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The herald., 1897-02-21

4o-inch Fancy Lace Scrm, very good quality,
ioc sa yard; for.hs Week only to close s out I SIC
The herald., 1897-02-21

All-Linen Huck Towels 3s inches long, IS
inches wide, hemmed on ca h end with
handsome border, only limited quantity on
hand, regular price 5c; for this week 1(1-
only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IVt
The herald., 1897-02-21

Extra Heavy Lace, sif-lnch wide, in white anc
butter. regular price loc yard; to close x
The herald., 1897-02-21

Ladies' Imported. Genuine Maco. 4O-gauge
Hose, spliced heel and toe, royal fast color,
drop stitched, regular price soc pair; 1hr
to close out the entire line. e............... CfS
The herald., 1897-02-21

Manhattan White Bedspreads. Marseilles in
lar price 75c; for this week only ....... CCN
The herald., 1897-02-21

De&ter White Knitting Cotton, all num- 1r
bers to close out the entire line, per ball "
The herald., 1897-02-21

Silk Elastic. l-inch wide 10 different shades
regular price 15c yard; to close out Qr
the entire line. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w
The herald., 1897-02-21

Stevenson's Brown Crash, Is inches wide, ex-
ira good quality, warranted pur, linen. regu-
lar price l0c yard our price for this hlr
week .................--. w
The herald., 1897-02-21

All.wool Plain Opera Flannel. 81 inches wide,
comes In pink. light blue, da X garnet. REGULAR
price SOC yard our price to close The 11r
The herald., 1897-02-21

42-inch all-wool Novelties. small check pat
terms, in light tens and grays. new cloth;
makes very handsome and dressy suits for
street wear; the regular price is 4Oc 1Sr
yard our price for this week is......... HoS
The herald., 1897-02-21

Imitation Hair Cloth. makes very stiff Innings
for skirt bottoms regu ar price loc 6r
yard our price for this week ........... w
The herald., 1897-02-21

Mems Calf Shoes, G Goodyear welt, very good
everyday article, lace congress; this Is our
leader; regular price sl.75; CT 30
for this week Observation-Disclosures. DIsCO
The herald., 1897-02-21

Mems Fine French Calf Shoes, the celebrated
Packard make; our regular s. and Sc shoe;
very latest style toes; c11E
for this w eek. Observation-Disclosures, YCslO
The herald., 1897-02-21

Mems Calf Shoes very fine sewed, very dressy,
guaranteed good wear; regular price e1 kE
s2 so; for this week. Observation-Disclosures. @lsUC
The herald., 1897-02-21

Mems Fine French Calf Shoes, our regular o.
and $3.50 Shoe, very latest style toes; @ 1K
The herald., 1897-02-21

4-inch Illuminated Serges; they are excellent
qualify and An entirely new thing; this cloth
sells on spring street for S5c a yard; I0r
our price for this week ................. lIS
The herald., 1897-02-21

Ladies' Fine French Kid Shoes. selected from
the finest French stock hand turned, in latest
trimmings, shapes and toes; regular g 0E
- Rochester-made shoe; to close out pSs1C
The herald., 1897-02-21

Boys Calf Shoe, very good quality sIses
from to 6; regular price 81; CT 1e
for this week only y.................. Loo
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
CRIPPLE CREEKS PRODUCT
over 81, 100000 Will be Paid in Div
idends This Year

Colorado Springs, Nov. 19.-The present
year Will be a record breaker for the
Cripple Creek district. The great mining
camp has had no room to complain of
business depression. The prosperous con-
dition which blesses the whole of Colo
rado is particularly noticeable in the
mining industry. Over $1,000,0oO Will be
paid in dividends this year by the gold
mining companies of the Cripple Creek
district.the El1ton company leading them
all with the sum of s28OO00 in dividends
for 1897.
Beside furnishing the above profits to
stockholders, large sums of money have
been added to the treasury reserve funds
of the several companies of the district,
aggregating in all 100000. Besides this
vast expenditures have been made in the
way of developments and machinery The
heavy profits of individual mine owners,
such Mr.. w. S. Stratton and AIessrs.
Cone and Robinson. are not figured in
the above totals. Mr.. Stratton's famous
Independence mine will net him about
500, 900 this year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
Pays Out About $4,000 Monthly to
175 Workmeu.

The Ottawa Herald says: There is
about $4,000 paid monthly to Santa F7e
railroad employees, who either live here
or make this their headquarters, and
perhaps. of this amount monthly paid
out here not over 10 per cent of it goes
outside the city.
There are at present about 175 work
men employed in the different depart
ments of the Santa Fe shops here. Be
sides this, there is a large number Of
railroad employees who run out of this
city but make it their headquarters. To
the employees OF the Santa Fe shops
alone there is paid out more than $4,000
monthly. Most of this money goes for
the purchase of bread stuffs and cloth
ing for the families of these employees
are also either paying for homes or
have homes already paid for in the
CirV
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
JUSTIFIES THE CRIME.
Confession of MexIco's Late 1nspec-
tor General Read in Court

CITY of Mexico. Nov ia profound
sensation was made in the course of the
trial of the police officials charged with
the murder of Arroyo by the production
of the confession of the late inspector
general of police, Velasquez. It is
most remarkable attempt at self-juStifi-
cation and falsely states that a mob of
the common people lynched Arroyo We
lasquez said in part:
1 entertain most enthusiastic admira-
ton for General Diaz. L have known him
since infancy, when my parents taught
me to love and respect him 1 saw him
at GuadalOupe during the siege of Mex
leo, and since then 1 have entertained alb
solute idolatry for the man who rules
ed at Guadalupe during the siege. One
was that of Don Susano MOntante and
the other was ourselves. When reach
ed my majority | resolved to serve Cen
eral Diaz with loyalty through inferior
posts. While I was still young and with
a salary of only $50 a month had charge
Of the, private correspondence of Don
Manuel Dublan. Afterwards [ was elect
ed a deputy and still later the president
sent me to occupy the chief position of
authority in my native village al a time
of a religious movement without a paral-
lei in the history of our country, a move
the government and to all its representa-
tives. and everyone knows with what skill
I acquitted myself in that difficult posi-
ton, as a friend, as a partisan and as a
direct orders for ArroyO's killing were
given. but the populace. already strongly
ident were urged by suggestions to COM
init the deed. Said he: ....-.o g
MAINTAIN JNaJ L nave QOHG S6INItS u
my country in proving that an attack on
the president will be followed by swift
and terrible vengeance of the pOpulace,
for nothing but the smallest hint is need
ed to arm the hands of the people ana
let loose their fury on criminals. If
have committed a fault. it IS the result
of my enthusiastic admiration and love
for the president of the republic. and !
not able to measure the magnitude OF
that fault. for. with fourteen TO sixteen
hours a Gay devoted to efforts to create
sufficient police and protect the life of
him with whom the peace of Mexico IS
bound up. it may well have happened that
the functions of the heart have acquired
a preponderance over the brain and that
in reality I have created a grave Offense-
1 thought I was doing right in organiz-
ing a popular manifestation to avenge an
attack on the president and thus give
birth in the people to a profound conV1c-
tfon that punishment for such an act
would come quickly in the form of lynch
ing or whatever it may be styled.
He then went on to show what others
besides him thought of the summary JUS
tice 10 be dealt to Arroyo
This confession, in the light OF evidence,
is seen TO be full of misstatements and IN
no case would it have prevented Nelas-
ouez's prosecution. for the government
was determined to punish the crime
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

the resources and conditions of the
west, and is very favora bly, impressed
so far as he has investigated with the
irrigation system of Colorado. If he
can find 100000 acres of land suita bic
for colonization with sufficient water
rights and at price within reach. it
is probable that he will establish 8. col
ony in Colorado at an early day. The
CrOatianS are Industrious and frugal
They are of the SIav race of Southern
Germany, Croatia. being one of the pro-
vinces of Austria, and the language IS
similar to that of Russia, and several
of the other provinces of Southern Aus
tria.
Mr.. Kuharich also represents some
smaller colonies of Germans and Ital-
ians. His people prefer fruit, vegeta-
bles and grape lands in the cultivation
of which they are among the most eX-
pert people in the world the fruits.
especially the grapes of Southern Ger
many having a. reputation all over the
world for delicacy of flavor Several
hundred of these people are already
located in Colorado and have proved
themselves good and Iaw-abiding citi-
zenS.
Other societies are located at Pueblo,
Leadville and Crested Butte
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made in Colorado at least $4,000 Of
these people will become citizens of
the state within the coming year
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
TAYLOR PLEADS FOR CUBA.
Ex- Minister to Spain Scores the Pres
idsnt's Policy.

Ithaca. N. Y. Nov. 800 large were
the crowds which went last night to
Cornell university, that Barnes hall
where it had been announced that an
address by Hannis Taylor, ex-United
States minister to Spain, on Cuba
would be delivered was found to be in
adequate to hold them and the place
had to be changed to Library hall
where about 1000 people were accom-
nOdated The audience was strictly in
sympathy with the speaker in every
statement regarding Cuba.
Mr.. Taylor said in part:
Events are moving fast,and no man.
not even the president can stop them
No real statesmen even tried to avoid
crisis by turning his back upon it or by
self deception. If the president makes
the fatal mistake of attempting longer
to muzzle congress by putting his i'm
prinatur upon false hopes and empty
illusions, before the ink is dry upon his
message. events Will discredit all his
predictions.
Let congress but speak the final and
emphatic ord-recognition- and in 80
days the long and bloody tragedy will
be over, the whole Christian world will
rejoice and say amen; Spain Will be
rescued from an impossible situation
there viii be no war with the United
States; Cuba will be free
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
KANSAS NEWS.
Federal Officials Warn HeWS to
Keep Out.
But the Wichita Boomer Defies
Troops and Bayonets.
HIS TRAGIC APPEAL.
His Colony viii Yet Invade the
Wichita Mountains.
Says Treaty With KiOwas Has
Expired.

Wichita, Nov. 20.-E. L. Hews, who
is apparently succeeding in an effort to
| get volunteers to raid the Wichita
mountains country, has been notified
by federal officers in the Territory that
any attempt on his part TO forcibly
lead an expedition across the reserva-
ton line viii be dealt with severely. The
notification comes as the result of some
correspondence of HeWs that leaked
out while he was planning with confed-
crates line and method of march into
the COmanche country.
To a large audience of volunteers and
interested spectators today he made the
following address, which has been
printed and Will be sent to boomers
everywhere.
The treaty of the United States with
the kiowas and COmanches expired on
November IL. This land then reverted
back to the government If so, then
Why haven't we the right to mine in the
Wichita mountains under the act of
congress approved May 10, 1872?
The brutal negative argument of
regiment or two of soldiers from Fort
Siu or Fort Reno is not very warm
invitation for the boomers to try it, but
cannot believe that the government
Will sanction any such damnable thing
as a massacre of free born American
citizens while engaged in the exercise
of their rights under the law.
i have information that if necessary
the troops Will bayonet or shoot to kill
men who attempt forcib1e entrance to
the reservation.
20, shades of the departed
Weep over a lost Republic;
1e spirits of Washington, Henry and
Adams.
HAS it indeed come to pass that the
great American people can sit silently
by and see the despotic military arm
raised right in their midst to throttle
the legal freedom Of our citizens? God
Forbid The miners of the Wichitas are
a law-abiding, God-fearing and Cod
loving people; but as far as know they
do not fear the despOt. We have only
peaCeabIe intentions in entering the
Wichita country, feeling that we are
simply maintaining our rights, guaran-
teed Us under the law. We know them
and dare maintain them.
IF the troops fire upon us without
warrant of law they may find another
Lexington on their hands. We shall be
on the defensive; and vet before [ will
consent to my men being slaughtered
by a troop of HessianS will order my
men to fire in return.
I love the stars and stripes and shall
always fight for them, but care naught
for tyrannical DEGREES of a military
despOt. f. L. HEWS,
Commander in Chief
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
THE EAsrERBRooK TRIAL
Noted Murder Case Drawing Big
Crowds at Hays City.

Hays City, Nov 2O.-The trial of Will
liam Leach for the murder of E. H.
EasterbrOOk, master mechanic OF the
Union Pacific railway shops at Ellis,
Kan, Of Monday evening, August 16,
was commenced last Monday morning.
Monday and Tuesday were taken up in
hearing and passing on demurrer's mo-
ton for continuance and petition for
change of venue.
Wednesday and Thursday were spent
empannelling jury. The jury is made
up entirely of farmers and cattlemen.
Friday was spent in hearing evidence
introduced by the prosecution and it
now looks as if the state will rest its
case this afternoon.
The defendants probably will not in
troduce any evidence before Monday,
and what their line of defense will be is
unknown but it is generally thought
that the plea of temporary insanity will
be set up.
The defendants attorneys are ex-
Appellate Judge A. D. Gilkeson, ex-
judge of the Twenty-third judicial dis
trict. S. J. Osborn, and Judge J. G.
Mohler of SaIina.
The state is represented by the coun-
ty attorney, David Rathbone, and James
Reeder.
This case is the most noted murder
trial in western Kansas for years and
the court room is crowded by people of
this and adjoining counties.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
IRRIGArIoN MEETINa.
Paper Read by Prof F. b. Newell
Attracts Attention.

Lawrence. Nov. 2O-The state irriga-
ton convention convened here yester-
day with about 100 persons in attend
ance.
The feature of the meeting was a
paper by F. II. Newell, photographer
of the United States, on Extension of
Irrigation"
He declared that most of the plants
constructed during the last year had
been large enough to assume state or
national Importance, or so small as to
be of no more than individual concern,
and attributed the display to the fact
that nearly all of the localities where
water could be readily diverted, had
been. previously seized upon, SO that
there remained room only for small
plants or for elaborate and expensive
undertakings which contemplated the
transportation of water from a dis
tance.
But the speaker insisted that. be-
cause some OF the lands most easily
irrigated, had been utilized, it should
not be assumed that the six million or
more remaining acres in need of irri-
cation should be neglected.
This state was declared to be pri-
marily interested in common with Tex
as, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, the
Dakotas and Montana in private irri-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
MUST TRANSFER FREIGHT
Frey Issues a Circular to
Private Freight Lines

An attempt on the part of several
private freight car lines to run private
cars. on which mileage is colIectable,
over the lines of western railroads as
regular cars is responsible for a circu
lar in reference to the matter being is
sued by General Manager Frey Of the
Santa F7e.
Last May the managers of the west
ern roads held a meeting and agreed
that no loaded private car line cars
should be received on the western lines,
and that the freight should be trans
ferred when coming to G line in such a
car. This was in order to save the ex-
ira mileage or the private cars. Now
it seems that several private car lines
have been running their cars over the
western lines as regular interchange
able freight cars, and afterwards pre-
senting bills for mileage. In this circu-
lar Mr.. Frey says
I'VE are advised that cars of the
Chicago & South Bend railroad, Indiana
Terminal railway, Waukegan & Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad, Illinois Ternl-
nal. and others of like character, are
considered as of individual or private
car line ownership. We cannot there
fore accept freight loaded in these cars
except on the understanding that same
viii be transferred en- route
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
RAILROAD NEWS.
Freight Rates Are Badly
Smashed Now.
Heavy Cuts Made in Colorado
Rates.
NEW FAST TRAIN
Ont of New York, on the New
York Central
Gets Mail to Chicago in Less
Than 24 Hours.
w FAST TRAIN

Kansas City. Nov. .-Reprasenta-
tives OF Colorado roads meeting in Chi
cago yesterday agreed TO clip IS cents
more OFF the first-class rate from Chi
cago Mississippi river and Missouri
river points to Colorado common points;
13 cents off the second-class rates, and
to make all kinds of rates without any
regularity except in their discrimina-
ton against Kansas City on all the
other classes.
These are the rates agreed to from
the Mississippi river, effective Novem-
ber "A: First-cIass. 90; second, IS; third.
81; 4th,27; 9Th. h.22;A, 241z ;B, 20: C,20;D. e,
20 The reductions from the last tariff
issued, which becomes effective today
and will govern until next Wednesday,
are: F'irst-class, Is; 2nd IS; 3rd. 16; 4th,
13; hfth.1S A. .35; Bio; CA. Glass D was
advanced ~ cents and class z ) cents
from St Louis.
The rates from Kansas City to Col
OradO common points adopted at yes
terday's meeting are: F'irst-class, SO;
second, 90; third, p, fourth, p; fifth,
15; A, 10; B. Is; C.15; D Is; E, Is. The re
ductions are: First-class, 16; second,
IL: third, 8; fifth, 3; A, 20; =, AZ. No
reductions are made in classes 4, c, D
and Z.
The class rates between the AIfssis-
sippi river and Kansas City are: First,
60 cents; second, IS cents; third So cents:
fourth. p cents; fifth, p cents; \, 2412
cents; b. 1872 cents: c, Il cents, D. 1872
cents: Ell cents The difference in the
rates to Colorado common points under
the new tariff is: First-cIass so cents;
second, 40 cents; third, 10 cents; fourth,
> cents; Hfth. cents, a, 912 cents; B.
. cents; G.. > cents: D. 5 cents: f )
cents: the Kansas City j0bbers are dis
eliminated against on al but first and
second class. 20 cents on Jhird-claSS: 25
cents ON fourth; 10 cents on fifth; Is
cents on class a; 141z cents on class 3: +:
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20
WIRES UNDERGROUND.
Colorado Springs to Have a Conduit
telephone System.

Colorado Springs, Nov 19--This
morning work of laying the under
ground conduits for the telephone
wires of this city was commenced, and
before many months have passed the
city will have one of the best under
ground telephone systems in America
and the unsightly poles which have
long marred the appearance of the
streets will be thing of the past.
The system which will be employed
is a most interesting one and will in
volve the expenditure Of 2 large sum
of money The conduits are about six
inches in diameter and are placed
about three feet underground, thor
oughly embedded in cement. At regu-
lar distances man-hOles will be con-
structed and when the c0nduits are
completed the cables will be drawn
through them from one man hole to
another by means of a jOinted rod. A
tall distributing pole will be erected in
the center of each block, the wires ta-
ken from the ground to the top of the
pole and carried to the various houses
or residences. In no case Will the
wires cross the streets. When the
work is completed no telephone poles
save the distributors will be visible in
that portion of the city bounded by
Platte, Cucharas, Cascade and Weber
streets.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

cation of that species in which a
farmer digs a well and pumps water
by wind, gasoline or steam into a res
ervoir for the supply of a greater or
less number of his acres. Many years
must pass, in the writer's opinion, be-
fore the vast tract referred to could
support vast canals and the Ike. al
though that time would undoubtedly
come
Mr.. Newell thought that much of the
arid land west of Kansas could not be
irrigated on the private plan because
the ground waters so plentiful every
where in this state were not to be had.
In that region, of which Utah might
be consider the center and type, the
small streams had already been divert
ed. and only great rivers remained to be
used which complicated the problem.
All things considered, though, the con-
struction of state or national works
was the best way out of the difficulty.
Other papers were read as follows:
Notes on Wind Mill Experiments, :"
by Prof E. c. Murphy of the state uni
Versity; Moisture and the Berry
Patch" B. F. smith. Lawrence; .'The
Ethics of Irrigation" Professor Olen
Templin, University of Kansas; 'Fu-
ture of Irrigation, E. r. Moses, Great
Bend; Range and Limit of Water in
the Soil Available for Plant Growth" "
H. r. Hilton, Topeka. Professor Hill
toms paper was a long and elaborate
discussion of the subject.
The first paper of the afternoon was
by Prof. F. w. BIackmar of the state
university on Economies and Social
Influences of Irrigation"
J. E. Frost, Ian : commissioner of the
Santa Fe railway. talked of Irrigation
and Cultivation" Gov. John w. Leedy
delivered an address on kansas and
Irrigation" and State Forestry Com
missioner Wheeler discussed ''Irriga-
tion and Forestry. .'Uuland Irrigation
was the subject of a paper by NJ. r.
Tomblin of GoodIand.
Ex-senator Carey of Cheyenne, Wy
oning, was the only speaker at the
closing session this evening AS chair
man of the executive committee of the
National Irrigation association, Sena-
tor Carey gave an interesting address
on irrigation. After his address a re-
ception was rendered Senator Carey at
Library hall by Chancellor Snow and
the university faculty.