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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
THE MANDARIN THE BEST.
St Joe Papers Say It is the Finest
Thing This Season.

With a world of magnificent scenery and
beautiful costumes, and company or
over 80 persons, The Mandarin will be
put on at the Grand in this city tonight
The Chinese opera will be one of the very
best attractions that has visited Topeka
this season. and will undoubtedly be wit
messed by audience commensurate with
the worth of the production.
The opera comes to Topeka from St.
Joe. where it was produced at the Tootle
theater on Thursday and Friday evenings.
In speaking of the initial performance of
the opera in that city, the st. Joseph News
has the following to say:
- The Mandarin is easily the best thing
in comic or light opera that has been seen
in St. Joseph this season. It is presented
by a large company of as good-lookins
people as ever appeared on a stage The
scenery and stage settings are simply
grand. and the costumes of both princi-
pals and chOruses are rich. Dekoven and
Smith have every reason to pride them
selves on this work. The music is much
better than that contained in the average
comic opera, and the libretto is bright and
ing The Mandarin is responsible for
much of the new operas success. 1t is
one of the strongest organizat ions of its
and ranks along with such organizations
as the BOStOnianS- George BOniface. who
appears as Fan Tan. a Chinese vagabond
who bears striking reSem blance TO the
can he and he kent the audience in =
continuous roar of laughter when he was
before the footlights last night Miss
Bertha Wa1tzinger. who was Fan Tan's
wife. is a clever little actress who is pos
SesSed of a soprano voice that is far
above the average She rendered several
very sweet solos and was recalled a num-
Der of times. always responding gracious
ly. The other parts were all meritoriously
taken. The dancing was one of the best
features of the entertainment, and in the
third act the four couples who went
through a number of very beautiful eVo-
lutions were called back SO many times
that they were well nigh exhausted when
they appeared the last time
Topeka will have another Sunday the
atrical performance, when the Graham
Earle company will end its highly sue
cessful engagement in this city tomorrow
night Public Opinion will be the clos-
ing piece. The company is playing The
Evil Genius to a large matinee audience
this afternoon. and tonight will present
Natural Cas- a comedy drama in four
acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

Don't allow the lungs to be impaired
by the continuous irritation Of a cough.
1t is easier to prevent consumption
than to cure it. One Minute Cough
Cure taken early will ward off any fatal
lung trouble. G. w. Stansfeld. 632
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

troit, Kan. took this mornings Santa
Fe train for her home near Emporia,
where she has resided since 1859. Mrs.
Dietrich will be so years old next July
and this is her first trip on passenger
train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
First Railroad Ride in 80 Years.

Enterprise. March 2O-Mrs Leah
Dietrich, mother of J. Dietrich, Of De-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

EMPORIA-The work of preparing
the ground for the atheletic park on
North Merchant street will begin the
first OF next week. A base ball diamond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

healthy man. Germs go through the
buried along rapidly and thrown off before
thev have tine to developer increase Let
them once find lodgment or let them md
and the blood will be full of them Instead
Of rich. 1ife-giving properties, the blood will
be sluggish. putrid tide of iinpurity IN
stead of giving strength to the tissues, 1t
will force upon them unwholesome and
iuuutritious matter and the man will
lose flesh. The more flesh he loses and the
weaker he becomes, the more susceptible
he is to disease. His trouble VIII become
cornDIicated and serious consequences Will
follow Dr. Pierce's Golden Medicsl Dis
covery is the only medicine that absolutely
and infallibly cures all blood DISEASES, ana
almost all diseases are blo1. diseases. It
isn't medicine for so-He one particular
so-calied disease II Is medicine for the
zsJioIe body. 1t forces out all the germs OF
disease, replaces impurities with rich, red
blood, feeds the tissues and makes strong,
healthy desh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20

and tennis courts will be put in and the
ground fixed in every way for all athe-
letic exercises.
BURLINGTON-Th city and water
works company effected a compromise
last night ending a long lawsuit. The
city is to pay $1.700 per year rental, the
company to pay taxes and furnish
good water.
PARSONS-The board of education,
pursuant to a call of the president, met
in special session last night to consider
the text book question. The board
Cancelled all existing contracts and
made new contract for five years at
the existing prices, and new contracts
were at once drawn and signed by the
president and clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

Broken edge collars made smccth by
Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
MUNYON'S
MARCH
MEDICINES
THE Learned PROFESSOR GIVES A
PLAIN TALK on
SPRING DISEASES
One Remedy Cannot Correct Ill the
Changes in the System
SEPARATE SPECIFICS
Are Needed to Prevent the Development
Of Diseases at the End Of Winter.
SEEDS OF CONSUMPTION
SPRING DISEASES
One Remedy Cannot Correct Ill the
Changes in the System
SEPARATE SPECIFICS
Are Needed to Prevent the Development
Of Diseases at the End Of Winter.
SEEDS OF CONSUMPTION

Catarrh. Bronchitis and Throat Dis
ease re SOwn by the Neglect of a
March COId-MunyOn's Cold Cure
Breaks Up the Worst Form of a Cold
at Once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
WEAK KIDNEYS.
The Result of Extra Work on the
Part of These Organs During Cold
Weather Are Promptly Strength
ened by Munyon's Kidney Cure.
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD

And Deficient Circulation Call for
Munyon's Blood Cure, the Best
Blood Tonic on the Market-It En-.
riches and Purtfies the Blood
Promotes Appetite and Gives Re-
neWed Strength and Vitality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
ON HIS DIGNITY.
British Ambassador Demands Prece-
dence of the Vice President.

Washington. April 23.-Questions of pre-
cedence are seriously embarrassing the
gentlemen making the arrangements for
the ceremonies incident to the transfer
of Grants tomb to the city of New York
next Tuesday. They involve the relative
official standing of the vice president, the
cabinet, the foreign ambassadors and for
eign ministers.
Unless settled speedily and satisfactorily,
they bid fair to interfere in a measure
with the entire success of the occasion so
cerned
The main question at issue is whether
the am basSadors are to take precedence
of the vice president and the abinet, or
propriety of separating the ambassadors
from the other members of the diplomatic
corps.
Sir Julian Pauncefote the British am
bassador, takes the ground that his posi-
ton as the representative of Queen Vic
tOria gives him precedence in public func-
capacity over the vice president, whose
only real official function is president
of the senate, as well as the members of
the cabinet.
In support of his contention it is shown
that at ceremonial affairs in England
foreign ambassadors rank next to the
royal family and ahead of Lord Salisbury
and other mem berS of the cabinet and all
gOVernn ent. Ambassador BayaTd was in
CIuded in the most favored class be-
cause of his diplomatic rank.
Sir JultanS attitude in the matter of
demanding precedence. even in social
functions. has been the subject of COM
ment in WaShingtO for months. Recent
", being invited to meet Vice President
Hobart at dinner given by Gardiner G.
Hubbard, the president of the National
Geographic society, he insisted that he
and not the vice president must have the
piled is not known. but the ambassador
was not of the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
PLEASED WITH HAY.
The American Amb = dor Makes a
Good Impression IN England.

GOO1 I'm IMPRESSION IN GuBAdu0s
London, April 23.-The United States
ambassador, Col John Hay, accompa-
MED by the secretary of the United
States embassy. Henry White, called at
the foreign. office today and saw the
permanent officials of that department
of the government.
All the afternoon papers cordially
welcome Col. John Hay to the court of
St. James and remark upon the good
taste displayed in his speech in reply to
the welcome of the mayor of Southamp-
ton upon the amba ssador's arrival at
that port.
The Pail Mall Gazette confesses to
feeling of relief at the Iact that Col.
Hay promises to be more reticent that
his predecessor and to leave arbitra tiOn
the tariff and fisheries alone
The Globe says. His antecedents
pate himself sufficiently from the fet-
ters to represent the republic as whole
He is likely to be less in evidence on
public platfOrms than some of his pred
ecessors, but that can scarcely be re-
garded as a fault, for loQuacity is not
a cardinal virtue in diplomat"
The St. James Gazette remarks: col
Hay is aware his welcome here IS sin
cere enough to need no gush. Doubtless
he will do his best to promote good viii
between ourselves and the United States
Perhaps his services viii be called in
to play earlier than expected The SET
Element Of the Honduras boundary dis
pute with Mexico is rernarka bly, like 4
violation of the great Olney- Monroe
doctrine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
3 5000 WORDS A MINUTE
Is Claimed as the Capacity of New
Telegraphic Device.

New York. April 23.--At the one hun
dred and fifteenth annual meeting of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Albert Gushing Crehore, pro
fessOr of physical science in Dartmouth
college, exhibited a new electrical de-
vice in conjunction with Lieutenant
George owen Squier, U. S. N, who
manipulated the machine in Chicago.
These gentlemen are the joint invent
Ors of the ''SyncOnOgraph,' which, they
claim, is capable of transmitting mes
sages at the rate Of 5000 words min
ute
The new device. Prof. Crehore ex-
planned can be applied to the regular
duplex and quadruplex lines of the tel
egraph companies. A duplex, for in
stance, would carry 5000 words a min
ute-3, 900 each Way-while a quadru-
pick line would just double the amount,
giving a total of -, 600 words per min
ute. An attempt to work the machine
between here and Chicago was not al
together successful, though it appeared
that under absolutely favorable condi
lions very rapid time may be made.
1t is desirable in. many cases to
manifold the original copies of the
message received. and experiments
were made to accomplish this. All
that is necessary is to attach to one
terminal instead of a single needle, as
many needles as the number of copies
desired, having each make its record
upon a sensitive surface. The mani
folding process evidently applies to
either simplex or duplex receiving.
Manifold copies of MESA geS may be
received in widely different localities at
the same time from one and the same
transmitter by connecting the receivers
in series, or in parallel order"
In his minds eye, Prof. CrehOre sees
the news of the country gathered at a
central point and sent simultaneously
to all the newspapers in the country. He
sees everyone who can write on a type
writer punching out letters on SINH
lar machine, containing the typewriter
keyboard, but with the perforated dots
and dashes instead of the letters, and
sending them to the nearest telegraph
office to be wired. Many other wonder
full things are claimed for the 'Syncon-
Ograph. Prof. Crehore wishes it to
be understood that he views the inven-
ton, as does Lieutenant Squier from
the standpoint of an inventor, and that
there is nothing mercenary about it.
He thinks the machine may be imprOV-
ed upon in certain incidental respects,
but that the principle is all right, and
that within a short time messages and
press dispatches win be transmitted
more rapidly than the senders can pre-
pare them in the regular way
The machine will be exhibited before
scientific bodies in the several cities
and when circumstances permit a fair
test will be made under the auspices
of interested parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23

silver, petroleum and ali other products.
should be retained
Has not the governments present poll
icy resulted in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a
few new corporations and the improve
ment of the white people asked Mr.. Ma
guire.
Mr.. King replied that the result had
been just the reverse, the whole people
had profited.
Mr.. Underwood CDern., Alal. read from
the report of the experts showing that
the deposits covered 1000 sugar mills and
that %. 900. 900 tons were in sight 1t was
worth in the market $40 per ton.
Mr.. Steele CRep., Ind-), then announced
the death of his colleague, Mr.. Holman.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
profound regret with which the house
had heard the announcement of Judge
Holman's death and the speaker appoint
ed a committee of ten to join a commit
tee of the senate TO accompany the re-
mains to their final resting place. The
sergeant-at-arm was instructed to take
charge OF the funeral. The committee APP
nointed was as follows:
Messrs NcMillin, Tenn; Dearmond Mo:
Zenor. Ind; Stark Neb.: Robinson, Ind
Da-nford Ohio; BromWeu, Ohio: Ellis,
Ore; Crumpacker, Ind, and Alexander,
\. Y.
Then, as n further remark of respect,
the house adjourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION
The Hunter Republicans Vote Togeth-
-Blackburn's Forces Solid.

Frankfort, April 2S-Dr. Hunters
withdrawal brought a host of candi-
dates on the ground last night. Con-
gresham Evans arrived from Wash
ington early in the day. Maj. Curtis NJ.
Burnam of Richmond urged State Sen
atOr John Bennett for the place. and
ne Is regarded as dangerous candi-
date if a deadlock should occur between
DebOe and Holt in the caucus.
DebOe and Holt, the former Hunters
preference, were acknowledged from
the first as the strongest, and so it has
proved in the caucus thus far.
Congressman Walter E. Evans was
an aspirant, but has yet not developed
Bennett We're only two or three points
ahead of Evans, and ran about neck
and neck with Lewis in the talk during
the day as well as in the ballOting to-
night.
others who have not yet been nOmin-
ated in the caucus have been talked of.
Among these is Mayor George d. Todd
OF Louisville.
At the joint session the Republicans
turned the tables on the silver and gold
Democrats by refusing to answer to
their names at roll call Baird and
Norman, Hunter Democrats answered
present. The total number answering
to their names was 81, eight less than
a quorum
For the first time the six original an
ti-Hunter Republicans affiliated with
Baird and Norman each voted for Mar
tin and We're applauded by the gold
Democrats, from whom they seeded a
month ago to go to Hunter. The ballot
was a mere fOrmality. It stood Black
burn As, Martin IS, Stone l. This was
less than a quorum and there was
election. The adjournment was carried
then by vote of "a to 81.
Blackburn friends had decided to
make the Republicans and gold Demo-
Gratis show their hand today. They had
hoped they could force a breakup and
bring the issue squarely between the
Blackburn and Martin forces; the gold
Democrats scheme was defeated by the
Republicans and gold Democrats refus-
ing to answer call in the joint session,
thus causing the lack of a quorum.
The adjourned Republican caucus to
nominate a senatorial candidate, vice
Hunter, Withdrawn, was held with
closed doors. There were 6S present, IS
necessary to choice. The regular Hun
ter Republicans as a rule voted for
Judge Davis.
on the third ballot Deboe had 81
votes.
After eight ballots in which there
were no material changes, a motion to
adjourn was voted down. AT midnight
the caucus adjourned until tonight af
ter bolt in the Deboe forces had been
developed. Mr.. Steglitz and Rev. Mr..
Blackburn, who had been voting for
Deboe. announced that today they
should vote for Henry Martin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
No Paving This Year.

There will probably be no paving
done in Topeka this season. Street Com
missioner Ramsey says that all the
talk about extending the West Tenth
street pavement has vanished into thin
air There was also some talk of paw
ing Thirteenth street west toward
Washburn college but that has also been
given up 1t was the intention Of the
people living in that neighborhood to
have the street either macadamized or
paved but the provision in the law
which requires a petition from major
ity of the abutting property owners
made it impossible to have the street
paved and the matchmaking of the
whole street by the city street force is
too much of an undertaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
TO BUY LEES HOME.
Daughters of the Confederacy Have
Started a Fund for That Purpose.

Richmond Va, April 23.-The Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy have started a
movement looking to the raising of suf-
ficient money to buy the residence at
Lexington, Va, occupied by Gen. E. E.
Lee while professor in Washington and
Lee university and in which he died.
The house has since his death been
the home of Gen. G. VIC. Lee, who sue
ceeded his father as president Of the
college.
In December he resigned on account
of failing health. He was made presi-
dent emeritus, with a salary of 81, 900 a
year, and given permission to continue
to use the house built for his father and
since used by the family.
Gen Lee has declined this offer and
announced that he will leave the house.
The building belongs to the university
and into it W. L. Wilson, Gen. Lees
successor will move if the daughters do
not succeed in purchasing it. Should
the daughters make the purchase they
will give the house to the children of
Cen r. E. Lee and have it preserved
and cared for by the women of the
south. In circular just prepared to
send out, the daughters say:
The patriotic women of the whole
land hOnored the memory of Washing
ton in the purchase of Mt. Vernon Then
let us, Daughters of the Confederacy,
thus do honor to our great leader, Rob
ert E. Lee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
Was the Text of MOrgan's
Speech.
He Joins Jerry Simpson in an
Attack
ON SPEAKER TOM REED
Allen of Nebraska Offers a Res
OlutiOn
Extending American Sympathy
to the Kingdom of Greece.

Washington. April 23.-The session of
the senate yesterday was one of the most
eventful since congress assembled. It
opened with a proposition for an official
expression of sympathy to the Greeks in
their struggle with Turkey This soon
merged into a turbulent debate over the
disOrganized state of the senate, during
which Senator Morgan characterized
Speaker Reed as the great white fill
buster" Later in the day the Nelson
bankruptcy bill was passed by the de-
cisive vote of 40 to s.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.), offered the resolution
providing that the chief executive express
the sympa thy of the American people to
the government of Greece The senator
declared that the present contest was
one between Christianity and barbarism.
AT the request of Mr.. Davis, chairman of
the committee on foreign relations, the
resolution was referred, Mr.. Davis prom
The debate OF the senate committee
aroused Mr. Morgan to a speech of unus-
ual severity He spoke of ''dfstatorships.' -
of the subOrdination of public business to
politics.
In conclusion. Mr.. MORGAN said that the
speaker of the house. who had been
known as the great white car should
be hereafter known as the great white
Another stirring chapter to the same
subject was added by Mr.. Allen, who
business, except to consider appropria-
tion bills, until committees were named
re SGitI%lOLS YOUNG against the nelson
bankruptcy bill were Berry. Clay, Cor
and Pettus-
on motion of Mr. Hoar, it was agreed
that the adjournment be until next Mon
day.
The free homestead bilT' was then
taken up. Mr. Morgan offered an amend
ment providing that all public lands not
taken up by public entry by January l,
1900, shall be granted to the states and
territories where the lands are located.
for entry.
The homestead bill was made the IN
finished business and then laid aside.
AT o'clock a message from the house
announced the death of RepreSent atiVe
Holman. Mr.. Turpie of Indiana. present
ed a resolution voicing the regret with
which the announcement was received
and providing for a committee of five
senators to accompany the remains The
resolution was agreed to. The presiding
officer named Senators Turpie, Fairbanks,
SpOOner, Kyle and Rawlins as the COM
mittee- At 4:10 the senate adjourned till
Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
BRIDGE AT NEW ORLEANS.
Southern Pacific Will Span the Mis-
sissippi

San Francisco, Cal, April 29.-The
Southern Pacific company is making
ARRANGEMENTS to build a bridge to cost
Sc. OOO. 900 across the Mississippi river at
New Orleans
I'VE have had this expensive under
taking in mind for some time past.
said Vice President Fred Croker to-
day. "A bridge company viii be in
corporated to build and operate it, and
the Illinois Central, Texas & Pacific
and Louisville & Nashville roads will
become members of that company in
partnership with the Southern Pacific
1t will do away with the transfer by
boats Of freight and passengers across
the Mississippi"
The bridge Will have double tracks
and will cross the river about five miles
above New Orleans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
HUNDREDS FOR BUNDY.
Appointing the Colored Boy
to be a Cadet
Cincinnati,

Cincinnati April 23-Congressman
Shattuc of this city has received more
than 500 letters and kilograms COM
mending him for appointing the colored
boy, r. c. Bundy, to be a cadet at
Annapolis A monster petition is cir
culating in the west it is said and will
be sent to the president asking that the
colOred boys rights be protected when
he reaches the naval academy. The
Rev. DR.. D. H. Moore of this city. edi-
tor-in- chief of the Western Christian
Advocate, the leading weekly of the
Methodist church IN the west, wrote to
Congressman Shattuc:
stick to Bundy until the hair grows
through your bald scalp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
$1,000 Fire in the Navv yard.

Washington, April 23.-F'ire broke out
in storehouses Nos. 1 and in Wash
ington navy yard yesterday evening
and Quilted No. 2. The latter building
is used by the naval examining and re-
firing board and was filed with a large
quantity of merchandise The fire
ragged fiercely for awhile and created
considerable excitement among the
workmen and attaches. The loss proved
to be less than SO 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-23
Pittshnrc with an ..H.,,

directors of the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon the report of the leg
islation committee was the only matter
of any Importance presented. Among
other things the committee recommended
affirmative action on the motion to spell
Pittsburg with the final n The rea-
sons for this were tint the charter
name granted the city was spelled with
the final n and because it distinguishes
this city from the other cities of the same
name but with a different spelling and
because uniformity is desired. The di-
rectors approved the action of the COM