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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TAKE BACK THEIR BOOKS.
It is Expected That the American
Book Co. Will Buy Back its
Discarded Books.

John F. Afford, agent for the Kansas
Book company. viz: Scott, F'oresman
& Co., J. S. Parks and the Foley Print
ing company, today stated that the par
ties he represented would put out not
less than 10000 books, there being a
greater demand for them than antici-
pated He also said that a large per
cent of the cities and school districts
in Kansas had abrogated their con-
tracts with the American Book compa-
ny and ordered the books adopted by
the state school text book commission.
Mr.. Afford further stated that the books
they We're receiving were in fair
shape, the most of them having been
printed by the American Book compa-
ny. When asked as to the disposition
that would he made of the old books,
Mr.. Afford replied:
I'VE expect to sell all old books pub
lished by the American Book company
to said firm at exchange price, with
freight added"
Wh.r asked what reason he had for
tn hiking the American Book c'.:lpanT
had heretofore published, he said:
1T is sin ply a business proposition
The American Book company has con-
tracts in Nebraska, Missouri and Ok
lahoma, and if it fails or refuses to
purchase the books from us that L
have mentioned, we will establish agen-
cies in the aforesaid states where they
have contracts and sell them at the
same price that we expect to sell them
for to the American Book company.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
A GLOOMY VIEW.
Andrew Jordan Afraid His Race Can't
be Improved.

There is a row on between the colored
people of Topeka who are interested in
the "ColOred Industrial Institute" es-
tablished by Mr.. Edward Stephens over
a year ago, and the hackers of the new
ly formed "COlored Art association"
The former say that the latter are at
tempting to ruin the industrial institute
by running something in opposition to
it, and that the formation of the art
association is simply spite work.
Mr.. Andrew Jordan, who is prominent
among the colored people of this city.
has become so worked up over the ac-
tion of his colored brethren in starting
the art association that he denounces
his race in somewhat gloomy COM
munication. He says:
Maybe the race that I am sorry to
belong to because of their jealousy,
envy, hatred, malice and uncharitable-
ness toward each other, more than be-
cause of their ignorance, can be i'm
proved in the next 500 years, but 1
doubt it,
Jordan has been interested in the in
dustria1 institute since it was esta blish-
ed by Mr.. Stephens. The institute was
started as a means of teaching the col
ored youth of this city useful knowI-
edge and the newly formed art asSocia-
ton is said to be for the same pur-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
ON The LIST.
Consul General FitZhugh Lee
Arrives in New York
And Talks of the Case of Evan
gelina CiSnerOs.
STILL INCARCERATED
But Her Name Was on General
Weyier's Pardon List.
Fuss in This Country Has Pre-
vented Her Release.

New York, Sept. S.-Consu1 General
Fitzhugh Lee, accompanied by his son.
arrived from Havana today The gen
eral said he had been suffering from
biliousness for some time past, but he
felt very much better after the trip.
When asked as to whether he would
return to Cuba or not, the general shook
his head and said: & cannot answer
that and I would rather not talk on
Cuban affairs until 1 make my report
in Washington"
In speaking of the case of Evangelina
CoSsio CisnerOS, the general said:
f'The young woman is now confined in
Casa Recojidas. She has never been
tried and l do not think it was ever in
tended that she should be baniShed. The
stories Of her ill-treatme are very
exaggera ted and were it not for the
hubbub that has been raised about her
the girl would proba bly, have been re-
leased long ago. In fact I was given to
understand that her name was on the
pardon list. She has comfortable quar-
terS and is treated as we'll as possible
under the conditions. There is good
deal of suffering in Cuba, but the Amer
leans, numbering about 1,400, are cared
for from the fund of $50, 900 which was
appropriated for that purpose They
receive relief daily and up to the pres
ed" N''0OO -'>''
rs there any sign of business i'm
proving or change for the better in
Cuba?"
mo. I am sorry to say there is not, %
replied the general, land there will not
be any improvement until the war is
ended
When will that be, general -
To this last question General Lee re-
piled in Spanish, free translation of
which is: That is too much for me;
1 cannot say
General Lee and young Fitzhugh
Lee, Jr., will go to West Point today to
see his other son, George NJ, who is
at the military academy there, and to-
morrow they will leave for Washing
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
OF OSAWATOMlE,
Nearly Loses His Life i'm the
Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone.

Yellowstone Lake. Wyo., Sept s.
w. M. Hill of Osawatomie. Kan, came
very near losing his life by falling into
the Yellowstone grand canyon.
Hill had descended the canyon to Red
rock, below Point Lookout, and while
walking around. he slipped and started
to roll down the slanting wall of the
canyon, some 1,50O feet in height. He
managed to roll over on his back, and
by digging his heels and elbows into
the sand, sIackened his speed until he
struck a projecting ledge on the brink
of the preeipice 900 feet high. He was
discovered by a party of tourists. who
lowered a rope to him and pulled him
up.
With the exception of a few scratches
Hill escaped uninjured.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
CROWDS OF PEOPLE.
Another of Mrs. Meredith's Projects
for the Festival an Over
VIII Ginning Success.

The cinderella Cafe opened today
at noon in the Curry building at 625 and
627 Kansas avenue and over $50 people
ate the Puritan dinner which was serv-
ed by young ladies in Puritan costume
Everything was in running order at
noon with the exception of the Dutch
cocoa booth and the booth where fruit
punch was served. These will be in
shape by this evening, when a large
crowd is expected
For the four days the following ladies
have charge of dining tables in the
cafe: Mrs. B. 3. Yates, Mrs. George
Kelly, Mrs. Edw. Babcock, Mrs. T. G.
Miller, Mrs. w. c. Burgess and Mrs.
Chas. King. These ladies have gen
eral supervision over the tables, while
on each of the days different sets of
young ladies in costumes appropriate to
the days will wait on the guests. The
dining tables are on the north side of
the room and there are six of them.
On the south side of the room the ice
cream tables are placed. The Dutch
cocoa booth is on the south side of the
room near the front, and is draped in
yellow cheese-cloth. AT it cocoa and
waters will be served by Miss Rae
Chesney and Miss Alice Hopkins. The
candy booth, where candies are for
sale, is on the north side of the room
near the front and is draped in red.
Miss Louise Allison and Miss Lucille
SheafOr have charge of this. In the
center of the room and near the front
is the booth Where lemon, orange and
pineapple punch will be served by Mrs.
George Kelly and Miss Helen Nc
Grath.
The young ladies in Puritan costume
who waited the guests today were
Misses Alice Hopkins, Matte McNair,
Lou Groves, Pearl Gilmore, Nellie
Breidenthal, Eta Covell, BERTHE Love
and Mary McGrath.
At O'Clock this afternoon Japanese
tea will be served by Grace Meredith
and Minnie Crow in the japanese tea
room, which is in the front of the room
on the south side. Puritan supper will
be served a O'Clock.
This evening. as each evening the rest
will be charged. Tonight Puritan
tableaux Will be given with calcium
light effects. Ice cream and cake,
fruit punch and cocoa and waters will
be served during the evening. A sup
per will be served at the cafe to the
wooden mill dancing party tonight at II
O'Clock after the dance in Oakland.
Photographs of cinderella" includ-
ing all the, dances and the various fea-
lures of the production, are on sale in
the cafe by Miss Nellie Yates, who has
a position on the south side of the room.
Tomorrow will be German day. A
genuine Dutch lunch minus any spir-
ituous liquors, will be served by maid
ems in Dutch costume. The dinner hour
is from IL O'Clock to 1:30.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
GOULDS WILL DIG.
George and Howard Organize a
klondike Company at
Denver.

Denver. Colo, Sept. S.-The Klondike
Exploration, Engineering and Mining
company, with a capital stock of $780,
900, has been incorporated in this state.
The directors>for the first year of this
company are Reid Northrop and San
ford NOrthrop of St Louis, Mo-; George
b. RunuS and P. Vickery of Colorado;
George Gould and Howard Gould, and
the three Northrops, who are cousins of
the GouldS, are the company.
The charter of the company grants
the rights and privileges to explore new
territory for placer and lode mining, to
survey mining claims, railroads, canals.
wagon roads, private and public lands,
to locate. lease and operate mining
lands to build saw mills. run steam and
sailing vessels, do a general transported
ton business by land and water, erect
smelters, etc.
Just how extensively the Gould heirs
intend to operate in the Alaska country
cannot be discovered at. this end of the
line. They have authorized the incor-
poration of the company and will put
some cash into the venture.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
sARAToGA's FESTIVAL.
Carriages and Floats Beautifully Dec
grated With Flowers

Saratoga, N Y, Sept. S-Saratoga
he'd perfect weather for the fourth an
nual floral festival yesterday and there
were more than $4,000 visitors who en-
joyed the brilliant spectacle. The pro-
cession moved a O'Clock in the after
noon, headed by the mounted police on
bicycles. They We're followed by the
bicycle division. which was really the
feature of the parade.
The grand marshal and staff made a
fine display, and the 81 beautifully
decorated carriages were much admir-
ed Perhaps the most striking features
in this part of the procession were the
victoria of Mrs. Edgar T. Brackett, dec
GRATED entirely with crimson roses; the
victoria of Mrs. w. B. Heustis, covered
with pink and white china asters; the
English mail cart of Mr.. w. E. Wool
ley, driven by himself, both cart and
horses being covered with flowers, and
the wagonette of Mrs VIM. B. Gage,
elaborately trimmed with hydrangeas
and gladioli.
The floats were superb pieces of floral
architecture and decoration.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

were to have been taken up the river
by the steamer Eugene. The Eugene
sprang leak and could not proceed on
her voyage, SO the trip had to be aban
doned
San Francisco, Sept. S.-According to
information brought by the steamer
National City, from St. Michaels, an
immense amount of K1ondike gold is
on its way from the mouth of the Yu-
kon to San Francisco and the sound.
The National City reached here after
voyage of eleven days from ST. Mi
chaels, bringing three passengers who
just made the trip down the Yukon,
besides important letters from the
Klondike region. One letter received
by G. Murray of this city from DR.. j.
w. McKennan, says:
I'VE leave tomorrow for the Yukon.
Two steamers arrived last night from
Dawson loaded with wealth. The mines
are the richest on earth. Men can get
$40 per day, but they must have pro-
visions, as they are scarce
Captain Anderson of the National
City says that he knows that a large
amount of gold came down the river
from Dawson, but he could not give
figures, as the miners were very re-
ticent about their wealth. The captain
said the Excelsior left st. Michaels for
San Francisco and he believes she will
arrive sometime today.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
LOCAL MENTION.

State Superintendent William Stryk-
er has gone to Great Bend on business.
Congressman Ridgley returned to his
home in Pittsburg yesterday after
noon.
The executive council has postponed
the letting of contracts for work on the
dome.
Charlie Holman is looking for a base
ball team to interest his nine of mar
ried men.
J. H Slaughter of Burlingame, broth
er-in-law of John w. Breidenthal, visi-
ted Topeka today.
Mrs c. s. Sutton has commenced the
plans for the decoration of representa-
the floral ball.
Why is it, that the dryer the weather
gets the worse the mosquitoes? The
theory about the mosquito plague used
to be just the opposite.
B. w. Jay of Emporia, one of the lead
ing bicycle dealers there, rode to To-
pelza yesterday on his wheel, having
business with local dealers
Chas. P. Drew of Burlingame, ex-as-
sistant adjutant general of the war de-
partment of Kansas, accompanied by
his brother George Drew of the war de-
partment at Washington, spent yester-
day in Topeka
Eagleite a saddle horse owned by
Mrs. G. G. Burton of this city, won
third prize in the national saddle horse
breeders branch of the Kansas City
horse show yesterday. This is the on
ly entry from Topeka
Judge c. E. Foote to whom the gov
ernor feared giving an appointment un-
der the state administration, has been
sent east to investigate the methods of
certain insurance companies by the
state department.
Mrs. Josephine Lindsey of Greenwood
county was yesterday adjudged insane
by a jury in the probate court. She
was brought to Topeka for treatment
but the physicians deemed it advisable
to have her sent to the asylum where
she could receive more constant atten-
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
IF WE ONLY HAD 1T.
Rain is Destroying the Wheat in the
Fields of Washington.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. S.-The Spokes-
nan-Review has weather crop reports
from all sections of eastern Washington
and Idaho. From nearly all points
come reports of the weeping skies and
sodden fields. Rain is heavier in the
Palouse country than in central Wash
ington. In this section the greater
part of the spring grain remains uncut
and great fears are entertained by the
farmers.
Continued rains are bleaching the
grain and injuring wheat in the shock.
If the rain should cease it is thought
the damage would not be considera bic,
but every additional day of rain means
loss of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
THE DAILY RUNAWAY.
Gus Lunstrom Thrown Out and His
Right Arm Fractured

Runaways continue to be daily events
in Topeka, and the list of MANNED and
injured increases This morning a boy
named Gus Lunstrom, aged about IL
years, was thrown from a wagon al the
corner of Second and Buchanan streets
and his right arm badly fractured. He
was also considerably bruised.
The boy was riding in wagon with
his mother and several other children.
The horses became frightened by the
tongue dropping, and started to run.
AT the first jump he was thrown from
his seat with considerable force to the
ground. The other occupants of the
horses were stopped after running a
short distance.
The boy was brought into the city
and his injuries dressed by DR.. McIn-
tire.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

ton to the run of crowds, but it was
honest and it paid it's bills. 1t was an
intelligent crowd, and it knew just
what it wanted to see and just how it
wanted to see it. 1t stuck to the prin-
cipal thoroughfares whenever possible
Restaurants. steam and trolley rail-
benef1ciarieS of the throngS. The places
on the back and side streets did far
less business in proportion than the
places on the main streets.
The material measure of the en-
campment by the standard of profit
and loss in dollars and cents supplies
meager satisfaction compared to the
joy that has come out of the successful
honoring of the fast diminishing army
in which the least private is hero now
and for eternity
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TO TAKE CARE oFHERsELF
Great Activity in the Establishment
of Factories in Mexico

City of Mexico. Sept. S.-New York
exchange is at $1.39 premium. Remark
able activity is shown in the organiza-
ton of new stock companies for man
ufacturing and also trading. This has
been especially noticeable since the
sharp decline in silver.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
COTTON MILLS RESUME.
Two New England Firms Start Up
With 2,7OO Employees.

Lawrence, Mass. Sept. S.-Operations
were resumed in all the departments
at the Everett cotton mills today, after
a shut down of five weeks. About 1000
hands are employed in the mills.
cotton mills in Race resumed operations
in full this morning. The mills have
been closed for the past six weeks. EN-
ployment will be given to about 1,50O
hands.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
SCHLATTER'S EFFECTS
Will Come Into the Possessio ion of the
State Historical Society of
Colorado

Denver. Sept. S-The state historical
society will soon come into possession
of the effects of Francis Schlatter, the
"healer," supposed to have died in
Mexico.
The saddle, bride and other effects
of Schlatter are in possession of the
district judge at Casas Grande, New
Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Seth Low Endorsed Again

New York, Sept S.-The Republican
organization of the city of New York,
better known as the Brookfield faction,
of which General Wager Swayne is
president, at a meeting held last night,
adopted a resolution indorSing Seth
MAYOR.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
IT PAID AT BUFFALO.
Cost the City $50, 600;
Visitors Left S2,OOO,OOO.

Buffalo, Sept S.EThe Express says:
.sThe encampment cost the city about
$50, 900. The visitors left $2,0OO.000. No
more orderly, good-natured, well-be-
haved, enjoyable crowd has ever been
dn Buffalo. 1t was not rich in proper
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

Burning, itching skin diseases in
stant1y relieved by De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve, unequalled for cuts.
bruises. burns. 1t heals without leav-
ing a scar. G. w. Stansfield. 632 Kan
saS avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Vast Discoveries Made in venezuele.

New York, Sept. s.-A dispatch to
the World from Caracas, Ven, says:
Vast gold fields have been discovered
in the state of Miranda Guico. The
mines yield seven ounces of gold to the
ton.
A German English syndicate is ex-
ploring this region.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

The furnishing goods houses are buy
ing their supplies of fall and winter
shirts and some of them-will do for
Karnival night-they're so loud.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

The 6-year-old son of D. D. Knox, the
West, Sixth street grocer, was thrown
from a horse yesterday afternoon and
his right arm broken below the elbow
The accident occurred near the boys
home in PotWin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

vacuum tubes where the energy becomes
luminous. the cathode ray is the impor-
tant one. The Y rays are radiant ener-
gy. They are possessed Of singular di-
rectness of purpose. as they cannot be di-
verted or turned from their path, refracted
nor reflected. as may be rays of heat and
light and sound. They are not the CATH
ode rays reflected from the platinum
plate, for the cathode rays pass com pletely
over 10 the anode terminator TO form the
circuit. They induce chemical action in
certain classes of matter, as a Photographic
plate. They cause fiuorescence when they
fall upon certain substances; that is, the
substances glow with light when the 'X'
rays strike them. The rays are propa-
gated in straight, direct lines, and are not
susceptible of polarization, as are those of
light. They discharge all bodies either
positively or negatively electrified, the
former more rapidly than the latter.
The immediate results, the application
of the discovery to the needs OF surgery,
naturally receives greatest popular atten-
tion, for most wonderful knowledge has
suddenly been bestowed upon the practi-
tioner. Not only foreign substances, as
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

bullets, needles, ETC., In the human body,
are accurately located, but the heaithful
or unhealthful condition of the internal
organs may be discerned and determined
by the use of the X ray. If nothing
else had resulted from Professor Roent-
gems discovery, this alone must place it
III the front rank Of valuable acquisitions.
But 1T is the further fact that much of the
action of the ray is bounded by totally un-
known law, which arouse speculative IN
quiry among scientists.
The question is. What bearing has the
newly discovered physical manifestation
on our preconceived notions OF the ply
slcal unlverseP 1t Is one that awakens
profound contempl plation among students
of the sciences.
What are these rays? They originate at
that point ON the platinum plate where
1t is bonn barded by the cathode ray. They
are in some respects electrical in char
acter and in others not. They seem to
follow some of the known laws governing
light. and again disregard them.
There is an increasing tendency among
investigators to assert that the primal
cause OF physical manifestation, the
universal force, is some form of electrical
eheASJs w udt Is termed space, the space
between the planets, is said to be filed
with ether. but just what ether is no one
seems 10 know. Some say it is matter;
others say it is not. Phenomena occur in
the ether light is transmitted through it,
perhaps formed in it; electric and mag
aetic phenomena, attraction and repul-
sion have their field of action in it,
The X ray is the product of electrical
energy and is manifest only in vacua ap-
proacning that of space, and its force in
creases with the reduction of temperature.
In many things it exhibits fits greatest
powers under conditions which approach
the conceived idea of interplanetary
space. Did Roentgen discover a means of
making actual exhi bition of the universal
force? May it not lead to the positive de-
termination of the vexed question as to
the character of the ether? Common air
consists of two gases oppositely electrified,
which if decomposed would expand enor-
mously. The single fact of the X rays
ability to discharge electrified bodies is
pregnant with meaning, for by its opera
ton along this line it may be found possi-
bic to utilize such action in the generation
of dynamic emery to work machinery.
1t may be possible to employ some modi-
fed application of the Y ray to disrupt
the mole cular bonds of the gases, and
then power will become unlimited.
+. NJ. CLOSE, Disc.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

radiation which will be of great use in the
future. 1t may be all wrong and can only
be put down as so much timo wasted in
the study of science.
But it would seem as If ii would be use
ful in determining the extent of an
afflicted persons blindness. 1t has been
demonstrated from time TO time that per-
sons who have lost the sight of an eye
through some accident have nearly al
ways been able TO see the Y ray. This
would prove that the nerves were not in
iured, and that If the eye could be re-
paired sight would be restored.
Cases of people blinded from other
causes might be te sted if the physician
could determine the condition of the eye.
ball. Should he be able to ascertain that
it was in condition to allow the X rays
to pass through it. and the person still be
unable to see them, /. would show that
the nerves were dead and blindness per-
manen.. On the other hand, If the sensa.
tion of light was experienced, and there
was hope of repairing the eyeball, there
could be little doubt of a permanent re-
covery. The assurance of this would un-
doubtedly be great help TO the patient.
WILL SPARKS.