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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
ON FIRE.
Lafayette College, Pennsylva-
MAS Great Institution
Little Prospect
THAT 1T CAN BE SAVED
Pardee Hall of Sacred Memory
to Many,
A Mass of Flames Loss AL
ready 100000.
THAT IT CAN BE SAVED

Easton, Pa, Dec. 18.-Pardee Hall,
the main building at Lafayette college,
is on fire and is burning hercely. The
loss will probably reach $500. 900; insur-
ance, $4,000 The east wing of the
building may possibly be saved
LATER-Pardee Hall, the magnifi-
cent four story stone structure that
stood on the brow of College Hill, this
city, and the pride of Lafayette col
lege. was badly damaged by fire this
morning Only the east wing was saved
from the flames. The center of the
structure and the entire west wing
were gutted. Besides the damage done
to the building, thousands of dollars
worth of valuable property belonging
to the professors, were destroyed. A
heavy portion falls on J. Madison Por-
ter, professor of civil and topographicaI
engineering. His machinery, instru-
ments, etc, were valued at $4,000, on
which there was no Insurance.
Dr. T. c. Porter'S botanical collec-
ton, probably the finest in the United
States, was also destroyed.
The Ward library, consisting of TO-
900 volumes of valuable books, is in the
ruins, along with a valuable museum
of minerals and birds.
The flames ragged so fiercely and
spread so rapidly that for three hours
the work of the firemen was of no avail
Aid came from PhillipSburg, N. j..
The students succeeded in carrying
from the building many valuable in
struments, books, experimental plants,
etc The fire originated in the biolog-
ical laboratory.
The fire is believed to have been
started by a defective gas burner un-
der an incubator.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
DECIDEDLY FRENCHY.
A New Curtain Raiser Which Has
Appeared in London.

London, Dec. 18.-One of the most
risque embodiments of alleged life on
the stage which has been permitted by
the British censor is a curtain raiser
entitled "A New Leaf by Herbert
Darnley, running at one of the IocaIthe-
aters.
The principal parsonage, Lord An
nerly is a gentleman who has sown
generous crop of wild oats and sits
down to reflect upon these same one
evening after his return from one of
the night clubs, institutions peculiar to
London. While sOliloquising upon vir-
tues of his modest little wife and his
own unwOrthiness to be her husband
his apartment is invaded by Tottie
Evans, lady of the demi-mOnde who
endeaVors to bIackmaiI him. His wife
being about to appear upon the scene,
the lord retires to the shelter of
screen and while thus secreted hears
his wife and Tottie Evans exchange
"reminiscences which reveal them as old
comrades in vice.
In the denOuement his lOrdship for
gives her ladyship because she has de-
cided to reform and embracing they
both resolve to lead better lives.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
UNHEARD OF LITTLENESS.
Cyrus Leland Pursues His Enemies,
Even the Infnitesimal Ones.

Cy LeIand's latest deed involves the
abolishment of the postoffce at Orr. Doui-
phan county. because the township went
Populfst last fall and defeated relative
of Leland who was running for office.
Orr is a small place on the 3. & NJ.
and the citizens of the town and sur
rounding country enjoyed the facilities o.
a daily mail. When the citizens OF the
community voted in a majority for Il
Populist Leland sat down, wrote letter
to j. L. Bristow, and the little postofhes
was abolished.
The people of the community, which is
a thriving one, are now compelled to go a
long distance, either to Palermo or Geary
City, for their mail.
When Mrs. Carrigan, the Dostmistress,
was notified that the little office would be
abolished December 10, she went TO see a
Leland worker in Troy and he told her. u
was too late; that the whole thing ha1
been settled by Leland and Bristow.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
STABBED IN AN ALLEY.
Drunken Man Slashes Barney Nc
Mann Who Was Taking Him Home.

Last evening a little after o'clock
Barney McMann, a waiter who was
formerly employed at the Cremerie
restaurant was stabbed in the alley
between Kansas avenue and Quincy
street and south OF Seventh street. as
he was trying to take home a compan-
ion who was intoxicated The fellow
who did the stabbing is an emplOye of
the Santa F'e water service. He was
much intoxicated and when McMann
started home with him, he resisted. and
drawing a large pocket knife plunged
1t into McMann's left side above the
hip. McMann went to DIR. Samples Of
flee where the wound was examined
1t was two inches long and two inches
deep The wound is not thought TO be
dangerous. Who the fellow was with
McMann, and did the sta abbing.was not
learned as McMann refused to tell his
name or prosecute him.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
ONE MORE BELATED GUESS.
eve Shall Have Snow" of Course,
Because It's Here Now.

Weather Observer Jennings says that
Topeka and vicinity will probably have
a snow storm tonight. The wind this
afternoon is blowing from the east.
Flakes of snow We're in the air at 2:30
o'clock, so of course it was mighty easy
to prophesy. The temperature this
morning at Z o'clock was 6 degrees,
which is one degree higher than the
lowest temperature for the season
The indications are that the tempera-
ture tomorrow will be somewhat warm
er, with a cloudy sky. Mr.. Jennings
says that there is every indication of a
heavy snow fall
What the people of Kansas wanted,
however, was to know Yesterday or
this morning that We were to have
snow. All the forecasts seem to be
"hindcaStS"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
M'KINLEY LISTENS
Harkens to LabOr's Protest
Against Judge PaXsOn.

Peoria, Ill, Dec. 18.-Great satisfac-
ton is expressed at the headquarters
of the Railroad brotherhOOds in this
city over the fact that the president
has withheld the appointment of Judge
Edward NJ. PaXsOn as a member of the
interstate commerce commission and
may not name him.
Chief Sargent of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Fremen recently visited
Washington to protest against the ap
pointmeNt in behalf of the railroad
brOtherhOOdS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
Insane veteran in CUSTODY.

Jacob Wagner, a one armed veteran,
was taken into custody yesterday by
Detective Capron and Officer Hunter
He is a man 63 years of age who is in
sane. He lives on Tenth and Lime.
Lately he has been trying to sell ev-
erything he had, and another of his
hobbies was in trying to get everything
he could lay his hands on in his pock-
ct. He was taken to the insane asy-
lum. He had been adjudged insane d
long time ago, but had been discharg-
ed as cured Lately the family has
been afraid of him. and the police were
called in to take him away.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
NOT FOR LINDELL.
Says He is Not Liksly to be Secretary
of legation at Stockholm.

The announcement that w. w.
Thomas of Maine had been appointed
minister to Sweden was accompanied
by the report that A V. Lindeu of To-
peka IS tc be secretary of legation.
Mr. LindeI is a close personal friend
of the new minister and once brought
him TO Topeka to lecture but he said
today that there is no likelihood of him
receiving the appointment because he
understands that Minister Thomas Will
not be entitled to a secretary
Mr.. Lndell also said that Prof Swens-
son was an applicant for the place only
in the contingency that MIR. Thomas
was not a candidate
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
BUFFALO FOR WICHITA.
Thres Animals Secured From Texas
Ranch

Wichita, Dec 1S.-This morning on the
Santa Fe first section, the long expect
ed buffalo arrived for Mr.. Chas. Payne
of this city. There are three of them,
each in a separate department of a
large stock car.
Two of them weigh 1000 pounds each
and the third about /, 200 pounds. They
have been ever since their captivity on
a ranch on the Rio Grande in Texas
about 75 miles from Amarillo. Mr..
Payne has been eight days there and
on the trip. Some difficulty was ex-
perieRced in loading them.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE.
Splits Houses, Rings Bells and
Throws Down Chimneys.

Rome. Dec. 1S.-strong earthquake
shocks lasting twelve seconds were felt
at $50 this morning at Curta di Castillo.
province of Perugia, central Italy. The
walls of houses split, many chimneys fell,
the bells rang and panic prevailed
among the inhabitants. The shocks We're
registered by the instruments here and at
Sienna and Nelletrf.
There was also a slight shock felt at
Bologna today.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
THE DOLPHIN AFIRE.
US. Dispatch Boat Narrowly Escapes
Destruction

Brooklyn, n. Y. Dec. 1S.-The United
States dispatch boat Dolphin was afire
today in the Brooklyn navy yard. For a
quarter of an hour marines and even Of
ficers fought the flames. which threaten
ed the destruction of the vessels wood
work and the warping OF her iron. They
succeeded in confning the fire to her
store room, where it started.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
MRS. BAKER ILL.
Wife of the Kansas Senator May Have
to Leave Washington.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator and
Mrs. Baker have a very pretty house
for the season in Washington, but un-
fortunately for Mrs. Baker she has
been i'll most of the time since they
returned.
There is a possibility of the early re-
turn of Mrs. Baker and Miss Mary to
Kansas in case there is no improve
ment in Mrs. Bakers health in the near
future.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
MONEY FOR OMAHA.
Appropriation for Government Build
ing Raised $4,000.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate to-
day passed a joint resolution providing
for the expenditure of $4,000 more than
originally intended upon the govern
ment building at the Trans mississippi
International Exposition at Omaha
Neb.. so that s.. 500 be appropriated for
q building at the exposition for a dis
play of the life saving service, and that
tho cost of the government display be
reduced from s15O,OOO to S137, 800. the en-
tire cost of the government buildings
at the exposition to be S62, 500.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
CAN'T REFORM COLLEGES.
Scheme to Rev.se Football Playing
Falls Through Today.

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-The committee of
three western college representatives,
which was appointed several weeks j go
by the western collegiate foot ball
league to revise the rules of foot ball
for the season of 1898, so as to elinin-
ate brutality from the game, was dis
rupted today at the meeting al the
Chicago Beach hotel by the withdrawal
of J. r. ElsOm. the representative of
the University of Wisconsin, from the
conference.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
"STAYED WITH AL"
Mrs. A C. Howe Burned to Death
With Ter Husband in Grand
Forks Fire.

Minneapolis. Dec. 1S-A Grand Forks
N. D., special to the Journal says that it
is definitely known that but two persons
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Howe, were burned to
death in the hotel fire yesterday. Mr.
Howe was abed with rheumatism. and
when friends urged his wife to leave, she
said she would stay with Al"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
Kidnaper Warner Extradited.

Jefferson City, No. Dec. 1S.-Gov.
Stephens today honored the requisition
of Gov. Black of New York for the re-
turn of Albert S. Warner in Jail in
Kansas City Assistant District At
torney Cook of Albany left here at
noon for Kansas City with the neces-
sary- papers for the return of Warner
to New York for trial on the charge of
kidnapping.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
POLAR WEATHER.
"a Degrees Below Zero at Battleford
This Morning.

St. Paul, Dec. 18.-The intense cold
continues today, BattlefOrd, with "a
below, being the cold center at seven
O'Clock this morning, and st. Paul and
Huron, with ten below, being the
warmest of the entire territory this
side of Calgary where a warm streak
at Il above was reported
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
Novak,s Bail Rednced

Des MOines, Ia. Dec. 1S-Chief Jus
tice Kinne has reduced the bail of No
yak the murderer of Murray from
s37 600 to SIS, 600. The court refused to
consider habeas corpus proceedings
based on the plea of a right to bail by
a person convicted of murder in the
second degree.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Both Houses Take a Recess For
the Holidays.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Both houses of
congress have adjourned until January
s.
The Klondike relief bill was put
through its final stages before it's ad-
iOurnment
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
BISMARCK FAILS.
Has Again Suddenly Relapsed
Into Probably Fatal
Weakness.

London. Dec. 1S.-A special dispatch
from Hamburg says: Prince Bis
marck who braced up for the emPeror's
visit, has relapsed into his former
weakness, despondency and pers.
insomnia. Mentally and physically
Prince Bismarck is rapidly declining.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
Denver Has a Chill

Denver, Dec. 1S.-The minimum tenn
perature in this city during the "A
hours ended at 8 a. m. today was 3
degrees below zero. At a. m, it was
degrees below here and above at
Pueblo.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18

Passengers carried IN Kansas, 3,7y2,-
S24; freight tonnage carried in Kan
sas, L, ,627, ,S73.
Average revenue for each ton Of
freight handled, $40; average revenue
from each passenger, $1.25.
The passenger earnings average per
mile per person PA cents.
Freight revenue per ton per mile
OBS cents.
The total mileage operated in Kan
sas is S,77499
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
OFF FOR CHINA.
Germany Sending Thousands of Sol.
diers to the Orient.

T<iel, Dec. 1S.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Darmstadt having on
board half the number of volunteers
bound for China and an immense
amount of war material left here TO-DAY
for the east. The steamer CredfeId
of the volunteers and more material.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

D. J. Menster of Kenton, O., died this
morning at 500 Polk street. He was
70 years old, was an old soldier and a
1.lember of the Odd Fellows. The re-
mains will be taken to Kenton, o., for
burial, probably tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18

The body of Amos c. Martin, the
barber who committed suicide Decem-
Der II, is at the De Moss &, PenweH
morgue. 1t is being held until word
shall have been received from the de-
ceased's parents.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18

The funeral of Thomas Robertson
was held this afternoon at the home of
his granddaughter, Mrs. W. w. Kitch-
ELL in PotWin.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18


0S6-70; income from operation, all lines
S40.614, 39063; income from other sources
$5.O22,276.41; total income. $40, ,636, 667 10.
Income. less all expenditures, IS, ,98S
4S168; dividends paid. 81, ,892, 1928
Gross earnings in Kansas, $25, ,331. 1853 =
n: operating expenses, Kansas, $19,-
120, ,255. .6S; income from operation, Kan
sas, $6,211 513-09; taxes paid in Kansas,
81. .O30, 1920
The Kansas figures are different be-
cause the NJ. *. & T. and Kansas CITY.
Plttsburg and Gulf failed to report
All other lines made detailed reports
This is the most complete tabulation
ever made.
Kansas railroads employed during
the year ending June 80, 1897. p. .497
persons, paying them a total of $40, 925,-
S94-94, an aver age per day of $I.62
Tons of grain shipped. all lines, 6, $685.
243; tons of live stock shipped, all lines,
s, ,465, 1858; tons of bituminous coal ship
ped, all lines, 1862, $40.
These three commodities comprise
55.2S per cent of the total tonnage for
Taaa
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-18
BUSINESS OF KANSAS R.R.'S
Abstract of Report of Board of Rail
road Commissioners.

]. NJ. Senter clerk for the state board
of railroad commissioners today COM
pleted the statistical tables which will
appear in the annual report of the
board. which viii soon be published.
The tables show the following statis-
tics for all of the lines which operate
in Kansas:
Total capital stock out
standing, all lines.....- $766, ,043, ,4S8. 80
Total funded debt, all
lines .-...-...........,-. $7se, GAG. .O95. II
Current liabilities, all
lines ...'-.......-....... s5s. .s45. .Ss7. IA
Total stock and debt, all
lines .....................$1 81. GIG, 529, ,481. rs
Capitalization per mile
all lines ..-.-...... sos, ,266. 70
Gross earnings, all lines 1924, ,217, $50. OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-08
ATERRELL MINISTER.
A Correspondent Writes of His work in aD
Adjoining County.

Adjoining County.
The Benevolence correspondent of the
Cuthbert Liberal has the following to
say of Terrell county minister and his
work:
about year and half ago Pastor
NJ. B. L. Binion thought it expedient to
go up to Ammon's academy occasionally
and preach to the citizens Of that com
munity, and accordingly announced that
he would preach to them every first Sun
day afternoon. Little did he think at the
beginning of these services that they
would continue till now, but the longer
he preached the more interest was mani
tested and part of the results of his la
bOrs up there was the reception of a
member by baptism into the fellowship
of the church here one month ago, a lady
who had for more than ten years been a
prominent and enthusiastic pedo-Bap-
tlst. The Baptist church here last
month, in a call conference, extended an
arm to the good people around the acad-
envy, and at the solicitations of her
prominent and influential citizens Mr.
BiniOn came up from his home in Terrell
county last week and carried on a four
days meeting, day and night, during
WHICH Time lie VeCelVeu Dy l6lIef announcer
good lady into the fellowship of the Bap-
fist church here. The congregations,
day and night, were large and the behav-
Tor was splendid-so much so that Mr.
Binion commended the people for it.
When Mr.. Bnion first entered the minis
try, 40 years ago, he preached in this
same community in small log school
house. But nearly all those he preached
to in ante-bellum days have joined the
great majority, and yet he is spared to
preach the unsearchable riches of
Christ"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-08
Why take JOhnSOn'S
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
OfFeVer in ONEDAY.
GRAVES GOSSIP.

DIR. Graves is here from north GeOr-
gia looking after his plantations,
"ResOlved, That woman should have
equal suffrage with man." is the sub
iect of the debate which is to occur at
Sardis school house next Saturday
night. Professors j. d. MCLendOn
and l.. A. Giles are the antagonists,
the latter representing the affirmative.
Messrs. Claude Bridges of Dawson
and Jim Bridges of near Shellman Wis
tied homefolks Sunday. There is an
attraction here for the former that we
decline to mention.
Since my last communication Miss
jamie Sawyer has returned from a
visit to Cuthbert, accompanied by Miss
Duke, charming young lady of that
city.
Messrs. J. c. and Ike Hill, James
NcRea, Ben and Edgar Davidson and
Jim Grimes are attending the big
campmeeting in Quitman county this
week.
Mr.. J. NJ. Smith, who has been resi-
dent of Graves since its earliest days,
was foreman for this section of the
Central railroad for over 81 years.
Misses Lena and Helen Dismuke are
visiting Miss Lula jenkins at Pecan, in
Clay county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-08

The Shakers have made a discovery
which is destined to accomplish much
good. Realizing that three-fourths of
all our sufferngs arise from stomach
troubles, that the people who cannot eat
and digest food, without subsequently
suffering pain and distress, and that ma
ny are starving, wasting to mere skele-
tons, because their food does them no
good, they have devoted much study and
thoug 1T to the subject, and the result is
this discovery of their Digestive Cordial
A little book can be obtained from
your druggist that will point out the
way of relief at once. An investigation
will cost nothing and will result in much
good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-08

A list of deaths from snake bites and
wild beasts is rather an unusual feature
to be found in a country's official reports
of mortality, and India is the only coun-
try of the world which presents such sta
tistics. Last years mortality in that
country includes l, 1873 deaths from snake
bites and POI from attacks of tigers and
other wild beasts. Owing to the religious
prejudices Of the natives against taking
life snakes and wild beasts are not rap
idly exterminated, which, no doubt,
accounts for the large annual mortality.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-08
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose, namely, receptacle for the urine,
and as such it is notliable to any form of
disease except by one of two ways. The
first way is from imperfect action of the
kidneys. The second way is from care
less local treatment of other diseases.
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kid
neys is the chief cause of bladder trOub-
les. SO the womb, like the bladder, was
created Tor Cne purpose, and if not doc
tored too much is not liable to weakness
or disease, except in rare cases. 1t is
situated back of and very close to the
bladder, therefore any pam, disease or
inconvenience manifested in the Kidneys
back, bladder or urinary passage is often,
by mistake, attributed to female weak
ness or womb trouble of some sort. The
error is easily made and may be as east
lY avoided, To find out correctly set
your urine aside for twenty-fOur hours ::
a sediment or settling indicates kidney
or bladder trouble. The mild and extra
ordinary effect of DR.. Gilmers Swamp
Root, the great kidney and bladder rem.
edy, is soon realized. If you need a
medicine you should have the best. At
druggists 80 cents and one dollar. You
may have a sample bottle and pamphlet
both sent free by mail. Mention THE
NEWS and send your address to DR.. Gil
mer & Co., Bnghamton, Y. Y, The
proprietors of This paper guarantee the
penuinaneSS of this offer