesses were uncertain which. She was se verely burned with carbolic acid, which she claimed Green -had thrown on her. She said he had tried to com mit suicide by drinking carbolic acid and his lips were burned, apparently by some such poison. Funeral of Rev. J. A. Reitz. Junction City, Kas., Dec. 5. The funeral of Rev. John A. Reitz, who died here Thursday evening, was held Saturday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. Charles Harms, of Lincoln, Neb. Many German M. E. preachers of this state, a number from Nebraska and Missouri, were here to attend the funeral. Rev. Mr. Reitz entered the ministry in Illinois in 1863. That year he was pastor at Washington, Mo.; in 1865 at Boon ville. Mo. Between that time and 18 70 he preached in Lawrence, Bald win and Topeka. The next two years he preached at Smithton and Sedalia, Mo. Afterwards he preached at Wa thena, Wyandotte and Lyons, Kas. To Give Warning of Floods. Abilene, Kan., Dee. 5. The meas- urement, day by day, of the stage of the Kaw and Smoky Hill rivers, has begun. Stations equipped with gauges, are made. The result is tabulated and sent to P. Connor, observer In Kansas City, Mo. During the spring and flood danger. A Lesson From Uncle Sam. Arkansas City, Kan., Dec. 5. The government's crew of model road builders have arrived in Arkansas City from Springfield, Mo., to be fol lowed the first of the week by the ma chinery and apparatus for building the object lesson road here. This is the only place in the state where the gov ernment will construct' a road this year. The work will require thirty days at least. The rock has been quarried. and is ready for the crusher now. Military Makes Long March. Junction City, Kas.. Dec. 5. The Twenty-fifth battery of field artillery returned to Fort Riley late Saturday evening from a practice march of nearly two weeks. They marched about 200 miles, going from Fort Riley through Junction City. Abilene, Salina, McPherson. Newton, Peabody, Marion and Herington. A forced march was made to get home on account of the cold weather. Lyon County Farmer Dead. Emporia. Kas., Dec. 5. Peter Miller of Neosho Rapids Is dead of consump tion. He was a resident of Lyon coun ty for nearly thirty years, and was a prominent farmer and stock raiser. Saved a Jail Delivery. Leavenworth, Kan.,' Dec. 5. Lieu tenant Harry Hawtrey, in charge of the guard, made a discovery here which probably prevented a big deliv ery of military prisoners. While mak- ing a night inspection he found that Jesse F. Rumsey, a deserter, had sawed a hole in the roof of his cell on the second floor and was about to escape from the guardhouse. He had a file and a knife. It is said that other prisoners were in a plot to escape with Rumsey. GOOD TUBER CROP. Abilene Man a Success at Raising Sweet Potatoes. A. R. Shephard of Abilene "was on the Salina market today with a hun dred bushels of sweet potatoes and he gave the Union reporter some interest ing items regarding the business of raising the tubers, and the year's crop. Mr. Shephard and his two sons are partners in the business. They live in Abilene and rent ground about two miles west of that city. This season they had IT acres in sweet potatoes. They put out this ground themselves and hired one man when it came time to dig the tubers. The total yield of the 17 acres was 2,300 bushels or about an average of 140 bushels per acre. Mr. Shephard has been at the busi ness twelve years and this crop has been the best he has ever raised. The first potatoes he marketed this season brought $2 per bushel. One-third of the crop was disposed of for $1 per busnei. J hey are now. selling tor 75 cents retail. He thinks the crop will seI1 for an average of about 90 cents per bushel or a sum total of S2.000. Thus far in the season Mr. Shephard and his two sons have disposed of about l.zuo bushels of the croD There are only email tracts of land here and there that is good for the lUDers, wnicn requires very sandy, warm soil. Gumbo soil is ufltted for the crop, but unless too wet is good ror tne Irish potato. Salina Union. RABBITS IX THE WELL. Water, at a Lyon County School Teem ing With Bacteria. V Emporia, Kas.. Dec. 5. The niies- tion as to whether dead rabbits in the school house well was the cause of an epidemic of diphtheria is worrying the residents of the south end of Lyon county. There has been an unusual amount of diphtheria in the school district, 4 8 cases, and several deaths have resulted. The patrons of the school started an investigation, and finally decided that the well might be to blame. A sample or tne water was brought to Emporia and the chemist found it to be full of typhoid and diphtheria germs. DDon investigation it was found that twelve dead rabbits, in various stages of de composition, had been fished from the school house well, some time after the fall term of school -opened. The well was thoroughly cleaned, but the un healthy conditions caused by the dead animals have evidently remained."- WAS TIRED OF LIFE. M. E. Hellwig Killed Himself on the Fort Leavenworth Reservation. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 5. M. E. Hellwig, a resident of Keokuk, la., committed suicide at Two-Mile creek, a lonely place oh the Fort Leaven worth reservation. Saturday. He walked to the reservation and shot himself in the right temple with a re volver. Hellwig came here Tuesday and reg istered at a hotel under the name of M. E. Hart. It is said that he was in the leather and saddlery business in Keokuk at one time and of late has been a traveling salesman.,. He com plained in the morning "of. not feeling well. Hellwig left several letters ad dressed to relatives' ipresUrhably4 tell ing of his contemplated uicide. He was 35 years old and It is said he had a wife and child living in Keokuk. Ice Plant for Clianute. Chanute, Kan., Dec. 5.- It was definitely settled today that Colonel James O'Neill of Webb City will install in Chanute at once a modern, up-to-date ice plant of one hundred ton daily capacity. Construction of the plant will commence at once to be ready for next season's business in Chanute and surrounding towns. Ar tesian wells will be sunk at once to supply the water for the plant. Pipe Line Workers Arrested.. Coffeyville, Kas., Pec, 5, Twenty., four laborers on the -Kansas Natural Gas company's pipe- line near Liberty, in this county, were arrested Saturday night by officers from this place, headed by the marshal of the city court. Green Hughes. The men were taken before Judge Snelling of the city court, where they pleaded not guilty and were released on $100 bond, which I they gave. Their trials were set for I STARVED TO DEATH. Our text today Is the story of the miser who taught his ass to live on straw, of which he gave him a smaller portion every day. Just as the miser had got him so trained as to eat one straw a day- the poor ass died. He is an ass who starves himself to death as thousands are doing, misled by foolish teachers because their stomachs have become too weak. through neglect or disease, to do the work which nature has provided for their stomachs to do. Because the engine is out of gear, would you consign it to the junk heap? Why, no! Mend it! Commit slow suicide because digestive organs leak? your Certainly not! Take Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets. One thing is sure as shooting. You can never get a new stomach. You must mend it, or it will lead you a miserable existence. The only way to mend it Is to take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. This has been practically and scien tifically demonstrated by the many thousands whom Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have positively cured, after every other treatment, of medicine, mineral waters, pills, and slow, sui cidal starvation, had failed. These methods are all unscientific therefore false. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sci entific therefore true, and successful. Having cured so many thousands many of whom ddubtless have suf fered more than you do -do we claim too much when we say that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will surely do good for you? Surely not. Especially when we make it plain that no promise is made to cure more than one disease Dyspepsia. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a t positive cure for just this one dis ease. They are a scientific combination of ingredients which search out the weak spots in all the digestive organs and make them strong and well. They have an Immediate digestive action on undigested food, and thus, hile curing weak organs, they at the same time help them to do their work. They thus stand for all that is good j in the medicel treatment of Dyspepsia, and for nothing that is bad. They are not a fad but a fact. j They are safe, pleasant, certain and 1 permanent, and can be taken by the: most delicate Invalids without fear of harmful results. 1 Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Frank Vennum, of this place, swore out the warrants. It is alleged by the gas company that the arrests were in violation of the injunction granted by Judge Flannelly at -Oswego last-Wednesday. That injunction restrained the officers and everybody in Mont gomery county from interfering in any way. with the construction, of the pipe lines-"-. COFFEYVIELK HAS A FIRE. The Plant of a-Window Glass" Con pany Damaged $9,000.-. Coffeyville, Kas., Decl 5. The plant of the Coffeyvllhs Window. Glass com pany was damaged by fire at midnight of Saturday to the extent of $9,000. The loss is partially covered by insur ance. It is thought the fire was caused by the carelessness of ,a work man or a tramp vho was in the box shop, where the blaze originated. The box shop, the blacksmith shop, includ ing a fine triphammer and several lathes, the lumber shed with eight carloads of box lumber, and two Mis souri Pacific freight cars, were totally destroyed. The plant will be rebuilt wltnm a month. The plant, employs about 250 persons. j HIS UXCLK IN PORT AUTIIIK. The Young Man Travels for a Minne- apolis Insurance Company. Emporia, Kan., Dec. 5. Emil Stoes sel, a nephew of the Russian general who commands the Russian forces in Port Arthur; was here on business. Mr. StoeaseHs an agent for a life in surance company of Minneapolis. Al though of Russian birth, he Is thor oughly an American at heart and likes this country. He has more faith in the Rusian army in Manchuria than one could get from the American newspaper reports, and says he has no doubt that his uncle will come out of Port Arthur all right,. in spite of his message to the zar stating that Port Arthur would be his tomb. Mr.. Stoes sel is inclined to think the Americans are biased in favor of the Japanese. 1 .-j. i Grew Weary of Old Cars, r Leaven worth, Kan., Dee. 6. Angry workingmen wrecked an old car of the Kansas City-Leavenworth Electric Railroad company on the Fort Leav enworth reservation. They were go ing to work on. the new buildings at the fort and were delayed some time because of a shutdown in power. After starting the second time, the car jumped the track and this so angered the workmen that they kicked out the windows, broke the trolley pole and it is reported threw stones at the con ductor and motorman. It is said they were dissatisfied because they were not riding on a new car. Cheyenne Ditch' Co. Settling Up. "Great Bend, Kan., Dec. 5. The Cheyenne Bottom Irrigation and Lake company is making settlement with a great many of the owners of land on Cheyenne bottom, in each case paying a larger sum than was originally al lowed by the appriasers which is now In the custody of the country treas urer, and to receive the balance when the ditch company turns the water on to the lands. Bent Mnrdock's Wish. Of" course the"old town is beginning to get ready to go to six thousand peo ple; but its not getting ready fast enough. We struck El Dorado thirty five years ago, this month, and have all along wished to see six thousand people here before we go hence; and we still have' Hopes.' 'When St. Peter swings -open--the' tf&te and asks Tis to come in and begins to look around for our harp, we want to tell him that El Dorado had -6,000 -people when we left. -El Dorado Republican. Family Almost Wiped Out. John Shrader, living south of Bird City in Cheyenne county, has been made desolate b an experience such as falls to the lot of few men. Scarlet fever entered his home with the result that one child died last Wednesday. another on Thursday, and since then he has laid two more of his loved ones in the grave. Only last summer it was that his wife died. Goodland News. Goodland's Postal Receipts. A summing up of the postoffice bus iness in Goodland shows a satisfactory Increase, taking as a basis the last eight months. The increase in the postal department, that is, in the sale of stamps, box rents, etc., shows an increase of 40 per cent, while the money order department has made greater gains, the increase being 4 5 per cent. Goodland News. A Big Yield of Com. Horton, Kan.. Dec. 5. T. C. Honnell of Everest says he has raised the ban ner Brown county field of corn. He had an eighty-acre field which yielded fnore than 4,000 bushels an acre. This is the best average yield so far re ported in this county this year. LeRoy Gets Natural Gas. LeRoy, Kan., Dec. 5. The laying of gas pipes for supplying the town of LeRoy, Coffey county, with natural gas has commenced. The supply is found southeast of the town three and one-half miles, and seems to be ample. Snow Fell at Lakin. Lakin, Kan.,. Dec' 6. The first snow storm of the season fell here Saturday afternoon and night. Much wheat has been sown and moisture is much needed. Attention, Farmers. Why remain in the north and stay indoors six months in the year con suming what you raise during the other six months 7 Go south where you can work out doors 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 stck feeding requires the combination of ijoth flesh forming and fat forming foods In certain pro portions. Alabama and Florida pro duce 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 union. If you are interested and desire further information on the subject, address G. A. Park, General Immigra tion and Industrial Agent, Louisville Nashxille R. R Co.. Louisville. K, Colorado and Return, S27.50. Colorado and return every day to April 30, 1905, inclusive, with final re turn limit June 1, 1905, via Union Pa cific, $27.50 from Topeka. Be sure your ticket reads over the Union Pa cific. Inquire of J. C. Fulton, Depot Agent; F. A. Lewis, City Agent, 625 Kansas avenua. Notice Life insurance companies will reduce the rate E3 per cptiI to all who agree to use Hollister's' Rooky Motfntain Tea. A wise measure. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gatlin Drug Co. SPORTINGJEVYS. Hlstprj of the New Feather Weight King Is Interesting. Battling Nelson Makes a Rapid vvJu;mp to Fortune. WAS ALWAYS FIGHTER Was Born in Copenhagen on June the 5th, 1882. Had a Varied Career of Butcher i Machinist and Soldier. Chicago, Dec.' 5. At last Hegewisch Is famous. Handicapped by its name, existing mainly because the men em ployed in its great car manufacturing plant had? -to live convenient to their work,. It has remained for a boy pugi list to put Hegewisch on the map. Now Hegewisch; stands for something it Is the home of jthe boxer, Oscar Battling Matthews, Nelson, the. boy who would be known as the "champion of Hege wisch." Battling 1 no, nickname. When the boy was born in Copenhagen on the 6th of June, 1882, his parents pondered duly before giving him his name, but his mother, who. had a brother Battling and wi3hed to do him honor, insisted that her third son should bear it The Oscar and Matthew came easily enough but--neither -was nearly so distinctive as Battling, so Battling has hiB name been,- for short, ever since. Probably the original- Danish name is not spelled that Way, but that is as near as the English title -approaches the original. Whether the boy was attracted into his calling by his name does not direct ly appear, but that the title had in fluence that way is certain. As a boy among his mates at school he was not to be trifled with. Not that he was unduly belligerent, seeking contest without cause, but once the gage had been thrown down, Battling Nelson was a youth to be reckoned with. Battling, one of 10 children, comes of p-ood, old Danish stock. Possibly he has inherited some of the traits which of old made the Danes such sincere fighters when warring on their enemies. Possibly he has imbibed some of the spirit of the vikings and of the men of old who believed implicitly in the Woden and Frlthjofs and Siegfrieds of of Thor! Who can say? But the bov who has put such fight ers as Herrera, Canole, Hanlon and now Young Corbett behind him, and is looking for yet greater laurels, has shown that in him runs the blood of worthy ancestors. Battling, despite his youth, has had a caried career. Schoolboy butcher boy. machinist apprentice, soldier this is the catalogue of his steps. As a sol dier he- was destined not to go far, and it possibly was because of his be ing thwarted when a-career in the army attracted that his ambitions have lea him into a fighting game of a different sort. The family Is of the thrifty Scandinavian type, the kind that makes good citiezns, good Americans. The father, Nels, a camenter. works at Indiana Harbor, The mother, a little woman of about 45, takes care of the cottage and takes immense pride in her children. Albert, the oldest, is 26, and Is a machinist in the Northwestern shops. Henry, 24, is a blacksmith at Washington Heignts. Then comes Battling. 22. Johnnie. 20, is a molder In the Hegewisch works: Charlie, a bright boy of 18, is In High school. Ida, 16, the only daughter, is learning dressmaking, and Arthur.who will be 14 in January, and Harry, 10, the baby of the family, are In school Two other children are dead. 1 The 'Nelsons live modestly, comforta bly, in a little" cottage at 1346 Superior avenue. Battling has helped material ly in providing for the home, and his mother's testimony that he is a good boy is enough recompense for any as persions that may be cast upon his call ing. The family, thrifty and. hard working as it is, would doubtless pre fer that the boy had stuck to his bench, but at least one experience which has come to Battling has given him a distaste for the work. One day while he was acting as black smith's helper in the Hegewisch shops an iron fragment flvinsr from a broken ma chine struck the boy in the face, laying it open. He was taken more aeai tnan alive to Mercy hospital, where he lay un conscious for 48 hours. He came out af ter 15 days with a distinct aversion for the job of smith's assistant. So, when urged and begged not to take up pugilism "Mother," he said, "if I run such risks in the shops, how can fighting be more dangerous than that?" An un answerable argument for his critics. Nels Nelson and his good wife Mary came to the United States wften Battling was 10 months old. After less than a year spent at Oshkosh, Wis., the family came to Chicago, whence it went to Dolton to take to farming. But this did not prove as profitable as might have been and the prospect of work in the Hegewisch shops attracted the Nelsons there. And there they have been ever since. Battling went to school until he was 15, and then, because there was no work in Hegewisch, he started out on his own hook and found himself one day in Hu ron, S. D. unknown and without money. He was a strong boy and speedily landed as helper in a butcher shop. A year at this, and then the war with Spain broke out, and Battling enlisted. The Huron company traveled south as far as Sioux City, la, when, for some reason, the little company's captain was not accepted, and his men, who had agreed to follow his fortunes for better or worse, disbanded, and Battling Nelson came home. After a short time spent in learning the machinist's trade in, the Rock Island shops, Battling started in as helper to the blacksmith at Hegewisch, with the disas trous experience above detailed. The box ing career seemed attractive to Tilm and he has been pegging along ever since. It is a far cry from a third rate prelim inary to a championship contest; the gap "I hTo asd your lnbl Cucireti and And them perfect. Couldn't do without them. I have used them for some time for indigestion tui bil lonsnesa and am now completely enred. Recom mend them to eTeryone. Once tried, yott Will never be without them in the family." Edward A.. Marx, Albany, -K.T. Pleaaant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good, Vever Sicken. Weaken or Gripe. lOe. Je. SOe. Jjerer .Aid in bnlk. The cennine tablet stamped CCU guaranteed to care or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 60a AMXUAL SALE, TEN ISILUOM BOXES oiliousn jQ$ best For St CAN0YCATBT1C BURGHART'S You go into a drug store and up to the cigar case, and you don't know what to smoke. Next time don't hesitate, but ask for the above, it's the best what is. is almost as wide as from Hegewisch to San Francisco, but Battling -Nelson has bridged both gps and with every step has strengthened his hold. He is climbing up, and with the adv-ioe and help of his man ager, Ted Murphy, who shrewdly sized up the boy's possibilities long ago and stuck to him all the way. Battling is more than a comer Battling Nelson has ar rived. Doesn't Want in Western League. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5. A year ago the baseball enthusiasts of Lincoln were bidders for a franchise in the Western league," but now the league is a bidder for Lincoln. This disclosure concerning the .affairs of the league springs from a plan recently unfolded by Percy Chamberlain, president of the St- Joseph team, by which he pur poses, if he deems the outlook favor able, to bring his team to the Nebraska capital. Chamberlain has written a letter to one of the parties who was interested in securing a franchise for Lincoln a year ago, in which he states that he had in hand a project to or ganize a stock company to finance the St. Joseph team, but in case of failure he states that the league has given him the Lincoln territory and that he may bring his aggregation to Lincoln. The reply to Mr. Chamberlain's letter stated that it would "be time wasted for you or any others to consider Lin coln a league possibility for the com ing season." Jockey Club in Session. Chicago, Dec. 5. Race track, mag nates of the middle west are to hold an Important meeting today in this city. The annual session of the West ern Jockey club will be called at nooh in the offices of the club in the Ash land block.. All tha so-caled "legiti mate" tracks between the Alleghaney and Rocky Mountains come within the domain of this organization. A possible clash over racing dates is the vital issue at the meeting. Perhaps the board of stewards, which is the ruling power in the Western Jockey club, will be able to come to a deci sion In the matter with comparative ease; on the other hand, a deadlock may arise. The most important con flict is at New Orleans. For several years the Crescent City Jockey club has held a monopoly of racing at that point and its winter meetings have gradually grown In scope until they furnish sport comparable with that on the big northern tracks in summer time. Coursing at Oklahoma City.' Oklahoma. Citv. Dec. 5. The Okla-! homa Coursing club has arranged for a coursing meet to be held at Colcord park in this -city on Chirstmas day. Dogs from Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma will participate in the sport and the jack rabbits will be nrougnt nere rrom Wichita. The main feature of the meet will be the effort to organize a coursing association composed of the states mentioned for the purpose of holding an annual meet either about the holidays or at otner times or tne year. The national coursing meet was held here last year with considerable success, when a local hound, "Bright Eyes," made a very good showing in the higher grade contests. Excursions will be run from the places mentioned at the meet to he held here, on Christ mas day. Walked 45 Miles to See Jeff. Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 5. Pat sey Marley, an old time champion of the prize ring, walked 45 miles from his home in the country to shake hands with Champion Jim Jeffries,' ho is touring the country with a theatrical combination. Marley called on Jeff and was given a hearty wel come by the champion, although they had never met before. Jeff is looking fine and says he has heard of no matches for himself lately in the fight ing game. Huggins Not to Quit the Reds. Cincinnati, Dec. 5. The rumor that Miller Huggins was wanted in St. Paul to manage the champions of the American association, created quite a stir at the fan headquarters, but the story seems to be without the slightest foundaton. Huggins left for St. Paul a few days ago, and will remain there for the greater part of the winter. He has no intention of asking for his release from Cincinnati, and will be on hand when the bell sounds for the men to rally for spring training. Nelson Will Fight Britt. San Francisco, Dec. 5. Ted Mur phy, the manager of Battling Nelson, was asked as to the truth of the re port that Nelson had signed a contract for a theatrical engagement in the east, and would not fight Brltt in this city on December 20. He replied: 'You may say for me and for Nel son that there is not a word of truth in .the story. Nelson has signed a con tract to fight Britt on December 20. and will be in the ring on that date." Young Corbett 'e DeflV New Tork, Dec. 5. The following telegram to the sporting editor of the Globe has been received: "I will meet any one my weight in the world. My defeat by Nelson will not stop me. I can still beat the World in condition. Am working all the time. The long rest did not help me any. 1 did not have the condition. Tuthlll and Garson are on their way. home. Kegiras to ew xorK. xoung Corbett." Newton Defeated Wichita. Newton, Kan., Dec. S. The Newton city team defeated the Wichita T. M. C. A. players In a one-sided game of basketball at the auditorium. The score was 35 to 10. Newton had-the best of the game all the way through, the Wichita players showing a lack of team work. American, League Meeting. -Chicago. Dec. 5. The most imoor- tant baseball meeting of the year will be held Wednesday at the Auditorium Annex,, when the American league magnates will gather for their annual conference. That the result of this meeting, which will be attended by all those interested in the league, win have a direct -bearing on many playing RED AND BLACK A Numbers Indicate those who) have the Five Cental a Day Telephone. Call them up and eon vine yourself at the merits of th service. Mo. Kansas Tele. Co. Thone 999. on every box. 2Sc Uways Remember the Full .1 10 Qm; r, Cripla 2 Full Name 1 axative Cores a Cold fat One Day, Days rules and changes in the clubs of the leagues is not doubted. There ara many rules and' regulations which will either be changed or amended, while several new rules wU be given the official stamp of approval. Probably the two most important things that have a direct influence on the players of the league namely, the length of the season and the now famous "spit" ball question will be prominent among the things discussed at the meeting. Haskell to Play Chaimte. "Chanute, Dec. 5. Chanute and all lovers of football in southeastern Kan sas are very much interested just now in the game which is to be played here next Friday between the crack Has-, kell team and the Chanute eleven.', Chanute holds the championship' of this section of the west, outside of. the college teams. She has played three years without meeting defeat. This year in seven games Chanute has scored 125 points, while but 17 have been scored against her. Chanute ex-, perts to give the braves from Law rence a stiff run for their money. Backers of the team are betting freely that Chanute will score and some are accepting bets that Chanute will win where good odds are offered. Hahn "Red" Again. Cincinnati, Dec. 6. Frank Hahn, Cincinnati's famous southpaw twirler. has been landed for the season of 1905. Hahn called on President Garry Herrmann yesterday and- put his John Hancock to a contract for next seasom --There are'UB'y a fewr more members of the old guard to be heard from, and they will undoubted ly be in line before the end of the present year. What Hahn's salary will be next year no one but the club management knows, but Hahn seemed to be well satisfied with the terms offeredV Jockey Maher Arrives. New York, Dec. 5. Danny Maher, the American Jockey, arrived here on the steamship Cedric from Liverpool. He intends going to Hartford, Conn.,; for the winter. This season, which he declares has been the most successful he has had, he has ridden 450 mounts and brought 116 of them under the wire first. -This ranks him as the third best jockey on the English turf. In three stake races alone- the Prince of Wales, the Jockey club and the Eclipse he netted his employer $150, 000 and gathered $375,000 in prices for them during the season. Change at St. Paul. St, Paul, Dec. 5. In a statement given out today George F. Lennon, owner of the St. Paul American asso ciation baseball club, announces his re tirement from the baseball business and Michael J. Kelley, who was the manager of the club last season, will take his place. Football Game at Wellington. Wellington, Kan.; Dec. 5. The Sumner county high school team finished its season by defeating the Mayfield eleven by a score of 21 to 0 on the local grounds Saturday. Thirty minute halves were played. F. Beld ing of Fairmount college, and L. Mass of Tonkawa, were the officials. Jabez White's Future Plans. New York, Dec. 5. It is reported from London that Jabez White, who was to fight Young Corbett, is upset by the defeat of the Denverite and that he will come to America and en deavor to get on with the winner of the Britt-Nelson fight- O'Keefe to Fight Gardner. Chicago, Dec. S. Jack O'Keefe, ac companied by his manager, Ollie I.inde, left Saturday night for Butte, Mont., where he is matched to fight Jimmy Gardner before the Silver Bow Athletic club on December 16. Headaches From Colds. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the cause. To get the genuine call for the full name and look for the signature of. E. W. Grove. 25c. SARGEANT SMITH'S SEARCH Traveled All Over the World, But Not Successful Until He Reached Topeka. Sergeant Smith, who is remembered here as having been one of the first to Join the Rough Riders, was in town yesterday, visiting old friends for the first time in many years. He said that it" was odd. but in all his travels, he had never found a good 5c cigar until he went into Stansfield's drug store yesterday, where he bought a Wadsworth Bros.' "Chico." Sergeant Smith has smoked Porto Rican cigars, Cuban perfectos, and Manila cheroots, but from now on, says he will have nothing but the "Chico." as it is a good, clean cigar, with long Havana filler, smoking with a firm ash ana a regular 2 5c fragrance. Geo. W. Stansfleld has Just secured the local agency for the "Chicos," and wants all the smokers of Topeka to try them and see If Sergeant Smith Is not a good judge of a cigar.

Page 3

TU& TOjPKKA JSTATJfl JUUHNAIj. MOJ-DA Ui ViUNJJsv, DJUMB-feiK o, 1904. RAILROJWNEWS. Harriman BnjinR Quantities of Equipment. Will Be Distributed Among llarrlman Lines. THE BUSINESS IS GOOD. Details of the Specifications for Jnotlre Power. Gossip and Matters of Interest in Railroad Circles. The Harrlman lines have ordered 100 locomotives of the Baldwin Locomotive works, for delivery, beginning- In Janu ary. Of these there are four Pacific type and six heavy consolidation en gines for the Oregon Railroad Navi gation company, four switch engines for the Oregon Short Line, 10 switch en gines for the Union Pacific and 76 heavy consolidation or mogul engines for the Southern Pacific The Pacific and consolidation engines will have Vanderbilt tenders, and the switch en Sines rectangular tenders, the former having a water capacity of 1,000 gal lons, coal capacity of 14 tons, or an oil capacity of 2,940 gallons when oil is used; the switch engines will have a water capacity of 4,000 gallons, coal ca pacity of six tons, or oil capacity of 1,020 gallons. All tenders will be equip ped with archbar trucks. The special material includes Standard ties, piston valves, Monitor and Nathan injectors. Tower couplers, Hewitt journal bear ings. Buck headlights. New York brakes, Damascus tender brakebeams, Crosby safety valves, United States metallic packing, Ashcroft steam gauges, Star whistles. Economy sanding device, and American Brake Shoe Foundry company's brakeshoes. All are to be built according to the Harriman standard specifications and drawings. The Harriman lines have also order ed the following cars of -the American Car Foundry company: Seven hun dred and fifty box cars and 200 stock cars for the San Pedro, Los Angeles Salt Lake; 300 box cars, 700 stock cars, for the Southern Pacific; 300 box cars for the Oregon Railroad Navigation company; 300 stock cars for the Oregon Short Line; all cars are to have steel underframes and the box cars are to be of 100,000 pounds capacity. Harriman lines have also ordered 750 steel, double hopper gondola cars of 100,000 pounds capacity for the San Pedro. Los An geles Salt Lake, of the Pressed Steel Car company. This accounts for all but 35 of the number for which they were last week reported to be in the market, and these will be tank cars. Prices have also been asked on 200 additional flat cars for the Union Pacific. The Harriman lines have ordered of the Pullman company five dining cars and five observation smoking cars for the Southern Pacific and eight dining cars for the San Pedro, Los Angeles Salt Lake. DENVER MECCA FOR SCALPERS. Railroads Demand Protection If Low Rates Are Granted for Conventions. The act of altering railroad tickets having been declared to be no crime in Colorado, that state now bids fair to become the mecca of ticket scalp ers. Judge Mulligan of Denver has quashed fourteen indictments against E. E. Sission. formerly of Chicago, and A. L. Hatch, the court ruling that altering railroad tickets does not under the law constitute forgery. In the last report made by the rail way protective bureau of the Amer ican Association of General Passenger and Tickets Agents the methods of these two scalpers were given in de tail. Over their office in Denver they had a secret room where an "artist'" was concealed, and tickets were alter ed to order. It has been announced that the bureau would try to stop tick- w For a Disease Germ That Liquozone Can't Kill. A- 50c. Bottle Free. Don't you know that a germ disease must end when the germs are killed And that it cannot be cured until then? Then why use medicine for what medicine cannot do? Liquozone alone can kill germs. Will you let us buy you a 50c. bottle to try On every bottle of Liquozone we pub lish an offer of $1,000 for a disease germ that it cannot kill. We do that to con vince you that Liquozone does kill germs. Think what that means. Every mod ern physician knows that nearly all sickness the little ills and the big ones are caused by germ attacks. They know that those germs must be de stroyed before the sickness can end. And they know that drugs never kill inside germs. Those modern physicians are now us ing Liquozone. And millions who were sick like you, perhaps are well today because of it. The cured ones are ev erywhere; soma are your neighbors, your friends. Won't you ask them about Liquozone? Don't cling to the old ways blindly, when your health is at stake. There is a new way to cure sickness, by de stroying the cause. And we will glad ly pay the cost while you try it. What Liquozone Is. Liquozone is not a medicine. It Is not made by compounding acids or drugs, nor is there any alcohol in it. Its virtues are derived solely from gas largely oxygen gas by a process re quiring immense apparatus and 14 days time. Each cubic inch of Liquozone re quires the use of 1,250 cubic inches of the gas. Liquozone is the result of a process, which, for more than 20 years, has been the constant subject of scientific and chemical research. The main result is to get into a liquid, and thus into the blood, a powerful, yet harmless, germi cide. Another result Is to create a vi talizing tonic with which no other known product can compare. Acts Like Oxygen. The great value of Liquozone lies in the fact that it does what oxygen does. Oxygen is the vital part of air, the very source of vitality, the most essen tial element of life. It -is the blood et scalping In Denver by means of In junction In the federal courts. Before the railroads will take favor able action with reference to excursion rates for the Epworth League meeting and the G. A. It. convention to be held in Denver, it Is said there must be an order of court enjoining ticket brokers from dealing in unused portions of transportation sold for those occasions. The Denver chamber of commerce Is expected to take charge of the matter and in the Interests of Denver see that the railroads are properly protected. Railroad officials say that it would be suicidal, from a traffic viewpoint, for the roads to grant round trip excursion rates for the forthcoming conventions unless the brokers are enjoined. SANTA FE SHOP ENLARGEMENT. Company Will Spend $150,000 in Sbop Extension at San Bernardino. The Santa Ke company will expend over idu,vjw witnm tna next six months In Improvements at the San Ber nardino shops. General Manager Wells and a party of officials has visited the shops with a view of seeing just what was wanted, and their indorsement of the pro posed enlargement of both shops and yards will tie accompanied ty tha early commencement or woric. It is proposed to extend the machine shops and coach house a block north, the Installation or expensive machlrH-y. sev eral large electric cranes being added to me equipment, rnese improvements will naturally tend to double the number of mechanics employed, increasing the pay- roil to over iuu,uuu montniy tor tne me chanical department aione. The increase of yard facilities will be on a corresponamg scale. It is stated that the fence about the shops will not be removed, as it is a con slant protection against petty thievery. which for years before the fence was erected, was costing the company quite a large sum. rom wnai can De learned. the Improvements will commence in the spring. The new improvements mean much to San Bernardino, for it will increase the regular monthly payroll from J65.000 to jiw.uuo, in aamtion to adding- considerable taxes to property. SANTA FE BALLASTING. Rock Crushers on Southern Kansas Division Are Working Steadily. The work of ballasting the entire road bed of the Southern Kansas division of the Santa Fe with rock and of widening the bridges so that they will stand dou ble tracks goes ahead rapidly. Whenever the Santa Fe undertakes anything: it ac complishes it without any waste of time or energy, vvnen tne constantly increas ing business of the Southern Kansas railroad demanded a double track be tween Kansas City and the Indian Terri tory the Santa Fe management at once made arrangements to meet the demand and they are meeting it. Between Cha- nute and Ottawa there are four giant rock crushers always at work supplying the ballast for the Southern Kansas. This rock is being laid every day. Train loads amounting to hundreds and hun dreds of tons have already Been placed on the lines south of Ottawa. The Southern Kansas is now one of the most profitable divisions of the Santa Fe and the traffic over its rails is heavier than during last year. This is especially true of the southern end of the division along the line between Chanute and Bar tlesville. Not only is the freight traffic the heaviest in the history or the South ern Kansas, but passenger traffic shows a tremendous increase. Before next summer comes the work of ballasting and double tracking the line between Kansas City and Bartlesville will be nearly completed. GETS ANOTHER CONCESSION. A. E. Stilwell Takes Over State of Mexico Railroad Project. A. E. Stilwell, who is now in Mexico, president of the Kansas City, Mexico Orient railroad, has acquired the concession which Juan Ocho Ramos recently obtained from the Mexican government to build and operate a system of railroa.d in the state of Mex ico and the federal district in which the City of Mexico is situated. The proposed system will embrace about 150 miles of track. It will run from Toluca to a number of important towns. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BEGUN. Santa Fe Feeder in Texas Will Be Pushed to Completion. The Jasper Eastern Railroad company, which was incorporated re cently to build a branch of the Santa Fe from Kirbyville, Jasper county Tex., to Alexandria, La., about 100 miles, with various branches into the timber regions of Louisiana, has elected the following officers: E. P. food, the nerve food, the scavenger of tne blood. It is oxygen that turns the blue blood to red in the lungs; that eliminates the waste tissue and builds up the new. Too little oxygen always causes lack of vitality. An excess of it gives strength to every function of Na ture. Oxygen is also a germicide. The rea son is that germs are vegetables; and an excess of oxygen the very life of an animal is deadly to vegetal matter. Liquozone acts like oxygen. But it does more than oxygen, because it is stable. It carries its virtues into the blood to go wherever the blood goes. Tt is a re markable tonic the best thing in tha world for you. Yet it Is a aermicide, so certain that we publish on every bot tle an offer of tl.000 for a disease germ that it cannot kill. The discoverer of Liquozone has solved the great problem of killing germs in the body without killing the tissues, too. And there is no other way. Any drug that kills germs is a poison, and it cannot be taken internally. Li quozone is the only way that any man knows to end the cause of any germ disease. One Million Dollars Have been spent by us to give Li quozone away. Our offer to buy the first bottle has been accepted by 1,800, 000 people. And we have spent this vest sum to publish the offer and to ful fill it. The result is that millions now us it. These people have told others about it, and the others told others. Your own neighborhood, wherever you are, is full of Liquozone users. And half the peo ple you meet know some one whom Li quozone has cured. We tested this product for two years, through physicians and hospitals, in this country and others, before we made the first bottle. We proved it In every kind of germ disease in thou sands of the most difficult cases obtain able. We cured with it every disease Offer C J Kj ".-4 .jm C- M -s. 'J.'.." i i i MRS. CHADWICK AND THE SUIT AGAINST HER. Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, the wife of Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick of Cleveland, one of the leading physicians of Ohio, and herself a society woman prom inent not only in Ohio, but throughout the middle west, is being sued in the Cleveland courts by Herbert B. Newton of Brookline, Mass., for $190,000. Mr. Newton alleges that he loaned this amount to Mrs. Chadwick on a note apparently bearing the Indorsement of a millionaire, which indorsement is now alleged to be questionable. He threatens sensational disclosures. The recent failure of a national bank in Oberlin, O., is said to be connected with the case. Ripley, Chicago, president; W. C. Nixon, Galveston, first vice president; M. F. Temple, Kirbyville, second vice president; A. B. Beckham, Kirbyville, secretary and treasurer, and A. C. Torbett, Galveston, assistant secretary and treasurer. The Lantry-Sharp Contracting com pany, with general offices in the Gum bel building, Kansas City, Mo., have the contract for building 50 miles of the road from Kirbyville, Tex., to a point east of De Bidder, La. The con tract includes grading, bridging, track laying, oiling roadbed, building depots. stock pens, water tanks, etc. Kirbyville, Tex., Dec. 5. Scrapers and mules, etc., have been unloaded here preparatory to commencing grad ing on the Jasper Eastern railroad from here to Alexandria, La. B. M. Kimbril has the right of way cut some five or six miles from here. ROCK ISLAND BUYING. Equipment of Various Kinds Ordered for Ise. on system. The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific has ordered two mail cars of the Pull man company, in addition to the three now under construction. The Rock Island has ordered 34 6 cars of the Ingoldsby Automatic Car company, St. Louis. The Chicago Eastern Illinois, a part of the Rock Island-Frisco sys tem, has ordered eight simple consoli dation engines from the Baldwin Loco motive works, for delivery in six weeks. They will have drivers of 5 5 inches diameter, on which will be a weight of 165,000 pounds. The cylin ders are to be 21x2 8 inches and the working pressure 200 pounds. The straight type boilers will have a diam eter at the smallest ring of 72 inches. The fireboxes will be 102 inches long which was considered incurable. Then we paid $100,000 for the American rights; and the British rights have since brought a like sum. We tell you these facts because they indicate the great value of Liquozone. Germ Diseases. These are the known germ diseases; all due to germs, or the poisons which germs create. These are the diseases to which medicine does not apply, for drugs cannot kill inside germs. All that medicine can do for these troubles is to act as a tonic, aiding Na ture to overcome the germs. But those results axe indirect and uncertain. They depend on the patient's condition. When drugs were prescribed for these troubles, nobody knew of germs. Now every good physician knows that they call for a germicide. Liquozone alone can destroy the cause of these troubles. It goes wherever -the blood goes. No germ can escape it, and we have found no disease germ which can resist it. Diseases which have re sisted medicine for years yield at once to Liquozone. and it cures diseases which medicine never cures. In any stage of any disease in this list, the re sults are so certain that we will gladly send to any patient who asks it an absolute guaranty. Asthma Abscess Anaemia Bronchitis Blood Poison Bright's Disease Bowel Troubles Coughs Colds Consumption Colic Croup Constipation Hay Fever Influenza Kidney Diseases La Grippe Leucorrnea Liver Troubles Many Heart Troubles Malaria Neuralgia Piles Pneumonia Pleurisy Quinsy Rheumatism Scrofula Catarrh Cancer Dvsenterv-Diarrhoea Skin Diseases Dandruff Dropsy Stomach Troubles Dyspepsia Throat Troubles Eczema Erysipelas Tuberculosis Fevers Gall Stones Tumors Ulcers Goitre Gout Varicocele Women's Diseases. All diseases that begin with fever all $1,000 AAA. and 66 inches wide- There will be 268 tubes, 2 hi inches in diameter and 14 feet 6 inches long. The total heat ing surface will be 2,445 square feet. The tender, of channel underframe, will have a water capacity of 6.000 gallons and a coal capacity of 12 tons, we are also informed that the road is purchasing two 10-wheel balanced compounds, the details of which have not yet been fully determined. BURLINGTON LOSES DIVISION. Katy Railroad Has Issued Bulletin Announcing the Changes. The Katy agent at Burlington, Kan., has received a bulletin announcing that Burlington is to lose the freight division. There has been rumors of this change for some time. The train crews which have been staying here nights and Sundays are taken away and all that is left to Burlington is a pleasant memory. There will be one through freight train each way every day and one train will start, from Parsons and run to Council Grove and another will start at Council Grove, and run to Parsons, going back the next day. An other train will run from Junction City to Council Grove and back each day. The change will be a mighty good thing- for Council Grove, but will not help Burlington any. COLLECTORS ON FRISCO. System Extended to the Wichita Division. The Frisco has extended its ticket collector system to the Wichita division and hereafter every passenger train will have a conductor and a ticket col lector. This system has been in use on the St. Louis division for a long time and proved such a success that it has been extended to the western division. Of inflammation all catarrh all contagious diseases all the results of impure or poi soned blood. In nervous debility Liquozone acts as a vitalizer, accomplishing what no drugs First Bottle Free. If you need Liquozone, and have nev er used it, please send us the coupon below. We will then send you an or der on a local druggist for a full-size bottle a 50c bottle and will pay the druggist ourselves for it. This annlies only to the first bottle, of course to those who have never used it. The acceptance of this offer places you under no obligations. We simply wish to convince you, to let the prod uct itself show you wtiat it can do. Then you can judge by results as to whether you wish to continue. This offer itself should convince you that Liquozone does as we claim. We would certainly not buy a bottle and give it to you, if there was any doubt of results. You want these results; you want to be well and to keep well. Then be fair enough to yourself to accept our offer today. Let us show you, at our expense, what this wonderful product means to you. Liquozone costs 50c and $1. CUT OUT THIS COUPON for this offer may not appear again. Fill out the blanks and mail to the Liquid Ozone Co., 458-464 Wabash ave., Chicago. My disease is I have never tried Liquozone, but if you will supply me a 50c bottle free, I will take it, 672. Give full address write plainly. Any physician or hospital not yet using Liquozone will be gladly supplied for a test. ficials of the company state that the service has proved a convenience and is being adopted to lessen the risk oi wrecks and accidents. Under the col lector system the conductor has noth ing to do except attend to his train and is never overworked. The col lector can give all his attention to the collection of fares and in cases of crowded trains the company saves some money. GOWER MAY GO TO C. A. Rock Island Official Mentioned Trade Traffic Manager. as Speculation is rife in railway circles as to the men who will be the succes sors of J. N Faithorn and F. A. Watin on the Chicago Alton. Mr. Faithorn has decided to give up the vice presi dency of the Alton in order to devote ail his time to the Chicago Terminal Transfer railroad, of which he is presi dent. He may remain with the Alton till the end of the year. Mr. Wann left the Alton after twenty-three years of continuous service to become vice president in charge of traffic of the Pere Marquette-Cincmnati, Hamilton Dayton system. He assumed his new duties today. His headquarters will be in Chicago. It was rumored yesterday that Harry Gower, assistant freight traffic manager of the Rock Island system, would go to the Alton as freight traffic manager. The Report lacks official confirmation. It probably had its origin in the fact that the Rock Island and Union Pacific are joint owners of the Alton, and that the Rock Island has no representation on the Alton except in the directorate. Under the agreement made prior to the last an nual meeting of- the Alton the union Pacific interests will have a majority of the directors for the next two years, and therefore the Rock Island inter ests could not force any official changes during that period even if disposed to do so. Under the circum stances, however, if the Rock Island interests should recommend that Mr. Gower, or any other Rock Island of ficial, be appointed to fill the vacan cies in the traffic department of the Alton, it is likely the appointment would be made. President Felton of the Alton said yesterday he had not decided whom to appoint in charge of freight traffic. A circular issued yesterday an nounces formally the resignation of General a reight Agent wann or the Alton and directs that Assistant Gen eral Freight Agent C. A. King tempo rarily shall have charge of the depart ment. THE PRIVATE CAR LINES. Now the Plan Is to Consolidate All Lines Under Railway Ownership. It is predicted by a prominent Chi cago railroad olhcial that within six months the private car lines of the country will pass from their present owners into the hands of the rail roads. No doubt exists that the inter state commerce commission in its de cision, which is expected in a week or two, will assail the railroads for as sisting private car lines in exacting ex orbitant charges from shippers, and will express the opinion that the roads should be required to furnish the equipment for the transportation of every article of freight. The railroads feel they ought not to allow themselves to be made the scapegoats for the actions of private car lines, and for this reason they are considering measures that will enable them to overcome the troubles. Just how this can be accomplished has not yet been determined". The difficulty which has been in the way of wiping out these private car lines has been that a majority of the stock in them '.has been held by rail road officials, but not by the ones who own the roads. Any suggestion for taking over the lines naturally met with opposition. It also has been a question whether the railroads would be able to supply the cars needed by the shippers for the prompt transportation of certain com modities, and whether it would not be better to have one company own all of the cars, as the Pullman company owns cars on passenger trains. It has been suggested that the railroads will buy the independent companies and combine them into one big independ ent car line company, to be owned by the various railroads over which the cars were run, as is now the case with most of the fast freight lines. 1 SHOPS BUSY AT GOODLAND. Rock Island Railroad Starts Repair Work Again at That Place. Twenty freight cars have arrived at the Goodland, Kan., shops of the Rock Island from Roswell for repair, the first installment of 100 to be put in or der in the Goodland yards. The car re pair gang now numbers 18 men employ ed, and orders have been issued to em ploy a sufficient number of men to do the work. Six men, some new men and others re-employed, were added to the force at Goodland lately. Abundant material has been collected there for the repair of the cars, and it looks as though the company intends to permanently increase the car work at these shops. Santa Fe Brakeman Crushed. Arkansas City. Kan., Dec. 5. Wil liam Nugent, a Santa Fe brakeman of this place, was caught between two cars at Ponca City Saturday and prob ably fatally crushed. He was taken to the company hospital at Topeka. HAD A TREMENDOUS CROWD. McLean Won the Fifteen-Mile Motor Paced Race at Gotham. New York, Dec. 5. A crowd of over 10,000 persons witnessed the prelim inary races to the annual six-day race in Madison Square garden Saturday night. f There were four events and all of the events were won by New England cyclers. In the motor-paced fifteen-mile race for the championship Hughie McLean of Boston won, after each of the riders had met with a mishap. The time was 26:34 1-5 seconds. In the second mile Walthour lost six laps, about three-fifths of a mile, through an accident to the rear tire of his wheel. McLean was nearly seven laps ahead in the thirteenth mile when he was thrown from his wheel by one of his tires bursting and lost four laps. Walthour gained two laps, but McLean finally won by one and a half laps. In the international ten-mile open race tor proressionais, jviasson or Paris, who is one of the six-day riders, was thrown from nis wheel -into a box, but was not badly hurt. The race was won by W. S. Fenn of Bristol, Conn. Jimmy Moran of Boston was second; M. Stol of Amsterdam, Holland, third. and George Schreiber of this city was fourth. Time, 22:19. The five-mile amateur open race was won by J. J. McKinnin of Boston; Matt Downey of Boston, second, six inches behind, and A. C. Ashurst of Newark, N. J., third. Time, 11:26 1-5. The one-mile amateur handicap was won by Matt Downey, New York (35 yards'; CA- Sherwood, New Yor (35 vards) second; w. Wilkins, Jr., New York (110 yards), third. Time 2:06 4-5. BROTHER GARDNER. He Has Something to Say to Colored People. "I hold yere In my hand?" began Brother Gardner, as he rose up after the routine proceedings of the Lime Kiln club had been concluded "I hold yere in my hand a letter from de Hon. swnaotr Johnson, p. D. Q.. of de Uni versity of Texas, askin' me to specify sich improvements as I have witnessed in de status of de colored man doorin de last twenty years. "De first thing to be decided am. has de colored man improved? We may all agree dat he has. De second question am, how he has improved? "I am gwine to say a few words to de members of dls Lime Kiln club, and trew dem to de six millyon cull d peo ple scattered frew de United States. "When de cull'd man was let loose from slavery he was like a child five years old. He jest knowed 'nuff to be tickled dat he had become his own boss. He had little to forgit and eberything to learn. Anybody who will look ober de ground will agree wid me dat he has done fairly well, and dat de improvement in de last twenty years has been surprisin Today dar am mighty few cull'd men left who will walk into a blacksmith's shop and pick up a hoss shoe widout first spit- tin' on it to see whether it am red hot or stone cold. "Ebery fair minded man in de ken- try stands willin' to give de people of our color all due praise for de way dey have climbed up de ladder, but de question has begun to be asked if de race has not reached its limit. 'Take the case of Brother Jones, fr instance. Sich a name as he has got orter be backed by at least $200 in de savin's bank, but he don't know what de Inside of a bank looks like. To my sartin knowledge he has had steady work at $12 per week for de last ten years, and yit he was ober to my house de odder night to borrow two dollars to buy coal. What has he done wid his aimins? Dey has gone to rent a postoffice box into cuckoo clocks-into patent leather shoes and fifty-cent neckties Into high teas, Ice cream, and pine apples at a quarter apiece. If Mrs. Jones should die to morrow she would leave behind her a $15 rug, a horse-hair sofa and a hun dred dollars worth of clothes, but she couldn't be buried till her husband borrowed de money to pay de under taker. Samuel Shin am a good man a nice man a hard working man but at de same time he's a good deal of a f ule. He must have a watch, a pin, cuff-buttons and satin ties, and his wife won't wear a dress not made to order. He airnes ten dollars a week. but he feels dat he must put on de same style as a man airnin' threetimes as much. De last high-tea giben by his wife cost his 'leben dollars, and he couldn't flgger dat he was 'leben cents better off. 'Elder Penstock has arrived at de aige of sixty, and he has known what it was to want for bread and fire. Last year he hit a job at nine dollars a week, and am holdin' it down yit, but instead of savin' a dollar he is usin' up ebery penny as fast as it comes in. He feels dat his dignity demands a plug hat and five-dollar shoes, and his wife feels dat her social position de mands silver knives and forks and water-ices on Sunday. If de Elder lost his job tomorrow he couldn't pay street car fare after two days.. Dat Johnson Family was Considered in the Swim. "De case of Waydown Bebee am an other. Three or four years ago he was workin' hard and savin' up his money, and fried oysters, ice cream and raisin cake was unknown things to him. He hunted around for ten-cent neckties, and his wife hunted for five-cent soup bones. "Dey got about $200 ahead of de game and den a fit of wild extravagance seiz ed "em, and at de present date dey am looked upon as millyonaires. It's a cold day when dey don't have roast beef for dinner, and end off wid a bottle of claret. "I was eatin' dinner wid Brudder Be bee a few Sundays ago, and I declar to goodness if de veal cutlet fringed all around wid green stuff didn't look so rich dat it mighty nigh took my breaf away. My old wife was home makin' a dinner off de bones of mutton left over from de day before, while yere sot Mrs. Bebee helpin' me to sich fodder as you would expect to find on de table of a governor. cm, tla llliu r M T ml "11 g 6ufc rt "yuoea m 1 If rBiwiasTiyflrsSTi. ft 1 Painless Dentistry In order to introduce their painless method of ex tracting, filling and bridge work," the great American Painless Dentists are giving their services absolutely; free to all who call at their beautiful office, 106 West Eighth street, within ten days. Open Sundays from 9 to 12 a. m. These eminent dentists will do all classes of dental work absolutely free (only making a small charge for ma terial used, this includas everything except painless extracting), to all who call at their office within 10 days. Tha American Painless Dentists desire to impress upon the minds of the people that their method is entirely new and painless. Barbarous methods are no longer used by them. They are pro gressive, competent and up-to-date oik scientific dentistry, and wish to say there is no need in being tortured in, the dental chair, as is usual with ordi nary dentists. Their object in making this liberal offer Is to introduce their painless system of dental surgery and to become rapidly and personally ac quainted with all who are in need ot the services of scientific, competent, thoroughly reliable and progressiva dentists. Remember their services are free except for the cost of material, the only condition being that you call at their office within ten days. Thla offer will positively be withdrawn at the expiration of this time. If you ar in need of the services of competent dentists call upon them while they are making this grand offer. Their offica is 106 West Eightb street (over Santa, Fe Watch Co.) PureWater Phillips' famous mineral water delivered at your door pure and health fuL PBOF. J. W. PHILLIPS Proprietor. 612 West Eight Street. A NIGHT SCHOOL FOR. MEN Steam and Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Drawing Courses. Also studies in other subjects. For full information apply to Y. M. G. A. 117 East Eighth. 'Dar' am ober sebenty members of de club present yere dis eavenin', but I don' believe dar' am a single one who kin show a bank book. 'Out of de hull crowd of you not five men will have two dollars in his pocket come Monday mawnin'. You am talkin' "bout Sunday dinners, gwine to ride in livery rigs and attendin' sacred concerts, and de fact dat you haven't rd cent laid up to fill a doctor's prescription ip case of sickness don't worry you a little bit. What happened last summer wnen Unreserved Johnson got hit by an u tomobile and knocked into de middle of de next week? He had been swellin' around wid a gold watch and a frock coat and a gold-headed cane, and his wife had her monogram on her writin paper and took a cab ebery time sha went out. Dat jonnson iam ly was con sidered in de swim, but dey swum out of it mighty quick arter dat old auto got in its work and laid de Brudder up for two months. Dar was Jist money; nuff in de house to buy a pint or arnica to rub on his bruises, and in less'n a week de cupboard was bare and da landlord was clamorin for his rent. If we hadn't tooken up a collection to help de brudder out he would have had to go to de poor house. 'I could go on ana mention can arter case, but what's de use? I hava riz up yere in dis Club time artec time and warned you dat you waa libin too fast, but has it done any .rood? nineteen out of twenty of you am jest as irresponsible as children. If you kin get sweetcaice loaay you don't worry about to 'taters for to morrow. Whenever I have taken any or you aside and talked to you personally vour excuse has been dat -de whita folks expected you to do dis or dat to show dat you was gettln along up da road. De white man is busily engaged in lookin' out for hisself, and he don't keer a tinker's dam whether you ara llbin on de top shelf or de lower one. If he pays any attention at all it's to feel tickled to see you makin' fules of yourselves. "As I said, I can't control you in dis matter. You aim de money, and you feel dat you have got de right to spend it as you will. You am runnin' tha thing into de ground. You am show in' de world at large dat you am a pack of silly, extravagant children, who am not to be trusted in responsi ble positions, and you must accept tha results. "I shall say no more on the subject, but at de same time I shall take a personal stand, and it will be well for you to know what dat stand will be. "In future, when a member of dis Club, wearin' a plug hat and carryln a cane and wipin' his patent leathers on my doah-mat, calls at my cabin t ask for the loan of two dollars til Saturday night, I shall riz up and taka him by de neck and put him frevr such gymnastics dat his heart wlil ache for two weeks afterwards. "We will now break the meetin' la two and depart to our extravagant homes and indulge in a lunch of cold chicken and champagne." (Cor right, 1904, by T. C. McClure.) We have observed that nearly aH suburban tracts of land offered for sale are within "a mile of towfe,-" ""Hd "choice." Comforts the heart, strengthens tf mind. It's good, ill or well. Makes one's face as bright as a summer morning. That's what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gat lin Drug Co.

Page 4

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1904. TOPEKA STATE JOURML BT FRANK P. MAC LENN'AN. Entered July 1, 1S76, as second class ntsiier ax toe po?ioreice at iojua. aaa under the act ol congress.) VOLUME XXXI No. 268 TERMS IF SI-RRPRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas towns where the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one vear ...$3.60 By mail, three months Weekly edition, one year oo Saturday edition of dally, one year 1.0U 'nri.ppHnNFS. Business Office Bell. 107 Business Office Ind. in Reporters' Room Bell 577 Jieporters' Room ltd- 65 Topeka State Journal building. 8P0 and was natua s avenue, corner of r-ignto. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vanderbilt Bids;. Paul Block, Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 16t0 Unity BMg. Paul iHock- Mgr. 1EA.SJ5S -WISE E2PC2T Cr SEE ASSOCIATED PE.EE3. The State Journal Is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publi--ation in Topeka. The news is received In the State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. In this world the good is rarely un mixed. Congress and Christmas come In the same month. A fire on the exposition grounds at St. Louis was expected after the close of the fair, but probably nobody was looking for it so soon. A suitable epitaph for the tomb of the dead Louisiana Purchase Exposition would be: Failed during Its lifetime for lack of proper advertising. A French, scientist claims to have discovered a way to make potatoes out of radishes. But who wants to have his radishes spoiled in that way? Probably the exclusion of the Boston Herald reporter from access to the "White House will not affect the news columns of that paper. Anybody who could Invent that turkey story is In no need of facts. It should te encouraging to owners of vacant lots in Topeka to observe that the three new business rooms re cently built between Eighth avenue and Ninth street were rented before they were completed. "If we revise the tariff we make an apology to the country we don't owe," says Senator Scott of West Virginia. Is this what the people are to get after being asked to trust the tariff changes to the friends of protection and accept ing the Implied promise at face value? Hartford Courant: It's evident enough now that the "stand pat" man darins of the senate and house have seriously undertaken to overawe and Intimidate Theodore Roosevelt. A rather interesting experiment that; its progress and outcome will be well worth watching. One would think that Senator Tom Piatt is too old a man and politician to place faith in an ante-election promise, yet he gave it out last week that Gov ernor Odell promised him not to inter fere in the election of a U. S. senator In New York. On the same day It was announced that Odell had decided upon the man whom he would have the leg islature elect. Exports from the United States to Canada during the year about to ter minate seem likely to exceed in total value of those of any earlier year. The department of commerce and labor, through its bureau of statistics, has Just prepared a table showing the total commerce of the United States with Canada during the ten months ending with October, also the total imports Into the United States from, and ex ports from the United States to, Can ada In each fiscal year from 1850 to and including 1604. The former statement shows that the total exports from the United States to Canada in the ten months ending with October, 1304, were H18.775.656. against tlll.SS4.763 in the corresponding months of 1903, and $93,- 792,394 in the corresponding months of 1902. YOUN G ORATORS MEET. XaJte Preliminary Steps to Choose Judges. A meeting of delegates representing all the colleges in Kansas which are members of the State Oratorical asso ciation was held Saturday afternoon at the Copeland hotel in this city, for the purpose of selecting a list of names of prominent men who would be sat isfactory to the members of the asso ciation as judges in the coming state contest, to be held in Wichita in March. From th list of names se lected the executive committee of the association will choose the six judges. Washburn's delegate to this meeting was John Hughes. Next Friday night Washburn will hold its local contest for the purpose of selecting its representative for the state contest. The contestants are Ludwig Katterfeld. Imrl Zumwalt, Talmadge Ackerson. John Dadisrnan, and Willis Goldsmith. Dump Fire Extinguished. The fire at the city dump was entirely extinguished Sunday by the lire steamer. Two heavy streams of water were played Into the burning refuse for some time, and it is beltsved that all the fire is out. At the council meeting this evening Coun cilman Griley of the Second ward will In troduce a resolution instructing the city attorney to bring criminal proceedings at once against any party caught dumping any more refuse in this old ravine. The land is not inside the city limits, but the city has Jurisdiction for sanitary purposes to a distance of five miles from the city limits. The Last Week Of our early purchasing sale 10 per cent of the price refunded on all selec tions made this week. See our new jewelry, silverware, cut glass, opera glasses, and novelties, too numerous to mention. N. F. Morehouse, 733 Kansas avenue. The farmer loves the rolling plain. The sailor loves the sea, 1 The girls they love their lovers, And their Ilocky Mountain Tea. Gatlin Drug Co. TO AWAIT ANALYSIS. II. J. Beatty Had Several Diseases Hut Slay Have' Died of Poison. Coroner H. B. Hogeboom and Dr. W. A. Wehe performed an autopsy on the body of H. J. Beatty, tha farmer who died suddenly at his home early Saturday morning, and found that he had kidney trouble, cancer of the stomach and enlargement of the heart. They also found that the brain and blood vessels had suffered congestion which could have been caused by poison. Coroner Hogeboom ordered an In quest to be held and a chemical analysis of the stomach, by Prof. J. T. Lovewell. to determine if any poison can be found. If no poison Is found the physicians will determine that death came from some of the organic troubles. Coroner Hogeboom ordered the In quest to begin in the city court roera at 2:80 o'clock this afternoon. The analysis of the stomach can not be made by that time and the inquest will be adjourned until Prof. LovewelJ can report on his findings. Sheriff Lucas made a trip to the Beatty home and questioned the neighbors. He does not think that death was the result of poison nor foul play but as the neighborhood is agi tated over recent troubles between the Beatty family and others In the neighborhood the farmers In the vicin-. ity of Menoken demanded an Investi gation and it Mill be made In a thorough manner. Two weeks ago when Beatty was In Topeka to take steps to have a neigh bor arrested for slander he wa suffer ing greatly from heart trouble and nearly collapsed in the court room. He was to return on the following day but was not able to do so. THE EDISON FRANCHISE Will Come Before the City Council Tills Evening. The Edison Franchise will come up again at tonight's meeting of the coun cil. As the proposed ordinance is not satisfactory to the mayor arid all the councilttien there may be some changes made in the proposition before It is put upon its passage. A number of concessions have been made by the company. One of the latest objections made by a councilman today is that the franchise as It now stands is non-forfeitable and reference is cited to section 6. as printed in the State Journal Saturday evening. Concerning this City Attorney Spencer said today: Whether that section is there in the franchise or not makes no difference: it simply provides what id already the only way which the city has for enforcing the provisions of the franchise. If tile city claims that the company is violating its franchise it must first bring action in mandamus to compel the company to do as it has contracted to do. If it wins its case and the company still persists in re fusing to do what the ordinance directs, then is the time for a forfeiture suit. The courts will not forfeit a franchise simply on the representation of the city that the franchise has been violated. The city must prove that the company is violating the franchise and that It has failed to comply with the franchise after it had been determined that the violation was going on. HURT IX A RUNAWAY. Miss Slay Riser Seriously Injured at Menoken. Miss May Riser was dangerously in jured in a runaway Friday afternoon near her home in Menoken township. Miss Riser was driving a horse to a buggy. The horse became frightened and ran away. The buggy was upset. The top was up ancl Miss Riser was caught in that and dragged for a long distance. The buggy righted itself and she managed to jump out. Miss Riser's skull is thought to be fractured and her neck is injured. She was unconscious for several hours. To Install a Pastor. Installation ceremonies will be held at the Third Presbyterian church Tuesday night. Rev. W. N. Cleveland, formerly of Herington, will be installed as pastor. Rev. Ralph Ward of the Westminster church will preach the sermon. Rev. A. F. Glendenning will deliver the charge to the pastor. Rev. S. S. Estey will deliver the charge to the congregation. After the installa tion ceremonies refreshments will be served. The Four-Track News. The price of this popular magazine of travel and education will, on Jan uary 1st, 1905, be advanced to 10 cents a copy, $1.00 a year. If you will send 50 cents at once to the publisher, George H. Daniels, 7 East 4 2d Street, New York, your subscription will be entered for the remaining numbers of this year and the entire year of 1905. Sample copy mailed free. Star Grocery Wholesale and Retail. E. nontgomory. Prop. 1 12 E. 6th Both Phones 252 Tomorrow we will sell you Groceries so cheap you can not afford to miss the chance. 7 lbs Bulk Pancake Flour.... 25c 3-fb can of New Pears too 15c pkg. Grape-Nuts lOo 2 cans New Sugar Corn 15c 2 cans Early June Peas 15c 15c pkg. Malta-Vita 10c 10c pkg. Grape-Nuts..., 5c 9 bars best quality Soap 25c 2-lt Fig Cakes 25c Usual price, 20c lb. 10c pkg. Blue Ribbon Soda 5c Country Sorghum, per gal.;... 40c Sweet Pickle, quart 15c 35c Imperial Tea, lb.... 20c 8 lbs California Prunes 25c 7 lbs Bulk Starch 25c 7 lbs Wisconsin Buckwheat. .25c 25c Mocha and Java Coffee, lb 20c OLD TIMERS MEET The Hold a Session to Discuss Pioneer Days. An Old Fashioned Dinner Serred at Noon. MR. UOCH DIDS'T COME Committee Met Train Bat lie Wasn't There. Big IMenic Will Be Held Next Summer. The Old Settlers' association of To nora l Vi nl H 1 n f it annual meeting in Security hall today. All those who came before 1875, and their children are members of the organization. At noon the register showed a total attendance of 176. It was thought by the officers that the 200 mark would be reached be- Through a misunderstanding the idea pecame cuijein. weeiv inai- meeting was to be that of the Shawnee County society, while in reality the meeting was that of the Topeka soci ety in celebration of the fiftieth anni- fnnniltni, I f t 1 i U ft f vcieai j vij. Lti .uu.mii.o Old settlers from outside of the city were nowever given iiiviihuuub w -tend and quite a number came. From .1 V.n l-utt ll:. tt t the tiuiiuil llieac, ii..iL oi-iwv.. meeting was found in A. J. Brown of Auburn, who came in 1849. Among the oldest Topekans, President James Hickey got the honors, having come to this city in 1853. A big dinner was served at noon on .1 V. f Cor-iii-itv hnll Sit lllC JU Ul Lll ,iwa urn. i v j "I which almost all Qf those who came to the meeting were seated. The menu consisted of good old-fashioned food l, ir;n v, ,i i k. niri settlor. who were LUC luitu v. w.w present, dilated upon "as something tney liitea. r i 1 1. was tallari tr nrdel tnlS morning at 11 o'clock. Formal business matters consumed the time until noon. It was decided to give a big basket din ner picnic next summer. The matter was also discussed of returning to the former plan of having the meetings in the evening, but no action was taken, n-v, 1 1 m-i n nflirarg art In charere of today's meeting: James Hickey, presi dent; v.. W. Ycaie, vice jjicoiucni., ert Steele, treasurer; Luther Nellis, sec retary; executive committee, John El liott, C. O. Knowles, George Lux. A new body oi omcers win u cictieu the conclusion of the meeting this ev ening.- The programme or mis uwiuuuu, which began at 2 o'clock, was as fol ksong "My Country 'Ti3 of Thee," led by Mrs. Thatcher. Address by Governor E. W. Hoch. Song by Mrs. Thacher. Paper by Mrs. J. C. Gordon. Veale and J. G. Wood. siu.MiniiLe talks Colonel Geo. W. Veale and J. G. Wood. Song by James Moore. Five-minute talks by T. J. Anderson, A W. Dana, John Martin and others. Election of officers. "Old Lang Syne" by all present. Mr. Hoch Not Here. on the program of the Topeka Old Set- v,i trLnn- a nan I ,-n iters Bocieiy u"o announced. A committee met the after- t i i t tho niv t ey- noon isania r o ecutive of Kansas did not come. He did not supply a reason in any ssuape m V for his absence, and it is probably to be j. i i ..in-vO,. eiA tint Via V"f conciuuea ina.1. n? mmiHj time Mr. Hoch was at Marion at 11 o'clock this morning, because telephonic communication was established with him from the Republican state central head quarters. This shows that he will proba bly not be in the city at all today, as ex pected. FUSS ABOUT PAY, Question Over Election Judges' Al lowance Comes fp Tonight. There will be quite a spirited fight in the council meeting tonight about the amount which the city ought to pay the Judges and clerks who counted the ballots in the recent bond elec tion. Election Commissioner Williams recommended that the judges and clerks be paid $2.50 apiece. The claims and accounts committee inves tigated the matter, and recommended that the judges and clerks be paid 25 per cent of the legal rate for the reg ular election, which would make each judge and clerk get from 62hi cents to SI. The judges and clerks have been doing some lobbying today, and they tell the councilmen that unless they get more than 62 cents for counting the ballots, they won't take a cent. Under the present law there is no specific amount for counting the bal lots of a special election. The judges and clerks usually contend that they are authorized to collect the same amount as for a general elec tion, which Is J2.50 for the first 250 ballots or less, and $1 for each suc ceeding hundred. Two years ago the Judges were allowed 50 per cent of the legal rate for counting three special elections. There was only one special election ballot this year, and so it looks as though 25 per cent was not an entirely unfair proposition. GROSS FRAUD CHARGED In the Matter of World's Fair Premium Awards. St. Louis, Dec. 5. In a letter to Major J. G. Pangborn, president of the United Exhibitors' association, made public today. President Thomas H. Carter of the national world's fair commission declares that "most grave and serious charges of corruption in connection with the awarding of cer tain premiums have been filed" with the national commission. The letter, after quoting that part cf the act of congress making an ap propriation for the exposition which nrovides "that the appointment of all judges and examiners for the expo sition and the awarding of premiums, If any, shall all be done and performed by the exposition company, subject, howtver, to the approval of the na tional commission created by section 2 of this act." The organ recital and concert will b'e given tonight at the First Lutheran church on the occasion of the Installa tion of the new pipe organ. An attrac tive programme has been arranged in cluding Dean George Barlow Penny, organist, Mrs. Frank Foster, violinist. Mrs. J. A. Young, soprano, Mr. Harry Pribble. tenor, Mr. David Bowie, bari tone. Miss Gertrude Tracy, accompan ist. Knights of Columbus Notice. Annual election of officers next Thursday evening. T. J. COUGHLIN, Secretary. HUNTERS ARE FINED. Their Thanksgiving Jaunt Proves to He Expensive. In the city court this morning Ray Augustus, H. Wilkerson and William Supple, charged with hunting on pri vate property without permission of the owners, entered pleas of guilty. The charges against the boys were made by O. Skinner and Richard Con stable, farmers living near Vinewood park. The farmers asked Judge Mc Cabe to be lenient with the boys as the purpose of the- prosecutions was to put a stop to promiscuous hunting and not to unduly persecute the culprits. Sup pie's father was in the court room and informed Judge McCabe that he would not help his son but that William would have to work out his own salva tion as best he could. Judge McCabe fined each of the boys II and costs, which amounted to the following to tals: William Supple $18:30, Ray Au gustus $9.15, and H. Wilkerson $9.15. The fines of Wilkerson and Augustus were paid by their relatives. When Supple senior found that his son did not have the money to pay his fine and costs and that to work out his own sal vation he would have to stay in jail 19 days he promptly paid the $18.30 and took Master Willie home. FOUND IN AH ALLEY. Albert Lloyd Believed to Have Been Robbed. A man giving the name of Albert Lloyd was found in the alley back of the Eagle drug store, 406 Kansas avenue, at a late hour last night, and is still in a comatose condition, although the physicians who have charge of him say that he will re cover. The police decided that he had been robbed and Sergeant McElroy, acting on the theory, spent the rest of the night in searching for the robber. A man em ployed in the Eagle drug store, of the same number heard Lloyd talk ing to some women on the second floor of the same building, and a few minutes later heard him fall down stairs. It is probable that he was assisted in falling down the rear stairway into the alley, where he was found. Several women have rooms on the second floor. DEATHS AND FUNEitALS. Charles Llndenschmidt, aged 77 years, and one of the old settlers of Topeka, having lived here almost 30 years, died this morning at '1:30 o'clock, at the family home, 128 Topeka avenue, of a complication of asthma and pneumonia. He was sick only three days, and on Sunday evening was up and about the house. This morning early he suffered a severe attack, from which he did not rally. The Late C. Llndenschmidt. The funeral will take place on Wed nesday from the German Catholic church. Further announcement will be made, pending word from a daughter in Chicago and a brother in Evans- ville, Ind. Charles Lindenschmldt was born April 26, 1828, in Eppenburen, Germany. He came to this country when he was 19 years of age and settled at Cincin nati. O. In 1853 he was married to Katherine Kenter at Covington, Ky. They were childhood sweethearts in Germany. At Cincinnati, the deceased opened a blacksmith shop. He then removed to Evansville, Ind., where he engaged himself in foundry work. On July 3 1875, he removed to Topeka and opened a foundry and machine shop on Kansas avenue where the Metropolitan hall now stands. At this place he made all the iron work for the old city building, now Security hall.'- He used horse pow er entirely in his shop. Several years later he opened a ma chine shop at Third and Kansas avenge. Five years ago he removed to the pres ent location of his blacksmith shop at 520 Jackson street. The deceased is survived by his wife. three sons, Henry, Charles and William, all of Topeka, and Mrs. W. F. Klemp of Chicago. He has a brother, Henry L. Llndenschmidt" at Evansville, Ind. Mr. Llndenschmidt was a member of the Turners and the Democratic Flam beau club. Mrs. George Brindle of Oakland died on Sunday at 12 o'clock of diabetes at the age of 63 years. She is survived by a husband and a son and daughter, George Brindle, of Kansas City, and Mrs. Anna Greenwood of Topeka. The funeral will be held on Wednesday morning from the Dunkard church, in Oakland. Mrs. J. W. Brown, aged 32 years, died Sunday of catarrh of the stomach, at her home, 622 Fillmore street. The funeral, which will be In charge of the Benevolent society No. 3, will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the A. M. E. churcn, corner seventh street and Topeka avenue. Abraham Green, aged 63 years, died today at 131 North Monroe street of cancer of the stomach. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Baptist church. Interment in Topeka ceme tery. The funeral of Patrick Devenny will take place Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock from Hogan's undertaking establish ment. Services will be held in the Church, of the Assumption. The Inter ment will take place in the afternoon at Big Springs. When afflicted with a hard cold, noth ing is so effective an Piso's Cure. 25c. Satisfactory Family Washing Ever done in the city, everything clean and sweet, color perfect, woolens like new, table and bed room linens nicely ironed at 5c lb. Most excellent shirt, collar and cuff work. Topeka Laundry Co. Phones 153 2nd and Quincy St. IN THE DEWEY CASE. Second Wife Hasn't Sued for Her Share of Property. Press dispatches sent out from To peka state that the filing ef the papers in the suit of Mrs. Gertrude M. Dewey, the second wife of the late Charles P. Dewey "makes public the fact that the late Charles P. Dewey had placed the greater part of his large property in the names of bis stenographer, Chas. T. Killen, and his children. It is be lieved that the property had been dis posed of in this manner so that Mr. Dewey could evade any Judgments which might be rendered in the di vorce suit which his wife filed against him before his death." These statements are denied as wholly without foundation by a close friend of the family in Topeka. The gentleman, who desires his name with held from statements in regard to the matter, but who nevertheless is in a position to speak from knowledge, says: "Mr. Dewey had for years before his death, held his property in his own name, some in the name of Killen, his secretary, and some as shares in in corporated companies. It was known before he died just what his property consisted of, who held it, and what for. It cannot be said that this procedure was for any purpose of shielding it from his wife, or for any other pur pose. He lived at Chicago when he died, and it is there that the will was probated, although it was made in West Virginia where he died. He gave his present wife her share of the property under the laws of Illinois, and the balance of the property to Killen, who had been his secretary for a number of years, and his son Chaun cey, in equal parts. He made some bequests which had to be deducted first, among them $5,000 to his daugh ter by his first wife. After his death the daughter brought proceedings to set aside the will, which are still pend ing, and in which proceedings Chaun cey Dewey cannot but have the most friendly Interest. The second wife, be fore Mr. Dewey's death, had instituted suit for alimony aaginst him in the Riley county, Kansas, district court and the testimony taken there dis closed Just what his property was, where situated and by whom held. "After his death his present wife brought suit to recover her share, which she claimed she was entitled to under the laws of Kansas and Illinois, or which in Kansas would amount to one-half after payment of debts, and which in Illinois would be an Interest in the shape of dower. "None of the proceedings are ended, and they all appear to be conducted in a business way without scandal or pas sion. Dewey left a large estate, not easily handled or convertible into cash, and was indebted In the neigh borhood of a quarter of a million or more dollars. "A statement in some of the papers coming from this city that it is be lieved that the property had been dis posed of so that Mr. Dewey could evade any judgment which might be rendered In the divorce suit which his wife filed against him, is both, untrue as to his purpose, and is a misstate ment of fact, as his wife had not brought suit for divorce, but for ali mony." GLEASON TO RETURN. Famous Horse Trainer AV111 Be at the Auditorium. Professor O. R. Gleason, the famous horse tamer, who drew such enormous erowds at the fair grounds in Topeka last summer, came to this city this morning and made a proposition to the entertainment committee of the Commercial club to give his exhibi tions in the Auditorium next week, for the benefit of the Semi-Centennial deficit fund, on a percentage basis. Secretary Anderson arranged for a meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock between the committee and Professor Gleason, at which time a formal con tract and arrangement will probably be made for Professor Gleason to ap pear at the big hall all of next week with a Saturday matinee. There is one thing upon which the engagement is principally contingent, and that Is whether or not the Audi torium committee of the city council will be willing to let the hall for a horse show. Some complaint was lodged against its use by Shipp's in door circus and the sentiment that grew out of it has not yet died down entirely. Professor Gleason says that he will guarantee that not a sliver will be torn from a single board. "I will arrange all that satisfactorily," he said this morning he. "I propose to put down a board floor in the pit of the hall over the regular floor. Then I will put in several layers of sand and sawdust and pack it firmly. Around the sides special safeguards will be placed. There will not be a particle of damage and I will guarantee that fact." Secretary Anderson of the Commer cial club thinks that a good comfort able seating capacity for 2,000 people can be arranged. The admission will be 25 cents. HE LOOKED HIM IN THE EVE. Then the Holdup Man Let Mr. Van Orsdale Alone. Willjam Van Orsdale, deputy county clerk, was t,he victim of an attempted hold up in North Topeka Saturday night. Van Orsdale was on his way lip town from his home after supper, walking on Railroad street. He passed a man who was lounging against a fence. Immediate ly after he passed he heard the sounds of rapid footsteps behind him. He turn ed suddenly and confronted the man he had passed. The man was within a foot of him and his arm was raised ready to strike. The man held something in his hand. Van Orsdale looked him square in the eyes for a minute and backed away. When Van Orsdale was returning home and passing about the same spot two men appeared from the shadow of a building across the street and started for him. Van Orsdale turned and retraced his steps and went borne another way. Knights Templar, Attention. The book which Topeka com mandery, Knights Templar, has Issued to present as a souvenir to each mem ber present at their past commanders' reunion and reception to the grand officers, Tuesday night, is one of the most artistic and elegant pieces of the printers' art that has ever been issued in Masonic circles in this country. It is of the very finest material, having an embossed cover, is printed on deckel edge paper, the cuts are Rem brandt in style and printed in a sepia effect. It certainly will be prized by those who receive it, not only for its artistic value but the very valuable literature it contains, as it contains much that will be read with approval and interest throughout the Masonic world. The supply is limited and can not be mailed, as they will not be out of the printer's hands until Tuesday. Let every member of the commandery report to the recorder promptly at 7:30. ssojournera wiu De coraiaiiy welcomed. GOVERNMENT WINS. In Salt Brought Against It toy tne Susar Trust. Washington, Dee. 5. -The supreme court of the United States today denied the ap plication for writes overtiorarl in tne cases of th American Sugar Re company of New Tork vs. the Unitea States, thus in effect affirming the decis ion of the circuit court of appeals for tne Second district, which sustained the gov ernment. The suit was brought ly tne sugar refiners to test the validity of tne treasury regulations allowing for tne temperature modifications of the polari scopio test of sugars brought into tne United States. PILES OF EVIDENCE. Submitted to Judge Hasten to .Con trovert Referee's Report. In the 'district court this morning the argument on the report of the referee in the suit of McCarty Reichardt against the St- Louis, Kan sas City Colorado railway was com menced before Judge Hazen, The ar gument will probably last several days. This suit, which Involved about $100,000, is the most voluminous civil action that has ever been brought in the district court. The evidence in the case, taken by a stenographer and typewritten, is bound in seven volumes and each volume is as large as an ordinary encyclopedia. When the case was filed a year ago Judge Haien appointed L. S. Ferry, of Topeka, referee in the case. As ref eree Mr. Ferry heard the testimony at sessions in St. Louis and Topeka. The arguments were made before Judge Ferry and then he prepared his find ings which he filed with Judge Hazen last August. The decision of the referee was in favor of the railroad company as the referee allowed but $30,000 of the $100,000 claim and that $30,000 was admitted by the railroad company. The attorneys for the con tractors want the decision of the referee set aside and it is on that point that the argument is being made. McCarty Reichardt were con tractors who graded a large portion of the St. L. K. C. C. railroad between Kansas City and St. Louis. The new road is "a Rock Island system line. The contractors, from Little Rock, Ark., claimed that the grading they did un der contract, to be paid for at various rates for different kinds of work, was not properly measured and that Chief Engineer Marvin was not competent to measure the work. In his decision Referee Ferry said: "That no evidence has been produced in this action sustaining the charge in plaintiff's petition that said Chief En gineer Marvin was incapable, ineffi cient or unfair, or that he was incap able by reason of old age, physical in firmities, prejudice or unfair disposi tion to properly and fairly perform his duties as chief engineer of said rail road company under the provisions of said contract." In placing Judgment upon the whole matter, Referee Ferry substantiates the railway company's estimate by the conclusion thus: "The final estimate and certificate of said Engineer H. L. Marvin, Is correct as except as to the clerical error showing the clearing and grubbing, and shows correctly the classification and quantities of earth, loose rock and solid rock excavation made by said plaintiffs under said con tract." John McClure, formerly a Judge of the supreme court of Arkansas, and Rossington Smith, of Topeka, are at torneys for McCarty and Reichardt. J. W. Gleed and W. F. Evans are attor neys for the railroad company. IN THE HOUSE. Hardly a Desk That Was Not Banked With Flowers. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. The house of representatives convened today at noon for the last session of the Fifty-eighth congress. The ever-interesting event at tracted to the house side of the, capitol the usual opening day throng who, al though conscious that admission to the galleries was by card only, nevertheless began to assemble as early as 9 o'clock. From that hour the crowd grew in size until the corridors became choked with constantly moving humanity, many of whom indulged the vain hope that by some stroke of good fortune they might gain admittance, while others were con tent if they but only could peep In. The gallery doors were thrown open at half past ten o'clock and in a short time every seat was taken. The diplomatic corps was well represented. Now and then as some favorite entered the chamber he was liberally applauded. In his private room, for some time before the house met. Speaker Cannon held an informal re ception to "the boys," as he is wont to call his associates in the house. Without distinction as to party, the members drop ped in to pay their respects, and for each he had a pleasant wora. The floral display was beautiful in the extreme. There was hardly a desk that was not banked with floral pieces of some kind. MR. McCORMACK QUITS. Chief Train Dispatcher of the Rock Island Resigns. W. W. MeCormack, chief dispatcher of the Kansas division of the Rock Island, has tendered his resignation to take effect December 10. Mr. MeCormack resigns from the Rock Island here to go to Michigan, where he has been offered the division superintendency of one of the eastern railroads.' Mr. MeCormack came to Topeka about a year and a half ago from the Great Northern railroad. He has been extremely well liked in To peka, and he leaves with the well wishes of all his associates. J. B. Ford, night dispatcher, has also tendered his resignation, effective the same date. He has not decided which of several offers he will accept. It is quite likely that he will go with Mr. MeCormack. Holiday Rates via Frisco System. On December 20, 21, 22 and 26 the Frisco System will sell round trip tickets limited for return passage to thirty days from date of sale at rate of One Fare plus $2.00 from Kansas City to all points in the Southeast,, includ ing Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida. The fast "Southeastern Limited" train, carrying through sleeper to Jacksonville, Fla., leaves Kansas City daily, at 6:30 p. m., and arrives, at Memphis 7:55 a. m. Birmingham 3:55 p. m.; Atlanta 11:20 p. m.; and Jack sonville at 9:35 a. m. the second morn ing. J. C, Lovrien, Assistant General Passenger Agent., Kansas City, Mo. A. Hilton, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TO WHOM IT MAL CONCERN Myap plication for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors according to law at 632 Kansas avenue, in the Second ward of the city of Topeka, is now on file in the office of the probate Judge of Shawnee county, Kan sas The hearing of the same is set for Friday at 9 o'clock a. m., Dec. 23, 1904. GEO. W. STANSFIELD. LAST CALL tain's 114 and 116 E. 5th St. Our extra super ingrain carpets are practically all closed out. We have a number of Tapestry, Velvet and Mo- quette carpets of very high quality and exceptionally fine designs. We are closing these out swiftly at almost half of former price. Ta pestry, 40c and upwards; Velvets, 75c and 85c were formerly $1.25 and $1.35. Velvet and Moquette Eugs, made from remnants, at each $1.10 and $1.25, worth almost double. Good floor Oilcloth, real nice patterns, reduced to 18c, 22c and 25c per yard. Imported Linoleum, the best in the world, 37c and 47c per square yard, or the price of first quality oilcloth only. 500 Opaque Window Shades, the fully warranted kind. 18c for the 6-ft. length, .23c for the 7-ft. length. Table Oilcloth, the best on the American market, 15c. Lower prices on every thing from this on. Don't hesitate to shop here. Courteous treatment shown to all that come. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. BEFORE appearing in reception room or street, a kiss of Satin Skin Pac. Powder wonderfully refines the complexion. Flesh, white, pink, brunet. HE SAID "CRUCIFY" ME. J. C. Bunds Appeared In Church WitU Tliis Strange Request. J. C. Bunds, a man living in Park dale, was arrested for assault last night, which complaint was later changed to "disturbing religious meet ing at the Second Wesleyan church." Bunds, while intoxicated, started a disturbance in the church at Fifth and Leland streets, by cursing the minister and striking a man who attempted to reason with him. Bunds admitted to the police that he had made a disturbance in the church, and said that he had laid down on the altar of the church and said: "Crucify me you, Just as they crucified Christ." Bunds says that he has had trouble with the Wesleyan church, and that his wife is crazy on religion. She in duced him to forfeit $3,000 insurance, he told the omcers, and he has a grudge against the institution. Teeth Extracted or Filled Without Pain We are the originators of PAIX LESS DENTISTRY. We thoroughly understand our business, and guar antee every piece of work we do. We have done more to relieve those suf fering from dental troubles than any other dental surgeons in America, if not in the world. We are now and have- been for the past ten years, acknowledged authorities on Dentistry. Our extensive researches, long experi ence and practical work in thousand of cases place us in the front rank of scientific dentistry. We are now de voting our entire time and attention to the people suffering with their teeth. It costs you nothing to consult us. We can give you valuable advice and information which may save you money and health. Our extensive ex perience Is at your service. Onr Of fices are 106 W. 8th (Over Santa l'e Watch Co.), Topeka, Kan.

Page 5

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1904. FOR MRSJ1R0WN. Neighbors Glre Former Mckum SNAPSHOTS AT H0H riKWS Us parents mostly mink our own's The smartest children out! But Widder Sheltons little Saul Beats all I know about! He's weakly like in p'int o' health. But strong In word and deed Hotel Cook Good Character. And heart and head, and map and spunk, Anil in tha )j!Ld! Yjfl v'T "THE GOOD CLOTHES STORE." yMf&rP 709-711 Kansas Avenue. Faj That the Family 1 Highly Keipectable. BELONGS TO CHURCH. Member in Good Stand ins of Low man Chapel. lias Alwajs Conducted Herself In Worthy Marnier. Mrs. Stella Brown's connection with the Nickum case has given her a good deal of unpleasant notoriety, and a number of her frlonds have brought to the State Journal office some certifi cates aa to her good character, with the request that they be published. Mrs. Brown was the cook at the Nickum hotel. She was the one who was first awakened by Mrs. Nickum's moans, and went to her aid. In helping Mrs. Nickum to sit up. Mrs. Brown got blood on her hands. Mrs. Brown went back to bed, and stayed there, after waking her roommate, Grace MacLain. Sirs. Brown claimed that she was sub ject to heart trouble, and that the ex citement had caused her strength and nerves to collapse. Suspicions were of course first directed to the occupants of the house, and Mrs. Brown probably got rather more than her share. All the evidence tended to show however that she was entirely innocent, and the county officials, who were at first in clined to regard her with g-:eat suspic ion, finally came to the conclusion that she knew nothing whatever concerning the murder except what she had told. Mrs. Brown is now staying with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garner, about three-quarters of a miie west of the end of the Lowman Hill car line. Dan iel Bates, who is next neighbor to Mrs. Garner, says: "Mrs. Garner and her daughter, Mrs. Brown, together with Mrs. Brown's two children, twin girls about 6 years old, have lived where they do now for the past two years. They came here from Illinois. I have known the family since March. 1804. They are members of the Lowman Hill Methodist church. Mrs. Garner supports herself by selling eggs, butter and garden produce. Mrs. Brown works out whenever she has a place. Mrs. Garner's brother is a presiding elder of the Methodist church at Em roria. I believe the family is perfectly straight and honest. They have the best of references from their old home back in Illinois. The people who live out in that neighborhood have nothing but words, of approval for the family since they moved out there. Mrs. Gar ner has two sons by a former marriage; Henry Jamison, a Eon who lives next door to her, and does huckstering; Gil bert Jamison, who works for the Lux Commission company. Both are very good young men, so far as I have seen. Mrs. Brown is very much grieved at the way she was treated by the county of ficials, and her mother is almost heart broken. They want to be set rif.ht with the public." Rev. J. R. Madif on, pastor of the Lowman Hill M. E. church, says in a signed statement: "Mrs. Stella. Brown is a member In good standing of the Lowman Hill Methodist church, of which I am pastor and from my acquaintance with her I believe her to be a woman who is up right in character and trustworthy in every particular. "HEV. J. R. MADISON." The following comes from Mr. and Mrs. A. Washburn, who live at the end of the Lowman Hill car line: Topeka, Dec. 2. 1904. "It has been strongly intimated in certain quarters that Mrs. Stella Brown knew more about the Nickum murder case than she was willing to divulge, implying thereby that she is not a person to be believed under oath. Knowing Mrs. Brown as well as we do, she having worked for us, doing house work, thereby giving us a good chance to form a pretty good and correct opin ion of her, as an honest, respectable and worthy Individual, we have no hesitation in recommending her to an impartial community as one perfectly worthy of confidence. "AVERT WASHBURN. "MRS. A. "WASHBURN." A Topeka woman who lives on "Weft Tenth street, who says she is very friendly with Mrs. Brown, but who will not allow her name to be used, says: "Mrs. Brown worked for me about a month. She left last October of her own free will. I don't believe it possi ble that Mrs. Brown killed Mrs. Nick um, for Mrs. Nickum Was a stronger woman than Mrs. Brown. I knew that Mrs. Brown had heart trouble; she never could stand any excitement while she worked for me. She did not go out at night, and no men came to see her while she lived with me. I consider Mrs. Brown a very nice woman, and there is no foundation for these suspic ions which have been directed against her." H. A. Decamp of South Brentwood addition, near where Mrs. Brown lives Bays: "To whom this may concern": I, the undersigned know Stella Brown and her mother, and have known them for two years. I can say that Stella Brown is a hard working woman, honest, and a perfect lady in every respect. lie Wanted to Be Saved. Chicago, Dec. 5. When B. S. Wasson, a. publisher, felt himself dying after he had cut his throat. he urged a physician to save him. While preparations were being made to remove the man to a Green or Black AS SERVED AT THE WORLD'S FAI R FOR SALE BY 3. P. Cole. Fraser Bros., Dreisbach Wallace. Hubbell Bros., Fredonla, W. W. Toe, Independence. 2w 0n Tea .spoon jig I S I 1 ii id V J f hospital, he died. The tragedy occurred in the bath room of the home of Was ?on's mother. Mrs. Sadie Wasson, in Drexel boulevard. "Wasson had been engaged in the publication of a railway magazine, a brother, J. G. Wasson, be ing associated with him. Mr. Wasson could assign no reason other than in sanity for his brother's act. MORE MONEY FOR FIREMEX. State Relief Fund Will Be $4,000 More Than Last Year. One hundred and twenty-four Kan sas towns will participate in the fire men's relief fund, distributed by the state insurance department, this year. The fund will amount to about $30, 000, which is about $4,000 more than last year. All towns making a showing of maintaining fire-fighting apparatus to the value of $1,000 and a fire depart ment to use it are entitled to 2 per cent of all the gross premiums col lected on fire insurance in that town. This tax is collected from the com panies by the state insurance depart ment. Ihe towns which will partici pate in the fund this year are Abilene, Alma, Anthony, Argentine, Arkansas City, Atchison, Axtell, Baldwin, Bax ter Springs. Belleville, Beloit, Blue Rapids. Burlingame. Burlington, Cald well, Caney. Cawker City, Centralia, Chanute, Cherokee, Cherryvale, Che topa. Clay Center, Clyde, Coffeyville, Columbus, Concordii, Cottonwood Falls, Council Grove, Dodge City, Downs, Effingham, El Dorado. Ells worth, Emporia. Enterprise, Eureka, Florence, Fort Scott, Frankfort, Fre donia. Galena, Garden City, Garnett, Gas City, Girard, Great Bend, Gypsum City, Hanover, Harper, Herington, Hiawatha, Hoisington, Holton, Hope, Horton, Howard, Humboldt, Hutchin son, Independence, Iola. Jewell City, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Kinsley, La Cygne. Larned, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Leonardville. Lincoln, Lyons, Manhattan, Mankota, Marion, Marysville, McPherson, Minneapolis, Neodesha, Newton, Nickerson, Norton, Oberlin, Olathe, Osage City, Osawato mie, Osborne, Oskalooea, Oswego, Ot tawa, Paola, Parsons, Peabody, Pitts burg, Pleasanton, Pratt, Rosedale, Russell, Sabetha, Salina. Scranton, Se dan, Seneca, Solomon, Sterling, Stock ton, St. John. St. Marys. Strong City, Thayer, Topeka, Valley Falls, Wame go, Washington. Weir City, Welling ton. Westmoreland, Wichita, Wilson, Winfield, Tates Center. SHAW'S ESTIMATE. Amount Needed to Run the Govern ment Next Two Years. Washington, Dec. 5. The estimates of appropriations required for the support of the government for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1906. were transmitted to congress today by the secretary of the treasury. These esti mates aggregate $619,669,852. as against J614.548.937, the amount of the appropriations for the current fiscal year. Following is the recapitulation of the estimates by departments: ESTIMATED APPROPRIATIONS. 1906. 1906. 12,314,015 12.lrtS.4S7 3S2,R4 313.3ti7 S.O.X.S42 3.107.970 170,547.01 176.4S6.0C6 n.ie.m.s.xj ns.4-r,57i 117.5 34S 106.273.663 1H2.STM:5 171,97li 15,349,9U0 2,111,127 Legislative Executive State dept Treasury dept. War dept Navy dept Interior dept. postoffice dept. Department of Agriculture 6.149.S10 Commerce labor.. 13.7;-5.!9 Justice S.248.4S0 5.912, S70 8,624,927 Grand totals $619,669,852 $614,548,937 The estimates for 1906. which are nearly $5,000,000 more than the esti mates for 1905, include $146,836,320 permanent annual appropriations al already provided for by law. An Employe Is Blamed. San Francisco. Cal., Dec. 5. The de tectives of Wells Fargo company are in search of the man op men guilty of stealing the $15,000 which mysteriously disappeared a month ago from the for warding department of the express company. No trace of it has been found. The detectives are said to be working on the theory that some one from the inside is to blame. Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness of the skin of any sort instantly relieved, permanently cured. Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. 0 JF Kings have to wed whether they want to or not, and Alfonso has been reported as about to marry most of the eligible royal ladies of Europe. The last news connects the young ruler's name with that of Princess Vic toria Patricia, the niece of King Ed ward and daughter of the Duke of Connaught. TELEPHONE TRUST. One With Capital of $700,000,000 Is Being Organized. Chicago, Dec. 5. The Chronicle to day says: A scheme which is the pre liminary step to the organization of a gigantic telephone trust which when its alleged purpose is accomplished, will involve a capital estimated at $700,000,000 and which will put out of existence all independent telephone manufacturing companies has come to light here with the announcement that a representative of an eastern syndi cate is endeavoring to obtain options on all -independent factories in the city and has obtained a. few. Similar operations are being sought from all the independent telephone manufacturing companies throughout the country with the object of forming a big combination of manufacturing telephone interests on about the same order as other large corporations, such as the United States Steel corporation in order to eliminate competition in this line. It is said the proposed combination has proceeded so far that there is very little doubt about its consummation. HEARST ENJOINS CITY. New York Officials Restrained From Faying $5,000,000 Account. New York. Dec. 5. An injunction has been granted against Mayor McClellan, City Comptroller Grout and City Cham berlain Kecnan to prevent them from paying city gas bills alleged to be ex cessive. Justice Mareau, of the supreme court, granted the writ upon the application of W. R. Hearst. During 1903, and a part of 1904 vari ous gas companies furnished the city with light without a contract. Their bills aggregate $5,000,000 for that time, and Mr. Hearst maintains this is $1, 200,000 more than should have been charged. Arguments to make the in junction permanent will be heard next Friday. HAPPY CHILDHOOD. Right Food Makes Happy Children Because They Are Healthy. Sometimes milk does not agree with children or adults. The same thing is true of other articles of food. What agrees with one sometimes does not agree with others. But food can be so prepared that it will agree with the weakest stomach. As an illustration anyone, no matter how weak the stomach, can eat, relish and digest a nice hot cup of Postum coffee with a spoonful or two of Grape-Nuts poured in, and such a combination contains nourishment to carry one a number of hours, for al most every particle of it will be di gested and taken up by the system and be made use of. A lady writes from the land of the Magnolia and the mocking bird, way down in Alabama, and says: "I was led to drink Postum because coffee gave me sour stomach and made me nervous. Again Postum was recom mended by two well known physicians for my children, and I feel especially grateful for the benefit derived. "Milk does not agree with either child, so to the eldest, aged four and one-half years, I give Postum with plenty of sweet cream. It agrees with her splendidly, regulating her bowels perfectly although she is of a consti pated habit. "For the youngest, aged two and one-half years, I use one-half Postum and one-half skimmed milk. I have not given any medicine since the chil dren began using Postum, and they enjoy every drop of it. "A neighbor of mine is giving Pos tum to her baby lately weaned, with splendid results. The little fellow is thriving famously." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Postum agrees perfectly with chil dren and supplies adults with the hot invigorating beverage in place of cof fee. Literally thousands of Americans have been helped out of stomach and nervous diseases by leaving off coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. Look in pkg. for the little book, "The Road to WeUvUle." Come honest by it, fer his Pa Afore he passed away He was a. leader (Lord! I'd like To hear him preach today!) He led his flock; he led in prayer Fer spread o' peace and when Nothin' but war could spread it he Was first to lead us then! So little Saul has grit to take Things just as they occur; And Sister Shelton's proud o' him As he is proud o' her! And when she "got up" jes' fee. him And little playmates all A Chris'mus tree they evw'ona Was there but little Saul. Pore little chap was sick in bed Next room; and Doc was there. And said the children might file past. But go right back to where The tree was, In the sittin'room. And Saul jes' laid and smiled Ner couldn't nod, ner wave his hand. It hurt so bless the child! And so they left him there with Doc And warm tear of his Ma's. Then suddent like high over all Their laughter and applause They heard: "I don't care what you git On your old Chris'mus tree, 'Cause I'm got somepin' you all hain't I'm got the pleurisy!" James Whitcomb Riley in the Cosmo politan. This was a fine morning for a rabbit hunt. The board of education will meet to night. The twentieth annual Siloam lodge reunion will be held Saturday night. The Commercial club will meet on Tuesday night of next week, December 13. The present term of the federal court will conclude on next Monday, Decem ber 12. Just enough snow Sunday to save Forecaster Cox's guess; his second guess. Now that the football season has ended the first real, genuine football weather has arrived. Rev. "Throw Out The Life Line" John A. Bright is doing evangelistic work this winter in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. Mrs. Frank Jarrell will read one of her delightful stories before the Auth ors' club at the National hotel Wednes day evening. Mrs. Jennie Clark is anxious to learn the whereabouts of L. R. Faulk. If you know his address send it to the State Journal office. John F. Switzer read a paper on Frederick the Great Before the Satur day Night club on Saturday evening and lived through it. Secretary Anderson, of the Commer cial club, who is also, government sta tistician of the crop report, states that rain is needed very badly all over Kan- s. A good snow would do as well. he concludes. The Hutchinson News says: An tonio Spade of Garden Plain, was ad judged insane by a jury in the probate court last evening. The patient is 37 years old. He will be taken to the hospital for, the insane at Topeka. A few days ago the city railway used the Jackson street track to switch the first car of coal to the state house heat ing plant. Then in a few days the Jackson street track- in front of the state house was used for standing one freight car. This rootsiing the same track wa, used for ?t"pro freight ears. At this rate how long will it take to v 2" V, r j v s M t vis. I The play by Mrs. Craigie, that Miss Nethersole recently appeared in London was so bad that even the charming actress could not save it from failure and as a result of the hissing, the unusual scene of a star playing the last act, in tears, was witnessed. have a string of freight cars on Jack son street the full length of the State house groui-ds? According to the Leavenworth Times, an offer was made the Leavenworth baseball club of the "Western Associa tion, for its franchise at the Kansas City meeting of last Tuesday. The Oriolites refused. They are at work fix ing up their team for next year, an nouncing two new signatures to their pay-roll, Roy Kerr and Ed Wooley, both from Pennsylvania. They were "found" by Fred TJlrich, Leavenworth's catcher, whose home is in the Keystone state. Topeka. youne men, very young men, who run the sk of having the truancy officer look up their record should take warning from the following in the El Dorado Republican: "Tommy played hooky, Monday, he knew his teacher was on to him and so he wrote 'an ex cuse,' signing his mother's name to it. It ran: Dear Teacher, Tommy was kept at home. The reason I couldn't come to school was I tore my pants. MRS. SMITH." Cotton Market Excited. Liverpool, Dec 5. Owing to the cen sus report on the American cotton crop and the consequent break in the New York cotton market Saturday, the cot ton market here today opened very ex cited. The first transaction was a sale MlRfi Commanding pm mm i of March and AprH at 445d,' a loss of 25 points. This was followed quickly by running sales down to 422d. January and February opened 34 points slower. Trading' was very heavy. MINERS' BOARD MEETS. Western Federation to Consider the Cripple Creek Strike. Denver, Dec. 5. The executive board of the "Western Federation of Miners convened in this city today, all the members being present. One of the sub- v V" A- i t jects to be considered at this meeting is the Cripple Creek strike. "The issues involved in the Cripple Creek strike," said President Charles H. Moyer, "remain unsettled and the situ ation is unchanged. Personally I see no reason why the strike should be called off until a satisfactory agreement with the mine owners has been reach ed." DISCRIMINATING LADIES Enjoy "Csing Herpicide on Account of Its Distinctiveness. The ladies who have used Newbro's Herpicide speak of it in the highest terms for its quick effect in cleansing the scalp of dandruff and also for its excellence as a general hair dressing. It makes the scalp feel fresh and it allays that itching which dandruff will cause. Newbro's Her picide effectively cures dandruff, as it de stroys the germ that causes it. The same germ causes hair to fall out, and later baldness; in killing it, Herpicide stops falling hair and prevents baVdness. It is also an ideal hair dressing, for it lends an aristocratic charm to the hair that is quite distinctive. Sold by leading drug gists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. coat Values for You Very Special Offer Men's strictly hand-tailored, 48, 50 and 52-inch long handsome Overcoats, in plain black, Oxford and olive Kersey, Dublin plaids, fancy cheviot and silk mixed worsteds; also long broad shouldered black and fancy Raincoats; garments that must command your trade, because they are perfectly tailored positively latest styled, and garments such infinitely fine fabrics ip that compare with $20.00 and $25.00 Overcoats else where. Here only Genuine Frieze Coats, io browns, grays, blacks, Oxfords; very warm and dressy coats; they are worth Hl5 on sale Monday. at $10 Immense Suit Opportunity Finest suits at $15; tomorrow we offer choice of several hundred hiehest graa xian, ocnanner san, made of best imported rics correctly styled; $22.50 suits; these we v leader, tomorrow. P YOUR GROCER SELLS IT THE YEAR 'ROUND J None SxjchMnce Meat In 2-PIe 10c Packages with List of Valuable Premiums. ffiKMJffa 1 DDAIDIC nflP MAM PflCCi I ilrtllllL. UUU IIIHII UULO Prof. Lr.ntz Undertakes for Ciovcrn ment to Solve Coyote Question. Prof. D. E. Lantz of the Kansas State Agricultural college has been designated by the United States department of agri culture for special work in that depart ment in the bureau of animal industry. Prof. Lantz is known as the "prairie dog man." It was he who conducted the ex periments in connection with poisoning prairie dogs, discovering what poison is the cheapest and most effective in killing off the pests. His work has been instru mental in saving thousands of acres of range which the prairie dogs would oth erwise have destroyed. Tno special work for which Prof Lantz has been designated at present is to de vise methods of protecting the sheep in dustry lrom the ravages or coyotes. He has been -.participating in a number of "coyote drives" in Oklahoma, where the farmers get together and have a wolf hunt, thoroughly covering several square miles, bringing all the coyotes before them from all directions to a central point. l'rof. Lantz has been making a special stuiiy of the habits' of the coyote and he believes it will not jump a fence three feet high. It tries to go under or through the fence. It was noticeable in the coy ote drives that wnen the coyotes came to a woven wire fence three feet or more in height- they would not jump over it, but tried to find an opening to go througn. Prof. Lantz will continue his study of the coyotes further, and i thi theory holds good it will enable the ranchmen on the western prairie to protect their sheep from coyotes at small cost by keeping them in woven wire enclosures at night instead of the common sheep corral, through which a coyote can go. (JUTLAND TO RETURN. He Will Be Director of Athletics at Washburn. President Plass and Prof. W. A. Harshbarger announced to the stu dents at the "spread" Saturday night that arrangements had been nearly completed for retaining as di rector of athletics of Washburn Dr. John H. Outland, the popular football coach. President Plass went to St. Louis with Dr. Outland to see the Haskell Carlisle game, and on that trip, the de tails for Dr. 'Outland' s return to Wash burn were discussed. The Washburn trustees will guarantee at least a por tion of Dr. Outland's salary, which it is understood will be $2,600 a year. This means a great deal for Washburn ath letics, for never before in the history of the school has the college itself given athletics any financial backing whatever. It means that Washburn's high place in Kansas intercollegiate athletics is to be maintained. Dr. Outland will not only coach the football team, but he will be in charge of ail the athletic work. Outland is a baseball player, and understands track athletics. He will be in charge of the financial management, the booking of games, and the entire athletic Interests of the institution. Among other things. Coach Outland will arrange for the Kansas High school athletic meet, which it is pro posed to hold annually in the future In Topeka. The contests will include all kinds of track athletics, and suitable prizes will be offered to the High schools winning the highest honors. Such contests are certain to arouse great interest among the High schools of, the state, and will at the same time interest the Hign schools in tne atn letics of Washburn. Topeka is the natural place for such contests to be. held, and the plan is to hold the first meet some time next spring. The "spread" Saturday night was a Over fftl Quilted Lined Genuine Frieze Overcoats In black, blue and gray; very warm and dressy: tomorrow at the special o?le.pri.cf.... $6.50 cc Marx .t ine tsuits, and domestic fab- $15 really 520 and offer as a special thoroughly enjoyable affair; not one of the formal, dress suit functions at which people are inclined to be uncom fortable. The decorations of the hall were Washburn pennants and an abundance of special room furnishings, which transformed the lecture room in to a cozy receptiott-iiall. The lunch served was bountiful and everybody ate all they wanted. Punch was also serv ed during the evening. The following was the programme of toasts: Jno.Dadisman,"The All Around Man." Miss Helen Ingham, "The Lady and the Football." Prof. O. B. Towne, "The Maga phone." Miss Daisy Neil, "The Lady and the Basket Ball." Frank M. Leach, "A New Gym nasium for Washburn." Dr. Peers, "Our Captain." Prof. W. A. Harshbarger, "Our Coach." Musio was furnished by Miss Celia Smith and Dean Conant of the law school. BAD CYCLE ACCIDENT. Keegan Forced to Quit the Track In Six Day Race. New York, Dec. 5. The first serious accident in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden occurred early today wnen Patrick Keegan, the Lowell, Mass., boy was so badly hurt that he was forced to leave the track. Whether his injuries will retire him permanently from the race could not be determined. WThile the men were engaging in a heart breaking sprinting match Rocko wiz suddenly went down and Agraz, of the Australian-American team, who was following close behind, crashed into him. Just as both riders started to slide down the embankment Keegan came around at a terrific burst of speed. His wheel struck Rockowitz and Agraz with terrible force. Keegan struck on his face on the board track. He was a pitiable sight. His face covered with blood, which flowed from his nose and a deep cut across his forehead and his nose was broken. One team had been practically ridden out of the race before the Keegan ac cident happened. A long, hard sprint led by the French team which contin ued for nearly an hour ended in the King-Rossino team losing three laps. As the bunch of riders passed him for the third time King steered down from the track to the enclosure and with the remark: "That's enough for me," de clared that he was out of the race for good. At 8 a. m. the 166 teams on the track were tied with 176 miles even to their credit. Gougoltz and Breton.the French riders had a lead of a few yards at that point. Cotton Yield Is Big. Washington, Dec. 5. The report of the department of agriculture today In dicates a total production of cotton in the United States In the year 1904-5 amounting to 12,162,700 bales. The area picked or to be picked is estimated at 30,053,700 acres, a reduction of 1.676.600 acres, or 5.3 per cent from the average estimated as planted. The report says that from present indications the aver age weight of bales is not likely to fall below 500 pounds net. OASTORIA. Bean th Kind Yw Hw Alwaw B0UM OASVORXA. Bear th tl w m IW3rS t o Bran tl of Tha Kind Yon Haw Always BoujM

Page 6

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1904. (SzBS) (63) (&3 4. $12.00 Waltham or Elgin move ment, 14 karat, 25 year gold filled case, for $12.00 now. Morrison's, 631 Kas. Ave. 4 SiMerW&re S&le 4 Rogers' Knives, triple T J plate, $1.68. J, Rogers' Forks, triple X 5 plate, $1.68. 1 J Rogers' Table and Dessert 4 Spoons, half price. f Quadruple plate Silver T X Holloware, at half price this f week. Morrison's, 631 Kas. Ave. J KANSASWON IT. Students Capture Grain Judg ing Trophy at Chicago. Defeated Illinois and Iowa at International Show. CLASS OF FIVE. They Returned to Agricultural College Saturday. Results of Stock Judging let Known. Mot Kansas won a great honor at the In ternational Live Stock show at Chicago last week when group of students from the Kansas Agricultural college carried oft the trophy in the corn judg Ing contest, defeating both Illinois and Iowa, where corn judging has been a specialty. The trophy Is valued at $1,500. It will be held by the Kansas Agricultural coi lege until the International show next year, when it will again be competed lor. The winning of this trophy is an es pecial honor for Kansas in view of the fact that Illinois and Iowa make a specialty of corn culture, and at the agricultural colleges of those states corn breeding and corn Judging are giv en special emphasis. Iowa and Illinois, too, have far larger appropriations for that kind of work than Kansas has. Kansas is interested in wheat fully as much as corn, while corn breeding and corn judging originated in Illinois and has been carried to a high degree of perfection in Illinois. Notwithstanding these advantages, the Kansas boys won the corn judging contest. The Kansas "team"' consisted of five students from the State Agricultural college, under the instruction of V. N. Shoesmith. assistant In agriculture at Manhattan. The students in the corn judging contest were A. D. Colliver, D. H. Zuck, V. J. Cheney. F. A. Kiene, Jr., and Carl Wheeler. Kansas also had a "team" in the live Btock judging contest, but the decision in that is not yet known. Last year Kansas won the stock judging contest by rights, but considerable trouble was etirred up over the matter. Some of the older agricultural colleges which have done more to support the International Bhow than has Kansas objected to some of the rulings, and after the matter had been hung for over a month the decis ion was finally given to Iowa on a technicality, and Kansas was given sec ond place. Iowa was especially anxious to win the live stock trophy last year, as It made the third successive time and entitled that state to keep the trophy. The trophy in the corn Judging con test, which has been won by Kansas, is a bronze piece in a glass case 36 inches high. It was originated by A. D. Cook, a wealthy grain and stock dealer of Odebolt, Iowa. The main bronze Is a symbol of corn breeding, while in one corner is a small bronze statue of J. E. Cook, the father of corn breeding, and In another corner a bronze of an Ameri can Indian. The Judging is done on five samples of ten ears of corn each. The individ ual grades of the Kansas boys were as follows: D. H. Zuck, 360; A. D. Colli ver, 350; V. J. Cheney, 33"; F. A. Kiene, Jr., 334; Carl Wheeler, 321. The Kansas team returned from Chi cago Saturday and the trophy will be shipped to the Agricultural college at Manhattan within a short time. ROCKEFELLER OVERDREW. Notified That His Bank Account Was $69,000 Short. New York, Dec. 5. John D. Rocke feller was notified Saturday by the Na tional Bank of Commerce that his ac count was $69,000 overdrawn. Mr. Rockefeller's balance at the bank until two weeks ago is said to have been close to three million dollars. It was a reservs iuna, as tne active account of the oil magnate is kept at the Na tional City bank. The enormous bal ance two weeks ago was cut to a little more than $30,000. Then came a check for il 00.000. The check was paid, of course, and then the deficit i was figured and a regular bank notice sent to Mr. Rockefeller's office in the Standard Oil building. The deficit was quickly made up. Dike Cannot Be Cut Down. Kansas City. Kan.. Dec. 5. Mavor T. B. Gilbert and City Counselor J. W. Dana said that they were opposed to the proposition of the stock yards com pany to reduce the height of the pio posed new dike along the north bank of the Kaw liver In Armourdale. Accord ing to these officials, the dike must be built 14 feet high, as was originally announce! by the stock yards company, or they will have to move it back 100 feet from the river. Several Armour dale citizens objected to the building of the dike, saying that it would force the water out over the taHway tracks west of Fifth street, which is the west end I the new dike, i BROUGHT $386,000. World's Fair Buildings Sold to a Chi cago Concern. St. Louis, Dec. 4. It was stated to day that a contract for the sale of the eleven big exhibit palaces, stock barns, festival hall, the colonade of states, pavilions, aerodome, bank. Intramural railway, hospital, press building, po lice and fire stations, with other World's fair structures that cost $5, 000,000, will be signed this week with a Chicago wrecking company for 1386,000. Everything except the rolling stock of the intramural railway, which has been sold separately ,the state, foreign and Pike buildings are included in the deal. SNOW OVER KANSAS. From Five to Twelve Inches Saturday Night and Sunday. AT WICHITA. The first snow of the season fell here Sunday nicht. A cold north wind is Diow ing. The day was wintry, though not ex tremely cold. There has been no rain of consequence since the last week of Sep tember and moisture is badly needed by the fall wheat. AT GREAT BEND. Four inches of snow fell here Saturday nitr'nt and durine the day an inch or two more has been added. It is a heavy snow with no drifts and will be of Immense Value to the wheat raiser The weather is exceptionally pleasant. This is the first snnw ef n ti v cnnseouence this year. The wind, which is slight, has veered from the west to the north. AT KINSLEY. Snow commenced falling here Saturday night and continued Sunday night. Fully five inches fell. The snow extends west into Colorado. It will be of great benefit to wheat. The weather is mild and stock will not suffer any here. AT BUCK LIN. Snow began falling here early Saturday night and has continued steadily since. It is now nearly a foot deep and drifting slightly. Cattlemen are well prepared for the storm and stock will not suffer. It will benefit the wheat greatly. AT DODGE CITY. Snow began1 falling here late Saturday night and nearly four inches has fallen. Reports from surrounding counties say the snow is quite general over the south west. AT KINGMAN. A heavy snow fell here. It will greatly benefit the growing wheat, which was needing moisture. AT NEWTON. Snow commenced falling: here late Sun day afternoon. Wheat in this section needs the moisture badly. AT ELLSWORTH. It began snowing here Saturday night and continued all day. This is the first moisture for over three weeks. Wheat ground has been getting very dry. AT PRAlT. About four inches of snow has fallen in this section during the last 24 hours. Ev erything is needing tnis snow Daaiy. AT MEADE This county was visited by a heavy snow Saturday night, about five inches covering the ground. AT NORTON. Snow beeran falllntr here at 6 o'clock and continued falling up to-midnight. It is the second snow this season. The moisture was much needed. AT ELLIS. Snow has been falling in this section for the past twenty-tour nours ana tne ground is covered with four or five inches Tf snow. This is the first moisture that has fallen for two months and will be or great benefit to the growing wheat. AT LYONS. The ground is covered with snow and the fall continues. Moisture is much need ed and will be of great benefit to the growing wheat, winch at tnis time is very promising. AT CONCORDIA. Wet, heavy snow fell throughout north central Kansas all of Sunday. It is the first moisture of consequence in nearly two montns. The weather is moderate and stock will not suffer. AT HUTCHINSON. A good snow fell here Sunday night, the first of the season. There has been no rain for several months and the wheat was badly in need of mo'r.ture. AT MANHATTAN. The first heavy snow of the winter fell here. Snow was needed for winter wheat. AT SALINA. This section of Kansas has had its first snow storm of tne season. Some time Saturday night snow began falling, and, with the exception of a few hours Sun day, has been falling since. More snow has now fallen than fell all last winter. It lies two or -three inches deep m places and is not melting. The snow is a great thing for the country, as there has been little rain this fall. Nothing has been uffering. but the snow is welcomed by everybody. AT ABILENE. The first real snow storm of the season visited this city. The snow began to fall early Sunday and continued at intervals dering the day. The weather is mild and considerable of the snow has melted al ready. Farmers are glad to see the snow, as the ground was badly in need of mois ture. AT STERLING. A light snow fell here Saturday night, covering the ground. It began again about noon Sunday and fell most of the after noon. It will be of great benefit to the wheat, which was suffering from dry weather. The Last Week Of our early purchasing sale 10 per cent of the price refunded on all selec tions made this week. See our new jewelry, silverware, cut glass, opera glasses, and novelties, too numerous to mention. N. F. Morehouse, 733 Kansas avenue. NEW LAW Secretary Moody's Plan for Bringing Offender to Justice. Accused Should Re Arrested Wherever Tbey Are Found. BRING THEM TO COURT Cites Carter and Rearers Cases as Illustrations Of Row Trial and Punishment Has Been Eraded. Washington, Dec 5. Attorney Gen eral W. H. Moody, In his annual re port to congress recommends the enact ment of a law which will provide in substance that where an indictment is duly returned to a court of the United States the Judge of that court may, in his discretion, issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the defendants wher ever they may be found within the ter ritorial limits of the United States; and that it shall be the duty of all persons authorized to serve such process to ar rest the person or persons indicted, and if they fail after reasonable opportunity to furnish bail for their appearance, to bring them to the court in which the indictment has been found. The attorney general explains that much embarrassment in the adminis tration of the law has arisen from the inability of the United States to bring an offender to the place and the court where by the constitution and the laws accusation against him must be tried. By the constitution the trial of all of fenses must be held in "the state and district wherein they shall have been committed." It frequently happens that persons accused are not found within the limits of the district where the offenses alleged against them are trialable. The frequency of such ab sence increases with the gravity of the accusation, .and where it consists in a conspiracy almost invariably one or more of the alleged offenders are with out the Jurisdiction of the district. That at some time injustice might result to individuals, says the attorney general, can not be denied. The occasional abuse of power is inseparable from its existence. That innocent men now and then are indicted for crime must be confessed; but the indictment of a grand jury guided, as such a body usually is,- by the instructions of the Judge and the counsel of the district 1 attorney affords assurances that such instances of oppression will be rare, in deed. On the other hand, the possibil ity of delays and defeats of justice which the present system affords ren ders the power of the United States ridiculous and brtngs contempt upon the administration of the law. In support of his views Mr. Moody cites a number of cases under the pres ent law in which Justice has been de feated or greatly delayed and large ex pense unnecessarily incurred. Among these cases is that of the co-defandants with Captain Operlin M. Carter in the Savannah harbor improvement frauds. Mr. Moody outlines the proceedings and says that after a delay of 26 months did the united States reach the point, where under the law it was permitted to take men charged with a grave crime to the place provided by the con stitution for their trial. Then the two defendants whose presence was most desired, fled the country and although persistent and continued effort for their recovery has been made they are still at large. Until they shall be appre hended, it has been deemed undesirable to proceed with the trial of the other defendants upon the indictment. Another case, he says, is that of Geo. W. Beavers, under indictment in con nection with the postoffice frauds. In relation to this case the attorrjey gen eral says: "When Beavers pan be obtained for trial no one can predict with certainty. How much immunity from trial the in tricacies of practice, the delays of the courts, and the ingenuity of counsel may serve to procure for him, no one can foretell. It can only be hoped that at some time before the witnesses are dead, or have forgotten the circum stances, the power of the United States may be proved to be sufficient to bring the accused 228 miles to the place ap pointed by the constitution for his trial." Another case is that of Hyde, Benson, Diamond and Schneider, indicted in February last in the district of Colom bia for defrauding the government of large tracts of public lands. Only one of these defendants thus far has been placed on trial and yet the case, the report says, has cost the government $20,000. The attorney general renews the rec ommendations of his predecessor for a new department of justice guiding; for amendments to the naturalization laws, and for laws adequate for the protec tion of government officers,- agents and employes while engaged in their official duties. BROKEN RAIL. Causes a Wreck on Missouri Pacific Injuring a Number of People. Holden, Mo.. Dec. 6. Missouri Pa cific passenger train No. 1, in charge of Conductor James Hooten, went through a bridge one miles east of here at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Fifty seven people were injured, and one may die. The wreck occurred at Pinoak cul vert at the waterworks pump house, one mile east of the city, and about three miles west of Doran, where a freight wreck occurred about three months ago, and is about fourteen miles west of Dead Man's curve, near Warrensburg, where the -worst wreck in the history of the Missouri Pacific happened. This was in October, and thirty-one lives were lost. It is supposed that orders were given the train crew at Centerview to slow up at Pinoak culvert, there being broken rail there. it seems the train was behind schedule time, and this order was not heeded. When the heavy passenger train, running at a high rate of speed, struck this bridge, the rail turned, there was a. tremend ous crash, and three coaches, the diner and sleeper were hurled down an embankment 25 feet. The last car was thrown into a stream of water. Railroad physicians were summoned to the scene at once, and worked for hours upon the wounded, who were taken to nearby houses, and a country home was turned into a hospital. A relief train from Pleasant Hill arrived at the wreck at 6:30 o clock and con veyed the more seriously injured to this city. Missouri Pacific officials say the wreck was d-oe to the fact that the engineer, John Laybourne, neglected the air reservoir supply and lost con trol of his train. They say he had 'WANTS been informed of the broken rail, but was unable to stop his train. No air was in the reservoir-that controlled the air brakes and no response came from them. Traveling at a rapid speed, his train swung on to the little bridge over Post Oak creek, struck a broken rail and five cars went into the ditch. One of the injured, Mrs. Mary Gillette of Canton, N. Y-. who was injured in ternally, is in a critical condition at St. Joseph's hospital. AH the others will recover. BILL OF LADING INQUIRY. Interstate Commerce Commission Tak ing Evidence in Chicago Today. The interstate commerce commis sion began today an Investigation of the so called uniform bill of lading which all the railroads east of Chicago have agreed to require all shippers to use after December 31. A great many railroad officials and shippers have been subpoenaed to testify before the commission. Commercial organizations of a large number of cities, headed by the Illi nois Manufacturers' association, have been fighting for nearly two years the plan of the, railroad to adopt the "uniform" bill of lading drafted by the eastern railroads. It is claimed that the new bill of lading is really a medium for advancing freight rates 20 per cent. It contains a clause provid ing that the transportation companies shall not be responsible for any loss-or damage to freight unless the shipper pays a premium of 20 per cent above the rates published by the railroads in accordance with the interstate com merce law. The words "not negotia ble" are printed conspicuously on the proposed uniform bill of lading, and shippers object to this. After disposing of the bill 6f lading case the commission will resume its investigation of rates of freight on live stock from the southwest and north west to Chicago, and from the south west to the northwest. The railroads will offer testimony to refute the claims of live stock raisers and dealers that the advance in rates, made two years ago by the railroads, was an un reasonable increase. SOUTH TOl'EKA. FLeave Items for this column with Kln nail Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas, a ve. Independent 'ohone 746.1 Country sorghum at Withers. 35c gal. Miss Edith Faus of Kansas City was th guest of Topeka friends Sunday. H. E. Cox of Denver is visiting his brother, Charles Cox, of 1226 Quincy street. Ray Near of fire station No. 1 has re turned from Emporia where he spent his vacation. Mr. Walter Jones of Horton was the guest Sunday of his cousin, Miss Macie Courtney. James Custler arrived today from Olathe to attend the funeral of his niece, Zula Custler. George W. Crouch, superintendent of station "A," took the case examination of Kansas this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snook of 1315 Quincy street are the parents of a ten pound boy, born Saturday night. The Monday evening Bible class will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. A. J. Arnold, Rev. J. S. Glendenning teacher. The Duplicate Whist club will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. F. Guthrie, 1420 Harrison street south. Walter Skinner -ho has been con fined to his home Slo Quincy street by illness for the past week is now able to be out. The Ladies' Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. P. Wilson, 830 Quincy street, Friday of this week at 2 o'clock. Mrs. T. M. James, Jr., and little son, Allen David, vfho for the past week have been visiting- Topeka friends will return to their home in Chanute Tues day. Do you want eggs? then get the ma terial that hens maks eggs out of, like blood meal, beef meal, crushed bone, and all kinds of grit. Forbes Bros, have it. A meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Second Presbyterian church will be held Wednesday afternoon at half past two at the home of Mrs. Thomas Page. Mrs. C. W. Stover, who lives west of town near the reform school, returned today from Baldwin where she was called two weeks ago by the illness of her sister, Mrs. W. A. Scott, who is still quite Ul. A new club has been organized by a number of younger boys which will be known as the H. B. D. club. The charter members are Charles Haynes, Irving Reynolds, Ralph Seger and El mer Myers. F. W. Ormsby, the proprietor of the grocery store at 800 West Gordon street, was mixed up In a runaway Saturday afternoon. His horse became frightened on the bridge and ran sev eral blocks north. Mr. Ormsby was thrown from hi3 buggy and considera bly bruised and the buggy was more or less broken. Zula Elizabeth, the 15-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Custler, died Saturday of pneumonia at the family home, 1227 Polk street. The funeral was held this afternoon at two o'clock from the house by Rev. T. J. Pearson of the Congregational church. The interment was in Roches ter cemetery. Miss Margaret Emily Kistler who came down from Kansas City before Thanksgiving for a short visit to Miss Freda Betts and since then has been confined at the Betts home, 1029 Quincy street, by an attack of tonsilltis was able to return to her home Saturday. Mrs. L. C. Kistler came down to be with her daughter during her illness and accompanied her home. The Merry Matrons met Thursday with Mrs. Edgar Wlnans, 1223 Central avenue. Those present were Mrs. Will Swartz, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Fred Clark, Mrs. Raymond Diffenderfer.Mrs. W. L. Hofer, Mrs. Norman Jury and Mrs. Paul Groody" Mrs. Winans was assisted in entertaining her guests by her sister. Miss Ruth McKinley. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Paul Groody, 1017 Jackson street south. A postmortem examination was held yesterday afternoon at F. R. Conwell's undertaking rooms over the remains of H. J. Beatty whose death occurred Saturday morning at his home eight miles northwest of town. A number of people living in his neighborhood thought there was something myster ious in his death but nothing was de veloped in the examination yesterday. An inquest was held this, afternoon at the court house. Cotton Mark. New York. Dec. 6. COTTON The cot ton market showed continued weakness today. The opening was" at a decline of from 30 to 60 points. The near months sold down to about "7 cents a pound dur ing the first few minutes of trading, or a decline of practically ,10c a pound since the culmination of the bull campaign last winter. Spot cotton closed quiet and 50 points lower. Sales were 3,800 bales. Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling uplands, $S.10; middling gulf. $8.36. MARKETSJODAY. Active Buying of Wheat Causes au Ad ranee. Liberal Receipts Responsible for a Weak Corn Market. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Steadj in Face of Heary Receipts. Hogs Are Steady to Fire Cents Lower. Chicasro. Dec. 5. WHEAT Active buy ing of May wheat by commission houses and local snorts today caused an aavance of a cent in the Drice of that delivery. The improved demand was largely the result of reports of wet weather in Argentina, where harvest operations are now under wav. A heavy snow nad lanen in Kansas and Oklahoma, but the market failed to respond to t his influence. At tne opening May was up a shade to (Sc, at $l.llrg; 1.11, and the price- quickly advanced to $1.12. MinneaDolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 1,058 cars, against 1,066 oars a year ago. CORN Liberal receipts and an easier tone of cables were responsible for a weak corn market. May opened He to !&c lower, at 4545c, and sold off to 46 4oc OATS Weakness of corn had a depress ing influence on the oats market. May onened a shade to c lower, at 30c to 30(fi31c. and sold down to 30sisiWic PROVISIONS Liquidation, aue to neayy receipts or hogs and to lower prices at tne yards, caused weakness in provisions. Mav nork was down 2'45c. at $13.10. Lard was off 2c, at $7.15. Ribs were &7c lower, at $6.75(816.77. WHEAT Cash No. 2 red. $1.16Q1.17: No. 3 red, $1.1001.13: No. 2 hard, $1.11 1.14: No. 3 hard. $1.0201.10: Mo. 1 northern, $1.18(S1.22: No. 2 northern, tl.12-l.18; No. 3 spring, $1.08(01.15. OATS JNO. Z, 3UC; ISO. 3, Z3jC RYE Dec. 74St76c: May. 7SS79c FLAX Cash: N.-W., $1.23; S.-W., $1.15; Dec, $1.15: May, $1.24. TIMOTHY Dec. $2.70: Jan., $2.72; March, $2.S5. CLOVUK-l)ec, $12.5(1. BARLEY Cash: 38&61c. Range of FTloo Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commission!. i r:i Ins. provisions, motion ana oiucu. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain ana Stock Co., Kansas city, jao.j Chicago, Dec 5. Open High WHEAT Dec ....1 09 1 11 May ...1 11 1 13Vi July 99 1 00 CORN Dec 47-i 47 Low Close Sat 1 09 1 11 1 09 i iw 1 13 i im- 99, 100 99- 46 46- 47 May 4514- 4b- 44 44(4-4o 40-s- July 45 45- 44 OATS Dec 28 29 28 Mav 3-31 30-31 30 July 30- 30 30 PORK 45 45 28 29 30-Ts 31 30 30 Dec 11 50 11 50 Jan 12 80 12 85 May ....13 10 13 12 LARD Dec 6 90 6 90 Jan 6 95-97 6 97 May 7 15 7 17 11 42 13 72 13 02 11 45 12 82 13 05 11 E2 12 85 13 12-15 6 S7 6 87 6 90-92 6 92 7 12 7 la 6 93 6 97 7 17 RIBS Jan 6 60-62 6 62-65 6 57-60 6 57-60 6 62 May 6 80-77 6 80 6 75 6 77 6 82 Kansaa C3ty Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commission. Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.J Kansas City, IJec. 5. Open High Low Close Sat WHEAT Dec ....103 104 108 104 103 May. ..102 104 102 104 103- July 90 92 90 91-92 9U-91 DecN.. 41 41 40 4074-41 41- May 41 41 41- 41 41- Chicago LI Ye Stock Market Chicago, Dec 5. CATTLE Receipts to day, 31,000 head. Including 3,000 head of westerns. Market steady. Good to prime steers. $6.107.25: poor to medium, $3.75(ii 5 95- stockers and feeders, $1.35ia2.40; bulls, $2.0054.25; calves, $3.507.00; western steers, $3.50ia5.00. HOGS Receipts today, 66,000 head; estl- M W ALFRED BENJAMIN'S Nut Browns, White Brocaded Silk Vests,- some worth $7.50, some worth $6.00, some worth $5.00 and some worth $3.50 Tuesday, Dec. 6, we put them on sale for 1.00 a Vest 0 0 mated Tuesday, 33,000 head. Market 510c lower. Mixed and butchers', $4.40(a4.6S; good to choice heavy, fT.fiOCT4.65; rough heavy, $4.354.50: light, $4.40&4.56; bulk of sales, $4.5234.57. SHEEP Receipts today, 25,000 head. Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $4.40(5.00; fair to choiee mixed, $3.500,4.30: western sheet). $8.25.90: native H lambs, $4.506.15; western lambs, $4.506.00. Kanaaa Citj Livestock Market. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 5. CATTLE -Receipts today, 11,000 head, including 500 head of southerns. Market steady. Native steers, $3.50&-6.25; southern steers, $2.50 4.25; southern cows, $1.75(U3.25; native cows and heifers, $1.75-5.00; stockers and feed ers, $2.50&4.00; bulls, $2.00,3.50; calves, $2.60 6.25; Western steers, $3.O0(ijr4.35; -western cows, $1. 753.50. HOGS Receipts today, 7,000 head. Mar ket steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.30 (64.60; heavy, $4.55(34.67: packers'. $4.45 4.60: d srs and liehts. 4.00i4.45. SHEEP ReceiDts today. 300 head. Market 5&10c higher. Muttons, $3.7&S5.00; lambs, $4.5O6.0O; range wethers, $4.00(34.90; ewes, $2.5014.25. 1st. Louis Live Stock Market. St. Louis. Mo.. Dec 5. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 3,500 head, including 1,200 head of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers, $3.00(56.50;stockers and feeders, $2.25 3.75; cows and neliers, a.a(g-.uu; lexas steers, $2.50(JH.25; Texas cows and heifers, $2.06.2.80. HOGS Receipts today, 6,000 head. Mar ket lower. Pies and lights. $3.504.25: packers'. $4:35'(4.60; butchers' and best heavv. S4.4ttS4.b0. SHEEP Receipts today, 3,000 head. Market steady. Natives, $3.504.75; lambs, $4.506.00; Texans, 3.uosio.uo. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, 111., Dec. 5. BUTTER Market firm. Creamery, 16ffl26c; dairy, 16if22c EGGS Market steady. At mark, cases included. 19U(S24c. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, ll(gi lle; Twins, lltellc; loung Americas, lliai2c. LIVE POULTRY Market steady. Tur keys, 12c; chickens, 9c; springs, 9c. Kansas City Prodacs Market Kansas City, Dec. 5.- Close WHEAT Receipts today, 152 cars. Quotations were hisrher. Dec. $1.04: May. $l.tM1.04'A; July, 91g92c Cash: No. 2 hard, $1.06 1.08; No. 3 hard, $1.03-1.06; No. 4 hard, 95c $1.02; No. i red, $1.0s:i.o; JNO. 3 red, $1.03. CORN Market steady. Dec, 40(f?41c; May, 41c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 42tj42c; No. 3 mixed, 41(S42o; No. 2 white, 42c; No. 3 white, 41c. OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 30 g31e; No. 2 mixed, 31c. RYE 70c. HAY Choice timothy, $9.009.50; choice prairie, $7.507.75. BUTTER Creamery, 21g23c; dairy, 17c. EGGS Fresh, 25c. Market GooalD- Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Securities. Rooms 'M and SO, 702 Kansas avenue. Liverpool opening cables r Wheat d higher; corn d lower. Liverpool, 1:30 p. m. Wheat d higher: corn d lower. Grain receipts at (jnicago: wneai, w cars; graded, 0. Corn, 702 cars; graded, 7. Oats, 109 cars; graded, 24. Liverpool closing caoies: wneai a higher: corn d lower. Northwest grain receipts toaay: Minne apolis, 848 cars; Duluth, 145 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 974 cars; Duluth; 101 cars. Visible suodIv changes ror tne week: Wheat increased 1.255.MJ0 bushels: corn in creased 1,328,000 bushels; oats increased 265,000 bushels. Mow Sork Stocks Wall St.. New York. Dec 5. STOCKS Prices of stocks today advanced easily a fraction all around on a large and well rlf Htrihnturl volume of business. TJnlted States Steel preferred, on a sale of 5,000 shares, touched 95, compared with 95 on Ratiirdav. and the common rose point. Colorado Fuel advanced 1 points and On tario and Wentern, Illinois Central, Lin seed and General Electric gained large fractions. There was a very large aDsorp- tion of Southern Railway at rise of point. With but few exceptions early prices of the active stocks proved to be the best made during the first hour's business. Re 17inr was verv heavy in all quarters, de spite the vigorous strength displayed by Pennsylvania, neaams, aiiiiiuib vinriu and various minor stocks. The decline fnrreH St Paul. Atchison. Missouri Paci fic, Louisville and Nashville, Union Paci fic and New York Central slightly below last week's closing. The realizing put prices pretty general ly back to the level of Saturday, but Readina and some of the southwesterns Showed good resistance. Reading's sub sequent rise to 82 did not bring much re sponse outside the coalers. Reading first and second preferred, Delaware and Hud son, Hocking Valley, Baltimore and Ohio and Southern Railway preferred rose a point or more. Central of New Jersey 2 points, Lackawanna 12 points, Agricultu ral Chemical preferred and Rubber Goods 1 point, Chicago Traction preferred and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic prefer red 1 points and American District Tel egraph and Buttarlck 2 points. Pennsyl vania touched 140. There wre declines of land preferred, Atlantic Coast line, Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, Fort Worth and Denver City stamped. Pacific Mail, Westlnghouse Electric and Bag pre ferred. Bonds were irregular at noon. Independent price movements continued the feature of the market. Reading ex tended its rise to over 3 points without re lieving the heaviness of other leaders. Considerable Leather and other industrial stocks were bought. St. Louis Southwest ern improved 1 points, the preferred 1 points and Hocking Valley 1 points. Uni ted States Leather moved up 1 point, the preferred S points, the International Pa per stocks 1 to 1 points. Linseed pre ferred 2 points and Hide and Leather pre ferred 2 points. The declines reached 1 point in Chicago Terminal, Hi points in Consolidated Gas and 2 points in Sloss Sheftield Steel preferred. Room traders who had been selling the general railway list all day attacked the market vigorously on the announcement of gold engagements for export and the market leaders sold 1 to 1 points under Saturday's finals. Range of Prices on Stocks. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocxs. Office HO West Sixth street. Telephone 3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. New York, Dec. 5. Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Sat Sugar 149 14!f 147 148 148 People's Gas 112 112 110 111 111 Amal. Copper B. R. T T. C. I U. S. Steel U. S. Steel, pfd KZi-j B"T 68 68 -67 67 68 76 7ti 76 76 76 33 33V4 31 32 32 95 95 94 94 95 88 88 88 88 88 103 103 IUS'4, 111314 103 24 24 24! 24 24 176 176 174 174 175 36 36 36 86 36 23 23 23 23 23 47 47 46 46 46 4 111 111 1 110 110 93 93 92 92 92 167 168 167 167 168 140 141 140 140 14 37 37 87 37 37 67 67'A 66V4 66 66 Atchisfi, com Atchison, pio C. G. W St. Paul R. I., com Wabash, com Wabash, pfd Mo. Pacific Western Union Manhattan N. Y. Central Texas Pacific So. Pacific Reading 79 82 7H 81 79 Jfc Erie w 40 39 4 SSiv Erie, 1st Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N. Katv 73 74 73 73 73 115 116 114 115 115 60 50 49 49 60 99 100 99 100 99 147 147 145 145 146 63 64 63" 63 63 139 140 139 139V. 13s 4-1 44 43 43 44 15 17 15 17 14 57 68 56 56 56 Pennsylvania C. A., com U. S. Leather C. F. I New York Money Market. TJew York. Dec. 5. MONEY Money on f.u ,9i1v. 2XtJriZKi. ner cent, closing bid 2 and offered at 3 per cent: time loans firm: 60 and 90 days, 4 per cent; 6 months, 4(&4 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 4(54 per cent; sterling exchange openea weak and closed firmer, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8t;i5'B4.8630 for demand nnrl at 14 R3wfi4.S360 for 6t day bills: posted rates, $4.84(S4.4 and $4.8744.87; commer cial bills, 4.KS'4. SILVER Bar sliver, oa-jfcc; Mexican dol lars. 48c. BONDS Government Donas strong. Sugar and Coffee In New York. New York, Dec. 5. 9UQAGR Raw su gar firm. Fair refining, 4c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c Refined sugar firm. Crushed, $6.15; powdered, $6.65; granulated, $5.45. COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Rio, 8c. Wool Market. St. -Louis, Mo., Dec. 5. WOOL Market nominal. Territory and western mediums, 21&22c; fine medium, ITqnSc; fine, 16&17a Topeka Market. Topeka, Dec. 5. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS' $3.954.20 HEAVY 4.15-&4.25 LIGHT S.7M4.05 CORN FED CATTLE. COWS $2.00(33.08 HEIFERS .6Ka3.2 BULLS 2.0062.25 CALVES 2-5Ou-3.50 GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 930 NO. 3 WHEAT WV592c NO. 4 WHEAT R.V(;Sx NO GRADE WHEAT 75&S0c NEW CORN (7Z-1D. DU.1 OLD CORN 42 NO. 2 OATS NO. 3 OATS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux. successor to W O. Anderson Co., 210 Kansas av sue.

Page 7

7 Christmas China, Cut Glass, Decorative Pdttery, Venetian and Jiffany rares, Cloisonne, Statuary, Toilet Articles Books, Pictures Dolls X IN THE DAYLIGHT BASEMENT, such a gathering of beautiful gift things from all lands! Thousands of clever brains, of skillful hands, have given the best of their thought and toil that your gifts may be beautiful, useful and long cherished. Your choosing is almost done for you, so carefully has everything inartistic or undesirable been excluded from this array,' Good taste and I accurate knowledge of values guided the buyers of these lines in their search for the newest and best brought them back with the largest and lowest-bought Christmas stocks ever exhibited in this X store. In fact it is wonderful how much further than usual Christmas money is made to go here, even when spent for the finest this brilliant stock affords. Only This Week to Vote on Our $200.00 Offer to Church and Charitable Societies Competition is keen. Work for the society of your choice send in all your friends to cast their ballots who have not already done so. THE TOPEKA' STATE JOUftNAIv MONDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1904. r

I t i t t i t Colonial Glass Ware Fine clear glass, in graceful pieces that have the appearance wares. 15c to $5.00. Water Bottles Water Pitchers. Tumblers Got lets Soda Glasses Sherbet Cups Wine Glasses Cr-am Pitchers Sugar Bowls Finger Bowls Orchid Vases Sweet Pea Vases Candelabra Candlesticks designs. Low priced of much higher priced Cigar Jars Custard Cups Cordial Glasses Taper Champagne Glasses Footed Champagne Glasses Chrysanthemum Vases For the Children Dolls From 25c to $10. All sorts of kid body dolls. 1K11 Carriages Light and strong; made of iron. IoH Beds- Little brass beds with canopies, mattresses and pillows, silk oline covered and lace trimmed. (Great S ale o: Cloak Cloaks are here by the hundred from the best makers bought under December contracts bought under the market and sold under the market. The very styles that make you feel comfortable and well dressed. Sizes for all figures. for Cloaks that should bring up to $25.00 for Cloaks that should bring up to $17.50 Sale of 50c Dress Goods, for 25c Yards of Scotch Suiting Cloths and Mistrals all good medium and dark colors browns, tans, blues, and greys. This sudden cleaning up of stock to sell out broken color lines and pieces containing only a dress length or two. Every yard of goods desirable for present use. Don't Postpone Buying Them a Day Longer t If you're going to wear them, or give them for Christ- mas, you will want to pick out the best, while the stocks X are full. Eight now we've a very large line of rich furs X in all fashions. Scarfs, collars, stoles, ties, and all the rest, in well selected furs, sure to satisfy both in quality and price. Some especially good values are X $5.00 54-inch Baum Marten round scarf, with tails. X $6.00 50-inch imitation Stone Marten collar, flat style, with 4 tails. X $7.75 57-ineh Baum Marten stole, lined with brown satin. X $7.50 60-inch Isabella Fox round scarf. Two large tails, and claws. $10.00 55-inch Moleskin flat scarf, four-in-hand, satin X lined. $15.00 55-inch Mink four-in-hand scarf, satin lined. t $15.00 71-inch genuine Marten flat scarf, broad flat ends; X clasps at neck.

X $18.75 52-inch Siberian Squirrel, satin lined scarf stole X scarf with tie ends. X $25.00 108-inch broad end Marten scarf, with six long tails. X $32.50 60-inch fine Mink flat collar, broad ends, with X tails and claws. $45.00 90-inch Sable Fox round scarf, with tails. Very rich fur. Muff to match, $15.00. In the Busy BooR. Section More and more books, the largest and best line we have ever shown. The best works of the new, the popular and the classical authors are on our shelves, well bound in artistic covers, many finely illustrated and all priced down to the lowest possible figures. We've merely sketched in a few lines here for your guidance. :t, New $1.50 Copyright Books, $1.08 Beverly of Graustark -McCutcheon. Pamela Con&reve Mathews. Daughter of the States Pemberton. Strong Mac Crockett. God's Good Man Corelli. Darrow Enigma Severy. Flight of the Moth Post. Tommie and Co. Jerome. Day of the Dog1 McKutcheon. Loves of Miss Anne Crockett. Betrayal Oppenheim. American Girl in Mexico McGary. When a Maid Marries Hart. Love's Old Sweet Song Ellswanger. Illustratated Edition of Classics, 69c One of the best book values in the entire stock is this line of tastefully bound volumes. Clearly printed on heavy cream paper, linen bound covers with beautiful designs, and fine illustrations. Favorite classics, from Eliot Dumas Bulwer Thackeray Ware Mulock Scott Blaekmore Austen Bronte Stowe Dickens Children's Books Large stock of entertaining and instructive books for" children of all ages, up from linen and board bound Juvenile books all at really trifling prices. For example: Boys' 5 Cloth bound favorite writers: Henty Alger Cooper Paton Baker :5c Books. by these and other Ellis Otis Overton Fenn Girls 25c Books. Cloth bound by girls' best Writ ers, such as Grey Meade Drinkwafer Bwing Winslow Hartner Cummins Field Mulock Classics in Ooze Calf Bindings Edition of rarely beautiful volumes in green, red and brown ooze calf, with gold titles and ribbon ornamentations. Neatly boxed. Price $1.00. These titles and authors: Evangeline Lalia Rookh Love Poems Lowell's Poems Paradise Lost Bitter Sweet Hiawatha i Whittle. f Also 50c Edition in ooze calf,' comprising many best books. Tennyson Browning Ruskin Holmes Courtship of Miles Standlsh Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Child's Garden' of Verses Burnt Leather Bindings Handsome Covers and fine copper plate engravings. "Val uable classical books, priced at only $1.25. Don't Forget This List: Imitation Bronze Statuary ,wired for electric lights. Oriental Statuary. Brush and Comb Sets. Military Brush Sets. Whisk Brooms with Holders. Toilet Cases. Match Safes. Military Brushes. Hair Receivers. Jardinieres. -Picture Frames. Ink Stands. Paper Cutters. Cuspidors. Steins. a j "TankArds. Gvnn Sectional Bookcases Took the Gold Medal at the St Louis Exposition There can be no questioning the superiority of the Gunn. It is the perfect case. Sections can be set up in any form, around corners, under and around windows, in solid tiers; in fact there is no limit to the artistic combinations of the units. When built up they have the appearance of a solid piece of furniture, with, no unsightly bands at sides, and no protruding ledges to gather dust. Doors are roller bearing (Cut A) and never warp or stick in any climate, an be easily re moved -without disturbing so much as a book, by simply lifting them off. Thus, if a glass is broken (as in Cut ck in any climate. Can be easily re will not have the troubles of the man in Cut C, who has torn lis entire library to pieces to re move a door. There is a desk section, with A- the interior arrangements of a high priced desk. This desk set up with book sections below and above, or around it. makes a handsome and convenient combination case for home use. Corner and drawer sections are also provided. Start with one section, top and base, for a few books, and add others as your library increases. In this way you will never reel the expense, for prices are very reasonable. Sanie size wood, finish and style always obtainable. VALUABLE CARPET AND DUG SPECIALS 62J4c for 75c and 80c Ingrain Car pets All wool, Brussels pat terns; five designs to choose from. 75c for $1.00 Tapestry Brussels with borders to match. Choose from 10 patterns. We will sew, line and lay these carpets for this price, 75c yard. 65c Special price for Wool Smyrna Mats, size 18x38 inches. OSc for $1.25 Wool Smyrna Rugs, size 21x45 inches. 98c for $1.50 Jute Smyrna. Bugs, size 30x60 inches. 98c for $1.25 Tapestry Rugs, 27x54 inches. $1.45 for $2.00 Smyrna Rugs, all wool, size 30x6 1 -inches. $1.2S Tor $1.75 Smyrna Rugs, all wool, size 26x54 inches. $19.50 for $25 Axminster Carpet Bugs, size 9x12 feet. $19.50 for $25 Wilton Carpet Rugs, size 9x12 feet. $22.50 for $27.50 Wilton Carpet Bugs, size 9x12 feet. BRIGHT BARGAINS IN CURTAINS 89c, the Specirt Price for Raffled Muslin Curtains of good value. $1.09 for $1.35 Ruffled Bobbinet Curtains very in significant price to pay for curtains as valuable as these. $1.15 for $1.50 Muslin Curtains having ruffle, head ed and edged with Battenburg lace one of our "prettiest low priced curtain styles. $2.10 for $2.75 Nottingham Curtain's, in ecru and white, verylarge size 6J inches wide, 3 yards long handsome curtains of great worth. Japanese Blue Ware Cream and Sugar Sets Plates, all sizes up from bread and butter plates. Cups and Saucers. Tea Tiles. Tea Pots. Mustard Cups. Pitchers. Cracker Jars. Salad Dishes. Toothpick Holders. Olive Dishes. Commode Sets. This ware is all medium and low priced and exceptionaly beautiful. Very large line bought, in anticipation of rapid selling. French, German and Japanese China Salad Bowls. Cream and Sugar Sets. Pitchers. Tea Pots. Chocolate Pots. Cracker Jars. Plates everything from Bread and Butter to Chop Plates. Vases. Rose Bowls. Rose Jars. Cups and Saucers. Tobacco Jars. Loving Cups. Shaving Mugs. Tea Sets. Cologne Sets. Jelly Holders. Japanese Fern Lemonade Pitcfaers Dishes. Framed Pictures QQp a Beautiful line of Framed Pictures, in Gilt and dmv Flemish Oak Frames. Copies of Fine Water color' Paintings, 'mostly landscapes, marine views, figures, flower pieces, Dutch pictures and others. Other Pictures from 10c Up A very fine display of imitation Watereolors and Cop per Plate Engravings, comprising copies of famous mas terpieces, and many popular pictures, Kate Greenaway designs, and others. A few of those beautiful little Madonna pictures also. 25c ClothBound Books Bijidmgs'vQ? neat and attractive, -papen-.lear and good, printed with good type. The most popular books of such authors as follow: X t i Southworth Hardy Alexander Ewing Scott Corelli Hawthorne Pumas Dickens Abbott In graham Bronte Emerson Caine Lamb Jerome Black Darwin KIngsley Kipling Doyle Verne Marlitt Carey Holmes Duchess. Haggard Thompson Lyall Ouida Barrie OTHER 25c BOOKS Ex- Beautiful Edition of Popular and .Classical Poets, in flexible binding. iium me oesi, prose ana poetry. Gift Books' in. white and gold. These are dainty little books selections X fro m the best prose and poetry. u.is ,.-i.-.::u v 2 Brilliant Series -Devotional books appropriately bound. Selections from X the writings of Potter, Drummond, Newman, Brooks, Spurgeon, Ewing, Vin- X cent and others. k Mj-, l.r.u, .j, ill French Morocco Bound Bibles x Fine paper, flexible binding, books neatly boxed. Ex- J traordinarily good for $1.00. i u Flannelettes, Outings, Linens f Some snappy specials, and extra good values to rep- resent the domestic section. lyfl for 10c Flannelettes, 27 Inches 'V wide, good dark colors for wrappers. Many persons will also buy them at this low price for comfort coverings. QIY for best 10c Outing Flannel, Q'Xi dark and light colors. Going to give you a whole counter full of them to choose from at this bargain price. 6 QIp for 15c and 18c Flannelle 1(U'-W Waistings, in pink, blue, red, cream and white; also warm, mottled fleeced goods, for waists and children's wear. Values to hurry for. 5c 27-lnch: Percale, in red, blue, gray attd black,"' neatly figured grounds. Price cut to clear a broken assortment. AQft flne Damask Lunch Cloths, "OU with hemstitching and drawn work yard square. Values of import ance. Notice the special display of these cloths, in the department. Finest Figured Iluek Toweling 25 inches wide, for making flne towels, etc. Beautiful new designs. 55c and 60c yard. v Special Sale of Colored SilKs Four lots of pretty Silks and Satins, many especi ally chosen for fancy work. QQfor 50c Satins, 19 inches wide; all colors for OU' fancy work. C Clf for 75c Satins, 24 inches wide; good color lines OUV for fancy work. jQ-for $1.00 Satins, 21 inches wide; all good fancy work colors. "7 c for $1.00 Crepe Princess, wear guaranteed; good 0" colors for waists, gowns, etc. Also $1.00 quality of 22-inch wide Wash Taffeta, in. cardinal, navy blue, reseda and myrtle greens. Travelers, Samples of Hand-Drawn Japanese Linens For One-Third Less Than Actual Valves These beautiful scarfs, centerpieces and doilies were made in Japan of fine linens, wrought with the intricate patterns which only the Japanese are capable of originat ing. Having secured a large line of travelers' samples at liberal discount, we are enabled to make this special reduction of one-third. Special Sale of Pin Cushion Molds A few in odd sizes to close out. 24x4 inch, regular price 95c, special 50c. 18x42 inch, regular price 75c, special 50c.

Page 8

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 9

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.

Page 10

This page's text is still being fetched. See the page, or reload in a moment.