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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
SENATE MADE NEW.
Modern Ventilation, new Carpets,
Theater Chairs for Galleries.

Washington, Dec. when congress re
assemblies. a marked change win be noted
in the senate chamber. A complete rev.
olution in heating and ventilating has
taken place, under the direction Of Or.
yVoedbridge of the Boston School ofTech-
nology The unsightly brass and iron
ventnators which SCARED the senatorial
carpets and caused intermittent ehills
and fevers to creep up the rheumatic
limbs of senators, have been banished
and fresh air comes into the chamber
through perforatiOns in the supports OF
the desks at a temperature of about r
dapraes ascaDfOer into the aisleS or spaces
between the various desks
In the galleries the greatest trans
formation has occurred. The old time
straigh t-back benches have been removed
and handsome mahogany framed theater
and seats have been substituted Each
chair is provided with the air chambers
The uniformity Of the gallery seats
wipes out the 'class DISTINCTION that
hitherto prevailed in favor Of the dip
lomatic and executive galleries. of
many years past the uphOlstering ia the
bright blue while the colorlng IN lhe pup
lie galleries was a light gray Now al
though the dividing lines are rnalnt alnea-
the furnishing OF all the gallefles IS lhe
same and in harmony with the mahog-
any effect upon the floor below
Under the new ventilatlllg system 1t VIII
not be easy to move the desk al VIII.
as heretofore The ventilaung appara-
tus is part of the desk and to move
the desk would require a general mutlla-
tion Of the flooring.
The effect prevailing i'm the chamber
is heightened by the substitution Of ma
hogany doors. with frosted glass panels,
for the yellow pine frames covered with
a bilious green covering which opened
into the cloak rooms and lobbies- The
rich green and gold carpet has been re-
placed upon the floor Of the chamber,
forming harmonious groundwork for
the highly polished mahogany desks and
square-hac ked. leather-covered chairs.
Sergeant-at-arms Bright has succeeded
in demoIishing a long cherished tradition.
The senate now contains chairs or put q
single pattern Previous to last session
it was the custom of each senator to con-
suit his individual preference in select
ing the style of chair he would occupy
The result was an unsightly mixture OF
mahogany. oak. walnut. cane-bottoms
and hair cloth chairs. scattered about the
chamber, suggesting job lot auction
room rather than the dignifed United
States senate
Electricity has replaced the gas jets
ia the ceiling and the galleries, in fact,
throughout the senate wing. and tine
electric lighting viii reduce the tempera-
ture of the building at night at least 30
degrees. The notifications and changes
We're accomplished at an outlay some-
thing below $4,000
Aside from the placing of a new piece
of carpet in front of the speakers desk,
no material changes have been made in
the furnishings of the house Of repre-
sentatiVeS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02

Prove the merit of Hoods Sarsaparflla posi-
tive, perfect. permanent Cures
cures Of scrofula in seyerest forms, like
goitre, swelled neck. running sores, hip
disease, sores in the eyes.
Cures Of Salt Rheum, with its intense itching
and burning, scald head letter etc.
Cures Of Boils. Pimples, and all other erup-
lions due to impure blood.
Cures of Dyspepsia and other troubles where
q good stomach tonic was needed.
Cures OF rheumatism, where patients were un-
able to work or walk for weeks
Cures Of Catarrh by expellng the impurities
which cause and sustain the disease.
Cures Of Nervousness by properly toning and
feeding the nerves upon pure blood.
Cures Of That Tired Feeling by restoring
strength Send for book Of cures by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
The lightning Calculator Dead.

New Haven. Dec. Henry A. Jones'
known as the lightning calculator. -
died at SOuuhingtOn. aged 66 years He
could add in an instant columns of
eight and ten figures as quickly as he
could pass his hand over the page
7 o Chicago. st. Louis arc the East
Via Burlington Route
The travelling public is sure to find
the besp- fast vestibuled trains to the
east via the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartment Sleep
ers Csame rate as standard sIeepers),
chair cars (seats free). Kansas City and
St Joseph to st. Louis; standard Sleep
.srs. chair cars and dining cars-'.5,sy
for what you order to Chicago. Take
the .sVestibuled Eli to Chicago, and
the "Vestibuled Limited" to St Louis.
Ask Agent for tickets via the Bur.
ungtOn Route.
J. ". WAX sI- EY
fsen. Pass agent
ST. Louis. Alo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
SALE DEAD LETTERS.
An Assortment of About 5000 Arti-
nIes of Varied Value.

dead letter office sale viii take place on
December ia at the rooms of NJ. B. Lat
inner & Co. 614 Twelfth street northwest.
The auction VIII continue every day un-
til all the articles are disposed Of, the
sales beginning at 10 a. m. and p. m.
The catalogue contains mention of every
thing from paper novels and bicycle seat
frames to gold watches and diamond
rings. Those who have had luck in the
past with the mysterious packages Of
fered for sale viii have an unusually
large assortment to bid for, as about 5000
of them are on the list
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
NEW COAL CORPORATION.
With D. E. 1Terwin Of Topeka at It's
Head-CapitaI 100000.

Another important western corpora
ton came into existence today 1t is
the Kansas Coal and Commission COM
pany with a capital stock Of 500 600 and
the headquarters of the new company
will be fin Kansas City. Mo The COM
pany is Incorporated under the laws OF
West Virginia and is formed Tor the
purpose of buying western coal from
western mines and selling it TO dealers
throughout the country.
D. Z. MerWin Of this city, for II years
general sales agent of the coal proper
ties Of the Santa Fe. has accepted the
position as secretary and treasurer Of
the new company, and viii remove to
Kansas City
S. NJ. Kninen. formerly general sales
agent of the coal properties of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, has been selected
as president.
The selection OF Mr.. Merwin as sec
rotary and treasurer of the new cOmpa-
ny is in the way of a promotion and is
well deserved. During his l2 years ex-
perience with the Santa Fe, Mr.. Merwin
demonstrated that he was one of the
most efficient sales agents of any coal
properties in the west and was 50 con-
sfdered by rival compa MES. His posi-
ton as sales agent Of the Santa F'e was
abolished simultaneously with that Of
manager of coal properties on December
1st-
Mr. Merwin will not remove his fam
lily to Kansas City as present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
BULLET PROOF CAR.
Portable Steel Structure for Hospital
Purposes in Cuba.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 2.-There passed
through this city this morning over the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
unique portable, steel, bulIet-proof
structure, which was shipped by the
Pottsville Iron and Steel company. ana
is said to be destined for cuba to be
used for hospital purposes BY the pat-
riotic army 1t is made entirely Of
light steel beams and has corrugated
steel sides and roof. It is so construct
ed that it can quickly be taken apart
and transported from place to place
Workmen spent the best part of Sun
day putting the affair together 1t was
ordered by a Philadelphia party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
FALL OF ANGLE WORMS.
Streets of Louisville, Filled With the
squirming Wriggling Things

Louisville, Dec. 2.-The sidewalks and
streets in the central portion OF the city
We're covered with small angle worms
early this morning.
1t is a commonly accepted belief that
they fell during the rain of last night
and the early morning. They were
found on stone pavements, which could
not have been the abode Of so many
worms.
Another fact that bears out the cloud
theory is that many of them were fiat
tened out-nOt as if trampled on, but as
if they had fallen from a great height
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
PNEUMATIC MAIL SERVICE.
Contract Signed to Link the Postof-
fcas Of New York and BrookIyn.

Washington. d. C.. Nov. 2.-Pneumatic
mail service over the Brooklyn bridge,
linking the New York and Brooklyn post
Offices. and in Philadelphia connecting
the main postofhce and the depOts Of the
Pennsylvania and Reading railroads, is
provided for in a contract signed by the
postofnce department today.
The New York Mail and Transporta-
ton company is the contractor The
terms of the government are not an
nounced. Work on the tubes viii be
gin at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
SIZE SEES MRs. M,KINLEY
A Woman Applicant for a Postofhce
Visit the Canton Household.


Philadelphia. Dec. Mrs. Lydia y.
Walton is the Republican postmistress al
Kennett's Square. in Chester county. Her
term viii expire about the middle Of
January. Her predecessor was her hus.
band John c. Walton, and now the lat>
ter steps forward as a candidate to sue
coed his wife, just as Mrs. Walton step
ped to the front to succeed her husband
four gears ago The Walton household
in politics is divided against itself. and
that it is so has been a fortunate piece
of circumstance for it. far as the
management of the Kennett postofice is
concerned.
Mrs. Walton's idea is that if she can
succeed in holding the appointment or
until after March she viii be able TO
make a grand scoop. Once this is ac-
complished. she is depending largely ON
the good offices of Mrs. William Mckin-
ley the tender hearted wife of the presi-
dent-elect. Mrs. Walton recently visited
Canton and told her tale to Mrs Nc
Kinley Her appeal was so strong thac
the wife Of the president-elect became
interested and she is for Mrs. Walton, it
is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
FOR ASST TREASURER.
A. p Williams Named for the Place
by Treasurer Hefebower.

A. P Williams Of Paola VIII succeed
George NJ. Seward as assistant state
treasurer. when the Populist admins
tratiOn is inaugurated
Treasurer-elect HehebOWer has ap-
pointed Mr.. Williams as his assistant.
Mr.. Williams resides at Paola where
he is a director in the Farmers and
Citizens bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
A CIGARETTE WAR.
Strong Influences Brought in Ala
bama for Regulating Laws.

Montgomery, Dec. 1T looks as if
the liquor dispensary bill which seeks to
establish in Alabama a liquor system
Identical with that in effect in South
Carolina, will eventually pass
A strong sentiment in favor of the bill
prohibiting the sale or giving away Of
a cigarette is also developing.
A lobby of moralists is beginning to
gather and a hard fight will be made
IN favor of both measures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02

You can have your laundry work
done on short order without extra
charge. by Peerless Steam Laundry.
Phone 332.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
ANAUGHTY COLLEGE YELL
Indiana Students Expelled for Fran
ing an Unpublishable Cry.

Anderson, Ind, Dec. 2-Anderson Nor
NAL university faculty held a special
session last night, and, after a full in
vestigatiOn, expelled three students and
reprimanded several more for taking
too much liberty in making a college
yell which was used for the Thanks
giving football game.
The yell was a wild and WooIly one
throughout, warranted to win a game
by itself. and it wound up with a stan
"a which the telegraph company. refuses
to carry.
The faculty especially objected to a
reference to a warmer climate. and be-
gan investigating q s soon as their mod
esty was shocked.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
shawnee County Horticultural society
will be held at the court house tomorrow
at I 30 p. m. and the annual election or
officers Will take place at that meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02

Platt told Mr.. Hanna he did not think it
would be wise for Mr.. Mckinley to take
Col Fred d. Grant. Gen. Horace Porter
or Andrew D. White into the cabinet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
Mineral waite

Mineral " aters
The finest in the west Come and try It
J.. ". PHILLIPS. s12 ". Eighth Ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02
WOMAN COUNTY ATTORNEY.

Mr.. Aerwin will not remove his fam
ily to Kansas CITY as present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02

Very low rates VIII be made by the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway on
November Sd and 18th. Decent Der 1st
and 18th to the south For particulars
apply to the nearest local agent. or ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-02

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tasu- Pass gent.
St. Louis. Alo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Death of Adams, Who Fought the
Burglars.
TRYING TO FIND WHO THEY ARE
A Wounded Man at the Long Is
land Hospital.
TWO WOMEN AT THE JAIL

NEW YORK. August 21.-Walker b.
Adams. the stOrekeeper and postmaster at
Bedford station. Westchester county. who
Was shot in an encounter with burglars
Wednesday night. is dad. Nothing has
been learned TO the identity of the TWO
men whom VIM. Adams. the son of Walker
Il. Adams. shot. both men stolidly refusing
To trIk. although knowing that their
wounds are more than likely to result ia
tally.
station that the description furnished by
the police of brooklyn of the man who APP
pedrei AT the Long Island College Hospital
with = shattered arm does rot tally with
the appearance of the two burglars vino
escaped As the man in the hospital mas
told conflicting stories as to how he came.
10y his wound. and as some articles found
on his person Indicate possibility that he
Is housebrcaker. the police will hold him
for further developments
cne of the TWO prisoners who is suffer
ing from d rife shot through the lung sail
today that mis- nam. is Burns. afterWarI
saying that Il is BRYAN
IwJ women appeared at the Jail in Mount
Misc" where the men are confined. AMI
asked TO the wounded prisoners
They SAID that they were the wives of
The prisoners. and wanted to converse with
them The women would not tell their
names. anu tired to conceal their identity
One of The women called the other julia
ara this woman said she the wife of
the man who called himself Burns or
fryan. They both called the slender burg
lar Pete. and once referred to him as
VIII. but they never mentioned the last
liz mes of either man.
The women cried hystericalIy when they
saw the 1nen. and the latter also wept
Pete appeared very repentant, and sail
NJ, was sorry for his part in the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
Addition to Building Regulate
One Who Knew Not Fear.

From lie Pettt JOurudl Ves iseAaSe0"'
Well I come home late that night, near
1 o'clock. I reckon, and l undressed in the
dark as per usual. When 1 gut into bed
thought 1t felt as tho sumbUddy he'd bin
there. and when 1 kicked out my leg sure
enough there was somebuddy there. Wen.
I thought rats what's the difference; I'll
20 to sleep, it's only a man. But kinder
couldn't sleep. so I got up and lit a olga
rect. and I saw the Teller that wos In bed
with me wos dead. Well. I thought rats,
what's the difference, he won't git over to
nv side Of the bed. anyway. SO turned
over and went to sleep. Well. fired my
c.garoot in ther paper basket and went to
sleep, Well, after awhile l thought /
sme aled smoke, and it wasn't cigaroot
smoke. but the basket was all af1re and
burning like q editors soul after death.
Well, / thought rats what's the differ
ence. Well. 1t looked so bright and COM
fortah!c j thot I'd get up and read. By
this time one corner Of the room was gom'
Ike 4 o'clock an 1t was nice an warm.
After I'd read about ten minits, 1t got so
hot I cuddent stand 1t. and got up and
went into Their next room. Well. thought
rats, what's the difference. Well, in about
an hour there waa a big crowd outside Of
the house and they was all yellin' fire to
beat the band. I looked out er winder.
Jump, Gays the fireman. and I jumped.
Then I walked of and q Teller says, SAYS
he: You blame fool, you've bruk yer leg.
Well, thought rats, what's the differencel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. Md. August Flour more do
ing, unchanged receipts s.G24 barrels: cAIn-ts.
1913 barrels: sales. 1900 barrels. Wheat nrm-
SPOT and month 81 laa6l-s; September 62ai2ls: pc-
tober, d2ai bid: December. Gas. bid Steamer No.
red. sc bid-receipts, IL I!0 bushels: exports. ~
600 bushels: stock, iol OBS bushels: safes CO
busle5-soqther9 wheat 10y sample. GiatE3lg: do. IN
grade. Goad3; Corn easy-spot and month, - "a
21T.: September. 21ata2S: October. 2sa2sil: year.
3Ia, asked: steamer mixed. 24ita2i% -fccciI,is.
l2s, 22o bushels exports, Sl,723 bushels; sgo'k,
white corr osaa3: do yellow, 49, Outs
steady-No. white, new, 25a.6 nominal. No. z
mixed, new, 2'a23 receipts. 1881 bushels: cN-
ports none: stock $50 .24o bushels Rye firm No
nearby, 34l2a35 western, 35 l2aa6-rcceipts l. su2
bushels; exports, stock. a.. i93 bushels lIay
steady. less active-steam to Liverpool per hushe
34d.. September: Cork, for orders per quarter IS
IS. I'D. August and September. Sugar steady. un-
changed Butter. eggs and cheese frm, unchanged.
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
LoriIinrd Won Two Races

LONDON. August 21.-This was the first
day of the Nottingham summer meeting.
Pierre LOrillard's brown colt Sandia car
ried off the Little John plate of 2,U SOW
ereigEs. defeating a field of six starters.
Nr- Jerseys Farouche was second and
". Newton's Dancing Jew third.
There were ten starters in the Welbeck
stakes handicap. $50 sovereigns. includins,
Mr. Lorillard's Diakka, which was not
placed. Leopold De Rothschild's Quill won q:
Mr. Nirer's Picked Berry. second. and j.
Mckinlsy's Whittlebury. third.
Nh l-orillards four-year-old Dolabra
beat ". X. Marshalls Huelva. six years
Al, IN The Rufford Abbey plate. This event
vas Tor alf ages that had not won a stake
value of 2fD sovereigns in 1S95 or 1896 The
distance was five fu-longs and the PLATE:
value l'nj sovereigns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21

ST LOUIS. Mo, August 21.-The republi-
cans Of the thirteenth district of this state
have nominated George Steel of Jefferson
county for Congress. Resolutions strongly
IEdorsirg the national and state platforms
We're enthusiasts tical1y adopted.
SPECIAL Dispatch To- The Evening, Star.
RICHMOND, Va. August 2l-The nom
i.:atioH of J. Thomas Goode by the populists
N the fourth district yesterday complca tes
matters considerably. Mr. Goode was long
a democrat and is a man of wide influence.
He had not been considered a candidaf"
for the nomination and his name Was
sprung suddenly on the convention. which,
1t was thought, would not make nom
nation.
Sydney Epps will be tie democratic nom
lice in that district. and Thorp the repub-
HCau nominee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
SAWDUST DEVELOPER.
\ aew Paper for Making Permanent
Photographic Prints.

From the ST Louis Globn-Dcmocrat
An entirely new process of producing
Derrnanent prints from PHOTOGRAPHIC mega
tives has recently been patented by Antique
of Paris. The printing paper he Uses IL
covered with geatinous substance which
has the property of becoming indissoluble
if exposed to light in proportion to the
amount of light which is allowed to act
upon it. This paper comes in rolls or Sheets
but not sensitized. and it is necessary to
dip it first into ) per cent solution of BIZ
chromate before using it. The sensitized
sheet of paper is placed in printing frame
under the negative in the usual way the
exposure taking place under artificial light
and for few seconds only.
The operator has no way of telling when
the print is sufficiently exposed for the pic
ture will not show until development. prac-
tice being the only guide in this opera ton
finished is very curious when compared to
the older methods. Two or three quarts of
sawdust are mixed into fluid mass with
sufficient quantity of warm water.
thermometer is used to stir the mass which
ought to be used at q temperature of about
so degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature of
the mixture remains stationary on account
of the sawdust used. The exposed print is
and Is then fastened by means of clamps
to plate of plain glass. A can filed with
the mixture Of saWdust and water is then
taken and poured over the print. The
picture comes out slowly if the exposure
has been properly made. If the picture
appears too fast eit;is a sign that it has
been overexposed. and a cooLr mixture of
about IS degrees Fahrenheit. must quickly
be taken and poured over the picture, thus
retarding it's progress and saving it definite
ly. II the picture should come out too slow
the temperature of the mixture may be
raised to So degrees Fahrenheit 9Th i'm.
punity.
When the print Is strong and clear enough,
it is simply placed into cold water to wash
may then be Immediately mounted unon
cardboard. These prints are of mellow
black color and will never fade or deterior
ate. The greatest advantage in using this
kind of paper for printing photographs il
the fact that no chemicals of any descrip-
paper sensitzed with biehromate NAV no
carried along and used for long time.
there is no necessity for carrying even that
chemical along, and sawdust can probah Iv
be procured anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
In a Trnmp's Wooden Lcc.
Louis Globe-Democrat

frOm tne 81 Louis democrat.
While rounding up a gang Of tramps
supposed to have had hand in the rob-
berry of Seltner's hardware store the South
Berd Qnd) police ran across two men. ac
companied by two boys, aged twelve and
thirteen years. They gave their names
as George Meredith and Dick (iref. They
said they were the sons of poor parents
and had been abducted from their homes
by the two men with them who said their
names were Bennett and Stephens, and
compelled to accompany them on begging
tours around the country. When the
netts person and s27 upon Stephens. The
boys said they had IN the neighborhood
OF $3oO secreted on their persons and Chief
Cassidy compelled Bennett to take off the
wooden leg he wore. In the leg was found
compartment containing a letter box and
In this was 1895 Chief Cassidy Will write
to the boys parents and endeavor to Sc
cure the money for them, as they earned
1t by begging.