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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
JONES AND Brown.
The Former Tried a smart Trick. But
Brown Got Even

The Former Tried Smart Trick. But
Brown Got Even.
The Merchants club was enjoying.
it, wee KY smoke talk Mr.. Jones
the weil-known clothier, was recount
ing one of his experiences:
Brow nand I were great rivals in
the spring of 80. he was saving.
Ills store was directly across the
street from mine He was a hustler
and pushed me pretty hard One day
a young fellow who was on his uppers
applied to me for a job / sent him
out that night with hammer, a lot Of
spikes and 100 pieces of tin, each d
foot square, with the inscription:
81 Buy your pants of Jonesr
81 gave HIM s. for the job, with in
structions to spike the pieces of tin
to the sidewalk in front OF Brown 5
store
III was a little late in getting down
to the store the next morning. What
did ] see but the sa me man lSneeling
on the sidewalk with nail puller in
his hands, engaged in pulling up the
spikes and tins that he had put down
the mig mt before. He had on a new
pair Of trousers with a tremendous
rip in them, and on his back was a
placard reading:
4 j bought my pants Of Jones'
Brown had given him another SIS
to undo the job that he had done for
me 1 never felt so cheap in all nv
life"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
THE BOOTY RECOVERED.
Sack Containing Money Secured at the
Aqua Creek Robbery Found.

SACK Containing money secured at the
Aqua Creek Robbery Found.
WASHINGTON. Oct TT he reIent-
less search which the officials of the
Adams Express company have prose
cuted to apprehend the cri minals who
held up a train at Aqua creek, Vir-
ginia, on the 18th inst and to restore
the stolen property, was rewarded
yesterday by the finding of the pouch
ia which the robbers had placed most
of their booty. The pouch was Sc
cured through the aid of c. j. Scar
cev. one of the robbers who was ar
rested at Cum berland, Md.
The details of the recovery of the
pouch or how much money it con-
tanned are not known here except
that the sack was hidden in the woods
Of Virginia near Calverton. Searcey
who led the authorities to the cached
booty. made partial confession. all
the statements Of which have been
zorro bora ted. and this has very ma
terially aided the company IN its
search.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
New switchmen.s Organization.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. 24-Switeh-
men representing almost every state
in the Union organized the Switch
mems Union of North America at a
meeting held in the hall at Four
teenth and Penn streets yesterd ay
The new order will supplant the old
Switchmen's Mutual Aid society. Its
headquarters viii be in Kansas City.
These officers we're selected Perma-
nent chairman, d. d. Sweeney of
Jersey City, y. j.; permanent ecre-
tary NJ. r. Conlon Of Kansas City.
This committee on constitution and
bylaws was named: J. Dougherty Of
st. Louis, j. F. N Wright Of Atchi-
son. f. D. Wartinbeu of La Crosse.
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Ealtor Arrs.tea for LibsL

WEST PLAINS, Mo-. Oct. CIV. A
Thompson. editor of the Daily Hum
mer at Willow Springs. has been ar
rested for libel In his paper he
charged that r. 5. Hogan, b. NJ.
Horsman and j. A. Sigler, candidates
before the Democratic primary for
county clerk, presiding judge and
probate Judge respectively, with de-
stroying enough votes cast for their
opponents to insure their Lomination-
Thompson was put under a 5000 bond
and his case set for the Decent Der adj
iourned term Of court.
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BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Herman Clark. the Wall street
broker, formerly of the firm Of
Hunter, Clark q Jacobs, New York,
has been found guilty of forgery in
the third degree
There IS no foundation for the
alarming reports circulated regarding
the health of Prince and Princess
Bismarck Both the ex-chance1lor
and his wife are enjoying satisfactory
health.
Officials from the East and Conduc-
tor Hill have fully identified c. A
MorganfieId as one of the Aqua train
robbers. now under arrest in Cincin-
natl, Ohio. and a requisition Will be
applied for
In Elizabeth City. \. c.. J. 5. VIII
cox, one of the leading Repu blieans
of the county, shot and seriously
wounded John Brouthers. register Of
elections for Salem township
The Illinois state superinte ndent of
insurance announces that tue Susque-
hanna and Aur ora insurance COM
panies Of Harri sburg, Pa, viii be
pro secuted on charges of doing an
unlawful business in Illinois
" S Sommers of Charleston. W
Va. a go vernment inspector. dropped
dead at the works of the Variety Iron
company in Cleveland, Ohio, of heart
disease
a band of brigands, led by the no
torlous outlaw, Julio LongoriO, Wis
tied the ranch Of Francisco Perez,
near the village of Jalostiulan, Next
co, and killed Mr. Perez and four of
the employees of the ranch.
The civil marriage ceremony be
tween Miss Susan Tucker Whittier
daughter Of General Whittier of New
York, and Prince BeIozerslx XIV. son of
the cars aide de camp, took place at
the Marie Paris Tuesday afternoon.
The emperor of China, realizing the
Importance Of the naval battle fought
off the Yalu river as preventing q
maritime invasion Of China, has issued
a degree awarding honors to the for
eign officers who served on board the
Chinese ships, and bestowing three
years pay upon the widows Of those
who were slain in this action
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ST. LOUIS MAN GETS 1T
The Knox Corner is BE sold For $50 600
-llfher Sal

The Knox Corner is BE sold For 100000
Other sales.
The Central National bank today
made the formal sale of the old Knox
building and lot at the corner of Seventh
street and Kansas avenue, 20 James
NJ. Davis OF st. Louis for B30.0UO
Davis is the man who bought the
photograph concessions At the
Worlds fair for $I7.50O and from which
he made over 100000. He has pur-
chased the building as an investmenf.
The proper y consists Of one lot p feet
wide and lvo buildings. IL runs back
TO the alley, giving a frontage Of 100 Feet
on Seventh street
The property was sold by Isaiah
Walker to c. X. Holiday for $1,000.
VIM. Zimmerman bought the property
in 1873 for $1,000. In 1874 the property
was sold to Arthur Quick for $4,000. Sir
Quick built the addition TO the building
extending from the alley west 70 feet to
the main building. He sold it in 1856 GO
the Continental Investment company for
$4,000.
This was in the boom times Of Topeka
and in 1888 the property was transferred
to DR.. .. II. Saxton for $50,9JU
and during the same year was sold o.
held the property until his failure Wnen
it was turned over 10 the Central u a.
tional bank for $4,000.
There were other REAL estate sales res
corded today.
r BT. Harvey who IS in the gro
Gerry commission business purchased
five vacant lots at the southwest corner
Of Fifth and Buchanan streets for 4S-3V0
G. K Holiday sold the west half Of
lot I65 on East Tenth street 10 Matthew
Edmonds, of McLouth' and acob
BauQhmau, of Lecompton. for 5000.
Herman Holtwick sold 20 Benz holt
wick lots 13. IS and ~ on East First
street for 81, 800
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INDIANAPoLIs. Ind, Oct 24-At
the session Of delegates represen ting
the iron and brass workers Of the
United States it was proposed to es-
tablish wherever possible, in all large
cities, a central union, in which the
various iron trades unions will be
members This union will be a sort
of clearing house for the trade. The
various branches of metal industries
will thus be brought together and can
act in accordance President O'Connell
denies that any political action is to
be taken. although the majority Of
iron workers, he said, indorse reform
movements-thati IS. the Populists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
ANTARCTIC MYSTERIES.
A Region Where Sumner Never Smiles
and no Explorer Goes

A Region Where Sumner Never Smiles
and no Explorer Goes
The Antarctic is a region of eternal
winter and unmelting snow, where
80 far as is lxnovn-not a single plant
finds life within the circle and where
never living creature roams- The
zoologist is not drawn to the south
ern circle as he is to the northern,
and yet the attractions for him are
great, because they have all the
charms of the unknown 1t is be-
lieved that only few of the hardest
birds build in q few of the sheltered
corners of the Antarctic, but who
knows?
Who can say that deep within those
awful soiitudes may not be revealed
the mystery of the life of the fur seal
when he vanishes from the waters OF
the North Pacl6c2 Or that on some
Antarctic continent or island may not
be found the priceless remnant Of the
great aux tribe2 We know not, at
any rate, what riches or poverty may
be there until we 60 to see. And no
body has yet gone to see-beyond the
fringe
1t is a curious fact that no one has
ever wiDtered within the Antarctic,
many as have been the expediti ons
and ships companies which. compul-
sorily or voluntarily. have wintered
in the Arctic There has been no
need to do 50 for there has been no
possible goal beyond. such as India,
which first led our mariners into the
Arctic: no scientific romance such as
has characterized the quest for the
northern pole.
And yet. another thing differenti-
ates the Arctic from the Antarctic. In
the North there is-unless Dr.. hansen
is grie viOusly mistaken pole sur
rounded by water. In the South
there is pole surrounded by land-a
polar basin as opposed to a polar con
tinent. While the books and essays,
the theories and journals. which have
been published concerning the Arctic
region. would fill 4 library. a handful
Of volumes contains all that has ever
been printed OF records III the Antarc-
tic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
RAIDED BIZ A MAD NOLAN.
Ohio Christian Endea vorers AIistaxen
for A. p. 4. Members

STFUBENvILLE, Ohio, Oct. 23.-Last
n light while 4 ting of the Christia
Endeavor societies OF this presbytery
was being held IN the Second Pres BY
terian church. Horora Dohoney, a
middle aged Irish woman and a de-
voutCatholic. who had become partial
~ demented lately through exposure
and drink, but woman of powerful
physique, seeing decorations out
side the door. the yellow and
white colors of the Christian
Endeavor Society, cried, 1.-The A P.
Is and Orangemen- I'll make them
60, and bolted up the aisle The
women. with blanched faces. began
to fee to another part Of the church,
and the few men present were afraid
of the crazv woman After cursing
them and daring them to fight for
five minutes. she was hauled by the
police out of the church. kicking and
Struggling. The Endeavorers, who
had been interrupted in their devo-
tiOnal exercises. sang safe in the
Arms OF Jesus and offered up prayer
because 81 their deliverance from
harm HOnora had started to upset
the furniture when arrested She
will probably be sent to an asylum
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HUNTrNGToN, Pa, Oct. 24.-A huge
eagle swooped down yesterday upon
the ward of Thomas Richardson. q
colored man living in the suburbs.
and tried to carry away the latter Is
infant child. 1t fixed its talons iu
the child's clothing and was RISING
slowly. when the garments tore ami
the little one fell to the ground. "a
distance of about ten feet escaping
injury. The bird returned and seized
a dog and flew away with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25
IMMENSE REGIsTRATION.
More Than 100000 Men Registered in
Chicago

More Than 100000 Men Registered in
Chicago
CHICAGO. Oct 24-Citizens realized
that yesterday was the last day to regis
ter. and in all precincts there was q
scramble to get enrolled in time to vote
two weeks hence. The lists contain
more names than ever before. and it is
estimated that the figures, aside from
the women, will exceed 300. OOO
Bitter feeling was manifested at MANY
places about town between Republicans
and Democrats, both sides seeming to
think that the coming election would be
hot and close, and that it was necessary
to register now all the voters that are to
be secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Oct ga very
sharp earthquake shock drove the
people from the large buildings at
3:O7 D. IN. No damage was done be-
yond the breaking Of windows. a
telephone message from Campo a
small town on the Mexican border.
fifty five miles east. says the shock
was very severe there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

NEW York. Oct "a ~ James j.
Walsh, candidate for congressman in
the Eighth district. said last night
that the reports concerning his re-
tirement from the contest were false.
Il am in the race to stay he said,
land have not been approached by
1r-avval -
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rraIn wreclers captnred.

DENVER. Col, Oct. "a. Frank Mur-
raw and James Bartlett escaped prts-
oners from the county jail. char red
with having wrecked a train on the
Santa Fe road near this city on tine
night of october II, and looted sew
eraI stores in Littleton, have been
captured at Salt Lake city. 1t is said
they have told where the third fugi-
tive, Ted Newell. can be found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

OMAHA, Neb, Oct. 24.-The case of
the Rev. L. NJ Campbell against
Banker Frank c. johnson for $50, 600
for alternating his wife's affections. IS
on trial in the district court. Both
are we'll known Campbell alleges
that johnson broke up his home. and
the defendant charges that the suit IS
q soecies of bfacluail
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A BLANKET BALLOT.
A sheet Two Feet square to Be Voted in
Pennsy Ivania-

HARRISBURG, Oct 24-AlI the clerks
in the state department have been util-
lied the past few days in preparing the
official ballots for all the counties IN
Pennsylvania, and by tomorrow their
work will have been com pleted.
Owing to the large number Of senator
ial and legislative districts IN Philadel-
phia seventy-six ballots are required for
that city. Allegheny's quota is twenty
two.
The official ballot is two feet square
and contains seven columns. except IN
few counties. in which eight are requir-
ed to Accommodate the multiplicity Of
rarfiea.
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PUEBLO, Col. Oct. a -Twenty-three
Trinidad railroad men, most of them
prominent members of the A r. So,
pleaded not guilty before Judge Hall
let in the federal court yesterday Of
resisting United States marshals and
interfering with the admin istratiou
Of Justice at Trinidad during the
Pullman boycott and a. r. u. stri lSe
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The rreaIdent waiting at oroeawieh.

GREENWICH, Conn, oct 24--The
Cleveland party. including the presi-
dent and family, Mrs. Perrine and
Miss Rose Cleveland. were met at the
station here yesterday afternoon bN
L. {. Benedict and were driven to his
beautiful house at .tManlna. y
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DOVER. Del. Oct 24.-The Dover
opera house was crowded last night
with enthusiastic Democrats who
gathered to greet Honora bic Thomas
f. Bayard, United States am bassador
to Great Britain. Mr. Bavard was
greeted with tumultous applause
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HIAw ATHA, Kan. Oct 24-At
meeting OF the subscribers to the
stock Of the Pullman Club Manu-
featuring company last night. an or
ganization was effected. directors
appointed and arrangements for a
charter made
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CHICAGO. Oct 24=Thomas B. Reed
of Maine stood on a pine board plat
form in front of the Exchange build
ing at the stock yards yesterday and
spoke to 1000 stoclzmen and cattle
herders- One third of his audience
were men on horse back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

ATLANTA Ca, Oct 24-As soon as
the doctor announced to him that his
wife who had already borne eleven
children had become the mother of
twins. Harriso Smith. a hard work
ing IabOrer OF Augusta, went to an
adjoining room and shot himself dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

TAHIEQUAH. I. T., Oct 24-Chiei
Ha iris OF the Cherolzees has offered a
rewa rd of $500 for arrest OF Bill Cook
and safe delivery to Cherokee author
tiles.
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LAS ANIafAs. Col. Oct. 24--Judge R.
NJ Moore, a prominent citizen Of this
county was thrown from his buggy
yesterday afternoon and killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

MIRA. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for teething. 1t soothes, softens
the gums, allays pain. cures collie. Best
remedy for diarrhcea- % cents a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

RATON. N. NJ, Oct 14.-Ine LenIFaI
hotel. a frame structure. one of the land
marks Of this town. was burned shortly
after midnight James La Point James
McCool and Al Kennedy. railroad men
who boarded At the hotel peri8hed in the
flames The fire was caused by the eA-
pIosion Of a lamp.
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There is no decrease in the Santa Fe's
live stock business. Yesterday the road
handled 324 cars of cattle, 125 Of which
were from the Texas panhandle. It was
all bound for The eastern markets.
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Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder

superior all others strength purity and efficiency Or
Mott writes:
York March Goth, 1894.
find DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder to be superior
to all others, for the following reasons
1t liberates greatest of 1eavening
and is consequently efficient.
end The ingredients used preparation of the
purest character.
3rd It's keeping qualities excellent.
9TH On of the purity Of the materials and their
relative proportions Prices Baking Powder
be considered the regards wholesoneness
and efficiency and this having in mind certificates
have given several years respecting other baking
powders
The for the change in my opinion based
the above facts and the method adopted your
baking powder from caking deeriorating strength
Henry =. Mort Phi D., = J. D
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From
High Government Authority.

No authority of greater experience food products
lists than Dr. Henry A Mott York. Dr. Motifs
experience Government Chemist for the Indian Depart
him exceptional opportunities acquain himself
qualities parts of baking powders
thoroughly comparative value every
the market and has time to time expressed
analysis he finds
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
East Orange.

Mrs. Charles Dickey of Washington
and Miss Gertrude, daughter of Rev
F. W. Reede made a very pleasant call
at Mrs. E. E. Colby's Tuesday after.
noon, on their return from West Tops
ham.
Clinton Parker of Barre spent few
days at home with his mother last week.
She is reported as improving under the
treatment of DR.. Bixby.
Arthur Grant of Hardwick, who is
in poor health, is spending a few days
at Levi Grants, his fathers.
There was no preaching here last
Sunday, on account of not having any
Methodist pastor.
DIR. Bixby of West Fairlee was re-
Gently called to Lizzie Quimby who is
quite Ill.
Walter Burgin lost nice COW last
week. This is the second one of late.
Warren Curtis found two yearling
heifers dead in his pasture last week.
Ethel Hamilton was home from Sem
mary Hill over Sunday accompanied
by Mamie Worthen of Barre.
w. L. Downing and daughter have
recently moved 'FRONT.' orinth into what
is called the I"Mill house" near Orrin
Eastman's.
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ALL DISEASES of the blood are
~ cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
by its vitalizing, enriching, and Alternative
effects makes only PURE BLOOD.
COrinth,

Horace W Bailey of Newbury will
deliver the address before the Ransom
Post on Memorial day.
John Fits is taking the West Cor
inth milk to East Corinth now.
George Marston has lately had two
shot taken out of his arm, he suffers
great pain with it now, it was taken
off over one year ago and the bone is
capped.
Leander Cook has been visiting at
Jerry Dimcey's.
Mr.. Richie had a colt get into a
muck hole recently causing its death.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Willis from Barre
were the guests of G.. w. Marston last
week.
Mrs. Isaac Wilson and Miss Carrie
and Master Robbie are visiting friends
in South Ryegate this week.
Henry Huntington was thrown from
his carriage iniuring him quite badly a
short time ago, one of the thills broke.
causing the horse to run and kick, do
ing but slight damage.
M. o. Coburn and Mr.. Davis from
Chelsea were in town Sunday.
Milton Staples and Charles George
from Bradford were the guests of I'll.
A. Wilson Sunday.
Oscar Corse has had bad hand by
poisoning it with acid and brine, it is
doing well at this writing.
Married in Auburn, Cal, May I'd, Edwin
T. Robe and Miss Nina Stone at the Con-
gregational church in the evening. The
affair was witnessed by about fifty people,
friends of the bride and groom, they were
seated on either side of the main aisle by
the ushers, Mr.. Howard Stone and Mr.
Lathrop ID, Huntly. just at 9 O'Clock
very pretty overture was played by Miss
Bulring (piano) and Mr.. Ball (violin), fol-
lowed by Mendessohn'S wedding march.
The bridal party entered through the main
door of the church and passed down the
middle aisle over pathway of rose leaves,
in the following order, the uSherS, the sec
nd BRIDES ma id, Mrs. l.. Ii. Gray, sister of
the bride, on the arm of Mr.. Chas. Slade,
uncle of the bride, the maid of honor, Miss
Cora Mallory, and the bride on the arm of
her father, they were met at the altar by
the groom and best man, Mr.. Ira ROBBIE of
Sacramento. The wedding ceremony was
pronounced by the pastor,
Rev. IL, f. Burgess, and the bridal party
passed out of the church and Immediately
drove to the brides parents where recep-
ton was given to few of the intimate friends
and relatives The time was delightfully."-
spent in partaking of wedding feast, con-
CALCULATIONS, etc., until the midnight train
bore the young couple away on their honey
moon journey. Those present from abroad
were Mr.. and Mrs George Towle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Towle and daughters, Misses
Ora and Alleen of Towles, Mr. and Mrs.
l.. ii Gray and Mr.. Ira ROBBIE of Sacra-
mento; Mrs w. IL. Robbie and daughters,
Miss ROBBIE and Mrs. Sparks of Lincoln, G.
G. Towle, Towles; w. b. Dearborn, Yer
mont; Mr. and Mrs. w Stone and Miss Adel
Stone, COlfaX,
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T. G. Baldwin Local Union.

The eighth semi annual meeting of
the I. c. Baldwin Local Union, Y. P.
s. G. e., will be held in the Congre-
gational church at Enfield, N. H., the
afternoon and evening of Tuesday,
June 9th, the afternoon session open
ing at o'clock, evening service at 7
o'clock.
Rev. W. a. Poor of Keene, N. H.,
lately president of the Kansas State
Union, and Rev. G. o. Webster, pastor
of the First Baptist church at Mont
pelier, will give addresses in the eve
ming. Rev. q. F. Roper of West Leb-
anon, N. H., and Rev. E. T. Farrill of
Lebanon will speak in the afternoon.
Several leading lay members of the
Union will present. papers dealing with
topics of vital interest ON G.. E. work,
and altogether an interesting and
profitable gathering is anticipated.