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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
LIKE A CIRCUS.
All London Turned Into One
Vast Amphitheater.
Six Miles of Seats Have Been
Erected
ON THE MAIN STREETS.
Preparations for the Jubilee
Absorb Public Attention.
Carpenters Get Five and Six
Dollars a Day.

New York June IA dispatch to
hte Journal from London says:
Six miles of London streets today re-
semble the amphitheater of a circus.
From Buckingham palace up COnstitu-
ton hill to Piccadilly, down Piccadilly
to St. James street, thence by way of
Pail Mall, The Strand and Fleet street
to st. PauFs cathedral, and after that
across the Thames by way of Cheap
side, King William street and London
bridge and back to the palace, around
through Borough High street, Borough
road Westminster bridge, Parliament
street, Whitehall and the Mall, the
shops, hotels and residences, churches.
parks and the public buildings are hid
den from view behind miles and miles
of pine board seats.
Not one foot of available space along
the entire route for the jubilee process
sion is left unOccupied. The sloping
roofs of the churches, the tops of the
lower houses. the gaps between the
buildings-eVery conceivable place
where there is a possibility of seating
a human being has its row of seats.
Every carpenter in London is work.
ing along the route of the procession
and the permanent building trade is at
a StandStill, while the artisans of the
hammer and saw are getting the un-
precedented wages of IS and Sc a day.
Some of the stands which are wholly
or partly finished have been tempOr-
arily decorated by the owners, so as
to see how they will look on Jubilee
day.
Some of them are most attractive
sights and if the other owners show the
same decorative capacity this part of
London will look like a fairy town
Real flowers are to be used in decOra-
tions profusely. At one or two stands
the box office has been opened, gaily
decorated and lighted with electricity
at night In the windows, as a rule,
is a model OF the particular stand as it
will appear on Jubilee day.
At present the sale of seats is very
slack. People are waiting for the in
evitable slump in prices. If stand own
ers get only a couple of guineas a seat
the profits will not be large. As it
looks now, there will be plenty of seats
for sale Jubilee day at a guinea, five
shillings and one shilling.
There are people in London unfeeling
enough to generate glee over the cir
cumstance that landlords all along the
route of the procession who have evict-
ed their tenants under the impression
that prices of windows jubilee day
would more than make up a year s
rental will probably not only lose on
rents, but on money paid for the cree
ton of stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
Will Henry Gets Beyond His Depth
in the Kansas River.

VIII Henry, a messenger boy employ
ed at the Santa F'e general offices, was
drowned in the Kansas river Sa aturday
evening about $50 o'clock while swim
ming near the Santa Fe railroad bridge.
He, with Blythe Withers and Charles
Hedges went to the river Saturday aft
ernOOn and went in swimming from the
north bank of the river and a little to
the east of the Santa Fe bridge. VIII
Henry is 16 years old and large for his
age but could not swim. He soon got
in deep water and sank. When he came
up again the under current had caught
him and taken him beyond reach of his
companions. He went down and was
not seen to rise again.
The boys who had been with him
dressed and ran for help. A search was
made but the body was not found until
Sunday night at II o'clock 1t was
found in a deep hole in the river a few
feet from where it went down.
The body was removed to DeMOsS &
PenWeIIS morgue, where Coroner J. NJ
WeSterheld held inquest this morning
The two boys, Charles Hedges and Blythe
stances and the jury brought in a verdict
of accidental drowning. There was some
criticism on the holding of the inquest.
Coroner Westerfield will receive $40 as
men will receive 81 each and the two wit
nesses 81 each, making SIS
The body of Henry was much bloated
when found. and mOrtifica ton had set in
The funeral was held this afternoon at
the family residence, 135 Chandler street
the Rev. F. E. Mallory conducting the
services. The interment was in Topeka
cemetery. VIII Henry was a popular
young man and was liked by his office
companions. This is said to have been
the first time he is known to have gone
to the river to swim His father. Mr..
George Henry. is employe of the
Santa Ee company at the shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
OF the United States From His
Feet.
T. C. Henry Abandons His Ma
tive Country for Mexico.
ALL IS UNSETTLED
He Says, By Our Political TrOu-
bleS Which Wax
Greater and Greater and He
Fears More Turmoil.

T. c. Henry at one time wheat king
of Kansas, later irrigation king of
Colorado, and now man disgusted
with the condition of affairs in the
United States and of the opinion that
no manner of enterprise can succeed in
this country, is in Topeka today. Mr..
Henry is on his way to the City of Mex
leo where he intends to take up his per-
manent residence.
T. c. Henry was at one time one OF
the most widely talked of men in the
United States. He is the man who came
to Kansas years ago and demonstrated
for the first time that wheat could be
raised in the Golden Belt" of the state,
Which was then supposed to be more or
less of an arid region. He made his home
at Abilene, and raised thousands upon
thousands of acres of wheat and won
for himself the title of wheat king
OF Kansas. That was the time when
wheat sold for from 81 to $40 a bushel,
and Henry made a fortune by his asri-
cultural venture.
Fourteen years ago he left Kansas.
His wheat fields were then not paving
what he deemed sufficient, and besides
he thought he saw a chance of making
a few million in Colorado. With sew
eral million dollars of the funds of the
travellers Insurance company he start
ed a system of irrigation in that state.
The system did not prove the grand
success 1t was expected to be, and the
company sued Henry for the funds that
had been placed in his charge for spec
ulation- He in turn brought suit for
damages against the company and the
litigation dragged along for several
years. 1t finally ended in a compro-
mise.
i have made up my mind,'' said Mr..
Henry today, that the United States
IS not the best governed country in the
world, and there is no chance for enter
prise and ambition. We are over-devel-
Oped and in an unsettled condition. The
currency question is unsettled, the tar
iff question is unsettled, the question of
municipal government is unsettled, the
rest am going to Mexico becau use I
think the condition of affairs in that
country is better than in the United
states There the currency question
has been settled. The people have moth
ing to WOrryZ-about~ on that line. The
tariff question is not wholly settled. but
they have it so arranged that they re-
oelve a greater revenue than they pay
out. Their form Of government is en-
tirely satisfactory to the people.
I think the present condition in the
United States is due largely to con-
tTacted currency. think the free coin
age of silver would solve our difficulties
but see no future for it. Possibly in
1900 or in 1904 Bryanite may be elect
ed president, but then if law affecting
have to be construed by the courts and
will drag along without benefit possibly
for several years And if it was at
once made effective and good times did
not Immediately result the people
would not have the patience to wait and
would either go back to the old system
or try something elSe.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
THAT HOT SUNDAY.
Thermometer Marked 90 in Topeka
Vest terday.

Weather Observer Jennings says that
there will very probably be rain to-
night. From Chicago the forecasts for
this section are for thunderstorms
From the headquarters in Kansas City
the forecast is also for local thunder
storms and also that it will be warmer
tomorrow.
This is great weather to make the
corn grow" said Mr.. Jennings.
The temperature this afternoon at 2
o'clock on top of the Columbia build
Ing was SO degrees. The minimum last
night was 6S degrees Yesterday was a
record breaker for high temperature in
the north.
In the British possessions it was 80
degrees, in North Dakota 94 and in Mis-
souri, 80 to "a. In Topeka the maximum
temperature for yesterday was so de-
grees.
There is a center of low barometer
in Wyoming which is moving rapidly
southeast, which causes the weather to
be uncertain in extent and inclined to
cause storms and rains.
The wind this afternoon is blowing
from the south II miles an hour. South
of Topeka at 2 O'Clock heavy showers
began falling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
LIKE COAL OIL JOHNNY.
Tramp Millionaire" Berry Tears UI
$500 Bill.

St Louis, June IA special to the
st-Dispatch from Mt. Vernon, Ill,
says: The tramp millionaire" James
E. Berry was arraigned before Judge
Wells today on a charge of wife aban-
donment, preferred by his new wife,
Mrs Sadie E. Miller Berry. The case
was set for trial next Wednesday and
Berry was required to give bond for
$500 for his appearance
Great excitement ensued when Berry
objected to furnishing bond and began
displaying all kinds of bills and saying
that he would furnish the bond himself
without the aid of other people and this
not being permitted, he made things
lively by tearing $500 bill in two while
the spectators stood struck with awe
at his actions. Several friends signed
the bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
DOWN FROM A SKYSCRAPER
John Berez Will Lower Himself from
the Great Northern on a
Slender Wire.

Chicago, June 14-John Berez will
lower himself from the 18th story Of
the Great Northern hotel next Friday
at noon, and expects to land safely on
the Dearborn street sidewalk, the cen
ter of a group of interested spectators
Mr. Berez has a fire escape and he
hopes to prove it's efficiency by a pub
lie test at the Dearborn street hotel
He calls it the invisible life saving fire
escape, and has tried it on several 9TH
er buildings, but not on one Of the sky
scrapers-
It consists of a spool attached to the
building, around which is wound a
steel cable, fve-sixteenths of an inch
in diameter The spool is held in place
by a lever and a brake that regulates
it's revolutions. The cable is attached
to the person having occasion to use
it, who, having placed himself out Of
the window. starts the spool revolving.
and is lowered to the ground by grav-
ity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
SEE MR.. FREY.
Committee of Fifteen Should Have a
Conference With Him.

Although it has now been several
weeks since President Ripley announc-
ed that he was in favor of a Santa Fe
celebration during Topeka's s Fall Fes-
tival nothing has been done towards
taking the matter up. The trouble now
seems to lie with the Committee of Fif-
teen.
mo one has yet been to see me about
the matter, said General Manager Frey
this afternoon. LAS soon as 1 know
what the Committee of Fifteen expects
the road to do will be ready to start
the matter but so far all I have heard
about the matter has been talk It
takes time to arrange a big undertake
ing, and I think it is time the matter
was placed in tangible shape I am
going away Wednesday evening to be
absent from the city for about ten
days, and unless the Committee takes
some action before that date it will
mean a further delay of almost two
weeks
The Committee of Fifteen should take
some action before Wednesday even
ing. A subcommittee should call upon
Mr.. Frey and a further delay of two
weeks be avoided. There is no reason
why the arrangement of the celebra-
tiOn should not be commenced at once.
The form of the celebration has been
outlined several times. 1t consists of a
procession and an exhibition of San
ia FNe relics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
MRS. CLEYELAND'S WORK.
Her Glass, 'S5, Presents a Memorial
Window to Wells College.

Aurora, N. Y, June 1.-THE only repre-
sentative of the class of So at the COM
mencement exercises at Wells college is
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. She arrived on
Monday evening from Princeton. N. j.,
and at the Alumnae association meeting
all the members of the faculty and the
alumnae who spoke paid her warm tri-
butes of regard.
A magnificent memorial window, de-
signed by La Fargo of New York, the
gift of Mrs. Clevelands class, and which
was secured largely through her efforts.
was unveiled by her and presented to the
college on behalf of the class by Richard
Watson Glider
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
is THIS TRUE?
A Visiting Englishman Says America
is on the Verge of Revolution.


is on the Verge of Revolution.
New York. June 14-'Inside the next
ten years this country will see the most
awful revolution that has astOnished
the world of late. This is my firm con-
viction, based upon more than one visit
to the United States
The speaker was w. Pritchard Nor
gan, Liberal member of parliament for
Merthyr- Tydfl, Wales, who is now
here. He is known in Great Britain
as the Cold King" because of the
magnitude of his gold mining properties
in North Wales.
There is not a thing wanting in this
country" he went on, Ito make it the
greatest and richest in the world, yet
you choose to destroy yourselves by
your Internal politics and your prOtec-
ton. You are SO full of politics that
you can think of nothing else. You
make a. tremendous tO-dO over electng a
president, and no sooner is he elected
than you begin a new campaign to see
who will succeed him. You make laws
to protect this branch and that branch
Of manufacture, but you don't make
any to protect the workers.
The working classes are beginning
to think that they. too, should be pro-
tected These trusts and combinations
that are being tried for conspiracy are
undoubtedly lawIess concerns, and yet
the laws are all made for their protec-
tiOn and the unfortunate consumer has
to pay the piper. In England such
trusts would be punished If some re-
former does not rise up and alter things
here inside of eight or ten years this
country will be in a state of terrific
raxvO11tiOr1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
California for 500. SO.

June 29 to July 8, inclusive, the Santa
Fe Route will sell first class tickets to
San Francisco and southern California
for $22.5 so. Same rate to intermediate
points and in reverse direction, except
that tickets will be cheaper to and from
Colorado. Though made for Christian
EndeaVorers, this rate is open to all
and affords a favorable opportunity to
visit the Great Southwest. It is cool
in July where Santa F'e line crosses the
plateaux and mountain ranges of Colo
rado, New Mexico and Arizona: the
scenic attractions are many Through
Pullman and tourist sleepers on fastest
daily train run to California. Apply to
agent A, T. & S. F. Ry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
Junior o. A. M. Meats.

Pittsburg, June 14.-The Junior Order
of American Mechanics has taken pos
session of Pittsburg. The 18th annual
session of the national convention be-
gins tomorrow morning but the uni
formed rank is meeting. today and
hundreds of delegates to the national
council are now in the city. The con-
vention will be one of the most i'm
portant ever held by this large and
powerful order. The order is now
firmly esta blished in all but one or two
states of the Union with 3S state or
ganizations and an aggregate member
snip approaching 200, COO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
AN AIRSHIP FOR CUBA.
To be Constructed in Washington bv
Experienced Aerial Navigators-

1ApSEASaG6U A6E4a4 N aVl2atOES.
Washington. June I4-An airship is be-
ing built in this city to help the suffering
Cubans. The committee is composed of
prominent people of this city who. for
various reasons do not wish their names
used at present. They feel assured Of
success, as one of their number has al
ready sailed about thirty-six miles in
ship after which the vessel will be model
ed The inventors. one from the north
and one from the south. have volunteered
to assist in its construction and then go
to Cuba in it. The committee are at
present gathering material, and are con-
fident that the ship will be ready within
sixty days.
Contributions to the airship fund are
being received at the committee head
quarters, 1912 street northwest. The
airship is covered by patents, but of
course the details if its construction must
be kept secret. 1t is intended to use the
ship for conveying hospital supplies, COM
municatiOns, and various articles needed
by the insurgents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14
SANTA FE TRAIN DITCHED.
Three Tramps and a Brakeman Killed
Near Macon, Mo.

Macon. Mo, June 14-No. 3, fast freight
on the Santa Fe railroad was ditched one
and a half miles east of Elmer, Macon
county, last night. Three tramps and one
brakeman were killed The train was
made up Of four refrigerator and five
stock cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14

Hundreds of thousands have been in
duced to try ChamberIain's Cough
remedy by reading what it has done
for others, and having tested it's mer-
its themselves are today it's Warmest
friends. For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14

BURLINGTON-Th county commits
sioners at their next meeting will make
an order submitting a proposition for
building a court house. to voters of the
county. at the coming regular election
next November. The proposition will
require 2 levy of three mills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-14

They are dandies.'' said Thomas
Bowers of the Crockett, Tex, Enter
prise, while writing about DeWitt's
little Early Risers, the famous little
pills for sick headache and disorders Of
the stomach and liver. Geo. w. StanB-
Hsld go kan- ave.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-29

Amplitude of skirts is being some.
what modified. and their stiffness very
much so. The fullness is all carried
around to the back. the front and the
sides being smooth, straight and care
fully fitted. In cutting out skirt the
edges Of the breadths should always be
first ruled with ruler long enough to
go from top to bottom, for any irregu-
larlty In the seams of a skirt spoils its
appearance and prevents 1t from hang
ing we'll. In basting the seams lay the
two edges together ON long table, the
bias edge uppermost, IL straight and
bias edge are to be Joined, and haste
them while they are lying fiat. II the
goods is very thin, like gauze or mus
lin or any sort Of light silk, haste at
the same time narrow strip Of paper
along the seam. Stitch through the
paper, which will prevent the machine
needle from gathering in material. The
paper may be easily removed afterward.
The stlffening has almost entirely dis
appeared from skirts. They are no
longer as rigid as If they were made
Of wood, but have degree of supple
ness that is much more desirable. A
haircloth facing five or six inches wide
is put around the foot Of the skirt to
prevent 1t from clinglng close to the
ankles, but this is the limit Of stiffness.
The wires and various other contrlv-
ances for expanding have entirely dis
appeared. Indeed, the wires never met
with any favor among well dressed
women, as the effect was disagreeable,
and with sufficiently good Innings no
such arrangement was needed for sus-
tanning the skirt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-29
Useful in tho Household.

The coloring of Oriental rugs is less
likely to be out of harmony with wall
decoration than any other floor cover
ing.
In refurnishing the house remember
that souvenir hooks, not cosy corners,
are now the fad, for both sitting-room
and library.
Many dropping flowers will freshen
wonderfully if the tips of the stems are
trimmed off and the ends are then held
in hot water for a fey moments.
Marshmallow stuffed dates make
delicious after dinner sweet. Remove
the pits from the dates, fill the space
with marshmallow, and roll the dates
in powdered sugar. One marshmallow
will stuff four dates.
When one is hurried in mailing a let
ter, and the only available postage
stamp is found to be without sufficient
glue, moisten the stamp, rub it on the
gummed flap of an envelope, and
quickly press 1t in place upon the let
ter.
A large funnel that fits into the
mouth of preserve jars will he found
of great assistance to the housekeeper
at this season Of canning and preserv-
ing. With the aid of this funnel the
Jars are easily filled and there is no
trouble caused by the fruit being on
the outside instead Of the inside Of the
jars.
In ornamenting summer cottages q
bare corner may be made very effective
at trifling cost. Secure an empty nail
key from hardware store, cover it
with ebony paint and gild the hoops.
Partly fill the key with sand to give it
weight, and fasten a piece Of board
over the top little larger than the key.
Place it in the vacant corner and cover
the wooden top with fringe trimmed
square Of pretty silk or cretonne. Stand
an unused ginger jar or cheap effec-
tive vase upon this pedestal and fill 1t
with grasses, dried ferns and cattails.
The newest designs in table linens
are in commemoration Of Queen Vic
toria's jubilee. The rose, shamrock
and thistle are intertwined in hand
some design for the border, and in the
center is bust Of Queen Victoria,
framed in a wreath of English roses.
and the words, Queen victoria's dia-
mond jubilee, 1SS7-1SS7" Bachelors
rooms are not forgotten in The -upply
Of souvenirs of the queens Jubilee.
Beautiful sets of cigarette and match
stands, with ash trays, are made IN the
finest pottery. ornamented with the
English arms and the two dates.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-29
Something Now In London.

r'or years the bane of the American
girl staying in London has been her in
ability to find shoes Of home make or
anything like them. American shoes
for American feet is demand with
which dealers at the British capital
have at last been forced to comply.
A store for the sale of American foot
gear has sent out its advertisement and
been welcomed with applause. There
is an independence about the Ameri-
can foot which prefers Kneippism to
heavy soles and calfskins uppers, and
the English shoe knows no daintier
makeup except in the studio Of the ar
tiste or the sandal wearing reformer
There is more potency in a shoe than
many minds imagine and the clever
American girl has begun to realize this.
Light weight walking shoes will dis
place all others next month in the war;
drobe of the sensible maid. They are
the only healthful covering. Aside
from their ventilative possibilities they
conserve energy. In light weight
pair of shoes the normal pedestrian
may tour the town without perceptible
loss of vitality. Heavy, uncomfortable
shoes affect the voice, too. Just how
the scientist knows, but wise music
teachers often are as fastidious about
a pupils shoes as her corset.