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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
NEWS Of THE CHURCHES,
Grand Rallies for Congrega-
tional Home and Foreign
Missions.
Methodist Pastors Are Preparing to
Attend the Coming Conference
at Pacific Grove.

A Congregational missionary week was
inaugurated yesterday at the First Con-
gregational Church. Mrs. Frank French
presided, and a number of ladies belong
ing to the various Congregational societies
were present.
The chief speaker of the afternoon was
Mrs. Peoples of Siam, who made an ad-
dress upon missionary work in the Orient
that created a deep impression upon her
hearers. The other speakers were Mrs.
Stroud-Smith, a lady who has worked as a
Bible-reader in Africa, and Mrs. Carrie
Judd Montgomery.
There will be a grand all-day mission
airy rally in the Plymouth Congregational
Church on Tuesday, and on Wednesday
home missions will be discussed in the
First church. Both these rallies will be
addressed by well-known speakers from
different parts of the Pacific Coast.
grand rally of Congregational churches
will also take place on Tuesday evening at
the First church, when the Congrega-
tional Club of this City will hold its fall
meeting and will mark the occasion by
rendering banquet in the parlors of the
church to three pastors from the East, who
commissioners. These are Rev. Amory
II. Bradford of Montclair, N. j.; Rev.
James 6. Johnson of Chicago and Rev.
James G. Barton of Boston.
Myer Strauss, a well-known member of
the First Congregational Church, will lec-
ture shortly upon "Christ and Inspira-
ton" before the Chautauqua Assembly.
1t is almost definitely decided that Rev.
Mr.. Merrill, assistant pastor at the First
Presbyterian Church, will remain in the
East, where he is travelling at present on
an extended leave of absence. No new as
sistant to DR.. Mackenzie has yet been dis
cussed, but as the Theological Seminary
at San Anselmo opens on the 18th inst. it
is expected that the multitudinous duties
of the pastor will make the appointment
of an assistant necessary. DR.. Kerr of
Iowa, the new professor of Greek at San
Anselmo, is expected to arrive in San
Francisco shortly. The eminent gentle
man will not occupy any City pulpit, as
all his time is to be devoted to the college.
All the pastors of the Methodist Epis-
copal church are preparing to attend the
conference which opens this week at
Pacific Grove. Bishop Warren, who
breaches in San Jose to-day, will preside.
The Methodist Bishop, A. w. Wilson
of Baltimore, arrives in this City to-mor-
row. He will preach in Asbury Church,
Oakland, in the evening and on Tuesday,
will leave for Southern California, where
he is to preside at the southern confer
ence to be held at Downey.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
FOUR MORE SHIPS ARRIVE.
The French Cruiser Will BE Displayed
to the Public To-
Day.

Four more ships were added to the feet
inside yesterday-the German ship d.
H. Watien, 129 days from Swansea with
coal, the ship Commodore, also from
Swansea, the ship Eurasia from Newcastle
and the French bark General Mellinet
from Swansea.
A seaman named N. Lipdell. native of
Sweden, died on board the ship Commo-
dore of consumption September 4, and was
buried at sea.
The French cruiser BeautempsBe aupre
viii be thrown open to the public today.
The tug Ethel and Marion will take visi-
tors from Washington-street wharf.
The bark Ferris S. Thompson arrived
yesterday, twenty-six days from Ugashik,
with 5000 cases of salmon for the Alaska
Improvement Company.
The schooner Moonlight came in yester-
day from San Bias with 676 cases of giant
powder, OF cedar logs and consignment
of silver ore to Fred Holmes
Captain Murphy and Third Mate Spiers
of the Americanlship Shenandoah, accused
by the crew of brutal treatment, were ex-
amined before the United States Commits
sioner, and the case against them dis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08

merry Children, who in after years became
the men and women who by their efforts
broughtSan Francisco to the advanced po-
sition she now occupies. OF course, the
little ones were somewhat dusty after their
long tramp, but little dust did not inter
fere with the spirit of enjoyment into
which they entered after the exercises were
over.
While the little queen-elect, attired In
long white satin robe and wearing no orna-
ment save a small gold neckchain, from
which depended the emblem of Christian
lty, small cross of gold, was being
escorted together with her sixteen maids
to the throne by guard of two dozen boys
dressed III white pantaloons, scarlet jack
cts and white caps, and commanded by
George Dow, thousand juvenile voices
joined in singing 'May-day Has Come
BY the side of the throne there was planted
handsome banner of silk, on the diverse
OF which there was painting of The
Queen of Roses, while on the reverse
there was painted in letters of gold Rosy
Crowns We Weave for Thee After the
singing Miss Sweasey rose to receive dele
cation, that presented her with an address
and then placed on her head a beautiful
crown, the children singing Crowned With
Roses 1t was silver band and pure white
rosebuds. When she resumed her seat she
was approached by little tot, Ellen Blggs,
only TOUR years OF age, VINO reclted a Few
words as she handed the Queen golden
scepter. Upon receiving this, the emblem
OF her authority, the Queen of day re-
piled IN few words, promising all sorts OF
| good things to her subjects, and then she
listened to the addresses of the seasons.
Miss Adelia Kimball, wearing white
dress, belt of orange ribbon at her waist
and wreath of rosebuds on her head,
| represented spring; Collin A. Miller, car
rying in his arms sheaf of wheat, repre-
sented summer; Carlton P. Miller, with
a horn of plenty filed with fruit, repre-
sented autumn, and W. II. Grey, carrying
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missed Most of the witnesses were under
the influence of waterfront whisky and
their inability to keep sober long enough
TO testify intelligently perhaps caused the
dismissal.
The ship Cyrus Wakefield is having a
mainmast put in before she sails for
Manila to load sugar for New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Great Fight in Topeka Against Dirt
and the Drudgery Of Wash Day.
ia Persons Who Obtained a Sample
Package at the Capital Office
Already Heard From,
Who Testify to the Merits Of His
New Preparation,
RAIN WATER MAKER"

That already go many people have
voluntarily come forward and testified to
the merits of Kinks "Rain Water Maker"
shows cOnclusively that the people are
approaching the efforts made by James
s. Kirk & Co., to produce an entirely
harmless preparation that should lessen
the drudgery of wash day, and the wear
and tear Of clothes heretofore subject to
the usual manner of washing.
One lady reports that after washing
with Kinks Grain Water Maker" her
hands were as soft and smooth as a
chilG's. She said: "No, do not care to
have you publish my name; l do not
think my husband would like it, but l
shall do all In my power to get my friends
to use Kinks Rain Water Maker" "Do
you know" she said further on in the
conversation, 'that l do not believe l
have used more than half the amount of
soap have been accustomed to using
before l prepared the water with Kinks
new discovery. Surely the women Of
this country should be most graceful to
James 8. Kirk & Co., for this great boon
to Womankind"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Contracts have been let for building
two new revenue cutters.
Congressman Patterson is compiling
for congress all the addresses made by
presidents since Washington.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has appealed it's protest against
the new Indiana tax law to the supreme
court.
Miss Carrie R. Scott got $50, 900
judgment against Henry Edison Simms
at Galveston for breach of promise.
Funds have been secured for the
construction of the Gulf and Inter
state road in Texas. This company
is entirely distinct from the Kansas
road of the same name, which recently
went into a receivers hands
The diplomas for the commissioners
at the Chicago worlds fair have been
prepared and will soon be distributed
through the state department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
The Fair
WHERE DO WE GET Rain?
An Editor Who Has Lived Long in Kansas
Doubts an Old Theory.

An Editor Who Has Lived Long in Kansas
Doubts an Old Theory.
TFrom the Jewell County Republican,
Ever since we have lived in Kansas we
have heard people predict that there
would be seasonable rains, giving as a
reason that there was plenty of snow in
the mountains that year. Perhaps we
are wrong, but We feel very skeptical
when we hear such predictions.
Even if there is plenty of snow in the
mountains, how is it to get to US? Ger
tsinly if it comes it must first be taken
up by the atmosphere, and how much
moisture can the cold mountain air get
out of a snow bankI And what is taken
up must then be carried to a colder
region before the air will yield it up
again.
We do not know any process therefore
by which Kansas can receive rain worth
mentioning from the mountain SHOWS.
AS soon as the temperature there is
above freezing, the SHOWS begin to melt
and the cold water runs down the noun
tain side, into the creeks and rivers and
away to the sea. The underhow in west
ern Kansas may be fed by mountain
SHOWS. but we are indebted to other
sources for the rain we get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Six Firemen Killed at a Fire in
Minneapolis.
They We're Buried Under the
Falling Walls.
NO CHANCE FOR LIFE.
Two Walls Tumbled Without
the Least Warning.
NO CHANCE FOR LIFE

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. June 2e.-The
most disastrous fire which ever visited
Minneapolis accomplished its work
last night. Within an hour after the
alarm rang in at IL o'clock six fremen
paid the. penalty of death for their
faithfulness in trying to save the
property of others. The dead are:
JOSEPH Hay, truck No. 2.
WALTER RICHARDSON, hose No. 6.
FRANK RULAINH. lieutenant Of hose company
No. 6.
BERT THOMAS, hose No. 10, died on way to
hospital
Several others were seriously in
iured. and it is thought that there
may be still more dead who have not
yet been extricated from under the
ruins of the walls which fell and
crushed them. The seriously injured
so far as known are:
Ed THE IN, lieutenant of hook and
ladder COZ pany No, 2.
Captain Caldwell, engine company
No. s.
The property loss consisted of the
entire den 'lition of the building oc-
cupied by Mcdonald Bros, dealers in
crockery, chinaware, glassware, silver
ware and gas fixtures. The building
was of fl 1r stories, brick walls and
wooden interior framework and was
well stocked. The fire originated in
the boxes and packing stored in the
rear of the building, and was beyond
the power of the fire department to
control At few minutes before mid
night the walls fell, one side wall fall
ing in and the other falling out into
the alley, where the fremen were at
work. The total loss will aggregate
over 500, 900; insurance unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 2s.-Wallace
Bros. circus furnished an opportunity
for numerous robberies yesterday.
The principal event was the looting OF
the residence of j. D. Grams, proprietor
of the Monarch saloon. This occurred
during the parade. The family left
home and neglected to fasten the win
dows. Jewe1ry and other valuables
to the amount of So were taken.
Seven other robberies were reported
to the police, and the aggregate value
of the booty is over $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Rainmaker Melbourne Confesses.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2s.-Frank
Melbourne, the erstwhile Western
''rain king" whose services were in
such urgent demand in the West two
or three years ago is located in this
city. In speaking of his experience as
a rainmaker, Melbourne admitted that
the whole thing was a humbug and
that he never possessed any more
power in that respect than any other
man. He says the American people
like to be humbugged and the greater
the fake the easier it is to work it.
Melbourne made fortune ! II the bust
ness and spent it like a prince.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
REINHARr PRESIDENT.

The Old Santa Fe President Now at the
Head of the c. s. Z.
BALTIMORE, June 28.-The Chesa-
peake & Eastern railroad, which is being
constructed across the valley of Virginia,
assumes great importance in view of the
fact it now developes that its president is
Mr.. J. w. Reinhart. late president of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road.
This cuts across the valley of Virginia
and opens up one of the finest agricul-
tural producing regions in America
road is pointing towards the very heart
of the timber and coal district of the
state by the most direct and shortest line
nhtainahla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Storm at Put-in-Bay.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2s.-News
comes by boat of tornado at Putin
Bay islands late yesterday afternoon.
One wall of the brick town hall at Put
Inlay was blown down, half the trees
in Victory park were uprooted and
great havoc was wrought in the peach
orchards. Telegraph lines were blown
down, and cerle conn ~ cation with
the island destroyed. The storm lasted
half an hour and was said to have been
the worst in the history of the place.
It caused CONSERVATION among the
campers and summer boarders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
NEW SORE THROAT.

It Has Made Its Appearance Among Shaw
nee County Horses.
A disease that seems to be rather a
novelty has appeared among the horses
of Shawnee county and particularly
those north of the city. 1t is a sort of
sore throat and is said to be caused by
fevered conditions. Both the throat and
mouth are liberated and the animal is
entirely unable to eat until relief is
obtained. Several cases have been re-
ported to the veterinary surgeons in the
last two or three weeks. One of them
has used pulverized burnt alum and
Golden seal" with considerable sue
C0ss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
HELD UP AT MANITOU.
a Kansas Man Robbed in 3 GulOh of
Pixies Peak.

A Kansas Man Robbed in . GuIch of
Pixies Peak.
MANKATo, June 28-Three young men
who left here some time ago on visit to
Colorado. have returned. One of them,
Alven Miller, made the acquaintance of
q young man there who said he was from
the state of Washington.
This fellow and young Miller went
out to explore q canon near Manitou
one day. When they reached the gulch
they met another fellow. Before Miller
realized what was going on the two
were pointing revolvers at him and ask
Jag for his money, and when Miller de-
INJURED they helped themselves to every
thing they could find in his pockets.
They got $50 in money and his round
trip railroad ticket which last they re-
turned at his urgent request.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Isenberg Compelled to Leave Town.

SOUTH ENID, Ok, June 2s.-J. L.
Isen berg, publisher of the Wave and
author of the scurrilous article that
led to the killing of Register Patter-
son and Marshal Williams, left town
early to avoid being mobbed. The
people on reading the article, became
so incensed that threats of mob were
freely made and had he been found
would have been summarily dealt
with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Nebraska Crops.

OMAHA, Neb., June 2s.-The rye in
most sections is cut, but will not yield
very large crop on account of the
frosts. The oat crop bids fair to be
large, and will all be cut by the mid
die of July, or short time thereafter.
The moderate weather, while il has a
tendency to retard the growth, will
give the heads an opportunity to fill
out, a very decided benefit to the
grain. Corn is in splendid condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

CoFFEYvnLE, Kan, June 2s.-Mrs.
Annie Brewer, from Wagner. Ind.
Ter, came to this city about ten days
ago, and while here gave birth to a
girl at the Iron Mountain hotel Yes
terday the child was found dead A
jury of inquest was held, when she
confessed to having murdered the
baby by smothering It to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Kinks RAIN WATER MAKER

breaks the hardest water instantly and
will hold colors from running in printed
goods, keep bluing from curdling in
water. Flannels and woolens washed in
watsF prepared with this most wonderful
preparation will positively not shrink.
For the bath or toilet it ia indespensi-
bic, making the water soft and velvsty,
accsleratlng the action of the soap, Civ
ing the skin healthy glow and helping
to remove any superfuous exoretions
that may adhere to the body.
For the dishes and general washing
purposes it is very eccential, as it saves
both labor and soap.
This preparation is not to be confound-
ed with soap powder, as it contains TO
soap, .lye, ammonia, lime or any deleteri-
GUS Ingredients.
Kinks "Rain Water Maker" can be had
of all grocers; Is cents for large =
pound package. Order a package of
your grocer at once for your next wash
day. You will never regret it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

GUTHRIE, Ok, June 2s.-Congress-
man Bryan of Nebraska arrived here
at o'clock last evening, being met at
the depot by the military band, Com
pany A. o. n. g., and hundreds of cit
liens. At o'clock last night he ad-
dressed an enthusiastic audience of
1000 people, and at the close of his
address bimetallic league was organ
izo1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
BROKE HIS WOODEN LEG.
AnsAccident to Joe COugh1an That Wasn't
SO Bad it Might Havs Been.


SO Bad as it Might Have Been.
Joe Coughlan broke his leg this week.
He was at Lake View and had been
climbing up and down hill all day. In
going up an embankment there was
cracking sound like an ice wagon run
ming into telephone pole Coughlan
knew his leg was broken, SO he did what
anyone else would have done in his
place-he unstrapped the leg and threw
it away. 1t was his wooden member
which had met with the accident.
Coughlan had ridden TO Lake View on
his bicycle and he was determined to
ride home again the same way, leg or no
leg.
With only one foot to pedal with he
made the trip to Topeka, about twenty
miles, in one hour and twenty five min
utes. This would have been good time
for a cyclist with both feet sound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Leigh VernOn AGAIN.

Rev. Leigh Vernon, whose escapades
as masher in Joplin and vicinity few
years ago brought him so much unen-
viable notoriety, is said to be having
wonderful success as an evangelist in
New Mexico and Arizona, where his con-
verts are numbered by the hundreds.
The "woman in the case" after having
been divorced from her husband, went
east and soon married again. The VIC
tmized husband is also provided with
No 2.
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LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, June 2s.-The
city authorities are disturbed over the
release of seventy eonvicts from Fort
Leavenworth. The men are to be
given a suit of clothes each and S.
cash. Members of the old provost
guard are alarmed lest some of the
convicts wreak vengeance upon them
for imaginary i'll treatment in the
mast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Johnny johnson Breaks a Record

BETHLEHEM, Pa, June 27.-One
thousand people saw John S. johnson
make the fastest time on record in a
competitive professional race here yes
terday. 1t was a half-nile handicap
and Johnson rode around the six racers
from the scratch and finished ten feet
in the lead in 1:O315.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
HUNG Himsef With q RridIe Rein.

WICHITA, Kan, june 2s.-A s. ecial
from Duncan. Ind. Ter, says: Thomas
Frazier, the Junior member of the firm
of I. c. Sanders & Co., committed sui
eide by hanging himself. He took his
buggy and drove from home at o'clock.
After travelling a few miles he hitched
his horse, took one of the bride reins
and hung himself to tree. No cause
is assigned. He was a well-<c-5o bus
mess man and prominent Mason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Wants sao.ooo and a Divorce.

WICHITA, Kan, June 28.-Rosa
Werner has commenced suit against
her husband, Emil Werner, for a di-
vorce and $4,000 alimony. They have
been married for thirty years. Infe-
licity is the cause. Werner is the sec
ond richest man in Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

RICH HILL. Mo-, June 28.-During
the wind storm Tuesday, two box cars
were blown from side track to the
main track at Sprague. Miss Nettie
Hook the railroad agent, at once lit
lantern, walked three-quarters of
mile down the track in the hail and
wind, and, after waiting for half an
hour, stopped the westbound train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, No, June IS
An effort has been made to get w. H.
Harvey, author of COINS Financial
School," to speak here, but he writes
that he cannot come now, being busy
preparing for the Horn debate, but
that in September he expects to make
a number of speeches in Missouri, be-
ginning his tour of the state at ST.
Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Found Guilty of Numbering Sid Jaekman

Found Guilty of Numbering Sid Jackman.
ASHLAND, Kan, June 28.-The trial
of Frank Ernest for killing Sid Jack
man on January 29 last was concluded
yesterday when the jury returned
verdict of murder in the first degree.
The verdict is & surprise to the major
ity of the people, among whom the
convicted man stood high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
Small Coins in Big Demand.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2s.-The coin
ing department of the United States
mint in this city will be shut down
Monday for two weeks for the purpose
of cleaning up and making necessary
repairs. There is a big demand just
now for coins of small denominations
pennies and five-cent pieces-and an
unusual number of these are being
turned out.
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HORRIBLE EXECUTION.

HeA0 OF MURDERER Severed BY the
Rope When the Drop Fell.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June 2s.-Michael
MeDOnough, the Kenton wife muir
derer, was hanged at 1908 yesterday
morning in the penitentiary annex
The execution was a sickening one.
The rope cut deep into the neck when
the body dropped, severing the trach@
and jugular vein. The blood spurted
over DR.. Jones, one of the physicians,
who was standing under the scaffold,
then flowed in torrent to the stone
floor of the room. Some of the spec
taters turned white and with difficulty
kept their nerve. The heartbeats
ceased in just III minutes.
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End of the Barrett Scott Case,

BUTTE, Neb., June 2s.-The famous
Barrett Scott murder case was con-
cluded yesterday by the acquittal of
Mullihan, Elliott and Harris, the three
vigilantes who were alleged to have
hanged the defau1ting ex-treasurer Of
Holt county, January l, 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28
They Liked the saodocs.

The Topeka Modocs seem to have made
a ten strike at the Ottawa Chautauqua
again this year. Major T. J. Anderson
has received letter from one of the
leading lights of the assembly in which
he says: Every body here is delighted
with the Modocs. Prof Case of Cleve-
land (who had charge of the music this
Year, says: They are as fine as | ever
met and Topeka has good reason to be
proud of them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-28

MEXICO, Mo-, June 2s.-A jury is be-
ing impaneled in the circuit court here
to-day to try George Lewis, who killed
his sweetheart's father, William Brown
of Pike county. This will make the
fifth trial of the Lewis case.