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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

Can't Express Her Thanks Scrofula
Sores, Terrible Itching. Entirely Cured,
Mrs. Emily Ford, Eldora Hardin Co,
Iowa. writes: I can't express my
thanks for the box of Beggs German
SaIve as it has entirely cured the ter
rible itching and burning, that was in
my ankles. caused by scrOfula sores.
At druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
Gulf Rates Will Go Up.

ST louis. MO-. Dec 4-Grain shippers
throughout the west are making strenui--
Gus efforts to buy up grain and have It
en- route to southern ports before next
month, when there will be an advance
made of 6 cents per 100 on grain between
an increase of nearly 4 cents a bushel in
the cost of wheat at New Orleans Every
available car is being pressed into service.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
State to- Fnrnish LIS Own Roolzs

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 4.-Representa-
tive Morgan Chinn, of Mercer, has pre-
pared bill looking to the publication
of school books by the state. The bill
is aimed at the American School Book
trust, which has a monopoly of the
school book business. There is also to
be a strong disposition among legisla-
tors to abolish the convict system and
have the state maintain it's own print
in Gar 1,t11
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
Calf Skins Come in Free.

New York, Dec. 4-The United States
board of general appraisers TO-DAY renee l .tic
Dingley tariff act imported calf skins;
raw are not to be classified as uncured
hides of cattle which are subject TO a
duty Of Is per cent ad valorem, but are
wholly exempt from duty and come IN IN
der tl1e head Of raw skins included IN the
free list The decision is important to
the shoe and leather manufacturing inter-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
ONLY Two Wheat ships.

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-There are only
two disengaged wheat ships in port, the
Heathbank and Peake, and their agents
are holding out for 35s freight. The
tonnage on the way is 5000 tons less than
it was at this time in 1896.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
Ninda Cnantannna.

The following is the programme for
the Ninde Chautauqua, Monday even
ing:
Roll Call-Ouotations from Milton.
Imperial Germany, Chapter XI.-Mr
Slater.
Paper-FIenry George-AIr. Stephens.
Social Spirit in America, Chapter
XII-Mrs. Arthur.
Paner-NeaI DoW-Miss Moore.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

But hard to save it. See the. secretary
Of the Shawnee Building & Loan asso-
citation. room 16, Columbian building.
and find out how much a very small
amount saved monthly aggregates IN
the course of 10 or 20 years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
To ston Emil lighting

Paris, Dec. 4.-The council of state
has vested full power in the hands of
projects of departments to annul mu-
nicipal authorizations of bull fighting.
The decision has caused great SEN
sation at Mines, capital of the depart
les where bull fighting is frequent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

Miss May Higgins entertained very
pleasantly at progressive high hVe
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
Busby of Denver. The invited guests
were: Mrs. A. r. Lingafelt, Mrs. Avery
Turner, Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Mrs. Dav-
id Palmer; Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss
Myrtle Jetmore, Miss Bessie West, Miss
Rosamond Horton, Miss BrOadhead Of
Washington, D. C.: Miss Alice Pres
colt, Miss Irene HOrner, Miss May
Short. Miss Glenna Cross, Miss Nellie
ClOugh, Miss Dora Furman, Miss Arlie
EWart' MISS NATION, MISS Ahce AT At
wood. The score cards were dainty
little affairs cut out of water color pa
per in the shape of four leaf clovers.
The prizes We're won by Mrs. Arthur
Murphy and Miss Bessie West. The
prize given to Mrs. Murphy was a
pretty china plate, and Miss Vests
was a dainty book
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
ontario'g Big Hotel Burns.

Ontario, Cal, Dec. 4.-The Southern Pa
cific hotel Ontario's finest building. was
burned to the ground this morning. Loss,
$50 COO with SIS 900 insurance. The ground
floor was occupied by the postofhce.
real estate office and the Ontario Cd
server. The FIRE was caused by the cross
ing of electric wires.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, o., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured 2y
physicians for the cure of eczema. lie
witch Hazel Salve the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases G. W.
Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
Is ANYTHING PaidP

on that mortgage? Why not pay it off
in monthly payments? The Shawnee
Building & Loan association, room 16
Columbian building will arrange it for
you.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition De
Wits Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation, biliousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan
SaS avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Ali druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
To cure a cod in one pav.

rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. Csc The genuine has L.
r. O. on each tablet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

Calvary Mission, 9121z East Fourth
street. Evening prayer and sermon at
4 o m Rt. Rev F. K. Brooke, bishop
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, will
preach.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04

Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered
TO look like new fy Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 and ia West sth St
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-04
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

GAN communications to this department
must give the full name and address Of
the writer. Anonymous personals ano
descriptions of social affairs viii not be
publshed.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26

Roth and the Thieves struggled on the Cable
Car Until . Policeman Came.

Roth and the Thieves Struggled on the Cable
Car Until . Policeman Came.
While ~Ignatius @. Roth of 20 West Ninety.
seventh street stood on the crowded rear plat
form Of o Broadway cable car yesterday after
noon on his way uptown, a $3.50 diamond scarf.
pin sparkIed in his cravat. A patent fastener
was attached to the end of it.
When the car was passing the Gilsey House
at Twenty-n1nth street, Roth was jostled by
two young men who stood beside him, and a
moment later he felt a tug at his scarfpin.
Roth put up bis right hand quickly and grabbed
the hand which was trying to loosen his pin.
He grasped the hand tightly and was drawing
its owner toward him when the thief's COM
panion came to mis- assistance and tried to
break Roth's hold. Roth shouted for help. The
car was stopped and Policeman John Lawless
jumped aboard. Roth had hold Of both thieves
by this time, and no turned them over to tho
policeman
station house, where they described themselves
as William Brown, a clerk, 22 years old, of
223 West Sixteenth street. and John MoGin.
ness. e telegraph messenger, T. years old, OF
man who tried to steal the pin. He and his
pal were locked up on q charge Of attempted
grand larceny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
NEW LIEN LAWS.
Iho Codincation By the Last Legislature which
Goes Into Erect on Sept. 4.

Tho C~oaincation By the Last Legislature which
Goes Into Erect on Sept. 4.
The last Legislature codifod all the laws ro-
lating to liens Of al kinds, putting them to-
eether in chapter 41s OF the Laws Of 1897. A
few minor changes were made In the existing
laws and two new sections were put in. all of
which go into effect on Sept. l. Tho verihcation
Of mechanics liens has been slightly altered, and
in the future they will be tndexed against the
owners only. In making out a lien it must DO
stated specifically when the first work was done
and when tho last, or when the first material
was delivered and when the last.
One of tho new sections provides that owners
OF stations must register in the County Clerks
Office the names. age. description. pedigree.
terms, and conditions of their horses and obtain
q certificate for the same. Unless tho owner
cannot have O lien on tho marc or foal. Tho
other new section Is as follows:
A contract for the sale of land with q building loan
and any modification thereof must DO in writing and
within ten days after Its execution be filed In tho
ONCE of the clerk of the county in which any part Of
the land 10 situated. II not so nled the into rest Of
each party TO such contract in the real property af.
fected thereby Is subject TO tho lien and claim OF o
person who shall thereafter file q notice OF q lien un.
der this chapter. A modification Of such contract
shall not AFFECT or impair the right or interest of q
person who. previous to the nling of such modinca-
or had performed or contracted to perform labor for
the improvement Of the real property, but such right
or interest shall DO determined by the original con-
tract.
These changes and additions 90 into effect
neXt Wednesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
ASKS FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
A British Army Omcer BFinEs SUIT Against
the New York Central.

A B.itish Army Omcer BrinEs SUIT Against
the New York Central.
UTICA, Aug. 25.-Alexander Mcdonnell, o
Colonel in her Majesty's army in Canada. has
sued the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company for $4,000 damages. sus-
tanned. as he claims. through the solo negli-
genoe of the railroad. Its agents. servants and
employees. In the complaint the plaintiff says
that he was on an excursion train operated by
the defendant corporation between Watertown
and Cape Vincent. Tho cars were greatly
crowded, and he was standing in tho aisle Of the
third car back Of tho engine, near the front
door. which was open. Tho car in which the
plaintiff was riding and those to tho rear. mum.
bering about nineteen, uncoupled and separated
from the engine and the other two cars. The
result was that the rear section came to q sud
den standstill with a sharp jerk. violently hurl.
ing tho plaintiff backward through the front
door and out upon tho tracks.
The plaintiff alleges that he struck heavily
upon his head and shoulders, and received So
we're and permanent injuries internally and to
his back In the region, of tho spine. and at the
his face. head. and body. and received a tremen.
doue shock to his nervous system. He says that
he has suffered greatly and has expended large
sums of money because of his injuries. The
action IL brought In Jefferson county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
President wooiworth Predicts stormy Times
in Our Anclnl CnnhItInn.

CLEVELAND. o.. Aug. 25.-There were nearly
800 delegates at the opening session of
tho annual meeting OF the American
Bar Association hero today. President
Woolworth Of Omaha IL his address re-
viewed the legislation of last winter in
Congress and tho States. and called attention
to the great Increase in police power, nine.tcnths
OF the statutes having been passed in its exercise.
Mr.. Woolworth also said that there was a strik.
ing tendency to use Government for tho
benefit of special interests at the expense of the
interests of others. He said while talking Of
the rich and poor:
ut cannot be denied that great accumula-
tions OF wealth in the hands of the few 20 along
with tho process by which the poor are crowded
down In deeper depths Of poverty; and, moro
and more, the multitude on the brink is precipi-
tated into the abyss OF hopeless misery, while
their places are in turn filled by the industri-
Gus who beg for work and not for bread. Many
cannot suppress a profound sympathy for the
poor. ana almost in despair cry out from the
depths of their hearts against a civilization
which cannot save its own victims.
Wild and extrayagant propositions for the
exercise OF the powers of the State are sure Of
an Incorporate advocacy in popular
and certain public, prints. So great is the i'm.
patience to end all social evils at a stroke that
the rights, consecrated in the Declaration OF In
dependence and tho Constitutions, are ruthless
~ SET at na9ght. and remedies devised with
tuously spurncd. Even the Judges have some
times used expressions which lead to State So
cialism.'
In speaking Of the wage.earner Of to-day Mr..
Woolworth said:
"He is no longer an individual. but an atom of
q mass. the smallest part of a machine driven
by a power. greater than steam, and directed by
the hand Of the engineer at his pleasure. What
this great body of the citizenship. possessed Of
political power. transported by the enthusiasm
OF self-sacri1ce. directed by a relentless dis
ciplinc. will be. when it becomes thoroughly
saturated with. these doctrines. it is not
hard to divine. In that day, II it ever comes, tho
declarations Of labor, their battalions enthusi-
astic. compact, disciplined, organized. and NOV
Ing with one impulse at the word OF
whom launched upon institutions under which
they suppose themselves trodden down.. will
tions. syndicstes. trusts, and aggregated capital
only. but all the whole order Of Industrial society
as now organized"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26

Their Total Resources Are 90. sos. AOs. OBB.
the Greatest Amount Ever Reached.

Their Total Resources Are 90. sos. AOs, OB0.
the Greatest Amount Ever Reached.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 25.-Acting Comptroller
Of the Currency Coffin has issued the following:
Tho figures showing total resources and H.
abilities of all tho national banks on July %,
1897, Just complied. are full OF strength and
ties amounting to SO, 500, 0 s,O53. the greatest
tenn. the nearest approach to this condition be-
ing q total Of SO, .o94, 1907 on Sept. 80, 1892.
Tho item largely contributing to this grand
aggregate Of liabilities is that Of individual de-
posits, which on July %, 1897, stood at 81. TO-
$50. SEQ, the highest point ever touched by this
item. the next highest having been 81, T65, 422.-
9s3 on Sept. 80. 1892. This showing is all tho
moro striking because 1t is made after the severe
liquidation of the past four years. which has re-
duced the number of national banks from tho
on July IS. 1897.
I'm the item Of loans and discounts the high
eet point ever touched was 2.16l.40l ,s5s on
May 4, 1893. Just preceding the panic Of that
year. Against this, loans and discounts on July
in bank on July %. 1897. was s~413.5ls,62I.
against only 1922. s63, 3o4 on May 1, 1898. when
loans were most greatly extended.
AS tho loans OF the national banks expanded
about $43. 0OO, 900 between May II and July %.
1897. 1t is nearly certain that this movement
has continued during the past month. But the
meaning of the figures Is that the national
banks as q whole were mover stronger and bette.
prepared in cash resources to furnish all facili-
ties for moving the great wheat and cotton
eroIs mi The arc only nGT sp pe%'o " danger Hr1e m in the f Sa aFe
is that amid all the present evidences Of bust
ness revival the bitter experiences Of the past
speculation may be again set rolling into a
future OF business disaster
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
OUR FOREIGN CoMMERoE
zts Volume Larger In the Last Fiscal Year
Than in Any Previous Wear Except 1904.


Than in Any Previous Wear Except 1909.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The foreign m
of the United States during the year ending
Juno 80. 1897, according TO a statement issued
by the Bureau of Statistics. was valued at 3d.
s15. 723. 96s, which was 1852, 49,. 1856 more than
during the previous year. and. with the single
exception Of the year 1892. is tho largest in the
history Of the country. Forty-eight and four
hundredth per cent. of this trade was transacted
at the port Of New York, where the aggregate
was $s72.2 s3. 4s7. or $ls.O75, 754 in excess of
that for the previous year. Boston stands next,
with S19l, OBS, 700. an increase OF $l6.0 O4, 500.
New Orleans third. with $l1s. ll2. s47. an In
crease of $23. 654 .9l4. while Baltimore has
wrested fourth place from Philadelphia, with a
total Of $97. 063. s44. an increase OF $l7,l IS, 800.
Philadelphia's foreign trade was valued Mt
$05. 377 ,945. which is an increase OF $ll 1868, 733
over that for 1895.
The exports from the United States for the
year were the largest recorded. aRRregatinR
year by $l6s, 1886. 8ls, and surprising the value
Of merchandise imported by 1856. 2G3. l44.
The total imports for the year aggregated
$764, 730,4l2. being $l4.9a4. 262 less than those
At the port of New York the imports show a
ports were $37,4o4, 800 greater than those of
the previous year. While the foreign commerce
Of the port for the year shows an increase OF
over eighteen millions. 1t has not enlarged in
proportion TO tho volume for the entire country.
Its percentage dropping to 4s.O4. against 5l.4O
64l2 to 62.s8. and on exports from 4o.lA TO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
HASN'T DESERTED PROTECTION.
Director Smith OF tho Bureau OF American ne.
publics Replies 20 the ..seaboard.-

Director Smith or the Bureau OF American RE-
publies Replies to the .'seaboard."
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Joscph II. Smith,
Director of tho Bureau of American Republics,
has written a letter to the editor of the Seaboard
defending himself from the Seaboard's charges
Of having deserted the principles OF protection
in an article entitled Trade Relations in Amer
lea" published in the monthly bulletin of tho
Bureau Of American Republics. In his letter to
the Sedboard Mr.. Smith says:
The conclusions to which tho Sedboard takes
exceptions were distinctly in favor of some form
Of %national aid to the merchant marine. not OF
the United States alone, but Of all the American
republics; l was careful to sign the article as
bureau. and nut mit Il forth n as an ~ ex qlrsSaor s 81 IhS
Of M. personal views. At the same time, l was
mindful OF the Significance that might attach
Of an international organization, representing all
the republics OF this hemisphere.
" Permit me to suggest that there Ia for every
honorable man. however strong his political
opinions may be land mine are not open to Ques-
tionl; a point whers, craftsmanship ends and pa
Kinley has often presented. and no man moro
fully agrees with his statesmanlike position and
my judgment, at the threshold OF our inter
national relations. In this view of my
duties es. tie TeP .1;.ft Of tho S 5 e B o Of a lack
fitness to direct the affairs Of a bureau whose
achieve in promoting President Mckinley
cherished desire to. bring about a closer
union OF American interests throughout the
the realization of the grand conception of
Mr.. Blaine of an inter-continental development
ties many nations. and be a benefit to the
present generation and tho millions yet unborn
In my relation to this bureau | have no other
piness of accomplishing 1t, even in part. l feel
that / shall render a service to the Administers
tim I'm m nm - 4 " nd 4 n M RnNnfRU "a MI M
to the other republics of tho international
union. which will fully justify my course"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
SOUGHT DEATH IN A'CELL.
LUCOTTE CUT III WRISTS WITH A
SUSPENDER BUCKLE.

He Told His WIFI when she Had Him Locked
Up THAT re would XIII Himself Berors
N1orntuF-He VIII Probably Dic-He Tried
TO Commit suicide Once Before when in Iaii.
Eugene Lucotte, a French veterinary surgeon,
living at l47 West Twenty.hfth street, at
tempted to kill himself last night in the West
Thirticth street station fifteen minutes after
his wife. Margaret, had him arrested for annoy.
ing her.
The couple we're married two years ago, but
separated "A year after marriage. Mrs. Lucotto
says she had to leave her husband. ms he i'll
treated her and failed to provide properly for
her support. Early last May she had him hailed
before United States Commissioner Shields on q
charge OF sending indecent letters through the
mails. 1.ucotte was held in 81 500 bail for
trial. In default Of bail he was locked up.
While in Jail he made an attempt to end his
life by cutting his troat with a penknife. On
June 10 he was tried, found guilty, and placed
under $3.50 to keep the peace. He furnished
bail.
Mrs; Lucotte lives at 500 Sixth street and sup
ports herself by. teaching languages. She visited
a pupil eerly last evening, and then strolied
north on Broadway, In front of Days Theatre
r rssS1,o an. met l hss % %iih s9 Sj9s. tS SF PLEAD hn with her so to
tinued hor walk as far as Thirty.tifth street, at
which point Lucottc became so noisy that she
called n policeman and had him arrested.
Sergeant DAILY. at the, West Thirtieth street
wv bu'ollt btSStuh w WIZ III W nave MIN
locked. up n second time. She wouldn't with
draw her complaint, and Lucotte shouted in
French:
Very we'll. you'll be sorry for this, for I'll
kill myself before morning"
Mrs. Lucotte told Sergeant DAILY Of her hus.
bands threat, and Policeman Baxter was
warned not to leave anything. in. Lucotte's pos
session with which he could do himself harm.
Even his eyeglasses were taken from him before
he was locked in a cell.
Fifteen minutes later Doorman Meehan looked
in Lucotte's cell and saw tho Frenchman lying
on the ,ioor in n pool Of blood. He had cut tho
main arteries of each forearm with some in.
The flow of blood was stopped, but
before a New York Hospital ambulance arrived
the prisoner was unconscious: Before remov-
ing the injured man to the hospital Surgeon
Whiting said he thought his self-inficted
wounds would prove fatal. Lucotte is thought
to have used a suspender buckle to cut himself
with,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
OoMR11oArED TALE OF Robbery.
Posncr mas Rassnsr Arrested, nta Rassner says
1ae Owns what He Hs Accusea OF ~stenIlnE.

NE Owns what Ne ns Accused or stehlins.
Louis Posner, a jcweller, of 500 Grand street,
Williamsburg, reported to tho Stage street
police yesterday that burglars had entered his
store through a rear window, opened q largo
safe, and stolen eighty gold rings and three
gold and eight silver watches. The property
was worth 800, and Posnor said that no one
but n person familiar with tho combination of
the safe could have opened 1t. Posncr said that
until last Saturday Jacob Rassner had been q
partner in tho store with him. He thought
that Rassner was the only person besides him
self who knew the safe combination. Posner
sworo out q warrant In the Even Street Police
Court against Rassner, who was arrested in
the jewelry store of a friend In this city yester.
day afternoon.
ftassner declared that a mistake had been
made, and he asked tho detective who the ac-
cuser was. When Detective Booker told him,
Rassner said that Posner had had nothing to
do with the store for q week.
II bought out his interest last week. said
the prisoner, 'and am the sole lessee and owner
of the. entire stock. Posner has nothing in tho
place belonging to him. When / went to Will
Harrisburg last night l discovered that I had
been locked out of the store. Then / came
back to New York to consult a lawyer"
Rassner pronounced Posners bill Of sale o
forgery. He declared he was accused of break
Ing into his own store and stealing his own
property. He will be arraigned in the Even
Street Police Court to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
MEDALS or Honor Awarded.

W~AsHINGToN, Aug. 25.-Medals of honor have
been granted eight soldiers of the Second Min
nesota Infantry for heroic conduct at Nashville.
Tenn. Feb. IS. 1863. They were OF a detach-
ment of sixteen men escorting a wagon train
which was attacked by 1875 Confederate cavalry.
The attack was repulsed and the train saved.
First Sergeant L. n. Holmes commanded the de-
tachment, and his seven comrades, who also
receive medals. are Joseph Burger. william A.
Clarke, Samuel Wright. James Flanagan. II. +;
Pay. John Vale. and Milton Hanna. A medal
Of honor has also been awarded George G. WI.
liams. who secured permission to rclin9uish ms
duties as Q~uartermaster Sergeant OF the -FOUR
tecnth United States Infantry at tho battlo OF
Gaines Mills. Va, June 81, lsG2, to participate
with the troops in the action. Ills battalion had
lat men killed and wounded in the battle.