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The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
Europr.n n,m...llrc League,

Paris. Dec. Inn. Bourgoise, preai.
dent Of the council OF ministers, and II.
Doumer. the minister of finance, re-
ceived the delegates of the blmetellic
leagues Of Great Britain. France and
Germany to-day. Later In the day the
delegates were receiver byk the pred
dent of the republic, NJ. Faure.
The object Of the conference is to
draft a resolution regarding bImet
allism, which will be. submitted to the
parliaments Of the three countries
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

There is one encouraging sign in the
record Of the mast 100 days:-oyer "A,
nDD. mn hnahels Of corn have been
shipped across the Atlantic. 1t will
open q great market. which will not
close, even when prices advance. This
increase in corn shipments is very en-
couraging. A foreign market for our
corn has long been sought. Cheap
corn has made 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
colon's.a Excited.

Washington, Dec. 14.-word reaches
here from British Guiana that the
country Is much excited over the pros.
pect Of war with Venezuela ON IN.
boundary question.
The press Of British Guiana condemn
the policy Of the London authorities
In Withdrawing troops from the Yves,
Indies and other British colonies leov
ing the colonists to provide their ow,
defepses. W.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Judging from the latest accounts At
hand from Turkey, the Ottoman Empire
n In psrilous situation. Its onicials
have shown that they have lacked
either the ability or the inclination to
peevsnt Wholesale massacres, or to
naintain such degree Of internal or
der - the circumstances Of modern
tdmss demand Of eovernments.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

10 come TO this city he said to mem Ifom
the car window: Have faith. ! sAan
come to Santa Fe In three monthA"
On this account the people eonfsdeatly
expect the healer to arrive heee at any
hour after tomorrow poon.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Bears are reported to be moi numer-
Gus In the Okefenokee swamp. Georgia.
this ynar than for many years past
One farmer living near the swamp had
sixteen hogs killed by bears within
seven days recently.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

The best estimates show that Uncle
Sam has, outside of the treasury. $475,-
000. 900 in gold. That which he has been
sending abroad will start back one OF
these days. We can hustle along until
then.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Tho plain-clothes detective is almost
~ successful as the private species In
the matter of shooting innocent citi-
sens. says Chicago paper.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

PETER Is to make war on the congress
sional funeral. There is undoubtedly
demand that they be less expensive and
moro frequent.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Some of the friends Of the candidates
for 1895 are now worried because "the
dark horses" don't prance out on the
track and show their gaits.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

A Colorado philosopher suggests to
Uncle Sam that "he buy Cripple Creek"
and have no further trouble about the
500. .000. 900 gold reserve.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
0r.ve Rohher. to u. Pro. e.,.s

Topeka. KAN, Dec. 14.-County At
torney Stafford to-day began criminal
proceedings in the District Court against
three Of the prominent physicians con-
nected with the Kansas Medical College,
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Senator PETER suggests more tears
and less champagne at congressional
funerals. PETER doesn't seem to catch
on to the congressional idea.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

One Of the army Of tramps remarked:
Times are 20 hard that 1t requires
hard work to get along without work
Ing"
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Prof. Brooks, OF Geneva. N. T.. has
iust discovered his twentieth comet
wouldn't you think the professors
eyes would ache?
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Gotham society has taken to grand
opera just a. 1t did to the horse show.
Both afford superior advantages for b.
ing seen.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

Another divine healer" is said to
have arisen in the east. The divine
healer" gives promise Of becoming a.
plentiful as the ward heller.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21
COLORADO.

France proposes 20 per cent inheri-
tance tax. Rich men will want to leave
1sanes before they die.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

IN selecting your Christmas presents
ehis year. don't forget that the advent
se tbs nsw woman has given the meek
81 Iowfy suspender Z mucA wider
0Aoe & usslulHsss.
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

We don't think silver dollars should
- made heavier than they now ara
ny arc hard enough to raise at pres
eal
The Meeker herald., 1895-12-21

True CONSERVATION VIII make every
muscle twitch for Christ like st. vitus'
dance.
Jesus never stopped to ask If Bar
tameus had been vaccinated and fumi-
gated and deodorized.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-05-09
so build up the being that we are.
Thus deeply drinking in the soul OF thlngs,
We shall be wise perfOrce.o


-WORDswORTH.
AS there are no blessings which may
not be perverted into evils, so there
are no trials which may not be con-
verted into blessings. Perhaps no
man feels himself so aggrieyed as the
one confined behind the walls OF
prison. None who feels himself so
completely, so entirely lost to the
world, its pleasures, enjoyments and
it's opportunities. He feels that the
time to be spent in durance is lost, and
that no benefit can ever be derived
from the dreary waste of months and
years. Such indeed, is the paramount
thought of a man during the first few
weeks of his confinement. But, if he
be thinking man, and fully realizes
that his isolation is the inevitable re-
suit of something wrong in himself,
he goes about to study the nature OF
his disease, or the causes that led up
to his present affiictiOn, and looks for
a way to correct himself, to make him
strong; strong to bear up under his
affiiction; strong to grapple with, and
successfully fight down the weaknesses
of his nature, to be able to stand firmly
upon his feet in the world of daily
strife, temptation and trials, and be
able to bear the wear and tear of actual
life.
Recognizing the fact that ignor-
ance is
THE PREDOMINATING CHARAC-
TERISTIC
of the evil doer, penal authorities
have directed their efforts toward
the reformation of criminals by intro
ducing those features into prisons
which. instead of racking the body
with instruments of torture, educate
the mind; instead of pulling down the
physical body, they upbuild, educate
and strengthen the mental faculties
of the unfortunate human being
placed under their care; and the result
while yet imperceptible, perhaps, to tn
outside world, must be felt in the fut
ure. Ask the scores Of men behln
these walls today as to the results o
the educational advantages they hav
received since becoming inmates, an
their reply would be: While my pul
ishment is severe, thank God my tim
has not been wholly lost. | have bee
taught to read and these reading
have given me new impulses, new dt
sires, new aspirations; have shown m
how to start life anew; subdued tn
rougher elements of my nature; CAV
me clearer distinction of right frol
wrong. This is not only true of tf
man who did not know the alphab'
when entering the prison, but to tf
fairly educated who have become col
nected with the more advanced schc
ars in their Chautauqua work.
WHAT A PRISON IS LIKE.
A penal institution is not essential
different from any other large commu
ity. To the outside world the life of
convict behind the walls, has BET
pictured in many forms; but has
ever been faithfully portrayed? v
think not. By many who have lie
prisons in the same spirit they entere
Ishmael like, ''every mans hand again
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
FENCING MASTER NOT IN 1T
With @Amorita'' BY a Better Company
At the Grand Last Night.

With "Amorita'' BY a Better Company
At the Grand Last Night.
Theater and opera companies have
come to Topeka this year with flaming
posters and a loud hurrah and great
promises and have given very inferior
performances.
Last night a very good company came
into Topeka without any claims to great
ness and gave very superior entertain
ment indeed.
eve are not the greatest people on
earth," said Manager Murray, of the
Calhoun Opera company, shut we be-
lieve we have very good company just
the same and sing good opera we'll, y
and the rather meager audience agreed
with him.
The fact that the company was new to
Topeka accounts for the small audience,
but it was happily disappointed. About
500 people we're present
"Amorita" is much better comic
opera than the only other one Topek a
has had this year, "The Fencing Mas
ter", and it was better sung and put on
by far. It is full of bright airs and pref
ty costumes and snowy scenic effects.
No stronger or better soprano has been
heard in Topeka this year, with the ex-
ception of Miss Yaw, than Miss Alice
Beauvet, who sang Amorita. Miss
BoauV6t claims new YORK Guy as ner
home, and was educated for grand opera
Her musical education was received in
Florence, the scece of the piece last
night Her solos were fine.
One of the handsomest women Topeka
has seen this season was Adele Earring
ton, who sang Angelo, the young noble
man in love with Amorita. Her picture
has been displayed among the we'll
known stage beauties, and was recently
in Munsey's Magazine.
The Fra Bombarda of George Lyding,
the Castrucci of Fred Frear, the Per-
petua of Gertrude Lodge and the Spara-
canni of Edward Webb were all splendid,
well acted and well sung. Edward Webl
was here once before in the pearl OF
Pekin."
The only serious blot on the evening
was the resurrection of few antiquated
jokes by Mr.. Frear.
When the "Fencing Master" was here
there was great dissatisfaction among
the singers because theshouse was hard
to I'LL" The company of last night had
no such trouble. The chorus was nc
larger but it could sing and understood
its business. The dancing by the little
colored boy was good.
The costuming was elaborate, and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

John R. Mulvane, like Gen. Grant, is a
tanner by trade.
The Modocs now meet on Monday in
stead of Tuesday night
Crosby Brothers will employ several of
Stevenson s. Co.'s old clerks.
Mr.. Jennings was not bicycling this
morning and it looked like rain.
There are fewer houses to rent on Low
man hill than there were last year.
George Larimore is now superinten-
dent of the Lowman hill NJ. E. Sunday
school
The Knights and Ladies of Security
gave book social last night at Lincoln
Post hall
Oh, dear; there is not even one Popu-
list investigation in town today and it is
awfully dull.
John R Mulvane. Joab Mulvane and
Guilford Dudley are named as the three
richest men in Topeka
Congressman Charles Curtis will de-
liver the Decoration Day address at
Toledo, Chase county.
Marshall's band will give the first open
air concert of the season at Garfield park
one week from tomorrow.
There are large number of dry cis-
terms in Topeka and their owners are
praying forsApr1 showers.
Atchison has discovered that all the
Topeka joints have been closed To-
peka hasn't had any joints for months.
Crosby Brothers have decided to open
the Stevenson store and run their two
stores separately for a while before con-
solidating
Frank FARRELL says he knows more
about hanging pictures than any man in
town. That has been his occupation
since he got married.
A party of young people from the
Lowman hill Epworth league will hold a
meeting at the school house on West
Sixth street tomorrow afternoon.
There was wedding in Topeka the
other day where the pianist didn't play
Mendelssohn's wedding march, and the
guests nearly had an attack of nervous
prostration.
The w. C. L s won the joint debate in
the contest with the Gamma Sigma ora
tors at Washburn college last night. The
winning orators were II. w. Axtell and
G. R Lord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
WHAT THEY WILL COST.

Amount of the Appropriations for State
Buildings for Next Two Years.
Assistant State Treasurer George Sew
ard has figured out the amount of the
appropriations made by the late legisla-
ture for public buildings and improve
ments during the next two years.
The total amount of these appropria-
tions is $3.50, 1875 and only a part of it
is to be expended by the state board of
public works, the rest is to be controlled
by the state board of charities and the
regents of the several institutions
The amount appropriated for the Atch-
ison Soldiers Orphans home is 1890
to be expended by the board of public
works.
Beloit Industrial school for girls, sew
ers $4,000, to be expended by the board
of public works.
Topeka state house completion $50, 900
appropriation, available now, levy for
1895 and 1897, estim ted at $4,000, to
be expended by the executive council.
Lawrence, plumbing at the state uni
versity, $4,000, to be expended by the re-
gents.
Winfield, school for idiots and imbecjle
youth, plumbing and heating, $2,700, to
be expended by the state board of chart
ties.
Osawatomie insane asylum, plumb ing
and heating, $4,629.75; furnishing, So, 500,
to be expended by the state board of
charities,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
THEIR NEW OFFICES.
The Firm of Horton, Waggener s. Or
Have Handsome Ones.

The Firm of Horton, Waggener s. Orr
Have Handsome Ones.
The law offices being fitted up for the
new law firm of Horton, Waggener &
Orr are located on the third floor of the
Central National bank building and are
models of luxurious elegance.
They will occupy three large rooms
just back of the rooms of the firm of
Gleed, Ware g Gleed. and furnishers
have been busy for week fitting up
the rooms. The floors are covered with
the finest tapestry brussels carpets. The
furniture of the reception room is of oak
upholstered with leather and is of the
best quality. The other rooms are more
elegantly furnished and will be used for
private offices. The tables are of heavy
carved oak and the numerous book cases,
though plain. are also of oak. Nearly
all the library is new and the books are
being placed on the shelves.
The rooms will be the finest and most
elegant attorneys Office in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
STATE HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest Picked Up in once ane
Corridor.

Items of Interest Picked Up in Office and
Corridor.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners have decided to open the Wichita
freight rate case May Z.
The state board of railroad assessors
will return this evening from the inspec-
ton of the Missouri Pacific lines in Kan
saa
The total amount of money expended
by the state for seed grain was $72.403 g.
The unexpended portion of the appro-
priation will revert to the general
revenue fund III the state treasury.
Governor Morrill, has made arrange
ments to pay the Chase investig alton
committee $1,000 out of his continge nt
fund, and he last evening paid the Rog-
ers' committee $500 out of this fund.
The county commissioners of Russell
county have forwarded to the state treas
urer a draft for $277.05 which they ask
to have credited on their seed grain &C
count This is the first remittance re-
ceived for seed wheat.
Superintendent of Insurance George
7. Anthony is getting ready to collect
the reciprocal taxes due Kansas from the
New York insurance companies doing
business in this state. All cities having
fire department apparatus valued at more
than $1,000 will be entitled to a share of
the taxes collected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
HER UNCLE.
Shocking Matrimonial 'sBreak" of
a Missouri Girl.
THE COUPLE CAPTURED IN TOPEKA.

Marriage Between People So closely
Related Prohibited by Missouri
Laws.
Undersherif James Good from Lex
ington, Mo, arrived in Topeka this fore
noon after the young clippers, Otto
Bauerle and Amelia BauerIe who have
been held here two days awaiting his ar
rival Otto Bauerle is the girls uncle, al
though he is only 20 years of age and
she is just sixteen. Officer Good says
there has been strong attachment be-
tween them for a long time and the
parents of each had done all they could
to separate them. There being legal
impediments to their marriage, Otto
Bauerle and his niece eloped a week ago
yesterday and the officers have been
after them ever since. The sheriff from
Lexington followed them in haste over
land from their home 20 Odessa, and
there they took train to Kansas City.
The sheriff lost them for several days in
the big town, but finally found the place
where they had registered as man and
wife under an assumed name. They had
left there last Tuesday. Having reason
to believe that the clippers were headed
towards Topeka, the sheriff telegraphed
to Chief Wilkerson to look ont for them,
sending a minute description of them
both. The chief located them Thursday
afternoon at hotel in North Topeka.
The girl Amelia Bauerle is decidedly
pretty and wears neat blue dress. Her
hair is black and her eyes blues. Her
complexion Is one that the average town
girl might well envy.
She has refused to talk to any of the
officers except to answer questions, and
then Quardedly. At first she claimed
that she and "Otto" had been married at
some town she did not remember the
name of. Since then she has refused to
say anything about it.
Otto Bauerle is less prepossessing than
his niece, although he wears good
clothes and has plenty of money. His
father is wealthy. Bauerle admits that
he is not married to the girl. He told
Officer Good he was willing to go back to
Lexington, since be is a prisoner, with
out the formality of requisition
Under Sheriff Good said to JOURNAL
reporter today:
"The father of Otto Bauerle is a saloon
keeper and is considered wealthy. The
girl's folks are poor. This is not the first
time they have tried to elope, although
their parents have tried to point out to
them the impossibility of such a match.
The girl being only sixteen years old
young Bauerle is liable to go to the peni-
Tertiary The case is made more aggra-
waited by the fact that they are SO nearly
related. He is a brother Of the girls
father"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
PARTISAN MILITIA.
Populist Companies Being Got Rid of For
Republican Companies.


Republican Companies.
The new state military board recently
appointed by Governor Morrill, has con-
Guided its first regular meeting at the
state house.
At the time of the legislative war, the
members of a militia company from
Clyde came to Topeka and were mus
tered in as deputy sheriffs to help the
Republicans. That company was imme-
diately mustered out of the national
guard by the Populist officials. The
Republican military board today ordered
it mustered in again.
The Populists near Governor Level
ling's home at Wichita organized a col
ored militia company and made 1t a part
of the national guard. 1t was decided
by the board that this company has not
complied with all the provisions of the
law and it was ordered mustered out
Ex- Brigadier General w. II. Sears or
gained cavalry company at Lawrence
| about year ago and Governor Lewelling
commissioned one of the privates. Fred
A Clark, as captain. The military board
today ordered Clark's commission re-
voked, because the company did not
elect him as required by law. The mem
bers OF the Cavalry company are in
trouble among themselves and the COM
pany will probably be disbanded. 1t is
| largely Populists
The colored company at Leavenworth
known as the Garfield Rifles, mostly
Republicans, which was ordered dis
banded two years ago by Adjutant GEN
eral Artz, now wants the state to furnish
it with uniforms. Major General Hughes
said today that the request would be
complied with and the Garfield Rifles
will be uniformed and furnished some
additional guns but the company will
not become part of the regular guard
A new military company composed en-
tirely of veterans of the late war, all
Republicans, was organized at Kansas
City. Kansas, few nights ago. The
military board has decided to muster in
this company as a part of the Kansas
National guard.
The Marion militia company turned
out in response to Governor Lewelling's
call at the time of the legislative war but
the members were in sympathy with the
Republicans and short time after the
war was over, they too, were mustered
| out of the service.
They will now be mustered in again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27
ACCUSE BREIDENTHAL
Charged With Maliciously CT losing
Bank at Highland.
PRUDENTIAL INDIGNANT ABOUT IT.

saws He Has Information That Should
Not Be Published An Relation to the
Affair.
The Troy Chief of this week contains
the following about the state bank COM
missioner:
.'Last week, Bank Commissioner Breid-
enthal appeared at Highland, and, going
into Joe Beeler's bank, ordered the doors
closed, as he wanted to make an
examination. Beeler replied that the
doors could not be closed dur
ing banking hours. Breidenthal
then expressed his determination to close
and lock the door. when Beeler notified
him that if he did so he would knock the
TOP of his head off. Consequently, Breid-
enthal had to make the examination
with the door open.
after completing il, he informed
Beeler that he was not through with
him yet but that he would hear from
him again. Soon after, the public had
been given information from some source
that caused a run of depositors upon
the bank, and $4,000 was withdrawn in
a short time. When the run had con-
tinued long enough to enable the depos-
itors to see that their money was on hand
they became ashamed of themselves and
the deposits began TO come BACK. we
are not able to speak from knowledge.
but it is believed that this movement
was spite work growing out of certain
recent lawsuits. A state officer who will
permit himself to be used by a clique of
a mans enemies to ruin him, deserves
to be fired, and it cannot be done too
quickly"
When asked about this story, Bank
Commissioner BreidenthaI said: 81 do
not care to say anything in regard to the
affairs of the bank of Highland further
than to say that in this case, as is the
practice of this department l have
simply acted in accordance with the law
and have protected the interests of the
creditors without detriment to the own
ers of the bank. The public shoul be
satisfied with knowing that their inter-
ests are fully protected. The bank COM
missioner in the discharge of his duti es
becomes possessed of Information which
is not proper to give to the public. AS
to the statements contained in the article
in the Chief can only say that each
and every statement is absolutely false in
every particular and I am confident that
when Mr.. Beeler's attention is called to
same he will promptly denounce them
as false"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-27

"Florence by moonlight" scene in the
third act was superior. The serenade by
the chorus was very pretty and it is wor-
thy of mention that they actually
played heir guitars and mandolins.
The orchestra was large and capable
one. The audience was somewhat stint
ed in its applause.
The people in the company are all
very pleasant Mr.. Calhoun tends to the
management of the stage himself. though
he does not appear He is young man,
but he seems to have good ideas about a
comic opera company. Four years ago
he was playing little towns Now he
gets into the best houses. He has lost
money this trip through Kansas.