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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
TERRIBLE'S RECORD.
New English Cruiser Averaged 20 12
Knots an Hour.

London. Jan. 13.-H. NJ. S. Terrible,
the new first class cruiser, had her
trials over a % mile course off the Cor
nish coast, on Saturday. The speed de-
veloped showed an average of 222
knots an hour, beating, it is claimed,
the record of every war vessel afiOat.
The Terrible was launched at Glas-
gov in 1895. She is equipped with As
boilers of the Belleville water tube pipe
and this great ship is builtSOf sheathed
steel and is of 14.200 tons displacement.
Her length is 500 feet ana her width II
feet while the maximum draught is
q feet She has twin screw propellers
and is provided with an indicated horse
power of %, 000 She is rated as a pro-
tected cruiser, the armored deck ex-
tending over the whole length of the
ship. In it's thickest part it is four
inches and tapers to three inches at
the end.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
MRS. GOULD'S GOLF TROPHY
To be Played for at Lakewood on Feb
ruarv IL.

New York, Jan. 13.-Messrs. Tiffany &
Co. have just completed the beautiful
silver tankard offered by Mrs. George
Jay Gould for the midwinter golf tour
nament of the Ocean County Hunt and
Country club, to be played for at Lake
wood, N J., on Lincoln's birthday. Feb
ruary u. The tanlxard weighs sixty
ounces and the artistic decorations are
thoroughly typical of this popular sport.
A full size golf ball. nesting in socket
of pine, and a correct reproduction in
silver of the official ball used in the
game, serves as q knob to the cover.
On the front of the tankard, in vignette,
is a fine etching of the golf links, with
several players in action. Great care
has been taken to depict them in all
minor details. The inscription, also
etched, winds around the cup.
Under the inscription and decorations
there is a rich border of golf balls, act
ual size, projecting from a bed of pines
and cones, suggestive of In the Pines,
at Lakewood. The cup has a capacity
of two and a half quarts, and stands
ten and a half inches high, in addition
to which it is mounted on an ebony
base.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
ICE RUNNING SHORT.
Companies on the Hudson River
Anxious1y Awaiting Frost.

Kingston, N Y, Jan. 13.-The Hudson
River ice crop, which matured 50 rapid
ly during the closing week of the year
and gave such promise of an early and
abundant harvest, is now retarded by
the January thaW. Nearly every house
on the river is empty and a full crop is
most anxiously awaited by the COM
pany and even more earnestly by the
thousands of men and boys who are
without work most of the winter and
in many cases depend upon these ice
wages for the support of themselves
and families during this season of COM
parative idleness 1t is said that less
than 200, 900 tons are left over from last
winter, and this is mostly unfit to
market.
The total storage capacity along the
river is now about 100000 tons, and in
favorable seasons about 100000 tons or
more is placed in stacks for early use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
FINE WINTER IN ALASKA.
Beautiful Aurora on the Yukon River
With the Mercury 20 Degrees
Below Zero.
(Froun the Alaska News.)

During the winter months the aurora
on the Yukon is brilliant and intensely
1t commences early in the fall. and
lasts, with more or less brilliancy,
generally begins with the setting of the
sun, although in midwinter it has some
at noon, while the sun was shining
brightly The rays of the light first shoot
then gathered. and form a great arch of
fire spanning the heavens. 1t CLOVIS for
an instant Ike girdle of furnishing goid,
then, unfolding, great curtains OF light
These royal mantels of bright orange.
suspended and waved between heaven
and earth as with an invisible hand The
rapid gyratIons and scintillatlons or
light and blending colors are intensely
bewildering and superbly beautiful. The
whole phenomena of waving wreaths,
Pickering flames. rays, curtains. fringes.
bands, and flashing colOrS. the strange
confusion of light and motion. now high
in the heavens. then droppinglike curtains
of gold and silver lace. sparkling with
wealth of rubies sapphires erneralds and
diamonds penetrating dark gulches
ests lighting the whole IandscaDe as with
a, thousand electric lamps, form a picture
of which words can convey but very
This unwarming light as it flashes
along the frozen rivers, the great banks
of snow, and reveals the huge mountains
of glistening ice and black lines of fir, in
deed. is of the purest arctic cast. and
causes one to button his coat closer over
MS cheSt ana with q ShlVer ne Is glad TO
seek a light of less brilliancy but one of
life-giving warmth.
At the breaking up of winter the hours
OF sunshine are rapidly increasing and
continue 50 until midsummer, when the
sun beams forth twenty-five hours out
of the tWenty-four. while on the high
mountain peaks it is for period of sew
eral days in June not entirely out of sight
during the twenty-four hours. During
the months of July and August the weath-
er becomes very warm, and even hot. and
miners are glad to seek shady retreat
in which to do their labor.
After this period the hours of sunshine
gradually decrease. until during the
shortest day the sun shines but four
hours out of the twenty-four. But at
this period the aurora is very intense and
helps very materially in driving darkness
from that dreary land. The thermometer
registers 40 degrees below zero in winter.
but the atmosphere is very dry and con-
sequently the cold is not so perceptible as
one would ina CINE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
His Coming Awaited With Interest
by Rival Frisco Societies.

San Francisco, Jan. 13.-The new Chi
nese minister to the United States will
soon be on his way to Washington.
--latest advices state that he is due to
arrive early in March. The coming of
the new minister is awaited with much
interest by the local Chinese colony, in
view of the fact that his presence here
is hoped to mean a speedy ending of
the present difficulties between the See
Yup and Sam zap societies. The new
minister it seems, is a See Yup and
comes from the same district of China
of which the participants in the China
town trouble are natives. This fact, it
is thought, will greatly aid them in ad-
justing the local difficulties.
Immediately after accomplishing this
work he will go to Washington to re-
lieve the present minister, who is anx-
ious to go to his new post at st. Peters
burg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
FRANCIS KEY MONUMENT.
It Will be Erected This Year and On
yelled Next September.

Frederick Md. Jan. 13.-A largely at
tended meeting of the Key Monument
association was held here today. The
appeals recently sent to school children
in the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania
brought in a large number of contribu
lions to be added to the monument
fund, and similar appeals will be sent
to every state in the Union.
The sum of $4,000 appropriated to the
monument fund by the late general as
sembIy of Maryland has been received
by the association.
About SO 900 has now been secured.
This inSures the erection of the monu-
ment this year, and it will be unveiled
next September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
NEW LIGHTS ON ELEVATED.
Twenty Cars Equipped and Service
Will Begin Early in March.

New York, Jan. Fey the first week
in March the company, which secured
the contract for lighting the cars of
the Manhattan Railway company by
gas, expects to be able to furnish the
illuininant to the cars equipped at that
time.
Already a score of cars have been
equipped for the new light at the Man
haitian shops at Third avenue and
Ninety-eighth street, and equipments
are on hand for 80 more cars.
After these are put in the Manhattan
company will equip it's rolling stock at
the rate of 20 cents per car, and plans
to have 400 cars upon which the new
light is burning in active service by the
middle of April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
PRINTS FROM BAGDAD.
Interesting Samples Received by the
Philadelphia Museum.

Philadelphia, Jan. 13.-An enterpris-
ing Bagdad merchant has sent to the
Philadelphia Museums an interesting
exhibit of cotton prints such as are sold
in the markets of Persia and Mesopo-
tamia The goods are of outrageous
patterns, such as are never seen in this
country, but there is great demand for
them in the land of their manufacture
and samples of the prints have been
submitted to several manufacturers in
the United States, with a view of find
ing out if our American goods cannot
enter into the competition.
The exhibit includes several other
lines of cotton goods, and is but one of
many which are being received at the
museum every day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
A SIREN WHISTLE KILLED.
Unique Suit for Damages to be Begun
at Homestead.

Homestead, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE
s.screechee,' or whistle recently placed
in the Homestead electric light plant
to call out the volunteer fire depart
ment is charged with causing the death
of Henry Shinton, an old resident, who
resided near the electric plant, and who
was so i'll that this noisy torture killed
him.
Constable Thomas Shinton, son of the
dead man, says he will be plaintiff in
an action to recover damages for the
killing of his father. and that he noti-
fed the borough authorities not to blow
the '-schreechee'' while his father was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
ONE HUNDRED DIVIDENDS.
The Calumet Mining Company Has
Discussed $4S,35O,OOo to Stock
holders

Boston, Jan. 13.-The Calumet and FIecla
Mining company crossed the one hund-
ssdth mark in the number of dividends de-
ciared today by announcing 50 regu-
lar dividend and so extra the largest
the corporation at one time and the first
extra. well.
Both dividends are made payable Feb
ruary 10, to stockholders of January Is,
and together they call for the disburse-
nlent OF u 800 O9o. making an aggregate
OF S4S.S9O.OOO that the company has paid
in dividends since it was organized. To-
Gay 5 dividends bring the total up to
1886
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
Mrs. Drew Afraid of the Horses

Newark. N J., Jan. 13.-Mrs. John
Drew severed her connection with the
will celebrate her 18th birthday to-
morrow. 1t is said that the horses and
the dark scenes in the play have made
her extremely nervous. and that her
family persuaded her to give up the
stage. Rose Coghlan will succeed to
her part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
Mrs. Way Owns a Court Honse.

United States District Judge Foster has
made decision which will take the pos
session of the Ellsworth court house out
OF the hands of the county He decided
that Fannie D. Way is entitled to the
court mouse after she has paid the coun-
" $1,000 for the furniture. The suit was
brought some time ago by Mrs. Way who
CANNED the ground on which the court
mousse stands This will leave Ellsworth
county without a c01lrt b011ca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSION
Via Santa Fe Route-The Home Road

On January . and 10, February 2 and
16, March and 16, April and 20, May
and is the Santa F'e route, the home
road, will sell round trip tickets at one
fare plus $500 to points in Arkansas,
Arizona, Indian Territory, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
good fifteen days going, to return any
Tuesday or Friday within final limit of
tWenty-one days
For additional information call at
passenger depot, foot of Fifth street
telephone 682, or on Cromwell & JEFF
fers at postoffice, North Topeka, tele-
phone 364.
W. c. CARNEY. Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
The progressive ladies of Westfield.

The progressive ladies of Westfield.
Ind, issued a 'Woman's Edition of
the Westfeld News, bearing date of
April 5, 1886 The paper is filled with
matter of interest to women, and we
notice the following from a correspond
ent, which the editors printed, realizing
that it treats upon matter of vital i'm
poFtance to their sex: THE best RENE
dy for Group, colds, and bronchitis that
/ have been able to find, is Chamber
la.inS Cough Remedy. For family use
it has no equal gladly recommend it"
25 and so cent bottles for sale by drug
giStS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
SENATOR Perkins Reelected.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 13.-George e;
Perkins was yesterday reelected Onlteci
States senator, receiving majority OF
the votes in both branches of the leglsla-
ture In the senate he received II votes
against a scattering opposition vote OF 10
His vote in the assembly was AZ against
q total opposition of 81. His majority on
Joint ballot is 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
Graftinc Big Chestnuts.

York. Pa, Jan ia number of
York county farmers are turning their
attention to improved chestnut culture
The nuts were scarce the past season
and brought high prices. The large
paragon chestnuts, of which 20 fill a
quart, are grated upon the chestnut
sprouts, and in a few years the trees
begin to yield.
These nuts bring twice as much per
busheI as the ordinary nuts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
oolorado's Plain Inauc ura.

Denver. Jan. 13.-Without ostentation or
display and at an expense of less than 81
TO the state Alva Adams. Democrat was
fnaugErated as governor of Colorado YES
terday- He walked from his residence to
the capitol where, III the presence of the
number of citizens the oath of office was
administered by Chief Justice Hayt-
There was no public reception, or demon
stration of any description
Iceland Herring Thnrsor, aa0 w sixth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-13
Harper's Weekly
In 1897.

With the end of 1896 Harper's Weekly
will have lived forty years. In that
time IL has participated with all the
zeal and power at its command in the
great political events of the most in
teresting and important period in the
history of the country, and 1T has
spread before its readers the eccomp-
hshmentS of science. arts. and letters
for the instruction of the. human mind
and the amelioration of human condi-
lions and of manners.
What the Weekly has been in its
spirit and purpose, as these have been
manifested principally in its editorial
pages, it will continue to be So
1t is impossible to announce with pre-
cision all that the Weekly will contain
during the year 1897 1t were as easy
to announce what is about to happen
GOOD GOVERNMENT are to be won.
what ADVANCES of the PEOPLE are
to be made, what is to be the outcome
of the continuous struggle between the
spirits of WAR and PEACE, what is to
happen in the FAR EAST, what is to
be the STATE OF EUROPE twelve
OF SCIENCE are to be revealed, or
what are to be the ACHIEVEMENTS
OF ARTS AND LETTERS, for the
Weekly is to be a pictorial record of all
this.
CARTOONS will continue to be a fea-
SERIAL STORIES. A New England
story by Miss Mary E wilkins, will be-
gin in January. A tale of a Greek up
rising against the Turks. by Mr.. E. f.
Benson, the author of "Dodo.' will fol-
low A sequel to THE Household on
the Styx, "by Mr.John Kendrick Bangs,
illustrated by Mr.. Peter Newell.
More SHORT STORIES will appear
in the Weekly than it has been possible
to publish during 1896.
DEPARTMENTS Mr.W.D. Howell's
Life and Letters have been among
the most charming features of periodi-
cal literatue; Mr.. E S. Martin, and 9TH
ers will contribute observations on what
is going on in This Busy World;
Amateur Sport will remain the most
important department of its kind IN
the country.
The Weekly will continue to present
to its readers the worlds news MOST
INTERESTING TO AMERICANS. to
make important advances in both the
literary and artistic features, and to re-
tain for itself the leading place in the
illustrated Journalism of the world
Newspapers are not to copy this adVer-
tisement without the express order
of Harper & Brothers.
HARPER'S WEEKLY
For one year $500
Postage Free to all subscribers in the
United States. Canada, and Mexico
Address HARPER & BROTHERS,
p. o. Box o5o. N. Y. City.
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W. c. CARNEY Agent.

The annual meeting of the Masonic
Immediate Relief association will be
held at Masonic Hall, Wednesday, jan
uary 10, 1897, at 2. m. All members
are requested to be present.
A. w. KNOWLES,
President.
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Iceland Herring. Thorson. 500 W. sixth.
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HARPER'S WEEKLY

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United States. Canada, and Mexico.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS,
p. o. Box o50. N. Y. City.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
AMArnun sEArIwo coNrEar.

Tie first OF the three days racing Of the
National Amateur Skating Association
was held on Cova poad near stanford
yesterday, and was witnesss< by upward
OF 5000 persons. The ice was in excellent
shape, though tue wind was ageinsl the
contestants.
The event was under the management
OF the Outiae Athletic Club OF Brocklyn,
and the list of ontriol far outnumbered
oil previous records, which, with the CO.
operation Of the weather clerk promises
a meeting which viii furpas oil its pred
oceisors.
ioday's principal event wss the 25-mile
cham pionohip "Hmateur" OF Como ticut
and was won by Charles McLaao Of Port
Chester iG ! hour, Al minutes, 81 10
seconds. McLans was Tire Youngest OF
the competitors, and is only l6 years of
age.
". p. Miller Of Stamford Yves second.
time hour, 80 minutes o 10 sesonds;John
Ennis Stamford, thiga, in hour 81
miautls gecnnd1.
One milo novice tanaieur) Caarles
McLanc, Port Cso5ter, first; slime, MIN
utcs 70 SIS a-oouasi George aalzorcn,
Cornwall, N. g., recoad and Irving
Ncrth, Staten Island, was third.
Ihoro were two othar etr.ctly amateur
events. Strtiag cracks from IL oyer the
country have entered, ana interest Is cen-
tered in the professional races of tomor-
row.
: Joe Nilsson OF Minneapolis, who now
holds several records and Joe Donoghue
Of Newbugh, n. y, sno'hor cracg. is in
attendance, and a hot race is expected
between the tvo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
A FOURTEEN ROUND DRAW.

A smsl, party Of Boston sports assem-.
bled in Warwick last night 10 witness a
boXling bout to draw between chilly"
Critch OF Maiden aud John Dwyer of
South Boston. TbeYescA weighed about
1876 pounds.
Both boys were very strong. Glitch has
fought several battles before and wss
more scientific than Dwyer, but was not
so strong nor so sturdy. The bout was
a terrific one and very fast, lasting IA
rounds, at the end oi which draw was
declared, those present fearing police in
reference.
A well-known Boston amateur was re-
feree. Dwyer was wild throughout all the
fight, and lost several wicked swings.
lie Knocked Critoh down, however, three
times during tho progress Of the battle.
The first knockdown cams In the second
round, and 1t almost settled Critch. The
latter did telling work with straight left
on the face. Dwyer forced the fighting
throughout.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21

Captain Bailey of the Yale University
crew sen, ont call for candidates yesier-
day and IS men responded.
These who had places on the crew las.
wear Will not begin work fer some time.
Following Is a list Of the new men:
Campbell, '97, weight 10: Chad wick,
'97, weight 1873; Miller. '97, weight l8l;
McLaug Dlin, '93, weight 164; Wright, 80,
weight 175; Hewitt. '99, weight 1G0;
whit9house, '99, weight 1O5; Griswold,
'g9, weight 1866; slocovitch, '9S. weight
ia; Baker, '09, weight l7O; Parkhurst,
'9S, weight, 1856; Marsh, '9S, weight 10;
Pattersoo, 's7, weight l3s; Cldwalader,
'os, weight l75; Way, '99, weight 155.
Captain Goodrich Of the Harvard crew
was in town yesterday, but while Capt.
Bailey sditted that his visit had some
bearing on the rowing situation, he
would say nothing more definite about
the visit.
There has been q rumor started to the
effect that all nego,istioul between Yale
and Harvard have been borken of. This
CAPT. Bailey emphaIically dsnies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21

New Eedford started like winner at
Fall River last night. Doe held up
Wodtke and Conway took care of Russell,
so that for eight minutes neither could
get nearthe goal. The visitors scored
two and then stopped.
Russell, wodike and Cotter began to
work together. I heir com bina,ion
couli not be broken and the 6less
wero distsnced. Smith ha1 plenty OF
work and saved many goals. The first
two periods were remarkably clean, but
the third was like an oldtimer, each
dropping a goal.
The wbalers resorted to rough tactics,
Conway Especially. Everett, for the first
time since the beginning Of polo here,
fought In earnest. lie was twice tack tea
by Conway, and in the second Dout the
New Bedford halfback was downed and
would have Jared badly except for the
prompt interference of tho referee. The
summary:
Fall kiver-Russell 1r, Connsll 1r,
Wodtke 2r, Cotter C, Ev erett bio, Cur
ley &.
New Bedford-Roberts 1r, Spencer pr,
Doe c, Williams C, Conway hb, Smith G.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
New Rule In Billiards.

Y. #. Cowles, an old time billiard play
or, has suggested tho following new rule
respecting the frozen BALI"
at is foul If the striker pleys directly
upon any ball with which his own is in
fixed contact In case of such contact the
striker shall have tho option of playing di-
reotly upon the ball with which his own Ia
not in contact, or he may, by masse
stroke, play away from tho balls, and on
tho return OF the cue ball effect valid
count, provided that in so doing the cue
bali first hits the ball with which it was
not previously in contact, or he may play
to a cushion, and on the return of the cue
bali may first hit either of the object balls,
or he may have the balls spotted and play
from the string, as in the opening stroke
Of the game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-21
COnSJa ble'S Sale.

BY virtue OF an execution, No. II, s5i, is-
sued from the District Court Of the Sixth
Judicial District, holden in Providence, within
Rhode Island, on the 10Th day Of January, a.
ID. 1877, and returnable 10 said court April
l6 "A. ID. 1881 wherein Jacob Feinsten of said
Providence, said county and State, is plaintiff
and Frank McCarron, alias John Doe, Of
Johnston, said county and State, is defend
ant, will be sold AT Public Auction at No.
tS2 North Main street, In said city OF Provi
dencc, on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, A. ID.
1877, at II o'clock noon, the following per-
sonal property. attached by me on an original
writ in the suit on which the above-describcd
execution was obtained, viz. 72 pairs mems
shoes, IL pairs boys shoes, l3 pairs girls shoes,
~ pairs children shoes pair woman's shoes.
or less.
Levied on this 10Th day Of January, A. u.
1877, and viii be sold To satisfy said execu-
tion If sufficient.
FRANK A. POTTER, Constable.
ja2l-lOt