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grab the Sudan. They remember how in
1855 Osman Digna met the army Of
Hicks Pasha, 10, 600 strong, and cut I5
to pieces how at Tokar he slaughtered
a garrison Of 2, 800 men, and how at the
memorable battle of Tamai Wells he did
what had never before been dOne-broke
the redoubtable British square
In the last Sudan campaign the terri
BILE Mabdists killed the heroic Gordon
and 9, 600 British soldiers, besides 60,
600 Egyptian soldiers. Kipling calls
them the Fuzzy Wuzzys, and every Tom
my Atkins in the British army can read
lily indorse the sentiment which that
poet expresses when he sings;
So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy Wuzzy, at your ONE
in the Sowdan-
You're pore benighted 'eathen, but frst
An 'ere's to you, Fuzzy Wuzzy, with your
'syricl cad of air,
You big, black boundin beggar, for you bruk
British square
1t is the same Osman Digna who is
again in the saddle. He has a romantic
history, has this doughty chieftain-that
is, if it's all true. Here is the story any
way: DR.. Schweinfurth, the celebrated
S4danese traveller, is said to vOuch for it
that Osman IS no Wahdist at all, but a
alive of France. His name was George
Nisbett, and his father was bankrupt
trader who died in Cairo, leaving his
widow and her son almost penniless
Nine Nisbett married a Mohammedan
merchant of Alexandria named Osman
Digna, who took great fancy to the
boy, gave him his own name and had
him educated at a military school in
Caro-. On the death of his stepfather
Osman inherited his great wealth, and
wh~~ the Sudanese rose in rebellion to
th- OF the Egyptian yoke under the
leadership of Arab Pasha, who had been
a schoolmate of Osman s, he Joined the
rebel leader. His great wealth and bis
military skill made him so powerful
that he was elected chief by the sheiks
of eastern Sudan. The first Mahdi and
his present successor have both shown
him great consideration.
Osman Digna is in appearance a typ
ical desert pirate. He is of herculean
stature, with eyes of piercing blackness
and an Immense beard. He has lost his
left arm in battle, but his right can still
WELD a sword with the strength Of a
giant AS a tactician he has proved
himself fully equal to any of the British
officers who have been sent against him.
He kept the seaport Of Suakin in a state
Of siege for many weeks until finally dis
lodged by a superior force after des-
perate bssele. Re LIS haen reported
dead time and time again, but he has
the faculty of coming to life again ard
always at the most inopportune time for
his enemies. Q. J. BOwDEN.
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CHINA's POSTAL SYSTEM.
Orange Free State Only Government
Outside the Union.

Washington. April 6.-The entrance
of China in the Universal Postal union
would mean the operation Of all the
regularly organized governments In
the world save the Orange Free State
in Africa. under one postal treaty
The adhesion of China to the bigpOs-
tai compact would necessitate the es-
Enlistment Of a regular postal system
I'm China which now only has a crude
scheme by which letters are received
at private Offices and distributed by
private carriers. 1t would also put The
Chinese Empire in regular postal com
muniCatiOn with the rest OF the world
The request for admission probably
Win be submitted at next years pos
tai congress. and, on the empires su1-
gestiOu following the precedent set
by the Australian colonies. be made 10
take effect Immediately, instead of a
year later. as usual.
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WERE NO TEARS.
The Hallelujah Wedding at the Meth
odist Church Joyful


There were no tears at the wedding
of George kOhler and Mary Mahan at
the Methodist church Friday night.
1t was a haualujah wedding per1or-
med under the auspices Of the saliva
LlOn army and spectators We're ADMIT
ted at 15 cents a head. About 400 per-
sons availed themselves Of the 0ppor-
tunity TO see two souls welded to-
gether.
Under two flags, the one of the army,
the other of the union, the couple stood
each clad in the regulation Salvation
army costume
On Miss Mahan' s white sash were tie
words United in Cod"
Brigadler General Sully performed
the ceremony and threw in a handful
of jokes along as became his feeling in
al large part Of the evening was given
to devotional exercises and there was
singing by the army when the wedding
party entered the room
The usual ceremony was used with
some slight interpretations such as
That's Right and BE True"
After the ceremony q collection was
taken up and Mrs Kohler made
short speech in the Salvation army
manner.
George. how are you getting along"
asked Brigadier Sully.
"Au right" said George. but Pm not
going to make any speech and he
didn't.
KOhler is foreman in Vesper's bakery
and is chief Of the local officers of the
army. Both are members of the To
peka corps. They are handsome young
people.
At the close of the wedding cere
mony Brigadier Sully talked on Bal
lingtOn Booths Secession
We aare thOrOughgoing citizens in
the American army he said, and IL
it We're not for the newspaper reports
we would rot know that any trouble
existed. The matter has been greatly
exaggerated
I'VE are not working for Ballington
Booth or any other man. Weare work
ing to save souls
'tThe damage has been very slight
and lae organization still stands in
tact in America. There are 1000 on
GERS in the army in the United States
and only 10 of these have resigned,
seven Of them being foreigners And
ton"
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&
selves in the Last Sudanese War
and VIII Probably Lead Tommy
Atkins Another Lively Dance.
Osman Digna is coming The cry sent
a thrill Of fear through all the north
eastern part Of Africa, and in half a
dozen capitals Of Europe it was heard
with alarm. In Rome, in Paris, in Der
lin and in London tho name Of Osman
DiRna was whispered in secret cabinet
councils. In Cairo the young khedive Of
Egypt heard the ominous warning with
a shudder and felt much the same con
sternation that he knew was spreading
through the ranks Of his army.
Yet Osman Digna is no tabled mon
ster. Re is plain man whose most
striking popularity is that he would
rather miss his meals for a week than
lose the chance Of INDUCING in a first
class fight Re is the commander in chief
Of the army of Abdullah, the caliph
or ruler Of the Mahdists and all the
fierce tribes of the Sudan. These Nah
dists have been rather quiet for the last
few years. but the cahph has evident
" had his eyes and ears open, and when
be heard of the recent defeat Of the Ital-
ian troops in Abyssinia, which adjOins
his domaine on the east. ne made up his
mind that he ought to have a little fun
with them himself. So he sent out word
through the desert, collected a big force
Of tribesmen. put his trusted bench
man, Osman Digna, at their head and
sent them of toward Kassala, where the
Italian forces had rereated after their
rough handling by King Menelek; hence
the disturbance Of the peace in the Eu-
ropean capitals.
There is good cause for the fear which
Osman Digna creates too. He has been
in the fighting business for good many
years, and, although not always victori-
Gus, he has been found to be a tough
customer. Tbs Mahdists whom he leads
are probably the greatest fighters that
ever existed In the first place, they are
fatalists to a man. They believe that
they viii not die until the appointed
time comes, and that when it does there
is no lodging their fate. There is no
such thing as soaring them.
The English. who seldom hesitate to
make war upon a barbarous or semi
civilized nation, have been quite satisfied
to let the Mahdists alone for a dozen
years, although all the time longing to
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NoTIcE 10 ooNTRAoToRs.

Frank P. MacLennan will receive
sealed proposals at the Office of H. NJ
Hadley. architect, room As Columbian
building, Topeka. Kan. until 10 o'clock
a. m, Saturday. April II. 1896 to be
erection of a building for the Topeka
and specifications, on the lots at the
southeast corner Of Eighth and Kansas
avenues. Topeka, Kansas.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the Office Of the architect on ana at
ter the LIST day Of April, 1895
Proposals must be accompanied by
certified check for 5000, made payable
to Frank P. MacLennan, which will be
forfeited If the successful bidder fails,
within two days, to enter into contract
and furnish q satisfactory bond for the
faithful performance of the contract
and for the protection of the premises
against mechanic and any other liens.
All checks viii be returned after the
contract has been signed and good
and satisfactory bond has been fled.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids
Bidders must secure blanks from the
architect on which to prepare their
bids.
Bids must be securely sealed and
marked Oh the outside Of the envelope
bid for the erection of the State Jour
nal Building" and signed with the
name of the bidder.
FRANK p. MAC LEHMAN
Topeka. Kansas. March 81. 1896
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man in the country knows Colonel Jack.
His fame as a fighter is equally great.
The prospect Of a personal encounter is
the only thing that viii lure him from
the race track or stable When the war
broke out, he swung into the saddle be-
hind Morgan and became one Of that
celebrated band Of raiders. The taste for
splitting blood that he then acquired he
has never quite outgrown His exploits
have been many and lurid, but perhaps
the most sensational occurred during a
race meeting in Chicago. A lifetime
enemy Of CHM had given out that he
was in ChiaagO s'fOr the purpose Of pull
ing off a race OF two and killing Jack
Chinn. The two first saw each other
while driving in opposite directions on a
crowded boulevard. Both made a 81
multaneous movement for the hip pocket.
and for a minute or two the air was full
of bullets Nobody was hurt, however,
and by the time their six shooters were
empty they were out Of range.
But the bowie knife and not the re-
volver is the colonel's favOrite weapon.
He carries one constantly in his front
trousers pocket. The blade can be shut
up like a pocketknife, but when a spring
is pressed it flies open and locks. If Gov
ernOr Bradley or any Of his friends had
resented the colonel epithet, that bowie
might have played an important part in
the subsequent proceedings.
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ROBBED AT OTTAWA.
Man and Woman Rob Two Men in
True Bandit stvIe.


duced two highwaymen in the persons
of a man and a woman" whosuccess-
fully held up two men.
The first victim was oliver Chaney
a cOlored man who resides at Prince
ton" this county and who was repairing
to the Santa F'e depot about g o'clock to
take q train home. When passing an
alley he was struck on the neck by
blunt instrument which partially
stunned him He grappled with his
assailant, ana in the struggle which
followed the foOtpad secured CLANCY s
pocketboOk and passed it to a cOlored
girl. who had come to his assistance
The girl Immediately ran away after
receiving the purse and was followed
by the other rObber. CLANCY recCg-
nized both. the man as Earnest Brown
end the girl as Lulu Cash both color
ed. Ross Kirkham. a white man, was
the other victim Brown and the Casa
woman were arrested.
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ticket. headed by Samuel Wing Of Mas
sacnusetts. his party cast 21,164 votes.
OF that number II, 876 votes were from
New York state
AS a possible presidential candidate
Mr.. Ma5chett's views may be interest
ing. ear by year, - he says, we are
growing stronger. We don't take inter
est in protection, free trade, gold or sill
yer. We regard such theories as political
playthings. Our present labor system
is eminently unjust, and the secret Of
the hard times is that WOrkingmen pro
duce material at wages SO small that
they are unable to buy back the same
products after an unjust profit has been
attached to the price. This talk Of war
and patriotism is all nonsense. All men
should be brothers. -
Mr.. Matchett says that his party will
make as vigorous a campaign as possible
with the limited fund at its disposal,
and that there viii be speeches and the
distribution Of Socialist-Labor literature
as usual
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A SOCIALIST CANDIDATE.
Charles Il. EEatchett May Run For Presi-
dent

dent.
The man who viii probably head the
national ticket of the Socialist Labor
party in the coming presidential cam
paign is Charles II. Matchett Of Brook
Ign. His name may be unfamiliar to
the average reader, but he has neverthe-
less been prominent leader in his
party. having been candidate for
mayor Of Brooklyn, for governor of New
York state and for vice president of the
United States.
Mr.. Matchett is 45 years old. He is a
master carpenter and we'll to do as an
artisan. He is employed by a telephone
company, and says that if he were nom
mated be would not have time to go
around the country making speeches,
but would have to stick to his work. He
says that he would problbly accept the
nomination, as he would consider it an
honor from a party which he expects
Will some day be in power.
When he ran for mayor Of Brooklyn,
Mr.. Matchett received 4, GAG votes, while
at the previous election the Socialist
Labor party polled 2. 800 votes. In 1892.
when he was second on the presidential
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
COLLECTING A JURY.
Tho Sheriff Had Eleven and Expected 70
Get the Twelfth Soon.

Get the Twelfth Soon.
Years ago the courts IL western New
York found it matter Of great diff
c1lty to collect juries for the trial Of
cases. Not many Of the men Of the
region took enough interest in the carry
ing on Of courts of justice to be willing
to leave their daily work to answer even
an imperative summons to the jury box.
One case of considerable Importance
was adjourned from day to day, so the
story runs, on account Of the mysteri-
GUS disappearance every morning Of
some Of the 2 men who had been drawn
and sworn on the jury. There were new
er more than eight of these unwilling
victims to be found at one and the same
time.
One morning, however, when the
judges patience had entirely departed,
the sheriff came bursting into the court
room. his face flushed with the excite
ment of victory.
Its all right now, your honor 70 he
cried jOyfuIly. - You- can try the case
today, for we'l have the jury by 2
O'Clock sure. Tt ain It but 10 O'Clock now.
and I've got II Of EN- locked up in my
barn, and were running the twelfth
man with dogs, your honor Ply outh's
Companion.
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There is a 'paragrapher" on the New
ton Republican. Here are three Of his
efforts that should make one weep.
That because a man may play horn
for all there is in it that It's no reason
that he is a blow hard.
That there is a young man who works
for the Santa Fe that is SO fond of ly-
ing that he lies in bed.
That if a person thinks that because
a man is born on April i that he is a
fool that they may get stepped on.
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YALIANT LACK SLIM.


his knife.
Colonel Jack Chinn, the man who re-
Gently had the temerity to charge, pub
Ecly and over his own signature, that
Governor Bradley Of Kentucky is a COW
ard Of the basest brand, is one Of those
picturesque characters who make poll
tics in the blue grass region an exciting
and often a fatal game. Some editor
from the safe vantage Of distance has in
timated that Colonel Chinn is a bad
man only as indicated by his name. II
that editor lived in Kentucky, this
would be about the last mistake Of the
kind that he would have a chance to
make.
The colonel has a national reputation
as a horse breeder and trainer. For
three generations the Chinns have fig
ured in turf history. and every racing
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salina Republican Journal. Henry
J. Allen has sold his paper, the Man
haitian Nationalist. to II. A. Perkins.
formerly publisher of the Olathe Mir
ror- This is a great surprise to many
OF his friends, who believed that he was
doing a fine business. Mr.. Allen has
made quite a reputation as a newspa-
per man during his short proprietor
ship Of the Nationalist, and it is proba-
bic that he has some other better loca-
ton in view
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IN a story in the State Journal about
q visit to the Santa Fe shops. Becky
Sharp says; II was invited to come
down and make a visit, a sort of tour
of inspection Of the shops by oneacm-
bfykqfan !, fl b who is also a friend of
mine The friends Of Becky will be
grieved to have her admit so question
able an assOciatiOn--IOla Register
The only trouble with Mr. Scott is
that his education has been neglected.
He doesn't understand ATerganthaler.
Now we know perfectly well who that
Is. We are afraid, however, that Mr..
G. H. Sheffield is as badly broken UP
about It as his name appears to be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
HAD A WORLDLY DISPUTE,
In Which Stephens of the Industrial
School Was Tongue Lashed.

T. w b. Grant was released in police
court Saturday of the charge of using
abusive language to Edward Stephens
and threatening to kill him
Mr.. Stephens is the president of the
colored Industrial school in the south
part of Parkdale and got out a circu-
lar last week in which was an adver-
tisement for Mr.. Grants coal yard.
Grant was to pay him with ton of coal
and sent only half a ton Stephens went
TO see about it and Grant claimed that
his advertisement was not right and
refused to pay more. He said a good
many things that Mr.. Stephens did not
like stephens had him arrested.
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Wichita Beacon: Joe Bristow should
specify the seventy-fve counties which
he claims are for Morrill,. Some Of them
may be located on the Atlantic coast
where gold bugs are popular.
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One thing that shows how far Wich-
ita is out of the world is a column arti-
Gle in the Wichita Eagle proving that
one Of its citizens is the heir to sl9.OO0.-
ooo.ooo.0Oo,Ooo worth of property in Hol-
land. All those old Holland estate
lies have been exploded years ago
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y&5a..eAN14a3tS8,r,ea


Chicago. April 6-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Tuesday, warmer In eN-
treme west portion tonight warmer
Tuesday; easterly winds.
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IO,678.

which is greater than that Of any
daily or Sunday paper in Kansas
CIRCULATION STATEMENT FOR
MARCH, 1896.
The issues Of the Topeka Daily State
Journal from the first day Of March.
1895. to the 91st day of March. 1896, in
elusive. have been as follows.
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HOMEsEEKERs' EXCURSIONS.

On April z, q. and May 5. the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railway com
pany will sell tickets at very low rates
TO points in Missouri. Kansas and Tex
as For particulars. address G.. A. Nc
Mutt, 1044 Union Ave. Kansas City,
No.
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TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if ii
fails to cure. 25c.
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BREAKS ALL RECORDS.

The Topeka Daily State Journal now
has a circulation Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06

AIorrow's Meat Market. 7OS Kansas
avenue, open Sundays until 10 o'clock
a. m, during spring and summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06

Time certificates issued by the Saw
ings and Loan association are superior
TO and safer than a mortgage. Sixth
and Kansas avenue
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Best and quickest shirt. collar and
cuff work in the state. Family wash
ing better and cheaper than you can do
1t at home, at
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY.
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Try our collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laun-
10 and ia ". Eighth.
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A GREAT BARBARIAN.
Osman Digna and His RedOubta-
bic Fuzzy Wuzzy Fighters.

They Gave a Good Account of Them
selves in the Last Sudanese War
and VIII Probably Lead Tommy
Atkins Another Lively Dance.
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- d sgBs9aIPEI8N

1sily edition, delivered by carrier. 10
cents a week 70 any part Of Topeka or
suburbs, CT at the same price ia any
Kansas town where this paper has car
Tier system.
y mail, three months. -..-....-S go
Ey nail, enc Observation-Disclosures $50
Weekly edition, ger year ----...-- so
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subseri6e Tor the sTATE JoURNAL-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-01

plano disclosed a white rose dropped
az the side Of the manual. IL was a
mute witness OF the story OF Victoria
Morosini's life. This piano was hers,
and the fallen rose was hers, and she
was in the convcnt-a boarder and
nuns teacher, and lover OF flowers and
children.
Victoria has not taken the vows OF
nun. There IL no evidence that she In
tends to. She lives at the convent,
dresses IN black exactly like the sisters
Of 50. Joseph, except for the white fore
head band. While her convent life Is
az plain, isolated and uneYcntful as that
OF the strictest ascetic, she is not sub
iect 10 the discipline Of the institution
beyond her wish. She has grown some
what atouter since the days when she
danced in tights with mandoline and
song at the Casino. while her German
husband made 81 a day as Sixth ave-
nue. car conductor
Her hair. the glimpse OF IL one can
see behind her black veil, Is still brii-
itAnt ana WitHuut dsttc VI "eN " So
Victoria often walks out with nun
or the mother superior and OCCASIONALLY
alone. A popularity of her head dress
IL that she wears no covering out u
black veil. Until within year this ven
has fallen over her face in the pubhc
street. but latterly she draws 1t abou.
her face so as to completely cover her
hair. She usually wears colored glasses
although still having perfect eyesisht'
In spite Of this disguise, her clear
complexion and fine features only show
I'd better advantage. Her life OF social
distinction Is gone. but her beauty mas
NOT been shrouded. even by the nun
merry. Her face, rediscovered after a de-
cado. Is as much OF mystery as her
,lfe II Ia one OF the sweetest faces In
Rutland. There Is neither romance nor
erlef in It's regular proportions III she
should elect to return to New York she
would be conspicuous for her sracea IN
any parlor. .,,. ,,.,..,n,