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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

POWERFUL saline and other drastic purga-
tives should be strictly avoided, except in
extreme cases. When an aperient is called
for, take Ayers Pills. They restore natural
action by imparting strength and tone TO
the bowels, and their use is always attended
with good results,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

of memory and all nervous diseases cured
by DR.. e. G. Vests Nerve and Brain Treat
ment. One dollar per box; six for $500.
Cure guaranteed. L. H. Greene, Montpelier,
VT, sole agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10
LEGAL NOTICES
ESTATE OF WHITMAN G. FERRIN.
STATE OF VERMONT
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, ss.

DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. ss.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said District on the 5th day of June, AID. 1885,,
An instrument RurPorting to be the last VIII and
testament of WHITMAN g. FERRIN, late Of
Montpelier, in said District, deceased, being pre-
scented to the Court for Probate, II is ordered by
said Court that all persons concerned therein be no
fed to appear at session Of said Court to be held at
the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier on the 10Th day
of June, AID. 1896, and show cause, If any they
may have, against the probate of said i1stru.
notice of this order be published three weeks sue
cessvely in the Vermont WdtchmQn State Journal,
a newspaper printed at Montpelier, in this state,
previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest
O4Os HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

LACK OF vitality and color matter in the
bulbs causes the hair to fall out and turn
gray. We recommend Halls Hair Re-
newer to prevent badness and grayness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

WITH the blood full of humors, the heated
term is all the more oppressive. Give the
system thorough cleansing with Ayers
Sarsaparilla and dose or two OF Ayers
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

TRULY, the gentleman's friend is DIR. lie
Bruins G. & G., Cure At store or sent by
mail, one dollar. Lester III. Greene, drug
gist, Montpelier, VT, sole agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

Pills, and you will enjoy summer as never
before in your life. just try this for once,
and you'll not repent it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10
DEATHS.

In Chelsea, June 5, Nathan Grout Hale, IS years
10 months and IL days.
In Chelsea, June S, Bessie Evelyn, youngest child
of Ezra W. and Fannie Il. Hood, 2years and Il days
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10
BIRTHS.

In Chelsea, June 2, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Is. Bacon
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-10

OFFICIAL reports from the recent terrible
disaster at Moscow show that 1878 persons
were killed and that 1000 others were in
lure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
BIG FIRMS COMING.
New York and Chicago Represented
at the Pure Food Show.

A force of men is at work today put
ting up the large red and green posters
to advertise the food show They are
also being sent out over the state and
Secretary Adams says they viii be
posted in every important town in
Kansas.
The secretary has just received appli-
cations for space from the following
manufacturers.
Birchard Bridge & Co of Lincoln,
Neb.. manufacturers of cereal foods.
A member of the firm viii be in charge
of the exhibit.
Chase & Sanborn of Chicago, import
ers of cOffees and spices.
Manitou Mineral Water company.
j. w Beardsley's Sons of New York.
manufacturers of pure food specialties-
j. L. Hoffman, secretary of Kansas
State Dairy association, dairy products.
Bartholomew company of fDes AToines,
Iowa
There has also been an application
for space from a manufacturer of cook
ing ranges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
LEFT TO JUDGE HAZEN.
The Police Suit Against the City for
Back PAY.

The city policemen who have employed
an attorney to endeavor to collect from
the city extra money which they claim
is due them, have decided to submit the
case to Judge Hazen, as a referee, for
final decision. instead of trial The pO-
lice commissioners have also agreed to
this.
The policemen claim there is comething
over $3.50 due them for their services.
The rule which had formerly been fol-
lowed was that when an officer had serv-
ed six months on the police force his sail
ary should be increased IS, making it S55-
Jailers and patrol drivers were to receive
$50.
The present board of police commits
sioners refused to allow the increase of
salary at the end of the first six months
in the interests of economy
Police Commissioner Charles Holiday
said today: We have decided to submit
the case without trial. 1t will save lot
of costs and can be settled just a well-
The boys have one point in their favor,
but 1 doubt if it viii hold. You see, the
board refused to increase their salaries
at a time when Coxey armies were pass
ing through here. trains were being stop
ped. and it looked as if the country was
going to the demnition boWwOws- We
just cOuldn see our way ahead to allow
any more money on salaries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
From New York City Can Be
UnlOaded on Kansas.
THIS Is SOME OF THE
"Crank Legislation" That the
PlutOcratic Press
OF That City Can Howl About
Soon,
For Such a Law Is Going to Be
Passed.

bill viii be introduced at the COM
ing session of the legislature that viii
put a stop to the importation of young
New York pauper criminals into Kan
sas.
The Children's Home society of Kan
sas has taken UP the matter and has
formally decided to introduce such "a
measure when the legislature convenes.
The bill has not yet been drawn and the
managers do not know lust what the
provisions viii be. There are various
plans under consideration The mana
gers do not desire to introduce radical
measure for the exclusion of that class
of waits. but Wha tever is suggested. that
viii be the aim of the measure
The state superintendent of the kan
sas society IS Rev. O. S. MO~row. who
lives at 1923 Clay street. The following
comprise the board of managers
President, Judge J. II. Clark, Topeka.
vice president, Jesse Shaw, Topeka
secretary. S. S. OFT. Topeka; treasurer.
DR. J. T. Minney, Topeka; Rev. u. Mil
Ter, d. D., Topeka; J. Irwin Gabel. Hol-
ton; Rev J. 3. A1cAfee. Topeka. Dr. s.
G. Stewart, Topeka. DIR. A B- McCand-
less, Holton; Z. Stanley. Lawrence
Mrs M w Hudson, Topeka: Rev. J. c.
G. owens, Topeka; J. w. Going Tope-
ka; Rev. A S. Embree, d. d, Topeka.
VIM. Orr. Lawrence.
Superintendent Morrow. in conversa-
tion with Journal reporter. said.
1t is the aim of our society to find
homes for the homeless children of
Kansas among the Christian people OF
the state. We are working on the theo-
~ thatthe people are able to take care
of their own In the two years our so-
ciety has been organized we have found
homes for 200 children.
While we feel that Kansas can take
care of her own waits, We do not feel
that it is right for New York to send
their young criminals out here to be an
expense to the state and menace to
her people.
Il know what I am talking about
when I say they are criminals I have
eaten and slept among that class ia New
York, and I know that the children are
bred to crime. When they are not more
than two years old. they are criminals.
and by the time they are eight or ten
they are hardened.
Mr. Brace, the agent of the New
York society, has recently left II chill
dren at Olathe. 16 at Paola and q at
Garnett. That is going on all the time.
and it is a matter that requires atten-
tion.
1T would be a good plan if some
measure could be passed to make the
New York society pay the expenses
the state is put to in the way Of Grim
inal prosecutions. That may look ike
a small matter but an instance came
under my observation that proves it is
not
Last year 20 New York children were
left in Montgomery county in Septem-
Der. When Z was there the following
February it had already cost the county
81 600 for criminal prosecutions on their
account.
The children are left with families
who in many cases refuse to keep them
when they find they are vicious. They
cannot reach the agent of the society
and the children are turned adrift to
prey upon the community
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
MONDAYS MEETING.
Details of the Cuban Mass Meeting
About Completed.

Hamilton han win be gay with
American flags and bunting at the Gu
ban mass meeting on Monday evening.
The committee in charge desires that
all who have American flags or bunt-
ing they are willing to donate for the
evening viii bring them to the hall by
10 o'clock Monday morning
The committee is receiving the most
enthusiastic encouragement and there
is no doubt that the meeting viii be one
Of the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held in the city.
The list of speakers as completed is
as follows: Major J. K. Hudson, Cap
tain J. G. Waters. Governor Morrill,. ex-
Senator John Martin, Governor Leedy
and F. H Coney. There Will be no
long speeches and the audience will not
be given an opportunity to get weary.
Captain J. G. Waters is working ON
his speech and he promises something
exceedingly racy. He says that his
talk viii be different from anything
ever presented along the line of Cuban
Independence Captain Waters says
he has no fears that any Of the other
speakers will cover the same ground he
will.
The little registry book at Free Sill
yer headquarters which was opened a
day or TWO ago is attracting a great
deal of attention. The book is sur
rounded with some degree of mystery.
1t looks like writing tablet, but on
the back is a Cuban flag in colors- No
one can be found who has charge Of the
book and there is nothing in it to indi-
cate the purpose Of the signatures
which appear
Upon opening it the visitor finds a list
1t 10 77rff fail
him he puts his name down with the rest
Following is the list of names which ap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
CoxEY COUNTS ON HIM.
Mr.. Ridgely of Kansas, to Introduce
ihe COMMONWEALTH Bills

Washington. D. G., Dec. 19.-sGen-
eral' Coxey is here trying to start a
new party. He wants the country to
take up his idea OF issuing interest
bearing bonds with which to make eX-
tensive public Improvements, and is go
ing to present his scheme to the bank
ing and currency committee of the
house. Mr.. Coxey is tired of free sill
yer and does not talk in a pleasant
manner about some of his late associ-
ates in the Bryan movement.
Free silver" says Mr. COXey, was
only a deceptive cry at the best, put
out to deceive the people, and the only
true relief can come through a demon
etization of both silver and gold The
Populist party was betrayed by its
leaders in the last campaign in a
shameful manner and Senator Allen s
resolution for an investigation of the
last election should include an investi-
cation Of his own course and the rea-
sons which actuated him in traitorously
turning his party over to the Democ-
racy at the St Louis convention Our
fight win be continued to the bitter end
and 1 believe that gradually We will
absorb all the elements who now stand
in opposition to the grasp of the gold
standard.
In the next congress in the person
of Mr.. Ridgely of Kansas, we viii have
an advocate in the house of represent
atives who Will Introduce our bills and
see that they receive proper considera-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
WELL, THIS IS RICH.
Young Men Choose Y. M. A. Rooms
to Fight Out a Quarrel.

Two of the employees of the office of
auditor of freight receipts Of the Santa
Ee in this city settled a quarrel last
night in very scientific manner While
at work yesterday afternoon the quar-
rel commenced, and one of the parties
challenged the other to settle the mat
ter in a five round contest with four
ounce gloves. The challenge was ac-
cepted. seconds appointed and the Y
M c. A. athletic rooms selected as the
battle-ground. A bout o'clock last
night the participants in the quarrel
repaired to the Y NJ c. A. rooms and
proceeded to settle the matter. At the
end of the fifth round the contest was
declared draw, both of the combat
ants being badly used up. The boys
are both wearing bruised faces and
discolOred eyes today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
0. E. MILLER NERYY.
Confesses His Shady Transactions in
Denver on the Witness Stand

Denver on the Witness Stand
Denver. Dec 80 E. Miller. presi-
dent of the Miller Hernia Treatment
company and one of the three defend
ants in the Commercial National bank.
fraud case now on trial in the United
States district court. told the story Of
his transactions with the bank with
the utmost sang froid on the witness
stand today. He admitted that he Xxi
ted" checks with all the Denver banks
and took upon himself all the blame for
the failure of the Commercial bank in
1898. in consequence of his large over
drafts. amounting to S125,000. He said
that his affairs and accounts were SO
involved and complicated that he sup
posed his Indebtedness to the CONNER
cial was only S25.000 when it had act
ually reached a total of S110, 000 He de-
clarad that the co-defendantS Presi-
dent Charles IL Dow and Teller Sidney
AEcClurken, had nothing to do with his
schemes.
AS Dow and McClurken are charged
in the Indictment with being the prin-
cipals in the appropriation of the
banks funds. and Miller is indicted on
~ as accessory, it is said that if the
jury shoul fail to convict the bank
officers, Miller viii himself escape un-
der the provision of common law that
an accessory cannot be convicted with
out the conviction of the principals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
CONTRACTS LET
By the State Board of Charities for
State Supplies.

The state board of charities. after q
three days session with agents of var
iOus wholesale and retail houses. let the
contracts for the supplies for the char
table Institutions for the coming six
months yesterday afternoon The fol-
lowing were the successful bidders
Mems OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES g. Curry.
Topeka
Paints, etc.-Cutler- Nelson Paint
and Color company. Kansas City. Swift
e Holiday, Topeka.
Stationery KelIam Book and Sta
tionery company. Topeka. A. u. Wea-
yer, Lawrence; Topeka Paper com
pany-
Meats. lard and butterine-C Charles
Wolff Packing company, Topeka. Jacob
Dold Packing company, Kansas City;
Swift & Co. Kansas City; Armour
Packing company. Kansas City
sware-Elliott & McCHntock.
Topeka; Farnsworth & Ashby. Topeka
Shoes-Burton Bros, Kansas City.
Mo.
Dry goods -Doggett Dry Goods com
pany, Kansas City. Mo. A D. Weaver
q Co, Lawrence Johnson Larimer
Wichita. Kemper e Paxton. Topeka,
George Innes. Lawrence; Topeka Cash
Dry Goods company. Crosby Bros. To-
peka. Warren NJ. Crosby. Topeka; b.
Rockwell & Co. Junction City
Groceries-Sym Grocer company,
Atchison, Nave & McCord Grocery
company. St Joseph; GIdhaus. Wuhl-
hng & Co, St Louis; j. w Teasdale &
Co. st Louis. Chase & Sanborn- Chi
cago: ". a. Wilson & Co-,Kansas City-
Rhinehart Cheese company. Pearl.
Kan. W. w Manspeaker, Topeka; W.
S. Kale Topeka; j. S. Sproat Topeka.
Hardware-W. "A. L. Thompson COM
pany. Topeka; A. J. Haravi company,
Atchison; Kitchel & Marburg, Topeka.
Drugs-A. J. Arnold. Topeka, Duroy
Wine Cellars. Sandusky o., c. y. Potts
Drug company, Wichita A. D. Arment,
Winfeld; Swift & Holiday. Topeka; b.
w Woodward. Lawrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
POLICE HAVE "a HAT SHOW
Arranged by Commissioner Holiday,
Inspected bY Mrs. THORPE

LIS ECCbG4 Ly LII
The board Of police commissioners Will
meet this afternoon in regular session
When they assemble this afternoon in
their room at police headquarters they
viii behold a novel sight Bonnets, hats,
and all manner OF female headgear. in
variegated STYLES and colors have been
fastened to the walls and the rooms look
as if a millinery shop had been started
in the room where the dignitied police
commissioners hold forth.
The joke was conception Of Charlie
Holidays. This morning A. II. Sharum
donated to the poor of the city 16 bonnets,
hats and so forth to be distributed by Po-
lice Matron Thorpe. They were sent to
police headquarters 1t happened that
Charley Holiday was in the building
when the goods arrived. He and Richard
Won Zeller tackled up all the headgear in
artistic groupings about the walls, blend
ing the different colored ones nicely with
each other. Just as the work was COM
pleted Police Matrou Thorpe entered the
room Charley Holiday looked out of
the window, Zeller was also busy, and
Chief Gardiner said; Mrs. Thorpe, this
is by order of the board
Mrs Thorpe walked around the room
and examined the curiosities. There are
all varieties here. aren't there?v said she
well, they viii do lots Of good ana I'm
glad to get them Nobody smiled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
MILLER'S JUDICIAL BILL.
How Kansas Would be Divided for
the New Judicial District

Washington Dec. congressman
Miller of Kansas introduced a bill yes
terday to divide the state of Kansas in
to judicial districts. The bill provides
that the state be divided into two ju-
dioial districtss that the counties of
Miami Linn. Bourbon, Crawford, Cher
olxee. Labette, Neosho, Allen, Anderson,
COffey. WOOdson, Wilson, Montgomery,
Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Cowley,
Butler. Harvey, Rice, Barton, Rush,
Lane. Ness. Scott, Wichita, Greeley,
Hamilton. Kearney, Finney, Garfield,
EIodgeman Stafford, Reno, King
man. Pratt. Kiowa. Edwards. Ford,
Gray. Haskell. Grant, Martin. Sedgwick.
Stevens, Seward, Meade. Clark, Conan
che Harper. Barber, and Sumner shall
constitute a district to be known as the
southern district of Kansas, and the re-
naming counties Of the state shall be
known as the northern district of Kan
sas.
The bill further provides that the
present judge Of the district of Kansas
is to be declared the judge of the north
ern district. and the president is author
lied to appoint judge for the southern
district The southern district is to be
subdivided into Two districts and court
held at TT Scott and Wichita. The
terms of court for the northern district
viii be held at Leavenworth, Topeka
and Salina
A similar bill was introduced by Mr..
AIcRae for the reorga nizaton OF the
judicial districts of Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
NEW SANTA FE OFFICE.
c. F. Ressigue to Remove From Chi
cegO Here.

1t is understood that G. F. Ressigue
at present superintendent of the Chi
cago division Of the Santa Fe, is to be
transferred to Topeka as assistant
general superintendent This viii be
the creation of a new position and the
establishment of new Office in this
city.
The object in creating the position of
assistant general superintendent is to
lessen the work Of General Superin-
tendent Nudge. Before the present
management assumed control of the
Santa Fe. the A. T. & S. F. railway
proper was divided into grand di-
visions, the eastern and western. Chas
Dyer, at present superintendent of the
western division, was general superin-
tendent of the western grand division
and Mr. Nudge general superintendent
Of the eastern grand division One Of
Mr. Ripley's first official acts was to
consolidate the two grand divisions and
place Mr.. Nudge in charge OF both
This greatly increased Mr.. Audge's
work and it is now found that the du-
ties of the position are too much for
one man.
Should Mr.. Ressigue come to Topeka
w. G. Nixon. at present general agent
for the company at Chicago. viii sue
ceed him on the Chicago division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19

for this place and still have a friendly
feeling2 You know / viii be through
with this job i now have pretty soon.
and ] ought to have something"
wen. but are You familiar with the
qualifica tions? Tt requires some one
that has had experience, you know 2
Il have been on the state board here
for two years, and we have the reform
school under our supervision. I sup
pose that would be counted, wouldn't t
it,"
This was too much for Lynch He be-
gan second round Of the Republicans
that We're in town. and sat down and
began to figure On who he could teIe-
graph I'd, to help him out After he
had been i'm suspense for a couple of
hours. the boys took him into the deal
and there was a great laugh at his ex-
pense The next time he hears of some
one that is going to run for the Office
he wants. he viii be sure it is true be-
fore he begins an active canvass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
sENAroRIAL eossIP.
Madden and Dennison Reported to
Have Formed a Combine.

There has been considerable talk of a
combination of some Of the present sen
atorial booms. 1t is said that there is an
effort being made to consolidate the
booms of John Madden and Judge IA. w.
Dennfson. IF it works out as those that
are engineering the scheme intend il
shall. Madden viii get all the votes he
on the first two or three ballots and
then throw his strength to Dennison-
If this is successful and DennisOn is
elected. MI Madden VIII be appoint
ed TO Dennisons place on the bench in
the court of appeals. If il should not
prove successful and there should be no
chance of DennsOn's election an effort
VIII be made to throw Dennison's vote
to Madden and elect him This would be
considered better than the election or
either of the other strong candidates by
the DennisOn followers This plan has
been in the process of formation for some
time and while it is not assured yet. is
one of the things which may occur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-19
A FESTIVAL PICKPOCKET.
Sentenced to the Penitentiary for
Three Years.

Judge Hazen this morning sentenced
Frank Smith. the colored pickpocket,
who was captured during the Fall Fes-
tival, to three years in the penitentary.
II have no doubt" said Judge Hazen
in passing sentence, that YOU are gull
ty You We're caught in the act, and
the circumstances are without extern
uation The indications are that you
have made this your business. and 1
shall sentence you to three years in the
penitentiary at hard labor"
Smith was carefully handcufed be
fore he was taken back to the jail lie
saws that his home is in Iowa.