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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes Of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items Of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town

Miss Abbie Ware returned yesterday
from Nassar to spend the holidays.
MT Ernest Brown Of Blue Rapids is
visiting 8lr. and Mrs c. j. Brown
Miss Rosamond Horton Will go to
Colorado Springs in January to be
with Miss Name Horton and Mr.. Albert
Horton
AIr. and Mrs w E. Sterne viii spend
tomorrow in Kansas City.
Mrs. Willard Davis and Mrs A. H.
Connolly of Kansas City win spend
New Years with Mrs. j. B Hayden.
Mr.. George II. Biddeu of Chicago
spent a few days of last week with MT
and Mrs. Andrew Burkhart.
Miss Grace Curtis viii spend the
holidays i'm Severance
There will be subscription party
Christmas night at Library hail by the
Lotus club young men,
Miss ELLA Bradford and Mr. Roy
Bradford viii return tomorrow from
q visit i'm Missouri
Mrs. Belle Hail Small viii leave early
i'm January for the City of Mexico
where she viii spend a month with Mr.
and Mrs Crittenden
Arand Mrs. j. ID. SalmOns viii spend
Christmas with relatives i'm Wichita
Miss Kate Montgomery Of Carbonate
arrived Friday to spend the holidays
with her sister. Mrs. *. Ut. Whitfield.
Mrs J. j. Frey, Mrs Belle Han Small
and Mrs. Warren Galbreth are spend
meet Mrs Hall OF Marceline, Mo. who
Wn return with them and spend
Christmas
Miss Alice Prescott viii return tomor-
TOW from two weeks visit in Kansas
City.
Jaecard's monogram stationery. the
very latest things in paper and designs.
Adams Bros. Topeka agents
Mr. and Mrs. H. p Dillon and son
Jack. left Yesterday for Far HILL n j.
To spend Christmas with relatives.
Mt and Mrs w C. Smith spent
Sunday in Atchison.
Miss Mabel Knowles viii go to Sen
eca Christmas to remain week
Miss Madge johnson viii Keep open
house New Years assisted by q num-
Der of her friends
AR and Mrs. f. A. Prescott and ar
and Mrs. Charles Fellows are spending
the day in Kansas City
AIR. Clarence Evans viii return from
ST. Joe and spend holiday week with
his parents. Mr and Mrs. p. H Evans.
Airs WI II. Newcomer returned today
from short visit in Kansas City.
Mrs Ernest Rice of Cripple Greek.
Noie-- VIII arrive tomorrow 10 spend
The Modern Literature club viii
meet I ueSlaY afternoon. with Miss
Aaude Ranney instead of Miss Anna
ba1tnQlQmeW as was first announced
Mrs = II Fulton pc Kansas City will
spend Christmas with her mother. Mrs.
Mrs L. n. Waugh of Cleburne Tex.
mas with her daughter. AIRS. Fred Free
For Christmas present 100 engraved
cards. $3.50, with plate. Adams Bros
Topeka agents. Jaccard's.
MIS- Fl k- Jamison. who has been quite
Miss lou Neely ana Miss sadie Atchi-
son q Leave ilsyo ORTIZ VIII spend the week
w. w. PIT. ana Mrs. " u Black
At- Hdrry Norris of ST. Joe Will spend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
FELL PRONE in STREET.
A Farmer Falls in an Epileptic Fit
and Severely Cuts His Head

A farmer named Jencks. who lives
north of the city. stood in front of
Thomas F. HOrsheld's meat market at
203 Kansas avenue Saturday afternoon
and appeared to be looking vacantly
at a quarter Of beef which was hang
ing on hook in front of the market.
AS he was doing so he was seized with
an epileptic fit and fell backwards full
length upon the sidewalk. In falling his
head struck heavily upon the asphalt
pavement and an ugly wound was
made on the back of his head, from
which the blood flowed rapidly Spe-
cial officer Charles Price was near and
went To the assistance of the PROSTATE
man. The flow of blood was checked
and Mr.. Jencks soon recovered con-
seriousness. Some friends found him
and took him away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
CHICAGO,s POsTOFFICE.
The Old Building Will be Taken to
Milwaukee to Make a Church.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 21-Chicago
people who want to get a look at their
old postohice building Will have to
journey to Milwaukee. When they
come here they viii find the material
that formed that dingy structure but
in an entirely different shape. that of a
magnificent house of worship The
metamorphosis is a striking one, in
deed, from a discarded government
building to a Polish Roman Catholic
church
When the good but poor people that
comprise St JOsephat's congregation
found that their increasing numbers
would necessitate a larger WOrshipping
place they cOunseled with their pastor,
Rev. Father Grutza, as to the best way
of securing a new building that would
be cOmmOdiOus and imposing, at a
minimum cost Just about this time
the government had decided to rae
the Chicago pOstOfffce building. Father
struck him that if he could purchase
the material a handsome saving in the
erection Of the new church could be eff
fected- He went to Chicago and in
short time had negotiated a deal with
the government authorities whereby
all the stone in the postoftice became
the property of the congregation.
The cost of the material andits trans
pOrtatiOn to Milwaukee Will be in the
neigh borhoOd of $33 600. The excellence
of the bargain viii be seen when it is
church viii be $l00 000, the expenditure
of double that sum would have been
necessary, had not this material been
secured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21

Wichita. in which store the statue was to
have been exhibited this week, viii bring
suit for breach of contract
The Kansas Hotel Keepers association
meets this afternoon in the parlOrs of the
National hotel where laws to protect the
hotel keeper viii be discussed with view
ia1ure such measure B. L. Eaton,
proprietor OF the Carey hotel at Wichita.
is the president of the association. ana
col" Chas- L. Wood. of the National,
secretary and treasurer
The Royal Neighbors have elected Off
GERS as follows. Mrs. Julia Lowe. oracle;
ME w eaver, chancellor. Mrs Kate Hom-
man, marshal; Mrs. Mary Fleming. re-
cOrder. Mrs. Lizzie Powers, receiver. Mrs.
Kate Price inner sentry; Mrs Kate
Mrs j. w Atherton, managers Miss
Maude jackson. musician.
The following is the programme for the
this evening; Roll call. quotations about
Christmas, Growth of the French Ma
tion' chapter IA, Miss Schlie. music.
zenith Century G. NJ Foster, French
Traits chapter 10. Miss Waters paper,
charlotte Corday," Miss Arthur
Mrs. Emma Youngman has asked the
prevent her husband VIM YOungman,
from killing her She also asks for a
ried in Oklahoma in 1891 and since that
time she claims that he has cruelty treat
ed her and upon more than one occasion
he has threatened to kill her A restrain
ing order was issued by the Judge
The following officers have been elect
ed by Orient lodge, No. 81. A. F. & a. NJ.
Harry +. White. master. w b Hobey,
senior warden; L. c. Lehman junior
warden: II. p. Rodgers, treasurer, Evan
Davis secretary. Rev. A. r. Wagner.
chaplain, T. b. Iiiskey, senior deacon
Henry Ripple. junior deacon, Fred Nc
Dermott. senior steward. Il. r. Lindsay,
junior steward Robert Edward. tyler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21

now. they simply cannot pay any more
taxes. They have a high tariff. q duty
on exports in some cases, an occupation
tax, a land tax and then they have a
municipal tax that amounts to a tariff
between different cities in the same
country Besides. the country is sim
ply honey combed with Republcanism
If there should be war with the United
States and any more soldiers should be
sent over to this country there would
be a chance of a revolution at home.
If the soldiers We're withdrawn from
Cuba to fight this country the Cubans
would win and Spain knows it, They
could not afford to declare war and
don't think theY viii,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
A False Report.

The following item appeared in a recent
issue Of the Atchison Globe: There are
rumOrs of reorganization of the To-
peka Capital. with Major Hudson as the
inspiring genius 1t is said the Mulvanes,
having failed to put their man Burton
into the United States senate are now
ready to let go" "A Journal reporter saw
MT John r. Mulvane and asked him
whether there was any truth in the states
ment made by the Globe. He said. No
sir. there is absolutely no truth in it. 1t
is false from beginning TO end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
R. W. TURNER ON SPAIN.
There Will be No War, He Says, Be
cause Spain Can't Afford It.

R. w. Turner who was the consul at
Cadiz under the Harrison administra-
ton in talking OF the condition Of Spain
and the proba bilfty of war if the
limited States should recognize the in
dependence Of the Cuban insurgents,
said. II don't think there is any dam
ger of a war with Spain. That country
has all she can do to fight the insur-
gents in Cuba. In time of peace the
Government has had to borrow money
IL nav the interest on their public debt
and the people are taxed to the utmost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
AN ANONYMOUS LIBELER.
BE Writes Scurrilous Letters to Prom
inent indianapolis People.

Indianapolis. Dec. 21-For several DAYS
past many of the best people in the city
have been receiving scurrilous letters. an
printed with pen on peculiar kind of
paper many of them brutal in their sug-
gestions- In some of the letters young
women are warned against young men OF
their acquaintance ana in others to young
men the women are OutrageOusly IbeleG-
The vandai has not even omitted 70 libel
young men and young women OF spOtess
character to their own parents An in-
Vestigation is in progress and no effort
Will be spared to bring the writer to pun
f4frrer1r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
JACK HARRIS CONTESTS.
Claims Fraud in the Election of Ma
son S. Peters, Fusionist-

J. p Harris has. by his attorneys
served notice on NJ. S. Peters that he
Will contest the result of the election
in the Second congressional district
The notice was served on Saturday and
contains sixteen grounds" All of the
sixteen grounds refer to irregulari-
ties in WyandOtte county. Illegal reg
istration, illegal voting and fraudulent
counting of votes are the charges set
forth in the notice when it is stripped
of Verbiage.
The next step in the proceedings viii
be the taking of dispositions by both
sides to substantiate and disprove the
charges The whole matter viii come
up before the house of the 55th congress
NJ hen it meets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
MRS. PALMER MIFFED.
The Chicago Society Leader Won't
Attend the Charity Bail

Chicago. Dec. 21-Mrs. Potter Palmer
had declared she would not attend the
annual charity BAN because Mrs. Arthur
Cations friends wanted the latter to lead
the grand march. Then Mrs. eaton de-
clined to attend. Today q number Of 500
ciety leaders. largely from the south side.
held exciting meeting and declared
they would have charity ball anyways ".
H. n. Higinbotham. eN-president OF the
Columbian exposition. put the motion to
give a bail in January. and it was carr
ried unanimously Mrs. Palmer's friends
viii boycott the ball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
E. ". Hughes Payment House,

Fifth street, opposite postofice. cheap
est and best place in the city to buy
Christmas presents A nice line of fan
cy china cups. salad dishes, fruit plates,
cracker jars. etc. dishes, lamps and tot
let sets. ladies' and gents watches,
rings and jewelry. carpets. rugs. cur
tains, Bibles and photograph albums.
E w. HUGHES
10T East Fifth ST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
Arraneements for ths Patriarehs, BaII

New York. Dec. 21-The first Patriarchs'
ball of the season vii take place Monday
evening at the Waldorf. The floral dec,
orations Will include long garlands of
roses and many potted plants After sup-
Der there will be cotillon. led by Elisha
Dyer Mrs Astor has issued Invitations
for a dinner Tuesday evening, at which
L. n .i..l.- h. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
American killed in DEashonaIand-

New York. Dec. 21-Herbert Hedge Eyre
OF this city has been murdered in that
section Of the MashOna country in South
Africa, which is called Rhodesia- The i'm
formation received is contained i'm a Lett
ter dated September Is, from another
American w. Herbert Brown to w, It.
Hornaday- director OF the New York Zoo
logical park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21
ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE.

SANTA FE ROUTE-HOLIDAY
RATES BY HOME ROAD.
Tickets sold on December "a. %, 81
and January 1 to all points within 200
miles at one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Final return limit Janu-
airy 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21

That distressing disease, the piles. is
speedily relieved and cured by Aver
Pills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-21

Take your Prescriptions to Miller's
Sixth and Topeka avenue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
THEY FAVOR 4 THREE-CENT FARE.

HUDSON COUNTY's BOARD or FREEHoIDERs
WANTS TO CONTROL FERRiAGE CHARGES.
An act which is 100 years old. gives the Hudson
County Board Of Supervisors authority over ferries
with power TO regulate fares. Several weeks ago
Iudga Noonan who at the time acting counsel
n the County Board Of Freehoders was requested
to ascertain whether the Supervisors had been di-
vested Of that power. He failed to ind any an
milling act and committee was appointed to can
the ferry companies to account demand was
made for detailed statements, showing the actual
profit in carving each passenger and vehicle.
one ferry company the Bergen Point and Port
pichmond complied end its statement showed that
the ferry IS operated At a loss. The Pennsylvania
and the Erie Railroad companies asked FOR time
The Freehoders met last evening and the Ferrage
Committee submitted n report John Griffin. coun-
sci TO the Board, had traced an act passed by the
Legislature in 1853 fixing the rates OF ferriage that
can be- charged by ferry companies Of Jersey city
and IIoboken This Law Is I'm effect. 80 that the
prior act gives present powers so far as the two
cities are concerned
The committee recommended that an enort be
made TO secure the repeal OF the act Of 1913. The
committee wants the power 20 fix the rates OF fer
rage given 10 the County Supervisors and further
recommend the adoption or "A resolution liking the
farrioge between New-York city and points i'm
Uudson County outside OF Jersey city and HO-
boken at 3 cents for any person on foot above the
aIonted Such tariff would affect the two fer
ries 10 Weehawken. controlled by the West Shore
Railroad Company where cents is the fare for
foot passengers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
cor II THE WRONG HOTEL.

From The Syracuse Post.
4 prominent business from a neghboring
town got a couple OF local hotels badly mixed up
the other day. He registered and then went out
10 attend some matters OF business After a
time he stepped into the Vanderbilt House. sat
down and wrote several letters and then asked for
hi- key. telling the clerk that his room No. 49,
The clerk looked over the register and told him
that he did not register. This statement the guest
undertook TO disprove In short order. and COM
menced 10 run his eye down the register
Well" said he look here. | wrote my name
there and there has been some sharp play about
1t. You have scratched my name out and had an
other written In It's place
"Oh. no." replied the clerk. there Is no place
there whore name has been scratched out"
We'll. then. you have another register" said the
angry guest. The clerk assured him that there
was no other register. IL became a puzzle 10 the
stranger and ne became extremely angry.
Look here he said, there has been some sharp
trick here and will not put up with such thing
| signed my name right here where that one Vs.
nd il has been changed somehow. Hand me over
my baggage and Will get out OF this place ~
once With this the visitor HANDED over ms
cheeks for his baggage As the clerk looked al
them a smile came his face. said ne;
..If Won take those checks TO the Yates where
.hey belong you will probably get your Stun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
A HUNGARIAN BENT on MURDER.
HE PLACES THE BODY OF HIS VICTIM OK THE
RAILROAD TRACK.

HE PLACES THE BODY OF HIS VICTIM ON THE
RAILROAD TRACK.
New Brunswick August (SpeciaD.-An atrocious
assault and battery, which may terminate IN muir
der is reported from Ssyreyille. one or the town.
ships In Middesex County.
Miss Agnes Kapchus is a Hungarian girl nine
teen years old and has had many suitors among
the young men of her nationality. Louis herwessy'
TWENTY-FIVE wears Old has been particularly favored
by her Last evening the two sat down on one OF
the seats around the platform OF the Rariian River
Railroad station.
While they were sitting together Joseph farkus
another Hungarian rushed from behind the sta
ton and struck Herwessy on the head with hea'y
club knocking him senseless With the aid or Nor
ris Foerus Farkus lifted Herwessy from the plat
form and laid him across the railroad tracks. Ihey
then attenpted 10 rob him. but were frightened
awsy by the approach OF George Smith who was
an eyewitness Of the assault The girl had, mean
while run for help 10 the house OF Charles Sned-
eker where she Is employed
Hervessy was carried 10 house near by, Where
{, was found that his skull had been fractured
Both young men were employed IN the nanaker-
chief factory OF Hermann. Aukam & Co at south
piver II is said that before young Herwessy be-
came q sutton for the hand OF Miss kapchus, ne
had paid attention to the sister OF Farkus The
motive Cor the assault may therefore be revenge
iJervessy had a gold watch and 10 la money when
tfacked and robbery may nave been the Ohy
native IJerwessy's condition Is critical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
BAYONNE.

chief Of Police Mcneil has issued TO his officers
special instructions to enforce the city ordinance
compelling riders Of bicycles TO carry lighted lamps
on their wheels after dark. The penalty prescribed
by the ordinance Is fine OF s.
The handsome shade trees along West thirty
second-st between Avenues and {, are to be
removed because they have begun TO decay about
the trunks branches and roots The work was be-
gun yesterday afternoon Scores OF citizens
watched the men engaged in the labor OF destruc-
ton and depiored the fact that the trees had out
Iived their usefulness The trees were planted
more than thirty years ago by frastus fahnaH
and BENJAMIN A Woolsey. who were then en-
gagged i'm booming BayOnne realty. The olignt
which attacked the trees is attributed TO leaks In
I he mains OF the Ba yOnne and Greenyie Gaslight
COMPANY which were laid several years ago lose
10 the roots OF the naples. The company has had
the leaks repaired. and it will have the trees re-
placed this fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
JERSEY CITY.

rohn Rreslin fifteen years Old Of No. S6j Grove
ST was arrested yesterday. charged with being one
OF the four boys who tried TO rob the store OF Henry
Perlmutter Three of the four are now IN CUSTODY.
The Police Mutual Aid Society realized over
900 from its excursion on Wednesday, .
Henry Honnadel butcher, OF No. %' Halladay-st,
on Wednesday night stabbed his neighbor George
Tarrant in the neck INJECTING serious wound
Honnadel was locked up in the Fourth PRECINCT
Police station where he had series or slasms. lie
was afterward removed to the city Hospital
Mavo~ Wanser has decided that the bricks de-
livered FOR paving tho Mercer-st yiaduct are De
facttve AMI not up TO the grade required by the
Specifications NJ. 7. Connolly. the sub-conttactor
who Is to lay the pavement. has had loopp Dicks
delivered and expected 10 begin laying them TINS
week . -
The Hudson County Bar Association met yes
to-day afternoon and elected Judge j. ID. Bedle
and Marshall Van Wrinkle. as delegates TO the
convention OF the American Bar Association
which will meet in Saratoga on August IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
SHARPE MAKES A DENIAL.
CONTRACTION SAYS THAT BRIBERY
VAS NOT SUGGESTED AND THAT ne
WAS NOT WARNED IN FEUER-
STETNS SALOON.

49, fS,AcisD Supreme Court Com
-,,..to,er John s Barkalow continued the INJURY
a., me West-st bridge certorarl proceeo""eS
- Joseph Sharpe, the contractor ueno"uu
- o,n,-ttritv 10 deny under oatn inc s'a'e
49, made by George F. Feuersteln YESTERDAY
~ = suggested bribe OF 1900 for proposeu ie1o"
ssae-.,,on OF The concrete bridge contract "hicn
-, -. bae, awarded 10 Sharpe & Ferguson py
=, 10 ~ F-reeholders Feuerstein SAID yes-er-
a. ,ba, while Sharpe and his son were al Ms
Gloon somebody suggested that II sL"' were pu'
q the right hands Sharpe would get ths con'' ~
Faners,ein testified that he had warned 9"@ip0 NV
10 use money
sbarpe denies the sworn statement III e'eis r
.,c,,ar He SAYS he has never been IN reuei-
- ..,,o- With his son and visited the place
hi-rself orlv % trace bridge plans which were ho'
q. the Office OF the county engineer. he oelouio.'
,hA bribery story as pure fabrication anu '''''sS
Era. Feuerstein never warned MN "0' ~
,ro,Av sharpe says Feuerstein was reia'"e -
romance and for this reason he couio no' 'e0"'
the witnesses present -, 90 sbou
Iobr " Ferguson. who secured the rule 70 sho"
-. s,d &c the foremost director in figuring the
- h,.5ge was on the stand four hours to-day
He testified that his bid for concrete oi'ue.
over the sewer at West-st. had been 'eiuSeu
,g0o in May. Producing the blue pf'1's u 80.
from, which he figured. the witness saiu INC. M
We Identical with those upon which >eepse s a o.
,rsaoter secured the contract on plu % 'covIS
NJ The exception Of stone facing wnlcn JUu ~
BE- put on al a cost OF 5000 Win la, No he said
mot II was clear loss 10 the county he s"'u'
OF $1,000 ,>,,s and Frederick
"a 10 Adv that they had not seen the pans OF
SSsad the speciAcations. They Endorsed the acuoh
W ferguson was recalled this afternoon ana &C.
ciared that he would not now accept a contract 10
build the proposed concrete arch p1uee al an!
nice Since presenting his bid. which had been
.snt in on measurements furnished by county en-
Sfneers he had consulted Theodore Cooper, an
eXnert who condemned such a structure at such
nlace as dangerous and mpracticable as II would
Am IN the river. and In OF freshets the sur
y",,nding property would be flooded As a good
lid such a bridge on any terms. The inquiry
S,iU h. brought 10 a close tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
THEFTS FROM BABY C4RRTiGES.

r,>c or Jersey CITY BOYS THRIvEs on \
NEW VARIETY OF ROBBERY
4 gang Of clever Juvenile thieves nave oeeh op'r-
- aIorO Newark-ave.. Jersey city. where the
&c retail stores are located. The young scamps
discovered that women pushing baby carriages In
var,abv place their pocketbooks under the pillows
n, which the Infants heads rests. As soon
a. a woman left her carriage 10 admire goods dis
ulaved In store windows. the young thieves would
outcLlv abstract the pocketbook and vanish.
rink O'Brien thirteen years old. OF No lS3
Nontgomery-st was arraigned yesterday before
Police Justice Potts suspicion OF being one OF
the thieves The complainant was Mrs Agnes
L,ickel OF No 3Oi Seventh-st. She left her wallet,
containing sci I'm the baby carriage and stepped
10 a store window. When she returned TO the
ga Re TIN. wallet gone She noticed young
o'Bricn acting suspicousy about the carriage. and
nointed him out to Policeman Mouton. The boy
aftrmp;ed 10 run away. but pursued and ar
rested He refused TO make any statement and was
heid for trial