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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
NO TROUBLE POSSIBLE.
Miss Willard Does Not Approve Lady
Somerset's Position, but They
Are Friends.

Manchester, N. Y, Oct. 14.-NIrs. CIa-
ia G. Hoffman of Missouri. national re-
cOrding secretary of the w. c. T. u,
who is in this city, said today that
there is no truth in the widely circulat-
ed reports that the proceedings at the
coming worlds and national cOnven-
lions would be stormy, as the result of
the stand taken by Lady Henry Som
erset in regard to public morals in In
dia.
Miss Willard has told me herself"
said Mrs. Hoffman. that she regards
the position of Lady Henry Somerset
as a mistake, but the two are the best
of friends and there cannot possibly be
any rupture.
There will be no opposition to Miss
Willard and no division anywhere. w.
G. T. U. members all know that Miss
Willard will not yield in the least to-
ward licensing any wrong. any more
than she would for licensing the liquor
traffic.
Lady Somerset. who is the worlds
first vice president of the union some
time ago declared herself to be in fav-
or OF licensing prostitution in India.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
Rain IN TORRENTS.
Reading, Pa, Gets Four Inches
in a Single DOWnpour.

Reading, Pa, Oct. 14.-An exceeding
ly heavy downpour of rain in the ma
ture of a cloudburst did damage in this
city yesterday amounting to thousands
of dollars. For two hours and a half
there was no cessation to the storm,
and in that time the precipitation of
rain was over four inches. The small
sewers in the northeastern wards were
unable to cope with the water, and
soon overlooked, filling cellars and
houses.
In the Nicolas street district the wa
ter rose eight feet, nearly to the second
stories, and whole families were res
cued by the means of boats. The fire
department was called out, an alarm
having been sent in, and the firemen
places of safety. Boats and ladders
were used. There were numerous
thrilling incidents, but fortunately no
lives were lost. The damage to prop
erty in this district is estimated at
$50, 900.
At Fifth and Buttonwood streets
there was an exciting time. The large
market house at that point was so
quickly surrounded with water that the
people were unable to escape. The wa
ter backed into the building and rose
to the height of four feet. The market
folks were unable to save anything,
and stands and butchers blocks flOated
about in a confused mass. The women
were carried out by the men, and con-
siderable wearing apparel was lost.
The entire SchuyllIill valley was del
uged, and the farmers received the ben
eft of much-needed rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
MILK BATH THE FAD.
A New Jersey Dairyman Has so Gus
toners Who Use It


Denver. October IA new fad in the
character of a youth remover and beauti-
fer has taken possession of the people
of the east who can afford it. H. S. Farm
combe of New Jersey was in the city
during the carnival. and tells a story
of luxury that recalls the customs of the
ancient Romans when an abundance
of wealth had caused the deterioration
of the conquerors of the world.
Mr. Farncombe is the proprietor of a
large dairy in eastern New Jersey. and
finds market for his cream and butter
in New York city My attention was
called to this fad something over a year
ago." said he, when one of my custom
ers asked me what I would supply her
with u gallons of milk a day for. Of
course, there is a difference in the value
of milk. We buy it at the dairy for
what it assays, as you would say out
here. The milk is tested and paid for
according to the amount of butter fat it
contains I have paid as low as 60 cents
and as high as S1.10 per 100 pounds. When
I found that she did not require the high
est grade milk, I told her that I would
furnish her milk for 1215 cents a gallon,
and secured the contract 1t was several
weeks before I found out what she want
ed much milk for, and in the mean
time, through her recommendation, I had
secured I'VE OLneF customers, edcn taxing
u gallons per day.
"One morning when I accompanied my
wagon on its trip I overheard a CONVEX
satIon among the servants which inform
ed me that the milk was used for a bath.
and by careful inquiry I learned that the
practice is not uncommon among the
wealthy people of New York. 1t is said
that a milk BATH heated as hot as can
be borne. will not only greatly refresh the
person, but will greatly improve the skin,
less milk is absorbed by the system, and
of the patient. I was told that more or
less mil ks absorbed by the system, and
thus the efforts OF the stomach to renew
the waste of vitality inseparable from
fashionable life is reinforced. In one case
I learned that the milk was carefully
weighed on being put in the bathtub and
again weighed at the end of the bath, the
loss being from two to three pounds. only
a small portion of which was, of course,
taken up by the towel in the process of
drying the person. The heat is maintain
ed by artificial means so that the milk
does not cool. and the bather simply lies
in the milk from half an hour to an hour.
I asked an eminent physician about it,
and he said that he had heard of it, and
while he had not investigated it, he saw
no reason why it should not produce the
effects named. because milk is a great
restorative. Whether it is true or not,
the fad has been great benefit to my
business, for I have now between 50 and
go customers who take milk from me for
that purpose, and have been compelled
to add to my own herd cows which give
an abundance of low grade milk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
LATE SPORTING NEWS.
GiVer of the Temple Cup Trophy
is Disguised.
Thinks There Was an Agree
ment Between Players.
Each OrioIe Received 1910 Cash and
Each Bostonian $2o7-Corbett
and Eitz Have Another
Wordy Clash.

Pittsburg, Oct. 1.-THE Temple Cup
series in the National league may be con-
tested no more. w. c. Temple of Pitts
! burg, who presented the magnificent sill
YER trophy to the league, is dissatisfied
with this years contest. He declares that
he Will attend the league meeting in No
vember and request that the cup be re-
turned to its donor.
Il Will also," said Mr.. Temple, TASK
that the league investigate the charges
that the Baltimore and Boston players
this year agreed to an equal division of
the receipts in the face OF the leagues
explicit conditions about 60 per cent to the
winner and 40 per cent to the loser. These
rumors have been very annoying to me,
and if proven true 1 will ask that The Of
tenders be blacklisted. The cup was Of
fered to benefit the game generally. This
years games have not been such"
The Temple cup was captured by BaIti-
more Monday, the Orioles winning the
fourth game out of the i've played. The
series consists of seven games, but the
club winning the first four out of the
seven takes the cup. So Baltimore win
ming Mondays game took the cup and
the series ended then and there.
The cup was presented to the league by
Mr.. Temple in 1895 New York captured
it that year. 1t was taken by Baltimore
in 1896 and 1897, and if that club should
happen to win it again it will be its sole
and exclusive property, as one of the con-
ditions governing these contests is that
the cup shall become the actual property
of the club winning it three times in sue
cessiOn.
The series just ended has been a fzzle
from almost the word go, and even at
Baltimore and Boston but little interest
was taken in the games.
Monday night the players of the two
teams divided the proceeds of the Temple
cup games, the members of the winning
team getting 60 and the losers 10 per cent.
This Melted each Oriole $50 cash and
each Bostonian $207. Besides the players
got 81 each from the three exhibition
games. There was a grand glorifcation
at the Eutaw House at night, and that
was the closing scene of the worst series
for the Temple cup on record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
JEWS TO COLOMBO.
Mass Meeting of Chicago Hebrews
Awaits Word From Nordau.

Chicago. Oct. IA mass meeting of
the Hebrews of Chicago was held yes
terday afternoon in Porgas' hall, JEFF
fersOn and Maxwell streets.
B. Howitz, president of the Zion as
ISOLATION. an organization formed for
the purpose of establishing a colony
for prosecuted Jews in Palestine, pre-
sided.
Speeches were made by DR.. Frizen-
thai, rabbi of Zion congregation. by L.
Zolotoff, H. Horowitz and w. Shur
The day being the second of the feast
of the tabernacle was a holiday, and
the hall was filed to it's utmost capac-
ity, nearly a thousand persons being
present.
The object of the meeting was to
present the matter of colonization to
the people and to urge their cO-Opera-
ton. No definite action will be taken
until the association learns from DR.
Harzel and Max NOrdau, who are the
originators of the colonization scheme.
what action was taken in regard to col
onization in the great convention held
last month in Basel, Austria.
The speakers urged the necessity of
the movement, declaring that the time
for such an action was now ripe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
CARD FROM CoRBETE.
Will Fight Fitzsimmons and No One
Else.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Evening World
has been prodding FftzsimmOns for fail
ure to give Corbett another chance at
him.
Yesterday it proclaimed Corbett cham.
piOn and declared Fitzsimmons had for
feited his right to the title by his failure
to defend it
Corbett, however, declared that Fitz-
simmons is champion and will continue
so until the title is wrested from him in
the ring.
Forfeiture finds no favor with the for
mer holder OF the belt and to make nm
self clear on this question he wrote out a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
BURNED Up THE CARDS.
A Ten Days Revival in MilIedgeviIle
Ga, Ends in Big Bonfire

MilIedgeville. Ca, Oct IA ten
days revival eliminated last night in
front of the residence of Capt. Joseph
Caraker, when 500 citizens made a
bonfire of articles used in games and
home amusement.
This t-S===se Of the revival wgs start
Cd Dy Mrs. Laura Rodgers of a Sun
day school class composed of young
men and women.
First one and then another offered to
burn cards. dice, checker boards and
other articles. " men Cal-,-4.A E1il,s u
the firm of Culver & Kidd offered TO
open his store and take therefrom 500
packs of cards and add them to the fire
it was decided to make a combination
affair of it.
The scene was fixed in front of Capt.
Caraker's house and the various con-
verts threw into the blaze the objects
of sin" while the OnlOOkers sang:
Praise God, from Whom all Blessings
Flow
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ere tens of thousands slowly dying every
day with the arrow of some insidiOus dis
ease poisoning their vitalS, and no one stops
60 pity or to alleviate.
Where death comes to one man the
battlefield 1t comes to tens Of thousands in
their homes, through the agency of mans
most relentless enemy - consumption.
There is a widespread idea for which ignor-
ant physicians are responsible, that con-
sumption is an incurabIe disease. This is
mistake DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
Covery cures % per cent. of all cases. It IS
the great blood-maker and flesh builder. It
gives zest to the appetite, makes the digcs-
zion and assimilation perfect, renders the
liver active, makes the blood pure and fills
at with Ife-giviug elements of the food, and
ects directly on the lungs, driving out all
impurities and disease germs Thousands
who had been given up by doctors and lost
all hope, are to-day healthy and robust as
the result of the use of this great medicine.
It is the discovery of an eminent and skill
Sul physician, DR.. R. v Pierce, for thirty
years chief consulting physician to the In
va1ids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buff
falo, N. Y. In writing to Dr. Pierce for advice
the sufferer consults physician whom his
&ownspeop1e hOnored by making him their
representative in congress but whose love
for his profession caused him to resign that
position that he might give his whole time
TO the sick and afflicted. He will person
ally answer all letters from sufferers with
out charge. His Golden Medical Discov-
ery'' Is sold by all good medicine dealers.
Stomach and liver troubles with sluggish
action of the bowels are cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
KILAUEA IN ERUPTION.
Honolulu Volcano Shows a Flow of
Livid Fire and Lava

San Francisco. Oct. 14.-Advices from
Honolulu state that an eruption in the
volcano of Kilauea has commenced.
News received is to the effect that
the outbreak has continued with grad
uaIIy increasing force until when the
steamer left FilO the whole bottom of
the pit of the volcano was covered with
a lake of lava estimated to be 100 feet
in depth.
Commodore Beckley confirmed the
foregoing this afternoon. He says the
main pit of the volcano is about 500
feet in depth. The lava is now 400
feet from the surface and slowly but
surely rising. The flow of lava is ac-
companied by the usual displays of
fiery fountains and pyrOtechnics pecu-
liar to old Kilauea.
Editor E. d Sparrow of the Hi1O
Tribune arrived in Hilo direct from the
volcano just before the steamer left
In a letter brought up by Mr.. Beckley
he confirms the facts stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
HER BACK FULL OF THORNS
Cruel Treatment of Wife by West
Virginia Man.

Kingwood, w. Va, Oct. 14.-Had Oil
yer Stonebraker not left this vicinity
today he would have been visited by a
company of whitecaps tonight and
treated to a severe whipping or worse.
StOnebraker is a white man and lived
in a cottage near town with his wife
and three children.
Last night StOnebraker became angry
at something. it is said, and first beat
the three little boys until they crawled
away from him, reaching the woods.
He then cut bunch of thorn whips, it
is charged, and, stripping the clothing
from his terrified wife, beat her until
she could not stand.
Her back is lacerated all over, and
the soft, white flesh is full of the thOrns
that broke off from the cruel whips He
also kicked the woman into insensibili-
ty, and she remained out all night
while the brute husband went off to a
country dance.
There is some doubt whether the wo-
man can recover. The inhuman deed
has aroused the whole community, and
it will go hard with the man if he is
captured.
His wife swore out a warrant for
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
SWARM FOR BOOKS.
Eager Thousands Throng Portals of
Chicago's New Library Building.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Thousands of book
worms met the officers of the public Ii
brary yesterday morning when they
formally opened that institution for
work in it's new quarters, after having
been closed for two weeks while NOV
ing from the city hall.
There was almost a panic when the
doors opened. so eager for the books
were the regular readers. A woman
was the first one in the building, the
first at the top of the stairs, and the
first to make out her list and hand it to
the attendant there, who handed her
the first book given out from the new
building
The station department was simply
Overrun with work, and was unable to
handle all Of it, leaving it over for de-
livery later. This department now has
more than 5000 orders which it was IN
able to handle yesterday owing to the
days late start.
The work actually done embraced the
delivery of about 1000 books to the
outlying stations. The main delivery
departments were able to handle all or
ders. The output of books for the day
from the desk did not exceed 1000
volumes.
New books are coming in constantly,
and it is estimated that there are now
about 900 volumes upon the shelves,
so arranged that those most in de-
mand may be reached most easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
NEW MODEL TENEMENT.
To be Built in New York by Two
Women Architects.

New York, Oct 1.-two young wo-
men, practising architects, Mary Gan
non and Alice Hande, are to build
model tenement house in West Sixty
seventh street, after an experience at
first hand with life in a tenement in
FOrsXthe, S. c. There they learned the
real conditions the designer of such a
building has to face, and they believe
they can overcome some of them. They
thus describe their innovations:
Take the smallest apartment in the
house we have planned and see what it
offers-three rooms, all lighted and well
ventilated, and a closet 3 by in each
one, not built-in wardrobes, but regu-
lar closets. First there is the living
room, which contains a built-in range
for coal and gas, a sink with hot and
cold water and a large kitchen dresser.
Adjoining this room, but entirely sepa-
rate, is a room where the tubs are sit
uated. 1t contains two stationary
washtubs with a sliding partition be-
tween them, which, when removed,
converts them into a bathtub. Other
cOnVeniences are separate, screened
with partition. There are no halls in
this model tenement. The stairs are
situated in the court yard and the
rooms are entered through the balco-
MES. In the center of the staircase is
a freight elevator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
F1Tzs1MMoNs, REPLY.
He Tells Corbett to Go Fight Joe God
dard or Tom Sharkey.

Cincinnati Oct. 14-Bob Fitzsimmons
was shown Corbett's card. He said: 1T
only proves one thing. and that is that
Corbett is trying his best to get out of
meeting Goddard and Sharkey and all the
rest of the fighters who are ready and
anxious to meet him.
If he really wants to fight, why doesn't
he take on either Goddard or Sharkey2
Those two are in his class. Corbett need
not think he can dictate to me what I
shall do with the championship. He made
me wait five years for a chance at him.
and / intend to follow in his footsteps to
the letter. This is positive. I have re-
tired permanently from the ring, and viii
never fight Corbett nor anyone else again.
when Cnrbett says 1 pie7atsed % give
him first chance in case I ever fought
-sLin. au IS Iar Tie a~EAd me i'm the
Baldwin hotel in San Francisco if I would
give him another chance. and I told him
1 would never fight again. I notice he
says he is coming to see me accompanied
by friends. He doesn't dare to come
alone. I consider the whole scheme one
of Brady's to get some free advertising
for Corbett. who is now hack number
in the prize ring"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
FORTUNE IN A BUSTLE.
South End Boston Beggar Leaves
$4,000.

Boston, Oct. 14.-In the Suffolk coun-
ty probate court this forenoon there
was a hearing on a petition for par
tial distribution of an estate left by AL
mira NJ. Perham. The fact that Mrs.
Perham left any estate whatever will
come in the nature of a surprise to
those who knew the woman, while the
statement that the estate is valued at
$61, 900 will be in the nature of an
founding revelation to the many resi-
dents of the South End of Boston, who
have been accustomed for years to see
this woman scantily clad wandering
about the streets. Her husband died
about 20 years ago, and since then she
lived in a mean tenement and went
about claiming to be on the verge of
starvation. It was in fact common talk
that the woman was likely to be found
dead some day from starvation.
Soon after her death an administra-
tor of her estate was appointed, and a
search of her rooms revealed $24, COO in
bank bills in an old hustle, while in a
dilapidated trunk were bonds and 9TH
er securities which bring the value of
her estate up to SCI ,0O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
QUEEN DECLINES 1T.
Violin Made From a Tree on John
Browns Place is Refused.

Parkersburg, w Va, Oct. 14-Sev-
eraI months ago John L. Highbarger,
of Harper's Ferry, Va, constructed a
sweet toned violin of cedar wood from
a tree growing on the old John Brown
place.
He conceived the idea of presenting
the instrument to Queen Victoria of
England, who, he was informed, had
spoken in high terms of the character
of the slave HberatOr.
He accordingly wrote, asking if the
queen would accept the gift if he sent
it. The offer was respectfully declined
in a note to the following effect:
''Sir Arthur E. Biggs is commanded
to thank John H. Highbarger for the
kind offer contained in his letter of July
2, but at the same time to add that
II would not pc possible Tor the queen
BILE rule that offerings of this nature
should not be received by her majes-
tv"
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WANTED To BURN HIM.
Kentucky Mob Tries to Cremate
Supposed Yellow Fever
Victim.

st. Louis. No. Oct. IA special to
the Republic from MayfeId. Ky. says:
An unknown man, trying to make his
way from Memphis to Louisville. was put
off a train here today He was later
found lying near the cemetery uncon-
scious He was taken to the poorhouse
and revived. only to rave about yellow
fever.
a panic ensued and he was at once re-
moved to a rude stable. Soon mob of
armed men charged upon the stable with
the intention of burning it and the suf-
ferer to prevent the spread of the sup
posed yellow fever. The owner of the
stable. with 'IeveIed revolvers. warded off
the men When = -l.-=:-sa.z arrived he
found the man suffering from chills and
fever Of q malarial nature only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
Races at Guthrie.

Guthrie, o. r, Oct. 14-About 5000
people attended the Oklahoma state
fair yesterday and witnessed the races.
viewed the fine exhibits of crops of all
kinds and listened to a characteristic
speech by Jerry Simpson of Kansas.
The races were good. Rose Wood won
the three-quarter mile dash in 1:16.
The 2:22 pace resulted: Prince Roe
won, Stenble second, COncilis third.
Time, 2:21, 2:24.
Gentlemen's driving-JOe Orr won,
Nettie second, Brown Billy third. Time,
3:O9. 3:11
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of superiority at the traps between
the two cities.
About seven years ago ten men went
from this city to Chicago and carried
off the hOnors in match of so birds
for each man. Upon the return shoot
in Kansas City the men from the Lake
side won. The tie, was, however, shot off,
The local contestants will be made
public at a later meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
Car Ferry for Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Oct. 1.-THE Detroit.
Grand Rapids & Western railway
which is part of the Chicago & West
Michigan. has purchased dockage in
Milwauke and will begin to operate a
car ferry line between this city and
MuskegOn on December 1. This will
nut Milwaukee in connection with 13
seaboard fast freight lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
GUN CLUB MATCH.
Kansas City and Chicago Marksmen
to Contest

Kansas City. Oct. IA meeting of
the representatives of the various gun
clubs of Kansas City has appointed a
committee to select ten local men to
meet a similar number of men in Chi
cago the latter part of November or
early in December to settle the question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14

Disagreement for life by burns or
scalds may be avoided by using De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. the great
remedy for piles and for all kinds of
sores and skin troubles. G. W. STAINS
field, 623 Kansas avenue.
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Croup Quickly Curad.

Mountain Glen. Ark--Our children
were suffering with Group when we re-
cefved a bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy It afforded almost instant re
lief A. Thornton This celebrated
remedy is for sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-14
Rncklen,s Arnioa sa1ve.

The Best SaIve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hand, Chill
blains, Corns. and all Skin Eruptions.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required 1t is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Swift-HOlliday Drug Co.
sol TEauEas