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the residence districts. 1t is reached by
the principal street car Ines-in fact, it is
surrounded by them.
There are entrances on three sides of the
building, but the main entrance is ON
Olive street. There are three principal
doorways here, approached by broad, easy
flights of sandstone steps. The central
door opens on the big lobby of the Music
hall, hall which seats $500 people, and
which held more than 5000 to hear Major
Mckinley of Ohio deliver political speech.
The other doorways lead to the east and
west naves of the Exposition, which can
be made to communicate with the lobby
or can be shut off from it. Two broad
stairways from the lobby lead to the gal
leries which surround each of the naves.
Where the Delegates viii Meet.
The north nave, which was converted
into convention hall in 1888, was ad-
mirably adapted to the needs of the dele
gates, though the public was not so favored
in it as in the convention halls of Chicago
or even the big building at Minneapolis.
Tho nave extends from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets, with a long. narrow
floor space sufficient to accommodate about
1000 people The galleries above are
shallow and are not provided with seating
accommodations. They are used during
the exposition season for the booths in
which goods are displayed, and atten-
ton has been paid to the posi- blIlty or
viewing the floor from them unless one
stands at the gallery's edge. The opening
which they surround is only a well to adj
NIT light from the glass roof, which lends
q brilliant cathedral effect to the hall.
The disregard of the comfort of the pub
lie was the one cause of complaint of the
visitors to the convention of 1888. The
delegates were well disposed. The plat
form of the chairman was erected at the
cast end of the hall. Above this platform
was temporary gallery for the members
of the national committee and distinguish
cd guests. In front were the desks of the
convention secretaries. On each side were
the press seats. For the working reporters
there were 2S2 seats and desks; for the
country editors there were 600 seats. The
$50 delegates were placed in seats which
ran across the hall in straight lines. The
space reserved for them was divided from
the space just behind it by plush rope.
Here the alternates were seated, and then,
behind another plush rope came the seats
for guests. The guests on the floor of the
convention hall got very fair view of the
proceedings, though at long range.
The galleries were supposed to accom-
modate 5000 people, of whom 500 were to
be in the temporary gallery. No arrange
ment was made to 'step'' the gallery seats
place them in tiers, and F. E. Canda,
the New York architect who was sent to
the city by the chairman of the national
Democratic committee in advance of the
meeting of the convention, made a protest.
He was informed that the hall had been
rented to the National Saengerfest associ-
alton for period Immediately following
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the convention, and that it could not be
marred by temporary structures. So those
of the seat holders who were in the front
row saw something of the convention, and
the other people in the galleries stood up
and craned their necks for an occasional
glimpse of the hall. There was a howl
from the visitors and a protest from the
national committee about this arrange
ment. but that was just before the conven-
ton met-too late to make more perfect
arrangements.
For the sake of q great many thousand
people who will come many miles to sec
the convention in session it is to be hoped
that some better arrangement of the gal
lery seats will be made next June-that
is, If the convention is to be made such
''show'' as all national conventions have
boon for many years. If it is proposed to
follow the suggestion contained in the res
olution offered by John James ingalls, in
the last Republican convention and make
the next convention "a deliberative body"
the arrangement of the galleries will not
be impcrtant-in fact, the convention it.
self could find ample accommodations in
the Music hall
The convention of 1888 also brought out
protest against hotel rates from the dele
gates and other visitors. The hotel keep
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COMING TO TOPEKA.
The knights and Ladies OfSecurity to
Hold an Important Meeting Here.

The knights and Ladies' of Security to
HOId an Important Meeting Here.
The National council, Knights and
Ladies of Security, will meet in quadren-
NAL session in Topeka on Tuesday of
next week.
This order is four years old, and dur
lag the past two years has made a mar
veleus growth. 1t has been organized in
eight states, and the coming session will
be composed of Representatives from each
state where it has been introduced.
The only public meeting will be a re-
ception and complimentary entertain
ment in honor OF the National council at
HamiItons hall on Tuesday evening.
This meeting will be made interesting
aad Instructive, by music, recitations and
addresses. To this meeting all friends of
the order are invited
On Wednesday evening the local c0uR-
ellis of Topeka will hold reunion meeting
in Hamilton hall 1t is expected that
each eff the Topeka councils will initiate
a candidate, seine of them without
specially drilled team, while others will
present the work more elaborately, the
purpose being to exhibit the work in its
simplicity, as well as in the different
eradations of establishment and cere-
mony for which it offers opportunity.
Only members in good standing will
be admitted to this meeting.
The national council will probably re-
main in session during the entire week.
1t is expected that between 200 and 300
members from outside of Topeka will be
in attendance. The order has 1000 mem
bers in Topeka al one.
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ST. LOUIS HAS
ROOM FOR ALL.
Preparations For the Re-
publican Convention.
IMPROVEMENTS SINCE 1883.
Delegates Will Be Well Housed
and Well Cared For.

Ehe Mound City has Doubled Its Hotel
Capacity and It's Railroad Service and
Has Promised Faithfully to Remedy the
Mistakes Made When 1t Had the Demo-
cratic Convention In 1SSs-she Bid
G1oO, 600 For the Coming Convention and
Got It-seating Capacity of Fifteen Thou
sand Promised In the Big Exposition
Hall.
Copyright, 1896, by George Grantham Bain.l
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-When the claims Of
st. Louis to the Republican national con-
vention we're put forward, there was an
echo all over the country of But St. Louis
IS so hOtl'' 1t came from men who attend
ed the Democratic national convention in
this city ~ years ago and who swore that
no induoement would ever draw them
here again in the heated term.
If these men had been in st. Louis in
June OF this year, they would have found
the city as comfortable as any in the
world But it was hot in ST. Louis on tho
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Personals and Items Connected with Rail
rOnding in All Departments.

Personals and Items Connected with Rail-
rOnding in All Departments.
General Manager ]. ]. Frey of the
Santa Fe is in Chicago.
V. Spangburg of the engineering de-
parment of the Santa Fe left Saturday
afternoon for Denver, to attend the
funeral of his father-in-iaw.
The Kansas railroads have declared a
rate of one fare and one-third on the
certificate plan. from all points in Kansas,
for the meeting of the state bar associa :
tion in this city JAN Is.
d. J. Bidwell, agent for the Santa Fe
at Severy, Kan, has taken a leave of abb
sence, and D. L. Hathaway has been ap-
pointed acting agent in his place.
T. H. Fitzpatrick, general superinten-
dent of the .. P. D. s. g. railroad, with
headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming,
passed through Topeka Saturday after
noon ever the Union Pacific enroute to
Kansas City. On his return Mr.. Fitz-
patrick will stop in Topeka
Miss Zella Zook, Miss Pearl Van Nice,
Miss Eva Ingersell J. B. Ramsey, John
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HowTaE WORK WAS MADE fly
Story of ssme Rush" Engines Sent to the
Topeka Shops.

story OF SS4ne Engines sent TO the
Topeka Shops.
In the repair department of railroad
shops, locomotives, on which the time for
repairs is limited, either by reason of
their actual need in operating service or
their special adoption to a particular
branch of work. are styled 'rush" engines
and the appropriateness of the term is
demonstrated by the speed with which
the work is carried on.
Some time ago two heavy consolidated
Richmond engines, weighing 81 tons
each, were sent from Ration, New Next
co, to the Santa Fe shops in this city for
repairs, and later three others of the
same pattern arrived. These engines
are built on plan especially adapted for
climbing, low driving wheels and large
cylinders. and are used of the
mountain lines of the Santa Fe running
over the GlOrletta mountains in New
Mexico. A great difficulty is experienced
with locomotives of the ordinary build
when used in mountain service, it was
desired that the Richmond engines be
overhauled as quickly as possible. and
they consequently were classed under
the head of rush engines"
In the everhauling and repairing of
one of these gines. No. GIG, which was
sent to Ration Saturday morning, a rec
ord of speed was made, which. consider
ing the number of men employed aud
the amount of work done, is undoubted-
ly one of the fastest performances ever
made in any railroad shops in the United
States.
On Saturday afternoon, January 4, the
engine was placed in the repair shop to
be completely overhauled and receive a
new pair of 20x26 cylinders. At 4
o'clock that afternoon orders were re-
ceived from Master Mechanic Smith
that it was necessary to have the engine
ready at the earliest possible date, as it
was needed in service on the mountain
division, aud Foreman j. II. Coe and
party of machinists immediately started
on the job. The work of taking the
wheels out was commenced at 4:30
T. m, and by 10 p. m. the frames were
out, cylinders off. and the engine entirely
stripped. At IL o'clock Sunday morning
the new cylinders were in position, and
by the following Thursday evening the
engine was ready to go on a trial trip,
having been thoroughly Overhauled and
reprinted.
Much credit is due Foreman Coo and
his efficient machinists for the speed with
which the work was completed.
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OVER THE LINES.
Intsr0sting Items From the Different De
partments of the Railroads.

Interesting Items From the Different De =
partments of the Railroads.
Conductor Thomas Cavanaugh, run
ming On tie Santa Fe out of Ration, New
Mexico. has resigned his position.
The Order of Railway Conductors of
Dodge City will give their annual ball
February 18.
Fireman s. ]. Cotton of the Santa Fe
has returned to Wellington from Wood
ward, out of which place he has been
ruI ming for some time past.
Santa Fe Engineer William Raub, for
merlv running on the southern Kansas
division, has taken a run on the Coffey-
vile branch.
Fred Wairick, brakeman on the Cen
trail branch of the Missouri Pacific, while
coupling cars at Ceatra!ia, had his left
hand caught between the bumpers and
severely crushed. although no bones
were broken.
Engineers ]. N. Mccarthy and c. A
Mem llen of the Santa Fe, residing in
Wellington. have been transferred tenn
porarily to the Rio Grande division rum
ming from Sam Marcial to Ell Paso.
j. B. Gordon, night operator at the
Santa Fe depot at Las Vegas, New Mex
leo, has resigned to accept position as
train dispatcher on the Sonora railway at
Nogales, Mex.
Frisco engine 1853. in service at Pitts
burg, Kan, is considered ''hoodoo' by
the railroad men. 1t has jumped the
track oftener than any engine of the
line, and has caused the death of two
men.
Dick Cornell, for several years a pas
serger conductor on the Missouri Pacific
running from Nevada, Mo-, to Conway
Springs, Kan, has resigned his position,
and will go 10 Colorado for his health.
Conductor Pierson has been assigned his
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AN CP-TO-DATE GIRL.
A Topeka Young Lady Making q Move
Collection.

A Topeka Young Lady Making Novel
Collection.
There are fads and fads. Nearly every
one has fad. though in some cases they
are less distinguishable than others. One
of the latest is the collection of calen-
dars.
There are more pretty calendars than
over before and this fact has probably
encouraged the fad though it existed to
q limited extent in former years.
One of the successful calendar collec-
tiers is Miss Ida Smith, stenOgrapher in
the law Office of J. @. Slonscker.
She has already succeeded in collecting
forty nine 1896 calendars. They are
prominently displayed on the walls of the
Office. There are big calendars and lit
tie calendars, beautiful art productions
aud those which attract the eye by their
ugliness Miss Smith has not com pleted
her collection but is Or the lockout every
day for additions and hardly day passes
that one or more is not added to the col
lection
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TO RAISE THEIR TRACKS.
Gigantic Piece of Work Contemplated
by the Santa Fe.
ENGINEER DUN NOW IN CHICAGO

Looking Over the Ground for EIe-
waiting the Tracks-NIisceIIane
Railroad News of Kansas.
1t is possible that one of the largest
pieces of construction work which the
new Santa Fe company will I'm deriake
ia the near future, will be the elevation
of their tracks in the city of Chicago.
Although nothing definite in the way
of plans have as yet been formulated,
Chief Engineer James Dun is at present
in that city in reference to this project,
and conference of engineers of the
other Chicago roads was held yesterday
for the purpose of considering the mat
ter.
If it is decided to elevate the tracks,
the work will probably be commence
early in the spring or summer, and will
mean much labor for the engineering
and construction departments, as the
tracks will cross and interlace multi
tude of other railways in passing through
the city.
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is DRYING UP.
Lake Michigan is Being Depleted -
Five Feet Lower at milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 13.-Accord-
ing to the records in the city engineers
office the level of Lake Michigan has
fallen Eve feet in ten years at this point.
City Engineer Bensenberg thinks the
United States government will have to
take cognizance of this state of affairs
and do something to prevent further
falling off of the water.
The records show that since 1886 there
have been periodical changes in the
level of Lake Michigan, bat never before
has the period of depression continued
SO long. Since 1855 the level has been
lowering and has not as yet given any
signs of returning to the high point
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Bohan, Dick Alden and Clyde Grubbs, of
the Santa Fe general: offices, spent Sun
day out of the city.
MECHANICAL AND oPERArINa.


Personals and items Among the EN-
pIOyss of the Engine and Train Service
Santa Fe switchmaR Sam McFarren
is laying off on account of sickness in
his family.
John Young, assistant yard master of
the Santa Fe left Saturday afternoon for
Los Angeles, CAL, where he will visit
for several weeks.
Freight business on this division of the
Santa Fe is lighter at present than it has
been for several years. No extra trains
are moving. and the regular trains are
running light.
Santa Fe switch engine Eli, recently
overhauled in the Santa Fe shops in this
city, has been sent to ST. Joe for service
in the yards at that point.
Thomas Stewart, foreman of the South
end switch engine in the Santa Fe yards
in this city, has been assigned the duties
of assistant yardmaster during the abb
sence of John Young.
Baldwin engine 496, owned by the
Wichita & Western road, which under
went repairs in the Santa Fe shops in
this city, has been sent back to Wichita
for service out OF that point.
Rock Island brakeman H. s. Jones,
who had a finger amputated several
weeks ago, the result of an accident
while coupling cars at Bucklin, Kansas,
resumed his duties today on a run out of
Lexington.
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LOCAL BENTON.

J. II. Leshure. who is known to every
travelling man in western Kansas as one
of the bast of hotel men, has charge now
of the Oriele hotel at Dodge City.
Shawnee Encanpment No. 8 I. o. o.
F. has installed the following officers
for the coming year: J. A. Hass, C. P;
J. S. Taegston, H. P; s. H. Price, 8.
W.; J. S. Conwell, J. W.; H. c. Stew
ems, scribe; F. A Snow, treasurer; ].
N. Miller, financial secretary.
Naomi Rebekah Degree lodge No.
IS has installed the following officers;
Mrs. Matte Burriss, noble grand; Mrs.
Bowen Stephens, vice grand; Mrs. Allie
Snow, recording secretary; Mrs Carrie
Haney, financial secretary; and Mrs.
Marie Elliott, treasurer
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Wreck at OIps.

Freight train No. $50 on the Santa Fe
was wrecked Friday night about 7:3O at
Olpe, causing a delay of several hours.
The engine was uncoupled and sent to
Emporia and returned with a wrecking
crew, which replaced the overturned cars
on the track, the train arriving at En-
poria at l o'clock Saturday. No one was
hnrt
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TRYING TO LOCATE sCHLATTER.
Santa Fe Passenger Department Wants t
Find Him.

Santa Fe Passenger Department Wants to
Find Him.
Francis Schlatter, tho healer, and his
blessed handkerchiefs, are at present
very much in demand by the crowd of
eastern people who have followed his
tracks as far as Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1t is reported that the Santa Fe passen-
ger department., in response to the gen.
eral demand for information as to the
healer's whereabouts, have wired all
their agents in New Mexico to try and
locate him. He was last heard of in the
Zunj country.
If Mr.. Schlatter was of mercenary
turn of mind he could make good thing
with the different railroads by locating
at points on their lines for stated length
of time. which if pushed along would
enable him to purchase a prize Cripple
Creek mine and a special car at an early
date
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He Now Can Eat.

A. T. Budd, Esq, Druggist, Arnprior,
Ont. Dear Sir: l have used Nc To. BAG
and found it complete cure. had
smoked and chewed for 20 years. 1 had
used 10-cent plug of chewing tobacco
every day, as well as three plugs of
smoking a week. My doctor told me
that tobacco was killing me, and tried
to quit of my own accord, but could not
exist without it. After using three boxes
of No-To- BAG l am completely cured.
Ny nerves were complete wreck, but
now my nerves never trouble me. For
many years l could not eat any break
fast, my stomach was in such bad con-
dition. Now can eat as we'll as any
one, and have gained considerable in
weight, and am better physically and
mentally than ever before, and can high
ly recommend No-To-Bac as complete
cure. JAMES HEADR1CR,
Clay Bank P. o., Ont.
Now, No-To- BAG is a nerve maker, aids
digestion, and will help anyone from
weakness to health 1t is the grandest
medicine ever made-over 300,e cures.
You run no risk, for you. can buy
No-To-Bac under absolute guarantee
from your own druggist. Do it today!
Now is the time, and in a week or two
be free and we'll Get our booklet
'Dsn't Tobacco Spit aRd Smoke Your
Life Away" Written guarantee and
free sample mailed for the asking. Ad-
dress The Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago
or Now York.
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Smooth as silk is the way our cellars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 12
and ia W. Sth.
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We aim please our trade-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West Sth-
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MInernI water.

The finest in the west. Come aRd try it
J. W. PHILLIPS, 612 w. Eighth ave.
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Broken edge collars repaired by Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia w. Sth.
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TRY us on collars. We can make
them look like new. Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 and ia W. Sth.
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these will be the headquarters of the chief
delegations and of the principal candidates.
The Southern has an ideal rotunda for a
convention crowd. It opens on four
streets-in fact, it occupies tx ground
space. ST the greater part of city block.
The snOuters, and the flag waivers, and the
blowers of horns will find ample space
here for their demonstrations, while from
the gallery hundreds can look down on
the spectacle.
1t has lively history, this Southern ho-
tel. Built by Thomas Allen, who was thu
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STARVED.
STOMACH RUINED AND MEMORY GONE.
Caused by Using S,42I Plugs of To-
bacco-A. T. Budd, Druggist, of
AnrpriOr, Ont, Reports
This Wonderful Case.

Man does lot of foolish things, and
when you come to look them all over,
the continued use of tobacco is, without
doubt, the most unaccountable of them
all.
Tobacco kills more people than all the
contagious diseases together
We don't know it, or don't want to adj
nit it, but it's so. Not one man in ten
would get sick SO easily and die from
catarrh, consumption, pneumonia, heart
disease, ETC., if his otherwise strong con-
stltutien were not undermined by tobacco
poison.
It's so easy to get started, and so i'm
possible to stop tobacco use, unless Ne
To-Bac comes to the rescue Millions
are now seeking relief, and they are
ceming from all parts of the world. Read
this letter: