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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
Ak.sAR-BRN AT ONAHA.
A Gorgeous Carnival the Feature Of Me-
brasIea's state Fair This year.

A Gorgeous CarnfVaI the Feature Of Ne
brasI1a's State Fair This Year.
The chief and unique feature Of the
Nebraska state fair is the celebration of
the Feast Of Mondamin by the knights
of Ak-Sar- Ben, Sept. 10. When the state
fair was last winter located at Omaha
for a period of five years, some of the
leading members Of the Commercial club
visited New Orleans and st, Louis to
investigate the possibility Of reproduc.
ing in Omaha the scenes of the Mardi
Gras or the Yelled Prophet s parades. It
was decided to purchase outright the
great float as used in the Rex parade in
New Orleans and to organize body CT
men to carry out the carnival The re-
suit was the formation Of the Knights of
Ak-Sar- Ben, which will he at once rec
ognized as reverse spelling of the word
Nebraska. -
This order is composed Of 600 of the
leading business and society men of
Omaha, under the command of Samson,
lord high chamberlain to his majesty,
Ak Sar- Ben. The object Of this great
fete is to celebrate the prosperity Of Ne
braska and Omaha this year on account
of the great crops, especially that of
corn; hence the name Mondamin, "
the Indian name for the king of corn.
The headquarters of the knights is
the Coliseum, the great building in
which was held the Populist national
convention of 1892 and the Bryan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

the still more pleasing faculty of saying
the right thing in the right place. She
dresses in excellent taste and is withal
q charming woman.
As viewed from the bloomer stand
point Mrs Collier is not s'new won-
an" nor would she be classed with
what is known as the advanced wom-
an. She is, however, splendidly edu-
Gated, thinker and reader, and deep
" interested in many movements of the
day for lettering present conditions.
She is essentially domestic in her tastes,
being devoted to her family, and her
home is one of comfort, eheerfulness
and generous hospitality.
Mrs. Collier is daughter of the late
William A. Rawson. a prominent and
influential citizen of Georgia, and was
married in January, 1875. to Mr. Col
ier. They have several children, one of
whom, charming daughter, will make
her debut in Atlanta society this au-
tumn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
PRESIDENT GOLFERS HeLPMEeT.

Che VIII Be Conspicuous In the Social
Functions of Atlanta's Exposition.
Mrs. Charles A. Collier, the wife Of
the president of the Atlanta exposition,
will naturally be prominent figure in
the social functions in connection with
that International event, and she is
we'll fitted for such leadership as her
position will impose upon her.
Mrs. Collier is one of the members Of
the executive board of women managers
and has done excellent work for the ex-
position. She is pretty, clever and tact
full and combines wit and amiability.
She is somewhat below medium height,
with bright blue eyes, exceedingly light
complexion and hair that Titan loved
to paint. She has pleasing voice and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

LIBRARIAN AINswoRTH R. sPoFFORD.
that he seems to know all about the To-
cation as we'll as the contents of nearly
every one of the 700, 900 books in his
charge
Mr.. Spofford's father was a clergy
man who we'll knew the great advan
tages of a good education and employed
private tutors to prepare his son for the
battle Of life When l6 years Of age.
young Spofford removed to Cincinnati,
abandoning a college course because of
his i'll health, and engaged in the book
selling and publishing business. During
this time he gained the wide familiarity
with authors and their works that
proved so valuable to him later in life.
In 1859 he became associate editor Of
the Cincinnati Daily Commercial. and
in 1851 President Lincoln appointed
him first assistant librarian of congress
Three years later be was made librarian
in chief and has since occupied that
very important post When he entered
upon the discharge of his duties. the
National library had but 20. 900 vol
nmes, and Mr. Spofford has seen it
grow to ten times that number He has
also seen It'leave its old cramped quar-
tiers in the capitol and take possession
of the new Congressional library build
ing, which has accommodations for
1000. 900 books. All American copy
rights are issued from his Office, and =
vast amount Of work is done yearly by
himself and his assistants
Mr.. Spofford is a member of runner
Gus historical and philosophical socie-
ties. and in 1884 Amherst conferred
upon him the degree Of doctor of laws.
He has written great deal on histor-
ical. literary and economic topics and
has edited several collections Of choice
literature When Lew Wallace was writ
ing Ben-H ur," he wanted book de-
Bcribing chariot races. Mr.. SpoffUrd
kold him that the only book of the kind
In the United States was on a certain
shelf in the Atheneum library, Boston.
Boston officials were unable to find the
book, but Mr.. Spoford from memory
made diagram of the library and the
shelves and indicated exactly where
The book could be found General
Wallace followed the diagram, and thus
lecured the book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

OIAulOAb ~
count for the massacre of English and
American missionaries by mobs at Ku-
Chang and other points. He has been
given full authority to demand that
China shall give her local officials the
order necessary to insure the presence of
the American and British consuIs at the
inquiry at Ku-Chang into the recent
massacre of missionaries, and backed as
he is by the ever ready armies of Great
Britain there is little doubt that he
will get what he asks for.
If there is one thing that Sir Nicho-
las is particularly noted for it is his in
variable success in getting whatever he
demands for his government. He ranks
very high in the diplomatic service Of
his country and was knighted for his
marked efficiency in looking after Great
Britain's enormous interests in the
Flowery Kingdom.
Sir Nicholas is SO years of age, and
his first appointment in the diplomatic
service was that of attache to the lega-
ton in Berlin From 1888 to 1885 he
was secretary to the Picking legation
and at the end of this period was trans
ferred to Washington, where he served
his country as secretary Of legation for
three years. From 1888 to 1892 he was
British agent and consul general to
Bulgaria He was then promoted to his
present high Office in China, an office
which yields him the comfortable sal
airy Of $4,000 a year. while the Hon.
Charles DENLY, who does the same
work for the United States in China.
has to worry along on but $I2, 900 year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
COMING BACK TO TOPEKA.
Thomas Ryan, Ex-Minisfer to Mexico,
VIII Live Here.

Thomas Ryan, Ex-Minister to Mexico,
viii Live Here.
Elk United States Minister to Mexico
Thomas RYAN expects to return to To-
peka to 1--we notwithstanding the many
statements that he had gone east to re-
side perm 4nenty.
Mr. Ryan offered his Topeka avenue
residence for sale when he went east,
and it is still on the market. but if he
sells it, he will probably buy other To-
peka property.
Mr. Ryan is now located with his fam
iiv at Elmyra, n, Y, where he is set
Ting some business for the New York
Life Insurance company. He told Mr..
James L. King, who visited him few
weeks ago, that he would return to To-
peka to reside as soon as his business
could be arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
knows.

The Argentine Republic is expected
to export 90,0OO, 900 bushsla of wheat this
year. This wheat is sold in Europe for
IS to 1 silver dollars made from 30 to l
American silver. Is it any wonder that
wheat commands 50 low price in the
United States when it must compete in
that kind of a market. The United States
congress by legislating against silver has
put into the banda of Europe a club
with which to beat the life out Of the
farmers Of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
COLLEGE OPENING.
The Medical CoIl.gs Begins With
Social Gathering.

The Medical COlIegs Higgins With a
Social Gathering.
The Kansas Medical college at Twelfth
and Tyler was filed last evening with
guests and members to the number of
one hundred.
DR.. j. E Minnev, dean of the associa-
ton, and Miss Eddy welcomed the guests
and explained that The occasion was to
be one of a social nature.
The rooms were brightly lighted and
Aoral decorations abounded.
About 10 o'clock number of the
young men were pressed into service as
walters and passed refreshments of cake,
ice cream. coffee and fruit.
Music aud conversation concluded the
exercises
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
UNCLE SANS VETERAN LIBRARIAN.
spoHora's wonderful Memory Concerning

Spoford's Wonderful Memory Concerning
the 100000 Books In His Charge
Ainsworth Rand Spofford. the vet
eran librarian Of congress, whose ao.
counts are said TO be in an Inextricable
tangle, Isl native of New Hampshire
He was born IL Gilmanton, Sept IL.
1925, and is consequently threescore
and ten. For 80 years he has been il
charge of the Congressional library, and
his memory is said to be SO remarkable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

CONGRESSMAN JOHN C. 1ARsNEY, Dem
Ocratic congressman from the Kansas
City district, predicts that Missouri will
be carried by the Republicans next year.
It doesn't take very wise man to make
that kind of a prediction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
Big Railrona Car Fsetory.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia report current
here is to the effect that the st. Louis
car company and the American car COM
pany had consolidated It was said that
the new concern is about to establish in
St Louis the largest and best equipped
plant in the world for the manufacture
of all kinds of cars and railroad appli-
aucea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
ONE SHOT, ONE HUNG.

Husband and WIFI Found Dead in Their
House at scribner, Neb.
scR1BNER. Neb, Sept 1s-since Sun
day ,.r. aud Mrs. Fred Hartman of this
place have been missing, and an investi :
cation last evening resulted in the dis
covery of q terribe tragedy.
MIRA Hartman now lies dead in the
lower room of their residence in the east
part of town with bullet hole in her
neck, and Mr.. Hartman hangs to a rope
in an upper room. A coroner's inquest
will be held today. The entire matter is
a mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

AFTER persistent and continued pound.
ing through the columns of the Times
Herald, Editor Kohlsa2t has at last got
an investigation started in connection
with the charges of boodling in the Illi-
nois legislature. The matter is before
che grand jury, and MIR. Kohlsaat will
have an opportunity to tell what he
knoWg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
Wonderful Growth.

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more POSTAGE than all other Topeka dailies
combined, only proves the meagerness of its
local circulation as compared with that of the
STATE 10 REAL-as nc postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation is far
and away ahead of the combined circulation Of
all the other Topeka daiies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily STATS
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary to
Topeka is very Iarge. as the evening trains IN
various directions carry the STATE JOURNAL.
giving its readers the first and latest Associated
Press and STATE news of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

The court at st. Joe has adjourned on
account of the heat. No consideration
is shown for the prisoners sweltering in
the Jail awaiting a trial. many of whom
are probably innocent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

lister plenipoten-
tiary TO the en-
peror of China
and the king Of
Korea, is a diplo-
mat of 80 years
experience and
has won the adj
miration of all
foreigners in the
Celestial Empire
because of his
vigor in calling
the Chinese gov
sa--,, - on 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

A SHIPMENT of 90 car loads of tin
reached Kansas City this week, the i'm
port duty on which was $4,000. What
has become of all the tin plate plants
which were in operation in 1899?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

JUDGINe by Governor Morrilps action
in connection with the live stock sanitary
matter, and the state oil inspector mat
ter, that promised business administra-
ton" is about to be inaugurated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

Catoosa county, Ga, claims the
antique distinction Of not having drug
Ttore within its boundaries. From this
Iact the residents argue that it is the
aealthiest part of the state, If not the
world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

CLEVELAND is now getting even with
Brics aud German, who assisted in mutt
lating the Wilson bill, by having Mr..
Bowler refuse to pay the sugar bounty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

The Atchison Globe says all citizens
should study the Wichita case. They
are. They are also studying the Atch.
ison and Leavenworth cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
London,a SMOKE.

The smoke of London in certain states
Of the wind is found condensed on the
sea as far away as Devonshire, blacken-
ing the water for miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
Daily Average 1854.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JOUR-
nal has ever been able to make for period Of
any six months in its history.
This is a greater figure than was reached By
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1894.
The American Newspaper Directory. issued in
June, 1895. and covering the year 1894. gives the
average daily circu alton of the Topek@ Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as only STA. These
figures were furnished by the publishers of the
Capital, to the Directory, and are guaranteed to
be correct by forfeit of 500. which will be
paid to any one disproying their correctness.
The following figures. substantiated by sworn
statements IN detail, giving every issue for the
first six months in 1898. 1894 and 1885. shows the
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

"OUR loathed but esteemed contempor-
ary," is the way Will White puts it when
referring to Governor Eskridge's paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

AN ounce of coined silver is today
worth 1929. The only reason that silver
bullion is not worth so much is because
there is no present possibility of its
coinaCa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
q Rir end

In lump coal. best quality. 1926 and
$3.50. All other gr des way down.
Kansas s. Texas Coal Co..
A. +. HoRNER, Agent
Sixth and Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
O.CONNOR GETS THERE.

highlands AiiEister TO China and His Very
Successful Diplomatic Career.
Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor, her
najesty's envoy extraordinary and min
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

AToHIsoN is to have corn carnival.
Wichita is having corn juice carnival
now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

CHICAGO, Sept IS For Kansas: Fair,
cooler in northeast portion tonight; vari-
able winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
King Role Is Dead

Low prices now reign. Best lump coal
$225 and $3.50. Big reduction in other
grader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

BY its sworn detailed statement of circulation
for the first half of the year 1885, it is shown TO
have circulation. during the first six months
as stated. Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-18

sixth and Kansas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12
A Charming Tar Heel Towa.

Washington, N. G. has always been
noted for pretty women, handsome men
and genuine old tar heel hospitality. 1t
is now becoming famous as a charming
stopping place for Eastern Carolina
tonrkas and travellers. Its leading
hostelry the Hotel Nicholson has recently
passed into new hands and is making
out Of itself a popular travellers and
tourists resort. Mr.. j. A. Burgess
is the peS proprietor, and he has within
the past thirty days added twelve new
rooms The dining room has been much
enlarged, the office made four times its for
mer size, and The entire house thoroughly
renovated and re carpeted The table Is
at all times supplied with the best that
can be had Fish and oysters in album
dance Large sample room, modern i'm
proyemeRts, elegant climate and clever
people.
Washington is delightful place TO
visit, and the Hotel Nicholson is an ex-
ceedingly comfortable aud pleasant
house for the visitor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12

Who is in closer sympathy with human
ity, its needs and its sutferings, than
any man who is alive to day, say:
600 through a crowd of people, pre-
ferably city people, examine their
tired, anxious, wasted faces; Temem-
Der your life and the lives of those
whom you have known intimately; re
call the many sad cases of sickness
and sorrow of which you have heard,
and ask yourself the reason Of all this
suffering and desoair. And you will
see, however strange it may appear,
that the cause of nine tenths of human
misery is some chronic weakness or
disease, that this suffering is useless,
that it could be avoided, and that the
majority of people whose lives are
darkened by Ill health might be strong,
vigorous and happy"
Coupled with the words of this grand
man is the great truth that four-fifths of
all diseases arise from kidney, liver or
bladder complaints. Can you not read
lily see, then, why that magnificent rem.
edy, Warmers Safe Cure, is so popular z
1t is because 1t prevents these troubles or
cures them if taken in time. If you
doubt this ask any educated, well-in-
formed doctor, druggist or professional
man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12

porting the Republican ticket. The Re-
publicans to hold these independents are
meanly hypocritical. They are tacitly
supporting Cleveland's administration,
paIdering to tbs assun pti4n that there
may be hngerit G sentiment of feaIIy to
national Democracy III the hearts of the
independents. So the campa gn against
Mr. Hurst is one Of treachery on the
part Of the r6formers, and of deceit ard
falsehood on the part ofthe Republicans.
R5f0r so-called, was wrought some
what the same way in North Carolina,
and since your experience and the pre-
sent health of your Democracy, languioh
ing and disorganized rs it is, you will
surely forgive ne if | helped just little,
at most, to keep Maryland Democracy
from being reformed
can independent Democrat in Mary
land, or elsewhere, has keener sensibili-
ties of political propriety than one whose
fidelity to the party has never been in
question. Yes, The independent in my
party in Maryland, or North Carolina,
or the Isles of the sea is invariably a
purist IN politics. However, when | find
Democrat assuming to be an argal in
politics | am then sure Of having found
miserable political rascal, who while
on his way 10 the Republican camp seeks
to involve the angels in his infamous
aspostacy. The devil and the r publ
can party never has so firm hold on an
old sOre-headed Democrat as when he,
while whimpering about the moral com
plexiOn of his party, attests bis saintliness
by wallowing in political filth and dirt
with "niggers.
"You know how holy some
Democrats in North Carolina became in
all matters political Some of these
purified and sanctifed Democrats be-
came so sublimated that they cou no
longer serve Democracy because it was
"of the earth, earthly" They yearned
for the celestial phases Of politics. To
that end they went to the FusiOnists
where there were such heavenly beati
tudes to greet the vision as Marion
Butler in the role of political archangel,
and, Abe Middleton, the negro
dooTkeeper of the Legislature, in de-
lghtful mockery of st, Peter at the
gate of Heaven.
"Nary land D mccrats are doing tx
actly right in fighting independents.
Let the traitors be crushed or driven
back to the Republican party to remain.
In either case they are out Of the way.
"But must stop talking, or you will
think that am really giving special
attention TO poll les, when, IN fact,
am merely loving Democracy, hating
Repnblicanism and detesting independ-
ents."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12

A woman, known as Gaetana StomOli,
has been arrested at Catania, Sicily, for
the wholesale poisoning of children with
phosphorus She administered the
poison by mixing it with wine and pre-
vailirg upon the children to drink the
mixture. Her victims already number
twenty three. It is stated that they all
died in fearful agony The woman has
confessed to having committed the deed
and offered as an explanation that she
wanted revenge for the death of her own
children, who had been bewitched. A
crowd of people attempted to lynch the
unnatural wretch, and were prevented
with great difficulty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12
CITY In BRIEF.

The Briggs building on Fayetteville
street is being reprinted.
Yesterday the contract for paving West
Hargett street with Vitrified brick was
let to the Virginia Paving Co., of Lynch
burg, for 81, 800.
Governor Carr yesterday appointed
two additional delegates to the Interna-
tional Road Congress g. A. Patrick, of
Begonia, and j. G. Stevenson, of Will
mington.
Yesterday articles of incorpora ton
were taken out by the Allen & Cram
Machine Company. The capital stock is
100000. and the incorporators are G. M.
Allen, W. @. Cram and Helen Cram.
People who had seen John Philip Sousa
and his band playing the Mania tan
Beach," in the play of "a Milk White
Flag" found fine reproduction of both
the scene and the music in the Kineto-
graphoscope yesterday.
Mr.. s. D. Clapp, of Clapp and Co.,
the noted firm of New York bankers and
brokers, was in the city yesterday, on
business connected with cotton. With
him was Mr. 7. H. Munson, a represen
tative of the firm.
Editor w. L. Cantwell, of the Wilson
Advance, passed through yesterday on
his way home from Atlanta, where he
went to see the exposition. He says it
is great show, second only to the
Worlds Fair.
Father Price returned yesterday,
form Baltimore, where he has been
sometime. He says the political cam
paign is hot there. GLOW about Cor
man2" asked a reporter. ooh, think
he will, as usual, come out on top" was
the answer.
Every Monday night from this on there
will be a meeting of the finance commit
tee of the First Presbyterian church, to
confer egarding the new church build
ing. In May or June work will begin
on the handsome new edifice that is to
take the place of the present structure.
A gentleman from Southern Pines,
who was here yesterday, said that Mr..
Tufts, the Boston millionaire, who is
building the rural city of "Pinehurst,"
is now at Southern Pines, where he has
his headquarters. Tomorrow lie will re-
turn to Boston. Rapid work has been
done at ''Pinehurst," and some families
are said to have already moved into the
pretty modern cottages.
Mr. John Swanson, prominent Liver
pool cotton man, spent yesterday in the
city, talking with the principal cotton
buyers and Investigating the state of the
market. He is the head of the noted
Liverpool cotton firm, Swanson, CAIRNS
IL Co. Each year he comes to America
and goes through the Southern States.
looking over the cotton crop and forming
his own conclusions regarding it. He
will spend several days in this State, and
will then go to the farther South.