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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
STEAL WIZ co THROUGH.
The River and HarbOr Bill VIII Now
Pass Santa Monica, Grab and AL

The River and aarbOr Bill W III ~ OW
Pass Santa Monica, Grab and AL
Washington, May 23.-The confarees
on the river and harbOr bill have reach
ed an agreement satisfactory to them
selves and to others. including Senator
White. The conferees agreed to recede
from their opposition to senate amend
ments on harbors at Santa Monica and
San Pedro provided the bill should be
amended so as to render unavoidable
the appropriation for the inner harbOr
at Wilmington on San Pedro bay, in
case the commissioners provided for,
should decide upon San Pedro as the
most available place for an outer har-
bor
This proposition was accepted and
an amendment was made to the San
Pedro item to the effect that no con-
tracts should be entered into for the
inner harbor at Wilmington until the
commissioners should report and not at
all in case they should decide in favor
of an outer harbor at that place
%. m.-The house has adopted the
conference report on the river and har-
Dor bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
BIG DUNKARD MEETING.
All Railroads Put on Extra Cars This
Afternoon for Ottawa

The programme of the religious serv-
ices at the national meeting of the
Dunkards or German Baptists at OF
tawa tomorrow viii probably attract
the largest gathering that has ever as
sembled in that city. Excursions at
one fare for the round trip viii be run
by the Santa F'e from all points within
fifty miles
AT 2-15 this afternoon a special train
of thirteen cars left EmpOria for OF
tawa. Ten cars were filed with pas
sengers from train No. frim the west
and three with passengers from points
along the Mcpherson branch. Fifteen
extra cars were attached to Santa F'e
train No. POI out of Kansas City this
morning for the accommodation Of
passengers frim the east.
Tomorrow morning there will be de-
hvered at Kansas City fifty passengers
from Iowa over the Burlington, forty
from Streator. Ill, over the Santa F'e
fifty from Springfield, o., over the Wa
bash and seventy-hve from Illinois
over the Chicago & Alton. These pas
sengers viii be taken to Ottawa on
Santa Fe train No. POI
On May 28 and % the Santa Fe will
sell tickets from Ottawa TO all points
in Kansas oklahoma and New Mexico
at one fare for the round trip to en-
able the eastern delegations to visit the
western country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
MURPHY's P8T1TOES>
He Wanted Some and the Shopmen
Surprised Him.

When Francis Murphy addressed the
noon meeting at the Santa Fe shops
last week a lunch was served. 1t was
a very nice lunch, but it wasn't com
plete enough to suit Mr. Murphy, who
said:
Where are your irish potatoes? My
name is Murphy"
Mr.. Murphy addressed the shopmen
at noon again yesterday, and there was
another lunch.
The shop men We're ready for Mr.
Murphy this time
On the table were about two bushels
of baked potatoes. A tOOthpick was
stuck in each potato and to each tooth
pick was tied a blue ribbon.
Mr. Murphy did his best, but was
unable to eat all the potatoes, so they
were given to Mrs. Thorpe for distribu-
tion among the poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
NOW IT'S REEDS TURN
TO Open Friendly Negotiations With
William Mckinley.

New Haven. Conn, May 23.-The
Evening Leader this afternoon pub
Ushes the following. A. Stanford is
authority for the statement that the
Hon Samuel Fessenden. a member Of
the Republican national committee
and who is a firm friend and support
er of Thomas B. Reed, has been invi-
ted to go to Canton and make q social
call" on Major Mckinley.
a dispatch from Stamford says Mr..
Fessenden refuses to confirm or deny
the above report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
WARRANTS READY.
Tt is'Said That More Joints Are About
to be Pulled.

People who are in touch with the
police are rather expectin~ there will
be more arrests Of Jointists soon, per
haps this afternoon or evening
1t is understood that warrants for all
the men ia town who are known to
have been operating joints recently are
in the hands of officers.
Emissaries of the police department
are Investigating several places this
afternoon
Sheriff Kepley ordered all the places
closed yesterday, but it is understood
that several are still running, among
the Fritz Durein's place ON East Sew
enth street and the place beneath the
Pacific Express Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
JUDGE LONG's PENSION.
This Hoary Chestnut Bolos Up Again
with Its Accustomed Regularity.

Detroit, May 23=Assistant United
States Attorney General Conrad win
on Monday apply 10 the United states
supreme court for abatement of the
suit brought by Charles D. long, JUS
tiCe of the Michigan supreme court,
against eN-Pension Agent Lochren. to
compel restoration Of Judge Longs pen
sion to its original rating-
The government VIII claim the suit
was brought against LOchreu person
ally and not against his office. Judge
Longs attorney goes to Washington
to resist the motion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
PORTLAND Is HUSTLING.

Portland, Ne, May 23.-Port1and peO-
nla have subscribed $175, 900 in cash to-
Yards building q. grain elevator of L.,
90 600 bushels capacity for the Grand
Trunk railroad
The Grand Trunk will furnish rs. 900
more. thus guaranteeing a regular line
IF European steamers for Portland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23

Two hundred feet Of track was wash
ed out by the heavy rains on the NJ A.
q b. line Of the Santa Fe between
Burlingame and Harveyville last night.
The track was repaired ait an early
hour this morning delaying the Man
haitian accommodation but short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
Ten miles of Track Under Water.

Fort Scott, May 23.-The entire road
force of the Missouri Pacific railroad
here has been called to q point near
Garnett. on the Kansas. Nebraska &
Dakota division. where a great rain fell
and the track for ten miles is under
water. The destruction to crops and
property is very great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
HOUSE THREATENED.
Speaker Reeds Cottage at Grand
Beach in Danger of Fire

Portland. Ne May 23-The forest
fires threaten to destroy the entire cot
tage property at Grand Beach. where
Speaker Reeds cottage is located
One hundred men from Old Orchard
were sent to fight the flames Mr.
Reeds house is reported to be threat
ened by fire. If it is not already de-
stroved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23

At . o'clock Mr. II. E. Bowman's con
dition was practically unchanged. He
is resting quietly under the influence Of
opiates and grows gradually weaker.
1t is is not thought possible for him to
survive over Sunday at most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
Lincoln circle Memorial Services.

The ladies Of Lincoln circle No. 1 vii
meet at the residence of Mrs. s. Wey-
mouth, 419 Harrison street, tomorrow
services to be held at the English Lu-
+77aran church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
Bert shepard Hurt.

Bert Shepard an employe Of the city
electric light works, was severely
burned about the face and neck and
left hand by the explosion Of a gas0-
line heating apparatus while at work
putting up new lamps about o'clock
last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
PARKDALE'S NEW CHURCH.
A Methodist Corner Stone to Laid
Monday Aftsrnoon.

The corner. stone Of the new Park
dale Methodist church viii be laid with
appropriate ceremonies Monday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
The presiding elder Of the Topeka
district wiz conduct the services and
he viii be assisted by Dr. Dearborn
and others
a good choir will be present and a
large CONGREGATION is expected. The
church viii be a very nice one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23

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The Progress., 1896-11-07
A Strong Defense.

Justice Ito colored prisoner)-You
plead innocent of the charge of theft
and yet you were caught with two OF
Mr., Punkinseed's chickens in your pos
session. How do you explain the cir
cumstance?
c. P.-De 'cumstance is easy 'nuff to
'splain, yer honor. took de chickens
by permission.
Justice-How's that? You don't
mean to say he gave them to you?
C. P.-Well, not 'zackly, but sum
phen Equivalent, yer honor. Yer see,
it was this way: l arsks the genTman
to give some 'sistance to po' Niger
out of job, an he say amt goin' to
help any beggar, but Use willin
enough to help any man to help hisself
I saws dat's all I want, massa, a chance
to help mesself. Well, just den he
steps side de barn an l was left along
side the chicken coop, so I takes the
first chance he gives me to help mes
self, an dat's how csmes in p'sessior
oh de chickens. Oar want no thet1
bout It, yer honor.-Brooklyn Life.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
An Act of Homage.

At the recent celebration OF the cor
onation of the car beautiful Amerl-
can girl, who had the honor of special
invitation to all the state functions, at
tracted much attention, and among her
many admirers was a magnificent, alto
gether illustrious young grandee OF the
east attached to the suite OF the Am
bassador Extraordinary, Ii Hung
Chang. This youth calmly announced
to her people that he would like to buy
her whatever the price might be. When
It was explained to him that American
girls were not regarded as marketable
commodities, and that in any event her
family did not desire to part with her,
he was greatly disappointed; but grace
fully accepting his dismissal, he asked
leave to perform to her an "act OF hon.
age" such as were offered in his coun-
try to princesses OF the blood royal.
This courtesy, of course, could not be
refused. and a day was appointed for
the ceremonial, the young lady and her
friends feeling naturally very curious
and a trifle nervous as to what this "act
of homage" might consist CT. At the
time appointed the young oriental
noble arrived, accompanied by a 2u-
merous retinue of friends and servants,
quite like Aladdin in the story OF the
wonderful lamp. All were clad in the
most magnificent garments. They
drew up before the house where the
girl was staying, while the rejected
sutton, or 1athsr the would-be purchas-
er, with smaller following, entered
his attendants bearing an enormous
horseshoe or half circlet Of flowers
This he laid at the young lady's feet
while he delivered an equally flowery
grafton in his native tongue, which
was translated for her benefit by his
interpreter. 1t was altogether an EN-
barrassing but very pretty ceremonial
philadelphia Telegraph.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Pens In the Patent Office.

The patent Office at Washington
has a collection OF pens that illus
trates the difficulties with which men
had to contend before they found q
suitable instrument with which to
write. There are the styluses used
by the ancient; the instruments tor
writing on wax tablets. one end
sharp like an awl, the other fiat like
a paper cutter. There are the
brushes used by the Japanese and
Chinese OF the present day, and quilts
of every variety, together with an
infinite number OF steel pens. But
the most curious are some quill pens
with steel points. They were made
in an effort to do away with the con-
slant necessity for the mending OF
the pen, a process that few could
perform properly and that everybody
hated. The effort was very ingeni'
GUS, but unsuccessful, because the
points could not be made to stay.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Finance in the Sunday School.

The Sunday school needed money.
and Mr.. Smart, the superintendent
had new way of getting 1t.
He proposed giving each boy half a
crown. At the end of the month the
principal, together with what 1t
earned, was to be returned to him.
The scheme was good, but it didn't
work quite as Mr.. Smart had antici-
pated.
The fourth Sunday found the super
intendent ready to audit the profit and
loss accounts and he commenced with
Johnnie's class.
How have you done, Johnnie?"
"My half crown has earned another
one" said Johnnie, with an air OF one
having an option on halo.
Good" said the superintendent
mot only is Johnnie a good boy in
helping the school, but he shows busl'
ness talent. Doubling ones money In
a single month requires no common
ability. Who can tell but what We
have another budding Croesus among
| us? Johnnie, you have done we'll
And now, Thomas, how much has your
half crown earned?"
"Lost it," said Thomas.
What! Not only failed to earn any
thing, but actually LOST! said Mr
Smart, How was that?"
81 tossed with Johnnie" was the re
ply land he won" London Tid-Bits
The Progress., 1896-11-07
What Guides Blind Horses:

The way in which blind horses can
go about without getting into more
difficulties than they ordinarily do
is very remarkable. They rarely, if
ever. hit their heads against q fence
or stone wall. They will side Off
when they come near one. 1T ap-
pears from careful observation, that
it is neither shade nor shelter which
warns them of the danger. On an
absolutely sunless and MINDLESS day
their behavior is the same. Their
olfactory nerves doubtless become
very sensitive, for, when driving
them, they will poke their heads
downward in search OF water fifty
yards before they come to stream
crossing the roadway. 1t cannot be
an abnormally developed sense OF
hearing which leads them to do this,
for they will act alike though the
water be a stagnant pool. Men who
have been blind for any great length
OF time develop somewhat similar
instincts to blind horses.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Great Age Of u Whale Washed Ashore

on the Pacific Coast.
The largest whale which ever en-
tered this harbor, and one of tho
largest ever seen on this coast,
washed ashore at Tokclund lately,
saws the South Bend Herald. The
news was Immediately brought back
by one of the morning steamers, and
the afternoon passenger boats were
crowded to their greatest capacity
by the throngs who were anxious to
see the monster.
The fish came in On the high tide,
and lies just II little below Charles
Fishers bath house. 1t was alive
and kicking and did not finally sur
render its lease on existence Tor two
days. County Attorney NJ. d. Egbert
had taken along Il tape line, and
carefully measured the monster. The
line showed an extreme length OF
Ia feet and 8 inches, with waist
measure of lGl feet and 6 inches.
County Surveyor l.. {. Nickcry fig
ured on the weight of tho 'animllc'
and pronounced this member of the
balacnoldea family to weigh ~ tons
and the blubbcr and Whalcbonc to be
worth. at current prices, oil ~. 1873;
bone, $1,000; making net total OF
$l0,975.
Attorney l.. +. Grim attempted to
compute the age of the subject UNI
der consideration. and concluded.
from the traverse lines on the balcen,
that the fish had existed for 9SG
years, lacking fourteen years OF hav-
| inc lived the longest term OF whale
life. The pectoral fins arc two 1eet
long and seven feet broad; the mouth
is twcnty-four feet long. the blow
holes eighteen inches long, and the
fifty bathcrs in the water ut the time
it came ashore say the noise was
dcafening and the spray elected as,
seconded at least fifty feet in the air.
The thrashing of the tail upon the
water in the struggle to regain the
channel was heard at McGowan's can
merry at the mouth of North river
four miles away. County Schoo
Superintendent L. W. Fanscher furn
ished some historical facts in regard
to the whale Alfred the Great had
been dead but six years when his
whaleship first began to navigate tho
waters of the earth. The old DO!
was l2O years old when William thu
Conqueror was born, and may have
been playing off English shores whel
he was crowned king. He was OF
earth at the time of making the grea
charter at Runnymede, he was mid
die aged when the pilgrims lande'
at Plymouth Rock, and probabl,,
looked upon the wars of Napoleon
the American revolution and civi
war with many sad sigh and shake
of the head for the ruthless slaughte
of humanity.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
foliaged with opportunities: but Octo
Der came, and their glory went. Eros.
ed. In early autumn the frosts CONF

folaged with opportunities; but Octo .
Der came, and their glory went. Frost
ed! In early autumn the frosts CONF
but do not seem to damage vegetatiCI
They are light frosts. But some morn
ing you look out of the window anu
say, There was black frost last
night" and you know that from that
day everything will wither. SO men
aeem to get along without religion,
amid the annOyances and vexations OF
life that nip them slightly here ana
nip them there But after awhile death
| comes. 1t is a black frost, and all IS
ended
Why go to the death-bed OF distin-
guished men. when there is hardly
house on this street but from 1t
Christian has departed? When your
| baby died there were enough angels IN
the room to have chanted coronation.
| When your father died you sat watch
ing, and after awhile felt Of his wrist,
and then put your hand under his arm
to see If there were any warmth lett,
and placed the mirror to the mouth
to see if there were any sign of breath
ing; and when all was over, you
thought how grandly he slept-a giant
resting after battle. Oh! there are
many Christian death beds. The char
lots Of God, come to take his children
home, are speeding every-Whlther.
This one halts at the gate OF the aims
house; that one at the gate OF princes.
The shout of captives breaking their
chains comes on the morning air. The
heavens ring again and again with the
coronation. The twelve gates OF heaven
are crowded with the ascending right
eous. | see the accumulated giorles
of a thousand Christian death-beds-
an autumnal forest illumined by an
autumnal sunset! They died not in
shame, but in triumph! AS the leaf!
AS the leaf!
Lastly: AS the leaves fade and fall
only to rise, so do we. All this golden
shower of the woods is making the
ground richer, and in the juice, and
sap. and life Of the tree the leaves vii
come up again. Next May the south
} wind will blow the resurrection trum'
pet, and they will rise. So we fall lr
the dust only to rise again. The houl
is coming when all who are in thei1
graves shall hear his voice and ccm'
forth" 1t would be horrible con
, sideration to think that our bodies
, were always to lie in the ground. How
ever beautiful the flowers you plan
there we do not want to make on
+ everlasting residence in such a place
, Crossing the Atlantic the ship ma
! founder. and our bodies be eaten by tn
4 sharks; but God tameth leviathan, an
t we shall come again. In awful eXplo
0 sion of factory boiler our bodies may b
: shattered into a hundred fragments i
g the air; but God watches the disaster
r and we shall come again. He will dra
@ the deep, and ransack the tomb, an
e upturn the wilderness, and torture tn
h mountain, but he will find us, and fetc
!. Us out and up to judgment and to VII
7 tory We shall come up with perfe'
7 eye, with perfect hand, with per1e'
7 foot. and with perfect body. All OF
4 weaknesses left behind.
~ We fall, but we rise; we die, but "
! live again! We moulder away, but
- come to higher unfolding! AS the lea
l. As the leaf!
The Progress., 1896-11-07
TEA, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Differences in the Averages OF Con
sumption In Various Countries.

sumption In Various Countries.
Twenty ounces a year for each In
habitant has been the unvarying aver
age of tea consumption in the United
States for twenty-five years. Eng
lands average for the same PERIOD mas
been eighty ounces for each inhaDltant,
or four times greater. Tea drinkers. as
rule, use more sugar than c0llce
drinkers do. Tea drinking countries
are the greater consumers Oh sugar.
In Spain, where chocolate is more popu-
lar as a drink than tea, and in France,
where coffee is proverbially popular,
and supposedly best made, sugar IS.
relatively less used. The annual con-
sumption CT sugar in tie United States
is now 100000 tons, which is ABOUT
sixty-fve pounds a person. VI me
total the United States produces 3oo,ooo
tons, 100000 being imported me
United States pay annually over $lOS,-
900 900 for foreign sugar and S2o,ooV'-
600 for the domestic article The AmfS-
lean product Of sugar has increased %
per cent in twelve years. The English
consumption Of sugar is at the rate or
seventy pounds per capita, the average
OF Holland and Denmark being thirty
pounds, and OF France and switzerland
twenty-three pounds. The expression
enormous" often enormously used by
statisticians intent upon establishing
a proposition or destroying an adverse
contention, is correct in the case Of Hol-
land as a coffee consuming country,
for the total consumption OF coffee IN
a wear amounts to 10000 tons. and the
total area of Holland is $4,000 square
miles-less than half the size OF West
Virginia. On the basis OF the popitia-
ton the coffee consumption Of Holland
is 1926 ounces yearly for each lnhap'
liant, and the other countries VIII
which a comparison is made have the
averages following: United States, $50
Germany, 80; France, 70; Austro-Hun'
gary, S5; Italy, II; Great Britain ant
Ireland, Is; Spain, 8, and Russia, 3
The English taste for tea has never ex
tended to the United States, but, oddly
enough, in those portions of Canad;
in which the Inhabitants are Of Engllsl
descent the consumption Of tea IS jus
as large as in either England or Ire
land. In tea and coffee drinking tn
United States follow rather France ant
Germany than England, though tn
reason for this preference Is not alto
gether clear.-NeW York Sun.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Lord Rosebery's First Speech

Lord Rosebery's first speech was de-
l;vered when the future premier was
fourteen years of age, at dinner to
volunteers given by his grandfather.
He had even then his cool self-posses-
sion and the speech-in acknowledge
ment of a vote of thanks to his grand
father-was considered very good ef-
fort for one so young.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
All Kinds of Luck.

A California woman who took in
washing won $4,000 in a lottery
whereupon her husband refused longer
to work, and secured her legal incar'
ceration in an insane asylum. Moral
Do not buy lottery tickets, but keep OF
taking in washing.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Next Morning.

Herr Grout-Ach, mine son, dot
was very goot peer. Now 20 me
again to shleep, und whenever was
dhirsty you wakes me.
Hans-All rigid, fadder, but when
will you be dhirsty?
Herr Grout--Vhenever you wakes
me- -Judge.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Caught F,eas with Fly Paper.

4 Baltimore man lived in house Ia
tested with fleas. He covered each OF
his legs, from ankle to knee, with n.y.
paper, the stick side out, then darken-
cd the rooms and walked around. Tais
plan caught the heas In great numhesA
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Where's the Farmers Profit?

A farmer of North Dakota few days
ago drove across the boundary line
into Manitoba with load of oats
which he sold to dealer in Chrystal
City for nine cents per bushel. The
custom house officer learned Of it and
arrested him for not paying any duty
The farmer said that he thought since
Iaurier's election there was free trade
between this country and Canada
But he had to put up ten cents bushel
for his oats all the same.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
r,. Air After a Snowfall.

The air, after a heavy snowfall, or
shower, is usually very clear. because
the snow or rain in falling brings down
with It most of the dust and impuri-
ties and leaves the atmosphere exceed
ingly clear.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
The Youngest Policeman.

Probably the youngest policeman in
the country is 5-year-old Louis Claur'
ing, who is the mascot Of the Charles
street station in New York. The lad
wears a complete uniform. answers
the roll call and turns out with the
night nlatOOn.