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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
PEOPLE YOU HEAR OF.

Mr. Thurber bought of the govern
ment the big chair President Cleveland
his last administration. and he will
treasure it in his Detroit home.
Lord Brassey, governor of South Aus
traIia, was thrown from his horse re-
Gently, breaking his collar bone and
sustaining severe injuries in the chest.
He was pitched on his head and the
horse rolled over him.
Carlos I. is king of Portugal, but his
full name is as follows: Carlos Fer
dinandO Loiz Maria Victor Miguel Ra-
phael Gabriel GOnzago Xavier Francis
co de ASSiS Jose SimaO of Bra ganza,
Bourbon, and Saxe-Gobing Gotha.
Queen Victoria's sciatic rheumatism
has become SO much worse that, with
support, she can walk only a few feet.
and that with difficulty. She has to be
carried up and down stairs and into
her carriage and wheeled from room to
room.
Col. John S. Mosby, the confederate
cavalry leader, is a tall, well-preserved
pair of penetrating dark eyes. He has
been a resident of the Pacific coast for
some time and is now well advanced in
years.
President McKinley's clerks say that
from February II, 1896, up to the time
Major Mckinley left Canton, a week
ago Monday, he received and answered
98, 331 letters. The number received
since Major Mckinley arrived in Wash
ington is much greater in proportion.
Pope Leo's pontiffcaI medals, which,
according to custom, are struck every
two years, are now ready. On one side
is the pOpes profile, on the other the
figure of Our Lady of the Rosary sit
ting on a throne with the Christ child
on her arm and with the right hand
giving a rosary to ST. Dominic
The Inflated Macmillan was shot in
Mexico about 80 years ago, and since
that time his widow, the Empress Car
lOtta, has been deprived of her reason.
1t is now reported that the unfortunate
woman's mental condition has improv-
ed and her request to be permitted to
visit Mexico has been granted by the
government of that country.
Leo XIII. has just entered on the
twentieth year of his spiritual reign,
and some of the more SuperStitious in
Rome look on the year with dread, be
cause of the story that on the eve of
his election a young Franciscan monk
had vision, in which he was told that
the new pope would hold office twenty
years. When so old a man a Cardinal
Pecci was chosen the visionary was
Knocked. Now some fear that his reVe-
lation will prove too precisely true.
1t is related of the late General Pleas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
SENATORS BY THE PEOPLE.
Senator Turpie Will Try to Get Action
on the Matter

Washington, March 19.-The session
of the senate yesterday was brief. A
large number of bills We're introduced
and the first report of the session was
received. A smile went around the
chamber when Mr.. Stewart, a resident
OF Carson City, New, where the pugil-
istic contest occurred Wednesday. Of
fered a bill for the relief of one Corbett
1t proved to be a private pension bill.
One of the measures introduced by
Mr.. Gallinger proposed an amendment
to the legislation prohibiting legisla-
ton in behalf of any religious denOm-
ination.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana gave notice of
a speech next Tuesday on the election
of senators by popular vote and in
troduced an amendment proposing leg
islation for the purpose.
Mr.. Gear asked that the bill to settle
the Pacific roads question be made the
unfinished business of the senate, with
a proviso that it should not be taken
up for a month. There was an objec-
ton, however. from Mr.. Cockrel of
Missouri, and after considerable dis
cussion the bill went to the calendar
There was an objection also to Mr..
Gears resolution calling on the attor-
ney general for information as to the
foreclosure proceedings against the Pa
cffic roads.
that he would later submit a minority
report on the bill for a commercial COM
mission
A resolution by Mr. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts was agreed to instructing the
committee on foreign relations to in
quire whether the islands of ST. Croix,
ST. John and ST. Thomas, of the West
Indian group, could be purchased by
the United States, and if not, whether
there was any probability of their sale
to other powers.
At 1 o'clock the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and at 2 p. m. ad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
SENATE WILL TAKE UP.
The Finance Committee Don't Think
the Tariff Bill is Perfect.

Washington, March 19.-The Repub-
Ican members of the senate commit
tee on finance held a meeting after the
adjournment of the senate today and
decided to take up the tariff bill i'm
mediately as prepared by the ways and
means committee of the house.
At the meeting the point was made
that there are several hundred items in
the bill on all of which the Republican
members would find it necessary to be
prepared to answer questions. The
opinion was expressed that the tariff
bill is by no means as perfect as its
promoters in the house appear to think
it is Some of the schedules were
criticised as providing duties above the
demands of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
LIGHTNING HITS CAPITOL.
It Bursts Out a Window and Rooms
are Flooded.

Lightning knocked a skylight 40x22
feet out of the roof of the west wing of
the state house. A hole about one
foot in diameter was broken in the
glass and the water poured in on the
floors below in a veritable deluge.
The committee room south of the
ladies' gallery in Representative hall.
Immediately under the Skylight, suf-
fered the most damage. 1t was flood
ed The walls were ruined, the car
pets and furniture damaged, and the
water poured through the floor into the
document room, damaging furniture,
desks. law books and other papers. It
is believed that the damage, not includ-
ing the glass, will amount to 800.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
GOULD AND THE TARIFF.

Mr. George Gould has just been at
tending a meeting of the directors of
his railroad, the Missouri Pacific at ST.
Louis, on which occasion he was re-
elected to the presidency of the road.
Incidentally he unbosomed himself re-
garding the future prospects of the
great railway system inherited from his
father. Among other things he said:
zone considerable factor which will
help Missouri Pacific traffic is improve
ment in the lumber business. Owing
to the competition of Canadian lumber
in the last two years fully two-thirds
of the numbering plants along the Iron
Mountain line have been forced to sus-
pend operations. With a fair duty, such
as the new tariff imposes, this business
will pick up and will provide much adj
ditionaI traffic for the road
Mr. Gould may understand the rail-
road business in all the details of its
management but he is clearly deficient
in knowledge of ordinary economic
principles, else he would realize that no
kind of tariff schedule could make bus
mess for his road in the way of hauling
lumber unless that lumber can find
market. In order that it shall find
market the people must have induce
ment to erect buildings and money with
which to pay for them.
During the period which Mr.. Gould
refers to these conditions have not pre-
vailed to any great extent and it is i'm
probable that the situation would have
been different had the original McKin-
ley tariff on lumber been undisturbed.
Certain business methods inaugurated
by Gould the elder and continued to the
best of his ability by Gould the younger
are responsible for the conditions which
have prevailed during the past two
years, to a much greater extent than is
the removal of the tariff on lumber or
ON any particular article.
The president of the Missouri Pacific
does not seem to appreciate the intri-
cate connection between the various in
dustries ofthe country which renders the
prosperity of one dependent upon the
prosperity of another. The restoration
of the lumber tariff alone cannot make
his road prosper, while so many people
are idle; while corn is Is cents a bush
Ell and he charges the same freight
rates that he did when the people were
employed and corn was worth 80 cents
a bushel.
People do not buy lumber from Cana
da or any other place and build houses
in such times-not to any great extent
One industry cannot long prosper at
the expense of others, or without TAX
ing the others with it, even when espec-
tally aided by legislation or otherwise
No one is in a better position to real
sze this than George J. Gould
When the country prospered the Mis-
? souri, Pacific prospered and the lumber
tariff could have made but little diff
ference because other roads prospered
as we'll When general depression over
took the country not only his road but
all other roads, with an occasional ex-
ception suffered heavy losses in bust
ness. and were thus compelled to aggra-
waite the situation by reducing wages
and adding to the host of the unem-
ployed, large numbers of men which
were no longer needed in the business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

onton that one night while he was in
a Washington saloon a man entered
and began to attack the character and
courage of the confederate soldiers.
Plea gave a start of surprise as
he recognized the man, and asked if he
remembered him. The stranger said he
did not, whereupon the general said:
Il am Alfred Pleasanton. 1 had you
drummed out of my camp for coward
ice before Antietam. Get out of this
place, sir!" The man hung his head and
hurried out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
MONEY FLOWS FORTH.
Auditor Morris Decides to Pay Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations.

State Auditor Morris, acting upon the
opinion rendered by Attorney General
BOYLE today announced that he would
issue vouchers to persons having claims
in the senate miscellaneous appropri-
alton bill, which were held up by the
auditor because no authority to issue
vouchers had been conferred upon him
by the provisions of the bill.
The payments began today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Compared with cleaning a store,
house cleaning is dead easy.
Some men never act so funny as when
they are about to get married
A man is never at a loss to know
what his duties are, so long as he has
kin.
People do not pay enough attention
to doing things which will cause them
to respect themselves.
The reward of being a mans most
highly valued confidante, is that he
confides to you how hard up he is.
When a man finally gets a suit of
clothes that suits him, somebody is
sure to say that the coat is too short.
Nothing pleases a farmer quite so
much as to make town man in a
buggy give the road for his four horse
team.
ct am not satisfied about some
things" we heard a man say today. He
is lucky if he is satisfied about any
thing.
Almost every public speaker during
the course of his talk mentions his
dear wife, and the fact that he has been
abroad
When a woman riding in a funeral
procession, speaks to some one she sees
ON the street, she always checks her
smile in order to be true to herself and
the occasion.
=
When minister pledges a sum of
money to a certain cause, and relies up
on his church sisters to raise it, they
regard it as a great compliment to their
ability, if the amount is large
1t is an old fashioned story that one
girl in every family should learn how
to do sewing, in order to economiZe.
An Atchison man. who is very progress
sive. argues that instead girl in every
family should be compelled to take
course in dentistry.
i
An Atchison girl, whose father works
hard for a small salary to support a
large family, has earned Is dollars for
her Lenten money, which she will do
nate to the church. If this is charity,
then it is a mistake that charity is the
greatest of the three graces.
1t is always a relief to all the friends
of an engaged couple when they get
married. Engaged people have very
superior way of giving the impression
that they intend to avoid the failures
made by other married people that is
very aggrvating, and there is rejoicing
when they get married and try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
Weather Indications.

Chicago March 19.-For Kansas:
Fair and colder tonight; fair Saturday;
west to northwest winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Ex-United States Senator PETER in
assuming editorial charge of the Advo-
cate says:
1.-THE Advocate will remain a Populist
paper, advocating the party principles
as proclaimed in it's national platforms:
1t will take the moral side of every pub
He question, and while teaching ad-
Vanced doctrines, it recognizes the i'm
portance of applying them along con-
sentative lines This world is too big
Tor men to re-create it. Too many
Things are now established to make it
possible or even desirable that all need
ed changes should be Immediately and
at once completely wrought. 1t is the
EDITORS intention to make this a COM
plete paper-neWSy, instructive enter
taing and educational Mr. ]. w. Nor
ply, who has had charge of the Advo-
cate during the last II months. and who.
an addition to his excellent business
qualifications, has developed a special
aptitude for the work of a newspaper
office, will remain with the paper''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

The Kansas legislature seems resolv-
ed to disappOint the high hopes of the
Populists- 1t has beaten the measures
which provided for the initiative and
kind of money there is or can be, moth
ing is half so dear to the Populist heart
as the initiative and referendum. There
IS wealth of sound about the combina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Some men when insulted heave q
sigh 1t would oftener be better if they
would heave a brick.-Arkansas City
Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Everybody is opposed to prize fights
but everybody wants to know wht
icked.-HutchinSon News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Every houSekeeper who has tried
Pure Food Baking Powder is delighted
with it. Your money refunded if not
satisfactory.
WIN. GREEN & SONS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Out of 20 who hear a SANDER, 10 never
hear the refutation.-Ottawa Republi-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

A Hiawatha doctor has made the dis
covery too late for legislative actor
that sitting in revolving chairs cause
nsanity.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
sEX RAYS

In this age of bunco, people always
look at the bottom of a marvellous
story in newspapers, to see that it is
not a patent medicine advertisements
AtchisOn Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

It is grossly wicked to be talked
about. The only virtue in gossip is
when it is on your own lips.-Atchison
Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

The reward of being a mans most
highly valued confidante, is that he
confides to you how hard up he is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
Millinery Dept.

Just Notwithstanding in a Lace
Straw Hat, black only ............35c
Children's Hats, blue, red, white and
A line of new Gauze Ribbons, satin
stripe and gauze on either side; col
ors jacque, white and black, blue and
black, yellow and black and plain
black. We are making a leader of
these at 20c per yard
A line of Spring Flowers in all the
new and latest shades
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Sam Jones doesn't like prize fights
He should remember that there ar
people also who do not like rough ant
tumble OratOry.-Wichita Beacon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

A war is brewing between the United
States Rubber company and the rub
Der trust What a soft thing that will
be for the purveyors of that much
needed spring article, gaIoshes.-New-
ton Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Some men never act so funny as when
they are about to get married
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

People do not pay enough attention
to doing things which will cause then
to respect themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

The leader of the Greek movement In
New York is Agathodoios A. Papageor-
gopoulaS, which is not a bad name
when you get used to it.-Newton Re
publican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Russia is going to buy 81 900, 900 worth
of French cannon. These methods of
arbitration are becoming alarmingly
popular with the Russians.-AbiIene
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

When a woman riding in a funeral
procession, speaks to some one she sees
ON the street, she always checks her
smile in order to be true to herself and
the occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19
GLOBE SIGHTS.

CFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
Compared with cleaning a store,
house cleaning is dead easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Almost every public speaker during
the course of his talk mentions his
dear wife, and the fact that he has been
abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

When a man finally gets a suit OF
clothes that suits him, somebody is
sure TO say that the coat is too short.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

ct am not satisfied about some
things we heard a man say today. He
is lucky if he is satisfied about any
thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

A man is never at a loss to know
what his duties are, so long as he has
kin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

When a minister pledges a sum of
money to a certain cause, and relies up
on his church sisters to raise it, they
regard it as a great compliment to their
ability, if the amount is large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

Nothing pleases a farmer quite so
much as to make town man in a
buggy give the road for his four-horse
team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-19

An Atchison girl, whose father works
hard for small salary to support a
large family, has earned Is dollars for
her Lenten money, which she will do
nate to the church. If this is charity,
then it is a mistake that charity is the
greatest of the three graces.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
THE WHEELMEN'S TOUR.
All the Big Professional Riders Will
Re in Austin This Fall.

New York. Sept. 24.-The majority of
the professional wheelmen who have been
engaged during the past season in nearly
every city of prominence on the circuit in
the United States will on Monday start
for the south for series of bicycle con-
tests. Their destination is the City of
Mexico. Nearly all of the leading pro-
fessionals have signed to go on the trip.
and it is possible that others may join
the contingent later on. Among those
who signed are Cooper, Kiser, j. s.
Johnson. Mertens, Titus, Hoyt, Newton,
Wells. Brown, Mcfarland, Nat Butler,
Watson, Coleman, kimble Grimes, the
heavy man, and Mclean the trick rider.
The entire party will number about forty.
Under the management OF Is. Il. SpOoner
the circuit "chasers" will open up next
Monday at Trenton, n. j. That evening
they will begin the long journey in two
Pullman cars, in which the party Will
live until they return north again. They
expect to reach Mexico City about Christ
mas week. The following dates have
been arranged so far en- route: Tren-
ton. Buffalo, Kalamazoo, Peoria, Racine.
indianapolis, Louisville, Paducah,. st.
Louis, Memphis, Nashville. Atlanta,
Charlotte, Raleigh. Savannah and St.
Augustine. In Florida there will be
about sixteen days racing, after which
the riders will go by way of Atlanta.
Nashville and Memphis to Texas, where
race meets will be held at Waco, Dallas:
Austin and Galveston. Other meets will
be arranged on the circuit, and the lat
ter part Of December will be spent in
Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Shot His Son.

Baltimore, Sept 23.-Joseph G. Stevens,
aged GA years, 76S West Cross street, shot
and dangerously wounded his son! ROBERT
j., aged %, in quarrel this morning over
the htter's intended marriage, which was
to have taken place tonight. The father
and sister of the young man were object t.
ing strongly to his bringing aso ms reu pt,u man
struck his sister in the face. This en-
ragged the father who drew revolver
and fired shot into his sons back @Sa o Whp
Stevens then turned the weapon upon HIM
self, but it was wrested from him by his
two daughters. Young Stevens ,t is now ne Y
at the Maryland University hospital ,l IN
pectiye bride, Miss Emma J. Milbourne'
learned the condition of her fiance she mas
tened to his bedside, where, in the pres pres
ence of her father and sister she Vas
made the wife of the wounded man; Inc
elder Stevens was committed to Jail for a
hearing October =.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30

| there are warm, clear days and cool
nights, people need fear no danger as to
yellow fever The weather for the past
few days is the best preventive. The
general opinion of the people of this city
is that there is no yellow fever here nor
has there been. Chambers county today
quarantined against Jefferson county.
Over fifty families have left there since
yesterday and more will leave tomorrow
and tonight. They are unanimous in
saying the case was not yellow. fever
but insist on taking their families out
of town.
DIR. Swearingen passed through Beau
mont this afternoon at o'clock. He was
met at the stock yards, half a mile west
of here, by one or two leading citizens
He said he would lay over at Sour Lake
tomorrow and go into Houston tomorrow
night and would consult with DR.. Nc
Elroy and Mayor Rice as to sending in
the letter mail. He still insists that
Lovejoy died of yellow fever.
If Houston agrees trains will come
from Houston to the stock yards and de-
post matter, where it will be picked up
by the guards and brought to Beau
mont. The same will apply to the Gulf
and Interstate. The rule will go into
effect possibly Saturday morning.
A. Hamelin of the Blum Hardware
company is among the Galvestonians
Quarantined here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Vicksburg All Right.

vicksburg, Sept. 23.-The weather is
mild and pleasant, and the health of the
city and county excellent, with not Il
suspicious case anywhere. Confidence
in the local quarantine is undated, and
it is the fixed belief of the community
that the fever will be excluded from
Vicksburg. A special with supplies left
for Edwards today, carrying also the
mail and an immune operator. to supply
the place of Operator Barber, reported
i'll with fever.
Operator Barber at Edwards corrects
the report that he has the fever. He felt
bad this morning, but was quite well to-
night
The Queen and Crescent route will run
freight trains carrying mails and cx-
press, but neither passengers nor bag
gage between Meridian and Jackson. be-
ginning tomorrow. All the towns have
accepted Superintendent Bonds PROPOSE
ton of this evening.
New Orleans papers can not be sold
here unless sent in single wrappers, so
that they may be fumigated. This APP
plies to papers from infected points.