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The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
A PLAN TO RAISE MONEY.
a Grand Reviewing Stand Back of
the Festival Queens Throne

The Journal proposes means of rails
ing money to add to the fund of the
Fall Festival which the Committee of
Fifteen may not have thought Of 1t
involves the building of the Festival
queens throne in the city, however.
instead of at the fair grounds
The proposal made by the Journal is
that surrounding and behind the plat
grand stand holding 5000 people be
constructed. to a height of say 30 feet
so that a good view of the ceremonies
on the queens stand can be obtained by
al those on the grand stand Let eve
ry procession of the week pass this re-
the best place in the city to see all the
displays Tickets for the week can be
sold at a price to raise $4,000 or 81, 500.
The city council of course should per
nit no other reviewing stand to be
built which would give the Committee
Of Fifteen a monopoly and thus enable
it to realize handsomely on its invest
Tneut. The exercises on the Festival
Queens platform should be of a char
acter to make the entertainment inter-
eStingr the proposed grand stand should
be gaiIy decorated in coIors,
and sections of 1t partitioned off into
boxes which parties of society people
or prominent people from other cities
can engage beforehand at higher fig
ures On the Floral day, the grand
stand can be made especially gorgeous
and ought to be crowded with the peo-
pie of fashion from Topeka and other
cities in bright costumes. The sight of
this immense grand stand filed with
the elite of the city would be one of the
many scenes of the week worth re-
ueEnbering. At the Colorado Springs
this character holding 5000 pe0ple-waS
packed The crowd here viii be three
times as large as the one at Colorado
Springs and a grand stand holding 81
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
SHALLTHEDAN GO ON
An Open Air Dancing Club in
Auburndale
Meets With Some Opposition
From Residents.
Some Say 1t Won't be Any Noisier
Than Last Summers Revival
Others Fear it Will be
Too Public.

The good people of Auburnda1e are
at war because of a dance Not long
ago a large dancing platform was
erected on the corner of Stevenson
street and The Drive This IS in the
most thickIy >settIed part of Auburn
dale, and the neighbors are divided in
their opinions as to whether the revel-
~ shall be allowed The dances are to
be held once a week The first one was
To be held last Friday, but owing to
the rain was postponed The pros and
cons seem to be about evenly divided,
some saying they will fight it to the
bitter end before they will allow an
open air public dance to be held there,
and others say that there is no
amusements for the young people to
attend and are just as determined to
have the dances continue
Mrs. Fred H. Whitaker, one of the
residents of AuburndaIe,- said:
I am very much in favor OF the
dance The young people of Auburn
dale have had TO amuSementS OF any
kind They wanted something to amuSe
them, as in the past we have had
gambling in under ground caves. chick
en- fights and hsticufs. I say young
people are as circumstances make them
and II they have a chance TO attend
some good, wholesome amusement like
a dance, they will keep out pas
the residents here proposed building a
church, and I said If they would build
a hau that could be used for services
and social gatherings, would assist
them
We should not be behind the times
and we should look to the proper bring
ing up of our young people. If the
dance proved to be a place of rowdy-
ism, would be against 1t, but we had
letter see how they conduct themselves
before we condemn
Mrs w A Myers said
Il am strongly opposed to the dance.
We don't want it here and we won {
have it. I am one who will fight the
scheme to the last, and do all in my
power to stop it. I am not alone, but
there are many others here who viii
assist me in trying to suppress this
evil's
Mrs. Petrick said:
I dance myself and see no harm in
young people, or old, for that matter,
taking part in such an amusement Let
them have some pleasure
-dr- J. K TrueblOod said:
7 am opposed to the dance on the
ground that tt is too near the homes
of many working people who wish TO
have quiet after they come home for
the night 1 am not in favor of allow
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

pleased and said: Yes, had short
vision of the festival 1t will be sue
cess I also had a vision as l came
across the bridge yesterday saw
thousands of people standing around,
and I couldn't figure out what it was
for Then a spirit told me that 1t was
the dedication of the new bridge
When asked if he would please have
another vision of the festival in the
presence of the reporter, the wizard
closed his eyes, suffered two or three
convuIsive movements. uttered a deep
groan. started suddenly across the room
and turned the small lamp even lower
Then seating himself again ne raised
both arms above his head, moved his
hands about before him, seeming to be
feeling for mysterious something All
this time the wizards eyes We're haIf
closed Very often his body was seized
with sort of convulsIon which sent
him into violent gyrations. Then he
felt again with his fingers. groaned
twice and began his prophecy of the
Fail Festival which was given above.
Just before consulting the second
spirit he lapsed into what appeared
comatose state, which lasted for several
minutes Then slowly recovering, he
n1otioned franticaIIy, then again grad
uaIIy Iapsed into a semi-conscious
state, dragged himself toward the re-
porter and in husky voice said with
considera BILE effort: Good night; come
and see me again"
The reporter stepped out of the room,
but fingered on the threshold a few
on the bed. his eyes half closed, his
body rigid and his chest heaving vio-
IentIy.
The prophet says that the visions he
has are most fatiguing- Yesterday he
made visit to Aunt Lucinda, the mag
netic healer, east of the city. After
couferring with her, she suddenly ex-
claimed: Nah fren, you has mo divine
healin' powah than I has. / kin see
hit BY the time snow flies yo will
twice as strong as yo is now"
The wizard shuddered when speaking
of it, for he said that he would very
much fear becoming any stronger, as it
would be painful The wizard claims
to be a divine healer.
IT m not in this thing for money"
said he. When poor people come to
me I treat them free I am simply the
instrument, God is the power, and he
works through me. treat people just
like Aunt Lucinda. I can take hand
kerchiefs and sit with them at a GER
tain hour of the night and bless them
Then the person who owns the hand
kerchief can wear that around him and
it will heal him When I touch a per
son and call on God to heal him. feel
my fingers getting hot. A person to be
a divine healer must keep his body
pure
THE Wizard of the Kaw'' has prom
ised to keep the people informed as to
coming events, and to forecast any dan
gers to be avoided The wizard is a
most accou1nnodat ting man.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
BRIGHT FINE WEATHER
Is Prophesied by the "WiZard
of the kaW"
For Festival Week-A Strange
Being Who is a Prophet.
Something That outfads the LORNA
Fad-This Wizard is FLESH and
BIood-His Name is Y. 2.
Star and He Lives in
North Topeka.

The Wizard of the Kaw'' has spok-
en-. There has been in this city for
several days a strange being, as mys-
terious as LORNA, who can look into
the darkling future and foreteu events
of the grea test moment. He is the
prophet who advises LORNA. warns her
what steps to take and what actions
to refrain from. This strange man,
who is now here and will remain until
after the F'au Festival, is known to
earthly people as Prof. V. F. Star and
he now resides in North Topeka, next
door south of the fire department sta
ton He some times calls himself a
trance medium, and he came directly
here from Clay Center
Yesterday in a darkened room. in the
presence of several people, he went into
a trance and uttered the following
L see trains coming into Topeka
crowded to the utmost with people The
city can't accommodate all who come
to the festival I see the festival a
great success. I see the crowds surg
ing through the streets looking at the
sights of the festival I hear
the praises of the people who
have enjoyed the festival see
me see I will consult with another
spirit. Yes, the Fall Festival will be a
grand success. 1t will surpass every
expecta ton Go right ahead with the
arrangements, for you Will see that my
vision is the correct one
So the festival viii be a success. Prof
Star talks with the spirit world, he
looks into the future and his prophecies
concerning important events will be of
interest to thousands of people.
r. The Wizard of the kaw'' is small
stout man, possessing a wonderfully
strong body, wears his hear clipped
close to his head, he has small, pene-
trating eyes, his clothes are plain, he
is uneducated. but he says that four
years ago this strange power came to
him as he was working IN the railroad
shops at Pueblo, Col
Last evening State Journal reporter
visited Prof Star. In a small, plain,
second story room at 926 North Kansas
avenue the Wizard of the Kaw" sat
wrapt in thought A small coal oil
lamp shed a dim light on the walls
Round the room were hung Iargasheets
of paper, on which were large draw
fngs With a combination of blue, red
and black pencils most startling ef-
feet is produced. With innumera Bile
curved lines different bodies are made
on the paper which are explained by
the wizard One represents the plan
cts, another different parts of history.
He says the spirits make these draw
ings while he sleeps
When asked a bout the Fall Festival
the wizard nodded his head, looked
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
WINFIELD PEOPLE COMING.
Immense Number of Visitors Will At
tend the Fall Festival

c. A. johnson of the office of the state
auditor has returned from a visit at his
home in Winfield. He said today:
There will be a big crowd of Win
field people at the Fail Festival The
members of the fire department have
new uniforms and are at work prAc-
tfcfng expecting to come to Topeka and
carry off some of the prizes If possible
Many of the citizens are also coming
and are already planning their busf-
ness affairs SO as to enable them to
come and stay during the entire week
Il have just been out to my home in
Pratt county, added Chas. A. Taylor
assistant auditor of state, and lots of
our people are planning to come to the
Festival I believe there will be thou
sands of people from the western part
time"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
THREE SPLENDID FLOATS
To Cost $475 to be Built by the Santa
Fe Offices.

Three magnificent floats costing $475
will be the display of the Santa Fe
general office employees in the big Santa
Fe celebration parade
The general Office committee held a
meeting in the rooms Of the tax de-
partment last night and authorized
the construction of three floats, draw
ings of which were presented Two of
the floats will be built by Dudley &
Jos1in, and one will be prepared by
Prof. Henry WorraH. In all they will
cost $475-
The committee prefers that the de-
signs of the floats be not made public
al this time In size one will be 36 feet
long and 10 feet high, one 30 feet long
and II feet high, and one 20 feet long
and Is high. Together the three floats
will make a. fine display.
In addition to the floats, statistical
banners, showing the growth of the
road in the past 25 years in all depart
ments, will be shown in the general Of
fee display.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

Mass Meeting of Santa Fe Men Call
ed to Take Action.

Wellington, Aug IA mass meet
ing of all raiIroaders is called to assem-
bic at B. of l. F hall Monday night for
the purpose of forming an organization
of the railroaders of this place to take
part in the Santa Ere celebration day
September 29, at the Topeka Fall F'es-
tival.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
Visit Las Vegas Hot spriues.

Why not take a run down to Las
Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico ,
Round trip is only 5 Montezuna ho-
tel, Feopened this summer, affords am
PIE aceommodat tons for several hun
dred guests; prices reasona BILE Tour
lists and invaIids Will find climate and
medicinal springs suited to their needs
Expert medical attendance Inquire of
W. c. GARVEY
Agent a, T. & 8 z. Railway
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
BACK FROM KLONDIKE.
Miners Return ON the Starr
With Bags of Gold.

Victoria, B. c., Aug 21.-Steamer
George E. Starr, called at Union. hav-
ing on board a number of KIondikers,
one man from Seattle having $16 00o-
Four Victorians have between them
SIS, 600. They went in last May and will
return Immediately. They say they
can get through to Dawson City this
sea
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
SANTA FE OFFICES
To be Beautifully Decorated With
Flowers and CoIored L ghts.

The Santa F'e general offices in this
city will be handsomely decorated dur
ing Festival week Bunting, flowers
and fncandescent lights of different
coIors will be used in making up the
decorations Mr. John Hayes, Janitor
of the building. is the chairman Of the
committee which viii have charge of
the work and he viii be assisted by
Miss J. L. Sexton, Miss Daisy Hayes,
Mrs D. NJ. Smith and Mr.. Bert White.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

aaThey don't make much fuss about
it, - We are speaking OF De Wits lit
tie Early Risers, the famous little nils
for constipation. biIiousness and ali
stomach and liver troubles They never
grfpe c. W. StansGeId. e22 Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

The Brownies at Lowman Hill
chapel Monday evening. Aug o. Forty
children trained by Mrs. E B. Meredith
in Brownie speeiaIties will entertain,
assisted by their japanese friends for
benefit Lowman Chapel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

Beggs' Little Giant Pills cures Con-
stfpatian. Sick Headache, and the many
other complaints caused by Indigestion
Ask your druggist for sample. All
5ruE@&StR.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

600 people ought to add a generous sum
to the Festival fund. This grand stand
and the queens throne could be Ioca-
ted at one side of the state house
grounds.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

Topeka Lodge K. of P. will have ice
cream for members Of the order to-
night.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
Band Concert

At Garfield Park tomorrow afternoon. 8
O'Clock, by MarshaHs Band
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
Card of Thanks

To Topeka commandery No. 5. Orient
lodge No 51,Ladfes of the Eastern Star,
to 4. o. u w No. and rhe Select
Knights. to the musicians, and to our
friends both old and new who were sc
kind to US in our recent bereavement
and who by their loving sympathy have
tried TO tighten our great sorrow over
the death of a kind and induIgent hus-
band and father, we extend cur heart
felt thanks
MRS z. H EASTERBROOK
H NJ EASTERBROOK
MR. AND MRS. ED CHRYSLER.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21

The Comrades Like H.
The People ssAIE~ Like IT.
And They VIII Take H.
The Rock HsIaud1 fS Bu8aKO.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-21
MRS z. H EASTERBROOK

MIR AND MRS. ED CHRYsLER-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25
DEATH OF GEN. FULLERTON.

Comrades all over the country will
hear with peculiar sorrow of the death
of Brig.-Gen. Jos S. Fullerton, who was
killed in a railroad accident that oc-
CURED near Oakland, Nd, early in the
morning of March 20. The Pullman
car in which he was sleeping went
through a bridge over the Youghiogheny
River, and it is supposed that he was
drowned His body has not been re-
covered.
Gen. Fullerton went into the army in
1862 as a First Lieutenant In the Cd
Mo-, and was promoted to Major and
A. A g. He served with great credit
on the stats Of Gems. Gordon, Granger
and Howard, was promoted to Lieuten.
ant-Colonel, and Colonel, and breyeted a
Brigadier-General for gallant and meri.
torious service during the Atlanta Cam
psign.
He was splendid, manly man, fine
soldier, and loyal, public-spirited citi
zen. He was one of the Chattanooga
National Military Park Commission, be
came its President, and worked with in
defatigable zeal to build up and make
the Park the splendid creation it ha
become.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

THE BATTLE OF HONEY SPRINGS
BE- Hii,y B,itton, Kamsos City, hdn.
7HE MASSACRE AT FORT PHI
KE4RNT A Thrilling Chapter ia the
History of Oar Indian Wars. By Frank S
Fmgahar. Unioa,Oana, Pa.
TIE RATTLE OF FAIR OAKS. Oh
SETEN PINES. BY Moj.-Gen II. d.
Iqaistcd, formerly Lieadeaant- Colonel Of tie
1lth HE. and aJter7casd Major-Geaesol o.
Iolnatoas.
FIRING on FORT SUMTER. A thrilling
story of a young Ohio mechanic arho acas
sa Charleston at The time, and acds compelled
10 ioin The rebels, bat arho atte,frosds ESCAPED
and se1red three gears in Union regiment.
IN AND OUT OF CHARLESTON. By
r. o. b., young Connecticut naGa, ardo
srcs caught in Charleston at the opening q
acsfiiifi,s
"REMINISCENCES OF GETTTSBURG.
By jas. Fulton, d.. d., Ntm London, Ia.
SzBERS AGAIN TO THE FRONT. IN
account Of the Cdrulyy Raids around Cor
fati. By Birney Mclean, I'd Ioara Car.
CHI TTANOOGA, LOOKOUT MOUNT.
AN, md MISSION RIDGE. By Col.
Lyman Bridges, Chief of Artillery, Foarfi
Corps, San Leandro. Cal.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TEIERAN Re
SERIES. IN Account Of Their Service,
from Gold HnslJor TO Appomnttor. By Il. E.
Mcbride Co. c, 1904 Pa, Manhattan. Kan
Across TIE PLAINS IN 1853 y,
. Tdmarac." Redwood Falls. Ainn.
THE SHELBY RAID IN MISSOURI, IA
OCTOBER. 1863. BY Wiley Britton. aHthoI
Of The Grill HIar on the Border" etc.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25

THE wisdom of keeping a good man
in Congress, after he has demonstrated
his fitness for the place, is finely demon
strated in the case Of Gen. d. B. Hen
derson, of Iowa, who has now entered
upon his eighth consecutive term. His
ripe knowledge of parliamentary prac-
tice and public business are Of the great.
est value, not only to his constituents
and State, but to the whole country
When he speaks lie is attentively listen
ed to, his leadership is recognized and
implicitly followed, and no man in the
House has greater influence. This was
we'll demonstrated on the introduction
of the Tariff Bill, when he appeared as
one of the strong men on the Republic
can side to cope with whom the opposi'
ton had no one capable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25
A DARING EXPLOIT.
Capt. Ballinger Wants to Know Who Were
the Men Who Performed It.

Capt. Ballingcr Wants to Know Who Were
the Men Who Performed 1t.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On the
night of April 90, 1863, the day Grand Gulf
was assaulted by the gunboats, Gen. Grant
ordered me to take squad of soldiers across
the Mississippi and bring him an intelligent
colored man who could give information
concerning the road from Bruinsburg to
Port Gibson.
went in company with six volunteers
from different regiments, and we brought to
the General the man he wanted. This was
about midnight, or after. I did have the
names of all the comrades who went with
me that night, also their photographs, but
in moving to this State they were lost.
One of them did reside at Des Moines,
Iowa. Will The NATIONAL TRIBUNE give
this publicity, so can obtain their names
again and that may present the matter to
Congress for action in behalf of brave set
of men who at the peril of their lives voun-
teered services so valuable to the General in
command, thereby preventing delay and as
to Illustrate any effort of the enemy to make
rapid concentration of strength so as to
defeat or imperil our advance.
Comrades having any information of this
expedition within the enemy's lines are re-
quested to send me all the information with
in their recollection.-R. FL. BALLINGER,
Captain, Co. A, Sd Ill. Cav, Ills Jefferson
street, Seattle, Wash.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25

SENATOR c. K. DAVIS, of Minnesota,
has shown an ability in handling the
Arbitration Treaty which greatly en-
hances his reputation for statecraft.
The treaty as it came to the Senate from
Secretary Olney was alarmingly faulty.
By implication, if no more, it committed
the United States to concessions that
might become very dangerous to our
dignity and interests, it was vague where
it should have been precise and definite,
and it made serious invasion of the
Senate's Constitutional prerogatiyes as to
treaties. Senator Davis and his col
leagues of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, have eliminated all these objec-
tionable features and amended the treaty
SO as to make it harmonize with Ameri.
can ideas. Senator Davis deserves par
ticular credit for this, for he has shown
grasp of the subject and facility Of
presenting all its phases which have won
him the highest praise from those capa-
bic of judging.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25
POETRY or THE WAR

We have issued No. Is of The Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY, entitled
"Some Poetry of the War;" This is one
Of the most valuable literary collections
that could be gathered to illustrate the
spirit Of the war period. 1t embraces
the resembling lyrics by which the fer
yor OF imprisoned patriotism found ex-
preston. These poems are lofty echo
OF National crisis.
Among other familiar poems will be
found The Battle Hymn of the Repub.
lie, The Roll-call, The Cumberland
Picket Guard, We Drank from the
Same Canteen, The Cavalry Charge
Sheridan's Ride, The Storming of Look
out Mountain, The Voice of the North
The Song Of the Camp, and many mors
which heretofore have not been accessi
bic 10 the pubic in single collection
Sent prepaid TO any address upon re
ceipt Of 5 cents, or six copies for 2;
ceais
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-25
PERSONAL.

The Supreme Court of Michigan has decided
that Gov. Pingree cannot hold two offices at
once, and that he must give up that of Mayor
of Detroit. Many of Pingree's friends think
that he will resign the office of Governor, and
run again for Mayor of Detroit at the special
election to be held April 5.
Col. Plat M. Thorn, who died at his home,
at Rochester. N. Y, March II, was not only a
gallant soldier, but 4 man of scientific attain
meuts. He went out in 1862 as Captain in the
l5Oth N. " but was given staff appointment,
and served on Slocum's and Sheridan's stats,
receiving two brevets for faithful and meri-
torous conduct. At the close of the war he
was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the
18th u. s., aud saw great deal of hard service
against the Indians. He was one of the first
officers to enter the Yellowstone country. He
took great interest in the study of ornithology,
and his contributions to the science gave him a
reputation all over the country. He became a
Captain in the 22d U. s. in 1879.
No man in the country can be more conf
IDENTIFY expected to do and say the right thing
every time than OK President Harrison Some
friends Of bis son Russell thought that it would
be q nice thing to have the young man ap-
pointed Collector of Internal Revenue at Terre
Haute, Ind, which is his home. Mr.. Harrison
was not averse, but declined to ask for his
fathers Endorsement Some friends took the
matter to the ex-President. but he said that
while he would like to see his son Collector. he
felt that ir would be indicate to even suggest
the matter to President Mckinley.
Senator Quay had lively experience with q
Florida panther last week. He had just caught
large tarpon, and his attendants were carry
ing it back to the hotel Passing under large
liye-oak big panther jumped down upon them
and began devouring the fish. The men were
ior moment astounded, aud Senator Quay,
who was q little behind, began firing on the
beast with small pocket revolver. The shots
from this only made tho panther moro furious,
and it turned to spring upon him, when Semi
mole Jim, Mr.. Quay's guide. struck it with a
club, stunning it for an instant. 1t started up
again, and made for the Senator, who con-
tinued his fuslade with his little revolver.
Finally, Seminole Jim got in a good blow with
a club and snatching a knife from the other
man, stabbed the brute to death. The skin
will be stuffed and sent to Senator Quay's