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Homeseekers' Excursion Rates.

Via Chicago Il Alton, on the following
dates: January o and 10; February 2 and
16; March 2 and 16; April 6 and 20; May
IL and IS, 1897. For full particulars re-
garding this excursion, cali on
s. A. VERMILLIoN, Ticket Agent.
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For Sale

Che building known as the Lexington
Gun Club house, two sets of blue rock
traps and two GETS OF live bird traps, desks,
etc. Inquire or address,
WIN. IL. STEVENSON,
6-29-tt Lexington, Mo.
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PROSPERITY!
SILVER AGAINST GOLD
can get, and we are offering
VASE D ESS o

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NOTICE TO FRIDGE CONTRACTORS.

| will let for construction one Wooden
Bridge. about thirty-five ISL feet I'm length, on
old Independence road, and about one and
one-half uIa) miles southeast of Wellington.
Missouri, ON
TUESDAY. JULY G. 1897.
at 10 O'Clock, a. m, at site of bridge.
Plan and specifications can be had at time OF
letting.
Contractors must give bond for the compile
tiOn aud maintuinance of the bridge as the
law directs.
J X. GRAY,
6-l9td Commissioned.
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nm Cnre n Cnld in One nav,

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All druggists refund the money il it fails
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Serge for
General Comfort

There is no more useful fabric for summer than
Serge. 1t is comfortable in the severest weather and
looks comfortable in almost any weather.
But Serge is a treacherous cloth. 1t is like a
wood that warps, it pulls and FUCKERS and crawls. Like
a warpy wood, it never stops contingencies it is man
aged right in the making. There are Serge clothes that
don't crawl, because they are made right.
We like to have things right and sell them right,
and have them wear right and then we expect to come
out right ourselves.
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respectfully

A. e CoNpEE,
c.. s. SMITH,
nanuty Surname ChoncaIIOrs
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200 SHIRT WAISTS.

Our soc waists for 42c; our 75c ones for 63c; our SEC ones
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1915. These are every one new, not a N old one or a bad style in
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100 PIECES ALL SILK RIBBONS,
1 IN. Wild Tor sc, ~ in. wide for &c, ~ in. wide for &C
2 m wlde Tor 7c, IA in. wide for SC, 2M in. wide for TIC
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o PIECES ALL SILK RIBBONS.
PRINTS

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1000 yards best shifting prints for &c
1000 yards choice dress prints for 2c
1000 yards best dress prints for .AIc&
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1000 yards 3S in. Percales. new and choice, for Sc
SO large aprons, worth soc, for
SO Brussell rugs, worth 81 so, for Six
20 moquette rugs. worth So SO, for Iz5
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$I.72, and So. 50 ones for $2o7.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
BIGGEST SHOW NOW.
The Sells ls-FOrepaugh Aggrega-
tiOn the Greatest One
on the Road.

The Sells-Forepaugh show arrived in
Topeka from Atchison this morning at
4 o'clock The tents were erected in the
northeastern part of Douthitt's field. The
main tent is a monster, while the men
agerie tent is larger than is usually seen.
There are ten horse tents, besides dining
and cooking tents and various small tents
necessary to a circus. The Forepaugh-
Sells circus is the largest which has been
seen in Topeka. The street parade was
an especially long one and the show of
fine horses was exaallent. The uniforms
of the men looked to be in good keeping
There are IA elephants in the show, the
largest herd in any travelling show. There
are nearly 500 employees in the circus. To-
day is salary day for the performers, and
between 4 and 6 o'clock this afternoon
every performer will receive a weeks sal
ary.
From Topeka the show goes to Ottawa
and from there on toward the south. To-
peka has not seen a circus as late in the
fall as this one in many years. The
weather is excellent. The attendance this
afternoon was good and tonight is ex-
pected to be much larger.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
POCKETED DYNAMITE
And the Explosion Blows a
SchoOlboy to Pieces.

Springfield, Mo, Oct. 20.-A boy and a
small stick of dynamite caused a terri
bic explosion in a school room of this
city today, and as a consequence a
stampede of school children followed
in which a number received injuries
Raymond Allen, the II year old son Of
A. D. Allen, circuit court stenographer
secured a dynamite stick from some
men who had been blasting rock, and
carried it to school. He scraped it with
his knife and then as his class was
called, dropped it into his pocket upon
some other articles. The explosion
which followed was terrific and the boy
is undoubtedly fatally injured. His
hands were terribly mangled and a hole
was blown into his side under the vest
pocket, where he dropped the cart
ridge.
The explosion was so severe that it
not only shook the entire building, but
it caused a stampede among the school
children upstairs, who fed down the
stairway, climbing and tumbling over
each other.
None of the other children were ser
iously injured except Charlie Dimmick
"a 10 year old boy-who was severely
cut and bruised during the rush.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
RRIBEs FoR JURORS.
Letters Reach the Judge Offering
$1,000 to the fury for AcquittaI

Chicago. Oct. 20.-Two letters offering
bribes to the foreman of the jury in the
Luetgert case have been received by
Judge TuthilI and are now in the pos
session of the states attorney. The
amount offered is 81, 500; both letters are
signed George Atrill. States Attorney
Deneen Is not disposed to regard the
attempted bribery seriously but In
spectOr Schaack and Assistant states
Attorney McEwen look upon the matter
with suspicion. The first letter was
received last Monday morning. 1t was
dated October 16, the day upon which it
was originally believed the case would
go to the jury. It reads:
Mr. Foreman: Dear Sir-A powerful
influence is at work to save Adolph L.
Luetgert. Money is scarce and in these
hard times a 800 or 50 comes in handy.
I have 81 800 to divide among you
twelve men. If you want it, have two
good men smooth faced that are dis
Greet at the southeast corner OF Ran
dOlph and Dearborn streets tomorrow
at one o'clock D. m. Let them wear
white linen neckties or if they prefer it
red bow ties. Everything will be all
right. The money is secure in a Clark.
(SigneD GEORGE ATRILL
The second letter is under date of Oc-
tober IS, and is also addressed to the
foreman of the Luetgert jury. 1t is as
Dear Sir-Why didn't you have the
young men at the southeast corner of
Randolph and Dearborn streets as Sug-
gested? In the present hard times 500
is pretty useful. If you will agree to
vote Luetgert free. we can yet arrange
matters Send the young men tomor-
row.
(Signed) GEORGE ATRILIA
Judge Tuthin opens all mail sent to
the jurors and in this way the fetters
fell into his hands. His honor is in
clined to regard the letters as a hoax
as is also Mr.. Deneen. In fact the
states attorney thinks the letters were
gotten up by enterprising newspaper
reporters Both letters were written on
fine linen paper in good penmanship
and enclosed in linen envelopes.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
8 JURORS LAUGHED.
When One of Them Asked for
Further Instructions.

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-Judge Tuthin called
the jury into court at 1880 a. m
Ten minutes later the judge sent for the
prisoner. and Luetgert was taken up to
the back elevator in the building and into
the court.
The conference in the court room was
sought by the members of the jury.
States Attorney Deneen gave the facts
to the Associated Press. Il had barely
reached my office this morning" said
Mr.. Deneen, when I was informed that
my presence was desired in the court
room and that the Luetgert jury had a
report or something of that sort to make
to the Judge
Judge TuthiI. ex-Judge Vincent and
Attorney Phalen had been notified and
were in the court room when 1 reached
it.
.Luetgert was sent for and came into
court cool and smiling. Then the jury
was brought in. 1t was apparent at once
who had been holding the jury" the
states attorney continued. Judge Tut
hill inquired if the jury had any COM
munication to make. Juror Harley was
his feet in a jiffy and began asking
questions. He desired instructions on
questions of fact. Harley wanted to
know if it was possible to leave out GER
tain evidence aItogether-exclude it en-
tirely and then consider the other evil
dence and make up a verdict from it. The
query excited the laughter of those who
We're opposed to Harley and it was no
ticeable that nine of the jurors laughed.
Judge TuthiI said that the question was
an improper one for him to answer. You
have your Instructions said his honor.
Note the reading of them. You will find
that nearly all of them contain the Ian
guage. And if after due consideration of
all the evidence you find beyond a reason
able doubt, etc. That should be suff-
cient. The court cannot now instruct you
upon a question of fact. You will retire
to your jury room and return to further
consideration of the case
THAT was all that ACQUIRED. Several of
the jurors wanted to know how much
longer they were going to be kept in the
jury room. Judge Tuthin paid no atten-
tiOn.''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
ELEPHANrs GET DRUNK.
Get Jagged on Whisky Trying to
Keep Warm-Fires Built for
OstrIches.

Denver. Oct. 2O.-Main's circus. giving
exhibitions here this week, reached this
city on one of the coldest days of the
season. Each of the six elephants had
nearly a gallon of xxx to thaw his
throat.
They were genuinely cold, stiff, stark,
shivery, and whisky proved the only
thing that touched the spot. The show
never experienced such biting weather
as it met in Colorado Springs and Den
yer. There was one death, any num-
Der of proStratiOnS and unlimited cusS-
ing and swinging of arms.
The travelling aggregation evidently
ran against a hoodoo when it crossed
the Colorado line.
En- route from the Springs here near
Iy every car had canvass tackled over
it. The cages are, of course, conveyed
on fiat cars. and are wholly unprotect-
ed, hence the tent cloth was packed
snug over all. The effect was limited.
The five or six ostriches, which came
from Asia and Australia. We're terror
stricken at the frigid atmosphere. They
bumped their backs into a ball and
cuddled in one corner of their cage as
if dead to the world. Their necIs, which
resemble piston rods in a Gordon en-
gine. We're tied into several knots with
the heads buried in plumes.
The tigers Jared badly. Their dens
were covered with canvas and a small
barn full of straw was stuffed within,
yet they snarled and puffed chilled
steam. One poor little cub which had
four months existence, succumbed, and
his inanimate form had to be consign-
ed to dust. The older boys have more
sense than to expose themselves On
the way from the Springs they rolled
close together. the little fellows on the
outer circle.
The aged animals are on to the fact
that to be surrounded by their mates
assures a degree of warmth. Hence the
weaker ones have to sleep on the out
side.
But there was one happy member of
the family on the trip to Denver, who
wore a perpetual smile. Old Bruins
countenance was the picture of enjoy
ment. There was no canvas for him;
no straw for him to lie on. Even the
wooden doors on his cage We're thrown
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

able effect of the bitterness displayed
in municipal politics upon the results
in the state at large The effects prin-
cipaIly discussed are those affecting
the chances of Wallace and Parker, re-
spectiveIy the Republican and Demo-
cratic nominees for chief judge of the
court of appeals. and those of the leg
isIative candidates individually. 1t is
conceded. that the bitterness develODed
between the partisans of Low and Ira
cy, if not stronger Ethat that between
George and Tammany is in more evil
dence and likely to be more wide
spread in its results. Straight Demo-
Gratis claimed that Parker will run so
far ahead of Wallace in Greater New
York, as to assure his election.
Already there are charges of trading
in legislative candidates, and the
length and complekity of the ballots
cannot fail to confuse the more litter
ate voters. Conservative men are be-
ginning to comment upon the belittling
of the George vote by leaders of the
regular parties, and recall to attention
the vote of 1886, in which the single
taxer received more than 5000, when
before none would concede him third
of that total The deduction the con-
servatives make is that George will
surprise the mininhZers of 1897 as he
confounded those of 1886.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
VAN WYCKS LETTER.
He Favors Municipal Control of All
Franchises.

New York, Oct. 2O.-Robert A. Van
Wyck, Richard Croker, ex-Mayor Grant
and a lawyer named John NJ. Bowers
all took hand in doctoring up Mr.Van
Wyck's letter of acceptance of the
Tammany nomination for mayor. He
takes up the local issues covered in the
Tammany platform, but does not prom
Use anything great in the Improvement
of school facilities, but he pledges him
self to rapid transit and better means
of transportation between the water
separated boroughs Of the city. Incl
dentally, he pledges himself to build
lot of new bicycle paths In the labor
plank he says that in his view con-
tractors on municipal work should pay
the same rate of wages that the city
pays for similar service. This is his
utterance on the municipal owner
Ship plank: 'tAll unlawful combina-
tions which deny to any or all of our
citizens q free field of competition must
he suppressed. The municipality itself
should both own and control its fran
chises and where now such franchises
are operated under grants to corpora
tions a fair charge, and that only. for
the service rendered or convenience
furnished should be permitted
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
A new REPUBLIC.
Henry George Tells an Audi
ence That One is Coming.
For the Present One He De-
clares He Cares Nothing.
THE REPUBLIC OF GOD
He Calls His Vision of q Gov
ernment.
No Tramps and No MilliOnaIres
in the Good Time.
THE REPUBLIC OF GOD

New York. Oct. 2O.-Writing to a Ger
man-American political club, Henry
George says:
Il do not believe in any excise in any
form. The attempt to keep people from
drinking by taxes and excises upon liquor
increases cost, promotes adulteration and
defeats, I think the very end it has in
view. All such taxes are promotive of
monopoly and corporations. Besides what
goes to the government from them,
much larger amount is taken by private
parties who find a profit in the mainte-
nance of the taxes. AS was the case
with our whisky tax, also it is with all
taxes of that nature. The difficulty is
not to institute them, but to repeal them.
Licenses and taxes have always institute
ed and always must institute element
of corruption. which is made to furnish
means by which political rings maintain
themselves.
4 am a free trader in the full sense of
the term and would put everything upon
the basis of equal rights. I think that
the province of the government is to pre-
vent one Individual from interfering with
the equal rights of another.
LAS to the question of Sunday closing,
I believe in individual freedom. Those
persons who wish to go to church on Sun
day should not be interfered with in any
way by person who wishes to sell
drink liquor on Sunday; and the person
who has a desire to drink or sell liq-
uor on Sunday should not be interfered
with by the person who wishes to go to
church.
The Sabbath was made for man, and
not man for the Sabbath. The law should
merely see to it that liquor selling is con-
Quoted in decency and in order. mans
conduct should be governed solely by his
own conscience, SO long as he preserves
the public peace
Speak, a t a mass meeting at Majestic
hall, Henry George said:
For the republic now I care nothing,
but it is to the republic that is coming
I bow down and worship Not republic
of tramps and milhonaires; not republic
where enc man has the power of czar;
not a republic where women faint and
children go hungry not to this republic,
but to the one which is yet to come re-
public of God, a Christian republic in the
true sense of the word"
The straight Republicans are leaving
no untried means to make the mass
meeting at I.enox Lyceum tonight note
worthy for attendance and influence
Secretary of the Interior Bliss Will pre-
side. General Tracy and Governor
Black will speak and arrangements for
overflow meetings have been arranged.
Richard Croker is credited with the
prediction that Van Wyck viii have
plurality of IS, 900 and that $4,000 is safe
to bet Meanwhile there is much more
talk of Wagers and orders than there is
outward and visible signs of betting
and actual placing of money has not as
yet begun to any marked extent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
ELEPHANT WAS ATTACHED.
Mains Circus Had to Pay Bills Be-
fore Leaving Denver.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 20-The box Of
fee wagon and an elephant at the Main
circus, which is holding forth at River
Front Park, were attached by justice
court officers last night
Bennett & Myers caused the attach
ment to be issued to satisfy a debt of
$40 which it was claimed was due them
for the rent of the grounds at Cripple
Greek.
Constable MiIlen took possession of
the wagon and called Deputy Sheriffs
Christie and Spencer to his aid The
attachment on the elephant was sworn
out in Hunts court and was served by
Deputy Sheriff Watts, cOlored The cir
Gus men refused to settle at first, and
Constable MiIlen engaged a team of
horses, intending to drive the box office
wagon up town. When the horses had
been hitched to the wagon the circus
managers weakened and paid up the
attachment and costs.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
*. C. GIRL IN TROUBLE.
Found Starving Near Washin gton
Park, Chicago.

Chicago. Oct. 20.-Annabel Farmer. whose
parents are said to be wealthy residents
of Kansas City. is locked up at Hyde
Park police station and will be held un-
til the police learn more about her The
young woman was found wandering in
the vicinity of Washington park and ap-
peared to be demented and faint for want
of food.
At the police station Miss Farmer said
she had away from home ac-
count of a quarrel with her stepmother
and until recently had been stopping at
the Young Women's Christian association
rooms on Michigan avenue. She says her
uncle was formerly revenue collector at
Leavenworth Kan. Information concern
ing the young woman has been asked of
the Kansas City police.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

wide open while the train sped through
the frosty air.
The elephants beloved with the cold
However, the fun came when they
reached Denver. BY this time these
massive gray chunks acted like babies.
If there is anything that will tickle the
heart of an elephant it is a big dram of
a dram yesterday; even a gallon failed
to have the desired effect. The half
frozen big brutes were ranged in line
that is, those who could stand unSup-
ported-while an attendant divided five
gallons of whisky among them. Weak
and indiSpOsed as they were, the ele-
plants promptly raised their trunks
While the liquor gurgled down. It had
a twin effect. The temperance mem
bers of this gentle flock at once accu-
mulated glorious jags. Their cumber-
some legs, bigger than barrels of bolts
and about three times as heavy, were
brette twirling her Trilbys. Those who
do the dancing act in the show
did more of it with extra colOrfngs- They
snorted, their eyes blinked with delight
and their trunks swept the air A con-
trary effect was produced on two. An
old blOssomed nose topper sank into an
insane heap. Twenty thousand tons of
bricks could have smashed against
their leather sides and these burly fell
lows would not have turned a hair.
They were deep in a brown study and
the vapor from the hurrah juice oOzed
from their trunks like streams from an
the halfway effect. They would simp
ly stand in an uncertain sort of way
and niSchieVously blink their eyes at
nothing. But they all got warm.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
rAMmANY RAKEs HIM IN.
Mayor Harrison Gets OF the Fence
on the Croker Side.

Chicago. Oct. 2O.-Mayor Harrison
will speak in New York city the even
ing Of October 28. in the interests of
Judge Van Wycl1, the Tammany candi-
date for mayor. He telegraphed to
Richard Croker today assuring him of
his intention to live up to his agree
ment to take part in the closing meet
ing Of the campaign and also wrote to
John G. Sheehan to the same effect.
Mayor Harrison will be accompanied
by nearly every member of his cabinet
including Supt. of Public Works Nc
Gam, Corporation Counsel Thornton,
superintendent of Police Kipley and
Oil Inspector Bob Burke. The City
hall in fact will be practically deserted,
as nearly every Democratic politician
of prominence has Signified his intention
of accompanying the mayor and his
party on their eastern trip. About $50
members of the Cook county Democra-
cy headed by Captain Farrell will act
as escort. A brass band will be taken
along and the commissiary department
will be carefully looked after. The party
will leave here on Wednesday the 27th
instant, returning the following sun
day.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
B. OF L. E. AUXILIARY.
The Grand Lodge Will Meet in Chi
cago Tomorrow.

Chicago. H., Oct. 2O.-The tenth annual
convention of the grand lodge of the In
ternational Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive engineers win be held in
this city Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week. Elaborate preparations for
the entertainment of the 800 delegates
who win come from every state in the
Union and from Mexico and Canada are
being made by the local representatives
of the order under the direction of Mrs
w. A. NIurdock, grand president.
In addition to the delegates it is ex-
pected that men prominent in the order
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers will be here, among whom viii be
the president, P. NJ. Arthur.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
VIOLENT MANIACS.
Confined Over a Fire at Wards Is
land Asylum.

New York, Oct 2O.-The electric plant
which furnished the light for the state
asylum for the insane on Wards island
was totally destroyed by fire early last
night.
The loss will exceed $4,000. The
electric plant is located in the base
ment of the female branch of the asy-
lum and Immediately over the roaring
flames 100 of the most violent maniacs
We're confined.
In the other end of the building $50
others were in danger. Fortunately all
were removed to a place of safety and
the loss is altogether to property.