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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

tent Secretary Welles had been pref
udiced against him because his wife
was known to have large circle Of
southern friends and was even said to
symEathize with the Confederate cause
herself Lieutenant Szerrett went to the
secretary and said that if he was not as
signed to some duty he would resign
from the navy, go back to Ohio and en-
ter an artillery regiment and get some
fighting anyhow.
Welles admired the lieutenant spirit
and assigned him to important ordnance
duty at the Washington navy yard, tell
ing him if he said anything more about
resigning he would be placed under ar
rest. He was afterward assigned to du-
ty on various blockading squadrons, but
it was not till 1864 that he succeeded
in getting into an engagement. In June
of that year he successfully attacked the
Notifications at the mouth of re Bra
EOS river. After the war he wa placed
in command of the apprentice ship
Comm ander Upsher framed the regula-
tions of the apprentice system, then first
introduced into the navy. After that he
was stationed for four years at tn naval
academy at Annapolis.
In June, 1872, having been promoted
captain, he was again placed in COM
mand of the Portsmouth, in which the
following winter he began his famous
surveying trip down the Atlantic coast,
around the Horn and up the Pacific.
Admiral Skerrett was born in Chilli
cothe, O., in 1888. He is now in service
on the China station, where he is likely
to remain in command until his retire
ment in January next.
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ing is supported by four octagonal pill
lars of Sienna marble, with gilded CAPT
tails, and the prevailing colors of the
decorations are green and gold
Though built especially for the Stock
Exchange and dedicated to its uses, the
new building is not owned by that
body, but by one of its members, F. w.
Peck, or rather by the estate of his ia
ther, which he represents By very
acute arrangement with the owners the
Stock Exchange secures the use of its
handsome new quarters for l 8 years at
the nominal rental of 81 per annum.
The owners, of course, look for adequate
reimbursement from the class of tenants
who will naturally be attracted TO the
offices by the presence of the exchange
in the building.
The first president of the exchange
was Charles Henrotin, who is still an
honored member, and the chairman of
the board then, as now, was Joseph L.
Wilkins, who resigned a similar posi-
ton ON the Philadelphia Stock Ex-
change to take charge of the floor at
Chicago William B. Walker, who is
now president, was with the exchange
from the start and was one of its first
governors He is a New Yorker by
birth, but has lived in Chicago practi
cally all his life and made his fortune
there. He is a very popular man in
Chicago social circles as well as among
his business associates and is inalienably
devoted to the best interests of the big
enterprise over which he presides-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14
THE CHILDREN.
Bright Sayings of Young America Gathered
From Many Sources.

Little Edith was heard coming from the
next room, when suddenly there was a noise
of something let fall, probably her doll, her
mother thought. Says mamma, did you
drop something, Edith?' Edith-Only q
footstep.-Boston Transcript.
Little Frank had long importuned his
father to buy him a pony. AT last papa
said, eff were to get you a pony, Frank
you wouldn't know what to feed him. -
''Oh, yes, would, papa" replied the boy.
'tId feed him horse radish." - Pittsbure
Chronicle.
Many people who talk with simplicity
and correctness become at once unnatural
and awkward when they take up the pen
So it was with Johnny Bates. In the read
ing lesson there was q reference to some
one who had contracted cold,'' and the
teacher called attention to the word ''con
tracted.' To contract a cold" he ex-
planned, meant nothing more than tc
catch cold.'' That afternoon Johnny had
to write a com position and like a sensible
boy chose for his subject an account of &
fishing excursion. On the whole it was 9
pretty creditable performance for a boy OF
Johnny's age, but the teacher was Obliged
to laugh when he came to this sentence, u
fshed half an hour and contracted five
perches and one hornpout. '-Youth's Com
panion.
Harry-When get to be a man, I'm go
ing to let my whiskers grow. Mamma
Why so, my boy? Harry-Then 1 won't
have only little bit of my face to wash
Boston Courier
Little Boy--Mamma. 1 want a lot of soar
and some warm water. Mamma-Id rath
er you wouldn't blow bubbles today. 81
wants to wash my hands, "Ohl Why, OF
course, my pet You want your hands tc
be nice and clean, don't you, dear?" "Yes'm.
We is goin to play theatricals, and I'm IT,
dress up as a girl. GOOD News.
Mamma Ito Johnny who has fallen on the
sidewalk)-There, Johnny, don't cry; be g
little man. Johnny-And say the things
that pa does when anything hurts him?-
Boston Transcript.
After the dinner at the cafe Robby no
ticed with bullying eyes the heaping pile OF
change which the waiter brought back to
his father. "Oh, papa!' he exclaimed. ''Oh,
papa, I'd like plate of that too!''-Tit-Bits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

New YORK Post: There seems to be
an inclination in Massachusetts to make
a trial of the referendum principle. The
supreme court decided not long ago that
no experiment could be made without an
amendment to the constitution, and the
lower branch of the legislature last week,
by the one sided vote of 156 to 2, declar-
ed in favor of submitting such propo-
sition to the people. No doubt is felt
that the senate will concur. This action
must be endorsed by another legislature
before the question reaches the voters,
but, as both parties practically committed
themselves to it last year, it seems rea-
sonable to suppose that the people will
be called upon for decision. When the
matter reaches this stage, there will be a
more thorough discussion of the princi-
Piles involved than has yet been had
Other states are likely to wait for trial
of the system in Massachusetts before
lending it much favor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

FOLLOWING, the announcement that
the Colorado silver commonwealers are
on their way to Washington, comes the
not altogether surprising news that Sena-
tor Wolcott is to sail for Europe ION ac-
count of his health" Senator Wolcott's
anti-industrial speech in the United
States senate was not just the best thing
he could have done for his health, any
way; and its effect is better understood
when il is remembered that he repre-
SCENTS, or is supposed to represent, state
that contains $4,000 organized Industrial
lists
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IT must be acknowledged

IT must be acknowledged that the
commonwealers who have just passed
through Topeka are neither sramps nor
vagabonds. They do not look like
thieves and scoundrels. Most of them
are more than ordinarily intelligent. and
all of them bear the marks of hard and
honest toll There may be adventures
and worthless rufHians in some branches
of the Coxey army, but Sanders has sue
ceeded very well in keeping them out of
his They are rough looking, but a life
in mining country is not calculated to
improve either a mans looks or his
speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

Now THAT it has been demonstrated
that Shawnee county four per cent bonds
can be sold at par, the county com mis-
siOners should lose no time in getting at
the matter of a new bridge across the
river on Kansas avenue. 1t should be
put in shape to be voted upon at the fall
election. The interest on an issue of
100000 in bonds would be but $4,000
per annum and would be scarcely per-
ceptible addition to the burden of taxa
ton in view of the rapidly increasing
wealth Of the county. The farmers of
Shawnee county are prosperous beyond
those of almost any other county in the
state, with the possible exception of
Wyandotte, owing to a succession of
good crops and an excellent home mar
ket for their product, little influenced by
eastern prices. These statements are illus
trated by the fact that much q the land
near the city rents readily foI SO per
acre. In some instances this price has
been refused when offered in cash in adj
vance. Property of such value would
feel very slightly the light tax necessary
to pay for new bridge. Then there is
the ever-present danger of a collapse of
the old structure, with its consequent
damage suits and probable loss of life, to
say nothing of the necessity which would
follow a hurried action to replace it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

Joseph 8. Skerrett, the New Rear Admiral,
Is Known as "Fighting JOes"
Commodore Joseph S. Skerrett, who
recently attained the rank of rear adj
miral on the retirement of Admiral r.
win, is considered the best navigator in
the United States navy and is known
among his seaIneh by the endearing
nickname of "Sailor joe He might
have been a soldier, however, and had
two narrow escapes from a military Ca
reer. One of these was at the very be-
ginning of his life work, when he was
offered the choice of an appointment to
either West Point OF Annapolis. The
other was during the early years of the
war, after he had reached the rank of
lieutenant in the navy.
When in S62 he came home from serv-
ice on the coast of Africa, where he had
been sent with the sloop Saratoga to sup
press the slave trade, he found there was
no disposition to assign him to any duty
of Importance, and he grew very impa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

YWVHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
MI cure the leased wire service Of the Associated
Press: controls exclusively for Topeka the Full
Day Service Of this great organization for the
collection OF news. A telegraph operator in the
STATE JOURSAL Office Is employed for the sole
purpose of taking this report. which comes con-
tnuOusly from 1880 a. m. till 400 p. m with
bulletins of important news up 20 p m over
a wire running into this Office and used only for
the day Associated Press business between the
hours above named
faW-The STATE JOURNAL is the only paper In
Kansas receiving the Full Day Associated Pres8
Report
eW-The STATE JOURNAL. has a regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation in Topeka of more
than all other Capital City Dailies Conn
bined, and Double that of its priuci p nj
paper.
e-f5-A Member Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Eg-The STATE JOURNAL Press Room u
equipped with Lightning Web PerfectinG
Printing Press-the handsomesr and fastest
piece Of printing machinery in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

@MARCELLA" AND MRS. LEASE.
[From- the st. Louis POst-Dispatch-I
Mrs. Humphrey Wards Marcella is a
young woman of the most advanced So
cialistic views who starts out to reform
the world and ends by marrying and re-
solving that she has all the work she is
competent to do without going away
from home.
1t has been objected that she married
lord, which most women cannot do in
the nature of things, even if 1t were at
all desirable that they should; and
further that in satisfying herself and
dropping all her radical fads, she left
matters in the world just as unsettled as
as they were before.
Both objections may be sustained, but,
on the other hand, it is quite true that
she would have settled nothing if she
had taken to the platform and become
Mrs. Lease for life. 1t is not the nature of
things to be settled, even by ladies who
believe that if they turn politicians the
millennium must come at once This must
be true as long as good and evil remain
relative-fowing decinals, the positive
end of which can be forever approxima-
ted and never reached. 1.-The world
grows better day by day" doubt, but
the sum of the Objectionable does not
disappear or greatly decrease, because
what was the good of one generation be-
comes the evil of another that is more
highly cultivated
In this view of the case, and while the
world is waiting on the evolution against
which all sorts of revolutions are i'm
potent, it may be just well for ali
female reformer5 to marry and raise
families to distract their minds from re-
form
But should they do SO, and in attempt
ing to initiate Marcella, find that the
spirit of Mrs. Lease is still too strong in
them to be resisted. let them take care to
make reform support their husbands as
Mrs Lease is supporting hers in his COM
Portable and thoroughly domestic retire
ment.
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Expedient.

The sailors bride. with haggard, anxious
face, gazed across the stormy sea.
At her feet the breakers mOaned upon the
rocky reef.
Bring him back, bring him back to meP'
she walled.
The storm buffeted her, and the spray
dashed over her.
t'How can bring him back?'
And the summer girl, who had CHANGED
to wander near in her reefing jacket and
high rubber boots, suggested:
Make him jealous of you.'
The wind rose and Observation-Disclosures
Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14
CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE
Tt Has Prospered Under the Administr2-
ton of President Walker.

IT Las PrOspered Under the Adm1n1stTa-
ton of President Walker.
The new Chicago Stock Exchange
building is one of the handsomest and
most complete of the modern slzyscrapers
in that city 1t is 3 stories in height
and contains over 400 offices as complete
in detail as latter day ideas of comfort
and convenience can make them. It &C.
cupies an area of 1O1 by $50 feet at the
southwest corner of Washington and La
Sale streets, and the roof line is 161
feet above the sidewalk. The board
room is exceptionally bright, handsome
and complete and spacious enough for
the purposes of the exchange. 1t is a
two story room, taking up half of the
second and third floors of the building,
and is handsomely decorated The cell
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pour y

Yankee exaggeration is trick that works
both ways. 1t is most amusing perhaps
when it takes the form of understatement.
An old lady was alone in a very old house
when the walls suddenly collapsed, and the
house came tumbling down around her.
Her escape was little short of a miracle.
but she was taken from the ruins entirely
uninjured. When asked what her sensa-
tions were when the house fell, she said:
well, to tell the truth, was consider
ably skeered-I RELY was.''-Youth's Com
r1in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

ONE dispatch from Washington says
that the senate is anxious to complete its
work, and another that only four sena-
tors were present on Saturday when the
senate met, and it was twenty-five min
utes before enough members could be
hunted up around the capitol TO make a
quorum The feverish anxiety of the
senate to make progress ID like that of
Jockey in a slow mule race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THE New York Evenin Post says that
European "trade is farther advanced in
its movement of recuperation than ours"
1t is hardly astonishing that business
should revive over there when SO much
money has gone there from this country.
and from the way gold is being shipped
there now, they may very reasonably ex-
pect even better times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14
CORBETT DIDN'T PAY
AS an Attraction at British Theater. He
Money Loser.

New YORK, May 14.-If the word OF
an American theatrical manager now in
London may be accepted, Champion
Corbett's engagement at the Old Drury
Lane theater was by no means tinan
cial success, Notwithstanding the many
favorable criticisms printed about ''Gen-
tIeman Jack" and its star.
A letter received in this city says that
Corbett's friends may mourn with him
over an estimated loss of more than So
O0O This writer who is considered
great admirer of the champion, says that
after big first night the house steadily
fell off to such an extent that the gross
receipts for the first week did not reach
. O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

FAIRvIEw,N. J-May 14.-The new tun-
mel through the palisades built by the
Susauehanna & Western railroad costing
So. O0O, 900, is completed and will be for
1nai1y opened for coal traffic tomorrow.
The tunnel is nearly two miles long.
Work was begun on it about IS months
ago. Twelve Italians were killed about
six months ago by the falling of part
of a trestle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

SARCASM sometim es misses its mark.
A northern Kansas man recently sent
letter to the manufacturers of fraudulent
patent medicine and now his letter is be-
ing printed in the papers, with some
slight alterations, as a testimonial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

CONGRESS is making some progress at
last. Mr.. McGann's resolution in the
house indicates that it has finally be-
come aware of the fact that there really is
depression of business, something their
actions haven't indicated that congress-
men were heretofore coznizant of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

A BILL has been favorably reported in
the house providing for the assembling
of the first session of each congress the
first Tuesday after March 4, and the
second session on the first Monday in
January. What the country would
rather see is a time fixed for adjourn
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

PERHAPS it would be well for Governor
LewelIing to telegraph to Leavenworth
to find out whether Sanders army is
really in the state, to ascertain how many
there are of them and whether they have
done anything or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THE crank who wants to encounter
Mrs. Lease and calls her Medusa, is evil
IDENTITY figuring on getting a job in a
museum as an ossified man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

1T would be hard to tell which the
Democrats hate more, Hill or Cleveland
and as they are exactly opposed to one
another it is just as hard to know what
the Democratic party wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

As another instance of the policy of
the Democratic party to reduce US to the
pauper prices of Europe, it has been dis
covered that the Democrats of Chicago
have been voting large gangs of repeat
ers at fifty cents a vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

President CLEVELAND is bound that
the pastime of being executive of the
United States, shall not interfere with
his duty to go fishing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THERE seem to be about as many de-
fects in the tariff bill as in the Carnegie
armor plates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THE alleged discovery of a 100000
steal in the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen's funds would indicate that rail-
road employees and railroads didn't have
SO many differences after all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

IT is hardly surprising that with the
advance of the season trouble should
break out in the Mosquito country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

SOME kind of telepathy must exist be-
tween Senator Wolcott and his constitu-
ents. Sanders army said he was afraid
to come back to Colorado and he imme-
diately started for Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THE disposition of Coxey to accept in
vitations to banquets shows that in spite
of discouragements he has heart for any
fata
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

THE public is quite ready for the state
board Of charities to proceed with the in
vestigation Of the insane asylum, party
policy to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

IT is really a wonder that England
would allow herself to honor Ada Rehau
since she permitted a silver statue to be
made of her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

MARSHAL Nicely probably thought
that Sanders army and a circus were a
little more than Topeka could take care
of at one time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

SALIDA, Col, May lathe hotel men
from the east visited Marshall Pass and
the Royal Gorge today, after which they
Pueblo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

CoxEY has already had SO much
trouble with grass that it is wonder he
would accept an invitation from the
Clover club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

SENATOR WoLCoTT has gone to Europe
for his health, just at a time when his
Colorado fences are in greatest need of
ranaira
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

AFTER every other part of the country
had ceased to think about Columbus,
New York unveils statue to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

WASHINGTON. May Forecast till
D. IN. Tuesday: For Kansas-Partly
cloudy; southerly winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

Fine gilded wall paper; the prices will
astonish you. Come in and get them at
Beckstrom's, SIS Jackson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-14

Strawberry festival at Orphans Home,
Wednesday evening. May 16.
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Tribune.

THAT'S an uncommonly pretty girl over
there pouring tea"
Yes; she is one of the reigninR bellies
this season.
'Ah, these bellies never reign but they
pour."-Life.
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mcial statement of the financial condition Of Il
Bank of Topeka,

At Topeka, State of Kansas. at the close Of
business on the 4th day of May, 1894
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RESOURCES.
I oans and discnnnIs ON nersonaI and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-27
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
New Officers Elected and Reports
from College Y. w. G. AIS.

New Officers Elected and Reports
from College Y. w. G. AIS.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. 26.-The morning
session Of the Y. w. c. A. convention con-
Following the devotional services came the
report of the committee on nomination of
officers for the convention. The report as
adopted named he following officers: Pres
ident, Miss Adelaide NJ. Abel, Fort Wayne;
vice president, Mrs. F. F. McCrea, Indian
apolis; secretary, Miss Mary Calvin. Irving
ton; associate secretary, Miss Annie Bird
sell. Earlham College; press secretary,
Cora Spear. Franklin. Reports were re-
ceived from associations at Valparaiso
Normal School, Terre Haute State Normal
versity, Hanover College, Union Christian
College. Southern Indiana Normal at
Mitchell, Purdue University, Moore's Hill
College, Earlham College, Danvllle Normal
tomorrow. Mis-, Mary f. Thompson, OF
this city, delivered an address on Mis-
sions in China" which concluded the morn
In the afternoon Miss Florence E. Ben
Oliel, of Jerusalem, gave an interesting talk
on missions in Jerusalem" A discussion
was held on committee methods, and an
interesting paper on Bible study was read.
Voted 1ae fe to Business. Re a1 r. q. ro MsS o of
the Moody Bible Institute. of Chicago. de-
hvered an address this evening on Baptism
with the Holy Spirit" The convention has
thus far been profitable and enjoyable, and
the association. More delegates arrived
this morning.