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The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
1900 GIRLS WANTED
10 Compose the Living Flag" on the
State House Steps.

Col Dan Wyatt, who has charge OF
the Living Flag feature of the Old Sol
dierS, Day celebration, is very urgent
in his call for girls to take part The
first rehearsal will be tomorrow after
noon at HamiIton'S hall at > o'clock
Prof. M. e. Holman is the instructor
and will drill the children; 1,500 girls
are wanted between the ages of 6 and
u years.
Col Wyatt said: There has never
been feature of this kind in Topeka
and for that matter in this part of the
country We can make it a grand sue
cess and we only need the girls to take
part Nothing would be a more pleas
ing sight to the old soldiers than to see
old Glory represented by young
girls. -
Such an immense number of girls
may be difficult to get together. 1t may
be necessary to organize the girls from
the public schools into clubs to make
up this flag. Each school should be or
ganized in order to systematize the
work of Col Wyatt
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
FANATICS IN BRAZIL
Have Wounded 2,4o0 Troops and
Raided Many Towns

New York. Aug. "a dispatch to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres, says:
The teIegraphic adviceS from the Her
aids correspondent in Rio Janeiro, Bra
ziI state that the official report on the
operations against the fanatics around
Canudos during the last ew weeks
show that 2, 49o Brazilian troops have
been wounded.
Great difficulty is found in transport
ing arms, ammunition and stores to the
government forces owing to the inter-
ference by the fanatics. In the mean
time large forces of fanatics, all well
armed, have appeared in the states of
Sac PauIo and Paran. They have raid
ed several plantations and small towns.
The fanatics near CanudoS are now
we'll entrenehed in fortified positions,
awaiting an attack. but for several days
no operations Of Importance have been
reported. The fanatic force in the vi
cinity of CanudoS is now 5000 strong
A bill has been introduced in the Bra
lillian congress which has for its pur-
pose an Increase in duties on all import
ed food stuffs. Tt is reported that the
government OF Brazil 1s negotia ting
with an European nation for the sale of
one of her armored war ships IL course
of construction
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
THEY WE'RE SCORCHING.
Now There is Fractured Arm and
Broken Bicycles.

The usual Sunday quiet of the pretty
city of Potwin was broken yesterday
afternoon by a ripple of excitement.
Two youthful bicyclists Whizzed around
opposite ends of one of the beautiful
circular parks with which the city Of
Potwin is orna mented. and made for
the same bicycle path on the road in
front of the StormOnt hospital
Several of the blue-Zowned. white
aproned nurses at the StOrmont hospi-
tai and residents Of that part of Pot
win City were witnesses. They saw
the two riders lean over their handle
then head for the same point, each ap-
parently oblivious of the presence of the
other They neared each other on the
lines of an angle, and when the shadow
of one wheel fell across the path of the
other one of the riders looked up.
Look out therel" he yelled to the
other
Look out yourself" the other boy
yelled in reply.
s'Oh-h-h-hI'' screamed the nurses on
the hospital porch ia chorus.
CRASH Two bicycles and two riders
were piled together on the bosom Of
twisted their lower limbs from the
up one of the boys arms hung Imply at
his side. The other boy was uninjured,
but his wheel was badly da maged-
The boy whose arm wsE fractured in
the collision is the son of Mr.. J. c f.
Whitney of 435 Clay street In falling
his left arm struck the ground with suf-
ficient force to fracture the bone He
will be una BILE TO ride a bicycle again
for several weeks.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23

at Lukens' Opera House in North To-
peka for the benefit of Fred Munsie, who
was formerly an employe in the office of
the auditor of freight receipts of the
Santa Fe, but who is now helpless as the
result of a stroke of paralysis.
The Republican Flambeau club, the
Shawnee County Republican club and the
Republican county central committee
have cIubbed together and secured head
quarters over 507 and 500 Kansas avenue.
The Flambeau club has occupied rooms
in the Curry building for several years.
Residents on West Eighth street are
complaining of the weeds at the corner
of Eighth and Tyler streets They have
grown up between the bricks of the side
walk, and it is impossible for person to
pass there in the morning without hav
ing the shine taken off their shoes.
Three large boxes of soldier caps have
been sent to Mrs. Thorpe from the state
house for the poor children Many boys
who are not poor are trading Mrs. Thorpe
outgrown clothes for them-or paying
money which gets bread for the old sick
people. The boys like to wear the soldier
caps.
After the presentation of the Brown
les to be given at Lowman chapel to-
night Mrs. E. B. Meredith will begin ar
ranging for the Cinderella Cafe to be
opened at bZ4 Kansas avenue SSPIe1IlDSE
S. 9, 10 and IL The cafe is to raise
money for building four Cinderella floats
for the Floral parade
The general committee of all the A. o.
U. W. lodges of the city will meet to-
night to finally decide the arch question.
The matter to decide is how to raise the
money Everyone wants the arch, but it
may be thought best to build it entirely
through private subscriptions from A. o.
U. W. members instead of assessments by
lodges.
Somebody has chalked out squares on
the barbecue tables at Garfield park and
written ALBERT H. Horton-his place.
'sP. L Bonebrak@his place. 1T. A. Os-
boru-his place. &C c. Baker-his place
No doubt they will all be there at the
first table with a wooden plate in one
hand and a spoon in the other These
grocers and butchers are great jokers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
ALL HAVE CAUGHT ON.
Argentine Now Preparing For
the Santa Fe Jubilee.
Every Town But EmpOria Has
Now Taken Action.
News of Every Description Pertain
ing to the Fau Festival

Chanute and Argentine. the two Santa
Fe towns which were slow t0 realize
that the Santa Fe anniversary celebra-
ton is to be the biggest thing that ever
happened IN Kansas, are now thorough
Iy awake and will send displays to ap-
pear in the celebration parade This in
formation has been received by Mr. c.
w kouns, the Santa F'e member of the
Committee of Fifteen There is suf-
heient force of shop and yard men at
both Chanute and Argentine to- prepare
a creGitable display to say nothing of
the large number of engine and train
men who make their headquarters at
the two points. Both towns will I'M
dOubtedly send creditable representa-
tons No word has yet been received
from E,mDOria
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Feo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

Yesterday morning the following peo-
pie drove out to the Coultis farm and
quietly spent the day: Mr.. and Mrs
W. E. Sterne and children, Mr.. and Mrs
A. A Scott and children. Mr.. and Mrs
George Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs Ira Howe
and child Mr. and Mrs. Chas- H. Whit
lock- Mr.. and Mrs. c.. W. Guild and
children, Mrs D. J. Harding, Mrs VIII
Its, Mrs. l. w. Doolittle. Others who
spent the day there Were Mr. and Mrs
Harry Oye-hoIt and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs Cauniff, Miss Emily Black, Mr.
Charlie Gau1t, Mr.. VIII Wilton, Mr.
William Macferran, MIR. Walter Bur
CESS, Mr. J. NJ Miner and Mr.. H. M.
Philips
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Nellie CIough spent Sunday in
Kansas City with friends
Mrs. Lindsay Pegues and son return
ed today from Valparaiso, Ind, where
they have been spending the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Taylor spent Sun
day in OIathe.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs T w.
Segdder delightefuIIy entertained the
Fairy Fingers Sewing society at her
home west of town. This society is
composed of little girls of LOWman Hill
who meet during the summer vacations
and sew for charitable purposes The
afternoon was spent on the beautiful
lawn, where refreshments were served
Mrs Scudder presented a book to the
most popular little girl This was decid-
ed by vote OF all the girls present. and
the president of the club, Miss Leona
Dudley, received the book.
Mr. C. W. Nelson is spending a couple
of weeks in Excelsior Springs.
Mrs j. H Mclaughlin and daughters
Ella and Laura returned Saturday from
Iowa. where they have been spending
several weeks.
Miss Daisy Smith is spending cou-
pie of weeks in Oskaloosa, Ia
Mrs c. W. Greenwood and daughter
Tavy returned yesterday from a sew
eraI weeks outing in Colorado
Mrs. Austin MuIvane has returned
from two weeks visit in Denver.
Miss Emma Hagar returned last
evening from a weeks visit in Kansas
City
Miss Gertrude Boughton of Lawrence.
who has been the guest of Miss Daisy
Samson, Is spending a few days with
Miss Margaret Bear.
Mrs. Floyd Baker of Pueblo, Col, ar
rived Saturday for a visit with her pa
rents DR. and Mrs P. NJ Sheafor. She
will remain until the last of October.
Miss Sa11ie Lynn of En1poria spent
Sunday in Topeka on her way to St.
Louis. where she will make her future
home
Mr. Fred S. Burtfs and family left
last night for Atchison, where Mr.. Bur
tbs is employed by the Missouri Pacific
railroad
Mr. Dick Alden spent Sunday in kan
sas City
Miss Nellie Newman of Horton spent
Sunday in Topeka
Mr.. Tom Evan Of Kansas City spent
yesterday with Topeka friends
Mr.. and Mrs. F J. Shubert and sister.
Miss Lulu McMahan, returned yester-
day from a two weeks visit in Colo
ratio Springs and Manitou
Mr. and Mrs E B. Walker returned
yesterday from Europe, where they have
been spending the past two months.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
E. 3. GUILD
CLEMENS is GOING.
He Will Attend the Labor Conference
Called by the Strike Leaders

C G Clemens leaves this week for
ST Louis where he goes To attend the
national conference OF mine workers
and present to them his plans for fu-
tt1re campaigns. the principal idea be-
ing that the abolition of the federal
courts will go far towards accomplish
ing the emancipa ton Of labor
Mr. Clemens compares the conference
20 the historic meeting in PhIIadelphla
which resulted in the PRONUNCIATION or
the DecIar ton of Independence he
feels that crisis in the affairs of the
yvorkiugmen of this country is at hand
and regards this meeting in St Louis as
the first of the steps which Will be
taken TO gain the overthrow OF the
power which oppresses labor and builds
up monopolies-
I believe" said he. that in after
Years the people of this country Will
lock back upon this conference Of mine
workers with the same reverence and
respect which is accorded the meeting
tha. framed the Declaration Of Inde-
peudeuce. These conditions cannot pre-
vail much longer. The Iaboring people
of this country have been imposed up
on long enough and viii be compelled
10 rise uD il their might to resist these
enc-oachu1ents if they are continued
This meeting in my opinion viii re-
suit in LAYING the foundation for a So
luton OF these problems
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23

They returned sooner than they expect
ed on account of the illness of their
son
Mr. and Mrs. E. 3. Walker arrived
home Sunday, after spending six weeks
in England.
Mr.. Harry Weaver left Saturday for
Hot Springs, Ark, where he expects 20
Engraved cards. 100 with plate, $50.
Adams Bros, Topeka agents Jaccard's-
remain three weeks.
Miss Dora Sutherland spent yester-
day in Wakarusa-
Mrs. NJ J. Walker and daughter Lau-
ia have returned from an extended visit
with reIa tives in Oklahoma.
Mr.. VIII Carr spent Sunday in Waka-
rusa-
The latest things in ladies' calling
cards. Adams Bros, Topeka agents
Jaccard's.
Mr. H. S. FairchiId of Colorado
Springs spent yesterday with Topeka
friends
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23

Saturday for a two weeks vacation which
she will spend at home
Miss Wilma Mills of North Topeka, has
composed march which she has named
''NIcKin1ey's Triumph 1t is being ar
ranged for MarshalTs band.
The flower committee will manufacture
5000 paper flowers free for the use of the
Topeka fire department in decorating q
wagon to place in the Floral parade.
r. s Morrison of the Santa Fe offices,
who went to the mountains few weeks
ago for the benefit of his health, is not
doing as well as his family hoped for.
W. F. Rfghtnire has abandoned his
mining interests in Arkansas and is now
travelling through southern Kansas rep
resenting an eastern mercantile concern.
A large force of men are at work on
the bicycle track at Garfield park and it
will be in good shape for the bicycle races
on the day of the Grocers' and Butchers
picnic.
Dan ORourke, day clerk at the Union
Pacific hotel says he was held up Friday
night on the Kansas avenue bridge as he
was returning to North Topeka about
midnight.
The music of the new Festival Queen
march did not arrive last week, and
MarshaITs band was unable to play it at
the concert yesterday afternoon as was
expected.
Irwin Lodge No. 26o, A O. U. W., pre-
sented to Mrs Thorpe a large basket
filed with cake and other eatables, which
were not disposed of at the social given
recently.
The following is the floor committee
for the Grocers' and Butchers dance on
Wednesday: A. E. Parker, Jim HanIey.
Geo Mccoy. John Green, Fred Morns
and Fred Click.
Chemical engine No. 2 at fire depart
ment headquarters has been painted a
bright red in honor of the Fall Festival.
The hose wagon at headquarters is also
being painted and will be remodeIed-
AT IL 20 yesterday morning the fire de-
partment was called to 30 East Fourth
street, where a barn owned by J. r.
Thompson had been discovered to be on
fire. The loss was triding and the cause
unknown
For the first time this season there was
urday. The situation was fortunately re-
Iieved by the arrival of a large consign-
ment of the much desired articles on the
late express Saturday afternoon
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
| has gone to Yates Center to superintend
| the opening of a new state bank with a
capital of 5000. E A Runyan of Buffalo,
Wilson county, one OF the principal stock
| holders in the bank will be cashier.
The dance at the wooden mill this week
| will be tomorrow evening instead of We'd
| nesday evening on account of the Grocers
and Butchers picnic. The Karnival
| Knights ought to postpone their meeting
| to Thursday evening for the same rea-
SON
While all the composers are composing
| the kaFniyaI Knights want somebody tC
/ compose a hymn Hail to LORNA to be
| played by MarshalFs band They don't
/ want it slow and measured, either. They
want It about as gay as The Devils
| Hornpipe."
In this day of clubs, College Hill small
boys have banded themselves together
| into q club which Is organized for this
purpose of taking long walks The mem
| bers have been taking walks of severa
miles, missed their meals, and worried
| their folks considerably.
! A minstrel show will be given this weel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The public schools will open September
13
The Potwfn council will make the side
walk levy tonight.
The Kansas peach crop this year will
be unusually large.
Mr.. ]. H Kreiger of Larned, is in the
city visiting his many friends.
Secretary Lerrigo of the Y. NJ. C. A.
is visiting the Emporia association
The tomato crop which has been so
much delayed. is beginning to arrive
Norman Wears black and tan terrier
was killed by bull dog this morning.
Mr.. A w Knowles has returned from
Excelsior Springs very much improved
The prize for the barbecue cake walk
has arrived It is q 10-pound fruit cake
Prof Harvey Worran left yesterday for
Buffalo and Troy, N. Y, on an extended
visit.
Dr. J. C. Egelston of the Santa Fe dis
pensary, is spending a vacation in Colo
rado.
w. A. Evans will remove his family
from Kansas City to Topeka, Septem-
ber l.
Mr.. Albert Nelson left yesterday for
Purcell L T., where he will be for six
weeks
cupy his new house by the middle of Sep
tember.
Mr. o. A. Keene left Saturday for
Maine, where he will spend a six weeks
vacation
Capt Joseph c. Waters thinks there
should be public censorship of funerals
in Topeka
Mrs. C. s. Sutton has supplied the fire
department with 5000 flowers to decorate
the hose wagon
s. s Nicholson. the temperance orator
from Indiana, addressed the Z. NJ. c. A
yesterday afternoon.
The stakes for the new building for the
insane asylum were driven Saturday and
work will soon commence.
Charles Nelson and VIII Fish left Sat
urday for Excelsior Springs where they
will remain for two weeks
The service yesterday morning at the
Central Congregational church was. con-
Quoted by the Y p s. c. E
The old Harrison telephone wires have
| been taken OF the poles on Fifth between
| Quincy and Van Buren streets.
| Fred Trigg is helping Charles E. Lob
| dell with his Kansas City newspaper but
| he still retains his Garnett paper.
Harry Morris. Clarence Bush, G. C.
Boardman and Al Stafford rode their bicy-
eles to Lawrence and return yesterday.
| In spite of all the talk about corn being
| damaged by dry, hot weather, Shawnee
| county farmers will have full crop.
/ James r Wick is at the bottom Of a
/ scheme to get Topeka in the Western
/ association with ball team next year
! W. S. SadIer, the Chicago evangelist
| preached to the members of the railroad
Y NJ c. A yesterday afternoon on Sou
/ Winning
/ Mr.. W. E Thrapp of the passenger de
] partmeut of the Santa Fe. left yesterday
| for Lake TomahaWk, Wis, to spend a two
| weeks vacation
| Mr.. E. ]. ShakeShaft- chief clerk in tFak
1 passenger department OF the Santa Fe
/ will leave this week for Colorado to spend
| a two weeks vacation
| Miss Julia Fitzgerald of the state audi
tors Office viii go to Kansas City, kan
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
PERRY'S LAST DAY.
o. s. AttorDeyship Formally Turned
Over to I. z Lambert Today.

Z. s. District Attorney w c. Perry
is serving his last day as United States
attorney. He will this afternoon form
aIIv turn the Office over to /. E Lam
bert who was appointed by President
Mckinley
Mr. Perry has served as United States
attorney for eight years and a half He
was twice appointed by President
Cleveland He said today.
7 cannot say that am sorry L am
through A person in public office ex-
periences much that is pleasant and
much that is unpleasant do not know
that L have anything to regret
Mr.. Perry says that he will return to
Fort Scott at once ans settle down to
the practice of law. He has kept up his
Office during his term as United States
attorney and it will not be necessary for
him TO start over again.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
WHITECAP MORMONS.
Three Elders Severely Punished in
South Carolina by Masked Men

Columbia. S. c., Aug. 23.-Raids by
whitecaps have been of frequent occur
renee within the last few days in Fair
field and Kershaw counties. These
raids have been altogether against the
Mormon elders and their sympathizers.
On Saturday night a band of 120
masked whitecaps went to a house
about four miles below Camden in BeU-
Iah section and took out three Mormon
elders. stripped them and administered
a whipping.
1t is supposed that the whitecaps
came mostly from Fairfield county and
that the Mormon elders who were whip
ped were the ones that escaped the
whitecaps on a previous occasion at the
house of a man named Sharp.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
CRASHING OF BUGGIES.
A Runaway Breaks Up a Whole
Bunch of Thsm-Mrs. Pitts Hurt

A half dozen buggies were damaged
and Mrs. B. E Pitts slightly injured
and 80 people badly frightened by two
Tunaways on Kansas avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets this fore
noon
A Wells Fargo express wagon was
standing on the east side OF the SCreet
W hen the horse became frightened and
ran straight across Kansas avenue
Three buggies hitched at the curb were
overturned and broken The horse ran
onto the sidewalk and stopped just in
front of the large plate glass window in
ChaSe'S shoe store.
Before the wFeekage had been cleared
away Mrs. Pitts whose horse was hitch
ed near by but who had escaped injury
started to break away from the curb. A
passing pheatOu caught the wheel of
Mrs. Pitts buggy throwing her to the
pavement
Her head was hurt by the fall but she was
not unconscious and was taken to Dr.
Muuu's Office where the injuries were
dressed. The horse was stopped before
auv further damage was done
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
10 FLOATS IN FLORAL PARADE
a Float for the Flower Girls Beicg
Planned

The six young ladies who have been
employed during the summer at the
Flower committee rooms Will decorate Z
float for the Floral parade. The float
will be furnished by Mrs. c. s. Sutton,
and the young ladies will make the
flowers and put them in place. The
young ladies' are Misses Hope Sprague.
Clara Shirk, May Wilson, Kate Sprague,
E'I0SSie Pollock and Louise Wilson
This float in addition to the four floats
to be prepared for the parade by the
Flower committee representing the dif-
ferent seasons, the four Cinderella floats
and the float of the Flower Queen, will
insure at least ten beautifully decorated
floats for the Floral parade
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
TRIPPED ON A RUG.
Mrs a Cham mberIain Falls and is Sc
riously Injured

Mrs A Chamberlain mother of Mr..
H 4 Chamberlain. claim adjuster OF
the Santa Fe sustained a fracture OF
the hip Saturday evening by catching
her foot on a rug and falling to the
floor at the home Of her SON l92O r III
more street The force of the fall was
but slight but Mrs Chamberlain was
unable to rise, and after a physician ar
rived and an examination was made II
was found that her hip was fractured
Mrs. Chamberlain is 73 years of age.
She is suffering cons5dera bly, from the
shock Of the injury because of her ad-
vanced age, but it is believed she VIII
rRcnNer.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23
LORD PENRHYN LOSES.
Miners On His Wales Estate Win a
Complete Victory.

London, Aug. 23.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle announces this morning the settle
rr1errt of the long pending strike in the
famous slate QuarrieS OF Lord Penrhyn
in Wales
The men have won q complete victory
Lord Penrhyn conceding them the full
right to combine
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23

As a standard cathartic, Ayers Pills
were admitted at the Worlds fair OF
sc.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-23

Shirts. collars and cuffs Iaundered
20 look ike new by Peerless Steam
Tauudry, 112 and ia West Sth St
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-26

A Chicago special to the New York
Times says: Beginning Feb. 1. several
compressed air tricycles will be put in
operation for local mail delivery. At
least l. miles an hour is expected of
the mail carriers. AT first the air mo-
tors will be used only for collecting and
delivering the mail in the suburbs, but
later their use viii be extended over
the entire city. In construction the
motor carrier resembles the ordinary
tricycle.. Under the handle bars is the
compressed air tank. and between the
handle bars is the lever with which
the motor is worked. The two wheels
are in front, and between them is the
mail pouch. The wheels have a pneu-
matte tire. and the machine is noise
less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-26

Searls of Chelsea, Hutchins of Penob-
scot. Houghton Of Fort Fairfield, Reed
Of Harmony, Martin of Liberty, Day of
Turner.
ON MINES AND MINING Grindle OF
Hancock, Witham of Cumberland, Salley
of Somerset, Fernald of Levant. Purln-
ton Of Topsham. Prince OF Yarmouth.
Littlefeld of Kennebunk, Merrill Of Blue
hill; Holmes of Addison, Penley OF Green
wood.
ON TEMPERANCE-With of Cum
berland, Hargraves of York. Morrill, of
Cumberland. Rounds of Paris, Durham
of Edgecomb, Hamilton of Mattawam-
keag, Luce of New Vineyard, Smith of
Masardis. Forrest of Lewiston, Murphy
of Lyman.
on LABOR-Sharp of Aroostook.
Witham of Cumberland, Poor of Oxford.
O'Neil of Biddeford. Forrest of Lewiston.
Burse of Pittsfield, Ames of Jefferson,
Pratt of Woodland, Edmunds of Corinth,
Purinton of Topsham
TAXATION-Pike of York, Maxwell of
Androscoggin, Morrill, of Cumberland,
Whelden of Portland, Pearl of Bangor,
Pope of Manchester, Spear of Rockland,
Austin of Milford, Talbot of Lewiston.
Young Of Hiram.