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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

| now receives pension OF % AS Mo4i'
| can war survivor, and $12 under the In
valid pension law.
| PRIVATE PENSION CLAIMS
A List of Those Introduced in the
House.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Private claim
| and pension bills have been introduced
in the house for Kansas as follows:
To give James Cunningham, of Toron-
to. pension of $50 month.
To grant Joseph Crow, of Ell Dorado,
| a pension of $50 a month.
To pay Perry Getting ham, of Leroy. $685.
| for services rendered in the Union army.
There is also a bill to pay to Mrs.
/. j. Russell $3.50 for hay fed to horse.
| And in order to make the claim doubly
sure Mrs. Russell shows that the "horse
died afterward in the army service" 1t
is not said whether it was from the
effects of eating the hay.
Another bill grants a pension of $12
to Mrs. Emily B. Muncey, of Topeka, a
soldiers widow.
Also bill to pay Morton A. Pratt, of
Wichita, $1,000 fer services rendered
during the war.
JERRY GETS IN HIS SLAP
AbOut.the Republican Bill to Issue Bonds
in Timo of Peace.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Jerry Simpson
has been enjoying himself in Washing
ton and feels confident that he will get
back here to live again He has been
having good time visiting around
among old acquaintances.
II always feel at home in Washington"
he said. sand I'm coming back as a
member of the next congress. They
can't do without Jerry, you know. And
then they treat me well here The news
paper boys are all my friends, and both
parties rather like me, even though
travel the middle path of rectitude and
political virtue. Now, for example, l
was sitting in a seat On the floor the
other day, listening to johnson of North
Dakota. Reed was sitting in a seat be-
hind me, when one of the boys in the
press gallery sent down a note addressed
to Reed, asking him 'to give the Hon.
Mr.. Simpson fifteen minutes to reply
"Tom handed the note to me and L told
him if he'd re cognize me I'd accomms-
date the press gallery. And we both
laughed.
"The Populists never were in better
fighting trim than they are now, with all
the evils of legislation aud the blunders
of the administration depressing the
spirit of the people. The Republicans
denounce the action of the Democratic
administration for issuing bonds in time
of peace. Yet the first thing that the
Repu ublicans did was to pass bill to is
sue bonds in time of peace. Don't you
see the inconsistency of this? Yes. sir,
the .Populists are all right. We counted
$4,000 more of them in Kansas this year
than ever before.
"What about the presidential outlook?
People say it looks Republican and Reed
like. l don't know about that. think
it will be third party man; but if such
a calamity as a Republican president
should befall the country, l hope it will
be Reed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Hobson's Choice.

To one of two brothers who keep a
store on Main street an old employee
came recently.
eff your brother doesn't take back
what he said to me yesterday, I'm 60
ing to quit" announced the man, with
dignity.
"What did he say?" asked the other
brother.
''He said that the firm wouldn't re-
quirs my services any longer. "-Bufa-
10 Express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
FIRST SURGICAL OPERATION.
1t is Perform ed Through the Cathode
Rays at Chicago.

1t is PorfOrmed Through the Cathode
Rays at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Cathode rays were
put to use for the first time
today in surgical opera
tion. Castar Smith, who had
been shot in the hand several years ago
offered himself as d subject to Dr.James
E. Berry and Eiectricsan Charles E.
Scribner, who have been conduct
ing a series of experiments at the
laboratory of the Western Electric com
pany. The bullet in the hand was
small one and its location was shown by
d Roentgen photograph.
The physician removed the bullet,
the operation being quickly and
neatly performed and Smith
suffered little pain. No drug
was used in performing the opera
tion. The cathode rays had simplihed
the operation SO mucn that the time
necessary for its Accomplishment was
Iessened several minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Death of Mrs. III. 0. TutsIe.

Died at the home OF Atr. and Alr.. Ed
gene Fl. Smith, Mrs. II. o. Tuttle of Nor
NAL Park, ILL. only sister of Mrs Smith.
Mrs. Tuttle was brought to Topeka last
October. hoping the climate might bene
fit and perhaps restore her to health, but
a week ago she became worse and passed
away at 1880 this morning. The funeral
will be held at the residence of Mr. Eu-
gene Smith, 700 Morris avenue, Thurs
day at p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
WHOLE SKELETONS.
At Hartford They show Up the Bones
Inside the BODY.

At Hartford They Snow Up the Zones
Inside the BODY.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 12-Skeletons
of living bodies were photographed last
night in the Jarvis physical laboratory
at Trinity college by Prof. William
Lisponard RObb, OF the faculty, and Dr.
Arthur J. Wolf, the microscopes.
An interesting thing in these expert
ments was the apparent discovery of
"halation" which in this instance i'm
plies the reflection of the rays, a
thing which has been de-
MED. 1t may at least be
said that no sufficient evidence in favor
of it had been adduced. Halation in the
sense here meant is the effect of rays re-
hected from the back OF the plate. 1t
shows itself by producing q second image
a little DINNER tnan the first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

''What is he worth?' asked the mer-
chant.
"Alive or dead?'' inquired the lawyer.
'Aive or deadl'' exclaimed the mer-
chant. "What do you mean?"
Why, returned the lawyer, 'he ism t
worth much of anything unless we can
count in his life insurance. ''-Chicago
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
PATTISON FOR PRESIDENT.
His Boom is Launched at Harris.
burg, Pa, Today.

DuESs A-ssss AOuSsJs
HARRIsBURG. Pa, Feb 12.-The Pat
tisOn boom for the presidency was
launched with much thusiasm today
at the meeting of the state Democratic
committee to arrange for the next state
convention.
The meeting was largely attended and
the sentiment was overwhelmingly in
faver of the nomination of Gov. Robert
Z. Pattison for president by the national
convention at Chicago. A resolution en-
dorsing his candidacy was offered by
John NJ. Carman of Luzerne and unani-
mously adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
EXPOSITION OR WIGWAM.
The Republican National Sub-cOm-
mittee to Decide Friday.

ST. LOUIS, Feb 12-The problem re-
garding the meeting place of the nation
al Republican convention OF '95 in ST..
Louis, will be solved on Friday. next
The hall committee of the national sub
committee and the local committee will
meet in st. Louis on that day, and de-
eide between the Exposition and
the Wigwam plans. Indications at pres
ent point to the selection Of the
had the call, but it is now realized thar
the difficulties to be faced are almost in
surmountable.
The Wigwam will cost somewhat
more, but it will have ad-
vzntages that probably are worth
the additions! outlay. 1t will seat
from $4,000 to $4,000 people, all of whom
will have a chance to hear as well as
to see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
GLADSTONE Will RUN.
The ssGrand Old Man. Wants TO Re
turn to Parliament.

GLASGOW, Feb. 12.-The Herald of
this city says it learns that Mr.. Gladstone
is greatly inclined to stand again for
parliament at the first available oppor-
tunity, in order to support the Armen-
ians.
The Herald adds that Mr.. Gladstone e
does not conceal his conviction that both
political parties in Great Britain have
betrayed Armenia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
MR. RI6BY,s JOKE.

He Closes Hfs stOrr, and Puts Up Hu-
mOrOus Sign Today.
The marriage of Will Rigby to Miss
Blanche Johnson this afternoon, caused
Mr. Rig by's father to grow merry. Pas
sers by on Kansas avenue were amused
to note the following notice posted on the
door of the Rig by store:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
A Lovely Head of Hair.

Is something every woman should be
proud of and is something that everv
person can have if they use Beggs' Hair
remover. A positive guarantee with
evory bottle. Sold by ali druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
FRISCO'S JACK RIPPER.
His Specially Seems to Be the NAL.
treating of Fallen Women

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12-The police
are inclined to believe that there is a
stranger in this city whose mania is to
equal or possibly eclipse the record of
London's notorious Jack the Ripper.
1t seems as though such were the case,
for within the last few days young girl
On Morton street has been strangled to
death by an unknown assassin, and sev-
~eral other women in the same vicinity
have been beaten. stabbed and strangled.
The night prior to the murder of "Lit-
tie May smith," man bearing the ap-
pearance of thug entered the room of
a young girl who had assumed the name
of Lulu Taber on Morton street.
After iequiring as to the amount of
Aneaey the girl had, and receiving re-
ply favorable to him, he became exceed
lngly rough, tearing the girls
clothes from her person in an
endeavor, 1t is presumed, to rob
her. The girl ordered him out into
the street, but he refused to 90 and AGAIN
assailed her, but her threats to cali the
police attracted the attention of the girls
in rooms adjoining her, which friphten-
ed him, as he made hasty exit
Departures From Topeka.
The following persons have left To-
peka within the past twenty-four hours
Via Santa Fec. H. Histed, Burlino-
ton; Irving L. Scott, Montreal; ]. F.
Rohrer. Harrisburg; S s Baker, New
ton; ]. E. Poston, Leavenworth; R. c. Hu-
Ger, Usage City; w. D. Gossett, Marce-
line; w. j. Black. Ell Paso; P. A. Carey
Denver: H. P Taylor. ST. Louis; A. 4
GODDARD, Oskaloosa; W. c. Morgan, Cot
tonwood Falls. Via Rock Island-C. B.
5ennis. St. Joe; A. K Wilson, Wichita;
ID. l. hovey, -Des Moines; T. L. Ross
Hutchinson J. S. Kellar Pueblo: W. I
Allen, Chicago; ]. w. .Breidentha al, Hutch-
iasSh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
The Usual ~DarIng'' COunterfeiter

The Usual sDariug'' COunterEeitcrs.
ST. JOSEPH, Feb 12.-Four men al
legged to be members of a daring band of
ceunterfeiters, were captured yesterday
by tho sheriff of Nodaway county. The
men are VIM. 8. Anderson, Jas. White,
George Dragoo and Edward Parringten,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

Wichita and return by the Santa Fe
Route, one fare for the round trip;
Ticke,s sold February 10 to 19, COED
to return including February "a. Ne
change of cars BY the Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
CARNEGIE NEEDS CATHODE RAY
Will be used to Test the Metal in Great
Guns for Flaws.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The possible
uses OF the new process of photography
involving the application of the cathode
rays in determining the existence of Sc
cret flaws in metals are now about to be
tested thoroughly al Carnegie works
whore a large amount of balaval CON
struction is under way.
The proper apparatus has been secured
and thesexpsrts there arc not at work 10
demonstrate whether or now the new rays
will penetrate thick bodies of metal If
this can be done, the Importance of the
process from an industrial standpoint can
scarcely be over estimated.
1t will be possible to secure an exact
knowledge of The nature of the metal of
the great guns without running the risk
of explosions. Defects in the shafts Of
ocean steamers can be developed before
the shafts break and thereby cause loss
of life and property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
NEW CRIPPLE CREEK ROAD
This One to Run by Electricity and From
Denver.


Denver.
DENVER, Feb. 12-Articles of incorpo
ration have been filed for the South
Platte Railroad aud Power Co., with a
capital stock of $1,O00,O00 The incor-
poraters are S. 7. Smith, ], E. ckwell,
Norman Allen, George F. Dayton. and
J. II. Dayton. the same gentlemen form
ing the board of directors for the first
year.
1t is the purpose of this company to
construct direct line of railroad from
Denver to Cripple Creek.
The road will probably be run by cleo
trio power, although the de tails have not
yet been perfected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
CATHODE RAYS.
The Scientific World Seems to
Have Been Busy
Last Night Taking Photographs
a la ROentgen.
SOME QUEER RESULTS.
Entire Skeleton Photographed
at Hartford.
At Chicago a Photograph Inn
pOrtant to Surgery.
SOME QUEER RESULTS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12-The first practical
experiment in Chicago with Rosntgen's
rays was made yesterday afternoon by
Electrician Charles E. scribner and DR..
James B. Urry in the laboratory of the
Western Electric Co.
Casper Schmidt came to the Office of
the Western Electric complaining of a
sore spot in the region of the
palm of the hand. lie said
he had been shot in the hand
two years ago, and was unable to locate
the affected part.
Accordingly Schmidt was conducted
to the Roeptgen quarters, and after an
hours exposure the cathode rays
the sensitive plate upon which rested
the afflicted member was taken to the
Photographic room. When developed,
the plate disclosed a most ex-
cellent likeness of the anatomy
of the hand and also what appeared 10
be a buckshot snugly ensconced between
the metacarpal bones of the third and
fourth fingers, about an inch and half
below the knuckls-
A silver print will be made from the
negative and the buckshOt will then be
removed by DR.. BURY, using the photo
graph or shadowgraph as a guide,
DR.. BURY aud Electrician Scribner are
justly enthusiastic over their success.
and predict for the tx" rays vast h:id
of usefulness, and especially in the DO
main of medicine and surgery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

Everybody takes the JOURNAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

mittee recommended that the bill pass.
General Cooper is a complete wreck
physically and failing very fast He
now receives pension of So as Mexi-
can war survivor, and $12 under the in
valid pension law.
PRIVATE DENSTON CLAIMS
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-25

q beautiful winter picture. "a he eteca
quiet there fell from the eFcat tree be.
side him something rustling and dark
and green. a lovely piece Of the native
mistletoe, with its waSen berries thick
and plentiful. Asmile came to Marion's
face. He had been sent a token and
one he would accept. He would hesi-
tate no longer. He took his bunch OF
mistletoe and walked away. He would
become the wooer, for nature, whom he
trusted, had sent him q token. He
dressed himself with care and rode his
fine chestnut horse up to the side gate
in the lane leading to the cluster OF
cabins that long ago had been the
quarters" but now were turned to
various uses. Becky. wrapped in a
gray shawl, he well remembered, was
giving directions to some men at work
inside the nearest building. It was just
sunset. Perhaps nothing ia the world
had ever seemed so fair to Marion Moore
as this saucy and careless creature, who
greeted him with a cool triumph which
he had expected and ignored. He ac-
cepted her invitation to supper and
walked by her side to see the promis-
ing colts in the barn lot. Then they
went into the house, and Marion pro-
ceeded to make himself comfortable in
a very matter-of-fact way. He looked
critically about, much to Beck's aston
ishment.
Whatever air yer lookin' about fur,
MarionP9
"Seein' if this house is as comfortable
as mine" he made reply.
well, it plum is, Marion" she re-
piled, forced into earnestness. '"Tha
outlook is better with yer all, but this
house has more comforts"
Eve could soon put some of 'em inter
mine, he replied, musingly.
"We?" :
"Yes, yer and l."
EYER takin' a deal fer granted, pears
ter me. I don't intend ter leave here"
"Oh, well, we could live here. It is
all one ter me; SO it is where ye're liy-
in"
I'm bespoke yer askin' by two,
Marion. Pears like the men are all
crazy"
you're good temptation, Beck, but
nc one else shall have We" he said.
Her eyes grew luminous. "Well, now,
what would yer do if yer heard / was
off on the marry with one o. the
Others"
Don't We try it,
She was up in arms in a minute. "Tm
not tellin' you anything, but yer all air
too heady with me, Marion. I got an
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-25

engagement to go to Cincinnati to-
morrow, an eff say the word what's ter
prevent me comm back married."
Marion was quite white, but was
equally determined. "Ef yer go, of
course I'll know it's all Up. I'll be at
the turn of the road at any time set.
That'n end it fer me, whichever way.
Lord, ye're a hard onei won't stay to
supper. I'll never sit down here ter
supper less it's as master. What
time1l yer go?"
She set her lips. "Noon!" was all she
replied.
He put on his coat and hat. 81 wish
when l think o. some things I'd never
seen yer, little or big, girl or widder, but
when / go out in the woods and see the
wild, sweet things runnin' riot around
I can't help lovin' yer. 1t is born in me =
Then he went out, having tossed to
her the fresh branch of mistletoe, and
thus left her the memory of a day, long
ago, when they were little more than
children, and he had taken her out to
gather some of the weird waxen ber-
ried growth, and had kissed her, the
first kiss of love and desire she had ever
known, and the memory of which had
never left her.
The next day at noon Marion sat
grim and silent ON his horse at the turn.
He held his slight whip in his hand, but
he grasped it like a weapon. He could
not keep one thought from returning it,
self again and again. He could not let
that man live who would carry Becky
Bailey away from him. When he heard
the sound of wheels he got off from the
restless horse he rode, fastened him.
stood erect and braced himself for the
ordeal. The buggy came nearer. He
drew an awful breath as he recognized
the horse. 1t was Col. Willis Eighty
Dan, famed throughout the country. It
was that old profigate, was it, who was
to win the brier rose? An awful sing.
ing rhythm in his brain went saying:
xiii him, kill him, kill himi' What
Marion would have done he never knew,
but the buggy stopped, and Becky, in
all her dark furs and ~huttering feathers,
came running toward him, holding out
her hands and crying:
Il don't want ter go to Cincinnati.
Marion, an Wen live IN whichever
house yer like, for I've been fghtin' my
feelin's for you all the time, an l WON'T
give up ter no other one. Take me
home, Marion, an Pm plum tired q
bein' wild. I want ter live quieter'n
anyone
The colonel drove Eighty Dan into
Cincinnati alone, and Becky went with
Marion along the homeward road, she
riding the chestnut and Marion walk
ing. aud there was no wild bird that
ever built nest in the woodlands near
that was as contented as this Maynard
creature who had Mt last been con.
quered by her best feelings-Househo hold
Words
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-25
FUN AMONG THE HYENAs.

There is Occasional Sport Where the
Youthful Whelps Are Kept.
Since the little hyena up at Central
park has grown to- be agile and sure
of its underpinning. the mother hyena
has developed a p~layfulness that no
n would expect of that somber and
~unlovely beast. In the morning, before
there is a crowd in the lion-house,
mother and babe play together someJ
times for the better part of an hour.
The game is catch, with intervals of
wrestling and a variety of episodes not
provided for in the rules of catch-as4
catch can.
Fun begins with a sudden assault of
the cub On the hind legs of the mother.
The latter turns to punish the babe,
and finds the youngster in the opposite
corner of the cage. Then the mother
PUSHES with head down at the cub, and
the cub lodges so as to put the pole I'M
the middle of the cage between hinn1
self and his mother. For a time the fun
revolves about the pole, until perhaps
the mother seizes the cub by a leg or
an ear. Then ensues a ~scuf1e, and per-
maps the youngster breaks loose and
skips away between the mothers long,
fore legs. The mother, occasionally,
however, gets a strong nip on the cubs
fabby jaw and holds him thus till heI
whimpers. Sometimes, when he is par
ticularly stolid, she drags him about
the cage, the little spotted carcass moo
t~ionless, as if dead.
The slightest squawk from the cub
makes the mother loose her hold, but
the cub himself has no such mercy for
the mother when he has taken q firm
hold of an ear or a hind leg. There i'll
no doubling the affection of the mother
OF the playful temper of the cub. There
is a mischievous challenge in his eye
when he sees his mother making ready
for the attack, and a humorous triumph
In his ugly little face when he has es-
capped her by sone especially clever
dodge or doubling.-N. Y. Sun.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-25
ANOTHER SHOT FRoM REED.
Tho Maine Man Again Shows HIS Con-
tempt for McKinley.

Tho Maine Man Again Shows His Com
tempt for Mckinley.
Speaker Reeds disappointment in his
canvass for the republican nomination
has given a keen edge to his natural
sharpness of tongue. He made McKin-
ley chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house which framed
the so-called Mckinley bill, and made
the Ohio man a presidential possibility.
Now Mckinley has unmade him as q
candidate.
Reed feels that the fates have been
unkind, and thatMcKinley has been un.
justly favored.
Reed spoke a day OF two ago about
Mckinley being a s~traddlebug, refer
ring to the latter's attitude touching
the money issue. Later Reed told a
reminiscence with as much pertinence.
Mckinley had been advertised as this
advance agent of prosperity" What
Reed thinks of this is made plain In
this story:
Advance agent of prosperity" said
he. "Humphl when I was a boy the adj
vance agent Of the circus would go
through II country anu COVER Inc SluSS
of barns and the fences with the most
gorgeous posters Of what the circus
would be. There would be a long pro-
cession of knights in gold and silver
armor, and ladies bedecked in silks and
diamonds, mounted on beautiful Arabi-
an steeds.s There would be huge ele-
plants, tigers, lions, camels, hippo
potamuses and such, enough to stock a
wilderness.
when the circus came it was the
usual little old one-ring affair, with one
measly, fop-eared, slab-sided elephant,
a NANCY lion and a one-humped camel.
at never came up to the show bills,
but there was always at least one first
class acrobat who could ride two horses
at once" IN Y World.