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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-14
Ill BY IMMAGINATION.
Otto Bergman Takes a Harmless
Powder and is Made Sick.

Kansas City. May 1.-THE great eff
feet Of the Imagination upon the body
was strikingly Illustrated last night in
the case of Otto Bergman of 141O West
Ninth street, who. believing that he
had swallowed strychnine, became VIC
lently sick and had to be taken to the
central police station for treatment
Bergman does not possess a talent
for retaining the affections of his wife
and is constantly haunted with the
fear that his wife may fall in love with
some other man. To set all fears at
rest he decided last evening to commit
suicide. He went to a drug store and
called for ten cents worth of strych-
nine, but the clerk fearing that Berg
man wanted poison to administer to
himself gave him a harmless powder
labeled "Strychnine." Bergman went
to Erker's saloon, GA Bell street, took
the preparation in a glass of beer and
sat down in a chair to wait for death.
He was so confident that he had
swallowed strychnine that he soon be-
came violently i'll and the police ambu-
lance was called. Surgeon Hyde could
detect no symptoms of strychnine pois-
on and after some trouble was able to
convince the deluded man that there
was nothing the matter with him
However. Bergman's nervous system
was SO unbalanced that he was sent to
the city hospital to recuperate
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CUBAN ARRIVALS HELD.
Passengers From Havana Must Have
Acchmated Certificates.

New York. May 1.-THE Ward Line
steamer Segueranca, Capt. HOFFMAN,
arrived today from Mexico and Havan-
ma, bringing So cabin passengers
Eighteen passengers We're unable to
produce certificates of standardization
from DR.. Burgess. United States medi-
cal inspector at Havana, and they
We're transferred to Hoffman island.
where they VIII be detained until tomar
row afternoon
Among the detained passengers were
Messrs. Crealman. Lawrence and Bid
ole, CUBAN war correspondents for New
York city papers who were ordered to
leave Havana by General Weyler
These correspondents We're most anx-
ious to proceed with the steamer to the
city, but the health officer would not
allow them to go. They were sent to
HOFFMAN island in the lower bay. They
VIII be released about 4 p. n. tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-14

to turn the x ray on the skeleton in the
family closet of your rich neighbors
your envy of him viii decrease
one Of the prettiest tea tables in TO
pel1a is a green and gold wicker-work
affair It is fitted with the daintiest
of china and stands in Mrs b. T. Lewis
parlor.
one of the spring bridal couples es-
capped much annoyance by leaving on
the t;30 a. M train. People who are
so foolish as to throw rice are not in
dustrious enough to rise early
.Shrimps are plentiful and live on
whatever they can get, explained Prof
Dyche in one of his lectures, and hsh
live on shrimps. The seals live on the
fish and the walrus live on the seals Z
Then the Smart Aleck in the audience
caleld out, What do whales live on27
Well they live on JOnahs principally,
and you want to keep under cover
when there is one around answered
the professor to the great amusement
OF the croWd--LaMrenoe JournaL
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Pergonal go So 60.

Miss Lou Nelly. her guest Miss En-
lily Tewksbury, Nj. Edgar Hopkins
Mr. Tom Berry and DR. Phillips formed
theater party to see an amateur per-
Torrance of Hamlet at Leavenw0rth
Monday evening. Miss Nicely enter
tanned the party at supper after the
performance.
Hon Robert W Quarles of Kansas
City is visiting Mr. and Mrs. u. c.
Nichols. 5O9 Buchanan street.
Miss Constance ingalls, Will deliver
her lecture, Fin de Steele Hero Wor-
ship at Emporia next Monday even
ing.
Mrs. H. G.. Nurdock and Mrs. II. ID.
Barnes of Syracuse. n Y, are visiting
their brother Mr.. Robert Wells.
Miss Edith Isben. who has been Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. G. W. GOss. at
Newton, returned home today.
Mr. E- a. Arnsby, who succeeded Mr..
J. B. Clay here, viii return with
his two sisters, Misses Jennie and Bird
Armsby, to their former home at Atch-
isOn.
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ruined and the fly. dry weather and hot
winds have done serious damage
Whether late rains viii remedy the
difficulty remains to be seen Gables
We're barely steady, clearances light
and northwestern receipts moderately
large.
Corn and oats We're steady, trade
light and without special feature.
Provisions were s trong with pork
a good leader. Good investment buy
ing appears on all soft spots and re-
sponsible commission houses are advis-
ing clients to get in the market before
it gets away.
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IDEAL MAN FOUND.
Rev. Anna Shaw. Proclaims Prof E.
ii. Griggs as the One.

San Francisco, May 14-Prof. Ed
ward H.Griggs, of Stanford university,
who is 80 years old, handsome and bril-
liant talked here before the Women's
Congress on THE Modern Change in
Ideals of WOmanhOod' %
While Prof. Griggs was speaking
Rev. Anna Shaw did not remove her
eyes from him. AS he progressed her
look OF intense interest gave way to one
of great elatiOn.
She had at last discovered a perfect
man, her ideal of a husband, and she
oculd hardly await the conclusion of
Prof. Grigg's lecture to proclaim the
fact. AS soon as he had finished she
thinks these thoughts and lives this life
is the man to go with the idel wom-
an"
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TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal
MOI, 4 sencso taa d. AFnr.I-at

Noon Associated Press Market.
Chicago, May 14-Heavy rains re-
ported from nearly all the wheat terri
tory cOunteracted the effect of in
sect damage and wheat for July open
ed unchanged at $685.. Liberal selling
by shorts caused it to ease off to 631g,
where it held for a short time and
then reacted to the opening price. Trad
ing was not active however, as cables
We're easy to dull and crop reports were
uncertain.
Corn opened at 2s9lc for July or sc
below yesterday when wheat frmed up
corn went with it to 297sc
Oats in sympathy with wheat opened
unchanged at 1850. eased off to 1880
and then reacted to 1890.
Hog products We're slightly drmer on
light receipts of hogs at the yards July
pork started at S7.7O. or sc above yes
terday. 1t fell off to s7.65. then frmed
UP to s7.673z.
Lard for July started at $465. or 21zc
above yesterday and ribs at S41O, or
21sc above yesterday with little trad
ing in either.
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INT0 THE JAWs d DEATH
Schooner Loaded With Munitions fol
Insurgents DOdges Reve-
nue. Cutter.

Chicago, May 14.--A special from Fl.
Meyers, Fla, says:
After being watched for several days
by the United States revenue cutter,
Forward, the schooner, Gladiator slip
ped away from this place last night
with arms and men for Cuba
The revenue cutter left Monday, her
commander having concluded that the
Gladiator would be put to no illegal
uses. AS soon as the cutter left the
fibusterers completed their prepara-
tons and sailed. The schooner carries
a large cargo of munitions. 1t is said
there are or board 200 rifles,N about
the same number of matchetes and re-
volVers, $50. 900 rounds of cartridges
ard quantity of dynamite. She also
carries four rapid firing WashbUrn
guns When the schooner left here
there were 40 men on board. and about
40 more will be taken from one of the
Flora Keys.
a +. Gonzales, a native of Cuba,
but a naturalized American citizen,
commands the expedition. There are
several native Americans on board
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STOLE MANY DIAMONDS.
Ungrateful Act of a Foster Son in
New York

New york May 1.-THE police made
public today the facts of a robbery
committed some time Monday night in
the soda water and confectionery
store Of Eugene Ackers in Sixth ave
nue..
The booty amounted to $4,000. most
of it being diamond jewelry- Although
Ackers is not a dealer liza jewelry he
has invested a lot Of money in diamonds
and this accounts for SO many of them
being in the safe at the time. The pc
aice have arrested John Reiden on sus-
picion of having been connected with
the robbery The arrest was made yes
terday.
Reideu had been cared for by Aclz-
ers and was looked upon almost as an
adopted son until his fast manner of
living rendered him uncomfortable to his
benefactor.
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Chicago Livegtoek Market.

CHICAGO, May "A.
HOGS-OmciaI receipts yesterday 81
SCI; shipments 1872.
Receipts today %. 0OO left
over 3169. Light grades slow. barely
steady; others sc higher; light So 600
3 so; mixed SO 2503 45; heavy 50 O5Q
40; rough 50 O5G3 IS.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 20
600.
CATTLE-Receipts 9s77: shipments
none.
CATTLE-Receipt 5000 Market
strong to Toe higher. Beeves So $50
4 As; cows and heifers 81 6oQ3 IS; Texas
steers 50 1904 10; stockers and feeders
81 900S 30.
SHEEP-Receipts 19,O60 shipments
2808.
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Market
strong to shade higher.
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DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKES.
Several Ecuador Cities Destroyed
With Great Loss of Life.

New York, May IA dispatch from
Panama, Colombia, says.
Advices from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
are to the effect that great damage was
done in Quito and the interior towns
of the republic by the recent earth
quakes, which destroyed the city Of
Puerto Viejo BabhoyO and Ambato
We're great sufferers by the seismic dis
great.
The port of Bahai was visited Tues
day night by hurricane of signal vio-
Ience, accompanied by subterranean
thunder.
Along the coast of the provinces Of
Manab I chasms Of enormous extent
have opened in the earth
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General soeiaI Notes.

Mr.. Francis Walker, who gives the
song recital for Mr. w II. Leibs bene-
fit tomorrow evening, win sing the Of
fertOry at st. PauIs Episcopal church,
Leavenworth, next Sunday.
The Stedman club members will de-
vote their time at the next meeting,
Monday evening, in the Copeland hotel
parlOrs, to reading and discussing Eu-
gene Wares poems. Literary and club
people win be welcome.
Rev. Harvey Fowler. of Manhattan,
kan, formerly city editor of the State
Journal, is visiting in Topeka for a few
days.
Mrs. C. ID. Williams of Cairo, ILL.,, is
the guest of Mrs. w. al. Sloo.
Miss S. Diamond of Topeka win be
entertained the latter part of the week
by Mrs. i. Phillips. -Leavenworth
Standard.
DIT j. L. Moorhead has been APP
pointed physician of several Indian
agencies with headquarters at Fort
Sill. T. II.
Miss Maggie Jennings of Leaven-
worth is visiting Topeka friends.
Mrs. A. H. Connolly and mother. Mrs.
Davis, of Kansas City. are visiting Mrs.
C.. r. Hudson
Mrs. O. "a. Fellows is in KansasCity
attending the convention of the Order
Of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Helen Farm
worth, Mrs John Sargent and Mrs. u.
wv. Poindexter are also i'm attendance.
Mr. William Chappell OF, who took
Mr.. H. L. RObinson's great Dane Beau
Brummel out on the road, elOped with
and married Miss Edith Tany Kellogg
a prominent young lady at Kansas
City, Mo, Monday
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EN- ROUTE no EUROPE.
Adolphus Busch and Party to Sail for
the Fatherland.

St. Louis, May 14.-Mr. AdoIphus
Busch. Miss Ollie Busch Miss Minnie
Busch and Miss Anna Burg left over
the Big Four on the Knickerbocker
special for New York. whence they will
sail for Europe In a few days.
Several hundred friends gathered at
Union station to wish them bon voy-
age. Through Colonel G. J. Boiler a
souvenir bill of fare embracing all the
delicacies and a tempting wine list, had
been prepared for the party, and a
sumptuous luncheon was served on the
dining car soon after its departure
Mr. Busch and family viii be abroad
all summer. and viii spend much of
the time with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Won
C4Outard
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BOOTH-TUCKER RECEPTION
It win Be at Hamilton Hall-Many I
Field Ohcers viii Be Present

Arrangements are complete for the
reception of Mr.. and Mrs Booth
Tucker and the forty field officers Of
ahe Salvation Army from Kansas, Ok
1ahoma and Arkansas on Saturday.
Major Malan. the Italian soloist, and
Major Alice Lewis are accompanying
the Booth-Tuckers. Among the officers
that are to be present will be Brig. and
Mrs. French of st. Louis Brig. and
Mrs. sally of Kansas City, Adjt and
AIRS. Valdez of Kansas City and Adjt-
and Mrs Smith of Texas.
Speeches are to be be delivered by
different officers at Hamilton hail. sat
1lrday evening. to- which no admission
fee VIII be charged The entire party
of visiting salvationists viii go to kan
sas city Monday morning, to attend the
council that commences there next
week.
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Kansas city Produce Market

Kansas City, May IA.
WHEAT-Steady; No. ? hard soc; No.
g. 4805Oc; No. red 65c; nos. 53Q58c;
No. spring $40 soc; NO. 3. 51052c.
CORN-W No. 2 mixed 251z; No.
2 white 1850.
OATS Steady: No. mixed 16c; No.
2 white 1899.
RYE-NO. ., 32c.
HAY-Weak: timothy, choice 81 0O0
II so; other grades So 50011 co. prairie
choice 81 COOS 90; others So O006 so.
BUTTER Steady; cheamery 12Q14c;
dairy SU12c.
EGGS-Steady; strictly fresh 71ac.
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MISSIONARY WOMEN.
They Hold a Session at the First
Methodist Church.


Forty women attended the Topeka
Foreign Missionary society at the First
Methodist church
The local societies of Silver Lake.
Burlington. Richland, Wakarusa, Au-
burn. Overlook and the different
Methodist churches of Topeka We're
present Addresses were made and pa
pers We're read by Mrs. Chandler of To-
peka. Mrs. s. F. Jacobs, Miss Helen
Davis, of Kansas City; Miss Mary
Brown of Topeka; Mrs. Larimore of
LOwman Hin and Mrs. Madison OF To-
pe1a.
Last evening there was a prayer and
song service and an address on the
lives of women by Mrs. Rev Freeman
of Kansas City.
In the last year the Topeka branch of
the society, which includes Kansas, Col
oradO, Nebraska and wyoming has
spent over 1000 in the foreign field
and $14,100 is promised for this year
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I'm THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Social Events ia Topeka
and Vicinity.
Of Interest About Topeka People and
Visitors in Town.

The Ladies Musical club met yester-
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs w
S. Charles, 1105 Harrison street.
The following programme was rem
dered:
Soirees De Winnie. Schubert Lest
Mrs. William AIacferran.
Mlgnon ...---------.- ...-.. Hardelot
Miss Edna Parkhurst
LOrentelle ....-....-..-..-..S Sidney Smith
Mrs. c. c. Nicholson.
To Evening .......-......-...--.L ucantOni
Mrs. w. I. Miller and Mrs. II. S. Ferry.
The next meeting viii be on Wednes-
day afternoon, May 27. with Mrs. w. I.
Miller, 1925 Tyler Street.
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WANT A GERMAN JUSTICE.
samoans Object to the American Now
Doing Duty.

London. May IA dispatch from
Berlin to the Times says
According to the Deutsche Batter
the Germans i'm Samoa complain that
the chief justice CHenry Ide an Amer
ican) is ignorant of the German Ian
guage and ignores grievances which
are written ia German.
They claim they are entitled to the
services OF a judge who is able to speak
their language. as they contribute over
two-thirds of the taxation
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FIELD MAY MOVE.
The Great Chicago Merchant Might
Live in Washington

Washington. May 14.-AIarshal Field.
accompanied by Kenneth Barnhart, was
among the arrivals at the Arlington,
private affairs having called the Chi
cago merchant to the national capital
As soon as he reached his hotel Mr.
Field donned a dress suit and hurried
out to keep a dinner engagement which
he had accepted by telegraph
When the suggestion was made to his
traevIing companion that possibly AIr.
Field proposed to follow Mr- Letters
example and build residence in
Washington there came a quick re-
spouse that at present Mr.. Field was
too much engrOssed in other business
to give such a subject consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-14
Topeka People offer Suggestions.

Under the head Of a suggestion, sew
eral Topeka people last week sent a Pc
ution to the executive committee of the
Kansas Musical Jubilee. 1t is as fol-
lows. The undersigned beg to express
the hope that the judges of the con-
tests of this year may be instructed to
make their report in the form of per
centages as was done in 1S93-at least
to give us the percentages as soon as
they can be tabulated. This win show
each one wherein the other contestants
excelled him-wiIl show him where he
needs to apply his efforts for next year
and for his general musical advance
ment. Trusting the suggestion may
meet your approval, we are. respect
fully: H. Y. Hinczley. VIM NJ Shaw
er. II. e. Overholt, Misses Wyatt. and
others.
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Mr.. and Mrs. sproat ENTERTAIN.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sproat enter
tanned q few friends Monday evening.
Cards music and converse ion
passed the time pleasantly and refresh
meuts We're served. The guests We're
VIII Nudge of Eskridge, June Moore
Sam Lux. DR.. and Mrs c.. p. Ashton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jones Miss Cora.
Hopkins Miss Mamie Hopkins and Mr..
wv. A Packard of Irbana o.
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lGGs-steady; strictly fresh TIC.
CHICAGO MARKET LETTER
Furnished by Topeka Grain and Stool
Exchange, 526 Kansas Avenue
Chicago, May Il.

NLIILada5 My
Wheat opened firm with no selling
pressure. The crowd went home short
last night and We're kept in state of
extreme nervousness today On crop
damage reports from southern Kansas.
Oklahoma, Illinois and Indiana.
There was good commission house
buying on soft spots, led by Mitchell
Champlin and Bartlett The bear
crowd led by clifford pounded the mar
ket numerically at times but all Of
ferings were gradually absorbed. Re
ports from the greater portion % win
ter wheat belt are to the erect thai the
hne outlook Of two weeks ago has been
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ODD FELLOWS LOSE TEMPLE
Managers of the Great Chicago Odd
Fellows Home in Financial Trouble.

Cincinnati. May 14-The Odd Fellows
Temple company Incorporated for the
purpose of building and maintaining
the great Odd Fellows temple at Sew
enth and Elm streets, made assignment
to Marcus Worth
The assets are estimated at $3.50 900
and Liabilities ait $3.50, 000
The building was completed year
or two ago and is one of the most com
plete of its kind in the United States.
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Lexington. Ky. May 14-8Iiss Maize
Todd aged 40. daughter of DR. Lyman
ley car while She was bicycling She
was a cousin of Robert Lincoln.
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1Tontvale SPRINGS Hotel Burned.

Knoxville. May 14-The famous. Mont
vale Springs hotel, located in the hear
of the Allegheny mountains thirty fvl
miles from Knoxville, burned last even
ing. Loss 500. 600.
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Reaperman behring's Donation.

Chicago. May 14.-Wm. Deering, the
well known reaper manufacturer has
made donation to the Northwestern
university at Evanston amounting to
S215000. The gift is in real estate and
bonds
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HOGS-Receipts y,700; Shipments T.
600 Market steady at yesterdays close.
Bulk of sales 50 O5@3 20; heavies 81 500
3 10; packers So OOQ3 20; mixed So $50
3 80; lights So 2O03 30; workers 50 ESQ
30; pigs 81 OO03 271s.
SHEEP-Receipts $500; shipments
500 Market slow but steady. Lambs
SO 5000 80; muttOns 81 50@3 IS.
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City May a.
CATTLE-Receipt 5000; shipments
1900. Best light grades firm; other cat
tie steady. Texas steers 81 25G3 so;
Texas cows 81 OO03 90; beef steers SO 90
a 90; native cows 81 5000 so; stockers
and feeders 81 1904 90; bulls 81 400
2 5O
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Topeka Grain Exchange, 526 ks Av.2p. m
TOday's range of prices on New York
Stocks furnished by Topeka Grain and
Stock exchange;
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Refuse to Make One Fare Rate.

Chicago. May 1.-THE railroads have
refused to make a rate of one fare for
i've association, to be held at Terre
Haute, Ind
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al trial c0nvinces the most szeptical
Carefully prepared, pleasant to the taste
One Minute Cough Cure is a valuable
remedy. Geo. w. Stansheld, 632 kan
Eas ave-
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For first class tinworlz so to G. i.
SvensEon. 619 quincy street.
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peka Grain Exchange, SIG ks. Av,2p- m.
Op'n. High. Low. CIse. wed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-20
BANEFUL INDIGESTION.
The Disorders II Causes and The Poi
sons Il InStiIIS in the Blood.

II we only knew how dangerous. in
sidious and ruthless a disease indigestion
Is. we would not wait as We do before
endeavoring to cure IL.
The longer we wait, the more danger
Gus it is likely 10 become.
So the sooner we take Shaker Digestive
Cordial the better II will be. and the
better we will be.
Indigestion is dangerous because 1t
creates poisons in the stomach which are
absorbed by the blood and by 1t carried to
all parts of the body.
Could anything be worse than this?
These poisons would not be formed If
the stomach could digest its food. When
it can't. Shaker Digestive Cordial will
help II to do so.
Nothing will help the stomach so well
as Shaker Digestive Cordial, nothing else
cure indigestion so quickly. or so posi-
lively.
The reason is that it purifles the stom-
ach and the blood, and makes your food
strengthen instead of poison you.
II is not medicine. but an aid to diges-
ton. a pleasant cordial fer weak stom-
achs.
Sold by druggists. Ten cents for trial
bottle
Address for interesting book. The
Shakers, 30 Reade Street. New York.