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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13

Some of my friends who had worn
the Diue during the war, recommended
that should try DR. Williams Pink
Pllls Tor Pale People. sent for a box
and took them as directed. BY the time
l had taken one box 1 could feel a de-
cided Improvement in my condition and
after l had taken three boxes the
cramping pains had left my back and
l could again use my limbs and was
able to walk about once more.
I can recommend DR.. Williams Pink
Pills to any one who is suffering from
rheumatism. If it had not been for the
pills, I would never have been able to
walk again"
Mr. Hewitt is 81 years old but is al
ways to be seen on the streets of Tope-
ka when the weather is good. He uses
a cane to walk with on account of his
crippled foot, but rheumatism is now
an unknown factor to him.
Mr.. HeWitt's wife and five children,
are as ready to praise DR.. Williams
Pink Pills as is Mr.. Hewitt himself. Mr..
Hewitt owns considerable property and
is now resting after life of work and
toll His jovial and pleasant ways have
won for him host of friends.
The druggists of Topeka report a
steady demand for DR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. They sell upon
their reputation. Every person who
has ever used them is only too glad4to
recommend them to their friends Who
may be in need of a remedy that viii
relieve them of some malignant disease
that has caused years of suffering and
worry.
The pure, powerful vegetable fngred-
tents in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People supply the antidote for
poisonous matter in the blood and add
those elements needed to build up body
and brains. Many diseases long sup
posed by the medical profession to be
incurable have succumbed to the potent
influence Of these pills. They can be
taken by young or old, being harmless
in their nature, but powerful in elimin-
ating disease.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
WILL NOT RAISE PRICES.
Organizers of the Wire Pool Say That
is Not Their Object.

New York, Dec. 13.-The representatives
of the steel wire and nail manufacturing
firms of the United States, who have for
months been negotiating to form a
steel wire and nail pool, are nearing a
conclusion of their work. 1t is said that
about twenty of the largest steel wire and
nail manufacturers will enter the pool and
that the capital involved will exceed $780,
900 600. The legal formalities for forming
the pool will probably not be completed
until after the holidays.
Already many of the small wire and nail
concerns throughout the country have
been bought out and negotiations are
pending for the purchase of others. Ac-
cording to Judge Gary of Chicago, G. H.
Tenbroeck and others interested, the
combine will not result in raising the
prices of wire nails, but will enable the
manufacturers to operate the plants up
on a more economical basis.
The only meeting in connection with
the combine held today was that of the
directors of the IIionis Steel company. 1t
is admitted that discussions of the pro-
posed wire and nail pool took up a great
portion Of the session.
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the while This is also the congrega-
tion with which the president has al
ways been associated. It was in this
church that he was superintendent Of
the Sunday school 80 years ago, and
here that he always attended services
when in Canton, usually going with his
mother They last attended together
last Septelnber, when the president
was here during his summer vacation.
The president is a member of the
board of trustees of the church.
At daylight yesterday morning at the
suggestion of some of the older mem
bers of the congregation that an old
time custom, now almost obsolete, be
observed, to publicly announce the
death the bell in the tower of the
church slowly tOlled off the years Of
her age.
1t is a coincidence that Mrs. McKin-
ley died at almost the identical hour
of the day as did her husband, on
Thanksgiving, five years ago.
Messages of coincidence are pouring
into the telegraph office from all quar-
ters and many friends have already
called at the house to offer sympathy.
During her life Mrs. Mckinley show
ed a fondness for visiting with her
children, and, besides having them at
her home as much as possible, frequent
ly visited their homes. She spent one
winter with her son. David. in Califor-
MIA shortly before his death, and fire.
quently went to Somerset, Pa, the
home of her son, Abner. as well as to
Pittsburg, and later Cleveland, the
home of the Duncans.
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or as he was a decade ago. Each day he
walks to and from his courtroom. He
rises early every morning and with his
favorite dog trotting along by his side,
goes out to do his own marketing.
Many are the anecdotes which illus
trate Judge Gary S skill at repartee and
Quickness of wit when on the bench
He has always had an especial dislike
for men who try to shirk jury service
on himsy excuses. Once a little German
tried to escape by making the plea that
he could not speak good English.
You'll not have to speak at all, -
said the judge.
''Vell, shudge, I don't t'ink makes
a good shuror anyway" persisted the
talesman.
why not?''
"Vell," with a gesture in which he
indicated the attorneys, 81 don't un-
derstood holdings vat dose fe1lers say"
Neither does any one else. Sit
down" thundered the judge.
A young lawyer, just admitted to the
bar, was once appointed by Judge Gary
to defend prisoner. It was the young
lawyers first case, and he was anxious
to make good showing, but in spite of
all his efforts the man was convicted
and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Meeting the judge later, the lawyer re-
marked:
'That was pretty hard on me, judge
my first case, you know, and my man
got 18 months. -
"That's nothing, " returned the judge
shortly. my first client got eight
years. -
In private life Judge Gary lives quiet
ly and modestly. He is an affectionate
husband and takes great pride in his
daughters, who are deeply interested in
charitable work.
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from her other children, seldom going
out except to church, where she could
be found every Sunday mOrning, un-
less prevented by illness.
While showing deep affection for her
other children, she had followed the
career of William with especial pride
and solicitude. With fond, motherly
admonition, she watched him rise from
the position of prosecuting attorney of
his own county by successive stages to
congressman, governor and finally
president.
During the memorable campaign of
last year for the nomination and af-
terwards for the election, Mrs. Nc
Kinley was one of the most interested
observers. She was always given the
place of honor at the home of her il
lustriOuS son, and on the day of his
nomination at the St. Louis convention
she heard the news as soon as he did.
All through the trying campaign that
followed she watched after her son
with deep interest. She was a frequent
caller a his house, and was greeted by
many of the visiting delegations of Re
ident to the Inauguration, riding in the
special train, and remained in Wash
ingtOn until MI. and Mrs. Mckinley
had become settled in their new home.
Then she returned to the Canton cot
tage, with expressions of gratitude at
getting home once more.
Nancy Allison Mckinley came of
family which was transplanted from
ENGLAND to the hills of Virginia. The
Allison family subsequently removed
to Green county, Pennsylvania, where
Abner Allison, Nancy's father. was
born, and where he married Ann Camp
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PASSES AWAY.
Mother of the President is No
More.
Breathed Her Last at 2 O'Clock
Sunday Morning.
DEATH WAS PAINLESS.
All Her Family We're at the
Bedside.
Funeral Will Take Place To-
morrow Afternoon.

Canton, O., Dec. 13.-Mrs. Nancy Al
lison Mckinley, mother of the presi-
dent passed from life at a few minutes
past o'clock Sunday morning, with all
her children and other immediate rela-
tives at her bedside. She did not suf-
fer any in her last hours, but gradually
passed from the deep, palsied sleep, in
which she has rested almost constantly
for the past ten days, into the sleep of
death.
The end was most beautiful in its
quiet and peacefulness. Mrs. McKin-
ley seemed to sleep so soundly that it
was difficult to tell whether she had
yet breathed her last. This condition
continued for half an hour. There was
no struggle. She seemed to sleep her
life away. The president and all of the
family were at her side.
There were no recOgnitions, hOwev-
er. Her last consciousness was hours
before her final taking away.
Mrs. Mckinley was distinctiVely a
home loving woman, and the two story
frame cottage on West Tuscarawas
street, in this city, where she died, and
where she had lived for many years.
was dearer to her than any other spot
on earth. There she spent her declin-
ing days with her daughter, Helen, and
her grandchildren, Grace and James
Mckinley, receiving occasional visits
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
MONTANA'S FOUNTAIN.
Anaconda is to Have the Largest in
the World

New York, Dec. 13.-The Anaconda Min
ing company has acquired rights to all
the water in Hearst gulch and lake at
melting SHOWS that exist there during
the entire year. This lake lies up against
Mount Haggin, 1890 feet above the level
of the street in front of the Montana ho-
tel. The company will raise the bank
about Lake Hearst SO as to make it
reservoir with a capacity of nearly a bill
lion gallons, and giving a daily flow of
four million gallons down a slope of 5000
feet into the city.
A steel pipe line will carry this water
down six miles to Anaconda, where an
other immense reservoir Will be built to
receive it. The reservoir will be 800 feet
higher than the business center of the
city and a quarter of a mile long. It's
shore line will be irregular, lying against
the hills and it will be a beautiful sheet
of water. As a further means of adding
to the beauty of the spot, the supply main
from Lake Hearst will terminate in
fountain in the center of the reservoir
only portion of the immense pressure
will be used, but a solid jet of water over
three inches in diameter will be thrown
go feet vertically in the air, while around
the base of the fountain viii be a fringe
of spray, consisting of rows of jets rising
to various heights and at different angles
The fountain will be, when completed,
without exception. the largest in the
world. The jets will rise from a MASSIVE
base of rough masonry.
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WILL BE A NATION.
Greater. Republic of Central America
More Than an Alliance.

Washington, Dec. 13.-OffciaI infOrma>
ton has been received here that the
Greater Republic of Central America is
about to extend the union so as to give it
all the attributes of a sovereign nation.
At present the three countries forming
the union-Nicaragua, Salvador and Hon
duras-have a diet which conducts diplo-
matte relations with the outer world,
while each country maintains its own sep>
arate government of internal affairs. This
has created the impression that the great
er republic was merely an alliance of the
three republics, but not a republic in it
self 1t has been the chief cause OF
trouble in sending ministers from the
United States to Central America.
In view of this feeling Senor COrea, the
representative in Washington of the
greater republic, wrote to the secretary
of the diet, asking for authority to state
that the government was to be more
than an alliance. In reply, the secretary,
Mr.. Mendoza, writes to Mr.. Corea that a
complete union is about to be formed. It
will no longer be a union of diplomatic
intercourse only. open to the criticism of
being an alliance, but will be fusing of
all the interests of the several govern
ments into one sovereign state.
Mr.. Corea has not been informed as to
the details of this complete union, but he
says he believes it will be accomplished
by February, if not earlier.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
TERRIBLE RAIDS.
MADE BY GUERILLAS And BUSH-
MACkERS In THE WAR.
A Volunteer of the Missouri Home Guards Tells
OF Some Fierce Fighting-The
Springfield Battle

when the war broke OUT said John
Hewitt, of Topeka, Kansas, who is pop
ular in G.. A. r. and railroad circles, Il
was working on the Hannibal & st. Joe
Railroad, and lived in Hannibal with
my parents. was one of thousands
who We're in constant dread of the ter>
rible raids that We're made by the
guerillas and bushwhackers. I enlisted
to protect our homes against these
raids, in the Missouri Home Guards, and
was in Company A. of the First Regi-
ment, under command of Col H. W.
Haywood, from the spring of SO until
the close of the war.
Although we did not experience any
''StOne Rivers or ''CSettysb bIrg-s'' we
did have some fierce fighting and our
full share of hardships The fight at
Springfield was terrible and the expos
ure to all kinds of weather which 1 ex-
perienced around Ribbon Greek before
and after the battle by that name,
brought on an attack of rheumatism
that I never, until last year, thoroughly
recovered from.
AT the close Of the war I returned to
my home and tried to regain my shat
tered health and did so to a cOnsidera-
Bile extent, but the rheumatism trOu-
bled me constantly. In the course of a
year I moved to Topeka and accepted
position on the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad, and from that time
until about two years ago 1 have been
constantly employed as a track fore
man.
About two years ago a hand car ran
over my right foot and crippled me so
that [ was forced to give up work
During the time I was laid up waiting
for the bones of my foot to knit I was
taken with an attack of rheumatism.
II settled IN my back and legs and
was in constant suffering. Long after
my foot was well, 1 was unable to walk
The physician who attended me promis-
ed a speedy recovery but after months
of pain L nearly gave up all hope of
ever being well.
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where he owns house whose architec-
ture is so unique that he has had the
plans patented. He was graduated at
Harvard and also took a course of law
at that university. In 1862 he raised a
company of volunteers and entered the
Union army as a lieutenant colonel. He
made good war record, and his stand
ing as a military man was emphasized
by the work which he did in reorganiz-
ing the state militia after the war.
He practiced law and was active in
politics, serving for a number of terms
as member of the New Y ork legislature
He was appointed by President Grant to
represent the United States at the inter
national tribunal of Egypt in 1875, and
in 1883 he was elected president of that
body. In 1886 he resigned his seat on
the bench and returned to Saratoga.
Three years later he was appointed by
President Harrison as first assistant sec
retary of the treasury, but was dissatis-
fed with this place and was given the
Portuguese mission.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13

bell. of Scotch German descent Early
IN the present century Mr. and Mrs.
Columbiana county, this state, travel
ing by pack horses. In 1909, near the
present city of Lisbon, Nancy Allison
was born Her girlhood was passed on
the farm, and in 1927 she married VIM.
Mckinley, a young iron manufa cturer.
The couple lived first at Fairfield and
afterward at Niles and Poland before
moving to Canton.
Nine children were born to them.
They We're David Allison, deceased;
Anna, deceased; James, deceased;
Mary, deceaSeds Helen Minerva, now
living at Canton; Sarah Elizabeth, now
the wife of Mr.. A ]. Duncan of Cleve-
land; William, the president; Abigail
Celia, deceased, and Abner, whose home
is in New York
William Mckinley, sr., died in No
vember. 1892, at the age of So years.
Funeral services will be held in the
First M. e. church of this city at one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment
will follow in WestlaWn cemetery, lust
west of the city; and Tuesday evening
President Mckinley and wife and Of
ffcialS from Washington who attend the
funeral viii leave for the capital,
reaching there about noon Wednesday,
1t was first thought by the family
that the services should be of a more
private nature, held at the old home
stead. 1t was learned, however, through
the pastor of Mrs. McKinley'S church
and members of the congregation, as
well as from other friends, that
the number of friends who desired
to pay their last tribute of respect to
the beloved woman by attending the
obsequies could not be accommodated
with such arrangements, and church
services were decided upon.
Pallbearers have been selected from
among the older members of the church
and those who for years have been
close neighbOrs of the deceased. They
are: Judge William r.. Day, William
A. Lynch, Former Mayor r. A. Cassi-
dy, l.. L. Miller, w. w. Clark, Judge
T. G. McCarty, David collars and For
mer Mayor John F. Blake.
The First Methodist church, in which
the services are to be held, is the one
in which Mother Mckinley worshipped
during her residence in Canton, and in
which she was found almost every Sun
day morning, only serious indisposition
or important circumstances keeping
her away. Three weeks ago yesterday
she was in her pew as usual, and
though she was nearly SO years of age,
her attendance had been regular all
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r. Warner. president Chamber of Com
merce, Cleveland; H. A. Garfield, presi-
dent Municipal association; NJ. T. Herrick.
Tom L. johnson, f. A. Angel. E. J.
Blondin, William Cushing. H. z. Bourne,
H o. Sargent, director of schools; George
T. Mcintosh, Cleveland; Oliver McClin>
toch Pittsburg; NJ. NJ. Garland, president
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, Pittsburg: william R.
Thompson, Pittsburg; H. F. Langenberg,
president Merchants Exchange, St. Louis;
I. G. KinsIand, president Manufacturers
association, st. Louis; A. I. Berry presi-
dent Civic Federation, St. Louis; Frank
I HartweH, president Municipal associa-
ton, Louisville. Ky; John II. Ward,
Louisville: A. ]. Beveridge, indianapolis;
Evans Woolen, secretary Commercial
club Indianapolis; A. I. CrocIer, presi-
dent Board of Trade. Minneapolis; F. G.
winston, Anthony Kelly, II. A. Towne, s.
r. Childs, w. J. Dean, J. B. Atwater, G.
r. Lyman, Cyrus Northrop Minneapolis;
William F. Mcdowell, PIatt Rogers, Hugh
Butler, Denver; John McVicker, president
League American municipalities, Des
Moines, Ia; Mayor Samuel NJ. Jones, To-
ledo; Washington GLADDEN., Columbus, o.;
George W. Ochs, Chattanooga, Tenn;
John f. Ficken, Charleston, s. G; Ed
ward Rosewater, Omaha; John H. Patter-
SON Dayton, O.; Charles s. Kay, presl~
dent Citizens league. Springfield, o.;
James D. Phelan, mayor San Francisco;
e. Hofer. Salem, Ore.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
GOVERNMENT RESERVOIRS.
Report on Irrigation in Wyoming and
Colorado

Washington, Dec. IA general review
of the matter of proposed government
construction of reservoirs in the west is
made in report sent to congress by Sec
retary Alger on the preliminary examina-
ton of the various reservoir sites in Wy
oming and Colorado. A summary is as
follows:
rive reservoir systems were examined
in Wyoming near Laramie. Estimated
cost of storing water from the two Lar
amies, S416254; of bringing North Platte
in basin, $1,000, 900; at Sweet Water esti-
mated cost, $276 484; Pine Greek system,
$40, BAG; Cloud Peak, S31, ,O4S; Lake Desmet,
S113 800.
Colorado-south Platte. $40 600; Love
land $262, ,1O6 doubtful advisabilfty).
The Piny system is recommended for
Wyoming. Reservoir construction in the
arid region, the report says, would reduce
the flood height of the Missouri river dur
ing the June rise, and is indispensable to
the highest development of that section,
falling more properly under the dominion
of the nation than of the state, and need
not involve government control of irri
cation works. The government should
acquire full title and jurisdiction to any
site it improves and full rights to the
water.
The total extent of a reservoir system
in the arid regions which shall render
available the entire flowing streams will
not exceed 1,161, 900 600 cubic feet. II its
construction were to consume a century
in time it would represent an annual stor-
age of about lie. 600 900, 600 cubic feet or
266, 800 acre feet. At $537 per foot this
would cost 81. 432 716 per annum- This
amount, distributed among the seventeen
arid states and territories, gives an aver
age annual expenditure in each of sS4,277.
The annual value of the stored waters
would return the original cost and mainte-
nance in an average period of three years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
THE GREAT HUXLEY.
What Huxley, the Great English
Scientist, Considered the Best
Start in Life.

The great English scientist, Huxley,
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly because they lack the
proper quantity of digestive acids Qac-
tic and hydrochloric) and peptogenic
products; the most sensible remedy in
all cases of Indigestion, is to take after
each meal one or two Of Stewards Dys-
pepsia Tablets because they supply in
a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
ments that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stewards Dyspep-
sia Tablets will cure every form Of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood,
strong nerves, a bright eye and clear
complexion, because all these result
only from wholesome food we'll digest
ed.
Nearly all druggists sell Stewards 5
Dyspepsia Tablets at so cents full
sized package.
Send for free book on Stomach Trou-
bles to Stuart Co., Marshall Mich.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
IN HUMANITY'S INTEREST,
Young Nelson Morris Will Become q
Pork Packer Instead of an Author.

Chicago. Dec. Bra Nelson Morris. son
Of the millionaire packer, Nelson Morris
has abandoned the career Of letters which
he entered some months ago by publish
ing a small volume Of travel He viii
enter his fathers firm. with the Trade
Winds: a Jaunt in Venezuela and the
West Indies is the title of Mr.. Morris
first and only book.
"A million men can write books" de
clared the elder Norris, but few men
have the opportunity my son enjoys 10
become great in the business world. A
book is read by few; a large commercial
or manufacturing enterprise well con-
Quoted is a blessing to the world at
large"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
GEORGE s. BATCHELLER.

He Goes Abroad as Member of the In
ternatiOnal Court at Cairo.
George Sherman Batcheller, who has
been appointed as the American MEM
Der of the international court at Cairo,
Egypt, has spent most of his time
abroad for many years. He was given
this same post in 1875 and held it for
long time. This court is for the trial of
cases involving foreigners or foreign in
terests. He also served as minister to
Portugal and resigned that Office to be-
come the foreign attorney for several
prominent American life insurance COM
panies living for number of years in
Paris while holding this position.
Mr.. Batcheller is 81 years old and
comes from one of the Oldest families in
New York state. He was born in Batch
ellerville, Saratoga county, and his pres
ent American residence is at Saratoga,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
DYING OF AFRICAN FEVER.
DR.. Day, an American Missionary, Re
turning After % Years Service.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.--Cable messages
received here are to the effect that Rev.
DR.. Day, one of the best known mission
aries of the Lutheran synod of the United
States. left the royal hospital at Liver>
pool Saturday in a very critical condition
and sailed for New York in care of his
wife.
DR.. Day has been at Muhlenberg, Ii
IBERIA, for tweEty-three years. and has
achieved marked success in his missions
ary work there. Stricken down with At
rican fever. he was obliged to go to Eng
land last October, but, growing no better,
he is returning to America with the hope
of reaching here and laying the results
of his work before the synod. His con-
dition is such. however. that death may
come during the voyage.