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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TWO COLOSSAL PALMS.
Will Be Placed in the Washington
Pension Office.

Washington, D. c., Sept. S.-The PEN
sion office is to have the largest palm
ever grown under artificial conditions.
There are now two mammoth palms in
the botanical gardens.
These trees of the south have been
placed in the hot house at the gardens
having the highest roof, but SO high
have they grown that it has become
necessary to constantly trim them at
the top. They have attained height
of 40 feet, with a trunk about foot
in diameter. Their beauty has been
largely destroyed by the necessity of
constant trimming.
The officials of the pension office have
since the incoming of the present ad-
ministration sought to secure a tropi-
cal growth about the fountain in the
great court of the pension office, and,
learning of these mammoth palms, they
have taken steps to secure them if pos
sible.
They will doubtless succeed, as the
trees will be destroyed if not removed
from the botanical gardens. One or
both will be planted at the side of the
fountain, where they will have room to
tower up 100 feet or more and to spread
their foliage without hindrance. 1t is
believed that within a few years they
will become one of the sights of the
capital.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
BIMETALLISM.
On the Plan of Holland Contemplated
in Peru.

New York, Sept. s-A dispatch to the
Herald from Lima says:
1t is likely that the Peruvian govern
ment will adopt a financial scheme sim
liar to that of Holland. That is, silver
coin will be a legal tender with unlimit-
ed circulation, but its value will be fixed
on a gold standard basis.
From the single silver standard sys-
tenn Holland in 1916 adopted the double
standard on a ratio of 1878 to /; again
returned to silver in 1S47, and again to
the double standard in 1875. The unit
is the f1orin, or guilder, of 100 cents. the
full legal tender pieces being the ten
and five forms of gold and the half
fforin rix dolor of silver.
The weight of a fiorin in gold would
be .672 of a gramme, or 1887 grains, 800
thousandths.
The silver f1orin is -thousandth
fine and weighs ten grammes. Ac-
cOrdingly the gold florin equals forty
and twO-tenths cents and the silver
f1orin 3O.3 cents.
Coinage of silver is on government
account only since December, 1877. Pa
per money is furnished by the govern
ment to the extent of $1,000, 900 f1orins,
said to be entirely covered, but appar-
emily not by coin.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Topeka. Kansas. Sept. s, 1897.
WHY yROOMAN RESIGNED.
He Says His Salary for Four Months
Has Been at the Rate of $75
q Year

Chicago, Sept. s.-Rev. Frank B.
Vrooman's letter of resignation OF the
copastorate of the Peoples church was
written at Mackinac island August 80
and sent to Chicago. At the resumption
of services in McVicker's theater no
mention was made of Mr. Vrooman'S
resisna ton, nor was this letter read:
Maclxinac Island, Mich, Aug. 80, 1897.
TO the Trustees of the Peoples
Church, Chicago: Gentlemen here
by tender my resignation as one of the
pastors of the Peoples church, to take
effect the first Sunday in September.
Last June I accidentally discovered
that since I came to you in November
DR. Thomas had not received one cent
from the surplus set aside for the sup
port of the paStorate of the church, an
amount which proved to be inadequate
to the support of even one household:
To my amazement and CONSERVATION
found that DR.. Thomas had caused the
entire amount to be paid to me alone.
The same day rendered him my resig-
nation, which he refused to accept, per-
suading me that the condition of church
finances would improve, and that the
unjust arrangement of the past fiscal
year soon would be equally adjusted
decided to await further developments.
Events since then have convinced me
that the outlook for the coming year is
unchanged. / am, of course, unable to
accept, knowingly, the chivalrous and
noble generosity of one with whom
every association 1 have ever had has
been beautiful, and whom have found
under all circumstances to be both a
gentleman and a Christian.
Now, to you have this to say: That
the nervous strain of my financial rela-
tions and your apathy and inaction, in
the face of a complete knowledge of my
entire dependence upon my professional
income has totally untitled me for
preaching; that, in leaving your pulpit,
I leave the Christian ministry entirely,
and shall devote myself to some pursuit
where the experiences of the past year
can never be repeated. 1 will say, fur
ther, that 1 do not know how to dis
charge my obligations to my household
or to society, nor how to support an in
tellectuaI life that can be helpful to SO
intelligent a congrega ton as that of the
Peoples church upon my income for
the last four months, which has been
at the rate of SIS a year. Yours
truly,
FRANK BURLINGTON VROOMAN.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
SAGASTA AT THE HELM.
Change in the Spanish Government
About to Take Place

New York Sept. s.-A special to the
Herald from Barcelona, Spain, says
that it is stated on the highest diplo-
matte authority that the present Span
ish government will go out within
fortnight and that the liberals will
come in.
Such a change has been hoped for by
the administration, for the reason that
it is believed the Liberals would pur-
sue a course in regard to Cuba very
different from that followed by the
Conservatives both before and since
the death of Senior Canovas, and that if
Senor Sagasta should come into power
he would receive with favor the new
offers of the good offices of the United
States to bring about an end of the in
surrection which Minister WoOdford is
to make.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
WITH MILITARY HONORS
The Remains of Lewis Hanback, Laid
to Rest at Kansas City.

The funeral of the late Lewis Han
back was held at Kansas City this aft
ernoon at o'clock and he was buried
with military honors at the hands of
the G. A. r.
The honorary pail bearers were T. J.
Anderson, Judge John Guthrie, Topeka,
William c. Whitney of Cawker City,
J. P. Harris, Ottawa, and Henry Booth
of Larned, past department. command
ers of the department.
The active pail bearers were J. l..
Kline, William Pittman, L N. Vaughn,
J. P. Long, J. H. Sterrett and c. G..
Herrick from the local Grand Army
posts in Kansas City.
Rev. S. E. Butts win deliver the fun
eral Grafton.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
CHECKING BABIES.
Kansas City Pastor Thinks the
Scheme Will Be Successful

Kansas City. Sept. Swell, there was
just one baby checked at our nursery
Sunday" remarked the Rev. Dr. Hancher,
pastor of the Grand Avenue NJ. E. church,
'but we look for a larger number in the
future. You see the baby is sacred to a
mother, and the mothers ara rather unde-
cided, far as to the nursery at the
church. a great many of them consid-
cred the baby scheme a joke"
DR.. Hancher has a pile of letters, each
referring to the baby checking scheme,
and nearly all of them asking if the idea
IS a serious one.
ST believe it will be a success. Mothers
will realize now that it is not a joke, but
that they can attend divine service and
leave their little ones in good hands"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
ON THE ENCHANTED MESA.
Chicago Party Find Evidence of an
Ancient Race.

Denver, Sept. s.-A special to the Re-
publican from Santa Fe, N. M, says:
H. H. Hayt and a party of Chicago lit
erary men spent the day here yesterday
in returning from a trip to the En-
chanted Mesa, made famous by the re-
cent visit of Prof. Libbey of Princeton
university.
Mr.. Hayt says Prof. Libbey is GER
tainly mistaken when he says there are
no signs of ancient habitation on the
top of this almost inaccessible mesa. I ne
Chicago party spent a day and a night
on the mountain after making the 700
feet of ascent with great difficulty and
were rewarded by finding many pieces
of broken pottery, stone implements,
etc.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

commit: Boys never tell about stealing
watermelonS.
Every girl thinks that her mother
made the mistake of her life by not
starting her married life by a display
of will and authority.
=
The people who regard croquet as a
quiet, religious sort of game, never tried
to cross a lawn after night where the
wickets had been left standing.
An Atchison woman says that no
better investment is ever made than
religious convention for a few days.
She says that she entertained a dele
gate two days four years ago, and
since then her family has spent a total
of 81 weeks visiting the girl at her
country home. She reached out for
new fields at the recent Christian En-
deavor convention by entertaining two
girls from different parts of the coun-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
FORESTS OF YOSEMITE.
To be Placed on Typographical Gov
ernment Maps.

San Francisco, Sept. 8.-Charles F.
WaIcott, head of the United States ge-
illogical survey, is in the city and will
leave for Yosemite Valley today, ac-
companied by his assistant, F. B.
Weeks.
He proposes to make typographical
maps on two mile scale of all the forest
reserves in California, which, including
recent additions, include no less than
6,647, 900 acres.
forests will be pointed out, showing the
commercial and the non-commercial
timber, the agricultural lands included
in the forest reserves, the portions
burnt over and all settlements, roads,
houses and other improvements upon
the national forest domain.
Since leaving Washington on July %,
Mr.. Walcott has inspected and mapped
the forest reserves in Wyoming, Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
PROHIBITION At SKAGUAY
Governor Brady Will Suppress Gamb-
ling and Liquor Selling

Port Townsend, Wn., Sept. S.-F'rom
officers of the tug Pioneer which arriv-
ed here direct from Skaguay,i it is learn
ed that previous reports relative to le-
gal action to be taken in suppressing
gambling and sale of liquors at that
place is no joke, as Governor Brady
has sent word that order must be pre-
served there, even if the entire United
States navy had to be called upon to
enforce order.
Old Alaskans here, who are PERSONAL
ly acquainted with Governor Brady
say he is a man who means all he says
and that if he takes a stand he will
carry out his promises.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

(From the AtchiSon Globe)
Anybody can be nice on short ac-
Quaintance.
Some men are so lazy that they loaf
while looking for work.
Every man would own a lot of race
horses, if he had the money.
After a woman passes rs, her kisses
begin to taste of her teeth.
When a man abuses his kin, he ex-
ceptS all the 16 year old girls.
When a fool displays a little sense,
his friends discourage him by showing
great surprise.
An Atchison woman's conscience has
such a strong voice that her friends
are urging her to have it cultivated.
Getting down to work at nine or ten
O'Clock in the morning, is almost as bad
as drinking beer in the middle of the
day.
The old fashioned woman knew how
to make a delicious peach cobbler; the
new fashioned woman says it isn't
good for you.
There isn't perfect confidence be-
voluntarily tells her when he has had
his salary raised.
The sins that a man confesses are
those that he is too old to any longer
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
ADVANCE IN SILVER.
Due it is Thought by the Demand in
India

London, Sept. 8.-The advance in the
price of silver is supposed to be due to
the holding back of supplies by Amer
lea, and by the idea that silver cur
rency will be wanted in India The pur-
chases were chiefly for immediate ship
ment by people having contracts to full
fill in India and China.
The Times and the Standard concur
in the opinion that the impression that
India will buy silver is a mistaken one.
The currency department in India holds
13 erores of rupees which would be re-
leased against gold in. the advent of
gold being exported to India.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
BY WATER TO KLONDIKE.
A Chicago Party Will Go by Steamer
ALI the Way.

Chicago, Sept. S.-"KIondike or sink, !"
will be the motto of the members of an
expedition which purposes to navigate
from Chicago to the mouth of the Yu-
lxon river in the schooner George Stur-
geS.
The Sturges will sail from Chicago in
about a month, manned and proViS-
ioned for trip of six months duration.
AT the end of that time, if all goes we'll,
the craft will be among the icebergs in
Bering sea, and the doughty mariners
will be getting ready to ascend the Yu-
kon in the spring.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
STRIKE BREWING.
St Louis & San Francisco Trainmen
Formulate Demands

Springfield, Mo-, Sept S.-Committees
of the Orders of trainmen conductors,
firemen and engineers have formulated
series of demands to be presented to
the St. Louis and San Francisco rail-
way officials on Friday next. Certain
work is objected to by all the men, un-
less extra pay is granted, and the con-
ductorS and brakemen want better
wages
President Robinson, who is in the city
today, said that his company intend
ed to at once put the standard rules.
now in vogue in the east in force for his
road.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
TO FIGHT THE STANDARD.
Twelve Russian Petroleum Firms to
Form Syndicate.

London, Sept. S.-The Standard pub
fishes a dispatch from Baku saying that
a new Russian syndicate, composed of
II large petroleum firms, will, it is eX-
pected be formed in 1898 on a ten years
basis.
The syndicate will control an i'm
mense capital and will be represented
in the great markets. 1t will have tank
boats and reservoirs in order to COM
pete with American oil and with the
new Russian Gresney field wells, which
are largely exploited by foreign firms
and seriously threaten the Baku trade.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Burst Banks Paving Out.

Washington, Sept. S-The comptroller
of the currency has declared dividends
in favor of the creditors of insolvent
national banks as follows: A dividend
of 10 per cent to creditors of Bennett
National bank of New Whitcomb. Wn.;
a dividend of 10 per cent to creditors of
Northwestern National of Great Falls,
Mont; a dividend of Is per cent to
creditors of Union National bank of
MINNEAPOLIS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
NEW COAST LINE.
Lower California Co. Will Put on
Steam srs to Mexico.

San Diego, Sept. S.-The Lower Cali
fornia Development company has ar
ranged to establish a line of steamers
to ply along the coast. The vessels will
go as far south as San Renito,
Mexico. San Diego will be the northern
terminus.
The steamer Albion, which will make
the first trip will arrive here on the
goth inst.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Decentralization.

Paris, Sept. S.-A dispatch from Epi-
nal says that the cotton spinners of the
Mosel district owing to a crisis, which
is attributed to over production, have
decided to stop work for half a day
weekly.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
Unfermented Grape Juice.

The Topeka Vinegar & Preserving
Works have bought the entire crop of
grapes, about so. 900 MS, beloging to F.
Sardou, and will press every day for
the next two weeks. Anyone wishing
to buy the unfermented juice to make
their own wine can do so at 30c per gal
lon in barrel lots, or 35c per gallon in
less than barrel lots. Come quick, as it
will sell rapidly.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

Halls Hair Renewer cures dapdruff
and scalp affections; also all cases of
badness where the glands which feed
the roots of the hair are not closed up.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
W Gather Indications.

Chicago. Sept. S.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight; Thursday fair, followed by
showers and cooler; fresh southerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
100000 IN A GRIP.
Found on a Texas Train and Unclaim
ed-Diamonds and Jewelry

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. S.-Customs
inspectors at Laredo have found an
$500 900 worth of diamonds, jewelry and
other ValuableS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

Educate Your Bowels With Casearets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
1oc. 25c. If G. C. c. fail, druggists refund money.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08

Webb buys and sells tickets. sos Kan Av
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-08
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison Globe.)
Anybody can be nice on short ac-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-21
EVANGELINA IN NEW YORK.
The Cuban Heroine Arrived From Ha-
vana on the Steamer Seneca.

The Cuban Heroine Arrived From Ha-
vana IN the Steamer Seneca.
New York, Oct. 1S.-Evangelina Cis-
neros, who recently escaped from IA
Spanish prison in Cuba, was a passen-
ger on the Ward line steamer Seneca,
which arrived today from Havana.
Miss Cisneros asked to be excused from
saying anything about her imprison-
ment and escape. On the passenger list
she was registered as Miss Juana Sofa.
She vas travelling under the care of q
gentleman who accompanied her from
Havana. Several newspaper reporters
and four women went alongside the
steamer, and after the health officers
inspection was over they accompanied
Miss Cisneros to this city.
Miss Cisneros' escape and safe arrival
on the Seneca was one OF the most dar-
ing teats eve attempted and success
fully carried out. On Saturday, when
the Seneca was to leave Havana, detec-
tives watched the gangways with extra
caution. Their vigilance would prob
ably have prevented the departure of
Miss Cisneros from Cuba had it not
been for refreshments, including wine,
served them by friends of Miss Cisneros
aboard the Seneca.
A few minutes before the Seneca
was ready to sail, a slim young fellow
came running across the wharf. He
had no baggage and was f~ashionably
dressed. The detectives stopped Inn.
my name is Juan Sola," he said.
and he showed his passport. Every.
thing was satisfactory. So the senior
was allowed to go aboard. 1t is said il
it had not been for the wine, the
strange figure of Senior Sofa might have
aroused suspicion.
Miss Cisneros' friends, when they
saw everything was satisfactory, disem.
barked and watched the ship pull out,
carrying the fugitive to safety under
the stars and stripes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-21
THE DOME CAME DOWN..
Serious Accident in a Cincinnati Opera
Uouse-Three Were Killed.

Cincinnati, Oct. 18.-Three persons
we're killed and over 30 others were
more or less seriously injured by the
falling of the dome of Robinson's
opera-house this evening.
About $40 O'Clock, soon after the
raising of the curtain at the perform
ance of Dangers of a Great City,"
plastering began to fall from the dome
ceiling, 40 or so feet above the people
in the parquette. The house was well
filled, but not crowded. The plaster
ing fell in small PARTICLES at first, but
enough to alarm some of the timid, who
retired.
A little later the plastering began to
shower down in great chunks. There
was a rush from the gallery, which was
not very well filled. The balcony was
soon emptied. Those in the dress circle
retired as promptly as possible, and,
strange to say, without apparent panic.
The crowding of those to the door OBJ
structed the passage of the people from
the %parquette, which accounts in a
llttSNIb lOT Vic uuluDCl VI OhuSaipiSo.
Nobody expected at the moment any
other danger than from the falling plas-
tering.
Suddenly, and with a great crash,
the great central truss of the ceiling,
80 feet long and 80 feet wide, came
plunging down. The ends of it struck
on the two gallery wings and doubled
it up in the center, sending down into
the parquette a great scattering of
joists and timbers. Nothing Oh the
stage was harmed. There were means
from the injured, which, as often hap
pens, were loudest from those least
hurt
The news spread rapidly, and there
was a rush of patrol wagons and firemen
to the scene. The salvage corps, with
its wagon, was first or the ground, and
it was followed by the police patrol
wagons, which carried the injured to
the Cincinnati hospital.
The list thus far showed three dead,
five dangerously if not fatally wounded,
and 26 more or less seriously injured.
In addition to these, a large number,
probably 20 or 80, were SO slightly in
jured as to be able to walk home.
OF the seriously injured at the
hospital, several will suffer amputation
of limbs, yet every one is refusing to
submit to the operation. A score OF
surgeons volunteered their assistance to
the hospitals corps. A sufficient num-
Der was accepted
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-21
EUROPEAN CROP SHORTAGE.


Washington, Oct. 1S.-The monthly
report of the agricultural department
on the European crop condition, sum-
marizing the crop reports OF European
correspondents to Statistician Hyde has
been made public. The following is an
abstract:
Recent information, while it may in
some cases modify the crop estimates
for particular countries, does not essen
TALLY change the situation as regards
the deficiency in the principal crops of
Europe. The outlook for wheat in the
Australasian countries continues good,
but the prospects in Argentina are
somewhat less bright, owing to the
drought and frosts. Accounts from In
dia are quite favorable, both as to the
Kharif crops harvested or to be harvest
ed this fall, and as 70 the seeding of
the Rabi crop to be harvested next
spring, which latter includes the wheat
crop.
The annual estimate of the worlds
wheat crop issued by the Hungarian
ministry of agriculture gives the follow
ing revised results for 1897, compared
with 1896:
Wheat production of importing coun-
tries, 800, III 900 for 1897; 1856, 639, 900
for 1896.
Wheat production of exporting coun-
tries, 1897, 1,341, SOC, 900; 1896, 1,452,-
902, 900.
Total wheat production of both i'm
porting and exporting countries in 1897,
2,142, ST., 900; in 1896, 2,23S, 54l, 600
bushels.
Net deficit, 1897, 202, 800, 900 BUSH
els; 1896, 1870, 534, 900.
Extremely pessimistic reports as to
the extent of the crop failure in Russia
have been circulated, but the liberal
quantities of wheat coming forward for
shipment have led dealers to receive
such reports with incredulity. 1t is
probable, however, that much of the
Russian grain going to Western Euro
pean markets is out of the more liberal
harvests of former years, and there is
evidence there going to show that the
crop of 1897 is at any rate considerably
below the average.
Consul Eugene German, of Zurich,
Switzerland, after an investigation OF
the European fruit prospects, expressed
the opinion that there will be "a good
market for American apples and dried
fruits this season if growers would be
careful to put up choice stock only.
He says:
Nothing smaller than eight cases il
French prunes will pay to ship tc
Europe, and all other dried fruits must
be uniform in size and attractively
packed.N