The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 6, 1904

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tfK&jt it EVERYBODY 12 PAGES NEEDS IT. EVERYBODY 12 PAGES LAST EDITION. TUESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 6, 1904. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. T rUv MRS. CHADWICK IN CONFERENCE. JL&easion With Attorney Last ed Until Midnight. Hanker Beckwith Makes Confes sion Regarding His Acts. 1VEEPS AS HE TALKS. Acq uaintance With the Woman Began Three Years Ago. Sajs There Are Two Notes for 5500,000 Each. New York, Dec. 6. The startling ad mission by President Beckwith of the Citizens' National bank of Oberlin, O., that he and Cashier Spear of that bank had indorsed Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick's notes to the amount $1,250,000 and that they bore 'what purported to be the signature of Andrew Carnegie has as tounded the New York lawyers repre eenting the various Interests involved in a case which becomes more surpris ing with every new revelation. That President Beckwith's statement brings to light new and important phases of the case and brings much nearer the Inevitable uncovering of the entire af fair is the belief of a majority of the attorneys interested. The result of to day's moves in the case are awaited with increased interest in the apprehen sion that the crisis is near and may be reached today. A sensational report today was that one of the local counsel for Mrs. Chad wick had decided to withdraw from the case. Percy W. Carver, counsel for Herbert D. Newton, of Brookline, Mass., who has claims of almost $200,000 against Mrs. Chadwick, speaking of the state ment made last night by President Beckwith, said developments had come so fast that he did not know what to say. He thought, however, that Mr. Beckwith must have made the state ment under pressure, or, being on the verge of nervous collapse "had lost his nerve." "I am still confident that Mrs. Chad wick will settle all the claims against her," said Mr. Carver. Mr. Carver was asked the direct question if Mr. New ton was induced to loan Mrs. Chadwick money on a note bearing the name of Andrew Carnegie and he replied: "Mr. Newton was shown a note. He would not say, however, whether or not it bore the name of Mr. Carnegie." At the Holland, where Mrs. Chad wick has been living, it was expected further sensational developments would t be disclosed upon the arrival from Cleveland of Frank Lyon, receiver for the Citizens' National bank of Oberlin. It was announced that he left Cleve land last night, carrying with him the notes on which it is alleged Andrew Carnegie's name appears. Mr. Lyon's mission is thought to be to consult Mr. Carnegie with regard to the notes. Mrs. Chadwick rose early at the hotel and sent for all the morning papers. Philip Carpenter of counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, called at the Holland house shortly after 9 o'clock and was in con ference with Mrs. Chadwick about an hour. He would say absolutely noth ing about the Beckwith statement. The arrival in this city of Iri Reynolds, an officer of the Wade Park Banking company of Cleveland, who is sup- ?osed to have left Cleveland for New "ork to confer with Mrs. Chadwick about $5,000,000 of her securities said to be in his possession as trustee, is awaited with interest. So far as can ke ascertained Mr. Reynolds has not I reached the Holland house nor seen I don t know. Why don't somebody Mrs. Chadwick. And out? That is the question. Why Possible developments affecting the don't somebody find out? whereabouts of a note for $500,000! "Just now I can see back to the first which President Beckwith says he in- time I came to know Mrs. Chadwick in dorsed for Mrs. Chadwick are antici- a business way. You know I have never pated by the attorneys now that its 'in all this time been called a fool. It existence has for the first time become was something over a year ago that I known publicly. Mr. Beckwith said learned that W. S. Fay and Henry that Mrs. Chadwick gave her word notj Wurst, of Elyria, had had some deal to dispose of it or raise money on it Ings with Mrs. Chadwick. They were and counsel for Herbert D. Newton of; known as shrewd business men. I be Boston is authority for the statement San to inquire, for, as a business man, that the Newton loan was not based on i I wanted to exert every effort to turn such a note. Whether the existence of an honest dollar. I guess my inquiries this note will point to other loans by Mrs. Chadwick, as yet not made pub lic, is a matter of much speculation. Midnight Conference. New York, Dec. 6. Attorney Carver, counsel for Herbert B. Newton, of Brookline. Mass.. is quoted as having said today that if President Beckwith, the Oberlin banker believed that the t Newton loan to Mrs. Chadwick was I based on the socalled missing $500,000 note, he is mistaken. "When Newton loaned the money," the attorney said, "he had no security whatever, except her personal note. The money was loaned in small amounts until finally new notes were given to cover the total amount loaned. "Newton was shown a note for $500. 000 but I decline to say whose name ap peared on it. "He was also shown the certificate signed by Iri Reynolds to the effect that he had $5,000,000 worth of securities be longing to Mrs. Chadwick. "When I was brought into the case the first thing I did after a long confer ence in New York with Mrs. Chadwick was to obtain an assignment of the se curities supposed to be held by Rey nolds. Further developments depend on whether Reynolds actually holds secur ities to the amount here certified." It was learned today that Mrs. Chad wick had summoned to her apartment late last night counsel representing Newton and also her own counsel. They participated in a conference which lasted until after midnight. The wo man is said to have talked at consider able length on the turn of affairs in Oberlin and Cleveland but the result was not made known. BECKWITH'S STORY. Oberlin Banker Tells of Business Re lations With Mrs. Chadwick. Cleveland. Dec. 6. Seated in the of fice of the United States district attor ney in this city. President C. T. Beck with of the failed Citizens' National bank of Oberlin. made a confession re garding the bank's transactions with Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick. Mr. Beck with said: "I am either an awful dune or a ter rible fool. I guess there is no doubt about my being a fool. I know I have done wrong, and, although cruslied to the earth myself, I do not propose to be made a scapegoat to shield the sins of others. Further concealment of the truth cannot help anyone. If I thought it would, my lips would re main sealed as thougrh I had been struck dumb. The truth Is that others also must be called to the bar to an swer for their part in this terrible af fair and one of those whose answer must be had is. Mrs. Carrie L. Chad wick." The banker spoke in broken sen fences and tears were streaming from his eyes. His acquaintance with Mrs. Chadwick began three years ago, The attorneys for Herbert D. Newton, the Brookline, Mass., banker, have stated that their client loaned Mrs. Chadwick money only after a note signed An drew Carnegie" had been indorsed by the president and cashier of a national bank. The men who indorsed tne note were President Beckwith and Cashier Spear of the Citizens' National bank of Oberlin. O. Relating this matter. Banker Beck with continued his story of the bank's transactions with Mrs. Chadwick as follows: "Yes, we indorsed the note, in addi tion to one other note for $500,000 but, O God, never for the purpose for which they were used. "Do you mean to say that there are two $500,000 notes, in addition to the note for $250,000 was asicea mr. Beckwith. "Yes. notes aggregating $1,250,000." "It has not been generally under stood that there were two notes for $500,000," was suggested "I know it, I know it, but the notes exist. Just the same." said Mr. Beck with. "One of them is in the hands of the receiver and the other ought to be in the hands of Mrs. Chadwick. If she has disposed of it. she has done some thing which she swore she would not do, so please make it plain that solemn oath was taken that the notes which bear our indorsement were never to be used by Mrs. Chadwick for the purpose of raising money, and she knew it. "Mr. Beckwith, to correct any wrong impression would it not be wise for you to state how Mrs. Chadwick induced you to place your signature upon the notes? "My God, I would like to, if I thought it would make it clear. To tell the story would be to tell the tale of torture covering a period of over a year. To tell it would take a good half day and in my terrible condition I can not attempt the task. I cannot tell the story before I go on thewitness stand. I must seek advice." At this point of the explanation of the banker's affairs, he leaped from the couch where he had been lying down and paced around the room for composure. When he had controlled himself, he resumed, saying: "What will they think of me at my home town W ould to God I had been the only dupe, instead of feeling the weight of condemnation from hun dreds of depositors, whose earnings have Been swept away." "Did you have the slightest sus picion that the notes carrying the name of Andrew Carnegie were not genuine?" "In heaven's name, how could we have had suspicion? Mrs. Chadwick wore to both of us and one or more witnesses that she personally saw Mr. Carnegie sign his name to the notes she placed before us. But we said that we must be sure. How are we to know? The answer came in less than two days when a New York attorney appeared in Oberlin who said he was the attorney of Mr. Carnegie his special agent. He vouched for the cor rectness of the claims made by Mrs. Chadwick. We had at least six con ferences with this lawyer, two in Ober lin and four in Cleveland. Perhaps I am saying too much, but I must tell something more. In every way he at tempted to make certain that we were engaged in a legitimate business transaction, the kind of a transaction a business man would enter upon with credit to himself." "How about the attest held by Iri Reynolds? Did you seek him?" Mr. Beckwith was asked. "Yes. many times, and what did we understand? We understood by every word that everything was ail right, and that revenue securities were locked up in the vaults of the Hyde Park bank. reached the ears of Mrs. Chadwick, in the light of events of the last two weeks. I guess Mrs. Chadwick was greatly interested the moment she learned that inquiries for business had been made by me. At any rate, she come to Oberlin, and it was there the thing began. I began looking for legiti mate business. "Mrs. Chadwick? Well, you msst judge for yourself. A second interview and I made a small loan. It was promptly met. In addition, we se cured considerable splendid business and all transacted in a business way. "From there on the story leads into a maze, the end of which I wish to God I could now see. It leads on down to a time when I came to New York. In my pocket I carried one of the notes signed with the name of Carnegie. When I started, I had in mind an at tempt to raise money on the paper to put funds In the bank. When I got to New York my heart failed me, for something told me that all was not right. I came back home without making any attempt to raise money on the note, and now everywhere I turn I hear the whisper: 'Why did you not reveal your suspicion?' What could I do? I Yiad always been known as a fair and honest man. It seemed to me that the blood of depositors was upon my hands; that was the thing that pressed at my throat. It was the conviction that everything must bend to save money for my friends who had entrusted it to me. And so every move that was made was with the de sire to save the bank if possible. "Mrs. Chadwick had secured big loans from many other bankers. She had not met these obligations. Wi-S she not meet obligations to the Coer. lin bank, my bank? We prayed that she woul3, EcTd we thought she would. "But now I guess the jig is up and Mrs. Chadwick has reached the end of her rope. It is bitter, bitter, to think that everything is lost. Oh. the pinJ. ing and the squeezing of the last fer months, all to get money. No one can ever know of the torture of it alL Per sonal property was swept away, the savings of years, but what of that, if only the bank where my friends did business could be saved. "I swore to my absolute faith in this (Continued on Page Eight.) ATTACKJIGHTLY. Ru ssiansContinue to HurlThfiu selres Against 303 Metre Hill In a Tain Endearor to Dislodge the Japanese. LFleet Bombarded and Number of Ships Set on Fire. JAPANESE REPULSE. Mukden Hears of Enemy's De feat With Heavy Loss In Attempt to Turn Gen. Ren nenkampfFa Flank. Tokio, Dec. 6. The Russians are nightly attacking 203 metre hill in a determined endeavor to retake the summit of the ground of contention. The Japanese are increasing their defenses on the position and have succeeded so far in repelling all the assaults. The Russians have suffered the heaviest losses, and it is estimated that they have sacrificed 2,000 men in an effort to recapture the ground, which the Japanese are confident in their ability to hold. Observations indicate that the gar rison is feeling the shortage of men. The works against the forts on Sungshu mountain eastward are pro gressing speedily, and all indications point to an early general assault, al though the date when it will begin is kept secret. It Is expected that the next general assault will prove suc cessful. Tokio, Dec. 6. The effective bom bardment of the Russian battleships in Port Arthur which began on Saturday last was one of the results of the cap ture of 203 metre hill. Up to that time the warships had been able to seek shelter from the Japanese fire under Peiyu mountain, but the cap ture of 203 metre hill November 2 9 and 30 enabled the Japanese to train their guns on the Russian vessels with the result that a number of them have been set on fire and the others must put to sea or suffer irreparable dam age. Japanese Reverse Is Reported. Mukden. Dec. 6. There is a persist ent report that the rorce of Japanese sent to turn Gen. Rennenkampff's flank has been repulsed with great loss. The story is not yet officially confirmed, but details are given with great circumstantialit". It is stated that Gen. Kennensampn, who knew the movement was matur ing, awaited the Japanese at the mouth of one or tne capiurea passes, and that the Japanese turning torce threw themselves unsuspectingly into the ambuscade, where after the fight the Russians collected 500 Japanese bodies. It is added that there are l.uuu more Jananese bodies wmcn it nas been impossible to collect owing to the fire of the Jananese. This does not include the Jananese loss in wounded The Russian loss, according to this account, was only thirty or forty men, virol On Their Own Vessels. St. Petersburg. Dec. 6. An official ctat.mpnt. issued from naval neaa- nniu-ters. elves Vice Admiral Rojest vensky's latest account of the Dogger Bank affair ana explains now me Baltic fleet fired on their own ships. The utatement is as follows: "According to supplementary in formation from Vice Admiral Rojest- venskv concerning the North sea in cident of October zi alter me jvniaz Souvaroff ceased firing two searcn lie-hts of the Dmitri Donskoi and Au rora suddenly appeared on the left of the ironclad division. The Dmitri Donskoi showed night signals, where upon, fearing projectiles from the hindmost ships of our division should hit our own vessels, either direct or bv ricochet, a general signal to cease fire was made from the Souv aroff. The order was at once obeyed. "The wrhole firing lasted less than ten minutes. Communications by wireless telegraphy stated that five projectiles struck the Aurora, some riochetting and others hitting direct. Three were 75-milimeters and two 4 7- milimeter shells. The chaplain of the Aurora was seriously injured and a nettv officer was slightly wounded. The chaplain subsequently succumbed in Algiers." The foregoing statement is tne nrst official information of the fact, pre viously published in the dispatches. that during the JNortn sea attair hve shells came aboard the cruiser Aurora, njuring a priest, who subsequently died at Algiers. Japanese Cruiser Blown Up. Moscow, Dec. 6. A special dispatch from Vladivostok says that a steamer which has just arrived there from Shanghai reports that the Japanese armored cruiser Adzuma has been blown up and sunk by a mine. WORLD'S FAIR TOTAU. The Attendance at Exposition Reached 18,741,073. St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 6. The official fig ures for the attendance at the world's fair have been made public. The total attend ance was 18.741,073, and that of the closing day, December 1, 2(16.101. April, 1 day 157,793 May. 26 days 1.0O1.3M June, 26 days 2,124.8:36 July, 27 days 2,343,557 August, 27 days 3,088.743 September. 26 days 3,651,873 October, 27 days 3,622,329 November, 26 days 2,517.450 December, 1 day 203.101 Total ...1S,741,073 It Is Warmer Today. The weather today is somewhat warmer. The following temperatures were recorded by U jovernment thermometer: 7 o'clock 29111 o'clock 40 8 o'clock 29)12 o'clock 46 i e'clock 33 1 o'clock 4 8 10 o'clock 371 2 o'clock 60 "Wind 12 miles an hour from the west at 2 p. m. Temperature in Large Cities. Chicago, Dec. 6. Temperatures at 7:00 a. m.: Nf.v York, 30; Boston. 26: Philadel phia, 30; Washington, 30; Chicago, 20; Mi neapolis, 24; Ciasiasati, 22; St. Louis. 30. SIX DAY CYCLE RACE. Riders Not Making the "Killing" of Former Years. Pace New York, Dec. 6. -The big six day bicycle race at Madison Square gar den today had developed into a steady, ceaseless grind. Worn by the exertion of many hours none of the riders seemed anxious to set a "killing pace" and every hour placed the riders far ther behind the record established in previous contests. The exciting sprints that marked the earlier stages of the race were almost entirely lacking dur ing the night and early hours today. During the night there was only one split and that only attected one rider, Floyd Krebs, the tire of his wheel coming off. Patsy" Keegan of the Boston team was again in the lead during most of the night. He gave pace al most all the time he was on the track and seemed to be indefatigible in spite of injuries received yesterday morn ing which nut him out of the race for a time. At 8 o'clock this morning the thirteen leading teams each had 618 miles and 7 laps to their credit. The four other teams in the race were only one lap behind them. The record made in a previous con test at the end of the thirty-second hour is 659 miles and 4 -laps. WILL (VIEET TONIGHT. State Meeting of Association of Chari ties in Topeka. The fourth annual convention of the Kansas Association of Charities and Correction, beginning this evening and closing Wednesday night, will be held at the First United Presbyterian church, at Eighth and Toneka ave nues. The aim of the association is the im provement of the penal and charitable institutions of the state, and, it is stat ed, will submit several suggestions of reform before the coming legislature. A number of prominent officials of penal and other state institutions will address the convention. Following is the program for the convention: TUESDAY EVENING. 8:00 Music; prayer; address of wel come, W. J. Bailey, governor of Kan sas, 8:30 Presidents annual address, W. A. S. Bird, Topeka, Kansas; popular ad dress, Prof. F. W. Blackmar, State uni versity, Lawrence, Kansas; appoint ment of committees. WEDNESDAY MORNING. 9:30 "The Cause and Treatment of Epilepsy," Dr. M. L. Perry, superin tendent of the state hospital for epi leptics. Parsons, Kansas. Discussion opened by Dr. Reynolds, of Horton, Kansas, and Dr. T. C. Blddle of state hospital at Topeka. Music. Select reading. 10:30 "The Cause and the Cure of Crime," E. A. Fredenhagen, superin tendent of the Society for the Friend less, Topeka. Discussion, the chaplain of the reformatory .Hutchinson, Kan sas, and Probate Judge Winfleld Free man, Kansas City, Kansas. WEDNESDAY- APTESiNOON. 1:30 Music. "Associate Charities," its aims and its methods, Dr". C. B. Van Horn, general secretary, Topeka Provi dent association.. Discussion, Mrs. L. B. Couch, secretary Wichita associated charities, and Mrs. George Fleisch, Leavenworth. 2:30 Select reading. Music. 2:50 "Needed Legislation," Henry J. Allen, president of the state board of charities. Discussion, L. H. Perkins, Lawrence, and J. C. Ruppenthal, Rus sel. 3:50 "Concerning the Feeeble-mind-ed," Dr. C. S. Newlon, superintendent of the State Institution for the Feeble minded, Winfleld, Kansas. Discussion, Edwin Snyder, Oskaloosa, and Prof. O. P. M. McClintock, Topeka. WEDNESDAY EVENING. 7:30 Music. Select reading. Music. Report of committees. 8:20 Miss Jane Addams, "Hull House," Chicago. 9:00 Closing business and adjourn ment. Everybody invited. Admission- free o all sessions. The music and select readings of the program will be furnished by the "Sig ma Delta Psi" sorority of Washburn college. SECOND IiAND FRAUD CASES. "Will Come Up for Trial December 13 at Portland. Portland, Ore., Dec. 6. The trial of the second of the land fraud cases will commence December 13. This case is based on indictments against S. A. D. Puter, Horace G McKinley, Mrs.Emma A. Watson and Marie L. Ware. The charge is similar to that in the first case conspiracy to defraud the govern ment of public land. It is stated the government will show that Miss Ware, while acting as United States commissioner used the name of R. Montague, former deputy county clerk of Lynn county, and admitted to proof alleged fictitious and bogus home steaders. The government will endeavor to show that as a result of her alleged unlawful acts the proof of settlement and necessary affidavits were apparent ly perfected and sent to Washington for the purpose of procuring patents to the land. These acts are alleged to have occurred during the year 1901, and involve lands in the Cascade forest re serve lying about 20 miles easterly from the town of Cottage Grove, Ore. REGISTRATION LISTS STOLEN. Frauds in Election Have Penetrated to the Arctic Circle. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 6. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Dawson City, says the greatest excitement pre vails over the theft of three registra tion lists. Intense interest is being taken in the. election of a member of the dominion parliament. Thompson, Independent, charges that the friends of Congdon, government candidate, are responsible for the thefts. The secre tary of the registration board has ap plied to the police for protection. An appeal has been made to the cabinet at Ottawa. Drowned While Bathing. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 6. Private 2R3 iL. Sittttfc. Twenty-eighth artil lery battery, was drowned in the swim ming pool at the Fort Leavenworth gymnasium. Private Smith entered the pool immediately after supper, and it is said that he got beyond his depth when he was seized with cramps and went down. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 6. Forecast for Kan- Fair tonight and Wednesday; westerly winds. STARTLEDJOUSE. Man in Gallery Gare a Series of Whoops. Much Commotion Created Be fore He Was Put Oat. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Annual Communication Was Head in Both Houses. Resolution Offered to Inquire Into Panama Railroad. Washington, Dec 6. Soon after the house met today, Mr. Burton, chair man of the committee to notify the president that the house was in ses sion and ready for business, reported that the president had informed them that he would today submit a mes sage in writting. Just before Speaker Cannon rapped the house to order an elderly man occupying a front seat in the public gallery uttered a series of long drawn out whoops. Much com motion was caused before he was ejected. At 12:30, Mr. Barnes, assistant sec retary to the president, appeared and announced that he was directed by the president to submit to the house a message in writing. The clerk at once began reading the president's an nual message to congress. Upon the conclusion of the reading of the message, there was loud ap plause from the Republican side. The message, on motion of Mr. Payne, was referred to the committee of the whole house on state of the union and ordered to be printed, after which the house adjourned. In the Senate. Washington, Dec. 6. Immediately after the convening of the senate to day Senators Allison and Cockrell, constituting the committee to wait upon the president, reported that the president had expressed his intention to immediately communicate with the senate through a message in writing. Before the message arrived Mr. Penrose and Mr. Lodge presented the credentials of Messrs. Knox and Crane, the newly appointed senators from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts re spectively and the oath of office was administered to them. The message was delivered to the senate by Mr. Barnes, assistant secre tary to the president, and its reading immediately began. At 2:07 the reading of the presi dent's message was concluded and the senate went into executive session. For Panama Inquiry. Washington, Dec. 6. Representa tive Shackleford (Dem. Mo.), one of the members of the house committee on interestate and foreign commerce who accompanied the congressional party on the visit to Panama, today in troduced a resolution providing for an inquiry into the affairs of the Pana ma Railroad company and a report to congress. HOW SHE GOT A TRIP. Medicine Lodge Girl Wanted a Visit, Not a Wedding. Kansas City, Dec. 6. Frank Wilson, young farmer living in Kingman county, Kansas, not far from Medicine Lodge, arrived in Kansas City yester day with Dora Fullen, a comely coun try lass from the same county, whom he expected ere this would be Mrs. Wilson, but he returned home last night, alone and disconsolate, and the wedding has been "indefinitely post poned. Wilson and his fiancee went to the Midland hotel for luncheon after reaching the city, and then went out to see the sights of interest around the business part of the town. The department stores, of course, had great interest for Miss Fullen, and after each pilgrimage of the sort Wilson would suggest that they go on down to the court house and have the marriage ceremony performed, and see the town later. Each time she insisted on putting it off, and finally. when it could hardly be postponed longer, she announced that she didn't believe that she wanted to get mar ried just now. She admitted that she had had a great desire for a trip to Kansas City, and took up his offer that they come here to get married, primarily for the sake of the trip. At that Wilson flared up and told her that if the trip was all she camt for she could find her own way of get ting home, whereupon she sweetly in formed him that she had some rela tives in Kansas City. Kas., whom she had been wanting to visit for a long time, and she considered this to be as good a time as any. Her lover then changed his tactics and begged and pleaded with her, but she re mained obstinate, and the last he saw of her was on board a car, bound for the other side of the river. After vainly trying to drown his troubles, Wilson was telling his tale of woe to a few interested listeners at the Midland last night, just before he left for his train. "I just can't understand it," he said, "when I asked Dora to marry me, she took me up pretty quick, but I never had any idea of any such a deal as this. I guess I'll go back home, cause there ain't no use to try to do anything with her now, but I'm hopin' that, maybe she'll change her mind yet." FLOOD VICTIM GOT $500. Charges That Conductor Humiliated Him When H Was Sick. A peculiar railroad damage suit came up to the supreme court today on an appeal from Johnson county, in which J. W. Bishop got a judgment for $500 against the Santa Fe as a result of the flood. Bishop was a passenger on a train out of Kansas City to Ottawa, which was stalled at Holliday bv the high waters. He alleges that he was not well and that he had to wade through water up to his hips to get to a board ing house. He says he remonstrated with the conductor and was subjected to humiliation in the presence of the other passengers, ana for this and be cause he became sick he sued the railroad company for $5,000 damages. The jury awarded him $500. The railroad company appeals. ATTACH IiAWSOX'S HOME. Levy Is Made in Connection With Suit for $350,000. Boston, Dec. 6. The suit against Thomas W. Lawson for $350,000 brought by Paul Fuller and F. R. Coudert of New York, has been entered in the Mas sachusetts supreme court. The action is said to have been taken in connec tion with stock transactions. Papers filed in the case indicate that Mr. Law son's place at Scituate has been attach ed for $350,000. In a bill of complaint the plaintins allege that Mr. Lawson failed to respond to several calls for payment on stock for which he had subscribed. PICKING HER JURY. Nan Patterson Carefully Selects Men Who Will Judge Her. New York, Dec. '6. With only three jurors chosen as a result of the first day's work, it was evident when the case of Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young was resumed in the supreme court today that more time would be required for prelimi naries than in the first trial. The ex amination of candidates for jury duty is being prosecuted with the greatest care and particular attention is being given to the conditions of health of the talesmen to prevent if possible a repetition of the occurrence which brought the previous trial to a sudden termination. In addition to this pre caution, medical experts are kept close at hand in case it becomes necessary to make an expert, inquiry into the physical condition of the prospective juror. Miss Patterson herself Is taking a keen interest in the selection of the men who are. to decide her fate. As one after another of the talesmen takes his place on the stand to under go a searching examination by tne attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense, he is Hubjected to tne searching scrutiny of the accused wo man. His every act is noted by ner. and to her the attorney for the de fense always looks for a nod of ap proval or a head shake indicating her dissatisfaction before the final word is given. In the first trial it was said that Nan Patterson chose her own jury. When the case came to a sud den and unexpected end she expressed regret. I was sure that jury would acquit me," she said as sne was lea away to her cell in the Tombs. From her at titude thus far it seems evident that she will do her best to select twelve men who will be as acceptable to her were the others. This time she has 200 men from whom she may make her selections. Aside from Miss Patterson herself, the most interesting figure in the case is her aged gray-haired father, J. Randolph Patterson, or Washington. Ever since his daughter was charged with murder, six months, Mr. Patter son has given his whole time to her case. In the previous trial he was always among the first to enter the court room, and through the long daily sessions he sat always at his daughter's side.- He was the first to welcome her when she came from her cell in the morning and the last to bid her good-night. In this trial the now familiar figure is to be seen each day in its accustomed place. SECURED $300. Robber of Santa Fe Express Car Still at Large. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 6. Not withstanding scores of deputy officers and police officers are patroling the Santa Fe railroad nearly an tne way from Daggett to Needles, and the surrounding country is being searched the bandit who yesterday looted the Wells Fargo Co. express car at Daggett, Cal., after shooting and per haps fatally wounding Express Mes senger Evan ro certs, is Denevea 10 be still at large, suspects nave Deen arrested, but it is believed that the bandit is not among them. Rewards aggregating $2,300 have been offered for the capture of the bandit. Messenger Roberts is still alive, and the physicians state that he stands about one chance in hundred of re covering. Assistant Supt. Pridham of the Wells-Fargo company, stated today that the amount of monev taken from the way safe is about $300. Several checks and drafts, including one for $5,000, were also taken, but payment on these has been stopped. WARNER SAYS "NO." Missouri Man Refuses the Commissionership. Pension Washington, Dec. 6. Major Wm. Warner of Kansas City, Mo., has been offered the position of commissioner of pensions by President Roosevelt, but today declined. He at the same time announced his candidacy for senator from Missouri to succeed Cockrell. Major Warner, who is United States district attorney for the western dis trict of Missouri, was called here by the president to discuss the tender of the pension commissionership. He was formerly a member of congress, is an able lawyer, a distinguished mem ber of the G. A. R. and the president much desired him as Mr. Ware's suc cessor. It can be stated there is no probability of R. W. Blue's appoint ment. DECOY PRESCRIPTIONS. Get Large Number of Chicago Drug gists Into Trouble. Chicago, Dec. 6. Out of 139 decoy prescriptions sent out by the state board of pharmacy to Chicago drug gists to be filled, 23 contained no trace of the drug called for, 66 were 80 per cent impure, 10 were 2 0 per cent im pure, and only 31 were pure. As a re sult the board will prosecute over 100 druggists for selling impure drugs. READER'S BILL Kansas Congressman Wants to Retire Aged Clerks on Half Pay. Washington, Dec. 6. Representative Reeder, of Kansas, has introduced a bill for the retirement of government clerks incapacitated for duty by age up on half pay, and the employment of substitutes 611 the vacancies. THE MESSAGE. Mr. Booserelt Submits Annua Communication to Congress. It Is Remarkable for Absence of Reference to the Tariff. CAPITAL AND LABOR Are Dealt With In a Bold and Fearless Manner. Urges That Silrer Dollars B Made Redeemable In Gold. FEATURES OF THE MESSAGE. Cautions congress against extrnva gance. Deals with relations of the gOTcrn-. ment to labor and capital. Approves labor unions. Advocates a stringent employers liability law. Urges passage of laws governing operation of railroads, among which) are one making block signal system compulsory and one limiting the hours of, service of employes. Declare the government cannot countenance the "closed shop" In its business. Federal employes must not organize to extort higher salaries. Promises special message on Colo rado labor situation. Corporations must be dealt with by the general government. Promises a special report on the beef industry. A complete stop must be put to sys- tern of rebates. Management of the pension bureau is commended. Substitution of salaries for fees la the consular service. A national quarantine law. Every silver dollar should be made redeemable In gold. Encouragement of the merchant marine. Naturalization laws should be rex vised. Recommends a federal election law. Alaska should have a delegate In congress. Should be no halt In the upbuilding of the American navy. A lower tariff rate for the Philip pines. No mention of the tariff. Washington, Dec. 6. President Roosevelt today submitted his annual message to the congress. It follows: To the Senate and House of Represen tatives: The nation1 continues to enjoy note worthy prosperity. Such prosperity is of course primarily due to the high in dividual average of our citizenship, ta ken together with our great natural re sources; but an Important factor there in is the working of our long-continued governmental policies. The people have emphatically expressed their approval of the principles underlying these pol icies, and their desire that these prin ciples be kept substantially unchanged, although of course applied in a progres sive spirit to meet changing conditions. Caution Against Extravagance. The enlargement of scope of the func tions of the national government re quired by our development as a nation involves, of course, increase of expense; and the period of prosperity through which the country is passing justifies expenditures for permanent improve-, ments far greater than would be wise in hard times. But ships and forts, public buildings and improved water ways are investments which should be made when we have the money; but abundant revenues and a large surplus always invite extravagance, and con stant care should be taken to guard against unnecessary increase of the or dinary expenses of government. The cost of doing government business should be regulated with the same rigid scrutiny as the cost of doing a private business. Capital and Labor. In the vast and complicated mechan ism of our modern civilized life the dominant note is the note of industrial ism and the relations of capital and labor and especially of organized cap ital and organized labor to each other and to the public at large come second in importance only to the intimate questions of family life. Our peculiar form cf gjvernment, with its sharp di vision of authority between the nation, and the several states, has been on the whole far more advantageous to our de velopment than a more strongly cen tralized government. But it Is undoubt edly responsible for much of the diffi culty of meeting with adequate legisla tion the new problems presented by the total change in industrial conditions on this continent during the last half cen tury. In actual practice it has proved exceedingly difficult, and in many cases impossible, to get unanimity of wise ac tion among the various states on these subjects. From the very nature of the case this is especially true of the laws affecting the employment of capital in huge masses. With regard to laYjr the problem is no less important, but it is simpler. As long as the states retain the primary- control of the police power the circum stances must be altogether extreme which require Interference by the fed eral authorities, whether in the way of safeguarding the rights of labor or in the way of seeing tnat wrong is not done by unruly persons who shield themselves behind the name of labor. If there is resistance to the fs5i courts, interference with the malls, ter interstate commerce, or molestation of federal property, or if the state author ities in some crisis which they are un able to face call for help, then the fed eral governTipnt -m y in'erfere; but though such interference maybe caused by a condition or tnings arising out or trouble connected with some question; of labor, the interference itself simply takes the form of restoring order with out regard to the questions which have caused the breach of order for to kee& order is a primary duty and in a time fc? disorder and violence all other questions sink into abeyance until order has been restored. In the District of Columbia and in the territories the federal law covers the entire field of government: but the labor question is only acute in populous centers of commerce, manu- -factures, or mining. Nevertheless, both CoaMsued on Sage Ntaae.l

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904, KANSASJEWS. Wichita Firm Will Ship 300 JackrabbUa South To Supply a Big: Coursing Jleet at Oklahoma City. HAS A $4,000 OUTFIT. Been in the Animal Industry for Sixteen Xtars. Keeps the Bunnies in a Big Corral at Edge of Town. "Wichita, Kan., Dec 6. Over three hundred live JackrabbUa will be sent from Wichita by Charles Payne for the big coursing meet In Oklahoma City, Christmas. The local sportsmen of Oklahoma City have arranged for the meeting, which will be held In Colcord park, at that place. There will be over one hundred greyhounds entered in the venta. Dogs from Kansas, Iowa, Ne braska, Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory will participate In the meet ing, and it is said that the states men tioned will be organized following the big meeting. Wichita is the only place this side of California where a sufficient number of rabbits may be obtained for a big coursing event. At present Mr. Payne kas over 100 rabbits in a corral at his place on the West side, and he is re ceiving new ones about every day from the outfit which Is now working south iwest of Sedgwick county. Thirty-two rabbits were received yesterday. JLast year Mr. Payne -sent several shipments of rabbits out of Wichita for ourslng events. Thanksgiving ef this year he shipped ovsr forty to Black well for an event which was held there. "These events would be held in "Wichita." said Mr. Payne last evening, "but we have no suitable grounds for them. When I establish the baseball grounds next year we could hold them there, but it would probably be a little crowded." Mr. Payne has been In the animal business for the past sixteen years, and has a fine outfit which is used in capturing rabbits. The outfit is a $4,000 one and has been in use for a number ef years. Mr. Payne usually has a suffi cient supply of rabbits on hand to fur nish them for an event on short notice. The program for the big event in Ok lahoma City is in charge of the Okla homa Coursing club, which was orga nised Wednesday night at Oklahoma City. A number of Wichltans expect to attend the meeting. McClung Returns to Wichita. Wichita. Kan., Dec. 6. H. C. Mc Clung, the choir director and lumber dealer whose sudden disappearance two weeks ago on the same day that his former stenographer also left her home caused rumors of an elopement, has returned to his home. He arrived in the city about 3:30 o'clock and went directly to his home, where his wife was. He was seen there an hour later, but refused to discuss his ab sence. McClung said he knew nothing of Miss Dorsey's whereabouts. He said he might give out a statement soon. Miss Dorsey's family refused to say whether they had any word from her. Drove the Horse to Death. Emporia, Kan., Dec. A man rep resenting himself as G. A. Walker, agent for a Kansas City fencing com pany, rented a horse and buggy at James Davis' livery barn here Thurs day and because he failed to return it a warrant for his arrest was issued. Word was received from the sheriff of Wabaunsee county that the Davis horse and buggy were at Alma. The horse died from overdriving soon after reaching here. Walker cannot be found. Mrs. Nation Will Speak. Kansas City. Kan, Dec 6. Mrs, Carrie Nation is billed for a speech next Monday night. In the spring of 1902 Mrs. Nation gave a residence at Grandview and Reynolds avenue to the Associated Charities for use as a home tor drunkards wives." The in jstitution is being conducted as a home or needy women and children and is proving to be a success. Some of the men connected with the Associated Charities decided a few days ago to bire the auditorium and invite Mrs. Nation to make an address. Kansas Itural Carriers. Washington, Dec 6. The following western rural carriers have been ap pointed: Kansas Bigelow, route No. 1; John Rucker, carrier; Arthur E. H.awklns, substitute. Blue Rapids, route No. 1; Clyde K. Rodkey, carrier; John Rodkey. substitute. Gas, route No. 1; Ely W. Ellsworth, carrier; Marthle E. Ellsworth, substitute. Neodesha, route No. 4; Perry O. Dean, carrier; Ralph E. Shul, substitute. Brothers Shoot Themselves. Wichita, Kan.. Dec. 6. Amos Welty, a prosperous farmer who lived near Hunter, Okla., shot and killed himself Monday. His brother Lewis went to town for the undertaker and upon re turning shot himself. He is in a crit ical condition. No cause is known for the act of either. Neither was mar ried. Items from Arkansas City. Arkansas City, Dec. 6. Wm. Hunre Is home from a hunting trip in the mountains of Arkansas. A car loaded with game will arrive when the re mainder of the party comes home. Mrs. David Gossett is here from Topeka visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tice. Mrs. Wm. Doran has "returned to Newton after a pleasant visit with friends in town. The old storeroom occupied by Dan Bunnel is being torn out and moved away to make room for a new block of buildings that is to be erected on Summit street. The natural gas man has an office ARR? CollaR fl ct. each; a roe as CTft. CLUETT. PEABODY CO.. and is taking orders to furnish houses with gas. We feel awfully anxious to give it a trial, and hope to be able to do so m about thirty or forty days. Uriah Hunre, who has been on a visit to Oklahoma Ctty for the past five days, has returned home with a broad smile, which says plainly he had the time of his life while away. Dick Rlchey, night -eall boy for the Santa F, met with a painful accident. He climbed on some box cars to locate a caboose in the yards, and fell to the ground, breaking his leg. He was taken to the company's hospital at Topeka. The Larkin soap clubs seem to be quite popular here. One engineer's wife says she belongs to so many she has to take in washing to help pay the bill. Dr. Parsons, who was shot on Thanksgiving, is still improving and. prospects are good for his recovery. Walter Fiddler has moved into a handsome cottage in the Second ward. Mrs. Robert Gridley is visiting her mb at Marceline, Mo. A SPECIAL INJUNCTION. Gas Company at Coffeyville Trying to Stop Arrests. Independence, Kan., Dec. 6. John J. Jones, general attorney for the Kan sas Natural Gas comany, called the at tention of Judge Flannelly last night to the arrest or the men employed on the pipe line by the authorities of Montgomery county Saturday night. Judge Fl&nnelly issued a special in junction or warning order to Judge Snelling, who issued the warrants for the Italian workmen. The order was also directed against City Marshal Hughes and all other persons in Cof feyville, ordering them to desist from further interference with "the officers, agents, servants, employes and work men" of the Kansas Natural Gas com pany in the construction, maintenance and operation of said pipe line either by arrest and prosecution upon a charge of obstructing the public high way or any other charge, or by threats,' intimidation or violation or in any other manner whatever. The Coffeyville officers who ordered and made the arrests having expressed ignorance of the former order, the judge adds this for their benefit: "All other persons whomsoever who are not named herein are included in the scope of this order from the time of its entry." This gives the Kansas Natural Gas company a "cinch" on the building of its line so far as-district court can give It a "cinch." The Coffeyville officers were not represented at the hearing. It is probable that other proceedings will occur later. The Coffeyville posse told the enmployes working on the pipe line that if they continued to work they would be arrested two or three times a day. Work on the con struction of the pipe line was stopped Monday but will be resumed today. The arrests occurred Saturday after noon between and 6 o'elock. There were 450 men at work. Only 100 of them were engaged digging the trench across the road two miles west of Liberty. They had started a trench and had dug it about eighteen inches deep when a posse appeared with a blanket warrant made out for teri "Richard Roes," ten "John Does," five "Sam Jones," five "Billy Smiths," four "Tom Williamses" and twenty "John sons, Robinsons and "Harrises." The posse had brought with them four hacks and wagonettes. Kitterman, one of the bosses of the Italians, protested, but they told him to get in a wagon. Fisher, another of the bosses, made a "kick, and he was husteld In a cab. There was wild confusion among the Italians. They thought they had been arrested for lese majeste and were thoroughly frightened. It required the services of three interpreters for an hour to get them quiet. None of them could speak United States and that made the job of the city marshal, the deputy sheriff and "the tall man with the blonde mustache harder. When the officers rounded up the prisoners they found they had more than they could take to Coffeyville in the hacks and wagonettes. So they picked up the flr9t twenty-four they came to and put them in the wagon ettes and carriages. Kitterman, one of the pipe line section bosses, protest ed against the proceedings and they put him in a wagon with eight new made citizens, who could not talk the American language. The entire crowd was taken to Coffeyville and in the pale moonlight were arraigned. The crowd got to Coffeyville on time, were arraigned and bound over in the sum of $100 each to appear Wednes day morning before Judge Snelling. The pipe line men lack only eight miles to get their line through Mont gomery county. They lack ten miles in Labette county and twenty miles in Cherokee county before they get to the Missouri line. They are laying the line at the rate of seven miles a day. Williamson, one of the section bosses, was arrested, but Fisher, the other, escaped. Says Cresceus Time Incorrect. Lyons, Kan., Dec. 6, A. C, Jordan has made an affidavit for the American Trotting association that the record breaking time announced for Cresceus at Wichita two years ago. In which Jordan was starter, was incorrect Jordan says he makes this affidavit be lieving it to be for the best Interests of the public and race course business In general. Jordan says he told J. R. Irwin, president of the Wichita asso ciation; Lawyer Amidon, and Time keeper Stearns that he would make such an affidavit. Chnrsed With Kidnaping. Wichita. Kan., Dee. 6.W. B. Ellis was arrested here last night charged with kid naping his stepson, Herbert Hickman. 11 years old. from the child's father at Las Animas, Col. The boy is the son of Mrs. Ellis, who was divorced from Hickman, to whom was given the custody of the son Herbert. Mrs. Ellis is also here. The Col orado sheriff is An Ills way here to take charge of Ellis and the boy. Rural Route Men Organise. Hiawatha, Kan., Deo. t. The rural carriers of Brown county nave organised a county association and t!te following are the' officers: President, Harvey K. Se bum of Hiawatha; vice president. Wil liam Simpson of Robinson: secretary, John Lydick of Hamlin; treasurer, Lafayette Ball of Hiawatha. There are twenty-two rural routes in this country at present,and more have been petitioned for. H. J. Se bum, the president of the new organiza tion, was the first rural carrier in Brown county. Turned On the Gas. Independence, Kan., Dec. 6.- The farm residence of W. W. Watkins near here burned to the ground Monday and Wat kins was probably fatally burned. Wat kins turned the gas on in the sitting room stove when he thought he was turning it off. The family had a narrow escape. Barn find Horses Hum. Lawrence. Kan., Dee. The barn of Samuel Trueblood on the Cox farm, three miles east of Lawrence, was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. Seven fine horses were burned to death, five sets of harness destroyed, 1.371 bushels of corn burned and hay, oats and farm machinery de stroyed. There was very little insurance. To Cure a Cold in One Pay Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grpve's signature is on each box. 2c SP0RT4NGJEWS. Young Peter Jackson Wants to Fight O'Brien. Welterweight Champion Is to iteturn Home Soon. GOOD WORK IN ENGLAND Knocked Out Their Best Middle and Heavyweights. O'Brien Claims to Be Champion in This Class Also. New York. Dec. 8. Toung Peter Jackson, the middle and heavyweight champion of England, will arrive home from London in about two weeks. Jackson went to England last June and while he has been over there he has met their best middle and heavy weights and succeeded in knocking out all of them. Toung Peter has had ten fights while on the other side, and none of them has ever gone over four rounds, and In the majority of them he succeeded in knocking out his opponents in two rounds. There is one man that Jackson is just dying to fight, and that is Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, and while O'Brien is pounds heavier than Jackson, he will be willing to make the match at catch weights. Jackson has once knocked O'Brien out, and feels confident he can do it again if given the opportunity. O'Brien also claims the title oi mid dle and heavyweight champion of Eng land, which title Jackson has as much right to as O'Brien. If O'Brien will agree to meet Jackson the Eureka Ath letic club of Baltimore will offer a purse. of $2,000 for the match, and will let O'Brien name the referee, just so he is some reputable man. If O Brlen is really not afraid to meet Jackson again and win accept this of fer, all he has to do is to notiry tne club and they will forward the articles for his signature without delay. Close followers of the boxing game in all parts of the country wonder how Philadelphia Jack O'Brien manages to keep boxing so frequently and still re tain his health and stamina. The im pression seems general that our friend the clever Quaker lad, is overworking himself and that he will eventually go stale and lose his vitality. That is an erroneous notion, for there is not the slightest fear of O'Brien over-exerting himself. There is not an athlete in America who does less regular training than this same Philadelphia Jack. When he was in Buffalo a year or so ago he visited a private gymnasium and boxed a four-round workout with Al Limerick here. This was just before he engaged the big Buffalonian to go out on the road with him as sparring partner. At that time Jack explained the system of exercise by which he kept himself con stantly in good form. "For these six-round bouts I don't go into regular training work, such as do ing several miles of road work morn ings and a couple of hours of heavy hustling in the gymnasium in the after noons. It is not necessary to do such killing work for these bouts. I merely take a brisk walk and a little jog in the forenoon, and in the afternoon I punch the bag for four to six rounds, use the rubber pulley exercise and do shadow fighting for five minutes. This amount of work takes off no weight, but it makes a fellow feel good and strong. "Immediately after this work I Jump Into a cold water bath, rub myself vig orously from head to foot while in the water. This takes less than two min utes, after which I hop out and dry myself off with a coarse towel. This training I do for about three days be fore one of my bouts. Of course. If I have what I consider a hard proposi tion, I take longer time to train and do more work. I am always in shape to take on a match at three days' notice. You see I have never abused my consti tution by drink or other forms of dissi pation, and this to a great extent is the reason why so little training Is suf ficient for me." O'Brien is figuring on 20-round con tests with Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid McCoy. Forbes to Fight Bowker. New York, Dec, 6. Word has been received in this city that the National ann.tfn slnH r.f T.nnrtnn Tntrlnnd. has authorized its American representative to offer Harry jj-orpes, tne wnicago bantam weight, a purse of $1,500 for a bout with Jem Bowker. the bantam weight champion of the world, to take place at the English capital. Forbes has already accepted an offer to meet Bowker in this country, and will de- .Tln. rt m trt Ti7ntrlanfl unless the Club gives a liberal bonus for training and traveling expenses. Lajoie the Greatest. Chicago, Deo. 8. "Lajoie is the tAcit nlaver in the world." said Jlllllltjr v.ui.iiu wk...-. the most natural player I ever saw. He makes errors, dui tney come through carelessness or overconfidence. When he tries he can get hold of any kind of a ball, no matter how it is driven at him, high, low, twisting, or YON'S ATISM CURE I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY IF IT PAILS. I know that my Rheumatism Core win care sharp shooting pains In the Arms, Legs, Side, Back or Breast and Rheumatic Swelling or Soreness oi any part of the body in a few hours. t effects s speedy and permanent cure oi all forms of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lum bago, or pain In the back. Lameness, Stiff and Swollen Joints, and aU pains in hips and loins. The remedy does not put tbs disease to sleep, but drives it from the sys tem. It BeutraKies the acid and makes good, rich, red blood. Get a bottle of this remedy, and if you are not perfectly satisfied with results I will tejund your money. MTJNXON, mm RHEUi at his ankles. He plays with as much ease and grace as any man that ever played the game. And at bat he is a wonder the best by far in the world. He hasn't one style, but many, of hit ting. He can pick them out lightly and place short hits and then follow with one of his long distance wallops placed so that the outfielders have to chase to the fence in pursuit of the ball. When it comes right over the plate, Lajoie's swing is harder than any one's I've ever seen." HERRERA IS SORE. The Mexican Declares Nelson Fights on Foul Lines. Chicago, Dec. S.When Aurella Herrera, the Mexican featherweight figiter, read the reports of the Nelson. "Oorbett" glove contest in San Fran cisco Tuesday night, he sharply criti cised the referee's action in ignoring "Corbett's" claim that Nelson was using his head for butting purposes. The Mexican boxed Nelson but a short time ago in Butte, and has this to say of the contest-: "Nelson has a great way of bearing in with his head and butted at every opportunity in his contest with me. He uses the trick skillfully enough, but it is plain to everybody what he is try ing to do. I do not blame 'Corbett' for making the claims that he did, for my manager, Joe Wood, protested vig orously against it when we boxed. "I am not trying to make any ex cuses for myself nor "Young Corbett,' but I know there must have been something to 'Corbett's' claims. It Is not likely the trick had anything to do with the result of the fight, but at the same time it is a mean trick and apt to sway a contest at any time, "I would like to say right now that when we fought Nelson never got me off my feet and the only knockdown during the battle was in my favor, Nelson being floored cleanly. I note, too, that I am the only man in recent months that has stayed in the ring for twenty rounds with Nelson. "I took that fight on at eleven days' notice and three of those days were spaat in railroad traveling getting to the battle ground. I had to take oft fourteen pounds in that time, too, and did the last four and one-half pounds of it in the bath house the day o the fight. "I have got $1,000 to bet that he cannot beat me at any time, any place. any weight or any conditions. I would like to box him in Chicago six, eignt or ten rounds, or will go to the coast and meet him again. I thought he would knock 'Corbett' out and told my friends so. 'Corbett' is all in and I was satisfied the first good man that met him would knock his head off." GREGGAINS TO BACK CORBETT. Offers Him a Match With Winner of Nelson-Britt Fight. San Francisco. Dec 6. Alex Greg- gains, pugilistic manager of San Fran cisco, oners to give uorDett a cnance to fight the winner of the Britt-Nelson fight here in January. Greggains has a fight permit for that month, and his management would insure a good con test. Corbett said today: "If Britt or Nelson will fight me I will go to the country and get into shape. My defeat by Nelson was due to trying to do two months work in half that time.' Greggains said: "If I take up Cor bett he must put himself under my management. He must get away from the city and go on a ranch. If he will promise me this I will talk business with him. Corbett is by no means a back number. If he will only work he can fight, and I wouldn't be afraid to back him to heat Nelson or Britt. Marvin Hart, who is reported to be on his way to San Francisco, wants to fight Kid McCoy before my club, but I prefer Corbett. NELSON PREDICTS VICTORY. Says He Will Beat Jimmy Britt In Twelve Rounds. TBy Battling Nelson. San Francisco, Dec. 6. At last I am matched to fight Jimmy Britt, and will be undisputed champion of featherweights and the king pin among the lightweights when I have licked him. I predicted when I left Chicago that before I returned l would De cnam pion. I predicted that I would defeat Corbett. I now want to predict a victor- over Britt within twelve rounds at the most. I was never surer of any thing in my life. We are to fight on the nignt or tne 20th. It is my plan to rest up for two or three days and then, returning to my quarters, to keep hard at work up to the day of the fight. SOX DATES AT NEW ORLEANS. Will Play Four Games Against the Pelicans in March. New Orleans, Dec. 6. The Chicago American league team, has arranged for a number of exhibition games to be played In this city during the soring. The dates which have been selected for games are March 11, 13, 18, and 19. The New Orleans team will be one of the strongest in the south next sea son, and the White Sox will have hard work to defeat them. Schorr Sells Silverdale. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 6. dhinn Forsythe, Harrodsburg, Ky., have pur chased "of John W. Schorr, Memphis, Tenn.. the 6-vear-old chestnut horse Silverdale. by Faverdale. dam Golden Rod II, by Imp. Stonehenge, ror vs, 500, and the horse will be retired to the stud. Silverdale won fifteen races as a 2-year-old in 1900, and was also a brilliant stake winner in his 3-year-old form. During his career on the turf he won a total of twenty-three races in fifty starts, and earned J27.843. Rrokaw Breaks Record. New York, Dec. 6. In a twenty- four horse-power touring car, which he lately Imported from France, w. Gould Brokaw made the run from New York to Washington in ten hours and fifteen minutes. Mr. Brokaw was accompanied by a friend, but drove the car himself and established a rec ord for 226 miles, that is likely to stand for some time. The running time of the fastest trains between the two cities is five hours. Blues Want Stahl. Cleveland, Dec. 6. The plan is be ing discussed here of sending a mon ster petition to Kilfoyl and Somers, asking them to trade six or seven, or as many as necessary, of Cleveland's surplus players to Washington for Jake" Stahl. He is wanteq ior worn on the first corner. Feltz-Attell Bout Dec. 8. St. Louis. Dec 6. Abe Attell of Chicago and Tommy Feltz ef Savan nah. Ga..' will meet in tne feature bout at the West End elub next Thurs day evening. The men will box twenty rounds at 122 pounds. Charley Haugh ton closed the match yesterday. Felts is expected to arrive today, while At tell is not expeeted until Wednesday, or possibily Thursday. 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It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the laxative remedy of the well-informed. Always buy the Genuine Syrup of Figs MANUFACTURED BY THE (AIM and trying to land a knock-out punch. He put several men away, and this has given him confidence. He waded into Jack McClelland and lost. He waded Into "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan, and again he was returned the loser. Noth ing daunted, he went at "Young" Erne, still willing to swap punches, al though Erne was pounds heavier than Attell. Erne, after feeling the strength of one or two of Attell's wallops, cov ered up, and refused to let down his guard, the only thing that saved him rrom being knocked out. Racing at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Dec. 6.--Jockey Hilde brand's mount in the first race at As cot, Hachmeister. fell shortly after the start. Hildebrand was badly shaken up and bruised, but it is thought that his injuries are not serious and will not prevent him from riding again within a week or ten days. Haehmeister's neck was broken and he died in a few min utes. Mary's Gallant, with M. Lynch up, tell over Hachmeister, but neither the jockey nor the horse was hurt. Gold Kose demonstrated that she is a horse of the first class. She won the third race from Tramator, Golden Boy and Belle Kinney, stepping the five furlongs in one minute flat and winning by half a dozen lengths pulled up to a canter. Only two favorites were suc cessful. Racing at Frisco. San Francisco, Dec. 6. There was a carnival of long shots at- Oakland, four of them winning. A favorite and a sec ond choice took the other two events. At a meeting of the Pacific Jockey club the present officers were re-elected. They are: Thomas H. Williams, chair man; D. M. Burns, vice chairman: Adam Andrew, treasurer; Percy W. Treat, secretary. Dates for Seattle and Portland meetings will be assigned at the next meeting to be held a month from now. Tankees New Camp. New York, Dec. 8.. The New York, American league, team will train in Montgomery next spring. That has been selected as the place by Manager Griffith, and the players will arrive there March 9 and remain until March 26. Racing at New Orleans. New Orleans, Dec. 6. Ogontz, Klein wood and Merry Acrobat were the beat en favorites. The weather was cloudy and the track very heavy. Judge Himes and Joe Lesser, both well backed, made a show of their fields. Merry Acrobat's defeat was a blow to the talent. FOR TWENTY YEARS Not an Unusual Instance. "I used Pyramid Pile Cure and have not had any trouble since. I have been a sufferer with piles for twenty years, I think it is the best remedy on earth for piles. Hoping this mav help others to use this rem edy," Mrs. J. D. Teller, R. F. D. 0, Sparta, Mich. It is a singular fact that although many women suffer from piles, or hemorrhoids, they frequently do not have proper treatment because of a delicacy women have in mentioning such a subject. Especially is this the ease with those who nave no husband or brother in whom they can confide; and a physician is seldom consulted until the pain and agony incident to piles becomes unbearable. Thousands or women nave suixerea even longer than did Mrs. Teller, al ways experiencing slight or tempor ary relier, it any, irom tne various remedies usea ana nnany settling down to the conviction that a. cure in their cases was impossible. Pyramid Pile Cure has come as a boon to all such, as it seldom, if ever fails to ef fect a permanent cure. It is sold by druggists for fifty cents a package, or will be mailed by the makers to any address, upon receipt of price. Abso lute secrecy Is guaranteed, and no name is ever used without the eonsent of the writer. It is suggested that those inter ested write to Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich., for their little book describing the causes and cure of piles. as it is sent free for the asking. "I"r""""""'1"1"1" i n m. i m -35w" V only One ryr-rr a Ha w 5 eirv ffarvclsso, CdJ. ttKE WTT CENTS PER BOTTLE KAW RIVER CONTRACTS. Wreckage of Bridges to Be Removed From Channel of the Stream. Kansas City, Kas., Dec. 6. Timothy Lyons, of Armourdale, who was re cently awarded contracts by the Wyandotte county commissioners and the Kansas City, Kas., council to re move the wreckage of the old bridges from the Kaw river, has sublet con tracts for three of the bridges The price agreed upon In the contracts let wa.8 J 5 00 for each bridge. The contractors will also be allowed the salvage, which will amount to con siderable. Each firm will be required to deposit a $1,000 bond that all- the iron of the bridges will be removed from the river by the first of May, 1905. If the sunken steel is not re moved by that date, the company will be liable to forfeit $25 a day there after. FARMERS WELL FIXED. Kearney County Sugar Beets 3felon Seed Paid Well. and Lakin, Dec. 6. The farmers here have just finished harvesting and shipping the largest beet crop ever raised in this section. Kearney coun ty has shipped 6,000 tons, or about 250 cars, of sugar neets to Rocky Ford to be made into sugar, which will bring $30,000 Into the county. This together with the melon seed crop just shipped will place the farmers of this community in good shape. It is expected to see a large immigration to this county in the near future. There are still some bargains to be had in land, nm also some good land subject to homestead entry. Newton's Big Cliicken Show. Newton. Kan., Deo. 6. The Ninth an nual show of the Harvey County Poultry association commenced here Monday, to continue a week. The number of entries is larger than ever before, more than 1,000 fine birds beintr shown, as well as net stock of all kinds. The entries are from all parts of the state and some from out side. Many chicken fanciers are here from other cities and great interest Js be ing taken by the people of the town in the show. Thomas Southard of Kansas City will commence nis duties as judge today and the prizes will be awarded tne latter part or the week. Carrie Nation Was Quiet. Arkansas City. Kan.. Dec. 6. Carrie Na tion arrived in Arkansas City unannounc ed Monday afternoon. She at once hired a hall and announced that she would de liver a lecture last night and stated on ar rival that she intended to do no smashing. Durintr the afternoon she visited several of the joints of the city, but created no disturbance. In one place she told the bar tender that he had better close up at once. She was followed all over town by a bie crowd. Her lecture was attended bv a 'big crowd In the evening. None of the local temperance people Knew or her com ing and they had nothing to do with her meeting. Death Solves a Mystery. -Dao.,.,., T-o Plan A W n 1 A one of the men killed in the Rock Island wreck here last Thursday, was identified by his sister, who in passing through Kansas on her way to California, at Hutchinson happened to read of the wreck. She discontinued her trip, came here and found the body of her brother, for whom the family had been searching more than five years. At one time, while Kane was a brakeman in Indiana, he was knocked off a train and his head injured. He suffered temporary loss of mind at times, and in one of these periods left his home. Although the family had detec tives searching for him for five years, no trace was found until the wreck here. Kane was an Odd Fellow. His sister took the body to Dresden, O., today. Winfleld Salvationists Particular. Winfield, Kan., Dec. 6. The announce ment is made that Carrie Nation is to be here all day today and to lecture this evening. The Salvation Army hall has been arranged for Mrs. Nation's appear ance, but the papers announced that the captain of the Salvation Army had de clared that the liquor antagonist should not use the army's hall, as it was not agreeable to the members of the corps. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud ing Piles. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you in, 6 to 14 days, fiOe. jmi IV-'.v.r; 1 riff Y-.iii m -mm BEFORE YOU BUY fCOAI Telephone 530 FOR PRICES. 4th and Jackson Sts. J E. O. DBiloaa. L. M. Pbnwbu. DeMOSS&PENWELL Funeral Directors and Embalmers. FIRST-CLASS SERVICE. SI I Qulncy St TOPEKA, Both 'Pbonei 19 KANSAS. Don't tie the top of your elly and preaerve Jars in beoldta3hlonedwa,y. Seal them by the now, quick, absolutely sure way by tfim coating or Pure ReunedParafDne. Has no taste or odor. Is air tight and sold proof. Easily applied. TJsoful In adnzeu othar ways about the house. Full dlreotlons with each cake. Bold everywhere. Kaselry STANDARD OIL CO. SAVE MONET AND PUT IT TO WORK Where it will work for you night and day earning you 3 to 6 per cent ac cording to time. The Capitoi Building and Loan Ac&oclat'n Send for Booklet. 534 Kansas Ave OUR THEORY That en pleased customs biiigs another la doing Ita mil don nobly. The Five Cecta a Day Telephone im proving more popular dally. Mo. Kansas Tele. Co. "Phone 099. jlaczgiMi 19 State Journal, 10c a Week

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOUBtfAE. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. RAILROAD Texas Railroad Comniisiion Or den Eniergencj Rate. Applies on Chicago, Rock Island Gulf Railway. FOR TEXAS PATKOXS. The Redaction Amounts to 20 Percent of Existing Rates. (Josslp and Matters of Interes In Railroad Circles. Instead of moving to Instruct the at torney general of Texas to Institute proceedings against the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway company for forfeiture of its charter and appoint ment of a receiver of the property, which was the Intent of a motion by one member of the Texas railroad com mission, that body has ordered an em ereency rate to apply on that road which results In a reduction in rates. This amounts to 20 per cent of those at present applying on a mileage basis of flour and articles taking flour rates and upon grain and articles taking grain rates, and on hay, corn and oats, car load lots. The reason for this action by the Texas commission is set forth by that body in a resolution to the effect that It has received knowledge through southwestern committees tariff No. 82DB, supplement 19, page 28, that the Chicago, Rock Island Gulf Railway company is participating In divisions of rates established upon a mileage basis on wheat, corn, hay and straw and ar tides taking grain and flour rates much lower upon a mileage basis than thore established by the Texas commission. Such rates. In the opinion of the com mission, are a discrimination against the producers, manufacturers and con sumers of such articles In Texas. It claims as the desire and policy of the law and of the railroad commission of Texas the affording to producers, con sumers and carriers equal protection in fair and just rates. Claiming that the reduced mileage rates are an indication that the local rates applying between points In Texas on the line of said railway are too high on products named the commission or ders the emergency rate already re ferred to. CHICAGO GETS IT. C. II. D. Traffic Headquarters Will Be Moved to Windy City. Traffic headquarters of the Great Central Route will be located in Chi cago after the first of the year. This fact has been known for some time and has not been denied officially In C. H. D. circles. The appointment of a new second vice president in charge of traffic, made necessary by the death of Mr. Parker, presents a favorable opportunity to make the change, and Frederic Wann, 'the new traffic chief, will continue to make Chicago his home, directing traf fic affairs from there. He has lived in Chicago many years. The traffic de partments of nearly all the lines with which the Great Central will exchange business are located there, which facili tates the quick exchange of correspon dence and the dispatch of the multi tudinous affairs which come up for ad justment between connecting lines. Mr. Parker would undoubtedly have taken headquarters to Chicago had he lived. He admitted to several acquaint ances that his residence In Cincinnati was only temporary. All other departments will remain In Cincinnati, as Is shown by the removal of the accounting and other offices to the city, as well as the decision to add two stories to the general office build ing. He Got the Pass. Frank Russell, secretary of the St. Jo seph and Grand Island railroad, with headquarters at St. Joseph, received a letter last week from a young irmn who wanted a pass. Before requesting the pass, however, the young man wrote about a page of "hot air" about Mr. Rus sell, "his good work" and "his bright fu ture," In answering the note the railroad man said: "Dear Sir: I wish you would AVfcgetable Preparalionfor As similating the Food andBeg dia ling the 5 toinaclts andBowels of Promotes DigestioaCheerful ness andRest.Contains neither Opium3Iorplune norIineraL Kot TiAnc OTIC. fUnm-Serd.- Aperfecl Remedy forConslipa Tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca Worms .Convulsions .Feveristv ru?ss end Loss of Sleep. Fax Simile Signature oF NEW YORK. I "eV. ."J .-.'""V- i iir U.- -Aid' EXACT COOT a? WRABPER. give me the address of the man who built your furnace. We have been thinking of heating our right-of-way between St. Jo seph and Kansas City this winter and I believe the man who furnished your hot air machine could do the work nicely. In closed find the pass. Xou earned it." NEARLY A TRAGEDY Whole Train Came Near Running Into River at Beaumont. What would have been one of the worst railroad accidents that ever hap- pened In Texas was only averted in a most miraculous manner recently on the Kansas City Southern, when the through passenger train from Kansas City came near plunging through the open draw of the bridge across the river Neches and into the murky waters or mat stream at Beaumont. The cause of the accident is al leged to be due to the failure of the engine crew to observe a signal in the shape or a red nag, which signal pro-' ciaimea tne tact that the draw was open, until it was almost too late, and had it not been for the pilot of the locomotive hitting one of the arms of the draw as it was just closing, it Is more than liable that the entire train would have plunged down into the river, a distance of nearly forty feet. The pilot of the train was completely wrecked as a result of its collision with the arm of the draw. It is said that as soon as the engineer noticed the mistake he reversed his engine and applied the air brakes, but was too close to the mouth of the chasm to have prevented a tragedy had it not been for the fact that the draw of the bridge was Just about to settle into place. NO MYSTERY IN MEX. CENTRAL. Director Says Gold Standard Will Greatly Benefit Road. A director of the Mexican Central Rail way says: 'Wall street has been trying to make much mystery out of the Mexican neutral situation, where no mystery exists. "The control of the Mexican Central was purchased in the open market about five years ago because Henry Clay Pierce, the leading American business man of Mex ico, saw a prosperous future ahead of the republic and believed that the country would go upon a gold basis, and that this situation would add millions of dollars to ine value or Mexico s leading railroad systems. The situation is just now com ing to pass. "New York banking interests thought they saw a chance to force a rpoivprshin of the property and reorganization in the interest of other Mexican railroad proper ties, but we succeeded in strengthening our fences and that, fate was afei avoided. 'Mexican Central securities lini-n ad vanced in common with the rest of the market, but the motive power back of the advance is the fact that Mexico will soon hae a stable 50-cent dollar, and this means a difference of J1.80O.O0O per annum in Rold to the Mexican Central railroad This year the average price received for the Mexican dollar has been 41 cents. Ev ery cent advance in the nrio of Mpyiran dollars means a difference of $200,000 gold to the Mexican Central railroad per an num, and the maintenance of a 50-cent dolliir would amount to just $1, 800,000. "There is no railroad in the United States that has made such riroeress in gross earnings as has the Mexican Cen tral. The country as a whole is remark ably prosperous and will no doubt con tinue to show a steady growth, all of which will accrue 10 the benefit of the imexican central. Readjustment of Territory. The return of C. R. Berrv to the. Chi cago Great Western railway as assistant general freight agent, has resulted in a rearrangement of the territory of the va- nuus assistant general rreignt agents of the system. The changes are announced in a series of circulars issued yesterday. Mr. Berry will hava his headquarters at St. Joseph and will have charge of the iimeui imuii; di council iuns, umana, St. Joseph, Leavenworth, Kansas City and all traffic passing through these points in Nebraska, Kansas, 'f.Iissouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Indian ter ritory, Oklahoma. Colorado,' Wyoming, Utah. New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California- Orange Crop Moving Rapidly. Santa Fe freight officials in California announce that the orange crop is begin ning to move eastward in larger quanti ties and quite rapidly. The shipments are averaging from 40 to 50 car loads per day and in a short time it is believed this will amount to 100 or more daily. It is said there is no reason to believe there will be a car famine this season. Santa Fe Oil Output. For the month of November the Santa Fe's oil fields in California turned out more than MO.ono barrels of oil, the exact total Deing ui,ou Darrels. Of this amount the Olinda field nrorIiicrt 4S.7&1 barrels, and the Bakersfield field 52,- ic.a Darreis. xne production of both fields is rapidly on the increase now, the Olinda field being Increased by new wells, and the Bakersfield by shutting the water out of the wells. Manager F. T. Ferris be lieves now that he has the water trouble iff! For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years AA I M.U Turn esamuie impuh. mar tomb eirr. practically overcome. More wells are be ing drilled at Bakersfield and the field considerably enlarged. The Olinda field has the deepest nine inch well in California, It being well No. 40, which is 2,453 feet deep. FOR SHORTER HOURS. O. X. Promulgates New Rules (or Operating Department. The management of the Chicago Northwestern road Is taking extraord- lnary Precautions not only to prevent long hours of labor in the operating department, but also to see to it that operating employes take needed rest. The new regulations have been in augurated on account of the public criticism that many railroad wrecks, are caused by men working contin uously so many hours as to impair 'A their efficiency. From the general manager's office a circular has been is sued addressed to all superintendents and yardmasters. It reads as follows: "See that a minimum time is ab solutely afforded train and engine crews for rest, as follows: "Men ten hours or less on duty, eight hours, rest, minimum. "Men twelve hours on dutv. ten nours, rest, minimum. Men fourteen hours on duty or more, twelve hours' rest, minimum. "Keep before the train dispatcher such record of movement of crews as absolutely will prevent an enelneman or trainman from going out on a run without the full allotted time for rest. "Check this matter up personally to see tnat tne rule is being carried out, examining reports periodically as to rest aciuany allowed. In order that a check may be main tained, the proper officials at the ter. minals are being provided with what is Known as a "rest book." In which the records of every train crew and engine crew are to be kept In detail in tms way the officials will know ex actly the time each man in the oDe rating service has been on duty and me ume wnicn elapses before he goes on duty again. It is understood that the matter of long nours is being srenerallv consiri ered by the managements of railroads centering in Chicago. None, however has gone so far as the Northwestern in tne matter. BURT IS RETURNING. Former Union Pacific President Made Money in Russia. With 100,000 Russian dollars in his pocket, Horace G. Burt, former nresi dent of the Union Pacific, is homeward bound from St. Petersburg and will pass through Denver about New Year's day on his way to New York, where he win assume tne management of the Grand Trunk. Mr. Burt about a year ago started on a tour of the world, ostensibly for rest, but on reaching the Russian capital, at the personal request of the czar, under took and carried out most successfully tne reorganization of the various rail way lines In that country, especially ine rranssiDerian road, which was in poor shape to meet the extraordinary demands of the war which was then imminent. Wabash Saves $150,000. The "Wabash ordered a large amount of new equipment in septemDer wnen prices were comparatively low, and thus saved more tnan jloO.otio. Prices have since ad vanced materially. The company is now receiving the first 1,500 of these cars, which are of bot5 wood ana steel and or various types. ine advance m price averages more than $100 per car. The C, H. and r. also got In on the low scaie or prices, ana win save a snug sum. Since then American lines have ordered more man 40,wo cars of various types. Examinations Are Strenuous. From a list of ten applicants for promo tions among firemen on the Santa Fe at Winslow, Ariz., only one has passed up to the present date. The examinations are saia to De very rigid, In fact considerably jiioio bu uittu any year nereioiore. RAILROAD NOTES. The modern locomotive costs from $15,000 to tia.uw. There are seven miles of railroad for each 100 of area. It would require the work of 25,000,000 teams to ao tne worn now done by tne Business Is dull on the Santa Fe at the present time, and the extra engineer ooara at ja junta nas Deen reduced, to four men. Engineers Jim- Smith and Charles Tuggle have been transferred to tne extra board at uodge city. Railroad note in the personal column of tne jji raso .News: Jien v iiiiams, the well known special officer of the Santa e. Having nis Headquarters at Ja Junta, Col., came down to the city this mornine. He stated that he did not have anything or importance at present on nis string; but then Mr. Williams is like Joey Bag stock "sly, sir; devilish sly." Some of the western railroads are ex perimenting with cement pillars, reln- rorced with iron, lor rence posts. Timber for fence posts and ties Is becoming scarcer and more expensive yearly. "Un der ordinary circumstances fence posts last much longer than ties, but a great many posts are destroyed annually by fires started by engine sparks. This means the practical rebuilding of fences, and in the aKKrerate costs the railroads an immense sum. Two advantages of the cement or concrete posts are that they will not decay or burn. It Is estimated that fully 60,000 steel cars have been ordered by the railroads since September. This involves a demand for a half million tons of steel plates. The rail road equipment companies are under heavy pressure In all directions. The shares of-he Car and Foundry, Locomo tive and Pressed Steel Car companies have recovered fully 66 per cent from the lowest prices. B. I. McClaln left Kansas City for New York. He will at onoe take up his new duties as general eastern "passenger agent of the Chicago and Alton. His office will be at 201 Broadway. Mr. McClain is suc ceeded as general agent of the passenger department of the Alton In Kansas City by T. J. Burns, who goes to Kansas City from Bloomington, 111. Wichita Has a Grand Jury. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 6. Acting upon the petition filed last week Judge Thomas C. Wilson ordered the county clerk to draw a grand jury for the January term of the district court. It will be composed of the following men: P. V. Healy, G. F. Oeh ring. Robert Collins, E. E. Balling, G. O. Morgan, M. A. McClellan, W. H. Raueh, O. C. Daisev. Frank Davidson, a. V Rrv. ant and F. Buckley, all of this city, and p. ii. jicK oi lireeiey townsnip; David V. Reeland. Ohio: J. M. Mall, Greeley, and C. P. and C. F. Wingfietld, Wichita. The jurors were ordered to report January 9 at a:u p. in. Not a Sick Day Since. "I was taken severely sick with kidney irmihlp. I tried all sorts of mcdielnpa none of which relieved me. One day I saw an aa. oi yuur j-iei;iric .uiiters and determined to try that. Alter taking a tew doses I felt relieved and soon there after was entirely rurn ind have not seen a sick day su.r. Neighbors of mine have been cured of rheumatism, neuralgia, liver and kidnoy troubles and general debility." This is what B. F. Bass of Fremont, N. C, writes. Only 60c, at Arnold Drug Co., S21 North Kansas ave. Colorado and Return, $27.50. 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, 25 Kansas avenue. BUSIIIES3 BASIS. Top eta Wants a CItII Serrlce Measure. Would Place All Departments Adoto Politics. TO FIX UP PAVING. Mayor Calls Attention to Topeka Streets. Condition of Asphalt Parements Is Ter Bad. May Require a Law Providing for Repairs. Here are three things which the city of Topeka will ask of the coming ses sion of the legislature: i A law authorizing cities of the first class to adopt a civil service system for the management of its departments. A law providing for the management and control of municipal waterworks by a board of water commissioners, and providing the powers and duties of such board. A law authorizing cities to compel property owners to repave streets where the pavement Is worn out beyond re pair. At the council meeting Monday night Mayor Bergundthal was authorized to appoint a lobby polltery termed a com mittee to work for the passage of the first of the proposed measures. It Is likely that committee will later on be authorized to work for the other legis lation which Topeka needs. In Chicago, the city has recently hired at a large salary an expert lob byist, whose sole duty is to attend the legislature and see to it that bills af fecting the welfare of Chicago are properly taken care of. Perhaps Topeka needs the same kind of an official. Tle proposed civil service reform measure for municipalities was present ed to the council last night by Coun cilman Sw.endson, in the form of a reso lution, and adopted. Mr. Swendson says: 'There should be no opposition to such a law. Everyone realizes that Borne sort of civil service rules should apply to municipal governments. Of course we would have to have a law which could be liberally construed, as some of our departments, for example, the street deoartment. is constantly changing its men, and is often obliged to pick up such men as it can get at the wages paid." Mr. Swendson s resolution ronows: "Whereas, Neither the late city charter act nor the statutes of the state of Kansas make any provision by which the principles of civil service based on merit system may be applied authoritatively to the various depart ments of municipal service, and Whereas, from a purely business standpoint, the general welfare and in terests of the city, demand that all the departments of the municipal ser vice be placed under a fixed definite civil service regulation or system based on merit only, therefore, be it Resolved, by the mayor and coun cil of the city of Topeka that the mayor be and is hereby authorized to appoint such special committee as he deems best for the purpose of securing if possible the passage of such an act by the coming legislature as will au thorize Buch civil service system to be applied to all the departments of municipal service, that is, the city of ficers, the street department, the police department, the fire department, the sanitary department, the electric lighting department, etc., etc., to tne end that all departments of municipal affairs may be conducted on a sound business basis, as far as possible from a political basis and thus accomplish as near as practicable the ideal municipal service. "S. A. SWENDSON. Mayor Bergundthal himself was the man who suggested that action of the legislature be secured to enable a city to compel the property owners to re pave a worn out street whenever in the judgment of the council, such action became necessary. At present, a worn out pavement can not be re placed until the property owners peti tion for a repavement, the same as for new pavement Most states have it fixed so that the city can go ahead and repave a worn out street, and tax it up to the property holders on that street. Mayor Bergundthal's com munication was referred to the streets and walks committee. It was as fol lows: Gentlemen of the Council: "At a former meeting of the coun cil I called your attention to the con dition of the paving on Kansas avenue and other streets. The situation is such that some immediate action is certainly necessary if we expect to maintain our reputation as the best paved city in the west. Kansas avenue should receive at tention first, it being the principal street of the city and the one which most attracts the notice of strangers and visitors. If the law does not give the coun cil sufficient authority to properly handle an emergency of this kind some effort should be made for neces sary legislation at the coming meet ing of the state legislature. I wish also to call your attention to the approach at the south end of the Kansas avenue bridge. The immense amount of traffic and travel over the bridge keeps this ap proach ground into several inches of either mud or dust. I suggest that esti mates be made of the cost of paving this approach either with brick or stone blocks and the contract let. The work to be done in the near future, the cost to be included in the paving contracts to be let by the city for 1905. Respectfully, "W. S. BERGUNDTHAL." The question of special legislation for A baby who frets, worries, or cries, or sleeps poorly is prob ably poorly nourished, unless there is actual disease. Meiiin's Food provides plenty of good nourish ment easily digestible, and does away with all fretting and crying Try Mei iin's Food we will send you- a sample. MELLIN S FOOD CO. BOSTON. MASS. the control of municipal waterworks In clues oi tne first class is very imper fectly' covered in the city charter act. There is no law authorizing the ap pointment or a board of water commis sioners; the only law is that the city has the right to provide rules for the management of its various depart ments. Councilman Howe has recommended to the council that some legislative authority De secured for the appoint ment of a board of water commission ers, as is done in most states. The council has not yet gone into a discus sion of this question, but will doubtless do bo before the end of the present month. Create a New Job. Councilman William Green introduced the following resolution last night which may have an important effect on the future consideration of public utili ty franchises: "Resolved, That the committee on gas and electric lights in connection with the city attorney be directed to prepare ana report to this council at their ear liest convenience an ordinance Drovid ing for the inspection of gas, electric ngnt ana water meters and the crea tion of the office of meter inspector and that the plumbing inspector be made ex-omclo meter inspector. "WM. GREEN. There never has been heretofore any municipal supervision of the meters of the gas, electric light and water com panies, and the recent consideration of franchises has brought the question to the attention of the council. It Is pro. bable that some action as suggested in the resolution will be taken by the council. Doors Shut to Paving.' The action of the streets and walks committee in limiting the paving to be done in 1905 to that which has already come before the council was ratified by the council last night in the passage of the following resolution: "Whereas, By a resolution recently signed by all the members of this council and passed ty the- council unanimously, it was decided that it would be for the best interests of the city that the amount of pavement to be constructed for the year 1906 be limited to about the amount of im provement bonds which would be paid for such year 1905. the amount of out standing bonds being about $500,000 and the amount to be paid in one year being one-tenth, or about $50,- 000; and "Whereas, The amount of pavement already approved by this council and partially arranged for, for the year 1905, is probaBfy very close to or equal to the amount to be paid off for such year; therefore be it "Resolved by the mayor and council of the city of Topeka, That from and after this date, in the event of further paving petitions being presented, we recommend that the city clerk be and is hereby instructed to place such petitions on file in his office for con sideration at such future time as. the council may determine. "S. A. SWENDSON." More Pay Allowed. When the question of approving the report of the claims and accounts committee reducing the pay roll of the Judges and clerks from a total of $292.60 to $99.96 came up, Abe Stein berg made a hot speech in which he. said he did not think the judges ana clerks would accept 25 per cent, of the general election fee as an extra fee for counting the tond ballots. Councilman Rice thought it would be difficult to get clerks and judges to serve unless the pay should be bet ter than 25 per cent. Councilman 'Swendson said he thought there would be no difficulty in getting judges and clerks fully as competent as those who served in the last election. City Attorney Spencer stated he thought the courts would allow Judges and clerks a reasonable compensation. "I don't think the courts would try to figure out the proportion of labor in relation to the regular election," said Mr. Spencer. "I think the courts would determine what is a fair pay for serving in a special election. I think the courts would allow more man 624 cents and more than $1." Councilman Ryder moved tnat tne judges and clerks be allowed 50 per cent, of the regular election fee, in stead of 25 per cent. This motion carried. This gives the Judges and clerks the same basis of pay which they have received in previous bond elections ana win prooamy ena an difficulty about the pay for the special election boards. The total which the city will pay is $199.92, instead or $99.96, as rec ommended by the claims and accounts committee. Municipal League Committee. Mayor Bergundthal last night ap pointed the following as a committee to arrange for the entertainment of the delegates to the Municipal League meeting which will be held in Topeka beginning January 9; Councilman J. W. F. Hughes, Councilman Wm. Green, Councilman S. R. Kutz. This committee will have charge of arranging a banquet for the visitors at one of the leading hotels, and also for providing all other forms of entertain ment which may be deemed desirable. In order to pay the expense of the entertainment, it is likely that a tax will be levied on each of the city offi cials. Shows a Surplus. For the first time in the eight months since the city clerk has been making reports on the city's receipts and ex penditures for current expenses, the city clerk's report for October shows that in that month the city's receipts exceeded its expenditures by $2,266.30. Every other month so far has shown a deficit. For the whole eight months, the de ficit now amounts to $36,320.68. When the December taxes "begin to come in, however, this deficit will be wiped out, and the city will for a time, have a surplus. The report in full for October and the eight months ending October 31 is as follows: RECEIPTS. General Revenue October. 8-mos. Taxes 4,938.82 $27,265.27 Miscellaneous 6,129.74 24,560.69 Total $11,068.56 $51,825.96 General Improvement Taxes.... 4,938.82 $27,265.ZT Miscellaneous 114.04 1.44L18 Total ..J 6,052.86 $28,706.45 Grand total $16,121.42 $80,532.41 DISBURSEMENTS. Police dept 2,395.91 $19,315.93 Fire dept s.az.ai Ai.io.oo Citv officers 1,304.92 10.195.57 Sanitary dept Miscellaneous exp. 1,0K9.30 668. S6 6.319.88 6.O30.56 Total General Improvement Street dept. Engineering dept. Electric light dept. v... Miscellaneous exp 8,661.20 $74,337.80 2,861.67 $21,383.82 542.53 4,279.49 1,153.60 9.8M.65 636.12 7,047.33 Total 5,133.92 $42,515.29 Grand total $13,855.12 $116,853.09 Surplus 2,266.30 Deficit $36,320.68 Miscellaneous Bnsiness. A protest of taxpayers living on Clay street between First and Second against the paving of that street was referred to the streets and walks com mittee. The objection is that these people are already paying special taxes In various forms on these lots. City Physician, Storrs reported that ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney Trox&ta and Never Suspect It. To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root, will do for YOU, Every Reader of State Journal May Hava a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Mail It used to be considered tnat only urtaary and bladder troubles were to be traoed to tne kidneys, but now modern soleac proves that nearly all diseases have their ba ginning la tne disorder of these most lmportaat organav Therefore, when your kidneys are weak e out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body Is affected, and how every organ seems to fail to do its duty. If you are sick or. "feel badly,"' begin taking the grt it kidney remedy. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, because as soon as your kidneys begin to get better they will help all the other organs to health, A trial will convince anyone. I cheerfully recemmend and endorse the Oreat Remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, for kidney trouble and bad liver. I have mad It and derived rreat benefit from It, I believe It has cured me tntlrely of kidney and liver trouble; from which 1 luffered terribly. Host gratefully yours, A. B. Reynolds, Chief of roiiee, Columbus, Oa, Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible for many kinds of diseasea, and if permitted to continue much suffering and fatal results are sure to follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes you dlszy, restless, sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or dull ache In the back, joints and mus cles; make your head ache and back ache, cause indigestion, stomach and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yellow complexion, make you feel as though you had heart trouble: you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength: get weak md waste awax. The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural helo to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kid neys that is known to medical sdenoa. How to Find Out. I! there Is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about f ,ur ounces, placa it in a glass or bottle and let it stand twenty-four hours. If on ex amination it is mllkv or cloudy, if there is a brick-dust settling, or if small particles float about in it. your kidneys are in need of imme diate attention.' Swamo-Root is pleasant to take and Is used In the leading hospitals, recommended by phy sicians in their private practice, and is taken by doctors themselves who hava kidney ail ments, because they recognize in It the great est and most successful remedy for kidney. liver and bladder troubles. SPECIAL NOTE So successful is Swamp-Root in promptly curing even the most distressing cases of kidney, liver or bladder troubles, that to prove its wonderful merits you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable Information, both sent absolutely free by mail. The book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success of Swamp-Root Is so well known that our readers are advised to send for,a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer Co., Binghamtpn, N. T., be sure to say you read this generous offer in the Topeka Daily. State Journal. The genuineness of this offer is guaranteed. J. L. Hatton. the old colored man on the street force who was injured while at work and who has been on half pay for nearly a year, is still in a helpless condition and will be unable to work for a long time. The question of con tinuing Mr. Hatton's pension was re ferred to the judiciary committee. W.- R. Carter asked that the Audi torium be given rent free for a lecture by Booker Washington, on January 17, for the benefit of the Topeka Indus trial institute. It was referred to the buildings committee. Residents of First street filed an other protest against the manner in which freight cars are allowed to stand in front of their property. The protest went to the streets and walks committee. The city attorney reported on the present status of the Andrew cook and Jerry White damage suits, and asked for Instructions. The matter was re ferred to the judiciary committee. W. J. Baldwin offered to pay the city $30 for the triangular tract at the junction of Eighth and Tenth avenuea The proposition was referred to the streets and walks committee. The Mutual Ice company was grant ed the use of the council chamber for its annual meeting on January 9. The appropriation ordinance for the month of November follows: General revenue 2,637.77 Fire department 3,102.49 Police department Z. 433.37 General Improvement 4.891.54 Paving fund 2,530.31 Sidewalk fund 1,247.26 Sewer fund 3,706.56 Albert C. Case fund 1,000.00 Alley opening 7.37 Total $21,556.67 The council by ordinance transferred $275 from the 1903 paving fund and $1,990.57 from the 1904 paving fund to the general revenue fund. This is one of the things contrary to law which the council always does when it feels like it. The payrolls for the month of No vember were allowed as follows: Police department $1,967.00 Special police 27.21 Fire department 2,744.99 Street department 2,377.19 Electric light department 610.83 Engineering department 485.50 Judges and clerks of election 99.96 City officers 1,310.04 Sanitary department 696.93 Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, police matron.was allowed. $15.10 as her expenses to St. Louis to attend the meeting of the Western Police Matrons' association, of which she is president. A remonstrance was received against sra No woman who uses "Mother's Friend" need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is also healthy, strong and good natured. Our book "Motherhood," is worth its weierht in gold to every woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing application to Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga. DR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOfl Ktdnor.lrar.TwaiMM CURB. ntRBonoMa air v. l m am1 IMMin, NIM. m Mi TU ill wwmm mm an mm to m! ham mmA wm n,bt'a piii 1 1 wkU a aw Tmt Tmwm ml fci toiy aaaaa. MyiwMitaaia X. ETLKSa CO nv eHAsnrcer, n. V. old by ell Drajtj. (dwams-Root If you are already con vinced that Swamp-Root la what you need, you can pur chase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar sise bottlns at the drug stores everywhere. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name. Swamp Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the address. Bins;' ham ton, N. T., on every boH ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH HAND SAPOLIO Alt Grocers mail Druggists A NIGHT SCHOOL FOR MEN Steam and Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Drawing Courses. Also studies In other subjects. For full information apply to Y.-M. Q. A.. 117 East Eighth. the change in grade of the alley bound ed by Harrison, Van Buren, Seven teenth and Eighteenth streets. It was referred to the streets and walks com mittee. A petition for a benefit district to open an alley east of Beale's addition. It was referred to the streets and walks committee. Receipts from the city departments were as follows: Food Inspector $225.75 Weighmaster 61.60 License collector 427.00 Police Judge 672.00 An ordinance levying a special tax to pay for paving certain streets and alleys was passed. The council adjourned to meet De cember 13, at which time the Edison franchise will be the special order of business. "Neglected colds make fat graveyards." Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup helps mai and women to a happy, vigorous old aga And many other painful and serious ailments from which most mothers suffer, can be avoided by the use of "Mftfllal'e friend flo rrrsnt Tniwiusi e must Ai.ua tviuv.uj is a God-send to women, carrying them through their most critical ordeal with safetv and no oain. ST LiULaUU mmm

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. TOPERA STATE JOURNAL BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. f Entered July 1. 1875, as second class natter st the post oft ice at Topeka. Kan., Under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXI No. 289 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka. or uburbs, or at the same price In any Kan as towns where the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one year J3.60 By mail, three months .SO Weekly edition, one vear 50 Saturday edition of dally, one year.... 1.00 TELEPHONES. fastness Office Bell. 107 usiness Office Ind. 107 porters' Room Bell 577 Reporters' Room Iti. 55 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. SP0 and 108 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vanderbilt Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1510 Unity Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. FUZZ LEASED "WIBE EEP0BT CP SEE associated press. The State Jonrrnl is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full dav telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publi-.-ation in Topeka. The news is received In the State Jour eal building over wires for this sole pur pose. Colorado elected somebody governor last month but she is still undecided as to Who It is. Now that the fair is closed St. Louis Jias nothing to do but to resume her Occupation of trying boodlers. Either Mr. Carnegie signed those Chadwlck notes or else that Oberlln bank, had a very queer set of officers. Tom Lawson is said to be about to start a daily newspaper. Rockefeller could hardly wish him anything worse than that. Rockefeller has been investing in as bestos mines. He will need something of the sort unless Tom Lawson can be Induced to quench the fire which he has built under the Standard Oil man. The fiscal year statement shows that our Imports from Canada grew from $33,264,403 in 1865 to $51,406,265 in 1904, and that our exports to Canada grew from $28,829,402 In 1865 to $131,274,346 in 1904. The more rapid growth in our ex ports to Canada has occurred during recent years. This is illustrated by the fact that our total exports to Canada In 1890 were $40,282,108, as against $2S,- 829,402 In 1865, the growth in the twen ty-live years from 1865 to 1890 having thus been less than 12 million dollars; While the growth during the fourteen years since 1S90 has been 91 millions. The most rapid growth, however, has occurred during the period from 1894 to 1904, our total exports to Canada in 1894 having been $56,664,094, as against $131. 74,346 in 1904, an Increase of 74 million dollars In the decade. During the last decade our total exports to Canada have Increased 131 per cent. r As a few very large failures often distort the aggregate and tend to mis lead. It is Instructive, says R. G. Dun Co.. to subtract all the defaults for $100,000 or more for November and the corresponding month in every year of the preceding decade. Among manu facturing Insolvencies it is found that ten large concerns supplied $1,602,113 li abilities, or almost half of the total, leaving only an average of $9,366 for each of the remaining 207 failures. This ratio compares with $11,801 last year, and $11,655 in 1902, while only three years of the preceding ten recorded a Smaller average than 1904. Even more gratifying is a similar analysis of the trading defaults; the average liability to each failure for less than $100,000 being only $4,969, against $5,925 last year, and only 1893 of the previous de cade reported a smaller average. In cluding all commercial failures there were 21 of $100,000 or more, aggregating $3,258,141, which leaves an average of $6,260 for the remaining 843 suspen sions, which is a gratifying exhibit when compared with $7,453 in 1903 and $7,116 two years ago. A lower average was only recorded in 1899, and the fa vorable balance amounted to scarcely more than $100 for each insolvent con cern. THREE COMMENDABLE ACTS. tFrom Harper's Weekly. One of the acts for which Mr. Roose velt deserves praise is the promptitude with which he confirmed out of his own mouth the report circulated toward .the close of the campaign that Mr. John sHay had been Invited, and had con 'eented, to remain secretary of state for jthe four years beginning March 4, 1905. !In no more conclusive way could Mr. 'Roosevelt demonstrate that he has no Intention of playing the "war lord" or Of brandishing a "big stick." Laudable also is his determination to uphold with all the weight of his indorsement the request that will be submitted by Secretary of War Taft to congress on I its reassembling In December, the re I quest, namely, that the duties levied in our ports on sugar and tobacco coming from the Philippines shall be reduced hereafter to only 25 per cent of the Dlngley rates, instead of the 75 per cent now levied, and that all other products ;of the Philippines shall be admitted duty free. Such a fiscal change would ibe calculated to Impart a signal and beneficent Impetus to the Insular ln idustries. Perhaps nothing, however, said or done by Mr. Roosevelt since his triumph at the ballot box is more like ly to gratify the whole American peo- pie, including his opponents as well as bis supporters, than the announcement i made on November 11 that Mr. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, has near ly completed his report on the opera tions of the Beef Trust; and that if. on the submission of It to the presi dent, it proves to contain anything as j undoubtedly It will that will give the 'government cause for action against any conspirators striving to circumvent the Sherman act, the department of Justice will be ordered to attend to the matter In exemplary fashion. Thus will Mr. Roosevelt pay his debt to the union labor vote, and Justify the faith reposed In him by what some of his critics have been pleased to call the "common peo ple." FAILURES ARE SMALLER. Commercial failures during the month of November, as reported by R. G. Dun Co.,' were 864 in number for $8,535,459 of liabilities, against 1162 last year.when liabilitiesaggregated $16,- 422.309. The Improvement was well dis tributed throughout every department. and appears in comparison with the coresponding month of every year since 1899. It is not difficult to under stand the Insolvency- statistics for- No vember. For -some months-confidence has been returning, and mercantile col lections grew more prompt, while the commercial revival received additional impulse from the favorable results on the farms. During the first quarter of the year many weak concerns were forced to suspend, and at subsequent settlement periods there were usually heavy failures. Recent periods of read justment have cleared the' commercial atmosphere so thoroughly that there Is prospect of another term In which suspensions will be few and losses con fined below the normal amount. No matter how satisfactory the outlook nor how prosperous the nation, there must always be a small percentage of failures, averaging i-m-thlng less than one per cent per annum of the firms in business. The value of failure sta tistics as a measure of prosperity con sists In showing how far above or be low normal the mercantile mortality rises or falls In response to all the factors that combine to compose the trade situation. General business conditions continue to Improve, says Henry Clews in his Financial Review. Clearing house re turns at leading cities last week show ed an increase of -over 50 per cent. Of course this was largely due to specula tion in New York; but Baltimore show ed an increase of 22 per cent, Philadel phia 13 per cent, Chicago 12 per cent, Boston 30 per cent and New Orleans 26 per cent. Reports from all sections of the country show similar gains in clear ings, which, beyond question, tell the story of business Improvement. Further proof is afforded in railroad earnings, 21 roads reporting an increase of 12 per cent in the. third week of November. Traffic managers tell us "that their roads are again likely to be overtaxed with traffic, and are urging car and lo comotive works to hasten deliveries of newly placed orders for rolling stock. Our railroads are once more heavy buyers of iron and steel products, and are chiefly responsible for the latest boom in iron and steel. Heavy ad vances have already taken place in prices of many products, the effect of which is to create a buyers" panic and another spasmodic boom In the steel issues on the stock exchange. Nor is this all. The chief base of present im provement Is in the profitable harvest. Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, tells us that our cotton crop will reach a value of 600 millions, our corn crop a value of 1,000 millions, our wheat and hay crops a value of 1,000 millions, and all our farm products combined a total value of 4.900 millions, compared with 4,480 millions last year. This is an increase of $420,060,006,-. or nearly 10 per cent. In the value of tiur agricultural products within one' year. Surely the American, farmer is more than ordinarily prosperous. JATHAWKER JOTS. The annual "Central Branch extension'' report is on the wires. At a Lawrence nuttfng party the guests all report a cracking good time. The first December runaway at Junction City was caused by a boy ;and a bean shooter. An Osborne county man takes five girls to church every Sabbath. How he must hate to see Sunday come. The second Mrs. Rice of Clay Center has secured a divorce. There seems to have been the usual shower. Four thousand hogs were marketed out of 'Wichita one day last week. And yet the town claims it's growing. A Downs lad kept a sandbur in his throat a week before the family doctor could persuade him to cough up. Politics sent a Reno county statesman to the asylum. But how many, oh, how many, it sends to the state house. The old-time darkey is passing away. In a fight at Alma between colored men both used knives instead of razors. Chamite's truancy officer is a superflu ity, as the rooms are overcrowded and a "hookey" case more or less Is not noticed. Hiawatha has two girls wbo were silly enough to make street corner dates with drummers, but sane enough to break them. There are some mighty slow men up in Riley county. One managed to let an old muley cow run him down and crack four ribs last week. A Salina citizen has traded a barber shop for a laundry, evidently under the supposition that polishing shirt fronts will vary the monotony. Either the best liar or the best farmer in the state lives near Highland. He says he has raised a 92-pound pumpkin in his back yard this season. A number of Concordia citizens are kicking over the new street lights. Con sidering the globes are some 20 feet above ground, their action is remarkable. The Downs Janitor cleaned the cemetery grounds very thoroughly by fire, but the friends of the patrons are wondering who will clean the blackened tombstones. A Kansas City young lady came to Ot tawa to stay a week and now the whole town is shocked to learn that she became homesick and returned the same after noon. A Topeka woman complained to her butcher of the rabbits being shot up too much. "Great guns!" growled the cleaver, "they haven't found a way yet to scare 'em to death." Three different times has a Moline girl had falls. Twice was her arm broken and the third time her ankle. Xo wonder women dread the sere and yellow fall. Medicine Lodge Is to have a new posto'ffice supplied with 150 keyless lock boxes and 101 call boxes. Owing to the gait Teddy went there will be no change in postmasters. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Do you like a velvet collar on your over coat? It takes lots of nerve for a "taster" to criticize his tastes before the grocer. "I didn't sow any wheat this year." said a farmer today, "so I am all right." So far. enough "keys" to Port Arthur have fallen to fill a ring the size of the equator. What has become of the old-fashioned man who referred to a bucksaw as a "fiddle"? A real professor does not like to be call ed professor. And it's an evidence of good taste. What Is It a sign of when your head itches? You may say lice, but that Isn't the answer. They talk about the difficulty of carv ing a turkey. But did you ever try to carve a turkey? It is a late fad among girls to go with out hats and let their tresses (that means hair, in books) fly. We have found something better than putting off work till Monday: postponing It till Port Arthur falls. Every mother has the secret hope that her daughter will be such a perfect lady she will never chew gum. Probably It is an indication that we are old-fashioned, but at this season of the year we do not think the chrysanthemum is the only flower. A pretty Atchison woman, whose chil dren are rapidly growing up, is circulat ing the report that she is her husband's second wife and they are her step-children. Gee, whiz, but they do say that a teach er in the Atchison public schools can hand out as hot a bunch of slang in five min utes as any boy ever handed out in six weeks. Did ever a woman married to a second husband dare admit to him that she loved her first? We wouldn't stand It, if we were married to a widow.. Would you? An Atchison man refused to take a girl to a party recently. In the town he came from he took a girl to the theater twice, and waa afterward sued for breach of promise. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Many a train of thought carries no freight. It's a wise industrial stock that knows its own par. Lots of people pray for the poor and let it go at that. A battleship in the hand is worth two ultimatums in the bush. The favorite pastime of a lynching par ty Is looping the loop. Insomnia is seldom caused by the things a man doesn't 3ay. Whatsoever the foolish farmer sows, that shall the bunko man reap. Weak solutions may be all right in chemistry, but they don't go in politics. After a girl has refused him twelve times a superstitious youth will quit pro pasing. Anyway, one-half of the world knows that the other half is looking for the best of -it. Some successful men are 96 per cent backbone and some others are 95 per cent cheek. Statesmen who "also ran" are natural ly slow to predict a bright future for their country. There are still many opportunities for young men; the trusts haven't been able to grab all ot them. Cupid is a sorry leader; after leading people into trouble he leaves them to fight it out themselves. The latest museum freak is a pig with two legs. Outside a museum it isn't nec essary to have four legs to be a hog. When a high salaried officer finds it necessary to seek the man you may ex pect to see thieves trying to break into Jail. THE YOUNGEST LEGISLATOR. Ed L. Kerns of Logan County Is Only Twenty-two. The next legislature will have as a member probably the youngest man ever elected to the legislature in Kan sas at least in recent years. He Is Ed L. Kerns, representative-elect from Logan county, and he will not be twenty-two years old until after he takes his seat in the house. George P. Hay- den, who has served six years in the house from Nemaha county and is now senator-elect from that district, was not much older than Mr. Kerns when he entered the legislature. Mr. Kerns was a delegate to the Re publican state convention from Logan county last March, and he was just barely a voter then, having attained his majority only a month before. CYCLE RIDER FALLS. Saxon Williams Badly Injured ill the Six Day Race. New York, Dec. 6. Saxon Williams, one of the cycle riders in the six day race, was so badly injured in a fall that he was unconscious for some time. Krebs and Monroe fell upon him. Krebs' left hand was badly torn and Monroe's left arm was hurt by riders passing over them. The two lat ter continued to ride. The accident caused great excitement and the crowds, which numbered thousands, j tried to rush to the point where it took place. The police kept the crowd back with difficulty. Williams was fixed up by the physicians and after an hours rest returned to the track. LOCAL MENTION. Verily, it looks like a green Christ mas. The Elks' minstrel company will not go out on the road. Emporia backed out and broke un the schedule. Did anybody hear President Sheard of the Topeka baseball team say that he has signed some new ball players for the Saints of 1905? The contractor who put up the Kan sas building at the world's fair said he would bring it to Topeka for $15,- uuo. Dispatches from Garnett say that that town will get it for about $2,500. Wanted An explanation. A woman is not in the swim now unless she has a red hat. A meeting of the Success club is to be held tomorrow evening. December 7. An excellent programme, consist ing of music, recitations, and talks, will be given. The talk on current events is always interesting as well as instructive. 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. COLD WEATHER IS COMING Now is the time to buy Coal, before it gets scarce. We handle the best grades of Leavenworth Nut. Burlingame (deep shaft). i Osage City. Cherokee Lump and Nut. Frontenac Lump and Nut.' Semi-Anthracite. Ouita, and Pennsylvania. Our prices as low as the low est. Prompt delivery. Please give us a call. A. F. VVESSEN INCREASED LOSSES. Urged la Justification of Increased Freight Rates by Railroads. Chicago, Pec. 6. At today's session of the interstate commerce commission, Frank J. Firth, chairman of the "uni form bill of lading committee," testi fied that Increased losses justified an increase of freight rates by the rail road companies. Exception was taken to this statement by Attorney Levy Mayer, counsel for the prosecution, who submitted statistics showing relatively the profits of various railroads for 19j3. were considerably In excess of those of 1902. Mr. Firth admitted the veracity of the figures. "It seems to me," said Commissioner Prouty, "that if you hold a pistol to a man's head and at your suggestion he gives you his valuables, he does not do it voluntarily; he has no alternative. It appears that the shipper will not ac cept the 20 per cent service because he can not afford to do It. Is it not the proposition of the companies to practi cally force the shipper to take the limi ted liability service, because the com panies do not wish to become the In surer." Mr. Firth said he could not speak ex cept from his own experience that on his road the experience was. if the com pany insured the goods, they were un able to tell in what condition they had been packed and were helpless at ar riving at a just settlement. NOT LIKE AMERICANS. Cooper Jackson Tells of Running a Newspaper in Slexico. Cooper Jackson, formerly a Topeka newspaper man, is here visiting his friends. Mr. Jackson went from Topeka to the City of Mexico a year ago to be come city editor of the Mexican Herald, the leading English daily in Mexico. He was called back to Kansas recently by the death of his mother, who lived at Newton, and he expects to remain here a few weeks before returning to his work-t Mr. Jackson says newspaper work is somewhat different in Mexico from what it is in Kansas. It is necessary to exer cise a great deal of care in the publica tion of even known facts. "Politics is one thing we are mighty shy of in Mexico," said Mr. Jackson. "A boss buster wouldn't last long, down there. There is only one brand of politics." It is nothing unusual for a newspaper reporter to be locked up in jail in Mexico and it is sometimes not very easy to get out, even if the reporter has the right of the matter. "One thing about the City of Mexico is about perfect, and that is the climate," said Mr. Jackson. "It does not get very hot, yet in the evenings I wear a light overcoat the year around. The city has an elevation of about 7,500 feet, which makes the climate as near perfect as though it had been made to order." TURNERS CONSOLIDATE. The Turnfest for 1905 Was Awarded to Lawrence. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 6. In con vention assembled at Turner hall yes terday afternoon the delegates of the various Turnvereins of Kansas, Mis souri and Nebraska voted to unite the two old districts under the names of the Kansas and the Missouri Valley Bezirks into one district which will In the future be known as the Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Turn-Bezirk. The Turnfest for 1905. was awarded to Lawrence where the general offi cers of the newly formed district also go. The understanding, secretly is, that Leavenworth will get the Fest in 1906. POWERS GETS NEW TRIAL. Kentucky Court of Appeals Reverses Decision pf Lower Court. i Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 6. The court of appeals today reversed the'' decision of the circuit court in the case of Caleb Powers, now in jail at Louisville un der sentence of death, for complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel. This gives Powers a new trial. Commission Company Suspends. Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 6. The Na tional Commission company with four branches in the city and 40 in the state suspended today, the result of the sustained bull movement in the market. I Vi-C ,v-jP7 v l X Vr; ilk .v. t l Vc4 -Mi Miss' Olive Fremstad, of the Metropolitan opera, has proved that she Is as great a Carmen as ever sung the role. Her portrayal of the cigarette maker was the sensation of the first week of opera In New York. WAS GRUHN'S SKELETON. Son Says It Is That of the Missing Topeka Man. Wichita, Kas., Dec. 6. Practically all doubt as to the identification of the man whose skeleton was found wrapped in an old comfort in a clump of bushes near Derby two weeks ago was set aside today when O. T. Gruhn, of Topeka, identified it as that of his father, H. Gruhn. The younger Gruhn said his father had fought in the German army and received a shot in his face which knocked out certain teeth. These were found to be missing from the skull found. He also said that his father never wore socks in the sum mer, but instead he placed pieces of paper in his shoes and between the folds he carried his extra money. In the shoes found on the skeleton were seven to eight thicknesses of old news paper, but no money. There is little doubt but that Gruhn was murdered last July and the officers are searching for a clue to his slayers. THE BAND FUND. The Subscriptions Started for the New Instruments. There are five sub-committees at work collecting funds for the new In struments for Marshall's band and the money will be raised beyond a doubt. It will require at least $3,000. Only one of the sub-committees made a re port today. Including the results of this one committee, the fund now stands as follows: Already subscribed and paid in. ..$1,000 Crosby Brothers 100 Carroll B. Merrlam 100 Cuthbert Sargeant 50 Robinson, Marshall Co 50 Albert Parker 50 DeMoss Pen well....'. 50 Jonathan Thomas 50 Total $1,450 The various committees will be at work again tomorrow morning. HAD NO CLAIM. Western Woolen Mill Suit for Insur ance Comes to End. Judge Pollock of the United States cir cuit court decreed this afternoon, upon a demurrer embodying the question entered by the defendant, that the Western Wool en Mill of North Topeka had no claim for fire indemnity from the Northern Assur ance company of London for $6,500 worth of raw wool which was found decomposed and ruined in the building after the flood receded last June a year ago. The Woolen Mill company carried $6,500 of insurance with the London company on its raw wool. A large amount of the lat ter was destroyed in the flood. It appear ed to the plaintiff that its material had been burned, though what it claimed was probably Instantaneous combustion. No testimony of any one having seen flames could be secured. The insurance company asserted that not a sign of fire could be found, and argued that the wool had simply rotted under tne mua wnicn xne water had deposited upon it. The defendant, represented by Eugene Ouinton of Topeka, and R. W. Brecken- ridge of Omaha, filed a demurrer stating that no case against tneir Client naa Deen established. The court upheld this con tention. Charles Blood Smith, the attor ney for the plaintiff, filed notice of appeal to the circuit court at St. Louis. BIG SUIT AGAINST U. P. Conductor Sullivan Wants $25,000 for Loss of Leg. Daniel Sullivan this afternoon com menced the trial of his suit in the fed eral court for $25,000 damages against the Union Pacific Railway company, for the loss of a leg in a collision at Williamsport, Kan., on December 17 190 3. Sullivan was a conductor on a freight train, which collided with a work train. N. H. Loomis appeared for the railway company. L. C. Boyle of Kansas City has charge of Sullivan's claim. Arrested for Stealing $25. Monday Under Sheriff Betts drove to Osawkie and arrested Harry Lowe, wanted in Topeka on the charge of robbing E. A. Gillispie of $25 in April, 1903. Lowe confessed last night in the DIBBLE'S 1 pkg. Barnum's Animal Crackers 1 pkg. Zu Zu Snaps. 1 pkg. Oysterettes 1 pkg. Uneeda Biscuit 1 pkg. Lemon Snaps FREE, FREE 1 pkg. Graham above combination. Fresh Crisp Ginger Snaps, 2 lbs Fresh Saratoga Flakes. Cheese Straws and v .in t a., ulu i. iaaO v .i pkgs for Something New Holiday Nabisco, Festino, Athena, Kamona, ana- Champagnes; Delicious Sugar Wafers; 25c tms for ...-OC Premium Soda Crackers, by the box, per lb 7o Fancy Colorado Potatoes, per bushel 55c California Oranges, per peck Horseshoe Tobacco, per lb Fancy California Table Peaches and Apricots, per can Fancy Table 1-ears and Plums, in syrup, per can DIBBLE'S PURPLE STAMPS An opportunity of a lifetime to adorn and beautify your home abso lutely Free, of Cost Dibble's Purple Stamps and the beautiful presents that we give away in redeeming them cost you absolutely nothing. This is our way of advertising our Two Big Stores Dibble's Purple Stamps are redeemable at Dibble's Purple Starnp Department, which has a large and attractive section in our North Side store. You are cordially invited to call and inspect our stock of fine Imported and Domestic China, Crockery, Cut Glass, Rogers best Silverware, Oriental and Art Pottery and Statuary, Art GoodJ and Art Wares, etc., given free in exchange for Dibble's Purple Stamps. Ask for a Purple Stamp Book at either of our Two Big Busy Stores, which will give you full particulars. Dibble's Purple Stamps cost you absolutely nothing. We under sell all others on high class Groceries, Meats, etc. All of our "premiums" are the "best money can buy" and are fully guaranteed. You are losing money every day if you are not collect ing Dibble's Purple Stamps. We give Dibble's Purple Stamps. The Dibble Wholesale 804-806 N. Kansas Ave. The Popular Stores. Ind. Phone 952. county jail that he took the money from a table where he and Gillispie were rooming. EDITORS ARE COMING. The Executive Committee Will Meet Friday to Arrange for Their Session. Ewlng Herbert, president of the state editorial association, has called a meeting of the officers and the ex ecutive committee of the association to be held at the National hotel next Friday afternoon to make arrange ments for the annual meeting of the association which will be held in Feb ruary. The exact date will be fixed at the meeting on Friday and the pro gramme will also be arranged. The officers and executive committee of the association are as follows: President, Ewing Herbert, World, Hiawatha; vice president, Miss Estelle Riddle, Messenger, Minneapolis; corre sponding secretary, J. E. Junkin, Bul letin, Sterling; recording secretary, Mack P. Creteher, Pantagraph, Sedg wick; treasurer, J. M. Lewis, Jr., Graphic, Kinsley. Executive committee. First district, H. C. Stevens, Western Odd Fellow, Topeka: Second district, A. E. Macou brie. Tribune, Olathej Third district, A. H. Turner, Times, Chanute; Fourth district, W. F. Hill, Recorder, West moreland; Fifth district, C. A. Kim ball, Register, Courtland; Sixth dis trict, Mrs. L. A. King, Gazette, Plaln ville; Seventh district, W. M. Glenn, Republican, Tribune. CRESCEUS' WICHITA RECORD. Will Be Investigated by the American Trotting Congress. Chicago, Dec. 6. The eighth biennial congress of the American Trotting as sociation began here today. Leading breeders of trotting horses and patrons of harness racing from all parts of the country were present. Considerable in terest centered in the election of presi dent, W. R. James of Terre Haute, Haute, Ind., received the support of the western delegations. His election, however, was opposed by the eastern men who decided to present the name of an eastern man for the position. The board of appeals will be in ses sion for a week as there are 150 cases on the docket. A decision is expected in the case of Cresceus, whose record of 1:59 made two years ago on the Wichita, Kan., track has been ques tioned. MRS. GILBERT'S FUNERAL. George Gould Was Among the Honor ary Pali Bearers. New York, Dec. 6. Three thousand persons including many of the best known members of the theatrical pro fession attended the funeral of Mrs. George Henry Gilbert, the actress in the Bloomingdale Reformed church to day. Hundreds were unable to secure admittance to the church. The Rev. William C. Stimson delivered a brief eulogy. Nearly every theatrical com pany playing in this city today and many elsewhere sent flowers. One big standard of flowers from Mrs. Gilbert's company bore the name of her last character "Granny." The honorary pall bearers were Francis Wilson, Clyde Fitch, John Drew, Nat Goodwin, Geo. Gould, Sir Charles Wyndham, A. M. Palmer, Daniel Frohman, former Jus tice Joseph S. Daly, Frank Aiken, Will iam Bishham and James Van Amringe. The interment was in Greenwood ceme tery. Topekans Won It. The Topekas defeated the Crescents at th Royal Bowling hall last night two games out of three and in total pins scored. The score follows: TOPEKAS 1st. 2d. 3d Total. Newby 154 134 156 444 B. Barnum 1S2 113 153 448 Henderson 162 145 153 4H0 Griley 160 152 129 441 Harbaugh 107 14S 92 347 Total 765 692 683 2140 CRESCENTS I. Barnum 193 1B6 l."5 514 Sherman, sr 154 1 130 453 Stillhorn 152 1I0 55 4?7 Clint M 103 lii3 116 32 Sherman, Jr So 139 117 351 Totals 697 767 673 2137 Princess Has the Grip. Berlin, Dec. 6. The little Princess Victoria, daughter of the emperor and empress, is suffering from a severe at tack of influenza which the empress al so contracted while nursing the child, obliging her majesty to cancel various public engagements. Stricken With Apoplexy. New York, Dec. 6. William Blaikie, aged 61, well known lawyer, author and athlete, and advocate of physical cul ture was sticken with apoplexy today and died before a physician could be summoned. CUT PRICES Mfor 25c Crackers, with each sale of the I5c; 4 lbs. 25o Sandwich, two 15c

,..c ,330 .......40c .12c 10c Retail Grocery Co. 117 East Sixth St. Phones 726. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FACES 'suffer'from "exposures and need care. Protect, beautifl your skin using Satin Skin Cream and Satin Skin Com plexion Powder. 25c TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN'. XCVWHOMTiAiCONCERN My ap 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, 1901. GEO. W. STANSFIELD. My heart's at peace with all, and fain would I Live, as I love, in life-long amity; And yet the storm clouds lower, the rising wind Stirs up the waves: the elemental strife Rages around. I do not understand Why this should be. II. "Tis surely not our fault. We've sought to be sincere in deed and word; We have exhausted every means to press A clear and truthful case, but ail in vain. Now may the God that sees the hearts of men Approve of what we do! ITT. They're at the front. Our brave young men; and now. the middle-aged Are shouldering their arms, and in fields The old men gather in the abundant rice. Low stooping o'er the sheaves; all ages vie In cheerful self-devotion to the Land. Three Poems by Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan, from The Independent. DEATHS AND FUfiEilALS. John Swanson, lately of Riverside, Cal., died at the residence of his father, O. Swanson. at 808 East Eighth avenue on Monday morning at the age of 40 years. The funeral will be held from the residence on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited. The funeral of Mrs. George Brindle will be held from the Dunkard church, Oakland, at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. Extra Dividend Declared. New York, Dec. 6. The directors of the Delaware, Lackawanna Western railroad have declared an extra divi dend of 10 per cent a share on the com pany's stock. Topeka Market. Topeka, Dec. 6. HOGS. MIXED AND BUTCHERS' $3.904.15 HEAVY 4.1&64.25 LIGHT 3.604.00 CORN FED CATTLE. COWS 2.0Og3.00 HEIFERS 2.50'u3.26 BULLS ?'2'55 CALVES 2.63.50 .t wWKAT 95o NO.' 3 WHEAT gt2o NO 4 wnJAi .(wmu NO' GRADE WHEAT 76&SOO V,7r i '.'i i; V 79lh. hll. AOm i t U V 1 OLD CORN 4io NO. 2 OATS SSc NO. 3 OATS 2o FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux, successor to W. O Anderson Co., 210 Kansas ave- DUel FRUITS. OR VNGES Navels, $2.?0B3.25; fancy budded fruit, per box, $2.102.25. LEMONS California, per box, $3.50. BANANAS Per bunch, $1.753.00. APPLES 2.504.50 per bbl. GRAPES Per basket, 23'g24c HONEY 24-rack case, J2.75. MISSOURI HICKORY NUTS J1.501.M per box. COCOANUTS Per dos., 65c, FIGS Per box, 75c. MALAGA GRAPES Per bbl., J5.50.2S. CALIFORNIA GRAPES Per crate, U.0. GRAPE FRUIT Per box, 6.50. NEW -DATES 56Vic per pound. PINEAPPLES Per crate, J3.253.B0. VEGETABLES. C A.ULIFLOWER Per crate, $3.50. TURNIPS Per bu., 35c. CARROTS Per bu., toe. PARSNIPS Per bu Goo. HORSERADISH Per lb., Jc POTATOES Nebraska, 46c per bu.; Col orado, 53?t55c per bu. SWEET POTATOES Per bu.. SSc. HUBBARD SQUASH Per doz., $1.26 1.59. CABBAGE 85S90C per cwt. ONIONS Per bu., SocSJXeO. BEETS Per bu., 50c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $8.00. CELERY Jumbo, per bunch, 75c; Blue Ribbon, per bunch, 50c. OYSTERS. NEW YORK COUNTS Per can, 46c. NEW YORK EXTRA SELECTS Per can. 35c. BULK OYSTERS. EXTRA SELECTS Per gallon, $1.65. STANDARDS Per gallon, $1.40. FULL. CREAM CHEESE. KANSAS Y. A. Per lb.. 13c NEW YORK STATE (White), per lh 1- BKltK.-r er id., inc. LIMBURGER Per lb., 15c. BLiOCK SWISS Per lb., 15HC. BUTTER, EGGS, POULT r TDV DTlTTT TPV Uptih 7r IK 1 v vj u. DUI lIlEI. large, 7V4c: broilers. 9fil0c lb. 11 1. v. t J1L 1U, BUTTER Country. ltj18c. EGGS Candled, 23c. HAY. PRAIRIE Loose, per ton $5.00ff?6 00 PRAIRIE Baled S-SOi

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. OUT OF AJTR0UGH The Jewels were the property of Mrs. TO EQUJPR00MS. Manual Training Arrangements Will Be Expensire. Werner and her daughter. They were left in a secret repository while the family were driving and were not miss ed for several hours. The apartment apparently had been entered by the That Is Way Mannal Training means or duplicate Jteys. BONDS ARE READY. Pupils Will Drink. Flange in Their Faces In Old Expect to Spend 5,000 for Sew ing Machines and Tools. Fashioned Way. Council Authorizes Issuance of Water works Securities. M E3DTTEH F$EM.Tm I Absolutely Puro iMS 0 SUBSTITUTE SNAPSHOTS AT HOJ1E NEWS Upon tbe door I saw a sign: I cried: "A motto! And it's mine!" A wiser thing I never saw No Median or Persian law Bhould be more rigidly enforced Than this, from verbiage divorced Its logic's firm as any rock "Push don't knock!" Twas simply meant to guide the hand Of those who wished to sit or stand Within the unassuming door This weight of ceremony that bore. 'Twas never meant to teach or preach But just to place in easy reach The ear of him who dealt In stock "Push don't knock!" But what a guide for life was that Strong, philosophical, and pat; How safe a chart for you and me W hile cruisln" o'er life's restless sea: Push, always push, with goal in view; Xon't knock avoid the hammer crew. This, rule will save you many a shock: "Push don't knock!" When on that door I see the sign, I say: "Great motto, you are mine!" No stronger sermon ever fell Prom human lips: no sage could tell The hothead youth more nearly how To point al way his vessel's prow; There are no wiser words In stock: "Push don't knock!" Baltimore American. T. L." Barns, steward of the Elk club, Is sick with appendicitis. Arthur J. Bolinger, a Watchman stud ent. Is a candidate for police Judge. The Shawnee County Medical society met last night at the National hotel. Cooper Jackson, city editor of the Mexican Herald, Is visiting In Topeka. The Authors' club will meet at the National hotel parlors Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. James McKernan, 302 Madison street, are the parents of a baby girl. Col. T. B. Murdock, of El Dorado, Is in Topeka to see how things look since the election and the snow storm. The city railway is replacing the light rails with heavier iron on the Lowman Hill line west of Morris avenue. The Ladies' of the G. A. R. are ar ranging for a bazaar to be given at Lincoln Post hall all day Saturday. As 'he coroner's Juries are generally made up of the same men the Jury is now known as the regular panel. The students of Washburn college will give a musical recital at the college chapel tonight. The public is Invited. Rev. Mr. Nash, returned missionary from the Soudan, Africa, will preach at the Seward Avenue tabernacle Wednes day evening, at 7:45 p. m. County Clerk Newman Is reported to have said a few days ago that the com ing grand Jury will do nothing in the Kelly matter for the reason that there are about six friends of Kelly on the jury. The city railway has bought a. new snow plow to clear the car tracks of light snow. The plow sweeper is equip ped with two motors to propel the car and one to drive the sweeping brush. The board of education last night re ceived an application from the Colored National Rescue home to use the Park dale school house as a rescue home. The application was referred to the building committee. The contractors have Just finished putting in a new heating plant in the high school but the board room was cold last night when the regular session was held and some of the members backed up against the radiators. "0 EXTRA PAT HISTORIANS' DAY. State Historical Society In Session This Afternoon. For Xaval Officers When Performing Sea Duty. Wrashington. Dec. 5. Justice Brown today delivered the opinion of the su preme court of the United States in the case of C. M. Thomas versus the United States, involving the rights of naval officers in respect to extra pay under the navy personnel acts of 1900 and 1901. The opinion Is In favor of the government. The claim presented was that naval officers who go to sea should be allowed 10 per cent, in ex cess of their usual pay because the Increase is made to army officers who are assigned to duty at sea or at a foreign port, the purpose of the law being the assimilation of the salaries of army and navy officers. .Mr. Thomas Is a captain in the navy, and made claim for the extra, pay because of service in the Philippines, in China, and at sea. Most of his claims were allowed by the court of claims, but this decision was today reversed. Doesn't Respect Old Age It's shameful when youth fails to show proper respect for old age, but Just tho contrary in the case of Dr. King's New Life Pills. They cut off maladies no mat ter how severe and irrespective of old age. Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Consti pation all yield to this perfect pill. 25C at the Arnold Drug Co., 821 N. Kansas av "GOOD GROWING WEATHER." The annual meeting of the State Historical society is being held in Representative hall in the state bouse this afternoon and evening. It is the twenty-ninth annual meeting. The present officers of the society are: i-resiaent, juage jonn Martin of Topeka; first vice president, Rob ert M. Wright, of Dodge City; second vice president, Horace L. Moore, of Lawrence; treasurer. Judge John-H Guthrie, of Topeka; secretary, Geo W. Martin, of Topeka. The first thing this afternoon meeting of the directors of the society was held for the transaction of busi ness. The meetings of the society are open to the pubic. The programme for the afternoon and evening sessions is as follows: AFTERNOON MEETING. General business. "The Alliance Movement in Kansas with Relation to the Origin of the People s Party," W. E. Rightmlre. of Topeka. "Ponziglione," S. W. Brewster, of Chanute. "The Saline River Country in 1859," J. R. Mead, of Wichita. "The Victory of the Plow," W. D. Street, of Oberlin. EVENING MEETING, 7:30. Invocation, Rev. H. D. Fisher, D. D. Election of 33 members of the board of directors. "Early Navigation of the Missouri River Rise and Fall of Steamboat- ing." Phil E. Chappell, of Kansas City, Mo. "Was the English Bill a Bribe?" Charles Harker Rhodes, of Welling ton. "Samuel .A. Kingman," Joseph G. Waters, of Topeka. On the adjournment of the annual meeting, the board of directors will convene for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Secretary Martin either has on hand the following historical papers or they have been promised him: The Administration of John P. St. John, by I. O. Pickering. The Administration of George W. Glick. The administration of John W. Leedv. by Ed C. Little. Navigation of the Kansas River, by Albert R. Greene. The Railroad Convention of 1860, by George W. Glick. Twentieth Kansas Boys Killed in Battle, by Joseph G. Waters of To peka. The Story of a Wheat Field in 1875, by T. C. Henry. Oregon Emigration Through Kansas Sixty Years Ago. The Story of the Eleventh Kansas Regiment, by S. H. Fairfield. Border War When, Where? by H. E. Palmer of Omaha. Fort Zarah, by Julia A. Chase. Reminiscences of the Indian War of 1868. by Ben Jenness. Bushwhacker Raids on Gardner, by Stephen J. Wilson. Voting for Lincoln in Missouri in 1860. by D. P. Hougiand of Olatbe. A Southerner at the Battle of Frank lin, Kan., 1856, by F. H. Sapp. Battle of Shiloh, by Leander Still well of Erie. A Trio to Santa. Fe Seventy-seven lears Ago, by amion m. uryan. Kaw and Kansas a Monograph, by Robert Hay. Experience in 1855 and 1856 in Kansas, by R. M. Ainsworth. The Drought of 1860, by George W. Glick. Company A, Eleventh Kansas, in Price Raid, by H. E. Palmer. Pioneer City Marshals Thomas James Smith and Thomas Allen Cul- linan. The Cheyenne Raid of 1868, by John Madden. John Brown Never In Breckinridge County, Kansas Territory, by W. E. Connelley. E. A. Ogden's Letter to Joseph Lane In 1853, Suggesting Present Lines of Road to Oregon. Semicentennial Addresses of Wil liam H. Taft, secretary of war; Willis J. Bailey. T. F. Garver, George R. Peck and George W. Martin, at To peka and Lawrence. Incidents of the Retreat of Quant- rill from Lawrence, by Albert R. Greene. Samuel J. Crawford, third governor of the state, 1866 to 1870, has prom ised a paper on the claims of Kansas against the general government, and also a general historical paper of a military and political nature. When tho New Scalp Anticeptfc is Used. A good head of hair is as much a 'crown of glory" for man as it is for wo man, notwithstanding all the poetry on the subject applied to the female sex ex clusively. In the season when fliQS bite, the bald headed man can sympathize with the Egyptians who were so sorely plagued on account f the children of Israel. Why not try Newbro'a Herpicide? Others have been benefited and are loud In its praise. It cleanses the scalp, kills the germ at the root of the hair and by keeping the scalp sweet, pure and wholesome, the hair is bound to grow as nature Intended, regard less of the temperature. Try it and be convinced. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c In stamps for sample to The Her bicide Co., Detroit, Mich. Hairy Ainns Start for Home. St. Louis, Dec 6. The hairy Ainus from northern Japan, who were brought to the World's fair seven months ago, left St. Louis today on the Journey homeward. C. P. Hurl burt of the anthropology department of the fair, will accompany them to Vancouver, B. C, whence they will sail for Japan. The Ainus are the last of the primitive tribes to leave the World's fair. NO DRINKING CUPS. They Are New Known to Be Unsanitary. Wash. Booms to Also Be Equip ped With Troughs. The manual training school is to be equipped with a new fangled drink ing arrangement .for the scholars to drink from, which Judge T. F. Garver, of the school board, terms a "horse trough" arrangement. One of the New Drinking Fountains. The new drinking system is a cup- less, dipper-less affair, supposed to be highly sanitary and the latest thing in school drinking fountains. Instead -of a cup or dipper, one who wishes to drink bends over the fountain and plunges his face, or part of it, in a bubbling stream of water forced up ward through the fountain much like Jn artesian well. It is really an adaptation of the old-fashioned country school way of holding this cupped hand over the spout of the pump, while another pumps, and when the cupped hand is full of water plunging the chin, nose, and forehead if necessary, into the water, if the hand is big enough, while the thirsty one drinks. These "horse trough" annKing fountains have been tried at the Sum ner school, and Supt. Whittemore re ports that they are an excellent de vice. The special advantage is that the persons who drink do not use a common cud and their lips touch no cup, and for this reason there is no danger of communicating disease. These drinkine fountains will De placed In the halls and will continual ly Joubble and spout. The idea of sch'olars and teachers bending over a sort of trough arrangement and plung ing their faces in a miniature pool oi water came as a surprise to the mem bers of the board of education untU Judge Garver reminded the members that they had probably often kneeled by some stream, plunged their faces in the water and drank their fill when they were boys and why not allow the Dresent high school generation to- n- joy, even in a modernized form, such a luxury. Another innovation at the manual training school will be long wash sinks instead of wash bowls in the school rooms. In the matter of water and water receptacles the manual training school is going to be thoroughly up to date and abreast of the latest fashions, for another feature of the building will be shower baths for boys and f hower baths for girls. The High School Athletic association is behind the shower bath proposition and is to raise the money to pay for them. On that assurance the board of education has given permission for the shower baths to be placed in the girl's locker room and the boy's locker room, i The board discussed once more the nrooosition to oil or not to oil the walls of the Manual training school. Several weeks ago the Question of oil Ing the pressed brick was referred to the building committee and on the re port made to the board it was de cided not to oil the walls. At last night's meeting of the board Con tractor F. M. Spencer made a- strong Dlea for the oiling, or embalming of the walls with preservative, and of fered to do the work for half price. 'I am bound to see the walls greased some way," he said, and he will embalm them at cut rates. His price is $150 while the regular price is 300. During November the tuition paid by out of town scholars attending the Hieh school amounted to jzsd and the tuition paid by scholars attending the graded schools was $102. The total tuition paid for the month was 385. The total tuition collected In October was $333. At this rate the tuition to be paid during a nine months term of school will amount to between $3,000 and $4,000 a year and will mean quite a good earning for the schools. Until this term the tui tion was never properly collected al though for several years during Su perintendent Davidson's time as the head of the schools the board in structed him to see that the tuition was paid. Action was taken by the council Monday evening which marks the be ginning of the end of the ten years' war for the municipal ownership of waterworks in tne city or Topeka. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the council authorizing the mayor and city clerk to proceed with the execution and registration of the $350,000 of waterworks bonds which for nine months have been lying in the city clerk's vault. There are 350 of these bonds. Each must be signed by the mayor and city clerk. and each must be registered by the city treasurer, the state auditor and the county clerk. When this is done, the bonds are worth $350,000, and are not merely 350 handsomely en graved pieces of parchment. Under the provisions or the bonds, they must then be registered, by the secretary of the United States Mort gage and Trust company of New Tork. It developed last night that the city council is adverse to sending the bonds back to New Tork for the sig nature of this official. They think that he should send some one out here to attend to that part of the programme, as it is a ceremony which is called for under a special form of bond requested by the Topeka Water company. The idea which President Street naa was tnat tne city should send the bonds to New York to be registered, but the expressage and insurance on the valuable pack age would amount to several hundred dollars, and hence it would be no more expensive for the New York company to send a man here to sign the bonds. After being duly executed, the bonds will be ready for delivery to the United States court, which will hold $307,000 of them In escrow pending the settle mont ff tb Hnmasre suitji brouffht against the water company by the in surance companies as a result of the Parkhurst-Davis fire. The resolution passed last night by the council was as follows: Resolved by the mayor and coun cil that the mayor and city clerk be authorized and directed to execute the 1 350.000 in waterworks -bonds hereto fore authorized to be issued- by ordi nance No. 2400, and the city clerk be directed to notify the secretary of the United States Mortgage and Trust company of New York city when said bonds are ready for his certificate. J. W. F. Hughes." Action on the Edison electric light franchise was postponed by the city council Monday night, owing to the ab sence from the city of Councilmen Hol liday and Griley. Councilman Griley was called to St. Louis Monday after noon by wire. Councilman Holliday is in New York. It was hinted by some of the mem bers of the council last night that when the ordinance is taken up as the spec ial order of business at a meeting called for December 13, the Edison company will have some important concessions to make, which will insure the passage of the ordinance without much opposi tion. When Mayor Bergundthal was asked whether he had been given to understand that any concessions would be made, he said: "Mr. Mulvane has not told me of any concessions. All he said was that he was in no hurry about the ordinance, and would prefer that the council take it up at its next meeting, when it will not have so much other business on hand. I suppose the fact that Council men Holliday and Griley are out of town had something to do with Mr. Mulvane's decision." Councilmen Holliday and Griley are both friendly to the passage of the or dinance. In order to make the records show the progress of the affair, a formal re port was filed by the committee of the whole, signed by Mayor Bergundthal as chairman, reporting back the franchise with amendments. The consideration of the ordinance was then formally postponed until December 13., ESTIMATE IN DETAIL. Two Booms Will Be Left With out Tools. Finally Decided That Bids Are to Be Asked. SAYS IT ISN'T TRUE. Anna Lawrence Denies She Was Dis charged by Mrs. Nickum. At the meeting of the board of edu cation last bight an estimate for the equipping of the manual training building rooms was submitted to the board, and a lively discussion followed as to whether the board should allow the equipment to be bought by an individual or whether bids should be called for. The estimate submitted called for the expenditure of upwards of $5,000 for the buying of benches, tools, sew ing machines, etc., for the new manual training building. The board was divided on whether the expenditures should be made, and was also divided on the question of who should expend the money. The objectionists who op posed allowing the director of manual training to buy the equipment wanted the board to take charge of the mat ter ana call ror bids. "My belief is that we are running manual training into the ground. said judge T. Garver. Have we used all the money we nave -ror this purpose? asked E. E, Roundebush. We have already spent the $5,000 in bonds for the equipment of the manual training school," said Judge tiarver. The only money used from that 5,000 is $1,800 for forges," said Supt wmttemore. "Our estimate for the eauiDment of tne manual training school was $10. 000, but in asking for the bonds we asked for but $5,000 of that amount,' said Mr. Miller, or the First ward. The memorandum and estimates for the equipment asked for to be used in the manual training building were as follows: To call for bids for furnishing 500 more or less, opera chairs with tablet arms for the assembly room of the manvai training high school; also for teachers' desks to furnish the manual training high school and the Quincy building; also for chairs with tablet arms for the chemistry and physics recitation rooms and for the use of classes in the shop rooms.' The purchase of furniture for the principal s office and the office of the director of manual training, in the manual training building. secure an estimate- for the con struction of a balcony for visitors in tne gymnasium. Furnishing a room for clay modeling ana wooa carving, witn a set or piaster casts and carving tools estimated cost, $340; furnishing for the wood working room, z Dencns, estimated cost, tes; tools, $800; terraced floor in corner of shop for ciass use, locKers. iotai estimated cost, Jewels Worth $10,000 Stolen. New York, Dec. 6. Jewels valued at $10,000 are reported to have been stolen from the apartments of J. K. Weiner, wealthy merchant in Manhattan Square near Seventy-seventh street. Shortage of $16,000 Charged. East St. Louis, III., Dec 6. Charles Frost, for a number of years a con fidential clerk and bookkeeper of two firms connected with the National stock yards of East St. Louis, is under arrest on a warrant charging him with being $16,000 short in his ac counts, sworn out at the instance of Tarletton, Coy Irens. A shortage in connection with the other com pany's accounts is also alleged. Frost denies the charges, GET HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters immediately when you notice any of these symptoms, Poor Appetite, Belching, i I art burn, Sick Headache, Costiveness or Sleeplessness and you 11 save yourseir a lot of un necessary suffering. Nothing else can take its place so we urge you again to insist on having Hostetter's with a Private Stamp over neck of bottle. It also cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Chills, Colds and Malaria.. Try it and HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. Anna Lawrence, the girl who pre ceded Stella Brown as cook at the Nlckum house, has been heard from. Her communication is a little late, as she is correcting a statement made on November 2 3 by Mrs. Delia Skidmore, but as this is the first time that Anna Lawrence has been heard from, her statement is of some interest. Miss Lawrence was not called as a witness at the inquest, for some rea son. She denies emphatically the statement made by Mrs. Delia Skid more that she was discharged by Mrs. Nickum. She says that she and Mrs. Skidmore had fixed up a plan to go out west together, and that Mrs. Skid more backed out. She Intimates that Mrs. Skidmore is telling an untrutn when she asserts that she (Mrs. Skid more) left Mrs. Nickum's employ be cause' she was in poor health. Miss Lawrence's statement is as fol lows: Topeka, Dec. 2, 1904. To the Editor of the State Journal. In regard to the Nickum murder case, I wish to make a statement. Mrs. Delia Skidmore testified on Wednesdav. November 23. that I told fibs and made trouble in the hotel and was told by Mrs. Nickum that 1 would have to straighten up or I would have to go; and also tnat sne neara Mrs. Nickum tell me so; alHo that I was discharged by Mrs. Nickum. She let me off for a week because I wanted to go out in the country to my brother-in-law's place a few days, and I was told to come back in a week and stay all winter with her. But on Thanksgiving I told her I would quit, and got a Job at Mrs. Annie Ripley s on West Sixth. Mrs. Skidmore did not tell the truth about me, for I was not dis charged and I have proof for my statements. Delia intended to quit the week she did two weeks before, for she told me so, and wanted me to quit too. That was the reason I quit, be cause Delia wanted me to, and go out west with her, and then she backed out and would not go. She did not quit on account of her health. Please publish these items for It gives me a bad name to have it stated that I was discharged. I can prove ail my statements as being true, and also that Mrs. Skidmore told what was not true. Yours respectfully, MISS ANNA LAWRENCE. BS Franklin avenue. Comforts the heart, strengthens the 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 Druz Co. Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness of the skin of any sort instantly relieved, permanently cured, Doaa's Ointment. At any drug store. $1,850. Furnishing the wood turning room, 25 lathes, tools, lockers, terraced floor for class use. Total estimated cost $2,500. Furnishing for the sewing room, 15 double tables, 1 orafting table, 8 to 12 sewing machines, lockers, platform for fit ting, xoiai estimated cost, Furnishing: for the dra wins: rooms, tables for mechanical drawing, 24 tables tor rreenana drawing, lockers or cases ror drawings and supplies. Total estimated cost. J1.600. Furnishing for the domestic economy room, table to accommodate class of 30, fitted with sinks, hot and cold water and gas, combination coal and gas range, sink. cnairs, taDies. AOjai estimated cost, ji, 500. The construction of 12 tables for the physical laboratory. Estimated cost, $150. The construction of four lockers for the Lafayette building. Estimated cost, $24. The board decided that the wood turning room and the iron working room snail not be equipped at present The equipment for these two rooms will cost about $5,000. The rooms to be equipped at once are those which come in the first year s coarse in manual training. The wood turning, iron work ing and forge room will be equipped later. Judge Garver was the champion of the sewing and domestic economy rooms. He thought that whether other rooms were, equipped or not at present that these rooms should be equipped. The discussion arose over the manner in which the equipment should be bought. E. E. Roudebush favored ad vertising for bids. J. W. Gleed wished to authorize the director of manual training to purchase the equipment not to exceed a given amount appropriated for each room. "I have all confidence in the director of manual training but to have him purchase the equipment is not the way to do business. When we equipped tne ward schools with manual training ap- liances we called for bids," said Judge Garver. "I, for one, do not know much about this," said F. E. Mallory. "Let us refer this all to a committee." "We ought to get figures on the cost of all the equipment needed," said Mr. Roudebush. "At the State university, for in stance, the head of a department is authorized to purchase equipment, not to exceed a given cost," said Mr. Gleed. "The head of a department ought to know what is needed." "When must this equipment be fur nished asked Mr. Roudebush. "At the earliest possible moment," said Superintendent Whittemore. A motion that the purchasing of equipment be left to the building com mittee was defeated and the motion of D. L. Hoatson that bids be received for the entire equipment was carried. At the meeting of the board of edu cation last night A. Hall, a colored man, appeared before the board and charged E. Ridley, a teacher In the Washington, colored, school with im moral conduct. Mr. Hall s charges were of the most serious nature and were quite sweeping. The board re ferred the charges to the teachers committee for investigation. Mrs. Haskell, Worthy Vice Templar, Inde pendent Order Good Templars, of Silver Lake, Mass., tells of her cure by the use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Dear Mbs. Phtkham: Four years agx I was nearly dead with inflam mation and ulceration. 1 endured daily untold agony, and life was a burden to me. I had used medicines and washes internally and. externally until I made up my mind that there was no relief for me. Calling- at the home of a friend, I noticed a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. My friend endorsed it highly and I decided to give it a trial to see if it would help me. It took patience and perseverence for I was in bad condition, and I used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nearly five months before 1 was cured, but what a change, from despair to happiness, from misery to the delightful exhilarating feeling health always brings. I would not change back for a thousand dollars, and your Vegetable Compound is a grand medicine. "I wish every sick woman would try it and be convinced. Mrs. Ida Haskell, Silver Lake, Mass. Worthy Vice Templar, Independent Order of Good Templars. When a medicine has been successful in more than a million cases, is it Justice to yourself to say, without trying it, "I do not believe it would help me Surely you cannot wish to remain weak, and sick and dis couraged, exhausted with each day's work. You hare some derangement of the feminine organism, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will help you just as surely as it has others. firs. Tillie Hart, of Larimore, N. D., says: ueab mbs. 1 ink ii AM I might have been spared many months of suffering andpain if X -had known of the efficacy of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound a few months sooner, lor I tried many remedies without find ing anything which helped me before I tried the Vegetable Compound. I dreaded the approach of the menstrual period every month, as it meant much suffering and pain. Some months the flow was very scanty and others it was pro fuse, but after I had used the Compound for two months I became regular and natural, and so I continued until I felt perfectly well, and the parts were strengthened to -perform the work without assistance and pain. I am like a differ ent woman now, where before I did not care to live, and I am pleased to testify as to the good your Vegetable Compound has done for me. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Tii.i-ii: Hart, Larimore.N.D. Be It, therefore, believed by all women who are ill that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound is the medicine they should take. It has stood the test of time, and it has hundreds of thousands of cures to its credit. Women should consider it unwise to use any other medicine. Mrs. Pinkham, whose address is Lynn, Mass. will answer cheerfullv and wiihnnt cost all letters addressed to her by sick women. Perhaps she has just the knowledge that will help your case try her to-day it costs nothing. 'W JF?' i Pure Drug. Accurate Filling. ASK YOUR DOCTOR He will tell you that you can have your prescriptions filled promptly, accurately and for less money than anywhere else in town, at Kohl's Pharmacy CHAS. W. KOHL, Prop. Telephone calls promptly attended to. Goods delivered to any part of the city. Ind. Phone 743. Prompt Delivery. Polite Service. 1I 732 Kansas Ave. MR. STREET IS HERE. He Presided Over Genuine Populist House in 1S97. W. D. Street, who was speaker of the famous Kansas house of 1897, the year that the Populists had complete control of everything in the state, is In Topeka today. He is here to attend the annual meeting of the state historical society, before which he will read a paper on The Victory of the Plow.- late this- af ternoon. He is on his way nome irom Hiltehinson to Decatur county. Mr Ktrt is not havlne much to do with politics at present, although his name was on the official ballot this year as a candidate for railroad com missioner on the Socialist ticket. No, Mr. Street is out of politics. He is a railroad magnate. He Is vice presiaent of the Gulf, Hutchinson Northwest ern. If vou don't believe It you can read it on the company's card. The Gulf, Hutchinson Northwestern is a new road which Mr. Street and others have been trying to push into northwestern Kansas, giving tnat re gion a southeastern outlet without hav ing to go around three or four hundred miles. The immediate plan of the com pany Is to build from Hutchinson to At wood, and it looks as though it might be a success. Mr. Street says they are just about ready to begin work, either at Hutchinson or up on the other end of the road. "I have just been down at Hutchin son attending a meeting of the board of directors of the road," said Mr. Street today, "and we will probably begin active operations In a short time. It has not been definitely determined whether we will start at Hutchinson or at Jennings, Decatur county. That will be determined at our next meet ing in a few weeks. Jennings is where we cross the Rock Island, and we can begin there and build both ways. Our line from Atwood to Stockton has been definitely determined upon, but from Stockton south the final survey has not yet been made. We are not sure whether we will go south through Plainville and Hays, or southeast through Russell. "The road Is one that is greatly needed by the northwestern part of the state and It will be of great benefit to us in giving an outlet to the south east." While the immediate plan is to build from Hutchinson to Atwood, the final plan of the company does not stop with this according to the com pany's card the company "proposes to build a line of railroad from some point on the Gulf of Mexico, passing through the timber lands of Texas, the coal fields of the Indian territory, the great wheat belt of Kansas, the cattle ranches and Irrigated farms of eastern Colorado, to Cheyenne and the coal fields of Wyoming." The officers and directors of the road are as follows: President, Eu gene Tilleux, Hutchinson; vice presi dent, Wm. D. Street, Oberlinf secre tary and treasurer, Geo. W. Wlnans of Hutchinson, former state superin tendent of public instruction; other directors Roy Bonebrake of Stock ton; J. U. Brown of Hutchinson, coun ty attorney of Reno county; A. J. Deatz and Charles W. Oswald of Hutchinson.

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6 THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. 1 WHAT THEY SAW. Neighborhood Scandal Aired in Beattey Inquest. Witnesses Tell of Actions of Rousseau 31ead. AT THE BEATTEY HOME On Excellent Terms With Hus band as Weil as Wife. Investigation Adjourned to Await Itesuit of Analysis. Monday afternoon the coroner's Jury began hearing testimony in regard to the death of H. J. Beattey, the Me Boken farmer who died suddenly. On account of the seemingly intimate friendship of Mrs. Beattey and Rous seau Mead, the neighbors demanded that a thorough investigation be made and Coroner Hogeboom ordered an au topsy, an inquest and a chemical anal ysis of the stomach of the dead man. A short session was held by the coron er's jury Monday afternoon and the hearing was adjourned until next Monday when Prof. J. T. Lovewell will report on the analysis of the stomach. The first witness examined yester day was S. T. Coleman, a farmer who lives near the Beattey home. Mr. Coleman- said: "I have seen Rousseau Mead go through the fields to the Beattey home. He and Mrs. Beattey bad a postoffice under the bridge. I was sowing oats one day and saw Mr. Beattey go to town. Later Mrs. Beat tey came to the bridge and put a letter under the silL I sowed around again and when I came back Rousseau Mead was sitting on his horse near the bridge looking toward Beattey's. Mead slip ped off his horse and got the letter. When he saw me he said he was in specting bridges as the road overseer. Every time Beattey went to town Mead would go to the bridge. Another tims T Haw Mead eoing across the pas- j ture. Suddenly he dropped to the ground and now ana men raiseu uuuku and looked. He could see Beattey on horseback." "I heard that Mrs. Beattey said that Mr. Beattey might have taken poison." The second witness was J. M. Priddy, who lives half a mile from the Beattey farm. Mr. Priddy said: "The actions of Rousseau Mead and Mrs. Beattey made common talk in the neighborhood and many people said that they ought to be tarred and feathered. I have seen Mead ride up to the fence around the Beattey place and Mrs. Beattey would go out to see him. I have seen them in town tog-ether and have seen Mead go to the Beattey home twice a day. I went to the Beattey home as soon as I heard of the death. Mead was there asleep In the kitchen. Beattey was sick the night before he died and Mead was there at the house. Mead went to town and got a prescription filled for Beattey. The neighborhood was dis gusted with the conduct of Mead and Mrs. Beattey for the past two years. When Mr. Beattey died Mrs. Beattey went past six farm houses to Rousseau Mead's two miles away.- In a conversation with Beattey not long ago he told me he had. heard of-an organization to whltecap or tar and feather Mrs. Beattey and Mead. He remarked to me that if it had not been for Mead he would not have a hoof on the place for when he was sick it was Mead who looked after the farm for him. Beattey came to my place some time ago and he was exhausted. When I went to the Beattey home after the death Mrs. Beattey was crying and was getting ready to go to town with Mead to make arrangements for the funeral." "Did you ever hear that Mead offered Tieattey money to get a divorce from Mrs. Beattey?" asked Coroner Hogeboom. "Yes. I heard that," replied Priddy. Ge"brge Morstorf was the next witness, pome two weeks ago he was tried in the city court on the charge of disturbing the peace of Mr. Beattey and Mead. Beattey and Mead heard that Morstorf had talked sbout the conduct of Mrs. Beattey and Mead, and Mead and Mr. Beattey went to Moretorf's home and called him out and charged him with gossiping. Some words passed and Beattey and Mead had Mors torf arrested. At the trial Morstorf was THE INVENTION Grandma Found It Convenient. It Is remarkable what a change can he made in a family by a simple re arrangement of food. A Chicago mother says: "Much to tny surprise yesterday morning I found the enclosed letter on my desk, written by my seven year old daugh ter without any suggestion from a soul, and the little letter induced me to write something of our experiences. First my son who was very small and weak was sent out to visit one of my sisters, and she induced him to start in on Grape-Nuts and cream in place of the ordinary food used. When the boy came back after an absence of about six months we could hardly believe our eyes. He had grown over three inches in height and was an entirely different fellow in every way, always ready for any athletic sport proposed and on the keen go all the time, while before he only wanted to sit or lie down, and suffered greatly from headaches and general prostra tion. So we put our little girl on Grape Nuts and she grew well and healthy and rosy in a short time. Then Mother, who is 82 years old. fcegan using Grape-Nuts and would frequently put the food into soup or with an egg into a bowl and pour broth over it. She had formerly been troubled with her stomach, suffering great pain at times; now she says the "invention" has cured her and she uses Grape Nuts in a variety of ways puddings, dressing for chickens or turkevs! griddle cakes and all sorts of nice things. The boy has been using Grape-Nuts now for about two years and has grown something over 7 inches and gained about 35 pounds, and is still -Improving." The little girl's letter is too long to reproduce, but it is written in a very cunning style and tells her own story of how she sot over being sick and was able to go to school again., mak ing four grades in a short time, and how well and healthy she felt and how much she loved the Grape-Nuts. She heard her Mother tell her Auntie that "Grape-Nut3 was a God send," so she thought God made Grape-Nuts, until she got hold of the little recipe book one day. which she found in the package, and the folks explained to her that it was made by some men in Battle Creek. Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in package for the little book. "The Road to Wellville." acquitted. Mead and Beattey then talked of bringing damage suits. In his testimony Morstorf said: "I have been at the Beattey home when Mead came and then everything was 'Rousseau, Rousseau.' Mrs. Beattey then would pay no more attention to Beattey than if he were a dog. Rousseau took Mrs. Beattey to a pie social two weeks ago. She kept looking at Mead all the time. Not a wo man spoke to her." ORGAN IS DEDICATED. First Lutheran Church Has a Fine Instrument. The new pipe organ Just erected in the First Lutheran church was dedicat ed on Monday evening by one of the best musical programme ever given in the city. The organ In itself, according to Pro fessor Penny, is as good as any instru ment he has performed on, which cost three times as much. The price was $1,050, and the makers are the Pfeffer Organ rompany of St. Louis. The keyboard is in an alcove on the north side of the organ. This was ar ranged so as not to take up space on the pulpit rostrum. The organ has two manuals, ten registers, 16 foot pedal pipes. 45 display pipes, and 600 pipes in all. The case is of Gothic style, measuring 16 by 23 feet. The organ is operated by an electric motor. The church was comfortably filled with a representative cowd of Topeka music lovers to listen to the program. Dean George Barlow Penny gave all of the organ numbers. Mrs. J. A. Young, who has a marvelous mezzo-soprano voice, appeared twice. David Bowie and Harry Pribble each sang a solo and then appeared in a duet. The programme was as follows: Dean George Barlow Penny, organist; Mrs. Frank Foster, violinist; Mrs. J. A. Young, soprano; Mr. Harry Pribble, tenor; Mr. David Bowie, baritone; Miss Gertrude Tracy accompanist. Wachs Hosannah Boellmann Gothic Suite Choral, prayer. Mr. Penny. Handel Honor and Arms Mr. Bowie. Gounod Oh That We Two Were Maying Mrs. Young. Simonette Madrigale Borowski Adoration Pierne Serenade Mrs. Foster. Chad wick Before the Dawn Clay I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby Mr. Pribble. Godard Solitude Batiste Vox Celeste Ashmall Cantilene Pastorale (a) And there were Shepherds abiding in the Field. (b) And the Angel said, "Fear not." (c) And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God. Dubois March of the Magi The sustained tone represents the Star of Bethlehem. Mr. Penny. Yaden Rolling in Foaming Billows Mr. Bowie. Van de Water The Penitent Mrs. Young. Vincent My Son is Yet Alive. I am no more worthy. Mr. Pribble and Mr. Bowie. Brisson Pavane Guirand Processional March Mr. Penny. GLEASON IS COMING. i Will Give Exhibitions at Auditorium All Next Week. Prof. O. R. Gleason, the famous horse tamer, who drew such enormous crowds last summer at the fair grounds, was engaged by the enter tainment committee of the Topeka Commercial club on Monday after noon to give exhibitions at the Audi torium every night or next week and a Saturday matinee for the benefit of Marshall's band. Prof. Gleason agreed to divide the net proceeds equally and do all of the outside or billboard ad vertising. Arrangements will be made to have Marshall's band play every night at the show. Major Anderson is con ferring with John Marshall today in regard to that matter. The committee on public buildings of the city council agreed readily to let the hall to the entertainment com mittee. It was feared that objections might be made to the use of the pit for the training of rractious horses, but ample guarantee was made for any damage which might occur. A heavy board floor will be laid over the present one, and on top of this a double layer of sawdust and sand, firmly packed, will be placed. An admission price of 25 cents will be charged. Secretary Anderson fig ures that 2,000 people can be seated at good vantage points at every per formance. No seat reservations will be made. The exhibitions will be extensively advertised and herculean efforts will be made to fill the hall to its capacity every night. The committee believes that it has found a good way to raise the much needed money to keep Marshall's band intact, and for that rpnsnn nr?ps pvprvhnflv in th citv to mnlr it a nprcnnnl mattpp tn bliv t tickets." Those in charge say that an equal division of the gate receipts is an exceptionally fine proposition. Gleason proved to be a great draw ing card at the fair grounds last sum mer, though he was severely handi capped by a streak of Inclement weather. That feature will be entirely eliminated at the Auditorium. vs of the pecemioer SMC LLOYD DIDN'T KNOW. Man Found. Unconscious in an Alley Sent to a Hospital. Albert -Lloyd, the man found in the alley back of 406 Kansas avenue Sun day night was taken to Stormost hos pital this morning. He had recovered consciousness, but still acted queerly. The physicians are of the opinion now that the slight wound found on Lloyd's head did not cause his uncon sciousness, and that he was drugged before he was thrown or fell down the stairway. It is stated by Dick John son, who runs a restaurant at 408 Kansas avenue, that Lloyd was in his place earlier in the evening, and had a wad. of money, about $200. When he was searched at the police station a single $10 bill was found in his pockets. Lloyd has not said much to the po lice, and does not seem to remember what happened to him, but says that he had four $50 bills when he went upstairs at 4 06. He does not know, or at least will not tell, how he hap pened to hurry down the back stair way head first. Mrs. Xation to Speak. Mrs. Carrie Nation will come to To peka one day .this week, and she will address a public meeting at the taber nacle of the First Baptist church, at the corner of Tenth avenue and Jack son street, Saturday evening. Blankets and Comforts "December Sale." We do give you larger, better made and prettier blankets and comforts for the same money than any other store in Topeka. If the chilly weather we had Sunday and Monday continues, as it undoubtedly will, you will need these heavy, warm blankets and comforts. We have made a few special prices in this department for this special effort tomorrow. We haven't told of all the values; we know if. you buy blankets and comforts in this store you will save money. H-4 COTTOX BLANKETS Gray and brown; nice, soft, fleecy cotton these are full size; our price is, pair 11-4 COTTOX BLANKETS Extra heavy quality, fancy borders. Some stores, in fact the majority of stores, get $1.75 for blankets like these; we're going to sell them tomor row at, pair ALL-WOOL FILLED BLANKETS Good weight; sold regularly at $3.48 per pair; we have just a few pairs ltft; we're going to sell special to morrow in this December sale HOME 3IADE SILKOLIXE COM- forts Figured on one side and plain on the other; filled with fine, soft, fleecy cotton; these were made by the same people as the $1.75 ones; our price is, each $1.35 $1.39 $2.50 LUC l- J 111C $2.25 98c COTTOX BLANKETS 72x48 inch size; made of cotton with fancy bor ders; our regular price Is 69c pair; we are going to sell them spe- J fkg cinl tomorrow, pair tUv 10-4 COTTOX BLANKETS Gray ana brown colors, with fancy borders a splendid heavily fleeced kind; our price on these is, pair HOME MADE COMFORTS These are extra heavy comforts; they're full size, filled with nice soft cotton; we know because we took the ootton, the yarn and the covering out of our own stock and had the comforts made by an .Aid society. By selling these com forts at $1.75 we are making only th profit we would if we had sold the materials, which means that you couldn't buy the material and make one of these comforts and spend only mats our price each $1.75 Men's and Boys' Winter Caps "December Sale." This kind of winter weather makes it necessary for men and boys to wear good warm caps. We have lots of them. We are selling them cheap be cause they were bought that way. Here's the evidence: MEN'S FUR CAPS These are made of seal; come in all sizes; there isn't a warmer cap in existence; worth $2; we are going to sell. 0 1 QQ them tomorrow at tpl.Uts 3IEXT,S CLOTH CAPS Black, blue and mixed materials; 75c and $1.00 caps will be on sale tomorrow MEX'S CAPS Winter styles, made of good heavy materials; 50c Oft a kind for UUU MEX'S CAPS that are worth 35c, well made, each 25c. -MEX'S CLOTH CAPS that are worth 25c undoubtedly you have paid that much for caps of no better quality many times, 1 Ra each luu BOYS' CAPS For school wear; nobby styles, neat warm materials; 39c and 50c caps, for tomor- nc row taijXj BOYS' CLOTH CAPS 25c and 35c kinds on sale tomorrow at 15c BOYS' CAPS In brown, black and blue, well made and neat, each 10c. Winter Mittens for Men and Boys December Sale." We were fortunate in being able to buy these mittens at a time when we got more for $1 than at regular times. Now that we were fortunate in making so profitable a purchase, we're going to give you our cus tomers the opportunity to save as much as we did. MEX'S MITTEXS These have horsehide palm, the back is made of soft pliable black leather, large gaunt let of the same stock; these mittens are heavily lined; especially suitable for motormen, firemen and engineers; they regularly sold at $1.25, QQa will be on sale tomorrow at OUl MEX'S MITTEXS Made of serv iceable stock, well lined and very warm; they're worth $1; they will be on special sale tomorrow MEX'S MITTEXS 50c and 65c kinds; we are going to have priced tomorrow BOYS' MITTEXS With fur back and gauntlet, calfskin palm, heavily lined; 50c and 65c ones 3QC BOY'S' MITTEXS Serviceable stock, well lined; worth 50c, for 35c. BOYS' MITTEXS Warm, service able; worth 25c, for 19c. 39c Special 15c Sale of Music "December Sale." "A Little Boy Called 'Taps'." This is a very pretty song. The music is written in march time. We're sell ing it special this week only 15c 89c Zibeline, 59c "December Sale." That's a saving of 30c a yard. These zibelines come in oxford and medium gray, the colors most serviceable. The fabric is the right weight for skirts and suits; the quality is worth 8 9c; we're going to have them on EQn sale tomorrow at, yard 07U 46-IXCH CAMELSHAIK HOME spun Blue gray color; the close clipped kind, extra heavy weight; sold regularly at $1.15; we're going to sell it special in this December nCft sale tomorrow, yard I 00 DARK GRAY ZIBELINE 56 in. wide: an excellent cloth for unlined skirt3, has a smooth finish; this is a fabric we have sold at all times at $1 per yard; tomorrow, Wed- t7CA nesday, the price will be I Dj XAVY' BLtE ZIBELIXE Close clipped kind; this fabric has a very small white hair scattered over the surface which makes a very striking effect; 56-inch width; desirable cloth for suits or skirts; a strong $1.50 value; will be on sale tomor- AQ. row, Wednesday, at yard UOts FANCY ZIBELIXES Navy blue grounds, with long hair gray stripe effect; it's 4 5 inches wide; makes nobby coats for children; $1.15 value; priced for tomorrow's Decern- f7C ber selling, yard f 0C GRAY CHECKED ZD3ELLVE With small white flakes scattered over the surface; strictly all-wool fab ric; sold regularly at $1; it's 45 inches wide; will be sold Wednesday Atr at, yard TkVfC 38-IXCH ZIBELIXES In plain navy, wine and .black; tomorrow it will be marked o seH -.v at MEDIUM GRAY ZIBELIXES A small stripe of dark grey running through makes aneat pattern desirable for skirts, coats or entire suits; strictly all-wool, 38 inches wide; worth 6 9c; to be sold special tomorrow at, QQ. yard 0 7 G 49c Women's and Child ren's Warm Gloves "December Sale." WOMEN'S FAST BLACK GLOVES Superior quality, fleece lined; reg ularly sold at 25c, to be sold n. special tomorrow at, pair 1 V WOMEN'S MITTEXS Fancy backs, some have colored linings; these are the warm kind; price 50C WOMEN'S GOLF GLOVES Both plain and fancy, light and darkt sold at 50c everywhere; to be spe- nr cial tomorrow at CHILDREN'S GOLF GLOVES Cream color; these are slightly soiled; 25c grade, to be sold special tomorrow at, pair 9c JO nn Merchandise that isn't one iota less useful, although it has been water soiled, is shop worn, or is in broken lines. We bought this merchandise so cheap we're selling it at one-half and one-fifth, mind you, what it's actually worth. In this department is warm,- neat, serviceable apparel, for both women and children. Just the kind that's needed in this wintry chilly weather. "VVe are selling this apparel at less than any store ever sold it before. There are books and notions and clothing and various other lines of goods in this "Rummage Department," remarkably low priced. You will agree when you see the merchandise itself. Remember that this department is in the Addition, and that' it's entirely sepa rate from all other departments. These are the bargains for tomorrow: Women's Apparel WOMEN'S SHORT JACKETS Made of Kersey, Astrakhan and heavy Worsteds; good warm winter mate rials; velvet and high storm collars; these coats are not this season's styles; they were made to sell at $7.50; they will be on special sale in this "Rummage Depart- 01 AC both short and medium lengths; made of novelty cloths, plain mixtures, Kersey and Golf cloths; jackets that are well lined and in neat styles. They're not this season's styles; worth as much as $10: we are going to sell them to morrow in this "Rummage ment" tomorrow at WOMEX'S JACKETS In at $2.95 Department' WOMEX'S SHORT CAPES Made of plush trimmed with braid, also col lars trimmed with angora wooi; in this lot are cloth capes with double collars; worth $2; you can buy them in this "Rummage Depart- QQn ment" for JJJ WOMEX'S ASTRAKHAN CAPES 24 inches long; angora trimmed, wide collars; well lined; in this lot are braid trimmed plusn capes ana ciotn canes: values UD to S3.nu cnoice oi the lot in this "Rummage Department" 25c Laces, 2c Laces and Insertions from 1 to 3 inches wide; washable; the spots and stains will come out;, this lace is worth up to 25c a yard; tomorrow it will be sold in this "Rummage Depart- t ment," yard wiU $1.95 Winter Shoes "December Sale." MISSES' SHOES Fine vicl kid; these shoes are very neatly made, and com fortable fitting; $1.85 is the regular price; they're going to be on sale tomorrow WOMEX'S SHOES Made .with light extension soles; patent leather tip; lace style, Cuban heel; these are excellent $1.75 values; we have them in all sizes, to sell tomor row at MISSES' BOX CALF SHOES Made with full double oak soles, the kind that it takes long to wear out. This is Al shoe; we are going to save you 35c tomorrow; regular price is $1.60; our special price will be WOMEX'S FIXE SHOES Kanga roo calf; made with two full soles; these shoes are extra heavy and very serviceable; reinforced by extra stitch ing and warranted not to rip i WOMEX'S FTR TRIMMED SLIP- pers Light flexible soles; these are nicely made: they're very pretty. warm and comfortable; usualy sold at $1.25; take your choice of them tomorrow WOMEN'S WARM LIXED SLIP- pers Fur trimmed, made with flex ible soles; fine kid vamps; slippers that usually sell at $1.75, will be on special sale tomorrow at lc j. eg una. $1.49 $1.50 is t.uu, $1.25 $1.98 98c $1.25 Women's Kid Gloves lor 10c These gloves are slightly spotted, but almost all the spots will come out. These gloves were sold as high as $2; we are going to finish selling them in this Rummage Department tomorrow at, pair WOMEN'S GOLF GLOVES and Mittens Worth up to 35c, will be on sale in this "Rummage De partment" tomorrow at, pair 10c and be on 15c Men's Collars The water came in contact with these collars and soiled them, but be ing good linen collars that will all come out in the laundry. We haven't the time nor we can't take the trouble to have this done; we bought them after they were soiled, so we will make a profit by selling them as cheap as we do. They come in lay down, standup and wing styles; they are tied in packages of six; they're going to be sold tomorrow f Qft per package lUU Paper Napkins These are folded in unique shapes. such as men, animals, birds, ships, etc. Perfectly square when un-Q folded; package of one dozen Ckj Toothpicks, 2c These are hardwood toothpicks; they have been wet, they're dry now; they're not much worse off for the wetting; boxes of 600. Tomorrow per box 2c, three boxes for 5c Misses' Hose, 15c "December Sale." A broken line of the regular 25c kind, heavy ribbed worsted hose; very warm and very serviceable, to ICa be sold tomorrow at, pair 1 U U BOYS' HEAVY. RIBBED HOSE Excellent for school wear, because they are serviceable; broken sizes; regular 2 5c quality, to be sold tomorrow at, pair BOYS' "IROXCLAD" HOSE This Is a ribbed worsted hose; 50c value; a broken line of sizes; tomorrow, pair WOMEX'S FIXE RIBBED HOSE "Topy" brand, lustrous black; kind that sells at 15c straight, will be sold tomorrow two pairs for CHILDREN'S HOSE In small sizes only, "Clipper Fast Black," Hermsdorf dye, double heel and toe; 30c hose, will be sold tomor- 1 A. row at, pair 1 U MISSES' HEAVY RIBBED HOSE Fleece lined, sizes 8 to 9&, double knee, heel and toe; Z5c hose, to be sold tomorrow at, pair CHILDREX'S FLEECE LIXED Hose Spliced knee, double soles, also 3-thread heel and toes, "Monarch" brand; broken line of regular 25c kind, to sell tomorrow at, pair IXFAXTS CASHMERE HOSE Pure wool, in black and colors; A 25c grade, Wednesday pair 1 Uu 19c 35c 25c 17c 15c Satisfaction or Your Money Back. -"aw. "The New Model." 6th and Quincy. $6.45 $1.29 Misses' Shoes, $1.50 MISSES' FIXE LACE SHOES Of kid vicl stock, soft flexible soles, pat ent leather tips; nicely made, well fitting; they're worth $2: will be on special sale tomorrow at $1.50 BRIEF BFTS OF XEWS. Collection of Important Para graphs for Your Consideration. Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Heere, of 1015 Polk street, a son. Albert Parker, Jr., son of ex-Mayor Parker, is sick with diphtheria Miss Hallie Mears, of Humansville, Mo., is the guest of Miss Daisy Well man. Miss Florence Earl, of Newton, left for home today after spending several days with Miss Daisy Wellman. The Ladies' of the Toltec Rite w;ill hold a thimble party at Masonic tem ple tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 5. Miss Bertha Snyder of Allen, Kansas, returned home today after visiting her brother, Mr. Frank Snyder, at 1134 Van Buren street. There Is no economy in an old cook stove. Why not take advantage of the low prices we are making on cook ranges. The Coughlin Hardware Co. "He looks as though he Just stepped out of a bandbox," is what people say when they see a man whose linen is done at the Commonwealth Hand Landry. Wash women can't keep up in this town. The Commonwealth Hand Laundry can beat the best wash wo man in town when it comes to work and prices. Buy the boy something useful for Christmas. We carry a complete line of Rugby footballs, skates, sleds, punching bags, air guns, rifles, etc. H. B. Howard. There is nothing so invigorating this cold weather as a good cup of coffee. While downtown any day this week drop into Fraser Bros." C. O. D. store, southeast corner Sixth and Jackson, and try a cup of the celebrated Gordon Coffee and Spice Co.'s coffee free. Poor laundry can spoil the effects of the best dresser, but good laundry can make a poor dresser look swell. Have your laundry done by the Common wealth Hand Laundry. Make your wife happy by buying her a new cook range for Christmas. We are offering an elegant assortment of ranges at reduced prices. Coughlin Hardware company. The old saying, "Teu can reach a man's heart through his stomach," is becoming more evident every day since Taylor's "Perfection" flour has been placed on the market. There was a slight fire in the dying and cleaning works on Fifth between Kansas avenue and Jackson at 12 o'clock Monday. The damage was trifling, and no water was used. The street railway company will have extra car service out to Washburn col lege tomorrow night on account of the production of "Everyman" which will be given in the College chapeL The troublesome cook question could easily be settled by installing a new cook range. We are offering a large assortment at reduced prices. The Coughlin Hardware Co. Our assortment of high grade cut lery is hard to beat. The assortment we are showing offers an elegant op portunity for Christmas selections. The Coughlin Hardware Co. The Ts will hold a social Friday night at the home of Mrs. Case, 1321 West Sixth avenue. They will have a short programme of reading and music at 8 o'clock, after which games will be enjoyed. Maym Atkinson, the little daughter of Mrs. R. H. Atkinson, of 219 Hun toon street, is sick with diphtheria. Nj epidemic has started in Polk school, where the child attended. She is a granddaughter of Colonel Hun toon. The Society of the Army of the Phil ippines held its first meeting at the governor's office last night. Capt. Clad Hamilton was made temporary presi dent and Harry Brent temporary sec retary. Hunters yesterday enjoyed the best shooting of the season, and game will continue to be plentiful as long as the cold weather lasts. Why not rent a' gun from H. B. Howard, and join the procession. The old saying, "You can reach a free, is not the case at Fraser Bros.' C. O. D. store, southeast corner Sixth and Jackson, who are giving away coffee all this week. It's the cele brated Gordon Co.'s coffee, and un questionably the very best on the market. Everybody has a hobby, and the Gordon Coffee and Spice Co.'s hobby is to demonstrate their various brands of coffee, and for this reason have placed a demonstrator Jn Fraser Bros.' C. O. D. Store, southeast cor ner Sixth and Jackson, where they will be pleased to have you try a cup of their famous coffee free. William Bell, a lineman employed by the city railway; was slightly in jured Sunday by jumping from the top of the elevated platform used by the railway company in repairing breaks in the line. A car which could not be stopped ran into the wagon and dam aged it somewhat- Bell jumped when the car struck the wagon. He was able to go to work today. Now that Christmas is close, every one is considering the present ques tion, and if they would only drop into Fraser Bros.' C. O. D. store, southeast corner of Sixth and Jackson, they could see a selection of premiums from which to select their presents. Each purchase entitles you to one coupon, and coupons are valuable in securing the premiums. Don't take "something just as good." A merchant away down at his heart has a contempt for any one who is willing to take a substitute. You know that Taylor's "Perfection" flour is the best; refuse to take any other. The Queen Esther circle of the First M. E. church entertained last evening at the home of Mrs. Cope, in honor of Miss Carrie Barge, field secretary for young people's work of the W. H. M. S. The principal address of the even ing was made by Miss Barge. Short talks were made by Miss Beeler of Lawrence and Dr. W. C. Evans. Light refreshments were served and all re mained for a social time. Death of Geo. E. P. Dodge. Chicago, Dec. 6. George E. P. Dodge, a retired shoe manufacturer of Chicago and one of the leading men in the industry in the west, Is dead, aged 64 years. Mr. Dodge was born in Bennington, N. H., and came to Chicago in 18 64 with Erksine M. Phelps, establishing the boot and shoe manufacturing firm of Phelps, Dodge Palmer. Mr. Dodge was a member of the Chicago, Washington Park, and other clubs. Mr. Xation Is Sick. James M. Nation, assistant state audit or, is suffering from -what he has thought is neuralgia in his right eye, but which he now fears is an abcess in the cavity above the eye. It is very painful, but Mr. nation is continuing his work at the state house, although he has to work in a dark ened room. Early wrinkles indicate deficient nourishment, starving skin. Satin Skin Cream is skin food restores ro tundity. 25 c. Use is proof. DUEL WITH PISTOLS. Two Shots at 25 Paces and Nobody Hurt. Hendaye, France, Dec. 6. M. De Roulede and M. Jaures, the socialist leader In the French chamber of dep uties, fought a duel with pistols here today. The exchange of shots had no result. Two shots were exchanged at 25 paces. The political prominence of the par ticipants in the meeting attracted great interest- The Spanish govern ment warned the parties not to fight in Spain, so the French government al lowed M. De Roulede 24 hours' leave to enter France and meet M. Jaures. The seconds of both parties were prominent members of the chamber of deputies. Deputy Jaures telegraphed a chal lenge to Paul De Roulede, a former deputy and founder of the League of Patriots, who has been in political exile in Spain since his participation in the plot to overthrow the French government- The challenge grew out of the agitation of the students of Paris resulting from the alleged in sulting remarks about Joan of Arc made by a professor of history at the Lycee Condorcet. M. De Roulede tele graphed from Spain declaring that the socialists were responsible for the at tacks on Joan of Arc and adding that She Was th mnaf- .tiMfma 1 i.tcw, wucrcttii ivi.. .jaures was 19c S2.00 Corsets, 19c These are not the latest styles; that's why we are going to sell them tomorrow at 19c, and that's the only reason. Mostly "Royal Worcester" brand; kinds that sold up to $2 reg ularly will be on sale in this "Rum mage Department" tomorrow at Tailors' Suiting Pure wool cassimeres, such as are used by tailors In making men's suits; these are in short lengths; Just the thing to make boys' clothing of; light and dark colors; slightly soiled and damaged; worth as high as $2.50 per yard; will be on sale in this "Rum mage Department" at, AC A yard, 49c and ttOVJ Paper Novels, 4c We have an enormous quantity of these. The covers on all of them are slightly soiled, but the water didn't reach into the heart of the book; the reading is still perfect. These paper novels are regularly sold from 10c to lc; our price is each 4c, three for AMERICAN BOY SERIES By Oliver Optic, Horatio Alger, and others. These books are' cloth bound; going to be on sale tomorrow at, each GILT TOP POETS Such as Brown ing. Poe, Burns, Kipling, Scott, Gold smith, etc. These books are pub lished at $1; going to be on fir sale tomorrow, each w 3 U 10c 19c Overcoats "December Sale." Just a few values out of our great overcoat stock to show you that our prices are unusually low. Our over-, coats are in the very latest styles. They're as. well tailored as any gar ments, and this cash clothing store will sell them to you cheaper than you ever bought overcoats before. MEX'S FIXE OVERCOATS Lot No. 1785; medium long coats that fit around the shoulders and have a graceful hang and swing. These $8.50 coats we sell jgjy QQ MEN'S OVERCOATS Lot No. 1782; these are made of black and blue fab rics, neatly tailored, perfect fitting; never sold for less than flj Q ti f $10.50, tomorrow, each dO3U MEX'S SHORT OVERCOATS Lot No. 8 958; made of light colored ma terials, but heavy weight; they're worth up to $12.50; they will be on special sale tomorrow at MEN'S OVERCOATS Made of kersey and melton, in various colors; these coats are in long and short styles; they're worth $15; will be on special sale tomorrow 1 2 50 MEN'S EXTRA FIXE OVERCOATS Long loose coat that you can wrap yourself up in; handsomely tailored. perfect fitting; worth $20; we re going to sell them special tomor- Qn row at la I LITTLE BOYS' OVERCOATS Neat styles, made of materials that are both warm and serviceable; sizes 4 to 8 years; worth $1.50. nr. for nan LITTLE BOYS' OVERCOATS Sizes 4 to 12 years; worth $2 and $2.50, for ..i. tiauieo was tns most contemptible of her detractors. The farmer loves the rolling plain. The sailor love, the sea, The girls they love their lovers. And their Rocky Mountain Tea. Gatlin Drug Co, I

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THE TOPEKA STATE JO OBNAi, TUESDAY EYKMJJSli, DECEMBER t, 1904. REM M.GRQSBY& C? 4 DRV fiOODS 613-615 ItANS.AVE. SOROSIS SHOES FT.ANTSESHm 1tSHAN I j t i

jUr Arrivals in BrOWIl DreSS Goods Mohair Brilliantine, Cheviots, Serges, Engadine Crepes and Lansdowne. Bed Comforters at Special Prices A large assortment of patterns in all colors warm, sub stantial coverings at marked down prices, good for all week. 89c Comforts this week for. -75c 1-75 Comforts this week. .$1.50 $1.00 Comforts this week for 89c fl-98 Comforts this week.. $1.75 8 L 25 Comforts this week 1 lO ?2. 25 Comforts this week 1 .98 $1.50 Comforts this week. .$1.25 62.50 Comforts this week. .$2.25 Cotton Blanket Specials 10- 4 Gray Cotton Blankets, per pair 50c 11- 4 Gray Cotton Blankets, were $1, this week, per pair 89c 11- 4 Gray, "White and Tan Blankets, were SI. 25, this week per pair $1.00 Sale of Coats Now Going On Z Manufacturers' Surplus NOMINATIONS MADE. President Sends Xames of Cabinet Officers to Senate. Washington, Dec. 6. A large batch of nominations were sent to the sen ate by the president today, many of them recess appointments, which in cluded four cabinet positions as fol lows: Attorney general, William H. Moody, of Massachusetts; postmaster general, Robert J. Wynne, of Pennsyl vania; secretary of the navy, Paul Morton, of Illinois; secretary of com merce and labor, Victor J. fcletcalf, of California. Important postoffice nominations pent to the senate include Wiliam R. Willcox at New York, and John A. Merritt, of New York, at Washington, 1. C. Other nominations were as follows: Purchasing agent for the postoffice department, William E. Cockran, of Kansas. Minister resident and consul gen eral, Thomas C. Dawson, of Iowa, to Kanto Domingo. Second secretary of the embassy of 1 the United States, Robert Woods Plfss, of New York, at St. Petersburg, Russia. Third secretary of the embassy, Francis Landon, of New York, at Berlin. Secretary of legation and consul general, Montgomery Schuyler, jr., of New York, at Bangkok, Siam. Secretary of legation, William P.lumenthal, New York, at Lisbon; Charles Richardson, of Massachusetts, at Rio de Janeiro. Consuls eneral Frank Dyer, Ches ter, Mass., at Budapest, Hungary; Ilezekiah Gudger, North Carolina, at Panama; Julius G. Lay, District of Columbia, at Canton, China; Henry B. Mi!lerr Oregon, at New Chwang, China; Daniel Mayer, West Virginia, at Buenos Ayres; Benjamin H. Ridge- "Vl th 1 Ladies Suits $10, $12, $15, $16.50, $20 Coats $5, $6.50, $10, $14.50, $18 Skirts $3, $4.50, $5.50, $7-50, $10 Waists $2.50, $3 to $6 Shoes $2, $3-75, $4.25, 5 Hats $3, $4.50, $5, $8.50 Petticoats $1.50, $2, $3.50 Furs $2.25, $12.50, $15.50 Ifpfi'c finnrf flifc n single and double breasted "Wor iiiCil 5 UUUU sted3) Tweeds and fancy Cheviots AIX PRICES Boys' two and three piece Suits in best materials and latest styles $3.75, $5.50 and up. Men's Late Style Cravenettes, Men's Hats and Shoes. Greatest Credit Clothiers in the Middle West. Payments 50o, 75 c and $1.00 Per Week Ridgley Credit 113 East 8th St. L. A. COMER. Mgr. Stock of Coats at Jj to real value. ly, Kentucky. Barcelona, Spain; Wil liam E. Wright, Pennsylvania, Munich, Bavaria. SIX MORE TO JAIL. Colorado Supreme Court Still Election Officers. After Denver, Colo., Dec. 6. Six more elec tlon officers were sent to jail today by the supneme court for disregarding its injunctive order at the late election, The sentences were as follows: William Reid, S. S. Barker, John E. Dixon and John Sullivan, nine months' imprisonment and J500 fine and costs; vviiiis ti. spencer, four months' impris onment; Cnarles W. Bunch, three months imprisonment. Sullivan was Democratic committeeman, Reid, Bar ker and Spencer judges, and Dixon and Bunch clerks in precinct nine of ward five in this city, the ballot box of which was opened in court last Friday, disclosing many fraudulent ballots. ORGAN WILL BE READY. Thirty-five Men Working on Gigantic Auditorium Instrument. Fresident Going of the Topeka Pipe Or gan association received word on Monday that the big instrument would arrive in Topeka between December 20 and 23, and that it would be entirely erected in the Auditorium by January 9, at which time the State Poultry show opens. W. F. Roehr, the local representative of the Kimball company of Chicago, by whom the organ is being made, stated to today that 35 men are employed and have been during the past several weeKS In (rettinsc the organ ready."! have been writ ten," says Mr. Roehr, "that just as many men as can be used without getting in the way of each other, are busy on the in strument. I know that it will be a big and agreeable surprise to the citizens of To peka. 0 ini Clothing for Men, Women and Children on Credit We Clothe the Entire Family Overcoats (t f -wTlOT-O -Vrtll -will l-i-11 rf-rtrtn matnl. A" r I 1 11 W a Hvinc in Mon'o and F 8 Boys' Overcoats. We will fit you per fectly. Come in and try on one. All prices $6.50, $7.50. S.50, $11.50, S12.50, $16.50, to $22.50. Clothing Co. Ind. Phone 791 THE TWO HUNDRED AND THKEE METER HILL, CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE. The so called "key to Port Arthur," Two Hundred and Three Meter hill, captured by the Japanese, is about 650 feet high. It is about two miles from Port Arthur and is in such a position that it dominates the harbor and al most every portion of the town itself. Its capture is said to have Involved a loss on the part of the Japanese of about 15,000 men. AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE DOGGER BANK COMMISSION. Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis, who has been named by the presi dent as the American member of the Dogger bank (North sea) court of in quiry, is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the Annapolis Naval academy, class of '65. He is a sailor of wide experience, having had charge of several important expeditions sent out by the government. During the Spanish war Admiral Davis, then a lieutenant commander, was in charge of the auxiliary cruiser Dixie, which captured the port of Ponce, Porto Itico. IX STATE OF COIiLAPSE. Banker Beckwltb. Is Prostrated by His Troubles. Oberlin, O., Dee. 6. President C. T. Beckwith was practically in a state of collapse today as a result of the trying ordeal through which he passed yes terday in connection with his hearing before the United States commissioner at Cleveland. Beckwith is completely prostrated and his grief is pitiful. In discussing his troubles the voice of the aged banker is choked with emotion. Today in speaking of the Carnegie notes, he vehemently declared that if the signatures were forgeries then the hand of the law should be laid upon Mrs. Chadwick. "Why should I stand the brunt of all this trouble which has been directly brought about by the acts of that wo man?" he cried. Continuing, Mr. Beckwith said: "I had every reason to believe that the notes were genuine. Indeed Mrs. Chadwick swore they were. She sol emnly declared that she had seen Mr. Carnegie write his signature on them. To confirm this she brought an attor ney with her who declared that he was the legal representative of Mr. Carne gie, and this attorney, whose name I cannot now state, declared that he knew positively that the signatures were genuine. "It is true that we Mr. Srear and myself did indorse the notes, but of course we had no idea that they were to be put to the use that they were afterward. "Then again we had the positive as surance of Iri Reynolds, secretary of the Wade Park Banking company at Cleveland, that he had the securities that Mrs. Chadwick claimed he had. "Oh, my God! exclaimed the old man, 11 l couia oniy nave s; me to live agsin for the past two years that I vs&ght save my name from this great dishonor that has befallen me." To Check American Lumber. "Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 6. Senator Templeman and the seven Liberal members of parliament from British Columbia, had a joint meeting with the Lumbermen's association today at which the question of the federal gov- ernment placing a duty on rough American lumber coming into Manitoba and in the northwest was discussed. Senator Templeman favors a duty on American lumber and all the members promised to do their utmost to induce the federal government to stop free lumber coming into the Canadian mar ket from Puget sound ports. Preparing for Winter. Gen. Oku's Headquarters, via Fusan, Monday, Dec. 5. In the villages near the actual Japanese line houses are being built and repaired, scores of wells are being dug, villages are being denuded of trees, and quantities of fuel are being prepared. Every indi cation points to the intention to re main on the present line during the KEEPING PROMISES. Topeka Appreciates Always When Promises Are Kept. Every time you read about Doan's Kidney Pills you are told they cure ev ery form of kidney ill from backache to urinary disorders. How are our promises kept? Ask any citizen who has tried the treatment. Ask the man who makes the following statement: C. Berry, of 730 Hancock street, vet eran, member of Co. B., 49th Ohio Vol unteer infantry, says: "I was bothered with my kidneys ever since the war, and at times the pains in my limbs and back were so acute that I could hardly walk. Rest at night was out of the question during .an. attack, and there was a terribly distressing and an noying weakness of the action of the kidney secretions. I tried every remedy I knew about without permanent relief until I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store. Since tak ing them I have been better in every respect and my health is better than it has been for years." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. sole agents for the United States. Demember the name Doan's and take no other. 1 winter. The cold weather is not affecting the Japanese, although the temperature has already fallen to a few degrees above zero. There are few sick men. TWO IX SANITY CASES. One Man Admits He Is Mentally Un balanced Other Denies It. James Bunds will be tried in the probate court this afternoon on the charge of insanity. Bunds disturbed a religious meeting on the east aide a few days ago and it is thought that he is mentally unbalanced. Mr. Bunas, however, thinks he is not and has de manded that a Jury try him. D. T. Palmer will be tried in the pro bate court Wednesday morning on the charge of insanity. Palmer is well known in Topeka, having lived here many years. .His. mind has been af fected by drink and he is willing that he be tried for his sanity. EXPORT RECORD BROKEN. Exports of manufactures in the cal endar year 1904 will not only exceed the highest figures of any earlier year, but may probably pass the $500,000,000 line, as against 434 millions in the high-record year. Not only will manufactures as a whole make their highest record during the present year, but this is also true of iron and steel manufactures, which form the largest group of manu factures exported and which seem like ly to show for the calendar year a total exportation of 130 million dollars, as against 122 millions in the high record fiscal year 1900. These estimates of the exports of manufactures of all classes and of iron and steel manufactures as a single class during the year which ends with the present month are based upon ten months' figures already issued by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistics, and ac cepting the figures of October as a fair measure of the prospective figures of December. For the ten months ending with October, 1904, manufactures ex ported amounted to $412,946,036; for the single month or October the total or manufactures exported was $47,355,678. Thus, should the November and Decem ber exports of manufactures average as high as those for the month of Oc tober, the total for the year would, ex ceed $500,000,000 and stand 66 millions above the highest record made in the exports of manufactures during any earlier fiscal year, those of the fiscal year 1900, when the total value of man ufactures exported was $433,851,756. Of iron and steel manufactures, the exports durirtg the ten months ending with October, 1904, were $105,350,418, and those of the month of October, th total for the year would exceed 130 million dollars, against $121,913,548 in the fiscal year 1900. This increase in the value of manu factures exported occurs chiefly in min eral oils, copper, and manufactures of iron and steel. Of mineral oils, the value of the exports during the ten months ending with October, 1904, was $62,601,566, against $52,786,863 in the corresponding months of 1903, while measured by quantity the total exports of illuminating oils in the ten months of 1904 amcunted to 641,780,039 gallons, against 565.201.897 in the same months of 1903. Of copper, the value of the exports during the ten months ending with October, 1904, was $60,792,375 while the quantity of ingots, bars, plates and old copper showed a total exportation during the ten months amounting to 456,980,031 pounds, against 239,492,542 pounds in the corresponding months of 1903. Of iron and steel, the total exports, as already indicated, are $105,350,418, against $81,696,786 in the corresponding months of last year. In this group, manufactures of iron and steel, the in creases occur chiefly in pig iron, billets, ingots and blooms; steel rails; steel sheets and plates; locomotives; pipes and fittings, electrical machinery, -and tin plates. Exports of railway locomo tives were 439 in number, as against 213 in the corresponding. months of 1903, the value of locomotive engines export ed during the ten months of 1904 being $4,144,607, as compared with $2,411,515 in the same months of 1903. Peppering Russian Ships. Tokio, Dec. 6. The Port Arthur be siegers report as follows: "On Saturday, December 3; our naval guns bombarded the enemy's ships. The Pobedia, battleship, was struck six times, a vessel of the Ret vizan, battleship, type was struck eight times, and on other ships 16 shells took effect. "On Monday, following the same $12.00 Walt ham or Elgin movement, 14 karat. 25 year gold filled case. Ladles' or Gentlemen's Watches, any size, for $13.04) now. Morrison's, 631 Kas. Ave. Silverware S&le Rogers Knives, triple plate, $1.88. Rogers' Forks, triple plate, $1.68. Rogers' Table and Dessert Spoons, half price. Quadruple plate Silver Holloware, at half price this week. Morrison's, 631 Kas. Ave. Our New 3000 THE TOPEKA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. 519 Kansas Avenue. nnA VUAnuVAU uni I nunn iun Diphtheria Diphtheria ANOTHER LIFE SAVED BY PROF. ROBINSON'S WONDERFUL, GERMICIDE, The Q. C. C, or Golden Chemical Compound, THE ONLY PREVENTATIVE AND SPECIFIC FOR DIPHTHERIA. Bessie Irwin of No. 1546 Kansas avenue narrowly escaped death from diphtheria about two weeks ago. Her marvelous re covery was wrought by the use of Prof. CI. itoDinson s uoiaen Chemical compound. Hope was given up by her parents and friends and for a time It was thought she would not recover, but today she is as well as ever and is at her work dn the dressmaking department at Crosby Bros.' store. Mrs. Irwin Is enthusiastic In her praise of the remedy. "Bessie would not have lived if it had not been for. Prof. Robin son's compaund," she said. "The disease got two days' start of us before we real ized that she was suffering from diph theria. We did not have a doctor because we did not want to have the house quar antined and a guard placed outside. Bes sie consented to try Prof. Robinson's chemical compound, and that, with some of Prof. Robinson's other remedies, were the only medicines we administered. We almost gave up hope one night, but we worked harder than ever, and it proved to be the turning point. She got steadily better and she has now been well tor a week. I know nothing would have saved her but the compound or Mr. RoDinson s. Mrs. Irwin will eladlv answer all ques tions for those who are interested in the preservation and tne lives or their own families. plan, the Pobedia was hit seven times, the Poltava, battleship, eleven times, and the Retvizan eleven times. At about 3 in the afternoon one of our shells struck a magazine south of Pei Yu mountain, causing a heavy explo sion. The conflagration that followed was not extinguished for two hours. "The same day our Heavy guns were directed at the enemy s ships. The Peresviet, battleship, was struck twice and two more shells were lodged in other ships. A vessel of the Poltava type was observed to be on Are for one hour, sending up a great volume of smoke. "The attacking operations against the Sungshu mountain forts eastward are carried on day and night. Two 36 mllimeter quick firers were cap tured Sunday in a half moon fort de fending a counter scarp on Rihlung mountain." Bank's Receiver Arrives. New Tork, Dec. 6. Frank Lyon, receiver of the Oberlin bank, arrived in this city today, accompanied by F. E. Oldham, a lawyer of Cleveland, counsel representing the United States comptroller's office at Washington, and I. K. Whitney, a builder of Ober lin, and a depositor in the Oberlin bank. Mr. Lyon would neither affirm or deny that he had with him two notes for J750,000 bearing the name The awarded ME T7 over all other infants' foods THE HIGHEST AWAR1 of the World's Fair Saint Louis This is even higher than the Gold Medal Directory with subscribers will go to press in Decem ber. Advise us of any change de sired. Have you our Supplement of October 15, containing 400 new subscribers? NO MONEY TILL CURED. 27 TEARS ESTABLISHED. P md FREE and poittuld 162-pue trntlu an Pilot, Fistula Bltmnol H ..turn tlto 108-pagelilu. traatlua Blttaua at Worna. tttaa thanaaftaaTM'ly amlld method, aone aald a cani till eurtd wtfurnliH thalr aanta aa aaallcatlaa. O. affUflB 89690Hv 8trt. St. Lonia. Ko.. Minwn &nd igoo oak et.,Kaiia citT, xo. The Teeth WILL MAKE OR MAR the beauty of the smllo reflected in your glass. Any and all defects of the teeth can be remedied. To us there are few things im possible in dentistry. Con sult us about your teeth, and we will do the best thing for you. "We will extract your teeth without pain. We will fill your teeth without pain. we wiii put m a bridge without pam. Vve are the originators of tho painless method. We give you consultation and examination absolutely free. Call upon us at once, and have your teeth fixed by our painless method. THE AMERICAS PAIXLESS DEMISTS 106 W. 8th (over Santa Fe Watch Co.) of Andrew Carnegie. He declared that his business was not with Mr. Car negie. Delegates to Forestry Congress. The annual meeing of the American Forestry congress will be held in Washington commencing January 3 and lasting four days. Governor Bai ley has appointed the following dele gates to represent Kansas at the meet ing: Quincy R. Craft. Downs. R. M. Wright, Dodge City, state for estry commissioner. R. S. Kellogg. Russell. E. E. Taggy, Hutchinson Howel Jones, Topeka. George Tincher, Topeka. All kinds of fancy work, also domes tic work, and canned goods, jellies, etc.. for sale at Bazaar at Lincoln Post hall December 10. YTv Jr 11 AM U) (D)

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8 THE TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAIi, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. STRAIGHT TALK TO MOTHERS. The First Duty of Every Mother Is to Fit Her Girl to Be a Mother VALUE OF VITALITY II mv to Guard Against the Exhausting Strain of Study, Over-Excitement and Other Drains on a Girl's Vitality. Every mother should study her daughter's health. Not merely from the outside, but also from the Inside. A girl, remember, does not always realize there Is something the mat ter with her, -when she Is merely list legs, colorless, and appetitelesa. But you, as a mother, should. You should understand that these seemingly slight symptoms are signs of an alarming condition of your daughter's health. She lacks vitality. She is losing her bold on life. The flame of her lamp Is burning low. The least little disease, cold, measles, ecarlet fever, typhoid, appendicitis, tnay extinguish it. Only one thing to do. Supply fresh fuel for her vital Came by giving her Wine of CarduL Tou can depend upon It, that this medicinal, vitalizing tonic, will do her nothing but good, however young she may be. It is a pure, pleasant preparation, made from extracts of medicinal plants. It contains no salycilic or boraclc acids, or other preservations likely to Injure the digestive organs, but every single Ingredient has its value in restoring the vital forces to eick girls' and women. If your daughter is thin, pale, weak, unable to stand much work or play, listless, tired. expressionless and seemingly without much interest in life, she needs Wine of Cardui to build her up. If she Is nervous, irritable, highly strung, excitable, a creature of moods and habits, has twitching of the eyes, face, muscles, fingers, arms, legs or feet, studies too hard, etc., she needs Wine of Cardui to relieve that high strung tension on her nerves. If she suffers pain, such as head ache, neuralgia, backache, dragging down sensations, monthly abdominal pains, etc., she needs Wine of Cardui to relieve the pain and cure the weak ness which causes the pain. In short, for growing girls. Wine of Cardui Is a necessity, whenever there Is the least sign of vital weakness or nervous trouble. It is the finest tonic and builder that was ever prepared for sick girls. Oirls who exhaust their brain and nerve force by over study, or who are weak from childhood up, will never be fit for wifehood or motherhood. Mothers should realize that their first duty to their growing daughters Is to fit them for life's pleasures, duties and trials. Experience, in a million cases, proves the truth of what we say, viz: that Wine or Cardui will do what can not be done by any other food, medi cine or treatment It will build ur nerve and vital force, of girls and women, relieve all their pain and suffering, enrich their blood, create new bone and sinew, and make of a frail, pale, thin, creat ure, of ghostly appearance, a mag nificent woman, with the bounding pulse, blushing cek, strong nerves, sparkling eye and beautiful figure, of perfect vitality and health. Build your daughter with Wine of Cardui. and do not forget that It is as good for you as for her. Large $1.00 bottles sold by all drug gists. Free advice, on any of woman's Ills, Is afforded by our staff of specialists. A-U letters confidential. Address. I-adies' Advisory Department, The Chatanooga Medicine Co., Chatta nooga, Tenn. For Insurance, real estate and public accounting and auditing, see C. G. Blakely Co., Central National bank building. Self Uplifting SRAEL ZANGWILL, the distinguished au thor and sociologist who has recently come to America in the fur ther Interest of the ZI lonist movement for the colonization of Jews, disapproves of the present ac tive Immigration of his coreligionists to the United States. Unless he can con vince those who remain behind that America is not only unwilling to receive them, but that the opportunities which greeted those who have come are no longer open, he will find his mission difficult. Every keen eyed and sharp wltted boy of Slavonic Jewish origin who Is seen upon the streets and in the public places of American cities is subject to at least three potent influences the orthodox Jewish, the American and the Socialistic. He has either been born in America of Russian, Austrian or Rou manian parents or has come with them when he was a young child. The first of these strong forces at work on his character Is wholly reli gious and moral in its teaching. The second, the Americanism, which stares him in the face, is practical, full of pres ent significance, but nonreligious and not essentially immoral. The third Is his by inheritance and Is reactionary and antagonistic to the other influences. No matter whether he were born on this aide of the Atlantic or on the other, the early childhood of the son of orthodox Jewish parents is passed in an atmos phere where the chief duty of man Is to observe the religious law. At the age of five he Is sent to the Hebrew pri vate school, the chaider, where he spends most of the day. He is taken lata the chaider with, a highly, signifi MRS. CHAQWICK IN CONFERENCE. Continued from Page One.) woman. Yes, I swore to it and do not deny it. But that was the thing for me to do, as long as there was an atom of hope. But look at me now. What have I got to do? I have got to go back among the people witn whom I have associated and live. No one can deny me the ngnt to live. But the rest of the people who have been parties to these transactions are not to go unnoticed. Let me tell you that not one-tenth part has been told. I have Information which I am going to give. When I get my thoughts together I will make a statement in which I will conceal nothing and In which all parties wJH be treated alike. "Sometimes I think I am dream ing, and that this is simply an awful nightmare. But, no, it is not a night mare. Here I am, undei arrest, a prisoner at the bar! suffering not for what T have done, but tor the crimes of others." Moaning aloud and stopping to mop the sweat from h'? brow, the coun tenance of the banker suddenly lighted up. "Man, do you tnlnk that woman could have executed the name of An drew Carnegie upon those notes?" "She may have done so, but if so she is gifted with far more than ordi nary cunning."' "How could we suspect anything wrong? Why. she would do anything that was asked of her. I never asked her to sign a single statement to which she did not readily assent. She would sign statements almost without reading them. And through it all she appeared almost like a child. I remember one statement sne signed particularly. It was a state ment to the effect that no person naa any claim upon the securities she claimed to possess. We wanted a written statement. Verbal statements do not go very far in the business world, you know. 'Anything to make -u perfectly assured,' she said as she signed the paper." SOMEONE A FORGER. Carnegie Says He Never Signed Chad wick Notes. New York. Dec. 6. Interest In the Chadwick case centers in discussion as to what the immediate future was to reveal in the strange case of the wo man whose tangled financial affairs in this city and Cleveland have furnished a sensation of almost unequaiea pro portions. With the arrest of the Ober- lin, O., bankers, the first step looking to criminal prosecution in the case was taken. A United States secret service agent is at the Holland House, and has a room on the same floor as Mrs. Chad wick's apartments. He would not ex plain for what purpose he was station ed there. Andrew Carnegie's secretary gave out the following statement: Mr. Carnegie wants me to say that he does not want to be bothered any more about this Chadwick woman. He is quite angry over this persistent use of his name and wishes it to cease at once. Once for all, he never knew Mrs. Chadwick, or any other such woman. and he never signed any such paper as the reports credit him with. That it all." Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, the husband of Mrs. Chadwick, has cabled a lawyer in New York telling him to call upon him for any settlement that may be needed for the pressing claims against his wife. The name of the lawyer Is as yet a secret but the authority for the state ment that he has appeared upon the scene is Lawyer George Ryall. of local counsel for Herbert D. Newton, of Brookline, Mass. Mr. Ryall said: "I have been in communication with a lawyer whose name I am not at lib erty to reveal now, who gave me to un derstand that he had been retained by Dr. Chadwick by cable to look after Mrs. Chadwick's interests. This lawyer told me that he was empowered by Dr. Chadwick to call upon him for moneys needed to settle any Immediate press ing claims against his wife." Chadwick Receiver Is Busy. Cleveland, Dec. 6. Had not Iri Reynolds left the city suddenly for New York last night he would have been cited today to appear before Referee Remington of the United States district court to testify as to the nature and value of the securities which he haa been credited with hold ing for Mrs. C. L. Chadwick. If Mr. Reynolds does not appear within two or three days a citation, it is said, will be forwarded to New York and Mr. Reynolds will be required to give his testimony there or wherever he may be' found. Receiver Loeser has se cured a restraining order of the court cant religious ceremony. Wrapped In a talith, or praying shawl, he is carried by his father to the school and present ed to the melamed, or teacher, who holds out before him the Hebrew al phabet printed or painted on a large chart. Before teaching him the first letter the melamed gives him a taste of honey, after which he tells him that the study of the holy law is sweeter than the substance he haa tasted. Aft er the lesson a coin falls from the ceil ing, and the child Is told that It has dropped from heaven as a reward for learning his first lesson. In the chaider the lad is taught the prayer book, the Pentateuch and other portions of the Old Testament and begins the study of the more Intricate Talmud. At thir teen he is confirmed and continues the study of the Talmud, at which he will persevere all his life long if he remains faithful to his early traditions. More than likely his parents are hoping that he may become a rabbi or Talmudlcal scholar. In his Slavonic home the boy's life conforms with the religious education he received at the chaider. In the sim ple Jewish community In Russia, where the chaider is the only school for him, where the government is hostile and the Hebrews are therefore dependent upon their own customs, the lad loves his religion, loves and honors his parents, and his highest ambition is to become a great Biblical scholar. For him the law outweighs all else In value. In America, even before the little Jewish boy enters the public school, he awakens to the fact that he is in con tact with a world which Is in violent contrast with anything he has known hitherto. Almost imperceptibly at the beginning, but gradually becoming more definite, he learns a few words of Eng lish, a little American slang, hears vaguely of things that Interest even though they alarm him. and begins to preventing the Elyria Deposit bank from selling or removing any of the chattels of Mrs. Chadwick from her home here. The bank holds a chattel mortgage on Mrs. Chadwick's house hold effects and recently put a keeper in the Chadwick homestead. Loeser has also secured a temporary injunc tion against Henry W"uerst of Elyria, who is said to hold as security for loans a large quantity of Mrs. Chad wick's jewels. Reports vary as to the value of the Jewelry-in question. One report places the worth at $50,000 while another says It Is only $10,000. Wuerst himself refuses to discuss the matter. Immediately upon qualifying as re ceiver for Mrs. Chadwick. Mr. Loeser issued official notice to Mrs. Chadwick of the same, reciting that involuntary bankruptcy proceedings had been filed against her. Under the law Mrs. Chad wick has twentv davs in which to make reply and at the expiration of I that time can demand a hearins be fore a jury. The jury will decide whether or not Mrs. Chadwick is a bankrupt or-whether she has commit ted an act of bankruptcy as alleged. Receiver Loeser admitted today that thus far the tangible assets of Mrs. Chadwick which have come into his possession are comparatively of small value. Great interest is manifested here today in the possible result of the trip of Receiver Lyons of the Citizens' National bank of Oberlin. Mr .Lyons carried with him the two notes for $250,000 and $500,000 respectively to which Andrew Carnegie's name is signed. Mr. Lyons went to New York with the determined purpose Of per sonally Interviewing Andrew Carnegie In order to obtain from the latter's lips the truth concerning the signature to the notes. Government officials while declining to talk, do admit that the next important step in the case depends upon what Mr. Lyons learns in New York today. Carnegie Is Interested. New York, Dec. 6. Andrew Car negie said today that he had nothing to add to his previous denials of the signatures of the notes attributed to him. He said that he had not seen Receiver Lyon on anyone else con nected with case. He asked what were the latest developments and learned them with apparent interest. He said that he would be glad to see Mr. Lyon and anyone else connected with the affair and added: "If any United States government official will come to me he will receive a very gracious reception." Still Up In the Atr. New York, Dec 6. Andrew Sauire. counsel for Iri Reynolds, had a con ference with Mrs. Chadwick at the Holland house. At Its conclusion he said: "I am as much up In the air as any one." Further than this he had nothing to say. Mr. Carnegie intimated today that he desired to see the receiver or any government officials concerned in the proceedings against Mrs. Chadwick, In order to make clear to them his decla ration that he did not write the signa tures attributed to him. STORY OF EVERYMAN. Scope of Morality Play at Washburn Tomorrow Evening. "Everyman," the quaint revival of the English Elizabethan society, will be given tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at the chapel at Washburn college. The local share of the pro ceeds will be applied to the deficit of the Washburn Athletic association, which is about $800 in the hole on the football season. Topeka lovers of the drama who at tend this performance will no doubt feel repaid for going to it and at the same time will help the football club to wipe out the deficit of the past year. Tickets for this production were placed on sale this morning at Stans field'a drug store and at the college. The demand has been good and a large crowd will no doubt witness the per formance. The play occupies a field peculiarly Its own and reads a lesson broad in its view of life and the ultimate end of all existence. Allegoric and beautiful, it has none of the elements of a play that the public is used to seeing on the stage. The change in the character of "Everyman" from his buoyant en trance, in festive attire, exulting In his Joyous full-blooded life, to the time when deserted by everyone save his good deeds, he fully realizes that he must obey the command to accompany death to the great beyond, makes a deep and lasting impression. Four early imprints of "Everyman" are at present known and are carefully preserved In the British museum, Bodleian library, Salisbury cathedral of the ISRAEL ZANGWILL. realize that there is a new and fasci nating life in the streets. At this stage he is led also to understand the witch ery that may be accomplished by the American dollar, and he begins to black shoes, to do other small work and make up his mind to die rich. If he gees to the public school the lad and the Britwell library. The edition in the British museum, believed to be the oldest, bears the imprint: Imprynted in London in Flete Street by me, Rycharde Pynson, Printer to the iyngs jvioost Noble Grace. Pynson in 1509 was appointed special printer to King Henry VIII. The com position of "Everyman" is however, of a much earlier date than that of this edition, and the first performance of the play was no doubt given several years before the birth of the sixteenth cen tury. J. Payne Collier and Ten Brink both assign it to the reign of Edward IV (1451-1483). The name of the au thor is unknown, but it is generally be lieved that he was a monk, who had had pYeviou experience In writing morality or miracle plays. There can be no doubt that the story itself is based on a parable narrated in the re ligious romance of Barlaam and Jehosa phat, which is now ascribed to John of Damascus, the younger, afterward Patriarch of Antioch. who died in 1090. Miss Wbinlfred Bnrke as'Knowledge" in "Everyman." To ensure a perfect production, no .expense has been spared. The special scenery is from the studio of the fam ous scenic artist Gabriel Pollock. The costumes and properties, designed from drawings in the British, museum, are a feature of this production the most complete ever given this remarkable play. A Synopsis. The character of "Everyman" repre sents humanity in general. The story of the play is simple but strong. The Deity after telling how the privileges He gave mankind have been abused, calls upon Death to summon Every man to appear before His tribunal without delay, and to bring his book of reckoning. The full meaning of this unexpected command terrifies Every man, and the knowledge that his book of reckoning is almost devoid of good deeds, adds to his terror. He begs of Death to grant him time, so that his book of reckoning may be made clear, but that Is curtly refused. He then offers him gold if the matter be defer red for another. day, and is again re fused any resdite. Convinced that he must obey the summons, yet dreading to make the fearsome Journey alone, Everyman calls upon his relatives and friends to accompany him and help him make his reckoning clear before God. He first summons Fellowship, then Kindred, Cousin, Goods and Riches, Five Wits, Strength, Beauty, etc. At first, they 'all readily promise their help and comfort and swear to stand by him in any distress: but on realizing what is expected of them, be come greatly alarmed and all flee from him. Knowledge comes to his aid and shows him how Good Deeds, who lies weak from neglect, may be restored and made able and ready to walk by his side. Everyman repents and con fesses his rins. and upon receiving the holy sacrament and ointment. Good Deeds becomes strong and accompanies him on his long journey. The forceful and simple moral can readily be seen in the sad death of Ev eryman, forsaken by all his kith and kin; alone, except for his Good Deeds and an angel who awaits to carry his soul to Heaven. Fair Work Made Him 111. St. Louis, Dec. 6. William H. Thompson, treasurer of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company and president of the National Bank of Commerce, who has been ill, is in a critical condition. It is believed his illness Is the result of his efforts in btehalf of the World's fair. X 4 1 Transplanted THE MELAMED Is confronted with a-system of educa tion and a set of influences which are at variance with anything he has ever known. He discovers instantly that the religious element is entirely lacking. He becomes acquainted in the school reader with fragments of various sub jects, learns a little arithmetic and MARKETSJODAY. Wheat Off at Start and Goes Up and Down. Excellent Weather Canses a Weakness In Corn. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Large KocelpU of Cattle and Prices Steadj. Hogs Are Steadj to Fire Cents Lower. Chicago, Dec. 6. WHEAT Comparative weakness of the wheat market at Liver pool considering the 2-cent advance here yesterday caused bearish sentiment in the market here today. A denial of serious crop damage in Argentina was the chief Influence affecting the foreign situation. At the start May was oft Sc, at $1.13 1.13. A fair demand from commission houses quickly forced up the price to $1.13, but pit traders were liberal sellers, and a decline followed, May selling off to $1.12. Minneaoolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 746 cars, against 786 cars a year ago. On a heavy decrease in the world's vis ible supply May advanced to $1.14. The close was easy, with May 'off c, at $1.13. CORN Excellent weather arid improved grading of local receipts caused weakness in the corn market. May opened a shade to V8(i4c lower, at 44(&44e, and declined to 443ic May closed with a loss of c, at 44 44c. OATS Selling by pit traders in sympa thy with the weakness of corn had a de pressing influence on the oats market. May opened unchanged to a shade lower, at 3(c 30ff!3Oc and sold off to 3014c. PROVISIONS Provisions were a tri.V easier. May pork and lard were each off 2e, at $13.02 and $7.12 respectively. Ribs were a shade to 2yc higher, at $6.75 6.77.. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, $1.161.17: No. 3 red, $1.12-61.1; No. 2 hard, $1.12(31.15: No. 3 red, $1.121.15; No. 2 hard, $1.1261.15: Stl.22: No. 2 northern, $1.10&1.18; No. 3 spring,. $1.03fil.l5. CORN No. 2, 46.46c; No. 3, 43 431,4c OATS No. 2, 30c; No. 3, 29c RYE Dec, 74(&76c: May, 78B7Sc FLAX Cash: N.-W., $1.22; S.-W.( $1.13; Dec, $1.13: May, $1.23. TIMOTHY Dec, $2.70; Jan., $2.75; March. $2.85. CLOVER Dec, $12.50. BARLEY Cash: 3551c. Range of Prlce Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions. tiralns, provisions, uotton ana aiocus. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 3S-6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Chicago, Dec 6.- Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Dec ..,.1 11 May ...1 13 July ...1 00 1 11 1 10 1 10 1 11 1 14 1 12 1 13 I 13 1 01 99 1 00 1 00 46 45 46- 46- 44 44- 44- 44-45 44-45 44- 44 45 28T4 28- 28 28 30 30- 30 30- 30 30- 30 30 11 50 11 32 11 35 11 43 12 80 12 57 12 62 12 82 13 06 12 SO 12 85 13 06 6 86-87 6 82 6 82 6 87 CORN Dec 46- May 44 July 44 OATS Dec 28 May 30 July 30 PORK Dec 11 50 Jan 12 77 May ....13 02 LARD Dec 6 85 TERMS IN PRISON. Meted Out to Four Men for Fraudu lent Use of the Mails. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6. Albert H. Brown, Joseph and Charles Ricker, brothers, and Thomas Evans, alias Marvin, alias Majors, were given peni tentiary sentences in the federal court here today, "having been convicted of using the mails to defraud in selling shoddy stocks of merchandise. Brown and Joseph Ricker were each sen tenced to 28 months' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000 and Charles Ricker and Evans were each sen tenced to 18 months in the peniten tiary and a fine of $600 apiece. Their operations covered Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Texas. They came to Kansas City from St. Paul two years ago. Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Dec. 8. NO. 1 TALLOW 4e Prices paid in Topeka this week, based on Boston quotations: GREEN SALT CURED... 9c AND HIS PUPILS. picks up bits of history. Before long English becomes his most familiar lan guage. He also becomes an ardent ad mirer of the fresh. Independent and rather skeptical spirit of the American boy and tries to Imitate him. It does not take him long to Imbibe ideas about social equality. 6 87 ,1 10 6 92 7 15 6 62-65 6 57-60 6 72 8 77 Kansas City Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commission. Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 386. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Dec. 6. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Dec ....104 1 06 1 04 104 104 May ...1 04 1 06 1 04 1 04 1 04 July 1 92- 91 91- 91-92 CORN Dec 40- 40 40- 40 40-41 May 41 41- 41 41 41 July 41 41 41- 41- 41- Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Dec. 6. CATTLE Receipts to day, 9,000 head. Including 500 head of west erns. Market steady. Good to prime steers, $6.00g.75; poor to medium, $3.2wa. 5.90; etockers and feeders, $3.25(5:4.15; cows, $1,509-4.10; heifers, $2.006.00: canners. $1.35 2.30; bulls, $2.004.25: calves, $3.5O-7.O0; western steers, $3.50-65.00. HOGS Receipts today, 42,000 head; esti mated, 46,000 head. Market a shade lower. Mixed and butchers', $4.404.6B: good to choice heavy, $4.50-94.62; rough heavy, $4.3594.45; light, $4.354.50; bulk of sales, $4.504.65. SHEEP Receipts today, 22,000 head. Sheep strong: lambs a shade higher. Good to choice wethers, $4.405.10; fair to choice mixed, $3.50(&4.35: western sheep, $3.00S6.00; native lambs, $4.50&.25; western lambs, $4.506.10. Kinuu CItJ Livestock Market Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 6. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 12,000 head, including 200 head of southerns. Market steady. Native steers, $3.50?i.25; southern steers, $2.60(9 4.25; southern cows, $1.75(&3.25; native cows and heifers, $1.75&5.00: stockers and feed ers, ti.btypi.15; bulls, $2.00tt4.00; calves, $2.50 (&'6.2S; western steers. $3.0O4.75; western oows, $1.753.50. HOGS Receipts today, 17,000 head. Mar ket steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4 30 4.55; heavy, $4.5O4.60; packers', $4.35 4.55; pigs and lights, $3.7584.40. SHEEP Receipts today, 8,000 head. Market steady and active. Muttons, $4.00 (65.00; lambs, $4.5o6.0O; range wethers,$4.00 4.75; ewes, $2.50i&4.25.

Ht. Louis Live Stock Marfcet. St. Louis, Mo., Dec 6. CATTLE Re ceipts today, 3,500 head, including 20 head of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers, $3.006.60; stockers and feeders, $2.25!S.76; cows and heifers, $2.255.00, the top ob tainable for fancy heifers; Texas steers, $2.504.25; Texas cows and heifers, $2.00 3.00. HOGS Receipts today, 12,000 head. Mar ket lower. Pigs and lights, $3.60tt4.25; packers', $4.30Ca4.50; butchers' and best heavy, $4. 40Ca4.55. SHEEP Receipts today, 2.500 head. Market strong. Natives, $3.5034.75; lambs, $4.5O6.00; Texans, $3.O05.0O. Kansas City Products KarkA Kansas City, Dec. 6. Close WHEAT Receipts today, 30 cars. Quotations were steady. Dec, $1.04; May, $1.04; July, 91Jrtlc Cash: No. 2 hard, $1.063 1.0S; No. 3 hard, $1.04(31.00; No. 4 hard, 96c$1.02; No. 2 red, $i.O7(&1.09; No. 3 red, $1.031.06. CORN Market higher. Dec, 40c; May, 41c Cash: No. 2 mixed, 4242c; No. 3 mixed, 4142c; No. 2 white, 42(&42c; No. 3 white, 42c. OATS Market firm. No. 2 white, lc; No. 2 mixed, 3030c. RYE Market steady, 70c HAY Market steady. Choice timothy, $9.00fa.9.50: choice prairie. $7.50(57.75. BUTTER Creamery, 21(23c; dairy, 170. EGGS 25c. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, 111., Dec 6 BUTTER Market firm. Creamery, 16j?26c; dairy, 16(g22o. EGGS Market Arm. At mark, cases in cluded, 19524c. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 11 llc: Twins, llllc; Young Americas, li(fil2c LIVE FOTJLTIi T Market steady. Tur keys, 12c; chickens, 9c; springs, 9c. Kef xcrk Stocks. Wall St.,, New York, Dec. 6. STOCKS The opening of the stock market today was very irregular. In the railroad list the gains were found generally amongst the coalers and eastern railroads and the declines amongst the western railroads. Erie first preferred and Ontario and West ern rose point and Lackawanna jumped 9 points on the sale of a hundred shares. Industrials and specialties showed mixed changes and very erratic movements. U. S. Leather advanced 1 points, while the preferred opened down 3 points with a ral ly of 2 points. United States Steel opened off a quarter and then recovered It, while the preferred opened unchanged, rose a quarter and then ran off nearly a point. Rubber Goods gained 1 points. General Electric 1 points and Cotton Oil prefer red 2 points. Amalgamated Copper open ed oft a point and then held down an extreme 1 points on running sales. Selling orders were distributed through out the list, but the resultant declines were small outside of a few stocks in which special considerations figured. An active demand for the Eries combined with the rally of a point in Amalgamated Copper strengthened the market later and the standard stocks recovered to yester dav's close. Erie moved up to 41 and the first preferred rose 1 points. Prices were easing off again at 11 o'clock, led by Peo ple's Gas, which yielded a point. Pitts huri, C C nnt Rt T-nniM preferred p-n in ert 1 points. Brunswick 1 points and Hide and Learner preierrea 1 points. Jan 90 6 92-95 S 87 May 7 12-10 7 12 7 07 RIBS Jan 6 67 57 52 May 7S 6 75 6 72 Slavonic Jew A STREET VENDER. Of course the orthodox Jewish influ ences are not made ineffective at once, but they ere gradually weakened. The oremonii life at home grows Irksome t him. He adopts English as his cho sen tongue andimakes a point of for getting the Yiddish. Compelled by the law of the country to attend public New York Air Brake lost 4 poini and North American a point. A general buying for both accoun was resumed after the publication of thf pres ident's message and the market tiSanea sharply. The grangers and Pacifies whicn had been under pressure during the fore noon advanced beyond last night aid tn buoyant specialties increased their gains largely. Louisville and Nashville ltd the railroad list in point of animation and strength. Large purchases brought it up to 147 and there was a sympatheto im provement of 1 points In Atlantic "oast Line. Baltimore and Ohio and tViited States Steel preferred were In good de mand and a point better. Internatonal Power sold up 4 points. Malting Defer red, United States Leather and Hide and Leather preferred 2 points. Cotton Oi. 1 points and Virginia-Carolina ChemicU 1 point. Prices were below the best it 1 o'clock. The market developed a dull and droop ing tone and profit taking had an effect On Erie, Baltimore and Ohio and tne Leather stocks. Some of the western rail road stocks fell below the level of the first hour, but the movement was generally narrow. Toledo, St. Louis and western, Peoria and Eastern, Hocking Valley pre ferred, New York, Chicago and St. Louis, Erie second preferred. Toledo Railway and International Power gained 1 to 1 points. The dullness was attributed to th desire to await the president's massage. The market was firm at noon. Bonds were steady at noon. Business during the late session center ed largely in the Industrials and special ties. The tendency of some of these stocks was aggressively upward, but their rise did not help the general market much. Realizing in Reading and St. Paul carried the list down again at 2 o'clock, soma stocks receding to the lowest. Range of Price on Stock Furnlshed by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocas. Office 118 West Sixth street. Telephone 8S8. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. New York. Dec 6. Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Yes Sugar 148 15 147 147 14S People's Gas Ill 111 H 110 Ul Amal. Copper 80 80 "76 77 8 B. R. T 67 67 66 66 67 T. C. I 76 76 74 75 76 XJ. S. Steel 32 32 31 31 32 U. S. Steel, pfd ..94 94 92 92 94 Atchison, com St? 87 87 88 Atchison, pfd 103 im 103 103 103 C. G. W. 24 24 23 23 24 Bt. Paul 176 175 173 173 174 R. I., com 36 36 35 35 86 Wabash, com 23 23 23 23 23 Wabash, pfd 46 46 45 45 4h Mo. Pacific 110 111 109 HO 1H Western Union 92 P3 92 92 92 Manhattan 167 168 167 167 16i N. Y. Central 140 lv 139 139 1W Texas Pacific 37 37 37 37 37 So. Pacific 66 67 65 6S Reading 81 82 79 80 81 Erie 40 41 39 39 4-1 Erie, 1st 74 76 74 i; 3 Union Pacific 114 115 113 lli'i 115 C. 0 50 60 49 4!f 49 B. O. 1"0 10 M 100 100 L. N 145 147 144 144 145 Katy 64 64 64 64 63 Pennsylvania 139 139 13X 1S8 13 C. A., com 43 44 43 44 43 U. S. Leather 17 18 17 17 17 C. F. 1 66 57 64 64 56 Hew Tork Mon Market New York, Dec 6. MONEY Money on call steady, 3-S3 per cent, closing bid 2 and offered at 2 per cent; time loans easy; 60 days, 90 days and 6 months, 3'u 4 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, per cent; sterling exchange firmer, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8630 5i4.8635 for demand and at $4.837034.S376 for 60 day bills; posted rates, $4.84 and $4.87 4.87: commercial bills, $i.83!a4.S3. SILVER Bar silver, 59c; Mexican dol lars. 4Sc. BONDS Government bonds steady. Market GonstD- Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Securities. Rooms 90 and U 702 Kansas avenue. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d higher; corn d lower. Liverpool, 1:30 p. m. Wheat d higher; corn d lower. Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 93 cars; graded, 0. Corn, 636 cars; graded, 18. Oats, 137 cars; graded,. 24. Grain receipts at Kansas City today. Wheat, 30 cars; com, 47 cars; oats, 3 cars. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 483 cars: Duluth, 168 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 487 ears; Duluth, 178 cars. New Xork Butter. New York. Dec. 8. BUTTER Market firm. Western factory, common to choice, 13l7e. Sugar and Coffee In New York. New York, Dec. 8. SUGAR Raw sugar firm. Fair refining, 4c; centrifugal, 98 test, 4c; molasses sugar, 4c Refined su gar firm. Crushed, $6.15; powdered, $5.66; granulated, $5.45. COFFEE Market quiet. No. 7 Rio, 8o. Cotton Market. New York, Dec. 6. COTTON Spot cot ton closed quiet and 10 points lower. Quo tations per 1U0 pounds: Middling uplands, $8.00; middling gulf, $8.25. Galveston, Tex.. Dec 6 COTTON Market lower, at 7e per pound. Wool Market- St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 6. WOOL Market nominal. Territory and western mediums, 21(&22c; fine medium, 17(f(18c; fine, 1617c. school, he neglects the chaider. The melamed, In a long black coat and tall hat, then comes to his home. The con trast between this solemn pedagogue and the bustling young woman who directs his public school education is so marked that he often makes it a point to forget Yiddish entirely. Then there Is no longer any need for the melamed. Another important factor In the transformation Is the tendency to re verse the customary relations existing between Jewish fathers and sons. In Russia the father supports his son un til marriage and. as long afterward as is necessary. That fact makes the fa ther the real head of the house. In America the son begins very early to contribute to the material welfare of the family. He is .sometimes better qualified to do so; he speaks English and has a knowledge of American ways of doing. The father begins by depre cating his son's alien cleverness and ends by lauding and respecting him. The Slavonic Jews who come to Amer ica after middle age do not, as a rule, succeed in achieving marked financial independence. Their triumph over for tune must be brought about through their children. The commercial triumphs of Slavonic Jews are so numerous and so notewor thy that the business history of every American city is replete with them. If there be an actual commercial pinnacle higher than merchandizing they have not yet reached it in any considerable numbers. In New Tork they have mo nopolized the cloak and umbrella in dustries and have obtained a firm hold upon the clothing trade. The Hebrew bankers and brokers who are known oa Wall street are not Slavonic in origin; they are the descendants of German merchants and even professional men who came to America long before the Slavonic immigration began. They have long since become thoroughly Identified with the best features of American life. EDWARD G. ALSTON

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THE TOFEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1904. 9 THE MESSAGE (Continued from First Page.) In the enactment and in the enforce ment of law the federal government within Its restricted sphere should set an example to the Btate governments, especlaJly in a matter so vital as this affecting labor. I believe that under modern industrial conditions it is often necessary, and even where not neces sary it is yet often wise, that there should be organization of labor in order better to secure the rights of the in dividual wage workers. All encourage ment should be given to any such or ganization, so long as it is conducted with a due and decent regard for the right3 of others. There are in this country some labor unions which have habitually, and other labor unions which have often, been among the most effective agents In working for good citizenship and for uplifting the condi tion or those whoso welfare snouid te closest to our hearts. But when any labor union seeks improper ends, or seeks to achieve proper ends by im proper means, all good citizens and more especially all honorable public servants must oppose the wrongdoing as resolutely as they would oppose the wrongdoing of any great corporation. Of course any violence, brutality, or corruption, should not for one moment be tolerated. Wage workers have an entire right to organise and by all peaceful and honorable means to en deavor to persuade their fellows to Join with them in organizations. They have a legal right, which, according to cir cumstances, may or may not be a moral right, to refuse to work In company with men who decline to join their or ganizations. They have under no cir cumstances the right te commit violence upon those, whether capitalists or wage workers, who refuse to support their organizations, or who side with those with whom they are at odds; for mob rule is intolerable in any form. Employer's liability Law. The wage-workers are peculiarly en titled to the protection and the encour agement of the law. From the very na ture of their occupation railroad men, for instance, are liable to be maimed in doing the legitimate work of their pro fession, unless the railroad companies are required by law to make ample pro vision for their safety. The administra tion has been zealous In enforcing the existing law for this purpose. That law should be amended and strengthened. Wherever the national government has power there should be a stringent em ployer's liability law, which should ap- ply to the government itself where the government Is an employer of labor. In my message to the Fifty-seventh congress, at its second session, I urged the passage of an employer's liability law for the District of Columbia. I now renew that recommendation, and fur ther recommend that the congress ap point a commission to make a compre hensive study of employer's liability with the view of extending the provis ions of a great and constitutional law to all employments within the scope of federal power. Medals of Honor. The government has recognized hero ism upon the water, and bestows med als of honor upon those persons who by extreme and heroic daring have en dangered their lives in saving, or En deavoring to save, lives from the perils of the sea in the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, or upon an American vessel. This recognition should be extended to cover cases of conspicuous bravery and self-sacrifice in the saving of life in private employ ments under the jurisdiction of the United States, and particularly in the land commerce of the nation. Prevention of Railroad Accidents. The ever-increasing casualty list upon our railroads Is a matter of grave pub lic concern, and urgently calls for ac tion by the congress. In the matter of speed and comfort of railway travel our railroads give at least as good service as those of any other nation, and there is no reason why this service should not also be as safe as human ingenu ity can make It. Many of our leading roads have been foremost In the adop tion of the most approved safeguards for the protection cf travelers and em ployes, yet the list of clearly avoidable accidents continues unduly large. The passage of a law requiring the adoption of a block-signal system has been pro posed to the congress. I earnestly con cur in that recommendation, and would also point out to the congress the ur gent need of legislation In the Interest of the public safety limiting the hours of labor for railroad cemployes in train service upon railroads engaged in inter state commerce, and providing that only only trained and experienced per sons be employed In positions of respon sibility connected with the operation of trains. Of course nothing can ever pre vent accidents caused by human weak ness or misconduct; and there should be drastic punishment for any railroad employe, whether officer or man, who by issuance of wrong orders or by dis obedience of orders causes disaster. The law of 1901, requiring Interstate rail roads td make monthly reports of all accidents to passengers and employes on duty, should also be amended so as to empower the government to make a personal investigation, through proper officers, of all accidents involving loss of life which seem to require investiga tion, with a requirement that the re sults of such Investigation be made public. The safety-appliance law, as amended by the act of March 2, 1903, has proved beneficial to railway employes, and in order that its provisions may be pro perly carried out, the force of inspectors provided for by appropriation should be largely Increased. This service is analogous to the steamboat inspection service and deals with even more im portant interests. It has passed the experimental stage and demonstrated its utility, and should receive generou3 recognition by the congress. Unions of Government Employes. There is no objection to employes of the government forming or belonging to unions; but the government can neither discriminate for nor discrim inate against nonunion men who are in its employment, or who seek to be employed under it- Moreover, it is a very grave impropriety for govern ment employes to band themselves to gether for the purpose of extorting improperly high salaries from the government. Especially is this true of those within the classified service. The letter carriers, both municipal and rural, are as a whole an excellent body of public servants. They should be amply paid. But their payment must be obtained by arguing their claims fairly and honorably before the congress, and not by banding to gether for the defeat of those con gressmen who refuse to give promises which they can not In conscience give. The administration has already taken steps to prevent and punish abuses of this nature; but it will be wise for the congress to supplement this action by legislation. Bureau of Labor. Much can be done by the govern ment in labor matters merely by giv ing publicity to certain conditions. The bureau of labor has done excellent work of this kind in many different directions. I shall shortly lay before you In a special message the full re port of the investigation of the bureau of labor into the Colorado mining strike, as this is a strike in which cer tain very evil forces, which are more or less at work everywhere under the conditions of modern industrialism, became startlingly prominent. It is greatly to be wished that the depart ment of commerce and labor, through the labor bureau, should compile and arrange lor tne congress a list of the labor laws of the various states, and should be given the means to invest! gate and report to the congress upon tne laoor conditions in the manufac turing and mining regions throughout the country, both as to wages, as to nours or labor, as to the labor of wo- men and children, and as to the effect in tne various labor centers of immi gfation from abroad. In this investi gation especial attention should be paid to the conditions of child labor and child labor legislation in the sev eral states. Such an Investigation must necessarily take into account many of me proDjems witn which this question of child labor is connected. These problems can be actually met, in most cases, only ty the states themselves but the lack of proper legislation in one state in such a matter n r-hiiH io. oor orten renders Jt excessivelv difficult caiaunsii protective restriction upon the work in another state having the same Industries, so that the worst terms to drag down the better. For inis reason, it would be well for the nation at least to endeavor to secure comprehensive information as to the c-onamons or laoor or children in the different states. Such investigation wi'j puDucation oy tne national gov ciiiiiicih vrouiii tena toward the se curing of approximately uniform leg- into their confidence and ask for what they want, and no more, and be pre pared to explain satisfactorily what advantage will accrue to the public if thej; are given their desires; for they are permitted to exist not that they may make money solely, but that they may effectively serve those from whom they derive their power. "Publicity, and not secrecy, will win hereafter, and laws be construed iy their intent and not by their letter, otherwise public utilities will be own ed and operated by the public which created them, even though the service be less efficient and the result less sat isfactory from a financial standpoint." The bureau of corporations has made careful preliminary investiga tion of many important corporations. It will make a special report on the beef industry. Bureau of Corporations. The policy of the bureau is to ac complish the purposes of its creation by co-operation, not antagonism; by making constructive legislation, not destructive prosecution, the immediate object of its inquiries; by conservative investigation of law and fact, and by refusal to issue incomplete and hence necessarily inaccurate reports. Its policy being thus one of open Inquiry into .and not attack upon, business, the bureau has been able to gain not only the confidence, but. better still, the co-operation of men engaged in legitimate business. The bureau offers to the congress tne means of getting at the cost of crowded tenements. The poorest f am- the islands of the sea lately come un- Lcucmcu. uvc ia una oer our nag. co-operation Is had witn room, and it appears that in these the state experiment stations, and with many otner institutions and individuals. islation of the proper character among I production of our various great staples the several states. Corporations. When we come to deal with nt corporations the need for the govern ment iu an uirecuv is lar rroiitp Ihsn in the case of labor, because great corporations can become such onlv ciiBttguii: in interstate mm mtrrn of commerce. Of necessity the careful Investiga tion of special corporations will afford the commissioner knowledge of cer tain business facts, the publication of which might be an improper In fringement of private rights. The method of making public the results and interstate commerce is oeeullarlv of 111656 investigations affords, under uciu ui ins general anvemmnn i It ia an absurdity to exnect tn oHmi' nate the abuses in great corporations suiu: bcliuii. j.c is aimcuit to be patient with an argument that iirh matters should be left to th rtnt. because more than one state pursues the policy of creating on easy terms tuipurauons wnicn are never operated within the state at all. but in othnr states wnose laws they ignore. The national government alone can deal adequately with these great corpora tions. To try to deal with them in fn intemperate, destructive, or demagogic of private rights. The congress will have all facts except such as would give to another corporation informa tion which would injure the legitimate business of a competitor and destroy the incentive for individaul superiority and thrift. The bureau has also made exhaus tive examinations into the legal con dition under which corporate business is carried on in the various states; into all Judicial decisions on the sub ject; and into the various systems of corporate taxation in use. I call spe- spirit would, in all probability, mean 'dal attention' to the report of the that nothing whatever would be accom pusnea. and. with absolute roriainto that if anything were accomplished it would be of a harmful nature. The American people need to continue to show the very qualities that they have shown that is, moderation, good sense, the earnest desire to avoid doing any damage, and yet the quiet determina tion to proceed, step by step, without nan and witnout hurry, in eliminating or at least in minimizing whatever of mischief or of evil there is to interstate commerce in the conduct of great cor porations. They are acting in no spirit of hostility to wealth, either individual or corporate. They are not against the rich man any more than aeainst the poor man. On the contrary, thev a i.iciiui; aune toward ncn man and toward poor man. provided onlv that each acts in a spirit of 1usti- r,H decency toward his fellows. Great cor porations are necessary, and only men of great singular mental power can manage such corporations successfully, and such men must have cTesifrPD.-ai.ria But these corporations should be man aged witn cue regard to the interest o.f the public as a whole. Where this can be done under the present laws it must be done. Where these laws come short others should be enacted to supplement Tet we must never forget the deter mining factor In every kind of work, of head or hand, must be the man's own good sense, courage and kindli ness. More important than any legis lation is the gradual growth of a feel ing of responsibility and forbearance among capitalists and wage workers alike: a feeling of broad community of interest, not merely of capitalists among themselves, and of wage work ers among themselves, but of capital ists and wage workers in their rela tions to each other, and of both in their relations to their fellows who with them make up the body politic. There are many captains of Industry, many labor leaders, who realize this. A re cent speech by the president of one of our great railroad systems to the em ployes or that system contains sound common sense. It runs In part as follows: "It is my belief we can better serve each other, better understand the man as well as his business, when meeting face to face, exchanging views, and re alizing from personal contact we serve but one interest, that of our mutual prosperity. "Serious misunderstandings can not occur where Dersona.1 cnnd will erire and opportunity for personal explana tion is present. "In my early business life I had ex perience with men of affairs of a character to make me desire to avoid creating a like feeling of resentment to myself and the Interests in my charge, should fortune ever place me in au thority, and I am solicitous of a meas ure of confidence on the part of the public and our employes that I shall hope may be warranted by the fair ness and good fellowship I intend shall prevail in our relationship. "But do not feel I am disposed to grant unreasonable requests, spend the money of our company unnecessarily or without value received, nor expect the days of mistakes are disappearing, or that cause for complaint will not con tinually occur; simply to correct such abuses as may be discovered, to better conditions as fast as reasonably may be expected, constantly striving, with varying success, for that improvement we all desire, to convince vou there Is a force at work In the right direction, all tne time making progress is the dispo sition with which I have come among you, asking your good will and encour agement. "The day has gone by when a cor poration can be handled successfully in defiance of the public will, even though that will be unreasonable and wrong. A public may be led, but not driven, and I prefer to go with it and shape or iu a measure, its opinion, rath er than be swept from my bearings, with loss to myself and the interests in my charge. "Violent prejudice exists towards cor porate activity and capital today, much of it founded in reason, more in appre hension, and a large measure is due to the personal traits of arbitrary, unrea sonable, incompetent, and offensive men in positions of authority. The accom plishment of results by indirection, the endeavor to thwart the intention, if not the expressed letter of the law (the will of the people), a disregard of the rights of others, a disposition to withhold what is due, to force by main strength or inactivity a result not justified, de pending upon the weakness of the claimant and his indisposition to be come involved in litigation, has created a sentiment harmful in the extreme and a disposition to consider anything fair that gives gain to the Individual at the expense of the company. "If corporations are to continue to do the world"s work, as they are best fitted to, these qualities in their representa tives that have resulted in the present prejudice against them must be relega-. ted to the background. The corporations nTust come out Into the open and see and be seen. They must take the public i chief of the bureau; and I earnestly ask that the congress carefully con sider the report and' recommendations of the commissioner on this subject- Insurance. The business of Insurance vitally affects the great mass of the people of the United States and Is national and not local In its application. It In volves a multitude of transactions among the people of the different states and between American com panies and foreign governments. I urge that the congress carefully con sider whether the power of the bu reau of corporations cannot constitu tionally be extended to cover inter state transactions in insurance. Rebates. Above all else, we must strive to keep the highways of commerce open to all on equal terms; and to do this it is necessary to put a complete stop to all rebates. Whether the shipper or the railroad Is to blame makes no difference: the rebate must be stop ped, the abuses of the private car and private terminal track and side track systems must be stopped, and the leg islation of the Fifty-eighth congress which declares it to be unlawful for any person or corporation to offer, grant, give, solicit, accept, of receive any rebate, concession, or discrimina tion In respect of the transportation of any property in interstate or foreign commerce whereby such property shall by any device whatever be trans ported at a less rate than that named In the tariffs published by the carrier must be enforced. For some time after the enactment of the act to regulate commerce it remained a mooted question whether that act con ferred upon the Interstate commerce commission the power, after it had found a challenged rate to be unrea sonable, to declare what thereafter should, prima facie, be the reasonable maximum rate for the transportation in dispute. The supreme court finally resolved that question In the negative. so that as the law now stands the com mission simply possess the bare power to denounce a particular rate as un reasonable. While I am of the opin ion that at present it would be unde sirable, if It were not Impracticable, finally to clothe the commission with general authority to fix railroad rates, I do believe that, as a fair security to shippers, the commission should be vested with the power, where a given rate has been challenged and after full hearing found to be unreasonable, to decide, subject to judicial review, what shall be a reasonable rate to take its place; the ruling of the commission to take effect Immediately, and to ob tain unless and until it is reversed by the court of review. The government must in Increasing degree supervise and regulate the workings of the rail ways engaged in Interstate commerce; and such increased supervision is the only alternative to an increase of the present evils on the one hand or a still more radical policy on the other. In my judgment the most important legislative act now needed as regards the regulation of corporations is this act to confer on the interstate com mission the power to revise rates and regulations, the revised rate to at once go into effect, and to stay in effect un less and until the court of review re verses it. Steamship companies engaged In in terstate commerce and protected In our coastwise trade, should be held to a strict observance of the Interstate commerce act. City of Washington. In pursuing the set plan to make the city of Washington an example to other American municipalities several one-room tenements tne average death rate for a number of given cities at home and abroad is about twice what it is in a two-room tene ment, four times what it is i na three room tenement, and eight times what it is in a tenement consisting of four rooms or over. These figures vary somewhat for different cities, but they approximate in each city those given above; and in all cases the increase of mortality, and especially of infant mortality, with the decrease in the number of rooms used by the family and with the consequent overcrowding is startling. The slum exacts a heavy total of death from those who dwell j therein; and this is the case not mere ly in the great crowded slums of high buildings in New Tork and Chicago, but in the alley slums of Washington. In Washington people cannot afford to ignore the harm that this causes. No Christian and civilized community can afford to show a happy-go-lucky lack of concern for the youth of todav: for, if so, the community will have to pay a terrible penalty of financial burden and social degradation in the tomorrow. There should be severe child labor and factory inspection laws. It is very desirable that mar ried women should not work in fac tories. The prime duty of the man is to work, to "be the breadwinner; the prime duty of the woman is to be the mother, the housewife. All questions or tarin: ana finance sink into utter in significance when compared with the tremendous, the vital importance of trying to shape conditions so that these two duties of the man and of tne woman can be fulfilled under rea sonably favorable circumstances. If a race does not have plenty of children. or if the children do not grow up, or if when they grow up they are un healthy in body and stunted or vicious in mind, then that race is decadent, and no heaping up of wealth, no splendor of momentary material pros perity, can avail lit any degree as onsets, The congress has the same power of legislation for the District of Columbia wnicn the state legislatures have for the various states. The Droblems lnei dent to our highly complex modern in dustrial civilization, with its manifold and perplexing tendencies both for good a.uu ivi cvii, are lar less snarpiy ac centuated in the city of Washington than in most other cities For this very reason it is easier to deal with the vari ous phases of these problems in Wash ington, and the District of Columbia government should be a model for the other municipal governments of the na tion, in all such matters as supervision of the housing of the poor, the creation of small parks in the districts inhabit.,! ed by the poor. In laws affecting labor? in laws providing lor tne taking care of the children, in truant laws, and in pro- In the vital matter of taking care of cniiuren, mucn advantage could be gained by a careful study of what has been accomplished in such states as Illinois and Colorado by the juvenile courts. The work of the juvenile court is really a work of character building. It Is now generally recognized that young boys and young girls who go wrong should not be treated as crimi nals, not even necessarily as needing reformation, but rather as needing to have their characters formed, and for this end to have them tested and de veloped by a system of probation. Much admirable work has been done In many or our commonwealths by earnest men and women who have made a special study of the needs of those classes of children which furnish the greatest number of Juvenile offenders, and there fore the greatest number of adult of fenders; and by their aid, and by profit ing by the experience of the different states and cities in these matters, It would be easy to provide a good code for the District of Columbia. Several considerations suggest the need of a systematic investigation into and improvement of housing conditions in Washington. The hidden residential alleys are breeding grounds of vice and disease, and should be opened into minor streets. For a number of years influential citizens have joined with the district commissioners in the vain en deavor to secure laws permitting the condemnation of insanitary dwellings. The local death rates, especially from preventable diseases, are so unduly high as to suggest that .the exceptional wholesomeViess of Washington's better sections is offset by bad conditions In her poorer neighborhoods. A special commission on housing and health conditions In the national capital" would not only bring about the refor mation of existing evils, but would also formulate an appropriate building code to protect the city from mammoth brick tenements and other evils which threat en to develop here as they have in other cities. That the nation's capital should be made a model for other municipali ties is an ideal which appeals to all patriotic citizens everywhere, and such a special commission might map out and organize the city's future de velopment in lines of civic social ser vice. Just as Major L'Ehfant and the recent park commission planned the arrangement of her streets and parks. It is mortifying to remember that Washington has no compulsory school attendance law and that careful In quiries Indicate the habitual absence from school of some twenty per cent of all children between the ages of eight and fourteen. It must be evident to all who consider the problems of neglect ed child life or the benefits of com pulsory education in other cities that one of the most urgent needs of the national capital Is a law requiting the school attendance of all children, this law to be enforced by attendance agents directed by the board of educa tion. Public play grounds are necessary means for the development of whole some citizenship in modern cities. It is Important that the work inaugurated here through voluntary efforts should be taken up and extended through con gressional appropriation of funds suf ficient to equip and maintain numerous convenient small play grounds upon land points should be kept in mind by the which can be secured without purchase legislators. In the first place, the or rental. It Is also desirable that small people of this country should clearly vacant places be purchased and reserv- understand that no amount of indus trial prosperity, and above all no leadership in international industrial competition, can in any way atone for the sapping of the vitality of those who are usually spoken of as the working classes. The farmers, the mechanics, the skilled and unskilled laborers, the small shop keepers, make up the bulk of the population of any country; and upon their well-being, generation after generation, the well being of the country and the race de pends. Rapid development in wealth and industrial leadership Is a good thing, but only If it goes hand in hand with improvement, and not deteriora tion, physical and moral. The over crowding of cities and the draining of country districts are unhealthy and even dangerous symptoms in our mod ern life. We should not permit over crowding In cities. In certain Euro pean cities It is provided by law that the population of towns shall not be allowed to exceed a very limited den sity for a given area, so that the in crease In density must be continually pushed back into a broad zone around the center of the town, this zone hav ing great avenues or parks within it. The death rate statistics show a ter rible increase in mortality, and espe cially in infant mortality, in over- ed as small-park play grounds in dense ly settled sections of the city which now have no public open spaces and are des tined soon to be built up solidly. All these needs should be met Immediate ly. To meet them would entail expen ses; but a corresponding saving could be made by stopping the building of streets and levelling of ground for pur poses largely speculative in outlvlng parts of the city. There are certain offenders, whose criminality takes the shape of brutality and cruelty towards the weak, who need a special type of punishment. The wife-beater, for example, is inadequate ly punished by imprisonment; for im prisonment may often mean nothing to him, while it may cause hunger and want to the wife and children who have been the victims of his brutality. Pro bably some form of corporal punish ment would be the most adequate way of meeting this kind of crime. Agriculture. The department of agriculture has grown into an educational institution with a faculty of two thousand spec ialists making research into all the sciences of production. The congress appropriates, directly and Indirectly, six millions of dollars annually to carry on this work. It reaches every j state and territory ifl the union and I The world is carefully searched for new varieties of grains, fruits, grasses, vege tables, trees, and shrubs, suitable to various localities in our country; ana marked benefit to our producers has resulted. The activities of our age in lines of research have reached the tillers of tae soil and inspired them with am bition to know more of the principles that govern the forces of nature with which they have to deal. Nearly half of the people of this country devote tneir energies to growing things from the soil. Until a recent date little has been done to prepare these millions for their life work. In most lines of hu man activity college-trained men are the leaders. The farmer had no oppor tunity for special training until the congress made provision for it forty years ago. During these years progress has been made and teachers have been prepared. Over five thousand students are in attendance at our state agricul tural colleges. The federal government expends ten millions of dollars annual ly toward this education and for re search in Washington and in the sev eral states and territories. The de partment of agriculture has given fa cilities for post-graduate work to five hundred young men during the last seven years, preparing them for ad vanced lines of work in the depart ment and in the state institutions. The facts concerning meteorology and its relations to plant and animal life are being systematically inquired into. Temperature and moisture are controlling factors in all agricultural operations. The seasons of the cy clones of the Caribbean sea and their i paths are being forecasted with in creasing accuracy. The cold winds that come from the north .are antici pated and their times and intensity told to farmers, gardeners, and fruit erers in all southern localities. "We sell two hundred and fifty mil lion dollars' wortii of animals and animal products to foreign countries every year, in addition to supplying our own people more cheaply and abundantly than any other nation is able to provide for its people. Suc cessful manufacturing depends pri marily on cheap food, which accounts to a considerable extent for our growth in this direction. The department of agriculture, by careful Inspection of meats, guards the health of our peo ple and gives clean bills of health to deserving exports; it is prepared to deal promptly with imported diseases of animals, and maintain the excel lence of our flocks and herds in this respect. There should be an annual census of the live stock of the nation. We sell abroad about six hundred million dollars' worth of plants and their products every year. Strenuous efforts are being made to import from foreign countries such grains as are suitable to our varying localities, Seven years ago we bought three fourths of our rice; by helping the rice growers on the Gulf coast to se cure seeds from the Orient suited to their conditions, and by giving them adequate protection, they now supply home demand and export to the isl ands of the Caribbean sea and to other rice growing countries. Wheat and ether grains have been impor1d from Hght-rainfall countries to our lands in the west and southwest that have not grown crops because of light precipita tion, resulting in an extensive addition to our cropping area and our home making territory that cannot be irri gated. Ten million bushels of first class macaroni wheat were grown from these experimental importations last year. Fruits suitable to our soils and cli mates are being imported from all the countries of the old world the fig from Turkey, the almond- from Spain, the date from Algeria, the mango from In dia. We are helping our fruit growers to get their crops into European mar kets by studying methods of preserva tion through refrigeration, packing, and handling, which have been quite succes fuL We are helping our hop growers by Importing varieties that ripen ear lier and later than the kinds they have been raising, thereby lengthening the harvesting season. The cotton crop of the country is threatened with root rot, the bollworm, and the boll weevil. Our pathologists will find immune varieties that will resist the root disease, and the boll worm can be dealt with, but the boll weevil is a serious menace to the cotton crop. It is a Central Ameri can Insect that has become acclimated to Texas and has done great damage. A scientist of the department of agricul ture has found the weevil at home in Guatemala being kept in check by an ant, which has been brought to our cot ton fields for observation. It is hoped that it may serve a good purpose. The soils of the country are-getting attention from the farmer's standpoint, and Interesting results are following. We have duplicates of the soils that grow the wrapper tobacco In Sumatra and the filler toDacco in uuDa. it win be only a question of time when the large amounts paid to these countries will he naid to our own people. The reclamation of alkali lands is progress ing, to give object lessons to our peo nle In methods by which worthless lunili ma v be made productive. The insect friends ana enemies ot the farmer are getting attention. ne enemy of the San Jose scale was found near the Great Wall of China, and is now cleaning up all our orchards. The r-frti limine insect imported from Turkey has helped to establish an in- rTnt-rv in tTaiirornia mat ttmuuiiia vaj from fiftv to one hundred tons or dried figs annually, and is extending nwr the Pacific coast. A parasitic fly from South Africa Is keeping in sub jection the black scale, the worst pest of tne orange ana icmuu inuuou j m Careful preliminary work is being lone towards producing our own silk. The mulberry Is. being distributed in J large numbers, eggs are Deing im ported and distributed, Improved reels were imported from Europe last year. and two expert reelers were brought to Washington to reel the crop of cocoons and teach the art to our own nennle. The crop-reporting system of the department of agriculture Is being brought closer to accuracy every year. It has two hundred and fifty thousand reporters selected from people In eight vocations in life. It has arrange ments with most European countries for interchange of estimates, so that our people may know as nearly as possible with what they must compete. Irrigation. During the two and a half years that have elapsed since the passage of the reclamation act rapid progress has been made in the surveys and ex aminations of the opportunities for reclamation in the thirteen states and three territories of the arid west. Construction has already been begun on the largest and most important of the irrigation works, and plans are be ing completed for works which will utilize the funds now a vs. liable. The operations are being carried on by the reclamation service, a co.'ps of en gineers selected through competitive civil service examinations. This corps Includes experienced consulting and constructing engineers as veil as vari ous experts in mechanical and legal matters, and -Is composed largely of men who have spent most of their lives In practical affairs connected with irrigation. The larger problems have been solved and it now remains to execute" with, care, economy, and thoroughness the work which has been laid out. All important details aro he- Ing carefully considered by boards of tuunuiunj engineers, selected for their thorough knowledge and practical ex perience, tacn project is taken up on the ground by competent men and viewed from the standpoint of the treiuon or prosperous homes, and of promptly refunding to the treasury me cost oi construction. The reclama tion act has been found to be remark ably complete and effective, and so broad in its provisions that a wide range or undertakings has been possi Die under it. At the same time, economy is guaranteed by the fact txiai tne runas must ultimately be re- lumcu m u used over again. Forests It IS the cardinal nrinclnln of the forest-reserve policy of this adminis tration tnat the reserve swa fnr ue Whatever interferes with the use of their resources is to be avoided by ev ery possible means. But these re sources must be used in such a way as to rease mem permanent. The forest' policy of the government is just now a subject of vivid oubllo interest throughout the west and to tne people of the United States in gen eral. The forest reserves themselves are of extreme value to the present as well as to the future welfare of all the western public land states. They pow erfully affect the use and disposal of me puduc lands. They are of special importance .because they preserve the water supply and the supply of tim ber for domestic nurnoses. and so nro- mote settlement- under the reclamation act. Indeed, they are essential to the welfare of every one of the areat in terests of tne west. Jborest reserves are created for two. principal purposes. The first is to Dre- serve the water supply. This is their most important use. The principal users of the water thus preserved are Irrigation ranchers and settlers, cities and towns to whom -their municipal water supplies are of the very first Importance, users and furnishers of water power, and the users of water ror domestic, manufacturing, mining, and other purposes. All these ar di rectly dependent upon the forest re serves. The second reason for which forest reserves are created Is to preserve the timber supply for various classes of wood users. Among the more import ant of these are settlers under the re clamation act and other acts, for whom a cheap and accessible supply of timber tor domestic uses is absolutely neces sary; miners and prospectors, who are in serious danger of losing their timber supply by fire or through export by lumber companies when timber lands adjacent to their mines pass Into pri vate ownership; lumbermen, transpor tation companies, builders, and com mercial interests in general. Although the wisdom of creating for est reserves is nearly everywhere heart ily recognized, yet in a few localities there has been misunderstanding and complaint. The following statement is therefore desirable: The forest-reserve policy can he suc- cessiui only wnen it has the full sup port of the people of the west. It can not safely, and should not in any case, be imposed upon them against their will. But neither can we accept the views of those whose only interest in the forest is temporary; who are anx ious to reap what they have not sown and then move away, leaving desolation behind them. On the contrary, it is everywhere and always the interest of the permanent settler and the perman ent businessman, the man with a stake in the country, which must be consid ered and which must decide. The making for forest reserves with in railroad and wagon road land grant limits will hereafter, as for the past three years,-be so managed as to pre vent tne tssue, under the act of June 4, 1897, of base for exchange or lieu selection (usually called scrip). In all cases where forest reserves within areas covered by land grants appear to be essential to the prosperity of set Hers, miners- or others, the government lands within such proposed forest re serve will, as in the recent past, be withdrawn from sale or entry pending the completion of such negotiations with the owners of the land grants as will prevent the creation of so-called scrip. It was formerly the custom to make man in the office, will be more easily and more widely useful to the people of the west than has been the case hitherto. Third. Within a comparatively short time the reserves will become, self-supporting. This is important, because continually and rapidly in creasing appropriations will be neces- ceedingly important Interest of the na tion, and they can and should be off set by returns from the national for ests. Under similar circumstances the forest possessions of other great na tions form an important source ot revenue to their governments. Every administrative officer con cerned is convinced of the necessity for the proposed consolidation of for est work in the department of agricul ture, and I myself have urged it mora than once in former messages. Again I commend it to (he early and favor able consideration of the congress. The interests of the nation at large and of the west in particular have suffered greatly because of the delay. Public Lands. I call the attention of the congress again to the report and recommendation of the commission on the public lands forwarded by me to the second session of the present congress. The commis sion has prosecuted its investigations actively during the past season, and a second report is now In an advanced stage of preparation. Game Preserves. In connection with the work of the forest reserves I desire again to urge upon the congress the importance of authorizing the president to set aside certain portions ot these reserves or other public lands as game refuges for the preservation of the bison, the wapi ti, and other large beasts once so abundant in our woods and mountains and on our great plains, and now tend ing toward extinction. Every support should be given to the authorities ot the Yellowstone park In their success ful efforts at preserving the large crea tures therein; and at very little expense) portions of the public domain in other regions which are wholly unsuited to agricultural settlement could be simi larly utilized. We owe It to future gen erations to keep alive the noble and beautiful creatures which by their presence add such distinctive character to the American wilderness. The limits of the Yellowstone park should be ex tended southwards. The Canyon of the) Colorado should be made a national park; and the national park system should include the iosemite ana as many as possible of the groves of giant trees In California. Pensions. The veterans of the Civil war have as claim upon the nation such as no other body of our citizens possess. The pen sion bureau has never In Its history been managed in a more satisfactory, manner than is now the case. Indians. The progress of the Indians toward civilization, though not rapid, is per haps all that could be hoped for In view cf the circumstances. Within the past year many tribes have shown. In a degree greater than ever before, an appreciation of the necessity of work. This changed attitude is In part due to the policy recently pursued of reducing the amount of subsistence to the Indians, and thus forcing them, through sheer necessity, to work for a livelihood. The policy, though severe, is a useful one, but it is to be exercised only with Judg ment and with a full understanding of the conditions which exist in each com munity for which it is Intended. On or near the Indian reservations there is usually very little demand for labor, and if the Indians are to earn their living and when work can not be fur nished from outside- (which is always preferable), then it must be furaished by the government. Practical instruc tion of this kind would in a few years result in the forming of habits of regu lar industry, which would render the Indian a producer and would effect a great reduction in the cost of his main tenance. it is commonly declared that tne slow advance of the Indians is due to the unsatisfactory character of the men appointed to i&ite imnncuaw charge of them, and to some extent this is true. While the standard of tho employes in the Indian service shows great improvement over that of by gone years, ana wnne actual currup- forest reserves without first getting tion or flagrant dishonesty Is now the definite and detailed information as rare exception, it Is nevertheless the to the character of land and timber fact that the salaries paid Indian within their boundaries. This method agents are not large enough to attract of action often resulted in badly the best men to that field of work. To chosen boundaries and consequent in-1 achieve satisfactory results the official Justice to settlers and others. There-1 In charge of an Indian tribe shouia fore this administration adopted the possess tne njgn quauncations wnicn present method of first withdrawing are required in the manager of a large the land from disposal, followed by business, but only in exceptional cases careful examination on the ground is it possible to secure men oi sucn a and the nreD&ration of detailed mans type for these positions. Much better and descriptions, before any forest re-1 service, however, might be obtained serve is created. I from those now holding the places I have repeatedly called attention to were it practicaDie to get out ot uim the confusion which exists in govern- the best that is in them, and this should be done by bringing them con- is scattered among three independent stantly into closer touch with their organizations. The United States is superior officers. An agent who has the only one of the great nations in en content to draw his salary, glvtn which the forest work of the govern- return the least possible equivalent ment Is not concentrated under one n effort and service, may, by proper department, in consonance with the treatment, by suggestion and encour plainest dictates of good administra- agement. or persistent urging, be stim- tion and common sense. The present uiatea to greater enort na n w arrangement is bad from every point Jke a I"ore ctive personal interest in of view. Merely to mention it is to his work. prove that it should be terminated at Under existing conditions an Indian once. As I have repeatedly recom- agent in the distent west may be j.j ,i .v. r wholly out of touch with the office of gverment suld" be concentrated "in I"f bureau He may ry well the department or agriculture, wnere 1 1 r: T 1T iTi lJi r.. the larger part of that work is already Tr. ,,Anri- n S-v,i nr.ri,iw Qii r,f routine duties in the way of reports and accounts are required of him, but there is no one with whom he may In done,' where practically all of the trained foresters of the government fnoTirefe comnrns Lnnv hJ,r'i! CPnr-eh"SnTf hi, work, except after long delay. Such a man would Da greacry encour- hand knowledge of the problems ofl Jr.ul: fn JVi aei and a'aed by personal contact where all problems relating to growth I Jj BOme one whoae interest In In- from the soil are already gathered, and where all the sciences auxiliary to forestry are at hand for prompt and effective co-operation, dtan affairs and whose authority in the Indian bureau were greater than his own, and such contact would ta chief obstacle to Indian progress. Whatever shall more closely unite these two branches of the Indian ser vice, and shall enable them to co operate more heartily and more ef fectively, will be for the Increased ef- rwa- I 1 V bun... v' wmivi inwe reasons! a-A .nn.t.nti. i. are decisive in themselves, but creaee the interest he takes in his snuuiu uc auueu ine gteai ui &eL.u- I work. izations ot citizens wnose interests are Th(i dtetanee which separates the aitec-ueu uj ui rurcst i cscrvca, uui agents the workers in the field from tne rational i-ve &tocK association, tne inaia office in Washington is a tion, the American Mming congress, the -National Irrigation congress, and the National Board" of Trade, have uniformly, emphatically, and most of them repeatedly, expressed themselves in favor of placing all government I ficiency of the work, and the better torest worn in me aciiaiuueui vi ngn- ment of the raee for whose improve culture because of the peculiar aoapta-l ment the Indian bureau was estab tlon of that department for It. It fa Ushei The appointment of a field true, also, tnat tne iorest services or assistant to the commissioner of In nearly all the great nations of the dian affairs would be certain to Insure world are under the respective de- this good end. Such an official. If partments of agriculture, while In but possessed of the requisite energy and two of the smaller nations and in one deen interest in the work, would h n. colony are tney unaer tne aepartment most efficient factor in bringing Into of the interior. This Is the result of closer relationship and a more direct long and varied experience and It union of effort the. bureau at Wash- agrees fully with the requirements or j ington and its agents In the field; and good administration in our own case. I with the co-operation of its branches The creation of a forest service in the department of agriculture will have for Its important results: First. A better handling of all for est work, because it will be under a single head, and because the vast and indispensable experience of the de partment in all matters pertaining to tne forest reserves, to forestry in gen eral, and to other forms of production from the soil, will be easily and rapid ly accessible. Second. The reserves themselves, being handled from the point of view of the man in the field, instead or the thus secured the Indian bureau would, in measure fuller than ever before, lift up the savage toward that self- help and self-reliance which consti tute the man. In 1907 there will be held at Hampton Roads the trlcetennial celebration of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, with which the history of what has now become the United States really begins. I commend this to your favorable con sideration. It is an event of prime his toric significance, in which all the peo- '.Continued on Page Ten.)

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 6, 1904. f The Excellent Shoes 12 of Wright Peters and D. Armstrong We sell them in preference to all other makes, because of the perfect satisfaction given. a- Our customers get into such a habit of buying one or the other that it is hard to sell them any thing else, and we don't try to for no advertise- POLITICAL GOSSIP. A boom has been started for Chas. S. Jobes of Kansas City for comptrol ler of the treasury under President Roosevelt's coming- administration. It Is stated that Mr. Jobes is not an ac tive candidate, but his friends are pushing him and he will accept the place If it comes his way. While Mr. Jobes lives over in Mis eourl, he is really a Kansas man. He lived down in Barber county fifteen years ago or such a. matter and helped start Chester I. Long in his political career. He was responsible for Long's nomination for the state senate and he has been backing Long ever since. In the meantime Jobes has risen some himself. He has made money and has risen in his business of banking. He became national bank examiner for Kansas and held that place until he went to Kansas City a few years ago to become president of the American National bank there. He has con tinued to be active in politics, but he has also done some remarkable finan cial stunts. It was C. S. Jobes who astonished the financial world which is centered around Wall street a few months ago by beating a Wall street syndicate out of a three million dollar government bond issue. In the recent campaign Mr. Jobes had considerable to do with carrying Missouri for Roosevelt, and it is argued that he ought to stand high at the White House in conseauence. For this reason it is believed that he stands a good chance of appointment as comptroller of the treasury. Now that it is generally agreed that W. R. Stubbs will be speaker of the house the politicians are beginning to hunt out candidates for speaker pro tern. Two candidates are thus far mentioned: Judge Ansel R. Clarke of Rice county and A. G. Mead of Beloit. H. E. Patterson of Wichita, the ac countant whom T. T. Kelly employed to controvert State Accountant Row ett's reports, is said to be a candidate for state accountant under the Hoch administration. "Doc" Newman, county clerk of Shawnee county, is shaping things to capture the jiomlnation for state aud itor in two years. It was stated a few months ago that he had picked on secretary of state, but there is likely to be a fight over that' office, so Mr. New man has switched his ambitions to the state auditor's office. He is secretary of the County Clerks' association and expects to get a lot of support through that channel. He has reserved quar ters at the National for county clerks who want to come to Topeka this win ter and lobby in the interest of special fee and salary bills or other like measures. RACE SCTCIDE. Notable Decrease in Birth Rate of En ropean Ci ties. Berlin, Dec. 6. Official statistics covering 26 years show a steady and noticeable decrease in the birth rate in the large cities tn Germany, in spite of the fact that the marriage rate is higher than in cities of less than 160,000 inhabitants and in the country. Berlin, which passed the two million mark in December, pre ents the heaviest decrease in the birth rate. In the period from 1896 to 1900 it averaged 2S.9 against 44.9 from 1875 to 18S0. The highest birth rate is in the great industrial centers of the Rhenish provrnces. In Essen the average is 47.7, in Dortmund 47.3, in Dusseldorf 41.7, and in Cologne 40.2. The marriage rate is highest in Berlin, 21.9, and in the other great cities it is 18.21 per thousand. The statistical bureau points out that this portends a considerable fall ing off in the national birth rate, since the decline in the great cities with an increasing proportion of People and a high marriage rate are most important in the general effect. Notice Life insurance companies will reduce the rate 33 per cent to all who agree to use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. A wise measure. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gatlin Drug Co. My! My! You are grow ing old fast! And you know why, too. It's those gray hairs! Don't you know that Ayer's Hair Vigor restores color to gray hair? Well, it does. And it never fails, either. It stops falling hair also, and keeps the scalp clean Sold for sixty years ment is quite so ettective as tnat given us by the woman who tells her friends of the comfort and satisfaction she has derived from wearing a certain make of shoes. Everybody's sije, everybody's price, are here and everybody's taste will be pleased. Special care taKcn in iittm Children's Shoes. UN J OlM'ii TOIMSllA. Leave Items ror this column with Ktn ball Printing Co.. 912 North Kansas ave. ln'i"pemipr.t 'phono 746.J E. D. Burroughs was in today from Grantville. Mrs. J. L. Dutton of Silver Lake was In town yesterday shopping. H. C. McKinley went to Fort Scott yes terday to iook alter business matters. Mrs J. A. Voorhees of Colorado Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Shore of Meriden spent yesterday in Topeka. Two candidates were taken into the third rank at the meeting last evening of Amity Lodge 331 K. of V. Lost Lady's plush cape this a. m. be tween Laurent and Morris streets. Re ward for return to 927 Van Buren streets. Mrs. T. M. Forbes has received word of the death of her father, William Brooke, which occurred at his home In Mansfield, Ohio. Mrs. Harry Burns and nephew Sidney Smith have reteurned from Roosevelt, Ok., where they have been visiting for several weeks. Mies May Reser of Menoken, who was injured in a runaway Saturday, rested comfortably last night. Her condition, is considerably improved. The prayer meeting of Norris addition will be held at the home o Mr. and Mrs. William Sharp, 1216 West Norris street, Tuesday evening, December 6. Every body is invited. The Ladies' Missionary society of the Baptist church will meet Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. C. Nicholson, 919 Van Buren street. Group from K to R will meet immediately after. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Downs and son Le Roy of Rochester, Mr. and Mrs. John Fie ger of North Topeka and Mr. Golden Cun ningham and daughter Gertrude of Hoyt spent Sunday in Grantville the guests of Mr. and Mrs. August Carlson. Mr. Shoaf, who had a dry goods store In the south half of the Bowen building, corner of Kansas avenue and Laurent streets, has moved his stock to the south side, where he has gone into business with E. lianditon. Miss Collette Coughlin has taken a position in this new store. There will be an election of officers by Shawnee council No. 1 F. A. A. at the meeting Wednesday evening at Barrett hall. All members are requested to be present. Refreshments will be served. Alary Sipes, president; Ruth Steele, sec retary. 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. POLICE COURT NOTES. J. C. Bunds, the man who was arrested Sunday evening l'or disturbing a religious meeting at the Second Wesleyan church, was fined $5 in the police court last even ing. He admitted making a disturbance, but said that he had a grievance against the church because his wife belonged to it and bothered him with her religious views. George Thompson, a negro, arrested on the charge of stealing coal, was discharg ed in police court last evening. Thompson said that it was a case of mistaken iden tity, and as the officers did not seem very positive that he was the right man, the court gave him the benefit of the doubt. The regular monthly discharge of "Bee" Adams, wtoo keeps beer in his dwelling house down in the "bottoms," occurred in police court this morning. The police al ways find liquor when they raid Adams, but they never find a bar, and as the liquor is in his .dwelling, he is invifriably discharged by Judge Hamilton. John S. Gray, who admits that he is a deserter f"-m a battery at Fort Douglas, Utah, was arrested in North Topeka last night by Officers Parcells and Henderson, and will be sent back to his regiment in charge of an officer. Gray has been away from his command for several months. A young man giving the name of Artur Hunt was arrested last night on a charge of "carrying a deadly weapon." The "weapon" consisted of a very cheap, very small revolver. New Insurance Firm. An interest in the business of Chas. G. Blakely. who has been known for a number of years as one of Topeka's foremost fire insurance men, has been purchased by L. H. Worthington. who last week resigned his position as man ager of the Topeka store of the Jones Dry Goods company. The new firm will be known as Chas. G. Blakely Co. ,and will add real estate, loans and public account ing to the already established business of fire, tornado and plate glass insur ance which has been Mr. Blakely's specialty for the past five years. Mr. Worthington is not new to the insurance business, having spent sev eral years in the home office of a well known company. Red Iliver FeTer Breaks Out, Winnipeg. Man., Dec. 6. Nine deaths were reported Sunday and 13 today from what is alleged to be typhoid fever but is generally believed to be a revival of the epidemic fre quently fatal in the early dayx of the country and familiarly known as Red river fever. This disease while not characterized by high temperature is fatal in numerous cases, nevertheless. For real estate, insurance, public accounting and auditing, see C. G. Blakely Co.. Central National ban& building. I IPeople hending Items to this department of the State Journal will confer a favor by giving the full first name or two initial, with all proper names. Items must ho accompanied Ijy the name ana address of the WJ iter or they can not be published.! Miss Hazel Fassler's dance at Stein berg's Monday evening was the largest and most important of the ante-holiday entertainments as it was quite the prettiest affair that has been given at Steinberg's in a number of years. The dancing hall and the adjoining recep tion and supper rooms have rarely looked more beautiful nor furnished the setting for a more brilliant com pany. In the dancing hall a charm ingly festive effect was achieved by the lavish use of Alabama smilax and red chrysanthemums. Ropes of the green and the chrysanthemums entwined swinging from pillar to pillar and winding them from the ceiling to within a few feet of the floor. The corners of the hall were transformed into bowers of the smilax and tali vases of chrysan themums brightened them. The lights were all shaded with red and on each side of the central column was a monogram F outlined with tiny red in candescent lights. The orchestra plat form was entirely concealed behind a wall of palms. In the reception room were many palms and big bou quets of red roses and in the supper room the floor was covered with Oriental rugs and the many small square tables placed about were lighted by red candles under red shades in Colonial candlesticks. About two hundred guests enjoyed the oc casion. They were received by Miss Fassler with whom were her mother, Mrs. Armin Fassler, her guest. Miss Katherine Morehouse of Danville, 111., and Miss Florence Hamilton of Provi dence, R. I., who is visiting Miss Mar jorie Wheeler. The hostess looked charmingly pretty in a gown of white point d'esprit with a pink girdle and carrying a round, old-fashioned Sec ond Empire bouquet of red, pink and white carnations. Mrs. Fassler wore a very handsome toilet of black Chan tilly lace over white taffeta and her bouquet was like her daughter's but of red carnations. Miss Morehouse was in pink net and her flowers were pink carnations and Miss Hamilton in white Paris muslin trimmed with Mechlin lace and carried an enormous bunch of Russian violets. Little Misses Jose phine Norton and Mary Alexander were at the punch bowls throughout the evening. The presence of a num ber of visiting girls beside Miss More house and Miss Hamilton and other guests from out of town added to the success of the occasion. Miss Atch ison and Miss Lottie Atchison of Leav enworth, Mrs. W. J. Black's sisters, were both there, and Miss Mary Spencer of Lawrence who is visiting the family of her fiance, Mr. Eugene Ware, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Nor ton came from Kansas City, Mr. Chauncey Dewey from Chicago, Mr. William Cockins and Mr. Sidney Griggs from Lawrence and Mr. Vance Humphrey from Junction City and Mr. H. P. Newell of St. Louis who is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. William Drechsel was also a guest. Mrs. John C. McClintock is giving an informal afternoon tea from 3 to 5 o'clock today to introduce Mrs. Urquhart Lee of Chicago. Mrs. Nor man Wear, Mrs. Dell Kelzer, Miss Anna Harrison and Miss Helen Mc Clintock are assisting. The annual business meeting of the Topeka chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was held Monday, December 5, Topeka's birth day anniversary, at the home of Mrs. A. K. Rodgers, 503 Monroe street. The new officers elected are Mrs. Luther Burns, regent; Mrs. C. A. McGuire, vice regent; Mrs. W. C. Fisk, secre tary; Mrs. A. M. Harvey, treasurer; Miss Zu Adams, registrar; Mrs. T. W. Harrison, historian; Mrs. A. H. Hor ton, Mrs. A. K. Rodgers and Mrs. George Stoker, advisory board. Money was donated for the Continental Me morial hall now being- built in Wash ington and another sum to be sent to Mrs. Thorpe, the Topeka police mat ron, for her annual Christmas treat for the children of the poor. The chapter will meet again the second Saturday in January with Mrs. George Stoker. Miss Ruder, of Leavenworth, will en tertain at cards tonight in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Williams Wikidal at the home of her sister. Mrs. "William S. Albright, 1423 Harrison street. Mrs. C. F. Menninger's Bible classes are to give a supper at her house on Topeka avenue Friday evening to raise money for new seats for the lecture room of the First Presbyterian church where the classes meet. Mrs. T. F. Garver and Mrs. P. I. Bonebrake will issue invitations soon for an afternoon reception at the home of the former on Harrison street in compliment to Mrs. Robert Diller Gar ver, Wednesday afternoon, December 14. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stevens gave on old-fashioned New England dinner last night at their home, 1418 Harrison street, in celebration of Mr. Stevens' birthday, the affair being arranged by Mrs. Stvens for a surprise. The guests were seated at one long table which was decorated with carnations, smilax and ferns. Place cards bore a colonial Dr. Lyon's PERFECT ooihPowde AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PREPARED BY I j P i; h i I In Holiday Attire I i 1 g Nabfsco Sugar Wafers present the happiest gift-idea fi h of the Christmas season. pjj pi f aaaagji 1 jJli 1 ljfl j- .y motto. Those present were Mr. and ir,i. xt I. T,v, n.in I r ti n .1 TVTrH. John Worley, Mr. D. W. Crawford, Miss uora JiarK, Air. uavia trimra, j.vxio Fern Lyons, Miss Maud Boner, Miss Alma Long and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thurston's guests at dinner Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs. James A. Troutman,' Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McLeod. Mrs. A. A. Rodgers, Mrs. A. S. An drews, Mrs. E, W. Poindexter, Mrs. W. M. Gregory and Mrs. George O. Wil marth will entertain the West Side Reading club and the husbands of the members Saturday evening at the Rodgers' home on Tyler street. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McCarter will give their postponed literary at home the third of the series of evenings at which they are entertaining their friends this winter at their house on Lane street Friday night. The D. D. Whist club was entertain ed Monday afternoon by Mrs. Frank Crane. Mrs. L. B. Smith of Denver, Mrs. Charles Wilmarth of Sacramento, Cal., and Mrs. W. E. Ogston, who is substituting all season for Mrs. L. S. Ferry, played for absent members. The club will not meet again until the Mon day after Christmas when Mrs. Frank Edson will be the hostess. Mrs. Wrilliam Troutman and Mrs. W. H. Hammock entertained their whist club Monday at the house of the former on Tenth avenue west. Mrs. Carl Woodbury Nellis, Mrs. Charles Bower and Mrs. William Rigby were substi tutes. The club will meet next week with Mrs. A. A. Hayes. Assisting at the bazaar which is be ing given at the First Congregational church teday and this evening are Mrs. Thomas B. Mayo, Mrs. Walter Bates, Mrs Ira Howe, Mrs. John Sargent, Mrs. A. L. Alkire, Mrs. H. L. Shirer, Mrs, W. D. Storrs, Mrs. Warren M. Crosby, Mrs. F. C. Bowen, Mrs. George Beach, Mrs. W. O. Nevill, Mrs. John Klein hans, Mrs. Ralph Clauser, Mrs. A. A. Scott Mrs. Everett Akers, Miss Bere nice Fuller, Miss Martha Valentine, and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. The Froebel Mothers' union wiU give its annual dinner to which the husbands of the members are asked Saturday evening at the residence of Mrs. H. J. Whitcomb in Potwin Place. The Authors club will meet tomor row night at the National. Mrs. Frank Jarrell will read one of her stories, "The Heart of a Child," Mr. L. L. Kiene will read a paper on "Kansas in Literature," and Dr. Roby and Mrs. W. E. Atchison will read some of their verses. The Good Government club meets Thursday at 3 p. m. at Mrs. J. D. Mc Farland's, 1100 Harrison street. The Vespuccian club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Hammond, 1028 Clay. The Art club met yesterday with Mrs. A. W. Dana. The Lakota club will meet next Monday with Mrs. C. P. Adams. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Jane Addams of Hull House, Chicago, who .will lecture at the United Presbyterian church at the corner of Eighth and Topeka avenues Wednes day night, will be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Fisk. while she is la town. Originally created to add a touch exquisite to the banquet, luncheon or tea Nabisco Sugar Wafers have won Land -wide favor as delicious confections, their sue cess resulting in the pleasing idea of clothing them in Christmas form. For the holiday season, therefore, the original pack age of red, white and gold, always beautiful in itself, is now. adorned with holly ribbon, under which you find a Christmas card with which to pay your compliments. Could anything be more appealing to those who most appreciate kindly remembrance For the distant friend, the school boy or girl, the Sunday School class, the teacher, the orphan and all your friends, what prettier token to show that you have not forgotten them than a gift of Nabisco Sugar Wafers? NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Miss Kate Albright of Leavenworth is the guest of her brother. Captain W. S. Albright and Mrs. Albright, 1423 Harrison street. Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Munn left for Chicago today to spend the remainder of the week. Miss Marjorie Burgess of Toledo, O., is the guest of Miss Agnes Fisk. Mrs. S. E. Weaver of Cincinnati, O., who is the guest of Mrs. R. E. Weaver at the Blower house, has been ill with tonsilitis but is somewhat better this week. Mrs. Anderson, Miss Marjorie An derson and Mr. George Anderson of St. Marys came from St. Marys yesterday and were guests of Mrs. A. T. Daniels until today when they left for Cali fornia to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erickson and Master Jack Erickson will spend Christmas with Mr. Erickson's sister, Mrs. E. S. Clark, in Butler, Mo. Mr. Pau Mulvane will be home from Arlington, Colo., to spend Chris mas with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. J. Mulvane. Mrs. J. N. Roberts, of Lawrence, who has been in California for a few months, has returned home. Mrs. Herbert Armstrong spent Sunday with her in Lawrence. Mr. Chester Woodward, and his mother, Mrs. B. W. Woodward, of Lawrence, will leave this week for a trip to Philadelphia and New York. Mrs. G. W. Hogeboom, who has been very seriously ill at her house at Sixth avenue and Taylor street, is bet ter today. Mr. and Mrs. Dent Hoge boom, of Pittsburg, were called here last week on account of the illness of Mrs. Hogeboom. Mrs.' J. C. McClintock has returned from a visit 'to Mrs. Bertrand Rock well, In Junction City. Mr. and Mrs. Copenhaver, of Abi lene, are spending today with Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Zahner, on their way to Chicago. Mrs. DuRelle Gage will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Davis, for the holidays. Mrs. Stephen Hall, of Kansas City, is the guest of Mrs. H. M. Hadley and Miss Hadley. Mrs. Walter Noble and her two children, who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George M.' Noble, have returned to their home in Atchison. Mrs. David Gossett is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tice, in Arkansas City. Mr. Ned Osborne went to Independ ence today to attend a dance being given tonight in compliment to Miss Marguerite Richmond, of Meadville. Pa., who has been the guest of Col and Mrs. Veale and Mr. Osborne, and who went to Independence this morning. Miss Richmond will not re turn to Topeka, but will visit friends in Chicago before she goes back to Meadville. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hood, of Em poria, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hammatf for a few days, went to Kansas City today, where they will make a permanent residence. Mrs. J. A. Young, of Abilene, re turned -home today after a visit to Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey. Mrs.. Thomas T. Kelly has returned from Excelsior Springs, where she has been for a few weeks. Mr. Cooper Jackson, of the City of Mexico, formerly of Topeka, is in town for a few days. Mrs. L. B. Smith, of Denver, Is the guest this week of Mrs. Ben Criswell. Mr. H. P. Newell, of St. Louis, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Drechsel. Mrs. Bertha Fulmer McClure re turned Saturday from Stafford, where she baa been visitine for the past WASHBURN COLLEGE CHAPEL Wednesday Night, December 7th, Under the auspices of the Washburn College Athletie Association. f is S i i Reserved Seat sale open Tuesday morning', Dec. 6, at College Library and Geo. W. Stansfield's Drug Store. three months. Mrs. McClure will visit her aunt, Mrs. A. S. Low of 509 Tyler and later go with her mother, Mrs. Fulmer of Denver, Col., to Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. McClure will be pleased to meet her friends at 509 Tyler street. The Theosophical society will meet with Miss Griffin Wednesday at 3 p. m., at 321 Kansas avenue. Mr. and Mrs. H A. Auerbach are In Chicago for a few days. Engraved Cards and Wedding invi tations, finest productions, newest styles. Adams Bros., 7 th and Jackson. One of the prettiest Jewish wed dings that has taken place in Topeka was solemnized at the Workmen hall Sunday evening when Miss Fanny Scrinopskie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Scrinopskie, became the bride of Mr. Abe Wolfson of Lawrence, Kan. Rabbi Brofosky of St. Joseph per formed the orthodox Jewish ceremony. Promptly at 5:45 o'clock the bridal party entered to the strains of the wedding march played by Mr. Harry Cohen. First came the canopy bear ers, Mr. Louis Nathanson, Mr. Albert Scrinopskie, Mr. A. Gordon and Mr. Myer Ccrinopskle. Then the ring bearer carrying the ring on a cushion, little Grace Scrinopskie; then the bride on the arm of her father fol lowed by the groomsmen and matrons and maid of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ulamperl and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scrinopskie, the bride's mother, Mrs. Eli Scrinopskie, and Miss Jennie Scrinopskie, and last the groom and his attendant Mr. Ben Nathanson. The hall was decorated with palms and chrysanthemums and the dinning room was entirely in yellow. The bride's costume was of white mull, en train. She wore a tulle veil and car ried a shower bouquet of carnations. Rudolph E. Magnus AND HIS COMPANY In a Superb Production of the Famous Old English Morality Play ElERYEIW Elaborate costumes designed from old Englieh prints. Complete scenic equipment. Entire production historically correct. Prices, 50c, 75c and $1.00 "TKE BCSTOUAUTV M& H KM EC-Elk SIKJUGm5CI6AR always reliable IUE LKH1 jrACTOSX, Peoria, III. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfson will reside In Lawrence where Mr. Wolfson is en gaged in business. Wife Must Pay Alimony. New York, Dec. 6. The Constan tinidi divorce suit which has been be fore the court from time to time for more than a year has ended, says a Herald dispatch from London, in an order by Sir Francis Jeune against the wife to make her husband a hand some nllnwanpa V. I -i the death of her mother. When Mr. onsianuniai oDtamed a divorce from his wife, Julia, daughter of the late Stephen Ralli. a millionaire Greek merchant, he wna nwnvHAH tha damages of $125,000. The case was icuiaiAamc as uie only in stance where the husband, who him self admitted misconduct, had ob tained a divorce. Son of OaribaltU Dying. Rome. npp. A rcn t.. i r- baldi, the last surviving son of the iiauan nero ana nis nrst wire Anita, is dying from nephritis. Riccioti Gari baldi ban bn UanHfla with A- j ocverai heroic projects, including assisting the Greeks against the Turks during war gi jsji, plans to tree Cuba tn ftstahlinh Italian filnniD. I a 1 1 Argen- 1 ..I uuuiaii msurgenta and to head the Macedonian revolu-