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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
MANY MILLIONS MISSING.
Administrator of the Deceased MiII-
ionaire of Spite House Fame
Trying to Find Out Where
the Estate Has Gone.

New York, Dec. 24.-TwO hundred and
fifty thousand dollars of the missing mil
lion of the Joseph Richardson estate have
been paid over to Administrator Butler
by George Richardson, son of the million
aire, famous as the occupant of the Lex
ington avenue spite house"
George Richardson will appear before
Surrogate Fitzgerald tomorrow morning
and will be questioned regarding the
whereabouts of the contents of a tin box
which, it is claimed, held the bulk of the
estate left by his father. When the lat
ter died June 9. it was supposed he left
fortune of $3OO0O.OOO. More than s29 O0O,-
600 of this, or, to be exact, $29. 600, has
not yet been turned over to the temporary
administrator of the estate.
Ever since his appointment as adminis-
traitor Mr.. Butler has been endeavorins
to get the estate into his possession and
hold it until the contest between the
widow and children, now pending. is set
tied. This has been a difficult matter.
Mr.. HotchI1ss, of counsel for the admin
istratOr, said today that there We're at
least from 100000 to $1O,OOO,OOO, and per-
haps a good deal more, in bonds and
other Investment securities which have
not yet been accounted for.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
RABBIT'S FOOT GARTERS.
. Late Novelty That is Having a
Big Run

New York, Dec. 24.-Among the most
striking of the Christmas novelties this
year are rabbits feet and garters. In
combination they form very piquant
holiday gift and are much sought by the
young men of the metropolis. One house
that made speciality of this combina ton
sold several thousand pairs of the garters
in one day. The rabbits foot, a a rule
is so arranged as to form part of the
buckle, but they may be hung on the
elastic or used in a dozen ways as an in
cidental ornament
Some of the jewelers. offer the rabbit
foot garters for sale with silver mount
ings, but the plain rabbits foot is more
popular, and where jewelry is called for
the purchaser more often than not will
call for diamond buckle or some other
combination that will leave the value of
the purchase in the buckle.
These dainty elastics are all the rage
here this year and are offered to the pub
lie by nearly every novelty dealer in the
city. For those who fancy the rabbit
foot, but who have conscientious scruples
about giving garters, other novelties are
provided, such as necklaces and bracelets
and very small rabbits feet may be used
for hat-pins, etc. These quaint little to-
kens of good luck have totally displaced
the old fashioned horseshoe.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
THEY MUST FILE REPORTS.
EE. Bird is Sharpening a Stick for
Topeka Franchise Holders.

City Attorney Bird is preparing to
make trouble for companies which oper-
ate under the franchises granted by the
city council and which do not make their
semi-annual reports as required by a law
passed by the last legislature
The time for filing the first of these
statements will be January l, and it is
not believed that the companies will COM
ply with the law without a fight.
The law is sweeping in its terms. It
provides that all companies which oper-
ate under municipal franchises must file
a detailed report of the earnings and ex-
penses for the past six months. The re-
port must show the capitalization, and
from what source the income is derived.
The companies which are required to
make the report are the water company,
gas company and electric light companies.
The penalty for not making the report is
forfeiture of the franchise, and City At
torney Bird says that he proposes to en-
force the law.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
ALL THE SANE TO LEE.
Whether His Story is True or Not
No Help at Washington.

Washington. Dec. Achievements Of
ficials say that the mission of David Lee.
a colored man from Mississippi, who is
said to be on his way to Washington to
seek the aid of the United States in Sc
curing redress for the murder of five
members Of his family by whitecaps, nee
essarily must be a failure. UP to this
time he has not called on Register Bruce,
as it is stated he intended to do.
At the department of justice it is said
that under no circumstances could the
United States become a party to any pro-
ceedings of this character against Mis-
sissippi, and it is said to be doubtful
whether the state itself could be sued for
damages under the circumstances, and
certainly not without it's consent The
only remedy, it is suggested, would be for
Lee to proceed against the sureties of the
peace officers where the offense was com
mitted.
Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. A.-The story Of
David Lee the colored man who claims
that five members of his family have been
murdered by whitecaps,is absolutely false.
No lynching has occurred in this county
or section in several years. Lee is un-
known here, and it is believed the man
is either crazy or an impostor.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
IN A BARBER SHOP.
q Runaway Horse Wrecks a Base
ment TonsoriaI Parlor.

Washington, Dec. PA ''bun in china
shop was put in the shade this mornins
by the adventures of a runaway horse,
which dashed headIong into a barber shop
on Fourteenth street, near F. The driver
being unable to manage him, the right
front wheel of the buggy to which the
horse was attached was broken on the
curb on the corner of Fourteenth and C
streets. The crash frightened the horse
still more He left the roadway and
started down the east pavement The
broken wheel struck the iron railing in
front of Osborne's barber shop and threw
out the driver and partially arrested the
runaway. Seeing an opening, in his
fright, the horse dashed down the stone
steps into the barber shop, eight feet be-
low the street He was blinded with
fright and went right through the glass
door in front, the frame of which hung
around his neck. The buggy followed,
and horse and buggy were in the shop.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
PAsTOR sTARTS DANCING.
a Progressive Episcopal Minister
Takes Advanced Steps.

New York, Dec. 24.-The Rev. DR.. Ed
ward L. Stoddard, rector of st. Johns,
the most aristocratic Episcopal church in
Jersey City, announced today that he would
start a dancing class in connection with
his church and would be prepared to fur
nish obstruction at the unprecedentedly
low price of cents a lesson.
DR.. Stoddard already is canvassing
among the young folk of his church for
members of the class, and thus far has
obtained about twenty names for his roll.
When he has 40 members he will engage
a dancing professor to begin the lessons.
The first announcement of this new en-
terprise was made by DR.. Stoddard to his
Bible class Sunday afternoon 1t soon
became known throughout the large par
ish that the rector was about to start a
dancing class and the news created a SEN
sation. The doctor expects considerable
criticism, he says, but declares that that
will not deter him from carrying out his
object His object in instituting a class
in connection with his church, he says, is
two-fold. In the first place, he will keep
those whose hearts are set upon learning
to dance from the evils that might come
from attendance at public dancing class,
where he-membership is restricted only
by the ability to pay tuition, while in a
church dancing class only those who are
known to the rector or are introduced by
church members will be admitted
In the second place, he says,the dancing
class will promote sociability among the
church members. The membership of his
class DR.. Stoddard says, will not be re-
stricted to the members Of the church
or Sunday school. Young women in the
church will be permitted to introduce
young gentlemen of other denominations
who may thus become members and act
as escorts 20 and from the meeting. Young
men, of the church will be permitted to
introduce young women who worship in
other churches.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
ROBBED MAIL BOXES.
Arrest of Man Who Made it a
Business.

New York, Dec. 24.-Richard o. Davis
said to be a we'll known forger and
thief was arrested today by postof-
flee inspector. Davis is charged with
passing three checks for small amounts
which had been stolen from street mail
boxes at Toledo, Ohio. He is said to
be member of a gang of letter box
thieves who began operating on Au-
gust %, last at Milwaukee, and who it
is said have Travelled all over the cOun-
try and have realized about 81, 500 on
checks stolen from letter boxes. Davis,
the pOstOffice officials say was the lead
er of the gang. He secured S1,500 from
the National Bank of Cincinnati On
that charge he was released on $4,000
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
PRIZE CORN INDEED.
Twenty Ears of Jewell County Pro
duct Weigh 20 1-2 Pounds.

Burr Oak. Dec. 24.-Homer & Ross of
this city offered prizes for the twenty
largest ears of corn 70 be delivered to
them, the intention being to make an ex-
hibit of Jewell county corn at the Omaha
exposition The contest has been decid>
ed. John Holmes furnished 20 ears OF
corn that weighed 271k pounds Robert
Bent sent twenty ears that weighed 29lk
pounds, and David Convis twenty ears
that weighed "a pounds. The size of the
corn can be better understood when it is
remembered that 20 pounds of ear corn
will make a bushel shelled, and fffty-one
ears such as Holmes furnished would
make q bushel.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
MODJESKA JOINS THEM.

She Becomes a Member of the st.
Louis Woman's Humane Society.
st. Louis, Dec. 24.-Nme. Modjeska de-
lighted the hearts of the members of the
Womans Humane society Wednesday
morning by sending them a substantial
cash contribution.
In return for her generosity the lady
directors sent to the actress a large and
beautiful box of flowers.
The ladies further signified their pleas
ure by calling upon Nine. Modjeska at
her pariors in the Planters hotel, and
paying their respects. While there the
madame inquired into the constitution of
the society, and having read it. signiied
her desire to become a member. She
was duly initiated and her name is now
enrolled on the record Of membership.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
WHALE WAS PLAYFUL.
The Monster Kept the Cape May
Fishing Fleet Moving.

Cape May, N. J.,Dec. 24.-Captain Toney
Bennett, Harry Bennett and John Ware.
while at the Goldfish banks yesterday in
the skif William ]. Bryan, absorbed
with pulling in fine catch were startled
by huge whale, which rose out of the
water only few yards from them and
sent a great fountain of spray high in
the air. The creature seemed to like the
company of the fleet of fishing skiffs, and
remained near it for some time.
Some of the more timid of the fisher
men, not liking to take the chances of
being pulverized by a blow from the
whales tail, made for the shore three
miles away, with all possible dispatch
After time the monster started off in
the direction of Hereford. blowing and
spouting as it disappeared.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
RALLY TO DON CARLOS.
CarIist Circulars Distributed
in All European Capitals.

London, Dec 24.-The Paris cores
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Some agitation has been caused in
the Spanish colony here by the issue
of a circular inviting Spaniards in
European capitals to rally to the Car
list cause and to save the nation from
revolution and anarchy.
"A remarkable feature of the move
IDENTIFY exists between the Cuban group
in Paris and the adherentS of Don Car
los 1t is asserted that Don Carlos has
promised to abdicate in favor of his son
Don Jaime
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

The Holden Comedy company will open
a weeks engagement at the Crawford
theater at popular prices next Monday
evening in the meIodrama Escaped from
the Law" This is one of the better class
of popular price companies, and played
a successful engagement in this city two
years ago. The repertoire includes Mis-
ter and Man. The White Slave 'AIa>
bama' and Capt. Herne, Z. S. A." and
special scenery is carried. Between acts
vaudeville features and moving picture
views are introduced. Ladies will be ad-
mitted free Monday night
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
MONEY NOT RELIGION,
Seems to Move Artist George Mau-
rice Curtis.

New York, Dec. M.-George Maurice
Curtis of this city, who claims to be the
proprietor of fourteen designs of religious
pictures known to Roman Catholics as
The Stations of the Cross" has brought
suit in the United States circuit court
against the Missionary Society of St. Paul
the Apostle. He claims that the Paulist
missionaries are selling copies of his pic
lures, and asks that they be enjoined
from infringement upon his copyrights
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
sEVENTY-POUND GOLDFISH.
Monster is Captured by Oyster Sloop's
Crew Off Fire Island

New York. Dec. 2.-Captain Frank
Rogers and crew of an oyster sloop caught
on Saturday near Fire island immense
Goldfish Weighing seventy pounds. Its
tail was entirely bitten off. The fish fur
nished steaks for the entire oyster fleet
anchored in the harbor.
Old fishermen say it was the largest cod
they ever saw.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

The requirements of a medicine is to
tighten the burden of pain and cure.
This brings us to the question of a rem
edy, and Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint-
ment is the only remedy for blind,
bleeding or protruding Piles that is en-
dorsed by physicians. Cures the most
obstinate cases. soc. Geo. w. Stans-
field, 632 Kansas avenue, and MIller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and POpeka
avenues.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
BILIOUS
MESS

bosses many a body and bur-
dens many mind. You can't enjoy
the food you like because you are
bilious. You take all sorts of pre-
cautions, and yet the bilious attack
leaps on you like tiger from ambush.
You know the feeling The blood
seeming on fire with a dull heat the
boring pains in the eyes the head
seeming to open and shut; the hor-
rible nausea. You know the irrita-
bility which precedes and the languor
that follows the attack. It's miser-
able, isn't it? Why not cure the
trouble +? There's a pill that will cure
biliousness. DR.. JIG. AYERS PILLS
are an acknowledged specific for this
arrangement.
A Swanger, Texarkana, Tex, writes
" For fifteen years have used Ayers Pills,
and find them very effective in bilious COM
plants. l have yet to see the case where
they have failed to cure"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

Billiards. Snow Linir.2ent is the most
penetrating Hniment in the world. 1t
cures pain and Inflammation of all
kinds quicker than any other known
remedy. Price soc. Every bottle guar
anteed. Geo. w. Stansfield, 632 Kan
sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy,
corner Sixth and Topeka avenues.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

'"The Bohemian Girl' will be put on by
the Columbia Opera company at the
Crawford theater tonight. At the matinee
tomorrow afternoon said Pasha'' will be
presented and tomorrow night "Girohi
Girofa."
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Holiday Excursion Rates via Missouri
Pacific

Between stations within 200 miles
distance, tickets will be sold on Decem-
Der oath, December 25th, December
31st and January 1st, limited to jan
uary 4th, at rate of one fare for the
round trip.
Minimum rate fifty cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
CZECHS BREAK OUT.
Attack a German School and
Are Shot by the Police.

London, Dec. 24.-The Vienna cores
pondent of the Daily Telegraph says
that the Czechs yesterday CThursday)
made an attack on d German school at
TVerschow5fz. z suburb of Prague, and
began 10 demolish the building. The
police fired upon the rioters, killing
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
GETS Is YEARS.
Fate of the Kidnaper Warner Caught
at Riley, kan, Last Wesk.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 24.-Albert S. War
ner the kidnaper. was sentenced today
to Clinton prison for a term of fifteen
years at hard labor. Blake and Hardy,
his fellow conspirators, are serving terms
of fourteen years and six months at the
same place for the same crime.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

On Monday and Tuesday evenings Lew
Halls Colored Minstrels viii be seen at
the Grand Opera House in this city at
popular prices.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Launehed in a snow storm.

Cleveland, Dec. 24-In a binding snow
storm the revenue cutter OnOndaga was
launched at the yard of the Globe Iron
Works company. The steamer was
christened by Miss Loise Allen Many
government officials Witnessed thelaunch-
ing.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
Selling Out

The entire stock until everything is
disposed of, Dry Goods, Cloaks, Blank
cts in fact everything as we will go out
of business. The place is known as the
Golden Rod at 4S3 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. PEI Eiess SteamL Laundry.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

There is no finer, fresher, richer or
more varied line of suitings than that
kept by Olof Ekberg. 713 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

The Cremerie's new place. T26 Kansas
avenue. SCOTT & SCOTT.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
First published in the Topeka State
Journal, December "A, 1871
Council Proceedings.
Council Chamber,
Topeka, Kansas,
na1a,,l lo.aY, % 7SQ-

Topeka, Kansas,
December p, 1897.
Council convened pursuant to ad-
journment. Present Councilmen Burg
ess, Drew, Elliott, Morgan, Nettels,
Pattison, Roundtree, Stephenson, Skin
ner and Warner-10. Quorum present,
Mayor G. a. Fellows presiding.
The minutes of December 6, 1897, and
December 10, 1897, were presented and
partly read. when on separate motion
of Mr. Burgess the journal of each
meeting was approved.
Pay rolls for December, 1897, were
presented, read and referred to the
committee on claim and accounts, who
reported the same back and recon-
mended payment as follows, viz:
General revenue fund ....... 81, 1,161. 66
Fire department fund. ........... 1886. 65
General Improvement fund. -. 1,234. 80
Sixth avenue viaduct fund.-. 41.31
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
TOLD OF ROYALTY.

Queen Victoria has conferred the
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
upon the empress of Russia, who has re-
ceived the first class, and upon the
duchess of York, to whom the second
class has been given.
Russia's czarina, worthy grand
daughter of Queen Victoria, is fighting
the practice of sucking tobacco preva-
lent among the women at the court.
She is said also to have shut down on
her husbands allowance of cigarettes.
She is also said to be not so well liked
as she was.
1t is reported at Berlin that four
royal engagements will be announced
this month: Prince Christian of Den
mark to Princess Pauline of Wurtem-
berg, Prince Max of Baden to Princess
Feodore of ScHleswig-Holstein the
Hereditary Prince of Wied to Princess
Ingsborg of Denmark and Prince AL
bert of Schaumberg-Lippe to Duchess
Elsa of Wurtemberg.
Some idea may be formed of what the
Russian emperor has to go through by
the fact that the ceremonies connected
with Ais coronation eight months ago
have not yet come to an end. Recently
his majesty held another reception at
the winter palace to receive the con-
gratulations of more representatives Of
his faithful subjects. Several hundred
persons were presented. comprising 1865
different deputationA
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

He who thinks he can find within him.
self the means of doing without others
is much mistaken, but he who thinks
that others cannot do without him is
still more .-Rochefoucauld.
People who make puns are like wan
ton boys that put coppers on the rail
road tracks. They amuse themselves
and other children, but their little trick
may upset freight train of conversa-
ton for the sake of a battered witticism.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The one fact in which all unavoidably
agree is that we come into the world
alone and we go out of the world alone.
and though we travel in company and
make a great show of our fellowship
and of bearing one another's burdens,
we carry our deepest burdens alone.
He is not rich that hath much, but he
that hath enough; nor he INDECENT that
hath little, but he that Graves more.
For we are not rich or poor, happy or
unhappy, honorable or mean. so much
according to the proportion of that
which we possess as of that which we
deEire.-William Penn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

driving wheel several feet in diameter,
and operated by treadle or crank.
run belt from the fan-wheel. over a
ruler attached to the side of the box, to
your motor, and have an arrangement
that will cause the fan to revolve at an
extremely rapid rate.
At the bottom of the box place pan
of heated water and start your mill
Soon the water will become greatly agi-
tated and form itself into spirals as
little by little the surface is sucked
up. producing liquid cone several
inches in height, above which a number
Of small drops will accumulate and fall
back in series of spiral showers.
Gradually there will appear vapory
hollow tube from the apex of the cone;
this will gyrate upward toward the
fan and lose itself in the upper part
an exact reproduction of real water
spout So strong is the current of air
about this tube of vapor that twill cause
light objects such as straws and pieces
of paper which may re floating on the
surface of the water to be drawn up al
most to the top of the box.
little soap in the water will add to
the interest of the experiment, as the
soap bubbles will be seen in violent
agitation at the foot of the cone.
You will notice that your waterspout
is a spiral tube of vapor which twists
its way upward after the manner of
corkscrew Now at the center of this
nebulous spiral, forming its cone, is a
current of cool air shooting downward
This current of cool air serves to cQn-
dense or thicken the vapor to some de-
gree, and if you blow a puff of smoke
across the mouth of your waterspout
you will see it at once go to the interior
of the tube. gracefully roll itself into a
slender cone, and make its way down
TO the surface of the water. represent
ing exactly what takes place when in a
real waterspout the clouds are sucked
'lown and mingle with the cone of vapor
that rises from the surface of the agi-
lated sea.
The spiral column is the harmless
nart of waterspout, though we hear
tales of ships being wrecked, and even
Of small boats being drawn up into the
air by them. But this is done not by
the column of vapor. but by the invisi-
BILE and terrific whirlwind that RACES
round (which. in. your miniature re-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26

There is in Milan, Italy, covered
street of circular shape, rooted with
glass and surmounted by large dome,
round the inside of which runs row
of gas burners. The lighting of these,
at such height, was difficult and dam
gerous until electricity was made to
do the work. A miniature railway has
been built close to the lights, on which
runs a tiny electric locomotive. car
rying wick STEPPED in spirits of wine.
When the time comes for lighting this
wick is set on fire and the little engine
starts on its course. 1t flies brislly
rodnd. kindling the circle of lamps and
causing the greatest interest among the
thousands who gather every night TO
witness H.