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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21
FACTS ABOUT BABIES.

What woman doesn't
want a baby-a difnp1-
ing, laughing darling,
dainty enough to be
graded in a snow
white lily? Every wo-
manly woman wants
one, but she doesn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21

The Comrades Like It.
The People ssAII. Like 1t,
And They Will Take II.
The "Rock Island" TO Buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21

Shirts. collars and cuffs Iaundered
to look like new by Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and ia West 9Th ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-21

Webb buys and sells tickets. 500 Kan. Av
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
DEWITT TALMAeE ON ARBITRATION
"There Shall he No More Murder
Among Nations"

Washington, Jan. 17.-Dr. T. Dewitt Tai
mage, In his sermon this morning, re-
ferred to the arbitration treaty In the fol-
lowing language:
1.-The mightiest. grandest movement for
driving brutal war out of the earth dates
from January IL, 1897. The men who, on
each side of the sea, decided 10 effect that
plan of arbitration made themselves i'm
mortal. The evening of the present ad-
minlstration of the United States has been
honored with the gladdest event of is CEN
turtles. All civilized nations will copy the
sublime example.
II implore the illustrious senate of the
United States to allow nothing to interfere
with vote of ratification; that the bells
of all Christendom may ring out Peace on
earth, goodwill to men. Senators-many
of you my personal friends-let me say
that this is the opportunity Of your lives
BY an emphatic and enthusiastic vote
rise to the splendor OF the occasion anc
win the favor of all the good Of earth ane
all the mighty of heaven. Let the Aye
| aye of our American senate resount
| through all the capitals of Europe ant
make all the arsenals and armorles Of tn'
world hear that there shall be no mor
murder among nations.
1.-The worst thing you can do for mar
Is to kill him. The best thing you can dt
| for him is to save him."
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
CUBA NEEDS ARMS, BUT NOT MEN.
General Rivera Asks for Rifles and
Ammunition.

New York. Jan. 17.-The World this
morning prints an interview with Gener-
al Ruis Rivera, obtained in the field,
near Cameo, not far from Pinar del Rio.
In this interview General Rivera says:
''I do not w,sn TO criticise our friends
in the United States, for I believe them
(referring to the junta) patriotic men.
are striving to do their best for Cuba,
but we here In Pinar del Rio have been
somewhat neglected. Great reliance was
placed upon General Maceo, our beloved
commander, and 1T was thought that
he could not only defeat the enemy in
the province but finally make a juno
ton with Gomez. But he knew, and our
friends should have known also. that
four or five, or ten thousand men poorly
armed, and most of the time with but
scanty ammunition, could not prevail
against $4,000 well armed and well fed
troops. One or two small expeditions
landed-one at Corrientes bay-but 9TH
erwise for nine months we have been de-
pending upon our strategy and knowledge
of the province to keep us out of a pitch
ed battle.
Speaking with reference to cannon,
wish 1t would be communicated to your
friends in the United States that cannon
are more in the way of ourselves than
that of the enemy in this province. In
the first place they are inconvenient
to take about over the hills through the
district of Managua and among the
woods. The cannon we have now repre-
sent an outlay of $4,000 or $4,000, and yet
almost 1000 rifles could be purchased for
that sum. OF course, when we are in a
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
CONVENTION OF MANUFACTURERS.
Large Proportion of the Member.htp
VIII Attend.

Philadelphia, Jan. 17-Returns thus far
received at the ONCE of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers indicate that
very large proportion OF the entire mem
borship OF the association will be In at
tendance at the second annual convention
OF the association, which is to be held In
Philadelphia. Invitations have been sent
to over 1000 leading manufacturers outside
the membership Of the association for the
purpose of making this convention a gem
eral gathering OF manufacturers from all
sections and representing all branches of
industry. The convention will be essen
TALLY a business affair, and the progrlm
has been made up with this In view.
Among those whose presence Is certain
are Hon. Henry Clay Evans of Tenness-
see; Hon. Pliny Jewell of Hartford Conn,
Z. E. Studebaker, the big carriage man of
South Bend. Ind; Hon. Warner Miller of
New York; John b. Kirk. the soap mag
nate, of illinois, John b. Howarth of De-
troit, Governor Pingree's partner; Presi-
dent John d. Lewis of the Mississippi Cot
ton Oil Company; Robert Laidlaw of Gin
cinnatI; John II. Converse, president OF
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, OF Penn
sylvania G. A. Coffin OF Boston, president
of the General Electric Company: George
II. Barbour of Detroit, vice president of
| the Michigan Stove Company; Alfred
Dodge of Dogeville. N. Y; William M.
Singerly, proprietor OF the Philadelphia
Record ex-Postmaster General John
Wanamaker, and representatives of some
300 leading commercial manufacturing
firms scattered through the country.
The convention will be asked to indorse
| a resolution recently passed by the execu-
tive committee taking the ground that the
tariff laws should be revised at the earli-
est possible moment, In order that un , err
tainty may be removed. confidence re-
stored and business permitted to revive
but that the rates of duty should be tlode
as low possible consistent with the fair
lprotection OF American Industries and the
labor they employ Other important bus
mess to be considered Is the desirability
of Immediately prompting such Legislation
as will create a new member of the cab
met to be known secretary Of manu-
factures. There Will also be an effort t,
create a committee on the home market
to consider questions of national revenu'
which affect manufacturers. More I'm
portant than all, there will be a genera
consideration of the means which shoul,
be adopted by the new congress and In
coming administration to promote re
turn of confidence and revival Of bus
mess, and the consensus OF opinion OF tn
convention upon these points win be pu
into proper form and a committee OF rep
resentative Americans appointed to IL,
the propositions before President McKin
ley and the congress which organizes afte
the 4th of March next
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
A QUIET SUNDAY AT CANTON.
The President-EIect Prepares for
Another Busy Week.

Canton, Ohio, Jan. 17.-President-elect Nc
Kinley attended church services usual this
morning. During the afternoon he took lit
tie drive and later visited his mother. He has
been exceedingly busy since his return from
Cleveland last Monday, having met at his home
some of the foremost leaders of the party and
being In almost continuous conference mat
ters concerning his administration. This week
promises to be nearly as busy. Further atten-
tion will be given to cabinet building, 1t Is
said, and gossip has 1t that important visits
will be numerous.
Hon. S. S. Morey, accompanied by General
Brewster and wife of Detroit. came here from
Cleveland Saturday night and called Major
Mckinley Morey has been mentioned as a
possible minister to Lisbon.
Quay Would Not Talk.
Philadelphia, Jan. H.-SenatoIs Quay and
Penrose returned to this city this morning from
their trip to Canton where they visited Pres
| ident-elect Mckinley.
Senator Quay returned quietly to the Hotel
Walton for few hours, leaving for Washing
| ton in the afternoon. He declined to be in
| terviewed concerning his conference with Mr..
Mckinley.
| Speaking of his visit to Canton. Senator Pen
rose expressed his surprise at the excellent
| physical condition displayed by the president
| elect. He said the majors eye was bright and
clear and his every movement indicated the
| possession of almost perfect health and
| strength.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL TO BE
HEARD THIS WEEK.
International Monetary Conference
Measure VIII he Met with Con-
siderable Opposition.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE friends of the
Nicaragua canal bill expect it to be taken
up early in the week and that 1t will re-
tain its place at the head of the calendar
until disposed Of. The bill will lead to
considerable debate before voted on, but
its advocates are very hopeful of its pas
sage.
Senator Morgan will have charge of the
measure in the senate and will try to
reach a vote before the end Of the week.
His success in that undertaking will de-
pend upon whether there are many sena-
tors who desire to be heard on the bill. So
far few have indicated an intention to
speak.
Senator Perkins will make an effort to
get up the bill for a non-partisan labor
commission. and in this he likely Will be
antagonized by Senator Frye with the
Hawaiian cable bill.
Senator Chandler was to introduce the
caucus committees bill for an interna-
tional monetary conference on Monday,
| and will ask to have 1t voted upon on
Tuesday without going through a commit
| tee. So far Senator Pettigrew is the only
member of the senate who has announced
an intention to oppose the bill, though It
is expected others, while giving 1t no ef-
| fective opposition, Will take the position
that nothing can be accomplished by in
ternational action. Senator Petugrew will
speak against the bill, taking the position
that to seek an International agreement
amounts to making this country a suppl
ant of England which is, he says, the
chief beneficiary of the present system.
The legislative. executive and judicial
and the military academy appropriation
bills Will be reported from the COMMITTEES
on appropriations on Monday, and early
consideration Will be asked
An effort may be made In executive ses
sion TO reopen the discussion of extrafi
tlon treaties, but this will be resisted by
the committee on foreign relations
Tne coming week In the house is likel,
10 De uneventful. There are no bills o
great national Importance on the hous'
calendar whch are to be debated, dnies
the supporters OF the Nicaragua cana
project should succeed In persuading IN
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
KANSAS FEARS THE eERRYMANDER
Legislature VIII Probably Reappor-
ton the State.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1.-THE present leg
islature, which Is strongly populistic in Its
makeup, is being fed with a flood of bills
touching innumerable subjects. One i'm
portant measure in course of construction
by Senator Lupfer, chairman of the appor-
tionment committee, will seek to reappor-
ton the state for congressional purposes.
Another district will be added. and the
populists will do everything possible to
gerrymander the state, so they will have
big advantage in future congressional
elections.
A bill to mark convict-manufactured ar
ticles has been introduced, and will be fol-
lowed by others providing that inmates of
the penitentiary be divided into lots-a
| large number to be taken to western Kan
sas to dig irrigation bitches, others to be
assigned to eastern Kansas to build roads,
others to raise farm products for state
institutions, and the vicious ones to break
rock in the penitentiary to be used in
building state roads.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
DETERMINED TO STOP THE STRIKE
Governor Adams working With the
Miners mt LeadvflIe.

Leadville, Jan. T.-Governor Adams is
still here and working to effect a settle
ment of the troubles growing out of the
strike. He is hopeful of success, but thus
far does not give out details regarding
his progress. He has gone so far as to
offer to contribute toward a fund for
the support of unemployed miners, should
the strike be declared off, until they can
secure work here or elsewhere. He has
been firm thus far. stating that any prop
osition which embraced the removal of
imported miners could not be considered
Mr. Debs is still at work and his plans
contemplate provisions by the Western
Federation of Miners for funds for the
support of idle miners after the strike is
declared Off, If that is decided upon.
Governor Adams will remain here, he
says until settlement is effected or un-
til he is convinced that there is no hope
for a settlement. A definite proposition to
him from the miners union is expected
tomorrow as the result of a meeting of
| that organization today.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
SUNDAY SESSION AT SALEM, OR.
Jonathan Bourne Holds the Key to
the Situation.

Salem, Or. Jan. H.-Today's session Of
the house was very brief. At p. m. the
house was called to order The roll call
showed % members present.
Adjournment was then taken until !
o'clock tomorrow. There is little reason
to believe tonight that organization will
be perfected tomorrow
Senator Mitchell has received the eau
Gus nomination and If vote was taken
he would be chosen.
Jonathan Bourne, populist candidate for
speaker, holds the key to the situation
with his "a populist and democratic votes
and until the Mitchell men withdraw theii
candidate for speaker and allow Bourne
to be elected, the latter says he will moi
permit the house to organize. Mitchell Is
unable to throw his support to Bourne
for speaker because several of his mel
have threatened to leave him If he allows
a populist to be chosen speaker.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
PUBLIC AND THE INAUGURATION.
washington VIII See That Extor-
tionate Rates Are Forbidden.

Washington, Jan. H.-Washingtonians.
who are making an EFFORT to arrange the
inaugural ceremonies OF Mr.. Mckinley
so that none can complain. are disturbed
by statements circulated In certain parts
OF the country to the effect that extor-
tionate rates are to be exacted of those
who come 70 witness the inauguration
ceremonies.
Speaking to an Associated Press man
today, Chairman Bell said: III people
insist on making their own arrangements
tho inaugural committee can not be held
responsible, but / can assure any one
who will address Colonel j.. p. Wright
chairman of the committee on public COM
fort, that he will secure for them the
best of accommodations at reasonable
rates. He has listed already accommoda-
tions for from 10000 to $4,000 persons,
mostly in private houses. which are well
located and which are supplied with all
modern conveniences."
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
DOUBT AS TO HANNAs SUCCESS.


sprInrfaJd Oh,o Ian "a c,o.a rels-
tive of 1ovarnor prsb,,a,l u,bo.e rar,n
can not be used for ,bvtous rx.asot, rnskes
the statement-ahout tho arthe,,t,cstv ~
which there cam he M do,,bt-that fsov-
ernor Bushnell In On ros,,v xvorx,. .tstad
to him thai he would not ,nnotnt Marcus
Hanna to tba v,,,,sroctt,,a varcancv A.,
tha rrr,tad statas ser,o 10 u,h, .v,varco,
ana tha rolot,,,a ,,,s,.t,o,,>s 49,. h.1
ou,te = tol,, An tna s,,,,,eat 90 ~, .a>,-
ernor ea,,a hin, 10 ,,,,aors,.,,d ttat NJ
mas ra,, ,,,,a not ~, ,s,rS ~ ~
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
EMleRANTs HELD UP RY BANDITS.
Gang Was Under the Leadership of
George Taylor.

Guthrie, o. r., Jan. ia party Of enni-
grants en- route from Missouri 10 Okla
homa by wagon were held up and robbed
of all their money ana valuables In the
mountainous country in the west line of
the Creek reservation. The robbors no.
cured about $1,000. There were six bandits
urder the leadership of man whom one
OF the Missourians recognized as George
Taylor the escaped murderer OF the Neeks
family. This is the same section In which
a travelling man recognized Taylor q
month ago, and IS a rough mountainous
district where the Dalton. Cook and Doo-
lin gangs formerly held their rendezvous
A Town TerrorfEed.
Perry, o. T., Jan. 17.-Late last night
robbers took in the town of Newark. Is
miles north Of here. The saloons vera re-
lieved of quantities of money, whisky and
beer. Residences were entered and many
things were taken out The robbers came
to town yesterday under the guise of
| tramps. Five tramps were arrested here
yesterday for highway robbery.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
FOR CONTROL OF BICYCLE RACING
Track Owners Believe Their Com
binatIon Is Winner.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE meeting Of BIZ
cycle race-track owners which was held
at the Everett house Saturday night did
not adjourn until early this morning.
Nearly all the larger tracks in the United
States were represented. The new organi-
zation which is to have control of all af-
fairs pertaining to bicycle racing, both
professional and amateur. was successful
ly launched. No name has yet been given
to the association.
w. j. Corcoran of Boston, who is the
head of the new movement, was very san
gune that 1t will work great good, both to
the riders and track owners, as an ami
cable arrangement of purses will be made
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
FOR CAUSING AN AWFUL WRECK
Sam PaIatlxa. n Hungarian Tramp.
Arrested on Suspicion.

St. Louis, Jan. ia special to the
Republic from Birmingham, Ala, says;
The statement was given out by the
sheriff late tonight that a Hungarian
tramp named Sam Palatka had been ar
rested at Eastman Ga, on the charge of
being one of the men who wrecked a Bir-
mingham mineral train at Catawba
bridge December 27, whereby 26 lives were
lest. Deputy Sheriff James Ball has gone
for the prisoner.
The principal evidence against Palatka
is the alleged fact that he told persons al
Eastman of the wreck and described II
very wildly. This directed suspicion tc
him by Eastman authorities, and wher
information was wired here his arres
was ordered. 1t is rumored that a con
| fession has been made but this lacks con
nrmation.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
THOMAS JONES, IRISH INFoRMER
Career Of the Man who Is to Damn
Edward Ivory.


London, Jan. T.-Interest in the trial of
Edward ]. Ivory centers almost entirely
In the story to be told by Thomas Merle
Jones, the informer, and who hereafter
will rank In history with the notorious
LeCaron and the cowardly Pigott. 1t is
upon the evidence Of this man, more than
upon the correspondence found in Ivory's
possession at Glasgow, or the known fact
of his being in communication with p. ].
lyman. No l." In France, that the gov
ernment relies for a conviction. Only the
skeleton of a story, Just enough to war
rant the magistrate at Bow street in COM
mitting Ivory for trial, was brought out,
and consequently the disclosures with
which he is primed for the present trial
are awaited with absorbing interest
Jones was sent to the United States by
the British government in 1881, In what
now appears to be the double capacity of
a concoctor of plots and an informer upon
those whom he inveigled into his schemes.
A mean, insignificant looking fellow, glib
OF tongue, with a pronounced Irish ac-
cent and an apparent hatred against En-
gland of the most venomous character,
he had little difficulty in working himself
into the Clan ma Gael, the irish National
Alliance, the Shamrock Club, the Nally
Club, and other secret Irish societies OF
national or local ramifcations.
Took Copies of Rituals.
AS means Oh livelihood upon the sur
race, he conducted small grocery store
aithousn ne was IN receipt OF regular re-
mittances from the British secret service
luno. he procured copies Oh the bylaws
and rituals OF all the societies with which
ne became loehtineo' ana "hen these
were not printed ana hao Oh necessity u
pe ineiiiorlzeo oy members ne inaue type
"rltten copies Oh the various instructions
anu Aor tneni 10 inns CITY. Do nisi II
was ne iesarueo III Ne" hoiA Aiisi
ieVoiu'onary circies 'iia' ne was maui
oeieea'e " 'ne iia'ioiis'i convention iiei'
III Onicaeo III oep'einpei' io'o' anu "iioi
oiousn' iiieo eAis'ence lne iiisn 1'~'ioi'a
Aiiiaee'
Oonoeriaehs uiiis ial'ei s'naii 'ones ''i"u'
seiSAtioiiai iepoit "nacn ue'is'. "
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
sNowsToRM IN THE MIDDLE WEST
welcomed by Farmers, AZ 1t As
sures n Heavy Crop.

st. Paul, Jan. H.-Last night and today
throughout the Dakotas. Minnesota and
Wisconsin, regular old-fashioned snow
storm has been prevailing and the mer-
curry is dropping slowly. A heavy snow
fall has been generally reported and q
gale has drifted 1t badly, demoralixlng
street cars in the cities and generally In
terfering with the transportation facili-
ties. The heavy fall of snow will be good
for the coming crops and is therefore well
coined by tho farmers. The usual re-
ports of big drifts have been received
from various points. The storm was re-
ported over in Dakota and by afternoon
it put in It's appearance in this state.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
is IN A STATE OF RIOT
VILLAGE OF BYRON IN GEORGIA
HAS GREAT TROUBLE.
and Another Poll Was Taken,
With the Same Result.

Cincinnati, Jan. ia special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Americus, Ca,
says:
For over "a hours the village of Byron,
in Houston county. has been In state
of riot. In which four men-C. c. Rich
ardson, c. c. Bateman. c. l.. Bateman
and r.. II. Baskies--were shot, and others
fled In terror
The trouble grew out OF an election
for municipal officers, held two weeks
ago, which resulted In tie, the town
dividing into bitter factions. and charges
of fraud being freely interchanged be-
tween the leaders.
A second election was called for yes
terday, to decide the contest, in which
every voter was brought up to the polls
not a change taking place in the political
alignment, thus causing fear of a sec
ond tie, which was actually the result
The leaders of the factions were Chas
l.. Bateman and c. c. Richardson. I'm
fortunately they approached the polls a
the same moment. when a personal col
lison took place, In which shotguns wer,
produced.
Their followers made a rush home fo
arms. and in a few minutes the village
street presented a warlike scene. Th
telegraph operator, who was a woman
abandoned her key in terror. and thu
for hours the outside world was cut of
from communication.
The arrival of the sheriff after darl
restored comparative peace, but at p
m. the trouble was renewed. and a
the ringing OF the school bell the entir
population was once more In the street
The sheriff succeeded In establishin
authority, but the feud now started, es
| pecially since the election has to b
held over again, is looked upon as on
| to result In further bloodshed
Mny lie Exaggerated.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. IA special to tn
News from Byron, Ca, says: Reports ser
out from this place of a riot were great
exaggerated. There was no bloodshed.
was only a fisticuff between three me
about an election contest.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-01-21
HURRICANE IN CENTRAL INDIANA.
Roof of the Anderson Glass Com-
.......- Irs.ctarx Carried Axax

Roof of the Anderson Glass Conn
pnDy Factory Carried Away.
Cincinnati, Jan. ia special to the
Commercial Tribune from Anderson, Ind,
says:
This afternoon there was a hurricane
wind through the central part of Indiana.
doing damage at various points. The
greatest loss here was factory No. of
the Anderson Glass Company. the roof OF
" hich was carried away and the walls
falling in the fire furnaces, and but for
the prompt work of the factory men q
big fire would have occurred Fifty skilled
men will be out of work for some time.