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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-13
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AND DYSPEPTIc,
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Debility for Five Years. Di-
gestive Organs Useless.
Mr. William j. McDermott, Newspaper Man. O,
English Indiana, Testifies to the
Potency of Pink Pills.

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grew decidedly better, and graduate ~, raa
stomach regained Its tono, and one by one ~, ~
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Williams Pink Pills. ~ W.
81 shall recommend Or. Willrms' mod;
cine heartily to the afflicted and have alTes5,
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County, Indiana, who was n great sniIs,c.
from nervous headache. Since she md,
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ioyed uninterrupted health, and now nlve,.'
keeps Pink Pills by her.
lsigned) "WILLIAM !. NcDFHAiorr -
Witness- WM. ST. JOHN.
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palpitation of the heart, pale and saIloo
compilations, all forms of weakness either /,
male or female. Pink Pills nre sold Inv ali
dealers, or will he sent post paid on rec-ini
Of price, 90 cents hax or six boxes q,
$3.50, by addressing DR.. Williams Medici5s
Company, Schenectady, n. y.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-13
ENGLISH, Ind, Sept. 9TH, 1896.
DIR. WILLIAMS MEDICINE Co.,
The following communication speaks for

itself;
ENGLISH, Ind, Sept 9TH, 1896.
DIR. WILLIAMS' MEDICINE CO.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
GcnRemel-My name is William j. Nc.
Dermott, | am forty-fiye years Of age and q
newspaper man by profession. Having been
crippled by u guushot wound of the foot,
some of the charge still remaining in the
limb, my habits were Of the most sodentary
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This was my condition for five years
80 you may suppose my life was one Of
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and had very little hope of recovery, hav-
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mncopGia, with no bettcrmont of my con.
dition.
" Last March, by The advice of Dr. II. Ii.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
$4,000 WILL GO UP
On the Big Fight if Fitz Can Raise the
Money.

New York, Feb. Bob Fitzsimmons
and Martin Julian have destroyed the
old set of articles on the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight March II, and in place
thereof, drafted and signed a new set
which states that the big fight is for a
purse of $4,000 and side bet of $1,000
a side. The new document also stipu-
lateS that the 81, 500 which FitzsimmOnS
posted with Al Smith some months ago
was to be considered the first deposit
and that a second deposit of 81. 500 must
be posted not later than February II,
the party failing, to forfeit the money
now in the Stockholders hands. This
paper was sent by special messenger to
AL Smith at the Gilsey house.
The trouble which caused FitZsim-
mons to destroy the old document start
ed when a rumOr went the rounds of
the sporting resorts that the Fitzsim-
mons party was in pretty bad way
financially and were going to funk out
of the 1000 side bet with Corbett. AL
Smith, on hearing this rumor, had
talk with both FitzsimmOns and Julian
and they assured him that on February
II they would hand over the balance of
So 1000 to cover similar amount which
represented COrbett'S stake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05

the family plantation, Oakland, in Han
over county, Va, located on land which
was comprised in the original grant
made by the English crown to the "colo-
NAL magnate," Thomas Nelson. But
the war swept away most of the Page
Nelson fortune, and as youth he taught
school to help pay his way through col
lege.
After being graduated from the law
school of the University of Virginia he
opened law office in Richmond. He
was not much of a lawyer, so he tried
his hand at writing for the magazines.
He had had some little experience in
writing at college, where he edited the
college magazine. His first story was
''Mars CHAM and he sent it to Scrib-
ner's Monthly. For more than three
years he waited, never hearing a word
from his manuscript, and he had become
deeply discouraged when he received
check for $50. Soon after this, in o.
tober, 1881, the story was printed.
His next story, "Meh Lady, was
written to please his young wife, beau
tiful Annie Seldom Bruce, whom he
married in 1886 and who lived only two
years afterward. This story was rapidly
followed by others, and for several years
he was very active in the literary field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
"TRUTH" TRIUMPHS.
Henry Labouchere Defeats a $25,OO
Libel Suit.

London, Feb. Sin the libel suit
brought by the Rev. George Brooks,
former Methodist preacher. against the
St. James Gazette, asking for $25, 900
damages on grounds similar to the re-
cent action which he brought against
Mr.. Henry Labouchere, editor of Truth,
a verdict was rendered today in favor
of the ST James Gazette, with costs.
The Rev. Mr.. Brooks has been known
for years as The King of the begging
letter writer's" For years, week after
week he was denounced as an imposter
in the columns of the Truth, and he
finally brought suit, in December last
against Mr.. Henry Labouchere.
1t was shown that Brooks has secured
about $4,000 by using begging letters
and claiming to be a deserving man of
letters in great distress. In reality,
Brooks had country house with ser
wants. horses and carriages 1t is said
that Mr.. LabOuchere has spent 5000, 0OO
in recent years in exposing impostors of
this description
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
BIG r. Il. MEN MEET.
They Discuss R. R. Y. NJ. C. a. Work
at Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 5-What the Young
Mems Christian associa ton has done
and can do for railroad men was the
topic discussed at the Auditorium last
night at a dinner attended by many of
the prominent railroad managers of the
country. There were also present sew
eral well known citizens of Chicago in
terested in the work, besides a number
of officials of the Young Mems Chris
the general secretary and several Of the
field secretaries of the international
committee in New York and Chicago.
The gathering was held for the pur-
pose of promoting practical interest in
the Young Mems Christian association
movement among railroad men and
how it may be extended and increased.
1t was a unique gathering, as probably
no such distinguished company ever as
semb1ed before for such a purpose. Men
of wealth and prestige in the railroad
world were there to indorse the move
ment and urge its extension. The work
is already strongly established on some
of the eastern railroads, notably along
the line of the CheSa peake & Ohio,
where the management has erected
buildings al all division points.
Mr.. NJ. E. Ingalls, president of the
Big Four and the Chesa peake & Ohio,
was present to tell what the Young
Mems Christian association has done
for the men on his roads. and other
prominent railroad men, such as Col.
One result of the meeting will probably
be the erection of large building here
at the terminal point of some of the
trunk lines entering this city.
Among the guests present were: E.
P. Ripley, president Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe; r. r. Gable, president Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific; B. Thomas,
president Chicago & Western Indiana
NJ. f. Ingalls,, president Big -Four; Geo.
NJ. Pullman, president Pullman Palace
Car company; o. S. Lyford, vice presi-
dent Chicago & Eastern Illinois; ]. G..
yelling. first vice president Illinois Cen
trail; JOS. Remsey, vice president and
general manager Wabash railway; w.
H. McDOel, receiver MonOn; w. c.
Brown. general manager Chicago, Bur-
slington & Quincy; w. H. Canniff gen
eraI manager Lake Shore; J. NJ Whit
man, general manager Chicago & North
western; Charles NJ. Hays, general
manager Grand Trunk; H. F. Whit
comb, general manager Wisconsin Cen
trail; f. v. w. Rossiter treasurer New
York Central & Hudson River; A. A.
Spra que, director Chicago & Alton; Col.
J. J. McCOOk, New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
A PIONEER CARPENTER.
The Man Who Built the First House In
Chicago Still Lives.

The Man Who Built the First House In
Chicago Still Lives.
Although Chicago is great metropo-
lis, with acres of skyscrapers and 2,0o0,
600 inhabitants, more or less, there is
still living the man who built the first
house on what afterward became the site
of the city. His name is N. @. Phillips,
and he went to old Fort Dearborn, near
which now stands the new Public libra
~, in May, 1882. At that time the fort
itself was the only structure inhabited
by civilized beings for many miles
around.
Phillips went to the fort from Detroit
and enlisted as soldier. For year or
more he fought in the Black Hawk war
and then returned to the fort. Just
about this time Mark Beaubien came
along and engaged Phillips, who was
carpenter. to put up for him a house.
The building was located at some dis
lance from the fort and near the forks
of the river. It was a crude affair, built
Of logs and poles, and the men who
worked on it little dreamed that within
the century it would be replaced by 20
story Office buildings of stone and iron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
N. z. Stock Z ct ter.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin.
Brokers, successors to Topeka Grain and
Stock Exchange:
Bache's letter: The Chicago Gas will
not suffer from Revel bul which sought
to reduce price of gas to SO cents and 40
cents for fuel gas, this bill has been de-
clared unconstitutional. The bill TO per
nit consolidating is to be introduced next
week and it will pass and help the
company. keene is very beftrish on West
ern Union. Western Z MON will proba,
bly, sell down to 75c the company VIII
have to reduce dividends if decision can
not be set aside. London about on par
ity. Foreign houses have few selling or
ders here today. Short interests have in
creased quite appreciably in all active IS
sues and under further attack on indus
trials there is likely to be a further COW
ering movement in Gsrang ers, Gas and
Coal shares. The suggestion of Euro
pean competitor to American Sugar COM
pany is effectually disposed of and report
ed new opposition to Lead proves to be
nothing more than fiji ght of bearish fan
cy. Washington dispa scheS Indicate that
another drive may be made against Sugar
Leather and Tobacco. The Brady-F'lower
contingents for the first time thi5 week
will appear as supporters of Gas. Stock
will be bought its radical decrease
from TIC. The regularly quarterly divi-
dend at rate of 4 per cent will be de-
clarod.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
ENGLAND vs.. AMERICA.
The Extent of the Coffee Habit.

When one notices the difference in the
average people of England and America
regarding their diet and digestive abili
ties, some natural inquiries come up
What does the Englishman eat that
gives him such good digestion,and what
is the reason for so much dyspepsia
among Americans?
Rudyard Kipling makes out a pie
belt" through New England, and says
ats pathway is StreWn with dySpepticS.
The Americans love for lard loaded
pastry is probably the cause of some
trouble, but the apparently harmless
coffee is without doubt the father of
more stomach troubles in America than
any other item of food or dink- Great
Britain consumes about 10000, 900 pounds
of coffee annually while America dis
poses of something like 800, 900, 000 near
1y or quite eleven times as much.
Analytical chemistry discovers the
same poisonous alkaloids in coffee as
are found in Strychnine, tobacco and
whisky.
These slight poisons taken daily, ac-
cumulate until the effect on the nerves
and stomach is pitiable with some peo-
pie (whO are peculiarly susceptible to
poisons); the doses are continued from
day to day without knowledge of what
is so surely destroying the power of
nerves and stomach.
1t is a trial to give up coffee, but
new beverage has made its appearance
on the market which is so like Java cot
fee in its deep seal brown color and as
Stunning the rich golden brown of thick
Mocha When cream Is added, that low
erS of coffee who are denied its use, be-
cause. of the effects, can adopt this new
food drink freely. The change in taste
is so slight that many do not discover
that any change has been made The
new product is called Postum, and it is
asserted by the manufacturers, the
Postum Cereal Co. Limited, Battle
Creek, Mich, that it consists wholly
and solely of wheat and other cereals,
carefully cooked and roasted in differ
ent ways. When the parts are mixed
or blended a perfect breakfast beverage,
"A true health coffee results, which con-
tainS the nOuriShing and healthful prop
critics of the grains intended by nature
for mans subsistence
1t is worthy the trial of anyone who
has trouble with coffee, or who desires
TO regulate their habits with due regard
to health and longevity.
There is but one genuine original Pos
kun Cereal coffee with a multitude of
limitations offered as Just as good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

GnlcaSO, fSD- O.
WHEAT-Started weak this morning
with the majority of opening sales, 1sc
under yesterdays close The decline was
due to Liverpool usual, that market
showing only a slight advance after &C
gain here. Northwestern receipts were
fairly liberal, 299 cars against 1874 last
week and 50 on the corresponding day OF
the year before. Trading was very slug
gish, not enough interest being exhibited
during the first hour to press the price
very far either way May opened at
75&1751zc, compared with yesterdays
closing price of 7534c- 1t sold at I5l4c,
then rallied slowly under ST Louis buy
ing to 1850. which was in turn followed
by decline to 1880
CORN-WaS slow and easy in Sympa-
thy with wheat and lower, cables Local
receipts were liberal, 5s4 cars May open
ed shade lower at 241scG2414c and held
at that price. the market being helped
some by the wet weather
OATS-Very quiet, easy feeling pre-
vailing and some shorts selling was
done May opened a shade lower at 1890
PROVISIONS-Early trade in provis-
ions was confined principally to lard.
there being a continuance of the outside
liquidation in that product which was no
ticeable yesterday An easy feeling pre-
vailed in other products and prices were
shaded slightly. May pork opened 71Hc
lower at $7.50N7.521 May lard opened
PFC lower at $3.7T1hQ3.S0 and declined to
1918. May ribs opened a shade lower at
50 $50 3.S712 and sold to So. S215@3S5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
aWHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE Rules"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF
SAPOLI 10

March LIST. 1897. 100. 900 600. Consumption
and seed to March 1st. $50 900, 900. Con-
sumption to July LIST, 100 OO0, 900 deficiency
1000. 600 in above reports say 15,OOO,OOO in
cluded from Canada and allow about 3
coo. 900 for California stocks, the above
would show about 20OOO,OO0 surplus July
LIST.
Chicago: Seaverns buying oats.
New York clears $1,000 wheat and g.
900 flour.
our second cable one farthering lower.
The four ports cleared 114.910 wheat: 75--
613 flour, equal to 4S5,1O0 wheat, 56s, 484 Of
Ben wired US: "sel pork, its going a
Cowen wired this morning: Boys here
getting publish, say don't believe can get
May wheat lower in view of light re-
ceipts and decrease of shorts. All been
buying this morning."
Chicago: Its very evident shorts have
not got over the spanking they got yes
terday and short wheat put out this
morning has a strain.
Chicago: Barrel been selling wheat all
morning. Crowd feel disposed to anita
Chicago: Boston clears naffour. $500
wheat New Orleans no wheat, 1872
flour; &c. 400 corn
Minneapolis: Millers paying May price
Primary receipts of wheat ZIG. 900: ship
ments 104, 900: flour 62400. Kansas City
receipts wheat Z against 81; corn 209
against 81: oats against II.
Year ago Duluth 262: Minneapolis 300:
Chicago 80 cars wheat.
Liverpool: Spot wheat quiet, corn a
lower. futures wheat easy Il higher, corn
dull Il lower. London on passage wheat
lIets. English easy, French quiet Berlin
Chicago: Shipped from store wheat
10000; corn 51,4OO Oats nothing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05

There were four rooms in the house, but
Beaubien opened it as a hotel and used
it as such for several years. At first it
was called the Beaubien House, but later
it was known as the Saginaw hotel.
The guests did not arrive by rail, but
came tramping through the woods over
the Indian trails. They were trappers
and hunters, rough men who expected
but few comforts. The very first guest
was Long John" Wentworth, who aft
srward became prominent figure in the
early history of Chicago.
After building the first house in Chi
cago Phillips did not stay to see the city
grow, but wandered about the Union.
He left in the fall of 1884, and after
visit to Pennsylvania returned to Illinois
and lived at various places in the state
for several years. In 1852 he drifted
into Texas and has lived there ever
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
SKATING RECORD SMASHED
John Lawson Makes so Miles in 3
Hours and IL Seconds

Washington, Feb. 5-At the glacial
floor of the ice palace last night John
Lawson, the Long distance rider, estab-
3ished a worlds record of so miles on
skates, shattering all previous records.
He covered the distance in three hours,
twelve seconds. The keen edge of his
skates were off before he had finished
ten miles and he was compelled to OBJ
serve great care in turning the corners
and this interfered to some extent with
his speed. The time of the various
periods of the race was:
Five miles, Is minutes 16 seconds; ten
miles, 35 minutes 80 seconds; 20 miles,
/ hour 20 minutes Is seconds; 25 miles,
hour % minutes IS seconds; 80 miles, 1
hour Sc minutes 46 seconds; 40 miles,
hours % minutes z seconds; so miles,
hours u seconds.
Seventeen years ago r. Goetz of Mil
waukee, a professional, made so miles
in hours % minutes 1919 seconds and
some years after Joe Donohue, an am
ateur, made so miles in hours Is min
utes 1919 seconds.
Bradshaw handmade harness, 80 "A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
PROPOSALS

Will be entertained at the law
Office of Rossington, Smith &
Dallas, at Topeka, Kansas, until
the 10th day of February, 1897,
for the purchase of the entire
stock of clothing, hats and caps,
gents furnishing goods, etc., be-
ing the entire stock of goods in
the possession of the mortgage.
located in the store room No. 63I
Kansas Avenue, in the city of To-
peka, being the store formerly con-
Quoted by D. A. Clements.
Opportunity will be given to
prospective purchasers for exam
'ination of the stock, invoices and
inventory. The stock consists of
an entirely new line of goods and
is in first class condition in every
respect.
Proposals for either the entire
stock or any particular line of
goods will be received, with the
right to reject any or all offers.
ROSSIEGTON, SMITH G DALLAS,
Attorneys for Mortgage in Possession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
Market Gossip.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin
Stock Exchange;
Minneapolis: Two firms sold $4,000 bar
rels flour yesterday
Chicago: clifford been buying corn and
trying hard to bull it Sellers scatter
ing.
this morning. Think there is a point in
long side of E. G. Gas. Sugar and L. p.
Chicago: Hogs today % 600: left over
/. 700. Good weak cents lower: cattle
1900 strong. 10 cents higher, hogs tomor-
row 5000 head.
Chicago: John Inglis the expert gives
the following as showing on government
basis of figures what reserves would
be on July 1st. Government estimate
March 1st. 1889. farmers reserve 123. 900, 600:
visible ca 600 900. crop of go 427 600 600. total
614. 900 600. Exports March 1St to July 1st,
1896, IS, 000. 900; exports from July 1st to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
JUDGE OVERS KNEW 1T.
Leadville Miners Expected to Burn
the Town.

Leadville, Colo, Feb. 5.-Before the
legislative strike investigating commit
tee, John NJ. Maxwell, a leading attor-
ney testified that District Judge Overs
advised him in August to move his alb
stract books out of the town as the city
was likely to be burned.
THE conditions justify me in that be-
lief said Judge Overs. Il have been
in the secret councils of the miners un-
ion, where it was declared that before
they would allow other men to take
their places they would burn the town
There is no bank vault that will be
safe"
Mr.. Maxwell said he had another con-
versatiOn with Judge Overs in Denver
in January in which these statements
were confirmed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
MILTON NOBELS' LATEST.
Like Many Others He Drops Into
Vaudeville.

New York, Feb. 5.-Mrs. and Mrs.
the programme at Proctor's Pleasure
Palace with a mild little one scene
farce which fits we'll into the mild fun
which marks the entire entertainment
pleasant sense of an evening well spent.
The pair meet in a dilapidated railroad
station, and each taking the other for
a much sought escaped lunatic, a fun
ny quarter of an hour results before
mutual discovery takes place.
The skit was written by Mr. Mobiles
for himself and wife. and his following
of the fashion in getting into the vaude-
vile struck a popular fancy, for his re-
ception was a very hearty one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
Prosperous Career of Favorite Southern


Prosperous Career of Favorite Southern
Author.
Thomas Nelson Page is one of the
few wealthy American authors He has
earned little of the large fortune which
he now enjoys with his pen, however,
for his second wife, who was Mrs Henry
Field, was the widow of a millionaire
and brought him financial prosperity
when they were married about years
ago.
1t was not until after the wealthy
Mrs. Field became Mrs. Page that the
author of those delightful stories whose
scenes are laid Sin ole Virginny" dis
covered that he had told all the stories
he knew and decided to travel. Since
then Mr.. Page has given the public but
little of his work.
Mr.. Page comes of an aristocratic
southern family. AS boy he lived on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-05
SANTA FE ROUTE
The Home Road-54 Hours to Cali
fOrnia.

Limited leaves Topeka Thursdays
and Sundays, 11:33 a. m. VestibuIed
Pullman Palace Sleepers and Buffet
Smoking and Dining Cars.
California Express leaves daily :35
p. m. Pullman Palace and Tourist
Sleepers.
Homeseekers excursion, February 16,
March 2 and 16.
For additional information call at
passenger depot, foot of Fifth street
telephone 6S2). or on Cromwell & JEFF
fers, in postoffice, North Topeka (Tel-
ephone 364)
w. C. CARNEY, Agent.
w. ]. BLACK. G. P. A. Topeka