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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
FEDDLeR IN A PALACE.
Accidental Discovery ~ Vast Deposits Of
sD,ia and Borax.

Accidental Discovery ~ Vast Deposits OF
so,ia and Borax.
The magnificent Larderel paiacs
at LcghOrn has d singular work Of
art in one of Its numerous galleries.
This is huge corOnet made OF bOrax
and mounted on u high gilt PEDESTAL,
and the story attached to it IL q very
interesting one.
1t begins long way back, and the
principal figure In II Is a very ordi.
nary looking peddlcr. Wearied with
n tram he took of his pack one
day under the trees in the Maremena'
woods and spread out his humble
dinner of bread and meat lie was
hungry enough, but even more tired
than hungry. and while he was eat
Ing he went fast asleep Down rolled
the bread and meat on the ground,
which certainly did not improve 1t,
but the we ~ leddlcr would not
have exchanged that delicious, rest
fui sleep for the choicest viands on
the grand dukes table.
Finally, however. he awoke, and
remembered that he was hungry. He
could not afford to be slueamish,
and. picking up his neglected foad, he
began to eat 1t. Pcrhap, he had been
dreaming OF delicate turbot and mac.
aroni or turkey stuffed with chest.
nuts, for his bread and meat no long.
or tasted good and he was unable To
swallow the mouthful he had taken.
Some queer change had passed over
IL while he was as ecp, for II was &c.
tually bitter. and the poor man won.
dered who could have played him SO
shabby q track.
But presently light began to down
on him. He was quite intelligent for
a peddler, and his favoritc study was
chemistry. 30 he reused himself M
and tasted u little OF the earth on
which his dinner had fallen. 1t was
Just as he anticipated. bitter, and
scraping up a small quantity Of II hS
slowed IL away in his pack.
Then back he tramped to Leghorn
as fast a. his feet would carry him,
without ever thinking OF the journey
he had already taken. and once iD
the city he went straight ~ u crOnl
Of his who vas quite learned chem.
ist, and who had taught him all he
knew Of that interesting science.
Like other chemists. this one was
quite accustomed t. putting unpleas-
ant tasting things In his mouth, and
he seemed to ENJOY pill OF the ped.
dler's earth as though II had been Q
{ hoicc bOnbOn. lie knew at Onco
that IL would buy all the bOnbons 10
Leghorn and q few other things be.
sides Yes, his humble friend was
right In his suspicion.
soda and boraX were there In great
force, an the peddier could not do
better than to buy up all that his
savings would cover Ut tho cheap
land where his b cad and butter had
fallen. lerhaps he had the money
tied up In an old stocking that was
kept in u corner cupboard, or per.
haps he had IL buried In some secret
spot from prying eyes; but wherever
II was he speedily dlsi0dged It, ana
bought the waste land ut u very low
price.
He lost no time. either, 10 starting
his manufactures. and, thanks to his
knowledge Of chemistry he made .
princely fortune. His defendants In.
tcrmarricd with the mob est families
Of Italy: and as IL was chiefly due to
boraX that they owed their cOrOnctst
they hOnOrcd this pro luctOf the earth
In ono CT their finest palaces
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20

TIE new billiard nall Of 1sssya
Pagan b Barber, over The House Of
David, l62 Clark street, IL the finest
N the city. Visit Il.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
West nsden and French Lick sprlngs.

West Baden and French Lick Springs.
For the accommodation Of visitors
to West Baden and French Lick
Springs the MOnon Route will run a
sleeping car to the springs every
Saturday night, beginning Saturday,
June 2, and returning every Sunday
night.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20

A GENTS furnishing goods Depart
1ent has been added 70 shsynsS
State street store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

Shirts mended by the Peerless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

CHICAGO, May 10.-W heat was firm to-
bv firm outside markets. July opened
16c lower at $500. but Immediately re-
cover ed and advanced to SO, with slight
reacti on latter to 5STc.
Corn was easy on little selling at the
start. July opened unchanged at 1890,
advanced lac, and reacted to 3914c.
Oats steady; July 3058c.
Provisions were steady on an advance
in the price of live hogs. July pork
opened at 1925 and advanced to $12 80.
July lard, $7O215.
Wheat, 1000 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels; oats, 168,0J0 bushels
Estimated receipts for Friday: Wheat
80 cars; corn 100 cars; oats 100 cars; hogs
1900 head
Shipments Wheat $4,000; dorm $4,000;
oats $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
SNAP SHOTS at HOME NEWS.


There are six prisoners on the county
stone pile.
This mornings air was as bracing a
Manitou breeze.
John w. Breidenthal went to Baxter
Springs last evening.
Mrs. Laura Nj. Johns is good hand at
engineering a collection.
Highland park Republicans will hold
their caucus Friday night.
The addition to E. VI. Shelden's resi-
dence is about completed
The pension agency paid off nearly
1900 old soldiers yesterday.
A part of Kansas avenue was swept
yesterday. Other parts need it.
Susan B. Anthony's gestures remind
one of an electric fan in motion.
@. g. Clemens lives across the alley
from a colored Catholic mission.
The Republicans Of the Fifth ward
will hold caucus tonight at LulFs hall.
Rev. Anna Ii. Shaw is the guest of Mr..
. and Mrs. Thomas S. Lyon While in the
city.
There was a noticeable absence of
floral decoration at Hamilton hall last
night.
A new undertaking establishment will
open up for business on Quincy street in
a few days
The high school class of '91 will hold
a meeting this evening in the high
school rooms.
Bale Waggener is riding in a special
car of the Kansas City, Wyandotte and
Northwestern.
Rev. A ]. Coe, tract agent of the Kan
sas Methodist conference, was in Topeka
a few hours today.
Ex-Adj- Gen. Artz says he will not
stoop to answer the letter rejecting doubt
on his military career.
1t rained after the suffrage meeting
last night and nearly every one there had
forgotten their umbrellas.
who is this man Gait who has been
around and married Carrie Lane Chap
man and obliterated her?
1t is estimated that several hundred
people were unable to secure admission
to Hamilton hall last night
Guy Pier, leader of the notorious
Fourth street gang, has been married
and says ne has settled down.
The electric cars were in demand last
evening as the suffrage meeting let out
There were not enough of them
A Methodist minister from southern
Kansas was in Topeka today with
billiard cue, which he used as a cane
Ed McGruder. the colored boy in the
county jail for attempting murder, con-
tlnues to have about three fits week
A Topeka amateur singer. who can't
do it herself, says that it il impossible
for any woman to reach Z above high @.
The fines collected in the Topeka DO
lice court last year were S3.73O The
expense of this department was $17,797.
The man from St. Joe who came to To-
peka TO hunt for good location for
swell club, has gone back home discour
aged.
Mrs Laura NJ Johns had charge of the
meeting last evening, but DR.. Eva Hard
ing was right near her and gave her the
slips"
Rev. J. III. Hardin of Cincinnati. who
was announced to PREACH at the First
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
CROKER GOES OUT.
Despite All DeniaIs the Tammany Chief
tain Resigns at 4 Today.


tain Resigns at Today.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Last evening
Richard Croker definitely announced at
a meeting in the 14th street wigwam his
retirement from the leadership of Tam
many. He resigned from the chairman
ship of the committee on finance and lays
down the rains of power which he has
held almost absolutely since John Kelly's
death.
Mr.. Croker received the reporters with
his usual quiet dignity and intimated
that there was nothing much to say. He
had decided to offer his resignation az
chairman of the committee on finance at
this afternoons session, and this
step was being taken on personal
grounds. When it was suggested that
the committee might not accept the res
ignation and ask him to stay, he replied
quietly that no friend of his would oppose
his resignation, and of course it goes
without saying that his enemies would
have no objection to it. So today at 4
o'clock Mr.. Croker will hand in his resig-
nation.
Police Commissioner Martin, County
Clerk Purroy and Mayor Gilroy are most
prominently mentioned as Cookers sue
c0sSOr.
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NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest from the North Side q
kkIVsr-

Items OF Interest from the North Side OF
til- skiVsr-
! G. W. Mann of Omaha is visiting his
son, F. II. Mann, at 800 Kansas avenue.
There was large attendance from this
side at the equal suffrage meeting at
Hamilton hall last night.
Some of the ssKing's Daughters" have
had photographs taken arrayed in the
costume worn on the stage.
Mrs. A. M. Billheimer, of Walkers
Mills, Penn, is visiting her daughters,
Mrs. 81. C. Preble and Mrs. Ed Sheetz.
Matte Malone who has been suffering
from nervous arrangement for some
years, sustained paralytic stroke yes
terday which renders her condition very
serious.
Elmer E. Peyton. eldest son of J. Q. A.
Peyton, was united in marriage yester-
day to Miss Mary Herman. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence of
Granville Belts on Madison street.
The Shawnee athletic association gave
a ball at Lukens' opera house last nigh
which was attended by about 100 couples
ofsAdancers. Michael Hanley, Jr., Ed
Cunningham and James Murphy acted
as floor committee, and Klein's orchestra
furnishe the music The Pythian sis
tiers served ice cream, the proceeds 60
ing to the benefit of the temple. 1t is
pronounced the greatest ball of the
season.
H. NJ. Hale, living at 1901 Monroe
street was startled from his sleep last
night by the screams of woman out in
the street. She was yelling in the most
agonized manner: "iiy husband is away
and | alone. There are burglars in
the house. Help, help!' Mr.. Hale hast
lily drew on his clothes and ran down
stairs, but when he reached the street
nothing more could be heard. The most
diligent inquiry in the neighborhood
inc tn
ing to acknowledge knowing anything
about it.
When you need lumber give E. p.
Ewart, the new dealer a call, 1912 Kan
sas avenue, north.
Monarch gasoline stoves at Henry's.
Go to Henry's for roofing and spout
ing.
Lukens Bros are selling full leather
top buggies and harness, for $50.
j. III. FOUGHT will sell you full leather
top buggy with SO harness for SO
spot cash.
Take your prescriptions to A. ]. Arnold
s. Son. S21 Kansas ave. Established 1870.
Leave orders for bakery goods at St
Louis bakery, 1OOS Kansas avenue.
A complete line of homeopathic RENE
dies at A. J. Arnold's 81 Son.
Get your tennis shoes at the Blue Front
shoe store, $50 Kansas avenue.
80 in. Serpentine Crepe at the New
Era Tic.
Berlin Satines colors at the New Era,
tic.
Price Embroideries at the New Era
Best Ladies Hose in the city for 1Oc
New Era.
sour New Delight and all Dangler
stoves at Ell. III. Chimes.
Arrangements are about completed for
starting the long promised train on the
L. T. s. s. w. railroad. 1t will run
through from here to Leavenworth and
return. The train will leave this city
about O'Clock in the morning and ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
CAN'T PULL WEEDS.
Congress Decides 1T Will not Interfe
With Agricultural Evils.

Congress Decides Tt Will not Interfere
With Agricultural Evils.
WASHINGTON, May 10.4All the bills
for the Russian thistle that have been
pending in the house committee on agri-
culture have been reported adversely to
the house.
Representative Baker of New Hamp-
shire made the report. He says the ex-
terminate of the thistle is certain. eff
each farmer on his own lands will give
sufficient care and attention to the des-
truction of these weeds before they ma
ture. the state and local authorities will
combine to destroy it in the same way on
highways.
Geo. w. Wood. formerly of this city,
now connected with the Chicago Opera
house, who has been spending a few days
here, returned to Chicago yesterday.
Good work done nv the Paarlaaa
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Good work done Dy the Peerless.
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cattle receipts, $4,000; steady. Prime to ex-
ira native steers $44O@46O; medium,
$400@4.55; others $3.75@3.90; Texans,
$34O439O
HoGs-Receipts. 100000 Market I'M
changed Rough and heavy. 81 2504 80;
packers and mixed, $5OO@5.O5; prime
heavy and butchers weights, $5.1O@
5.15; assorted light. $5.O5@5.1O.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 1000
Market steady. Top sheep, $425Q4 80;
top lambs. 81 65M4 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

Christian church tonight. Will not be
here.
There are twice as many men helping
'sboss the job" at the building of the
Santa Fe hospital as there are men at
work.
The foreman who has charge of the
excavating the site of the new Santa
Fe hospital is overrun with applications
for work.
"Another special car went through
yesterday" said a shop man. 'Every
time special car goes through our time
is shortened"
Topeka now has an additional pride.
Our Jerry Black has been denominated
by the Kansas City Star as the prettiest
man on earth.
DR.. A c. Davis and Aaron Sheetz have
signed the call for the First ward caucus
to he held at the North Topeka fire sta
ton this evening.
A Topeka man is laying the foundd-
ton of house at the corner of Fourth
and Madison which he expects to build
''in q few years"
Two large jars of red and white roses
decorated the desk Of Bale Waggener
in his special car when he arrived in
Topeka last evening.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs says that it was
Coxey's baby Legal Tender" that she
held in her arms the day before the
grand entree into Washington.
1t is reported on good authority that
MIR. Paramore has decided to put a new
board in the fence around Garfield park,
where a COW broke through year ago
last fall.
At the Metz funeral Tuesday two
handles on the casket broke off. letting
it fall to the ground. Undertakes have
had to pay heavy damages for such oc-
currences-
Frank Root who was an express mes
senger on the overland stages which
formerly ran between Atchison and Sa t
Lake, is writing book about his expe-
riences; says the Atchison Globe.
1t is now understood that the state
board of charities will meet at the asylum
next Tuesday to make the proposed
changes in the management, which in
cludes the retirement of DR.. McCasey as
uperintendent.
If the street comm rssioner should step
into one of the sunken places in the
sidewalk on Kansas avenue with low
shoes on just after heavy rain there
would be an immense amount of salts
faction in it to most people.
'tBig JIM McHenry is the worst case
the local Kelley institute ever tackled.
lie has been there four weeks already.
and will have to stay two weeks more.
McHenry used to drink pint of whisky
every morning before getting up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

D. Holmes. druggist. 7s1 Kansas ava .
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rive about 6 o'clock in the evening. 1t
will be some disappointment to the mer-
chants of this side not to have the train
come up in the morning, but the man.
agement regard this arrangement as
more economical. as the men already en-
pIoyed here will take care of the engine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

Mr. Clarence Skinner received a tele-
gram yesterday announcing the death
of his little son in Chicago. He departed
at once for that city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

George Williams, aged Il wears. died
this morning of consumption at the resi-
dence of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams, 1908 Buchanan street The
funeral will occur tomorrow at the Afri-
can Methodist church at 3 O'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10

Rock Island Route Excursions.
To Wichita and return at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale May
6th 7th, 9Th, 9th and 10th; good to return
not later than May 18th.
To Hutchinson and return at one fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale May
7th. 9Th, 9th and 10th; good to return not
later than May 18th.
III. O. CARNEY,
City Ticket ang Pass. Agent,
6O1 Kansas Ave-, Topeka, Kana
D. Holmes. druggist. 781 Kansas ave.
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Mrs. E. T. Sim will leave Saturday for
St Louis to spend two weeks, and will
go from there to Illinois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-10
Kansas city Market.


KANSAS CITY. May -WHEAT-Stea-
dy. No. hard 81; No. 2 red 53@54;
No. 8 red 5O6951; rejected A
CoRN-Firm; No. mixed, 36@3614c;
No. white 38c@3S1S.
OATs-Firm. No. 2 mixed, 3615 @37c;
No. white. 3615@37c.
RYE-Steady. 38c.
FLAxsEED-Firm. $1.23.
BRAN-Weak. 57@59c.
Hay - Weak; timothy, $S.00@a 90;
prairie $6.00@7.O0.
BUrrER-Quiet; creamery, 13@15c;
dairy. 12@14c-
EGGs-Unchanged,7
CATTLE-Receipts 2.4O0; shipments
1880. Market steady. Texas steers,
$3.35 @395; Texas cows. $2.2503. Is;
shipping steers. So. 1O0445: native cows,
$2.15 1896; stockers and feeders, $2.S5
@3.S5: bulls, 50. 25@3.3O.
HoGs-Receipts. 100; shipments,
$500. Market strong 10 cents higher.
Bulk, 4S0@4S5: heavies, packers and
mixed, S480@49O; lights, workers and
pigs $4.50Q4S5.
SHEEP-Receipts. LOO; shipments,
none. Market steady.
New York stock Market
American Sugar Refinery. 1O716: A. t.
S. F., 1895; c., B. & @, 7856; Erie, IS:
LIN. 4716; Missouri Pacific, 3O11: Read
ing, 1716; New England. 67s; Rock Is
land, 6S5s; st Paul. 607s; Union Pacific,
1871: Western Union. So; Chicago Gas
6594; Cordage, 251S.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-25
LEFT NONE BEHIND.
AT The WhIskey Taken Out Of Bond
in This City.

This morning the basement OF the Gus
tom house building which is utilized as
the warehouse for the storage of
whiskey in bond, was relieved OF
its last barrel OF whiskey and thereby
10000 gallons have been removed since the
passage OF the new tariff law. The i'm
porters, as is well known, have promptly
taken advantage of the opportunity to
avoid the increased duty from 90 cents
under the old bill to s110 by the new law.
There are three bonded warehouses in the
Jurisdiction-that in the basement OF the
custom House building, the basement
and first floor OF the old building on
South Main street and a building on the
Baltimore dock. Liquors are stored ex-
clusively in the basement of the Custom
House. In the old building there is at
present, 1t Is estimated, cotton hose aud
dry goods valued at s125, 900, and a valu-
able stock of earthenware. The dock
house is filled with tons of wire rods. The
duties on these classes of merchandise are
reduced under the new law, and hence
the consignees are waiting until it is
made operative by the Presidents sigma
ture or the expiration OF the time-limit
which occurs next Monday before they
take possession. The several departments
in the Custom House are at temporary
standstill, but next week there will be
plenty of business for Collector Pomroy
and his associates.
1T isexpected that Colonel O'Reilley, the
new collector, will take possession OF the
office week from today, September 1.
Notifications have already been received
from Washington of his appointment as
custodian of the property OF the govern
ment, which is separate Office from that
OF collector and IL usually conferred upon
that officer. Colonel O'Reilley, however,
has not taken possession, prefering TO
enter upon the administration OF both
offices at the same time. lie has given no
intimation OF his appointments as yet,
and the hundred or more aspirants for
political preferment are seeking TO possess
their souls in patience until he is ready to
make his announcements.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-25

Champion. James j. Corbett looks more
like an actor than prize fighter.
| He arrived in town this morning en-
route to Newport, where he will play
"Gentleman Jack" this evening. Mon
day he will return to this city fora weeks
| engagement at the Providence OLera
House.
Mister can be appropriately used in
speaking of the champion for there is
nothing about him TO suggest the plug
ugly. AS a matter of fact the greatest
knocker- -ont OF them all doesn't court the
| society of the class OF persons generally
supposed to people the realm of bruisers.
He rather relishes the society of persons
who have self-respect and ambition to
get on in the world.
AS he sat at the round bile in the wet
goods department of the big hotel sur
rounded by newspaper men he made an
impressive and interesting central, figure.
Under bis wide brimmed straw hat he had
the distinctive air of the professional
thospian or the bow-oar man of the Har-
ward crew.
AAio iOhk, hdifOW ibtc, ticdn bHdNtb,
was illuminated by expressive eyes, very
near neighbors, overhung with heavy
black brows. When he lifted his hat a
crown OF thick, glossy hair was exposed
and the front part of it illustrated thor
oughly why he had been nicknamed
"Pompadour JIM"
The champion has small, square fore
head, very narrow cheek bones, large,
straight nose, which, with his long chin,
are the prominent parts OF bis rather in
tellectual face.
James has a habit of lifting his hat at
certain intervals, and two sparkling dia-
monds on his hand betoken that he will
not want for the wherewithal for some
time to come.
He was dressed in plaid suit and
across his vest he wore light watch chain
supporting heavy gold medallion mona
gram. In the opposite pocket from his
watch he had gold enclosed miniature
globe.
lie said he was presented with the me ial-
ion after the Sullivan fight, and the globe
was given TO him after Mitchell was
beaten. IL was symbolic of world
beater.
He seemed to value his watch very
much. II was q unique and handsome
time piece and he looked at it with con-
siderable feeling as he remarked that it
was Billy Scanlan's watch. He got il of
the famous Irish comedian at Blooming
dale, where the author Of "Peek-a- boo"
is dying OF paresis.
The champion said he had lots OF SINH
lar trinkets, all significant OF some event
in his career.
One OF the sporting writers, more inter-
ested in lighting than fine arts, switched
the ctor-hghter on TO talk about the
business that made him famous.
lie said: They all want TO light Corbett.
Fitzsimmons, jackson and the rest. lie
didn't care to get mixed mp with the for
eieners very mnch. Not one Of them mad
fought finish fight OF any account in two
years and all they wanted was the noto-
riety OF fightisg him.
"Fitzsimmons Is making a big bluff.
will give him 5000 IL he will fight Steve
o'Donneli- Steve is the best man now in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-25

The New York. New Haven q Hartford
Railroad has arranged for grand excursion
from Providence, Pawtucket, Attleboro and
Teunton TO Plymouth and return. on Wednes-
day, August 9th next, by special train, for
which round trip tickets will be sold at 100
from Providence and Pawtucket and corre-
spondingly low fires from other points The
visitation to Plymouth the present season has
been "simply immense" indeed tho growth of
that place as a summer resortr has been
unrivalled on the coast within the past few
years. OF course the historic associations
must be taken into account in connection
with its wonderful natural attractions in ac-
counting for this result, but what other place
can present such combination