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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Itsms of Interest About Topeka PEG
pie and Visitors in Town.

One of the most elaborate and en-
joyable affairs of this season was the
reception given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Crosby and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Crosby
last evening at Library hall. The hall
had been beautifully decorated and
was brilliant with the drapings of red
and the palms. Rich red portieres
were draped over the doorways and
across the top of the stage. The radi-
atorS were festooned with red silk and
banked with wild smilaX.
The receiving party stood in front of
a tall bank of palms and included Mr..
and Mrs. w. I. Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. H. Crosby and Mr.. and Mrs. Lind
Bey Pegues.
Mrs W. T. Crosby wore a turquoise
changeable MORE taffeta, trimmed with
duchess lace and ruchings of mousse
line de sole. She carried American
Beauty roses.
Mrs. E H. Crosby's gown was a light
green MORE velour, trimmed in duchess
lace, mousseline de sole and deeper
green velvet. She wore violets in her
hair.
Mrs. Pegues wore a skirt of black
MORE velour and bodice of black
chiffon over silk. The neck was cut
low, with q high Marie AntOinette col
lar lined with American Beauty taffeta.
She carried American Beauty roses.
Those who assisted through the hall
were: Mr. and Mrs H. E. Ball. Mr..
and Mrs G. r. Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Hankla, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Nor
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Bear, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. T. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Horner Mr.. and Mrs. A. Marburg.
At the punch table were Miss Sue
Sharitt, Miss Louise Willets and Miss
Bernie Crosby.
The front of the stage was banked
with palms and Easter lilies with red
drapings festooning the edge of the
stage. Watsons orchestra was sta
toned behind the palms.
The stage was hung in white, with
red draped over the doorways, and here
refreshments were served all evening.
In the center of the stage stood a tall
pyramid of palms and lilies.
In the room south of the stage pink
hangings, rugs, lamps and couches
formed an attractive resting place,
while the north room was decorated in
red.
The two landings on the stairway
were made cosy with rugs, lamps and
couches.
Red crepe paper shades softened the
glare of the electric lights and sent a
warm glow over the scene.
AT 10 o'clock the younger guests be-
gan to arrive and dancing was INDUCED
in for several hours.
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Library hall. Steinberg's orchestra of
seven pieces furnished the music and
responded to the hearty encores after
almost every dance. Those who at
tended were Mr.. and Mrs. George Rust
of Kansas City, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Lysle of Leavenworth, DR.. and Mrs. C.
c. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. w w Webb,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murphy, DR.. and
Mrs. w. N. West, Mr. and Mrs. w J.
Black, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith, Miss
Matte Jones of LeaVenwOrth, Miss
Isabel Peck of Chicago, Miss Franc
Littlefeld, Miss Grace Curtis, Miss Har-
riet Jones, Miss Bessie Gibson, Miss
Ollie O'Brien, Miss Bessie West, Miss
Glenna Cross, Miss Emily Tewksbury,
Miss Frances Moon, Miss Edna Crane,
Miss Madge Johnson, Miss Lillian
Whitelock, Miss Nellie McClintock,
Miss Edith Isabel, Miss Margaret Null
vane, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss Mary
Thompson, Miss Myrtle Jetmore, Miss
LOttie Ranney, Miss Maude Stacey;
Mr.. Eugene Hagan; Mr.. Frank Davis,
Mr.. J. E. Morgan, Mr.. VIII Seller, Mr.
Frank Cain, Mr.. r. r. Peterson, Mr..
Walter Burgess, Mr.. Will Alexander,
Mr.. Archie Williams, Mr. Al Evans,
Mr.. Harry Valentine, Mr.. julius Weld
ling, Mr.. Ed Dennis, Mr.. Ed Mcbride,
Mr.. Ralph Moore, Mr.. David Palmer
Mr. Ned Henderson, Mr.. Ben Akers,
Mr.. E. p. Kepley. Mr.. George Stoler,
Mr.. George Hayden, Mr.. Oscar Wool
verton, Mr.. Ed Kellam, Mr.. S. Stod-
dard, Mr. Harry Weaver, Mr.. Charles
Barnes, Mr.. c. E. Curry, Mr.. Park Ew-
art, Mr.. Walter Gust, Mr.. Harry Howe.
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Personal and Social

Mrs I w. Doolittle and Mrs J. s.
Collins will entertain next Friday at
the home of Mrs. Collins. They will give
a reception in the afternoon and card
party in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Holman will
give the last of the series of neighbor-
hood dinners Tuesday evening.
Mrs. NJ. Levi and grandson, Melvin
Wolf, will go to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. c. c. Bowes will go to Kansas
City Monday to be with her daughter.
Miss Lottie Bowes, who is a member of
the Olga Nethersole company, which
will play there next week.
DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Reed will go to
Lawrence tomorrow to spend Sunday
with DR.. and Mrs. c. E. Esterly.
Miss Nellie Small of Atchison arrived
yesterday to visit Mrs. Henry Keller
Miss Florence Greer will entertain in
formally at the physical culture rooms
Tuesday evening for her cousin, Miss
Wells.
the Crosby reception last evening
Mrs. Thatcher of Lawrence visited
Mrs: Stuart Henry during the past
week.
Mr.. G. c. Kimbark of Canton. O
spent yesterday in the city the guest of
Mrs. E. c. WikidaI and family.
Mrs. ]. Root, who has been the geust
| of Mrs. c. B. Reed, went to Lawrence
yesterday to remain until Monday. be-
fore returning to her home in Kansas
City.
Mrs. j. NJ. West spent yesterday in
Scranton.
Mrs. NJ. R. Davis of Kansas City is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. P. Howe.
Miss Susie Wilder will give a card
party this evening complimentary to
Miss Isabel Peck.
Mrs. E. E. Baker and Miss Caroline
Baum give musicale and reception al
| 11S West Eighth street this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Webb will at
tend the Phi Gamma party in Lawrence
| tonight
Mrs. NJ. F. Marks of Valley Falls is
visiting her husband, Representative
Marks.
Miss Rosa Carr of Eudora is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Louie Moon, at 629 Han
cock street for a few days.
Mrs. D. D. Lacey and Mrs Charles
Curtis will go to Chicago next week
Mrs. A. w. Parks entertained her card
club last evening.
Miss Virgiline Mulvane will attend
the Phi Gamma party in Lawrence to-
night.
Miss Isabel Thompson will entertain
the Twentieth century girls tomorrow
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene LysIe of Leaven-
worth are visiting in the city.
Miss Sadie Walters of Parsons, daugh-
ter of Representative c. r. Waters is
visiting Miss Edna Steele.
Mr.. w. S. McClintock went to Law
renee this afternoon to attend the Phi
Gamma party this evening.
Mrs. A. L. Thompson returned yester-
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LOCAL MENTION.

Otto Kuehne has returned from Den
yer where he has established branch
house.
]. F. Connors of the Model Dry Goods
department has gone to New York to
buy the spring stock.
The Postal Telegraph company will
move its office to the corner of Sixth
and Kansas avenue in few days where
the room will be shared with the Bar
tholOmew Real Estate company.
United States District Judge Foster is
sick at his home on Harrison street
and has been compelled to give up his
court work. He took a severe cold sew
eral days ago and his present Illness is
the result. His friends think he will
not be able to attend to his court duties
for two or three weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
MUST HAVE BEEN A JOKE.
Statement Made That Mr.. Stevens
Wanted to be Patrol Driver.

To the Editor of The State Journal:
Having been a reader of your paper
for several years and believing you de-
sire to be fair to all concerned, will you
allow me to make few corrections in
an article found in Wednesdays Jour
nal: l was a candidate for county sup
erintendent on the fusion ticket in this
county and have never regretted it.
In fact when I remember that 1 re-
ceived a thousand more votes than any
other fusion candidate for that office
ever received in the county, I am proud
of it.
That I was an applicant for a posi-
ton on the board of public works is not
true. If any friend of mine ever pro-
posed my name for patrol driver 1 new
er heard of it and would not consider
any man my friend who would serious
ly propose such a thing. Your article
implies that I am bounding the COVER
nor for place, whereas I have not
spoken with him for myself in the past
two months. 1 consider it perfectly
proper to seek an appointive office if
sought in an honorable, manly manner
and 1 am willing to excuse your re
porter on the theory that he had been
hypnotized and knew not what he
wrote.
II STEVE EMS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
TO MEET At WICHITA NEXT
Masons at Salina Elect officers and
Adjourn.

salina, Feb. 19-The Masonic grand
lodge elected the following officers:
William M. Shaver, w. G.. M; Maurice
L. Stone, D. G.. M. ;: Henry c. LOOMS.
S. G. w; Charles J. Webb, J. G. w;
Robert E. Torrington, G. t.; A. K.
Wilson, G.. S.
The annual Grafton delivered by John
D. Millikin of Mcpherson, the grand
orator, is said to have been one of the
finest addresses ever delivered on Ma
sonry in the state. The report of the
committee on neurology showed that
226 Masons have died in Kansas during
the past year. When it came to vot-
ing on the place of meeting for the
next grand lodge Wichita and Leav
enworth were placed in nomination
and considerable rivalry existed be-
tween the two places. Wichita won by
16 votes out of total of about 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
A BLOW AT FUSION.
Candidates Name May Appear but
Once on Iowa's Official Ballot.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 19.-There were
exciting scenes in the senate over the
consideration of a chapter of the code
governing elections. AS amended the
law gives fusion a body blow by pro-
viding that no candidates name may
appear on the official ballot more than
once.
The debate throughout was charac-
terized with much acrimony, and at one
point Healy charged that Mckinley
got the vote of Iowa only through the
votes of gold Democrats, which the
proposed bill would drive away. After
several hours discussion the bill was
finally passed by a, vote of 81 to II.
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KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Fifth Page.)

principal one being terraces surround
ing the building
These ideas are suggested by Eric
Nystron, who prepared the bill. No
appropriation is specified, as the atti-
tude of the majority of the legislature
against appropriations of this charac-
ter is such that the author of the bill
expects it to be speedily killed.
1t ought to be killed. The grounds
have been laid out according to the
plans of an accomplished landscape
artist. What does Eric Nystrom know
about art? He couldn't have learned it
making shoes in North Topeka. Ny
strom is the man who made a labored
speech at the council chamber against
the building of an auditorium. Mr..
Nystrom shows too much activity con-
sidering his limitations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
PULLMAN FARE TOO HIGH
A Meritorious Bill to Abate Crying
Evil.

A further attempt is to be made in the
senate to pass a measure making re-
duction in the Pullman sleeping car
rates. A bill, introduced in the senate
by Senator Young, fixing the Pullman
rate at 80 cents for the first 100 miles
and one-half cent per mile for every
mile thereafter, was killed some time
ago by the railroad committee after
hearing an argument against its pass
bill was again called up by Senator
Hanna Pop Clay county, and on his
motion ordered printed and placed or
the calendar under the head of general
orders.
When this bill comes up for consider
alton it will be amended so as to fix the
price at rs cents for the first 100 miles,
and will then probably pass the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
More About the Wind Railway.

The legislature of the Territory of
Oklahoma has answered the resolution
passed by the Kansas legislature pro-
viding for conference of committees
from the legislatures of Kansas. Okla
hOma and Texas in reference to the con-
StructiOn of an interstate railway, by
passing similar resolution, appointing
a committee of seven members. A copy
of the resolution was read in the senate
this morning As soon as the legislature
of Texas is heard from, date for the
conference, to be held in this city, will
be fixed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Suicide Appears to be Contagious

New York, Feb. 19.-James Stevens,
a butcher of Jersey City, shot himself
state of his business affairs, and has
since died from the wound. Calvin J.
Childs, who has been a bosom friend of
Stevens for 25 years and lived a block
away, and who had been greatly af-
fected by the news of Stevens death,
also committed suicide by shooting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
If THEY DAwD1E MUCH MORE
Legislature May Have to Stay Here
Two Weeks Without Pay.

Representative Fairchild. the acknowl-
edged leader of the Populist side of the
house said this afternoon:
1.-The majority of this house will ac
cOmplish railroad. stock yards, insur-
ance and text book legislation and pass
other measures to which the party is
pledged if we have to stay here two
weeks or even a longer time without
pay'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
HER CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE
And Mrs. Mellow of Leavenworth was
Burned to Death

Leavenworth, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Thomas
J. Mellow, aged 80 years,whose husband
is a paper hanger, arose to replenish the
fire during the night, when her clothing
caught fire and was burned from her
body.
She died in great agony a few hours
later. The husband and two children
were badly burned in trying to save
her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Will Somebody Find That Underfiow

Representative Hollembeak presented
petition in the house today from citi-
Gems of Gray county, asking the legis-
Investigation OF the underflow of the
Arkansas river The petition calls at
tention of the legislators to the vast i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Garry Good specialties.

Hackney and Jennings. two of the
finest Buck and Wing Dancers in Amer
lea, will appear with The Paiges'' eve
ry night next week at Crawford's Opera
House. Prices 10c. zoe and soc. Ladies
Free Monday night only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Oklahoma Against Woman sufraee

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 19-After four
hours of sharp and some times bitter
debate, the woman suffrage bill was
killed in the lower house. The measure
was defeated by a vote of 10 to 49, A
majority of Populists opposed the meas
ure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
The Paiges.
VIII nla,

Will play a return engagement for one
! solid week at the Crawford Opera
| House, commencing Monday night, Feb
| 22nd. Prices Toe zoe and 30 cents. La
dies free Monday night only.
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FOR THE Ao.U.w.aRAND LODGE
Meeting at salina, Kan, February %.

The Rock Island will sell tickets at
one fare, 1884 for the round trip, train
leaves Topeka ITO p. m. Purchase your
tickets Via" Rock Island Route and go
/ with the crowd.
A. NJ. FULLER,
City Pass et
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19

A bill providing a penalty for the adul-
teration of candy was introduced in the
senate this morning by Senator Helmick.
The penalty is fixed al fine of not less
than $40 or more than $25. or imprison-
ment in the county jail not less than 10
days or more than 80 days.
Speaker Pro Tenn Weilep called the
house to order this morning with mon
ster wooden sledge hammer. The mem
berS were amused when John Seaton arose
and said: Il object to the use of the en-
blem of Republican authority Upon
hearing this allusion to the Douglas
house the PopuliSt side chanted roll
call, roll CALI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Lotus Club Party,

The Lotus club enjoyed it's fourth
party last evening at Hudson's hall
"A number of the dancers left at IL
O'Clock to attend the Crosby party at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
Harper's Bazaar
In 1907.

Tie Bazaar. thoroughly up-to-date
periodical for women, will enter upon
its Thirtieth Volume in 1897
AS a Fashion journal 1t is unsurpass-
ed, and is an Indispensable requisite
for every well-dressed woman. Kath-
arine De Forest writes a weekly letter
on current fashions from Paris In
NEW YORK FASHIONS, and in the
fortnightIy pattern sheet supplement.
ladies find full details, directions. and
diagrams for gowns, wraps, and chill
Chapuis draw and engrave the newest
and finest Partisan designs every week
The serials for 1897 will be: THE
RED BRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. by
Maria Louise Pool; and FATHER
QUINNALLION, by Octave Thanet.
Short stories will be constantly pre-
scented by brilliant writers, among
whom are Mary E. Wilkins, Harriet
Prescott Spefferd, Marion Harland.
Ruth McEnery Stuart, Viola Roseboro,
and Margaret Sutton Briscoe.
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING in
various parts of the Union will form a
series of special interest.
Other interesting features are The
Outdoor Woman. devoted to healthful
sports and pastimes: Music, a weekly
critical summary of music in New
York; Amateur Theatricals, Embrofd-
cry and Needlework. Ceremony and Ell
iquette. Good Housekeeping. WHAT
GIRLS ARE DOING" Current Social
Events" and Personals CLEANED from
original sources.
L.
Higginson will regularly continue his
valuable essays
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19

Mr. Ward L. Smith of FredericHstowr.
Mo-, was troubled with chronic diar-
rhoea for over thirty years. He had
become fully satisfied that it was only
a question of a short time when he
would have to give up. He had been
treated by some of the best physicians
in Europe and America, but got no per-
manent relief. One day he picked up a
newspaper and CHANGED to read an ad-
vertisement of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy He
got bottle of it, the first dose helped
him and its continued use cured him.
For sale by druggists.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

portance of this subject to the farmers
of western Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19

Bradshaw. handmade harness. $40 K.A.
The herald., 1897-10-18
THE SILVER SITUATION

Matthew Marshall, the well known
financial writer of the New YORK SUM-
contributes an interesting column to the
issue of Oct. 4th under the caption, THE
Silver Question in Europe" Mr.. Mar
shall advances the proposition that
while the politician statesmen OF Great
Britain are willing to make considera-
BILE concessions to bimetallism, the
moneyed and the banking portion OF
the British people stand for the main
tenance of the single gold standard with
a unity and a solidity which make the
politician advocates Of silver hesitate to
dash themselves against it. He declares
that there is in France the same VIKING
ness on the part of the legislature anu
the ministry to talk and resolve. but
the same reluctance to act that there is
in Great Britain. A similar deadlock
is observable in Germany. The reichs-
rath long ago declared in favor of sill
yer and the members of the land-own-
ing aristocracy in the government earn
estly advocate legislation in its behall'
but the bankers, the workingmen ana
the Socialists are opposed to such legis-
lation and are too formidable to- per-
NIT it to be attempted. Russia and Aus
tria, on the contrary, are committed
unequivocally to the single gold stand
ard.
Mr. Marshall believes that the re-
opening of the India mints to silver is
cut of the question. Therefore, he says,
the silverites will be probably compelled
to continue their struggle for free coin
age on the lines laid down at Chicago
last summer. They must contend for
the reopening of our mints to- silver al
the ratio of 16 to l without the con-
currence of any other nation.
The Republican, party, while 1t de-
clared for the maintenance of the gold
standard. left a loophole for silver by
advocating an international bimetalic
agreement, which the administration Is
now trying to carry into effect. There
- every pIOOdDlLIlS tndt tAAS SAAOAe " 40
prove abortive, and it will then remain
for the Republican party to declare un-
conditionally for the single gold stand
ard. The first battle will take place
when the new house of represe entatives
is to be chosen and when the state legis
latures choose a certain number OF
limited States senator's
The same view that the Sun writer
takes of the situation in this country
and with regard to the lines of battle
in the next campaign, has been more
than once outlined I'M these columns
There has never been on the part of in
telligent American citizens belief thai
something satisfactory would be dont
| for silver" The fight is to be between
the single gold standard and bimetal-
lism The wisdom of the Democratic
party in taking a clean-cut advance
position at the Chicago conventions ano
in since maintaining that ground has
been amply justified.
The herald., 1897-10-18

ed a commissioner In the department
Of war, and in this capacity he visited
the west to make reports on pay service
in that part of the country. On June
l he was appointed major and assist
ant adjutant general, title he refused
to accept and te>. which was subse-
quently withdraw.
On January 20. 1864. Dana was named
assistant secretary of war to Stanton,
and his official reports from the field
to the office are still held as models
Of intelligent and diligent work. When
the war came to a close Mr.. Dana re-
signed and again returned to journal
ism, this time as editor of the Chicago
Republican, which was founded in 1867.
UP to this point in Mr.. Dana's career
he had always been to some extent SUD-
ordinate to the will of others. and this
subordination was precisely what he
most of all disliked, but on January q,
1868, he became the largest shareholder
and editor-in- n-chief of the New York Sun,
and from that moment his personality,
free to act as he chose, was made evident
in every line of his newspaper.
The herald., 1897-10-18
DEATH IN A SPARK

The deplorable accident in East Los
Angeles Saturday afternoon, which re-
suited in the death of Mrs George S.
Stafford, furnishes another lesson in the
danger that turks in women's attire.
Standing by little bonfire Of waste pa
per which she had just started, spark
was communicated to her clothing, and
it is believed that the underskirt must
have become thoroughly ignited before
the victim became aware of the fact.
When the flames did burst forth they
were in such volume as to render escape
impossible.
The sorrow Of the relatives and friends
over the untimely loss Of this most low
able woman is rendered more poignant
from the fact that the first cause was sc
trivial and it's discovery minute or
two earlier might have arrested the dis
aster. The death Of Mrs. Stafford plunges
a devoted family into unassuagable
grief and casts shadow Of sorrow over
a wide circle of friends.