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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
ROCKAWAY LIGHTS OUT.
For Eight Nights the Famous Sea-
side Resort Has Been in Darkness.

New York,April 20.-Rockaway Beach,
L. L, has been in darkness during the
past eight nights, and John Williams,
who contracted to supply 100 lights for
one year, has forfeited the $500 he gave
as security. The cause of the trouble
was the failure on the part of Williams
to pay the rent for the property he Oc-
cupied, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Myers,
the owners, had him dispossessed.
The prominent real estate owners of
the beach are organizing a stock COM
pany and propose to buy Williams
plant. Tonight a mass meeting of the
citizens will be held at which the light
question will be discussed. Williams
received SIS, 900 a year for lighting the
beach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
BIG CAR SYNDICATE
Gobbles Three More Street Lines in
st. Louis.

st. Louis. April 2O.-The Missouri
Railroad company, comprising three
lines, the Olive street, the Market street
and the Laclede avenue Red Line, was
bought yesterday in the name of Ed
ward Whitaker and Charles D. Nc
Clure for the Lindell System.
By this purchase the Lindell System
become the greatest in st. Louis and
probably the greatest in the world. 1t
is understood that in the transfer near
ly $4,000, 900 was involved. The deal
puts the street car lines of the town
entirely in the control of three syndi-
Gates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20


officer George F. Osborne is the tall
est member of Philadelphia's police
force. He is six feet nine and one-half
inches in height.
Tobias KiIe 90 years old, of Quaker
town, Pa, recently enjoyed for the first
time in his life the services Of a bar
Der.
A Bath CMe.) boy is the proud pos
SCISSOR of an autograph letter from the
Queen of Holland. His interest in col
lecting foreign postage stamps won
him the royal favor.
The women's clubs of Columbus. O.,
have inaugurated a movement which is
intended to assist Mark Twain to dis
charge his financial obligations from
the sales of the books he is now at
work upon They will ask the cooper
alton of WOmen'S clubs everywhere,
each member to pledge herself to pur-
chase one copy.
John P. Cuddy, a farmer of Baltimore
county, Nd, who died the other day,
made the first trip on Peter Coopers
locomotive over the Baltimore & Ohio
road on August Is, 1880 He was also
present when Prof. Morse sent the first
Geographic message over the Baltimore
& Ohio wires between Baltimore and
Washington
DIR. Frederick Dan Huntington, Prot
estant Episcopal Bishop of Central New
York who celebrated the 28th anniver-
sary of his conservation as bishop in
Syracuse last Thursday, though 78
years of age, still does his work as
usual. He was graduated from Am
herst in 1899, with Father Hewitt and
Rev. DR.. Richard S. StOrrs. When he
was graduated Father Hewitt was
member of the Episcopal church, and at
that time DR.. Huntington was a Uni
tartan.
There is talk of erecting a statue of
N. p. Willis in Portland, Ne, of which
town he was a native. Another sug-
gestiOn is to place some suitable mark
on the graves of Lieut.. William Bur
rows of the American brig Enterprise,
and Capt. Samuel Blyth of the British
brig Boxer
Yvette Guilbert has topped off her
American tour by presenting a steeple
to a country church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
TROUBLE FOR HAvEMEYER.
a Witness Sues Him for SANDER in
Making a Chance Remark.

Brooklyn, April 2O.-John Bergen was
a witness before the legislative commit
tee investigating trusts a few weeks
ago. Henry Havemeyer, president of
the sugar trust, heard Bergen's testi-
mOny, and. it is alleged, said so loudly
that many heard him: THAT man is
a bigger liar than he looks
Bergen has now instituted suit for
Islander against Havemeyer placing his
damages at $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
THE NEW WOMAN
Has Her Nose Broken During a Game
of Ball

Rome, Ohio, April 2o.-Miss Nellie
Springs, five miles above here, in COM
pany with several other young ladies,
was engaged in playing ball, when one
of the batters let go of the bat acct
dentally, and it struck Miss Baird on
the nose, breaking it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Girls Must Have Escorts.

Gallipolis, Ohio, April 20-The council
has passed an ordinance prohibiting
girls of II from being on the streets
without escorts after 8 o'clock at night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Weather Indications.

Chicago, April 20.-For Kansas: Show
ers and warmer this afternoon and to-
night; Wednesday partly cloudy with
cooler in west portion brisk southerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Grand total OF copies printed during the
three Months. 81, $50.
The grand total when divided by II,
which is the actual number of days of
issue. shows that the average number OF
complete copies printed per issue was
II 9I7.
This is a correct report for the three
months of 1897 and is made for the pur-
pose of being placed on file and securing
an acfrate and exact circulation rating.
(Sia-nedO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
sFX RAYS

We don't want to mix in this quarrel
over in Europe, but we would suggest
that has been several days since there
was an "ultimatum' and somebody
should be searched News.
i
The true patriot is the man who
keeps his nose out of other peoples
business.-Abilen Reflector.
April is the month POLITICALLY credited
with smiling through its tears. There
are some smiles now, but they are mo
nopOlized by vendors of cough and
rheumatic drops.-Newton Republican.
The genuine fisherman does not
know whether it gives him more pleas
ure TO see the cork bob or hear the
cork pop--Hutchinson News.
The principal industry with the reg
lister of deeds in Kansas just now is in
filing release Of gages.-Atchison
Champion.
Men always expect their wives. sis
tiers and daughters to be better than
they themselves are.-Nortonville News.
Why is it that the Saliva ton Army
women are never beautiful ?''-Arkan-
sas City Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Ringing Bros. present a genuine 20
illogical novelty this season in pair of
pure white polar bears, which attract
unlimited attention from all who visit
this biggest OF all big shows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Editor and Proprietor.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
9TH day of April. 1897.
A. A. MAJORS.
(Seal) Notary Public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
PEOPLE YOU HFAR OF.

Earl Gray Wilson, the newly-elected
mayor of Morrow, Ohio, is said to be
only q years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

officer George F. Osborne is the tall
est member of Philadelphia police
force. He is six feet nine and One-half
inches in height
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20
Circulation Statement. First Quarter. 1897.
Daily Average 1917

The issues of the Topeka Daily State
Journal, of Topeka, Kansas for three
months from January LIST, 1897. to March
Slst 1897. inclusive, actual number of COM
below:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

The true patriot is the man who
keeps his nose out of other peoples
Observation-Disclosures Reflector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Men always expect their wives, sis
tiers and daughters to be better thai
they themselves are.-Nortonville News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Why is it that the Salvation Army
women are never beautiful ?''-Arkan-
sas City Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Tobias Kile, 90 years old, of Quaker
town, Pa, recently enjoyed for the first
time in his life the services of a bar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

A Bath CIe) boy is the proud pos
SCISSOR of an autograph letter from the
Queen of Holland. His interest in col
lecting foreign postage stamps won
him the royal favor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-20

Yvette Gulbert has topped off her
American tour by presenting a steeple
to a country church
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28

William Belond & CO. and Davis & Wike.
city Recommending that street
light be placed a the corner intersection
of Fifteenth avenue and Harrison street,
provided one can be removed 10 that point
from some other place in the same ward
An adverse opinion from the corporation
counsel on the bin regulating the sale OF
milk was referred to the committee on
health and sanitation.
Bills Passed.
Bills were put on passage and passed as
follows: For the Improvement OF 1esler
way: authorizing the regular expenditures
for the month of October; TO pay $50 for
replacing city buoy: to pay William Guyer
S45 as wages during disability; giving
Thomas /. Peterson license to connect pri-
waite drain with public sewer; prohibiting
the use of gang planks without hand rail-
or life line and providing a penalty or
Sl0 for the first offense and 50 Tor the sec
ond. or Imprisonment not TO exceed ten
DAYS; granting liquor license to T. Simp-
son. Block & Lutz and .. Nelson: levying
special assessments 10 nay for improve
ments on Market. Main Harrison ana
Jones streets and Harvard avenue north;
providing for construction Of sewer on
Howell street: authorizing payment of 500
TO Peter Coggins in settlement OF his claim
against the city.
BlliS introduced lndI he ONt4 uAt0OA N4Ao
rule were as follows: To pay $i0o refund
of license to the proprietors of the New
Arlington restaurant; granting license to
John Costello 10 connect private drain
with public sewer; granting liquor license
to John Gillespie. c. W. Shomo. William Il.
Mckee. D. y. Holden, William Belond &
Co and Davis q Wike.
The matter of dumping garbage on the
tide flats. recently complained Of was re-
MT
When the bill for establishing a city
rock pile came up Navin opposed it. say
ing that Ii would involve heavy expense
without general benefit TO the taxpayers
at large He did not believe in working
the criminal classes. as he thought the
present system Of government was making
criminals every day. If they must work.
however, he thought better plan could
be devised than a rock pile. lie suggested
filing up some Of the citys tide land lots.
After further discussion the bin was re-
ferred to the committees on police license
and revenue and labor.
McArdle introduced a resolution declar-
ing il TO be the intention of the city to
procure certain land for reservoir and
cemetery purposes. lie also introduced a
bill authorizing police officers to kill
vicious animals This bill Is aimed espe-
cially at mad dogs. and Il was wonderful
TO hear the unanimity with which reports
came in from various members. Acting
Mayor CTichton said: There are no more
frequent complaints that come to my Of
fee than those arising from the lack OF
such an ordinance as that just introduced"
Corporation Counsel Brown told OF man
who was severity bitten yesterday afternoon
by dog so savage that It had to be driven
away with an Ak. McArdle Dodds and
others spoke In the same tenor.
Next Friday afternoon the council Will
meet at the city halLand 60 thence 10 view
a piece Of land which IS 20 be condemned
for city use near the city hospital.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS.
New Sidewalk tn he Constructed
on Madf-ou Street

The board Of public works yesterday
accepted the work done By Bailey &
Cross. contractors. on Grant street bridge.
between Charlest0Wn street and Horton
street. This Is for rcplanking.
Tho petition Of Humphrey Jones for
permission 10 open Jefferson street. be-
tween Seventh and Eighth sor the pur-
pose Of repairing water tank was re-
fcrred 20 the superintendent of lights and
alter works. Mr. Jones maintains
Kind Of private water system from thc
spring which comes out OF the hill at
that point
A petition from John Noyes. owner Of
the Rainier-Grand ~ D. asking that Post
street De- opened through blocks fSg and
10 ~ Se tt.e tile lanis. between Martin
and Madison. was referred 90 the super-
intendenf OF streets The board seems Ia
F0rably inclined toward the petition. and
as soon rs the state board % equaiiza-
zion has met VIII take the proper stems
toward opening the street.
The board discussed at length the adj
Visibility 90 building "a sidewalk on ihe
south SIDE ~ Madison from summit ave-
nue. % the Madison Street Railway Com
Touy's power house Wnen Madison
street was nrst graded % was considered
PSF the city council that the expense a.
building sidewa k- On both sides u the
street would fam TOO heavily on the prop
erfy owners. Sow however. lumber g.
cheap ana the city e. able by laws recent
iy raised 20 make this a local improve
m.nt district
A petition q Kline & Rosenberg 70
srect rast-irnu post for an ornamental
sen 81 front u their store on First ave-
iue was Granted.
The secretary Of the board was author
god 90 advertise for bids for constructing
q bridge GA Lake avenue Frs mont. across
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28

to secure its speedy completion. He gave
a $ special reasons the fact that the pres
ent members of the council had been
elected largely on this issue, and that the
rapidly increasing volume Of business and
advancing prosperity of the city made
money easier 10 obtain now than FOR a
lcug while. lie referred 10 promises made
nv the engineering and legal departments
that the plans would be in hand by July
/ and that the legal department would not
be whit behind Months have passed
away" said he land yet there IS no
progress. The two departments remind
me of two boys playing tag" lie claimed
that the engineering department had 10y
its delay en;ailed an additional expense
for the month Of July OF SSi427. Reckon
ing that bills for the succeeding months
were the same, ii the plans We're not COM
pleted by January /. the city would be
out more than 81 900 he urged that some
thing must Toe done, and claimed that his
report was made with much reluctance.
and without prejudice or malice At
tached TO the report were valuable state
ments from the city engineer and the
corporation counsel. showing what prog
.tss had been made in their respective
departments The report was discuss d
at length. On motion of James that pOr-
ton of It referring 10 the additional ex-
pense entailed on the city was stricken
out, ana the report rs thus amended was
adopted. Chapman diselaiming any inten-
ton TO reflect on the honesty or capacity
Of the city engineer or the corporation
counsel.
Committee Reports.
Among other committee reports adopted
were the following:
Indefinitely postponing settlement OF the
claim of William Alberts and Ida Alberts.
Claims-Providing for the refunding OF
500 to the proprietors of the New Airing
ton restaurant for unearned portion OF
liquor license, and rejecting the applica-
ton for license: providing for the pay
ment of Sl5 to H. Dalberger for overcharge
on a license for merry-go-round. and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28

Evsyysssx cas- T-R. Hans aza s.ssa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28
QUIET COUNCIL MEETING.
Finance Committee Reports on
the Spring Hill Case.
CiTY'S INTERESTS PROTECTED.

Chapman. Special Committee
Delay in the work on the Cedar
River Water sy-fem-a BfII intro
That Bite People on the Streets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28
PARTY or NATIVE kLoNDIkERs.


The schooner Kenney. which arrived IN
rort yesterday from Alaska and the Arc
he ocean. had on board a party II Esqu!-
na9T from the extreme n0rthwest corner
7f the continent. They are a fine appear
ng lot 81 people and are dressed IN their
aA.iTe fI~s and reindeer sklns Two small
-s4uluau children sre IN me party. They
cave Win them a number Of native Esuul-
7au dogs, Skin canoes o. kayaks. A skin
oat = feet long a model ~ an E.ssta raau
.1t. c0muie,e native domestic 0utdt. rnu-
.r2l instruments weap o0s and curlus.
Miner ". brlc@ met these people or mis- re-
-nt "trip "a me Arctic and they w.i &C.
s'npa1y MIN 20 TIE East and 20 Washing
"a next winter.
During tais week tae EsgIsnau party viii
~ hosoe ~ Medtsoa peyk and Will re-
Sc visitors from I 30 s each day. From
So every aay they viii e4ve q free ex-
fhi-toa Or f1e water So heir skin boat and
eyaSs whica Dr. Nansen the Arctic ex-
Pserer. says are The Taoss wonderful waLer
craft he has ever .~sA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28

liability hy reason % the incumbrsnces
upon its water works property
y. p. ERECTION.
> A JAMES ,hslrnan.
N CHAPLAIN.
E h RUDE
10. O. RUDY
Finance Committee
WILL PARRY
lIfE IUUu.r" ..Fr"
This rororr was based 90 s r.t-n7.. .-a-
'.on from Corporation Counsel Brown.
rri.1 gave "a slrciuCt statement % the
s-rr -ri Stress 20 .Er case az which
fT- follow rE o. Is synopsis. T.asr Tarrt-
any tle Pa-rt sound National tank aa
trustee 20 tle bonds issued hy the COM
parry tr1uert rltt against fhe corrsnv
ANA me "ttF -H f'rte.sss "A ucn which haf
l.e- E.trl rE gro company ur.r- 10 the
purchase ot tae system hy tEe -.tv. The
etr arr1 -rE claimed shat tre uahiH-
fs 90 certain of the plaintiffs Who were
ftr E1e-1rrs ln tar company Der unpaid
sfo-N E..ts-r. nfil1s ard for dividends u-
i.raI.y DECLARED. staald o. paid 20 The re-
".rr r'--re enc hprlhcid.rs were ertItl-
I'd On 4rF decree ~ foreclo>urr Tr. cosn-
faT l.ei go answer and Gsfsllt was
tEfn against g: ON application 81 tire
"iF =. = Temper was appointed re-
~lNe- and Aa. uuder auther.v a. :he
court made s. call on the st0ckhol zars
t-r ta-T unpaid subscriptions. TIE city
claims taat The tota4 amount Cue from the
esr111.4tTs w-o are also stockholders IS
t" The bl-dholders 6emurred. but
t1e dt 21arrar WIS oTarruIel. Judge Moore
bedding -aat tna Claims sex up IN the city
answer we've yal. ana thar q IS q cues
N-C q proof unor the trial az the case
whether t2c tarts alesed could be sub
a--ris&tsl S1its asve been brought IS
Ety 40 Fos~' .e against the stockno5E-
fss A'- l~9 ra2 made eF tha retsiver
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28

Eog years sa2s Capt c. A.af3es z
have r4 a.-~ esnH Ayers Flis than
z-s ta 80 e.sr .0 tss us-f.ege ehesf % rig
~tsts uly hN sad EAoee ~ the snlp.s
,rW Tas~s g.s are aeg sewers ira their
sctec. sl' - tasr wcrk thsgoaetty.-'
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-20

the party showed an inclination to use q
horsewhip on Mr.. Fletcher; but he did
not carry out his intentions. While the
deputy is small in stature. he has plenty
of pluck, and the first blow from a whip
would have been preliminary to funeral
in CIoverdale. Before the case against
the Indian came up for trial Charles Nc
Pherson, on the advise of practitioner of
the law named Hoyl swore out COM
plant against the deputy for malicious
mischief for breaking the fish spears, but
Mr.. Fletcher was released on bail. The
singular feature is that Judge Connor
issued the warrant for the arrest of STATE e
officer without first submitting the COM
plaint to the District Attorney of the
county.
When the case of the Indian came up
for trial it was found that some one had
stolen The fish from the sack and substi-
tuted log OF wood. The trap too had
been broken. All sort of technicalities
marked the course of the trial, but the
confession of the Indian in an unguarded
moment that he had taken the fish in the
stream settled the case, and he was held
for trial in the Superior Court. Justice
Connor, however, volunteered The remark
that his sympathy was with the offender
and that he would not have held him but
for the confession.
At the trial the two McPnersons swore
LHat theH uiu hot see any HSu III tue Idp
Deputy Fletcher. however. found several
who said that they would make affidavit
that the McPhersons had told openly of
having seen the salmon. When this was
learned the deputy made preparations for
several arrests for perjury, but he has not
made them yet. Yesterday he learned
that the charge against himself had been
dismissed by the District Attorney. He
SAID that this is frequently the experience
of deputies who endeavor to enforce the
game laws in the country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-20
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CURES.

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all skin eruptions. 1t soothes and heals
cuts, sores, scalds and burns, and relieves
the pain at once. Sore lips, chapped
hands scurvy eczema. salt rheum and tet-
ter are promptly cured.
A separate cure for each disease. at all
druggists, mostly 25c vial
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1906
Arch street, philadelphia, Pa, answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
CAUTION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA: Many un-
scrupulous drug cutters, who, having
forced the selling price of MUNYON'S
REMEDIES to cost. and, therefore, not
desiring to sell them, will tell you that
these remedies are not good, and will
try to persuade you to take some other
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