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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-11
PASSENGER Trains on 4. & c. R. |

.Dailv. tDailv except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-11
". II. TIMETABLES.
PASSENGER Trains on M. R. R. E
In effect December %, 1895.

.Daily. +Daily except Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
STRICTLY LOGICAL.

A SAILOR IS not sailor when he is
II aboard and sailor is not a sailor
ashore or aboard Therefore, sailor is
not a sailor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
Az UNUSUAL CASE -.

Uuprrr. You nar'''", me pi,1
N earth induced va" 10 XIV
momal market ..ho csn q
Gallm Il found a s"' me, CAP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
A COMPLIMENT

y old gentleman
entered an ave-
nue. stage.
An uncomfortable
place for a man
of some age
He drew from his
pocket the money
To pay,
When a gentle
toned voice
seemed delighted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
NOT WHAT He WANl'O'

,I,skr,t. What, Bobby ''''"' ,, ~
II Mrs. Haskell oh ! '"' ,nor."
caught his finger IN The p'"'', ,.",l, did,
Haskell Him he e'l''S w., lux
yet ' ,nr Jam he WAS looking for thai ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
Japanese Wedding.

The Japanese wedding which was
given Tuesday evening by the young
people Of the First Congregational
church was a very pretty affair. Those
who took part We're in Japanese cos
tune. Miss Clyde HOrnaday was the
bride and Mr.. Harold Cartilage the
groom The brides attendants were
Miss Florence Stewart, Miss Olivia Van
Tassen, Miss Nellie Evarts, Miss Lizzie
Davis Miss Pearl Latham, Miss Lizzie
Taylor, Miss Belle Stage, Miss Alma
Church. Mr. Will Martin was the go
between Mr.. T. S. Mason and Miss
Margaret Goodrich acted as the brides
parents and Mr.. Roy Bradford and Miss
Emma Everts as the grOoms parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
THE oIRoUs IN TOWN.

CWritten for The JournaL) =
The circus is in town, dear Tom;
The steam pianOH play;
BarefOOted boys are chasing round
With spirits just as gay;
The elephants smell just as bad,
The pageant's just as slow;
But somehow Tom, it all seems small
To forty years ago.
The peanuts, Tom. are just as tough,
The women just as thin,
The ticket man is just as smart
AS he has always been;
And when beneath the tent tried
In youthful joy to go
"A tent hand hit me just as hard
AS forty years ago.
The girls are all in town, dear Tom,
In green, and yellow too,
But somehow they don't look so sweet
As yours and mine used to.
I've tried all day to feel the joy
That ranked then 1 know
But, Tom, the shows aren't half so great
As forty years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
SANTA FEIS SUED
Along With Everybody Else Con-
nected With the Sale of the A. & P.

ST. Louis, May ia committee of
stockholders and income bondholders
of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad has
commenced proceedings against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
company, the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad company, the Union
Trust company, the Mercantile Trust
company, the Central Trust company
and the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company. The petition attacks the
validity of the sale of the western di
vision of the Atlantic & Pacific to the
AtchiSOn. This line extends from Al
buquerque to MOjave.
1t is sought to have the property so
acquired by the Atchison company held
in trust for the benefit of the Atlantic
& Pacific income bond holders, whose
liens upon the property and income the
AtchisOn company attempted to fore
close. The position of the complain
ants is that the Atchison company can
not deprive them of their rights as
creditors, inasmuch as all of the secur-
ity holders of the old AtchisOn COM
pany are practically reinstated in the
new Atchison company in the same po-
sitiOn and with the same priOritieS, and
that the committee representing the
bOndholders of the Atlantic & Pacific
as creditors cannot be so ignored as to
have the benefit of their lines transfer
red to other creditors and stockholders
of the AtchisOn company at their ex-
pense.
The bill filed asks for an accounting
and an injunction against the DISPOSE
ton of securities of the Atlantic & Pa
cific by its nominal new owners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
VICTORY FOR PRINCIPLE,
Is What Mayor Harrison Calls the
Defeat of the Humphreys Bills.

Springfield, Ill, May 13.-Mayor Har-
rison of Chicago has made the follow
ing statement concerning the action of
the legislature in refusing to extend SO
years the franchise of the street rail
way companies:
THE defeat of the Humphreys bills
leaves the extension of the traction
companies franchiees where 1t prop
erly belongs: in the hands of the mu-
nicipaI authorities of Chicago. In my
opinion, speaking as an individual, the
next step should be to bring the extern
sion of the franchises before the proper
civic authorities, where, if they appear
with clean hands, offering the NUM-
cipality adequate cOmpensa ton, the
companies will receive just treatment.
Chicago is a fair city, an honest city
and generous city. Its people believe
neither in destruction nor cOnfisca ton.
Their desire is to build up and not tear
down, to anchor and not to cast adrift.
We need the assistance of outside cap
itaI to help develop our industries, and
outside capital will flow into our cot
fers only upon the guaranty of abso-
lutely fair treatment. The steadying of
the values of the traction companies
stock will bring stability to the value
of all our local stocks and bonds. Our
fight has been mainly for the principle
of home rule. We have won the battle.
1t now remains for US to prove our abil-
ity TO protect the interests Of the citi-
zens of Chicago and at the same time
accord Justice to the cOrDOratiOnS'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

DR.. and Mrs. w. H McCarter enter
tanned their friends at a War Memory
party last evening. The library was
decorated with red carnations, red be-
gonias and the lamps were shaded with
red shades. The second parlor was in
white, with banks of snow balls and
bridal wreath. The dining room was
decorated with heur de lis and flags
were used to decorate all the rooms.
Many interesting war relics were scat
tered through the rooms, among them
We're the swords of Major Hudson, Col.
NJ. NJ. Miller and Capt. Crandan. There
was a rebel pistol captured just thirty
three years ago yesterday and a knife
used by Col. Harrison in making his es-
cape from Libby prison. The signal
flags used by Mr.. J. L. Shellabarger
We're there and a belt worn by Boston
Corbett when he shot Booth.
AS a surprise, Mrs. AIcCarter had
secured several pictures of the gentle
men present, taken in their uniforms.
Inc souvenirs were several cards
containing, the evenings programme
tied together with flag ribbons. The
programme was as follows:
/ A Memory in Conversation. BY Guests
2 A Memory in Substance; ,:..-..;.....
8. A Memory in Shadow. -...........
T lctlreS OF Otner Days
4 A Memory of Abraham Lincoln.......
8. A Memory of Battle, ''Gettysburg''
6, A Memory of the Dead, Our Army triI1sS--
OF the Dead Observation-Disclosures Carleton
Z. A Memory of Fraternal Kindness,
"kelley's Ferry .............B. f. Taylor
g. A Memory of Decoration Day, Dec
GRAFTON Day on the Place .......... Riley
g. A Memory, Reflective and Philosophi-
cal; Thoughts on the Late War. Riley
Reading ------.--..--..-.By Mrs. McCarter
10 A Memory in Story. .....By the Guests
IL A Memory of a Memory. Good Night
While reading Mrs. McCarter stood in
the south windows before a huge flag.
The refreshments were served by
Misses Bessie BOughten, Daisy Garrett
son and Maude McMurtrie. The nap
kins We're of flags and the ice cream
was in red, white and blue.
Several of the gentlemen wore the I'M
We're Col. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Miller, Col
and Mrs. Tweedale, Col and Mrs. G.
n. Elliott, Major and Mrs. ]. K. Hud-
son, Major and Mrs. T. w. Scudder,
Captain and Mrs. L. H Crandau Cap
tain and Mrs George NJ. Noble Lieu
tenant and Mrs. J. L. SheIla barger. Cap
tain and Mrs. E. T. Ware, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, Lieutenant
and Mrs. J. E. Moon, Corporal and Mrs.
5. G. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A HUI
ron, MI. and Mrs. w. S. Charles, Mr..
and Mrs. n. p. GaTretsOn, DR.. and Mrs
Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. I. BOnebrake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John TOrrington, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Mulvane, Mr.. and Mrs W.
c. Campbell, DR.. and Mrs. RICHTER. Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. ThurstOn, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. t. Sim, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. McFad-
den, Mr.. and Mrs W. D. Gossett. Rev
A. S. Embree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
Personal and Social

Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Pounds will go to
Cleveland, O., next week to visit
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hackney of Chi
cago have purchased a home in High
land Park, which they are improving.
They will divide their time between
Chicago and their new home.
Miss Jessie Marsh entertained the No
Name whist club last evening Miss
Minnie Marsh substituted for Mrs.
Frank Anderson, Mrs. Frank Crane for
Mr.. Louie Smith.
Mrs. R. f. Weaver will leave Sat
urday for a visit in Bedford, Ia
Mr.. Archie F. Williams will leave
saturday for Colorado.
The Camera club invited a mum Der of
their friends to their rooms last even
ing Where they enjoyed lantern slide
exhibition of $50 Canadian views.
Miss Della Van Amburgh of Hoyt is
visiting her sisters, Misses Bessie and
Josephine Van Amburgh.
Mrs. Clara H. Hazelrigg has returned
from a short trip to Medicine Lodge
and Wellington.
MT +. b. Merriam has returned from
a trip to Springfield, Mo-
Mrs. G. G. Baker will give card
party Friday afternoon COMPLIMENTARY
to Mrs. John Eager of Kansas CITY.
kan, who is her guest
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Steadman of Coun-
eli BLUFFS are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. N
Mrs, L. J. Best and Miss Edna Best
have returned from Arkansas.
Mrs. J. f. Daniels gave a luncheon
yesterday noon complimentary to Mrs,
Frank Anderson
Mr.. Charles T. McCabe and Mr. Frank
Edison returned yesterday from a fish
ing trip near Elmdale.
Miss Lou Nicely of Leavenworth is
visiting Mrs. Belle Hall Small
The annual strawberry festival 1st NJ
T. church Friday night. Literary and
musical program. Admission free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
TIE ELEPHANT HERD.
Trainer Dick Jones and His Pets
Talks About Them.

Ringing Brothers have one of the
largest elephant herds in the world. OF
course there was large crowd OF spec
tatOTS out to see them There are
eighteen of the lazy beasts in the men
agerfe. The next largest elephant in
the world. Queen Jumbo" is one of the
leaders in the herd. Just after the
death of Jumbo this animal was the
largest in the world. but later a larger
one was captured.
Trainer Dick Jones. who is known
Familiarity as "Frenchie'' is one of the
most affable of the trainers. He has
charge of the Ringing elephants. There
are two distinct herds, that OF Prot
LOckhaTt and of the Ringlings. Prof.
I4Ockhart takes care of his own animals
and Trainer Jones of the Ringing eIe-
plants. All of them are kept together
in the menagerie tent where each has
ats foot chained to a stake. Trainer
Jones is a young man with a pleasing
manner. For six years he has had
charge of these elephants and he de-
clares that they are the most Intelligent
animal living with the possible eXcep-
tion of the horse.
Everyone can't train elephants said
he to a State Journal reporter. There
are some of LOckhart's elephants that [
don't dare go near. We have one very
vicious one in the herd. 1t is Toddles.
He will knock a person over with his
trunk every chance he gets and tramp
them Queen Jumbo is a little cranky
too. Old Baldie up there who leads
with Queen Jumbo saved a little girls
life not long ago in Chicago. We were
showing in TattersaPs and the little
girl, Bessie Rooney was learning to
ride She got near the trained bear and
he grabbed her. Baldie made a plunge
and knocked the bear over.
Babylon is one of our larger ele-
plants. She has been in this country
about 80 years. Sometime ago her back
teeth got out of order and they filled
them with gold. It took half a pound
SO you see she is heightened one.
Fannie is that African elephant who
ALWAYS when she a
chance. They offer $1,000 for anyone
who can stay on Harry's back three
minutes. He can beat any horse buck
ing you ever saw. Kedah the white
elephant is very nervous. See how he
shakes his head all the time. There is
a native of India who travels with the
show who came over with Kedah He
thinks he couldn't live if it wasn't for
Kedah."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
MANY NEW HOMES.
Dwellings Being Built in Topeka by
the Dozen This Year

the Dozen 4h1S ear
The building boom in Topeka continues
and work on several more new buildings
will be commenced soon.
D. S. Shook, stenographer to Treasurer
contract for the erection of a six-room,
twO-story dwelling at the corner of Fifth
and Buchanan streets. 1t will cost 81, 900.
Next to the building to be built by Mr..
Shook o. L. Brainard, who is employed
at the Santa Fe shops in the car finish>
ing department will erect a dwelling
which will be exactly alike that built by
Mr.. Shook The men are brOtherS-in-law.
E. W. Benedict today sold to D. o. Nc
Cray, two lots at the southwest corner of
Fourteenth street and Topeka avenue for
81, $50. Mr.. McCray will at once COM
mence the erection of an eight-room
dwelling to cost 81. $50.
Rev. z. F. Holland of North Topeka
will build two-story, six-roOm house
in Lowman Hill at Eleventh and Morris
avenues. The cost will be 81, 100.
J. NJ. Bently has commenced the cree
ton of a fOur-room cottage at Clay and
Eighteenth streets to cost 5000.
Sedgwick Scott will build seven-room
toon and Thirteenth streets at a cost of
s.. POO.
H. Youngbloom is remodelling his house
at 1926 Fillmore street.
J. NJ. Black who lives between Sixth
and Seventh streets on Polk, is remod~
cling his residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
Club Party.

Miss Gertrude Houston entertained
the Fleur de Lis club in honor of Miss
Nellie Griffin of Lawrence, Kan. Mon
day evening. About so were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Mechanics, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson, Misses Lois Miller,
Robertson, Rudirs, Pearl Brubaker,
Clara Miller, Carrie Long, Mary Smed-
dick, Bertha Wentworth Alice Elliott,
Blanche Houston and Minnie White;
NTessrs. Clarence Griffith, NJ. H Witt,
W. J. Medley, r. Wentworth, F. Hop
per. Long, A. McKitrick, Chas Hen
dersOn, F. .Swearinger, Andrew Martin.
The evening was spent in games and
dancing, after which refreshments were
served.
Miss Griffin has just graduated from
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
and after short vacation will extend
her studies in Florence, Italy
Miss Nellie Berger was surprised by
a number of her friends Tuesday even
ing. Those present were: Misses Ger
trude McGinnis, Carrie Jones, Annie
Shehan, Nellie Crook. Grace Mahoney,
Leota Duff. Hulda Holt, Maggie Bren-
men, Maude Campbell, Hattie Campbell,
Clara Berger, N1essrs. Willie Henry,
Blithe Withers. Tom flanagan, North
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
CROWN.


The State Journal has been under the
present management for over eleven
time has increased from 800 to over IL 600
or an average growth of one thousand a
year.
The State Journal receives the fun day
member of the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has four unotypess
fast Web PerfectinS press, etc
The State Journal has larger circula-
ton than any other daily paper published
in the great state of Kansas. It requires
forty-three (43) carriers Exclusive of
newsboys) to circulate the paper in To-
peka and suburbs
Don't advertise in the State Journal IN
less you feel confident that its daily cir
culation exceeds 900. Any evidence ap-
ceiVed and proof produced to convince
the most skeptical that we do not claim
anything about our circulation for whiaa
cannot vouch.
In 1886 the State Journal erected for its
exclusive use a permanent home. a
handsome double front pressed brick
building of three floors. The location IS
one OF the most eligible business sites in
Topeka-the southeast corner OF Kansas
avenue and Eighth street. The building
is one of the most complete newspaper
structures in the west and has many uni
que featueres-among these are conStruc-
ton and arrangement by which the four
InotypeS are seen in operation behind
plate glass facing Kansas avenue and
also through large glass WINDOW from
the business office.
The fast Web Perfecting printing press
is placed at the middle OF the north
ground floor. behind Is feet of plate glass
complete view from the sidewalk OF the
wonderful printing machine. turning out
complete eight page papers, printed. fold
ed and counted at the rate OF between two
and three a second. A press room bal-
Cony offers a similar view from the 1us
side of tina building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
Music Clnh.

The Ladies Music club met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. F. P. MacLen-
nan and the Following programme
L The Bloom is on the Rye. Bishop
MRS. P12 cltt Mrs. Miller. Mrs.
2 Serenade du PEASANT. J. Massenet
Mrs F. 8. Thomas.
D. Dc ICeEOlIe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. CfOunOd
Mrs. Parkhurst and Mrs Miller
4 Spinning Song from Flying Dutch
Miss Cathrin Smith.
o. LOST Know .,;--..--.----:.---..... RotoIe
Mrs. S. J. HOdgins
g. Valse Impromptu .............. Ioubert
Mrs. Russell Barber.
l. Paper The Music of Wagner
Mrs. F. +. Dietrich
The next meeting will be Nav 26 at
Mrs George Parkhurst's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
SHEEP ON THE CIRCUS GROUND
And a Hundred Small Boys Herded
Them.

This morning while the circus tents
We're being put up and all was astir in
the fair grounds a stock car was push
ed into the grounds from the Santa Fe
switch spur and several hundred sheep
unlOaded in the open stretch of ground
in the eastern part
The sheep scattered in confusion and
the keepers who were trying to drive
them TO the sheds south of the race
track were unable TO control them. But
there We're several small boys near by
and when they saw the predicament in
which the drivers We're they sent up
loud cry and it was but the space of
half a minute when dozens and dozens
of small boys black and white, came
running toward the sheep at full speed.
They were watching the raising of the
tents, but when that cry of alarm
which all small boys know, arose, they
made straight for the scene of the fun.
They surrounded the sheep and herded
them toward the sheds. They weren't
slow about ii either. They drove them
as fast as their legs would carry them
The sight of several hundred sheep be
ing driven pel nell through the
grounds by nearly a hundred boys of
all sizes, was one to distract attention
from even a circus. The sheep were
safely slowed in the sheds and the boys
returned to watch the opera tons at the
white city of tents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
CORPSE FOR A HELMSMAN.
Battered Wreck of the General SigIin
Discovered

San Francisco. May 18.-Tossing on
the stormy waters of the North Pacific
is the schooner General Siglin, a bat
tered and helpless wreck, with a corpse
for a helmsman. The vessel, diSmast-
ed and water-Iogged. was seen by the
sealing schooner Willard AinswOrth on
the morning of May 5, 40 miles west of
the Queen Charlotte islands. The
body dashed to the wheel was that of
Henry Saunders, the schooner's mate.
OF the nine persons who sailed on the
schooner from this city not one has
escaped to tell the story. There were
no boats on the wreck, and it is thought
the captain, passengers and crew per-
ished after leaving the vessel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
THE FIRST CIRCUS DAY
Of 1897 Sees a Big Crowd on
the Streets
And Under the Mammoth Pa
TiliOns'' as the Bills Say.
Ringing Bros Bring the Usual Rain
storm But the Sky Clears
of Early.

Rain, as usual, accompanied the ad-
vent of Ringling Bros. circus; but it re-
Tented and fair skies greeted the pa
zade at 1920. The parade was beyond
expectations, and in fact finer than any
before seen in Topeka. The display OF
open dens OF animals was the greatest
ever attempted here and practically
showed nearly half the entire menage-
RE TO the crowds along the street.
The circus tent is 325 feet long and
seats nearly 1900 people, and is the
largest canvas ever constructed for
circus use. There are three rings and
two stages and something is going on
IN every one of them at the same time
throughout the long programme
It is out of the question to enumerate
all of the interesting numbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
vnlnahla Presentation.

Editor Morrison of Worthington Ind.
Sun writes: You have a valua bic pre-
scription in Electric Bitters and can
cheerfuIIy recommend it for sonstipa-
ton and sick headache. and as a gen
eraI system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle, 1928 Cottage Grove ave-
nue.. Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat nor digest FOOD, had a back
ache which never left her and felt tired
and weary, but six bottles of Electric
Bitters restored her health and re-
neWed her strength Prices 80 cents
and 81. Get a bottle at J. K. Jones
drug store Fifth street and Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13

vas and caught hold of a rope which
raised the center at the tall poles. The
whole thing looked like an immense
dish with ice cream in it.
Quickly the roof of the tent was put
in position, the second and third tier of
poles We're pulled into position by horses
and the sides were fastened on, and
there was the tent which will seat
thousands of people. Near to the big
this place all the fancy uniforms and
costumes were stored Two men are
carried along who do nothing but at
tend to packing and unpacking these
costumes. 1t is a job which requires a
system and the whole thing moved
along just as if the show had been here
a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-13
RAISING THE TENT.
Roustabouts Do Quick Work on the
Canvas Amphitheater.

There are wOrkmen and worlzmen, but
&c is doubtful if there is a circus which
has employees whom they work as hard
as the Ringlings. The men seem to be
well adapted for their particular line.
PrOba bly, an immense tent was never
raised any faster in Topeka than the
main one of the show today.
The clouds were threatening to pour
down volumes of water at any moment
and the foremen urged their men to
their utmost endeavors. The top can
vas of the big tent lay on the ground
with the four center poles standing up
through it. A gang of 20 men started
around the edge placing the short poles
ready for the lift This done a crowd of
50 Yorkmen crawled in under the can