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"Yes'm-I think it is probably"

''But you have eaten three pieces. ="
81 know it, but I can t tell for sure
till tomorrow morning. I had some
mince pie last year that I thought was
pretty good, but it didn't make me
dream bit. ''-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

To TIE EDIToR-Please inform your read
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thousands of. hopeless cases have been per-
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sendme their express and post office address
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18
A Reserved Decision.

''Don't you think the mince pie is
good, Wi1lie?'' asked the housewife who
prides herself ON her culinary accom-
T1iS17nonfS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
MAHER WHIPS o'DoNNEL1-
The Big Irishman Knocked Steve Out
in TwentY-seven Seconds.

New York. Dec 26-It took just 81
seconds time for Peter Maher, the Irish
pugilist, to again demonstrate his SUI
periOrity in the ring tactics and hard
hitting qualities over Steve O'Donneu,
the Australian boxer. in the arena of
the Greater New York Athletic club at
COney Island.
Both men were in excellent condition
and trained to the hour. Each of them
was confident. but Makers hackers
made him a hot favorite by laying odds
ranging from to to 1 on the Irish
mans chances of winning.
From the outset Maher never left the
result in doubt. He rushed at O'DOn-
nell the moment the referee called time
and O'Donnen assumed the defensive.
The big Australian led his left for Nah
er's body, but the ITishman blocked the
blow with his right hand glove. Then
Maher sent his left to the chin and
swung again with his left on the face
He put O'DOnnel to the floor a second
later with a left on the chin, and af-
ter the Australian gained his feet Nah
err landed left smash on the jaw, fol-
lowing it quickly with a left hand hook
which sent O'Donnen down in a heap.
Steve rolled over on his back in a help
less condition and the referee slowly
counted him out.
The big Irishman stood about y feet
away from his fallen opponent while
the referee was counting off the seconds
and as soon as the referee tailed ten
a tremendous shout went up from the
4 500 spectators who had watched the
brief encounter. and the band played
THE Wearing of the Green" in honor
of the victory.
Maher. when he was weighed, tipped
the scales at 1771a and O'Donnen 1S1
Before the spectators left it was an
nounced that in all probability the next
contest to be brought off in the Create
New York club would be between Peter
Maher and Tom Sharkey.
Maher VIII leave for Pittsburg today
and tonight he viii spar with Joe
Choynski at that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
LAND OFFICE MIDDLE.
officers of the Topeka Office Explain
ing to the Washington Office.

The officers of the Topeka land Office
this morning received a letter from
Commissioner Lamoureux of the United
States general land Office asking for
explanations of the entries being made
Oh Union Pacific lands
Receiver J. J. Hit of the Topeka Of
flee says that this the first word he has
heard from the government concerning
the action of the Topeka Office since
the entries were first received in April
I'VE have done nothing, said he
that IS at all Irregular There are
about 5000 acres of land, nearly all in
PottaWa tonne county, that was granted
to the railroad, but the company never
received a patent for it. The company
sold the land and the titles have not
been fixed up. The method we are fol-
lowing is the only one by which the
titles to these lands can be cleared up.
mo one Will be dispossessed Nearly
all the lands are il pastures, but when
q man who has purchased the land
from a railroad company comes before
US we give him a government patent on
the usual conditions
Those conditions are that the settler
must pay the government price for the
land. ard Receiver Hit says he has not
yet decided whether it viii be S125 per
acre or $3.50 per acre He says the
only way in which the original pur-
chaser can recover the money paid the
railroad company is to bring suit.
The lands included in this order are
worth from IS to SIS per acre and have
nearly all been taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
BAYARD A MILKSOP.
A London Paper Says He Hasn't
Gumption TO Resent Being
Pushed Aside.

London Dec 26-Ohicia1 and dipl0-
matte circles are in a nutter over an
outspoken article on Mr. Thomas f.
Pavard the United States ambassador,
in the Chronicle of Thursday last ith-
erto it has been the custom of the Eng
Iish press to lavishly praise him and he
has been everywhere praised as the
American who single handed accomp-
lished the Anglo-American entente
The Chronicle upon the occasion refer
red to give great prominence to a Wash
ington letter saying that instead Of
rendering either country service Mr..
Bayard by minimizing the gravity of,
President CleVeland's Venezuelan mes
sage to congress, was a most danger
Gus representative Of the United States
during a great crisis ana that the
Washington letter says. it was no
thanks to him that the situation did not
lead TO the most serious consequences.
The Chronicles spoEdence furth-
er claimed to have the highest authority
for making the statements that Pres
ident Cleveland and Secretary Olney
We're anxious a year ago that AR. Bay
ard should resign. that all the neg0tia-
tons We're taken out of his hands and
that he has known nothing of what has
transpired between washington and
the foreign office here, but has been con-
tent to be pushed aside without resent
ing it.
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RUssO-CHINEsE TREATY.
It is Really Between the Chinese Gov
eminent and Russo Chinese Bank


London, Dec 26-A Times dispatch
the Russo Chinese treaty which recent
" caused so much comment, is not
between the two governments, but be-
tween the Chinese government and the
RusSO-ChineSe bank. which was found
ed year ago by the directors of the
Russian international bank The treaty
is dated September s. The RussO-Chi-
nese bank formed the railway company
which an imperial organization recently
sanctioned under the name of the East
ern Railway company with a capital of
5000 900 roubles to construct and work q
railway from the western frontier az
Hei-Lung- Chang to the eastern from
tier of Kirin. in Manchuria, to connect
with branches Of the Siberian railway,
it being also provided that the holders
of the shares must be either Russians or
Chinese.
The Russian government viii fully
guarantee the capital and interest OF
further obligations to he issued IS re-
quired reserving to themselves tine
right of taking up payment to the canl-
pany at a price to be mutually agreed
upon.
Thus the Russian minister OF finance
will be complete master of the en ef'-
prises. his approval being reqlire- Tor
all administrative and technical APP
pointments and instruction
China obtains nominal control by app
pointing the president. but the real
chief viii be the vice president appoint
ed by Russia. China may purchase the
railway after 46 years or take possess
sion without payment at the end OF so
years Goods in transit VIII be free
of all Chinese taxes and Russian goods
will be otherwise favored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
MISS DRESsLER's SICKNESS
The Dance in Lady Slavey" is Too
Much for Her.

Kansas City. Dec. 26.-According to
Charles Dandy. who is the sheriff-or-
iginal Lunnon-in the Lady Slavey, "
Christmas is one thing approved by the
entire theatrical profession, with one
exception. Mr.. Dandy was sarcastic
because, q few minutes before, Dan
DAILY had descended to the Coates house
lobby and exclaimed:
The first man who says Merry
Christmas to me will knock his head
off"
The cause of Mr.. Days misanthropy
was the illness of Marie Dressler, and
it dampened the Christmas of all the
theatrical people in town. Jim Mix Of
Chicago, Miss DFessler's husband. ar
rived this morning, and said to a re-
porter:
The cachuca dance has been killing
her. I told her it was counting death.
she viii be unable to go on for some
time"
Yet professional opinion varies a great
deal about this dance, which has mark
ed the Lady Slavey" DAILY himself
Ter threw him about the stage was real
" an Illusion, and he could produce the
same effect with an Intelligent hotel
porter. The opinion ran all the way
from confident belief that Miss Dress
leT'S famous will power will enable her
to go on again to the statement of Mr.
Mix.
The arrival of thet'Lady Slavey'' COM
pany yesterday was like the last act in
Camille" with Miss Dressler faint and
pale in the arms of the women. Dr.
Phillips was called in and Miss DOrO-
thy Neville played her part last night
Dan DAILY felt so bad about it that at
sos o'clock last evening he was still
smoking a cigar in the Coates house
lobby, not quite sure whether he would
go without Miss Dressler or not.
After the last performance IN Oma-
ha," said the slender and dark brown
Mr.. DAILY, Miss Dressler tainted. That
was nothing new, because she has faint
ed before after the dance was over It
is the same thing with all women. They
have rosy cheeks and look the picture
of health, yet really suffer. Does the
dance jolt her2 VIII if I came on the
run and landed in a sitting posture on
your hip you wouldn't think it was a
fairy touch although I never tell my
weight for publication"
Mr.. Daily gave it as his deliberate
opinion, however. that STOPPING over
tightly laced, in this violent dance was
the real cause of Miss Dressler's ill
ness
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TOOK 100000 A DAY.
These Were Receipts of a Big London
Store on Monday.

London, Dec. 26.-The Christmas
weather has been of the mildest de-
scription-fOggy without snow. But
the holiday trade has been the best in
years. especially in jewelry, fancy arti-
cles. books. and mechanical toys which
formed the chief attraction of the shop
The receipts of last Monday at one
big cooperative store alone were e22,-
400
An average of 100000 parcels were
handled daily at the main parcel Office.
al which l. 100 clerks have worked night
and day
On the other hand the distress among
the poor of London is equally marked.
Over 700 persons were relieved from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
MAN, FOOL MAN,
Especially Colored Man His Wife
Making Torrid Weather for Him

Especially Colored Man His Wife
Making Torrid Weather for Him.
Dick Broolzins is troubled. He has
been robbed of SO in money, and in ad-
dition he will have to make an explana-
ton of his loss to his wife This will
be considerable trouble to him. Brook
ms is the colored man who is seen often
on the streets wearing a military suit
with cavalry leggings. He used to be
a state house janitOr. He is a laxative
man.
Thursday morning he thought to re-
lieve the mOnOtOny of life by going to
Smoky Row. He went to Johanna Du-
pree's place on East Crane street and
ms left the place he discovered that he
had been robbed of SO He felt the loss
keenly. and, knowing that his wife was
g hard working woman, he feared to
face her. He didn't go home at all
Thursday. Then he threatened to have
Laura Smith arrested for robbery, and
her brother. Peter Smith, fearing that
he might, paWned his own clothes and
offered BrOOkins Sc. The latter refused
it and demanded the full amOuHt-S10.
He also demanded that Pete Smith ac-
company him home on Christmas morn
ing as a body guard, for he well knew
what awaited him.
They went together and. after max
ing an explanation to Mrs BrOOkins
about the loss of the money mot the
ms was alone with his wife. Last night
things were not as peaceable as they
might be- and BrOOkins was forced to
lock himself in a room.
This morning he appealed to the po-
lice for help in recovering his money.
for he said that something must be
done or his domestic troubles will large
" increase.
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Boston Man Tnvents One That
Isa Novelty.
Can Shoot a Squirrel With One
Charge,
THEN PULL THEL LEVER
And the Gun Is Loaded For
Deer or Bear,
Shows the Great Advantage of
a Sub-CaIiber Cartridge.

Boston, Dec 26-F. J. Rabbeth of
Boston has got what he and other
sportsmen think is the foundation for
an all-round rifle. one that viii serve
to shoot a chipmunk or gray squirrel
with one charge, and then by working
a lever may be ready for a deer
Mr.. Rabbeth's system is an old one
with a new twist to it. Years ago For
est and Stream told of a man who had
a cylinder of steel made in the shape
and size of a 45-caliber cartridge. This
cylinder was bored out SO that it would
take a 22-caliber cartridge. The scheme
worked well. The % caIber bullet would
kill a partridge at ten yards being ac-
curate up to that distance, but beyond
it the bullet flew wild. A very great
advantage of this subcaliber cartridge
was that the larger chamber Of the 45-
CALDER barrel took up the sound. and
instead of the sharp crack a 22-cahber
pistol would make the noise was amuf-
fed sound that could scarcely be heard
three rods away.
Rabbeth advanced on the idea In
stead of using a smoOth-bore steel cyl
inder for the subcaliber bullet and
shell he bored the steel shell out, then
rified it after the fashion Of any rife
or revolver. The targets which have
been made with subcaliber bullets of
p and As canbers have shown the val
ue of such steel shell in the belt of a
49,
made are given in Shooting and Fish
ing as follows; At so yeards from 45-
caGber military rifle, 67-grain 35-caliber
bullets. driven by So grains of F. G..
black powder and 3 grains of WalsrOde
smokeless powder, to the number of
ten, were put into a bunch three inches
in diameter. Nine of them could be
covered by a circle 21s inches in diane
ter. That is, any one of the ten bullets
would have hit a ruffed grouse in the
body and half Of them would have been
deadly on gray squirrels. The charge
Of powder was of course very large, but
that makes the work done seem more
surprising, as large charges of powder
behind small bullets do not commonly
work we'll.
With the same arm. at so yards, but
with IL grains of the smOkeless powder
and grains of F. T. C. black powder
and q 67-grain bullet. the result was
still better. Taking the bullets in groups
of ten as fired. the two widest of each
group were 11a, 1916, and q inches
apart. OF the 80 shots over "A would
have hit a gray squirrel in the head,
while all would have pierced the body
of a man. Further than that, every
shot would have killed a partridge at
what is a long range in the woods.
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KANSAS MAN CLUBBED.
w. o. Martin, Of Louisburg, Gets in
Trouble IN Kansas City

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-W o. Martin
of Louisburg, kan. walked into Justice
hruger's court this morning in a very
dilapidated condition. Blood was trick
ling down his face, and his clothes were
covered with dust from the street He
stated that as he was in0ffensfvely
walking up Third street past Cherry.
dog catcher, Charles Harvey, whom
he used to know, and who had a grudge
against him, had suddenly appeared
and made a violent attack upon him
with club.
Martin said he struggled with Har-
vey and was getting the best of him,
when Ed Moore, another dog catcher. a
companion Of Harvey, had come to his
friends rescue A crowd gathered and
the fight was stopped
Martin swore out a warrant for the
men, charging felOnious assault and left
for home.
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SHOT BEFORE HIS WIFE.
A LeadviIe Miner is Deliberately
Killed by Miners From Missouri

LeadvilIe, Dec. 26-About o'clock
this morning four Missouri miners en-
ployed at the Bison mine, who were on
their way home from down town, met
Patrick Carney and his wife, who had
been attending a ball.
The NIissourians called Carney across
the street and talked to him a few min
utes Then one of them shot him, kill
ing him instantly.
Carney is an elderly man, well known
in the camp, and is a leaser, working on
all arrested. but it is not known yet
which one fired the fatal shot.
From the standing of Carney in the
community it is feared that this muir
der will cause considerable trouble, as
the miners union people are highly in
censed over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
FAILED CHICAGO BANK.
Directors of the Bank of Illinois Try
to Explain to ETr. Eckels.


Washington. Dec. ga committee Of
directors of the collapsed National Bank
of Illinois, located in Chicago. called on
Comptroller Eekels today for a personal
conference regarding the banks affairs.
The directors thought a better under
standing of their own positions and
that Of the comptroller would be OBJ
tanned by personal interview than by
correspondence They also desired to
see the originals of certain letters which
passed between the comptroller and the
directors, some question of the anthem
ticity of signatures having arisen.
The committee of directors included
Vim. D. kerfOOt, George e. Adams, w m.
r. Page and Charles r. COrwith
The conference was an extended one.
The directors stated to Mr.. Eckels that
they desired to make statement as to
their connection with the affairs of the
bank and to explain their relation to
its management since the letter writ
ten the directors by the comptroller in
1895. Mr.. Eckels said to them that he
felt confident that the management of
the bank had been very negligent in
deed. The directors thereupOn eX-
planned that the banks directors since
the receipt Of Mr.. Eckels' letter re-
peatedly had tried to close negotiations
for the sale of the Calumet Electric
railway with a view of realizing upon
it, but the business conditions Of the
country. the long political campaign
and the trouble with the diamond
Match company had caused the failure
of these negotiati tons thus far. They
expressed a desire to do everything in
their power to aid the receiver in re-
aIizing the utmost from the assets OF
the bank. Mr.. Eckels impressed upon
them that he would expect them to
make every possible effort to realize
from the Calumet road and at the best
figure possible.
The directors Informed the comptroller
that they had no one to recommend
for receiver and no protest to make
against the appointment of any one,
and were perfectly willing to co., per-
ate with any one Mr.. Eckels might see
tit to appoint as receiver.
The delega ton said the directors We're
very hopeful that the affairs of the
bank would be completely settled down
within the next twelve months and that
every obligation would be met and that
the assets prOba bly, would be sufficient
to leave the real estate clear
This afternoon Mr.. Adams, for the
committee, gave out the following: I'VE
had a very pleasant in terView with the
comptroller. Our purpose was to show
that we had tried TO improve the con
dition of the bank since the receipt OF
the comptroller's letter a year ago our
talk was mainly about the Calumet
Electric We feel that the comptroller
will do all that he can to realize all
that can possibly be realized out Of the
assets We feel hopeful about the re
suit We made no suggestions about
the receivership, either for any one or
against any one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26
SCRIBNER'S
nAGAZINE.
A Red-Letter Year
for 1907.

THE ENTIRE NOVELTY of manyor
the plans for 1897 is noticeable For in
stance, the series devoted to
LONDON AS SEEN BY CHARLES
DANA GIBSON. Mr.. Gibson has not
before appeared as a writer. He v1si-
ted London last summer for Scribner's
Magazine, for the purpose of depicting
with pen and pencil those scenes am
types which the huge metropolis pre-
sents in endless variety.
OF like novelty is the first considerable
NOVEL BY RICHARD HARDING
DAVIS, Soldiers of Fortune" The
hero is one of the most vigorous men
that Mr. Davis has drawn Illustrated
THE CONDUCT OF GREAT BUS
INESSES-" beautifully illustrated
series of articles of which the following
are already completed;
THE Great Department store.
The Management of a Great Hotel"
The Working Of the Bank
"A Great Mandatory"
"UNDERGRADUAT LIFE IN
AMERICAN COLLEGES A series OF
articles touching upon the life of our
older universities as represented by the
dOings of the students themselves.
Judge Henry q. Rowland writes on
Undergraduate Life at Yale"
Mr. James Alexander on Princeton
and
Robert Grant and Edward S. Martin
on Harvard. s."
JAPAN AND CHINA SINCE THE
WAR" will be a most interesting group
VI oil LlN-0S richly lAlu6LLdltAi
THE UNQUIET SEX" Under the
title of "The Unquiet Sex" Mrs Helen
Watterson Moody viii write a series OF
cles:-"W oman and Reforms" The
College Bred Woman, ''Woman's
Clubs" and THE Case of Maria" "a
paper on domestic servfce.)
w. D. HOMELESS STORY OF A
Play. In this Mr.. HOWells gives US
the best novel he has ever produced in
his delightful vein of light comedy.
GEORGE W. CABLE In addition to
the fiction enumerated there will be a
series of four short stories by George
w Gable, the only ones he has written
for many years
HOW TO TRAVEL WISELY with a
minimum of wear and tear must be re-
garded as an art little understood. MR.
LEWIS MORRIS IDDINGS, in two ar
ticles, viii offer a variety of useful sug-
gestions and data on OCEAN AND
LAND TRAVEL" This viii be hap
PLY rounded out by an article from
MR. RICHARD HARDING DAVIS on
TRAVELLERS ONE MEETS: Their
Ways and Methods" The illustrations
by American and foreign artists viii be
highly pertinent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-26

Mrs. Eugene Searles.
no simoftOn St., Elk
hart. Ind, says: "Ner-
vous troubles had made
me nearly insane and
physicians were unable
to help me My memory
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sNOWED IN On CHRIsTMAs
Three Hundred Passengers Spend
Christmas on the Cars

Boston. Mass. Dec. 26.-Again Cape
Cod is in the grasp of the snow giants
and the cuts made 50 labOriOusly
through the enormous drifts a week
ago have filed as if by magic.
Two trains are stuck fast one near
Chatham and another in an enormous
drift between Sandwich and Bourne.
They tried to run though yesterday and
the attempt was a dismal failure A
big mogul engine and plow Went to the
rescue and was derailed and smashed.
The trains stayed there all Christmas
day.
The telegraph wires are down and the
shoveling force is Handicapped by the
intense cold. Three hundred passengers
spent their Chri- tmas abaarl the cars.