The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 15, 1904

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EVERYBODY I 1U rAUED i J NEEDS IT. LAST EDITION. THUKSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 15, 1904. THURSDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES READS IT. T m THEY SEEK RELIEF Topeka Merchants to Systema tize Their Contributions. Kow a Prey to Many Fake Ad vertising Schemes. TO ONE COMMITTEE. Control Ail the Money for Ad Tertizing in Programmes. rian Suggested by Tom Bichard aoii Is Adopted. The incessant "begging" from the business men on Kansas avenue, by people of all sorts, and many of them for worthy purposes, has become a sort of nuisance, according to the talk of the interested parties who attended the Commercial club meeting last night. They desire to elminate a big share of It If possible. To do this a resolution was offered that each merchant on the ave nue, who is also a member of the club, should contribute according to his means to an advertising fund to be in charge of Secretary .Anderson. Then when people who want advertisements for different sorts of programmes go to the merchants, they can refer them to ilajor Anderson. In the same resolution is a para graph asking that each member of the club contribute more money annually, according to his means. The expenses of the club are getting heavier, and the exchequer must be more plentifully sup plied. Both of these ideas were popular. The resolution, which follows, carried with out a dissenting opinion: Your entertainment committee has given earnest attention to the question f meeting the expenses of the score or more conventions and public gatherings that are secured for the city annually. The revenue derived from ordinary dues Js not sufficient to meet the expenses and we have been compelled to secure special subscriptions. These subscrip tions r.ll come from practically the same people year after year and the burden has become quite heavy. We have given careful attention to the plan recommended by Mr. Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland, Oregon, Commercial club, who has had moie practical experience In the man agement of business men's organiza tions than any other man in the coun try. We have adopted his plan in part and recommend that the minimum dues of $1 per month remain at that figure, for the reason that there are many per sons who cannot afford to pay more, but who are active workers and want to do their full share In promoting the material interests of the city, and that those who have large business or pro perty interests, and others who may feel able, be asked to contribute a larger sum. The matter of promiscuous advertis ing outside of the regular newspapers lias become a serious burden to the business men of this city and in many instances amounts to a "graft." These appeals are constantly made in behalf of churches, church organizations, lodges and charitable organizations, all worthy of support, but direct donations whenever the cause appeals to the indi vidual are much more In the line of economy. The various schemes for ho tel registers, ink stands, desks, seats, etc., are not legitimate advertising, and the business men pay for them. We believe that the business men ehould discontinue this class of adver tising and contribute according to their means to an advertising fund. It will save them hundreds of dollars dur ing the year, and the money contribu ted to the club can be used for legiti mate and efficient advertising of the city, its resources and attractions. We therefore recommend that the secretary be authorized to canvass the city for subscriptions to a fund to be known as ""The entertainment and advertising fund," the subscriptions to be paid quarterly, semi-annually or annually at the option of the subscriber, and that the money so raised be disbursed upon the recommendation of the entertain ment and advertising committees. We further recommend that the following form of subscription be used for raising this fund. 'The undersigned hereby agree to pay the amount subscribed to 'the enter tainment and advertising fund' of the Commercial club for the year 1905, pay able quarterly, semi-annually, or annu ally at our discretion. The money so contributed to be used only for entertainment and advertising pur poses, to be disbursed upon the recom mendation of the entertainment and ad vertising committees of the club, It be ing distinctly understood that this sub scription covers all our contributions for entertainment and advertising pur poses during the year, and that we are at liberty to decline contributions for any outside advertising whatever." As the entertainment fund Is now ex hausted and the following meetings are scheduled: Ptate Teachers' association. Da-ember 2th to 30th; State Improved Uve Stock Breeders' association. State Swine Breeders' association. State Vet erinary association, and State Board of agriculture and State Poultry associa tion, all between January 9th and 14th, inauguration ceremonies January 9th, State Editorial association January 16th to 17th, we recommend that the secre tary be instructed to proceed at once to thoroughly canvass the city, and re port at the annual meeting of the club, January 11th. Being absent, Frank Foster sent a letter to the effect that he had prepared a city ordinance for the council's con sideration which provided for the use of the Auditorium by the Commercial club for public purposes, at the actual cost of lighting and heating. The reg ular price Is $-5 per night. Mr. Foster stated that the real outlay is only In the neighborhood of $10. He urged the ordinance on the grounds that the club fosters quite a number of enterprises, such as the pipe organ, and similar matters for the public good, and still has to pay the regular price of $25 per night. The ordinance was endorsed and will be presented to the council by a committee from the club. Upon the motion of A. A. Godard, a committee of nine will be appointed to fonfer with Governor-elect Hocb and the incoming state officers with regard to the inauguration ceremonies. The committee will be named within a few Says. It was decided to hold an annual ban luet of the club this year. The date and arrangements were all left to the entertainment committee. The date of the last banquet is a sort of mystery, being so long ago, that even Secretary Anderson replied, "I do not know," to the question. The time will be some time in January or February during the session of the legislature. The Kansas State Teachers' associa tion will not go by unnoticed at Its an nual meeting In Representative hall during the Christmas holidays. The en tertainment committee, the hardest working inner wheel of the club, will prepare some special courtesies for the school marms, probably a reception. The efforts to make the Kansas edi tors feel at home at their annual meet ing in Topeka, January 16 and 17, was left to the entertainment committee. A good time will be given to the visitprs. The following committee was ap pointed to nominate a board of di rectors of the club for 190 5: W. S. Bergundthal, William Green, F. P. MacLennan, J. R. Mulvane, Dell Kefzer, H. O. Garvey, Arthur Capper, Thomas Page, T. F. Garver, M. L. Zercher, J. S. Warner, A. H. Bates, W. H. Davis, C. K. Holliday and W. I. Miller. The annual election wilt take place on January 11. Upon a report from the entertain ment committee that $3,250, with six Santa Fe lists still to hear from, has been subscribed towards the Mar shall's band fund, it was decided to go ahead and place the order for the in struments. Altogether about $3,600 will be needed, but the committee feels sure that the remainder of the money can be quickly raised. The en tertainment committee, with the aid of John Marshall, will make the pur chase of the instruments. The ques tion of buying through Topeka dealers was brought up. It was decided to have local dealers make the purchase If that can be done, without too great a difference between their prices, and those from the wholesale houses direct. James A. Troutman, delegate of the Commercial club to the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress of the interstate commerce law convention at St. Louis, made his report. He stated that the convention unani mously resolved to favor such legisla tion as will insure the enforcement of the primary requirement of the Inter state commerce law, and the pro visions of the Cooper-Quarles bill, in troduced at the last session of con gress. The essential feature of the bill Is that any order of the commis sion becomes operative within thirty days after its promulgation, and con tinues in force until set aside by the courts upon appeal. Mr. Troutman further stated that he subscribed $25 in behalf of the Topeka Commercial club to defray expenses. The following applications for membership were admitted: Lyman and Lyman, dentists; Bailey Bros., in surance; Chas. B. Hamilton, pro prietor Throop hotel; Chas. H. Luling, superintendent of insurance; Chas. W. Kohl, druggist: F. H. Hodglns, drugs: Topeka City Troop: J. E. Crockett, dry goods; J. R. McKeever, furniture; The Jonea Dry Goods company; J. J. King, lawyer; Topeka Bridge and Iron company; Frank Grear, New England Department store; Fred T. Walker, drugs; Henry F. Kraushbaar, Royal bakery; W. A. Maxwell, Vinewood Stone company; Samuel E. Lux, com mission merchant. SEARCHING CANADA. Detectives Hunting for a Man Who Swindled Many. New York, Dec. 15. Detectives are searching Canada for a man who, un der many aliases had swindled two big New York and Boston bond dealing business houses out of securities run ning into thousands of dollars. Both firms have Boston offices. A year ago last September the man opened an office for the sale of real estate at Lynn, Mass. He carried on an Insurance business and appeared to be prosperous. Soon afterward he called on the bond brokers and purchased gilt edge bonds costing more than $30,000. Certified checks were tendered in pay ment and after the buyer disappeared it was found that the certification of the checks was a forgery. The office in Lynn was closed meanwhile and no trace of the pursued broker could' be found. So cleverly was the swindle perpetrated that the police in the larger cities were notified. A month passed and then the suspect appeared in Bir mingham, Ala. There he was looking over sites to start a cotton seed oil mill and soon became a member of the Commercial club of that city. He ob tained about $9,000 on some of the stolen bonds from a Birmingham bank and then was next heard of in New York City. He rented an office and tried to sell the bonds almost within a stone's throw of the firm he had rob bed. Detectives were close upon the trail but he fled Just before they ar rived and is now reported to be in Can ada. MAN BEHIND THE GOVERNOR. The Man Who Is Handling the Dong las Advertising. In the extraordinarily successful adver tising campaign which helped to elect William L. Douglas, the shoe advertiser. Democratic governor-elect of Massachu setts, the "man behind the advertising gun" was William R. Buchanan, who has been intimately associated with Mr. Doug las as the publisher of the Brockton Times, the paper founded and owned by Mr. Douglas. He has also been confiden tial agent for the governor-elect for a number of years, and is slated for his pri vate secretaryship at the state house. Mr. Buchanan is about 40 years of age, shrewd in appearance and quiet in manner, until he decides to do a thing: then he does it with force and success that often astounds people. He learned through his newspa pe rand publishing experiences the value of newspaper advertising, then applied this knowledge with results that many others looking for political honors would do well to remember. St. Louis Star. Mr. W. R. Buchanan Is a brother of Georpe Buchanan, a popular salesman for the Palace Clothing company of Topeka. Warship Bids Opened. Washington, Dec. 15. Bids were opened at the navy department for the construction of the battleship New Hampshire and the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana. The lowest bidder on two ships was the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock com pany, which offered to complete the two cruisers in 36 months at $3,375,000 each, or one cruiser and the battleship in 36 months at $3,650,000. Weather Indications. Chicago. Dec. 1 5. Forecast for Kansas: Fair tonigl t and Friday; warmer tonight; brisk southerly-winds. HE STANDS PAT. Dr. Chadwick Is Still at His Hotel in Paris. Apparently tie lias No Intention of Returning. GREETED BY A MOB. Mrs. Chadwlck's Arriral In Clereland Was Sensational. Crowd Hooted and Jeered Her to the Jail Doors. Paris, Dec. 15. Mrs. Cassle L. Chad wlck's belief that her husband. Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, has sailed for New York from Liverpool, Is erroneous. Dr. Chadwick is still here. The correspondent of the Associated Press has seen him daily. During a con versation last night Dr. Chadwick was asked if Iri Reynolds' charges against him might lead to a prolonged stay in Europe. Dr. Chadwick replied that It was still his Intention to return to America. "Do you expect- to be included in the charges?" the doctor was asked. "Most certainly not," he replied. Dr. Chadwick spoke of his lengthy stay abroad which seemed to indicate that he has been absent much of the time during the business operations of his wife. He said he came to Europe in 1901, remaining 18 months and that dur ing most of the time he was In bad health and not expected to live owing I to an attack of Roman fever during his sojourn in Italy. After returning to Cleveland Dr. Chadwick visited a num ber of cities in the- United States and then came back to Europe for another eight months. He made another trip to America, but as he was still ailing returned to Europe where he has since remained. Dr. Chadwick has decided not to make a formal statement. He says he is determined not to see any more rep resentatives of the press as he consid ers his statements have been misquoted. This does not apply to the interview of the Associated Press of December 12, in which Dr. Chadwlck's statements were taken stenographically and were after wards read and approved by him be fore transmission to the United States. He refers to fantastic interviews credit ing him with making exaggerated state ments. Dr. Chadwick was still at his hotel at noon today and had not made arrange ments for his departure. OBJECTS TO TILE FOOD. Mrs. Chadwick Has Her Meals Sent In "From aTTo"teT. -Cleveland, O., Dec. 15. Mrs. Chadwick's- iiigiii in me ;uuiiiy jail was passeu in a. uuniLuriauiu ma.iiiit'r, acc-oruins iu ner own statement-and this morning she was not only contented with her surroundings, but expressed herself to the matron, Mrs. Schall, as being delighted with being again "with her friends in Cleveland. "She retired in her cell a short time alter 12 o'clock, but was unable to sleep for sev eral hours. She did not awaken until af ter 8 o'clock. A physician who was called at her request declared that she was suf fering from nervous and physical exhaus tion and would not, for several days, be in a Jroper condition to attend to business matters. She announced today that she felt tired, but "pretty well for all that". She walked for a short time up and down the corridor outside the matron's quarters after rising, but said that she did not care for any breakfast until later. The first persons to call at the jail to see her were her son, Emil Hoover, and her nurse, Freda Swanstrom. The latter came down from Mrs. Chadwick's home with some clothing for Mrs. Chadwick and some linen for her bed. Both the nurse and Emil were allowed to see her for a short time, the nurse remaining af ter the young man had left the jail. When informed by the matron of the extent of the jail menu card, the prisoner expressed herself as not satisfied with the prospect, and asked that arrangements be made with a hotel close by to send in her meals. This was done and at 10 o'clock she called for her breakfast. She ate lightly, but seemed In better spirits after doing &o than she had been when she arose. A great many people made strenuous ef forts to see Mrs. Chadwick during the early part of the rooming and Sheriff Barry was kept busy turning them away. They came to the Jail in swarms and they kept the sheriff's telephone bell on a con stant jingle. "I don't know who they are," said the sheriff; "I ask them what they want to see her for, and they say they are friends of her and they -would like to have a talk with her. Some of them claim to have business with her, but they will not say what is the nature of their business. I know that one or two of them are people who desire to serve notice of suits for debt upon her, but they will be obliged to wait for a time, at least. I guess lots of people think we keep a circus down here and anybody can get in. I will not have the woman disturbed in such a man ner while I have charge of her." It was declared in the office of County Prosecutor Keller this morning as en tirely possible that Mrs. Chadwick might be summoned at some time today to ap pear before the county grand jury for in terrogation in the investigation now going on. It had not been determined positively that this would be done, but Mr. Keller would not say that he might not call her up to the jury room before the day was over. The county grand jury continued its in vestigations today, but President Beck with of the Oberlin bank, who was to be the star witness of the day, had not put in an appearance. Cashier Spear was a witness and went over again the story of his experiences with Mrs. Chadwick. He gave to the jury also all he knew concerning the New York attorney who was said by Beckwith to have declared that he knew the Carnegie notes to be genuine. Spear May Go to Jail. Cleveland, Dec. 15. The indictments returned yesterday in the federal court against President Beckwith and Cashier Spear may result in trouble for the lat ter, at least, as far as bondsmen are concerned. He is now under bonds of $10,000 furnished by M. A. Lander of this city. Mr. Lander declared today after a conference with Mr. Spear that he did not feel that he could give a per sonal bond for a larger amount than he had already signed, and that if any thing more was called for under the federal indictments, he might be com pelled to surrender Mr. Spear to the authorities. This matter, however, will not be settled until after Mr. Spear has been arraigned in court. The first outsider to be admitted to see Mrs. Chadwick after her nurse was C. H. Gale, a member of the legal firm of Kline. Tolles Goffs. Mr. Kline. Ithe senior member of the firm," was a caller on Mrs. Chadwick. He was in Continued on Page Six.) SXOW DID NOT COME. The Weather Becomes Somewhat Warmer, However. The snow promised for today went wrong but the snow of yesterday and last night was according to schedule. The forecast for Kansas sent out to day is, "Fair tonight and Friday; warmer tonight." The wind at noon was southeast, blowing 12 miles an hour. The hourly temperatures re corded by the government thermome ter today were 7 o'clock 2 2 111 o'clock 26 8 o'clock 22 9 o'clock 22 10 o'clock 25 12 o'clock 27 1 o'clock 2 7 2 o'clock 28 Wind 13 miles from the south. POLLOCK STOPS IT. Federal Court Injunction in the Pipe Line Case. Word was received at the United States circuit court in Topeka on Wed nesday afternoon that Judge John C. Pollock, who is now sitting at St. Louis in the place of Judge Adams, had heard and granted a temporary restraining order to Charles H. Rock well against the Kansas Natural Gas, Oil Pipe Line Improvement com pany from laying pipes or making ex cavations on the road near his proper ty or on his property in Montgomery county. Mr. Rockwell alleges that the defendant is tearing up the road ad jacent to his land at the present time, and says that it is injuring him. Judge Pollock set the hearing for a temporary injunction in Topeka on January 7. The case is one growing out of the fight between the people who own property in southern Kansas where gas and oil is found and the companies who want to pipe oil from the fields to Kansas City. Mr. Rockwell is a citizen of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He owns forty acres of land in Montgomery county. He was chosen because a citizen of the state cannot bring and maintain an action in the federal court against a corporation organized and chartered by the state. An allegation of $5,000 damages is contained in the petition. W. E. Zieg ler and J. H. Dana, both of Coffeyville, are Mr. Rockwell's attorneys. ORDERS ARE LARGE. Steel Rail Mills Have a Big Year Ahead of Them. Cleveland, Dec. 15. The Iron Trade Review this week says: The announcement that steel rail manufacturers have decided to main tain the $28 price for standard sec tions for 1905 delivery, while fully an ticipated, re-enforces the improve ment in the iron trade. This price was fixed with the practical assurance that requirements would be in excess of the total for 1905, and with current developments in the billet market in dicating a higher. price" lor steel under the natural operation ..of supply and demand. From the Chicago district comes the report of 100,000 tons of rails closed for next year and 100,000 tons additional pending. A Southern railway contract for 75,000 tons of basic rails is also announced, follow ing a recent order from the Louisville Nashville for 50.000 tons, these two going far i toward making up the rail capacity of the Ensley mill. The cen tral and western and eastern rail mills have under negotiation some large tonnage but sales are not announced. The week has brought the price of light rails closer to. the standard sec tion basis, and with re-rolllng rails on the present level, the competition of re-rolling mills is less in evidence. All the development of the week show a further strengthenelng of the situation at a time ordinarily marked by hesitation. The purchase of 25,000 tons of Bessemer pig by the steel cor poration for December delivery at $15.50 at furnace developed the fact that one day of the past week the corporation's pig iron stocks were but 12,000 tons. The pig iron market apart from the Bessemer purchase for the Carnegie Steel company (which is expecting to take 30,000 tons for January delivery) has shown no great activity but the 1 tendency of prices is upward. I Alabama producers generally hold at $13.50 for No. 2 foundry. One has fixed Its price at $13.75 and there has been some selling at $13 to retain custom ers who were turning altogether to northern iron. Forge iron is scarce in all markets and $12.75 at southern and 15.50 at northern furnace has been reached. Basic iron is in a firm posi- tion, demand being apparently in ex-) cess of immediate supply. Producers of Bessemer iron now quotes $16 at for nace for delivery in the first quarter, with, northern No.2 foundry at the samfe ngure. In steel the billet and sheet bat man- ufacturers are now getting premiums of $1.50 and $2 above official price, but sen timent is not unanimous in favor of a $23 Pittsburg price for billets. Steel bars are scheduled for $1 ad vance and plates and structural mater ial are expected to go up in line with the recent advance in steel. Railroad demand for structural steel and the material needed for large buildings pro jected in Chicago and Baltimore make an unusual quota this week in shapes. There have been several advances in prices within the week $2 in galvanized sheets, $1 in wire products, $1 in cast iron pipe in addition to those in light rails and track supplies. Angle bars have been established at 1 cents for next year's contracts. GILLESPIE TRIAL BEGINS Jury Visits the Scene of the Murder of His Sister. Rising Sun, Ind., Dec, 15. The trial of James Gillespie, charged with the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth, began today. The jury visited the scene of the murder. Fast Train Wrecked. Chicago, Dec. 15. Fast mail train No. 11 eastbound on the Chicago, Bur lington Quincy railroad was wrecked two miles west of Bristol, 111. Oscar Johnson, fireman, was killed, and Engineer John Cowdrey was prob ably fatally injured. The train car ried no passengers. The mail clerks escaped injury. Temperatures of Other Large Cities. Chicago, Dec 15. 7 a. m. temper atures: New York, 16; Boston. 10; Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago and St. Louis, 16; Minneapolis. 8; Cin cinnati, 12. STILL N.0 ATS. The Onlj Russian Battleship lieft at Port Arthur la Outside the Harbor in a Dam aged Condition. UNDER TORPEDO FIRE. She Has Been Attacked by Ves sels of Togo's Squadrou. Japanese Are Advancing Along Shores of Pigeon Bay. Tokio, Dec. 153 P. M. The turret ship Sevastopol is still afloat, but is ap parently damaged. Headquarters of the Third Japanese Army, via Fusan, Dec. 15. Every part of the city and harbor of Port Arthur is visible from 203 Metre hill. The streets of the city are deserted and but few soldiers are doing patrol duty. Many buildings have been burned and others shattered. The shelter of the harbor presents a strange appearance with the turrets, masts and funnels of warships showing just above the water. There is not a vessel afloat in the harbor. The docks and buildings on the water front are torn and burned. The Japanese shell search every part of the city and harbor. The Russian battleship Sevastopol, the only Russian warship that escaped destruction, being docked when the oth er vessels were sunk after the Japanese captured 203 Metre hill, escaped from the dock harbor and is now anchored under a protecting mountain. Some tor pedo craft are also outside of the har bor. The tremendous price in life paid by the Japanese for the capture of 203 Metre hill has been redeemed by the utter destruction of the Russian fleet. The Japanese flett will now go into dock. The Japanese are working their ad vance on the shores of Pigeon Bay on comparatively level ground against the Taiyankow, Idzchan and Antzeshan forts. The approaches to the fortifica tions are easy but the forts are enor mously strong and the near approach will be all the more difficult as the sap ping of trenches will have to be done through frozen ground. The guns mounted on 203 Metre hill will be able to cover the advance of infantry against any of the western forts. Bath Rooms in Dugouts. Russian Headquarters at Mukden, Dec. 15. During the lull in serious fighting the soldiers enjoy engaging in daring- feats and exploits. The other night volunteers went to a wooded knoll guarded with wire entangle ments which the Japanese usually oc cupy in the daytime and cut down wood and carried It to the Russian positions. Frequently volunteers creep up to the Japanese lines and carry off a hundred feet or more of barbed wire. The dugouts along the front, which in reality are underground barracks, are splendidly constructed and are even furnished with bath rooms. Seems to Be Sinking. Tokio, Dec. 153 P. M. The comman der of the third Japanese squadron re porting at 10:35 o'clock yesterday morn ing says: "Commencing at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night and continuing until 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, six torpedo boats and specially fitted torpedo craft con stantly attempted attacks against the Russian battleship Sevastopol, the coast defense vessel Otvashni and the mili tary transports. "Details of the attacks are not yet known. However, according to reports received from the watch tower at 9 o'clock this morning, the Sevastopol had commenced lowering astern and the wa ter was said to reach the torpedo tubes eastern." The same commander, telegraphing last midnight says: "At 3:30 o'clock on the morning of December 14, Wednesday, Commander Otaki, leading a flotilla of torpedo boats, and Lieutenant Miyamoto, leading an other flotilla, began attacks against the Sevastopol and the transports. "Otaki's flotilla failed to accomplish its purpose, owing to the severe snow storm. a "Miyamodo's flotilla, succeeded in reaching the intended spot by taking advantage of the fact that the enemy's searchlights were exposing Otaki's flo tilla and were not directed against Mi yamoto's. In the thick of the snow, while Miyamoto's flotilla was search ing for the enemy's ships, one torpedo boat became lost from its comrades' ships. "At 4 o'clock Lieutenant Nakamuda's torpedo boat independently attacked a military transport. Another torpedo boat under Miyamoto discharged and exploded a torpedo against the Sevasto pol. Both returned safely but failed to meet the missing torpedo boat and crew. "Reports received from the watch tower guardshlp at nine say that the stern of the Sevastopol appeared to have lowered three feet." The Attack on the Sevastopol. Tckio, Dec. 15. 4 P. M. The partially successful torpedo attack on the Sevas topol was made in the face of almost insurmountable obstacle and writes an other inspiring story of the splendid bravery of a number of officers. The entire crew of the torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats volunteer ed for the attack, courting death in their efforts to destroy the only floating Russian battleship at Port Arthur. Facing a driving snow storm and heavy seas, the flotillas separated and under individual commanders, the ves sels attacked independently. The decks of the destroyers and torpedo boats were coated with ice and the men suffered acutely from cold. The Russians resorted to the most ex treme precautions to protect the Sevas topol. They dropped torpedo nets which shielded the bows of the warship, and the Sevastopol was further protected by a specially constructed wooden boom, the frame Work of which was compos ed of ironbound logs and cables and heavy chains interlaced and entangled. From the surface of this boom hung a deep curtain made of torpedo nets ta ken from the sunken battleships, the purpose of which was to catch and de stroy the torpedoes and their mechanic ism. The Japanese probably refrained from attempting to cut or jump the boom, a plan demonstrated by the British, but the torpedo boat destroyers evidently forced the openings, which the Russians had left so as to allow communication with the harbor. A Warning to Chile. Tokio, Dec. 15. 1 p. m. The Jap anese are watching with great interest the alleged plan of the Russian govern ment to purchase warships from the governments of Argentina and Chile. In response to a diplomatic inquiry, the government of Argentina frankly dis avowed any intention to sell warships to Russia, but the answer received from Chile is said to be evasive. Correspon dence on the subject is still in prog ress. There is a growing feeling of resent ment here against Chile. Discussing the question with the Associated Press cor respondent today an official said that in the event of Chile selling war ships to Russia, Japan will unquestionably take the first opportunity to settle the score. The Japanese government is be ing urged to pointedly inform Chile that Japan will demand indemnity when free to enforce such demand at the end of the war with Russia. It is thought here that the Chilean government has been induced to refrain from telling its plans with regard to the sale or other wise of its warships. Typhoid Fever at Harbin. Harbin, Manchuria, Dec. 15. General Kaulbars, commander of the Third army, met with a hearty reception on his arrival here today. There are twenty-two hospitals, each with 180 beds here. The officers' ward is under control of the wife of General Mistchenko. There are many cases of typhoid fever. TORPEDO BOATS ATTACK. Japanese Attempt to Finish Last Rus sian Battleship. Tokio, Dec. 15. The report of Vice Admiral Togo was received Tuesday night. It states as follows: "Corrnsaander Kasama, commanding the torpedo flotilla on Monday night at midnight attacked the Russian battle ship Sevastopole lying outside Port Arthur. T'hfi result of this attack has i HI L ,1 V 1 till I II V.. UIJl k IIV.ll L1J v ,T V torpedo boat under Commander Masado attempted several attacks, fac ing the enemy's vigorous fire. The shock of the explosions of torpedoes was felt but the next day the Sevasto pole remained in the same position. None of our vessels was damaged. On Tuesday at .2:30 o'clock In the morning another torpedo flotlllla under Com mander Arakawa attacked the Sevasto pole, but the result of this attack was not learned. In this attack a shell from the enemy struck the funnel of one of our torpedo boats and another struck the engine room, disabling the vessel and she lost her freedom of motion and was towed away by her comrades. There were no casualties. "Again at 6 o'clock on the morning of the same day a torpedo flotilla under command of Commander Sekl attempt ed an attack but was exposed by the enemy's searchlights and being sub jected to a heavy fire was unable to ac complish Its purpose. "Simultaneously Lieutenant Adachi, commanding the torpedo boats, ap proached the enemy's ship and dis charged torpedoes which were seen to explode but with what effect is not known. These attackers were also ex posed to a heavy fire and both were hit once and three men were wounded. "Thp commander of the naval funs i overlooking Port Arthur reporting at 10 o'clock Tuesday night says: I." 'Today's bombardment was princlpal ly directed against the arsenal and tor ipedo store house at Tiger's Tall penln Isula and the vessel anchored in that vicinity. The store house was set afire 'and burned in about an hour. About !six shells struck the ships and the three i vessels used for various purposes were destroyed. One took fire and sank. The bombardment of buildings caused serious damage. The result of the in direct bombardment of the Sevastopole has not been ascertained owing to the inclement weather. i Not So Bad as Represented. Mukden, Dec. 15. Late dispatches re ceived at headquarters from Port Ar thur by way of Chefoo declare the sit uation there is by no means as desper !at.e as it is reported by foreign news paper dispatches. The line of main de fense forts is unbroken and there is plenty of ammunition and food. WARE STARTS HOME. Deputy Commissioner Davenport 'Takes the Vacant Place. Washington, Dec. 15. Commission er of Pensions Ware today relin quished his official duties here and left for his home in Kansas. Deputy Commissioner J. L. Davenport imme diately assumed charge of the pension bureau as acting commissioner and will remain in that office pending the appointment of a permanent succes sor to Mr. Ware. EASLETS GREAT SCHEME. It Is the Creation of an International Civic Federation. New York, Dec. 15. The creation of an international body based on the Na tional Civic Federation as it exists at present in this country was forecasted by Ralph M. Easley, chairman of the executive committee to the national executive committee of the National Civic Federation at the annual meeting in this city today. The meeting was executive and Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of La bor, presided. Andrew Carnegie was present. Mr. Easley in his report said the movements for the organization of civic federations are making good progress in England, France, Germany and Canada. He believed their success might logical ly lead to the creation of an interna tional body to improve the condition of wage earners and their relations with employers and to forward economic ed ucation throughout the world. Collision in Frisco Harbor. San Francisco, Dec. 15. The river steamer St. Helena, from Napa, Cal., came into collision today off the Lom bard street wharf with the steamer Grace Dollar, inward bound from Gray's Harbor. The St. Helena was badly injured and was beached on the Mission flats to prevent her from sink ing. The damage to the Grace Dollar was less serious, but its extent has not yet been ascertained. Editor of Public Ledger Dead. Philadelphia, Dec. 15. L. Clarke Davis, editor-ln-chlef of the Public Ledger of this city, is dead at his home here of heart disease, aged 7 0 years. He is survived by a widow, Rebecca Harding Davis, the author, a daughter and two sons, one of the lat ter being Richard Harding Davis. BRIDGEJALLS. Structure Connecting East and West Charleston Collapses. Number of School Children and Teams Drowned. TWO BODIES TAKESOUT Bank Filled With Frantic Far ents of Little Ones. Whole Population Joins In Work of Bescue. Charleston, W. Va, Dec. IB. While crowded with people, including- many children on their way to school, the old suspension bridge which connects east and west Charleston, collapsed to day, turning turtle as it fell, throwing twenty to thirty people and half a dozen teams to the ice fifty feet below. The ice broke under the weight and it is feared that the number who were swept under the ice to their deaths will not be known for a long time. Two dead bodies were taken out within a short time and a number ol injured were assisted to the shore by the rescuers who were promptly on the scene. News of the accident spread rapidly and the banks were soon lined with frantic people, who feared that friends or relatives had gone down with the bridge to their deaths. The bridge was built 52 years ago and during the past month there has been considerable doubt regarding its safety, heavy traffic being kept ofx on a number of occasions. The following were rescued within an hour: Zella Smith, 9, arm broken and inter nal injuries. Lillie Cavendar, 16, bruised. Louise McWhorter. Helen Cavendar. Ira Wood, a driver, badly bruised. William Holmes, a driver, badly bruised. George Wood all, a driver. Henry Fielder, perhaps fatally injur ed. The dead body of Mamie Hlgglnboth am, aged 8, was recovered. Of 13 horses, but one escaped. The body of Ray Humphreys, aged 15 years, was recovered. Gordon Long and Tom Michie, drivers, went down with the bridge, but caught the edge of the ice and managed to reach shore in safe ty. The bridge floor was covered with several inches of ice and snow. It had been considered unsafe for heavy loads for several months and on last Labor day officers would not allow the floats In the parade to cross the bridge on ac count of its supposed unsafe condition. Arrangements have been made for a government diver to search the b1 of the river for bodies. The span of the bridge which fell .was about 800 feet long. FOUR KILLED. Manhole on a Battleship Blows Out at League Island. Philadelphia, Dec. 15. Four men were instantly killed and two were probably fatally injured today by an explosion on the battleship which is lying at the League island navy yard. The men were working in the engine room, making repairs to the big ves sel, when a manhole blew out. All of the men were terribly burned and, mangled. SALVATIOX ARMY WON. Got Prize of $100 Offered by Crosby Brothers. The Salvation Army won the first prize of $100 in the voting contest which was carried on at the Crosby Brothers department store during the past few weeks. Every person who entered the store was entitled to one vote for any church, charitable organ ization or church society. The Salva tion Army received 2,04 5 votes. The money will be used In giving a Christ mas dinner to 1,000 persons. The First Baptist church received 939 votes and secured the second prize of $50. The First Christian church received 619 votes and the third prize of $25. The Orphans' home received 365 votes and the fourth prize of $15. The First Methodist church received 321 votes and the fifth prize of $10. There were 5,300 votes cast. TO CLOSE IT BUSINESS. Kansas World's Fair Commission Is Holding Final Meeting. The members of the Kansas World's fair commission are meeting this afternoon to- close up their business and make their final report to the gov ernor. There are some bills to be al lowed and miscellaneous business to be cleaned up before the commission will know just how much money it will have to turn back into the state treasury. It is stated that it will be at least $15,000 and may be far more than that. The members of the com mission are Colonel John C. Carpen ter of Chanute, president; Senator J. C. Morrow of Washington, vice presi dent; C. H. Luling of Wichita, secre tary; Senator R. F. Simons of Cald well, treasurer; and W. P. Waggener of Atchison. MR. WELCH TO LEAVE. Former County Auditor Will Move to Coffeyville. Charles D. Welch will leave Topeka next week to make his home in Coffey ville. Mr. Welch has recently completed a term as county auditor during which he made an excellent record as a pub lic official. He has been practicing law with his father, R. B. Welch, and is known as a lawyer of ability. Mr. Welch has fori' ej a law partnership with Thomas G. Ayres, one of the best known lawyers of Coffeyville. The firm will be Ayres Welch. Mrs. Welch will not join her husband until after the holidays. i i I

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAi; THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. KANSASJEWS. A Learenvrorth Woman Sues the Electric Line. we will have a lot to do and will try and make the best of it. Pearl Paulsen and SP0RTING NEWS. Possibilities for Nebraska Kansas Game Are Good. gilllliilllHilllllllllinnillllllll lIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlIIlIHIHIHIIIt 1IIIIIIEIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 IIIIIIIIIIIHIIKI1IIIIIIIIIII!I IlISEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiail I1II llIIlIinillllllEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl IIIIL wife will occupy the Walnut Hill home ior tne winter ana will doubtless see tnat we get at least two meals a day and a place to sleep when we are 1A town "Fortunate' -Purchase off I wmcn will answer. isi jjorado .KepuDU- Lan. 1TIiIi PUSH KANSAS FLOTJR. 2 A For Injuries She Alleges She lieceired In October. SHE ASKS FOR $10,000. Sajs She Was Giren a Wrougij Punched Transfer. Then in Putting Her Off She Was Badly Crashed. Leavenworth, Dec 15. The Times mays: The Kansas City-Leavenworth elec tric line is the defendant in a $10,000 damage suit to be called for hearing In the district court this morning. The plaintiff in the case is Mrs. Sarah Gish who claims a conductor In the employ of the line put her from a car of the Fifth avenue division because she ten dered him a transfer that had been giv en her by a conductor of the Third street line, claiming that It was worth less. She alleges that In alighting the conductor started the car too quickly and threw her to the brick pavement on Fifth avenue causing her to sustain numerous injuries. The petition stated that the plaintiff boarded a car at Third and Kickapoo streets October 1. 1903. intending to go to her home on the Fifth avenue divis ion; that the conductor gave her a transfer to the Fifth avenue division and told her to board a car at Third and Delaware streets. She got on a Spruce street car instead and the con ductor on that car, it is alleged, took tha transfer. Dunched it and then told her to alight at Fifth avenue and Spruce street and catch the next car following which was the Fifth avenue division car. This the plaintiff says she did with the result that the Fifth ave nue car conductor refused to accept the transfer and told her she would have to fret off the car. The conductor stopped the car at Fifth avenue ana jviiaaie street and. It is averred as she was step nlnz from the rjlatform to the step to alight the conductor rang the bell for the motorman to go ahead and that the latter threw on the power starting the car abruptly throwing the-plaintiff to the pavement and Injuring ner Daaiy. BOUND AXD GAGGED. Odd Story of a Reno County Clerk Re garding a Robbery. Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 15. Masked men held up and robbed the general store of Barney Baxt, at Yoder, a small Reno county town on the Missouri Pa cific railroad, about 8 o'clock at night "Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Hooper arrested Marvin Vestal, aged 17 years, suspected o- being one of the holdup men. Vestal works for Baxt, and had started to take the night mail to the mail crane at the depot when, he says, he was knocked down, bound and gagged. He was pushed into the store by two men, who were also masked. Vestal, it is said, told Baxt to throw up his hands or the other rheri Would shoot him (Vestal). "Baxt did so and was forced to open the money drawer and give $120 in bills and silver to one of the men, who then backed out of the store, leaving Vestal. The two masked men left town in a buggy, driven by an old man who had stayed on the outside. They were tracked for some distance. The Auditorium Dedicated. Manhattan. Kan., Dec. 15. The 1 50.000 auditorium at the State Agri cultural college was dedicated Wed nesday afternoon with appropriate exercises. Regent F. T."Fairchild of Ellsworth, made the address of wel come. President E. R. Nichols follow ed with address on aims and needs of the college. President A. B. Storms of State college at Ames. Iowa, made the dedication speech. Concert by musical department took place at ight. Fort Scott Man to Jail. Fort Scott, Kan., Dec. 15. Word as received here that J. W. Reason. formerly county surveyor of this coun ty, was in Jail at Aztec, N. M., being held without bail for killing a team ster who assaulted him. Reagon is a civil engineer or considerable promi nence. He is well known in this state having been In charge of the locating work for the Orient last year. He has none special work in several states and SP-?nt two years in mine and railroad engineering In South. Africa before the Boer war. Mules Perish in Mine Fire. Pittsburg, Kan., Dec. 15. Fire of unknown origin was discovered in the mule stables of No. 8 mine of the Mount Carmel Coal company early in the morning and before it could be extinguished fifteen mules were suf focated by the smoke and a number cf others so badly affected that they wm aie. Mnese staples are, as Is cus tomary in deep coal mines, located in the mine. They contained sixty head Of mules. Fair Officers Elected. Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 15. The Central Kansas Fair association held its annual election of officers here as follows: Pres ident, H. S. Thompson of Svlvia: first vice president. T. J. Templer. Hutchinson: sec ond vice president, John R. Price, Turon: third vice president. IT. Milliard, Haven; fourth vice president, D. J. Fair, Sterling secretary, A. L. Sponsler. Hutchinson; treasurer, A. W. Eagan. Hutchinson. The fair will be held probably the first week of September of next year. Rent Murdock's Lament. Mrs. Murdock and two daughters are off for the warmest comer In southern Cali fornia. They left this morning and may be absent for several months. May the Lord be with them till we meet again. In the meantime we will be homeless. We tried it for about six weeks, two or three years ago. and it about killed us. Now it is to be three or four months. But then IB CENTS EACH 2 FOR 28 CENTS CLOETT, PEABODV CO.. MMtcsa or eiucrr am momamch .mints l Millers Take Steps to Establish, a Cnl form Grade. Kansas City, Dec. 15. Millers of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, at tending a meeting called by the Kan sas City Millers' club at the Coates house yesterday afternoon, took action to bring about the establishment of a uniform grade of Kansas flour. There were forty-seven millers pres ent at the meeting and reports were received from twenty-nine of them. The mills represented showed they had about two million bushels -of wheat in their elevators and plants. Of the Kansas millers, twelve reported the condition of the growing wheat to be rood to excellent and seven report ed it to be fair. The millers, reports showed that the average running time during the last year had been sixteen or seventeen hours a day. The Kansas millers also reported the farmers of that state had from 20 to 2 5 per cent of their last crop of wheat left on their hands. A poll was taken on the opinion of those present about the present price of wheat. Ten tnougnt the price too hizh. seven thought it too low and seven thought it would remain the present basis. Reform School Boys Paroled. Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 15. The board or managers of the state industrial re formatory has paroled sixteen inmates, as follows: William Larson, Shawnee county; Harold Murphy, Geary; Wal ter w anace, Sumner; w. A. Patton, Johnson; Charles Cline. Douglass: F. Chamlin, Montgomery; Abner Gregg, Shawnee; Clyde Gillespie, Allen; Sam uel bweeney, Wyandotte; Jerry Hale, Neosho; John Hampton, Montgomery; George Howard, Harper; Allen Hutch inson. Wlandotte: Leon Kerr, Green wood: Rudolph King, Smith, and Ab ner Bloomfleld, Crawford. There are now 372 boys and young men in this in stitution and ten more are on the way. Gas Men Meet Today. Chanute, Kan., Dec. 15. There will be a meeting at Independence today of tne suDcommittee of the ways and means committee of the Kansas Gas Protective association to raise funds for the prosecution of the case in the supreme court at Topeka and to en gage additional legal talent to repre sent the association In whatever pro ceedings may hereafter occur. The members of the subcommittee are Burris of Chanute, Benson of Coffey ville and Bowen of Independence. The Idea is to raise at least $2,500 and as much more as gas belt men will contribute. Kansas Rural Carriers. Washington, Dec. 13. The following western rural carriers have been ap pointed: Kansas Fontana, route 4, William E. Collins, carrier; Delton E. Shepard, substitute. Hillsboro, route 5, Edward J. Penner, carrier; William Penner, substitute. Saint John, route 4, Roy S. Dykes, carrier; George W. Dykes, substitute. Logan, route 2, Chas. J. Lawson, carrier; Levi R. Barnt, sub stitute. Accidental Killing at Piedmont. Eureka. Kan., Dec. 15. James O'Brien was accidentally shot and killed by Ste phen Drake at the Drake home near Pied mont. Mr. O'Brien and family had gone to the Drake home to spend the day. About noon he and Mr. Drake went out to kill a chicken for dinner. Mr. O'Brien was armed with a rifle and Mr. Drake with a shot gun. Just as O'Brien raised his gun to shoot the gun in the hands of Drake was accidentally discharged. The load of shot struck O'Brien in the right side. Mrs. Nation Keeps Busy. Kansas City, Dec. 15. Carrie Nation, the Kansas "joint smasher," walked through the union depot last evening just behind a man who smoked a cigarette. The smoke drifted back toward her, she smelled it and started after the man. "Hey, there!" she said: "fie on you; you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Drat that nasty smoke!" But the smoker did not hear her. He saw the "joint smasher" making toward him and he got out of the gate tirst. Gas Companies Combine. Fort Scott, Kan., Dee. 15. Grant Horna day of Fort Scott, president of the old gas company there, which recently received a franchise for furnishing natural gas to that city, was here conferring with J. B. Levy, who was also given a gas franchise at Fort Scott, but who has recently pooled interests with the Hornaday crowd. Both companies had secured rights of way and started work on the construction of their pipe lines, but decided that it would be more profitable for hot hof them to get together. Rhoades Scholarship Tests. Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 15. Examinations for the Rhodes scholarships for Kansas to be awarded in 1SHJ6 will be held at the uni versity here January 17 and 18. Applica tions for examinations must be in by De cember 31. The Kansas committee is cbm posed of President Plass of Washburn college. Topeka; President Murlin of Ba ker university, Baldwin, and Chancellor Strong of the University of Kansas. Child Born on the Train. Galena, Kan., Dec. 15. A baby girl was born to a Mrs. George W. West fill, while on a Frisco train between this city and Columbus. Westflll who has been doing construction work on a large dam on one of the rivers near here, was accompanied by his wife, baby and her mother and sister and was on his way to Pittsburg, Kan. Two Prisoners Escape. Fort Riley, Kan., Dec. 15. Two gen eral prisoners, "Buzz" Moreland and Charles Montague, escaped from the post guardhouse and are still at large. A loose board made It possible for them to wiggle through a small space under a barred window to the outside direct ly on the sentry's beat. Close Jamestown Joints. Jamestown, Dec. 15. It has been some time since Jamestown has had a Carrie Nation joint smasher. The mayor and council has taken the mat ter of open joints In their own hands, and as a result two booze places are closed and the town is deprived of revenue from booze sources. Killed by the Cars. Wichita, Kan., Dec. 15. William M. Anawalt. prominent among Kansas lum ber dealers and also in Masonic circles, was killed by a train just as it was enter ing Grenola. about 10 o'clock last night. It is supposed that h fell from the cars in some manner. He was not missed for several hours. Death From a Football Injury. New York. Dec. 15. Disease of the spine, attributed to an injury received In a foot bal Igame, has caused the death at Lake wood. N. J., of Augustus F. Holly, jr., a former captain of the Princeton team. He was graduated in 1X and was distantly related to the Vanderbilt family. Scarlet FeTer at Bird City. Bird City, Kan.. Dec 15. Cheyenne county has been having a serious time with an epidemic of malignant scarlet fe ver. All the public schools here have been closed and no public meetings are allowed by the authorities. Four children of John Shrader, living south of town, have lately died from the disease. Football Contest at Kansas City Would Draw. WISE FINANCIAL MOVE. Word Comes from Lawrence That the Deal Is On. The Intense Iliralry Would Make a Fierce Battle. Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 15. It is stated here on pretty good authority that ar rangements have practically been con cluded for a football game between K. U. and Nebraska elevens next fall at Kansas City. Whether this would mean the elimination of the annual game with Missouri. is not stated. A contest between these two teams would be one of the wisest moves that the schools could make from a financial standpoint. With two such teams as Nebraska and Kansas are bound to have in 1905 and the great interest now taken in the sport In Kansas City it is practically certain that a record break ing crowd would attend. There is such intense rivalry between the two schools that it would make the game one of the most hotly contested that could be imagined. Kansas is sure to have a splendid team in the field un der the leadership of Captain Pooler and Nebraska can always be depended upon to have a strong eleven. It is up to the authorities at the two universities to bring about a "peace treaty" at once, and it Is said that the move is well under way. ODDS TO FAVOR BRITT. Californian Expected to Be Favorite Over Nelson at 10 to 8. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 15. The bet ting men are already figuring on the Britt-Nelson fight. It is the consensus of opinion that the Britt-Gans affair and the Nelson-Corbett fight must be left out of the calculations. From Gans' own state ments he did not show his true form, what ever it might have been. Young Corbett was not In form, although he made both himself and his friends believe he was on the eve of the battle. Nelson is such a plodding fighter that he does not show the class that Britt and others show. If he can win from Britt it will demonstrate how deceptive appear ances are, as the Californian has all the dash and brilliancy of a most finished boxer. Bettine is expected to onen about 10 to 8, with Britt the favorite. The odds are not expected to go lower than 10 to 7. DF.LMAR AND DILLON TO RACE. Billings, Being Owner of Both Deter mined to Settle Superiority. New York. Dec. 15. In a letter to a friend recently C. K. G. Billings said it was his intention to have a series of match races next sprinK between Major Delmar and Lou Dillon.the trotting cham pions of their classes. Both animals be ing the property of Mr. Billings, he pro poses to settle the matter of supremacy in a friendly way over the Cleveland Gentle men s Driving club course. Mr. Billings has asked Mr. H. K. De vereux, president of the club, to act as driver, while he himself will also hold the reins. The drivers will alternate behind the horses every Saturday until the ques tion is settled. Lou Dillon will winter in California. Delmar will remain east. Bicycle Riders Suspended. Boston, Dec. 15. The eight bicycle riders who refused to finish in the six days' race in New York last week have been penalized by the National Cycling association. The action of the board is as follows: -R. A. AValthour. Atlanta. Ga., and James F. Moran, Chelsea, Mass., sus pended for one year. Otto Mayu, Erie, Ra., and James B. Bowler, Chicago, suspended for six months. "Hugh McLean, Chelsea, Mass.. sus pended for six months or pay fine of 1100. "Nat Butler, Cambridge. Mass., Jed Newkirk, Chicago, Menus Bedel and John Bedel, Linebrook, L. I., Benny Munro, Memphis, Tenn., suspended for six months or pay a fine of $50 each." Browns Sell Siever and Kalioe. St. Louis, Mo.. Dec. 15. A battery sold to the Indianapolis club of the American association is the tirst deal for the "new browns that has leaked out of the Amer ican league camp in St. Louis. Kddie Sie ver and "Mike" Kahoe have, it is unof ficially given out. been sold to the Indian apolis club for a consideration in the neighborhood of S3. 000. Kahoe's stickwork last year was poor and ms catching and throwing only fair. Practically, the same reason lies behind Siever's sale. "Kd" did not perform acceptably the past season, and with minor league drafts he is natu rally crowded out. Warner Is With Camp. Ithaca. N. Y.. Dec. 15. Glenn S. Warner. head coach of the Cornell football team, says that he is In favor of Walter Camp's proposal to change the football rules so that ten yards must be gained on downs Instead of live. Mr. Warner, however. said that he thought other changes would have to be made in order to increase the attacking power of the team with the ball. else tne new rule would turn the game into a punting contest. Having at Oakland. San Francisco, Dec. 15. A $1,000 handi cap at a mile and 70 yards was the feat ure of the racing at Oakland. A field of five went to the nost with MilHrv 1xn a heavily played favorite. Bombardier, who receded in the betting to 15 to 5. as sumed the lead early and holding it to the end, won by a neck from Military Man. Racing at New Orleans. New Orleans. Dec. 15. Totness and Aladdin were the only winning favorites. Crtmmins. who had the mount on St. Sever, favorite in the last race, fell off as they left the post. The weather was clear and the track muddy. Racing at Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Cal.. Dec. 15. It was a day for favorites at Ascot, five of them finishing first. Dug Martin, a 100 to 1 shot. came to life suddenly and was only beaten out half a length in the fifth race. Maggie jviacKey nnisnea Tnira in tne second race, but was disqualified for fouling Ralph rt-eese, ana tne laixer was piacea tnlrd. IT IS FOR LADIES, TOO. They Can Stop Their Hair Falling Ont With Herplclde. Ladies who have thin hair and whose hair is falling out, can prevent the hair falling out, and thicken the growth, with Kewbro's "Herplcide." Besides. Hemi- clde Is one of the most agreeable hair aressings there 13. rierplctde kills the dandruff germ that eats the hair oft" at the root. After the germ Is destroyed, the root will shoot up, and the hair grow long as ever. Even a sample will con vince any lady that Newbro's -Herplclde is an indispensable toilet requisite. It con tains no oil or grease, it wili not stain or dye. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c In stain ns for sample to The Hemicide Co., Detroit, Mich. Rowley Snow, spe cial agents. We bought from a wholesale house in Kansas City, what they had left in stock, of silver novelties, such as Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets, Paper Knives Hair Brushes, Combs, Vases, Cut Glass, Pearl handled Knives and Forks, etc. We Bought Them So That We Can Sell Them at One 'Third Less Than Wholesale Price Beginning tomorrow morning and every day until Christmas we will sell Rogers 1847 and Wm. A. Rogers Silverware at the following prices: 3 4 dozen Wm. A. Rogers Knives. dozen 54 dozen 54 dozen 54 dozen See if 25 year Cases with Waltham movements to $25.00. We have one lot Solid Gold Chatlin Watches We will close out at $8.50 Enameled Chatlin Watches, $3 50 to$5.00 Boys' Watches from $1.00 to $2.75 Sterling Silver Mounted Pearl Handled Knives and Forks the very finest Christmas present, one that will last a life time, per set $10.00 worth $16.00 and other stores. jf 512 KANSAS AVENUE, j liIIiI2IIIIIfI3iSIIlilI2IIIIIIXlliniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIKIIIII1IIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIII1I1 Illf IIIIIIII IIIII IIIIIIHEIIIII IIIIIISIIIII IlnillllllllllVlIltf till IIIIEIIIlI3i IIIIIIEIIIIIIIIf Illi lillfii BASEBALL GOSSIP. .Toplin Evidently Expects to Get Pen nant Next Year. Joplin is evidently planning a hard onslaught for 190 5 to capture the Western association pennant. Every effort is being made by President Baker to corral a good, strong aggre gation for next year. The following letter from John Fill man, manager and shortstop of last year's Miners, tell the story very plainly. It came in response to a re quest from the sporting department of the State Journal for a line on Joplin for 1S05. The letter follows: "State Journal, Topeka Sirs: Mr. Baker handed me your letter to an swer. Replying will say that indica tions point to a most successful sea son in 1905. Joplin is on the boom and it will be better in the spring. "We expect big returns financially, and as for the team well, we are for the 'rag,' that's all. I have been drafted by Little Rock, but do not think tnat I shall have to go there. It is Mr. Baker's intention to have me handle the team next season. "The old players who will return are Bayless, Vanderhill, Shimonek, Morris and myself. We intend to dis pose of the others. Possibly we will retain Torrence. We have secured Horton and Pertsch from Springfield. Purchased Horton and exchanged Crum for the Dutchman. "We haven't signed any new men as yet, but have accepted terms of sev eral 'embryo stars.' "JOHN FILLMAN." The acquisition of Horton and Pertsch will give the Miners two of the strongest players in the business. "Skinny" Horton Is famous through out this territory as a twirler. He was feared by every aggregation he ever went up against. "Dutch" Pertsch playtd centerfield for the Midgets last season and his wonderful catching and throwing was a delight to the fans. At the bat he haunted the .300 mark all through the season. On the coach line, he was noisier than a quartette of phonographs would be fn a cistern. Morris is an Indian. He pitched about half the season for Joplin last year and proved a "find." Bayless is without question one of the premier fielders in the circuit and hits over .300. Vanderhill takes a similar rank among the catchers. Shimonek is a great second baseman, a crack runner and a good hitter. Torrence may be retained. He is a pitcher, but more than that a crack all around player. He started the season with Pittsburg last year and was traded to the Miners. In one game he played here for the Pirates he performed on first base, behind the bat and in the pitch er's box all in one day, and in each act was a decided hit. From Fillman's letter It can be seen that a third baseman, a first baseman, and one fielder is still needed. The Jop lin Globe comes to the rescue at this point with a story that the management can get either Dick Rohn, "the chesty," from Sedalia, or Earl Green of Fort Scott, whom Topeka tried so hard to get, to fill the important first bag. The story follows: That the initial bag of the Miners of the season of 1905 will be guarded by one of the best first basemen that have ever given exhibitions in the old Mis souri Valley league, is now an assured fact. A few weeks ago President Ba ker, of the Joplin association received an offer from the Sedalia management to turn over "Chesty" Dick Rohn, who has always been called the premier first HOLIDAY GOOD) 1.35 1.35 1.25 1.00 75c Forks Tablespoons. Dessert Spoons. Teaspoons you can duplicate them at any store in Elgin or n or f t A T'ti J VLT 1 X Solid Gold Watches with Dia- 00 uold rilled Watches """.ss $10 baseman in the Valley, for a sum that was very satisfactory. The Sedalia management gave as their reason for disposing of Rohn, that he had been doing stunts in Gold Bugville too long and that he thought some new material would please the fans more. President Baker and the fans would like to see Rohn in a Miner uniform, but there is another man on the string who perhaps would suit a little better for all concerned and that man is Earl Green, ot Atchison, Kansas, who ca vorted around the first station for the Fort Scott Giants two years ago in a very commendable way. It was the general Impression that Fort Scott had strings on the much talked of Green, but it was definitely settled at the recent league meeting in Kansas City that the latter was free to contract with any team he desired to as Fort Scott had lost their hold on him when he was suspended. Since that time the Joplin manage ment has been making eyes at Green and Captain Johnny has been sending some of his sweetest perfumed mis sives and yesterday he was rewarded by receiving an ultimatum from the much wanted man. Green writes that he did very well playing independent ball last summer but that he will likely contract with some, league team for next year and in case he does he will come to Joplin. He writes further that he will be in a position to let the Joplin management know definitely in a few days. In choosing between Rohn and Green, the latter will be given the preference by president Raker. HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS. In throwing a stone at a hog one day last week, Mrs. John AUbright put so much vigor into her throw that she dislocated her shoulder and will be laid up for some time to come. Of course she did not hit the hog. We want wood on subscription hickory, oak, maple, beech anv sort of wood and of any length, including knots and limbs. Even fence rails will not be rejected, and we can manage to work up a few old stumps if left in rear of the office. We have tried painting the office stove red, but can't fool our compositors. Improvement still continues to be the order of the day in Hometown. Since our last issue over ten rods of new sidewalk have been laid, at least one front fence painted, and yester day we met Mr. Joseph Worthlngton carrying home a pail of paint and two pounds of putty to help along the good work. Looking from our office window one day last week we beheld a fight be tween a cow and a bull running at large, a hog being run over by a dray, a Jaw between two men, and a woman running to get out of the way of a roll ing hogshead of sugar. For a moment it seemed as if we were in New York or Chicago.. Mr. .Tames Cabiff, our popular vil lage cooper, had the misfortune to run across some late bumble bees while out walking one day last week, and it will be ten days before he will be able to whistle at his work. We pre dicted tnat the autumn would not end without Hometown facing a crisis of some sort. The days were gliding by too placidly. Mrs. Henry Tillman wishes to pub licly express her regret at the incident occurring at her house last week. The Rev. Peters, of Freeport, being in town, called to make some inquiries about one of the Sunday schools, and taking him FRII One doz. Rogers 1847 Knives and Forks $3.50 54 dozen Tablespoons. 3.00 54 dozen Dessertspoons.. 2.50 54 dozen Teaspoons.. 1.50 54 dozen Orange Spoons 2.50 54 dozen Fruit Knives 4 2.00 54 dozen Oyster Forks 2.25 IUU V V H J V- Diamond Rings from $10 Ladies' and Gents' Rings Finest line of Emblem the city. DBER.G, Stop and Shaving Sets Atomizers Toilet Sets Hand Mirrors Stationery Triplicate Mirrors You Can Buy Them for Less AT Kohl s P Telephone Calls Promptly Attended To. Ind. Phone 743. Bell Phone 561. for a lightning rod man Mrs. Tillman threw him over the fence and twisted one of his legs in bad shape. Constable Doyle, who is also the chief of police, the whole police force and night watchman, says that Home town is the freest of crime of any town of its size in the state, and that all the young men who go courting are home and in bed by 10 o clock. It appears that we are in error last week in saying that Farmer Scott, widower, had taken unto himself a second wife. He says that he simply traded four sheep and a hog with the Widow Davis for an old white horse. Our congratulations will have to stand over to another time. Mr. James Ramsgate, the prosperous and well known farmer on the Six Mile road, has seven cows, and every one of them has lately lost her cud. There are many other cases of it in the neighbor hood. Mr. Ramsgate lays it to the cows chewing up old straw beds at the fall house cleaning. All reports that we are about to take the lecture platform or to sing in op era are without foundation. We have a voice and a manner that have been highly complimented, but our duty lies in Hometown. We are no egotist, but we do not see how the town could spare us. To Core a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c Topeka. 11 L11UIU ,j uvj JpJ ij m Vf M up to $250.00 from $1 to $25.00 Rings for any lodge in made, certainly a handsome retail at that price at all H Jeweler Take a look atour gifts for the HOLIDAYS harmacy 732 Kansas Ave. Our New Directory with f f f subscribers will go to press this I I I I I I month. Advise us of any change de- I I I I I I Rlrea- New orders for Directory U U &J M M should be given at once if you want your name to appear. THE TOPEKA INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. SIB Kansas Avenue. E. O. DeMoss. L. SL Painrau, DeMOSS&PENWELL Funeral Directors and Embalmers. FIRST-CLASS SERVICB. Ill Qnlncy St TOPEKA. Both 'Phones 192, KANSAS. LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER ForXigars not so good We cannot RiiorMsfniiv i- n Golden Rule to present day living until we have the spirit of the Man who era.VC th nntrlAn PnU rt Uv i Rev. William Hathaway Pound Con-

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TROUBLES OF A WORKING GIRL EiongHours.Continual Strain, Insufficient or Badly Chosen Food, all Help to Wreck Her Health. CONSTANT STANDING IS WEAKENING. Just a Few Plain Words of Advice to the Working Girl About the Pitfalls Around Her. The working girl is increasing in our midst. All professions and trades need her ervlces. But she is careless about her health, end has not yet learned how to husband her strength and vitality, as man has. Every employer will tell you how of ten his female help is away sick per haps Juct sick enough not to do a proper amount of work. He may lose her labor. She may lose her wages. But these are small matters com pared with the enormous loss to the working girl herself, which every day cf sickness brings. She is losing herself. Her vitality. Her happiness and pleasure in life. Remember, girls, that every minute of sickness may be eating up just so many hours out of your life. Remember, that you can do a great deal for yourself by taking Wine of Cardui. Wine of Cardui is neither spirits nor dangerous drugs, but Just pure blood making, tissue-building, stengthening, curative medicinal plant extracts, that scientific research has shown have a specific action on all the female organs and functions. Wine of Cardui builds you up never lets you down. Working girls have more troubles than most women, partly because busi ness forms a constant strain on them, when employed in the store or office. Whether employed in factory or store, constant standing, or even constant sit ting, is weakening to their internal or gna. No matter what treatment or medi cine they may take, they cannot depend upon a real cure unless they take Wine of Cardui, for no other medicine or treatment Is so specific In its action upon the female organization or con stitution. Mrs. Bessie F. Smither, of 1603 Maple Pt., Louisville. Ky., writes: "I feel it my duty to thank you for the good done ine by Wine of Cardui. I was nervous, worn-out and on the verge of a general break-down, but Wine of Cardui gave me instant relief, and now I am per fectly welL I strongly recommend it as a. reliable cure for any woman who suf fers from female trouble as I did." I wish I could put it to you plainly enough, how Important It is for you (because you are a woman), to obtain Immediate treatment, if you are sick. This constant "putting off 'till tomor row" will certainly bring you a thou sand fold of punishment here on earth If you let it influence you In the matter of taking care of your health. Why, dear woman, you are exactly like Humpty Dumpty on the wall. Ar.y day, any minute, may come the final jar to your delicate, egg-shell-like, nervous system, which will lead to that final terrible fall, which nothing will avail to place you again upon your pin nacle of health. Wine of Cardui is what you need to prevent that dreadful fall. Wine of Cardui, and nothing else, will do it. But, Wine of Cardui while It can perform wonders as compared with oth er medicines and methods of treatment cannot do impossibilities. If you wish to obtain the best help It can give, begin today to try it for your trouble. Give It a chance and you will soon Join in the vast cry of thanks going up from the hearts of over a million and a half women whom it has cured of troubles just as bad as yours. Tour druggist sells $1.00 bottles. Free advice, on any woman's ills. Is afforded by our staff of specialists. All letters confidential. Address, Ladies" Advisory Department. The Chatta nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. NEWMAN'S TAX FIGURES. Levies Provide for $77,000 Not Includ ing the City Schools. County Clerk Newman has prepared a statement of the levies and taxes of the city of Topeka. not including the city school tax, for the city clerk. The levies and amount of tax raised in 1304 for each purpose are as follows: Amount Lew. of tax. Cleneral revenue 006 t?T.6M.f!S Oeneral Improvement W6 e7.6-M.SS Bond, sinking fund OCX'S 10.140.73 Interest on coupons 00225 25.351.83 Park Improvement 0j6 B.iKS.Tl Water hydrants 0015 l.i1.23 Judgment U. S. court 00125 H.0M.35 Judgments .Onoi 1,126.74 library OOuo 6.633.74 Paving interest 001 11,267.48 Redemption in part of bonds due 1905 002 22,534.96 Totals 022 J247.SS4.55 SPECIAL. TAXES. Sidewalk 7,579.06 Paving 50.066.94 Paving alley 3.134.M Sewer 8,S"6.r5 Irain 3i'.01 Ordinance No. 2502 6.521.04 Ordinance No. 1513 1,5S9.S6 Total $77,036.23 Fight Will Be Bitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual recommenda tion of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will have a long and bit ter fight with their troubles. If not ended earlier by fatal termination. Read whit T. R. Beall of Beall, Miss., has to say: "Last fall my wife had every symptom of consumption. She took Dr. King's New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at once and rour Dot tles entirely cured her. Guaranteed by Arnold .Drug Co., 821 N. Kansas ave Price 50c and tl. Trial bottles free. Notice. The regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Merchants' National bank of Topeka will be held at its banking office Tuesday, January 10. 1905. between the hours of 3 and 5 p. m., for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. F. M. BONEBRAKE. Cashier. No other remedy on earth is so good for children as Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. makes them eat, sleep and grow. Bright eyes, rosy cheeks. 35 cents. Tea or Tablet. Oatlin Drug Co. MUST HAVE GAS. Topeka Commercial Club Takes the Initial Steps. Offers a Bonus of $2,000 to Successful Company. NEW SYSTEM OF PIPES. Present Company Would Build Them, Says President. Major Anderson Reviews the Situation in Topeka. A chance visitor at the meeting of the Commercial club on Wednesday night would have thought that natural gas has just been located In Topeka, from the whirlwind of enthusiasm which possessed the members. The result was that a regular stand ing committee of .eleven was ordered appointed to at once look over the sit uation and suggest the most feasible schemes by which oil and gas can be piped to this city from the Kansas fields. Every effort will be exhausted to Interest private capital, and if that falls the question of having the city vote bonds and make the line one of municipal ownership, will be agitated. A bonus of $2,000 was hung1 up for the first company or individual who "brings in" a paying gas or oil well within a radius of ten miles about Topeka, The offer is good for one year. The plan of County Commissioner Sterne to have Shawnee county sink a well on the poor farm met with hearty endorsement and the club as a body and individually offer the commission ers their hearty support. C. K. Holliday. councilman from the Second ward, and a part owner of the Topeka Gas company, stated that A. N. Brady of New York, the biggest stock holder in his company, is interesting himself in the situation in Topeka, and is very willing to aid this city all he can in bringing natural gas here. "Mr. Brady says that he will lay a new and separate system of pipes," said Mr. Holliday. "He is perfectly willing to help all that he possibly can. With his associates he is studying the matter very carefully. Within a few days, probably on Friday or Saturday, I shall leave again for New Tork to see Mr. Brady, and perhaps I can bring back some very good news." E. S. Montgomery who offered the resolution which promises a bonus of $2,000 for the first finder of oil or gas In Shawnee county is interested in a company sinking a well near Tecum seh. "I think that within six weeks," said Mr. Montgomery, "I shall have the pleasure of inviting you gentlemen to see an oil well shot In Shawnee county." C. K. Holliday put his ante into the same gam?. "Gentlemen," he said, "we are digging between Vinewood and Te cumseh and I think that within a short time we will also have the pleasure of Inviting you to see us do some shoot ing." If the county commissioners find gas first, in their proposed well on the poor farm, they will get in on the $2,000 bonus. That was agreed upon. President Mills wilt appoint the'eoni- mittee within the next few days. Eleven of the strongest and most influential business men in the city will be made its members. The gas discussion was resultant to a paper read by T. J. Anderson on the subject. He also read a letter from H. J. Adams of Leroy on a proposition to pipe oil here. Why We Want Gas. Major Anderson said: Topeka is a prosperous city as the world goes. The location is all that could be desired, and the climate healthy. Our own Washburn is fast growing into an ideal college; our system of public schools is not surpassed by any city of 40,000 population in America, and our educational facilities generally are all that could be desired. Topeka Is a city of fine church edifices and up to date school buildings. We have many miles of paved streets, and a sewerage system covering all of the busness and two-thirds of the residence area. Our transportation facilities are of the best, having four lines of trunk railways and a number of branch lines. The electric railway system is fast ap proaching completion and affords quick transit between the business and resi dence part of the city. Topeka is a jobbing center of no small proportions. We have a number of manufacturing industries and they are all, I believe without an exception, doing well. Topeka enjoys all the benefits inci dent to being the capital of a great state, besides located in the center of a thriving and prosperous agricultural community. Our retail stores are as well equipped and carry as heavy stocks as In many cities of much larger population, and our hotel and boarding house facilities are unsurpassed. In short, we have j practically everything that goes to i make a happy and prosperous commun I ity, except good weather on festival I occasions. But in all sincerity, have we not aDoui reacnea tne nmii in popula tion? Our growth from 1890 to 1900 was not marked, and while 'we have been doing better during the last four years, it will take something more than the state capital and the headquarters and IT WAS NO DREAM Even Though Nearly Incredible. "For twenty years I suffered with piles, sometimes being confined to my bed for days at a time. The relief re ceived from doctors, both in the United States and Mexico was tem porary and more frequently I received no relief; other medicines had no ef fect; it was a continual drag; I was fit for nothing. I finally tried Pyra mid Pile Cure; first application was magical; I could not believe I was awake next morning. I experienced a relief I had not known for twenty years. "One box cured me, but not believ ing myself cured I bought two more and they are still In my trunk. I first used this remedy in July, 1902: HAVE HAD NO OCCASION TO USE IT SINCE. The world should know of Pryamid Pile Cure. I have no words to express its merits." E. A. Leonard, Nueva Calle de San Antonio de las Huertas No. 5, City of Mexico. Pyramid Pile Cure Is in the form of a suppository, which is admitted to be the best form of treatment for piles: it comes in direct contact with the painful tumors and does its work quickly and painlessly. It is sold by druggists' generally, for fifty cents a package and there is no other remedy "just as good." Write Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall Mich., for their little book describing the cause and cure of piles, as it is sent free for the asking- Prof. W. M. Hays, of Minnesota, Just Appointed Assist ant Secretary of Agriculture. :!v It Is a matter of congratulation to the farming interests of the country that President Roosevelt named W. M. Hays of Minnesota as assistant secre tary of the United"' States department of agriculture, as announced in the State Journal's' dispatches on Monday. Prof. Hays Is not a stranger to Kan sas. His lecture before the state board of agriculture a year ago was one of the great features of that meeting. His work in scientific agriculture has done more to develop profits in farming than that of almost any other man. No one else probably knows as much about the science of plant breeding as Prof. Hays. He is one of the pioneers in that line of work. He has been at work on wheat alone for fifteen years, and more recently has taken up other crops. Plant breeding, however, is only a small part of the work he has done in the Minnesota College of Agriculture at St. Anthony's Park, Minn. His work along the line of farm management, the rotation of crops, rural education and kindred topics has brought about great results and It has only begun. In his new field Prof. Hays will have the scope of his operations greatly widened, but he is the kind of man who can fill a wide field. He is built on a broad-gauged plan mentally, and his work, supplementing that of Secretary Wilson, ought to be of tremendous value to the farming interests of the United States. the principal machine shops of the Santa Fe road; something more than boarding houses and churches and so ciety and schools and paved streets to make Topeka the city that It should be. We will add slowly to our population and wealth year by year, but Topeka will never become a busy, hustling, rap idly growing city, until it is made a manufacturing center, and It is as sure as fate that we will not become a man ufacturing center until we have cheaper power, and we cannot get cheaper pow er without cheaper fuel. I have been much impressed by a statement made to me by the president of one of our banking Institutions, to the effect that cheaper motive power was absolutely essential in order to se cure manufacturing industries; that neither the Edison or any other com pany could furnish cheap power and pay $2.60 per ton for coal. The Edison company uses about 25, 000 tons of coal per year; the Wolff Packing company about 7,000 tons. In cluding our flour mills and other in dustries, more than 100,000 tons of slack coal are consumed annually. The building of the Hocking Valley road into the coal fields gave, Colum bus, Ohio, cheap fuel, and the city has grown to be a great manufacturing center, and has Increased In population three fold since the advent of cheap fuel. Indianapolis has grown to be a great city through cheap fuel in the shape of natural gas. The gas field is practical ly exhausted, but the industries are es tablished and cheap coal will replace the cheap gas. It is being demonstrated daily that Kansas has the greatest gas and oil field in America, if not In the world. and it is inevitable that natural gas and fuel oil will be piped out of the field for both domestic and manufacturing pur poses. An idea of the value of natural gas for manufacturing purposes, and the great quantity consumed may be gath ered from the following figures taken from th"e report of the Pittsburg. Penn sylvania, Chambef of Commerce: Extent of the Gas. Natural gas in the Pittsburg district 1903. Combined capital of the Pitts burg companies jeo.ouo.ouu Miles of pipe line 4,000 Number of wells 2,000 Acres of land under lease 500,000 Dally consumption in cubic feet 350,000.000 Mills and factories supplied.. 1,000 Families supplied 130,000 Wells drilled annually 500 All this in a district that produced in 1892, 36,137,346 tons of coal, or nearly one-eitthtn or tne entire coai prouuci of the United States, and more than one twenty-fifth of all the coal mined in the world.. The 500.000 acres of land under lease in the Pittsburg district equals SSO square miles, about one and one-half times the area of one of the average oil counties in southern Kansas. So it will be seen that the area of the Kan sas gas fields vastly exceeds the leased area in the Pittsburg district. Esti mating that 20.000 feet of gas equals one ton of the best bituminous coal, to re- ninro the 100.000 tons of slack coal usea annually for manufacturing purposes in Topeka, would require less than 7,000, 000 cubic feet ot gas per day, or less than the product of many single gas wells In the Kansas gas belt, and one- fiftieth of the daily consumption or tne Pittsburg district. It is said that one Kansas company has an output equal to 200,000,000 cubic feet per day. One Topeka company has producing gas wells and productive ter ritory leased in the gas belt sufficient to supply a half dozen cities the size of Topeka with gas for both manufactur ing and domestic purposes. The Pittsburg coal is of the very best quality, yet natural gas competes with it at 7 tO 11 Cents uiuuaauu xv, manufacturing purposes and up to 25 cents for domestic use. In Newark, Ohio, gas ror manuwaui ing costs 9 cents and for domestic use 18 cents. Zanesville, Ohio, brings Its gas many miles and by doing so has built up some of the largest industries in the United States. Many other cities and towns have profited by the use of natural gas for manufacturing purposes, and we all know what is happening every day in the gas counties of southern Kansas. It took some mighty close figuring to use Topeka brick in the sewer now being constructed In the Fifth ward, as against Coffeyville brick burned with natural gas and transported 212 miles by rail. Regarding natural oil for fuel. I de sire to read an article prepared by Mr. H. J. Adams of LeRoy, formerly of Topeka, and well known to many of our citizens as a conservative, level headed man of affairs, to this article the most careful consideration by the business men is invited. I have no particular plan to suggest. It is said that a number of our people are in terested in a company or companies that propose to pipe natural gas into Topeka. I have no desire to antag onize either the Edison or Excelsior Coke and Gas companies, but It must he evident that if these companies are to furnish cheaper power and light, they must have cheaper material with which to make these commodities. It may be that either or both of these companies can solve the prob lem. If not. a new company or com panies should be formed especially to furnish cheap motive power for our manufacturies. If other cities have cheap gas and oil, we must have them or go to the wall. Our large property owners and business men might as well face the Inevitable and make up their minds to find some one who will put up the money and place Topeka on a par with our neighbors, or else go down In their pockets and do it them selves. The Topeka money that has been V"""! r" invested in the oil and gas territory, mostly speculative, would build both a gas and oil pipe line from the south ern Kansas fields to Topeka, and with both here in sufficient quantities to make them cheap, Topeka would double her population jn ten years. From twenty to thirty thousand dollars has been spent in prospecting in this immediate vicinity and has re resulted in finding neither gas or oil. If we cannot find either here, let us do the next best thing and build pipe lines. My suggestion Is that this question be referred to a committee composed of the strongest men in the city, and they thoroughly investigate the whole subject and interest the necessary capital to put Topeka close up to the band wagon. BASEBALL GOSSIP. New Western Association Is Evidently Growing More Popular. The following from the Kansas City Journal, tells something of the grow ing popularity of the Western associa tion at the present time through this territocy: Six different people are now after President Shively for a Wichita fran chise. Wichita evidently looks good to baseball investors, and the feeling at that place is heartily in favor of admission to the association circuit. It is not altogether impossible that the city may be given a franchise, al though it would be hard to say what present circuit city would be dropped out to make the vacancy. President Shively paid a flying isit to Leaven worth yesterday afternoon and was not satisfied with the conditions there. It seems that the stockholders are dis agreed on the advisability of retain ing the franchise. Before he left last night President Shively said that if the Leavenworth situation was not ma terially improved upon his return from Oklahoma, there might be a change. Thus Wlcjiita may- hope to gain admission to the association either through the -falling through of the Guthrie deal or else the abandon ment of the Leavenworth franchise. Ted Sullivan, the old time baseball player, the author of a book of humorous stories of the diamond, agent of the National league in the selection of promising young players, and probably one of the most widely known of the old time ball players, is a bidder for the Wichita franchise. Sullivan wrote President Shively a day or two ago, asking for the franchise at Wichita. He said the investment looked good to him; that he had been watching the progress of the league, and thought he could make a success of a team at Wichita by getting to gether a fast bunch of young players and furnishing the Wichita fans with eighteen karat baseball all through the season. He said the management of the team would not conflict with his duties as agent of the National league, and closed with a plea for an early response, informing him as to the prospects. Sullivan said he was willing to close the deal at once. W. J. Kimmel and Ted Price, both of Enid, O. T., also want the Wichita franchise. Kimmel says that Walter Frantz, now a member of the pitching staff of Arthur Irwin's Blooz, would be associated with him if he should get the franchise. Frantz is under re serve with the Blooz, but he figures that he could get his release without much trouble. Other bidders for the franchise are Speck Hurlburt, who last season played the outfield for the Topeka team; a man from Fort Smith, Ark., and a Topeka party. President Shively will stop at Wichita, on his way back from Guthrie, and final arrange ments will be made in the near future. THROWS OUT VOTE. Colorado Supreme Court Eliminates Returns From One Precinct. Denver, Col.,Dec. 15. The state supreme court has sustained fhe motion made by the attorneys for the Republican party to enjoin the Denver election commission from including in its official abstract of votes the returns from precinct Eight, ward Seven. Chief Justice Gabbert an nounced the decision, In which Justice Campbell concurred. Justice Steele dis sented and remarked that the action was "unwarranted and unprecedented and di rectly contrary to law." In announcing the decision Chief Justice Gabbert said that the evidence showed that false ballots had been substituted for the genuine ones in this precinct and It was the right of the court to prevent the consummation of the fraud. Written opin ions will be filed later. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington. Dec. 15. The following western postmasters have been appointed: Kansas Bendena, Doniphan county, Hen ry L. Van Verth, vice H. Schwab, resign ed; Lamar, Ottawa county, Edward A. Rector, vice E. Wines, resigned. SINFUL, NEGLECT How is it possible for a sane man with good teeth to destroy them through careless neglect 1 SOZODONT is positively bene ficial. It has made the toothbrush habit a real pleasure. SOZODONT TOOTH POWDER the natural complement of SOZODONT Liquid, is a beautiful polisher, absolutely free from grit and acid. Are you using it? You ought to be. 3 FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER. PASTE. RAILROJUTNEWS. To Suppress Fret Transporta tion to ilearj Shippers. Executire Officials of Western Koads Make an Agreement. PLAN IS FORMULATED. Committees In Large Cities Will Make Up Pass Lists. Gossip and Matters of Interest In Railroad Circles. Executive officers of western railroads met in Chicago yesterday and took steps to prevent the issuance of passes during 1905 to influence traffic. A re port that the Interstate commerce com mission proposed to make an investiga tion as to the giving of railway passes to persons controlling the routing of traffic of big corporations reached some of the higher officials of western rail roads. Although the Interstate com merce law prohibits the giving of free transportation or reduced passenger rates to influence traffic, it is said that every railroad in the country has given annual passes to persons controlling big freight shipments. The Interstate commerce commission has power to compel the railroads to produce their books showing to whom free passes are issued. To avoid un pleasant consequence from an order to that effect by the commission, the ex ecutive officers of the western roads yesterday decided to restrict the issu ance of passes to committees represent ing the railroads at the principal com mercial centers. These committees will represent Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Denver, Kansas City, Dallas, Little Rock, Houston, and Salt Lake City. The committees are to be selected by the terminal lines in each city and shall have not more than three members.. Only persons recommended by the com mittees shall be given passes by the railroads. It will be the duty of such committee to keep off its list persons who have been getting free transporta tion because of their ability to influence the routing of freight traffic. The interstate commerce commission has repeatedly declared that the issu ance of free transportation to influence freight traffic is equivalent in a major ity of cases to paying rebates. The "complimentary" pass list of most of the big western systems includes the names of hundreds of persons who are the leading officers of big corporations with heavy freight traffic, the "traffic managers" of industrial and commercial concerns, and the heads of organizations which hold annual reunions which are attended by a large number of mem bers. UNION PACIFIC REPORT. Harriman Line Is Making Remarkable Record in Earnings. The Union Pacific road is at present making a remarkable record In earn ings. Its net is Increasing at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. The showing of the road Is unique. No other Pacific: line in the United States is piling up business in gross in this manner. It became to be recog nized some months ago that the local business on all these lines would be lighter this year than last. Lumber business from the Northwest is stated to be unsettled by dissensions over rates. Colorado business is not yet up to standard. There are, therefore, several traffic factors against this road. In spite of this, earnings advance. The reason will probably come out officially in the commodity list of the next annual re port. Meantime well informed peo ple say that the through tonnage ac counts for the earnings. They add that the volume of Oriental shipments from San Francisco to Portland is running nearly. 100 per cent heavier than last year, most of the material going to Japan. Beef from Omaha, machinery of all sorts from Pittsburg and the east, clothing and miscel laneous tonnage crowd the Pacific docks. It is from these things that the earnings come. In 1904 the income account of the Union Pacific was: Per mile. Ave. miles operated 5.353 Gross receipts J5o,279,230 110,327 Expenses, and taxes 30,407,422 5,680 Net earnings ...$24,871,788 4,647 Other income 4,176,844 780 All income $29,048,632 5,427 Charges 12,451,541 2,327 Surplus $16,597,0S1 3,100 Dividend on preferred 3,982,256 744 Balance $12,614,835 2,356 MAINTENANCE CHARGES. Per mile of road $1,214 Per locomotive 3,564 Per passenger train car 813 Per freight train car 75 This was the most liberal throughout. For very fair maintenance the charge would have been: Per mile of road $1,100 Per locomotive 2,200 Per passenger train car 700 Per freight train car 60 The maintenance on this basis would have been less by the following amount: 5,353 miles of road 610.242 856 locomotives 311,584 657 passenger train cars 62,941 22,048 freight train cars 330,720 Total 1.315,487 Add to this the stated surplus 12,614,835 Total $13,930,322 These figures show a surplus for the common stock of nearly $14,000,000, For the three months ended Septem ber 30 net earnings increased $574, 801. If it be assumed that half of this rate of increase is maintained, there will be an increase of, say, $1,000,000 for the year in net earnings. Assum ing that charges will show an increase of $300,000, and that other income is practically the same as last year, there will be an increase in net Income of. say, $700,000. Adding this to the rough estimate of surplus for 1904, it will be safe to estimate the net income of Union Pacific at $14,700,000 in 1905. This would amount to 13.51 per cent on the common stock. Union Pacific owns $90,000,000 of Southern Pacific stock. If during the year 2 per cent is paid on this, which is not unlikely, there would be $1,800. 000 additional available for dividends on Union Pacific common stock. This would amount to 1.66 per cent, and would raise the surplus on Union Pa cific to 15.17 per cent on the common stock. It is very safe to say that Union Pacific is earning over 15 per cent in the current year. On a. liberal esti mate of the possibilities, Union Pacific should earn 17 per cent in 1905. No Trouble With Trainmen. San Bernardino, Cal., Dec. 15. The engi neers and the firemen of the Santa Fe Have adjusted their differences which threatened to cause a strike on the coast lines of the Santa Fe system. The exact terms of the settlement have not yet been made public DAMAGES SANTA FE BRIDGE. Earthquake Has Practically Rained a Big lSridge at San Francisco. SanFrancisco Dec. 15. The recent series of earthquakes experienced in this city have caused a big crack In the pier of the Santa Fe bridge, now being constructed at the foot of Third street. The damage was discovered today and scrutinized by the city engineer. He found a fissure in the concrete which extended below the water line of the channel which the bridge is to span. It was three inches wide and six feet long. If the crack extends below the mud line it will be necessary to rebuild at great cost. A telegram was sent to the chief engineer of the railway company in the east and consultation between him, the city engineer and the bridge engineer will be held. It was expected that the structure would be completed early next spring, but the damage sustained may necessitate an indefinite postponement of the operations. AFTER THE SANTA FE. El Paso Merchants Investigating lis crimtnation at El Paso. El Paso, Tex., Dec 15. The United States interstate commerce commission holds a special session here today to in vestigate the charges of coal and fuel dealers that the Santa Fe railroad la dis criminating in favor of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company on freight rates into this city and the general charge of El Paso merchants that all railroads are dis criminating against thia place on freight rates. Judge C. A. Prouty of Vermont will sit on the bench and J. T. Marchan will act as attorney for the commission. AN AMUSING LETTER. Editor Stewart of Rossville Writes to Governor Hoch. U. G. Stewart, editor of the Shawnee County News, published at Rossville, writes the following letter to Governor Hoch: Dear Governor Hoch: Now that the heat and smoke of battle have subsided and we find that victory is even more firmly perched upon our banner than at any time heretofore previously, it is well that you cast about you for ways and means to car ry out the great reform inaugurated by your election. I can understand how that you may be knocked temporarily silly and feel slightly rattled in the first flush and spontaneous surprise attendant upon the ponderosity of your stupendous election. To be perfectly frank with you, had I been in your place I should, no doubt, have opened a keg of nails and painted the town red in the ex uberance of my great and new found joy. Do not let this influence you in any way, however. But you should remember that the aggregated eye of a great state is onto you, watching to see if you will take care of the pat riotic pilgrims of the party. I am a patriot myself, and standing, as it were, on the walls of Zion, with one finger on the public pulse and the other on my endorsements, I warn you in the flush and newness of your posi tion, not to allow the siren song of the "machine" pie-biter to blind you to the debt you owe the palsied pat riots who have been instrumental in placing you where you are. Think of their long nightly vigils in the back room during the campaign talking over the situation with sugar in it, inducing bad breath, bringing the hectic flush to the nose and otherwise sacrificing their health for the good of the cause. The hour has now arrived in which to purify politics in this state. Acting along this line and upon the earnest solicitation of my friends I hereby make application for such jobs as may yet remain vacant. Tou will see at once the wisdom of my appoint ment, placing me as it will in a posi tion where I can the more effectually get In my work as a purifier. The peo ple want to see old methods wiped out and the party pledges redeemed. If you can give me the portfolio of custodian of the Whisk Broom the wild and clam orous appeals of my friends will subside and the white winged dove of peace will settle down over your administration like a fog on a cranberry marsh. Regarding my qualifications I need but mention the fact that during my long and decisive career I have be longed to all the different parties and am perfectly familiar with the meth ods of each. You will see at a glance the valuable assistance I could render in stirring up sentiment for your re nomination provided you do the right thing by me. Besides all this I have liver complaint, an ingrowing toenail and there are floating specks before my eyes and certainly need a place where I can recuperate at so much per re cuper. Enclosed you will find the bill of lading for a cracker box which I have forwarded by freight containing indorsements from my friends. You can either appoint me at once and look them over at your leisure, or if you have any doubts on the matter examine them immediately and then send my commission; either way will be satis factory to me. I have also instructed my friends everywhere to write you and write often, not waiting for a re ply, as you would probably be busy at that time negotiating a loan on your job press but would be glad to hear from them anyhow and to learn of my high standing. Read my indorsements and listen to the unsmothered voice of the people and then say that I do not deserve well at the hands of the party!' Read the cheerful and hearty endorsement of Groceryman Yocum who says that he confided in me to the amount of sev eral dollars worth years ago and has every reason to believe that I can be trusted indefinitely. If you see fit to give me a position I want you to feel perfectly free to con sult me on any matter regarding the a'ffairs of state. You can put me In as chief oiler of the door hinge on a good salary and secure my advice free and none will ever know of the hidden power behind the throne. Before I yielded to the clamorous appeal of the public to enter politics I was president of a livery stable and the baled wisdom that I gathered during the experience will be yours to enjoy. I would like a place that will be good for what ails me. A friend of mine by the name of Sarcastic Piebiter, who held a position under your predecessor recommends his old position as Gentle man of the Hat Rack. His complaint was similar to mine but after a few weeks' service he recovered and was able to draw his salary every once in awhile without exciting comment. Most any position will suit me however. Of OSTETTEBfc CELEBRATED HI Get a bottle of the Bitters to day from your druggist and give it a chance to cure you of Heartburn, Belching, Poor Appetite, Indigestion, SiDyspepsIa, 'Vnnctlnatlnn r, Malarial Fever. It never fails. Try it and see, also get a free copy of our 1906 Almanac. It's very instructive. mans RHEUMATISM Rheumatic Gout, Backache and All Forms of I'rlc Acid Poison Are Results of Kidney Disease and Can Only be Cured by Getting Directly at the Seat of the Trouble, the Kid neys, with WARNER'S SAFE CURE Rev. Dr. I. Tlllars, a Prominent Meth odist Divine, says "Safe Cure" Cured His Rlieumatbim. SANDWICH, ILL. "Aftr a delay of months to be sure that a cure of my rheu matism of over a year's painful Buffering had been effected, I desire to assure you that so far as I know anything of myself I am well. I am per suaded that 'Safe Cure' did it. I believe that the medicine will da all that it claims to do. If the patient will fol low the instructions to the letter." L VIL LARS. Pastor M. E. church. TEST YOUR URINE. If there Is a reddish sediment in it, or If It is cloudy, or If you see particles floating about in it, your kidneys ara diseased. WARNER'S SAFE CURB is purely vegetable and contains no harmful drugs. It Is free from sediment and pleasant to take. It is prescribed and used by doc tors themselves in the leading hospitals as the only absolute cure. for all forms of disease of the kidneys, bladder and blood. Warner's Safe Cure Is what you need. You can buy it at any drug store, 2 sisea, 50c and $1.00 a bottle. Write Warner's Safe Cure Co., Rochester, N. Y., for frea medical book. WARNER'S SAFE PILLS move the bowels gently and aid a speedy cure. Refuse Substitutes and Imitations. There is no kidney cure "Just as good" as Warner's. Insist on the genuine. Sub stitutes contain harmful drugs. Beware of so-called kidney enres full of sediment and of bad odor; they are dangerous.

W WW WW IrWWW w w I BEFORE YOU BUY I CO AIL Telephone 530 aozpsKi FOR PRICES. 4th and Jackson Sts. A NIGHT SCHOOL FOR MEN Steam and Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Drawing Course. Also studies In other subjects. For full Information apply to Y. M. G. A. 117 East Eighth. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Delicate enough for the softest skin, and yet efficacious in removing any stain. Keeps the skin in perfect condition. In the bath gives all tha desirable after-effects of a Turkish bath. It should be oo every wash stand. ALL QROCERS AND DRL'QQISTS STAY AT HOME. When you are not feeling well and have your offlc call you up for advice oa complicated points. Five Cents a Day pays for a resi dence telephone. Mo. Kansas Tele. Co. "Phone SAVE MONEY ANI 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 Caplloi Building and Loan Assoclat a Send for Booklet. 534 Kansas Ave. course I feel considerably exhausted af ter the arduous labors of tne campaign f am atmnff pnouerh to carry a mo tion or bring up the preylous question and do such other light wont as may be required to expedite the business ot the legislature. How is Mrs. Hoch and the children T Give them my regards and caution Mrs. H. about turning the gas off with the little thumb screw underneath the let and to be sure and put the cat out be fore closing the executive mansion for the night. If I were you, governor, I would not let the neighbors know that I felt above them In any way. Pail the cow, as usual, ever and anon squirting a stream into the cat's ear. This will cause the neighbors to laugh and will strengthen their confidence in vou. We are having a late fall up here. The farmers complain some of "Jy in the wheat and there is more pip among the hens than usual. Do you intend to keep a hired girl this winter? If you do I hope you will get on who knows her business and will not at tempt to entertain her company in tha front parlor. You can notify me of my appointment by prepaid telegram or through the mail. Address general delivery. Trusting that our associations while conducting the affairs of a great stats may be mutually pleasant, I beg leave to remain, yours very truly, J. SEQUESTERED MACKINTOSH. P. S. It occurs to me that you may desire a personal consultation with m If so please suggest a trysting placa where we can meet and tryst. J. S. M. Greatest tonic and strength producing remedy ever offered suffering humanity. Cures indigestion: constipation, headache, stomach disorders. That's what Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Gatlln Drug Co. L

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Tim TOHKKA STATE J OUKNAE, THURSDAY EVENING DECEilBER 15, 190k TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. Entered July 1. 187G, as second class matter at the postofflce at Topeka. Kan., unucr tne act or congress. I VOLU113 XXXI No 297 TERMS OK- SITRSHRIPTJON. Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka, or suburbs, or at the same price In any K an sa a towns whers the paper has a carrier system. By mail, one year..., S By mall, three months.. -JO Weekly edition, one vear Saturday edition of dally, one year.... 1.M TELEPHONES. mM Buotnens Office Bell. 107 Business Office Ind- 11)7 importers' Room Bell 677 lie porters' Room Isd. 6S PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. 800 and IBB Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. NEW YORK OFFICE: 211 Vanderbllt Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. CHICAGO OFFICE: 1540 l-nlty Bldg. Paul Block. Mgr. 'ITU. LEASED "WntE REPORT Cg THE ASSOCIATES PRESS. The State Journal Is a. member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for exclusive afternoon publi cation in Topeka. The news Is received In the State Jour nal building over wires for this sole pur pose. It looks as though Lawson has "cop pered" the market and won. Mrs. Chadwick appears to be trying to beat Mrs. Nation's record on the number of jails she has been In. It looks as though the few people who have not been deported from Colorado are to be put In jail for election frauds. It is being made plain that there is to be no lobbying in connection with any business conducted by the govern ment. Mrs. Chadwick appears to be as suc cessful in accumulating grand jury in dictments as she was in pilingup worth less paper. Rockefeller has given two or three million dollars more to Chicago univer sity. This is liable to make oil higher all next summer. Stock brokers should give Thomas W. Lawson a handsome Christmas present. He has enabled them to make much money within the past few days. In his fight for the Missouri senator phlp Major Warner is likely to have the hearty support of all the candidates for pension commissioner in the coun try. The TJ. S. supreme court in deciding the case of the Western Union Tele graph Co. against the Pennsylvania railroad exempts the latter from the operation of the law of eminent domain. The law appears to relate entirely to individuals and not to corporations. Will congress at this session o any thing with the poet check currency bill? And if not, why not? It seems to be a piece of legislation which, curiously enough, everybody wants and nobody can get. The nature of the opposition which has been successful thus far is a. mystery Buffalo Courier. Has the Courier searched the banks and the express companies? Philadelphia Record: Whatever may be said of Thomas W. Lawson's finan cial methods, he has furnished a unique object lesson on the value of display advertising. Judicious advertising al ways brings results, but the results are not always so apparent. The effects of the Lawson campaign of publicity, are of such a nature that he who runs may read. The connection between the Law eon "ads" and the marked decline In the shares at which they were aimed is so obvious that it cannot fail to be convincing to the most skeptical. Dun's index figures show an advance In prices from October 1, 1903, to March 1. 1904. Then there was a decline to July 1. From that time to December 1 there was an increase. None of these changes has been very rapid, but on the first of this month the figures had got up to 100,554, nearly as high as on June 1. A year ago the figure was 98,223. The increase for the year is substantial. On January 1, 1S93, after a very prosperous year and before the financial disturb ances came, the price level was 94,155. The low mark was 72,455. in July, 1897. w York Evenfnr Post- ThPr good reason for believing the report I from Tokio, that the besiegers of Port Arthur having achieved their prime object the destruction of the Russian fleet will now proceed more carefully and with greater regard for their lives. Thesimilarity between the sieges of Port Arthur and Santiago is now apparent. In both cases a land attack was resort ed to in order to bring about the destruc tion of the fleet within the harbor. Cervera chose to make a dash for lib erty, where the Russians were appar ently content to see their ships sunk at their anchorages. The Spanish cruisers were at least totally destroyed; whether the Russian vessels are similarly be yond hope of repair remains to be seen. Measured by the number of lives it has cost the enemy, the Port Arthur fleet has been a good Investment. Fully for ty thousand men a large army corps must have perished in the attempt to get at the vessels which Togo, with all his daring, could not reach because of torpedoes and coast defenses. It mat ters, now, very little when Port Arthur falls, for Admiral Togo is free to with draw all his ships except a few light vessels to keep out blockade runners. He can now prepare and repair in ex pectation of the Baltic fleet. In the Wall Street Financial Review. Henry Clews comments on the recent panic as follows: "Like a bolt from the blue the crash in Wall street came when least expected and when all seem ed serene. The truth Is, the market was ripe for a break. For weeks and months stocks continued to rise without interruption until speculation, overstim ulated by increasingly favorable outside conditions, carried the market up to the point of collapse. Sentiment every where was so overwhelmingly bullish that week spots were ignored and a Bit uation created where only a shock of some sort was needed to force whole sale liquidation. This shock came in the form of an attack upon Amalgama ted Copper, which promptly exposed th weakened condition of the whole mar ket. Stocks, it was then seen, had pass ed from strong into weak hands. The big men who bought freely at the low prices of 1903 had disposed Very largely of their holdlngc, and when the crash came there was little or no support from this quarter. Liquidation of over bought accounts became imperative, ana prices were so high that no sub- stantial buyers, could be found except at such heavy declines as exhausted weak margins and frightened timid holders out of their senses. The decline was, of course, accompanied by the usual supply of unsettling rumors and inten sified by the trading element, who al ways push a movement in either direc tion to the utmost." NO EXTRA SESSION. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. The decision of the president not to call an extra session of congress next spring for revision of the tariff Is in ac cordance with the conservative business sentiment of the country. The definite announcement that such a session will not be called is in the interest of set tied business conditions. Tariff re-ision, as this newspaper has contended from the first, is a question to be discussed with the interests of the whole country In mind, and to be acted upon with deliberation. It is a question to be opened not to unsettle business but to settle it on lines of material im provement. No hasty action in changing our tariff laws has ever been satisfactory. Even to the promoters of agitation in favor of revision of the Wilson bill as It was enacted into law was far from satisfac tory to the man who introduced it or to the president who urged tariff revision, It represented compromise arrived at after stormy discussion of conflicting interests, and the effect of the make shift legislation was to unsettle bus! ness and destroy confidence. There is no reason why any Republi can should strive to create the impres sion that the safety of the country de mands the immediate revision of our existing tariff laws. Neither is there any reason why the most hidebound protectionist should regard a proposi tion to change the Dingley schedules as an attack on the protective system. The Dingley act was not satisfactory to many protectionists, but it was ac cepted as the best legislation that could be secured at the time. Changes for the better cannot be secured now or in the future by clamorous agitation or hys terical action. Therefore the president has done well to set at rest all specula tion as to an extra session next spring. GROWING TRADE WITH CHINA. Commerce between the United States and China in the ten montns ending with October, 1904, shows a larger total, both in imports and exports, than in the corresponding months of any earlier year. The October reports issued by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistic show the total imports Into the United States from China during the ten months end ing with October, 1904, at J23,993,324. which exceeds by more than $3,000,000 the largest total in the corresponding period of any earlier year; and the ex ports from the United States to China In the ten months ending with October, 1904, $20,557,184, which exceeds by about one-half million dollars the largest total in the corresponding period of any earlier year. This is in face of the fact that trade with China, particularly as relates to exports to that country, has been materially reduced during the past one or two years, due presumably to the hostilities in progress in that part of the world. The fact that the figures for the ten months ending with October, 1904, show a larger total than those for the corre sponding ten months of 1902, the period at which the fiscal year figures showed their largest total, suggests a very rapid increase in our exports to China in the few months subsequent to the termination of the last fiscal year, and this suggestion is sustained by the fig ures of our exports to China during re cent months, as shown by the reports of the bureau of statistics. This rapid increase in our exporta tion to China in the last few months seems to strengthen the belief express ed during the last year that the fall in exports to that country was temporary and due to the special conditions pre- vaim.5 in uim sreuun ra inc oiw, esPe"laHy in the northern part of China, which had been looked upon as the final destination of a large part of the mer chandise from the United States, and especially cotton goods. The latest fig ures of the bureau of statistics show that the exports of cotton goods to China have greatly increased in recent months. In mineral oil the increase is still greater, the exports from the United Statea In the ten months ending with October, 1904, being $6,478,668, against $1,834,058 in the corresponding months of 1903, and $2,435,472 in the corresponding months of 1902. On the import side the figures for the ten months show an increase of about three million dollars as compared with the corresponding months of the pre ceding year, and stand about three mil lions above the highest figure of any ten months' period of earlier years. This increase occurs chiefly in raw silk, of which the total value imported from China in the ten months ending with October, 1904, was $8,113,703. against $6,472,581 in the corresponding months of last year. JAIHAWKEI; JOTS. Burns wants to be made a third ciass city. A Cambridge hunter says he has shot a white quail. Cake walks have been resurrected in Marion county. In a vote for waterworks at La Harpe the town went dry. Lincoln Is to have an experience so cial. Most people over 16 need no ex perience in that line. Clay Center patrons of the- electric light company are to have a week's free use of the wires for a Christmas gift. The Coffeyville Record has a head writer with an imagination. Note the following: "Daring Deed of a Coward- ly Dastard. Some On Under Cover of Darkness Makes a Desperate Attempt to Annihilate by Powder or Dynamite the City Desiccating Plant. Damaga Perhaps $5." An El Dorado family has had a doc tor but three times In 15 years. But then none of the members play foot ball. Helen Gould is to give the Fort Scott Y. M..C. A. library $150 worth of books. Afterall these "plutocrats" have their uses. Mrs. Peace, of Chanute. shot her hus band, attempted to burn the jail and carries a razor. Yet her name doesn indicate it. One Wheaton girl wears three dia mond engagement rings while another is using her hands to paint the back yard fence. Out of the dead past a Neosho county citizen has resurrected a story that 12 years ago his wife threw a butcher knife at him. He makes it a plea for divorce. The Sunday school class of a Clay Center young lady evidently didn't real tze that American Beauties are wortn $1 each when they gave her a "dainty rose bowl." An Iola woman brought suit against Mr. Coffey, charging him with unlaw fully retaining her jewels. The judge however, decided on different grounds which settled the broil. Two hundred and thirty-five persons purchased tickets for the World's fair this seasen from Lincoln, unis is oniy one town out of a thousand. It s easy to see why Missouri went Republican. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. No, Cordelia, the railroad tie is not a four-in-hand. The woman who marries for money gets all she deserves. Bachelors miss a lot of happiness and escape a lot of misery. The harder the job the easier it is for a lazy man to dodge it. Poets who write promissory notes are the ones who are long remembered. No niatetr how silly a girl is her folks always expect her to marrywell Some alleged self-made men are not finished; they were too small for the Job. A wise wife never reminds her hus band of the fool things he said when courting her. A woman may believe only half what she hears, but she always hears twice as much as a man. No woman is ever as happy as a man thinks she is or as miserable as she be lieves herself to be. Fewer women commit suicide than men, yet during the rush hours you can see a lot of the mhanging to car straps. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. When a man feels sick in the night, he also feels awfully lonesome. An Atchison woman has so much faith in the men that she even believes in her own husband. The Missourians are complaining of the dry weather; they say their axes are coming off the handles. If a widower puts a new rail on his fence to keep it from falling down, some one starts the story that he is preparing his home for a bride.. When a woman reads of a horse 'champing restively on its bit," she doesn't know exactly what it means. but she feels that she often does it. An Atchison man has -a. brother-in- law who gets $28 a week, and his wife talks about him more than she talks about her pastor. Coolldge has a billiard hall which re mains open until 9 o'clock at night, and sells lemonade and root beer. The En terprise says the town is wide open. It seems very hard for a naturally good person to get credit. An Atchison baby never cries and its mother Is wor ried and fears it has not sense enough. An old-fashioned woman was talking today about something surprisingly foolish an acquaintance had done, and said: "Isn't that a note for you?" A lot of men were talking of people who had good memories. Bryan Smith was robbed once, and they say that ne remembered the numbers on the bills stolen. It seems that the good are also sur rounded with dangers. A man at Prairie View was recently ringing the church bell, when the clapper fell, and nearly killed him. Lou Dockstader said, in an interview in Kansas City yesterday, that the min strel business was in its Infancy. Still some of its jokes have pretty long, gray whiskers. In rjassing along the streets you often here this expression used by a man talking to a companion: "He ought to have better sense." We all ought to have better sense. A woman is never ready on time to go anywhere with her husband while he lives, but she is always ready on time for his funeral, thanks to tne as sistance of the neighbors. REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. Temptation calls on you so often that your terms with it soon become very intimate. If a woman had a mind it wouldn't be of any use to her because it Is not a thing she could wear. It's awful tiresome to have to be as bad as you feel you ought, to live up to your reputation. People hardly ever have bad enough tempers to get In a rage with the ones that deserve It themselves. If a man can't lose his money at the race track or in the stock market, he can always have recourse to marriage. A Rolling Stone. Mr. J. Albert Husey, of Chicago, at the Hotel Lexington, smiled when he was asked where his personal home was. "Everywhere," he said. "I am a bachelor on the road all the time, fond of the variety that is the philoso phy of happiness and never content to live in one place more than a year. As a rule, when I take my six week's vaca tion in the summer I change my resi dence. It broadens my ideas without interfering in any way with business. Meeting so many people, seeing so many different social conditions, be coming acquainted with so many dif ferent views of life, I learn to know what is worth knowing and to pursue that knowledge. So that my first lesson is one of practical value, and when I consider the great wealth and satisfaction accumulated a wealth that cannot rust, lose itself in specula tion or be stolen I can afford to laugh at the saying that 'A rolling stones gathers no moss." For the right man, a rolling life is a happy one; for the vast majority of men, domesticity and a convenient rut answer so much better that I never try to convert any body to my way of living." Baltimore News. Some Day. Maude Isn't that new process of photo graphing through solid substances a won derful thing? How I do wish I could get a photograph of Algy's brain. "Why, do you think there is anything the matter with his brain?" "No, but I want to be sure he has one before I marry him." SELL POOIT FARM. Commissioners Want It Located Nearer Topeka. Now Fire-Miles Away on North Side. THE C0U1STY HOSPITAL So Far Away as to Be of Little Use. Finding: of Oil or Gas Would Solre the Problem. If the county commissioners can dis pose of the poor farm or strike oil or gas on It and thereby raise sufficient money they will buy a new location and establish a new county farm nearer the city. The present poor farm Is al most five miles north of Topeka. One of the plana of the commissioners is to prospect for oil and gas on the county farm, as was announced ex clusively in the State Journal last Fri day. The poor farm is located in the same range of hills that Bonner Springs is and gas has been found in great quantity at the springs. The county poor farm is too far from town to be convenient for all purposes and it is not a farm that can be made productive as a county farm. The land is hilly and well adapted for farming by a regular farmer but is not well adapted to the uses of the county. Some months ago the commissioners had a chance to buy a 160 acre farm in the Kansas river bottom lands within tnree-quarters of a mile of North To peka, The price for the land was $50 an acre. The commissioners tried to sen the poor farm. Finally an offer of close to one hundred dollars an acre for the poor farm was made the com missioners but by that time the bottom farm had been sold and the commis sioners decided not to sell the poor farm as nothing else of a suitable nature was offered. The county poor farm provides the only county hospital. There is a hos pital Duilding on the farm and the sick and injured cared for by the county are taken there. As the farm is six miles from town the Journey for the feeble or injured, over hilly roads, is severe. Poor Commissioner Hale, whose duty It is to take the sick to the county poor farm, says the journey is a most trying one and that it is also incon venient when medical assistance is needed at once at the poor farm on ac count of the distance. The commissioners have not felt that t would be a good bargain to sell the poor farm and buy another farm closer to town if the change would mean any great expense to come out of the county poor fund and the ex pense would be considerable as a new farm would necessarily have to be equipped with new buildings. ii tne commissioners can dispose of the poor farm for a price sufficient to pay for a new farm and for new buildings they will sell the poor farm, buy 100 or 160 .acres in the Kansas river bottom closer to town and equip the new farm with hew, modern build ings, better hospital facilities and build up a thoroughly modern county poor farm with a county hospital In connection. There are now about SO inmates at the poor farm. ine commissioners have seriouslv considered the plan of boring for oil, gas, coal or artesian water on the poor farm. The principal object would be gas, but if oil was found or coal it would make the noor farm nar- ticularly valuable and the commission ers could sell the farm In ail nrnh. ability for enough to buy a new loca tion ana erect a run complement of poor farm buildings. The cost of sinking the prospect 1 hole 2,000 feet would be about S2.000. The cost would be paid by the county. it is Known mat the poor farm is un derlaid with coal. An eierht inch vein crops out in the hills close to the poor rarm. This eight Inch- vein Is close to the surface but there mav be a thicker and valuable vein below that. if the commisioners can find coal, oil or gas they can either mine the coal themselves, sell the gas or oil or sell the poor farm. Further than this if the commis sioners found coal, or oil or gas under tne poor rarm it will establish the fact that Shawnee county is in a gas or oil field and other prospect holes would be sunk and the much sought gas or oil or coal would have been found and the development would follow. If the commissioners decide to sink a prospect hole on the poor farm it will be done under a resolution to the effect that the commissioners are "bor ing for artesian water." BURNED BY GASOLINE. Mr. and Mrs. Myers Have a Very Nar row Escape. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Myers, who live at the southeast corner of Eighth and Chestnut streets, were badly burned in a gasoline stove fire this morning about 6:20 o'clock. The skin was burned off of. Mr. Myers' right hand, and some of the fingers on his left hand were burned. Mrs. Myers' right hand was also somewhat burned, and she also sustained burns on the face, ears and neck. Part of her hair was burned off. The trouble started in a pantry ad joining the kitchen. There was a small two-burner gasoline stove of cheap pattern on a table. The tank of the stove had just been filled, and the stove was lighted. Mr. Myers took the stove off the table, with the inten tion of settins it on the floor in the kitchen so that a wash boiler might be placed on it. In doing so, one leg of the stove caught in some way, and gasoline slopped out of the top of the tank, and drenched Mr. Myers' hands. This gasoline at once took fire, and as the gasoline had spattered all around the pantry, that room was quickly en veloped In fire. Mr. Myers started to ward the kitchen door, with the stove in his hands, his purpose being to throw it out. As he did so, he collided with his wife, who was trying to open the door for him. Gasoline was thus spilled over Mrs. Myers' head, and in- stantly took fire. In trying to put out I the flame with her hand, the hand hfaa burned. G. E. Baird. a hoseman at fire de partment headquarters, lives near the Myers house, and happened to be passing by. He say that the house seemed to be afire, and started to turn in an alarm. But before he could do so. Mr. Myers called him back with the information that he had the fire under control. The curtains, carpet and some of the woodwork in the pantry was burned, but the loss was trifling. The most serious burn was on Mr. Myers right hand, which according to the doctors, may prove to be a dan gerous injury. It is feared that there is not enough skin left on the hand to start a new growth, in which case re covery might be a slow process and possibly might necessitate amputation. A RELUCTANT WITNESS. Chief Recorder of the Mormon Temple on the Stand. Washington, Dec. 15. August Lund strom was recalled for cross examina tion when the Senator Smoot investiga tion was resumed today before the sen ate committee on privileges and elec tions. Attorney Vancott for Senator Smoot asked the witness if he had ever considered the obligations taken in the temple as a huge joke or in the light of vaudeville performance. "I always regarded the oaths as sacred," he said. Then he declared that men can not pass through the temples to take endownmenta for women. Mr. Lunstrom again gave to the com mittee the oath of vengeance, or law of retribution, over which there has been controversy between witnesses. The oath was as given by Mr. Wallis in his correct testimony. The witness told the committee also of the practice of mutil ation prescribed for revealing the tokens or violating the covenants. The whole congregation passing through the temple repeated in the first person the obligation and penalties and executed the signs accompanying them. The last ceremony he attended, the witness said, was in 1898, at the temple, when Apos tle Merrill officiated at the sealings. Lectures were delivered by the witness at the Swedish Lutheran church, in which he gave his reasons for leaving the church. "Were you ever taken to task for your statements?" asked Senator Dubois. "Well, the officials of the church call ed me a 'liar,' said Mr. Lundstrom. He was asked if he had ever married in polygamy. Only in a way." "Have you had a plural wife?" "Yes, sir." Then he explained that the dead wo man had been sealed to him for eterni ty but that he had never lived with but one wife. John Nicholson, the chief recorder of the Mormon temple at Salt Lake city was sworn. He proved the most reluct ant witness of all the church omciais who have been brought before the com mittee. By a slow process the attorney for the protestants drew from him the fact that he keeps the records of mar riages, baptisms and endownments which are solemnized within the tem Ble. He explained that the endown ments are the placing upon individuals blessings that will be upon them dur ing this Hie and all eternity. Attorney Tayler questioned Mr. Nich olson closely concerning the manner of keeping the records and obtained from him a statement that he has access to all the records, but he would not admit having authority over them, nor that he knew who is m authority. ie saia he knew where to find the records of all persons married within the temple or who had taken the endownment and could give such Information upon de mand, adding, however, that unless the person making the request was enti tled to information it wouia not oe eiven to him. He said he was responsi ble for the safe keeping of the records and that so far as he knew no part of them had ever been taken from the temple. 'I believe you were served witn a subpoena to bring ail tne records in the temple?" asked Mr. Tayler. At the request or Attorney vvortn- ineton the subpoena was produced which called for the marriage records only. 'Did you bring all of tne temple records?" asked Mr. Tayler. "No sir. I could not. I have no au thority to do so." He added that he brought one rec ord, that of the marriages performed within the temple. He was asked where he kept the record of the en downment house marriages. He said that they were in the temple but that he had no authority over those nor would he admit knowledge as to who has such authority. GLEASON DISHEARTENED He Will Give No Show TJntil Tomorrow Evening. Professor O. R. Gleason will not give a performance at the Auditorium to night. The crowds have been embar rassingly small all week, and after glv ing about two-thirds' of a performance last night, ne announced that he would stop until Friday night. He wanted to give back tickets to thbse who attend ed last night, but the Commercial club vetoed his plan. Gleason hopes to get out a monster crowd tomorrow evening. If he does not, he may quit the town without a Saturday performance. According to his contract with the Commercial club he was to give seven shows this week, including a Saturday matinee. Altogether not 1.000 people have at tended the shows this week in the three nights that they have been put on. At Kansas City, Gleason drew 12,000 people in one night. ATHLETIC MONEY. Nearly $400 Raised at Washburn This Morning. At a meeting of Wasburn college stu dents held this morning at the Wash burn chapel, the sum of $260 was raised to apply on the athletic debt of the col lege. It is expected that this sum will be increased to about $400 among the students. Prof. Town has undertaken the job of raising half of the athletic debt among the students, while Man ager Frank Leach raises the other half by other methods. The result of the 10 per cent rebate to the association offered by certain merchants Wednesday, as a benefit to the athletic association, is not yet known. About $600 in purchase slips were deposited in the boxes in the stores, but as many people did not know of the fact that these boxes were placed there, the majority of the slips will probably be sent to S. W. Pressey, the treasurer, through the mall. DIES FROM HIS INJURIES. William McKay, Fireman Hurt Railroad Wreck, Is No More. In William McKay, the fireman who was ,nJur5d, "le cllislon between a Rock Island freight engine and a Union Pacific freight train at the railway crossing at Manhattan, Kan., yesterday morning, died late Wednesday afternoon at Stormont hospital. His body will be sent to Denver, Col., for burial. McKay was a married mar. and lived at Belleville, Kan. Mrs. McKay will go to Denver to attend the funeral. Mrs. Nation Is Here. Carrie A. Nation, home defender. Joint smasher, lecturer, etc.. Is in Topeka today stopping over here on her way to Wichita, at which place she must report within a few days for smashing a wholesale house last spring. She has been devoting the $2.00 and $1.75 Men's Wax Calf Shoes for $1.29 We are going to sell about 200 pairs of Men's Lace and Congress Wax Calf Shoe3, regular $2.00 and $1.75 value for 81.29 These shoes are all solid in every way every pair guar anteed to wear and give satisfaction. We have over a dozen different styles in this shoe all sizes 5 to 11 f Boys', Youth's and Little Gents Patent Leather, vici kid and box calf $2.00 and $2.25 blucher and lace shoes for 81.39 Come tomorrow and bring the boys. A chance to save money. Better come early, as we have but a small lot of these. $2.50 Moderna Boys' Welt Wax Calf Shoes, on sale for, tomorrow 81.4:8 $2.09 and $2.25 Ladies' Yivi Kid Blucher and Lace Shoes for $1.48. These Shoes are made with Military and Common Sense Heavy and Light Soles a wonderful value at 81.48 See Ladies' Shoes on Sale for $1.98. Real $2.50 and $3.00 values Dozens of styles to pick from Button, Blucher and Lace Styles. major share of her time today looking af ter her business interests here. She will also spend some time revising her book, which she published about a year ago. NEW SANTA FE TRAIN. Will Make Fast Time Coast. to the Heavy increase in the travel to Cali fornia has caused the Santa Fe rail road to add an entirely new fast dally train to accommodate the traffic. The train will run from Chicago to Los An geles in 71 hours, or a trifle faster than the famous California Limited. Westbound the train will be known as No. 9 and will leave Chicago at 8:40 o'clock every morning. It will pass through Kansas City at 8:30 o clock eacn evening and will pass through Topeka at 10:30 o'clock. It will reach Albu querque at 10:40 the next night and Los Angeles 6:30 o'clock in the morning. The first train will leave Chicago on the morning of December 22. The speed of the train may be better appreciated when it is known that it will reach Los Angeles ahead of train No. 1, which leave Chicago 12 hours earlier. Topeka people may leave here at 10:30 o'clock In the evening and reacn Los Angeies ahead of the train which leaves at noon. The new train improves the service from a great many points. At Kansas City and Chicago direct connections will be made with all incoming trains. At Newton there will be close connec tion with No. 18 from Texas and Okla homa points. Connections will also be j made at Topeka with night trains from St. Joseph and Leavenworth. At La Junta connections will be received from train No. 608 from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Eastbound the tram wm be Known as No. 10. The trains in both directions will consist of standard and tourist Pullman coaches, free chair cars and smoking car. DR. PARKHCRST WINS. He Will Remain as Editor of Zion's Herald. Boston, Dec. 15. Sy official action nf the Boston Wesleyan association which owns and controls Zion's Her ald, the organ of the Methodist Epis copal church in New .rjngiana, tne contest which has Deen wagea against continuance of Rev. Charles Park hurst in the position of editor, has been ended with a victory for" Dr. Parkhurst. By a unanimous vote the association at its annual meeting re fused to consider his resignation. which was offered at that time, and confirmed the editor in his post. The oDDOsitlon to Dr. Parkhurst arose from a verdict of $24,000 entered against him and the Wesleyan associa tion Jointly last February in a suit for libel brought by Dr. Edwin A. Schell, a western clergyman. INSANE MAN IS SHOT. After He Had Slashed Two Men at El Paso. El Paso, Tex., Dec 15. Joseph Caig, El Paso. Tex., Dec. 15 Joseph Craug. Canada, en route to Los Angeles, and San Francisco, on a pleasure trip, went suddenly insane here, cutting and ser iously if not fatally wounding W. D. Richards, a railroad man, and Police Captain W. D. Greet. Craug was in turn shot by a policeman but was not killed. "Tall Man" TTnder Arrest. Chicago, Dec. 15. John Orme, dar ing highwayman, known as the "tall man" in the combination which ter rorized Chicago in 1896, is under ar rest. He was identified by the police today as one of the two men who en terad the Peoria National bank at Commencing Tonight This Store Will Be Open Every Sight Until N 10 o'clock Hill X-mas I 1 See them tonight or tomorrow. A WET BLANKET might do if you had it in time, but a policy in a good insurance company is much safer, in case of fire. We Can Write It Today. C.G. BLAKELY CO. Central National Bank Bldg. Insurance, Real Estate, Accounting TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. PRRTTIEST girls in town use Satin Skin Cream and Satin Skin Face Pow.t. Peoria, 111., and at the point of re volvers forced the teller to give them currency amounting to $2,000. Both men were captured the following day at Toulon, 111. PASSES THE SENATE. Urgent Deficiency mil Now Goes to the President." Washington, Dec. 15. When the sen ate met today Mr. Piatt, (Conn.) chair man of the select committee to consider the recommendation of the house for the impeachment of Judge Swayne, pre sented the report of that committee. The urgent deficiency appropriation bill was passed without debate. The Philippine administration bill was taken up and Mr. Stewart spoke in sup port of the railroad bond provision, say ing that no other agent was equal to railroads as clvilizer of savages. STATEHOOD BILL Committee Will Report lo- Favor of Two States. Washington, Dec. 15. The senate committee on territories today com pleted its work on the statehood bill and authorized a favorable report on the measure, admitting Arizona and New Mexico as one state and Okla homa and Indian territory as one state. TIMBER WALKS PLANK. Another Rural Carrier Dismissed for' Disobedience of Orders. Washington, Dec. 16. Postmaster General Wynne today ordered the im mediate dismissal of Warren F. Turn-" ber ,a rural carrier of Lockport, N. Y, who is the secretary of the rural car riers' association, for violating the president's order regarding attempts to influence legislation. A member of the executive board of the association also has been dismissed. LOCAL MENTION. Miss Rose Hamill, of National CItv Cal., a niece of Mrs. Mary A. Nickum who was murdered in Topeka, has written to the State Journal for copies of the papers containing the accounts of the murder and the events follow ing. Mayor Bergundthal and Geo. Stan a. field went rabbit hunting today to Wakarusa. Snre Abont the Back. "What an eleeant nine vnnr mun.,. neighbor owns! About how many tet front has he?" y 1 "1 couldn't tell you about the front but the night I went over to make, peace be tween him and his wife when thev wr u j, v 1: ne bad a thousand feet back. i N to

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THE TOFKKX STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. Fifty YarQ ino Gtandorcl Oodo from poro craani of tarfor derived from grapes. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. CHICAGO SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEVIS Now the evening shadows fall On the mo:jy garden wall, And the birdies, soft and wee. Bleep within the cherry tree. Put the bee is busy yet "Where the leaves are dewey wet In the honeysuckle vine. Haby darling-, baby mine. And the West is full of dreams, Royy plows and soldrn beams, Made for slumbers, calm and deep. By the lovely Lady Sleep. "With the woolly lamb to hold. And the bedtime story told. Sleep, for rosy dreams are near, "Waiting for my baby dear. Brovik'yn Eagle. Boys are skating alon;r the edge of the Kaw river. C. K. Holliday will leave for New York on Friday. County Treasurer Bouen received over $10,000 In taxes yesterday. The next meeting of the Commercial club will take place on January 1L Next "Wednesday Is the last day to pay taxes before the penalty is attached. The average attendance at the pub lic schools of the city of Oakland! 210. The State Teachers' association meet ing will be held in Topeka December 27 to Prof. L. K. Sayre of the State uni versity lectures to the students of the Kansas Medical college. Twenty-four hours after falling, the tnow must be removed from the side walks, says an ordinance of the city. Who obeyed it? The Western School Journal of To peka was awarded a bronse medal at Chicago, a silver one at Paris, and a gold medal at St. Louis. Henry W. McAfee was appointed a delegate to the National Live Stock As sociation convention by the Commercial club on Wednesday night. Gus Alberts is receiving a lot of let ters these days asking him for jobs on the Wichita baseball team next season. They seem to think that Gus has the Windy City franchise. But he hasn't It. The Kansas university paper says: Prof. Blackmar of the sociology and economic department of the University of Kansas is writing a series of arti cles on "Taxation and Tax Reform in Kansas." Lewis Kitchen, the contractors who installed the heating systems In the High, Manual training and Sum ner schools have the contract for in stalling the heating plant in the new First Baptist church. The Kansan, the Kansas university paper, says: "The scientific men of the faculty are preparing for an In teresting meeting of the Kansas acad emy of science which will be held In Topeka during the holidays." In the first issue of the Oakland Blade Kditor Anderson says: '"The first Oakland couple that gets married and reports to this office, bringing along with them a piece of the wedding cake for the editor, will receive six months' subscription free. By the way. we might say in passing, that Justice Wil liams can tie a nuptial knot that the Red Hats Are f A '-tt.-ZffjSSaf mm 'ULLii district court would find very difficult to sever." Eugene Stotts, who lives at Garden City, has offered to donate to the poor of Topeka, through Police Matron Thorpe, 100 jack rabbits if any one will pay the freight on the meat from Gar den City to Topeka. It is a good offer but whoever agrees to pay the freight should specify that the rabbits be shorn of their ears before shipment. It will make the freight charges less. Some good comes of attending a university and playing football for It develops muscles equal to the work of cleaning caipets, according to the following from the Kansas university paper: "Arthur Huddleston, who played feuard and center on the foot ball team of '92, visited the university Monday. Mr. Huddleston has a large carpet and rug cleaning establishment in Kansas City." NEW YORK'S VOTE. One Part; Tost the Right to Go on Future Tickets. Albany, N. Y., Dec. lo. Roosevelt's plurality :'Jn the state of New York; at the last election was 175,552, as shown by the official returns certified today by the board of state canvassers. That of Higgins for governor was 80,560. Parker is shown to have run nearly 49,000 be hind Herrlck, the Democratic candidate for governor. The highest elector on each presiden tial ticket is taken as the standard in the figures which follows, relating to the choice of presidential electors. Jas. E. March, elector for Roosevelt, received a total of 859,533 votes, the highest Par ker elector received 683,981. The other party totals for president are: Debs. Social Democrat, 36.883; Swallow, Prohi bition, 20,787; Corregan, Socialist Labor, 9,127; Watson, People's party, 7,459. For governor, a total of 1,625,907 votes were cast, of whioti Higgins received 813,264, a plurality of 80,560 over the to tal of 752,704 cast for Herrlck. Other candidates for governor received: Pen dergast. Social Democrat, 36,259; McKee, Prohibition, 20,568; DeLeon, Social La bor, S.976; Boulton, People's party, (J, 015. One of the results of the state elec tion proper will be the loss of status as an official party by the Socialist Labor party, it having failed to cast the l.eces sary total of 10,000 votes for Its candi date for governor. The People s party was on the ballot by petition. The total vote for governor shows an Increase this year over last of 9,389. Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system Is nervous ness, sleeplessness, or stomach upsets. Klectric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver and clari fy the blood. Run down systems benefit particularly and all the usual attending aches vanish under its searching and thorough effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 5)c. and that is returned if it don't give perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by Arnold Drug Co., 821 N. Kansas ave. Now Taking the Place of, Browns So If you want to "keep pace." change colors. We have some splendid speci mens of the red variety, and can give you better values for the money than you can get at the other stores. (We've given the reason before.) Other styles of Hats can be suited to your figure, complexion, gowns, taste and purse, too, "Wo will give some decided bargains all along the line Thursday, Friday and, Saturday. Mrs. Courtney Up stairs' 603 Kansas Ave. STATE NORMAL NEEDS. Regents Ask for $432,464 for the Three Schools. The biennial report of the regents of the State Normal school Indicates that the three state schools under the control of this board need appropria tions amounting to $432,464.50 for the coming biennial period. More than half of this amount is asked for the State Normal Itself, at Emporia. The appropriation asked for that institu tion is $269,200. This includes two buildings, a science building and gymnasium for men which accounts for $130,000 of this amount. It also takes about $60,000 a year for sal' aries and expenses of the State Nor ma!. It is recommended, also, that an engine and dynamos and boilers to run them be purchased, which will cost $12,000. The state is now paying $1,200 a year for light and power which can be saved by investing this $12,000. The Kansas State Normal is one of the largest and most successful in titutions of its kind In the world which is the reason for the large ap propriation called for. The present gymnasium is said to be large enough only for the women students, and an' other is needed for the men. A science building is also badly needed, accord ing to the report of the regents, in order to keep up with the growth of the institution. The courses of study in the school are now all four years in length, and as a rule the graduates go into public school work in Kansas, increasing the efficiency of the public school system. It is stated that up wards of a thousand graduates of the State Normal are now in active school work in Kansas. The appropriation asked for by the Fort Hays normal, sometimes known- as the Wrestern Normal -school, which was recently established for the bene fit of the western part of the state, is $42,100. Of this it requires $15,000 a year for salaries and expenses, and $12,000 is asked for a gymnasium. A large appropriation has been asked for for the Pittsburg Manual Training school, and it has also been recommended by State Auditor wells It amounts to over $120,000. The greater part of this is for a building for the school. It was supposed when the last legislature located the school at Pittsburg the people of that place would give the state a building for the school, but the building provided was one of the city school buildings which the city now needs. The school has done good work since it was started shortly after the last legislature, and it is now recommended that $60,000 be appropriated for a building for it, with $25,000 more for equipment. It costs $17,500 a year to run the school including the summer school. Last year the people of Pittsburg advanced $1,114.50 to pay the expenses of the summer school, and the regents asked that -an appropriation be made to re imburse them. There is likely to be some discus sion over the question of putting up a new building at Pittsburg. Some members of the legislature believe the state's educational Institutions should be more concentrated wherever pos sible, and there may be a disposition to locate the manual training school at Emporia as a part of the State Normal proper Instead of making a big Investment at Pittsburg. Consid erable manual training work has necessarily been done at Emporia for a number of years past and it is argued that it is properly a part of the State Normal course. On the other hand, the people of southeastern Kan sas believe that they are entitled to a state educational institution and that they should be allowed to keep the Manual Training school at Pittsburg. There is one very small item in the budget of appropriations asked for for each of the three schools on which hangs a story. The sum of $200 is asked to bind books and periodicals for the State Normal, $100 for the Fort Hays normal, and $50 for the Pittsburg school. The binding that is sought to be done is the reblnding of library books and the binding of cur rent magazines, scientific publications and such newspapers as are deemed worthy of preservation. Up to the present administration this work has been done by the state printer and has come out of the appropriation for state printing and binding. The pres ent printing board, consisting of Sec retary of State Burrow, Treasurer Kelly and Attorney General Coleman, wishing to keep down State Printer Clark s work as much as possible, re fused to allow this work done, and the state auditor ruled that it could not be paid for out of the current expense funds of the schools, therefore it has gone undone. This winter theregents are asking for specific appropriations to cover this object. Way Down on the List. Mr. Johnson of Dakota had traveled a hundred miles to offer his hand and heart to the Widow Carter, and in due time he reached her humble cabin and timidly knocked on the door. When she opened it he began explanations, but after eoins: on for a couple of minutes she waved her band to interrupt him. and then brought out pencil and note dook ana queried: "What did you say the cognomen was?" "Johnson, ma'am." "Johnson plain Johnson. How much land?" "Ninety acres." "Your age?" "About forty-five." "Any money ahead?" Three hundred dollars." "Iength of time since your wife died?" "Three years." "Any children to raise a row with a stepmother?" "Nary a one." "All right, Mr. flam Johnson all right. Tou are number 11 on the list, and if the ten ahead of you should flunk out, your chances of matrimony are Al. I have got down all I wish to know, and as il see No. 12 coming down the road on his cityum and this Is my busy day, might I ask you to help yourself to a drink of water at the wel land then skate away?" Tolstoi Opens Book Stores. Moscow, Dec. 15. Count Tolstoi has opened book stores here and at St. Petersburg rd is offering to provide village libraries with books at cheap prices. Death of General Whiteside. Washington, Dec. 1 5. Brigadier General Samuel H. Whiteside, retired, who had command of the department of the Santiago during the Spanish war, died suddenly in this city today. Norman McColI Dead. London, Dec 15. Norman MeColl, former editor of the Athenaeum, died in London today of heart disease. He was born in 1843. The Road of Anthracite. Lackawanna railroad. Best route, Chicago to New York three elegant through trains daily: Leave Chicago 10:85 a. m., arrive New York 3:30 p. m. next day. Leave Chicago 2:80 p. m., arrive New York T:30 p. m. nxt day. Leave Chicago 9:15 p. m., arrive New York 6:50 a. m. second day. High back seat coaches. New Pull mans, dining cars, observation cars Ask any railroad ticket agent, or write GEO. A. CULLEN, Gen. Western Passenger Agt., 103 Adams St., Chicago, I1L LAWSON WAITED. Col. Greene Didn't Visit Boston When He Said He Would. -Boston, Dec. 15. Boston is horribly disappointed because Colonel William S. Greene failed, to descend upon Thom as W. Lawson as he publicly advertised he would. The colonel, who is president of the Greene Consolidated Copper Mining company, the stock of which dropped nine points in the market, is said to car ry a pistol with four notches on it. In his open' letter to Mr. Lawson he denounced him as a "liar, a fakir, and a charlatan," and closed with this omin ous sentence: "Tomorrow in Boston I shall call up on you." Boston waited all day for the tragedy, and so did Mr. Lawson, but the colonel failed to come from New York. Mr. Lawson, in his quiet room, await ed the arrival of the armed messenger from the camp of ms wall street ene mies. Men were offering over the telephone to meet the colonel at the railway de pot and stay him, but Mr. Lawson laughed softly at them. "He's a friend of mine," he said, "and if he comes, In spite of what he has said about me, I'll be glad to see him. I wouldn't have any harm come to him for the world. I'm really very sorry he got hurt in the market. Mr. Lawson had already issued a statement declaring he had offered through Colonel Greene's brokers to as sist him if he needed assistance to pre vent the crash in Greene Copper stock. "He's a great big hearted fellow," he said, "who would starve before doing a wrong. He has told me many a time that he killed four men, but they need ed killing. I believe it. Two were shot in the back, but, as he explained it, that was the only way he could get them. "I know the curs who put Colonel Greene up to writing that letter. They are getting desperate, but they will be more desperate before this situation de velops much further." After this .explosion there was a deep silence, broken only by the labored breathing of Mr. Lawson's bold defend ers. Then the "frenzied financier. having nothing else to do, apparently, calmly penned the following philippic, which he addressed "Colonel Greene, New York": 'My Dear Colonel: I know you for one of the biggest hearted, squarest men I have .ever met. Notwithstanding your mean, insane attack upon me in today s newspapers I have the fairness to repeat it. You say that I attempted -to rob you and your Greene company. You know you He. "You brought me your Greene com pany and said: 'Lawson, you are the only man on earth whom I would trust with it' I took it and for five months ran it, and paid all its expenses to an amount of, I think, more than $100,000. Then I had Mr. Rogers' best experts examine it, and when they re ported it as no good I went to you like a man and said: 'I return it to you. and take my loss.' "Now for your threats. 1 know you are a brave man. 1 know, not only because you have told me, but because I have verified it, that you have notches on your revolver to mark where you went up against men in Arizona and Mexico. "PICKED WRONG CUSTOMER." "I know you have made some of the leaders of the 'system' give over their schemes to ruin you simply by calling their attention to the fact that you in tend to call them up at their offices. But you have picked the wrong customer. You or any of those who have egged you on, or any of the dirty curs of the 'system' may come to my office or other place that is con venient or accessible, and when you come 1 will be there to meet you. From New York finally came word that "Colonel Greene, contrary to the avowal of his office manager, had not started for Boston. Mr. Lawson sent out the following: ro wail street: The frenzied financiers have waked up and they are going to do things. It was one of America's great men who said The way to resume is to resume." I may therefore be pardoned for saying the way for frenzied financiers' to do things is to do them. The press will see that proper notice is given what they do. "So far as I am concerned. let Wall street make no mistake. I will do my work in my own way, not the way the irenzied financiers want me to do it, "They bombard me with lies and mud; they may send along bad men with guns; they may offer their dirty dollars In large amounts to servants to drop poison in my coffee, but I will be found doing business at the old stand when they are tired and through doing business. Will the people continue to buy stocks at fraudulently made high prices and sell them at the artificially made low prices and be thereby rob bed, or will they take advantage of the present situation and everlastingly swamp the frenzied financiers and the ystem. with the chromos they have oeen manufacturing? Watch carefully what is being done and decide for yourselves who will make good the system, with its' un limited money and its unlimited, cold blooded trickery and thuggery, or a man who depends wholly and absolute ly upon truth. As crash follows crash, place the blame where it belongs. one word to Wall street: Are the frenzied financiers paying for the last few days' purchases made to uphold their tottering structure with their own money, or are they again using ttos people's savings in the national and savings banks, -trust and insurance companies? Are they? You may get the answer and a correct one shortly In a way for which you will not need to take my word as to its soundness."- Itching DilesT Never mind if nhvsician have failed to cure you. Try Doan's Oint ment. No failure there. 50 cents at any drug store. A GREAT RECORD. Hard to Duplicate It in Topeka. Scores of representative citizens of Topeka are testifying on the following subject. Such -a record of local en dorsement is unequaled in modern times. This-, public statement made by a citizen is but one of the many that have preceded it. and the hundreds that will follow. Read it: Mrs. B. D. Williams of 118 East Sev enth, says: "I was troubled more or less with my kidneys all my life, and last winter. 1S9S. we had a good dear of sick ness, and I overtaxed myself; my whole system seemed to be out of repair and severe pains in my back, and head made me think at times I would lose my senses. I got Doan's Kidney Pills at Rowley Snow's drug store and the results of their use were astonishing. My general system was toned up and I was relieved of the trouble with my back and kidneys." For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, Jt. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. They arc worKing Day- Night IN Almademi Mimes This property is located in the famous Tarryall District of Park county, Colorado, and consists of seven lode mining claims, containing about 135 acres. There are several well-known veins exposed on this property. The King Solomon, Queen of Sheba, Empress Josephine, and other adjoining claims have been opened, and their veins are known to cross into the Almaden. Capital StocR, 50 Cents A Share on the market, subject to increase in price, or withdrawal, at 50 cents per share. More men have become wealthy from mining; than from any other industry. This is your fj opportunity to invest in a company that promises to be one of the We give below just a few of Almaden property George Neil, Topeka, Kans. J. R. Davis, Topeka, Kans. Wm. P. McClure, Topeka, Kans. Bissler Brown, Topeka, Kans. Interesting Facts This company is organized for the purpose of mining and milling of precious metals. Active work was begun jon. the tunnel the latter part of August, 1903, and is being pushed day and night by diiTerent shifts of men. This tunnel is to be driven in about 1,500 feet, thus gaining a depth of about 1,400 feet. There is an immense Iron dyke passing through part of the property, carrying gold values assaying as high as $4 0 Per ton. "There are several fine fissure veins on the property, one of which has pro duced in shipping qualities of the value of $70 per ton. Samples taken from one of our lodes, known as the Jay Gold claim, gave returns in gold of over J 100 per ton. The immense quantities of low grade ore can be handled by our modern machinery, and we are prepared to make a handsome profit for our stockholders from ore running only $10 per ton. Our Denver address is: The Almaden Mines Company, Denver, Colo. Address all communications to JT DICKERS ON, Stormont Building. Topeka, Kansas. MR. SHAW DENIES IT. Says Water Company Isn't Responsi ble for Delays. fiiinerintendent Jesse Shaw denies that the Water company is in the least responsible for any delay in supplying the city with abstracts to the com pany's property. "T went with Mr. Spencer to the ab stract company," says Mr. Shaw, "and instructed that company to furnish him with any information hie might call for. If there has been any delay In getting this information, it ia not the fault of the Topeka Water company." Mr. Shaw was asked as to the import ance of making the transfer of the plant to the city on January l. ae said: x t Mn.n if oront tmnnrtance that A icgaiw the transfer should take place on that date as planned. That Is the first of the year, and it opens up a new quar ter. New books will be opened on that date, and it would be of great advan tage to all concerned if the transfer of ownership might take place on that date." "Into whose possession will the books of the company pass?" was asked. "I suppose," said Mr. Shaw, "that the old company would retain the books pertaining to the financial manage ment of the plant, while all the records in regard to operation, construction, etc., would pass into the hands ol the city." It is possible that the company s books showing receipts and disburse ments for recent years would be of great value to the city in blocking out its management of the plant, and if the city is buying, as stated in the deeds, all the real and personal property of the company of whatever description, it would also be entitled to all the books of the company. Sixth District Notes. Many of the Sixth district papers wonder what Governor Hoch. ia going to give John Q. Royce. Some of them guess he will get the wardenship of the penitentiarv. He has always been so good to Hoch that he ought to land any position he wants at the dispoasl of the new governor. Captain W. H. Mitchell of Beloit will refuse the office of adjutant gen eral if tendered him by Governor Hoch. Somehow his name was among the list of aspirants for this position. Captain Mitchell was a gallant com rade In the Thirty-eighth New Tork infantry. He is mayor of Beloit and chairman of the Mitchell county. Re F. H. Roberts, editor Oskaloosa Independent; War. Stout, vice-president Bank of McClouth.J KlifQ A Brennan, prac tical miners F. W. Dickerson, manager of The Almaden. $500,000. Par value, $1.00. Two hundred thousand shares of the capital stock of this company have been placed in the Treasury. In order to get quick returns, 30,000 shares of this stock are for the present placed our stockholders, most ol whom have been on the grounds of the James Richmond, Philadelphia, Pa. A. H. "Wilson, Lawrence, Kans. 'A. R. Comstock, Denver, Colo. p. J. "Woodward, Denver, Colo. Investigation Satisfies Some of the most have invested their pany. "Why have they, done it? imply. because they have investigated this ment and have found them good to theis satisfaction. Investigate for yourself. Go visit these mines if you please, or communicate with some responsible person who has seen them, and you will find that the Almaden property is richly in good quality; you ery at work tunneling will meet with an honest management pushing the work of development with all their combined energy. "With such a working combination, every shareholder has good reasons to expect handsome dividends in the near future. As soon as the tunnel strikes the continuation of the Big King Solomon vein, which is expected almost any day, the price of shares will advance from 50 cents to $1.00. It will pay company. Don't wait for shares. publican committee. A better selec tion for adjutant general fr any other office would be hard to find. The friends of R. R. Hays of Os borne will be thankful to Governor Hoch if he will select him for member of the board of regents of the Stat Agricultural college. J. C. Brown of Norton, chief clerk at the state penitentiary, would like to land the wardenship. Failing in this he will not decline a second term as clerk if tendered him. It appears that Congressman Reeder can see into politics farther than some of his friends. For instance, there is Decatur county as a sample. When the congressman was going over De catur county his most sanguine friends told him that he would lose it by be tween 500 and 600. After visiting three or -four townships he left his estimate of how Decatur would go to some of his Oberlin friends, and he gave out that he-would lose it by 325. When the votes were counted he only lost it by 27. Holiday Rates. The Christmas holidays that period of good looks, good spirits, good cheer, and universal joy, will soon be- here. Are you going to be a direct dispenser of happiness? HaVe you no friends or relations who would rejoice to have you with them during that glad season? If they can't visit you, why not go to them? The Santa Fe will help you. Greatly reduced rates for those who want to get right with the season. One fare plus 50 cents for round trip, un less one and one-third fare will make a less rate. Minimum selling rate, 50 cents. On sale December 24, 25, 26, 31, and January 1 and 2. Limited to Janu ary 4, 1905. j Exact rates from here to any desired destination, if you'll write, call, or 'phone me. T. L. KING, C. P. T. A.. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Ke Rail way company, Topeka, Kan. A cough medicine over sixty years old This must mean merit, solid, genuine merit. It certainly must be true that Ayer's Cherry Pec toral cures coughs, colds, crouo, bronchitis, asthma. Ask your own doctor to explain why it strengthens weak throats and heals inflamed lungs. LwAili: .FULLY PAID. NON ASSESSABLE 50 Cents A Share beat in the Leadville District. II. IL Kinnnel, McLouth, Kans. S. H. Bushonng, Richland, Kans. Chas. Buck, Oskaloosa, Kans. W. E. S. Mieley, Ozawkie, Kans. conservative business men of Kansas money in the Almaden Mines com company 1 property and manage supplied with veins of ore running will find men and modern machin these most promising veins; you you to put your money in this another single day. Write at one VERNON INVITATION. It Continues to Cause a Great Deal ot Comment. The W. T. Vernon Incident continues to be the subject of much attention over the state, but thus far there Is little sym pathy expressed for C. W. Mother, who wrote the letter to Prasident Valentine of the Kansas Iay club, expressing his dis approval of the invitation extended to Prof. Vernon to speak at the coming ban quet of the club. The Atchison Globe thinks that Prof. Vernon ought to decline the Invitation, in, view of the muss it has stirred up, but there are many others who will urge bira to attend. No one who knows Prof. Vernon can de ny that he is one of the best off-hand ora tors in the state of Kansas, notwithstand ing his color, and what he says at the Kansas Day dinner. If he accepts the In vitation, will be worth hearing. The colored people, of course, are great ly Interested in the matter and many col ored Republicans are planning to buy tick ets to the banquet. The State Journal Is In receipt of a. communication from J. S. Trumbull nt Viola, Kan., on the subject, which fol lows: To the Editor of the State Journal: I was provoked upon reading the letter written by C. W. Mosher, published in your issue of December IS. It seems al most incredible that anyone should write in this manner. The answer of William Allen White to the sentiments set forth) therein is pointed and complete. It Is to be. regretted that in this twentieth cen tury of our Christian civilization any in telligent man in Kansas could be found; giving expression to such resentful feel ings. It is enough to start a prolonged commotion In the resting places of Gen. Jim Lane, John Brown and thousands of others, who fought for the freedom of the slaves, for what is the value of that free dom if those whose chains were severed by the immortal Lincoln are to be treated as savages? William Allen White's declaration that "W. T. Vernon will make a better speech than two-thirds of the men who speak" before the Kansas Day club, may or may not be true, since it is written that all men are created free and equal and are endowed by their creator with certain in alienable rights, among which are lXe, liberty and the pursait of happiness. As I view the matter, if C. W. Mosher, who Is so deeply offendetl by the action, of the committee of the Kansas Day club, desires to establish or prove and perpet uate the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon above all others, he should at least in his Sublie communications exhibit, on the one and, less grosaness and vtilgarity, and cultivate most assiduously the graces of ?oliteness and refinement on the others, ours very truly, J. S. T HUM BULL. Viola, Kan., Dec 14, 190. The farmer loves the rolling plain, The sailor loves the sea; The girls they love their lovers. And their Rocky Mountain Tea. Gatlin Drusj Co.

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6 THE TOPEKA STATE JOUBNAIv THURSDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. We sell all the Best We sell the best grade Table Oil Cloth at 15c a yard bringTthis advertisement TO OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT And get a book and $1.00 worth of stamps abso lutely Free. "We want you to get a start with us in our "Savings Department." This enables you to get many beautiful China, Glass and Silver articles without the least cost to you, and to introduce this plan to you we are going to give you $1.00 worth of stamps-Free on your next visit here if you will bring this ad with you. You'll find many other ways of saving here also. You will find that this store sells good, re liable goods for a little less money than you have been in the habit of paying. "We want you to put this statement to the test. "We want your trade. rr 619 KANSAS AVENUE THE WHITE STORE Our prices on Cloaks and Furs Heavy lOo Outing Flannel, 6'lc a yard MRS. YOUNG ON STAND. Wile of Dead Bookmaker Appears at Xan Patterson's Trial. New York, Iec. 15. Mrs. Young's presence as a witness in the trial of Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young, developed one of the most in tense situations of the trial. As the wife of the dead man took the stand, Miss Patterson became deathly pale, but watched intently every movement of the witness during her brief exami nation. A letter which Mrs. Young Identified had been produced by Bernard L. Mc Kean, one of Young's brothers-in-law, who testified that Young had mentioned Jt in a conversation with Miss Patterson early in May, and that Miss Patterson had said the letter was written by her Bister, Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. Mrs. Young was called during the ex amination of Bernard L. McKean, one of Young's brothers-in-law. who had met Miss Patterson in Young's com pany. He met them early in May in a resort In the Circle at Eighth avenue and Forty-ninth street. Young told Miss Patterson that he had arranged for sending her on a trip to Europe, saying, "You know you have promised to go whenever I wanted you to go." "Yes, I know I promised you that," I said Miss Patterson, according to the witness, but my condition is such that I cannot go away now." Then Young told her that she had put her foot in it by sending a letter to the Hotel Imperial which Mrs. Young had discovered. McKean then produced a letter which he said was the one referred to by Young, but it was held up by Mr. Levy s objection. It was at this point that Mrs. Young was called to identify the letter. Mrs. Young Identified the letter, and said that she wrote the few words in addi tion to the address that appeared on the envelope. McKean, when re called to the stand, said Miss Patter son told him that Julia (meaning her sister, jirs. j. Morgan Smith) had written the letter. Nearly all the conversation that day had to do with Miss Patterson's going away. Young told her that unless she left New York he would have to go. He promised to pay all her expenses, and McKean himself secured tickets for her to go to Europe. When he took the tickets to Miss Patterson she protested against being sent away, saying that he loved Young better than his wife did and that she should not be forced to leave him. Another of Young's brothers-in-law, William Luce, told of what occurred be tween Young and Miss Patterson at their meeting in a saloon the night be fore Young was killed, and John Crnw. ley, a cab driver, repeated his story of having seen Young slap the prisoner's lace aunng a quarrel on tne street that same night. Luce said that on the Star Grocery Wholesale and Retail E. riontgoraery. Prop. 1 12 E. 6th Both Phones 252 You will be making a mis take if you do not leave your order here today. Wolff's best O. K. Lard, per lb .10c Usual price, 1 2 c. White Lard, per lb .7c Usual price, 10c. We have some very fine Ilaviland China at absolute eost. French Peas, per can 10c 3 cans Early June Peas. .25c Wolff's No. 1 Hams, lb. .10c 3-tie Parlor Broom 15c 1,000 Matches 5c 3 lbs Mince Meat 25c 9 bars Best Soap 25c Best Patent Flour $1.40 Grape-Nuts 11c Shredded Wheat Biscuit, 11c Malta-Vita .8c Cero-Fruto 7c 7 lbs Pancake Flour 25c 2 lbs Ginger Snaps 15c Don't fail to look at our Chinaware. Prints at 5c a yard make a great saving to you. night preceding the death of Tmmf. Luce and Young met Nan Patterson in a saloon and that Young and the wo man quarreled there. Luce heard Young ten her he would get her a cottage. Said Luce: "Young told her that he was go ing away and she replied that he was not going. He told her that she did not know the name of the boat he was leaving on. She answered that she would not give him the satisfaction of telling him the name of the boat. She also replied: 'Don't get up early and go aboard the boat because you can not hide from me, even if you get into the hold. You won't go away.' Young was excited and the woman was crying. After the talk Young put Nan Patterson in a cab and sent her off alone. Luce said he neither struck or kissed her. Luce said that Young was all right when he got home at 3:30 a. m. and when he left the house four hours later he was per fectly sober. "He was in good spirits," said Luce, "and told me he was going out to get a shave and a new hat. He told me he would meet me at the boat at 9 o'clock. That was the last time I saw him alive." The witness said he was present at the meeting between Young and Miss Patterson in Harlem the night before the tragedy at Young's urgent request. "He told me to be there at 1 o'clock at the parting," said the witness, "as he was afraid she would shoot him as she had threatened -to do.' "And you knew that Young was with her from 11:30 p. m. to 1 a. m. asked Mr. Levy. "I did," replied Luce. "Did he not say that he wanted you there to square things with his wife?" "No." "Did he not tell you that he had made the appointment with Miss Pat terson at the race track that day?" "He did." nd did he riot tell you that he was at the track until after the fifth race had been run?" "He did not." An attempt by the prosecution to intro duce as evidence the register at a Hobo ken hotel was not permitted by the court. The hotel clerk was permitted to say that a man and woman registered at the house the night of June 8 as "Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Slocum, New York," but he was not allowed to describe the personal appear ance of the two guests. Another employe of the hotel identified J. Randolph Patter son, the defendant's father, as jsl person he had seen at the hotel after Young's death. Counsel for Nan Patterson refused to produce Young's letter on demand of the prosecution.. Assistant District Attorney Garvin was not allowed to testify that Mr. Levy had admitted having such let ters. John Crowley, the cab driver, who at the previous trial testified that Young slapped Miss Patterson's face and sent her home the night before he was killed, retold the story of the experiences with the couple. JOIE DE VERE. WHOSE IDENTITY WITH MBS. CTTAT1 W l'K IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. Mme. lie Vere, the forcer, who was sentenced to a term of nine years In prison and was pardoned after three years by the late President McKinley, is said to be none other than Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, now under arrest in con nection with the most a Biasing financial operations since the days of Mme. Humbert, tke Botecieos Preac. swindler. HE STANDS PAT. (Continued from First 'Page.) her room in New York at the. time of her arrest by United States Mashal Henkel. Mr. Gale was not summoned by Mrs." Chadwick, but informed Sheriff Barry that he wished to see her on legal business. He remained with her for half an hour and when leaving, declined to say what was the nature of his busi ness with her, but declared that his firm had not been retained by Mrs. Chadwick and would not act for her in the courts. 1 1 FU:i HOME COMING. Mrs. Chadwick Was Mobbed by Citi zens of Cleveland. Cleveland, O., Dec. 15. Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick was greeted with jeers, hoots and hisses by tbe crowds that gathered In the depot when her train arrived in Cleveland and howled at by hundreds gathered in front of the federal build ing. The last sound that reached her from the outside world, as she passed into the stuffy, ill smelling office of Sheriff Barry in the county jail, waa the hoot of derision from the people massed in front of the doorway. Mrs. Chadwick made no attempt to give bail and after a brief stop in the office of the clerk of the United States court was taken to jail. She is held in cell 14 in the women's department of the jail and her palatial residence on Euclid avenue, of which the furnishings alone are valued at $200,000, is occupied by her maid. The woman's courage held to the last, but her body failed her and when she had mounted the three flights of stairs leading to the tier of cells where she is to remain she collapsed and fell in a dead faint. Only for the aid of the deputy United States marshals, Mr. Kumb and Mr. Kelker, who held her up and almost carried her along as she mounted the stairs, she never would have been able to reach her cell. Breath less, pale and staggering, she was bare ly able to reach a chair as the steel door of the women's corridor swung open to receive' her. She sank feebly into a chair, her head fell backward and only for the marshals she would have rolled to the floor. Water was quickly brought to her, and in a few seconds she revived and was again a woman of business. Her first request was that her lawyer, Sheldon Q. Kerruish, be sent for and she was soon engaged in a conference with him concerning her defense. There is small chance that she will be able to leave the jail before her trial. There are now seven indictments against her. It would require surety to the amount of at least $100,000 to give her freedom and there is nobody in Cleveland who will furnish that amount for her. She has herself no idea of giving bail and will remain' in Jail. She has the best cell in the place, but it is not a nice cell, nor is the county jail of Cuyahoga county a nice jail, even as jails go, but it is the best there is and there she must remain. Mrs. Chadwick's train was scheduled to arrive at 11:10 o'clock In the morn ing, but it was three hours later before it reached Cleveland. The delay of the train served but one purpose that of Increasing the crowd of curious at the depot. As early as 11 o'clock there were several hundred persons at the station, but their presence was hardly noticeable. There were more than the usual number of policemen present, but not enough to excite suspicion of any thing unusual. Almost with every minute the crowd grew in size and the patience and effec tiveness nf the noliee were severely tax ed. When it was rumored that.'tbie irain had passed Collinwood, a suburb about six miles out, the police immediately cleared the platforms, drove back from the gates the crowd, and formed a line through which Mrs. Chadwick would have to pass. When the- train finally rolled into the station there was a rush from the further end of the iron fence that kept the crowd of curious from the tracks. This crowd had broken through the- police, swarmed over the fence and through the gate upon the tracks, so that when the train came to a standstill there were about a thousand persons about the cars. Emil Chadwick, who joined the party at Ashtabula, was the bearer of a letter to his mother from her stepdaughter. Miss Mary Chadwick. The letter, which was couched in the most endearing terms, was written on the paper of the Htoel Continental, Paris, and was dated November 30. It commenced: 'My dear -mother," and was signed, 'Your loving daughter, Mary." The letter said that the first intima tion Miss Chadwick and her father had of the troubles of Mrs. Chadwick was learned from a New York dispatch in the London Daily Chronicle of Novem ber 30, a clipping of which was inclosed, and Miss Chadwick continued that she believed the charges against her mother to be monstrous and that no one who knows you as I do will believe such awful things." When the train drew in the station at Cleveland, Mrs. Chadwick caught a r fp ft glimpse of the jgreat crowd which swarmed about me train shed and was grouped on vantaee points on the heights surrounding the station. She instinctively shrank back into a corner of the drawiner room and said: "I can not see why all those people should be here." After the train had been emptied of its passengers, the United States mar. shal, Mr. Chandler, stepped aboard her car, where he was introduced to Jdrs. Chadwick, who asked that she be ta ken out as speedily as possible, and preceded by Emil Chadwick and Freda swanstorm, the nurse, the party maae its way to the platform and thence through the dense crowds to a carriage in waiting. Although In her own city, no friendly face greeted her at the car and Mrs, Chadwick stepped Into her carriage as if she had been an entire stranger to this community. As soon as Mrs. Chad wick was recognized by the crowd there was a spontaneous outDurst or jeers, whistles and shouts of coarse epithets. The crowd was increased by others who were attracted by the, demonstration. Peonle ran from all directions and crowded about the central figure of the case, and not until the police were called upon .could the officers attempt to conduct their prisoner to the carriage in waiting. Shouts of "Here's the notes," and "Where's the mnmv?" greeted Mrs. Chadwick upon her appearance, and as the viciousness of the crowd dawned upon her she seemed to grow faint and wavered as though about to rail, it seemed that onlv- for the deputy mar shals supporting her she must utterly collapse. The arrival of the woman was most snectaeul&r In pvpv resDect. As soon as the police could clear a way and bring about some semblance of order about the depot platform the officers led their pris oner toward the gat and out through the entrance. Ther the street was almost blocked and weH nigh impassable to the carriages and teams. The camera fiend was there in alL his glory, despite the overcast sky and .dark day, ana tnrougu this batterv oassed Mrs. Chadwick, Mar-" shal Chandler and his two deputies into their carriage. .They were immediately driven away to the federal building. Mrs. Chadwick's son Emil and the nurse, Freda, stood about the front of the station seeking a carriage for which they naa teiegrapned ahead irom Asmauuia, There was annnrentlv some misunder stand In z. for ihprp was no carriage there for them. There was a scarcity of car riages and Emil and the nurse were taKen to the federal building in the carriage with the Associated Press representative. This carriage followed immediately after the one carrying Mrs. Chadwick, followed bv several others. During all this time the crowd kept nooiing and jeering ana as me carriages rolled awav from the station they were followed by some of the crowd. The snouts ana cries were taKen up ana pass ed along all the way to the federal buildT ing through the busiest part of the city. Business men on the way home, shoppers and laborers seemed to have been notified of the woman's arrival and crowded to the curb. The jeers and hoots were taken ud alone: the entire line, and as each square that brought the party nearer the ousiness center was passea tne crowa continued to increase and to avoid the in creasing excitement the officials arranged to approach the federal building from the rear. As the carriages neared the building the crowds on the sidewalks broke into the streets and many began to run alongside the carriages, expecting to see Mrs. Chad wick as she entered the building by the main entrance. In this the crowd that had assembled before the federal building was disap pointed, for the carriage with the prisoner was driven into an alley in the rear ot tne buildiner. There was much delay here because of the narrow passageway being blocked with wagons. The crowd already there was augmentd by that which had assembled before the front of the build ing, and there was a veritable blockade, cThe police were forced to drive the crowd away witn ciuds, wnne tney extri cated the carriages from the tangle with the waeons. Durinir all this added excite ment and as the crowd was being cleared from the alley, eager, peering faces were thrust into the carriage windows and vulgar expressions hurled at the occu pants. After consuming about twenty minutes in going a distance of about twice as manv feet, the prisoner's carriage was drawn up at the rear of the federal build ing and, witn tne onicers, was taKen to a federal office on the fifth floor on the treight elevator. J tie police continued to Dear oacK tne crowd and out of tne next carnage tne nurse. Freda, was assisted and taken up to join her mistress. Before Freda reached ner, nowever, jvirs. unaawicK was calling for her, entirely ignorant of the girl's whereabouts. Emil did not leave the carriage throughout the entire pro ceedings. While Mrs.' Chadwick with her nurse was in the federal building Emil. in the carriage outside, was subjected to the scrutiny of the mob and was forced to listen to anathemas and maledictions as well as sarcastic and bitter references to "notes." 'diamonds." "securities," and the like. The insults and jeers were not con fined to one class; they seemed to be heartily taken up by everyone on the streets in the neighborhood. Even the clerks in the postoffice. working on the ground floor of the building, flocked to a rear door located next to the one entered by Mrs. Chadwick, and laughingly shout ed: "Let's see the securities," referring to the baggage of Mrs. Chadwick and Freda which they saw through the carriage doors. WHAT INDICTMENTS CHARGE. Conspiracy Agnlnst the United States Complaint in Chadwick Case. Cleveland, O., Dec. 15. The federal in dictments against Mrs. Chadwick are five in number. Three of them charge her with aiding and abetting officers of a na tional bank to defraud the institution and two charge her with conspiring against the United States. Of the four indict ments against President Beckwith of the Oberlin bank two charge him with misap plication of funds of a national bank, one with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, and one with certifying checks when no funds were on hand. The indictments against Cashier Spear are the same as those against Pres ident Beckwith. MENACED BY RRE. Railroad Y. M. C. A. Damaged by Faulty Insulation. Fire which for a time threatened to destroy the Railroad Y. M. C. A. build ing broke out under the floor of the assembly room, or gymnasium, this morning at 9:48, but although Chief Wilmarth sent in a general alarm the moment he arrived at the building, the chemical engine from headquar ters was able to handle the blaze alone. The loss will not much exceed $100, with insurance of $28,000. More damage was done by the fire men than by the fire. It was necesT sary to chop out the floor between two joists for a distance of about 20 feet, and to tear off some i of the wainscoating in- front of the stage to get at the seat of the fire, which was caused by a short circuited electric wire. When the fire department arrived the building was filling rapidly with smoke. It could be seen that the fire was under the floor, and some of the employes at the building were doing their best to reach it with a garden hose. When the fire department opened up the floor with their axes, the flames burst out and as a matter of precaution. Chief Wilmarth had a general alarm sent in. It was not necessary, however-,, .to Use any water on the fire. At 7:09 this morning there was a fire at the house at 904 East Tenth, owned by J. E. Collins and occupied by J. H. Newell. A cook stove bad lilARKETSTODAY. Sentiment In Wheat Fit Is Bullish. Corn Is Inclined to Be Some what Lower. Chicago, Dec. 15. WHEAT Sentiment in the wheat pit today was bullish as a result of a fair demand from commission houses with only light offerings. The main influence affecting the situation was the smaller receipts in the northwest. Com paratively weak cables caused a rather easy opening. May being off a shade to &c, at H.09ga.09. On a good demand the price rallied to $1.10. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 457 cars, against 4bl cars a year ago. May closed with a net gain of jjc, at $1.10. CORN In spite of additional liquidation of the December option the corn market held comparatively steady on a good de mand for May, May opening unchanged to a shade lower, at 44&44c to 44c, and sold up to 44c. The market closed firm, with May up c. at 45c. OATS Oats were steady. May opened unchanged to c lower, at 3030c, and sold up to 30!&31c. PROVISIONS Provisions were a trifle easier. May pork was unchanged to 2c lower, at $12.75612.77. Lard was off 2c at $7.10. Ribs were a shade lower, at $6.72 fi.75. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, $1.141.15; No. 3 red, I1.09S1.13; No. 2 hard. $1.09(1.13; No. 3 hard, $1.01(&1.10;No. 1 nortffern, $1.15 1.18; No. 2 northern, $1.021.15; No. 3 spring, 98g$1.15. CORN No. 2, 453i46e; No. 3, 4343c. OATS No. 2, 30c; No. 3, 29c. RYE Dec, 73c; May, 76c. FLAX Cash: N.-W., $1.26; S.-W., $1.16; Dec, $1.16; May, $1.24. TIMOTHY Dec, $2.72; Jan.. $2.75; Feb., $2.80; March, $2.85. CLOVER Dec, $12.50. BARLEY Cash: 3Sg&0c. Ranee of Price Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 486. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City. Mo. Chicago, Dec 15. Open High Low Close Yes WHEAT Dec ....1 07 1 08 1 06 107 106 May. ..109 111 109 110 109- July 98- 9914 96 98- 98 CORN Dec 45-45 46 45 45 45 May 45 45 44- 45 44 July 45ft 45- 44-45 45- 44 OATS Dec 28 29 28 29 28- May 30- 31 30 31 30 July 30- 31- 30 31- 30 PORK Jan 12 40 12 55 12 37 12 55 12 40 May 12 75 12 90 12 72 12 85 12 15" LARD Jan 85 6 87 6 85 6 87 6 85 May... 7 10 7 15 7 10 7 12-15 7 12 RIBS Jan 6 45-47 650 645 650 6 47 May 6 72-75 6 SO 6 72 6 80 6 75 Kansas City Grain. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, urains, provisions, cotton ana stocKa. Office 110 West Sixth street. Telephone 388. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Dec. 15. Open High Low Close Yea W n,Al Dec ...1 01 1 02 101 102 102 May ...101 102 1 01 102 101 Julv 90-89 90V4-M. 89 9CM4 89 CORN Dec 40- 40 May 41 43 41 41-42 41 July 4174-42 42 41 42 Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicaeo. Dec 15. CATTLE Receipts" to day, 9,0u0 head, including 200 head of west erns. Market steady to lower. Good to prime steers, $6.007.25; poor to medium, $3.7536.75; stockers and feeders, $2.004.10; cows, $1.40&4.10; heifers, $2.00&5.00; canners, $1.35ra2.30; bulls, $2.004i3.90; calves, $3.00 7.00. HOGS Receipts today. 38.000 head: esti mated Friday, 34,000 head. Market strong. Mixed and butchers', $4.35(5-4.57; good to choice heavy, $4.504.65; rough heavy, $4.30 4.10; light, $4.25&4.45; bulk of sales, $4.40 4.55. SHEEP Receipts today. 18,000 head. Sheep steady; lambs strong. Good to choice wethers, $4.5CKg5.75; fair to choice mixed. $3.50S4.60: western sheep. $3.50?i6.00: native lambs, $5.007.20; western lambs, b.UKtt.!. St. Loula X4ve Stock Uarket. St. Louis. Mo.. Dec 15. CATTLE Re ceipts today. 4.000 head, including 200 head of Texans. Market steady. Beef steers, $3.006.50, with extra fancy, $7.008.00; stockers and feeders, $2.003.50; cows and heifers. I2.26t4.66: Texas steers, I3.00&1.; Texas cows and heifers, $2.0O2.75. HOGS Receipts today, 8,500 head. Mar ket steady. Pigs and lights, $3.754.50; Dutcners ana Dest Heavy, 4.&u4.tu. SHEEP ReceiDts todav. 1.000 head. Market strong. Natives, $4.004.90; Iambs, 4.3t.Eio; rexans, s3.uw30.01. Kansas City 14 ve Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 15. CATTLE. Receipts today, 5,000 head. Market steady. Native steers. $3.506.5O: southern steers. $2.504.50; southern cows, $1.753.25; native cows and heifers, $1.755.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50fti4.15; bulls. $2.004.00; calves, $3.006.25; western steers, $3.005.00; west ern cows, $1.75(83.50. HOGS Receipts today, 9,000 head. Mar ket steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.45 (64.50; heavy, $4.504.57; packers', $4.36 4.50: pigs and lignts, 3.75p4.45. SHEEP Receipts today, 3,000 head. Market strong. Muttons, $4.00(35.00; lambs, been placed too close to a partition wall, and as there was an unusually hot fire in the stove, the woodwork in the partition caught fire. The de partment extinguished the fire with the chemical engine, and the loss was only about $15. COMIYIITTEESARE NAMED Those Who Will Have Charge ot In- atignration Ceremonies. President W. W. Mills of the Commer cial club appointed the following commit tees today to act on matters decided upon at the meeting Wednesday evening: Oil and lias vv. t. xavis, cnairman; C. R. Mounsell, C. K. Holliday, E. E. Roudebush. P. W. Griggs, E. Montgom ery, Warren M. Crosby, M. C. Holman, Otto Kuehne. Inauguration ceremonies f. 1. Bone- brake, J. B. Betts, W. A. S. Bird, Robert Stone, John Howerton, John Dudley, A. A. Godard, H. M. Philips, John D. Nor ton. Teachers Association John MacDonald, G. W. Crane, T. J. Monoghan, T.'F. Gar ver, W. W. Webb, Burg Zeis, James Cha pelle, C. B. Hamilton, Charles L. Wood. Auditorium Rates F. H. Foster, W. M. Macferran, Joseph Griley. He Was 30 Years in Politics. Si. Louis, Dec 15. Richard D. Lan caster, for more than 30 years promin ent in state and national politics, is dead at his home here, aged 68. He was surveyor of the port of St. Louis under President Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Squires Have a Son. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Squires are the parents of a son, born at midnight last night. Mrs. Squires' condition is serious. The- Other Thing. "Well. Freddie," said grandma, who had just arrived for a month's visit. "I sup pose your father was greatly surprised to get my telegram saying I was coming!" "Yes, but his surprise was not as great as mother's." "At the glad news, I suppose!" "No. grandma, but at papa's language. r" Our Smoking Jackets For $4.50 arc the same style, same pattern, same goods and from the same manufacturers as you see on "sale" in other stores as "special bar gam" for $5 and $6; in fact, they are shown under strong inflation pressure as $8 and $10 values marked down to $5. t Handsome Souvenir Boxes Without extra charge for Ties, Mufflers, Gloves, 4 Suspenders and Handkerchiefs. A Christmas present in a specially designed box is all the more attractive, and we are sure our efforts in this direction will please our customers, and next year our competitors will catch up with the pro cession and copy us. Your Special Attention Is called to our men's superfine pure linen hand kerchiefs, put up three in a very dainty picture box, all for $1.00. The handkerchiefs alone are as good as you find in "sales"; reduced from 50c to 39c each, while in our store they cost you much less. We have made much preparation for Christ mas shoppers. Mail orders receive prompt attention. Watch Us Grow. Watch Robinson, Marshall Co. 703 Kansas Ave. Ind. $4.506.50: range wethers, 34.0O35.25; fed ewes, JS..). Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. 111., Dec. 15. BUTTER Market steady. Creamery, 18g26c; dairyT.X82Z5. BOOS Market easy. At mark, cases in included. 2(H4S26c. CHEESE Market steady. Daisies, 114 gllc: Twins, llllc; Young Americas, ll''8l2c LIVE POULTRY Market steady. Tur keys, 14c; chickens, 8tc; springs, 8Vic Kansas City Produce Market Kansas City, Dec. 15. Close WHEAT receipts today, &i cars. quotations were firm. Dec, $1.02; May, $1.021.02; July, 9090c. Cash: No. hard, 1.02 1.05; jno. 3 nara, i.oua.i: jno. nam, 90c1.00: No. 2 red, $1.06; No. 3 red, $1.04 1.05: No. 4 red, S0c&$1.00. CORN Market firm. Dec, )340c; May. 417VSf42c: July, 42c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 41V:: No. 3 mixed, 41c; No. 2 white, 4Ui41i4c: No. 3 white, 41c. OATS Market steady. No. 2 white, 30 31c: No. 2 mixed, 3(Kg30Uc. RYE 71c. HAY Choice timothy, $9.009,B0; choice prairie, -BUTTER Creamery, 2123c; dairy, 17c. EGGS Market steady. Fresh, 25c. Uarket CktolD. Furnished by A. M. McDermott Commis sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Securities. Booms 20 and 23. 702 Kansas avenue. Liverpool opening cables: Wheat d higher; corn 4d higher. Liverpool, 1:30 p. m.: Wheat d lower; corn d higher. Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 27 cars; graded, 0. Corn, 390 cars; graded, 1. Oats, 58 cars; graded, 11. Northwest grain receipts today: Minne apolis, 290 cars; Duluth, 140 cars. A year ago: Minneapolis, 379 cars; Duluth, 31 cars. Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat, 54 cars; corn, 95 cars; oats, 7 cars. New York Butter. New York, Dec. 15. BUTTER Market, unchanged. Sugar and Co flee In New York. New York. Dec 15. SUGAR Raw sufsor firm. Fair refining, 4c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4c: molasses sugar, 4Mic Refined sugar firm. Crushed, $6.35; powdered, $5.75; granulated, $5.65. COFFEE Market steady. No. 7 Eio, 8c. v Sevr York Money Market. New York, Dec. 15. MONEY Money on call steady, 2t3 per cent, closing bid 2 and offered at 3 per cent; time loans easy and dull: 60 and 90 days and six months, 3 per cent. CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 4M 4 per cent; sterling exchange strong and closing firm, with actual business in bank ers' bills at $4.S745(tr4.87 for demand and at $4.8445(5 4.84Vi for 60 day bills; posted rates, $4.S5S4.851 and $4.88; commercial bills, $4.8414. SILVER Bar silver, 60c; Mexican dol- BONDS Government bonds steady. Mew Xork Stocks. Wall St., New York, Dec. 15. STOCKS prices ot stocks today rose easily in tne opening dealings on a good demand. Read ing led the advance with a gain of 1 points and Amalgamated Copper rose 1H points. The advance in Illinois Central was l1 points and in Missouri Pacific, St. Paul, Norfolk and Western and Erie a point. Large fractional gains were estab lished also for Atchison, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, United States Steel pre ferred and Erie first preferred. No serious opposition was met in the upward movement of x prices during the first 30 minutes and by that time practi cally every leading stock had advanced about a point above yesterday's closing. Illinois Central moved up 1 points and Brooklyn Rapid Transit and the Metro politan stocks 2 to 2 points. The Penn sylvania group, coal stocks and the ac tive specialties showed the most continued strength. Heavy selling for both accounts commentsed after 10:30 and the earlier ad vances 'srere largely reduced and In some cases cancelled. Louisville and Nash ville, the Rock Island stocks, the United States Steel stocks and Colorado Fuel fell a fraction below last night. Central of New Jersey and Denver and Rio Grande a point, Atlantic City Coast Line 1 points and Erie second preferred li points. Lake Erie and Western preferJed dropped 4 points. Irregular fluctuations followed. The morning's business at the stock ex change 1 was smaller than for several months, xne movement 01 prices was ex tremely uncertain. Many small upward spurts proved abortive and prices con stantly fell back to a fraction only over last nignt. A rise 01 points in Amalga mated Copper had a sympathetic effect on the eeneral list, but it was not held. There were gams ot Detween 1 ana z points in Northwestern, Delaware and Hudson, Southern Railway preferred, St. Louis Southwestern preferred, Kansas City Southern, Consolidated Gas and Tennessee Coal. Losses of a point were scored toy Rubber preferred, Rubber Goods, Westing hnuse. Electric Baer. Pine preferred. Pa cific Mail and Hocking Valley. Bonds were dull and steady at noon.- Middav operations were devoid of feat ures. Prices ruled a shade above the noon leve. Progress during the afternoon was slow lv upwards and many stocks eventually ruled on a parity with the high prices of Our Business Methods Win. 'Phone 22 Security BuIIdlnsr the first hour. Special stocks, such as Amalgamated Copper, United States Steel preferred, St. Paul and Missouri Paclflo sold a fraction higher. Prices yielded again before 2 o'clock in sympathy with a reaction of 1 points in Amalgamated Coppr. Range of Prices on Stocks Furnished br I. E. Gall. Commission Grains, Provisions. Cotton ana Stocks. ?iC8110 Wm Sixth street. Telephone 3S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and Stock Co., Kansas City, Mo.J New York, Dec 15. Stocks Op'n High Low Cl'se Yea Sugar 1384 139H 138H 139 138 People's Gas 106H 106 106H 105 106 S S i;Wer M 631 64 63Vi Jl. X. DC'fc T. C. 1 67U 59 58 68 57Va 67 68 67 M 68 V. 8. Steel 27 28 267? 27 27 U. 8. Steel, pfd 88 84 87 88 87 Atcnison, com Atchison, pfd C. G. W 82 88 82 83 82 102 102 101 101 101 22 22 St. Paul 16 16 167 166 21 81 31 R. I., com 81 Wabash, com 21 Zl Zl 21 Wabash, pfd 42 42 41 4214 41 Mo. Pacific 10S 106 106 106rl05 Western Union 82 98 92 92 92 Manhattan 163 is3 N. Y. Central 135 136 135 136 135 Texas Pacific 33 34 33 33 33 So. Pacific 60 61 60 61 60 Reading 77 78 77 77 77 Brie 36 36 86 35 35 Erie. 1st 1074 10SW 107M loo lonu. vj ii vyfr 47 0 46 47 46 46 47 O. 99 100V4 99 99 99 N 137 138 136 138 137', J L. Katv 6234 623i 61 61 61V7 Pennsylvania C. A., com U. S. Leather C. F. I 134 134 134 13i 133 89 40 39 40 39 16 17 16 16 16 43 44 43 43 43 Cotton Market. Galveston, Tex., Dec 15. COTTON Market firm at 7c per pound. New York, Dec. 15. COTTON Sales to day, 1.575 bales. Spot cotton closed lower. Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up lands, $8.00; middling gulf, $8.26. Wool Market. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 15. WOOL Market nominal. Territory and western mediums. 2122o; fine medium, 17(S18c; fine, 16jfl7o. Topeka Market. HOGS. Topeka, Dec. 15. MIXED AND BUTCHERS' $4,003 20 HEAVY 4.3rra4.30 LIGHT 385f4.C5 CORN FED CATTLE. COWS $2.0033.09 HEIFERS 2.50'tf 3 2ft BULLS 2.0iKs2.5 CALVES GRAIN.' 2-5M NO. 2 WHEAT NO. 3 WHEAT 90W92o NO. 4 WHEAT 85'ab8o NO GRADE WHEAT 75aS0c NEW COKM UZ-1D, du.) 40,, OLD CORN 4Za NO. I OATS .....3Sa NO. 3 OATS a FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Furnished by S. E. Lux. successor to W O. Anderson Co., 210 Kansas avol ntlp.l FRUITS. ORANGES Navels, $2.7!W3.00; fancy budded fruit, per box, $1.902.00, LEMONS California, per box, $3 SO. BANANAS Per bunch, $1.75sS3.O0. APPLES $2.50(&4.50 per bbl. HONEY 24-rack case, $2.40. MISSOURI HICKOR1T NUTS $1.5081.60 per box. COCOANUTS Per dox.. 65c FIGS Per box, 75c GRAPES Per basket, 22ff23c. MALAGA GRAPES Per bbl., $5.E0Q 23. GRAPE FRUIT Per box. $5.50 NEW DATES 5'ac per pound. PINEAPPLES Per orate. $3.5023 75 PEARS Per box, $2.5052.75. VEGETABLES. CAULIFLOWER Per orata, $350 PARSNIPS Per bu., 66c HORSERADISH Per lb.. Ic HUBBARD SQUASH Per doz., 31.28'a POTATOES Colorado, 50S2c per bu SWEET POTATOES-Por bu.. 85c CABBAGE 90c4i$1.00 per cwt. ONIONS Per bu.. 85cS$1.00. BEETS Per bu., 60c. CRANBERRIES Per bbl., $8.00 CELERY Jumbo, per bunch, 76c- Blu Ribbon, per bunoh, 50c tJlu OYSTERS. NEW YORK COUNTS Per can. 45c NEW YORK EXTRA x SELECTS Pej can, 35c. BULK OYSTERS. ESTRA SELECTS Per gallon, n. STANDARDS Per gallon, $1.40. FULL CREAM CHEESE. KANSAS Y. A. Per lb., I3a NEW YORK STATE-(White. per n "bRICK Per lb., 15c. LIMBURGER Pr lb., 15c. BLOCK SWISS Per lb.. 15c BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY rUUi-'im neu, (C ID HOrfn- larsre. TAc: broilers. 9&10c lh TURKEYS Live weight, 14c lb BUTTER Country, lk&19c. EGGS Candled, 24c. HAY. PRAIRIE Loose, per ton., SSOftmtiwi PRAIRIE Baled MI 6Bo2S'S AOLFALFA Loom 8 fiVill S STRAW Per ton J'jJS Topekn lllde Market. Topeka, Dec Prices paid in Topeka this week. buM on Boston quotations: ae2 GREEN SALT CURED m, m NO. 1 TALLOW .V.7.7.7tS i"

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7 til lit HI t4 I I I I III I I I ItMHUtHltWWtltttlHH it 1 ti THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. TTo tfie Publico We wish to apologize to those who attended bvr opening day sale and could not get.waited on promptly on account of the crowds. We will say that it will not happen again. Nearly all of ovr large force of clerKs were new to the stock, and could not wait on as many customers as they will be able to from now on. Come tomorrow and see the difference in our prices and those of the Continental. imn't Coo Successors to the Continental Shoe and Clothing Co. D 617 Kansas Ave. 617 Kansas Ave. I i t t g t 1 ifnfciTi tut it ifc 11 li PT1 I I I I k k r t I I T "i" V W Vtt! RYDER HAS A PLAN Thinks City Council Should Con trol the Waterworks. Also Says He Doesn't Want It in Politics. NEW LAW IS NEEDED. Legislature May Proride a System for Control. Should Be in Hands of Business Men. Led by Councilman L. A. Ryder of the First ward, quite a strong senti ment is developing in the city council against the proposed control of the waterworks plant under city owner ship by a board of water commission ers, as has been provided for in the ordinance prepared by Samuel T. Howe. As an alternative to the Howe plan. It is proposed that the city council manage the waterworks plant in the came way it manages the fire departs ment. A superintendent of water works would be appointed by the may or, and he would be in full charge of the plant. "When the question of the control of the waterworks was up before the council last March," said Councilman Ryder today, "I advocated the plan of direct control by the council through a superintendent, and I believe I had most of the members of the council won over to my way of thinking. I don't know how it will be now. I un derstand that the mayor and some of the members of the council have be come convinced that the water com missioners, or trustees, are the best. I am willing to be shown." Councilman Ryder claims to be anxious to keep the management of the waterworks plant out of politics, but he says that this will have to be brought about in the same way it has been brought about in the fire depart ment, by public sentiment. He says he does not think the water commis sioners could keep the management of the plant out of politics if the man in the mayor's chair should happen to be somebody who had obtained his office by promising to distribute water works jobs as patronage. The plain facts of the case are that Topeka needs a law which will place the control of the waterworks in a board which will occupy a similar re lation to the city council as the board of education. The city council has only a very indirect control over the board of education, and politics cut very little figure with that board. Until the legislature passes a new law specially providing for such a board of waterworks commissioners. and defining their duties, the authority of the board will be very limited. Any board which depends for tls authority on a city ordinance, which can be wiped oft the books at any meeting of the city council, will have very little weight. That is the position which Is taken by Councilman Ryder as a ground for his opposition to the Howe plan of waterworks control. Most cities having municipal water works have adopted the plan of plac ing the control of the plant in the hands of a special board composed of men possessing some special training in that kind of work. This fact indi cates that the system of direct control by city councils in general has not been found to be advisable. If, as a general proposition, it is bet ter to have waterworks plants under control of a board of commissioners, it will doubtless be advisable to begin municipal ownership of waterworks in Topeka with this system, even if the board is obliged to wait for a few months for the legislature to give it the statutory existence which It needs for effective work. Councilman Ryder says in discuss ing the advisability of having a board to manage the plant: "I have had some experience with state institutions, and I believe that politics is much more likely to creep into the manage ment of the plant through board con trol than If the plant should be di rectly under the charge of the coun cil, as Is the fire department. The waterworks committee of the city council could do all the work which a board of waterworks commission ers could do, and would have just as much authority. "Suppose we had a board, it could go no further than the council might direct, unless some new state laws should be passed. The board would have to come to the council whenever it wanted an ordinance passed; It would have to refer matters of policv t othe council, because the council would have the right to step in and overturn anything the board might do. It could even abolish the board entirely if it took a notion. The board, it is said, would tend to keep out politics; I don't think so. If the mayor wanted to get some of his friends places in the waterworks plant, he would go to the members of the board and suggest that certain appointments would please him. Of course the members of the board would hasten to comply with his suggestion, for they depend on him for reappointment. Or if some employe of the plant proved to be in competent, he might be retained in his place through friendship of some member of the board. The superin tendent of the plant, whoever he might be, would feel the effect of this division of authority; he could not enforce discipline among his men, be cause they would do just as it done in the state institutions under similar circumstances; they would tell the su perintendent to go to, and defy hiin to discharge them so long as he had his pull with some member of the board. These are some of the objections to this board system of controlling the waterworks. It would be much more simple and more effective in accom plishing the object for which the city is aiming, to organize the waterworks department in just the same way we have organized the fire department. For twenty-five years that depart ment has been kept out of politics; it is the best managed and most eco nomical department in the city ad ministration, and there is no reason why the waterworks department should not be handled In exactly the same manner if we get the right kind of a superintendent to take charge of it." For a year or two, the work of man aging and organizing the work of the city water plant is going to be heavy. It will be more than the council can properly attend to. The council is too large a body to move expeditiously. This is shown by the delay which is constantly occurring in city business. Moreover, the majority of the members E. S.. Guild Music Co. 722 Kansas Avenue. 1 Ufi We have a number of Folios of Music, slight ly soiled, both vocal and instrumental, worth up to 75c 0 Music Books and collections of musio slightly damaged, consisting of operas, orato rios, Mandolin, Guitar and Violin collections, also collections by such composers as Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, etc Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17. SHEET MUSIC BY VOCAL TROUBADOR IN THE VILLAGE THE SEA SEMINOLE TELL ME WILL MY DREAM COME TRUE R1NQ OUT THE OLD RING IN THE NEW c A COPY INSTRUMENTAL TROUBADOR, SLEEPY HOLLOW, March. FLOWERV KINGDOM, March. SYCAMORE TREE, Hagtime. SILKS AND SATINS, JMOTellOllO. of the council will not devote the nec essary time and study to the problems of municipal ownership; they will try to get their ear to the ground and see what the politics out in their ward de mand. If the people in their ward aie howling for an extension of water mains, they will vote that way, regard less of whether the extension is advis able from a business standpoint or not. If the clamor seems to be for a reduc tion in water rates, they will vote for the reduction, paying very slight atten tion to the effect which it will have on the finances of the plant. A smaller board composed of men who are se lected for their business sagacity or their familiarity with municipal or wa terworks affairs would probably be able to handle the important business and technical matters with more success than the city council. BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS. A Collection of Important Para graphs for Your Consideration. Del Valentine and Judge Clad Ham ilton go to Kansas City this afternoon to attend the dinner of the Knife and Fork club, at which Governor Cum mins of Iowa and Governor-elect Hoch will make the principal speeches. We have the most complete assort ment of burnt wood for the Christmas trade of any store in the city. Also unburnt stamped woods in various de signs, as well as pyrographs. Mrs. Anna M. Trapp, 710 Kansas avenue. Independent telephone 372. "VV. I Jamison, assistant county at torney, "is a possible candidate for police Judge. Jamison 'was' a Justice of the peace for several terms and has had considerable experience. IT. G. Larimer can scarcely speak above a whisper. He lectured on Shakespeare last night. Nothing would please her so much for Christmas as a piece of point lace, embroidery, battenberg, or a nice sofa pillow, and such articles are service able. My assortment is the largest in the city. Mrs. Anna M. Trapp, 710 Kansas avenue. Ind. phone 372. From the Kansas City Journal: Grant Hornaday, of Fort Scott, who is interested in the Fort Scott franchise of the Western association, will not admit that there is any prospect of the Fort Scott team being transferred for the coming season. When asked con cerning the talk of that sort, while in the city yesterday, he replied: "I think that it's all talk.". If the boy is frail and delicate, buy him a football, punching bag or some thing in the sporting goods line for his Christmas present and make him strong. If he's strong buy it for him to keep him so. H. B. Howard, 50 3 Kansas avenue, is offering the most complete assortment of sporting goods in the city, for Christmas selections, and everything in the stock has been reduced. Atchison Globe: The Topeka Jour nal Is having a lot of fun with L. M. Crawford, manager of the theater. Crawford is "mad" at the Journal be cause it criticises some of his shows, and does not advertise in it. As a re sult, the people are finding out a good many things about the theatrical busi ness that they did not know. Craw ford says, for instance,' that a certain show has agreed, "as a special favor to Topeka," to play at dollar prices. Whereupon the Journal comes out, and ehows that regular prices In Kan sas City for the same attraction, are 25, 50 and 75 cents. Target rifles, 50 cents and up; Rugby footballs, 75 cents and up; nose guards, 75 cents; and shin guards reduced to 25 cents. All sporting goods carried by us reduced for holi day shoppers. H. B. Howard, 503 Kansas avenue. The result of thirty years of con stant bread making is reflected in the perfection of our "Mothers" bread, and sUU we try every day to make it a little better. Vesper's bakery. Coal orders delivered the same day re ceived. Gillette Nicholson. In the first issue of the Oakland Blade appears the following: "The J. D. club of young ladies met with Miss Marie Anderson, at 1013 Clay street, Topeka, one evening last week. During the evening the following ques tion was debated: 'Resolved, That un married ladies live a happier life than married ones.' The editor was ap pointed judge. We promised to give our decision through these columns. Here it is: 'For the negative.' The Blade editor is married. Don't spend a lot of time and money in trying to bake your Christmas fruit cake. Order it from the Vesper bakery. The West Sixth avenue cars will run through tonight. They have been stopping at the Kansas avenue cross ing. It isn't necessary to weigh your bread if it comes from Vesper's. Every loaf of their celebrated "Mothers" bread weighs sixteen ounces. The ladies of the Toltic Rite and Beu lah O. E. S., will hold a thimble party at Masonic parlors tomorrow afternoon. Syreton Killed Himself. Paris, Dec. 15. The authorities assert that the sensational death of M. Syve ton, the Nationalist leader, was a case of suicide and not due either to accident or assassination, and Is now a, nitted by the family of the dead mar It is asserted that tragic end of the brilliant politician grew out of a love affair, which threatened to end In his arrest. 626 Kansas Ave. 1 1 t t I U u --m S?Vt -fr$t MUJ 626 Kansas Ave. OTIS The preparations for our Christmas trade have been made on a scale greater than we have ever before attempted. In this store is gathered together a stock of Furniture unlike I any other in this city. The standard of excellence is placed Jso high by us that no piece of Furniture, no matter how humble the use for which it is intended, can pass muster un less it measures up to that standard. The dollar table and the fifty dollar table must each represent full value to the customer; We put quality first; but don't overlook the price, which is always as low as any firm can sell a good article for. v We issue a cordial invitation to all to inspect our handsome array of Christ mas Furniture pieces. Library Tables, from $6.00 to 850.00. Parlor Tables, from $1.00 to $40.00. Music Cabinets, from $5.00 to $35.00. Davenports, from $20.00 to $90.00. Three-Piece Parlor Suits, from $25 to 175. Arts and Crafts Chairs and Rockers, $7 to $45. Couches, from $4.50 to $85.00- feuffets, from $19.00 to $75.00. Chiffoniers, from $5.50 to $50.00. Dining Tables, from $4.00 to $40.00. China Closets, from $15.00 to $50.00. Rockers, from $1.35. to $75.00. Desk Chairs, from $3.00 to $10.00. Morris Chairs, from $7.50 to $35.00. House Ladies' Desks, from $5 to $75.00. Bookcases, from $5.00 to $50.00. Buy a Burrowes Home Billiard and Pool Table For your Boys and Girls. An innocent and pleasant amusement that parents should encourage. We sellhem &t factory pres- $25, $35 tO $65 w r; .".A i j ABOVE IS ONLY A SMALL CATALOGUE OF WHAT WE CARRY OUR HOLIDAY STOCK IS SIMPLY IMMENSE XOltTH TOl'iSKA. fLenve Items tor this column with Kln ball Printing Co.. 91J North Kansas ave. Independent 'phone 746.J Get your pictures framed at Bair's. R. H. Herrington ivas in town today from Silver Lake. Don't miss the treat at the Baptist church Friday evening. Holiday books and Bibles, lowest prices at Bair's. Mrs. George Groshong and daugh ter. Miss Fay Groshong, of Kilmer, were in town today shopping. Miss Nellie Baker of Larkin arrived yesterday to visit her sister. Mrs. W. C. Steele, of 1414 Quincy street. Miss Grace Miller will spend the holidays at Broken Arrow, I. T., the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edgar Clark. All lovers of music and elocution should attend the Baptist church Fri day evening. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Senator-elect and Mrs. J. B. Betts will return today from Cheyenne, Wyo., where they have been for the past ten days. Rev. Mr. Bentley and family -have moved from Haggerty place on Jack son street to the Petro property on Topeka avenue which they have lately purchased. Mr. D. F. McCarty, who has been the guest of his sisters, Mrs. M. D. Wilder and Mrs. Dye of Grant street, left Tuesday for his home in Zanes vllle, Ohio. The midweek prayer service of the Presbyterian church will be held this evening at 7:4 5 o'clock at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Glendenning, 1310 Quincy street Mrs. Frank Steward of 1328 Jack son street and daughter, Mrs. A. G. Bolz of Merlden, left last night for Perry, Okla., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Steward's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harry Taylor. Mr. Frank Nichols is ill with diph theria at his home near Menoken. Mr. Nichols was taken ill Tuesday evening and the organs of speech seem to be paralyzed, as since that that time he has been unable to talk at all. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Aikens and family of" Hoyt, who are en route to their new home in Lawton, O. T.. were, the guests last night of Mr. Aikens' brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Lukens of 1009 Central avenue. Rev. Mr. Hutchinson, formerly pas tor of the North Topeka Baptist church but now pastor of the Baptist church at Lawrence, was in town yes terday to officiate at the Tomlinson Anderson wedding. "While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Forbes. Miss Phenie Martinique and Mr. O. W. May, both of Perry, were married this morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. J. S. Glendenning of the Presbyterian church at his home. 1310 Quincy street. Mr. and Mrs. May will make their home this winter in Perry, but in the spring will move to Topeka. The marriage of Miss Millicent Tom linson, daughter at Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Tomlinson, and Mr. Lawrence E. Anderson was solemnized at the resi dence of the bride's parents, northwest of North Topeka, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock by the Rev. W. B. Hutch inson of Lawrence. The ceremony was preceded by the Lohengrin wedding march, played by Miss Gertrude Tracy. Only relatives and intimate friends of the bride and groom were present. The bride was formerly a teacher in the Shorey school. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ruff, whose marriage was solemnized yesterday at Rossville, arrived in Topeka last even ing, and are the guests of Mr. Ruff's brother, Mr. Arthur Ruff of Central avenue. Two street cars from the south and one from thenorth were delayed for nearly half an hour this morning by a Rock Island freight train at their Cur tis street track. The cars were filled with business men, clerks and school teachers to whom such an unreason able detention was very annoying. Lately it has become quite a common occurrence for the street cars to be held from eight to ten minutes by the trains. By law the trains are not al lowed to block a. street crossing longer than five minutes. Some of the train men were arrested this morning for the offense. A most enjoyable time was had at the home of Mrs. G. M. Conaway, 1122 Central avenue ,last evening, the event being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Carey, Mrs. Conaway's mother. Many tokens of remembrance were received and after a pleasant hour a three course supper was served. Those present were: Mrs. Mary Carey, Mrs. Barbara Conaway, Mrs. L. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Varner, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Renbarger, Mrs. J. A. Conaway, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clark, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Conaway. Miss Cressie Conaway, Miss Clara Carey, Misses Ethel and Alma Renbarger, Fay Varner, Grace, Goldie and Hazel Conaway. Henry and Edwin Ren barger. Earl and Floyd Conaway, Mr. Joe Florence, Mr. Roscoe Conaway and Charlie Clark. Change in Naval Programme. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 15. Accord ing to recent advices received in local n o T-n 1 nirplPfl thprA hfLVfk been 801116 changes in the program of the present winter s cruise or ine racinc miuauruu. It is not thought that the squadron will be back in San Francisco before March. It is Admiral Goodrich's desire, accord ing to unofficial reports, to proceed from San Francisco in April, going to Port Angeles or some other northern point in the Puget sound region for the spring target practice with great guns. His Hands Blown Off.. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 15. Henry Mitchell, an inventor, was fearfully mangled at Reynolds while experi menting with a smokeless powder which he intended to submit for the use of the United States army. He was grinding the powder when a quantity of it exploded, blowing oft his two hands, a portion of his left side and destroying his eyesight. Murdered a Chinaman. Shanghai, Dec. 15. A bluejacket belonging to the Russian cruiser Ask old today brutally murdered a harm less Chinaman on the Bund here while disputing payment for the hire of a Jinriksha. The murderer was arrested after a desperate struggle with the police. GOSSIP IS SILENCED. II. J. Beattey Didn't Die From Poison After All. The inquest over the death of H. J. Beattey came to an end this afternoon when- the report of Prof. J. T. Love well, the chemist who examined the deaf man's stomach for poison, was given to the coroner's jury. Prof. Lovewell found no trace of pois on. Beattey, who had cancer of the ttomach, kidney trouble and enlarge ment of the heart, died suddenly. Be cause of some family trouble and gos sip the neighbors in the country de manded an inquest on the ground that Beattey was poisoned. The three com plaints with which Beattey was afflict ed made him a sick man and it was known that he was quite feeble. The officers at .the court house have at no time suspected foul play. SUIT AGAINST DIC KEITH. Albert Doyle Wants $5,550 Damages for Not Properly Treating Him. The trial of the suit of Albert Doyle against Dr. H-. H. Keith for $5,550 damages will come up for trial at the January term of the district court Doyle charges Dr. Keith with not caring for him in a proper profes sional manner. Doyle was stabbed May 1 by Ed Harris. Doyle was taken to Dr. Keith's hospital. He was there until May 28 and was discharged from the institution. Doyle was stabbed in the right side. He com plains that Dr. Keith did not treat the wound properly and that after he left Keith's hospital his wound became troublesome and he was forced to go to Stormont hospital. There it was found that; the wound had not been drained rroperly and pus had formed. Doyle's side was opened, a section of two ribs was removed, the wound opened and the pus drained out. He was confined in Stormont hos pital for 13 weeks. Doyle says that Dr. Keith was guilty of improper handling of the case. A Chautauqua for Negroes. New York, Dec. 15. Fifteen clergy men and elders interested in the work of educating the southern negro preach er have given a dinner here to the Rev. S. G. Miller, superintendent of the John S. Martin fund work. This fund which approximates $2,000,000 is to be used for educating negro clergymen of all de nominations. It is the ultimate Inten tion to bring the work to a focus in a Chautauqua for southern negroes. Bright eyes are an Infallible indpx to youth, windows from which Cupid shoots his arrows. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes bright eyes, rosy cheeks. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. Gatlln Dru Co. Mills' Store News Little but Good Pictures "Just a little something for a Christmas re membrance not expensive, but still something that" Hundreds of people are asking for something to fit this description. As good a place as any to find it is on the third floor among the small framed pictures. 25c each A choice line of subjects, nicely framed in gilt and Flemish oak. 35c each Just received a new line of choice subjectsyin "wide gilt frames; 50c value. 50c each Have received another shipment of "The Young Mother" pictures, our most pop ular seller. 98c each A choice of etchings, in weathered oak frames.

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. P!l!iniMiII!II!i!l!I!III!!ilIi!III!II!liin A -at MUM 114-116 East 5th St. EAST OF POSTOFFICE. 8 not under obligations to trade eslewhere. If the absolute certainty of saving onethird to I one-half on all your purchases will interest you, then should we like to have you read the announcement made 1 H below for it comprehends the most brilliant bargain offering that has ever been presented to the citizens of any community. 1 This offering comes at a most opportune season. It will assist X-mas shopping; it will obviate the vexatious necessity of calculating closely, since a dollar expended here will go almost as far as one dollar and fifty cents expended in the same lines of goods elsewhere. Ye give a few sample pricings of the various departments in our establishment, assuring you at the same time H that there is no article in this establishment today that has not received similar treatment everything has been marked down much BELOW ITS ACTUAL WHOLESALE COST. H DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. Prints All 6yc and Tc prints, comprising I the choicest as well as the very best makes on i the American market. Full standard in every I particular. Closing out price. 44c Limit, 12 yards. Waistings A very popular cloth for dressing saeques, for waists, kimonas, wrappers, etc.; come in popular styles. AVe have two qualities to close out The 8ijc kind at 5c The 15c and 12y2e kinds at 8c Limit, 10 yards. Tennis or Outing Flannels We show an ex cellent line of dark styles, well suited to chil dren's garments "or for comfortables, 614c value 3 c Limit, 10 yards. We also show a heavier and finer cloth at 6c, 7c and 8c, that cannot be matched un der 10c and 12y2c. Apron Ginghams Full standard apron check ginghams blue, brown and green cheek a cloth warranted absolutely fast color. Sold in most stores at 71oc; priced, here today 4c Limit, 6 yards. Bleached Muslin We have 2,000 yards of Lonsdale, Hope, Cabot and similar brands of yard-wide bleached muslins. We will close this lot, giving the choicest of any brand, at 7c Limit, 10 yards. We place on sale also 500 yards of a nice soft finish bleached muslin, full yard-wide, and priced in most stores at 74c; here 4c Limit, 10 yards. Percales A regular bonanza for you in a 28 inch fine percale; the colors are particularly choice, being two shades of cardinal, two shades of blue, silver grey and black; the figures are very neat and tasty. Closing at the remarkable low price of 5c per yard, or almost 50 per cent, less than you are asked to pay for calico. Limit, 10 yards. Fine Brown Muslins 2,500 yards fine L.L. sheeting, full yard-wide, manufactured from cleanest cotton, splendid for sheets and pillow slips. We shall close this lot, per yard. .4c Limit, 10 yards. The Heavy German CalicQ.es Indigo blues; priced in all stores 10c and 122c; we are closing these at, per yard 7c and 8c Limit, 10 yards. 15 Pairs Strictly All-Wool Blankets Every pair of them ot great size were a great value at $5.50 to $6.50. You may have the choice of any at $4.00, or a saving ot over $2.00 on each pair Limit, two pairs. Turkey Red Table Damask, of finest cotton, and thoroughly tested as to color. Domestic manufacture, 23c per yard and upwards. Im ported damasks, 37V2C per yard, was formerly 59c. Limit of any, 6 yards. Fine Bleached Damask Some of part linen, some of all cotton, others of finest Irish and Ger man pure linen. We have priced these nearly 33 per cent, under other stores' quotations, starting at, per yard 19c UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT. Children's Warm Swiss Ribbed Underwear Selling less than factory prices, starting size 16 at 2c, advance 3c a size. Ladies' Extra Quality Swiss Ribbed Vests and Pants Fleece as soft as silk; sizes 4, 5 and 6 priced now, per garment 21c Gents' Superior Quality and Extra Heavy Sanitary Underwear Finest fleeced back, beau tifully finished. Closing price 39c We have many odds and ends in this depart ment, and you are pretty sure to find what you want among some of them. We are very anxious to close these at a great loss. Lambs' Wool Underwear We call attention to a case of men's finest lambs' wrool shirts and drawers. The trouble with these has been that the colors in some instances do not match. This was an error of the manufacturer; the result is that you can buy a really $1.50 value garment at the small price of, .83c HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT. 200 Pairs Fine Cotton Fleeced Blankets, of selected cotton, have beautiful striped borders. We price these at per pair 45c, 58c, 83c, 98c, $1.28 Not more than three pairs to one customer. HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. All kinds of hose here light cotton, heavy cotton, fleeced hose, part wool hose, and all-wool hose. Every pair offered now under absolute manufacturers' cost, to close. Infants' hose from 4c per pair up. Children's good, dependable hosiery from 7c per pair up. Boys' wear-resisting hose, '19c. One lot of extra quality Misses' finest wool hose, formerly selling at 35c and 40c, thrown out for closing at 19c Ladies' good cotton hose 7c a pair and upward. One lot of Ladies' extremely fine cashmere wool hose, a foreign product marked seconds on account of some almost imperceptible imperfec tions; a 65c value; we close the lot at, pair. .29c Limit, 3 pairs. Men's Extra Heavy Wool Hose The anti rheumatic kind; usually 35c; closing this lot 21c Xjimu, 3 pairs. Men's Good Sox Rockford make, rib top, 4c a pair upwards, according to weight. Children's and Misses' Warm Golf Gloves 10c, 15c, and 21c Ladies' Golf Gloves, in all the latest combina tion colorings. 21c, 25c and 43c The latter is the regular 75c Imported quality. FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Bereige Veilings Only the best qualities, such as sell in all stores at 35c per yard. We close these at, per yard 19c Sewing Silk Veilings 17c Novelty Veilings, including chenille dot; 50c and 65c values, 25c; others at 15c The above are all of the very latest and most popular sellers. Ribbons For the hair, for the neck, for fancy work, in all numbers from No. 2 to 100; only in the brightest shades. Closing these at less than cost to manufacture. Embroideries, at one-fourth less than cost. Laces, one-fourth less than cost. Fancy Gimps for dress trimming, from 2c per yard upwards. Jet Trimmings, from 3c per yard upwards. Golden Fleece Trimming Braid, 7c per piece of 6 yards. 25 Dozen Ladies' Stock Collars For Christ mas selling; beautiful creations. You will find these marked about half of usual selling price. X-MAS SPECIALS. You'll be glad to have us mention these spe cials. Every one a practical article, and one sure to be appreciated as a X-mas present. We should sell thousands of these before X-mas. "Smoking Jackets for men, plain and fancy; made from pure wool materials, every one of them; yet the price is from. $1.50 up Fine Handkerchiefs for Men and Boys, of pure silk, in rich and brilliant colors; 50c kinds, 29c; 75c kinds for 43c; $1.00 and $1.25 kinds for 59c. Mufflers for men or boys, priced at about one half. 19c for the 35c kind; 29c for the 50c kind; 50c for the 75c and $1.00 kinds. Men's Gloves Lined or unlined; good leather ones, at 19c, 39c, 48c and 75c Men's and Boys' Warm Mittens At all prices and all prices fully one-third lower than in any other store. Men's and Boys' Sweaters Boys' sweaters in brilliant colors, the kind the boys delight in, 35c up. Men's sweaters, 50c up. FOR WOMEN. The number of practical gifts suitable and acceptable to women is really endless. We men tion: Fur Scarfs A nice line from59c up to $18.50 each. Prices on these have been revised so that there is a saving of nearly 50 per cent. Muffs We have reduced the price on muffs fully one-third. Fascinators Very fine ones from 19c up to $1.50. Dress Kid Gloves Always an acceptable gift .69c for $1.00 kind; 89c for $1.25 and $1.50 kinds. White Aprons Real nice ones at 19c and up wards. Silk Petticoats Made from fine taffeta, in pretty changeable colors $4.19 Lace Collars For ladies and children, one third off. HOLIDAY DEPARTMENT. Our usual display of Holiday Goods is now arranged for your inspection. When these goods can be bought at almost half of the regular retail price, it should require no further argument to have you visit our establishment before making purchases. It is hardly necessary to give a description of the various lines. Most of you have honored us with your presence on many former occasions like this. You will at once recognize that our exhibit has the same popular features which always drew thousands upon thousands to our bazaar. We are offering these goods on the same basis as the rest of our stock much below the original cost at first hands. We are selling at 3c everything that has been selling up to 7c. At 7c everything that has been selling from 10c to 15c. At 15c all goods that have been selling at 25c. At 25c all goods that have heretofore sold up to 50c. At 43c all goods that have heretofore sold up to 75c. Goods of higher values, as Albums, Toilet Cases, Work Boxes, Shaving Sets, Smoking Sets, etc., are similarly reduced. We guarantee to save you from one-third to one-half on all your holiday purchases. fniiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiniiiiuniiiiiim "iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiififiiiiiiiiiiii inirr AT THEJHEATER. People Are Staying Away from the Crawford. Object to Paying Extra for Their Amusement. ONLY A FEW THERE. They Paid 75 Cents la Other Towus 50. Interesting Facts About Shows, Past and Future. The attendance at the Crawford theater Is an indication that Topeka people are learning that the way to secure their rights in the matter of theatrical amusements is by staying away from the Crawford theater. The Inferior accommodations af forded patrons, together with the hold-up prices frequently charged, are having effect- Last night at the per formance of "Her Only Sin" for which 75 cents was charged for the best seats, the attendance was miser ably email. The people of Topeka learned that In other cities this show Is given for 50 cents for the best seats, and fxpressed their displeasure at be ing asked to pay 25 cents more for best seats than the people in some other cities, by simply staving away. The ''Glittering Gloria" incident is past, but one more reference to that attraction may not be out of place. The State Journal learned, the truth about this attraction and gave the facts to its readers. Other Topeka newspapers, which had as good an. op portunity to learn the truth about the show before it came to Topeka as the State Journal did, took occasion to deny the statements of the State Jour nal and recommended the show to their readers as being good and worthy of patronage. The same news papers were the loudest in condemna tion of the play after it had been seen in Topeka. These papers had it with in their power to tell the truth about the show before it came but they did not do so. They closed their eyes on a bunco game. If Topeka people continue to stay away from the "opera barn" there can be but one result. The house will have to shut up, or the management will have to give amusement to its patrons under favorable circumstances. Topeka people should have theatrical performances offered them in a house where the entire production may be seen and where it may be seen under as favorable circumstances as it is seen by the people of other cities. When a citi zen of Topeka pays a dollar or a dollar and a half he is entitled to see a per formance given as well as the same performance is given in other cities for the same amount. The Crawford theater building is known to be inadequate in the matter of exits should there be a fire and panic in the building. Many prominent families of Topeka never enter the the ater and many of these people fre quently go to Kansas City to see the same shows which are produced in this city. They know, however, that at the Willis Wood, for instance, at Kansas City they are in a building which is as near fire-proof as a building can con veniently be made. And in addition they know they are able to see a pro duction in its entirety inasmuch as the stage is equal to the demands of the big productions. Topeka people know that the Grand opera house stage is equal to the de mands of any company which will ever be secured for Topeka and they also know that the building is practically safe. The building has a brick wall between the stage and the auditorium of the building, and the exits are ample. fnufnn1 strtti T-T n t ttnlA that- "if Lew Dockstader plays any other one J night stand in the country at $1 for parquet seats, we do not know where it is." They said the concession was made in Topeka because it was Sunday night. The State Journal showed the people of Topeka where the Dockstader min strels went from Topeka to Crawford's opera house at St. Joseph, Mo., the day after it played at Topeka, and not only played for $1 for parquet seats but also sold the dress circle seats for 75 cents, which wasn't done in Topeka. The State Journal is able to present to its readers today the fact that the Dockstader minstrel company will play at Pueblo, Colorado, a one night stand, Saturday night, at $1 for the parquet seats. The inference was sought to be created in Topeka that Topeka people were getting a concession because the show did not charge $1.50 for parquet seats. Simply another case of mislead ing the public. Topeka people were asked to pay $1.50 for parquet seats for the performance of Eva Tanguay at Topeka. Those who attended know that the price was alto gether out of reason. Eva Tanguay ev idently knows that for she is playing this week at Milwaukee and the price of parquet seats is $L Topeka people have been easy in the past, but no doubt they will hesitate to pay one third more for seats to attractions here after than the people of other cities pay. Another instance. Walker Whiteside played in Topeka on October 22. The WE USE- Distilled Water Exclusively on our WOOLEN and STEAM CLEANING. TOPEKA LAUNDRY CO. Phone 154. Second and Qulacy. price of parquet seats was $1.50. White side is at the present time touring the Kansas tank towns, where the price of parquet seats is $1, the same as was charged for "Glittering Gloria," which was foisted on the Topeka people at $1.50. The same is also true of Charles Han- ford. He is booked for Topeka. The prices have not been advertised yet, but verv likely the crawtora tneatncuj magnates will ask $1.50 for parquet seats. It is only fair to the theater going public of Topeka to let them know that Hanford is playing the tank circuit through southern Kansas where the price of parquet seats is $1. Han ford isn't a great actor by any means either. "The Wizard of Oz" is coming to To peka. The billboard lithographs appear to be from the original lithographic stones for the paper for the original company w-hich is now presenting "The Wizard of Oz" nightly in New York city. Montgomery and Stone with the en tire original company and the entire original production are with the New York company. The second rate road company which is bringing the play to Topeka may be a fairly good com pany, but the press agent of the show seems to be ashamed of the players in the cast. Topeka people have so far been kept in the dark as to the names of the people who are playing the piece. The original company is playing "The Wizard of Oz" at New York for $1 prices, but the unknown road company asks Topeka people to ante a dollar and a half for the best seats. Fred Stone, a Topeka boy, is the feature of the production as the scarecrow. It is extremely unlikely that any living person can make as much of the part as Stone does. Years and years ago when he was a little boy living in North Topeka he used to practice the loose-jointed actions which elicit so much applause when he appears before the footlights. It is quite unlikely that any other person can handle the part anywhere near as well and for that reason the company which comes to Topeka is without doubt not worth a dollar and a half. Many of Topeka's theatergoers have attended the performance of this play at Chicago or Kansas City, and for that reason the number of those who may wish to see it will be smaller than for most so-called high class attrac tions. "Dora Thome" comes here at 75 cents for the best seats. The people of Concordia, Kan., get to see the same play for 50 cents for the best seats. At Omaha, a one night stand for "The Fortune Hunters," the highest price for parquet seats is 75 cents. At Topeka the parquet seats for this play cost Jl. At a matinee which the company played at Omaha on the same day that the night price of parquet seats was 75 cents, the seats all over the house sola for 25 cents. Topeka is asked to con tribute a high price to see the show. Other one night stands get "The For tune Hunters" for 75 cents. Why is it that Topeka is asked to pay a dollar? MAY HAVE BEEN MURDER The Charles Gilman Case Has an Cgly Look. The efforts of the police, who have been working on the case since July, have proven futile in the attempt to lo cate Charles Gilman, the farmer who disappeared July 4 and has never been heard from since. Gilman disappeared as completely os though the earth had opened and swal lowed him. He was last seen at Col vin's livery stable in North Topeka, on the night of July 4. Charles Gilman was a farmer, em ployed between Perry and Grantville. He had been separated from his wife for two years, and had made rep-?atod attempts to "fix" things with her. On the morning of July 1, last,- ha said to his employer: "I am going, to Topeka, and then to Wakarusa, where my wife and her family are holding a picnic, and I am going to square things with her, or will break loose." This was the last seen of Gilman by his employer. He was known as a good farm hand, and had a paten of potatoes and watermelons for himself, on land loaned him by his employer. That night he was seen in Harve Wheeler's joint in North Topeka. In that place he had a fight with four men. He whipped all of them, but was badly in jured in the fray. He was then taken to Colvin's livery barn, next door, and his wounds dressed. He went away from the barn and no man has been found since that time who will admit that he has seen Charles Gilman. When the police began to look up the case they asked, among other people, John Ready, of North To peka, who is Oilman s ratner-ui-iaw. Ready said that his wife had written to Mrs. Gilman, mother of the missing man, who lived in Michigan, and had received word that Gilman was in California. A letter to Mrs. Gilman got a reply to the effect that she had written nothing of the kind, and that she had heard nothing of her son for two years. Gilman went awav fro mthe farm with a prospect of a crop worth $200. He also left all his clothine except that he wore, and he never came back after them. He owe dnothiner and had committed no crime which would induce him to leave the country. After the fight in Harve Wheel er's joint, when he whipped all comers and had four men down on the floor at one time, the "gang" returned after he had been taken to the livery barn to have his wounds dressed, and expressed a de sire to kill him. They said that they would "get" him before the night was over. The police have the names of the gang. They were all white but one, and he was a well known negro who won fame by shooting a policeman and going to the penitentiary. Anyone having any information con cerning the whereabouts of Charles Gil man may relieve the police department of a lot -of trouble by letting it be known. Story of an Eye Witness. The State Journal has received the following letter Concerning the Gilman disappearance: To the Public: An article published in a morning pa per in regard to the disappearance of Chas. Gilman on July 4 of this year, mentions only the names of two men my own (John Jeanette) and Harve Wheeler the latetr was out of the state at the time, having gone to Okla homa to attend the funeral of his grand mother on July 2, and did not return to Topeka until the afternoon of July 5. My only connection with the affair follows: On entering the building (114 West Norris street) the four men whose names were not mentioned, were at tacking Mr. Gilman and with the as sistance of three other men who were in the house we stopped the fight, and ordered everybody out of the house ex cept Mr. Oilman. I then locked the house and got a pan of water and washed the blood off of Gilman and took him out the back way and through the rear end of the barn next door and let him out on Jackson street. That is the last time I saw him. A short time after I opened the front door and the men who had been fight ing Gilman rushed in and demanded to know where he was. I told them I did not know and they proceeded to search the building, upstairs and down, and also searched the barn next door, with out finding him. One of the men made the remark that they would "fix him" (Gilman) before night. They left the place shortly after this and that waa the last I saw of them that day. The names of these men are in the hands of the police and in justice to myself and Mr. Wheeler to clear onr names of any connection with the affair i tmnk a run account of what the nn- lice and county officers have learned snouia De published in the paoers. A detailed account of which will show that the fight did not start at "114 West Norris," but was continued when tha men entered the place. JOHN JEANETTE. Notice A. O. U. W. No. 244. Members of Upchurch lodge No 911 a r it w i ii-i uine noticej that G. A. Wieneke, your financier has moved to 533 Kansas avenue in Grand Leader clothing, shoe and fur nishing goods store, where he will be pieaseu 10 meet you. G. A. WIENEKE, Financier No. 244 A. O. U. W. Tvtrv familv ohnuM k.... should be Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. When a wnmfln rno (nf n jw a. icuLIB sne hates the one who is going to win even ueiore sne uoes 1U 17

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THE TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAE, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. 9 iO i-assist X .(IL .(0) We arc exhibiting the new est designs in Artistic Piano Cases Selected especially for Holiday buyers. Such noted makes as KIMBALL, IVERS POND, HALLET DAVIS, WEGMAN, CAPEN, WHITNEY, HINZE sra W. F. KOEfIR MUSIC CO. ff;. People sending 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. Itm must te accompanied ijy the name ana address of the wjiter or they can not be published. Mrs. George Port Ashton's tea this afternoon Is in compliment to Mrs. Robert Diller Garver and the assisting young women include the matrons and maids of her bridal party: Mrs. Ralph Valentine, Mrs. Don Mulvane, Mrs. William Wikidal, Miss Mary Harrison, Miss Anna Harrison, Miss Louise Kellam and. Miss Mary Moore. The decorations are in green and red, carried out in asparagus fern and red carnations. In the dining room the chandelier above the table is hung with asparagus fern tied with red eatin ribbon and a basket filled with red carnations hangs from it. The table is lighted with red candles under red shades. The hours are from 3 to 6 o'clock. The Saturday Night club called at the governor's house Wednesday night and spent the evening informally with the Governor and Mrs. Bailey who have shown the club many courtesies during the former's administration, with the end of which, early in Jan uary, they leave Topeka for their home in Balleyville. The company Wednesday evening included Mr. and Mrs. John F. Switzer, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Poran, Mr. and Mrs. A. "W. Dana, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. I... S. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. Kdwin D. McKeever, Justice and Mrs. Henry F. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McNeal, Mr. and Mrs. Bur ton H. Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Welch and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kiene. Mrs. Fred A. Snow gave a 7 o'clock dinner Tuesday evening in celebration of her husband's birthday anniver sary. The dinner was planned as a surprise for Mr. Snow and the hostess was assisted in her hospitable respon sibilities by Mrs. W. J. Lewis, Mrs. Clement Smith and Mrs. F. K. Holyoke. The table and dining room decorations were all in red. Carna tions were used for the centerpiece, sprigs of holly trimmed the place cards and red ribbons the table and the chandelier above. The ice course was In the form of birthday candles served with lighted tapers. Covers were laid for Mr. Snow, Mr. F. L. Roser. Mr. F. A. Robinson, Mr. John Dudley, Mr. Clement Smith, Mr. A. A. Rodgers, Mr. Frank Thompson, Mr. J. P. Rowley, Mr. J. K. Bair, Mr. W. J. Lewis. Mr. E. W. Poindexter, Mr. Fred lies, Mr. W. B. Roby, Mr. W. F. Miller and Mr. John Abrahams. Mrs. John G. "West is entertaining a email company at thimbles this after noon at her house on Harrison street and will give another similar enter tainment after the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobart gave a small family dinner party in their new house at the corner of Eleventh and Tyler streets Wednesday night for Mrs. Moreland of Hiawatha who is the guest of Mrsi A. A. Hurd. Only the Hurd and Hobart families were asked. The Governor and Mrs. Bailey will give dinner at Governor's House to night for the members of the Kansas World's fair commission and their wives, including Mr. and Mrs. "W. P. Waggener of Atchison, Senator and Mrs. R. T. Simons of Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Luling of Wichita and Colonel J. C. Carpenter of Chanute. Miss Martha Valentine will entertain her Neighborhood Whist club Saturday night. The Chaminade Music club will give a matinee muslcale at the Governor's House Friday afternoon. The program will begin at 3 o'clock. Each member is privileged to bring several guests. The Owls will hold a business meet ing Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Mary Dallas Gage. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Startzman will en tertain Friday and Saturday evenings informally in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Welch who leave Topeka after the holidays for a permanent resi dence in Coffeyville, and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Strickler will give a dinner for them next Tuesday evening. Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Louise Cowdery of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is expected next week to visit Miss Metta Robinson during the holidays. Mr. Bradford Johnson of Independ ence is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank Thomas, for a few days and will come back again to spend Christmas. Mrs. Herbert Armstrong was in Kan sas City yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Llngafelt of Chi cago will arrive next week to spend Christmas with their Topeka friends. Mrs. Samuel Larimer is in Kansas City for the day. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whitton and their sn Richard of St. Louis will be holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Whitton. They are expected next week. Miss Reita Updegraff came home to day from Kansas City where she has been for a number of days. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Sawyer of St. Louis and Mrs. Serena Jamison of Lawrence will be holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Lovewell. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Armstrong will leave Saturday for El Paso, Texas, to spend a few days. Miss May Wilson left Wednesday for her home In Denver, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Will Hilton, whom she has been visiting. Miss Florence Lewis went to Par sons today to visit Miss Eva Matthew son during the holidays. Miss Kathleen Moreland is expected home from Olive Hill, Ky., the first of next week. Mrs. Charles Eagle and Mrs. Julia Wikidal Wells spent Wednesday in Kansas City. Mrs. W. W. Webb and Mrs. Schuyler Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mayberry of Arkansas City will spend the holidays with Mr. Mayberry's sister, Mrs. A. A. Hayes. Mr. and Mrs. John Gordon of Gales burg, 111., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Campbell, 1304 Buchanan street. Mrs. A. A. Hayes Is entertaining the Iolene Embroidery club this afternoon at her house on Fillmore street. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Murphy of New York city, formerly of Topeka, are the parents of a daughter born Sunday. Mr. Elmer Sheldon has returned from Hanna. Wyo., and will remain in Topeka permanently. Dr. R. A. Wasson of Ottawa, who was here to see his brother, Dr. L, C. Wasson. went home yesterday. Senator and Mrs. J. B. Betts were expected home today from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mrs. Frederick Zutavern and her daughter Erma of Great Bend, who have been guests of Mrs. Joseph T. Lovewell for a few days, went home today. Prof. F. H. Olney, Miss Marcla Wood, Miss Kata Riggs, Miss Daisy Dixon and Miss Myers of Lawrence spent Wednes day in Topeka visiting schools. Miss Maude Hughes, of Toledo, III., is visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ransom at 1208 Harrison street. Miss Vera Johnson has returned from a six weeks' visit at Ellis, Kan., accom panied by her sister, Mrs. J. W. Kemp ton, of Ellis, who will spend the holi days here. Mrs. G. A. Crise, of Manhattan, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. A. Alt, the last week. Nichols are in Kansas City for the day. Miss Nellie Kaster arrived today from Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, 111., to spend the Christmas holidays with her 'parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Kaster. Mrs. Kaster's mother, Mrs. L. M. Mil ler, of Burlington, Iowa, also came to day to spend the holidays. Engraved Cards and Wedding invi tations, finest productions. newest styles. Adams Bros., 7th and Jackson. DAWSON SETTLES IT. Says DayhofT Is Protected by the Statute of Limitations. That deep, soughing noise that you heard Wednesday and were not able to account for: that was a sigh of re lief going up from the office of I. L. Dayhoff in the state house. It was caused by an opinion from Colonel John S. Dawson, of the at torney general's department. Colonel Dawson gave it out that Mr. Dayhoff need not worry over that little duel matter of his, because he is protected from its consequences by the statute of limitations. Dawson says that Day hoff is not disqualified to hold the of fice of state superintendent of public instruction, notwithstanding the pro visions of the constitution to that ef fect, unless he has been convicted in the courts of duelling, and he is pro tected from conviction by the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations is a great protection to some of the present state officers. It protected T. T. Kelly from prosecution for stealing over $1,300 from Miami county when he was county clerk of that county. Kelly's friends are now urging that the statute of limitations also protects Kelly from indictment by the grand jury for any thefts that were made from the state treasury during the Grimes administration. And now, ac cording to Mr. Dawson, Mr. Dayhoff is protected from the constitution pro visions regarding duelling by this same statute of limitations. The statute of limitations is a great blessing for a certain class of persons. Here is the opinion rendered by Mr. Dawson that caused that sigh of relief to go up from the state superintendent's office: "After the story of Superintendent Dayhoff's duel has served its purpose as a piece of news, it will then be proper to say that Mr. Dayhoff is in no danger of losing his office on account of the constitutional provision which dis qualifies duellists from office holding. The reasoi is this: A person is not disqualified because it is said that he challenged another or accepted a chal lenge to fight a duel, but because on a criminal charge a Jury of his country men have found him guilty of such an offense. The disqualification could only apply to one who had been duly con victed. Now It is said that Mr. Day hoff did thus and so some fifteen years ago. Excepting for the crimes of mur der and treason, a prosecution on a criminal charge is barred by the sta tute of limitations in two years. It fol lows that any attempt to deny Mr. Dayhoff a public career is thirteen years too late." There is a provision in the Kansas laws which says that a person holding bank stock is ineligible to hold the office of bank commissioner. Following the reasoning of the Dawson opinion, the provision could not be enforced against any person unless he has been convicted in the courts of the crime of holding bank stock. HOWLED DOWX. Hungarian Premier Unable to Ad dress the Parliament. Budapest. Dec. 15. The parliamentary truce has been short-lived. The session of the lower house of the Hungarian parlia ment today witnessed a repetition of the turbulence that has marked most of the recent sittings. The members of the oppo sition emphatically declined to recognize the new rules of procedure and greeted Premier Tisza's attempt to speak with such a storm of invectives and other noisy interruptions that the sitting had to be suspended repeatedly. Premier Tisza es sayed to speak, but although prior to the third suspension of the sitting he stood for SO minutes appealing for a hearing he finally was forced to desist by the deafen ing din caused by an unceasing chorus of "resign" from the members of the united opposition. Colorado and Return. 927.50. Colorado and return every day to April 30, 1905, inclusive, with final return- 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, 626 Kansas avenue. BRIEF BITS OF .CITY NEWS A Collection of Important Para graphs for Your Consideration. Ten cent cigars are toeing smoked at the State Journal office today in honor of Mr. John McClintock Mohler, the new arrival in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Mohler. Mx. Mohler, sr., states that he heartily approves of the plan suggested by the board of county com missioners for a monthly increase in salary of J5 for each baby in the family, and believes the system ought to be ex tended to apply to patriots who work for the state. The primary Sunday School Teachers union will meet Friday with Mrs. F. M. Spencer at her home, 1352 Garfield street. The meeting begins at 3. o'clock. We have been expecting this: the sen ior class at Washburn college, Topeka, bought caps and gowns, and will put them into service some time before Christmas. Prof. A. M. Hyde, the class officer of the seniors, will wear a mas ter's cap and gown. There are about 40 members in the senior class. Atchi son Globe. Don't overlook the sensibility of pot ted plants as Christmas presents. Our assortment is the most complete in the city. Rodman, the florist. The Wellington Mail says: John Mc Annilla of El Dorado, and W. C. Mc Clean of Topeka, dropped into Welling ton yesterday to surprise D. O. Fram bers. Mr. McAnnilla is his cousin and Mr. McClean is an old schoolmate and neighbor in Illinois. They themselves were surprised to learn that Mr. Fram bers is in New Mexico for the winter. They were entertained by Lud Frambers and returned to their homes today. There is no satisfaction or pleasure in buckwheat cakes unless the buck wheat is pure. So many buckwheats contain shorts and siftings that the buckwheat itself is a small portion of the flour. We pride ourselves in hav ing one of the few buckwheats that is all buckwheat. There 1s no shorts, or siftings in ours, and each package is positively guaranteed to be just as we represent it or your money back. Ask your grocer for it and if he don't han dle it telephone us and we will tell you who does. Ind. phone 521. Will Stewart, son of Dr. S. G. Stewart, has shown considerable improvement during the past two days, although he is still confined to his bed and at times delirious. For years the people of Topeka have wanted a place where they could send their fine laundry and have it done by hand. Thev now have such. The Commonwealth is a hand laundry. Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute will lecture in the Topeka Auditorium, January 17, under the auspices of the Topeka Industrial and Educational institute. vv uuam Carter, principal of the latter school, is making the arrangements. There are not many days yet before Christmas, so get your order for cut flowers in early. Rodman, the florist. The condition of Dr. L. C. Wasson is slightly improved today. He Is very weak, and additionally handicapped by trouble with his kidneys. His ill ness was brought on by a stroke of paralysis several weeks ago. We will have the most complete as sortment of cut flowers in the city for the holiday trade. Telephone your order to us now and we will deliver it when wanted. Rodman, the florist. There is great satisfaction and econ omy in cakes made from Taylor's Pure Buckwheat, because :the buckwheat Is absolutely pure and consequently goes farther than buckwlieat that contains shorts, siftings and, other stuffs so often used by millers of buckwheat, who put the product. on the market as the genuine article, we are masing a reputation for our buckwheat, and do ing so in giving the trade an absolute ly cure flour. In your next grocery order include a sack of our buckwheat and note the difference between it and what you have been using. Mary "What were you doing round the corner, Bobby?" Bobby "Lying in wait for the coal man." Mary Serves him right! I m sure he lies in weight for us." Superintendent Patten of the city railwav must be "warm blooded" or he surely would have known before this that the street cars are not comfort able these cold winter days without fires. A breakfast of pure huckwheat cakes is a treat enjoyed by users of Tayolr's absolutely pure Buckwheat flour. Our buckwheat is guaranteea to be absolutely pure, and made from the very highest grade of buckwheat obtainable. There is no shorts or sift ings so often found in buckwheat flour, nothing hut the pure DucKwneai itself. Try a sack and we warrant its entire satisfaction. If your grocer does not have it telephone us, Ind. phone 521, and we will tell you where you can get it. John MacDonald writing to his West ern School Journal from St. Louis says: President Roosevelt worshipped in the Second Presbyterian church on the Sunday that he was in St. Louis. went early "to avoid the rush." Two policemen, with a church usher between them to Identify the regular attendants, said, "You cannot go in." "But I want to get into the Bible class." "There is no class today" there was, though, as I later found out. "I was invited to come here this morning." "Who invit ed you?" "Mr. Page." "Well, wait till he comes." Presently Mr. Page arrived, and vouched for me. Overcrowding was not permitted, and there were some empty seats. The sermon was sensible and practical, and the preacher Dr. Niccolls had the good taste to refrain from referring to the distinguished vis itor in any way. He did, though (and that, was proper), at the close of the sermon, ask the congregation to remain seated during the benediction, and un til the president of the United States had passed out of the church. "That," he said, is a mark of respect to our beloved chief magistrate." So, the president with his family and attend ants wer? not annoyed by unseemly crowding in the aisles. Director Jennings, of the government weather bureau, left today on an in spection tour of the central Kansas ob servation stations. Our assortment of hand painted china offers the most extensive selection for Christmas presents of any in the city. Mrs. Anna M. Trapp, 710 Kansas ave nue, Ind. Phone 372. Topeka street car conductors know more scandal than any one in Topeka, In your holiday hurry don't overlook the coal bin. You know that is your best friend at this time of the year. If it's low let us fill it for you. Gillette Nicholson. A Kansas City paper this morning contained the following: In order to en courage the raising of big families the commissioners of Shawnee county pro rose to increase the salary of every clerk in the court house $5 per month for each new baby born in his family. "In placing a premium on babies," said W. E. Sterne, one of the commissioners, "we are simply carrying out the Repub lican policy of encouragement to infant Industries and the Roosevelt Idea of big families. The county board has no wit of offering a bounty to the people gen erally as an Inducement to raise big families, but we can reach clerks em ployed by the county through salary In crease and we' propose to do it." AM) JIISCELLAAEOES ADS. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. H. Sherrets and wife to F. O. Lloyd, lots 127 to 135, inclusive, Cope street, Willard 250 J. H. Pettit and wife to J. W. Gil lard, lots 824 to 840, Inclusive. High land avenue, block E.East Hill sub- division 900 A. Alvis and wife to C. T. Woods, part of the northeast Quarter of section 5, township 13, range 15 1,000 A. Washburn and wife to W. H. iie- kar, tract on Huntoon street 647 J. Bauer and husband to M. Wil cox, lots 74 and 76 Elm street. B. Miller's addition 1,500 M.J. Hughes to B. A. .Parker, lots 636. 63S and 640 Lincoln street, block 4, M. and D.'s addition Same to Anna Cunningham, lots 78 and 80 Klein avenue. Crane's addi tion ,.i The Topeka Bank and Savings insti tution to M. T. Campbell, part of lot 63 Kansas avenue. North Topeka ANNOUNCEMENTS. M. E. YOUNKIN announces that he is a candidate for the nomination to the of flee of marshal of the city court, subject ii tne action or the ItepuDllcan city pri maries, spring of 1906. WANTED SITUATIONS. WANTED Situation inside- by experienc ed grocery clerk, references furnished. G. M. H., Journal. WHEN you want to hire a man or boy, call up V. M. C. A. telephone 311. We iave a iisi oi men ana connaenual rei erences concerning them. Y. M. C. A. Employment bureau, 117 E. 8th st. WANTED For U. S. army, able bodied unmarried men between ages 21 and 35; citizens of United States, of good charac ter and temperate namts who can speaK, read and write English. For information apply to recruiting officer, 401 Kansas ave., Topeka, Kan. RUSSIANS DISGUSTED. At Manner in Which Foreign Newspa pers Are Swindled. St. Petersburg, Dec. 15. Much disgust Is manifested over the manner in which a notorious Russian adventurer has swindled several newspapers abroad by fictitious stories of Russia having re ceived secret information about the North sea incident. The authorities here are in nowise responsible for these reports and express confidence in the testimony which will be submitted to the international commission in Paris. The Russ supports Captain Clado's demand for a court martial, declaring that as he is one of the principal Rus sian witnesses he should go to Paris completely rehabilitated. The Gazetta declares that if Japan is successful in this war she will colonize Manchuria and maintain a standing army there as a buffer against Russia and that if she fails she surely will head an uprising in China. The paper therefore warns the pro-Japanese in the United States and elsewhere who are interested, iri Commerce with China to Consider well tie effect of either alter native. ABOUT TOPEKA BALL PLAYERS Spec Hurlburt, who played with To peka last year is trying to land a West ern Association franchise for Wichita, where he wishes to manage next year. Mr. Sheard wrote to Manager Hurl burt of Springfield recently offering him Shlnners and Freil for Dutch Pertsch. Hurlburt has not yet answered. Mean while word comes from Joplin that Crum has been traded for Pert3ch, and that the latter is now a signed Miner. Abbott writes that he is still dick3ring with Vanderhill in the hope of getting the latter to come here 'and catch. Pres ident Baker of the Miners says that he has- signed Tony and has him good and hard. Dick Brown, Topeka's third basemon, promises Tom Sheard that he will bring a left handed pitcher here in th3 spring who will be a miracle worker. K3 won't disclose his identity. Hheard has faith and is willing to let it go at that. The Topeka team will pay Roy Bevis $100 next season. At the same time a promise was made Roy that no other fielder with the Saints would be paid a hieher salary, and if he is, the same raise will have to be given him. Arthur W. Goldsburg, who managed the Topeka team when this city won the Western league pennant in 1887, has applied to Manager Sheard to manage the Saints next year. Goldsby is now working in a store at England, Ark. He eives Hiram P. Dillon "and some other enthusiasts" as reference. Tom Sheard, president of the To peka baseball team, suggests that a meeting be held and a compromise ef fected on the name of his team for next summer. And then he suggests this atrocious cognomen, "Sheard Lambs." The Topeka Baseball association has finally heard from Manager Abbott. He is in Illinois, just outside of Chi ni7n Frnm bis letter it is Pftthered that he is making a strenuous hunt for ball players. But he frequently inter jects that the gooa ones au want jiau per month. A man by the name of Dalrymple from the Iowa Central league has written President Sheard for a Job. and a fielding average above the 900 mark, jvianager addou was sssea 10 look him up and says that he played In only fourteen games with the team with which he was last, and was let tm bocnuse of noor hittinsr. The wires are crossed somewhere. Bert Dunn will probably be back with Topeka again next season to play second base. Bert got into his "cups" once or twice last year, but he made a promise to Sheard that if brought back he would be "good." The man agement has about decided to sign him again. From all present indications the onlv new faces on the Topeka team next year will be a fielder and a catcher, and prohahly a left handed pitcher. In case a good one of the latter variety cannot be found, Sheard will keep his present three right hand ers, Carter, Hughes and Howie. A Frightened Horse", Running like mad down the street dumping the occupants, or a hundred oth er accidents, are every day occurrences. It behooves everybody to have a reliable salve handy and there's none as good as Buckien's Arnica fcsalve. Burns, cuts, sores, eczema and piles disappear quickly under its soothing effect. 50c at Arnold Drug Co., 21 N. Kansas ave. WANTED MALE HELP. WANTED A eood all round tinner: must be sober and a worker; references re quired; state wages wanted. Address box 655, Horton, ,Kan. WANTED Boy to learn to feed DrintinK press, steady Job. Call 322 E. 6th at. at once. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED A good girl to cook, small family, no washing. German or Swede preferred, call '-Thursday Van Biiien, WANTED Cooks, waitresses, housegirls, chambermaids, dishwashers, lunch counter help, womtn, $20 month, board and pass. Capital Enip. Agency, 735 Kansas ave. LADIES, get $25 per 100 sending us short letters; enclose stamped envelope. Crown Mfg. Co., Valparaiso, Ind. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Veal calves at James Porter's, 412 E. 4th St. WANTED Carpentering Bell 'phone 8802 red. and teaming. FORENT-aUES FOR RENT An 8 room house 904 W. 8th. A 5 room house 1110 W. 6th. Inquire ot Thompson Bros. FOR RENT Modern, except heat, 6 Toom house, best condition. Inquire 404 Clay. FORRJENT -RjOOMSL FOR RENT Nice warm room with bath, large closet. 412 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Room and board 207 E. 10th. FOR RENT 1 furnished room for light housekeeping. 3U6 E. 10th st. FOR RENT Furnished roomi. $4 to $10 month, board if desired. 901 Madison, st. FOR RENT Nicely furnished room for 1 or 2 gentlemen. 119 W. 6th st. FOR RENT Warm rooms, modern, with good board. 520 Harrison St. FOR RENT 2 furnished rooms for light housekeeping, $6. 711 Madison st. FOR RENT Front furnished room, east and south windows, modern. 623 Van Buren st. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping, newly pa pered and painted. 211-213 E. 4th. FOR RENT Furnished front room, mod ern. 1132 Polk st. FOR RENT East front room, modern; board if desired. 723 Tyler st. FORJENT-nSCELLANEOUS. FARMS FOR RENT?" 24V4 ACRES, no buildings, mile north of Seabrook. 219 ACRES on 10th st., 1 miles west of city limits, crood buildings, tame pasture, orchard, alfalfa, etc This is No. 1 dairy farm. C. P. EOLMAR, 423 Kansas Ave. FOR RENT Farm to experienced gard ner with small family. O. K., Journal. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE- A LITTLEJRITID1ETIC Below are a few easy problems. Given the monthly rent, the annual tax and the price, what interest does each prop erty pay on the investment? We dpn't advertise in this list anything bringing less than 10 PER CENT. 6 houses, prominent location, east side, fine repair, rent for $50 per month, total annual tax $56. Price $3,300. Figure out the interest. Owner has a good thing, but has to leave on account of ill health. 5 houses. E. front, each 4 rooms. fine con dition, rent $81.25 per month, annual tax $50. Price $2,600. Isn't that fine interest? Always rented, too. 6 houses, close in, west side, all In fine repair and never known to be vacant, rent for $65 per month, annual taxes $30. Price $6,600. And if that isn't good enough for you, make an offer. 4 houses 3 blocks from center of city, rent $55, ought to bring $75; taxes $60. Price $6,000. House on Van Buren, 5 rooms. 1 lot. barn, etc.; no repairs, rents for $12; taxes zu. .race i,iixn Clay, near 8th, 7 room house, east front, rents $14, taxes $23. Price $1,330. Cottage E. 8th, 5 rooms, rent $10, tax $14. Price $750. Near 4th and Lime, 3 large rooms, 2 lots, rent $7, taxes $18. Price $500. East 10th, cottaire 4 rooms. 2 lots, fine shape, rents $S, taxes $11. Price $7K. Ana many more liKe them. THE STRAUSS AGENCY, Central National Bank Bldg. FOR BALE Lots Johnson Place addition. w. 6 in. jm. tieery. xei. lzaa. FOR SALE New modern home 606 West St., $3,000. Examine it. A. H. Bennett. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Home made mmce meat, de livered. Ind. 'phone 8S9 3. Mrs. F. L. Boggs, 2127 Topeka. ave. Agents wanted. FOR SALE Mare and mule colt, or trade for good driver. 631 Topeka ave. PICKENS Saratoga chips. Ind. 'phone 2S2 3. 623 W. 6th st. and most groceries. FOR SALE New silver tea set, semi porcelain dinner set. 401 Fillmore Bt. FOR SALE A fresh cow 1 block east of the woolen mills, in Oakland. FOR SALE Jersey heifer, fresh in the spring, good butter stock. 1717 West st. FOR SALE Household goods of 6 room house, also Sure Hatch incubator, one 14 Inch Canton lister and drill, 1 top buggy and other things too numerous to men tion. Must sell; leaving state. 1160 Wood ward ave. FOR SALE Fay-Sholes typewriter, al most new. Address H. B., Journal. FOR SALE Dry hard wood 4 ft. long, de livered in Topeka 1 n not less than sin gle cord lots. Address E. L Bromley, Old Orchard farm, R. R. No. 7. Or, Ind. Tel. 8782. FOR SALE Scotch collie puppies, best pedigreed stock in this country. John C. Harmon, 1033 Fillmore st. TO WHOMITMAYNjCTgRN TOWIIOMT MAY CONCERN My ap plication for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors according to law at 122 and 124 E. 4th st., 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 Wednesday at 9 o'clock a. m., Jan 11th, 1905. M. A. FUNCHESS. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 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, 1904. GEO. W. STANSFIELD. HAIR DRESSING. SWITCHES, pompadours, all kinds of hair work. Mrs. Van Vleck, 222 E. 6th. PATF.W'S. J. A. ROSEN. Patent Attorney, 418 Kan sas ave., Topeka. FLORISTS. CUT FLOWERS and floral designs at Hnyes,' 107 W. 8th st. Both 'phones 377. BICYCLES AND REPAIRING. TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE! Co. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries, bi cycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. U, S. CYCLE .CO., 118 E. 8th st. National St Iver-Johnsoq biayclea. Supplies, repairs. MACHINE SHOP. FINE gunsmithlng, exchange guns, head quarters football supplies. 11. B. How ard, 603 Kansas ave. STAMPS.. SEALS- AND STENCT IjR. THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 Kan. avi, Rubber stamps, brass and aluminum trad checks. Prices low. Catalog free. Tel. ZJ&. UNDERTAKERS. DEMOSS PENWELL. Funeral Direc tors and Embalmers. First class service reasonable prices. oil Quincy.Both tela GEO. B. PALMER, undertaker. Estab lished 1871. Prices.reasonable. Tel. offics 146. Residence 87. 621 Jackson St. JMOXEY MONEY to loan on any good collateral security. N. B. Campbell, 606 Kansas ave., upstairs. MONEY Small loans, salary, chattel o real estate security. 26 Crawford tldg. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs, typewriters, household goods and personal security. L. Biscoe 623 Kan. a.v. FURNITURE PACKERS. CAPITOL UPHOLSTERING CO., 18 years experience in Topeka, prices reasonable, best of references. 135 W. 7th. Ind. 13;. COAL DEALERS. SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO., Telerbone 1S8. Northeast Corner 8th and Kan. All kinds of Coal. Best Quality. Full Weight. Prompt Delivery. Ave, PAVING. CAPITAL CITY VITRIFIED BRICK As PAVING CO.. 118 W. 8th st. Mfgrs. ot building, paving and sidewalk brick. PHYSICIANS AN5 SURGEONS. DR. EASTMAN, late supt. state lnsans asylum. Mental and nervous diseases. 600 Kan. av. 'Phones 714. Res. 1270 V. Buren. IDA C. BARNES, M. D. Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Jiay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. Both 'phones 16 residence,, and Ind. 1S16 office. CORNICE WORKS. Galvanized iron cornice, metal skylights. iaie ruuung. ij, van uorp, ouu jacasoru HOT air furnaces, tin roofing, metal work. John M. Baird, 216 W. 6th st. Tel. 359. VATCHMAKEK WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks, 50c; main springs. 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guaranteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hartl up, see Uncle Sam, 512 KaAsas ave. WHOLESALERS. THE COUGHLIN HARDWARE CO. Hardware, stoves, fine tools. 706 Kan sas ave. Tel. 806. jrEJVELERSL JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. FREE DISPENSARY. TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south east corner 12th and Tyler sts., from 1 to 2 p. m., except Sundays. Conducted by regular practicing physicians for the benefit of persons without raeans who need medical attention and treatment. Pa tients are assured of careful and consid erate treatment. Medicine furnished in most cases. tLALRTOYANT TRANCE AND TRUMPET MEDIUM. Seances Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Readings 9 a. m. to 5 p. 111. Mrs. Inea Wagnsr, 220 W. feth ave. Ind. 'phone 863. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER STORAGE! Co.. packs, shins and stores household goods. Tel. 16. Clarence Skinner, 611 Quincy st. MASSAGPmiOR LADIES' beauty parlors, facial massage and shampooing, toilet articles. Mrs. Annie M- Xrapn. 710 Kan. ave.. UDetaira. Tel. 37a RAILROAD TIME TABLES. gr TIME TABLE fl Topeka, Kansas. 'High! R0,d- Te and from and Bah sen OMAHA DKNVEK COLORADO HPG3 FORT WORTH ST. PAUL CHICAGO ST. LOUIS MEMPHIS PEORIA ST. JOSEPH KANSAS CITX MINNEAPOLIS And Everywhere Beyond. (Effective June 19, 1904.) TRAINS LEAVE TOPEKA A3 FOL- Lj.. vv o No. No. No. 12 Chicago Mail-Express..,.. 3:36 pro. 4:50 am 3:46 pin 7:46 tut 3:36 pin 8:06 pm 4 El Paso-C'hlcago Ex 10 Colorado-K. C. Flyer,.... 512 Colorado-K. C. Ex 36 Chickasna-St. Louis Ex.. WESTBOUND. 11 Colorado-Texas Ex. 9 Colorado Flyer .12:55 pm 8:30 pm 12:iS am 13 Texas express 35 St. UJUis-Lnicnai.ia iix.. .10:06 ani o' fill Colorado Express 12:55 pm u NORTHBOUND. cict Tn a Exnresa 1 -Ac No! 32 St. Joe-Chicago Ex. 3:5U pro No. 31 Chicago Express 11:45 am No. 43 Southwest Express 8:U0 pm All irain tables, etc., apply to any Rock Island UlCKei 6C"'. UNION PACIFIC. EASTBOUND. Arrive. No. 112 Limited 7:00 am No. Iu6 K. C. local passenger 7:25 am No. 1v4 Atlantic Express 2:50 pm N. 108 K. C.-Salina Ex 6:10 pm WESTBOUND. No. 107 K. C.-Salina Ex 10:46 era No. 103 Denver-Pac. Coast limltedll:50 pm No. 106 Junction City local pass.. 6:33 pm No. 101 Limited 8:00 pm Dally except Sunday. AH others daily. MISSOURI PACIFIc7 SOUTHBOUND. Lve. No. 316 Freight 7:00 am No. 23 Passenger 9:30 am NORTHBOUND. Arrive. No. 22 Passenger 4:25 pm No. 314 Freight 8:60 pm WO

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I IO THE TOPEKA STATE JOUKNAE, THUBSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1904. iliiiC TO WO IN 10) GPS (0) r T (D)l All A Guide to Shopping Where to find the various departments in this big store. Many have been changed for this Christmas selling. Out this out. It is correct. DRESS GOODS are In Section A. MILLINERY Is In Section A. HANDKERCHIEFS Front aisle. Section B. LEATHER GOODS, Section B. RIBBONS Section B. KID GLOVES Section B. "WOMEN'S NECKWEAR Section NOTIONS Section B. FANCY ART GOODS Section B. HOSIERY Front aisle. Section B. UNDERWEAR Section C. PICTURES AND PICTURE Frames Section C. WOMEN'S APPAREL Back end of Sections A, B and C. JEWELRY Section C. CIGARS AND SMOKER'S Articles Section C. DRUGS Section C. SHEET MUSIC Section C. CANDY Section C and In the Addi tion. STATIONERY Section C SHOES Section D. HARDWARE Section E. STOVES Section E. GRANITEWARE Section E. BLANKETS AND COMFORTS Section F. LINENS Section F. DOMESTICS Section F. LACE CURTAINS Section F. CLOTHING The Addition. FURNISHING GOODS The Addi tion. CHINA WARE The Addition. DECORATIVE ART PIECES The Addition. TOYS AND DOLLS The Addition. TRANSFER DESK The Addition. YanKee Peanut Candy, lb. 7c "Won't the children enjoy this great display of toys and dolls? There's the $000.50 auto, Paddy and his pig, the nodding animals, the dolls from China, the dolls from Germany, the hobby horses, the mechanical train, and thousands of other toys. And the grown-up folks will find just as much amusement and interest in this Toyland as any of the children. This store with its usual methods of doing things well, has arranged this toy department in a better way than any store in Topeka ever displayed Christmas merchandise so customers have told' us. We heard a lady in this department remark the other day, "The toys are so pretty and so unusually low priced." Those are the plain facts about this great stock. The goods are pretty and they are exceptionally low priced. We want to remind you that there are only eight days left in which to do your Christmas shopping. There are thousands of other people in this town who will probably do their buying within that time, so it means the quicker you get here the better the stocks and the easier it will be to shop. "We want the children to read of the toys described below. We have illustrated some of these bargains and the illustrations are true to detail. Thisstore will open tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock and will stay open until 10 o'clock at night 14 joyous hours of Christmas shopping. Read this page of bargains to be found in this store and you will get suggestions of things to give that you probably never thought of. SHOO-FLYS One of the finest things you can get for a youngster; he can get more real amusement and enjoyment out of a shoo-fly than any other toy. We have a substantially made, neatly finished kind, that we are selling at 69c CRADLES These are 13 inches long and 10 inches wide, finished in white enamel with gold noDS, ana the price is unusually low, each 15c MAGIC LANTERN Very sim ilar to cut, made of blue steel, complete with lamp, r e fl e c tor, etc. each lantern has six slides with four views o n each slide. Did you ever hear of a magic lantern like this selling for 50c? That's C ft o our price, each PASTRY SETS Similar to cut; con sisting of bread board, rolling pin, potato masher and chopping knife. We are selling these at, per set TABLE CAST ors Consisting of nickle plated stand, fitted with two cru ets and pepper and salt shakers; these are priced 3C 25c w at, each MECHANICAL TRAINS Consist ing of engine, tender and coach, also a complete circle of track; these trains are run by clockwork; they're very amusing; each set comes packed in a box. You never heard of them selling for less than 50c before, and even that price is exceptionally low; we QQa have them marked D RE S S E D Dolls For only 50c;. these are 12 inches tall; com plete with dress and hat; they have sleeping eyes and long curly locks; each doll comes packed in a sepa rate box; our price is unusually small, each 50c PADDY AND HIS PIG Unques tionably the most amusing mechanical toy of this season. It is comical. Sometimes the pig goes forward and then he goes backward, all the time Paddy is kicking him in the sides everything about this toy moves, and the price is 50c TOY DRESSERS AND CHIFFON iersi The dresser is more than 12 inches high, chiffonier is a little more than 11 inches; they're both 9 inches wide; finished in white enamel; the dresser has three drawers and1 mov able mirror; the chiffonier has five drawers. We are selling these two articles at, your choice 25c 5c TOY DISHES Similar t o cut; each set comes packed in a box; there are four plates, four cups, tea pot, cream pitcher and vegetable dish in each set; we are going to sell these sets tomorrow at TOY CHINA DISHES Consisting of six cups and six saucers, one cream pitcher, sugar bowl, tea pot and six tin spoons; these dishes are decorated and gold trimmed; they're good size; our price is only, per set JACK-IN-THE-Box a big variety of these surprise boxes; the faces are mora grotesque this year than ever; our price is 10c 15c PENNY TOYS Just to show you what pennies will do In this Christ mas- store, we have an assortment of toys priced at lc each. These consist of tin animals on platforms with wheels, tin soldiers and mice that run up and down a spiral tube, fancy whistle with doll head, monkey on a wheel, small flying machine and a "noise-maker"; several things In f A this assortment at your choice 1 j MECHANICAL AUTOMOBILES The "White Flyer," the most amusing toy for this year; they run by clock work; they automatically run in a circle and then straight, at the same time tooting a horn. We saw these in another window up town priced fitg at 75c; our price is, each QUO TOY ROCK i n g Chairs, Sitting Chairs and Settee Similar t o ill ustration this furniture is finished in red enamel with gold tips; the sit- tintr chair and rocking chair are over 12 Inches high, the settee is nearly 9 inches long; they're even better than illus- 1 flft trated; our price is, each luu Ink Stands. 5cwfll buy an ink stand similar to the "illustration; the base of these stands and the cover is finished in gilt, very neat design, the ink well la glass; these ink stands would cost you 25c at any other store; they make a very desirable Christmas gift; each one is in a separate box; we are selling them at each 5c Perfume Beautiful ornamental baskets with handle containing an ounce bottle of perfume, assorted odors; this per fume is good quality; the outfit makes a very nice gift; worth 25c, 1'C our price X U U KIRK'S PERFUME White Rose, Violet Special, Jockey Club. White Heliotrope and Carnation Pink nc. odors; 50c perfume, per ounce Haviland's Dance Folio Price 75c; Our Price this wccK 29c. Just two more days that this folio will be on special sale. It contains i z pages or music arranged from the song successes of the day. You can read below of the very late pieces which are in these folios. Remember that the publisher's price is 75c and that we will sell it tomorrow and Saturday at 29c Happy Hottentots Cake Walk. Havana Intermezzo Two-step. Royal Chef Lanciers. Blue Bell Medley Waltz. Isn't It Nice to Have Someone to Love You Waltz. I've Got a Feelin' For You Medley Polka. Come Down From the Big Fig Tree Two-step. Haviland's Happy Hits Medley Lanciers. In The Poppyfield Character istic Schottische. Merely Mary Ann Waltzes. Oysters and Clams Medley Two-step. Make a Fuss Over Me Medley Two-step. A Little Boy Called "Taps" meaiey xwo-step. A Great Big Chickapoo Chief Jwo-step. Please Come and Play in My Yard Medley Waltz. She Was a Good Old Soul Waltz. My Honey Lou Medley Schot tische. I Never Thought I'd Miss You As I Do Medley Waltz. Where Is Mavoureen Tonight Waltz.- Can't You See My Heart Beats All For You Two-step. Dan, Dan, Danuel Two-step. Ev'rywhere, Ev'rywhere Med ley Two-step. The Seventeenth of March Two-step. Mr. Moon, You're Nothin' But a Shine Medley Two-step. My Sweet Egyptian Maid Med ley Two-step. What the Brass Band Played-r-Medley Two-step. A Rare Old Bird Two-step. Pillow Covers These are made of velour velvet alternating with stripes of plain ma terial; these covers were made for a 22-inch pillow; trimmed with tassels; red and green colors; they re very big bargains at each 25c Center Pieces Made of heavy linen stamped with large conventional floral design; these are 36-inches square, they're QC.fi special bargains at each iSJO Carriage Bags 89c Everyone of them is worth a round silver dollar; sev eral styles to choose from; black, tan and brown colors; these bags are well made have braided leather handles, good linings some are fitted with coin purses, others with card cases, coin purses and small hand mir- ror. They make an exceedingly fine gift. Remem- H M P ber that instead of $1.00 we are selling them at W U U Pemember This Store Will fie Open Each Day from 8 in the Morning Till 10 at Night. The Christmas Edition of Sheet Music This music has the most beautiful cover designs we ever saw on sheet music at any price. Each cover is dif ferent and the colors are not as brilliant as you find on the usual sheet music. We believe that an as sortment of this music would be an acceptible Christmas gift. This music comes in a big assortment of titles, it is all high grade music; it is all popular music ;we are selling it at per copy 10c, 11 copies for The folfowing are some" of the titles: "The Last Hope," L. M. Gott schaik. "Remember Me," M. Brinkman. "The Shepherd Boy," G. D. T Wilson. "Con Amore," Paul Beaumont. "Waves of the Ocean," Chas. D. Blake. "Tarn O'Shanter." Warren. "Scarf Dance." C. Chaminade. "Fifth Nocturn," J. Leybach. "Heather-Rose," G. Lange. "Angel's Serenade," Sydney Smith. "The Flatterer," C. Chaminade. "Flower Song," Gustave Lange. "Valse Bleue." Alfred Margis. "Convent Bells," G. Ludovic. "Frolic of the Frogs," J. J. Watson. "A Frangesa," Mario Costa. SI L men estions "We couldn't suggest a more practical, acceptable gift for a husband to give his wife, or children to give their mother, than good reliable linens. This store is best capable to sell reliable linens at low prices because this is a cash store and because we have the Kansas City store to do our buying. About two weeks ago we re ceived several cases of fine linens, special for this Christmas selling. Here's conclu sive evidence of our under prices: Sample Handkerchiefs --e cannot. Promise that there will be many of these handkerchiefs left after tomorrow s selling. They are extremely good values. They are being snapped up quick. Why shouldn't they be? This is the time for Christmal giving We are selling handkerchiefs, the most popular of all things to giye. at nearly half price. They are the samples used by the traveling salesmen of Ely Walker Co. D. G. Co.. St. Louis. All qualities raSf from the plain hemstitched cotton handkerchief up to exquisitely embroid ered sheer linens. Read these prices: emurum LOT No. 1 consists of hflnrlkpr. cnlels tnat were made to sell at 10c, three for 25c; In this sale you can buy six of these handkerchiefs o C 'or 0C LOT No. 2 consists of handker chiefs that regularly sell at 10c straight; we have them on sale C at, each J)Q LOT No. 3 consists of handker chiefs that regularly sell at 12c and 15c: these handkerchiefs priced O C at three for fiOC LOT No. 4 consists of 19c values: priced in this sample selling at, If), each lUC LOT No. 5 consists of handker chiefs that were made to sell 4 r" for 25c; on sale, each IOC LOT No. 6 consists of handker chiefs which should have been sold as much as 35c; priced at, n each LOT No. 7 consists of handker chiefs that should be sold for as mucn as ouc; will ne priced at LOT No. 8 consists of chiefs that sold for 75c we have them on sale at 25c ndker nd $1; 59c 25c Bleached Damask 58 inches wide; good serviceable quality, handsome patterns at, per yard BLEACHED DAMASK Very pretty floral patterns, every thread is pure linen, 66 inches wide; you would pay 75c at any other store; our C Q. Christmas price, per yard QUO Silver Bleached Tabic Linen 70 inches wide, guaranteed quality, very beautiful patterns; this will wear like buckskin, very good qual- QQa ity at, per yard f Oli NAPKINS to match the above linen, at, per dozen, $2.50. Fringed Tabic Covers Green and red mixtures, extra heavy quality; oil colors, will not fade; 2 yard size, very handsome patterns, each BLEACHED TABLE LINEN 72 Inches wide; handsome floral patterns, soft finish, cloths that you couldn't buy regularly in other stores for less than J 1.50, they would think it cheap at that price, per yard LINEN HTJCK TOWELS 36x17 inch size; red stripe borders, splendid value, at, per dozen $1.89 $1.25 3, OllCllUlU $1.50 DamasK Towels Knotted fringe, red and blue bord ers; neat patterns, 17x3 8-inch size, towels you would pay 20c for in any other store; our Christmas f Ca price, each luu KNOTTED FRINGE TOWELS 20 x47-inch size; hemmed and colored borders; these are all linen; worth more than our price which is On ft each k W U TABLE SETS Made of silver bleached German Linen, very beauti ful patterns; the prices are very low: Two yd. cloth and 12 napkins, per set, $3.50. 2 yd. cloth and 12 set, $3.75. 3 yd. cloth and 12 set, $4. Linen Dresser Scarfs Blue and red centers, fringed; 54 47-inch size; splendid values; OEtf Christmas price, each bwu LINEN DRESSER SCARF Fringed, zig-zag drawn work borders, 17x5 4-inch size, Christmas price, each GENUINE LINEN DRESSER Scarfs Very handsome, 17x52-inch size, each 39c napkins, per napkins, per 49c Dresser Scarfs 49c Made of German Linen, hemstitch ed, dainty Mexican drawn work bord er, lSxo4-lnch size; Dig honest values at, each FINE LINEN DRESSER SCARFS Plain centers, hemstitched, three rows of drawn work in border; these 98c scarfs at, each DRESSER SCARFS 24x24 size, to match the above scarfs, Christmas price, each FRINGED DRESSER SCARFS All-linen, very handsome floral pat tern, 22x54-inch size; you would pay 98c at any other store; our Christmas price, each 75c size, to 45c RFS 1 pat- 75c Linen Squares 24-inch size, hemstitched, with one row drawn work around border, plain center, Christmas price, QQn uvv each LINEN SQUARE 30-Inch size, hemstitched, handsome floral pattern made of German Linen, Christmas price each MERCERIZED LUNCH CLOTHS 36x36-Inch size, very effective, large floral patterns, plain 17 C n hemmed at, each I tJ MERCERIZED LUNCH CLOTHS 40x40-inch size; hemstitched, striking Datterns: these will hold their lustre when laundered, each 45c $1.39 Perfume Atomizers Could you think of any thing m vi c h better for an i n e x pensive Christmas gift? We have them marked to cost less b e c a use we paid much less than regular price so much less, in fact, that we can sell them at about half regular price. There are a great many of these ato mizers In this line, a vast assortment of styles, some very elaborate; prices range from 69c down to 29c Odell Typewriters Nearly Half Price The Kansas City store has had the agency for these Typewriters for near ly a year sold quantities of them at $7.50. This Topeka store has nearly 100 pf them on hand now. We are go ing to discontinue the agency of these Odell Typewriters, we are going to close out all the machines we have on hand at $3.98. These Typewriters are not a toy, they are for practical use. At the same time they are simple enough to be a toy. When the small quantity we have on hand is closed out j;ou prooaDiy won i ever again have the oppor tunity to buy Odell Typewriters for Pin Cushions These are very fancy styles, some elaborately trimmed with ribbon and lace, have full ruffles, all colors; we are selling these at your choice 25c; they re 'Very nice for gifts and very inexpensive, each Women's Belts 25c Carriage Bags, 49c Some of these bags are 9-inches long, all of them are well made, some are fitted with coin purse .others have card cases, coin purses and small hand mirror; soft leather handles, several styles to choose from; there Isn't a bag in the lot that's worth less than 75c, our price spe cial for tomorrow wlU be each Broadtail Velvet and fancy crystal silk belts, fitted with large fancy buckles; these are exceedingly fine; they re worth 50c, we are selling them at each WIDE CRUSH SILK BELTS with large plain buckle: these are very new and stylish, black and brown colors only; they re worth 75c, we are selling them at each 25c 59C 49& $3.98 Women's Mitts Women's Mitts made of fine quality Mocha or Boft kidskin; these are warmly lined, fur trimmed wrists; they're special bargains at per fj C n pair I 00 Dennison's Holly Seals These are small gummed back seals printed witn noiiy, tney re 10 De usea in sealing Christmas letters, to put on Christmas packages, guts, etc. Ivv txiis Belling UUL Ul UV only Salad Dishes. Tn the China department you will find quite an assort ment of salad dishes to sell at 48c eacn. 12c These salad dishes are very prettily dec orated; there's no need telling you how suitable they are for gilts. Tne fact that they are only 48e shouldn't toAn vnn from buviner them, because that price is considerably less than the same salad dish could be bought at any other store; tomorrow, each A $19.95 Range Makes an Acceptable Gilt for the Housewife Furs For Gifts We are going to give the men folks a tip: if there's a thing made to please a woman better than furs we never heard of it. We have a very big stock of furs right now; the assortment is immense; our prices are full one-third lower than you would pay at any other store in town. We are mentioning some of our special items below. We have only one or two of each item, and it may be that before this ad is even written that those particular items will be all sold, but they give you an excellent idea of the savings possible In this store on furs. SHORT SCARFS Black Coney, good, warm, soft lustrous fur. Two large, bushy tails; price $1.25. SHORT SCARFS of imitation mink, trimmed with six tails, at each $1.75. SHORT BEAR SCARFS Trimmed with six bushy tails, at each $1.98. ENGLISH LAMB'S WOOL BOAS Gray and brown with tipped colors; these are priced at, each $2.25. BLACK MARTEN SCARFS Short styles, heavy, bushy tails', our price is, each $2.48. LONG BEAR BOAS An extraord inary good value at $4.95. LONG SCARFS of Black Marten These are extra long, they're trimmed with two large, long, bushy tails; scarfs at. each $5. CHILD'S FUR SETS consisting of muff and scarf of white Astrachan, muff has ribbon for around the neck at, per set 98c. HIGH BACK SCARFS Black Mar ten trimmed with Bix tails; each $5.95. CONEY SCARFS Well lined, extra length, 4 talis; these good values at $3.95. CHILD'S FUR SETS made of Coney; both muff and scarf; per set $1.25. CHILD'S SET made of Gray Coney flat scarf; the muff has flare at each end, these sets are priced at only $1.95. CHILD'S FOX FUR SETS Silk lined flat scarf, muft complete with cord for around the neck; these sets are priced at $4.50. BLACK MARTEN SETS Flat scarf, trimmed with large tails, muff is silk lined, fitted with cord, these sets $6.50. CHILD'S FUR SETS Made of fine quality Fox, consisting of scarf and muff at per set $7.98. Special Notice Wednesday morning we received a very large shipment of pictured and picture frames from the Kansas City store. Several days ago the Dickey .Mercantile Co., Kansas City, Mo., passed into the hands of the receiver. Their entire stock was sold at auction, the Kansas City store bought the greater portion of this stock; Just to show you how cheap they bought it we notice among the goods sent to this Topeka store picture frames that the Dickey Merc. Co. paid 10c for, the Kan sas City store bought for 5 c. The portion that the Kansas City store sent this Topeka store will go on sale Saturday. The announcement of these bargains will be in Friday's ad. It seems hardly necessary to remind you that pictures and picture frames, such as this stock consists of, make the most accept able of all Christmas gifts, arid we are going to sell them at nearly half price Saturday. 48c Satisfaction or Your Money Back. "The New Model." 6th and Quincy. 100 39c Calling Cards and Aluminum Card Case "CARDS PRINTED WHILE YOU WAIT." There is nothing much better for a Christmas gift than calling cards. Especially when they are printed in the very latest styles. As a special for this Christmas we are giving extra with each 100 cards a beautiful aluminum card case with the words "Merry unrlstmas and Happy Year" on the outside. It takes only a few minutes to print these cards. 100 good bristol cards, neat script stype, and the case for only KO SUPERFINE BRISTOL CARDs printed in Tiff an v Old Ena-lish th latest type for cards, in a colonial leatherette box; an elegant f" r Christmas gift; printed while you wait; only OUC MAIL ORDERS: Out or town customers add 5o to the above prices to pay postage. 39c Vs, ,MlBMmTiwri mm