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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11
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| tramp is, he always has a generous sup
| ply of tobacco.
| The relatives of the Topeka men who
went after the Colorado Coxeyites, will
sleep soundly tonight.
The county commissioners have of
! ficially declared all the streets and al
legs of Orchard Highlands vacated
The Sells & Rentfrow circus is quar-
reling with the Howe & Cushing show
in Colorado and a great deal of special
printing is being put up calling each
other names.
The Workingmen's Republican club
of the Second ward held meeting last
night at their hall corner of First and
Monroe street.
]. w. Green, dean of the State univer-
sity law school, wants the next legisla-
ture to appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
chase of law library.
Jim Simpson, chairman of the Repub-
lican state central committee, is opposed
to the idea of placing a suffrage plank in
the Republican platform.
The Ringing Bros dumb bells at the
Santa Fe freight depot have caused so
many queries that the agent has had
them all weighed and labeled
How nice it is to be a woman when
there is a fire to run to. A woman can
throw on long water proof and skip
out, but man must dress throughout.
Sam Gardenhire has been awarded the
first prize in the New York Dramatic
Mirror contest, for the best criticism
Mr.. Grundy's play, Sowing the Wind"
Shawnee county Republicans are en-
dorsing all the candidates for state Of
fees except those residing in this county.
The Fourth ward has endorsed Dick
Blue.
Dick Cooley is playing great ball at
St. Louis. At Wednesdays game he
made two single base hits and one three
base hit His salary is said to be $3.50
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STATE HousENoTEs.

Superintendent of Insurance Snider
has admitted the Bankers Alliance In
surance company, Of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, to do business in Kansas.
The supreme court has an order for
the release of o. E. Holloway, convicted
of selling liquor in Lyons, on 5000
bond His case has been appealed.
Secretary Adams of the state historical
society has received a large HthOgraph
portrait of Marcus J. PARROT who was
the second delegate to congress from
the territory of Kansas. The picture
will be framed and placed in the gallery
of Kansas uotables.
Z. s. HoaQlin has been commissioned
captain, w. A. Minick and F. II. Jones
Kansas national guards, at Wichita
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SOCIAL AND Personal.

Items OF Interest About Topeka People
and visitors in Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. French left WedRes-
day for a two months trip through the
west.
E. 3. Purcell of Manhattan is spending
few days in the city.
Messrs. F. E. Holiday and T. A Lewis
are fishing at Silver Lake.
from Chicago to visit Miss Ollie O'Brien
and Miss Kate Gunther.
Rev. Mr.. Zimmerman of Lawrence is
spending few days in town.
Mr.. j. III. Hamburger of Chicago was
in town yesterday.
Misses Mollie and Anna Crane will
entertain the l. o. T. B. club and a few
friends Saturday evening, May 10, for MVs
Will Morris of Kansas City.
Mrs. F. E Want SAINT is visiting her
husband in Lawrence.
Mrs. Frank McKeebie. who has been
the guest of Mrs. Chas. Fisher, has re-
turned to Spokane, Washington.
Will Adams, Nat Taylor, Ralph Valen-
tine and Ralph Moore will go to Silver
Lake tonight to spend a few days fishing.
III. L. Shirer has returned from Hutch
inson.
Miss Myrtle Gardener, of Pan Handle,
Texas, is visiting Mrs. A. L Chamberlain
at 426 Chandler street.
Miss Ochiltree, of Olathe, ia the guest
of Miss Bessie Gibson.
Mrs A. F. McCaslin, of Hoyt Ia visit
ing relatives in the city.
Mr.. Harry Archer, of Chicago, spent
Wednesday in town.
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SPIKES AND SPARKS.
Personal News Among the Railroad SHOP
at Topeka.

Personal News Among the Railroad Shops
at Topeka.
Frank Ross, of the Santa Fe black
smith shops, Joined the Waggener party
that went to slay Coxeyites Wednesday
evening.
A Riley, of the boiler shops, hurt his
foot badly yesterday by dropping chan
mel bar on it.
Engineer B. II. Miller, of the B. &
NJ, Nebraska, and wife are visiting at
Martin Finnes'. $40 East Fourth.
The sports are beginning to figure on
another prize fight.
Miss May Childs had a birthday party
last evening on her homo on east Sixth
street and several of the Santa Fe family
attended The "Jug club" a musical
organization that plays tunes on empty
jugs, was present
Miss Jennie eMcAndress entertained
some of the Santa Fe shop boys and thier
lady friends at her home 313 Madison
street last evening. Games and refresh =
ments were INDUCED in.
The bosses at the Santa Fe shops were
all up town attending reinstatement trial
yesterday and the men enjoyed it.
There will be a meeting at Trades As
sembly hall, 618 Kansas avenue at three
o'clock, Saturday afternoon to arrange
for the Santa Fee shop mems annual ex-
cursion.
The Capital Citys and the Santa Fes
will play ball at Vinewood Park Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The game
with the St Marys nine has been post
poned again.
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ToMoKRow's PRIMARIES
They Promise to BE Lively In Some
Parts of Town.

They Promise to BE Lively In Some
Parts of Town.
1t now seems that the Republican pri-
maries to be held tomorrow will be as
lively as ever held in some of the wards
of the city.
In the First ward there are already
three tickets in the field and there may
be one or two more before the polls open
tomorrow afternoon.
The first ticket announced was nomin-
ated by a Morrill, caucus Monday night
Last nights caucus of all the Republic
cans of the ward nominated an unin-
structed delegation and today Deputy
Sheriff Tom Wilkerson who lives in the
First ward has had ticket printed on
his own responsibility which he and his
party of ward workers will endeavor to
have elected tomorrow.
The ticket nominated last night was
selected by the men who are opposed to
''fixers" manipulating ward politics and
it will be heartily supported tomorrow.
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THE WARD CAUCUSES.
Republicans in Three Wards Select
Delegates.
DELEGATES ARE UNRESTRICTED

I'm the First Ward; I'm the Fourth
Instructed for Dick Blue Congress-
man at-Large-Fifth Ward M0rrfll
for Governor.
About fifty Fourth ward Republicans
met last night at the courthouse to nomi-
nate delegates to the state convention
The meeting was called to order by
Arthur Capper, and Otis Hungate was
elected chairman and ]. E. Stewart, sec
Rotary. The chairman stated that the
meeting had been first called for Sat
urday evening, but was adjourned
to Tuesday and then to last
night A delegation was selected by
the Republicans who met at the court
house on Monday evening and last nights
caucus was opposed to the delegation
with one exception. Capt. A. Nj. Fuller,
who was the leading spirit in the eau
Gus, said that at the Monday night meet
ing men had gotten themselves appoint
ed on committee to select delegates
and then had appointed themselves.
The chairman on motion of @. L. Van
derpool selected the following commit
tee to select the delegates: A. M. Fuller.
c. L Vanderpool, L. I. Gage, Arthur
Capper and S. p. Hawkins. They were
out about an hour and dnring that time
]. G. Wood made an address on Republi-
canism.
The committee reported the following
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Railroad News Items Interesting Rail-
readers and the Public.

readers and the Public.
Colonel Brown, president of the Pitts
burg q Midway Coal company, was in
Topeka yesterday in conference with
Superintendent of Mines c. ]. Devlin of
the Santa Fe. The striking miners are
endeavoring to persuade his men to quit
work at Midway, and SO he fears there
may be trouble.
G. J. Devlin of the Santa Fe has re-
turned from Toluca, III. The situation
among the mines there remains about
the same, and the mines are not being
operated.
The hotel men who went through To-
peka on the Santa Fe Monday to Colo
RADIO. will return early next week, and
will reach Topeka with their three trains
| ahead of No. at about 4 o'clock next
Thursday afternoon. They left Denver
yesterday over the Denver & Rio Grande
for Colorado Springs; from there they
will go to Glenwood Springs over the
Santa Fe, and will return over the Den
yer & Rio Grande to Colorado Springs,
where they will take the Santa Fe and
begin their homeward trip.
+. NJ. Winthrow of the Santa Fe shops,
wife and sister Luella, have gone to
Streator. I'LL
E. ]. Hartman, superintendent of the
southern division, with headquarters at
Wichita, and Avery Turner of Newton,
superintendent of the middle division,
were in the city yesterday in conference
with General Superintendent III. R. Nick
erson. They went west at noon.
Advertising Manager w. III. Simpson
of the Santa Fe has returned from Chi
cago, where he has been looking after
the printing of the new Oklahoma fold
ers. There will be $4,000 of these fold
ers issued and they will be ready for dis
tribution in two or three weeks They
will be of forty pages, filed with inter
esting matter regarding Oklahoma and
will contain twenty half-tone engrav-
ings. This will be the largest folder ever
issued by the Santa Fe land department.
General freight rates will be consid-
cred before the railroad commissioners
Wednesday, the 10th inst.
Conductor Dick Wilson of the Santa
Fe 'cut Off has returned from a two
months trip in Colorado and gone to
work.
Yesterday was pay day at the Santa Fe
offices.
The Santa Fee land departments grain.
wood and mineral exhibits have left for
Stuttgart, Germany. They were shipped
in care of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company, Chicago.
w. A. Littlefield of the Santa Fe land
department is in Ottawa today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

An EIeemosynary Institution Co Help
Poor Young People Get Educated.
The National Eleemosynary society
has filed its charter in thy Office of the
secretary of state. A branch society has
been organized in Topeka with the fol-
lowing directors: Chester Z. Pond, A O
Wilson, ]. L. Eldridge, Adam Pupin,
Cameron r Dill, James Chumas and ID.
d. Christy.
The society is organized chic fly for
charitable educational work. The mem
bers will look after the poor who by rea-
son of their positions are not able 70
afford educational advantages for their
children in the various counties in the
state and will afford financial assistance.
They also intend to offer assistance TO
young men and women who desire
higher education, but by reason of the
lack of means, are not able to secure It.
The treasurers will give bond and no
opportunity will be given to defraud
anyone. The expenses of the organiza-
ton will be met by private subscriptions.
The remains of Maggie NJ. Bennett,
aged AZ years, who died Wednesday
night of consumption, at her home, go
Chandler street, were sent to HARTFORD
Kansas, today for burial.
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1T WAS NOT A BACKDOWN.

Evangelist Romig Gets the Full Endorse
ment of the Topeka Church.
The following motion was sustained
by from four to five hundred members
of the East Side Christian church, with
sympathizers and friends, at a meeting
in their hall May 9th:
-Moved, that the STATE JOURNAL of
this city be requested to publish
the following preamble and resolu-
tions from the Lawrence World
of May oth, or at least a full
synopsis of the same, in fairness to Elder
Romig, and as the other side of a state
ment printed under a Lawrence date,
April "a, in regard to the sO-called "back-
down" of the evangelist in his last
trouble with the Lawrence whisky ring"
J. Nj. Shepherd, mover.
Says the Lawrence World: "Rev. Ro-
mig has concluded his work in this city,
and the six weeks of meetings have been
remarkably successful.
Sunday afternoon an immense tempe
rance meeting was held at the rink, and
the following resolutions unanimously
adopted by rising.vote:
Whereas, In an earnest and forcfbIe address
sunday afternoon, April ~ under the auspices
to the current belief, reports and assertions of
leading citizens and others to the effect that a
large number of illegal liquor shops and joints
exist in our city and deplored the lack of ap-
parent effort and success on the part of those
clothed with authority TO hunt them down and
Whereas. The Rev. MIR. Romig was next day
summoned before the county officials having
charge OF the execution and enforcement of the
prohlbIrory law of Kansas, and in the examina-
ton the official insi listed upon yes. answers,
threatened 10 send the evangelist to jail if he
did not SO answer and would not permit him TO
explain or state on what information his public
utIeranceS were made. and
Whereas, A bOasttuI and distorted repr esen-
tatlon OF these proceedings was hastily sent out
TO the staae advertising a back down. on the
part or the witness. which never took place:
Resolved. That when drunken len are seen
on our streets and when other evidences and
indications are thick every hand all going
TO snow that the prohibitory law violated
either through the connIvance or ineficiency of
the officers. such condition of things authorizes
any one either publicly or privately to express
such conviction or belief. and that penalty
can attacn 70 the fearless expression OF such
opinion or belief. and no threat in such cases
need De set up as screen for evil doors;
Resolved, That we have regarded with in
LereSt and approval the work and influence of
he said on all public occasions. we regard this
late attack upon him not so much as one directed
against himself, but one intended to cast a
SUR upon the temperance work in our midst
anu as having no other real basis of Signih-
Resolved. That we extend to Mr. Romfg our
undImlnlShed confidence with heartfelt syIn-
patny. the good will and the cordial support of
the temperance people.
w. H. SMITH
$ A WOODARD,
MRS. E K. WOODARD.
COmmirtee-
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Perry Tice, the 4-year-old son of Jer-
ONE Tice, living nine miles south of the
city, was playing with his pet dog yes
terday at his home, when he STUN bled,
falling on a stone. His left leg was
broken two inches above the knee. The
little fellow was brought to the city and
taken to DR.. S. E. Sheldon's private hos
pital at 2O5 East Eighth street As DR..
Sheldon was out of the city, Drs. E. v.
CoIdren and d. Whitmer reduced the
fracture. 1t was transverse fracture.
The boy was put under the influence of
chIoroform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

The bonds of the new Republican dep
uty city assessors appointed by George
D. Hale, have been approved by the
county commissioners The following
are the new deputy assessors: w. A Ho-
gaboom, G. w. M. White, G. L. DeRan-
damie, r. B. McMasters. w. G. Gillpat-
rick, w. f. Ellison, t. l. Ross, Jesse s..
Langston, w. G. Black, A A. Majors,
James d. Coddington, F. c. Bowen and
John l. Guy.
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Mr.. John Prescott, of 511 Madison
street, who had his leg amputated a few
days ago, is rapidly recovering from the
operation. An error was made in stat
ing that DR.. s. @. Stewart had performed
the operation. DR.. 8. E. Sheldon was the
surgeon. and DR.. Stewart assisted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

1t is your duty to yourself to get rid of
the foul accumulation in your blood
this spring. Hoods SarsapariIla is just
the medicine you need to purify, vitalive
and enrich your blood That tired feel
ing which affects nearly every one in the
spring is driven off by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, the great spring medicine and blood
purifier.
Hoods Pills become the favorite eathar-
tic with everyone who tries them.
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TINE FAIR.
423 KANSAS AVE,

ME have received quite number Of Novelties during
w the week and cannot mention but few arti-
cles any time, you to call and look
through stock You will be sure to find something
We have full line of Hammocks, Croquet Sets, Work
Baskets, Waste Baskets, Cloths Hampers Oil Stoves,
Wash Boilers and all kinds of Tinware, Crockeryware,
Stoneware Stationery, Fire Clay Cooking Crooks, AS
bestus, Stove Mats Glassware, Wall Pockets Pictures,
Picture Frames, Easels Mirrors in great variety and
all at lowest prices in the city.
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Lawrence. Kansas. May 1. 1894.
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

There are about 700 patients in the
Topeka asylum am
No one doubts that the fremen earned
their salaries last night
DIR. j. G. McClintock left for Philadel-
phia yesterday afternoon
The county commissioners are consid-
ering township officers reports.
The Oakland ball team will play the
Capital City club tomorrow afternoon.
The locust blossoms have made their
appearance and ill the air with sweet
ness.
The United Commercial Traveller as
soclatlon will meet at Wichita May 25
and 26.
Ne matter how ragged or penniless the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

Ex-Mayor d. G. Jones. now chief sur
geon at the LeavenwOrth soldiers home
is in Topeka for few days rest, and in
cidentally to try and collect a few bills
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AN ODD ACCIDENT.
A Horse Rears Planting His Fore Feet
in Buggy in Front.

Mr.. A. F. Barker, the Grand Army
man, was riding in a buggy Wednesday
afternoon when a horse from behind
came up and reared, planting his fore
feet in the back of the buggy. Mr.
Baker jumped out and turned his ankle,
spraining it very badly. He was taken
IN hack to DR.. Roby's Office where he
received medical aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-11

Church of the Assumption. The body
will be taken to Newman station for in-
torment.
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gate but the entire list was adopted with
out revision.
On motion of A NJ. Fuller the delega-
ton was instructed for r w. Blue for
congressman at large.
First Ward Caucus.
There was large meeting of Repub-
licans of the First ward at the North
Topeka fire station last evening in re-
Spouse to a call for a caucus of all Re-
publicans who favor the sending of an
uninstructed delegation being sent to the
county and state conventions.
In the absence of the committeeman
the meeting was called to order by Cap
tain A. A Rowley and F. L. Cooper was
elected chairman Of the caucuss 81. III.
Fowler was chosen as secretary.
After the call was read L. A McPher-
son moved that the caucus proceed to
elect ten delegates and ten alternates to
the county convention and that they be
elected one at a time. This motion suit
ed the crowd who were opposed to fixing
and the caucus proceeded to elect the
delegates.
The first two delegates were nomina-
ted and elected by reclamation and then
it was decided that the voting should be
done by ballot.
Two names were nominated at time
and the one receiving the largest number
of votes was declared elected. After the
ten delegates were chosen the alternates
were selected by reclamation.
The caucus adopted a resolution de-
claring that the delegates go into the
convention uninstructed.
There were between fifty and sixty
Republicans at the meeting who voted
for the election of the delegates.
The following were the delegates and
alternates elected:
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Ladies' black Silk BIitts, worth 29c
pair; we are closing them out for 13c
per pair.
Children's black Silk Mitts, our zoe
quality, will be 13c pair tomorrow.
Ladies' black Silk Mitts. beautiful
quality, and cheap at soc; tomorrow you
can have them for 42c pair.
One lot Ladies' Silk Gloves, black and
color, former price 75c, Soc and $1-OO;
you can buy them now for SOC pair.
One lot Ladies' Kid Gloves, former
price $1OO, s1.25, $3.50 and $1.75; will
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close them out for 70c pair. Good col
ors, sizes from % to z. Here is chance
to buy good Glove cheap.
Gents Teck Silk Ties, former price
25c; Saturday you can buy them for
1Oc each
Gents White Lawn Ties 1Oc dozen.
White Lawn Band Bows SO each or
SOC dozen.
Gents Balbriggan Undershirts for
Csc tomorrow.
Gents Summer Outing Shirts only
Csc tomorrow.
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Fifth Ward Caucus.
There was a large meeting of Fifth
ward Republicans last night at LulPs
hall and list of delegates to the county
convention was selected.
j. 7. Fulton, the Fifth ward council
man was chairman of the meeting, and
+. A. Alexander was secretary.
The meeting was in favor of the nomi-
nation of Major Morrill, for governor,
and the delegates selected were all re-
quired to declare themselves before they
were finally chosen.
The delegates and alternates are as fol-
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A NEW IDEA.

An EIeemosynary Institution TO Help
| Poor Young People Get Educated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-01
Ors. Stackhouse & Daniel.

Mccullough Building. No. 1874 West
Third street, between Brady and
Main, Davenport, Iowa.
Once Hours-9 .. m. 10 ie m. : to and ? to a
D. m: Sundays. 3 TO 8 p. m. only.
SP6ClATIES-Catarrh. Asthma. Disease. Of
the Eye. Ear. Nose, Throat and i.upcv Nervous
Diseases, Blood and Skin Diseases. Chronic Dis
eases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-01

successful special practice in the
three cities. and brief review of the
work done in that time is not out OF
place. The records show the follow
ing number of cases treated:
Catarrh. 2,419; Throat and Lungs.
154; Nervous Diseases, as: Blood and
Skin Diseases, 413; Rupture. 80.
Other chronic diseases not CLASH
fled, 26O.
Fully IS per cent of the above
cases were cured permanently and
thoroughly. DIR. Daniel. whose cut
appears in connection with this arti-
Gle. has been honored by his medical
colleagues to the Office of vice-presi-
dent Of the American Association of
Expert Specialists. Drs. Stackhouse
and Daniel are the only physicians in
the state of Iowa. with one exception,
who are members of this association
The season of the year renders it
the best possible time to have all
catarrhal. throat and lung troubles
successfully treated. Nature will
aid greatly to the cure if begun cow.
A word to the wise is sufficient
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-01
GILCHRIST.

GILCHRIsT, July 31.--The rain on
the 2Sth was blessing and the crop
outlook is now better.
The Home Forum INDUCED in a
pleasant social on the night of the
oath.
John Gilchrist has been brought
here from Iowa in very sick condi-
ton, but is slowly improving now.
A little daughter of +. II. Butt suf-
fered a dislocation of the collar bone
the other day, but is recovering
nicely from the effects of the misfor-
tune.
Lightning the other night struck
the house of German coal miner
named Greymich, near the new shaft
Little damage was done, although all
IN the house were naturally much
alarmed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-01
tntemperance Among Women.

There lie much siid about the gro wing habit OF
incompetence among women; perhaps more than
the facts would warrant. IL this habit exists it
Is owing to the fact that women are often forced
TO perform domestic and social duties under
great physical suffering, and by partaking Of
liquors for temporary relief . little protrac-
ton OF strenst I, the habit b,c,mee a nece. sity
II all ladies who euffcr with III, mplaints pc
GUITAR 10 their sex would take De-. P.erce's Fa-
vorite Prescription they would find naturee re-
stora've, and the e., results OF pernicious drugs
and l.Q1 RS would be avoided. For all cases Of
nervous AID general debility, sic plessnese
spasne, perio !ical p iins, suppressons and irrcg
uiar.tiss, it is the only medicine so &c tain in
curative action that it can be guaranteed to ben
eft or cure or money refunded