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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
THE ONLY BIG BRIDGE
Of the Melan Arch Kind in This
Country
is THE ONE PROPOSED HERE.

There Arc Many of Them in Europe
Said to be Remarkably Handsome.
Col. William Tweeddale, the engineer
who designed the proposed bridge across
the Kansas river, has the greatest faith
in the success of the project.
If the bridge is built it will be the
next largest bridge of the kind in the
world. A larger one was built in Austria
last year but there are none in this
country approaching it in length. Col
Tweeddale says that concrete bridges
have been in use in Europe for a great
many years but instead of making the
frames with steel beams wire was used.
Col. Tweeddale has on file in his office
the results of experiments to test the
strength of the Meian arch which show
that it is at least five times as strong as
brick arch of three times the width.
A Melan bridge has been built in
Eden Park, Cincinnati, but it is single
100 foot span. One Is now being built
in Detroit which is also a single arch.
These are the only Melan bridges in the
country of any preteasions.
Col Tweeddale has a new drawing of
the proposed bridge 1t shows the bridge
com piete in perspective and proves that
it will be very beautiful structure. 1t
was thought at first that the sides of the
roadway would De decorated WITH fancy
iron work, but it has been found that it
will be too expensive and it is the pres
ent plan to have strong. but simple iron
fences on the sides. The middle of the
bridge will be seven feet higher than the
ends, the grade being two feet and a half
TO the hundred.
Colonel TweeddaIe said in discussing
the proposition to be submitted at the
coming clection:
at has been clearly proved by engin-
GERS that the Melan arch is the strongest
in use 1t is not necessary to have 4
great elevation to get strength like it is
with some other arches. The cement
has IL great advantage over common
stone. 1t is not affected by frost. It is
d we'll known fact that substance which
| will not absorb water is not affected by
frost and this is true OF cement, so hard
| freezing does not injure it as it does
stone. 1t becomes more durable with
age.
Another thing in favor of this bridge
is the fact that everything with the ex-
ception of the cement can be produced
in Topeka; it is necessary to use Port
land cement In an iron bridge the
greater part of the money goes out of the
city, but with this it stays here and fur.
nishes employment for our own labor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
P0PULISTS STOMACH 1T.
They Dds Like Charles Holiday for
Chairman, Though.

just why Charlie Holiday was made
chairman of the PCpulist mass meeting
on the occasion of Gov. Waite's address
here seems TO be something of mystery.
No one ever suspected young Mr.. Holli-
| day of being a Populist; in fact he was
one of the most assiduous anti-fusion
Dem ocrats in Shawnee county last year
Of course things are changed now and
Charlie is not averse TO getting few
Populist votes himself Populists are
very good fellows and it suited him all
right to preside over the meeting.
That the thing was fixed beforehand is
evident from the fact that the speech of
the candidate for chief Justice was pre-
pared. He is naturally a very good
speaker, but his diffdence revealed the
fact that what he had TO say was care
fully studied.
Colonel Tomlinson was on the stage
and Col. Close was there and there are
those who think that the deal was made
between those two gentlemen and that
Mr.. Holiday was to be chairman to draw
the Populist votes in Topeka
G. G. Lee, who is not a Populist for
revenue, said today: II thought it was
very funny to see Charlie Holiday made
chairman of the meeting. 1 have no
idea " by it was done. l don't even know
who the man was that nominated him
IL was SOue JIG up 10" ara the front. L
expected to see Close say something
| about the matter, but he did not. Any
how, here is one Populist who will not
vote for Charlie Holiday nor Martin
either"
]. NJ. Hart. president of the Populist
| league, said that he did not think the
matter had been arranged before hand.
Il believe Col. Close was as much sur
prised as any one"
G. II. Kutz, the young man who made
the nomin alton teaches school near Oak
land and could not be seen. He could
tell who put up the job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Two Hundred and Fifty Empty
Whisky Bottles
FOUND UNDER 4 STATE BOARDS

Meeting ROOm-These Are the Visible
Signs Of the Arduous LnbOrs OF the
Former Board.
Mark Miller, who has charge of the
Office of the state board of public works,
helped two small boys into small for
tune the other day.
While the workmen were engaged in
repairing the heating apparatus of the
public works building they discovered
what looked like the contents of the
back room of a Smoky Row joint. This
was a nest of about 250 empty whisky
bottles which had been deposited under
the building through hole in the floor,
by the members of previous admins
tration.
Two small hungry looking boys were
passing the building soon after the bot
ties were discovered and they were told
to go under the building and SEQ what
they could find. The youngest of the
two, a boy about twelve years of age,
finally crawled under with some mis-
givings, but was hardly out of sight
until he halIooed to his companion "Hey,
Jimmy, it's rich; go get sack quick"
Jimmy could not find sack and the
bottles were carried off by degrees in a
waste paper bssket. The boys realized
about $3.50 for the bottles at d down town
Grup store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
THREE HUNDRED HOMES
Taken in Topeka by "a Single Mortgage
and Loan Company.

Taken in Topeka by Single Mortgage
and Loan Company.
"When I said in my speech at Hamil-
ton hall that there is one mortgage firm
in Topeka which owns 800 homes, taken
in under mortgages, stated fact"
said Charles X. Holiday to JOURNAL
reporter today. "The company is the
Trust Company of America, which was
formerly the Kansas Loan and Trust
company. They own houses in all par:s
of the city. The coal sheds they have
built this fall would reach from Kansas
avenue to Parkdale if they were put in
line The people of Topeka do not real
ize how fast the homes are passing into
the hands of the mortgage companies.
"a little investigation along this line
would astonish any one. Take the prin-
cipal buildings on Kansas avenue aud
you will find that they are fast being
transferred to the mortgage companies
and many of them are already gone.
They have been transferred quietly
many of them and the people have not
heard about it."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
THEY WANTED THE BEST
What May Happen During the Next Cen
tury.

What Nay Happen During the Next Cen
tury.
The looms were handsomely furnish
ed, but in perfect taste. 1t was evident
that no expense had been spared, and
yet there was no vulgar display-to be
noted III anything from the costly dra-
peries to the upholstered chairs. Young
ladies, all accompanied by charerors,
were examining the photographs in the
various albums, occasionally making
audible comments upon them. The
clerks and statesmen, faultlessly dressed,
moved about from one group to another,
giving prices and information when re-
quested
At last one of the young ladies looked
up from the album she had been study
ing with her chaperon and asked rather
petulantly:
Haven't you anything better than
this to offer today?'
Nothing at the price you have
named, replied the salesman courteous
". 1--WE have fine assortment of tar
nished dukes that have only recently
been put on the market, but they come
a little higher that these French
counts. -
Od1 we d1lOIu OuhG, MAMMA.
asked the girl, looking up at the elderly
lady who accompanied her.
we can afford a prince if necessary
replied the mother haughtily Then to
the salesman, Let US see the best you
have in stock regardless of price. -
The salesman brought out another al
bum.
Here is a prince that can be had at
a real bargain" he said as he opened
the book. His title is guaranteed, aud
he is an exceptionally pure article. I do
/. not recall but eight scandals with which
he has been identified, and never but
once has he been a correspondent in a
divorce suit. You'll find very few of
his rank who have such an extraordi-
narily good record. OF course he is not
remarkably intelligent or handscme,
but you can't expect that -
Certainly not, - replied the mother,
'sbut what are his personal habits?"
We'll, he is a pretty heavy drinl1er
and has violent temper, but OF the
whole there is little to find fault with.
He has ruined his health by issipatiou.
and it won It be very long before lie viii
drop off and leave you nothing bat the
title you are after. y
The matron looked at the maid and
the maid looked at the matron.
THAT sounds promising" said the
matron at last.
Take him, - said the maid promptly
"Do you give a written guarantee OF
his title?' asked the matron.
"Certainly,' replied the clerk
''Then you may send him up to my
residence tomorrow, and if 1 find him
satisfactory after a little talk with him
we will set a date for the wedding
Your bill may be mailed to my husband
at his Office i'll Wall street
The salesman bowed, and few mir
utes later was trying to sell marquis
to a young lady from Cincinnati. Chi
cago Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
LOCAL MENTION

The Salvation Army opened their new
hall at Fourth and Monroe last night A
special song programme was held.
A thousand head of cattle from Wa
bausee county passed through Topeka
yesterday to Granville, where they will
be wintered.
Assistant State Librarian Miss Alice
Ordway is rapidly recovering from her
illness, and hopes soon to be at her ac-
customed place in the state library.
Unilsd States Marshall Nicely has ap-
pointed Charles Currier as deputy Unit
ed States marshall in place of L F
Ashton, who resigned month ago. Cur
rier will do the Office work. He held the
same position under United States Mar
shall w. Z. Jones, and his home is in
Leavenworth.
DR. F. NJ. Frankenberger leaves today
for Catskill, New Mexico, where he has
a contract with number of saw mills to
doctor their employees for the winter
The doctor has an interest in some gold
mines in that district and will look after
them this winter also. Mrs. Franken-
berger will visit for time at Pueblo,
Clio. before going TO New Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
SOME FACTS.
What a Few Leading Physicians
Think Of Medicines.
The Time Has Come For the People to Do
q Little Thinking For Themselves.

It is now about time for the thinking
mind to investigate for itself? Ought
not the subject of our health to be of
more interest to US than anything else?
Are we put on this earth to let others
override US with their mistaken ideas?
Is it not about time for Us to look around
and see for ourselves which is right and
which is wrong? Prof Samuels has
given to the world some interesting
facts in which everyone ought to be in
terested. While you may be we'll today
we can't tell when the time will come for
nature to=fai-to perform her functions.
Prof. sSamuels Claims that nature is per-
feet The troublej5.people don't know
how to care for natuNe\ If abuse the
laws of nature we mus buffer the conse-
quences. He also claims that our sys
lem needs very little maaicine-the less
the better. No matter HAw cheap it is,
or if somd doctor givesAit away, any
thing that Swe get for notAing is worth
less than dothing. Has nd Prof. Sam
uels proven to thousand of people
throughou4the country thaH his system
of treatment is the only ecrrect one?
There are people on every atreet in To-
peka that Ehe has treated 4and cured.
And have BOT the people "a Topeka as
we'll as Throughout the conptry treated
with the different doctors hNithout sue
cess and at last been left aFwFeck? Med
icine has done very little towards curing
people; good nursing is better than all
the doctors. Read and see W bat our best
Physicians think of their Ow treatment
John Mason Good, II. D, f. r s., says:
Ehe science of medicine is a barbarous
jakgon."
Erof. Valentine Watt, the great sur
geoA says of all sciences hedicine is the
DR.. SSsrshaI Wall, #. R. s. says;
''Thousands.~are ANNUALLY slaughtered
in the quiet, sick room"
DR.. Hufeland, great German physi-
clan, says: The greatest mortality of
any of the professions is that OF the doc
tors themselves"
Prof. Gregory of the Edinburgh Medi-
cal college to his medical class said:
~Gentlemen, ninety nine out of every one
hundred medical facts are medical
lies, and medical doctrines are for the
most part stark nonsense
Dr. Kimball of New Hampshire says:
"The is a doctorcraft as we'll as u priest
craft Physicians have slain more than
war The public would be infinitely bet
ter off without professional physicians.
DR.. Cogswell of Boston says: alt is
my firm belief that the p prevailing mode
of practice is production of vastly more
evil than good, and were it absolutely
abolished mankind would be the gamer. y
Does this not prove to us that we are
on the wrong track? Call on Prof. Sam
uels and be cured without medicine be-
ing put into your system. His rooms
are at COG Kansas avenue over the Hub
Clothing store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest From the North Side of
the River.

Items of Interest From the North Side of
the River.
Miss Louisa Smith of Oskaloosa is Wis
i,ing Miss Fannie Nesbitt.
c. A Black of Winona, Kas., was a
North side visitor yesterday.
Mrs Sheen of Aurora. Neh, is visiting
Mrs Rol Nichols on Quincy street.
c. S Glllispie, who has been in Colo
RADIO for several weeks, returned yester-
day.
The ladies of the guild of the Church
of the Good Shepherd met with Mrs.
Geo. Currier this afternoon.
The foundation has bsen laid for the
addition which is being built to DR.. LAW
sons residence on Kansas avenue.
]. Ii. Heller, 1902 n. Kansas avenue,
grocery and meat marke'. Good treat
ment aud fine meats and groceries; you
can do better here than elsewhere.
The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or
der house, A. J. Prudfit. $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery.
Geo ]. Graves s Sons, IFS and III
West Laurent street, North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions, wagons and bug
gies, built to order.
The bricks have been hauled for tho
n w sidewalk TO be built on tho west sic G
of Kansas avenue north of Gordon street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Second
Presbyterian church met at the home OF
Mrs. Coleman on Central avenue yestei.
day afternoon.
A number of~the friends of Rev. and
Mrs Hutchinson cengregated at the
parsonage Tuesday evening to celebrate
sheir wooden wedding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
CHOPPED THEIR HEADS.
The Eze cution of tina Chinese Rioters Was
Buugling oue.

VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct 24-The steam
ship Empress of Japan brings advices
from the Orient as follows: r.
A correspondent at Foo Chow sends the
following account Of the executions at
Ku Cheng on the morning of the 18th
ult. Seven of the murderers were exc
cuted at the south gate of the city. All
the embers of the commission were
present with the exception of Captain
Newell and Rev. W. Bannister.
The scene was a gruesome one, on y
one head being severed at the first blow,
the others being chopped and the unfor-
tunate wretches left to die. The execu-
lions took place quite suddenly, the Tao
Tai on the previous day announcing that
he had received telegram from the
viceroy authorizing the executions
Since then the names of sixteen more
criminals have been communicated to
the viceroy for execution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
Four Big Successes.

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr.
Kings New Discovery, for consumption,
Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaran-
teed-Electric Bitters, the greatest rem.
edy for Liver, Stomach and kidneys
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the
world, and Dr.. Kings New Life Pills,
which are perfect pill. All these rem
edIes are guaranteed to do just what is
claimed for them and the dealer whose
name is attached herewith will be glad
to tell you more of them. Sold at j. Is.
Zones Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
TO COIN SILVER.
Tho Bullion Purchased Under the Sher-
Act VIII Be Coined.


Act VIII Be Coined.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24-The appropria.
ton for the loss on the recoinage of worn
and uncurrent silver coin for the current
fiscal year is exhausted and no further
transfer of such coin can be made from
the treasury to the minis for recoinage
1t IS the intention of the secretary Of
the treasury to resume at present at least
the coinage of silver bullion purchased
under the SHERMAN act" and as the
stock of gold bullion on hand at the mint
at New Orleans is very limited the secre-
tary has decided to discontinue all coin
age operations at that mint for the pres
emf.
Instructions have been given for the
Through without pay, of nearly all the
force employed in the New Orleans
mint About seventy employees will be
furloughed until such time as coinage
operations can be resumed.
The treasury now holds of silver bull
lion purchased under the Sherman act
1877, Ga, 600 fine ounces, the cost of which
was 1924, O9O, 223; the coming value of
this bullion in silver dollars is $17S,-
964,000. If this bullion wer e
coin ed into silver dollars the
profit to the government on its coinage
would be nearly $4,000 600, which sum
could be paid out for the ordinary ex-
penses of the government, or silver GER
titicates would be issued against it.
1t is not thought that the coinage of
silver dollars will be resumed at he mint
until there is some action by congress
on the currency question. The minis at
continue TO be employed in the coinage
Of gold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
JUST A TRAMP.

Mr. Tanners Facetious Way of Register
ing With Clerk Whitaker.
"What is your occupation?" asked
Clerk Whitaker at the city registration
Office this morning of we'll dressed,
good looking man who wore a big dia-
mond in his stylish tie.
81 am tramp" he replied.
"What?'' inquired Whitaker inccedu-
lousy.
81 am tramp" coolly responded the
man.
'.All right said Whitaker and on the
registration blank the man was rated as
a tramp.
He is not tramp however. His name
is ]. NJ. Tanner and he lives at 1909
Buchanan street He was one of the
partners in Tanner Bros big store which
was sold to Texas man some time ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
Hers,a somethiue ror Yon

To ponder over. They say that smoking
is injurious to ones health, as it is If you
don't care what you smoke. but it can't
be if you are choice, and you ought to
have as much choice in your smoke as
in your clothes. Try one of those 1Oc
straight or 3 for % cents w. ]. Florence
cigars and see the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
A FAMILY COINCIDENCE.

Three Generations in j. j. Hits Family
Celebrate the Same Birthday.
Mr.. Jas. J. Hit celebrated his 55th
birthday yesterday. There is a strange
coincidence connected with his celebra-
tion. His father was horn on the 23d
day of October, he was born on the 23d
of October and his youngest son was born
on the 23d of October.
Three successive generations of one
family all celebrate the same birthday.
Jas. J. was the youngest son, and it is the
youngest son of Jas. j. whose birthday
was also celeb rated yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
Hnxestracnt COMPANY Charter.

The charter of the Surety Investment
company of Kansas CITY, Kansas, has
been filed with the secretary of state.
The capital stock of the company is
placed at $4,000 and the directors named
in the charter are Bruce Dobsen and w
II. McCamish, Jr., of Kansas City, Kan,
and Adam Hogg of Lawrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
Fer Over Flrsx YEARS.

Mira. Ninslow's Soothing Syrup has bsen
used for children teething. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24

Marriage license have been issued to
John Bauer. aged 20. and Maud Wise
man, aged 20. and to Luther Van Hook jr-,
aged %, and J. Mary Morrison, aged
"a All of them live in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
LAW DON'T BOTHER

A Big Corporation-It Only Falls Heavily
Helpless individuals.
The judgment secured by Mrs. Kate
Whiting Dana against the Topeka Water
company has not been paid A motion
was made before Judge Foster to order
the receiver to pay the judgment but
compromise order was made that the
claim should be protected in tho final ad :
justment of the affairs of the company
so the case is really no nearer solution
than it has been since the judgment was
secured. -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24

Any one who is suffering from Consti-
patton or Indigestion would do we'll to
try Beggs' Little Giant Pills. They give
perfect satisfaction. Sold and warranted
by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24

Is what the w. j. Florence cigar is made
of Two sizes, 10c straight and for 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
THE STAR GROCER Y
POPULAR Low PRICE GROCERY.

Popular because of low prices and good Gro
ceries. A guarantee of satisfaction or money re-
funded. The largest retail grocery in the city.
We make you the low prices and save you those
good hard-earned dollars Look over this list
and see if there isn't something you want.
300 sacks of fine California GRADUATED Sugar,
we'll sell 10 lbs. for slOo; 100 lb. sack for
$500. fs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
HOW LEAYENWORTH DOES.
Sells an Example in Her Apple Carnival
For Topeka to Initiate.

Sells an Example in Her Apple Carnival
For Topeka to Initiate.
"Leavenworth is surprising herself in
preparations for the apple carnival" said
]. S Collins just before he took the train
for Chicago yesterday to complete the
arrangements for the Million club dem
onstration in that city. "Great pyramids
and arches of apples are being built and
hundreds of dollars are being spent on
decorations alone. 1 hope that Topeka
people will take an interest in the carni-
val which is state affair. Next year
we will want Leavenworth to help US out
with our demonstration"
How in the world can you expect to be
cured of the Piles unless you get a box
of Beggs' German Salve? Sample boxes
free. Equally good for Scalds, Burns
Old Sores, etc. Sold and warranted by
all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24

Fruit Cake, CFsam Puffs, Brandy
Snaps Homemade Mince Meat and
Pies. = ~
Specialties for Wednesday and Satur-
day.
Boston Brown Bread aud Baked Beans
Leave your orders with.tEe
FRENCH BAKERY, 815 Kansas ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-24
suit Over a RurpN,

A year ago judgment was rendered in
Justice Furry's court against Frank
Stahl, OF the Santa Fe shops, and bug
gy Of Stahl's was levied on by Constable
Williams TO cover the amount of the
judgment
Mrs. Stahl now claims the buggy was
her property and has brought suit in the
sum of $500 damages against Consta BILE
Williams in the court of Justice Guy.
John Switzer and G. P. BOfmar are made
defendants TO the suit which will be
heard Tuesday.