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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
FORAKER'S NEW HOME
One of the Finest in Washington-The
Senator and His Wife.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Senator Fora
ker of Ohio is building one of the finest
and largest residences in Washington in
the very midst of the new fashionable
residence quarter, at the corner OF Six
teenth street and Madison place. The
house promises to be a beautiful specl-
men of architecture, and is large enough
to accommodate a considerable colony
of the senator's friends.
The material is yellow fire brick, and
trimmed with gray sandstone. The in
terror is arranged for entertaining, and
in the basement are a number of rooms
which the senator has planned for Of
fees for himself and clerks.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker have not
been known as society people. While
governor of Ohio he was hOspitable and
performed all the social duties required
of him in a manner beyond criticism,
but after his retirement f,AOm office he
removed to Cincinnati, where he lived
quietly, devOting himself to his pro-
fessiOn, and picking up business enough
to keep him busy and fees enough to
make him rich while Mrs. Foraker de-
voted herself to the education of her
children and the care of an invalid
child, to whom both she and the sem
ator have shown the most touching de-
votion.
Since their arrival in Washington
they have not changed their habits of
life, but have lived very quietly at the
Arlington hotel.
The arrangements of the new house
however, looks as if they were intend
ing to meet their share of social Obli-
cations in Washington.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
FIrz as A BATTER.
How Mike Griffin Taught the Cham
pion TO Hit the Ball.

New York. Nov. 9.-Milxe Griffin of
Brooklyn, sides with Duffy in the con-
troVersy as to the height and build OF
an ideal ball player.
But the leader of GrOOmS goes even
further than the BOStOnian in opposing
AnSOn'S theories on the subject. Il do
not think that strength has much to do
with the success OF a batsman,' SAID
Griffin recently, land I base this con-
clusiOn largely on an experience with
Bob FitzSimmOnS, the puS1nSt- A teW
days ago L spent a day With Kid Car
sey at the Weehawken grounds, and
Fitz dropped in to watch the practise
of Carsey'S team. He was invited to
try his hand at batting, and every one
was anxious to see how a good solar
plexus blow on the horseshoe from him
would compare with the rap of an Ordi-
nary ball player,
''Carsey tossed up two slow balls be-
fore the Kangaroo round one to his l1k-
ing. A knee-high IWlSter just suited
F'iJz, and he drew back as though
about to deliver a knockout blow. Then
he described half a circle with his body
and brought the bat around with all
his strength behind it. Did he rip the
cover off the ball? Ntt.Ae simply pop
ped up a tiny riser to Carsey. 1t was
hard to convince him that he could
make longer hits by meeting the ball
half way.
Give me another one, Kid? ex-
claimed F'itz, and I'll lose it for you
But still he failed to take our advice
and could not prOpel the ball beyond
third base, try as he might. Finally,
he gave up in disgust, and asked me
to try a crack at the leather. Instead
of swinging at it and depending upon
sheer strength, L met 1t IN sort or
half swing and drove it on a line to
deep left field. After making several
long hits 1 told Fitz to try again, and
he proved a very apt pupil. He spent
half the forenoon in practise, and i'm
proved wonderfully. When he started
he could not hit anything but a slow
ball. but he gradually acquired the
knack of using the bat, and banged out
every kind OF a curve or speedy one
that Carsey delivered. I started him on
ped the ball in front of the plate as
cleverly as Keeler or Burkett.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
DREYFUS FAMILY SUICIDES
Parents and Three Children, Relatives
of the Unfortunate Captain
Kills Themselves.

Paris, Nov "a man named Drey-
fus. son of the Countess de HEARTH
who is believed to be a cousin of Cap
tain Dreyfus, the deported artillery Of
ficer imprisoned on an island off the
coast of French Guiana, his wife form
erly Miss Rebecca FORBADE Abraham,
an American, and their three daugh-
tiers, respectively 13, II and years of
last night at their residence of Mare
ecu.
The porter OF the house found their
bodies in their apartments early today.
They were lying on the floor in the
bed room of the youngest child. Dire
fus left a letter for the commissioner
of police of that district enclosing 400
francs with which to defray the ex
penses of the funeral of the family.
The deceased husband and father was
so terribly upset by the sentence i'm
posed upon Capt Dreyfus that he
changed his name to that of his wife.
It is believed that the suicides were
committed because of the recent losses
by Dreyfus on the bourse.
Madame DreyfuS last week made
several purchases of furs and clothing
for the children and was getting ready
to visit her sister in London. This
seems to show that she had no inkling
of her husbands intentions at that
time, and leads friends of the family
to believe that it was only under his
Overmastering influence that she
agreed to share his fate It is not be
Heved that Capt Dreyfus' affair was
an important factor in the suicide.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

will be the hardest fought game of the
year for Kansas, and the result will
determine the western champions for
1897.
The victory of Kansas over Iowa
gave the Jayhawkers a tremendous
boost along the scale of standing of
western teams and attracted faVOra bic
comment in many of the eastern news
papers.A victory at Lincoln would GER
tainly entitle Kansas to consideration
from some of the crack eastern eIevens
and there is no doubt that the men
from the prairie state could give an eX-
celent account of themselves against
the most formidable elevens of the
east. The Pennsylvania style of play
ing adopted by Kansas has proven to
be a big success and everyone will be
interested in watching the bearing it
has upon the progress of next Satur-
days game. The Omaha WOrld-Herald
says that while Nebraska will give
Kansas the biggest scare of the season,
the JayhawSers will probably win. The
Lincoln papers are loyal to the Nebras-
ka team and figure on a pretty good
sized score in favor of the NebraSkans.
Omaha sports say the Kansas team
should be an odds-On faVOrite.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
HAYSEED SMITH TAKEN
While a Fake Photographer Took His
Family's Picture a Thief Took
His VaIuables.

Beaver Falls, Nov. 9.-Yesterday
morning a well-dressed man, carrying
a camera and a satcheI slung over his
back, called at the house of Farmer
Robert Smith, in Marion township, and
represented that he was taking pic
lures of farm and farm houses for a
history of Beaver county that a Pitts
burg firm was getting out, and that he
would be pleased to take Mr.. Smith s
house and his family included to grace
the pages of the history with
Farmer Smith was willing when told
that it would not cost a cent. After
spending almost an hour in getting
ready he finally pressed the button and
told Mr.. Smith the picture was taken
and left.
The family re-entered the house and
soon discovered a thief had entered the
building from the rear and ransacked
it thoroughly. A lot of silverware was
gone, a gold and silver watch. several
gold rings and other articles of jewelry
a revolver and a pOcketbOOk contain
ing S98. They found the camera. 1t
was nothing but sham, made out of
a piece of cigar box and old leather.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
MORMONS DISTRACTED.
Have Trouble to Find a Meeting
Place in Cincinnati

Cincinnati, o., Nov. 9.-Two Mormon
apostles. NJ. F. Collins and Apostle Ly-
man, have been here in conference with
ten Mormon elders, all young men, from
Utah. These young elders will be as
signed tomorrow to fields north Of the
Ohio river Their names are: David J.
Davis, B. F. Furley, NJ. Mauss, J. B. Err
icksOn, r. G. Clark. J. Ewtison, A E.
Mayhem, w. F. Butte, A. Kornsheen and
Thomas Cottle. Not over twenty persons.
including the apostles and elders, attend
ed the conference. 1t was with great
difficulty that they obtained a place for
meeting. They were peremptorily refused
a dozen or more public halls for which
they applied.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
GEORGE DIxoNs EARNINGS.
Has Squandered Moro Money Than
Any PugiIist Save Sullivan.

New York, Nov George Dixon, re
Gently defeated by SOlly Smith, has
spent world of money in his career.
He let it go with the prOdigality of
drunken sailor home after a long
cruise He has little to show for the
many purses and stakes that he has
won. Tom O'ROurke, who has been
Dixon S manager, in a recent interview,
said: Dixon has made and SQuander-
ed more money during his career as a
boxer than any pugliSt that ever lived,
barring Sullivan. During the last four
years he has gone through at least
$1OO, 600.
4 have always maintained that pugiI-
lists draw houses in proportion to their
weight, but George Dixon is the only
exception. When he boxed Pierce be-
fore the Coney Island Athletic club the
gate amounted to $23, ,646. Seven weeks
later he took on SOlIy Smith before the
same club and the house held $50, ,946.
Out of four battles fought in succession
the Pierce and Smith affairs being in
cluded-DiXOn took something like $780,
600 in purses and bets.
In the winter of '92, '93, '94 and '95
we had our vaudeville company on the
road, with Dixon as the star attrac-
ton. At the end of our tour in 95 we
had an accounting and Inquired the pro-
fits of the four seasons to be at least
COO In exhibitions at Madison
Square Garden with PHmmer, Palmer,
Griffo, Barnett and others Dixon clean
ed up between $4,000 and $4,000, and
therefore it will not be very hard to
figure out his earnings at 100000 since
1898.
LAS showing the kind Of money he
fought for prior to those years, might
mention that in his contest with Jack
Skelly at New Orleans he won a purse
of 81 500 and a stake of So, 900. For his
contest with Johnny Murphy the purse
was Sc, 500, and his match with Nunc
Wallace in England in 1890 netted him
about $4,000. During our seasons on
the road George fought no less than
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
RABBITS ARE PLENTY.
Western pennsylvania Never Before
Has Been So Afflicted.

Pittsburg, Nov. 9.-Western Pennsyl-
vania has never before seen so many
rabbits as this fall. So at least the
hunters who have been out for the last
four days, report.
Charles Hostetter, speaking of rab-
bits, said:
I have never known rabbits to be
more numerous than this year. Three
hunters went about eight miles into the
country Monday afternoon and in a few
hours shot SO rabbits and one wOOdcock
They got only about half of what
they saw. Hunters have no cause to
complain on any score this year. There
is game in abundance of all kinds. Squir
rels can be had by the wagon load; both
the gray and the red fellows have fur
nished much sport for marksmen. In
spite of what looks like an overcrop,
the condition of all game, from a food
standpoint, is very fine. They had
good summers feeding to make them
fieshy, and the solid food of the fall
has made the meat firm and sweet.
''Partridges are abundant and it looks
as though the hunters would have
fine time with the winged game. Pheas-
ants are plentiful and very loud. Alarm
ing reports of the size and viciousness
of wild turkeys in the mountain regions
still come in. They are said to be eat
ing up the farmers corn crops, and I
expect to hear of those turkeys carry
ing off some of the farmers small chill
dren,''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
<. s. d. AT LINCOLN.
Strongest Western Teams to Meet
Next Saturday.

Kansas City, ,Nov.a-The meetings of
the Kansas and Nebraska univerity
football teams at Lincoln, Neb., next
Saturday will be the football event of
the season in the middle west. The
game gives promise of being one of the
hardest fought in the history of west
ern football. as the two teams are con-
ceded to be the most evenly matched of
any in this part of the country.
Nebraska plays quick, snappy ball.
Its rush line is said to be a marvel OF
strength, while the men back of the
line are said to possess weight, strength,
feetness of foot and endurance. When
the Nebraska Wesleyan team played in
Kansas City last Saturday Coach
Thomas declared that Nebraska uni
versity had the strongest team of any
college in the west. He unheSitatingly
predicted a victory for Nebraska.
OF course, the estimate of Thomas
must be taken with a grain of allow
ance, owing to the prejudice he might
have in favor of a team from his own
state. Followers of the game in Kan
saS City and in the state of Kansas will
not believe that Nebraska can Wrest a
victory from the mighty Jayhawkers
until they see it done. Kansas is play
ing a remarkably fast game; the play
erS are fleet of foot, exercise rare skill
and work together like a finely con-
structed piece of machinery. The con-
test gives promise of attracting a great
crowd to Lincoln, as excursion trains
will be run into that city from all over
the state, while many lovers of the
game viii probably go up from Kansas
to cheer the crimson on to victory. 1t
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
SCHOOLS ARE FAULT.
Indiana superintendent Say Arith
metic is Sadly Neglected.

Indianapolis, Nov 9.-The state asso-
citation of city and town school super
various committees appointed at the
last annual meeting, that from the
committee on arithmetic being follow
ed by a lively discussion. It was as
serted that a uniform method of teach
ing that branch is one of the crying
needs of the schools; that As per cent of
the failures are in arithmetic, and that
children go from the high schools of
the state to commercial schools and
discover that they do not know how to
add
The committee on history recon-
mended as help to teaching the Obser-
vance of historical days by the schools;
the pointing out of historical places in
geography, with incidents connected
and the oral presentation of facts in
the history of the race in the lower
grades,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
EGAN a PIRATE.
National League Board Awards the
Second Baseman to Pittsburg.

Philadelphia, Nov. 9.-The national
league meeting had it's preliminary, or
curtain raiser, in a session of the ar
bitratiOn board last night.
The board was in session until after
midnight. In the dispute over the ser
vices of Second Baseman Egan, the
board decided that the player rightful-
~ belonged to Pittsburg and awarded
him to that club, as against the claims
of Brooklyn.
A number of representatives of minor
league clubs were called into the
boards meeting room for a conference
in relation to the minor leagues for
modification of the present drafting
rule.
After hearing their views the board
asked the minor league men to resolve
themselves into convention sometime
during the present league meeting and
agree upon a form of amendment to the
constitution on the subject of drafting
and to present this to the board for its
consideration.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA NEGROES
Meet in Convention to Ask for More
Equal Division of Offices.

Raleigh, N. C., Nov. "a mass con-
vention of North Carolina negroes held
here adopted the name of the Lincoln
Republican League. 1t indorsed the
action of the penitentiary directors in
refusing to follow Governor RusSelIs
advice and lease the penitentiary con-
VictS.
The convention was called in protest
against the giving of all offices, save
ten, to the 10000 white Republicans,
and it is said this insulted the 900
cOlOred voters.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
all negro Republicans hereafter to vote
for no man opposed to giving the col
ored man full recognition; that in fu-
ture before any man is nominated ne
groes should exact a written pledge
that he will give half of his clerical
force to the coIored Republicans; that
all nominees shall give a pledge in ia
vOr of negro education, and that col
Ored men who are willing to trade
their race off for office shall not be
nominated
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
BALL PLAYERS ar FRISCO.
AlI-Americans Defeat the Baltimore
Team 10 to q

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-The aggrega-
tion of star ball players from the east
made their first appearance in CalifOr-
MIA yesterday at Recreation park, and
the AII-Americans played all around the
men from Baltimore. The day was an
ideal one, and the size of the crowd
was only restricted by the limit of the
grounds.
"BilI' Lange was fairly smothered
with floral tributes, the most attractive
of which was a large shield of white
roses with the words Little Eva" in
carnations. Lange responded by lining
out the first ball pitched against the
center field fence for two bases. The
fielding of the All-Americans was clean
and snappy. The only feature of in
terest in the playing of the Baltimores
was Jennings clean fielding. He made
a remarkable double play, catching a
straight liner by jumping out at first
Donahue's work behind the bat for
Baltimore was very slow. The score
was 16 to in All-Americans favor.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
SUPREME COURT IGNORED.
Standard Oil Company Disregards
Orders to Dissolve.

Columbus, O., Nov. 9.-Contempt pro-
ceedings have been brought in the su-
preme court by Attorney General Mo-
nett against the Standard Oil company.
It is claimed the company has not abid-
ed by a supreme court decision obtain
ed by Attorney General Watson in
March, 1892.
The supreme court then held that the
company was operating as trust in
conflict with the laws of the state, and
that the trust must be dissolved. In
the information" filed by the attorney
general today it is charged that the
trust has not been dissolved, but that
under the pretense of winding up its
affairs the trust has arranged to con-
tinue indefinitely.
The supreme court will fix the date
on which the Standard Oil company
shall be cited to appear in court to an
sWer the charge.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

other ways. She will suffer from headaches,
pains in back and sides, and lass1tude and
despoudencv. A woman in this condition
cannot be a capable and amiable helpmate.
There is no necessity for a woman to suf-
fer in this way. DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Pre-
scription is the best of all remedies for all
ing women It acts directly the dis
tinctly womanly organism and makes it
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for wifehOod and motherhood. It ban1SheS
the indispositious of the period of trepida-
tion and makes baby's coming easy and al
most painless. It insures the health of the
little new conner and an ample supply of
rourishment. 1t tones and sOOtheS the
nerves. Taken in connection with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, it
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ninety thousand women have testified to its
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at is with pleasure recommend DR.. Pierce's
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Every wise and careful housewife recOg-
rizes the value of q good home medical
book Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
icaI Adviser is that kind of book and the
best of its kind. It used to sell for $50
per copy. Now a big edition IS being given
away-FREE. For paper-COvered copy, send
d Oue-ceut stamps, to cover mailing only.
French cloth binding ten cents extra. Ad-
dress DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
BELLS BRIGHTEN WOLVES.
New Scheme to Erotect Young Calves
and Colts From the Pests.

Casper, Wyo., Nov. 9.-Henry Winter
Davis has made an experiment the
past summer that has been most sue
cessful. He bought nearly 100 bells in
the early spring and belled each of his
small calves as soon as caIved. 1t had
come to Mr.. Davis notice that belled
animals were seldom or never killed by
the wolves While yearlings and Nolder
cattle were devOured by the grayss not
one of the little calves wearing bells
were missed at their gathering this
fall.
Harry NIiddaugh, who has a bunch of
horses on his range and formerly Suf-
fered great loss of colts, belled his little
colts this summer with the result that
he did not lose a colt.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
SCHEME TO BEAT HANNA.
Democrats in Ohio Pledged to Vote
for Bushnell for Senator.

Columbus, o., Nov. "a local Demo-
cratic newspaper prints an interview
with V.Harris, secretary of the Dem
OcTatic central committee in which that
gentleman is quoted as saying that at
a conference OF the Democratic leaders
of the state it was decided to pledge
the votes of as many Democratic mem
berS by the general assembly as could
be controlled to Bushnell for United
States senator on condition that the
governor could command enough Re
publican votes to make his election
possible. Mr.. Harris is editor of the
Athens Journal. He is quoted as say
ing:
I'VE have decided to throw the Dem
Ocratic vote in the next general as
esmbly to Governor Bushnell, on cOndi-
ton that he can get votes enough from
the Republican side of the house to
elect him. So many of the Republican
members went to down Hanna that we
think there will be no difficulty in this.
The deal is all arranged
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
NO MEET NEXT YEAR.
Topeka Wheelmen Still Behind on
Payments of Last August Races.

At the last bicycle race meet held in
Topeka last August the Topeka Athletic
Association Wheelmen found them
selves $3.50 in debt after the close of the
races. The purses and prizes were
numerous and expensive and the gate
receipts did not cover the outlay. The
individual members of the club were
assessed $2.50 to meet the unpaid bills.
Secretary A. E. Hickerson reports that
the debts are being paid and that be-
fore long the club will be out of debt.
4 do not think we will have another
meet here next year. said Mr.. Hick-
ersOn. The board that managed the
last one will not want to attempt an
other and I do not believe there is
any one else in town that will wish to
take the responsibility of another
meet on their shoulders. The people
do not turn out in large enough crowds
and it is impossible to make both ends
meet. We are still in debt but hope
in a few weeks to be even again.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
SLOW
CONVERSION.

If your husband will not abandon
Coffee when you suspect the cause of
his ailment comes from that source,
persuade him to let you use one-haIf
Postum Cereal Food Coffee in his regu-
lar Coffee. That will help some, and
before long you can serve Pure Postum
Coffee, if you see that it is properly
boiled Is minutes after boiling COM
mences. That brings out the food value
and makes the taste delicious. The
change from Coffee to Postum has
saved many lives.
POSTUM CEREAL Co., LIN, Battle Creek. Mich
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
MR.. WHITNEY SURPRISED.
He Lost $25 by Pinning His Faith to
the Success of Mr.. Low.

London, Nov. 9.-In common with
most Americans on this side Mr. Will
liam c. Whitney, eX-secretary of the
navy, expresses surprise at the result
of the election in New York When
seen by a reporter today Mr. Whitney
remarked that he had expected that
Mr.. Low would be elected, and turning
to Mrs Whitney Smilingly added:
There has been a difference of opinion
in the family by which I have lost &5.'
He expressed himself as especially
surprised at the greatness of Van
Wyck'S plurality Having come to Eng
land to rest and be away from the cleo
ton turmoil Mr.. WhitneW declined to
cess,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
FRANCE GETS JUDGMENT
Against the Worlds Fair Company
for Losses by Fire.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Judge Grosscup of the
federal bench has handed down an opin-
ion holding the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position company responsible for the loss
to the French republic by reason of the
fire the night of January 3. 1894. The
loss to the French republic consisted of
some fine Beauvais and Cobelin tapes
tries and two magnificent Sevres vases
made for ornaments to the entrance to
the chamber of deputies.
The French republic claimed $4,000 on
it's direct loss and $4,000 more by reason
of delay and extra expense attending the
fire Half dozen private exhibitors from
France had a loss of SIS, 600 combined.
Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.