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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
BICYCLES FOR CARRIERS.
They Are Coming Into Use in Cities With
Good Pavementss


WASHINGTON, June 11.-ScarceIv q
day passes without requests being re-
Ceived at the postoffice department from
one or more postmasters that the carriers
attached to their offices be permitted to
use bicycles and to retain as an Offset to
the cost the Car fares now given to them
In every case the department declines to
permit the diversion of the car fares for
the purpose stated, but agrees to grant a
certain sum. ranging from 50 to SO per
month to each carrier to be applied to
the repairs for his wheel
During the winter months, or in any
month when the carrier gives up the use
of the wheel he again receives car fare
for his transportation.
The cities having the best pavements
naturally have the largest number of
bicycle carriers In Buffalo. Cleveland,
Washington and Grand Rapids, they are
gradually coming into general use. The
plan of having the wheels owned by the
government instead of by the carriers,
was tried about seven years ago in this
city, and was abandoned after a fair test
It was found impossible to get the car
riers to keep their wheels in proper or
der, and the cost of repairs soon bscame
too great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
WILL Represent MfssoURL
Gov. Stone Appoints Commissioners to the
Mexican Exposition.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 11.-At
the request of Vicomte de Cornelly,
director of the foreign depar tment of
the national exposition of Mexico,
Gov. Stone has named the following
gentlemen as a commission from this
state and forwarded their names: L. T.
Rumsey, P. j. Patley, j. c. Roberts,
w. J. Lemp, William Mcmillan, E.
c. Simmons, n. o. Nelson, Jerome
Hill and John c. Wilkinson, all
of ST. Louis; Charles A. Young, Peter
H. Herman, E. D. Robinson, Kansas
City; Joseph w. Mercer, Independ-
ence; w. A. P. Mcdonald. r. E. Tur-
ner. St. Joseph; Henry Denker, ST.
Charles; John S. Sullivan, Jefferson
City, and r. B. Price, Columb ia. The
exposition will be held in the City of
Mexico from April ?, 1896, to October
2 1896
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
songfa1 Signs.

A curious example of signboard humof
was met with by traveller who was walk
ing through one of the streets of San
Francisco's Chinese quarter. On one If
the laundry signs he read the legend, = I
Sing" Directly across the street was ar
other sign which read, 'Yu Sing" Wills
little farther down the street he saw one
which made Sam Sing" Here was coin
cidence enough, but on turning the corner
he found two others which fitted in like
the chorus One was We Sung and tho
other recorded the fact that IAN Sung. ,;
Troy Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
Number of National Banks.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE mum Der
of national banks organized in the
United States since the esta blishment
of that system of banking has just
passed the 5000 mark. The 5,OO1st
bank, organized during the past week,
is the Laredo national bank of Laredo,
Tex Five thousand and two is the
Merchants Laclede national bank of
St Louis, also just organized.
Watching for FIIIbusters.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE admins
tration has decided that United States
vessels of war should be sent to Kew
West for the purpose of cooperating
with the revenue cutter in watching
for f1ibustering expeditions leaving
that and other places in Florida to aid
the Cuban insurgents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
Proof Wanted

A small boy was detected in a cherry
tree by the stingy farmer who owned -
The farmer made the boy come down o1t
of the cherry tree and talked very serions-
ly to him about the sinfulness Of stealins
The boy replied Indignantly that he hadn5 +
stolen any of the cherries -'''e'n '
"Now, just you count those cbarrioz
over again, said the boy, ssand sec -
there is any of them missing s ,ISo
Siftings. 0e''A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

LONDON, June 1.-THE Press asso-
citation states that leading English
politicians have intimated to the mem
bers of the Rosebery cabinet that the
ministers will be supported by the
public opinion of the country if Great
Britain Joined with the other powers
in display of force as reply to the
attitude of the Turkish government in
regard to the proposals of the powers
for the reform of Armenia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
Crime in the Penitentiary.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June IL
Charles Jones, a colored convict in the
penitentiary, stabbed and dangerously
wounded another negro convict named
John Skinner, in the factory of the
Bruins Shoe Co. After sta bling his
victim four times Jones swallowed a
bottle of iodine. Both were removed
to the hospital Jones will recover,
but SINNERS wounds are considered
fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE report
published that a party of government
surveyors were killed by Chickasaw
Indians near Little Doggy in the In
dian territory last Wednesday is in
correct. A dispatch has been received
at the geological survey frcm Henry
Cannett, chief topogra pher at Little
Doggy, stating there is no truth in the
1eports of massacre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
Interstate Jubilee Proposed.

Cory. of the university of Missouri, was
in the city yesterday trying to arrange
for a joint glee club concert by the
clubs from Kansas and Missouri uni
versities on the evening of Thanksgiv-
ing day in Kansas City after the close
of the great annual foot ball game be-
tween the two colleges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
ECONOMICAL HOKE SMITH,

Granddaughter of Francis Scott Key Dis
charged From Pension Bureau.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Among the 100
clerks discharged frem the pension bu-
reau yesterday in reduction of the force
was a granddaughter of Francis Scott
Key, the author of the "Star Spangled
Banner"
From her salary she supported her
mother, who is so years old and blind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

LAWRENCE, Kan, june 11-Chan-
cellor F. H. Snow will leave to-day for
Europe, where he will spend the sum-
ner 1t is the first real vacation or
leave of absence he has had since his
connection with the school for twenty
seven wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
HE LOVED A CHILD.
A German Shoots 14Year-O1d Girl
Through Jealousy.

Through Jealousy.
HYANNIs. Mass, June 11.-Lizzie
Coleman, the 14-year-old daughter of
William Coleman, of Osterville, while
on her way to school yesterday morn
ing, was shot and killed by Henry
Ledtlxe, German, who next fired two
shots at little brother of the girl,
who was with her. Ledtke then shot
himself through the head, and died in
stantly. The murderer was employed
as a farm hand by Simeon Leonard,
and had been paying attic ntion to the
little Coleman girl. It is supposed
jealousy led to the crime.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
The oficial food analysis by the United

States government show the Royal to be
pure cream tartar baking powder,
the highest in strength, evolving 1905
cubic inches of leavening gas ger single
ounce of powder. There were eight
other brands of cream of tartar powders
tested, and their average strength was
less than III cubic inches of gas per
ounce of powder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
ARE STILL BURNING.
Gangs of zEeu Fighting the Pennsylvania
Forest Fires.

Forest Fires.
BRADFORD, Pa, June 1.-THE forest
fires that started last Saturday are
still burning fercely, and large gangs
of men are working trying to prevent
the flames from spreading to valuable
property. Elk county is again expert
encing number of fires, and the woods
between Russell City and Chaffee are
ablaze, and considerable heavy timber
is being devoured by the flames. Kane
is surrounded by fires and points that
last weeks fire did not burn are now
being burned over. A large force of
men is now at work trying to prevent
the flames from spreading to oil and
other valuable property. Sundays fire
at Sugar Run destroyed 1. 500, 900 feet
of logs, and 1000 cords of bark belong
ing to Stout & Holden. II. o. Ostran-
der lost 3,OOo 900 feet of logs, and the
people of the place barely had time to
remove their household goods. A big
fire IS reported between Chipmunk and
Limestone, and much valuable prop
erty is in danger. Everything in the
woods is again dry, and unless it rains
there is no telling what the result may
be.
CHICAGO, June 11.-Fire broke out
this morning shortly after midnight
in the basement of Peter Young's
furniture store on Ninety-second
street, and before the flames were
under control they had swept an entire
block on that street between Houston
and Commercial avenues. The build
ings were for the most part
small frame structures and the
high wind which was blowing made
the work of the fremen exceedingly
difficult The total loss will not ex-
coed 500, 900. The flames were not
fully under control until 1870 o'clock
and at one time it was feared that the
entire portion of South Chicago would
be burned. No lives were lost, but
Mrs. Peter Young, her little daughter
and the family servant narrowly es-
capped. The firemen were compelled to
rescue them from their bnrning house
with ladders.
a HURRICANE IN OKLAHOMA.
PERRY, Ok, June ia severe hurri-
cane passed west of Perry about 10
o'clock Sunday night, going from
southeast to northwest, and it is re-
ported a large number of houses were
blown down, among them several resi-
dences. Several people were hurt,
among them a woman, who, so the re-
ports say, will die. This city was
visited by terrible waterspout. 1t is
reported that an Indian papoose was
drowned while its father and mother
were crossing the river, fleeing from
| the overflow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
BASEBALL GAMES.
National Iaapne.

At Washington-W Washington, 8; St Louis 3.
At Brooklyn-BroOklyn, A; Pittsburgh, 0.
At Boston-Boston, 9; Louisville, ).
At Baltimore, 10; Cincinnati, 4
At New York-New York. 5; Chicago, 4
At Philadelphia - Philadelphia, z; Cleve-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
He YAWNED TOO WIDE.
Ernest Krones Sprains His Shoulder in a
Remarka BILE Manner.

homarka Die Manner.
New YORK, June 11.-Ernest Krones
yawned yesterday at No. 496 Broome
street Two policemen, twenty by
ISLANDERS and an ambulance surgeon then
took an interest in the yawner whose
right shoulder was dislocated.
The surgeon set it, and after warning
Krones to yawn hereafter with his face
exclusively, sent him to his home, No
IS Ludlow street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

The only baking powder yet found by
chemical analysis to be entirely free
from lime and absolutely pure is the
Royal" This perfect purity results
from the exclusive use of cream of tar
tar specially refined and prepared by
patent processes which totally remove
the tartrate of lime and other impurities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
"A HURRICANE IN OKLAHOMA.
AN ARMY OF RATTLEsNAKEs.
A Reptilian Invasion of q Florida Town
Creates Relgn of Terror.

A Reptilian Invasion of q Florida Town
Creates Reign of Terror.
TAvAREZ, Fla, June 11.-For a week
a reign of terror has existed here, ow-
ing to the invasion of the town by an
army of rattlesnakes. The reptiles
are of all ages and sizes, and have
practically taken possession of the
town. No woman or child dares VEN
lures out of doors, and when the men
go out their legs are encased in stout
leather leggins which reach to the
thighs, and they are armed with clubs
with which to dispatch the serpents.
The advance guard of this army of
rattlers appeared just a week ago, and
since then the snakes have come in
such mum bers that it is estimated that
there are now fully 1000 within the
corporate limits of the town. The
snakes came from a hammock at the
foot of st. Clara brams avenue. The
council has voted an appropriation, and
this week the hammock will be cleared
and the home of the snakes destroyed
Great Loss at Cameron, W. Va.
CAMERON, W. Va, June 1.-THE esti-
mates of the loss by the fire at Gamer
on early yesterday morning are en- tire
" inadequate. The standing property
of the town was probably worth $780,
600 and the latest itemized list of the
loss foots over $500, 900. The insurance
is but a drop in the bucket, only $50, 900,
of which $50, 900 is in three Wheeling
companies. Fifty-two houses were
burned when the fire finally spent its
force. OF these twenty-eight were
dwellings and the balance business
houses.
The United States government chem
list, after an examination of the Indian
department, made the emphatic state
ment that "The Royal Baking Powder is
the purest in quality and highest II
strength of any baking powder of which
| have KNOWLEDGE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

1t costs more to make the Royal Bak-
ing Powder because it's ingredients are
purer, but it is more wholesome and goes
further than any other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
ANTHONY COMSTOCK ANGRY
He Was JOstIsd While Eating Strawberry
Shortcake.

New YORK, June 1t.-Anthony Com
stock, of the society for the Suppression
of Vice. was drinking milk and eating
strawberry shortcake yesterday in the
Temple Court restaurant John V. Boyer,
broker, from Orange, n. j., jostled
Comstock in reaching for sandwich.
What dye mean?" yelled Comstock.
81, sir, am gentleman, and you can't
shove me-"
Il beg your pardon, SIR" said Boyer.
81 couldn't help it; the crowd
Eyes you could. Don't lie to me-
Comstock shouted, putting down his
milk and waving his arms.
The manager interfered, and Comstock
was given q section of the place all tc
himself, in which he ate in peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

A case is being heard by Justice Furry
in which the Columbian Building com
pany is trying to Gust from its buildin g
Rogers. Bailey & Co. It arises from a
disagreement in the rent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

Nellie Sigler, infant daughter of Harry
SigIer, colored, died on East Fairchild
street, in North Topeka, Sunday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
STANDING OF THE cLuBs.


At Kansas City-Grand Rapids, Z; Kansa
City, >
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, g. Minneapolis, 2
At st. Paul-St. Paul, 2: Indianapolis, /.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

1t will be gratifying to consumers TO
note that the quality of the baking pow
der most generally in use in their kiteh-
ems, the Royal, is confirmed by the high
est official authorities as altogether tie
best of any in the market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
Western Annexation.

At Peoria-Peoria, g; Jacksonville, 1.
At Rockford-Quincy 8; Rockford, O.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia w. Eighth.
Send US your work. We can suit you
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28
FOURTH [DTfDN


n OfIlcar Mailoney shortly berore1 O'clock
<hie morning found Maggie Clarke stand.
1n4 on the railroad tracks at Front aud
Market street waiving Il handkerchief.
The railroad gates were down at the time.
She has been staying in the Don't house
beyonu Market street bridge. She was
unod e3 aud costs.
NJ. Padolsky was charged with having
failed to remove the snow of the pave
ment opposite his hat storo No. East
Second street. Sergeant Welsh, Charles
Rex and two other witnesses testified that
there we're from six 10 eight inches oil
SNOW and ice on the pavement. The waste
water from the yard flows down the alley
way and across the pavement.
VI Com plant has been lodged with the
3 Etreet and Sewer, and Health. and water
Departments. They maintained that the
GnoW had not been removed.
An employ of the defendant testl lied
that he hal shoveled OH the snow. He
4 Was fined 90 and costs.
Thomas II. Lally was charged with hav'
ing failed to remove the snow oil the
pavement OF tine houses 1915 and 1911
1aekson street.
The houses were vacant. and the snow
had.drlfted 10 height of over two feet
officer Long saw Inlly's bills on the
houses when he made the complaint.
The defendant testified that lie had been
. former agent for the properties and
when he went to the locality he was
eerved with the warrant that the owners
bills wore on the houses.
Mr.. Lnlly's clerk testified that the pro
perty bronged to Patrick Cummlns- The
account WAS closed on Lalty's books since
January 10th The properties are not ON
the list. Tho case was dismissed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28

Is
rev JAZZ" - rra -.s OF Canada deliver
-. d lecture Id the K @. Il last evening.
Ephrain Lower, near Brsnford. Is re-
covering from the second mishap In three
years OF designating his shoulder, this
time from the trivial circumstance OF
giving 1t twist In arising suddenly from
the floor
On tuesday evening In the beautifully
decorated psrlor Of Mrs. Carrie Farrell.
Miss Addie v. HofTecker, daughter OF the
late James Hdlfeoker. of Hartford 90 unity,
Nd. and William L. Dunn, brother OF ex-
Sheriff Dunn pf Dover. were married by
Kev. Adam Stengle.
:. The Taxpayers will present the following
petition to th6 General Assembly:
Whereas, III has been determined by the
Com missioners of tie town OF Smyrna
that they will petition the Legislature In
General Assembly met to grant certain
amendments 10 our charter. and
Whereas, Ii Is believed that just and
prudent inst 1uetions attached to official
positions contribute to imper5onal i'd
ministration,
Therefore, We, the undersigned tax pay
ers OF the Town of Smyrna do urgently
request that there be Incorporated IN our
town charter n provision inhibitlng any
commissioner from being Interested in
contract for furnishing supplies to our
town.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28
THE POWER OF WATER
No Good Plan Ha. Yet IaAan Evolved Fo.
Its Utilization,


A Philadelphia engineer has figured
out that an inch of rain falling on an
area OF square milo Is equivalent to
nearly II, 500, 900 gallons weighing 49,
900, 900 pounds, or 70, 500 tons, Assuming
this water to have fallen from clouds
about half q mile, or, say, 5000 feet,
above tho earth, we have for the energy
represented by it about 90, 900 horsepower.
With pumping machinery working Mt the
low rate OF consumption of two pounds OF
coal per horsepower per hour 1t would
take 200 gross tons of coal to raise the
water represented by an inch of rain on
a square mile to the assumed height Of
1900 feet. AS matter OF fact, rain often
falls from clouds which arc at much
greater height than 5000 feet above the
ground, 30 that the figures just given are
quite conservative ones
With all the talk that there has been
about utilizing waste energies 1t seems
just little peculiar that no promising
scheme has yet been evolved to turn to
good account the prodigious power wasted
which thus far has been shown to go on
with every rainfall of any account. And
yet, while writing, a project comes to
mind which was advanced about ton years
ago, apparently in good faith, b. some
entorprising genius in the West indies to
accomplish exactly this saving. What he
proposed to do was to conduct the water
from each roof during heavy tropical rains
into main pipe supplying a small tur-
bine coupled to dynamo. The electrici-
ty so developed by passing showers was to
be stored in acoumulators, and these, as
they became charged in variable times de-
pending, of course, on the rainfall were to
be collected and stored Mt central depots,
from which the power was afterward to
be distributed. Unfortunately, however,
this entioinR scheme did not materialize,
70 that the field is still open for some one
slse.-Cassier's Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28

A few days before Christmas, there stop
ped at the toll house, on tho Philadelphia
turnpike near the Practical Farmer.
young man of refined Appearance whose
whereabouts have sluce been enshrouded
In mystery.
bert Bette, theI gate keel or. met the
young man, who he says was suffering
from hem orrhage. lie took him into
his house and while there the stranger
Of Id h 3 nome was MeCann and lhat,he WIS
on his way from this city to Chester
where he had u sister.
He was very weak from the loss VI blood
but could not he Induced to remain with
Mr. Belts until his strength was regalned.
Several days afterward Humphrey Cole,
OF the CiRymont school. found u grip COT.
talning SO veal ee n OF underwear col
lBrs al Il h indktrcuiefs which he took 10
Mr. Bet 8 and ~ whose possession II still
r., the same ole 8 ca ried by the young
man who stopped at Ills house and the
cluthlng brare the name OF "AlCCann."
" Whatever became OF Mccain is IA com
plete mystery, The story found its way
into the Chester papers but nothing was
heard OF the young man and thlnginR
that tho stranger had returned ~ this
city any information would be thankfully
received by Mr. Belts who wishes to re
turn tho grip ana Its contsnts
There is a suppoisition that the young
man had become 80 exhausted that he
died In come quiet spot and his body
Was never recovered
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-28

In the old days in Egypt De Lesseps had
an army of men under him In the canal
office. Although he was very exacting ms
to the amount of work which each should
render, he compensated them most liberal
ly for their services. On one occasion the
surgeon Of tho company brought to his
knowledge the case of u young bookkeeper
named Ernest, who had contracted n dis
ease which demanded change of air. De
Lessops did not seem at the time to be
much impressed, but on the following
morning lie went to the office, sent for the
invalid to come to his private room and
said: Ernest, have an important docu.
ment to send to Paris. 1t must go by n
special messenger by the steamer which
sails from Alexandria day after tomorrow.
/ want you to get ready to deliver 1t
Here is your ticket, also a return ticket
and $500 to dclray your expenses You
will probably have to stay in Paris two
months until tho gentleman to whom you
will hand this letter can send me an an
swer," The letter was addressed to n
prominent physician In Paris, who was
instructed to take Ernest's health in
charge, and at the expiration of two
months the doctor sent the youth back to
Egypt restnred.-kate Fields Washing
ton