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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

of them all, the master said almost
affectionately: Bless my soul, Ned,
l must be growing blind and deaf
was about 10 mark you absent, when
looked up and saw you in place. am
as glad did not do it as that did not
need 70 do II. You lads are racing SO
Sallantly for the medal | should hate t.
see single one drop out
"You are very good, sir, " Ned an
swered, getting very red; too good by
half The hateful voice rang in his
ear He was relieved to find that the
rest dil not hear it, Yet SO upset over it
that he made a sad mess of the algebra
lesson which came next Usually the
problems were but play to him TO-DAY
and Y, and plus signs and minus ones
tangled and junbled themselves to-
gether IN his brain after maddeuing
fashion. But to thus fail in it would
send him from first place, down mark
below Jimmy Angel, the next competi-
tor Jimmy was Ned deskmate. yet
a great chum of the Weston boy whom
Ned hated.
Now he came over to them. ostensibly
to ask for pencil he had left on the
desk yesterday, really to show them IN
the shelter OF his open book all those
knotty and tantalizins problems worked
out beautifully upon fair white paper,
sat mp half the night to do EN-, he
SAID in proud whisper But, oh, asu t
| glad NOW that | did,
"Letme look good Leave EN- a min
ute, can't YOU Jimmy returned with
a sigh half Of envy just then the mas
ter called: Weston, think it is your
turn To fetch water Let Us have
fresh buckereHl. please Meantime You
are excused from algebra -
Please, sir, mayn Jimmy 60 along:
He can take the otLlr bucket We shall
need TN both by dinner time. Weston
answered The master smiled and nod
ded Before yes was ont Of his mouth
the two Lads were scattering away.
leaving Ned alone with his blurred
mlnd and those temptiugiy wrought out
problems
He shut his eyes and dug his knuekles
hard in them IN has heart he was say
ing 1T CAM r. any harm Weston
is excus5d That sea2s q good mark fer
him-the vaz- hie-zs- -l,.ssxbe. And l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
signs of Church Activity.

The ra-t year has teen one Of what
many cali hard tunes, Yet il j. re-
markatlo fac that very considerable
numbor eff new church bGiiiIu-s and
improvements and It pairs have been re-
porte8 IAs may be taken as a Slsn of
church Life AMI activity When the
church IS growing, il makes room for
itself New houses of worship ana lA4-
terial I-tterments are indications Of
prosperl:g. The inward and spiritual
expresses itself in these outward ways.
Our Zion seems On the kings highway
to future growth.-Eeformed Church
MesseAger
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

DR.. Clark found a society in the dia-
mond fields at Kimberley some Of
whose ne1noers spend their lives wash
ing and sorting diamonds, Of which
$4,000 worth ara found there every
day. YouCg men of absolute honesty
are needed fsr this interesting occupa-
ton, and Christian Endeavorers "6ll
the bill. =
Some Of the Erdeavorers Of South
Africa have gone TO tie north to fight
for their country in the Bloody native
wars which are constantly occurring
another kind OF Christian citizenship.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

Suealue has Is USES Ia making our
religion what il should te-a thing OF
brightness There j. danger Of making
it too Geld and e.comy God dId not in
tend il to te thus It Is a difficult mat
ter, al any rate. 10 induce ILtu TO accept
religion, ard if they are loft under the
impression that v hen they unite with
the church they are going into the sun
less and g.ecmy sion Of an arctic land
it viii make it all the more difficult 10
induce them TO choose the better part.
Let JOY, brightness, geniality, tempered
by the spirit Of Jesus. characterize our
religion. and these persons will lay hold
Of it with earnestness. Let Us make use
Of sunshine everywhere De cares come.
let rs go at them with sunsA!ny hearts.
They Will soon melt away under its
power. If Affections come, nothing will
so brighten the sickbed as sunshine. Is
the home darkened by the shadow Of
death? Sunshine will tighten it and
show Us the golden stairway up which
our departed have gone. Sunshine, sun
shine eyeryw herein the weird, IN the
home. in the church. There is joy and
brlghress in heaven. Why should it be
wanting here:-Christian Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
Among the Alps-A Curious Clock
The Castle OF ChiIlou.

GENEVA. SWITZERLAND.
Oct. ,, 1877.


- "a,
I'M
beginning 10 have here reminds me That
had letter hurry ~ a TIT With tue dt-
seriPiloh oi the ret Of ouf summer
vacation,
Inc excursion from 4attfshEatf l
GfiHdtsHaid, although mad about tie
mad e 81 August, Ind NaNer ~ winter
about L. Hs That Is whore i"" large ga
cler- Hnd "a" ice GFo'i" sie on rAn'a'i1eu-
We had oh tan" - N37It one . IN
glaciers, although We could pie1h4y 80
the oshtr one ia thc Distance. A. ihS
weather locked rather threatening, W
oho7e tht IRFEer one In" enc lh'" "ai'"
the ap!He greito has been cut. Inc
s!Hc'eF Ie7 btt"teh tue "t!teFhorh'F
ana the 9ehreskeh hoFner, and only the
smaller END winch reaches down towards
the valley j. generally VISITED
The blue grotto s passage shout
three ieet wide " Aleh has been cut into
the ice for a distance OF nearly 80 feet
shou'd !udse. Inc Ice Ii quite biue,
ana Is especially beautiful When the sun
Is SHINING
II We had had more time and better
weather We should have gone on from
'rihoti"s!d over the hielnen 9cheidegg
ana "ehgehsipeh to lauterorunren,
from lAuterpfuhhen 10 Murren tWhieh
is situated almost Al the foot OF the
Jungirau' and is noted as tine health
resort and back, and then on to Inter
Iaken again. railroad + being built
up + he Jungfrau l4,l67 meters or nearly
li,oo feet which VIII be completed in siX
or seven years. 1t Will be clog road and
run by electricity.
From lnterlaken we went to Bern,
stopping over for three hours in Thun.
From the cathedral in Thun, which i
situated on small NIL, one gets hne
vie" OF the ihuner see and the range Of
mountains. We saw lots Of foreigners
there, so suppose II l. good place TO
take ui one : headquarters in for feW
X, ana from there make lots Of
pretty excursions.
Ia Bern the first thing to see are the
bears, the animals from which the town
Is n"hed- AT the end OF one OF tine
maih streets there are two large pits,
MAeFe' according TO al old custom, hge
or SIX bears are kept all the time by the
government EYeryW here in Bern there
are heers-on TIE buildings, on tie fuun-
talns and even on the souvenir spoons.
Bern mas many handsome build ns-,
most q 'nei" belonging to the govern
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

Vacation comes, vacation goes, but
the pulpit remains. Whether forever or
only for a short while, that IS another
question. Be it as it may. we have for
all the same good wishes. To the stay
at home" brethren We say, blessed
are they who abide in Thy house" The
going abroad" colleagues we greet
with the words. blessed are they
whose journey is blameless. Jewish
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

The theatres in Japan have novel
method OF pa>s-out tickets which are pos
itiveiy not transferable. When u person
wishes To leave the theatre before the close
OF the performance, with the intention OF
returning. he goes to the doorkeeper and
holds out his right hand. The doorkeeper
wttha rubber stamp, then imprints on
the palm the mark OF the establishment
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE TURN OF LIFE

Is the most important period in wo-
mans existence. Owing to modern
methods ot living. not one woman in
thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
a train ot very annoying and some
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes. sending
the blood surging to the heart until it
seems ready 20 burst, aud the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
The Secret Of chri.t.. STRENGTH.

May the Holy Spirit teach Us all.the
secret Of taking Christ $ strength for
spirit. soul and body, which viii make
us contented, victorious ana successful
Christian World.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

mn i u y n haa
can l. SIMPLY can / 10 'hese eNeF'
eis's No' nov iheah' l "'Ai-hoh,
est l "'44-s''i'eht' "tiefi can 'hlflk.
Gu VIII mot Salo tee voice III
iunhS A''4e sIe'Iia that hia'e Nea al
most JUMP 9"' oil MS sat tie knew
whence IL came h3W-au' the pocket
with TIE st7t-a- IL l. "aSht never u
nav PIT II th'Ff 'l-h' nave IN wa
IL Tor 4 lie'' ~ Ns''s.N -. ~ s.e't
to himself tTshs.t--, ~ a7es' eet n
STUCK 10 uts III ''- t-''li.''t =
Woutd u.s. ~ u - Is II ;==z-@s
lnc ID Ii - Mt II t3e f-'S'i . =
tAlnh 81 >t5aS1ha anything una. ~s
was II" 81 '.'@' '''sF'"i 9tFla- ne M
K" 2 1t 1Ai1l P-ayil"i.- Ii NJ >.1a II eat
and cropped II 1'dtT another a2sls
th'Fe ".'S no 'e''lh~ i"l might !.
eome q II
HE spring was nail a mn" oil w
ton aIGh" tHl=z1t have come haeS + "a
1t QHchIN "'th iAi4F 70 bear AiHt
company thy were good tor at least
the algebra halt hour The master WE
even now calling up the class Ned :
feet were !eaden a he went, but again
glance over the exercise pz7er. which
I'D had handed hi,n tho master co11.d
Some ono els, to the blackboard savino
in kindly aside: Il must give the
MAINLY Won need no holm which 7 ran
civ. ;;
NO ue needs manlioess and hon.
estv ONLY himself can give that " tsa
terrible VOICE said clearly in Ned.s ear
He -, ms toeth hard and got So Whit
tho master said Kindly. Won NAV -
onts,da for a hit Noddy r. Won do Mt
fe.l bottar soan will excnsa Won from
all rho other classes and send Won
homo "
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

chills. as If the
heart Were GO
ing to stop for
< rood, are symp-
toms of a dan
gerous nervous
trouble. Those
hot flashes are
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28

Topic For the Week Beginning Oct 81.
Comment by Rev. =. Ii. Doyle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
A WOMAN'S SACRIFICE.
Surrenders an Increase of Salary to a
Fellow Worker.

Washington, May Commissioner
of Patents ButterwOrth made a NUM-
Der of promotions Saturday Today
one of the women who had been promo
ted came to the commissioner and said:
Mr. Commissioner, there is a woman
who sits alongside of me in the office
whose necessities are much greater than
mine. She is a splendid clerk, and is
child Her brother, who previously as
sisted them, died a short time ago. The
lines of her life are drawn in much
harder place just now than are those of
mine. I want to ask a favor of you. 1
want to ask if you will not let this other
woman have my promotion, and allow
her to draw the increased salary until
she is placed in better circumstances.
When that time comes perhaps we may
change about again"
4 have now said Commissioner But
terWOrth, commenting ON the incident,
"been brought face to face with an eX-
hibitiOn of the real Christian spirit I
think the Nazarene must have touched
the clothing of that woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
Market Gossip.

Furnished by the w A. Michael Com
mission Co. Brokers in Grain, Provisions
and Stocks. 10 West Sixth Ave, Topeka,
Kan:
Chicago: We have had a good break
in wheat founded more on sentiment than
anything else Light trade has had
great deal to do with the decline EX
Porters and foreigners will be in the mar
is safe to buy wheat noyy.ES:4o a, m.
New York: Do not play the short side
of stocks. Bearish ideas have prevailed
so long that it is hard to get traders to
look on the bright side of things but un-
less We are very much mistaken they win
be forced to do so in near future.-S:42
a
Liverpool sd lower.-s:55 a. m.
Northwestern receipts, Minneapolis this
year 185 cars, last year 1856 cars; Duluth,
this year 1856 cars, last year 31S cars:
City 10000. Omaha 1900.
Chicago receipts: Wheat u cars, grade
Chicago: Wheat acts strong on face of
light trade and lower cables. Would buy
around this price.-9:5S a. m
Chicago: Too many hogs for the bulls.
Nothing doing in provisions except tired
holders letting gO.-l0-00 a. m
Corn dull receipts heavy and. will be
for several weeks. Sell on all bulges.-
Chicago iS New York buying little
b" Both gas bills just passed the illinois
7' Estimated receipts Chicago for tomor-
row: Wheat 10 cars, corn SEQ cars, oats
$50 cars, hogs 80 600 head
Exports Of four ports: Wheat IS 400,
-four 1900 corn 249.300, oats $751; wheat
and flour equal 10000.
Chicago: Clifford and Brosseau are
buying Wheat.-11:50 a m.
Second cable unchanged to I'd higher
II 81 a.. N.
Chicago. Sell September corn.-11:52
Bradstreet's worlds decrease 1913, 900
bushels.
Puts July wheat 697sc, calls July wheat
71Ac; puts July corn 2414c, calls July corn
2414c; puts July pork $802 calls July pork
C5Iicaeo. 77ar1v, co1,1ae oo,,a ga 1ov,e,
This news coupled with the fact that
there was no business in sight had de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
HITS ROCKEFELLER HARD.
A Baptist Minister Says the Oil Kings
Money is UncIean and Should
Not be Touched.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 25.-The Baptist
convention almost broke up in a riot
owing to a bitter attack made by Rev.
w. H. Cossum, a missionary from
China, on John d. Rockefeller, the
Standard Oil king, who has offered the
Baptist church $250,000- Rev Cossum
advised the church not to receive it.
In the hubbub which followed many
warm personal remarks were made. So
warm did things become it was neceS-
sary to adjourn the convention. Rev.
Mr.. COssUm said in part:
You sent me to China to work, and
you can't retrench me. You can't re-
tard the work by retrenchment. 1 say
to John D. Rockefeller or to any man
who offers US money: First consecrate
yourself to God; make your gift clean
and we will accept it. Otherwise we
should not touch it I don't say this
about John D. Rockefeller alone, but to
all who make such offers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
A-FISHING THEY GO.
Three Well Known Citizens Indulge
i'll the Popular Pastime.

Charlie Holiday, Simon Greenspan and
Richard Won Zeller yesterday afternoon
went fishing on Soldier creek west of
Garfield park. The idea struck the three
as they stood on the corner of Fifth and
Kansas avenue that it would be a CAPT
tai idea to go fishing for the afternoon
and thus relieve their minds of the pres
sure of business cares and responsible
ties.
Messrs. Holiday and Won zeller pro-
cured their fine fishing poles and made
ready for the excursion, while Mr..
Greenspan was content with buying
10-cent jointed pole. The three went to
Garfield park and from there tramped
through the woods to a quiet place about
half a mile west of there.
They hshed and talked politics, re.
hearsed the o. NJ. B. ritual and enjoyed
the wild scenery. But not even a nibb1e
did they get at their lines. When the
sun was getting low, Mr.. Holiday sug-
gested that he was getting very hungry
and moved an adjournment. Mr.. Green
span considered the motion and put the
vote. but Won Zeller had already started
Cor the main road. The three returned to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, May %.
above yesterdays closing price The news
was of a mixed character, the chief sup
port of the market coming from /
franc advance in the French country
markets, equivalent to about sc advance.
On the other hand Liverpool and Berlin
were lower and northwest receipts were
very heavy, S32 cars against go last week
and 514 the year before. After a slight
decline the market was steadied by re-
ports of frost in Indiana and Michigan.
July opened at 71H0ussc, sold at 1870
7115c, declined to lie and rallied to 711s@
INC.
CORN-Was fairly active with the feel
ing weak on the enormous local receipts.
S43 cars. July opened &c lower at 243sc,
sold at 242sq241ac and declined to 2414Q
oATs+Quiet and steady. Local receipts
heavy, go cars. July opened unchanged
at 1I34c and held at about that price.
PRONISIONS-Were affected by corn
and slightly lower. prices at the yards.
July pork opened PIC higher at So 20 and
declined to $S.15. July lard opened PIC
lower at 49, 721A and declined to $40 July
ribs opened sc lower at $4.45Q4471a and
declined to 81 45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
LOCAL MENTION.

The fixtures in the Wiggin- Harding
store have been sold to ROhrabaugh &
Co. of St. Marys and are being moved
today The store room has not yet
been rented.
Police Sergeant Tim Donovan last
evening headed reads on two notorious
resorts on lower Kansas avenue and
arrested May DeFoy and Mrs. Ragan
as keepers of disorderly houses. Sever
al painted girls were arrested as in
mates of the places.
Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson
has returned from attending the ma
tiOnal conference of labor commission
ers at Nashville, Tenn. He has been
absent nearly two weeks and reports
trip of pleasure as we'll as benefit.
A shipment of Topeka horses was
made last evening. They were sent to
Kansas City where they have been list
ed in the big combir alton horse sale this
week at the stables of J. w. Robertson
& Co. Harry Robinson sent two horses
DR.. McCurdy four, Chas. Wolff, six and
George KelIam & Son of Richland,
three. At the J. w. Robertson & Co,
sale. $50 fine horses will be sold this
week.
Mrs. Emma DutScher, wife of Louis
Dutscher, foreman in the A. T. & S. F.
tin shop, died yesterday afternoon af-
ter a long Illness. The funeral will be
held at the family residence, 316 Madi-
son street tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. The Rev. A. Z. Wagner of the
Lutheran church. viii conduct the ser
vices. The Arions and Turner'S will at
tend the funeral in a body
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
KANSANS TO EUROPE.
salina and Lindsborg People Leave
for a Three Months Trip.

Salina, May 25.-Rev. J. E. Floren
babe his Salina friends adieu this morn
ing and is off on three months vaca-
ton to be spent in European travel in
company with DR.. Swensson and other
Bethany professors, who started from
Lindsborg.
they 90 first to Chicago, then to New
York, and on next Friday morning sail
on the steamship Mongolia" of the
Allen line, for Glasgow, Scotland. From
there they will go to Edinburgh, and
then tour through England to- London,
thence to Paris, and other French cities
They will then make an extensive tour
through Germany, visiting many places
of interest. including Strasburg, Co
Iogne. Leipsig and Berlin. and after
wards go to Copenhagen and the Swed-
ish exposition al Stockholm. The party
will return to- America about September
LET
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
NEW KANSAS POSTMASTERS
EIlinwood Office Changed - Seven
Others.

Washington, May 25.-The following
postmasters were appointed for Kansas
today:
Bird City, Cheyenne county, ]. F.
Vandoren, vice z. L. Beverstock, re
signed; Edgerton, Johnson county, A.
G. NLcCreary, vice W. NJ. Crawford. re-
moved Elkader, Logan county, j. H
Drain, vice E. T York, resigned; Ell
linwood Barton county, Nee. Lockjart,
vice w. D. Wilkinson, removed; Lee
compton, Douglas county, J. H. Bone
brake, vice W. r. Smith, removed;
Linn, Washington county, John Gro
ther vice H. J. MeirkOrd, resigned;
Milford, Geary county. NJ. c. Idnscott.
vice J. D. Mcdonald, resigned; New
Cambria, Saline county, J. J. Flint, vice
S. P. Donmyer, resigned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago. May %
HOGS-Estimated receipts today IS 900;
left over 5000. Market fairly active to
So 1898 7215; heavy $3.30Q3.70; rough $1,000
3.45.
Receipts 1900. Quiet and
steady. Beeves $3-90d510; cows and heifers
S200d4.4e; Texas steers So 10Q43 stockers
and feeders s.. 1913 So
SHEEP-Receipts II, O00 Sheep and lamb
market steady. Native sheep 81. 50G54. 80;
westerns S35004.60; lambs 50 25G5.60.
HOGS-Onicia1 receipts yesterday As, 45S;
shipments 1924.
CATTLE-Oficial receipts yesterday
10 106; shipments 3 ,227-
SHEEP-Oficial receipts yesterday 49,
234; shipments 3243.
600 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
DRAMA TO ORDER.
Emperor William Has a Play Written
Just to Suit Himself

Berlin, May 25.-The principal feature of
the visit of the emperor and empress to
Wiesbaden has been the production of
the new historical drama, Der Burg
graf by Germany army officer. Cap
tain Lauf The central figure of the
drama is the emperor's ancestor, Fred
erick III. of HohenzolIern, who was
Count of Nuremberg under Rudolph of
Hapsburg. Another feature was the
conservation of a new banner of the
Padderborn Hussars, whose tituIar COM
mander is the car.
The general verdict upon the new
drama is favorable, though, frankly, the
piece was written by command The
programme stated that it was undertake
en- by request of the German emperor
The scenery was beautiful and historical
" correct, as were the costumes. The
numerous patriotic sentiments in the text
render the play an extremely appropriate
one for a Prussian fete day. The final
curtain falls at the end on scene in
which the new emperor, Rudolph OF
Hapsburg, falls upon the neck of Fred
erick Ill, with the words: 1.-The place
of the Hapsburg is in the bosom of the
Hohenzollern." The remark has been
made that William II. is now enlisting
the drama in the interests of the triple
alliance.
The conservation of the new banner of
the PadderbOrn Hussars took place in
the presence of the emperor and empress.
the Empress Frederick and the Hessian
grand ducal pair. The Russian ambas>
sador and his suite and the cars per
sonal adjutant, Colonel Nepokoitschits.
was sent to Wiesbaden especially to at
tend this ceremony Emperor William
wore the Russian uniform, with the rib
bon and star of the Order of St. An
drew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
VERDICT FOR ROLAND REED
Members of His Company Also Re
cover Wreck Damages.

Macon, Ca, May 25.-The jury in the
damage suit of Roland Reed and members
of his company against the Southern
railway for injuries inflicted in wreck
which has been on trial in the United
States district court here for a week past
brought in a verdict for the plaintiffs
this morning.
The suits were brought for $4,000 each
in favor of Roland Reed, Miss Isadore
Rush and Miss Mary Myers. The jury
awarded Miss Myers $4,000 Roland Reed
g, 900 and Miss Rush s.. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, May Is.
WHEAT-DuI1. low grades &c to 4c low
er; No. hard T0SOc; No. 3. 71d74c; No. 4,
6Oq65c; two cars Of choice he: No. ,
Q92c; No. 3, S5GIS9c: No. 4, 70lTS0c.
CORN-Steady and fairly active; No.
mixed 201bM2c.
OATS-Slow 1c lower: No white &c.
RYE-Steady; No. 2. 3Oc.
HAY-Weak and unchanged.
BUTTER-Weak; creamery 1O7zQ12c;
EGGS-F'irm, &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-25
JOBBERS WILL WAIT.
Have Turned Their Case Over to the
Commissioners Without Argument

Commissioners Without Argument.
The jobbers of Wichita and other Cit
les interested in that class of business
in Central Kansas We're to have ap-
peared before the state board of rail-
road commissioners today and present
ed evidence in favor of rate based on
the rates now applicable to Salina and
points equally distant from the Missouri
river
This hearing was arranged last week
but the commissioners were today not
flied that the jObbers would not appear,
but would entrust their welfare to the
commissioners and the conference which
will be held Thursday with the various
railroads upon the proposition to make
a general reduction of rates.