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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
CHICAGO PEOPLE RAN OUT.
Dashed Out of Their Houses in Scxnty At
tire When the Shock Came.

CHICAGO Oct. 31.-A distinct earth
quake shock visited Chicago at 5:15 this
morning lasting for about 30 seconds.
No damage was done, but in many
houses pictures were thrown to the floor
and cFockery broken.
The shock was unaccOmpanied by any
audible rumbling, coming in gently from
the lake and disappearing across the
prairies of the west 1t was
most severely felt on the north side
where probably the majority of sleepers
were awakened. In the wooden house
of Buena Park and other North Side
suburbs, the shaaing up was SO percepti-
BILE that many persons dashed out of
their houses in scanty clothing. During
the shock and for several hours after the
electricity in the atmosphere was more
than oppressive to persons of a nervous
ten mpermen'.
Speaking Of the seismatic disturbance
of last night a Northsider who passed
through the Charleston earthquake nine
years ago. said: 81 felt the shock last
night and recognized il Immediately. 1t
equalled in force the forerunner of the
South Carolina shaking up, which, by
the way. occurred about the same day Of
the week and at the same hour and in the
same quarter of the moon.
my bed last night was shaken from
though the center of the disturbance
was directly under the house. In the
Charleston earthquakes, tho shocks in
creased ir violence daily until the moon
was about full, when the great distur-
bance which became historic hap
pened at $50 on the night of August 81,
1886.
scientists attribute the cause to the
fact that. a shelving of rock existed
several hundred feet below the surface
of the affected territory and that fire.
quent rains had caused the earth to
settle, and then rise for a short distance.
The same condition probably exists
around Chicago.
"The architects say that the high
buildings are least affected by earth
quake shocks as they are great steel
bird cages that cannot upset, but never
the less those who happened 10 be in the
upp er stories during seismatic dis
turbance would get the full effect of the
swaying sensation"
/ MOLINE Ills, Oct. 31-Moline and
vicinity was visited by earthquake 5:12
this morning, Houses and contents
shaken, lasted half miuute. No dam
age.
MONMOUTH. IlIs:. Oct. 31.-A heavy
earthquake shock was felt here about .
o'clock this morning. Many people were
awakened, doors opened and furniture
was shaken.
MINoNK, Ill, Oct. 31.-At 5 q. N, today
this city aud vicinity experience violent
shocks of an earthquake lasting two
minutes One house has been moved so
that the doors will not open, others
slightly displaced.
CANTON, Ills, Oct 31.-An earthquake
shock was felt here at $40 this morning.
| The vibrations were northwest to south
east. Windows ratified and glass ware
was knocked off shelves. At Vermont
thirty miles south of here, all OF the
/ guests rushed out of the hotel. Two
women tainted, thinking the hotel was
| going to collapse. Fully fifty people
! here were made sick by the vibrations
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 31-Two dis
tincI shockI of earthquake were felt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
LOCAL MENTION.

A horse and cart was taken from the
corner of Eighth and Fillmore streets
last night aud has not been recovered.
1t belongs to DR.. Dangler, 633 Lincoln
street.
Frank Brown refused to prosecute Car
rie Alexander, colored, for robbing him
of $9 Tuesday night. She was released
last night He finally grew ashamed of
himself.
l. ]. Allendorf was drunk at o'clock
last evening at the corner of Second and
Madison streets He confessed it this
morning in police court and paid 50 for
his froic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
VERY SEVERE IN OHIO.
People Thrown Out of Bed by the Shock at
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, o, Oct 31.-An earth
quake shock was felt here at 5:12 this
morning, the most distinct for ten years
1t began with slight tremulous motion
that continued for perhaps one minute
and then folloWe ed two or three violent
undulations. shaking brick buildings aud
rafting windows like some gigantic ex-
plosion. The whole demonstration must
have occupied nearly two minutes. 1t
was accompanied by slight roaring
sound, which continued after the shaking
ceased
The first shock was felt about ten
minutes after tive, and people in various
parts eff the city were awakened by the
quivering of their beds. Most of those
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
sEvEREsr SINCE 1911.
Earthquake Was Worse Than Any in Cen
ira. States Since New Madrid Shock.

ira States Since New Madrid Shock.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 31.-Prof F. E. Nip
per of the Washington university. who
has taken a deep interest in the study of
earthquakes. sald TO an Associated Press
representative today: 40 the best
of my own knowledge this is
the most severe earthquake in this
locality since the New Madrid earth
quake in southwest Missouri in 1911. AS
tar as | can determine now the direction
of this vibration was from north to south,
or probably from northeast to southwest"
President Prichard of the Washington
university thinks nearly the correct time
of the shocks was 5:07:25, and that it
lasted about one minute and forty five
seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The Orphans Homo Resolves the sum of
$134.4O.

The following is Becky sharp's" Off
cial report:
Total number of fares registered .. 1,o95
Number of tickets presented ......... $50
Number of cash tares paid 506
OF the cash fares the average was
thirteen cents.
Amount of cash fares received ...S G.. O5
Received from the ladies of the home
from sale OF tickets. Observation-Disclosures. CT 81
Total cash receipts sIs4 40
The number of round trips made from
Tenth street TO Gordoa street was twelve
The average time to the round trip wa
about forty minutes.
The above amount. $134 40, was turned
over to the Orphans Home this after
noon, BECKY SHARP"
Topeka, Kansas. Oct 81, 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
MISS FLAGLER INDICTED.
She is Held for Killing the Negro Boy
Who Was Stealing Fruit.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-Miss Flagler.
daughter of Ger. Flagler whose shoot
ing and killing of a negro boy who was
stealing fruit several months ago, created
sensation, was indicted today for man
slannhtar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31
WATER AND SAND GUsHED UP.
The Earth's Crust Broken by Violent
Shocks at Charleston, Mo.

The Earth's Crust Broken by Violent
shocks at Charleston, Mo.
CHARLESTON, Mo-, Oct 31.-An earth
quake of unusual violence occurred here
al 5:08 O'clock this morning. After the
first shock the earth's surface continued
to vibrate for fully twenty minutes
Hundreds of chimDeys toppled down
and plate glass in several store fronts
broken to bits. The brick Methods +
church was badly shattered mi he
plastering knocked from huudred or
more interiors.
Ia the country four miles south the
crust OF the earth was broken in fifty
places and from the tissures water and
sand are gushing in considerable VOC
ume. The same phenomena are report
eo in fhs dislr.ct still further south and
also at Big Lake, several milee north Of
tlwn- This is part of the old volcaH1e
region which was overwhelmed and
nearly destroyed by an earthquake
eighty years ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31

Fl. SCOTT, Kan. Oct. 31.-Miss Lena
citizen of Bronaugh, Mo, died suddenly
of suffocation at the MADDOX hotel in this
city. She and her mother were here Wis
iting, and were stopping at the hstel.
She was seized with a violent choking
attack, and before a physician canhi
arrive was dead Her body was shipDr
- BrnnnuCh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31

about o'clock this morning. The sec
ond was severe, swaying tall buildings
and arousinR the whole town. The wave
appeared to be from north to south.
BELoIT, Wis, Oct. 31.-Mauy people
were disturbed here at 5 o'clock this
morning. by a shock of earthquake.
Houses trembled for fully twenty sec
onds.
OTTUMwA, Ia, Oct 31-Three distinct
shocks of earthquake felt here at $40
this morning. Houses shook and awoke
inmates.
RocKEoRD, Ills, Oct. 51.-Two very
severe earthquake shocks were felt here
this morning, one at and another at 5:15.
1t shook buildings. ratified glass and
frightened guests at hotels badly. No
damage WAS done.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct 31.-One severe
and two light shocks of earthquake were
felt at o'clock this morning.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Oct. 31-Two light
earthquake shocks were felt here this
morning at 5:10. Bottles ratified on dress
ers and windows shook slightly. The
first shock in thirty years.
QUINCY, ILL.,. Oct. 31.-Sharp earth
quake shocks were felt at 5:1O this morn
ing lasting nearly two minutes. Build
lngs shook until walls were cracked.
Lamps were overturned and dishes bro-
ken in some houses by the force of the
shock. The oscillation was apparently
from east to west. The earthquake was
preceded by a long rumbling noise that
terrified many people who thought an
explosion happened or storm imrni-
nent.
DANvILI.E. ILL.,, Oct. 31,-At 5:07 this
morning several distinct earthquake
SHOCKS lasting fully half a minute were
felt he-e. Windows ratified and people
were awakened from sleep.
COMPTON, Ills, Oct. 31.-Two distinct
shocks were felt here in quick success
sion. The first was of longer duration
than the second.
MARsHALLrowN, Ia, Oct 31-Two dis
tinct earth trembles were felt here. The
shocks were heavier south. window glass
being broken at Grinnell.
CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, Oct 31-Three dis
tinct shocks of earthquake were felt
about 5:12 this morning. People were
awakened and houses shaken. Other
towns in this vicinity report light shocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31

LOUISVILLE, O.t. 3l.-Gen. Hardin is
better today, and will be able to fill ais
appointment at Franklin tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31

Rain Falling in Ohio.
CoLUMBUs. o.. Oct 3l-The rain to-
day is general over Ohio. Wheat needs
it badly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
SOUND MONEY SAYINGS.

No amount OF windy oratory will
initiate the free silver tire in Kentucky.
1t is puncturcd beyond repair. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The free silver men have made
more noise and lost more votes than
any other agitators who have ever fig-
ured in American politics.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Senator Vest, who says "the sill
yer question will never be dropped in
America until free coinage is passed.
is hereby notified that free coinage
was passed sorle time ago. and will
never catch up again.-Chicago Trib
une.
Japan is on the silver basis, and
of its currency, amounting to sea, 900, :
600, only s5,a79.ooo is in gold. The
cheap dollars have driven out the
others. and the value of the currency
is now found by dividing by two.
Japan is hundred million out through
never having had "a crime of '73."-St
Louis Globe Democrat
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FREE SILVER COINAGE.
II Permitted Would Make the Doiia
Worth Only Fifty Cents.

II Permitted Would Make the Doiiar
Worth Only Fifty Cents.
What is free silver coinage? The
New York Commercial and Commercial
Bulletin gives the amusing experience
of gentleman living near Boston who
wrote to that paper for the desired in
formation. He had asked bank men
and others of intelligence at home and
elsewhere, he had correspondent with
officials, politicians, financiers, cur
rency reformers and numerous writers
on monetary questions He had been
deluged with tracts, essays, news
paper articles, speeches and learned
expositions of currency problems he
encountered an appalling food Of
words, but in all the turgid and con-
fusing outpour he found no answer to
his one plain question. The Journal
of Commerce states that it gave its cor
respondent the explanation of which
he was in search, but oddly enough, in
view of the proof it presents OF the
amazing ignorance of q fundamental
principle of national finance, it omits
to say in its own columns just what is
free coinage of silver.
Free coinage of silver, ii permitted
by law, would be simply this: Any
person possessing silver of standard
fineness--that is, 900 parts of pure
metal to 100 parts of alloy--could talSs
it to the United States mint and have
it coined into dollars of 4la11 grains
which would be coins weighing 1925
times as much as the gold dollars-of,
| in effect, 16 times; hence the tern
| 16 to 1 as applied to the ratio. Bn'
the actual mercantile ratio is abou
80 to /. That is, gold bullion at exist
| ing market rates is worth about thirty
two times as much as the same weigh
of silver bullion. Hence it appears
that the 4121<-grain silver dollar coin@.
at a l6 to ] ratio would actually r.
worth about fifty cents. There ycl
have the whole matter of free siIvc
i6 to coinage set forth in concise sr'
accurate terIns-and n most dishones
piece of business it would be.-Tro.
Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
CHEAP RATES

To q. A. r. National Encampment. Leu1s'
willie, Ky. September IL, II and 10.
On September eth TO 18th, inclusive, ne
Louisville, Evansville q st. Louis Consok
dated Railroad e Air Line will sell ticeesq
good returning until October 9TH, 1850. III
rate via the "Air Line" barely amounts ~
one cent per mile. This line Is making spo.
cial preparations to afford visitors splendio
equipment and unexceled service; besides
It is the shortest route, by IS miles, betweeD
st. Louis and Louisville, and makes the
quickest time.
Sec that your tickets read vie "Air Lima"
R. A. CAMPBELL, 9. +. An
ST. Louis, Nc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
REFRE sHING BATHS.
Lavender for the Morning Sponge AM
Milk of Roses for the Face.

Lavender for the Morning Sponge and
Milk of Roses for the Face.
Here is an English recipe for laven-
der water, which the writer can recon-
mend as delightful and refreshing.
quite necessary adjunct tn the bath
on warm day:
Take two and cne-half quarts of
rectiied spirits, two and one-half
ounces of essential oil of lavender, orc
ounce of oil of bergamot, four drops of
essence of ambergris and one-half
ounce of orris root digested with it.
There is also another recipe quite
similar-three drains each of oil of
lavender and oil of bergamot, six drops
each of oil of cloves and altar of roses,
one dram of true oil of rosemary, one
ounce of honey, three scruples of ben
zoic acid, one pint of rectificd spirits
and three ounces of distilled water.
Still another recipe also English in
origin requires four drains of oil of
lavender, twenty drops each of essence
of bergamot, essence of lemon, altar of
roses, one dram of essence of amber
girls, three pints rectified spirits, four
ounces of orange flower water, twelve
ounces of rose water and twenty grains
of burnt alum. Shake frequently and
then put in a cool place for some days
before filtering, when you will have
lavender water both delightful and re-
freshing.
Milk of roses is perfectly harmless
preparation for the skin, which is well
worth trying upon occasions, when, for
instance, the skin is dry, or has been
tanned by exposure to the sun an6
wind.
Almond oil, as every one knows, can
never harm any skin, and this with
sweet and bitter almonds constitutes O
| good share of the mixture, which d
made in the following way:
Blanch five ounces of sweet almond.
and one ounce of bitter almonds; bea'
them until quite smooth, with one
half ounce of white curd soap and one
half pint of rose water. Melt one-hal
ounce oil of sweet almonds, two ounces
I of white wax, one-half ounce of sper
maceti and mix with the other prepa
rations until all is like cream, and strain
through muslin. Then add gradual,
two pints of rose water, twenty drop
each of oil of lavender and altar o
roses dissolved in one pint of rectifie'
spirits.
This recipe makes large quantity, s
If you are generous you can share
with your neighbor who has con-
plexion she is cherishing. Detroit Ere
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
FIREsIoE FRAGMENTS.

Frozen PeacheS.-Onc ca1, on
twelve large peaches, two coffee cups
of sugar, one pint of water and the
beaten whites of three eggs; break the
peaches and stir all ingredients togeth-
er. Freeze like ice cream. Delicious.
Prairie Farmer.
Baked Salmon.--Place the fish In
deep pan, put bits of butter over It;
season with allspice, mace. salt and
paprika; rub little of the seasoning
on the inside Basic occasionally with
the gravy that collects In the baking
pan. Serve cold; garnish with parsley
--Harper's Bazaar.
--Pickled Eggs Boil dozen eggs
hard for fifteen minutes; then remove
shells, and stick about half dozen
cloves in each egg. Have heating to
boil one quart OF good vinegar (the
whitest prccurablel halt cup sugar,
small bag spices When eggs are
ready pour this over them and cover
closely. They will be ready for use in
few days, but will keep for week
or two. Farmers Review.
Vegetable Hash.-Chop two small
carrots rather fine ,one onion (Bermuda)
and half small head of cabbage. Put
these in saucepan; cover with boiling
water; add tedspoonful of salt and
simmer gently one hour. Then add
one potato chopped fine. one cucum-
Der, also chopped. and simmer thirty
minutes; then add a tablespoonful OF
| butter Moisten one tablespoonful OF
cornstarch in little cold water; add
1t to the hash; add half teaspoonful
of pepper and serve smoking hot. Cur
ry may be added and hash served in
rice border.
| Potatoes Viennoise. Boil eight
peeled potatoes with one tablespoonful
| of salt in one quart of water; when
done drain and press through potato
press; mix with one eventeaspoonful OF
salt, one-half even teaspounful of pep
per. two ounces of butter. the yolks OF
three eggs. one-half gill Of cream and
four ounces of grated Parmesan
cheese. Mix we'll, and form the mix
ture into round balls the size of an
| egg. Sprinkle some -four on pastry
board, roll the potatoes into long
shapes, thick in the center and point
ed at the ends; brush them over with
beaten egg; make two slanting in
cisions on top of each; lay them in .
buttered pan; brush over again with
egg and bake to fine golden color IL
hot Western Rural
Mock Birds.--Cut thin slices o
rather lean, boiled salt pork; spreat
with the following dressing: To ont
cup of bread crumbs add one egg
one teaspoonful of sage, one table
spoonful of minced onions, salt, pep
per and butter to season. Soak tn
bread and squeeze dry, then add tn
seasoning; spread over slices of meat
roll together. fasten the ends firml
and brown in frying pan; take on
the meat, add to the fat in the pa
two tablespoonfuls IF flour and on
minced onion; stir, then add one quar-
of water. Season to taste, with sal
pepper and little sage; add the mea
and stew two hours. Place the mea
on platter. garnish with lettuce, &c
/ cry leaves or crisp, white cabbage. an
serve. Send the gravy to the tab
. in a boat and serve with the meat
, Boston Budget
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
A MEMORABLE SPEECH.
Secretary WINDOWS Dying words on Pres

-~~~~@ |~~-S
Silver.
The gradual subsistence of the free
silver craze is due in large measure to
the speeches of men like Secretary Car
Isle, who know how to present sub
ject of that kind in plain and practi-
cal way. But one of the best of such
speeches was delivered at the begin
ming of the dangerous agitation OF the
question by statesman of clear vision
and fine Judgment. 1t was at din.
ner given by the New York board OF
trade and transportation In January.
1891, that Secretary Window pointed
out the disasters that would certainly
follow the continuance of the silver
purchases. He spoke with much earn
estness, comparing a debased and Hue
tuatiug currency to poison In the
blood, permcating all the arteries OF
trade, paralyzing all kinds of business,
and bringing misfortune to all classes
of people. "For the baneful effects OF
such currency, he declared. there
is no remedy, except by the costly and
difficult return to sound money" he
went on to say that all the countries
of Europe were anxious to exchange
their silver for our gold, and that TO
give them such an opportunity would
be to invite panic and bring on the
worst commercial depression OF mod
ern times. 1t was the warning of q
man who was thoroughly posted. and
who realized just what was meant by
the demand for more silver. And a
stoment after his speech was finished,
he fell back in his chair and died.
There were those at that time who
called Window an alarmist, and treated
his prophetic and patriotic remarks
with indifference; but the people now
see that he was right. They have had
q chance since then to consider the
matter in the light of object lessons
and under circumstances specially
conducive to sober and definite think
ing. For time they were bewildered
and deceived by the sophistry of the
free silver orators and newspapers
and it looked as if nothing could pre-
vent them from trying an experiment
which would certainly have plunged
them into q sea of troubles; but the
things that Window had told then
were repeated.to them by other com
petent speakers, and at length they
began to change their opinions and t.
range themselves on the side OF tn
honest dollar. They had never de
sired or intended to give aid and com
fort to any scheme of dishonesty; the.
| had simply been led to think that in
fiation would bring better times A
soon as they were enabled to get
the kernel of the question, and to Sc
that they were being deluded, the.
| fastened to abandon the free silve
movement and to renew their faith i
currency system that makes ever.
dollar as good as any other dollar i
, the world. The craze still fingers i
some degree, but it is constantly d
minishing. 1t will never again be
5 strong as it has been, because the II
telligence of the masses has bee
turned away from it and the peril
, it is generally understood. st. Lou
5 Globe-Democrat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
Evils Entailed.

Silver agitation depresses business,
and industrial depression not only re-
duces wages. but limits employment
The millions lost by the laboring peo-
pie in the past two years have been
thrown away in the vain attempt to
make fifty cents worth of silver bull
lion sell for dollar. The laborers
have no silver bullion They have
labor to sell, and they are not inter
ested in raising the price of commodi-
ties artificiaily, and especially OF COM
modities which they do not produce.
AS to the currency, they are interested
in keeping it sound and stable, to the
end that the interests of the masses
may be promoted, that business may
flourish, that all who want to work
may have employment, and that they
be paid in money that will command
as large as possible share of the
nccessaries and comforts OF life
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12
In Sylvan shade.
m. Mo.t sentative rhlnx on Earth

Il human nerve. Thisin a state OF health.
Let il become overstrained or wea kened,
and the constituencies is increased tenfold.
For weak or overweight nerves, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is the best tonic In
existehue, since it invigorates and Quiets
them at the same time. 1t also possesses su-
perlative efficacy indyspepsia, constipation,
malarial and kidney complaints rhuema-
tism and neuralgia.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-12

How necessary the cry of hard
times is to the success of the frec-sil-
ver agitation is shown by the fact that
frce-silver organs are still crying
calamity in the face of all the evidence
Of increasingly prosperous conditions.
The Wichita ,Kan.) Eagle tfree-silver
orran) says: There is no indication OF
better times, no hope for prosperity,
and there can be none until the
values of which everything has beer
robbed are restored" The Atlantis
Constitution free silver refers t
..business and industry all over the
land. as iii ~ stagnant condition
n. Y. Post