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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19
Montgomery, Ala, May IT, 1897.

The Savannah, Ga, Press says that It is easier for men 70 marry women and support them than it is to compete with them. If the Press editor is looking for an easy time he might look up a woman who would both marry and support him.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19

Auditor Whites letter seems to have answered the Old Lady Advertiser, and she is now ranting over his utterances.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19

The Nashville Centennial is drawing large crowds and is proving quite a suc- cess.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19

Candidates are announcing themselves all over the state.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19

There is no question about it. Every body recognizes Hoed's Sarsaparlla as the great blood purifier.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19
MIR. HILLHOUsE WINS.

The many friends of AIr. Jas D. Hill house will be glad to know that despite the mary worthy aspirants for the ap- paintnlent of chief mine inspector, Gov. Johnston on yesterday awarded him the plum, naming as his associates MT. Frank Culverhouse and MT. John M. Duncan. It has been conceded by the friends of Mir. Hiilhouse for several weeks that he would secure the appointment. MT Hill- house is a. practical miner and in every way qualified to fill ghe position, and it is hardly possible that the governor could have made better appointment or one that would have given as general satisfaction.
 There are laws of the land that prohibit things which do not involve any moral turpitude. Is it immoral to violate such a law? The impression prevails to a large extent that it is not. The Century dictionary defines the word immoral as contrary to good order or public well fare" and adds, when we call a thing
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-19
HOW'S THIS.
CO.,, Props,

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 " 1IIENEv q. CO Dro1e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Market Gossin.

Estimates of London selling varied but
many people thought that they were So
600. London inclined to be bearish but all
admitted market over sold and if London
not down to our parity, rally may be ex-
lated by rusnOrs of gold shipments at
early date closing rally on traders buy
ine Todav,s disnafcles indicate veTv
heavy fighting with Greeks in west, ap-
parently no sign yet OF war spreading
proving though gain not large as yet Lead
ers in Chicago Gas expect nothing very
Illinois senate. Careful observers say
tariff situation better than appears on
securities on belief these likely to come
back from Europe in considerable guam
JOS Tips: You had better watch Cen
eraI Electric; have best reasons Tor say
ing that new deal is pending and that
ali other conditions equal General Elec-
trio will be put much higher LOUISVILLE
break. Pacific Mail is likely to sell well
above so. Buyers will find a quick profit
cess:ons in prices to get long of this.
Board cables: Liverpool spot wheat Cd
Wheat steady, SHd higher: corn steady,
I'D higher. London on passage wheat and
corn Cd higher. Country markets, Eng
lish Cd to IS higher. French firm. Ber-
Puts CSC; calls soc; puts 2SAc; calls 251ze;
good this week.
Wcrmser bulling .stocks-Bache.
Chronicle says: Stocks wheat April
l. at AZ continental points were So. 600 600
bushels against 81, 735. GOO March I at Sc
points Z. year ago, stocks were p, 100000.
Provisions opened easier.-Gelt.
Think Linn has bought wheat here this
morning but that is only good support so
Receipts hogs 10000 over 1900 quality
good; price easier, sc lower Receipts
News Bureau: OFFICIAL India crop re-
ports suggests a wheat yield of 400 600
quarters less than last year and 1O. 500 eco
less than 1885; demand for California
wheat renewed.-Logan.
Today. Minneapolis 1872: Duluth 128.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
COL. MOsBY is MIFFED.
He viii Not Attend the Grant
Memorial Ceremonies After ALL

New York, April 2O.-The suggestion
that Colonel John S. AfOsby be invited
to take part in the Grant parade mas
led to a MISUNDERSTANDING, and 1t IS
probable that the Confederate chief viii
not be seen in the ranks on April u
Colonel MOsby has declared that he will
not be present. The idea of his taking
part in the proceedings originated Win
certain members of the Sons of Con-
federates in this city. General Dodge
to whom the matter was preached, read
lily agreed to the proposition, and i'm
mediately sent an invitation to Mosby
to be present. This invitation has eth
er not reached MOSby, or else it was
not exactly what he expected. General
Dodge invited him to participate in the
parade as a guest of the committee
having that matter in hand, but not as
a guest of the city. Some persons think
that MOsby feels sighted, believing that
he should have been asked here as a
guest of the city.
However. dispatches have been re-
ceived from different parts of the south
during the past week in which MOsby
is quoted as saying he had not been in
vited, and would under no circumstan-
ces attend.
General Dodge said today:
Colonel Mosby has certainly not been
treated shghtingly or ignored by this
committee. About the first of the
month I wrote him a personal letter
which was more than was done in the
case of others asked, inviting him to
act as an aide on my staff. This letter
l addressed to Washington, but have
had no acknowledgment of its receipt
In order that any mis- take may be cor
rected, 1 will at once send him a second
invitation. I have no desire to injure
his feelings and should be glad to have
him join with US in hOnOring General
Grant.
las I understand it he was not invi-
ted to be a guest of the city, as only
generals and admiralS were SO invited;
that part of it. however, lies wholly in
the hands of the mayor, who is chair
man of the invitation and reception
committee
Captain Hugh r. Garden, a member
of the invitation and reception COM
mittees, when asked regarding the Mos
by episode, said he knew nothing what
ever about the matter He said he had
not heard Colonel MOsby's name men
toned at the committee meetings, and
knew nothing of any intention to slight
him or otherwise, as he had not heard
his name mentioned.
Asked if he thought it likely that an
invitation would be issued at this late
date, Captain Garden said he did not
know what the committee would do and
that so far as he knew his name might
already be on the list.
F. A. Phillips, secretary of the invita-
ton committee, said that Colonel Mos
by's name was not on the list. Mayor
Strong, when seen by a reporter, said
he did not have time to discuss the
matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
DEMAND FOR BEET SEED.
Supply Exhausted at the Agricultural
Department

Washington, April 2O.-The agricul-
tural department is being importuned
from all parts of the country for beet
sugar seed In view of the unsatisfac-
tory prices received for staple crops
during the past few years and the pros
pective increase in the duty on sugar,
farmers in all sections of the union evil
IDENTIFY intend to experiment with beet
sugar culture.
Heretofore beet sugar growing has
been confined almost exclusively to Ne
braska, Kansas and California The
agricultural department has sent beet
seeds this spring to about 80 states and
territories. The demand comes from
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, the
Dalxotas Texas, New Mexico, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Virginia. There have also
been requests from Pennsylvania and
New York.
A Nebraska sugar refining company
donated five tons OF beet seed to the de-
partment and the department purchaS-
ed two tons additional. The supply is
about exhausted but the demand con-
tinues. If successful, the industry pro-
baby will be developed in many of the
states in which experiments are made
this year supplanting corn and wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
SOONER THAN EXPECTED.
1t is Believed the Tariff Bill Will be
Ready May 1.

Washington, April 2O.-The tariff bill
has now been in the hands of the
senate finance committee for three
weeks, but there are decided indicati tons
that it will be ready for the senate be-
fore the first of May.
The four members who have been
actively engaged in preparing the bill
have all along positively refused to
discuss the measure or give any infor-
nation as to the progress of remodeling
the bill.
When the subcommittee took charge
of the Dingley bill they decided unani-
mOusly that their work should be alb
sOlutely secret, and that every precau-
ton should be used to prevent the con-
illusions reached in regard to changes
from becoming public.
a number of reports have been pub
1shed from time to time as to what
the committee is going to do or has
done in regard to certain schedules, but
everyone of these has been based upon
conjecture or imagination. The commit
tee still persists in stating that it has
not decided finally upon any change.
The subcommittee has adopted
plan of investigating and examining eV-
cry provision of the bill before it passes
upon it. During the day senator haV
ing charge of a certain schedule has
heard the opinions of some six or ten
different Representatives of that inter
est, and by the time these conferences
effect of the rates in the bill passed by
the house
In speaking about the final prepara-
ton of the bill, one of the committee
said by this method every member of
the Subcommittee became thoroughly
acquainted with the measure, and that
after the Investigations were finished
the house bill would be taken up and
the amendments and changes contem-
plated would be made in one day.
The committee expects to spend at
least another week in listening to argu-
ments before the bill will be taken up
for amendment, and then the changes
will all be made at once The bill will
be submitted to the full finance COM
mittee and reported to the senate be-
fore the changes become known and op-
position develops.
The senators on the finance committee
have found how wise their course has
been in not deciding definitely and an
nOuncing changes. Had they done this
opposition and pressure would have
been brought to bear for another
change or modification, and their work
would have been iaterminable. AS it is,
they hear all sides of the case before
they act, and when they do it is final.
As stated, the finance committee now
believes that the bill will be in the SEN
ate before the first OF May, and that its
work will be so complete that a great
deal of the opposition in the senate
will be silenced, and that after a rea-
sonable amount of debate the bill will
be put upon its passage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
FUNERAL OF SOL MILLER.
Services We're Conducted by Odd Eel
lows-Business Houses Closed

Troy, Kan, April 20.-The funeral cor
tege which escorted the body of Editor
Sol Miller from his late residence to Mt
Olive cemetery, just out of Troy, yes
terday, was very large one, consisting
of nearly 100 vehicles.
The White Cloud and Troy lodges of
Odd Fellows, assisted by others Of this
county, conducted the ritualistic funer-
al services of the order under the di-
Eection of Past Grand Master J. D.
Campbell of Severance, who had been
depurized by Grand Master VIM. Glenn
of Tribune, to represent the grand lodge
of Kansas on this occasion
Appropriate hymns were sung at the
residence by q quartette and Rev. Rig
gle of the Methodist Episcopal church
made a few remarks suita Die to the
occasion. There was a large attendance
of friends from throughout the county
and q number from further away.
Following out the wishes of Mr.. Mill
er, the funeral services were simple. All
the business houses closed as a tribute
to the deceased editor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
KICKERS ARE ABROAD.
A Remonstrance Against the Propos.
ed North Topeka Sewer is Being
Circ11Iafad.

The people of North Topeka will soon
be involved in a struggle for a sewer
A remOnstrance is being circulated
against building the big sewer, which it
is proposed to run east on Fairchild
street.
Vim. Green, one Of the enterprising
citizens of the North Side who believes
that a sewer in North Topeka is a nee
esstty said today to a Journal reporter:
"A remonstrance is bein circulated
and of course signers are being secured.
The people are being misled as to the
cost of the proposed sewer and it is
easy enough to get signers to anything
by Misrepresentation. A man came in.
to my store and asked me how felt
about the sewer. 1 sounded him and
he told me that it would cost 1925 per
lot. He also told me that the health
of the people of North Topeka is bet
ter than in any other part of the city.
CITY Engineer Barnes tells me that
the sewer will not cost more than $25
per lot and an investigation Of the diph-
iberia record of the last year when the
disease was prevalent in Topeka shows
that there were 80 cases in North To-
peka out of a total of SO in the whole
city,
City Attorney Bird is looking up the
legal questions involved and the sewer
question will probably be taken up at
the next meeting of the council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
NOT BOATS ENOUGH.
Many Persons Drowning in Louisiana
Flooded Districts.

Vicksburg, Miss, April 20-Major J.
H. Willard, United States engineer, has
just received a dispatch from the mas
ter of the steamer Florence, ordered
last night to COOns Landing, La, to
rescue flood sufferers, asking him to
send all skiffs obtainable by first steam
er, as people are drowning and cannot
be reached except by skiffs. Coons
Landing is about 80 miles from this city
and is being flooded by Biggs' crevasse.
A dispatch arrived at midnight from
Ashwood, La, saying the water is
rushing rapidly into the swamps of
many apprehensions. Skiffs cannot be
sent tonight.
Relief work here is depending upon
private charity, upon which the burden
is daily heavier.
Thousands have arrived and thous-
ands are coming for the Ievees are COW
cred with fugitives. Chairman Cray
ton of the colored relief committee says
1000 persons are in distress here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

very nervous. quotations change almost
instantly 1sQAc. I see nothing special In
trading. Market acts fairly evened up
Logan.
Pit Observer says: Wheat market very
nervous but no decided tendency that I
can See.-LlOgan.
Minneapolis 12S: Duluth 162, year ago.
London, $3.50: COnsols 1117s.-Baches<.
Weather: Kansas-ShOWers tonight,
partly cloudy tomorrow.
COEEsOlS closed 1111s.
Farnum is bulliSh.
Second cable steady at decline of IL
pence.-LOgan.
New York cleared 10000 wheat, 1900
barrels flour.
Kansas City receipts: Wheat 15-4; corn
94-14; oats ga.
49, 81 wheat, 10 337 flour: equal to 119 800
wheat and sos. 600 corn Boston. holiday
Headlines Minneapolis Times: Wash
ed by Waves North Dakota farms turn
ed to raging seas. ST. Vincent is stricken.
Houses are washed from their founda-
lions and 7Oated across prairieS''
New York second public Liverpool ca
bleS quotes market 3 farthingS TO 1 penny
lower than opening.-LOgaE
Provisions stronger; Swift buyer OF ribs
Pit Observer says: Getting dull. don't
think long wheat sold 50 freely; has been
bought back.-LOgan.
Bartlett and F. buying wheat.-LOga-n.
Puts opened nc, sold TO 717sc. closed ne:
calls opened 1880, closed 1850 on May
wheat; puts on May corn 247zQ245sc; calls
251sc.
St. Louis close: Wheat cash Gee bid,
May 93c, July 785sc, Sept. 1889; corn, cash
22c May 2224c, July 23a4c, Sept. 259sc; oats,
cash 1Sc bid, May 1890, July I812c bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
SAM SHALL WILL CONE.
he Offers to do Battle for Temperance
in Kansas.

The State Temperance union has
evolved q, new plan for doing effective
work through the state. The union win
issue regularly a circular called Non
Partisan Temperance Information" It
is a four page folder with the pictures
on the front designed to show the evil
effects of the saloon.
The circular just issued contains the
following advice to temperance work
ers:
1. Organize in every community.
2. Hold outdoor picnics and rallies
and indoor union meetings.
8. Teach the evil effects of intern
perance; teach it in the home, in the
school. in the church, everywhere.
4. Let the pulpit and press give in
creased attention to educational tenn
perance instruction.
5. Demand the enforcement of the
law, and aid and encourage the officers
in its enforcement.
6. Help arouse the people by circula-
ting large quantities of temperance lit
erature.
Secretary Stephens has just received
a letter from Rev. Sam Small offering
his services for the union for work in
Kansas. No plans have yet been ma
tured to bring the great temperance
evangelist to the state but he will be in
the west during June and July and he
may then deliver addresses in Kansas
under the auspices of the union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
FATTY CHILES PARDONED.
The Well Known Ball Player to be
Released from Jail.

Gov. Leedy today pardoned Pierce
Chiles, better known as Fatty Chiles,
who is confined in the Montgomery
county jail for assault.
Every devOtee of base ball in Topeka
will remember Fatty Chiles He is
big, white haired, pugnaciOus. He was
a member of the Cooley base ball team
and made a record as a coacher. Two
years ago he played in the Texas league
but was expelled for some reason. He
then came to Kansas and played with
the Troy team in the Kansas league
during the time Notes Giants flourish
ed in Topeka.
When Chiles got into trouble in the
southern part of the state last year
while playing with the Independence
team he left the state and eluded the
officers for some time. but was finally
captured and sent to jail for a year.
o. e. HunSate secured a favora bic
report of Chiles' case from the board of
pardOns today and Gov. LeedY today
ratified the recommendation of the
board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State journal.
Chicago. April 20.

Chicago, April 20.
wHEAT-The excitement in the wheat
market was manifest the curb today
before the regular trading on change be-
gan. The opening curb quotations today
in strong contrast with yesterday were
radically weak. First offers of the May
options were made at 1870, drop of nc
and almost immedia tely 1874 was quoted.
This was followed by an equally rapid
rise to 1850 When the gong sounded on
the regular board, there was grand rush
to sell and the preliminary slump on the
curb was far out-done. First sales were
curb and from that all the way down to
72szc, a fall of PIC compared with last
abon+ a cent a bushel to 737Sc occurred
during the first ten minutes, but the mar
ket only held for instant at that fig
ure sliding off 15c in jiffy to 1880. In
wild scenes both the public and private
galleries of the board of trade were pack
were disappointed For the first time
since last Thursday traders had foreign
markets to assist them and they were
watched narrowly. Neither the foreign
grain markets nor stocks showed any
such apprehension over the war situation
as has been felt here LiverpooIs adj
vance being nearly a cent less than eX-
pected and consols showing a decline of
1915. After the initial half hour it was
evident that war had ceased to be a fac
tor for the time at least. and although
the trading was very active and fIuctua-
lions raDid no such evcfte-oeD+ ac m vi
ed yesterdays session was present The
opening showed the effect of the cables
Even in the face of the rush at May
wheat, from 7314c down to 72zc, as
against yesterdays close of 75c, buying
was heavy. BarrettS purchases alone
amounting to hundreds of thousands
Cudahy and Linn were also active buyers
1t was this buying that caused the quick
reaction to 737sc.
CORN-The other grain markets almost
resumed their normal condition. They
were weak, of course, following the &C
ton of wheat May corn opened about
&c lower at 241sG2414c and swung slowly
between 243sc and 241zc
OATS Showed more weakness than
corn, May opening y full 15c lower at lie
and selling Immediately at 1870. A good
demand al the decline caused a recovery
to TIC.
PROVISIONS quiet almost to
weakness. May pork opened sc lower at
SS;423z :, and Steadied ct SIS. May lard
opened SC lower at $40 and recovered to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
W. 0OGf TIE n L ~ E1EI
Just when he will withdraw is a
BURIED IN A TRANCE.
Prof Ferris Hypnotizes a Subject and
Places Him Under Ground.

Simcoe, Ont, April 2O.-Prof. Ferris,
hypnotist, placed a subject in a trance
here yesterday afternoon and buried
him six feet under ground, there to re-
main three days.
Sheriff Jackson and a posse of officers
appeared on the scene as the grave was
filed in and ordered the professor. to
take the man out or suffer arrest The
professor refused, stating that he was
violating no law and after consultation
with the county attorney the sheriff
finds he can take no action. The sub
ject is supplied with air through a box.
His face resembles that of a corpse, but
has not the extreme pallOr. There is a
great deal of excitement over the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Sonethine to KNOW.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centers in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and Kidneys, and aids these organs
in throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appetite.
aids digestion and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very
best blood purifier and nerve tonic
Try it, Sold for soc and 81 per bottle
at J. K Jones' Drug Store, Fifth and
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, April 20.
HOGS-Estimated receipts today 19. 600;
left over $500. Estimated receipts tonor-
row $4,000 Market sc lower than yester-
days average. Lights IS. $500. 1715 mixed
S400q4171z; heavy S3.7Od4.2O; rough $1,000
3.85.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000 Market steady.
BeeveS g. 1850: cows and heiferS 81 600
40: Texas steers 3.40G4. 40.
HEEP-Receipts 1000. Sheep and lamb
market steady. Native sheep So 001t5. co.;
westerns 50. 60l54. 80; lambs 50. 7505.9O.
HOGS-OfficfaI receipts yesterday 26, 432:
shipments 6 104.
CATTLE-Oficial receipts yesterday 49,
Isl; shipments 3,278.