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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
AMERICANIZE CATHOLICS.
The Pope PromuIgates an Impor-
tant Ruling.

Chicago, May 24.-Information is OBJ
tanned that Rome has just transmitted
to the Catholic church in the United
States the most significant ruling of
recent years bearing on ecclesiastical
matters in America. The decision.
which has reference to parishes made
up of foreigners, is literally as follows:
children born in America of foreign
parents, whose native language is not
the English, are not obliged when of
.ge to become members of the parish
10 which their parents belong; but they
have the right to join parish in which
the language of the cOuntry-that is
English-is used.
catholics not born in America but
knowing, the English language have the
right of becoming members of the par
ish in which English is in use, and they
cannot be compelled to submit them
selves to the Jurisdiction of the rector
of church built for people who con-
tinue to speak the language of a for
eign country"
The evident purpose of Rome is to
make English the language of the
American church as speedily as possi-
BILE and thus to encourage the deVeIop-
ment of a spirit of more perfect union
among the members of the Catholic
faith Parishes in which a foreign Ian
guage is used are tolerated as temper
airy institutions which will disappear as
soon as the conditions making their
erection expedient will have passed
away The present ruling is perfectly
consistent with the enlightened general
policy adopted and followed by Leo
XIII.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
KANSAS GROCERS MEET
At Kansas City, to Find a Wav to
Dodge the Anti Com bine Law.

Kansas City. May 24-The wholesale
of the state of Kansas held an ali dav
session at the Coates House Saturday
discussing means for evading the anti
combination measure enacted bv the
Kansas legislature. The act prohibits
the making and enforcing of any fixed
rate on goods sold in competition in the
state and provides d penalty of impTis-
onment with a stiff fine attached. 1t
was aimed at the alleged combination
of wholesale grOcers and dealers in
other supplies in the state and was eff
fective at the first lick in knocking out
of shape the Wholesale Grocers' asso-
citation
The effect of the legislation was said
to be adverse to the cities along the
river. while it was largely to the ad-
vantage of the wholesalers in the in
terror of the state.
At present coffee and sugar are han
died on the agency plan The trust
consigns its goods to the wholesaler at
certain points to be disposed of under
certain conditions and at certain fig
ures. The wholesaler in turn consigns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
ASSOCIATES WITH A NEGRO
The Mayor of Gainesville, Ga, Tells
New Resident That Such Ac-
ton Must Stop.

Rome, Ca, May 24.-George Rankin of
Michigan, who recently settled in Car
tersviIle, has shocked that town by as
sociating with a negro. He is engaged
in blacksmith and carriage repair work,
and has a coal-black negro named Elijah
Henderson as his helper. The negro has
been q frequent guest at the white mans
house, The Gainesville people were in
dignant at this, but when the negro
promenaded the streets with the faxen-
haired daughter of his employer it was
too much.
Mayor Wickle sent the town marshal to
Rankin and told him that such conduct
would not be tolerated. The reply was
what the mayor called very impudent.
Rankins three children have been sus-
pended from public schools, and unless
he quits associating with Henderson he
runs the risk of being tarred and feath-
cred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
SPRECKELS Is GENEROUS.
Will Turn Over 5000 Acres to the
Salvation Army for Raising
Sugar Beets.

San Francisco, Cal, May 24-The
rural homestead plan for the unem-
plOyed, as formulated by the Salvation
Army and which will be followed by
the army and the citizens committee,
is almost certain of success. The plan
in brief is to acquire certain tracts of
land from the government, from the
Individual and otherwise, and to Oc-
cupy and cultivate these lands and set
tie on them the poor and what is known
as the surplus population Of the state.
This morning Mayor Winchen and
eX-MayOr Ellert had an interview with
Claus Spreckels, in the course of which
that gentleman said he felt sure the
colonization plan was feasible.
SpreckelS said he had 5000 acres of
land suitable for the sugar beet, which
he would turn over to the Salvation
Army on almost any terms it might de-
sire. This land the army could colo
nize with the unemployed of the city!
The proposition will undoubtedly be
accepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
TO GO ABROAD JUNE 1.
Mrs. A. A. Robinson Will Sail on
That Date-President Robinson
Here.

A. A. Robinson, president of the Mex
lean Central railway, is now at his
home in this city, having arrived here
a few days ago from Boston. Mr.. Rob-
inson has been in the east comforting
with the directors and stockholders of
the Mexican Central road, and stopped
off in this city for a short visit with his
family before returning to the City of
Mexico to again take up his official du-
ties.
Mrs. Robinson and daughter Meta, in
company with Mrs. DR.. Squires, wife of
the chief surgeon of the Mexican Cen
trail railway, and Miss Mabel Wilson of
this city will leave about June 1 for
Europe, and Mr.. Robinson will proba
bly, remain in Topeka until they are
ready to start. Mrs. Robinson and the
other members of the party will go from
New York to London, and after a short
visit there, will cross to the continent
and travel through Switzerland and
Germany, remaining in Europe the en-
tire summer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24

the goods to the retailer in smaller
quantities to be disposed of at not less
than a certain price. Attorneys say that
complying with the conditions rendered
wholesalers liable, but after the most
careful investigation it was decided
there was no technical violation, as it
was simply the action of an agent dis
posing of goods, according to the in
structions of the owner.
This view of the situation obtained
among the wholesalers, and the fifteen
representatives of the business in Kan
sas decided by a vote of eleven to four
to reOrganize the association. They
stipulated it was not to control prices,
but for the general benefit of the trade.
The association will simply be a re-
organization of the old association. w.
N. Todd of LeaVenWOrth will be presi-
dent, and J. H Black of Wichita will
act as secretary. They feel that as they
do not own the sugar or coffee they sell,
agents of the trust, they are not vio-
lating the law. either in spirit or in
fact. The agency dodge is the one,
they say, that entirely escaped the at
tention of the law enacted by the Kan
sas legislators.
Among the number of SrOcers from
out of the city who were at the meeting
We're H. D. Lee, Salina, Kan; George A.
Kennard St. Joseph, Mo; Henry Baden,
Independence, Kan; Frank Wood,
Wichita, Kan; w. S. Davis, Topeka,
kan; A. L. Keller, Fort Scott, Kan;
]. H. McCord. st. Joseph, Mo. w.
Lakin, Fort Scott, Kan; G. G. Parry,
st. Joseph, Mo; A. B. Symns, Atchison,
Kan; J. J. Pierson. Parsons, Kan;
Theodore Poehler, Lawrence, Kan; S.
T. Allan, Arkansas City, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
COUNTESS THE MODEL.
Painting of NudeENymph in Minis
ter Mendonca's Drawing. Room.

Washington, May 24-Following the
disclosure that the beautiful Countess
Itchy posed before Baron Bellerini, the
celebrated Hungarian artist, for a PIC
ture of Venus, it has come to light that
another portrait of the countess, rep
resenting her as a nude nymph, is in
existence.
This painting, which also was execut-
ed by Bellerini is in the drawing room
of the Brazilian minister, Senior Men
dOnca.
Until recently Minister Mendonca
knew nothing of the history of his
beautiful picture. He purchased it while
on one of his numerous trips abroad
because of its artistic worth, the hand
some face and perfect figure, little
dreaming that the model for it was a
member of the aristocrat1c circles OF
Europe.
The painting was hung in the minis
ter's drawing room and attracted great
attention during Nine. MendOnca's re-
ceptions.
one afternoon recently 8. party of dis
tinguished foreigners called at the le
cation. When their eyes rested upon
the painting they stood spell bound.
Then, after talking long and earn
estly among themselves, they inquired
If Nine Mendoza was aware of thei den-
ity of the "Nymph of the Pool" She
said that she was not, and it was then
she heard the remarkable story of
Countess Itchy, who, before her mar
riage to the count, had posed in the al
together" for Baron Bellerini.
The romance of the artist and his
model was rudely broken by the ap-
pearance of the wealthy Count Itchy
who wooed, won and carried off the
prize.
Aware that the artist had in his pos
session a painting of his wife in the
altogether" that was a faithful pOr-
trait, Count Itchy made every possible
effort to secure the picture by formal
purchase.
The artist baron was badly in need of
money at that time, but the idea of
selling his painting of the Countess Ii
chy to her husband was not in his cal
culatiOns. For a long time he tanta1-
lied the count by fixing the price of
the painting at a fabulous sum and
finally disposed of it to an agent of
Senior MendOnca.
The painters revenge upon his former
model for marrying Count Zichy, and
for preferring the latter to himself has
been far-reaching. 1t preceded him to
America, and, unfortunately for the
Count and Countess Zihy, already has
accomplished it's purpose.
The painting of THE Nymph at the
Pool" represents a beautiful blonde
woman on one knee besides a pool over
the brink of which she looks into the
clear waters. The pool is on the left
of the picture, the woman facing it
from the right hand side.
With one hand she brushes back lux
uriant hair falling in disorder. The
left hand touches the ground near her
knee. The scene is in a forest with
fiickering shadows from the over-arch-
ing trees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
PILGRIMS FLOCK TO CAREY
Statue Located There Which is Said
to Have Effected Many Mar
velous Cures.

Upper Sandusky, o., May 24.-Carey,
this county, possesses the only pilgrim
age shrine in the United States, and
today occurred the annual pilgrimage
services. The town was crowded with
wOrshipers. 1t is a pilgrimage shrine
for the reason that it possesses a fac
smile of the famous Luxembourg
statue of the virgin and her child which
for 300 years has been famous for its
healing powers. The facsimile is not
only a true copy, but contains a. piece
of the original, and upon hearing of
this the pope recognized the church as
a pilgrimage shrine and the name of
Our Lady of Consolation was adopted
Besides the statue the church pos
sesses several gifts from the pope,
among them a richly embroidered an
tependium; also a piece of the cross
upon which Christ was crucifed, duly
authenticated by letters from the car
dinals of the holy see. Father Nicer,
pastor of the church, possesses innum-
cradle signed statements to the truth
of many cures effected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
WANT MOONLIGHT'S SCALP.
Senator Baker Informed the Patron
age Must Await the Tariff
Bill Passage.

Washington, May Ex-senator Baker
and National Committeeman Cy Leland
have discovered that Kansas is not to
receive any more patronage of cOnse-
quence until the tariff bill has been
signed by Mckinley. They have been
quietly working to secure the scalps of
Tom Moonlight, minister to Bolivia,
and Richard Norris United States col
lectOr of internal revenue for Kansas.
Morris could be succeeded at any time,
as he has no fixed term, and the two
Kansas patronage dispensers were con-
fident they could get this good place for
the asking. They were also under the
impression that Moonlight could be
easily disposed of. In neither case,
however have they been successful.
Senator Baker has also been trying to
secure the appointment of J. K. ElweII
as consul to Santiago De Cuba This,
too. has been held up. and the two boss
es have notified the expectant faithful
that the conditions point to long dry
summer.
w w Martin of Fort Scott, who was
hasty enough to secure ticket and
come on to get his commission as min
lister to Bolivia. will go back to Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
GOULD GOES TO EUROPE.
Young Howard and Miss Clemmons
Sail on the Paris.

New York, May PA statueSque,
handsome blonde arrayed in a bewil-
dering CONNECTION of blue and silk,
bounded out of carriage and up the
gangplank of the Paris while that big
boat was awaiting the signal to start
for England today
Many on the pier recognized her as
Miss Katherine CIemmOns, the woman
who once starred for one conSecu-
tive week Ten minutes passed, then
a cab drove up and Howard Gould went
on board the boat. Then the Paris
swung out into the river, carrying Mr..
Gould and Miss Clemmons with her.
1t was said last night that the two
will remain in Europe for the summer.
On their arrival in London they may
be found at the Savoy.
If Mr.. Gould marries Miss ClemmOns
without obtaining the consent of George
and Helen Gould he will sacrifice 80
600 900 under his fathers will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE.
Two Persons Killed, Three Injured
and MANY Narrowly Eseape.

Two Persons Killed, Three Injured
and Many Narrowly Escape
New York. May 24-TwO persons were
killed and three seriously injured in a
fire which started shortly after o'clock
this morning in the four-story and base
ment brown stone building at 149 West
Twenty-third street. Several persons mar
rowIy escaped death. The dead are:
MRS. CATHERINE MOSSWAY, 80
years; died at hospital from suffocation
and burns.
BEATRICE MOSSWAY. years old.
daughter of the former; suffocated in her
room.
The injured:
Mrs. Mary G., or Carry Bowles. board
ing house keeper at % Hollis street, Bos-
ton, dangerously hurt by jumping from
window on the third floor
Miss Macdonald, slightly burned on
face.
F. S. Phaps slightly burned on face.
Before the firemen reached the scene
the building was filed with flames. The
Railways from the first floor to the roof
was in flames and escape by the front
was cut off. Panic seized the inmates of
the house. While a tenant named La
Mont was crawling along the narrow sill
to reach the adjoining house, the body Of
a woman struck large sign which hung
on the outside OF the building and to
which he chung for a support. The sign
was torn from its fastenings and fell with
a crash to the street. The woman was
Mrs. Bowles. who had precipitated her
self from the third floor to the street be-
low when she found that egress from the
house by way of the stairs was checked
by the flames. She was picked up and
taken to a hospital. La Mont did not
fall to the street.
Mrs Mossway, who lost her life was
sleeping with her little daughter. when
she was aroused by the smoke. She ran
into the hall and gave the alarm and then
went back after her daughter. When she
drove her again to her room.
When the fremen searched the house
they found the little girl dead in bed, the
mother lying on the floor blistered by
heat and almost dead from suffocation
She was removed to hospital where she
died three hours later.
Late in the afternoon Mrs. BowIes re-
but no hopes are entertained of her ul-
innate recovery.
The origin of the fire is not known, but
it is believed that a belated tenant lit
match in the hallway to see his way ana
carelessly tossed the still bbrning match
away. The fire started at the foot of
the stairs. and the light wall acted as a
f1ue to carry the flames to the roof in
stantly. The damage was about 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
WAITE WILL BE A TEXAN.
Colorado's Ex-Governor Will Move to
the Coast Country.

Galveston, May 24-Ex-GOv. David
H Waite of Colorado was in the city
Saturday.
He stated that he was much interest
ed in Texas and the coast country. I
came down from Kansas City over the
new road said he in d quiet and easy
tone, as his blue eyes looked through
his spectacles at the huge African fern
which is used as a fly catcher in the
rOtunda.
After a short stay in Shreveport I
came on down to Houston, then went
to Beaumont and down to Port Arthur.
Heretofore I have only been as far
south in Texas as Waco and as far east
as Troupe, but this time I got a tolera-
BILE fair idea of the southern part of the
state It is a glorious country. There
is no question but that Texas is head
and shoulders above any other state in
the union.
Yes, 1 am going to live in Texas
and farm Just where 1 have not de-
cided as yet. The winters in Colorado
are too long. 1 want to get in a milder
climate
The interviewer took the opportunity
to speak of the advantages of truck
farming which brought up the question
of railroad rates and the governor was
asked what he thought of the north and
south line scheme of Gov Leedy OF
Kansas, who is of the same political
faith.
GOV. Waite hesitated He didn't like
it. but he didn't want to hurt any
bOdy's feelings.
Well" said he. 'I hardly think it
would-would work. It does seem that
the railroads are being run more for the
benefit of a few passengers than the
stockholders or the people, but rail
roads are a necessity We can't do
without them. I think, however, that
they will finally get down to a. business
basis and will do something for the
people. 1 am not prepared to say Wheth-
er Leedy's plan for the states to build a
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
CoUNTERFEITS.
U. s. Court Checks the Distribution
of limitations.

About 400 counterfeiters have been
making imitation Cereal Coffee and work,
ing them off on buyers. They generally
use at least part of the wording on the
original and some take the red seals OF
the genuine Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
The U. S. court has lately enjoined
Grain-O and ordered them to avoid fur
Their infringement.
Postum is the original palatable Cereal
Coffee and is made of selected parts OF
the Cereals which give the elements need
ed for the rebuilding of the gray matter
in the nerve cells. The counterfeit5 are
mad of-well Just and old thing to
look like Postum and get peoples money.
Does any one expect the maker of a
counterfeit to care how much food value
he gives?
Buyers can get from two to five times
as many pounds of counterfeit for the
same price as one pound of the genuine
Postum Cereal Food Coffee, All right for
those who have money to burn"
If a grocer offers you an imitation
Cereal Coffee send his name and ad.
dress to US, please
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LIN.
Battle Greek, Mich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
BILLY MASON SNUBBED.
His Cuban Speech Has Aroused the
Wrath of the President

Washington, May Ex-senator Billy
Mason has been tabooed at the White
house because of his Cuban speech.
The mailed hand has been shown by
the presidents leaders to the Illinois
senator. He has been told that no pat
ronage would be bestowed upon him un-
til he has expiated his offense. He spoke
without consulting the president, and he
is to be punished. Senator Mason is in
dignant at the way he has been snubbed.
He threatens to make war on the tariff
bill If any effort is made to bar him out
of the White house because he speaks
his convictions without asking permission
from Mckinley and Mark Hanna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
QUICK CALL TO ARMS.
Militia to be Hurried to Chicago on
Logan's Day.

Chicago, May 24.-Gov. John r. Tanner
will see how quickly he can get all the
troops of the state into Chicago. This
mobilization of the militia viii take place
July p, the day on which the statue of
General Logan will be unveiled on the
Lake Front park. 1t is expected that
the orders to move will be held until the
last minute. and the commandments
figures that he can have 1000 uniformed
men in camp between sunset of one day
and sunrise the next morning.
1t is thus that the great military pa
geant, in honor of Illinois famous lead
er, will be made a part of the summer
drill and a practical demonstration of
the ability of the citizen sOldiery to get
under arms in a hurry in case there
should be a need.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
M'KINLEY BARSREPORTERS
Newspaper Men Not Invited to En-
tertainments at the White House.

Washington, May 24-At the recep-
ton given from 8 to 10 o'clock Satur-
day night by the president and Mrs.
Mckinley to the delegates to the postal
congress not a single member of the
press was hOnored with an invitation.
This is entirely contrary to all prece-
dent in such matters.
More than this, with one exception,
not a single invitation has been issued
to any member of the press for any
one of the small or large entertain
ments, musicales and such manner of
evening and afternoon receptions that
have taken place in abundance at the
White House since March 4.
Heretofore it has always been the
custom when an afternoon musicale or
reception was in prospect for the mis-
tress of the White House to issue in
Vitations to the society correspondents
of Washington. Now a new order of
events has evidently been inaugurated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
CHICAGO ITS OWN MASTER.
Suggested Changes to Free the City
From State Interference.

Chicago, May PA sort of proposed
secession of Chicago from the state of
Illinois was talked over by members of
the civic federation who attended
meeting at the Palmer house Saturday
night.
This idea is the outcome Of threaten
ed legislation of a hostile character
which constantly appears in the legis-
lature.
The discussion was precipitated by an
interrogatory resolution asking:
Does Chicago want an amendment
to the state constitution prohibiting the
state Legislature from interfering in
any manner with its local affairs?"
Prof. Gray advocated provision for
municipal legislation for Chicago by
itself, citing cities abroad which are
well governed and economically man
aged under such a system Edwin Bur
rift Smith was in doubt about the feas-
ibility of taking Chicago out of the SUI
pervising control of it's state legislature.
Adolph Moses said that such sugges-
ton was impossible. It could not be
carried out and would not be legal in
any sense.
Ralph NJ. Easley remarked that st.
Louis and Kansas City. Mo, were full
chartered cities, with power to re-en-
act or amend their charters without ap-
peal to the state legislature.
Legislation inimical to the interests
of Chicago proposed by the assem- bly,
at Springfield was cited by Sidney G.
Eastman. He set forth that, while the
original Humphrey bills had been de-
feated, the new effort of Mr.. Yerkes to
get bills through the legislature had ev-
cry evil phase of the old endeaVor. He
declared the new bills to be as vicious
in substance as the defeated Humphrey
bills and maintained they should be as
vigorously contested by the civic fed
Grafton.
He referred at length to the gas
trusts bills, and said that both of them
as in the case of the Humphrey bills,
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