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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-14

to cleanse the system in gentle anu
truly beneficial manner, when the sprlhs
time comes, use the true aud perfect rem rem.
edy, Syrup OF Figs. One bottle VIII ahsws.
for all the family and costs only % GEMS
the large size 81, Buy the genuine. Mann
featured by the California Fig syrup .o'A'
pany only, aud for sale by all drusghS
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Tn. rcnn-.sr- Exposition.

Nashville, Tenn, May ia-Tho Wolverine
Press association we're taken in hand early
this morning by the local reception COM
mittee and escorted 10 the exposition.
The Equal Suffrage association closed us
convention today.
President John w. Thomas OF the expos'-
tion company has received letter IRON
President William Mckinley stating that
he would visit the Centennial exposition on
Ohio day In June
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no military operations except when neces.
sary, Edhem Pasha has caused sheep to
be Killed, according to the Turkish custom.
and has visited the generals in The vicinltv
Troops fire feu-de jole. The Mussui-
mans and their families are celebrating tho
feast with enthusiasm and marking their
release from foreign domination. each head
OF a family killing sheep with his own
hands. The rich are keeping omen house
and the Mussulmans are promenadinr The
streets In gala dress.
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THE OFFICES.
COMBINATIONS.

Washington. May l3.-1'hc senate today
confirmed the following nominations:
Brigndier General j. W. l'orsythe. to be
major general ii, y. ChoGtham OF North
Carolina. to lao recorder OF deeds In the
District Of Columbia.
Postnastoip--TaxaH: j. p. Armstrong,
Beaumont, Y. A. Pope. Cameron. Arkan-
sas' b. Davis. Rusgcliyllle; j. u. Jarvis,
Van Buren: j. r. snodgrass. parlgould;
II. NJ. Sugg. Dnrdancilc.
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81. Lolis. May lathe supreme court
OF Missouri is in deadlock over the set
tlement OF tho partnership estate Of Mil
lionsire Dickson. The ease is before the
supreme court on a writ of prohibition To
restrain the circuit Judges from entertain
ing or making any orders in the Ease.
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A COMBINATION SUGGESTED
Austrian Manufacturers Want Amer.
can Tariff Comhatci.
a PARTY OF GOLD HUNTERS LOST
several Wealthy Americans Aboard
IL small Schooner Have Disap-
pcnrcd In southern Seas.

Vienna, May 13.-At large conference
OF Austrian manufacturers held here today
It was resolved to call upon tho govern
ment TO cndeavor to conclude intcrnationa,
agreements with European powers with a
view Of "eifectually meeting ;hc common
danger to European economy arising from,
the prohibitive tarIii policy OF the United
Stntoa
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London, May IA dispatch 10 the Daily
Mail from Bombay says the bubonic plague
is making fearful rayages in the cuch-
mandawi district. whore there have been
1000 deaths In n fortnight
Half OF the population has fed.
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Nominations.

Treasury james NJ. Sloane. 10 be ussist-
ant 'rons,lrer OF tho United States ut Bal
limore
rostmRstor-- Kontuchy: John II. Meyer.
Newport.
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THE PORT ARTHUR CANAL.
A Provisional Permit to Proceed
Will Bc Given.
THE C0MANCHE BANK MAY RESUME.
Comptroller Has Proposed N Settle
mcnt which win Likely He Ac.
ccptcd--Gibbons' Case.

Washington. May l3.---tspccial.)-- the
18th inst. the attorney general gave the
secretary OF war u written opinion touch
ing the Port Arthur canal application. The
secretary of war holds that under this opin-
ion he has the power and authority TO grant
permit to authorize the cutting OF tho
canal. The secretary Of war informed MIR.
Cooper this morning that. under the pros-
ont conditions no thought he would grant
the permit with certain restrictions and
conditions
MIR. Cooper says the opinion OF the at.
'orney general is somewhat ambiguous and
that much is left 10 the discretion OF tho
secretary Of war.
Washington. May 1a.-seoretary Alecr
has Informed the projectors Of the Pert
Arthur Canal company in Texas that be
will not at this time authorize them to
canal. nor will he interfere with the con-
structlon. lie finds that the sreatcr part
Of the canal as laid down viii be built en-
ilroly INLAND and within the land owned
by the company. This part OF the canal
is TO be built first and to It's construction
the department will offer no opposition.
holding that II has no jurisdiction over
such works. Hut when the lower portion
OF tho canal connecting directly with Sabine
Pass la reached the department viii have
TO act for or against the scheme provided
congress docs not. In the meantime, lay
down some rule for itn guidance.
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Rnncy Withdrew From the Race.

ITALIA fassee. Fla. May Killarney Win
drew from the senatorial race today. Tho
ballot resulted: Chiplcy a. Stockton Al,
Hooker ., scattering 2. Necessary 10
choice. ST. chipicy'R friends tried for
another ballot. hut there was opposition,
and adi0urnn ent followed.
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[lElEs STILL FIGHT
! M. Attacked and Beaten
. Back at Imnret'
|, sFps FOR MUNITIONS PLACED
"a prcvcsn Are Under
|~'" . che Gulf of Vol" Is
w.. .,ovuced as Biock"ded'

v.x ia a. m.)-A dispatch
.,rs, here from Arta says the
pnaer Colonel Bairactarls
!, engagement with the Turks
=. ,ovp of Imaret. Several men
.u,sa and wounded. The Turks
|, arrested with the exception of I"
.,nAer which is still opposing the
.,-,,ce Colonel Finopoulu has
s.,,i and occupied rAilip'di'. He 's-
i, ,,p,ure the iron bridge over the
.A;ch would render the capture
,sr,a possible.
-, May 14.-Thc Athens corre-
~. q the Daily Chronicle says; An
\. crees force under Colonel Botzaris
! sa.sIrs from LourOs to cooperate
nplnel Bairactaris'
scu is closely besieged by land and
ss boubarded from the sea- 1t is
IA an attempt will be made to take
| is torn
,.,s NAY lS.--(midnight.) ACCORDING
,rra,cAes Just received here the Greeks
!, .,,tring Nlecolopis and Prevesa.
h,,a, Mag H.-The Athens corre-
r,,,r, Of the Daily Mail says the gov
ga, continues to send men to the front
I, /, purchasing large quantities Of war
asil.
r,;ca. Nay ia telegram received
Y, non Athens today says that the
hi flee: has established blockade on
!. G1l. Of volo.
lins, May l3.-The governor has pro-
a-ta the Gulf of Volo blockaded and is
Gig large orders for horses and NUM-
10 Of war to various European cities.
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RISING IN MACEDONIA.
are sntd TO HIVE he

are snid To HIVE Been
! Ls.r Successful.
e,s,, As IA dispatch to the Daily
!, ,'a''' from Athens says the Creek,
.s,,,, arrived there from LAMA report
ssls., 'A rising in the district between
tat, s'' en- Athens evening paper.
Ia w.. "'ie has been rising In Cen.
,,,.r,., 's'''a' that 1000 INSURGENTS have
patin, =, pass forming a part of the
fu,t,,. Aps Of communications of tho
,ssss. r., ana that they are advancing
M. ,.,' ll''''na and arc PREPARING, r''t to
z,a. :. WIN the bands under payeli.
VA - 0'aer Macedonian chiefs.
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''aks ARE INACTIVE

iIr,"rating u Great Re-
- Daily Maj :. .S.--rhe correspondent of
: 's's't.y'. ea,s . Larissa telesraphs under
a Aaa soun :. follows The feast of
nsuced and thsre will be
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lass, Nay ls,-The governor has pro-
k.!-sa the Gulf of Volo blockaded and is
King large orders for horses and NUM-
n Of war to various European cities.
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u,,c. Nay ia telegram received
N, nom Athens today says that the
hi flee: has established blockade on
4. Guli Of volo.
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,,,,. Nav ls,-(midnight. According
r,,,rhes lust received here the Greeks
!. ,,i,riug Niecolopis and Preyesa.
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Marching ON KnInnhnIsn.

will certainly be rejected.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

(First published in the Topeka State
Journal October 20th, 1879
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

Cyirst published in the Topeka State
Journal October 7ths 1S97.)
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
PROPOSALS.

Sealed proposals will pe received at the
State of Kansas, at Topeka. Kansas, un-
til 12 O'Clock noon, November g. 1897, for
the finishing of certain portions of the
interior of the dome Of the State Capitol
building in Topeka, Kansas. The metal
work and glass will be let separate from
the plastering and cOrnicing of the ro-
tunda. All to be in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared by T.
II Ilescher. State House Architect, and
on file in said office
This work is authorized by the Execu-
tive Council under the provisions of chap
ter Al, laws of 1895. Copies of plans and
specifications will be on file in the office
of the State House Architect from and
after October 10Th, 1897.
Parties bidding the work will be re-
ol1ired to accompany their bid with a
certified check or cash in the sum of five
per cent g per cent?, to be forfeited to
the state in case the successful bidder
fails to enter in contract and give bond
for the faithful performance of same
within days after the said contract is
The attention of all bidders is called to
chapter ia of the session laws of 1891 in
relation to the eight hour law cOnstitut-
ing a. days labor
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. Blanks for bidding will be fur
nished by the State House architect
J. W. LEEDY,
Governor and President of Executive
Council.
Secretary OF State and Executive Council.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
Worthy of Emulation.

An English institution which might
well be initiated in this country is the La
dies League of Kindness Its object is TO
do good to the unhappy by acting in unison
and at a modest outlay Of either money,
time or trouble. An annual fee Of about
&9 entities one to the position Of patron,
an honor enjoyed by many men in spite Of
the exclusiveness of the sooietys name
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
PAVING
Notice of Meeting of Board OF
Supervisors of Elections.
Ofhee of Commissioned of EIeotlons.

Office of Commissioner of Elections.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 8, 1897.
A meeting of the board of supervisors
of elections for the city of Topeka will
be held at the office of the commissioner
of elections, No. 703 Kansas avenue, on
Saturday, October 23rd, at O'clock a. m,
for the purpose of revising the registra-
tion of voters in the several voting pre-
cincts of said city; to hear all appeals
from the decisions of the commissioner
of elections, and for the transaction of
such other business may properly
come before the board of SUPERVISORS
(SeaD l. t. YOUNT,
Commissioner of Elections.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE.
AND OTHER

Are you IN need Of work? If so. you
are at liberty to use these columns for
assistance in that direction While this
notice appears the State Journal will
publish free on Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people,
all notices of Situations Wanted" not to
exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. IN
length, provided that all advertisements
of that nature are handed in previous to
10 o'clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday all ad-
vertising of this class handed IN oY ~
o'clock Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature to be
started except on Saturdays and We'd
nesdays. No obligation is Incurred on the
part of the advertiser. No worthy and
needy man or woman need hesitate to
take advantage of this offer. No one in
business or having employment is ex-
pected to take advantage of it, but all
others are invited to avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka state Journal guarantees
every day it is printed, to give a local
circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined. This makes this pa
per the cheapest, as well as the best.
daily medium in Topeka. the classified ad-
vertisements below costing but
Five Cents a Line,
or 20 cents line for a week; so cents by
the month.
Average circulation for first six months
of 1897.
1854
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

In Peking China, so runReth the tale,
q mandarin Of wealth and taste presented
a luminary of the stage with pack Of
cards made Of human skin, 400 years old,
and originally captured from pirate og
the most blood curdling sort.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

Miss Fosdick-Sue Gazzam is . girl OF
engaging frankness-
Miss Kedick-I should say she Was She
frankly told Mr. Ricketts, that she loved
him. and now they are engaged.
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
sALEsMEN mANrrn

~-~~-o~~-~-~-~-0-~~~-~-~-
" "ANTED-Sa1esman salary naid
" weekly; experience unnecessary T,er
manent. Brown Bros Co, Chicago
W VANTED-Sa1esmen for our new vel
w low free-stOne peach, three vzeeI-s
earlies than any other. FuH assort
sortment Of old and new varieties
Quality best and prices right. New b'sIDs
for our agents. Experience unnecesssrv.
Lawrence Nursery Company. Lawrence.
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Notice of Closing of Registra
tiOn Books.

Ofhce of Commissioner of Elections,
Topeka. Kan, Oct. 8. 1897
Notice is hereby given that the books
for the registration of voters in the sew
traI wards of the city of Topeka will
close on Friday evening, October 22nd, at
9 D. m and remain closed until after the
election to be held Tuesday, November
End, 1897.
Commissioner of Elections.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Office of Commissioner of Elections,
Topeka. Kan. Oct. 18th, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the regis
tration books for the several voting pre-
cincts of the city of Topeka will be open
for the registration of voters at the Of
fice of the commissioner of elections from
O'Clock D. m. until 9 O'Clock D. m. on
and after Saturday, October 10th, each
evening to and including Friday, 22nd
(Sunday excepted).
(SeaD L. T. YOUNT
Commissioner of Elections.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun.
cilmen of the City of Topeka:
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
ORDINANCE NO. !, 9Ss.

An ordinance relating to, apportioning
and levying a special assessment on al
lots, tracts and pieces of ground in DraiI
District Number Three (S0 as defined anc
described in ordinance number 1913, ap'
proved July 23rd, 1897; to pay the cost o.
constructing the drain in said district and
providing the manner and means for col
lecting the installments.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

Said amounts apportioned levied and
assessed as Aforesaid shall be due and col
IectabIe in ten equal annual installments,
the first becoming due "a the year 1897
every year thereafter and all to be col
nance desienated provided that the owner
of any piece of property liable for any
such special assessment may redeem his
property from any such liability by pay
ing into the city treasury the entire
amount chargeable against the same as
in this section designated upon the city
notice, thirty days before the issuance of
- the bonds of said city or after the 1ssu-
ance of the bonds by paying all the in
staIlments with interest on the same at
the rate of per cent per annum as pro-
Section 2 That there is hereby further.
levied and assessed against each lot and
of this ordinance six per cent interest
per annum on all of said instaIments
therein mentioned from the date of the
issuance of said bonds until the COLLECTION
of each of said inStallmentS as provided
by law, which shall be collected annually
at the same time and in the same man
ner as said installments of principal; and
after the taking effect of this ordinance
it shall be the duty OF the city clerk OF
said city annually at the same time as
other taxes are certified and until all the
taxes and assessments so apPortoned
have been certified, to certify to the coun-
ty clerk of Shawnee county a full list OF
all the property liable for such work or
Improvement. except such property upon
which the special assessments aforesaid
have been paid in full as hereinbefore pro-
vided together with the respective
amounts due on each of said tracts. lots
or pieces of ground, which amounts shall
Include the annual installments and the
interest on the same and on all unpaid
balances for one year at the rate of six
per cent per annum, and such amounts
so certified shall be collected other
taxes and assessments are collected.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's
publication in the official paper of the
Passed the council October 18th. 1897.
Approved October 18th, 1897.
(SeaD c. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
Attest: 8. 8. McFADDEN, City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20

MUSIC.
~---~~0-@-~-~~~~~~-~~~~-
MISS MATTE KNOX, teacher of voice
Wand piano. Address BelVoir, Potwin
Place, Topeka.
DIANO TUNING, a. J. King, sos Kan.
l. ave, S. a year, payable second tuning.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05

the wind and sun have chance to
evaporate the surplus moisture. A
great deal of Inconvenience and loss
to the farmers have already occurred
as result of the long wet period, and
much more of sacrifice must be made
in the expenditure of capital and
labor to restore the damage done to
the highways, by the hard usage they
received during the open winter lust
past. Prairie roads are very satisfac-
tory during dry years, but when the
wet ones come they become impassa-
BILE in proportion to the length OF
time and season of the year in which
the rains appear, and to the use made
OF such highways during such periods.
permanent roads may seem expen-
slye, under the most favorable cir
cumstances, but. when the cost of
carriage and the expense of keeping in
repair are taken into account, the
permanent roads would probably be
the less expensive. IF sa economically
made. This, of course, depends large
~ upon the accessibility of the ma
terlal necessary to the construction o.
such highways. Stone, gravel or sand
form the foundation for them. Sand
and certain kind of clay, in proper
proportions form road suited tn all
Iands OF weather. The sand packs .un-
DER moisture and the clay under
drought. Each supports the weakness
OF the other, when combined. The
present condition of the roads will
douotless'' revive the question which
had begun to react from the impetus
Which the wheelmen had given #.
three or four years ago, owing to the
1avorab bic weather which had kept the
highways in repair for so long.-Farm-
ers' Union.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
THE .ALL-PIJ JRPOSE COW
"A NOndescript, Useless and Utterly
Improbable Animal. 8ssssH

a NOndescript, Useless and Utterly
UnprOfitable Animal.
The dairy business is far more over
done by the average" COW than from
any other one cause. The trouble is
that she eats and exists upon mans
farm to do just half what is required Of
her, and eats as much good food in the
year as her betters. The amount OF
milk this average COW gives is 3,lOC
pounds yearly, and it should be as many
quarts of better mill as the record for
1000 creameries shows, is not over 3la
per cent. fat, when it should be AZ per
cent. If one looks at this average COW
critically the signs are too often re-
versed from what they should be, j. e.,
her head is too large to correspond with
her udder. and her shoulders wider than
her hips, and her tendency to put tallow
upon her caul and not in her milk, and
has ample storage capacity for every
thing except milk. She is parasite
that eateth by monday, and wasteth a
mans substance by night, and in the
way of ''feecing the innocents,'' she
beats all the trusts and rings combined.
AS COW, she is one that uses health and
vigor to destroy food and render as lit
tie return therefor as possible. She is
a product of all the good blood and
bad breeding extant. The blood in her
veins is an amalgamation of all the
breeds under the sun, and reinforced by
the 'calico-colored" cattle of the hills,
possessing few traits OF her respectable
relations, and embodying all the unde-
sirable qualities of her scrub kin.
She is the result of chance breeding and
the science of moon signs combined.
She has place in our later farm indus
try-Where farmers and dairymen are
thrown into competition with the
world, and the best only wins-along-
side of the broncho pony and the Texas
steer. She is getting her revenge back
upon the men, and their'posterity for
the way shetwas bred and cared for, by
boarding with them and charging up a
large part of the bill to the credit of
cher company" This average cow has
had sort of feast and famine sort of
life; has been baked in the summer sun
and soaked by the autumn rains, frozen
and thawed alternately in winter, and
fed what was handiest and when most
convenient, and milked after every
thing else was done. The truth is, this
average COW will have to go, and go
soon, or the sheriff will sell her, and de-
liver her owner over to the demnition
bow-wows. The man with an average
dairy is in the slough of despond, and
in all silnilitude should be using
wooden plow. - John Gould, in San
Francisco Chronicle.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
|A':G'.iR,'.llCUJL \. 4 TJJ JRA I HINTS T,
PERMANENT ROADS.

-. 4
iney ~ Are Needed BADLY In Every
State Of the Union.
Not Tor many years has the need of
better country roads been felt SO much
as mas been the case during the past
winter, WI tel, except in the more northern
regions : g. where the temperature re-
NAMED e .e' low enough to prevent the
netting IN OF the SHOWS. South of AZ de-
grees latitude the rains have been SO
frequent that the soil is full of water,
ana the freezing and thawing of the
ground SO constantly alternating that
q thorough breaking up of the soil has
peen the result. Consequently the
publlc r roads could not be much worse
than at present. Owing to modern
methods of drainage by the. use of
open bitches and tile, the roads will;
soon settle when the rains cease and
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
An Am m unitiOn Expert.

Ammunition making is great art and
there are few. men in the world who are.
skilled in It. The superintendent Of the am
munition department Of the Winchester Re-
peating Arms Co., New Haven, CT, is ac-
knoWledged to be the leading authority on
great skill and constant care has placed Win
chester ammunition ahead Of all other
makes For uniformity, reliability and
strong shooting qualities, it is unequalled.
The great demand for Winchester ammuni-
ton makes it easy to buy even in the most
opt OF the way parts Of the world. Win
make a combination that cannot be sur
passed: Send for large illustra ed cata-
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-05
WASHING a FINE ART

Washing pretty summer gowns and
belongings IS 9 fine art, very easy to
learn. a bright day, plenty of water
and a little pure soap are the necessary
aids in the work. To do it, fill a t,,b
.two-thirds full Of warm water, dissolve
q cake Of Ivory soap (Which will not
fade the most delicate colors), add it
to the water, wash the garments care
fully through it; rinse first in clear wa wa
ter, then in sbluewater; wiring, dip in
thin starch; hang on the line in the
shade. When dry sprinkle and iron: c;n:t on
the wrong side: Gowns thus laun-
dered will look fresh for the entire
summer. t<%
ELIZA r. PARKER