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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-21
ONA MELTON'S CASE.
Senator Harris Working For the Re
lease of the Kansas Boy.

Washington, April Ex-senator Harris,
of Kansas, continues to take great inter
est in the case Of Ona Melton. the Kan
sas boy who is confined in Cubanas. az
Havana, awaiting trial on the charge OF
being one of the crew of the Competltor
Sentor Harris inquiries at the state De
partment have developed that the condl-
ton of Melton has been exaggerated IN
some of the American papers he IS con-
fined in a cell with other prisoners, puL
the cell is about 10 feet wide by aoout 2
feet long. and is much the same klno OF
a cell as those at Fortress Monroe:
In regard to the food of the prisoners
while the quality is coarse, they are CIV
en- a sufficient quantity The medical at
tendance is good, and whenever a prison.
er becomes i'll he is sent to q hospital and
given special attention It seems that
MeIton's attorneys and advisers believe
that delay at this time is the safest pol
lev TO pursue. The charge that the Com
I1etitor prisoners were taken with arms
in their hands in open resistance to Spain
makes their case q serious one, and the
outcome is doubtful The agitation of
the Melton case in the press, and also by
Senator Morgan in the United States sen
ate is having good effect, it IS thought,
in favor of the prisoners, and they will be
treated with more lenieney in conse-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-21
Simple Breakfasts.

The Scotch make oat porridge the
principal part of their breakfast, and
this habit of the sturdy race is coming
into quite general favor in America
Some fruit and grain with a hot cup
of Postum Cereal and bread and butter
is an ideal health breakfast
Coffee hurts many people in ways
they do not suspect.
Any disorder of the stomach, bowels.
kidneys, palpitation of the heart, weak
eyes, etc, originates in a weakened
nervous system, caused by some foreign
element the nerves cannot stand.
Coffee and tobacco are powerful drugs
and directly affect the nervous system.
Quit the cause of the disorder and ma
ture will generally heal up the affected
parts.
Postum Cereal, made by the Postum
Cereal Co, Linn, of Battle Greek, Mich.
is a pure, nourishing and strengthening
grain fOOd-drink, which will answer
very we'll instead of coffee.
If one is perfectly well and can drink
coffee without its showing disorder
in some part of the body, they might
not be interested in Postum, but about
every other one is hurt by coffee, and
there is no denying the fact that the
great food drink is a boon to such.
Properly prepared it is toothsome and
delicious.
Just as good" as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-21
FATAL PRIZE FIGHT.
Billy Vernon Fatally Injured at Phila
delphia,

Philadelphia, April 21.-Bnly Vernon,
of FIaverstraw. N. Y, was probably IA
tally injured in a boxing bout with Les
lie Pearce of Camden, N. J., at the
Olympic Athletic club at Athens, Pa,
last night The fight had been scheduled
for Is rounds and at the opening of the
14th both men came up fresh and smil-
ing.
After sparring for an opening. Yer
non made a left swing which Pearce
cleverly countered and both men broke
away. More sparring followed and
Vernon made a vicious left lunge
Pearce ducked without attempting a
return, when Vernon suddenly col
lapsed and fell heavily forward on his
face. He was counted out but contin-
ued to lay mOtiOnless after Pearce had
retired to his dressing room. Vernon's
second. Paul Dimot of Amsterdam, N.
Y. made an effort to rouse him, but he
lay still Then several doctors pushed
their way to the ringside and, upon
their direction. the unconscious man
was carried to his room. At a late
hour he was still senseless and the
physicians gave out slight hope of his
recovery Pearce was placed under ar
rest, but every other person connected
with the affair managed to escape be-
fore the authorities got wind of it.
There were about 1000 spectators.
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FOR HIS WIFE'S SAKE.
Justice Field Has Decided to Remain
on the Bench, Upsetting Many
Calculations.
pri1 PA Washington

Chicago, April pa Washington
special to the Tribune says:
Some little time ago Justice Field OF
the supreme court announced to his
friends that some time during the
month of July he proposed to retire
from the bench, as he would have then
accomplished his aim of SURPRISING all
previous terms of service in the aug
ust body. Since that announcement
was made the venerable justice has ap-
parently changed his mind, and It IS
understood that the cause was the influ-
ence of Mrs. Field herself. She desires
the justice not to relinquiSh his high
office for year or two, and her reasons
are understood to be purely social ones.
She is fond of entertaining, and is
pronounced favorite in all social cir
Giles. AS the wife of an active justice
OF the supreme court, she has the very
highest rank in official life in Washing
ton, a rank which she would be COM
PEELED to abandon if the justice went
on the retired list. Almost every one
knows that Justice Field was born in
1916, and hence is now in his 81st year.
1t is generally understood that Mrs
Field is more than a score of years the
Junior of the distinguished juriSt, and is
not yet threescore. Her hair is still
dark, and her face shows but few evil
dences of her increasing years. 1t is
said to be Mrs. Fields desire to spend
some time yet in active society before
the retirement of her husband, and the
justice has virtually decided to accede
to his wife's request to postpone his de-
partUre from the bench.
This unexpected determination on his
part will etfectually prevent one or two
changes in the cabinet which were
practically agreed upon prior to the in
auguratiOn of President Mckinley It
was generally understood that Attor-
ney General McKenna would succeed
to Justice Fields place on the supreme
bench, as the vacancy would naturally
be filed by some one from the Pacific
coast.
Judge A J. Waymire was generally
slated for the attorney generalship in
case of Mr.. McKenna's promotion, and
there was a possibility that after mat
ters had quieted down Gen. AcCOok of
New York might be given the attorney
generalship, on the theory that the Pa
cific coast Republicans would be suffi-
GENTLY rewarded by the elevation of
one of their number to the supreme
bench. The latest decision of Justice
Field, due entirely to Mrs. Fields per-
sonal wish, has upset these cOmbina-
lions entirely. for if he agrees to stay a
year or two, there is no telling but that
he may decide to remain on the bench
during the While of the present admin
istration, and thus President Mckinley
Will have no opportunity to put a man
on the supreme bench unless a death
should intervene
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-21
WHAT STRONG DRINK COSTS
[From the Baltimore SUM

the BalLlII4OI6 0ulll
The New York American Grocer pro-
duces a number of interesting facts to
show that the hard times have cOntri~
buted to a notable diminution in the
use of all kinds of beverages parttcu-
1arly spirits."It is conceded that causes
other than hard times may have had
some effect. Bicycles, for example, may
have leSsened the patronage Of saloons
But the figures demonstrate, according
to the Grocer, that the consumption OF
alcoholic StimulantS has not increased,
while the use of the milder beverages
has barely been steady" In 1892 ana
1893 the consumption of spirits per ciu-
zen was one and half gallons, of wine
nearly half gallon, of beer Is gallons,
while in 1896 the average consumption
of spirits was one gallon, of wines one
quart and of beer Is gallons. The hg-
ures seem to show surprising de-
crease in the amount Of whisky and
wine consumed. It may be observed,
however, that the Grocer fails to note
that the internal tax on spirits was
considerably increased by the tariff of
1884, with the result, no doubt, OF de-
creasing lawful distillation. The high
er the tax the higher the premium on
secret production and consumption. 1t
is not impossible that the apparent de-
cline of consumption is due in part to
increased fraud on the internal revenue
officers. The decrease in manufactures
in the last few years has included also
industries in which alcohol is an i'm
pOrtant raw material, SO that part of
the decreased consumption of spirits is
The official reports show that our H.,
263, coo people in 1896 consumed n, O51, S77
gallons of spirits, or no more than S.
$780, 600 consumed in 1887 AS about H.,
600, 600 gallons of spirits are annually
used in manufactures. according to
the Grocer, the quantity actually used
as a beverage is about 10000 600 gal
Ions BarrOOmS make 60 drinks out of
a gallon and get at the lowest calcula-
ton about $3.50 for it. The nations
whisky bill in 1896 was, therefore, $270,-
100000, as against $500, 100000 in 1898,
when the consumption was 101 000, 900
gallons The government lost $4,000. 600
of revenue by the decreased cOnsump-
ton. Beer is more largely consumed
now than formerly. The consumption
per citizen 20 years ago was but six
and half gallons, as against 10 gal
Ions in 1896. The total consumption of
beer in 1896 was 1850 626, 165 gallons, on
which the government received a rev.
enue of S33, 139. 141. The aggregate
amount of the national beer bill is esti-
mated at $541, 963, 34S. Wine is little used
by cur people. In 1887 we produced e.
1861 900 gallons and imported ASS, 900
gallons, whereas in 1886 We produced
but 1889, 600 gallons and imported A.
100000 gallOns-a large decrease. The
nations bill for wine in 1896 was $49.-
100000. The total cost of our alcoholic
beverages in that year the Grocer pla-
ces at 1851 ,693, S32, some $1f0 600, 900 less
than in 1892. Good times" it infers,
foster the use of alcoholic stimulants."
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GROWTH.

The State Journal has been under the
present management for over eleven
years and its daily circulation in that
time has increased from 800 to over Il. 900
or average growth of one thousand a
year.
The State Journal receives the full day
IeaseG-wire Associated Press report. is a
member of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has four linotypes,
fast Web Perfecting press, etc
The State Journal has larger circula-
in the great state of Kansas. It requires
forty-three (43) carriers exclusive of
newsboys) to circulate the paper in To-
DelEa and suburbs
Don't advertise in the State Journal I'M
less you feel confident that its daily cir
culation exceeds H. 900. Any evidence ap-
parently to contrary viii be cheerfully re
ceived and proof produced to convince
the most Skeptical that we do not claim
anything about our circulation for which
we cannot youch-
exclusive permanent home, a
handsome double front pressed brick
building OF three floors. The location IS
one of the most eligible business sites in
Topeka-the southeast corner of Kansas
avenue and Eighth street The building
is one of the most complete neWSpape
structures in the west and has many uni
cue featueres-am these are construc-
zion and arrangement by which the four
Jnotypes are seen in operation behind
plate glass facing Kansas avenue and
also through a large glass window from
the business office.
The fast Web Perfecting printing press
IS placed at the middle of the north
ground floor, behind Is feet of plate glass
facing Eighth street, thus affording a
complete view from the sidewalk or the
wonderful printing machine, turning our
complete eight page papers, printed, 1oId-
nd and counted at the rate Of between Two
and three a second A press room pal
cony offers a similar view from. tha IN"
side OF the building
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CARE OF CHILDREN.

TFrom the Philadelphia Americana
Children are not likely to crave candy
and other sweets unless taste for such
articles has been developed by indul-
gence in them; their use, since they are
seldom taken at meal times, helps
greatly to foster that most pernicious
habit of childhood-eating between
meals. No food, except at their regular
meal times. should be the universal
rule for children from babyhood up;
and although during their earliest years
they require food at somewhat shorter
intervals than adults, their meal hours
should be arranged for the same time
each day, and no piecing permitted
Parents who follow the too common
practice of giving their little ones
cracker or fruit between meals are
simply placing them under training for
dyspepsia sooner or later. Uninter-
rupted digestion proceeds smoothly and
tremendously in a healthy stomach;
but Interruptions in the shape of food
sent at all times and when the stomach
is already at work are justly resented;
and such disturbances, if long cOntin-
ued, are punished by suffering.
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BREAD WINNING AvoCArIoNs
ON UNFAMILIAR LINES.
(From Harper's Bazar.)

L.
It has been said that to make success
certain one must appeal either to the
palate or to the vanity. Hard and cy-
meal as the statement sounds. it has
proven true, in part at least, time and
again. The caterers and the milliners
thrive when others fail and it is I'M
dOUbtedly true that in the supplying of
kindred demands lie many OppOrtuni-
ties. Several women known in the so
cial world have made their taste and
judgment felt in the selection of hats
and bOnnets, and it has happened more
than once that q name once familiar
upon the fashionable bit of card board
has come to mean style and quality
when stamped upon a hat lining, while
fresh eggs, young chickens, and the
like have been made to yield an in
come to many women who had the good
fortune to own a bit of land whose pos
sibilities she had the good sense to re-
cognize.
Mushrooms too have played their part
and one clever girl, whose love of sum-
mer outing was not to be daunted by
the fact that her regular business de-
c1ined during the long hot days, made
possible a long delicious holiday by
catering to the most exacting tastes.
There is always a market for the best
she says, land I found that with care
I could send my dealer single mush-
rooms weighing a pound in some few
instances, and always large and fine.
Their culture does not entail hard la
pair of arms for a small part of each
day. The knowledge required will, OF
course. mean some study, but not over
much" And as the venture meant a
summer out-of-d doors and an ample liv-
ing, it can surely be said to have paid.
Looking over the entire field and
studying the situation as a whole, one
is forced to the conclusion that the IL
nit of possibilities is difficult either to
foresee or to reach Even the familiar
household cat has been made to yield
a return on that all-needful basis that
its pays best to supply the highest
grade, and cat kennels wherein Angora
kittens are raised for sale as pets net
their owner a comfortable income. The
care and boarding of small dogs and pet
kittens, together with private hospi-
tai to which they can be sent when all
ing. and where they receive competent
care, have developed into paying en-
terprise.
Hackneyed and familiar pursuits are
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Grant Monument Dedication.
Excursion Rates to New York.

On the 9th of April, in the magnif-
cent MausOleum upon the bank of the
Hudson river, Columbia, will en-
shrine the ashes of her grea test captain.
The event is one without a parallel in
the history of the nation, and the cere-
monies will be of unwonted pomp, spIen-
dor and SOlemnity. The occasion will
be graced by the presence of the presi-
dent, the supreme court, and the great
civic officers of the nation and the
states The army and navy, the nation
al guard of the states, the Grand Ar
my of the Republic and other patriotic
and civil organizations will unite to
form the most superb pageant ever seen
in America. Many foreign nations will
send special representatives and ships
of war to join our own natchless fleet
in majestic procession to the Tomb Of
Grant.
The B. &, o. R. r. will sell reduced
rate excursion tickets to New York,
April 23d to 26th, inclusive, valid for re-
turn journey until May 4th, inclusive,
and good to stop off a Washington re-
turning. The round trip fare from Chi
cago will be $23. 20, and correspondingly
low rates from points east.
For detailed information as to trains,
etc, address L. S. Allen, Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent, B. & Q. r. R.,
Chicago
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FIRE CHIEFS CONVENTION.
To Assemble in New Haven in Au-
gust Next.

Kansas City, April 21.-The twenty
sixth annual convention of the national
fire chiefs association will be held in
New Haven, Conn, during the third
week of August, next. The executive
committee of the association. composed
of chiefs of the fire departments of Salt
Lake Denver Omaha, New Haven,
Conn, Dayton, Ohio, Wyoming, Ohio,
Roanoke, Va, at meeting here today,
agreed upon the time and place, and
also decided to request the following
chiefs to prepare papers on the subjects
named:
Chief Sweeny, Chicago, Fighting
Fires in High Buildings Chief Dick
erson, Cleveland, Best Method of
Handling Coal Oil FIRES" Chief Nc
Abee, Baltimore, Improvements in Au-
tomato Sprinklers.''
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ga HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE
Full OF SHAME" CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO
FELL 116 FEET.
Painter Killed by a FAN From CARROLL
toms Water Tower.

Carrollton. No, April 21.-Carlton Blitz.
a painter was instantly killed this after
noon by falling from the top Of the city
water tower. He had been employed to
paint the tower, and had swung himself
out on a rope ladder just ready to begin
work, when one of the iron hooks sup
porting his weight snapped in two and
Blitz fell a distance OF 116 feet alighting
on his head and shoulders.
His neck WIS broken and his body con-
siderably crushed. Deceased was
stranger. having been here less than a
week. He claimed to be the son Of the
world-renowned ma.gictan. Sig. Blitz, ana
left a letter stating that his mother, four
brothers and a sister live at Brasner Iron
Works. St. Lawrence county, n. Y I4le
relatives have been notified by coroner
James Squire. Deceased was ABOUT 20
years old and unmarried
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AT THE PORTALS OF THE
uNKNOWN.

Admiral A. H Markham in the cur
rent number of the North American Ike
view, says in an article on Antaruc
ExplOra tons:
On one occasion only has any really
serious attempt been made to explore
and investigate the regions Slluateo 70
the south of the Antarctic Circle, ana
that attempt, incredible as it may ap-
pear. was made more than 90 years
ago.
Nothing of Importance has been IN
dertaken since, even the portals OF this
unknown area can hardly be said TO
have been approached during Ihat time
Half a century is a long period, eSpec-
tally in this enterprising ana aoVenluf-
Gus age, when the ever restless ana en-
thusiastic energies of the pioneers OF
civilization are leaving their lhdellple
footprints over portions OF the globe
that so years ago were deemed almost
inaccessible for one particular part of
the world to remain WTapt IN the same
inpenetrab BILE darkness that has sur
rounded it from time immemOr1al-
Now. however, the time has arrived
when the question of Polar research in
both hemispheres should be equally
considered.
There is still much to be done in the
North, and so long as gallant explorers
like Nansen, Jackson and Peary cOntln-
ne to devote their energies in that dl-
fectiOn, we shall not rest satisfied I'M
til the entire area of nearly a million
and a half square miles has been faith
fully delineated on our maps; but it is
an indisputable fact that there is much
more than this to be done in the South,
for there is more than seven times that
extent of undiscovered area to be ex-
pIored, and although the Antarctic Cir
Gle has been pierced in two or three
places, our geOgTa phical knowledge of
that region is not only extremely linn
tied. but may be regarded as purely
cOnjectural.
In the Antarctic we have absolutely
everything to learn.
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OMAHA GOES REPUBLICAN.
Frank E. Moores Elected by Less
Than 200 Votes.

Omaha, April 21-Election here yes
terday was conducted under discourage
ing circumstances, a cold rain falling
all day. The public interest was light
and the vote was remarkably small
but a semblance of politics was given
the affair by the fusion of Democrats,
Populists and Free Silver Republicans
against the Republican nominees. The
A P. A. united against the Repu blican
candidate for mayor also.
Returns were slow. It is apparent
that Frank E. Moores, Republican, is
elected mayor over E. E. Howell, fusion,
by less than 200.
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Love Elaotion I'm.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 21.-The
house late yesterday afternoon passed
the bill governing cities under q spec
ial charter. Elections in cities of over
20 600 are to be held biennially instead
of annually.
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Weather In dicationa

Chicago, April 21.-For Kansas-Part-
ly cloudy tonight with showers and
pro IDLY thunder storms in east por-
lions; cooler in west portions tonight;
Thursday generally fair and cooler;
southerly shifting to brisk westerly
winds
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overcrowded. Originality and daring
must be made to open new ways. But
happily for those who must travel,
carping criticism is dead. In it's stead,
hearty good viii and encourag cement
will be met and many a helping hand
be grasped by the way.
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St. Louis and Return SO SO.

On May and the Santa Fe Route,
the home road, Will sell tickets to St.
Louis and return. good till May u, in
elusive, at one fare, $3.50, for the round
trip
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Grand total of copies printed during the
three months, 81, $40.
The grand total when divided by a,
which is the actual number of days of
issue. shows that the average number Of
complete copies printed per issue was
II ,917.
This is a correct report for the three
months of 1897 and is made for the pur-
pose of being placed on file and securing
an acurate and exact circulation rating.
lEierrlal
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There is no excuse for any man to
appear in society with a grizzly beard
since the Introduction of Buckingham 5
Dye which colors natural brown or
black
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SMa..<>NNa<e;tSS,,,~a>.>1
Editor and

Editor and Proprietor.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
9Th day of April. 1897.
A. A. MAJORS.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Ny commission expires April 4th, 1888.
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MRs. M,KINLEY,S FRIEND.
Little Miss Vanderbilt Often Calls at
the White House.

Washington, April 1.-Two or three
times a week a magnificent equipage IS
observed standing along the driveway % o.
the White house drawn sometimes Dy
two immense sorrels. and again by large
dark bays. ~ ~
over a dozen years old, to whom MIS-
McKfnley has taken fancy and the M
tie girl comes TO the White house ana en-
fertains herself and Mrs. Mex hnley two
or three times a week. She is accom-
named bv a maid always The stay OF the
Vanderbilts in Washington IS drawing %
a close and they viii soon smut up lHSlI
house and start for the north.
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Not how cheap bur how gocd IS tns
- ne nv 70 do our work Peerless
steam Laundry. 112 and IL West SIN
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Daily Average 1877

The issues of the Topeka Daily State
Journal. of Topeka, Kansas. for three
months from January LIST, 1897. to March
3lst, 1887, inclusive, actual number of COM
plete copies printed, have been as stated