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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
BREAK PULLMAN WILL
The Mother Will ThWart Testa-
tors Intentions Toward
His Sons.

Chicago, Dec George NJ PuIlman's
sons VIII be miIIiOnaires despite their
fathers viii cutting them OF with q
beggarIy $1,000 a year Their mother
will accomplish it.
She has decided. it is declared On good
authority. to take the portion Of the
palace car kings estate that she IS en-
titled 10 by the laws OF Illinois and re-
nOunce the viii that gave the bulk of
the estate TO the two daughters
Mrs PuIlman's share of the property
will amount TO at least s.. 3.5O0. 600 and
this viii eventually be divided in such
a way that the dIsfnherited sons viii
have sum more in accord with their
expectations
IS gwen one year to decide whether she
will elect to abide by the terms of the
viii or take her statutory share Of her
husbands property. Mr.. Pullman left
her only q life estate in the family resi-
dence at Eighteenth street and Prairie
avenue and the interest on 81. .250- 600.
At her death these beQueStS were to
become part OF the residuary estate.
which the VIII declared should 20 TO
the TWO daughters. Mrs Florence Low
den and Mrs Harriet Car0lan-
In addition the daughters were each
given $1,000 .0G0. but the two sons, who
nave vexed the fathers soul with their
escapades- were shut cut of his bene-
dcenca. His manner of doing 50 great
ly dispIeased Mrs Pullman. with whom
the two boys were the greatest favor
ties and she has decided 10 give them.
the daughters
The Pullman estate. according to con-
servative estimates at the time the will
was prObated, was nearly s., 900 0OO.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
JUDGE BUCK A SUICIDE.
Associate Justice of the Mon
tana Supreme Court Shoots
Himself.

Helena. Mont Dec Judge Horace R.
Buck, associate justice Of the supreme
court Of Montana. shot himself through
the right eye about midnight al his home
il Lenox. a suburb OF Helena He had
spent the evening with a party Of friends
AZ a neigh5or's house. seeming very cheer
fuI- After chatting awhile with his fam
ly, he went 10 his room and soon after
ward the shot which ended his life was
heard His wife ran upstairs and found
him lying on the floor dead The Judge
had been breaking down in health for
some time and it Is expected he was
seized with d sudden impulse 10 end his
uneastless-
He was II years OF age and native OF
vicks5urg. Miss. and graduate or
Yale He came to Montana n 1873
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
CURTIS ACTS EARLY.
introduces q BIZ Eppropriasing $1O0,
900 for EnIa-g5n the Topeka
P0stoTca

Washington Dee Representatives
Curtis OF Kansas. has introduced z bfII
IN the house providing FOR the apprOprf-
alton of SIg0.0 coo TO be expended IN en-
Iargiug the public building At Topeka
The bill is Identical n every respect
with a bill for the same purpose intro
Guced by M Curtis December .. 1895.
except that 2 paragraph in the original
bill appropEIating $50 0G0 for the pIr-
chase OF adjoining ground is omitted
The present bill provides that al add
tIOns 20 the building shaIl be frepro0f.
ard that the structure shall be 50 con
struCted that = space Of forty feet on
each side viii prevent the spread OF FIRE
from any Otl-er building
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
BAKER HOLDS THE CLUB.
An Interesting Interview of Chester
I Long With Him.

A few days before his departure for
Washington. Senator Baker entertain
ed Chester L Long at LeavenwOrth. the
latter appearing before the senator TO
push the bill providing a new federal
district in Kansas
Mr. Long was urging the merits OF
the proposed measure with enthusiasm
when Mr.. Baker interrupted him TO
say
I think it would be a good idea for
me 10 Investigate this matter and see
who viii have charge OF the patronage
in the new district should It be Gre
ated'
That viii be satisfactorily arrang-
ed, Z" said AR Long. who vas anxious TO
proceed without considering that pro-
position
Well. perhaps you are right. but
VIII investigate the matter anyhow
Rejecting for a moment 2Ir- Baker
said
If I opposed thai bill it might not go
through
This indicates that Mr.. Baker, in the
future, proposes TO know who is in
charge of the federal appointments and
to prevent the possibility of otEer men
Usurping his power
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
FAILED TO IMPRESS THEM
Football Players Invite Virginia.
Legislators 70 Witness Game

Richmond, Va Dec-7--In view Of the
fact that n bill IS pending in the Virgin
ia legislature to prohibit the game Of
football on Virginia soil an exhibition
contest was arranged at BrOEd Park.
between the College and Richmond col
Iege team for which invita- lions were
sent to every member Of the legislature
There was no tender playing on &C
count Of the impression 10 be made on
the laW-ma kers present but the game
was honestly and earnestly played and
was hot from start to finish. both teams
being in good condition and training.
and the game closing with the score OF
TO in favor Of the college team
State Senator " -BarkSdale- the auth
or Of the anrf-f0Otbau bill had a prom
ins1r seat and watched the contest with
interest and remarked at the close of
the game Ny opinion IS in no way
changed I think the game more bru-
tai than a bull fight
\ number Of the other members had
never seen a game Of football before
and the fact that they did not under
stand the game VIII not be IN its favor
on the floor OF the legislature
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
FELL DOWNSTAIRS.
Congressman BeIden Rolls Down
the Capitol Steps.

Washington, Dee I-Representatfvs
Belden Of New York. one OF the veteran
Enambers Of the house OF representa- tfves.
was seriously injured by falling down the
marble stairs leading from the floor cE
the house To the basement OF the capitol
HIS foot caught and he plunged healloug
down the steps When picked up he
was bleeding DrOfuseIy from deep cash
in the forehead and another across the
nose which it vas believed had been
broken
Ar- Belde1 was conscious but not "a
him
From the hasty examination made by
the doctors It was feared that concusssorr
Of the brain might be brought on The
wounds in the head were bound uD and
the injured man was taken IN carriage
70 TIE ArIInEton hoteL
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
DOWN WITH lola"
French Students Make a DEM
onstration Against the
Novelist.

Paris. Dec The cabinet decided TO
answer this afternoon in the senate
the Interpolation OF NJ Scheurer kest-
ner. one Of the vice presidents OF that
body. regarding the Dreyfus scandal
and TO allow all the discussion desired
It is believed the order Of the day VIII
be voted and it was inn the chamber
OF deputies sustaining the govern
ulenC's attitude II the matter OF Drey-
[us' sentence
= band Of law students assembled II
front Of the Luxembourg palace. where
gagged in an antf-DreyfUs demOustra-
ton They traF@-sed several streets
shouting Down with Scheurer-' %
Down with the senate, Down with
the Figaro" and Down with ZoIa.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
Congressman DingIey and W ak
er Come Together.
Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee
EXERCISES HISPOWER
To Keep the Currency Que stiOn
Away From
The Currency Committee of
Which Walker IS Chairman.

Washington. Dec The house Of
representatives, settled down ID bUsi-
ness today.
after the reading Of the journal leave
was asked by several Of the more i'm
portant committees TO sit during the
sessions OF the house and for the print
ing Of documents for the use Of the
committees
These requests were granted The
presidents message transmitting the
report OF the special commission On the
Paris interuaIzcnaI exposition in 1900
and recommending d liberal appr0pria-
tI0n for our representation at the eZ-
position. was laid before the house
NJ Dingiey. from the committee on
ways and means. then presented q re-
solution adopted BY that committee for
the dIsrri button OF the president 8 mes
sage To the several committees having
Jurisdiction Of the various subjects
treated AR walker 4Eep-- AaSs-t.
Chairman Of the banking and currency
committee asked Tor q Fe-reall1S oL
the portion OF the resolution giving the
ways and means committee 1urls1lc-
tiou Of al the part relating 20 the rev
euues- the national finances the public
debt and the preservation Of the public
credit A very considerable debate fol-
lowed upon what the language OF the
resolution meant and the issue as 10
Jurisdiction Of the currency problem as
between the ways ard means and che
b2nking and currency committees was
sharply raised
At2 O'Clock the debate on the reso-u-
ti0u for the distribution Of the presi-
dents message closed after g sharp
debate on The civil service question
BTr- DInElay modified the resolution So
as 10 make it agreeable TO Mr. Walker
and others OF the currency committee
after which Il was agreed To without
division and the house adjourned
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
FROM KANSAS TO R. I.
Russell Avery Makes the Trip IN 8
Prairie Sch 0oaeE

westerly. p dec Russell Avery
has arrived here having come overland
all the way from Kansas in q prairie
schooner The start was made August
. Avery was alone and came through
= Joseph No CharIastown and
Springfield Ill Coluul bus o. across
PenEsyI yIvalia- through the lower p0r-
tIon Of New York state and across Con
necricut 10 Westerly - calculated
that he had Travelled . GOO miles.
AEerv went 70 Kansas from Westerly
IN 1SS3 and came back in the way h
did because he could not sell his goods
there and raise enough money for rail-
road fares for both himself and wife
The latter has been in Westerly for
several weeks
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
FRISCO THE TERMINAL.
VIII be One End Of the Cramps Alas
kan steamship L.na

san Francisco. Dec. The Alaska
Trade bureau of this city has received
a letter from Ex-Governor Joseph H
Hoadley- who Is associated with the
ship building firm OF William Craup &
Sons Of Philadelphia IN the States
Steamship company. stating that he
viii do al in his power 10 have san
Francisco made the southern terminal
of the c0mpany's proposed Alaskan
line
Five steamships Of over 5000 tons
each are 10 be placed on the ocean
route and viii connect with a small
fleet OF river boats. reaching all paris
Of Alaska The company Is capitalized
1t s.. .00O. eco.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
QUALITIES as h. P. BIDDER
The Secretary Of the Treasury Ar
ranges 20 Deposit $4,000
VIII the Masta-

washington. Dec THE secretary Of
the treasury today took the first steps
TO qualify on behalf Of the government
as q bidder at the sale Of the Kansas
Pacific road on December IS
A transfer order for $500. 900 was sent
by Treasurer Roberts for cerriffcatiOn
70 the National city bank Of New York
in favor OF the master OF the court hav-
ing Jurisdiction Of the case This order
viii be delivered 10 the master I'VE days
before The sale by an officer of the
treasury department. who il is believed
viii bid at the sale under Instructions
from the president
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
WICHITA STUDENTS REBEL
High School Pupils Declare They
Won't Wake Three 4nats Oratloss

Wichita. Dec 7.-Thirty-seveu Of the
50 mem bers Of the Wichita high school
senior class have rebelled against the
order OF Superintendent Dyer that each
graduate should prepare and deliver an
ora-iOu OF three minutes at commence
Ueuc
They attended the meeting Of the
board Of education last night in q body
and pe-ieioned the board to counter
mand the order OF Superi1teudnet Dy-
er- and an Informal vote after 4 hot
debate, stood . 8 sustaining the sup
erinteEGent.s orders Kill further invest
iEari1u- Tt is thought that the stu
dents VIII win and break the custom Of
15 years
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
He LONGS FOR HOME.
". 7. Parker Says That Oklahoma is
Better Than Alaska.

Guthrie. Ok De- -Ex-Represeuta-
tive W T Parker. VINO left here for the
&IonGlEe- writes from Orca at the
mouth of the Copper river IN Alaska,
October IL as follows
-'I viii write 10 you to warn the de-
lud=1 cTaEks 10 stay away from Alas
ka Tell them that Oklahoma is too
good f0r many Of them L I were back
home all the gold IN Alaska would not
tempt me 10 come here again We have
just got across the GuIf OF Alaska We
were caught IN terrible storm and
carried over q hundred miles into the
Pacific ocean and did not know for
three days what minute would be OR
last
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
TO SHUT Up DYEA.
Canadians gre Getting the Best &C the
Alaskan Business

San Francisco Dec "A letter has
been received by the chamber of com
merce Of this city from the Citizen s
kIOndike committee. OF Tacoma ex-
pressing : willing guess TO assist in any
movement looking 10 the closing OF
Dyea as a SUPPORT OF entry. The en-
ergetIc methods Of the Canadian gov
ernment 10 capture the bulk OF the
KIondIEe travel IS dV-elt upon at length
and figures are given to show the i'm
mense revenue 10 be derived from the
tax on the outfits OF the pr0suectors
alone If some means IS not taken to
retaIiate.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
THE SENATE
Senator Money is Sworn in as Sue
csssor 70 George


TashfEgrlu- Dec s-----E.la 4EiE0Cza rl1r-1
al the opening Of the senate today was
delivered b-r Rev Charles a Berry. d
d. OF T0Iverhan1ptOu. Eng He pray
81 that the Almighty might take into
his care all the interests Of the nation
that from this nation may emauste
such feelings Of brotherhood as would
be q blessing 70 all mankind
1Ir WaIrhau MISS. presented the
credentials o. H d Money. of 1Iissis-
siupf ID succeed the late Senator
George The senator's credentials read
that he should have and hold such
Office until his authority should be
revoked BY competent authority
Senators ChandlerC y H. and Hoar
CAEass-}. insisted that they were not in
constitutional form. but raised no OBJ
lection 90 the senator being sworn in.
which was done after Senator's walt
hall. Of Mississippi. allen. Nebraska
and Teller. Of Colorado. had cha-ac-
terized the objection IS technical and
ra-ffT5rE
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
AKLONDIkE At HOME.
Ship Owners Who Failed to Get
Then 20 Dawson.

Seattle. Wash, Dec Tn the federal
court today Judge Hanford awarded Cas-
rou jacob and Charles Bur two uassen-
gers who started 70 Alaska last SeDtenn-
ber On the Steamer Eugene. 500 dana ges
each against the owners Of the steamer
1o- their failure 10 land them at Dawson
City
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
n Extra Session

SDringheId. III. Dec7-The state leg
fsIature convened today in special ses-
sion under the call Of the governor The
Republican senators caucussed and de-
cided to retain the old officers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07

auburn, y Y, Dec. z-CharIes Bur
CESS was electrOcuted at the prison at
1910 this morning. for the murder Of
Henry v Whittak at Sterling. this
county. in 1855.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-07
So for - Janssn-

Governor Lecdy has received from c.
Bruu- the Danish minister AT washington
an inquiry concerning Henry Jansen The
only information the minister possesses j.
the fact that Jansen was born in kan
sas- place unknown sometime between
1874 ana 1s7E The minister informs the
governor that Jansen has fallen heir 70
a sum OF money. equal according 10 the
calculations OF the 6nancsers at tI-e state
house. 10 about S134 IN money Of che Unit
ed States To place this money IN the
hands OF is rightsul owner the Danish
minister requests tzla cooperation OF the
governor II locating Jansen
There IS one good restaurant in To-
peka, that's the Cremeris, T76 Kansas
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS ITEMS.

Allegheny City is promised 50
cent illuminating gas, as result OF
lively competition.
-Schuylkill region miners wages
have again been fixed at 4 per cent.
above the $a.5o basis.
Shenandoah citizens have organ
lied for public relief of many families,
the heads of which are out of work.
An Afro American League that
aims to enroll every colored citizen of
Berks County has been organize at
Reading.
BY judicial decision at Wilkes
Barre, Ann Wright wins $4a,II6 In
coal royalties from the Warrior Run
Company.
Aged Mrs. John Kappenger was
brutally assaulted and robbed by an
unknown man at Lavelle, near Ash
land last week.
The Bethlehem Iron Company
has reduced the wages of 1000 of its
employees 10 per cent, but hopes to
give them steady work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04
BRIEF MENTION.
About People Iou Know.

Dr. and Mrs. ]. p. Welsh are in Washing
ton attending the Inauguration ceremonies.
Miss Irene Heck of Shamokin, is visiting
at DIR. MifIlin's on Main Street.
II. II. Apple of Milton, was seen on our
streets last week.
Louis Bernhard, Jr., of Catawissa, spent
Sunday in town with his parents.
L. w. Drnker Of Wilkesbarre, was in
town few hours on Friday.
Frank Duval of Wilkesbarre, spent few
hours in Bloomsbury on Saturday.
Miss Ida John and Mrs. William Mackey
are visiting friends in Mt. Carmel.
Mrs. lanes Eaton of Scranton, spent FRI
day and Saturday with Bloomsbury relatives.
Mrs. 7. G. McIfenry Of Benton, called on
friends in town on Monday.
Sam Carbaugh, of Iron Street was a Mil
ton visitor this week.
Mrs. Kate Lazarus of WiIkesbarre, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
William Yost and wife spent Monday in
Wilk esbarre.
Peter Lenahan of East Street was Wilkes
barre visitor on Monday.
Urbanus Mcbride of Orange township,
had business in town on Saturday.
II. NJ. Hartzell, of Mifflin was noticed on
our streets ON Monday.
]. C. Brown went to Washington yester-
day 10 see Mckinley inaugurated.
Mrs. II. w. Sloan and daughter, Lois,
are visiting relatives in Washington.
+ III
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. NJ. Derr on
Centre Street.
Mrs. f. w. Elwell returned to her home
in Towanda last Saturday, after visiting
friends here for ten days.
Mrs. NJ. Sager of Orangeville has been
quite ill with pneumonia, but is now recover
ing.
Miss Margaret McCaffery of Danville,
visited at the home of James Lanyon on
West Fourth Street over Sunday.
Harvey Harrington of Elmiru, New York,
was among the visitors 10 our town the past
week.
DIR. c. z. Bobbins of Shenandoah, has
been visiting DR.. II. A. Robbins, on First
Street, the past week.
Geo. w. Enterline attended the "Jolly
Ten Club" Ball held at Wilkesbarre Mon.
day night.
Prof. Albert, of the Normal, will go to
Berwick on Saturday to address the local
institute to be held in the Y. M. c. A. Build
ing at that place.
Mrs. Susan Abbot Of Colorado, who has
been visiting relatives in and around town
returned to her western home last week.
She started on Thursday.
DIR. ]. X. Evans, accompanied by his
daughter.in.law, Mrs. L w. Evans, started
on Thursday morning, for Galveston, Texas.
On account of poor health, the Doctor has
been compelled to make change.
Eugene Dow of Sioux Fall, South Dakota,
VIM Mattern, of Allentown, and Geo. II.
Reed of Sunbury, spent Sunday with their
friend and former class-mate |. A. Snyder,
at the Exchange Hotel. They all graduated
in the class of '92, at the New York Trade
School.
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Oentralia Wants a Library.
J. e. ROYs.
JEWELER.

The Philadelphia Times is offering
library to the three educational ms
titutions in the state receiving the
highest number of votes on coupons
printed daily in that paper. The
Centralia High School has entered the
fight, and is doing well, as it now
stands sixth in the list. II is the only
school in the county that stands a
chance of winning, and it ought to be
helped. All persons who get the
Times are requested to cut out the
coupons marked general" and leave
them at this Office, and we will for
ward them to Miss Lizzie Moran of
Ceniralia, teacher in the school, and
a graduate of the Normal. The
names ofthe contributors will be made
known. The voting closes on April
goth. tt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

Sheriff J. B. McHenry has brought
suit against the county to recover
$ro44.oo for board of prisoners from
April 80 1896 to January I, 1897, at
As cents day. He was paid at that
rate to April 80, 1896, but an appeal
was taken and the old board refused
to pay him more than IS cents after
that date. The county auditors at
the recent settlement suscharged the
old board of commissioners with
$3.50 the excess paid the sheriff
from January to April 80, 1896,
and the old board gave notice to tAe
present board to withhold $553 SO
from the sheriff to protect themselves,
this being the amount of excess paid
tor 1895 and 1896. Hence this sui.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

Richard M. Ware Esq. died at the
home of his grandson r. V. West, on
Wednesday night at II O'Clock, aged
So years, months and a days. He
practiced law in Woodbury. N. J. for
about forty years, and retired from
business about ten years ago, and
since then he has resided in Philadel-
phia up to two years ago, when he
came to Bloomsburg. His wife died
in 1880, and his daughter Mrs. West,
died here last March. His other sur
vivlng children are Mrs. L. W. Batten
and Mrs. E. H. Nash of Philadelphia,
Miss M. A. Ware of this town, J. c.
Ware Of Wilmington, Del. They were
all present before their fathers death.
The funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 80, at Clarksboro, N. ],
and the remains will be taken from
here on Friday. There will be nc
services here.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

Thousands suffer from Catarrh or
cold in head and have never tried the
popular remedy. There is no longer
any excuse, as a 10 cent trial size OF
Ely's Cream Balm can be had of your
druggist or we mail 1t for 10 cents.
Full size 50 cents.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y.
City.
A friend advised me to try Ely's
Cream Balm and after using it six
weeks l believe myself cured of ca
tarrh. 1t is a most valuable remedy.
Joseph Stewart, GA Grand Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

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in few minutes. Try it. IS cents.
Sold by G. A. Klein.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

If you are troubled with headache,
dizziness and don't see alike with both
eyes. Call on the eye specialist, at
the Central Hotel, and have your
eyes examined free, which for the
same examination, in New York,
Boston or Philadelphia would cost you
from SIS to $40. The eye specialist
can releave such troubles if attended
to in time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-03-04

Send for copy of Tasker's Beautiful
Song "Gone Forever. The very latest.
Pronounced by critics to be the pretti-
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