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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
In the Frigid Zone.

Tt was in the far and frigid north,
wheie the aurora borealis lights up the
icy wastes.
"Say!" The voice of the elder Eski-
mo carried world of menace in its
tone
''Does chat young fellow from Upper
Navik intend to stay all night?''
The eldest daughter of the house of
Husky tossed her head.
"Pal'
Her pretty lips formed into pout
'How can you talk SO? He hasn' t
been here more than two months, and
you know it. "
The old man remembered the four
months of darkness yet to be, and as he
heard the counting couple put more
blubber o., the fire groaned, but said no
more New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

bic and substantial without being
heavy. The girders are all of iron, and
EE.r. Astor can keep an iron safe in every
room in that house without fear of too
much floor pressure. The heaviest sim
gle pieae of furniture now in the house
is young Mrs. Astor's bathtub 'fMade
ont Of one solid block of MARBLE, - said
my guide as he hit the tub a resound-
ing whack. cit weighs two tons, and
it's one of the very few tubs of its kind
in the country"
Mr.. Aston can enter the house by
either of two different entrances-that
is, by the grand entrance on Fifth ave-
nue. or by the stable, which is connected
directly with the house on the Sixty
fifth street side. 1t seems a queer thing
for a man TO enter his house in New
York by way Of his stable, but, all
things considered. it is very probable
that both Mr.. and Mrs. Aston will enter
their home most of the time by way of
the stable. This arrangement has been
made principally so that in bad weather
carriage can be driven directly into
the carriage house, where the occupants
can step out upon a marble doorstep and
enter at once by a private stairway to
the main house. I noticed that the door
between the stable and the house is a
massive iron door, such as one sees at
the entrance of safe deposit vaults.
Moreover, this door has a com bination
lock, probably for the additional safety
of Mr.. Astor's domestic hearth, the iron
door being there to guard against fire
and the com bination lock to keep out
burglars or tramps in search of COM
Portable bed But as this entrance will
be reserved exclusively for the lord of
the palace the visitor must necessarily
enter by the main entrance on Fifth ave-
nue..
If you are fortunate to be provided
with a permit from Mr.. Astor, the WIS.,
itor of today, having passed the watch
full guard at the door, will find himself
Immediately in the grand central hall.
some so feet square. Running up one
side of this hall is a rather narrow
staircase, which, however is called
the 'grand staircase" leading to the
second story. Both the staircase and the
hall are of Caen stone, which is of a
beautiful cream tint, brought from
Caen, France, and which has been used
of late by all American millionaires
building new houses
White. Gold and Red.
The hall and staircase are decorated
with artistic carvings and full sized fe-
male figures in half length. the latter
having been modelled from life by Mr.
Carl Bitter. The panels between these
| figures will be filed in with beautiful
tapestries wherein red will be the pre-
vailing color, so that the effect in the
| grand hall. and, in fact, in all the more
public parts of the house, will be white
and gold and red. OF course all the
doors about the grand hall open into
reception rooms, drawing rooms and
dining rooms. learned that workmen
have been laboring upon each individual
carved figure in the hall for six mouths,
| and fair idea of the amount of the
carved and cut stone work already in
position in the house may be obtained
| from the fact that 40 carvers. 200 cut
ters, 100 polishers and 70 helpers, be-
sides many machines. have been en-
ployed constantly upon the work for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

WHILE the friends of General Harri-
son are trying to launch his boom and
Mckinley is swinging around the circle
Thomas Bracket Reed is saving much
wood and maintaining a discreet silence.
When he does speak it will probably be
very much to the point The next Re-
publican candidate must decide between
the east and the west-between the
money kings and the people. He can't
get both and there cannot be a compro-
mise with a good prospect for election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
No Change to CHICAGO.

The through service offered the travel
ing public by the Union Pacific system
and Chicago & Alton R. r is unsur-
passed The Perfect Passenger serv-
ice" of the C. 6 A. with the well known
excellence of the service of the Union
Pacific assures the travelling public that
they fare in it" when they patronize this
popular joint line from Denver to Chi
cage and intermediate points. Pullman
Palace sleeping cars, dining cars and
free reclining chair cars without change.
For all information call at 525 Kansas
avenue A. n. FULLER,
City Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
ROW OVER PLUMBING BILL.
DR.. Hamilton and A. L. Snyder Unable to
Agree What is Due.


A dispute over the plum bing in the
Hamilton hall building is the cause of a
case the trial of which was commenced
in the district court late yesterday A.
L Snyder & Co., the plumber are suing
DR.. Hamilton to recover about $500 On
the contract which they claim is the bal
ance due on the contract price for the
work, which was about $500.
The case has been a rather bitter one,
and even ]. G. Waters, Snyder's attorney
admitted to the jury that the two men
used to wrangle every time they got to-
gether Snyder and Hamilton appear to
be unable to agree upon an interpreted
ton of the contract, and ask Judge
Hazen and the district court jury to set
tie the matter. A. Fl. Case is DR.. Ham
ilton'a attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

SEARCH any Topeka man, and you will
find one pocket full of temperance tracts,
and another full of cloves.-Atchison
Globe.
Search any Atchison man and you will
find his stomach full of stale beer and his
head full of wheels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

WHAT percentage of the earnings of
the locomotive engineers of the country
will go to pay the expenses of Chief
Arthur's trip to EuropeT His pay goes on
while absent When will the other mem
bers of the brotherhood take their
European tour and will their pay go on
just the same? But perhaps the fraternal
sentiments of the B. of L E. do not go to
this extent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
Coal round at BcIIevilIe.

BELLEvILLE, Kas., April 9Th. D.
Rich, while engaged in sinking a well
on a farm six miles south of town, struck
an eighteen inch vein of coal at depth
of thirty five feet The coal struck is
the same class as that now being taken
out at Minersville about six miles south
of the present find, but is thought to be
a much batter quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
COULDN'T BRIBE THE CHIEF
Chiefs Must BE Cheap Where John
MerlxIe Came From.

Chiefs Must BE Cheap Where John
Mer1<Ie Came From.
There is real good one on Chief of
Police Wilkerson, though he doesn't like
to be ioked about it.
John Merkle, who was arrested in
North Topeka two or three days ago,
charged with insulting q woman, was
very anxious to escape. He tried "per-
suading" the policeman with cigars and
it failed
When he was brought to the police
station he was very anxious to see the
chief, but could only see him in the
down stairs room where there were a
lot of men.
He went to the chief and whispered
mysteriously in his ear for several mo-
ments. Soon his hand sought the chiefs
and the chief turned away.
A silver dollar dropped on the floor.
The fellow had imagined that he could
square it with the chief for a dollar and
be released.
He was fined SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

ALTHOUGH the world is informed
through Spanish channels that the Gu.
ban instruction has been suppressed,
another detachment of troops will start
for the island early in May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

NoTwITHsTANDING the stupendous
efforts being made by the Honest Money
league to push their currency ideas, the
''silver craze" seems to be making more
progress than the gold craze is doing,
and is getting a foothold in the very
home of the gold maniacs..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
Union Paelfie Route.

WHAT YOU WANT
Is the through car service offered be-
tween Denver and Chicago via the Union
Pacific and Chicago & Alton r. r., which
is unexcelled by any other line. Magni-
fcent Pullman sleepers. dining cars and
chair cars, run through daily WITHOUT
change, Denver to Chicago via Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

THE resolution regarding silver passed
by the state league was very good as hint
TO the platform makers and the candi-
dates of the next convention, but there
could have been no harm In making the
matter plain. If we favor the unre-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

SENATOR BLACKBURN of Kentucky has
issued a challenge to John G. Carlisle to
come down and do battle with him for
the Kentucky senatorship on the issue of
free coinage of silver. The secretary
will probably be too wise to accept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

It is our opinion that the state board of.
railroad assessors each possess tele-
graph franks and have no right to them.
Possibly the franks are payment for low
ering the assessment value of the tele-
graph Ines.-Brown Co. World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

THERE will be no more pool selling in
Minnesota, not even for ten days during
the year. The legislature has passed a
law against it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
NEW PALACE.
Tt is Quite Plain. but it Cost
Million.
THE HOME OF 4 CROESUS.


Mr.. Aston, His Wife. and His Mother
Alt Had Hand in the BuElding-The
Great Structure Described For the
First Time.
NEW YORK, April 22-When young
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor return
from this years Newport season, they
will drive from the railroad station 0i-
rect to their new home on upper Fifth
avenue-a home which will have cost
$1,000, 900. and which will probably be
one of the most artistic dwellings in
New York. And the day they step foot
into their palace for the first time as a
home they will find it as completely es-
tablished and as we'll ordered as if they
had been living there for years and
years. There will be no odor of new
paint, no unfinished or half completed
rooms, no awkwardness on the part of
the servants, no hitch of any sort in
that great house to indicate that it is
brand new, and that the finishing
touches within were completed only a
few days before. This is part of the
luxury of having one of the largest pri-
vate fortunes in the world.
When Mr.. Aston first babe his archi-
tect build him town house, he stipu-
lated 5000 as the maximum cost.
Bat after the outer walls were up and
the process of interior decoration began
the architect, with the usual gracious
condescension of his kind, notified MIR.
Aston that more money would be need
ed, for young Aston had said, ''Make it
the plainest house in town, and it SO
happens that the plainest is often the
besr, and the best costs the most money.
So another 800. 900 was Forthcoming
and yet another and another, till today
tho estimated cost will be fully 81,
900, 900.
A Two Ton Bathtub.
And yet of all the new and great
palaces in the neighborhood this one OF
Astor's is the plainest. In style it ap-
pears to be of the French renaissance
without the usual architectural elk
ms" Only balcony or a window here
and there has been carved, a general
plainnoss charaeterizing all the outer
walls. They are of Indiana limestone,
entirely barren of trimmings. But with
out and within everything seems dura-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
Weather IndicatIona

CHICAGO. April 27.-For Kansas: Part
ly cloudy, but probably fair and warmer
tonight and Sunday; southeast winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice al
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This il fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
HAD AN EARACHE.
County Attorney Stafford had One that
Made Him Wretched for a Week.

Made Him Wretched for a Week.
County Attorney 81. c. Stafford appear
ed at his office today for the first time
this week. He has not entirely recover
ed from his recent attack of neuralgia,
but he is greatly improved and able to,
transact business.
ANY person who ever had a real, gem
uine earache of the wild. frantic sort
that produces a pain like toothache
and noise like a rural band, can real
ize what delightful time the county
prosecutor has had for a week or more.
Some fears were entertained that he
would not be able to conduct the prose-
cution of murderer Frank Novels next
week, but he says he'll be there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

Where's no place like home" when
the food is prepared with DR.. Prices
Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
TERMs ov sunscR1pT1aN.

Daily edition, delivered by carrier. 10
sents ; week to any part Of Topeka Or
suburbs, Or at the same price in any
Kansas town where this paper has car
risr system.
By mail. three months ......s 80
By mail, one year ............ $50
Weekly Editie1. per year ....... so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

Women can vote everywhere-for
good food. They all vote for DR.. Prices
Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

712 and ia West 9Th. Peerless Steam
Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
The Johnaon-Nebel Ca

Ane SonASSA- Del CANDY 10.
Have put in the Harrison telephone 270
Ring them up if you want ice cream,
candy, etc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

Whenever tried always approved-Dr.
Prices Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

Subscribe for the JOURNAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
Accommodations For Guests.

Before leaving the house. however,
we mount to the fourth floor, which
brings us in the mansard roof, where
the rooms are lighted by dormer win
dows, and where are situated the serv-
ants rooms, and one room in particu-
lar which is designed to hold all the
necessary apparatus for Mr. Astor's
chemical and other scientific expert
ments. There are also playroom and
schoolrooms for Mr.. and Mrs Astor'
little boy and more guest chambers.
When this house is completed, there
will be accommodation for some 80
overnight guests.
When again outside, we survey this
white marble pile with a feeling of adj
miration for the young millionaire IN
der whose orders it has grown into be-
ing. He has been altogether unostenta-
tious and modest, and yet has used thor
ough good taste throughout. The house
is indeed a monumental pile, full
worthy of the first family, socially
speaking, IN Gotham of today.
gibson WuLETa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
ALL RECORDS BROKEN

The issues of the TOPEKA DAILY STATE
JOURNAL. for the three months, viz, from the
Ist day of January. 1895. to the 31st day Of
March, 1895, inclusive. have been as follows:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-19
FIGHTING IN HAWAII.

Mail advices which left Honolulu on the
18th inst. report that the long expected
outbreak has taken place. On Saturday,
the 9Th inst, bands of natives were OBJ
served entering the city from the outlying
districts and concentrating at Waikiki and
Palama. All Sunday was spent by the
Government in concentrating its forces.
As soon as night fell party of armed men
entered the house of Henry Bertelman,
about four miles from the city, in the
direction of Diamond Head, and pro-
ceeded to search it for arms. Here the
first collision took place. Representative
elect Charles L. Carter was shot dead and
Lieutenant Hall was wounded. Lieutenant
King with a detachment of regular troops
in the service OF the Government occupied
the house that night, but evacuated it on
the following day.
The following days until the steamer
sailed seemed to have been consumed in
movements by bodies OF policemen and
troops in chase of the insurgents, who sell
dom stood their ground. There was no
fighting of any consequence. At the battle
which the Hawaiian newspapers report
only one man was killed and one wounded
While the man-hunt was going on the Gov
eminent was laying hands on every one in
Honolulu who was suspected of royalist
tendencies. When the steamer sailed 100
men were in custody.
The insurgents appear to be mainly
Kanakas, but some of their leaders are
white. The two most prominent leaders
are Robert Wilcox, who was member of
the late LEGISLATURE and was educated in
Italy, and Sam Nowlein, half white, who
was commander of the army under Liliuo-
kalani. The Honolulu papers are clear
that the object of the instruction is to
overthrow the republic and to restore the
monarchy. But the ex-Queen thus far
seems to have taken no part. The insur-
gents are armed with Winchesters-the
lofaSt alyn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-19
TO MAKE YOU SMILE.

"Did you see all those dreadful charges the
papers make against your" said the politi-
clans wife.
81 did, was the reply "What am going 70
do about it?'
"Why," she answered, almost sobbing a.
I'd make that horrid editor prove every word
of them, so l would"
"Prove 'em? Great gunsl That's exactly
what Pm anxious to keep him from doing, if 1
can!'-Washingto Star.
Gus de smith-California is perfect para
disc. Pm an enthusiast on the subiectof Cali
forn1a. I dream of California at nights. could
write poems about its grand scenery.
Pete Amsterdam-Were you ever there?
De Smith-No, but the girl L am going to
marry has most of her money invested in Cali
fornia mining stock.-Texas siftings.
'Why," asked the philosopher, "why is it
that mantle noblest created object-why is
it that man should have such doubt of his
ability to win woman's affection when he
considers the success in that line of pop
eyed, padding shaped, pretzel-tailed pug dog?"
But the assembled listeners answered him
not-Indianapolis Journal.
"How is it that Polite is so popular with the
ladies?''
"He talks so we'll"
"Heavensl He never says anything but yes
and no."
That's it. He allows them to do it ALL
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Marie-Count Zwinski is going to be married
to Miss Getthere, the heiress
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I'm his most intimate
friend, and I'm sure he has no such intention.
Marie-No, but she has.-Chicago Record.
Mrs. Norris-I didn't say thatl You don't
understand me!
Mr.. Norris-I may not be brilliant, my dear,
but have ears.
Brooklyn Lie,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-19
THE BATTLE Is ON.

The critical point has been reached in the
controversy over the relation of the Gov
eminent to the Pacific roads, and there is
now no time to devote to mere discussion.
The battle is on. The time for action has
arrived. The Reilly funding bill is sup
ported before Congress by a powerful
lobby, and unless those who are opposed to
it are equally vigorous and aggressive, &C
ton may be taken by our national law
makers this winter that will be an harassing
burden upon this coast for generation to
come.
The people of California need no further
instruction in regard to this subject. 1t is
one of the issues of which it may be truly
said that the argument is exhausted. The
objection is not to any particular clause or
feature of the Reilly bill, but to the whole
funding proposition. 1t would be idle to
fund the debt, for the companies would
never pay it. 1t is even doubtful if they
could earn it. Sooner or later the Govern
ment will have to take the roads, and it
might as well take them now before heavier
burdens are laid upon the people and
greater evils result.
The question OF what the Government
could do with the roads if it took them is
not SO unanswerable as certain alarmists
would have US believe If the mortgage
were foreclosed and the roads bought in
the Government! would have the option of
three methods of dealing with them. 1t
could operate them as is done by the Ger
man Government, lease them as is done by
the Italian Government, or maintain the
roadbed in good order and allow any COM
pany or even an individual to run trains
over it under the supervision of Govern
ment officials and in charge of engineers
and conductors licensed as are pilots and
marine engineers.
The question of what to do with the
roads, however, is one that can be left to
the future. The immediate issue is to de-
feat the Reilly funding bill and every other
proposition of the kind. The Pacific Coast
is more interested IN this than any other
section of the Union, and our Senators and
Representatives should be strengthened by
public opinion to resort to every method
known to parliamentary tactics to battle it
and defeat it.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-19

destroy and degrade the beautiful city,
will be able to accomplish anything for
mischief.
From one point of view the Socialists are
doing good work They made such an ex-
hibition of themselves at the election on
Thursday that they must have disguised
reasonable Frenchmen It is not to be
believed that the sober-minded and intelll-
gent masses of the French people can feel
any sympathy with such men as Jaures,
Michelin and Feberot, and the effect OF
their noisy and scandalous behavior must
be to minimize the Socialist strength.
Such leaders of the Radicals as NJ. Brisson
conducted themselves with decorum and
discretion. 1t is perhaps regrettable that
Brisson was not elected. He is probably
superior in capacity to Faure and his equal
in integrity, but in France, as in this
country, it is not always the ablest men in
party who are elected to the highest
Office. The Presidency generally goes to
respectable mediocrity, who can be trusted
to do nothing foolish.
Outside observers sometimes fail to
understand French politics from ignorance
of the weakness OF the various parties
which go to make up the opposition. In
the newspapers, the Socialists cut as large
figure as the conservative Republicans;
but they are merely mere handful of
theorists in half dozen large cities. With
the help of deluded workmen they carry
an election here and there, but they never
rise to the dignity of force with which
the Government has to reckon. When
they become troublesome, the police deal
with them; the nolsiest among them re-
member Floquet's threat that if they gave
trouble he would have them shot down
like mad dogs with the greatest pleasure.
So with the monarchists. The spectacle of
the Duke of Orleans on the bank of the
channel waving his arms to the France
which he loves is pathetic as well as ludi-
crous. 1t reminds one of the Pretender
calling himself James III in his cups.
There are few old gentlemen, scions of
ancient nobility who, in their hereditary
castles, boast of their fidelity to their king,
but as political force they count for moth
ing. There are but two real parties in
France, both Republican, and both aiming
at the same ends, and recognizing the
necessity of the same reforms; one party
calls itself conservative, the other radical;
the difference between them being that the
latter wants the reforms Immediately, at
any risk to vested rights and rooted in
situations, while the former proposes TO
reach them by slow degree, setting one
foot carefully before the other. and taking
no chances. 1t is to this latter party that
President Faure belongs.