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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
FtuamIIal.
The Stock Market of Yesterday Was a
Holiday Affair."


New York, Dec 24--The stock market
was a sort of holiday affair. AS quo
tations from London came higher and
there was considerable local short in
terest in the market prices ruled on
somewhat higher range during a great
er part of the session.
REINFORCEMENT In the usually prom
inent shares was equal to H@1 per
cent, but toward the close part of the
advance was lost because ofethe fail
ure of the Calumet State Bank Of Blue
Island, Illinois.
In the late reaction Manhattan and
Chicago Gas were most prominent, the
former receding 1 per cent. and the
latter "a per cent. In few of the
specialties sharp fluctuations occurred.
United States Rubber common rose
tx to 25& on the declaration of the div
idend of 2 per cent. by the directors
yesterday, but the preferred, which
opened at 77%, ex-dividend, subsequent
ly declined to 1874. Delaware and Hud-
son recovered 2 points to 121.
Consolidated Gas, on the agitation for
a reduction in the price to consumers
from s1.25 to 81 per $1,000 feet, broke
from 144 to 1929, and after rallying to
141%, receded to 141.
Long Island on the circulation of I'M
favorable rumors concerning the finan-
cial condition Of the company, dropped
8, to AZ regular, and was offered as low
as 3715, seller 30. Wheeling and Lake
Erie was higher on q statement by
President Blair to the stockholders in
which he calls attention to the improve
ment made in the physical conditions
of the road, the opening up of new coal
mines on the line of the property and a.
new trackage arrangement with the
Columbus, Sandusky and Hooking
Railroad company, which the president
says will inure to the benefit of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie.
Speculation closed firm in tone. Net
changes show advances of B@% per
cent the latter in St Paul and Quincy.
Consolidated Gas was an exception and
closed per cent. lower.
Bonds were quiet and irregular. The
sales footed up s767 600
Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince & Whitley, bankers
and brokers, as Broadway, New York,
and Is Center street, New Haven:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
AN OPERATION ON A SNAKE.
Surgeons Take A Blanket Out OF
Boa Constructors Stomach.


On Sunday Aug 20, "The Star" told of
Mrs. Rade Harden's pet African boa
constructor Babe" having absent
mindedly swallowed the blanket or
which it had been sleeping. Since that
time Babe" has lain in her box think
ing the matter over and putting forth
all her gastric powers to digest the
blanket. But the blanket being of good,
stout Canton flannel, refused to yield
to digestion, and 1t became a serious
question whether or not it could stand
the strain much longer. 1t was deter
mined therefore. to perform a surgical
operation on Babe and remove the
impeachment.
At 9 O'clock this morning Babe" was
taken to the University Medical College
at Tenth and Campbell sts., and placed
on an operating table in a lecture-room.
1t was extremely lively as to the first
four feet of it's body and heavy as to
the other four feet. The amphitheatre
was filled with medical students, doc
tors and visitors. Mrs. Harden stood by
Babe, "and encouraged it to endure the
coming ordeal. DR.. l.. Rpsenwald took
off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and
announced that he was read to relieve
Babe" Of it's burden. Babe ran It's
forked tongue in and out, caressing
Mr. Harden's checks and hands Even
the medical students shuddered.
While DR.. Moore administered chic
reform to Babe" DR.. Rosenwald drew
rough plans and specifications of
Babe" on the blackboard, and adj
dressing the students In technical Ian
guage explained that a similar opera
ton had never been performed on a
snake before, and that he would make
an explanatory incision" through the
abdominal wall, the peritoneum and
the stomach of the reptile, provided it
had them, and recover the blanket If
1t was there. The students craned their
necks and regarded the preparations
with much interest,
Babe" had in the meantime respond
ed gracefully to the chloroform, and
was insensible. An incision, five inches
long, was made in the belly of the
snake and hardly drop Of blood es-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25

lace points and medallions, rows of GAL
loon, and so on. One sees at the irnpor-
ters' and high-class dressmakers' ele-
CANT gowns with waists showing one
and not unfrequently two and three
tiny bolero Jackets graduated in size,
so that the edges of each separate front
are in evidence, and these various
pieces are all of a different material.
and the outer smaller and shorter one
is usually made of velvet, bordered
with passementerie, or of rich brocade.
Then come the centuries that are made
of plain satin in folds of repped silk, or
of a material matching one of the small
jacket-fronts. Nearly every gown in
it's latest, most approved guise has q
girdle either very deep, very narrow,
or, if more becoming, of medium width.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
AN INTERESTING CHICAGO CAT.

Over on Ontario-st. there is cat,
and his name is Ginger. 1t is the prop
erty of Mrs. Maltby, the widow of Jas
per Maltby, who was made brigadier-
general on the field for conspicuous
galIantry in charge at Vicksburg.
The cat Ginger is unlike all other cats
known to history in that it loves water
and fears fire or any approach to it,
Ginger goes out of doors every time
there is a rainstorm and delights in
drenching, but it never ''lies basking in
the SUM- nor has the warmth of the
kitchen range any attraction for it.
Several years ago Mrs. Maltby's house
was burned, and so were Ginger's feet,
and badly at that Since that time the
cat has dated its objection to warm
things.
The other night when every one in
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
TIE GREAr HUxLEY.
What Huxley, the Great English Scientist,
Considered tho Best Start in Life.


The great English scientist, Huxley.
said the best start in life Is q sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the
proper quantity Of digestive acids Qac-
tic and hydrochloric) and peptogenic
products; the most sensible remedy in
all cases of indigestion is to take, after
each meal, one or two of Stuart's Dys-
pepsla Tablets, because they supply in
a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
ments that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets will cure every form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure
blood, strong nerves, a bright eye and
clear complexion, because all these re-
suit only from wholesome food well di-
gested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets at so cents, full-siz-
ed package.
Send for free book on stomach trou-
bles to Stuart, Co.. Marshall, Mich.
d23 25 ct
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
s1rccEssFIrL OPERATION.

DR.. D. L. Garland of Meriden, assist
ed by DR.. B. Austin Cheney of New Ha-
ven. performed a very successful oper-
alton on Mrs Charles Sehreck at the
Meriden hospital yesterday, and the
physicians believe she will recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
HOOsier Democrats Moving to
Form a National Fusion.
Between the POpulists and the
Democrats.
A LARGE RED MOUTH
VIII Be Opened BY the DemOc-
racy.
AndPOpulism Well Creased Is to
Slip Down.

Chicago May 20.-A special to the
Record from Indianapolis. Ind, says:
The Populists of Indiana make the
announcement that within the last ten
days an understanding has been reach
ed whereby the POpulists OF every state
in the union are to accept the platform
and candidate of the Chicago conven-
tiOn in case both are for free silver
I'm accordance with the negotiations
which began several months ago, the
POpulist national convention and the
convention of the national silver party
are to endorse the Democratic candi-
date and platform provided the latter
declares for free silver.
The POpulist leaders in Indiana are
only too willing to go into this deal, be-
cause they believe that they are prac-
party in so doing The professional pol
iticians who have always controlled the
policy of the Democratic party in Indi-
ana, are also willing. because in this
they can see the only possible way of
hope for success and continued grip on
the offices.
What they are after is the offices and
to them this end justihes all means
The basis of the fusion is to be free sill
ver.and the Democratic politicians have
gone so far as to receive assurances
from POpulist leaders that in case they
adopt a 16 to ] plank and nominate a
soft money man. either Shlndlin or
ShieVely, the POpulists win either hold
no convention at all. or holding one.
Will endorse the Democratic ticket and
platform. Gov. Matthews seems favor
ably inclined toward the scheme, and
has opened correspondence with some
of the POpulists. One of his letters, that
to John H. Brunt. the Anderson POpu-
list, was published last Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
MORE RAIN no COME.
Showers are Predicted Before Tomor-
row Morning.

The rainmakers are evidently not
satisfied with the dose of wet weather
administered to the eastern portion of
Kansas yesterday, and wish to repeat
it this afternoon if possible. The pre-
diction calls for showers in the eastern
part of the state, with cooler weather
tonight and fair and warmer weather
tomorrow.
At ] o'clock this afternoon the sun
was making a rather faint attempt to
break through the clouds for the
purpose Of ultimately foiling the
weather bureau. The thermometer
Throughout the state today the
weather is reported generally part
cloudy, the temperature ranging from
; to 50 degrees. Over the eastern di-
visions of both the Rock Island and
Santa Fe raods heavy rain fell yester-
day. On the Horton division of the
Rock Island q good rain also fell and
on the main line from PhilIipsbure to
GOodland- On the southern Kansas di-
vision of the Santa F'e from Ottawa to
Moline a very good rain is reported to
have fallen yesterday. At Hutchinson
and vicinity light rain fell last ntght.
and heavy showers at Douglas.
In Colorado and New Mexico the
weather is today reported generally
clear and cool, and in Texas cloudy and
p1easant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
OUR GOLD THERE
Piled Mountain High in the Rus
sian Treasury.
Eagles and Double Eagles in
Canvas Sacks,
PILED UP In VAULTS.
While We Issue Bonds and Run
Deep in Debt
To Keep Bare Hundred Mil
lions
IN THE TT. s. TREASURY.
Our Consul General Views the
Golden Store.
Over S3O,OOO,OOO of Our Gold
Coin In One Body.
While We Issue Bonds and Run
Deep in Debt
To Keep Bare Hundred Mil
lions
IN THE q. S. TREASURY
Dur Consul General Views the
Golden Store.
Over S3O,OOO,OOO of Our Gold
Coin In One Body.

Washington, May 2O.-The state de-
partment has received a report from
United States Consul General Laurel
at St Petersburg in relation to the
amount of American gold held by the
Russian government. The consul gen
eral says that he has seen no less than
$50. .769. .1l5 in good United States gold
coin in the Golfers of the Russian gov
ernment.
That was on the first day Of last jan
uary The consul general was invited
with the consuls of other countries at
St Petersburg to witness the transfer
of a sum of 50O0O.OOO roubles in gold in
the Russian treasury to the exchange
fund of the government bank where it
was needed for the redemption of pa
per roubles. Included in this store Of
gold he saw 14,371, 1855 roubIes in value
Of United States half eagles. While the
coinage of all the nations Of the world
were represented in this particular pile
of gold, no other nation save Russia
itself came any where near the store
contributed by the United States to the
Russian Golfers. Japan came next with
only 1,678,519 roubles worth of yens,
while of British gold in this pile of Rus
sian money, there were pounds sterling
to the small amount of less than q mil
hon rOuDIeS- Afterwards to make the
impression stronger, our consul general
was taken into the bank vaults and per
mitted to look upon the balance of the
banks funds held upon that particular
day and saw more United States gold
this time a stack of 1855, 823 United
States gold half eagles amounting in
value to $25 1862, ,945 roubles, so that the
Russian bank had in its possession Of
our gold coin $50. 769 115. When he asked
how that amount Of United States gold
came into the possession of the Russian
bank the governor Informed him that
the Russian minister of finance had pur
chased it at different times in Berlin
in small bass and these again in larger
ones which were piled up in tiers. each
bag being sealed and ticlzeted with the
denomination and value of the con
tents.
New York. May 2O-Eeidelbaeh, lex
elheimer & Co viii ship $500 600 in gold
coin tomorrow- Other leading shippers
expect to send out gold tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
A GOOD PRACTICE.
IF You Want a Good Appetite and
Perfect Digestion.


After each meal dissolve one or two
Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in the
mouth, and. mingling with the food.
they constitute a perfect digestive. alb
solutely safe for the most sensitive
stomach.
They digest the food before it has
time to ferS1ent. thus preventing the
formation OF gas and keeping the blood
pure and free from poisonous products
Of fermented, half-digested food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the
complexion clear by keeping the blood
pure
They increase flesh by digesting flesh
forming foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
only remedy designed especially for
the cure of stomach troubles and moth
ing else.
One disease. one remedy; the sue
cessful physician of today is the spe-
cialist the successful medicine is the
medicine prepared especially for one
disease
A whole package of them taken at
one time would not hurt you, but would
simply be a waste of good material.
over six thousand men and women in
the state of Michigan alone have been
cured of indigestion and dyspepsia by
the use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Sold by all druggists at so cents per
package.
Send for free book on stomach dis
eases to Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
NORTH TOPEKA.

Mrs. Caroline Alden vii again aa-
dress an audience at 9St Kansas ave-
nue. this evening.
Miss Belle ShellaDarsef Iet1lils to
her home IN Horton Log1y aLlet q Nl7A1
with her uncle, t. ILL., 9hellapatfsef-
III. George closed a term Of school
recently in district Ne g. Mr. George
viii attend summer school at the state
normal
Rev. r. F. Chandler has organized
young mems class which meets at the
KansasAvenue Methodist church every
Monday evening for Bible study and
prayer.
The force Of the high water in the
river broke the ropes that We're used
to tie the large sand boat to trees en-
the south Dank OF lne fiNeI' ia5l nl5ill-
,,sot,5r9e es-e{,1st a. eil49-i- C,7. l,ss
with sufHcient force to badly break the
engine. and wedged the boat between
the piles Of the bridge in such @ maner
a 70 leqal4s .ilT lsi ~ r pas
All rronatrs ,rate,a,,s If tbo war vv51i
meet st PiTe Post balI 1000 North
IreT,sas e1-r7771a .evf sunday q fr-a
0,olocl< n m to- rarficfr7afe in fnaRra-
mortal exercises at tne Kansas avenue
Methodist church. The following pro-
gy7-gr0r77e will he rendered:
csore.. ssrToro7.f,,r- 4ba rr7,-,7a and ff7a
r7,.svre :, nv f17e ca1,+a 10 Cr,a~faffa
T91ayar ~ Eet Mr. csIanderfne
coDer- strT7l7a vE1a,.1.ior,s csIaa7, I,,rca.fa
~. C,7a,+e++(
es,.~ir9f,fra 1assor Ea7r mr. r44tof,f,,
cor,
1Ta,,,o,-ie1 s77rees b4r c.o,,,rs7, rot-,
NTs7ea1
eCD~ .ssr7as+ Heroes Poet D, Santa ia
O17arfetfa
r,e,.fc5 nv +1,a Guidance
T3arar5ietfor T3o,r Mr. 7rcT.aa,
11.. ~ +-7...- .5 ,-4-4
t4. - W i77
or OF Dolllns meat car az J. H. tieiiel s.
LUZ Noftn t>a-Hss-7 avenue
New Hue sweaters; low prices easy
MeSlnger Saddles, 5AlifL nOlQetSs coEl-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
For All Who Love Fragrant Ha-
Vana Cigars.
Every Manufacturer of Them In
the Country
CLOSE DOWN
Within so Days Because Of
Gen. Weyler's Order
Prohibiting the Expectation of
Leaf Tobacco.

Chicago, May 2O.-The Times Herald
says. with few exceptions every man
ufactory in Chicago engaged i'm max
ing Havana cigars VIII be shut down
within 80 days as one result of General
Weyler's order forbidding the eEporta-
ton OF leaf tobacco from cuba
This is the opinion expressed by some
of the largest tobacco importers in the
city, who are thoroughly posted on the
condition Of the market
Another result of the Spanish gener-
ais proclamation viii be the enforced
idleness of thousands of cigar makers
until the embargo is removed W mat IS
true here may also, 1T is said, apply
everywhere esle in the United Stareas
where Cuban tobacco is necessary TO
the manufacturer of cigars There la
no more Havana wrapper TOBACCO III
sight than has already been brought 20
this country, and this cannot last longer
than three months.
The new crop for which importers
nave been waiting has Just uQarurel
but might as weu have been burned 1y
Cuban insurgents for all the good st win
do the American manufacturer There
is plenty of filler tobacco, but it is use-
less without the proper kind or wrapper
The smaller manufacturer VIII sun
fer most by General Weyler's s proclanltt-
ton. They will IND it next to IMPOSE
BILE to buy wrapper tobacco at any
price in a few weeks. a few Of the
largest importing firms VIII proht ina
mensely by the situation. These firms
have been investing largely during the
past month in Havana tobacco. FULLY
anticipating heo-r-ingent that has
arisen.
1t is no secret in the tobacco trade
that two or three Chicago importers
have been making the heaviest ship
ments in their history since the begin
ing of the month hoping to lay iu a
stock that would carry them through.
One effect of the constant demand
i falrea no
vance of nearly 80 per cent i'm prices
within three weeks. This advance has
not yet effected the price OF the manu-
factured product to the consumer ana
it is possible that the users of the Weed
may not find the cost Of a smoke pe-
yond their reach for several months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
TO REPRESENT THE WEST.
The Products of Washington to Be
Exhibited at Philadelphia.

Tacoma, Wn., May 20.-The Tacoma
Chamber Of Commerce has issued call
fo- a convention of the commercial
bodies of washington to be held here
June II. to take action on the invita-
ton of the Philadelphia museum for
Washington as the typical western
state to make a permanent exhibition
of the natural and manufactured pro-
ducts of the state in the great CONNER
cial museum now being established in
Philadelphia
Pending erection of permanent build
i1sgs. space is too limited to allow an
exhibit from each state. washington
was recently chosen to represent the
west and Georgia the south. The muse
nm is international in scope one of the
chief objects being to show the products
imported and sold in foreign markets
where the United states can by special
efforts secure a share of the trade.
1t is intended to raise funds and make
even more complete exhibit Of her tim
Der. mining. fish, agricultural and hOr-
tfculturaI resources than Washington
made at the Columbian exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
GEO. COLES 0UICK WORK.
he Has Made Himself Solid With the
County Clerks.

State Auditor George E. Cole is re-
ceiving a number of letters daily from
county clerks and other officials COM
plimenting him on breaking the record
in getting out the assessment sheets
for the railway assessments of this
year. Tt viii be remembered that the
sheets were sent out to county officials
earlier this year by all the way from
one to three months than ever before.
which is q great aid to the county Off
GERS in their work.
The following was received today by
the auditor from "a county clerk in
southern Kansas who evidently appre-
ciates the good record Mr.. Cole has
made:
THE railway assessments for 1896 re-
ceived at this date That's business.
The Lord loves a man who gets there
in time for q front seat in the band
wagon May ~ beats August 19 three
months or thereabOuts, and two terms
beats one. We are with you for another
term"
May 19 was the date on which auditor
Cole sent out the assessments. and Aug
ust 10 was the date upon which the
POpulists completed the work two years
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20
OFFICEHOLDEBs FOR GOLD.
They Will Make Fight For Control
Of Democratic State Convention.

preparing to capture the state conven-
tion in this city June 3, the gold stand
ard men are also working for the con
troll of the convention.
Nearly all the delegation so far Sc
lected are for the free coinage of sill
yer. but very few conventions have
been held yet in the Sixth and First
receiver of the United States land office
at Colby is here attending the grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias Mr.
F'ike says that out Of the twenty-five
counties in the Sixth district twenty
one viii send gold delegations to the
state convention The one which may
send a silver delegation, according to
Mr.. F7fke. is Decatur county. the home
of Tully Scott, who is an ardent sill
verite-
James W. Orr of Atchison, is a warm
supporter of the administration and
vouches for the First district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-20

Bird of Topeka, grand prelate, w. H.
Svartzel of Parsons; grand keeper Of
records and seals, Gus j. Neu-
bert of Kansas City; grand master
of exchequer. f. S. Larabee Of STAFF
ford grand master-at-arms, ]. M.
Alton Of kingman; grand inner guard,
e. j. Pyle Of Garden City; grand outer
guard. w. J. Duval OF hutchinson
This was the twenty-hrst successive
time that AIr- Neubert has been elected
g. x. of r. and S.
The installation is going on this
afternoon and the business viii then
be over.
PYTHTAN MEMBERSHIP.
At the meeting of the Knights Of
Pythias grand lodge this afternoon r.
j.. C. White of Nashville, Tenn who is
supreme keeper OF records and seals,
addressed the knights
From reports I have received very
recently he said, II find that our
membership i'm the entire world has
reached 464. .539 During the past year
we have gained 7,545 members, and
since the last meeting of the supreme
lodge two years ago we have gained
20 g34 memb bers."
These figures We're cheered-
AT the morning meeting an address
was delivered by Major General j. r.
Carnahan Of indianapolis on THE Uni
form ELaAh MAYOR 4aL4cuan is aC
the head of the Uniform Rank Of the
World.
MONEY FOR SUFFERERS.
The grand lodge CT the Pythians did
a handsome thing this morning by do
mating a direct appropriation OF $500 to
the people who suffered losses in the
cyclone that swept Marshall. Nemaha.
and Brown counties Sunday evening.
The resolution was introduced by
Colonel Mcdowell of Columbus and car
ried by storm
Before the big general reception at
viii be rendered to the 200 visiting
Rathbone Sisters, by the ladies of To-
peka Temple No. ana Amity Temple
No 43. The reception win be at * of
II. hall at the corner of Sixth and Quin-
cy streets
A change in the bylaws was made at
the meeting of the RathbOne Sisters
this morning with regard to elections
in the local temples.
Heretofore the elections have been
held twice each year but by resolution
this morning an amendment was pass
ed which allows but one election per
year
RATHBONE SISTERS ELECTION.
AT today's session of the RathbOne
Sisters the election for the ensuing year
took place. The following were elect
ed
Grand chief. Mrs ALA e. Hill of Car
nett; grand senior, Mrs Charles Hol-
craft of Topeka; grand junior, Mrs.
kiZzie Jones of Buffalo, grand mana
ger Mrs Clara NicOl of Colby, grand
mistress of records and seals, Mrs. @.
Higgins of Burlington; grand mistress
of finance. Mrs. j. II. =. Wiegant of
LeavenwOrth; grand protectress of the
temple Mrs Mary Brown of Chanute;
grand outer guard. Mrs Anna Cul-
bertson of Larned; past grand chief
Dr Harriet Comstock of Hutchinson
The session ended this afternoon