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The bee., 1897-05-06

POPULAR election of United
States Senators would do away
with vacancies in the Senate and
get over the agony of election in
single day, whatever else may be
said
The bee., 1897-05-06

Mr.. ]. G. BAILEY, Republican
Representative from Magoffin
county has announced his candi,
dacy for clerk Of the Court of APP.
peals and seems to have the lead.
1t is said that he will have the
active support of almost every
Republican member of the Gen
eral Assembly and all the mem
bers OF the State Central Com.
mittee.
The bee., 1897-05-06

The praise we have had and
heard of upon our Tennessee Cen
tennial issue of last week is quite
pleasing and it is certain that no
more attractive Centennial matter
has been issued by any weekly
than that in our last weeks issue.
The bee., 1897-05-06

AUGUST 10th is the date, and
Louisville the place for holding
the Republican convention for the
purpose of nominating candidate
for clerk of the Court of Appeals.
The bee., 1897-05-06

Mr.. X. ]. HAMPTON, the mem
-hA<--- from Tenth district has
been elected secretary of the Re-
publican State Central Committee,
to succeed VIM. E. Riley, retired.
The bee., 1897-05-06
Bowling Green Times.)

(Bowling Green Times.)
There is one thing, at least, that
can be said to the credit of Sena-
tor Deboe, and that is, he is a
clean, honest man, against whose
reputation and standing there is
no stain, and that is more than
can be said OF many who have been
members of that body to which he
has been elected. ~.
The bee., 1897-05-06

THE Popocratic press is hot be-
cause the free silver letter fake
did not work to Senator Debce's
injury. They are still tearing
Their hair.
The bee., 1897-05-06
DEBOE.

pittsburgh Press.l
With an air quite Deboe-naire.
Making Kaintuck draw pair
In Senate chamber.
AS declaimer,
You bet Deboe will be there.
The bee., 1897-05-06
THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1897.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


p oBINSON-we are authorized to announce
IL Ben T. Robinson as a candidate for State
Senator, from the counties Of Hopkins and
Christian. subject to the action Of the Republican
party.
pAKER--We are authorized 10 announce DR.. z.
~ S, Baker, Of Madisonville, as candidate for
State Senator from the counties OF Hopkins and
party.
The bee., 1897-05-06

"a BEAUTIFUL supplement- to THE
BEE this week, "Birdseye View OF
the Tennessee Centennial" Read
our great offer OF free-trip to this
great Exposition and go to work.
The bee., 1897-05-06

LET's have the pie cut and
passed to the hungry ones, and
then get down to business. The
politician and the demagogue
should be shelved whenever pos
sible.
The bee., 1897-05-06
Collapsed.
ashland News

Several platforms have collapsed
with w. ]. Bryan, and none more
completely than the one upon
which he was placed at Chicago.
The bee., 1897-05-06

CAPT. JOHN L. STRANGE, a guard
at the Eddyville prison. ran off
with and married Miss Leila Goo. de
OF that town. Galloway Times,
A very common occurrence for
The bee., 1897-05-06

PosroFFIcE pie will now be
passed. Who'll be first in Hop
kins County,
The bee., 1897-05-06
Chicago Inler.ocean.l

The new Senator is stalwartly
Republican, is an able lawyer, and
withal, a good debater.
The bee., 1897-05-06

Health and vigor are essential for sue
cess. Therefore make yourself strong and
healthy by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The bee., 1897-05-06
Hoods s oa1;'i.

Is the best-In iact Tue OIle Ifut IIuOu IuFINtI'
At all druggists. BE sure 10 get Hoods
=. -, cure liver ills. easy To take.
Hoods Pills easy to operate. 2ocents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
$4,000 A YEAR
To be Distributed in Five Prizes to
Servants of Humanity.

Washington, May 2S.-Some interest
ing details of the vast bequest to the
been made public by the state depart
ment.
Alfred Noble, who recently died in
Sweden, provided in his will, dated at
Paris, November q, 1895, for the de-
votion of between 80 and 50 million
kroner for the advancement of science
and literature, and it is thought that
at per cent per annum the income
from the bequest will amount to $240,-
600, or more. This latter sum is to be
distributed annually in five prizes.
Each individual prize will therefore be
worth between $48, 600 and $55, 900. Some
of the heirs at law are cOntesting the
will and this will probably delay the
distribution of the prizes. The follow
ing is an extract from the will:
My total remaining fortune when
capitalized shall be disposed of in the
following way: When the capital has
been converted into good securities by
the trustees it shall form a fund, the
interest of which shall be distributed
annually as prizes to those persons
who shall have rendered humanity the
best services during the past year. The
interest shall be divided into five equal
portions, which shall be distributed as
follows: One-fifth to the person having
made the most important discovery or
invention in the science of physics;
One-fifth to the person who has made
the most eminent discovery or improve
rnent in chemistry; one-fifth to the one
having made the most important dis
covery with regard to physiology or
medicine; one-ffth to the person who
has produced the most distinguished
idealistic work of literature, and one
fifth to the person who has worked the
most or best for advancing the frater-
nalization of all nations and for abOl-
ishing or diminishing the standing
armies as we'll as for the forming or
propagation of committees of peace.
ct is my absolute wish that no i'm
Dc rtance shall be attached to any diff
ferences of nationality in awarding the
prizes which consequently shall be Civ
en- to the most competent person
whether SCANDINAVIAN or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
RARE SEEDS AND PLANTS
Will be Gathered From All Over the
World by Secretary Wilson for
Distribution.

Washington, May 2S.-The benefits
that may inure to this country through
expert fnves LEGATION of agricultural con-
ditions abroad forms a subject that is
receiving the special attention of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson.
In this connection he has consulted
with several recently appointed minis
tiers and cOnsuls, with the result that
they will forward reports as to GER
tain lines of agricultural work in the
countries to which they are sent.
Mr.. Buck, the new consul to Japan,
will forward seeds of legumes, bulbs,
etc, with explanatory notes, while
Mr.. Patterson, consul to Calcutta, will
report on agricultural products in the
foreign southern latitudes. Professor
Plumb of Perdue university is going
abroad this summer and as a side issue
has been commissioned to report on
the condition of dairying in the coun-
tries he visits.
Other scientists will go to Australia
and to Mexico, and the latter will col
Iect specimens and data of what may
be desirable from the semi-arid reg
ions.
Advantage will be taken of the visit
of an expert to Central Asia, and tree
seeds from there are expected. Prof.
Hanson of the agricultural college Of
South Dakota, who has arranged to go
to Europe, will be sent eastward to
assist in bringing seeds of trees and
legumes.
Special efforts will be made to OBJ
tain the latter in various places be-
cause of their power to bring nitrogen
from the atmosphere into the soil. Sec
rotary Wilson says 1t is his intention to
prosecute a. vigorous search of foreign
high and dry attitudes for vegetation
that may be introduced with success
in similar attitudes in this country. The
plan of action above outlined is the
practical demonstration of the policy
of gathering rare and valuable seeds
for distribution. Next year Mr.. Will
son saws this gOVernnq ent will probably
have ten or twelve tons of sugar beet
seeds for distribution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

Nov, didn't you shake your fist at
Mr. Tncker?" he was next asked.
mo, sir; I did not; but said to him
that he had no right 10 wear General
Grants shoulder straps with four stars
in them. and it was against the law.
told him he kept a bedlaIn in his bar
racks. don't question their sincerity,
but they are religious enthusiasts"
Mrs. julius Mead of No. 139 said she
had grown ten years older under the
noise which she characterized as
continuous performance" She said
that when the Army was not holding
a circus it was practising for one. Two
of her boarders left last week. She said
she had complained to the Army Of
ficers, and they had said:
IF you don't like it, you can move.
This is our building, and we can do as
we please
Mrs Mead said she set a good table
but the bOarders came to breakfast
cross instead of happy. and demanded
in chorus: What are you going to do
about this noise, Mrs. Mead? We can't
Sleep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
HOW HAYEMEYER ESCAPED
Court Ruled That the Senate Had No
Right to Inquire Into Campaign
Contributions

Washington, May 28.-In rendering
his decision yesterday, in the Have
meyer case, which was very lengthy
and consumed over an hour in its de-
livery, Judge Bradley declined to rule
on the main question as to the jurisdic-
ton of the senate committee; he said
the questions involved in that PROPOSE
ton were of such grave importance
that he would not rule on that point
without more careful examination. But
he held it was unnecessary to rule ON
the main contention
Practically he sustained the motion
upon the single ground that the QueS
ton calling for data as to state and To-
cal contributions demanded infOrma-
ton not within the knowledge of the
witness, which he had testified he had
no personal knowledge of and which,
if given at ALL must have been pro-
cured from books and of which the
books themselves were the best testi-
mony. Although the verdict Of mot
guilty was given by the jury, it was a
verdict returned under the courts di-
rectiOn and amounted practically to the
judges throwing the case out of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
DIR. DEPEW'S VACATION.
He Will Cut Short His European Trip
and Then Go to Newport

New York, May 28.-Chauncey NJ. De-
pew goes to Europe earlier than usual
this year. Mr.. Depew's vacation was
cut short last summer. He had hardly
arrived in London ~when the cable told
him that Cornelius Vanderbilt had been
stricken with paralysis. He at once
hurried home and has been steadily at
his desk ever since.
In the course of the last winter he has
had more illness than he ever had in his
whole life. His doctor has ordered him
to take a thorough rest, and so he will
sail for Southampton on the American
line steamer st. Louis on June 2. Mr.
Depew will make his visit to Europe
brief. He will witness the Queens jub
lice, and afterWard will spend a little
time on the Continent. He will sail for
this country July 10. His early return
is due to the fact that he has taken
cottage at Newport, and he will spend
the remainder of the summer there. Mr..
Depew has never taken in the Newport
season before He will be accompanied
on his trip abroad by his son, Chauncey
NJ. DepeW, .Jr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
RAINES LAW REVENUE.
The Amount So Far Received Aggre-
gates 1887, 442-State's Share
$4129,123.

Albany. N. Y, May 2S-The revenues
this year under the Raines liquor tax
law so far reported to State Excise
Commissioner Lyman for the first 20
days of the year beginning May l last
aggregates $12, 1897, 442. These figures
will undoubtedly be swelled to 3,OOO,-
600 when all of the returns are received.
The total receipts last year were SILL,
O38, 1922, which leaves an increase in rev.
enues from this course so far this year
of $573,147. Seventeen county treasur-
ers have not yet reported the receipts
from May 10 to May 20.
New York city has 50 far collected
S5,207, 431, an increase of $214, 431 over the
total amount collected last year, while
Brooklyn reports 81, 217, 48O collected this
year. an increase of sos, $50 over last
year.
The states share of the Raines law
revenue last year was So, $50, 900. So far
this year the states share amounts to
81, 129, 123. In making up the tax rate
the last legislature figured that the
states share would amount to So SOC, 900.
The results seem to indicate they will
exceed this estimate by nearly $500, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
MAKING PROGRESS.
The Senate Disposes of Ten Pages of
the Tariff Bill in a Day.

Washington, May 2S.-The senate made
good progress on the tariff bill yesterday,
dispOsing of about ten pages. Several
votes were taken, the finance committee
being sustained in each case by MAORI
ties varying from to 10. The drug
schedule was under discussion and the
debate was largely technical. Occasion
ally, however, it branched off to general
phases of the tariff, although at no time
during the day was there a speech of
more than five minutes duration. Before
taking up the tariff bill, the final confer
ence report on the sundry civil bill was
agreed to including the provision sus-
pending until March l next the executive
order creating extensive forest reserva-
tions.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas, moved to
amend the rate on morphia from 81 to so
cents per ounce. and said he would later
move to place crude and manufactured
opium the free list.
Mr.. Jones amendment was agreed to,
"a to SO.
Mr.. Aldrich offered a committee amend
ment to increase chlorate of potash to
21a. This was opposed by Mr.. Vest, Svho
said the article was required in manufac-
turing cotton goods. He made a general
plea against taxing raw materials.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut, said the
change was designed to free the United
States from dependence on the United
alkan trust of England and to encourage
an American company which proposes to
utilize the power of Niagara falls.
Mr.. Gallinger said this had started a
new American industry, just the tin
plate duty had started new industry.
You can build up anything if you only
give subsidy enough, declared Mr.. Gray.
You can grow oranges under glass in
New Hampshire"
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment Increasing the
rate on potash was agreed to. Messrs.
Jones, Stewart and Cannon voted with
the Republicans and Harris of Kansas.
Heitfeldt and Kyle with the Democrats.
At $40 p. m. Mr.. Aldrich said that in
view of the good progress made he would
ask to have the bill laid aside.
The senate had a brief executive ses-
sion and then adjourned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
CLOTH Stops BULLETS.
Another Successful Test of zeglen's
Invention.

Chicago, May 2S-Brother Casinir
Zeglen of St. Stanislaus' church at No
BILE and Ingraham streets again dem
onstrated last night that the fabric
which he has invented is bullet proof.
The test was made at Folz hail. Lar
rabee street and North avenue, before
officers of the German and Austrian
armies, Chief of Police Ripley, Alder
men KiOlbaSsi and AhlWart and others
who had formerly served in the con-
tinental armies of Europe. The first
public test of the cloth was made
about three months ago in battery D
before ex-Chief Badenoch, Inspectors
Fitzpatrick, Shea and others and proved
entirely successful.
Colt revoIvers of SO and a caliber
were used in the test last night. About
fifty shots were fired from two dis
tances, 10 and Is feet. None of the
bullets which struck the cloth pene-
trated it, but all fell to the floor fiat
tened, bent and twisted into various
shapes. Several cut about half way
through the fabric and then stuck fast
in it. Some glanced off without even
tearing the canvas which covered the
bullet resisting substance. The cloth
was about twelve inches long, eight
inches wide and one-eighth of an inch
thick. 1t is flexible and is made of
silk, wool, cork and a chemical prepar-
alton, the whole thing woven closely
together. 1t was hung on a target
about eight feet high, made of a
wooden case three and a half inches
deep, filled with sawdust, whuch bulged
out in the middle to represent the body
of a man, so as to give the missile the
resistance it would meet with if the
cloth covered a human body
The test was very successful one.
and all who witnessed it were satisfied
that the cloth was genuine. In about
three weeks the fabric will be tested
at a public exhibition on animals If
the horses come out of the test I'M
harmed the cloth will be exhibited and
tests made in New York, Washington,
London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and
other European cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
BRYANT IS TANGLED.
Statements Made in the Durrant Case
Proven to be False.

San Francisco, May 2S.-A letter was
received today from w. T. Bryant, the
old soldier who recently swore to a SEN
sational affidavit to the effect that he
saw Rev. J. Gibson, pastor of the Eman,
uel church, carrying the body of a wo-
man up to the belfry the date of the
Blanche Lamont murder, which effec-
tually disposes of that document, and
proves the unrehability of the writer.
Although this letter was mailed at
Monte Vista, Col, four days after Bry-
ant made his affidavit, he states he
never saw either Gibson or Durrant to
his knowledge, but that two women,
Hester Hicks and Henrietta Bigsby had
offered him 5000 to swear that he was
in the church at the time when the muir
der was committed and that Gibson COM
mitted the crime. Nothing is known of
either woman and in the light of the re-
cent events Chief Lee has no hesitancy in
pronouncing Bryant a prodigious liar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
NOT MUCH HAVANA.
The Real Stuff Rapidly Disappearing
From American Cigars.

Smokers whose tastes range higher
than the level of a five cent cigar and
who are wont to indulge in the delight
of a good havana at ten cents a delight,
will be compelled to become more com
mOnplace or find a way of materially
increasing their incomes. On account
OF the trouble in Cuba it is possible
to secure but a limited amount of ha-
vana tobacco. and the price of that
particular kind of weed is steadily ad-
Vancing. Havana tobacco which cost
the cigar manufacturers in this city
$1.20 a pound a few months ago has ad-
vanced in price to $1.75 per pound, and
it is only question of a short time I'M
til the price of cigars made from i'm
ported tobacco advances also.
John Grief, the veteran Topeka cigar
manufacturer, says that as soon as the
stock of havana tobacco now held by
the eastern wholesale merchants is ex-
hausted, the price of imported cigars
will materially advance. This advance
will continue for at least a year, as it
takes that length of time for tobacco to
mature. Within a short time the cheap
est imported cigar will probably cost
the Topeka smokers 10 cents straight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
LIBRARY FOR PEPPERELL.
Request of 100000 by Charles F.
Lawrence to His Native Town.

New York, May 2S.-The will of Chas.
F. Lawrence, who leaves $250,000 in re
atty and $500 in personally, was filed in
the SurrOgate's court yesterday. To his
native town of Pepperell, Mass, Mr..
Lawrence gives 500, 900 for public Ii
brary and art gallery.
He requests that a site be purchased
near the center of the town and that
900 be spent for a site and building.
The rest of the bequest is to be used
building is to be known as the Law
renee library. All his pictures and books
are to go to it. He gives $500 to be
part of the churchyard at Peppereu.
The rest of the estate goes to relatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
WILL SULLIVAN FREED.
Nobody was Willing to Swear That
He Sold Liquor.

VIII Sullivan, the man who was arrested
for selling liquor on lower Kansas ave
nue. some time ago, was acquitted of the
charge by the jury in the district court
yesterday afternoon. W. B. Curtis, the
man who swore to the complaint against
Sullivan, stated on the witness stand
that he had never seen any liquor sold at
Sullivan's place, and although a number
of other witnesses were examined, abso-
lutely no evidence against Sullivan was
secured.
The only evidence on the part of the
state was the fact that key of beer was
found in the place when it was raided by
the officers. Judge Hazen instructed the
jury to return verdict of not guilty as
the state failed to make a case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
TWO VACANT OFFICES.
The Civil Service Commission Will
Hold Examinations to Fill Them.

= Washington, May 2s.-The United
States civil service commission will
hold an examination in all the large
cities of the country on June rs to es-
tabIish a register of eligibles for the
position of inspector of woolens in the
quartermasters department, u S. A.
There is at present a vacancy in the
the salary of which is $500 per an
mum.
The commission will also hold an ex-
animation in all large cities through
out the country where there are appH-
cants, on June IS, to establish a, regis
ter of eligibles for the position of en-
gineer and electrician. There is at this
time a vacancy in the position of en-
gineer and electrician at the Rosebud
agency building school at Rose Bud,
S. D.. the salary of which is $1,000 per
annums
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
Annual Meeting Of German Baptists,
Frederick, Nd.
Reduced Rates Via B. & o.

The B. & o. r. R. will sell round-trip
tickets from all points on its lines west
of the Ohio River, for all trains May
31st to June I'd, inclusive, valid for re-
from Chicago will be $1725, and cor
respondingIy low rates from all other
points on its lines. Tickets will also be
placed on sale at all coupon stations
throughout the West and Northwest.
The B. & o. operates a double daily
service of fast express trains from Chi
cago to Frederick with through Pull
man Sleeping Cars. The scenery along
the line of the B. & o. is unequaled on
the American Continent and is seen at
its best at this time of the year.
For further particulars address B. N.
Austin, G. P. A, Grand Central Station,
Chicago, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
TRUST A LEGAL BODY.
Two New York Courts so Hold in the
National Wall Paper Co. g Case.

New York, May 2S.-The National
Wall Paper company secured a verdict
in the United States circuit court of ap
peals today in a case involving $1,000,
600 of stock and securities.
The plaintiffs in the case were Cros-
well and Washburn, wall paper manu-
facturers of Philadelphia, who Joined
the trust in 1892 Subsequently they
became dissatisfied with their bargain
and attacked the trust in the courts.
In the lower court Judge Wheeler de-
clared the trust a legal body and up
held the agreement between the trust
and Croswell and Washburn. Today's
decision uphOlds the finding Of the
lower court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
FLOWERS FOR MRS. ACKLAN
Women of Delaware Sympathize With
Her in Her Long Fight to Secure
a Divorce.

Wilmington, Del, May 2S.-ATrs. Laura
Croker Aclxlan was the recipient today
of the congratulations of more than SO
women of this city upon the passage of
her divorce bill by the house of repre-
sentatiVes yesterday.
Many of these women Mrs. Acklan
had never seen before, but they felt
that she had been much abused. In
addition to these congra tulatiOns, which
she gracefully accepted with a smile of
thanks, Mrs. Acklan was the recipient
of numerous flowers sent to her by un-
known but sympathizing friends Mrs.
Acklan's bill was enrolled today by or
der of Speaker Riggin. Mrs. AckIan
can move from Delaware tomorrow. now
that her bill is enrolled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
SPRECKELS' THREAT.
Says He Will Make theGrass Grow in
HonoIuIu's Streets

New York, May ga Boston rner-
chant is the authority for a bit of Cos
sip intended to explain why Claus
Spreckels has taken his present stand
in relation to Hawaii and its sugar
clause in our treaty.
He says Spreckels rushed from San
Francisco after the revolution and en-
deaVored to secure the presidency of the
island. Failing in this he immediately
lodged claim for $50, 900 damages to
his estates, which was paid He left
the island and has never returned. His
threat was that he would make the
grass grow in Honolulu's streets. He
thinks the abrogatiOn of the reciprocity
clause will accomplish this end