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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-11
MEET AT SHILOH.
Blue and Gray Assemble on the
Historic Field.
Veterans Fix the Positions of
Their Regiments.
TOUCHING INCIDENTS.
Many Tents on the Battlefield
at Night.

SHH.o, Tenn, April e.-Vfsitors ar
rived at the Shilo battlefield by hum
dreds all day yesterday. The crowd is
Row estimated at between 5000 and
10000. The park commissioners, Cor
nielus Cadle, of Cincinnati; Col. r. F.
Looney, of Memphis; Gen. D. c. Buell.,
of Kentucky, and Secretary P. W.
Reed, of Chicago, have been
on the ground since yesterday.
There were many touching incidents
during the day while the veterans
were fixing the positions occupied by
the various organizations during the
battle. Gen. B. NJ. Prentiss addressed
a large crowd at 10 o'clock yester-
day from the grand stand. In the
afternoon the ex-confederates held
a meeting at Shiloh Springs,
Capt. j. w. Irwin presiding. Res
olutions extending a cordial welcome
to the northern veterans and visitors
were adopted with enthusiasm. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler delivered an address
of welcome, going over the history of
the battle and relating many interest
ing "reminiscences. He was followed
by Gen. Buell. and Capt Thomas Il.
Paine, of Jackson, Tenn. Many tents
were stretched on the battlefield at
night.
A CONFERENCE OF sILVERITEs.
WASHINGTON, April GA secret con-
ference of the leaders of the new silver
party was held in this city yesterday
afternoon and was resumed in the even
ing. Among those present were ex-
Congressman Sibley, of Pennsylvania,
who is talked of as the presidential
candidate of the silver men; Judge
Joseph Sharon, of Connecticut; Senator
Jones, of Nevada, who left the repub-
lican party to join the silverites; Gen.
Warner, of Ohio, and Senator Stewart
and Congressman Newlands, of Ne
vada. At the close Senator Jones, Mr..
Sibley and Mr. Newlands left for New
York, where they are to hold another
conference.
The Bimetallic league presented
showing of the reports received from
different sections of the country,
which, it is said, was very gratifying
to the conference. Mr. Sibley is under
stood to have been exceedingly san
guine of the outlook for the silver
party in the keystone state, and spoke
enthusiastically of the prospects of
many recruits from that section.
MORMONs CONVENE AT SALT LAKE.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April 6.-The sixty
fifth annual conference of the Mormon
church convened in the Tabernacle
yesterday. There was a large number
of representative men from every de-
partment of the church throughout
the Mormon settlements in Arizona,
Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada,
Montana, Utah, New Mexico and Mex
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TRADE REPORT.

The Volume of Retail Business at This
Time Larger Than Last Year.
New YORK, April 6.-R. G. Dun &
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
Returns showing the condition of re-
tail trade in March throughout the
country and the distribution of goods
of final comparison with the same
month in 1894 and 1898, give gratifying
evidence that in most trades and
districts marked improvement over
1894 is realized, though on the whole
trade is smaller than in 1893. Every
where, also, the occurrence of Easter
in March last year, but in April this
year, is found to account for much diff
ference in the volume of retail trade
in quantities of goods sold. 1t is,
nevertheless, larger than last year,
but on the whole smaller than 1898.
The main difference in comparison
with 1893 is found in the general de-
cline of prices, which makes trade in
value smaller, even where it is clearly
as large or larger in quantity.
Accounts from the chief centers OF
wholesale trade are also encouraging
this week. There is not only a hope
full spirit, but there are real gains in
business, though not equally dis
tributed geographically or as to
branches of trade. The best news from
the industries is that labor troubles
have been settled or avoided, Mahon-
ing iron and eastern wooden mills be-
ing again active. Next in Importance
is the better demand for manufactured
articles, which gives greater reason to
hope that recent advances from the
bottom may prove successful
The cotton manufacture once stimu-
lated by the rise in raw cotton, goes
on gaining, though cotton has halted.
Better demand appears for many quail
tiles, and in some, slight advances in
price. Sales of wool reflect the re-
newed confidence of manufacturers, as
strikes are out of the way, for 6, 675. 100
pounds were sold last week, against
4,64S, 200 last year. No rise in prices is
seen or expected, in view of heavy
sales and receipts of foreign wool.
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MILLIONS OF ENVELOPES.

Estimates Submitted for Stationary Needed
by the Government for One Year.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Under the
law passed by the last congress. the
pOstmaster-general was authorized to
contract for all the envelopes used in
the various departments in Washing
ton. The chiefs of the stationery
divisions of the post office, in
terror and treasury departments
have prepared pecimens and made
estimates of the envelopes necessary
for the government for the next fiscal
year. More than 900 different forms
were submitted and ITO forms finally
selected. The total mum Der, only esti-
mated. will be in the neigh borhood of
$4,000, 900 and the cost will be over
R1O0 O00
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A Household Treasure.

D. w. Fuller of Canajoharie, N. Y.
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G. A
Dykeman druggist Catskill, N. Y, says
that DR.. Kings New Discovery is IN
doubleday the best cough remedy; that
he has used it in his family for eight
years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for it. Why not try a
remedy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottles free at J. K. jones' drug store.
Regular size SOC and 81
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Did Won Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for your
troubles? If not, get a bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be peculiarly adapted to the relief
and cure of all female complaints, ex-
erting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organa
If you have loss of appetite. constipa-
ton, headache, fainting spells, or are
nervous, sleepless, excitable, melancholy.
or troubled with dizzy spells, Electric
Bitters is the medicine you need. Health
and strength are guaranteed by its use.
Large bottles only 90 cents at j. Z.
Jones' drug store.
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Latter Dav Sainfs.

INDEPENDENTS, Mo, April 6.-The
annual session of the Reorganized
Church of Latter Day Saints of Jesus
Christ convened at the stone church in
this city to-day at 10 o'clock. Almost
1000 visitors had already arrived last
night and several hundred more are
expected. The session is advertised to
last ten days and will be presided over
by the hereditary president of the
church, Joseph Smith, Jr. son of its
founder. who is called Joseph the
Martyr. and who was killed at Car
thage, Mo.
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BIG MINT STEALS.
Suspects at Carson Mint Shad-
owed by Detectives.
Shortages of 100000 Have Been
Discovered Already.
NO ONE CAN ESCAPE.
The Principal Suspect is Retiner
Jones.

=. CARSON, New, April 6.-Superintend-
ent Mason, of the government assay
office in New York, has been in full
charge of the mint scandal investiga-
ton here for two weeks. He has al
ready discovered shortages that APP
proximate about 100000 and all
the suspected melts have not yet
been examined. The town is full
of secret service detectives, who are
under the control of Agent Grant,
of Chicago, and they are shadowing
suspected officials and learning the his
tory of their recent extravaganza habits.
None of those suspected can escape.
The greatest steal yet discovered in
one melt was unearthed by Superin
tendent Mason a few days ago. He
found that one run of melt, which pur-
ported to con tain 2, 200 ounces, half gold,
half silver, had but forty ounces of gold.
The shortage in this melt, therefore,
was about $22, 900. The principal man
under suspicion is Assistant Meter
and Refner John Jones, who has been
in office under Hirsch Harris, and who
came to him as hO1C-over from the
Harrison administration. The detec-
tives are at work on Jones record, and
they claim to have discovered that he
has been spending $500 to 5000 a month
on an income of 1925. He was first sus-
pected by Hirsch Harris. Harris relied
largely on Jones, the practical man in
the department, but grew very suspi-
cious when bars that ought to have come
out with large percentage of gold
were returned nearly pure silver. He
reported the shortage to ex-GOv. Jewell
Adams, superintendent of the m int
The shortage was Immediately re-
ported to R. E. Preston, superintend-
ent of the mint at Washington, and
Expert Assayer Mason was forthwith
dispatched here to investigate. The
crimes were committed by the substi-
tuition of bars, and it is known that
the frauds extend over period of five
or six years.
ATTEMPT TO BURN TENEMENT.
New YORK, April 6.-For the third
time within ten weeks an attempt was
made early yesterday morning to burn
the five-story building, los Eighth ave-
nue., in which there were thirteen fam
lilies. This mornings fire was started
on the ground floor in the hallway,
just as the other two fires were The
tenants believe, too, that some drug
was put with the materials set on fire,
as the fumes arose through the house
supplying them. The motive of the
incendiary, it is surmised, was robbery.
Nothing was taken, as the fire was dis
covered early.
A TRAIN ACCIDENT.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April "a con-
struction train on the Highland &
Homestead electric line, jumped the
track yesterday morning at Salt Works
station and crashed down upon the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks, 25 feet below.
In the car were five Italians, and three
of these jumped when they saw the
accident was about to happen. Two
1900 eo4o1l.z
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No. Never.

Physicians have never been
able to prescribe any other
emulsion of Cod-iver Oil which
would bring as satisfactory re-
suits as SCOTS Emulsion.
The reasons for this are the
absolute purity of its compo-
nents and the superior process
of its manufacture. Nobody has
ever been able to initiate it.
limitations are always inferior to
the real thing.
Remember that SCOTS Emu1-
sion is the great food for wasting
in adults and children.
Don't be persuaded to accept substituted
Scott & Bovine, MY. All Druggists. SOC. and ST.
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AN EDITOR SUICIDES.

His Sweetheart Married Another, So He
Shot Himself at Her Feet.
OMAHA, Neb., April CT. Adams
Gown, editor of the Register, Ran
dolph, Ia, blew his brains out at the
feet of his sweetheart, Miss Kate
Early, in Omaha yesterday. In a
letter taken from the corpse, addressed
to the press, he explained that he had
come to the city in the hope of per-
suading Miss Early to consummate
their engagement of many months
She had suddenly acquainted him with
the fact that she was already married,
and he had arranged to commit suicide.
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Supreme Court Says They Must Be As
sessed Same Other Property.

Supreme Court Says They Must Be As
sessed Same Other Property.
The supreme court today handed
down decision which is of Importance
to all the taxpayers of Kansas, especially
to railroads, banks and other corpora
tons.
The case decided is from Atchison
county, and was brought by the c., B. s.
Q. railroad company against the county
commissioners and county treasurer of
AIchison county.
1t is shown that the township asses
on the first Monday in March, as is done
in other counties, and decided to assess
all property in the county except the
railroads at % per cent its actual value,
but assessed the railroad property at its
full valuation.
The railroad company rendered in pay
ment of its taxes IN full in the county
the amount figured at % per cent of the
actual value of the property, and then
brought suit in the supreme court to en-
join the county from collecting anything
in excess of the amount offered.
The supreme court sustains the injunc-
ton, and in doing so holds that all prop
erty must be assessed on the same basis
corporations the same as individuals, and
one class of property the same as an
other.
The assessors may fix any rate they
please, but all must be assessed alike
If hogs are assessed at 25 per cent of
their actual value then groceries or rail-
roads must be assessed on the same
baSig
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THE INCOME TAX.
The Supreme Court HopeIessIy Divided
Against Il.

Against Il.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-This is the
last day remaining in which the United
States supreme court can render an
opinion as to the constitutionality of
the income tax before the time limit
expires, by which returns can be
made without becoming liable
to the so per cent. penalty. After
holding nearly dozen and q
half consultations the justices are I'M
derstood to be still divided-three for
and Ave opposed to the tax. 1t was
claimed some time ago that an agree
ment had been reached to hold the mat
ter up till May 8 unless decision could
be reached in favor of the tax. One
of the supreme court justices called
upon Cleveland yesterday, and it is
said as a reason why a decision had
been postponed so long that the court
wished to discover whether it would
be possible for the treasury depart
revenue to be derived from in
come taxation. The announce
ment of the treasury officials here
tofore made that they would be
able to meet the current expenses
derived from the income tax. and at
the same time obviates the necessity
for an extra session, is believed to be
a proof that the administration is
aware that the supreme court is hope
lessly divided against the income tax.
THE PRESIDENTS INTENTION.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-There is
furry of excitement in inner admin
istration circles over what it is believed
the president intends to do in the
Venezuela controversy. 1t is claimed
that the president clearly indicated
yesterday at a cabinet meeting that he
did not like the position taken by
England in that matter; that he in
tended to enforce the Monroe doctrine,
no matter what the consequences.
This is supposed to mean war with
England provided John Bull is not in
the bluffing business. The clean cut
statement that England intends to
take slice of territory from Venezuela
cannot be misunderstood and also the
polite but emphatic statement that it
was not the business of the United
States to interfere, making it more en-
phatic, gives the president. it is
claimed, an opportunity to take posi-
ton that may lead to trouble.
THE YANKToN LANDS.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The procla-
nation for the opening of the Yank-
ton lands in South Dakota will not be
issued until there can be an investiga-
ton by the secretary of the interior
into the present contentious that
exist. Secretary Smith will deter
mine whether the state can select the
lands and if so whether it will not
be compelled also to pay for them at
the same price as agreed upon by the
treaty with the Indians. In the en-
abling act admitting South Dakota the
state was granted about so, 600 acres of
land. It is an open question whether
selections made of ceded Indian lands
would not mean that the state would
get them free of the charges which
settlers have to pay, 1913 per acre.
The proclamation will be withheld un-
til the questions are investigated.
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The merchant prince knelt at her feet.
And could you really love poor or.
phan grip
The faint tremulousness of her voict
touched his heart.
Gould I?''
He raised his head up and his eye.
flashed
well, try me fewI''
She did, and they lived happy together
ever after, no cloud marring the bright
skies of their love-
He had no female relatives living,
either.-New York World.
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An enterprising builder was one day IL
conversation with several friends when he
was accused of using inferior materials in
the construction of some villas which he
had recently built. A hot argument fol
lowed, in the midst of which a gentleman
arrived who lived in one of the villas, and
the matter was referred to him.
well. gentlemen said he, 81 car as
sure you they are the most convenient
houses ever lived in. Why, when first
moved in had to open the door to get
into my bedroom, but now I can walk il
through the cracks. Tit Bits.
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Burglars working Emporia.

last night broke open the back door. of
the pawnshop of A. A. Ellis, and stole
a large amount of various kinds Of
goods, including watches, jewelry, pis-
tolls, etc. In another portion of the
city the barn of j. Fl. Zimmerman was
entered and valuable lot of buggy
harness taken. It is thought a gang
of professionals are working the city.
No clew to the robbers.
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A TRAIN ACCIDENT.
EAR. MANsUR NO BETTER.

He Is Very Low and His Death May BE Ex-
pected at ANY Moment.
WAsHINGroN, April 6.-Mr. Charles
H. Mansur, Jr,, reached the bedside of
his father, Col. Mansur, yesterday
morning. There has been no change
of favorable character and patient
has not been conscious for two days.
A committee of the Masonic fra
ternity is in attendance at the bedside.
His physician states that there is abso-
lutely no hope for recovery, and the
end may be expected at any moment
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Clearing house returns for the prin-
cipal cities in the United States for the
week ended April showed an aver
age increase as compared with the COR
responding week last year of SO;
in New York the increase was IA;
outside New York the increase was g. z.
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a BULLET in HIS BRAIN.
Freeland Despon, q Weu-Known Missouri
Farmer, Kills Himself.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 6.-Freeland
Despon, well-known farmer, and one
of the old residents of this county,
having lived here forty years, fred
bullet into his brain yesterday morn
ing and killed himself instantly.
Financial and domestic troubles caused
the act. 1t is said Despon had his
valuable farm mortgaged for $500 and
was unable to pay 1t. The debt was
contracted about year ago, and he
had become downhearted.
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EueENIE's FATHER COMPRESSOR.
A Wizened Little Man Who Was Once
Courted Church Dignitary.

COurted Church DiSn1rarys
An Austrian clerical paper gives an
interesting account of a man who,
though once in the foreground of the
most brilliant court in Europe and still
living, has entirely disappeared from
public notice. The writer saw him at
NJ. de Lesseps' funeral pale, wizened
little man with snow-vhite- hair ard
beard This man is Bernard Bauer,
for long time a bishop, father oonfes-
sor to Empress Eugene and famous
preacher. He pronounced the blessing
on the Suez canal. He is by birth a
Hebrew and a Hungarian. He took
part in the Vienna revolution, was pub
icly embraced for his bravery by Kos
suth, then became painter and finally
allowed Father Augustine, who was no
other than the celebrated pianist, Her
man Cohen, to convert him to Catholic
ism.
AS Father Maria Bernard he delivered
his famous sermons in Paris, which the
empress attended. He was then par
ticularly handsome, his pale face
framed by dark beard, his blue eyes
full of expression. What was admired
more than all else was the use he made
of his delicate, beautifully
hands.
The women raved of him, and he soon
addressed all his sermons to them alone.
The empress named him her confessOr,
and to please her he was made bishop.
He became SO much the fashion that
had he not defended himself he might
have spent the twenty-four hours in
the confessional When the republic
succeeded the empire he gave up his
priesthood and has since quietly en-
joyed life.
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We are apt to speak Of hail and sleet
as being very similar phenomena, but,
in fact, they are widely different. True,
hailstones are composed of alternate
concentric layers of hard Opaque and
transparent ice. In the latitude of Mis-
souri, hail seldom falls except in sum-
mer. S1eet, on the contrary, always
falls in winter or late fall or early
spring, and is composed of minute part
icles of transparent ice. It is caused
by rain falling from a high, warm
cloud, which has stratum of cold ait
lying directly beneath as a rule, but
this cold air stratum may be Immediately
above the earth's surface. In this
event it will be noticed that there is
mixture of rain and ice particles which
fall and give everything an icy coating.
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o-..- go 4--z=sed for Libel.

ATLANTA. Ga, April 6.-Orth Stein,
notorious throughout the west and at
present editor of sensational weekly
paper, was arrested yesterday on a
charge of criminal libel. Stein printed
in his paper a story about the treas
urer of a social club being defaulter
and the woman's husband, R. H
Stokes, swore out the warrant Stein
gave bond.
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K. orr. Not Embarrassed.

CHICAGO, April 6-The board of CON
troll, endowment rank, Knights of Ppth-
las. representing the insurance branch
of that order and who have carried their
principal account with the City National
bank of Fort Worth, Tex, the deposit
tory of the endowment rank, state that
the temporary suspension of the City Ma
tional bank will not in the least en-
barrass the endowment rank nor will a
dollar of its funds be lost
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Rural Hotel Note.

An Augusta man says he recently stop
ped in a village where the hotel had two
large rooms, one for the men and one fol
the ladies. Half of each room was made
into beds. He said there was a sign huna
out on the porch. which read, Persons
wishing to take bath will please notify
Mr.. Jones half an hour beforehand sc
that he can have the creek damned up. 4"
Atlanta Constitution.
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Railway Men VIII Meet.

WASHINGTON, April "a call has
been issued by Allen w. Post for the
seventh annual convention of the rail-
way commissioners, to be held in this
city on May "A next. at the Office of the
interstate commerce commission.
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Cannot be converted to inferior brands
the consumers and admirers of DR.
Prices Baking Powder.
Boy Crenated Alive.

BEATRICE, Neb., April 6.-Fire broke
out in the Brubaker livery barn yester-
day. The building and contents were
consumed and the fire communicated
to the Wagner block. Numerous other
buildings in the vicinity caught fire
and only by the most heroic efforts of
the firemen was disastrous confiagra
ton averted, as the wind was blowing
gale at the time. Ben Bolt, a young
bov, was burned to death.