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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
PLUNGING ON FITZ.
James Kelly Has 100000 to Bet and
Corbett Money Becomes Hard
to Find

New York, Feb 25.-The sporting man
who is making a 500, 900 plunge on Fitz-
simmons ability to whip Corbett is
said to be James Kelly, of the firm of
Kelly & Bliss, the we'll known pool sell
lers of this city
Mr.. Kelly is said to have some infor-
nation which leads him to believe that
FitzsimmOrs cannot lose. While Mr..
Kelly's commissioners were instructed
at first not to bet more than $10O, 900, they
were notified last night that their COM
missions were unlimited and to accept
all the Corbett money that showed
On Saturday night Dick Roche, who
against 81, 600 with Eddie Kearney, Jr.,
at the New York Athletic club. Mr..
Kearney stated that he would bet a
similar sum on Corbett early next week
Dick Roche also offered to bet IS, 900
against SIC, 900 with Brooklyn Jimmy
Carroll, who has a commission of that
amount from Brooklyn merchant to
engagement to meet today and post the
money.
Charley Thorley the Broadway florist.
bet $500 on Corbett against $400 with
Eole PearsaN, and Arthur Moore, Ed
die Deppler and Mike Hart 5000 each at
the same odds.
DR.. Ramon S Guiterias is betting on
Fitzsimmons. In fact, there is so much
Fitzsimmons money in sight that the
COrbett men have about concluded to
wait for even money. The few book
makers who are doing business ON the
fight, are also complaining of the lack
of Corbett money, as they have been
filled up with Fitzsimmons money, and
unless they can round up with some
Corbett coin, they will be forced to go
to the ringside with what is termed a
Dutch book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
WOLCOTT'S SIMPLICITY
Is Referred to Editorially by Astor's
London Paper.

London, Feb. 25.-The Pail Mall Ga
Zette publishes long article upon the
mission of Senator Edward O. Wolcott
to Europe. 1t concludes with saying:
There is no evidence that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is in sympathy with Senator
WOlcOttS mission. Every effort to dis
; cover the faintest indication that his
visit to Europe was even unofficially
sanctioned, has failed. Senator VOL
colt came as a private advocate of a
cause discredited by a majority of his
fellow countrymen.
Under such circumstances, to expect
that he would receive official support
from the foreign opponents of such a
cause required a degree of child-lilze
simplicity rare anywhere and which no
one would expect to find in Colorado.
''On his return Senator WolcOtt will
find that the newspapers alone will dis
play any anxiety regarding the result
of his personally conducted European
tour He has met a great many dis
tinguished people in England and
France and Germany. but in not one of
these countries did he find that bimetal-
lism was considered necessary to its
welfare.
Though the mission was absolutely
fruitless, it was quite as successful as
it deserved to be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
ALL FRITTERED AWAY.
w. TEL. T.. Wakefield One of the
sOld Time RefOrmers.
Disappointed at the Manner in
Which This Legislature
Has Wasted Its Opportunities-Has
Not Acted on Single One of
It's PIanks.
Mound City, Kan, Feb. %, 1897.

To the Editor of The State Journal
AS one who has steadily voted the
Populist ticket as the least of the three
evils to which all voters are confined
under our system of elections by plu-
rality, 1 must admit that 1 am sorely
disappointed in the work done and like
~ to be done by the majority in the
present legislature. Although never a
believer in the Populist plan of warning
with effects, While upholding the causes
which have produced these evil effects,
yet had much respect for the honest
motives of most Populists, and hoped TO
see their chosen representatives pursue
a more enlightened policy than their
platforms indicated, or at least show
that they believed in their own plat
forms and could find some method of
reducing them to practice.
Land, finance and transportation"
are the three shibboleths of Populism.
On finance" state legislature is nee
eSSarily pOwerleSs, but on land" it
alone has power to- act, and it has not
even proposed or tried to touch this
most important question of all questions
and the first one in its platform.
On transportation" the power of the
legislature is undoubtedly very limited
under our present state constitution,
yet it now looks as if this limited power
will not be efficiently used, and either
none or an extreme and impracticable
measure passed instead of the practical
one by Senator Harris
PopuliStS profess to believe the peo-
pie should be supreme in their own
government, which they are not, and
never can be under plurality rule; yet,
no step has been taken to- give us pro-
pOrtiOnal representation, or the prefer
entail ballot, the former of which is
political equity between parties, and
the latter political equity and freedom
for individual voters and the death of
craftsmanship.
The cheese pairing attempts at econo-
my by the don't know it's as Jumper,
are simply contemplate.
The session has been frittered away
in vagaries and nothing of real value
done.
w H T WAX EEIEI ID
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

weIgnu1esu anars, ana are Jealous of
their regulations for sound judgment,
having watched the splendid results
from Paine's celery compound in their
own families, and knowing exactly the
invigorating effect that any sick person
may expect from this great nerve regu-
lator and blood purifier, are among the
first to unhesitatingly and thankfully
recommend the remedy to others for the
public good they may do.
Says Mayor Swift: THE use of
Paine's celery compound in my family
has convinced me that it is a rneritor-
ious article"
Paine's celery compound restores the
nervous energy and regulates the sys-
tenn.
1t makes the blood pure and capable
of carrying an abundance of brain and
nerve elements to the weakened parts
and is thus able to permanently rid the
body of sleeplessness, nervousness, neu-
ralgia and dyspepsia.
Men and women who almost live at
their work and are run down" and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

Hon. Geo. B. SWIFT, Cn1cago-s REFORM
mayor, is one of the thousands who en-
dorse the great remedy that makes peo-
pie we'll, where all other remedies either
fail altogether, or, at best. simply give
temporary relief.
Judge Powers, Congressman Meredith
of Virginia, Congressman Circuit, AS
sistant United States Attorney John c.
Capers, Chief Postoffice Inspector NJ. D.
Wheeler Congressman Bell and Neil,
Lieut.. McAllister, and many others who
are fully as careful what they recon-
mend. have publicly vouched for the
marvellous power of Paines celery COM
pound to make people we'll
These, and the thousands of other
hearty testimonials that have recently
been sent to the proprietors of Paine'S
celery compound, are simply an index
of what this most wonderful remedy is
doing in every state of the union. and
in every city and village.
1t is making people we'll.
Men like these, who have won the con-
fidence of their fellow citizens in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
somethine TO Know.

IT NAV be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ING the tired out nervous system to q
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
living tone to the nerve centers in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and kidneys, and aids these organs
in throwing off impurities in the blood
Electric BitterS improves the appetite
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very
best blood purifier and nerve tonic.
TRY it. Sold for soc and 81 per bottle
at ]. K. Jones' Drug Store. Fifth and
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

s1eepless and incapacitated from doing
their best work because of dyspepsia.
rheumatism and neuralgia, invariably
find permanent relief in Paine's ceIe-
~ compound.
Dyspepsia, persistent headaches. and
disordered liver need prompt attention.
In every case there is a permanent and
positive cure in Paine's celery COM
pound. 1t is the most earnest, conscf-
entious remedy persons out of health
can employ. Its life giving effect upon
run down" nerves and debilitated
blood is nothing short of marvellous
Prof. Edward Z. Phelps, NJ. D, LII
D., brought to the study of nervous dis
orders and diseases of debility extraor-
binary professional enthusiasm. He ana
his able co-laborers concentrated upon
the discovery of an accurate remedy for
these diseases all their energy. Paine's
celery compound is used by the best
physicians in their own homes, and pre-
scribed to sufferers from all nervous
diseases 1t Is within the reach Of every
one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
w. r. GRACE TOPAY.
Court Decides He Must Settle an Old
Peruvian Claim

New York, Feb. 25.-In the suit of
Guillermo Bogardus against William r.
Grace, Michael P. Grace and Charles r.
Flint, Judge Wheeler of the United
States circuit court has handed down
q decision directing a decree for the
plaintiff in the sum of 81, 1874 .48 This
is the balance due, less commission, on
a certain claim held by BOgardus
against the government of Peru, which
he sold to Grace & Co. for SIS, 015, one
half of the actual value
Grace & Co paid BOgardus S24 207 so,
with the understanding that the bal
ance would be forthcoming when the
claim was collected. This balance has
never been paid, Grace & Co. claiming
that they never received the money
from the Peruvian government 1t was
admitted, however, that the firm held
large sums of money belonging to the
government of Peru to settle claims
with, and Judge Wheeler holds that
the amount due Bogardus should be
fully settled out of these funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
NO WHISKY SOLD THERE.
100000 Acres of the Hartman Tenn
perance Colony Ordered to
be Sold.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 25.-A court
verdict which affects twenty thousand
persons in the United States, largely
residents in the northern states, was
the final decree rendered last night in
the consolidated causes against the
East Tennessee Land company by the
United States Appellate Judge Sever
Clarke. disqualified The defendant
land company was a five million u r
corpora ton, organized by eleven land
boomers in $780, but innocently promo
ted by the leading prohibitionists of the
county, to whom they proposed to found
an ideal temperance city, which was
the origin of the town of Hartman,
Tenn, a city of 5000 people.
The foremost spirits in the organiza-
ton were Funk & Wagnalls, the pub
fishers, and Hobbs & Schumacher, trust
magnates of New York, and Frederick
Gates of Chattanooga, who, among 9TH
ers, sold options on 100, 900 acres of land,
for which they paid $33, 900, to the -East
Tennessee Land company for $75o, 900.
This company secured millions of dol
lars in popular subscriptions to its stock
and built Hartman, and later the
American Temperance university. A
proviso in their land titles binds the
purchaser to maintain total abstinence
by forfeiting the land if liquor is ever
sold upon it.
The property consisting of 100000
acres of unincumbered land and city
property, manufacturing Sites etc, will
be sold to Sa tisfy this bonded indebted
ness to the amount of 81. 600 600 in first
mortgage bonds held by the Central
Trust company and prior liens securing
unpaid purchase money. The Harri-
man Manufacturing company was vir-
tually declared an illegal, if not a fraud
ulent, corporation, and the transactions
between the two Interviewing organi-
cations void. By this decree 1885, 900 of
these assets of the manufacturing COM
pany are saved to the stockholders of
the land cOmDanV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
TAX TITLE SUITS DECIDED.
One of the Jackson County Cases De-
cided by Judge Hazen.

Out of ten tax title cases brought from
Jackson county to Judge Hazen's court.
involving $4,000 worth of property in
Jackson county, has been decided by
Judge Hazen- =
The suits were based upon tax deeds to
a large amount of property. in Jackson
county. The deeds were made in 1862
Judge Hazen held that the deeds were not
in proper form and are not valid, and that
the present owners are therefore entitled
to the lands. The suits will be appealed
to the supreme court.
John c. Douglass of Leavenworth,
brought the suits and he was assisted by
David Overmyer- The defendants were
represented by Charles Hayden, Judge
Lowell end John S. Hopkins of Holton
and A. Bergen of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
SIXTY MILE TROLLEY ROAD
To be Erected Between Detroit and
Port Huron.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-Preparations
are being made to build sixty-Inile
trolley road between Detroit and Port
Huron. The schedule speed is to be
forty-five miles an hour, although the
motor capacity is to be sufficient to
maintain a speed of sixty miles an
hour The line will be of single track.
with turnouts, and will run through the
towns of st. Clair, Marine City, New
Baltimore, McSweeny's, Pleasure Point
and Crosse Point. following the/western
bank and shore of st. Clair river and
Lake ST. Clair. The road will be used
to carry passengers, mail and freight.
and as it will possess unusual scenic
attractions and pass through several
popular summer resorts it is antici-
pated that a large volume of pleasure
travel will be secured during warm
weather.
Two-car trains will be run, and the
cars will be 46 feet long. the motor cars
weighing 331z tons each and the trail
cars 20 tons Each motor car Will b
supplied with 200 or 300 horse power
capacity in motors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
ATHOUSAND STUDENTS
Will Gather at Topeka Tomorrow but
Not With Horns

Topeka will be full of students tomor-
row. The annual state oratorical con-
test which is by far the most important
college event in Kansas, takes place at
the Grand Opera House tomorrow even
The colleges WHICH will be represent
ed at the contest are: State university,
Lawrence; Washburn college, Topeka
Wesleyan university ,Salina Ottawa I'M
iversity Ottawa; College of Emporia,
Emporia Midland college, Atchison;
Baker university, Baldwin City; South
Western, Winfield.
The largest delegation will come from
Lawrence and will be made up of 200
students; $50 will come from Ottawa
and 100 from Baker. 1t is estimated
that there will be 1000 students in To-
peka.
Following is the programme;
Song 1900 -Washburn Glee CLUB
OrationN..The Spirit of Self Sacrifice"
w. N. Blair, Salina.
J. w. Newell, Washburn.
Song. Ladies Quartette OF Baker Bake,
" Viii VIII McMurray. State University
ration-sTriumph of Economic Truth
A. D. Wilcox, ottawa
State University.
Grafton The Mission of the Seer"
w. H. Foulkes, College of Emporia.
Oration-'The Guarantee of National
r. L. George, Winfield.
Vocal Solo. Miss Florence E. Townsley
Washburn College.
Ora The Kingliness of Man
VIM. Addison Brown, Baker
Grafton America Among the Nation
F. w. Schultz, Midland.
Banjo SoIo......M Mr.. Edward Farrell
State University
Decision of Judges.
The judges are, thought and compost
ton: t E. Dewey, Abilene; Chancel-
1o,- u NTnnnUo1l Denver =
w. McElroy, Oberlin.
Delivery-Judge J. V. Beekman, Ar
kansas City; W. F. Stanley, Wichita
J. w. Gleed, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
GIRL PYROMANIACS.
Two Students of a Georgia School
Sent Home in Disgrace.

Macon, Ga, Feb. 25.-Two students
of Wesleyan Female college have been
sent home as victims of pyromania,
which has kept the authorities of that
institution in trouble for some time.
Wesleyan Female college is a leading
Methodist institution of the south, to
which pupils come from as far as Vir-
ginia and Texas. For several weeks
there have been recurrent efforts to set
the home of the institution on fire. It
was finally decided that the efforts pro-
ceeded from within.
A detective was employed, the result
of which was the dismissal Of the two
daughters of rich men. The college
authorities refuse to speak upon the
subject although the facts are matters
of common gossip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
Every NIGHT.
The Paiges" and Triograph'-New
Playsi New Views!

Mr.. Ward L. Smith of Frederickstown.
Mo-, was troubled with chronic diar-
rhoea for over thirty years. He had
become fully satisfied that it was only
a question of a short time when he
would have to give up. He had been
treated by some of the best physicians
in Europe and America, but got no per-
manent relief. One day he picked up a
newspaper and CHANGED to read an ad-
vertisement of Chamberlain Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy He
got a bottle of it, the first dose helped
him and it's continued use cured him.
For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
Thew Will Study Mushrooms.

New York, Feb. 25.-The latest New
York club is the Theological club. Its
objects are the classification of the
larger fungi of the United States, the
study of edible mushrooms and toad
stools, and also the poisonous varieties,
and to arouse a wider interest in eco
nomic foods. Specimens viii be ex-
hibited once week, and everyone will
be admitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
HE SMOKED CIGARS.
And a Female Superintendent Re-
fuses Him a Teachers License.

Denver Col. Feb. 25.-Mrs. Louise
Pitt Yokum, Dolores county superin-
tendent of schools, has refused a teach
er's certificate to Prof. Victor c. Nc
Cir, principal of the Rico public
school, because he smokes.
Mrs. Yokum takes the ground that a
person who smokes is disqualified to
teach in the public schools. because
teachers in this state are required by
law to instruct the children against the
use of tobacco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
THE GREAT
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
For the Inaugural, Washington, D. C..
March 4, 1897.

The Rock Island will sell tickets at
one fare for the round trip. Tickets on
sale March LIST and End, final limit
March 10th. For full informa ton call
al Rock Island passenger depot, Cor.
1St and Kansas ave, or by phone 1884
A. NJ. FULLER,
City Pass Agt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
The STAR GROCERY.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Groceries, QuecnSWaTe, TinWare I'D Glassware.

a STORE that has what you want-selIs what you
"A want-and the price everything. Our
method Of honest dealing is approved by every
Our cellar and storeroom upstairs full of groceries
and have got to make room for bought and
are going to offer you inducements to buy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

Lack of vitality and color-matter in
the bulb causes the hair to fall out and
turn gray. We recommend Halls Hair
Remover to prevent badness and gray
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

Try us on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
liz and ia w Sth st. Phone 332.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

Presidential Inaugural acknowledging
ton. D c., March 4. 1897, Santa Fe
Route, the Home road, will sell tickets
one fare $2925 for round trip-Dates of
sale, March 1 and good to return
March TO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

California Limited leaves Topeka
Thursdays and Sundays, 11:33 a. m,
via Santa Fe Route "a hours to Cali
fornia. Vestibuled Pullman sleepers,
buffet smoker and dining car through.
California Express, with Pullman pal
ace and tourist sleepers leaves daily at
ABS p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25

Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
Every Night

1.-THE Paiges' and "Triograph"-New
Playsl New Viewsi
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Every Night.

'The Paiges" and 'Triograph"-New
PlaysI New Viewsl
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Chaplain MeCabe. Mar. Hamilton hall
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Flour. Flour.

50-lb sack Straight Patent. 100
50-Ib sack High Patent. !. 10
You will always save something by get
ting our price on Flour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-25
California Evaporated Fruits.
Meats and Lard.

Meats and Lard.
1 lb Pure Leaf Lard. Observation-Disclosures. 05
Dry Salt Meat. per lb. Observation-Disclosures. OF
Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, per lb OF
Sugar Cured California Hams, per lb 51a
No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams, per ID. $500. 10
3-lb can White Label Lard ......... 20
5-lb can White Label Lard. ............. 80
10-lb can White Label Lard. so
5O-lb can White Label LARD. ........... 2.5a
3-lb can Wolff's O. K Lard.... 20
5-lb can Wolff's o. K. Lard. ........... 35
10-lb can Wolff's o. X. Lard ............ Go
50-lb can VOLTS o. K. Lard. ........... 2.65
We sell the very best OF fresh Meats al
the lowest prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-15

IT is unfortunate for the appear
ance of our city and the convenience
of our citizens that every city engi-
neer seemingly sets up a standard of
grade for himself and requires the
laying of new walks either higher or
lower than those adjoining. The M.
E. church has just completed a walk
along the north side of its property
which is several inches lower than
the cross walk and catch basin level
on Second and Cherry, and lower,
also, than the walk recently laid by
w. G.. Hoerr along Cherry street side
of his residence. This condition of
affairs has existed since the incor-
poration of the city, and as result
there ishardly block of walks on any
of the residence streets of uniform
height, and where this exception at.
tains it is significant that the walks
were laid during the term Of the same
engineer. 1t is extremely annoying
to pedestrians to be continually
stumbling against the rise and fall of
walks, to say nothing about the ex,
pense to property owners to be obliged
to change grade every time a walk is
to be relaid. If some uniformity OF
grade could be established and main.
tanned, it would be hailed with Joy by
all our people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-15
MORE DITCH DIGGING.


The Tidland contract calls for the
digging of $500 feet of ditch in the
vicinity of Lake Crystal, to drain q
slough into the lake. This section is
the center of the proposed ditch when
it shall be completed, which will then
be four miles long and end in a creek
which runs into the lake. M. B.
Haynes has prepared plans for ditch
1000 feet long and another ditch two
miles long. to extend the ditch already
contracted for both ways. The village
of Lake Crystal is paying for the It'd
land ditch, and the township and
property owners will pay for the bal
ance. In some places the ditch is
quite deep and in other places there
is scarcely any cut.