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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
CHANUTE ITEMS.
N Totes and Personals Among the En-
ployes of the Santa Fe at That
Point

From Our Special Correspondents
Mrs. Thomas Wood is visiting her
husband i'm ottawa.
Mrs. n. J. Whisenand has returned
from a visit at Ottawa
j. w Flow. hostler at Chanute, has
returned from a trip through Missouri.
j. r. Lee viii spend a few days at OF
taWa this week.
u S. Bloomhart and Mrs. Bloomhart
have returned from their trip in Colo
RADIO.
Engineer VIM. Wilson has been off
several days on account of his engine,
31S. being i'm the shop for repairs.
Winfield Smith, night car inspector,
has returned to work after two weeks
illness.
Engineers Jacob Heller. John Powers
and J. NJ Jones have been transferred
to Ration, n. NJ. for service on the New
Mexican division during the stock
rush
Engineer Patrick Ash. whose left eve
was severely injured by the bursting of
the water glass in his engine while pre-
pairing to take a train out of this point
April 30, has returned from Christ hos
pital at Topeka The sight of the eye
viii be retained, although as yet he is
nable to use it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
TILLMAN BADGES.
A Silver Pitchfork With Gold Bugs
Impaled on the Prongs.

Washington May 27.-The TilIman
badge has made its appearance. 1t is
silver pitchfork with three prOngs. and
upon each prong is impaled a gold bug
On the handle of the pitchfork is Till
man." and the gold bugs impaled on
the prOngs are labeled Sherman Car
isle" and "Cleveland.'
The badges are being turned out by
an Atlanta concern at the rate of hun
dreds a day, and are being worn ex-
tensively in the south. There are said
to be hundreds of them in Atlanta.
With the appearance of the Tillman
pitchfork is the Carlisle badge, made
like the badges of the Republican can
didates. Besides a picture of Carlisle
there is For President. J. G. Carlisle. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
HIS TOPEKA BROTHER.
Minister to Japan a Brother of James
Dun of the Santa Fe.

Edwin Dun, United States minister
to Japan, is a brother of James Dun of
Topeka, chief engineer of the Santa Fe
railroad. Twenty years ago Edwin
Dun married a Japanese maiden,
Dun died, but daughter, Helen, sur
wives and has been for several years a
pupil in a fashionable boarding school
in New York. She is IS years old and
will graduate next week.
Her father is in New York now. and
viii take her back to Japan with him.
AS Minister Dun has not remarked,
Miss Dun viii be at he head of his
household at Toxic Miss Dun visited
her uncle in this city three years ago.
The NIessrs Dun are nephews of the
late Allen G. Thurman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
AH FONG GOES HONE.
He Likes America So Well That He
VIII Return.

All Fong Lee will leave tomorrow lot
He is one of the "washee, washee'
artists at Wah Lees shirt reI4efy a.
121 East Seventh street An Fong is
going to China for year until Lhe
Joints are wiped out of Topeka Bul
he isn't going away mad; he viii re
Tbfs same desire to return has caus-
ed the Celestial to spend some OF ms
money for photographs lately SJls
adorns each paper which All FOng mad
to file in the customs department IN
Kansas City when he went there with
a Topeka attorney last week Two
Americans and one Chlnese IIlenu
swore that All FOng is worth Sl,UOV
worth of property in this country pc
fore he could fix it up to get back
AGAIN They say that the Monaghan
has 81. 900 or 50, 600 in bank besides his
But the man with the queue didn't
mind posing before the camera for An
Fong is a very handsome man as
Cinnamon gO-and would cause some
yellow complexioned, tiny footed crea-
lures heart to dutter with his beauty
and his gold in the land Of Confucius
if he We're not a married man.
All Fong has lived in Topeka five
years, and in America three years
longer. He is Sc years old. The Ce-
lestia1 adds to his other charms the
fact that he is a, stockhOlder in the
Young Mems Chinese Savings associ-
ation''=whateve that is-With head
quarters at Kansas City.
The Topeka man viii go by way Of
San Francisco to Canton.
He was all dressed up today in a blue
suit and a straw hat and stood out in
front of his laundry looking at the
scenery and listening to the roar and
the crush of traffic which rushed down
East Seventh street while Wah Lee
perspired and burned his fingers on the
irons as he skated around in the back
room trying to make shirt waists look
as shiny as the floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
THE CzAR's CLEMENCY.
he Issues Many Ukases of PardOns
and RESERVATIONS

Moscow. May 27.-The Cars mani
festo, issued upon the occasion of his
coronation, RENTS all arrears of tax
alton in European Russia and reduces
the land tax by one-half for ten years,
and RENTS or reduces all fines, quashes
all petty convictions involving impris~
onment or fines up to three hundred
roubles, with the exception Of persons
sentenced for robbery, embezzlement,
usury, extortion, fraudulent bankrupt
cy or offenses against honor.
Later in the day an imperial Ukase
was issued announcing many promo
lions and decorations of the Russian
diplomats, and ablishing, as a spe-
cial distinction to the clergy, a silver
cross to be worn on the breast. The
metrOpolitans of St. Petersburg and
Moscow who ofdciated at the corona
ton ceremonies, will receive an inper-
ial letter and the new cross in dia-
mOnds
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TO REMOVE DEAN PENNY.
Lawrence Students Hold a Secret
Meeting and Petition.

Lawrence, May 26.-Last night the
students of the fine arts department of
the state university met at Music hall
in mass meeting. For long time there
has been complaint about Dean c. p.
Penny's methods in teaching harmony.
The meeting last night was for the
purpose of protesting against his meth
DDS and to prepare a petition to the
regents of the state university asking
that Prof Carl A. Preyer be put IN
his place.
Prof. Penny has gone to Europe for
the summer Since his absence Prof
Preyer is instructor in piano forte in
the fine arts. Since the deans alb
sence the harmony students have no
ticed such a change that they decided
to petition the regents to have the dean
deposed- 1t seems that Prof. Penny
has put most Of the vocal work, for
which he receives pay from the state,
upon Prof. Jos. A Farrell. thereby
making his duties rather light. But
the greater objection to him is that he
does not teach his classes in harmony
properly
At the mass meeting last night TWEEN
ty-fOur students signed the petition.
There are about thirty students in
the fine arts department. The petit
ton viii be presented to the chancellor
today and 1T is more than probable
that it will cause an investigation to
be made which viii develop something
startling Prof Preyer is not taking
part in the rumpus at all, and is there
fore bIameless in the affair. One of
the prominent music students said to-
day to the State Journal correspond
emit: Prof. Pennys work has not been
at all satisfactory. He seems to have
a great influence over some of the stu
dents. He does not teach harmony
well, and his business methods are
very poor The state pays him 500
and he collects the rest of his salary
from the students for special work
Prof Preyer is ten times better a
teacher in harmony"
The students kept the mass meeting
a secret. but the news of it leaked out
today to a few. The university au-
thOrities have attempted to suppress
the facts but have failed
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Republican Convention at st. Louis
via Burlington Route.

For the National Republican conven-
ton. at St Louis, June Is, 1896. excur-
sion Tickets will be sold at very low
rates over the Burlington Route"
This viii be the greatest political
are being made for entertainment on
a grand scale; scores Of marching
clubs in uniform viii take part in pa
of the Century will be present.
Write to Maj. C. @. Rainwater, go
Washington Ave. Chairman of Hotel
and Boarding House committee in re-
gard to your accommodations.
Consult your Ticket Agent in regard
to time and rates.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
St Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
OFFICIALS GO 10 GUTHRIE
To Ask for a Reduction in Santa Fe
Assessments.

J. F. H. 1IcKibben. auditor; E. T.
Cartridge, tax commissioner; o. NJ Nc
Council, ex-assistant tax commissioner;
James Dun, chief engineer, and John
Player, superintendent Of machinery of
the Santa Fe left last night for Guth-
RE. o. IT,, to appear before the Okla
homa territorial board of equalization
in reference to the reduction Of this
years tax assessment, which is claimed
by the railroad company to be excess
i've 1T is said that the assessment
for 1896 on all branches of railroad
property is almost double that of last
year
The railroad side of the case VIII be
conducted by Local Attorney ASP Of
Guthrie. and the testimony of the five
officials taken for the purpose of show
ing that the assessment is too high. 1t
is understood that if an adjustment
satisfactory to the railroad company
is not made. the case viii be immedl-
ately entered in the district court at
that point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
FOR A BIG BUILDING.
A -Four Story Fireproof Structure to
Be Erected in Omaha.

Omaha. May pa deal has been
nearly closed which contemplates the
erection of q handsome fire proof bust
ness block on the now vacant corner of
Fifteenth and Farnam streets. Ever
since the old Farnam street theater
went UP ia smoke and flame. the huge
pile of debris. scarcely concealed by the
ugly board fence which surrounded it,.
has been an eyesOre to every passerby-
None Of the Omaha men who are con-
nected with the enterprise are willing
to talk until the papers are received,
but it is known that the present plans
contemplate a four story building to
cover the entire lot The exterior viii
be of pressed brick and stone, and the
entire structure viii be made as near
fire proof as possible. The Nebraska
Clothing company viii occupy the en-
tire four floors, and no time VIII be
lost in preparing the building for Occu-
p2nCV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
a Look Through South Missouri for
Four Gents

The Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phfs Railroad Co. has just issued a
magnificent book of sixty or more
photo-engraved views of varied scene
~ in south Missouri From these
views an accurate knowledge can be
obtained as to the productions and gen
eral topography of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tentiOn of hOme-seekers and investors
the country over The title of the
book is snap Shots in South Mis-
sauri." 1t win be mailed free upon re-
ceipt Of postage, four cents. Address.
j. =. LOCKWOOD,
kansas CitV. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
JONES HAD BUT TEN GENTS
So His Attorney and the Judge Let
Him Leave Town.

Steve Jones. the long tan young man
who was arrested by Officer Kingsland
for selling wire cOathOOks without a
license, was defended by Archie Viii
Hams in police court The evidence
was against him but Judge Ferry told
him that if he would pay his license,
which was 81 he would be allowed to go
free.
This was real mean of Judge Ferry
after Archie had worked so hard for a
fee, but when it was found that Jones
had only ten cents he shook hands with
the judge and called it square
Jones was allowed to leave town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

Engineer w. III. Willis of St. Louis,
cunning on the NJ II. & r. road, is
said to be the oldest engineer in point
of service for his age in America Mr..
willis. in company with his wife, is
now attending the national convention
of the B. of u. II. at Ottawa, Canada.
Mrs. Willis is state organizer of the
Ladies Auxiliary in the state of Illi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
EIection ofK p Omcare

Valiant Lodge No. 179, K. of P, on
Monday evening elected the following
officers for the ensuing term. Geo. w.
McClelland, c. c.; H. A. Fisher, Y. c.;
c. c. A1unson. prelate; J. WE. Hughes,
NJ. of W. T. .. Humphreys, X of r.
& s; Chas. Figg, NJ. of f.; J. c. Clark
NJ. of E. O. P. NJ. AIcCIntock NJ. at A. !;
S. NJ. Wilcox. I. c.; r. J. Blazo, o. G..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

The third annual meeting Of the La
dies Auxiliary to the B. of L. r. open
ed in Wellington yesterday morning
with twenty three visiting delegates
present The business session was con-
Guided early in the afternoon, after
which a joint meeting was held with
the Wellington division of the b. of IL.
f. In the evening a literary pro-
gramme followed by a banquet was
enjoyed The meeting will close today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
walker Was Fined.

Ben Walker, the restaurant man who
destroyed the reputation Of the McAul-
life family by vanquishing Con Nc
Aulife Saturday night was fined S.
in police court. Tt appeared from the
evidence that McAuHffe was the ae-
gressor and got the worst of it. beine
thrown through a window
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

box of the Pastilles find myself en-
tirely cured. My case had been treated
by several doctors Lucy Bitner, kan
sas, Ill Frank Sim. Pharmacist. 607
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

Take no substitute nor imitation.
Bremner's butter waters acknowledged
the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

Appleton, Minn--Dr. "A. p. Sawyer:
Dear Sir-I have used your Family
Cure and can safely say I have never
used anything better for kidney trou-
BILE Mrs. J. III. Craig. Frank Sim.
Pharmacist. 6O7 Kansas avenue.
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Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs. Laura 2. Minis. of Smithville, Ca
says: GA small pimple of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; 1t soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand-
ing all efforts TO check it. My
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27
80 D. Nelaon ID Leoture.

Frank L. Nelson, professor of ora
tory in Bethany college at Lindsborg,
viii deliver a lecture at the Washburn
college chapel Friday evening at 8
O'Clock. His subject is. why DO We
Educate2'' The lecture is free and Of
fers a good chance for all to hear the
young man who made such a decided
hit at the Kansas Day club meeting.
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eye became terribly
inhamed, and was so
swollen that for quite
a while I could not
see. The doctors
said I had Cancer of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without doing me
anv good. they gave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

DR. A. p. Sawyer: L think your med
icine one of the grandest discoveries
that was ever made for women We
can never thank you enough Re
specially, Ida c. Bradshaw, Fairfield,
Ill Frank Sim, Pharmacist 607 kan
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Thomas planning mill, telephone
1929, for screen doors and windows:
every kind woodwork.
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We can Iaunder ladies' shirtwaists to
suit the most critical customer. Peer
less Steam Laundry. ~ and ia West
Eighth
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At the beginning with soup, at the
ending with cheese Bremner's butter
waters make dinner complete
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THE SANTA FE
Nc Home Road.

The Santa F7e spends over 81, 900, 600 a
year in salaries and other wages in To
peka. Kindly remember this when you
have any favors to grant, such as
freight to ship, or tickets to buy.
W. c. GARVEY, Agent.
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MAKING TONNAGE TESTS.

Rock Island Officials Go to Colorado
to Investigate Tonnage System.
w H Stillweu. assistant general
superintendent, and II. Monkhouse. as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-27

Via the Santa Fe, the great home
route, the direct line, with three daily
trains each way.
Ticket Office at depot, foot of Fifth
street Telephone No $50
". c. GARVEY, Agent.
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Take home a pound or package Of
Bremner's Saline Saratoga fakes.
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We do mending and sew on buttons
free Of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
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For plumbing and gas dtting'phone5A
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We aim to please our trade. Peerless
Steam Laundry 10 and IA W. sth St
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up the case as Hopeless. When IN
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said must die,
as hereditary Cancer was incurable-
cat this crisis, I was advised to try
s. s. 81. and in a short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
SO Tor three mouths, then it began to
heal. I continued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer. disappeared en-
tirelv. This was several years ago and
there has been no return Of the disease. p
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11
A Mennonite Country Custom

A curious custom exists among the
Mennonites who are settled in Manito-
ba. When a young man and a young
woman desire to become engaged. the
lover remains in the home of the ia
ther OF the intended bride for a few
weeks before the marriage takes place
The object is that each of the con-
tracting parties may become more full
ly acquainted with the character and
disposition of the other while there is
yet time TO escape from what might
prove an uncongenial alliance. Among
Canadian lovers the lady Is only seen
when she IS dressed for display and is
practicing her best behavior. The low
or also, during the brief visits that
are made, has an opportunity to con-
ceal much Of mis- real character. and
both are sometimes disappointed and
deceived.-Pilot Mound Sentinel
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11
HE WAS WAITING.
Things Looked Gloomy, but He Had
Hops of Having "a Bit of Fun.


Hops of Having Bit of Fun.
From the Detroit Free Press.
He sat on a log in front OF his
shanty. smoking some sort of leaves
or weeds in his homemade pipe. and
when l rode up and saluted him l
thought him the most melancholy in
dividual / ever saw.
Down on your Iuck?" l queried as
i offered him some smoking tobacco.
Wall, no." he slowly replied. Lost
my mewl by snake bite t'other day,
but SIGH things ar to be expected
You don't look well?"
Guess not I've bin sick fur about
three months, and this is my fust day
out. We must expect sickness, how
ever"
Wife and children well?"
wife ran away last week and the
seven young 'uns ar in thar with chills
and fever. I was kinder discouraged
this mornin.' but I'm feelin' quite
chirky now"
II see you lhave no crops in" I said
as l looked over the rank fields.
mot a crop. and I'm kinder glad on
it. / won't hev no hustlin' to do this
fall"
Haven't you any poultry or live
stock?"
"Noap. Had TO sell my cow last win
chickens. Had two hogs, but they died
of cholera. Noap-no live stock to
worry about"
This old shanty of yours is ready to
tumble down"
That's a fact, stranger. She leaks
like an old boot and kin hardly stand
alone. Reckon the fust high wind will
blow her all in a heap"
provisions pretty scarce" ] per-
sisted, seeing he was willing to talk.
Dunno. All we live on is johnny
cake and corn coffee Shouldn't Won
der, though, if pervishuns were kinder
skeerce."
Your nearest neighbor must be all
of three miles away"
Three miles was the highest, but
he's dead. The highest one now is i've
miles away"
And don't you get lonely?"
Never"
But will you tell me what on earth
you are living for?"
81 will stranger-I will" he an
swered as he got up and threw a piece
of sod at barking pup dog. This ere
claim is with about $500"
Yes"
And she's mortgaged for $500"
YES"
And the moneys all gone and the
mortgage is to be foreclosed next
month"
II see"
wall. I'm Twin to see the fun when
land gifts around we're TO foreclose on
me and take possession! AFTER that I'm
Eoin' out and let a snake bite me and
die"
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HIS EARLY LIFE.
Livingston schoolmate's Recollection OF
tn" Dead Man
Cnacfa1 niSnatcb 10 ~ c4a-a,

n Livingston Schoolmate's Recollection OF
tn" Dead Man.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Livingston, Mont Feb. 1O.-Oscar
Barneyback, the account of whose muir
derous assault and suicide startled the
readers of the Sunday Standard. was
known from boyhood up by Jerome
Williams of this city. They were
schoolmates together in Memphis. Mo
IL years ago. Barneyback father,
mother and brother still reside at Mem
phis, and his father was at one time
marshal OF that town. When Oscar was
Is years old he quit school and began to
learn the trade of harness making. At
ter four years apprenticeship. finding
that man could not secure employ
ment at that vocation more than six
months in the year, he resolved to quit
it and acquire the typesetters art
Through the influence of relatives at
Quincy, Ills, he secured an apprentice
ship in the composing rooms of the
Whig of that city.
When he left his Memphis homo he
cherished a grievance against his par
ents because in his youthful mind. he
felt that he had been i'll treated by
them. He registered a vow that no
Barneyback in that section would ever
hear from him after he left and that
VOW remained unbroken 10 the day of
his death His schoolmate. Williams.
describes him to have been "A youth OF
good habits. He never frequented sa-
looms or other places where bad habits
could be contracted. and his gambling
propensities have been developed since
he became a jOurneymau printer. When
youth he was always embarrassed in
the presence Of ladies and was scarcely
ever seen in their company. His chief
characteristic in his boyhOo1 days was
trm. determination to execute any
mission upon which he started out. and
when excited he never stopped To rea-
son whether the act We're right or
wrong. No doubt il was this predom-
inant trait in his makeup which
brought him TO the point where he
could coolly contemplate and carry in
10 execution the crime for which. in his
suicide. he made some atonemenL
Mrs. Catlin's Condition.
During Monday night Mrs. Catlin be-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11
February

We don't want our friends 10 think us
pedantic; we certainly are not running
month interests us. We've just found
out that IT is derived from the Latin
word, Februe-to purify by sacrifice
That applies so aptly to our store and
our intentions that we can't help men
tioning it. We propose now to clean
out the odds and ends. even If we do
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11

An examination of candidates for
teachers certificates will he held at
Deer Lodge. in the office OF the county
superintendent, Feb. q and %. 1896.
Those taking the examination in lit
erature should make special study OF
the lives and writings Of Holmes. Haw-
thorne and Whittier as given in Mas
terpieces of American Literature"
ELIZABET /. THOMSON,
County Superintendent.