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The times., 1898-10-08
A sale Of R1en's suits that
Will outd2 all previous offerings.

Today STAG the with the greatest bargain values
finest suites been oered-and
who has thought of will take advantage
of them. With weather the way will
felt for heavier weight the offer
most opportune time
No will pay regular prices long these spe
ca values hadno sensible afford
saving. -. s+
Well you the privilege of having charged" if
likeand for it convenience
That certainly adds greatly the advantage OF buying today
The times., 1898-10-08

Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
The times., 1898-10-08
SIo Suits, S0.O8.

This
this season exclusive ready made
b
did
nd 70 garme n the
The times., 1898-10-08

For today only we will offer
stylishly trimmed velvet hats, that
plainly bear the mark of the fastest
trimming-exclusively stylish-which
are worth double-fcr ..............S3 1888
The times., 1898-10-08
Boys shoes. S1.15 pr.

Boys fine veal calf lace shoes. with
donsolia tips-fiint oak soies-on opera
and bulldog toe-sizes. Y to 1-2-
usual sl.75 value-for-s11 Is a pair.
The times., 1898-10-08
Ladies' shoes, $3.50.

Ladies' dongola button and lace
shoes. with patent leather. tip-fair
stitched-sizes, TO land the usual
$3.50 value in most shoe stores, will be
offered at $l59 today.
The times., 1898-10-08
$40 suits. $3.50
Our millinery at our prices


do
The times., 1898-10-08

Oakley's Soaps. sc. cake.
Pure Glycerine SOap-half-poUnd
bars for 1oc
Pure Petroleum Jelly-1O-eent size
for SC bottle
Best Ammonia for SIC. bottle
Best quality Florida water, regular
35c. sort for DC
Pure distilled witch hazel. regular
39c kind. for BE
15c. tooth powder. 10c box.
The times., 1898-10-08

Ladies' felt alpines, in all colors-
and also ladies' sailor hats-fashion-
able shapes, will be offered as a spe-
cial value today at ...................73c
The times., 1898-10-08
Hecht's Greater Stores.
1I.O55

ished bottoms-and smooth inney-
soles, well made-sizes. y to Usual
Sl.25 value-today at 7sc pair.
The times., 1898-10-08

The statement is made by officials of
the St. Paul that it is almost impossible
TO do the business thatis coming forward
from all directions. The increases in
earnings on all the granger roads contin-
ue- During the last few days the in
creases have ranged from s.. COO to Sl4, eco,
and this although the comparison is with
the very large earnings of the roads last
year "a this time In the end such pros
perity can have but one result, the push
ing up Of prices on the grangers.
The times., 1898-10-08
es1s1 tep eaa{s' s.e $5.o8.

Choice of lot of mems stylish tan
covert top coats, made up the fashion
able cut full back-thoroughly well
made and we'll lined and finished-will
be given for -$5.9S. They're as good as
any ten dollar top coat you can get
elsewhere-lots better than the aver
age $40 value-better made, better fit
ting and more desirable styles. The
offering comes in the nick of time
for now that cooler days and chillier
nights have arrived you'll want top
coat badly. If you buy today
you'll get good one for very much
less than you could expect TO pay
save enough TO make trip here well
worth your while.
The times., 1898-10-08
Greater selling Of boys clothing.

Twice the and twice the stock
to be the result The hold
The times., 1898-10-08

Mems Dept.

We have already doubled our
trade in mems shoes as compared
with this time last year. We eX-
pect to quadruple il. 1t cannot be
otherwise considering the extraor-
binary values we are offering.
The times., 1898-10-08
S7.50

Ladies handsome tailor-made suits
of fine broadcloJh, and Venetian cloth
and new cassimeres-the highest grade
garments ever turned out by a tall
or-made with new rounded jackets.
taffeta silk. and satin lined. with wide
self-facings and feIled seams In all
the most fashionable colors - the
greens, new blues, modes. navy, and
black, and also gray. Some have new
fiounce skirts Coats are single or
double-breasted, fly front, and tight
fitting The very acme of tailoring
excellence-and Just such suits as you
would expect 10 pay $25 and QfL 90
so for. We offer them at..... y =. 20
The times., 1898-10-08

Business in the outside security market
yesterday was chiefly confined to Federal
Steel securities. Larger sales of the COM
mon were made al from p Is to 29 1-2. and
of the preferred at IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
A HE'LL ON SHIP BOARD.
Cargo of Sulphur Burning For
Ten Days.

Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 19-With a
fierce fire raging in it's three holds the
steamer Evelyn, Captain C. w. Horner,
from .Huelva, Spain, heavily loaded
with sulphur ore, has put into it's pier
at Locust Point. It is remarkable that
the ship and all those on board it were
saved from terrible death in mid-ocean.
When within ten days of this port
flames were discovered in the cargo.
The suffocating fumes made it almost
unbearable for those on board, and it
was thought that asphyxiation for the
captain and crew was inevitable. The
seamen worked like trojans to save
their lives and the vessel. Pumps were
kept working day and night but the
immense volume of water poured in
upon the burning mass seemed to be
of little or no service. Captain Horner
crowded on all steam possible in his
race for a safe harbor and all hands
were well nigh exhausted when the ship
tied up at it's wharf The fire boat
Cataract was called into service but so
far has been unable to extinguish the
flames. The Evelyn is owned by Apple
by & Co., West HartIepOol, England. It
was consigned to Joseph R. Gard & Co,
of this city. 1t left Huelva on August
20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
TO CHRISTEN WITH WINE.
Governor Renders Decision Regard
ing the Illinois.

Springfield. Ill, Sept. 19.-The efforts
of the WOman'S Christian Temperance
union to have wine tabOOed and water
used in christening the battleship IL
Iinois will be of no avail Governor
Tanner. if the matter shall be left with
TOM of christening with wine observed,
and he has told the women so in let
ter to Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, OF which
the following is a copy:
ITO Mrs Matilda B. Carse, Jessie
Brown Hilton Helen L. Wood, Room
1119 The Temple Chicago, Ill: Ladies'
I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 10th inst,
replying to which I will say that 1t is
with pleasure I pay my highest re-
spects to the noble women of your I'M
ion, and acknowledge with profound
appreciation the excellent good you are
labOring to establish. would consider
it a privilege to be able to assist you
Thousands of homes are better for your
guardianship; thousands of hearts are
grateful to you for your Christian aid,
and the world is better for having the
Womans Christian Temperance union.
I'm the matter, however, of following
the time honored custom of christening
battIeships there is no Dissertation of
the laws of temperance. The ceremo-
ny is not one from which any evil could
be possibly set forth. The most sacred
religious ordinance, the sacrament,
deep solemnity and honor, is one in
which wine is used as a symbol.
Therefore, I dismiss the subject as
one unworthy of so much agitation. If
left to me the battleship Illinois will be
christened according to the time-hOnor-
ed custom. Yours truly,
(Signed) JOHN r. TANNER,
OT-1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
O. X. SWAYZE HURT.
A Box of Bombs Explodes and One
Strikes Him.

Deputy County Clerk o. K. Swayze
was painfully injured during the fire.
works display at the corner of Sixth
and Quincy streets Saturday evening.
Mr. Swayze was assigned to the task
of firing the bombs from a mortar. The
members of the fiambeau club had
formed a hollow square and inside this
stood the mortar and while the men in
line were firing roman candles Swayze
was busy sending the big bombs sky
ward.
Everything went well until AT. Potts.
who was watching the box of unexplOd-
ed bombs left the box open allowing a
spark from one of the candles to fall
among the bombs. What followed can
not be accurately described. The air
was filed with terrible fiery stars while
the noise of the explosions sounded like
artillery.
The hollow square wavered only an
instant and then broke as the members
of the club scattered hither and thither
in confusion. Mr.. Swayze who was
nearest the box of bombs was struck on
the breast just over the heart by one of
the missiles but it glanced and burned
off his long mustache on the left side of
his face and also singed his hair The
skin on the left side of his face was also
burned and his left ear resembles a
beefsteak. One other man was hit by
one of the bombs but was not seriously
hurt. Swayze bravely resumed his
place at the mortar after the accident
and fired the rest of the bombs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimball Pig. Co., before II
clock in the morning.
W. w. Crittenden left Sunday on a bust
ness trip to Chicago.
DR.. H. c. Miner has returned from his
visit to the Omaha exposition.
Born, Friday, Sept. 16. to Mr. and Mrs.
Swanson of Logan street, a daughter.
Miss Myrtle Seymour has gone to to
Omaha, where she will teach again this
winter.
DR.. S. P. Swift came home Saturday
from visit of four weeks to relatives in
Shelbina, Mo.
Dean J. w. Sykes of Grace cathedral
held services last evening at the Church of
the Good Shepherd.
J. B.. Marshall who has. been attending
ha, came home Saturday.
Miss Maud Myers, who teaches school
D. Myers
A. D. Lewis. will address the temperance
meeting which will be held in the Kansas
Avenue M. e. church Tuesday evening,
September 20.
c. G. Chapman has gone to Lincoln.
Neb., where he will join a party of friends
and go to Omaha to view the Transmits
sissippi exposition.
train and a large forge Of men r,elaying
Kilmer with new steel rails.
Mrs. William Elder Archibald, who has
been the guest this summer of Mr.. and
for her home in Boston, Mass.
Albert Wimselt has entered the service
Of the Santa Fe as assistant at the juno
ton, preparatory to taking a position as
operator under the new Santa Fe block
system.
During the absence of T. T. Cafferty.
roadmaster of the eastern division of the
Santa Fe, who is in Denver Col. attend
Matthew J. Devlin, section foreman of the
North Topeka section, is acting in the ca
pacity of roadmaster. He is considered
by officials of the. line as one of their
most experienced foreman and authority
upon anything pertaining to road matters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
CHARTERS FILED.

The Home Land & Cattle company
was chartered today by the secretary Of
state. 1t will transact business at
Kansas City, Kan, Kansas City, Mo,
and such other places as the board of
directors may designate. 1t has a cap
to accumulate and loan funds, erect
buildings, purchase and sell real estate,
deal in cattle, engage in farming and
encourage agriculture. Its directors are
J. S. Gilbert and J. G. Hall of Kansas
City, No; F. D. Hutchings and H. T.
Corson of Kansas City, Kan, and R.
G. Tonkin of Abilene.
A charter was also granted today to
the Carlyle Investment company of AL
len county, to deal in coal, oil, gas and
other mineral leases. 1t is capitalized
for 5000, and its directors are John
Francis. J. R. Dunlap and s. T. Ryker
of Allen county, and Edwin c. Holmes
of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
SOCIETY NEWS.

Mrs r. T. Herrick entertained twelve
little girls very pleasantly Saturday
afternoon in honor of her little daugh-
ter Genevieve's sixth birthday. The
porch was fitted up with chairs, pillows
and hammoeks and here the little people
spent the afternoon from until g.,
playing games and having a general
good time. Mrs. Herrick was assist
ed by her mother, Mrs. J. P. Davis and
her sister, Mrs. c. G. CoIburn and Miss
Ivah Davis. In the center of the long
table on which the refreshments were
served was a birthday cake bearing six
candles.
Those present were: Grace Vreeland,
Ella Davis, Marguerite KoOntz, AIargar-
ct Brown, Mary Weightman, Alberta
and Irene Davis, Marie Clarke, Frances
Lynch, Ruth Smith, Marie Cope, Lalla
Scott and Sarella Herrick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
have been filed:
Dora E Middaugh to Thos. Mack $40
lots 424 Fillmore street AIiddaugh's first
subdivision.
Henry Checksfie1d and wife to Mary
J. Morris $4OO, lots POL Locust street,
Parkdale.
SPAIN, $500 lots 1852 and 164 Topeka ave-
nue..
Jerry A Pettett to Lulu Cough1an,
$780, lot 7, block Tenth street, Mulvane
&, Chase's addition.
F. C. Hentig to Myra Kellam, $55,
lots 166 and 1853 Tyler street.
To S. NJ. Wood. lot 20, Madison street
To Jay c. Lee lots and 3, block II.
The Drive, Auburndale addition.
To Ralph ]. Kennedy lots 637, 639, 641
Highland avenue, East Hill sub.
To Fred Ludington lots 80, "a Ches-
ter avenue Oakland sub.
street Maple Grove addition.
A c.. Woodcock ct al, to c. B. Mer-
Ram $4,000, north one-third southeast
quarter 8, 49, Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
eeDOWN ON THE FARM.'
Miss Bessie Morris Didn't Like It and
Came to Topeka.

Bessie Morris, decidedly pretty of
face and form and of the age of seven
teen, was returned to her home at
LebO yesterday by an almost distracted
father who had been searching for her
since last Tuesday, the date of Miss
Bessie's disappearance from home.
Robert Morris is a wealthy farmer
living at LebO who had provided
tofore but like many other young girls
too many yellow backed novels of the
Dora Clay class were INDUCED in and
she gradually came to think that she
could have a better time out in the
wide world" than down on the farm
Among Bessie's acquaintance was a
Mr.. and Mrs MCGEE, poor, but ap-
parently honest people, living on her
fathers farm.
Recently the McGees decided to move
to Scranton and borrowed a team OF
Morris to haul their goods up. The girl
found this out and decided that it was
her opportunity to begin her romantic
trip.
Awaiting the time of their departure,
which was at an early hour, the young
lady appeared at the wagon with
story that her fathers permission had
been gained to accompany them and
to later return home on the train. with
this they trundled away from the farm
while the other occupants were yet
asleep. Whether MCGEE ever intended
stopping at Scranton probably he alone
knows. At all events he failed to locate
there but came on to North Topeka
where the family secured a residence
at 404 Paramore street.
About this time Marshal Strauss re-
ceived a telegram from the heart
broken father asking him to look out
for the young girl, also the wagon,
team and MCGEE.
After a short search they were To-
Gated. MCGEE had started back with
the wagon. leaving Mrs. MCGEE and
Bessie Morris at the home when found
by the police. The young lady express
ed her Willingness to return home but
stated that she rather enjoyed city life
better than the farm and would have
seen more of it if given an opportunity.
MCGEE will not be arrested as he has
returned the team. Mr.. Morris declared
with the finding of Bessie the matter
would end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
COLLINS VENUE CASE.
It Will Not Be Heard in the District
Court Today.

The motion for a change of venue in
the Collins case did not materialize to-
day.
Judge Hazen had announced that he
would listen to the arguments on the
motion today. but as the attorneys had
failed to file the molten there was moth
ing to be argued.
County Attorney Jetmore thinks that
the attorneys for John Collins are
playing for time and that is the reason
the motion was not filed so that it
could be argued today. He thinks that
nothing will be heard of the motion
until Judge Hazen makes an assign
ment of the case and it is known when
he expects to have it tried. Then they
VIII come forward and ask that the
case be sent to another county.
By this policy of delay the attorneys
hope to have things fixed so that the
case cannot be tried until next winter
County Attorney Jetmore will request
that the case be put on the docket for
hearing at a special time and that this
assignment be made at once. He is
anxious to have the case tried as soon
as possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
BOUND TO SHOOT SOMEONE.
Wild Man Kills One Person and
Wounds Another.

Pendleton. Ore. Sept. &c c. Cum
ningham of Milton, this county shot
and killed o. Young and seriously
wounded Mrs. Julius J. Worcester at
the o. r. & N. depot. Cunningham,
with a cooked revolver chased Miss Eff
f1e Worcester for a block firing three
shots at her. but the young woman ran
into a saloon and eluded the murderer
He ran through the saloon into the
Great Eastern hotel. where he snapped
his revolver twice at Mrs. Johnson, the
proprietOr's wife.
Young who is an employee of the o.
r. & n. company was talking with Mrs
Worcester and her daughter, Effie at
the 0. r. & N. depot, when Cunning
ham, crazed by drink, commenced fir
ing at the group. Young was shot
through the heart, Mrs. Worcester was
shot in the small of the back.
She is the wife of a we'll known min
ing man. Cunningham was arrested.
He has been a troublesome character
here for several years, having been fire.
Quently arrested for selling liquor with
out a license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
SOMETHING THEY LIKED.
Topeka Theater Goers Were Well
Pleased on Saturday Night.

There was more entertainment crowd
ed into the performance at the Crawford
theater Saturday night during the two
hours and a half it continued than has
been true of any performance in TINS
citv for some time. The Great Triple
Alliance" and the vaudeville artists as
ISOLATED with it made a reputation
which will insure them a profitable re-
ception on their returns to this city.
Frederick Powell, ImrO Fox and Ser
vais LIE Roy, the three magicians form
ing the Great Triple Alliance" gave
exhibitions of magic which if not all
new were entertaining. Fox inter
spersed his performance with humor.
and the effect was a very happy one
both to the magician and his audience;
LIE Roy did some very clever card
work. which furnished amusement for
the entire audience with the exception
of the young men who were giving up
cards by the twOs and threes and
punches from beneath their waistcOatS
The three vaudeville teams with the
magicians did exceptional work in their
different specialties, their turns form
ing splendid features of the perform
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
AT THE PENITENTIARY.
Interesting Facts and Figures in the
Biennial Report.

Wyandotte county furnished by far
the most convicts for the penitentiary
of any county in the state during the
two years ending June 80, according to
the biennial penitentiary report which
has just been issued. Out of a total of
753 prisoners on June 80. 1897, Wyan-
dotte furnished 70, and of a total of 1872
on June 80, 1898, "A were from the same
county. Shawnee came second with 81
and SO, while Sedgwick was third with
81 and AZ. Montgomery county, with
a comparatively small population, came
fourth with 40 and 25. Seventeen
counties had no prisoners in the peni-
tertiary on either date. but they were
all western counties with small pOpula-
tiOns, with the exception of Mitchell
Besides the Kansas prisoners, Oklaho-
ma had 142 in the Kansas penitentiary
in 1897 and 155 in 1898.
The classification of the prisoners &C
cording to their politics shows 461 Re
10 Independent, Prohibftionists, 20 free
silver and 104 with no politics.
Relgiously there were IS Methodists,
56 Baptists, % Presbyterians, 1872 Cath
Evangelicals, 9 Dunkards. 10 United
Brethren, 6 Congregationalists, 4 Ad-
ventists, 10 EpiscOpalians, 5 Quakers 8
Hebrews and 499 with no religious be-
Hefs.
In their report the board of peniten-
tiary directors score the Republican
administration of the prison. They
say:
I'VE found the affairs of the prison,
through the incompetency or gross mis-
management of the outgoing admins
trat1on, in a deplorable condition The
cloth and leather bought for convict
clothing and shoes were of an inferior
quality, and did not wear nearly as long
as they should have done, and the dis
cfpline Of the institution was very lax
The convicts employed in the mine
threw away and destroyed in the "gob''
many suits of clothes, which our mine
officers found upon assuming charge
of the mine. The natural consequent
ces of such poor business methods and
incompetency followed, and at the time
the present administration took charge
of the prison (February 1, 1890 many of
the inmates were thinly clad and shiv-
ering in the wintry winds; and be-
sides this for the greater majority Of
the inmates there was no change of
clothing possible. as the state did not
possess a sufficient supply of even an
inferior quality of clothing. We i'm
mediately set to work to remedy this
state of affairs, and, in order to do so,
it was found necessary to call upon the
legislature for a transfer of funds to
replenish the clothing sanitary and
other necessary funds"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-19
AN EYE ON GERMANY.
She Will Still Bear Watching in the
Philippines.


Philippines.
New York, Sept. ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: AS an in
dication that Germany has been scheming
to share in the disposition of the Philip
pines, the authorities have learned that
acting under instructions from Berlin. the
German commandments of the Asiatic
station has made an exhaustive investi-
cation of the coal deposits Of the islands.
He was assisted by German engineer
who had been temporarily assigned to this
squadron for the special purpose of locat-
ing coal. The engineer conducted thor
ough investigation and his report which
has been submitted to the Berlin govern
ment through Vice Admiral Won Diedrich,
shows that the best Ignite deposits are To-
cate on the island of Cebu, one of the Wis
This informa ton has been received fro Q
one of the representatives of this govern
ment IN Germany and has been considered
of sufficient Importance to be presented to
the peace commissioners for their consid-
GRAFTON. Officials who were inter-
viewed regarding the matter admit that
there can be only one object which would
an investigation-the desire to extend Ger
man jurisdiction over the island which
has the largest beds of coal best adapted
for steamlng purposes.
have been received showing that Ignite
of good quality is found there in large
Germany would find Cebu exceedingly
valuable as a coaling station, as it would
not necessitate the establishment of coal
tanned.
Aware of Germany's proceedings, the
authorities are taking precautions to pre-
vent the contamination of any plan which
will enable them to reach fruitiOn The
Berlin government by the reduction of it's
fleet in Manila bay, gave an indication of
its desire to remain on friendly terms with
this government. While regretting the
maintenance of such large force at Ma
Mia, no protest was made by this govern
ment and the action of Germany in re-
ducing its naval force was entirely volun-
tary.
The report made by the German en-
gineer explains to the officials why the
German vessels were steaming among the
islands.
It is no longer a secret that Germany is
the only nation from which the govern
ment apprehends trouble in the settlement
of the Philippine question. and it was to
avert the commitment of an overt act
that the president determined to so
strengthen Rear Admiral Dewey's COM
mand as to make it the superior of the
German fleet in Asiatic waters.
The battleships Oregon and Iowa will
start for Manila via Cape Horn and Hon
olulu next Saturday or Sunday, by which
time it is expected all repairs viii have
been made and the fleet of golfers will
be in readiness. Leaves of absence have
been given to all the officers until the lat
ter part of the week, but no extensions
will be given, it being desired to get the
ships away with out delay.