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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
SOCIETY NEWS.

Part of the B. B. club and a few of
their friends enjoyed a picnic at Car
field park Friday evening; they took
their suppers and remained to the con-
cert in the evening. The affair was
given in honor of Miss Mary Nesbaum
and Miss Katherine Roper of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
The members Of the club present were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Spencer, Mr.. and
Mrs J. A. Troutman, Mr.. and Mrs. J. z.
Mcleod Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Skinner,
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Nesbaum; the
guests Of the club were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Copeland, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Washburn. Mr. and Mrs H s. Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hackney, Mrs.
John Parks, Miss Nesbauna, Miss Mary
Nesbaum, Miss Allie Nesbaum, Miss
Katherine Roper Miss Lottie Maxwell
and Mr.. George Hackney The children
of the different families were also pres
ent.
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A Straw Ride.

Friday evening a gay crowd Of young
people rode out to the home of Miss
Cora Roger, six miles south OF town. on
a hav wagon and spent the evening.
A fortune teller was present and fore
told the future of the guests, after
which refreshments were served. Those
who went out from the town were Miss
Tosia Rard Miss Ellen Foberg, Miss
Lou Huckstead. Miss Carrie Wilcox
Miss Ethel Dick, Miss Minnie Means
Miss Sara Deisher, Miss Maud Augustus,
Miss Minnie HOffmaster, Miss Kate
Kess1er. Miss Winifred HolcOmb, Mr..
Luther Smith, Mr.. Leslie McCanne, MI
Gunther, Mr.. John Newland, Mr. Jas.
Doncyson, Mr.. Richard HargreaVes, MT
George Hargreaves and Mr.. Henry Hell
mig. 1r
and Mrs viii Samson, Miss Mare
Witwer Miss George, Miss Quail MISS
Witwer, Mr.. Will Quail and Mr.. Earl
Engler.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crane have re-
turned from Lake View where Ihey
have been spending the past week
Miss Marie Colby arrived from ~.
Louis Friday and is the guest of Miss
Sue Sharitt. 49,
Katherine Whitley in Emporia,
! Misses Jeanette and Mile Ware
have returned from visit in Welllng11
Mrs w. NJ. Hagadorn arrived from
C.uanaiuato, Mexico, Friday, and is the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. E. H New
Mrs. E. E. Macleod will leave Sunday
for St Adams. VT, to visit her parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Eagle ana MI
and Mrs. Arthur Murphy have been
camping for the past week at the Big
Dragon in Usage county; they WEI WEI
Joined the last of the week by MI anu
Mrs w. f. Sterne, Mrs. L. w. VII
lifts and Mrs. Charlie Eagle and son.
Mrs. and Mrs. w. A L. thompson let
Friday for the Indian territory
Mrs. Hiram Ogden of Kansas CITY IS
visiting her niece, Mrs. A. K Rogers.
Mrs. Albert Alexander and children
sDent a couple of days this week with
Mrs Fred BOnebrake in Usage City.
Mr.. c. s. Gillespie has returned from
a visit to his old home in Illinois.
Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler and daugh-
ters, Margery and Eleanor, accompa-
MED by Miss Louise Smith, who is
spending the summer in the east, will
leave soon for Germany to spend the
dies viii attend school and study under
musical masters, after which they will
spend some time in travelling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Turner will leave
in a few days for several weeks trip
through the north and east; they will
go first to the Omaha exposition, then
to Chicago for a few days; from there
they will go to Montreal and Quebec,
then to Portland, Me, from Portland
they will go by boat to Boston and New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. John HOdson spent last
Sunday with friends in Ottawa.
Mrs. Louise Bunker is visiting in Den
yer.
Mrs N VanSlyck and sons, Willard
and Harry are visiting in Burlington.
Mrs. c. s. Sutton is going to Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, the last of next week to
visit the Misses Simmons.
Mrs. T. w Harrison and Mrs. George
Harrison will leave Monday for En-
mettsburg. Iowa, to visit relatives.
Mrs. F. E. Dietrich will leave the last
| of the month for Chicago and Madison,
| Wis. for q two weeks outing
Miss Natchett of Ann Arbor, Mich.
/ is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Sykes at the
| Episcopal deanery.
Mr.. Harry Badders has returned to
/ his home in st. Louis; he came up to
! attend the funeral of his brother Al
| bert Badders.
| Mrs. w. w. Proctor and daughter Ida
1 have gone to Kansas City to spend a
! few. days with Mrs. Russell McCord
| white.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Hustled of Denver
! who have been visiting Topeka friends
for a few days. left today, accompanied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
ALawn Party,

Miss Clyde Hornadsy was the hos
tess at a delightful lawn party Friday
evening which she gave complimentary
to her guest. Mrs z. W. Garrett of
winfield: she was assisted in entertain
ing by Miss May Downing. The lawn
was brightly lighted with Japanese Ian
terms, and hammOcks and easy chairs
v-ere in abundance; in the center of
the lawn, under a group of lanterns.
lemonade was served; refreshments
were served on the lawn.
The invited guests were Miss Maude
KimbaIl. Miss Eda Smythe, Miss May
Downing. Miss nellie WetherhOlt, Miss
Elizabeth Lee, Miss Edna Millice, Miss
Kate Ernich, Miss Grace Whittlesey'
Mr.. Charles Morton, Mr.. VIII Clauser,
Mr.. Harry Small, Mr.. Clyde lawrence
Mr. RaIDh Clauser. Mr.. Al Wick, Mr.
Charles Decker Mr.. Roy MiIltce and
Mr. Roy Bradford.
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A STATE OF TERROR
Prevails in the Chinese Pro-
vince of WuchOW.

Tacoma, Wn., Aug. 13.-The Oriental
steamer Victoria, which has arrived
here brings the following advices:
Inhabitants of Wuchow are in a state
of terror over the uprising in southern
China and are sending their women
away with valuables. The rebels have
defeated the imperial troops, infiicting
heavy losses, placed in some quarters
as high as 1900. The chiefs of the re-
bellion claim they are freeing the peO-
pie from the Manchu dynasty which
has ruled over them for upwards of $50
years. The rebels expect to form an al
lance with the Black Flag chief. Sew
eral versions of the trouble are given,
the villages of the Yung district, where
One-third of the pOpulace were CathO-
lies and the others pagans, the Catho-
lies attempted to convert the ancestral
hall of the village into a Catholic
church. The paganS objected, a fight
ensued in which the Christians were
wOrsted. The native magistrate, named
Kom sided with the Catholics to avoid
foreign complications. He was seized
by the opposition, carried into the
mountains and murdered This was the
signal for a general Outburst. Another
version gives the cause as an attempt
of an official to mulct a philanthrOpist
who had donated supplies to the poor.
The officials action enraged the peO-
pie. All accounts agree the trouble is
very serious.
a Japanese paper prints a story to
the effect that the Americans at Guam
found a number of unburied corpses.
The governor innocently explained they
We're bodies OF prisoners sent him from
Manila. Provisions were short and some
$50 of them were ordered out to be shot
as the easiest way out of the difficulty.
An EngHshman who recently visited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column p.s Should e
o'clock in the morning.
2 large Ioaves bread Sc Gem Bakery.
The oyster season is now opened at
the Magnet.
Prof. D. F. Hoover of Silver Lake was
a North side visitor today.
Mrs. A. NJ. Miller of the New Era has
returned from her vacation.
oysters served in all styles to order
at the Magnet. Give US a trial.
Mrs. J. D. Pratt has been the guest of
relatives in RossviIle for several days.
Miss Lou Dell McMaster will leave
Tuesday for visit to the exposition at
Omaha.
DR. A. s. Embree will preach tomor-
row morning at the Kansas Avenue NJ.
E. church.
Born. Friday August 18th. to Mr. and
Mrs. John Arthur of Van Buren, street,
a daughter.
w w. Crittenden returned yesterday
from a two weeks business trip to Clay
Center and Phillipsburg.
Miss Ollie COPYRIGHT will return Mon
day from Colorado Springs where she
has been spending several weeks.
There will be evening prayer with
sermon at the Church of the Good
Shepherd tomorrow at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Watts, Miss Dot
Watts and Miss Grace Black will spend
Sunday in Meriden the guests of
friends.
Mrs. Y. B. Kistler and sons will leave
Tuesday for Oklahoma City where they
will make an extended visit to Mr..
Kistler.
Miss Julia Waite and Harry Lukens
will go to Silver Lake tomorrow and
spend the day visiting the Williams
camping party.
John and Ben, the twin sons of Mr.
and Mrs. John Spear, are in Overlook
where they will be the guests of rela-
tives for a week.
Misses Ellen Heartburg and Maud
Patterson have returned from Chicago
where they have been attending the
Cook county normal school
Commencing Monday August Is, the
North Topeka postoffice will be kept
open until p. m. All mail received at
the office before that time will be dis
patched on the early evening trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
RED CROSS MONEY.
$4,000 Sent to Surgeon General
Sternberg for Distribution.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Surgeon Cen
era1 Sternberg has written a letter to
Cleveland H. Dodge, chairman of the
ciety, acknowledged the receipt of S.
600, which he will distribute. He will
send $1,000 to Col. Norwood, chief sur
geon at Montauk Point, for the pur-
chase of deIicacies for the sick arriving
at the place $1,000 to Col Hazard at
Santiago for use of the sick at that
place; 81, 600 to Col. Greenleaf, chief sur
geon, Gen. Miles staff, in Porto Rico;
81, 600 to Lieutenant Colonel Hof. chief
surgeon at Camp Thomas, Chickamau-
ga; $500 to Major Hale in charge of the
United States general hospital, at Fort
Thomas, KY, and $500 to Major Fay, In
charge of the United States hospital at
Fort Mcpherson. Ga.
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A GREAT GAIN.
Internal Revenue Receipts Increased
"a Million Dollars Last Year.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-The preli1nina-
ry report of the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue shows that the receipts
from all sources in the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1898, amounted to $170, $685.
$40, an increase. as compared with the
previous fiscal year of 1924, 249, 1925. The
revenue during the year are given as
follows: Spirits 1872, SAC, $780, increase
$40, 53S, 1885, tobacco $33, go, 622, increase
s., 520, 324; fermented liquors $39, SIS, 421,
increase $7,O43, $50; Oleomargarine ST.,
315, $50, increase 1921, 600; filled cheese
ers $1,1S0, increase S1,O94; miscellaneous
81, 243, 096, increase 1857, 713.
The quantities of distilled spirits, fer
mented liquors, tobacco, cigarettes and
cigars on which tax was paid during the
year are stated as follows: Spirits,
distilled from fruit, /, Al ,443 gallons, in
crease 265, 317 gallons; whisky and other
spirits distilled from materials other
than fruit, rs, 1853 210 gallons, increase
S915,979 gOllans; fermented liquors or
beer, 81, 4S6, 156 barrels, increase 3, 063, 062;
cigars (numbeT) 1910, SS1, al, increase
847,712, 444; cigarettes (numbec) 1888, $780,
544, a net decrease of nearly 1000, 900;
tobacco 28S, 160, 674 pounds, increase a.
425,26S pounds; OleOmargarine SO, 1888, 727
pounds, increase L, S74, 1853 pounds; filled
cheese /, Alp, 923 pounds, decrease 253, PA
pounds.
The expenses incident to the collection
of the internal revenue tax during the
year We're approximately SO. 996, 262.
The states paying the largest amount
of internal revenue tax are given as fol-
lows:
Illinois $39, 65S, 6S6; New York go, O5S,-
$50; Kentucky $18, 22O, 91S; Ohio SIC, 1885,
90S; Pennsylvania $13. 846, 790; Indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
HIT BY AN ENGINE.
William Cummings Sues the Santa
Fe for $4,000.

One Of the approaches to the Santa
Fe depot in Argentine is by the way of
a turnstile and steps on the west by
which a short cut may be made to the
platform. This passage is in general
use, and has been provided by the COM
pany for the use of its patrons. This
is detailed in petitioned suit for dam
ages brought in the circuit court yes
terday by William Cummings, who says
that he was run down by an engine be-
longing to the defendant in December
of last year while making his way
along this passage. He AYERS that the
engine was running at high rate of
speed and gave little warning of it's
approach. He claims to be permanently
disabled, and asks a judgment of $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
A Camping Party.

A jolly crowd is going out to the
Kiene farm on Mission Creek Monday
to camp for a. week or ten days; those
going are Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. DOran
and daughter Josephine, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Clancy and sons Frank and
Walter Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. LagerstrOm
and daughter Bessie, Mr.. and Mrs f.
D McKeever and son Archibald, Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Kfene and daughter
Marguerite, Miss BERTHE Love, Mr.. Win
CLANCY and Mr.. A. w. Dana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

this morning were just as bad as ever.
Has no one the enterprise to bring his
canteloupes from Rocky Ford? A mass
meeting should be called.
Now that the beer joints are closed,
visitors to Smoky Row patronize the
cider joints and as a result get on
sprees which are little else than de-
liriums. A cider joint is the hardest
against which evidence can be obtain
ed, and the alcohol poured into the
drinks there is the most deadly.
Somebody ought to take down those.
neaSly looking century plants that are
supposed to adorn the steps of the
state house. One of them is potted in
an old tobacco bucket. It is such things
as these that make people say that
POpulists never do understand the fit
ness of things If there is going to be
any decoration of this sort, the plants
should be in handsome bronze urns.
Base Ball, Sunday the 18th, Wichita
vs. Topeka, Athletic park. Game called
4 D. m.
S1605 to Indianapolis and return via
Santa F-e Route. Tickets on sale Aug
ust 10, 20 and II.
S16.05 to Indianapolis and return via
Santa Fe Route. Tickets on sale Aug
ust 10, 20 and q.
Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip
ped with electric fans.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

George H Elliott to Benjamin z.
Brown, $500, tract in northeast quarter
80, H. 16.
Coleman Dudley and wife to o. c.
Knowles, 5000, tract in northeast quar-
ter 9, u, IS.
A. McRoberts and wife to A J.
Hughes lots Is and 10, block 80, West
side sub division.
Albert CopIey and wife to W. A.
Clark, 1888, lot sos and south half 506
Dillon street, Williams addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

the rebel camps near Cavite says the
rebels are lily treating Spanish prison
ers They are said to be fed on nothing
but rice and water and were starving.
The Englishman says he and his party
threw them food and cigarettes which
were fought for as wild beasts scramble
for meat,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

The following article is
taken from the Musical in
dicator, an authority on
musical matters and one of
the largest publications Of its
class in America:
It is always a pleasant
duty for an editor to chron-
icle facts. Hence it is a
pleasure at this time to state
in these columns that we
have in the city of Chicago
the largest producing piano
and organ factories in the
world. The W. W. KimbaH
Co. are not only the largest
producers by one-half, but
their present factories are
one-half time larger than
those of any similar estab-
lishment.
This is not all. This great
corporation will shortly COM
mence work on an additional
building. 8Ox4OO feet in di-
mentions, and five stories in
height. This, with the pres
ent mammoth factories. will
give the institution Is acres
of floor space.
The capacity of the present
works is so organs and 40
pianos per day. The COM
pany are at present turning
out. in midsummer, SO pianos
and As organs per day. The
necessity for immediate ex-
tension of the present works
for the fail trade is appar-
ent. When the proposed
addition is finished these
mammoth factories will have
a total capacity of So pianos
and 60 organs a day.
Seeing is believing, and
when a representative of the
Indicator, in company with
an official of the Kimban
corporation, visited these
enormous factories last week
and tramped for a whole day,
without cessation, over the
different floors of this insti-
tuition, he came to the con-
clusion that the half had not
been told about the great
Kimban factories.
There the Indicator man
saw, in midsummer at that,
1925 employees at work on
full time. There he also saw
machinery that saves the
labor of as many more as
are now employed, men IN
loading lumber and coaIfrom
vessels at the extensive ship
ping docks, and railroad
freight cars passing through
the lower courts of the big
building and stopping only
long enough to take on the
SS pianos and 40 organs, the
days output. for shipment
to all parts of the civilized
world. There he saw many
things that go to make up
the whole Of the greatest in
stitution Of the kind on
earth. Not only skilled labor
and intricate machinery, but
everything that makes a
model piano and organ fac
tory. backed by unquestioned
financial standing, sufficient
to make and market a thou
sand pianos and organsa day
if the corporation saw lit to
undertake the task.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
q. a. Il. Cineinnati, d. sept. 1O.

For the annual encampment Of the
G. A. R., at Cincinnati, O., in Septem-
Der, the Union Pacific will make the
greatly reduced rate from Topeka of
S16.1O for the round trip. Be sure your
ticket reads via the Union Pacific.
For time tables and full information
call on F A. Lewis, city ticket agent, or
J. c. Fulton, depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

Wichita will stay over and play To-
peka here tomorrow. Batteries CaI1ehan
and Menefee, AcGreevey and Feor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13
10 Our Con tractors.

An We are now prepared to receive to-
~matoes on your contract.
BIRD CANNING co.
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III
GREATEST FACTORY
OF THEM ALL.

The KimbaII Piano
COmpany's present fac
tory covers fourteen
acres Of space. With
the new additions they
will then cover eigh-
teen acres. This will
make the works dOu-
bic the size of any
other piano and organ
factory on the globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

Clearance shoe sale going on. Payne's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

Items intended for this column should
be left at the KimbaH Pig. Co., before II
o clock in the morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

Base Ball, Sunday the 18th, Wichita
VS.. Topeka, Athletic park. Game called
n m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip.
ped with electric fans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

S16.05 to Indianapolis and return via
Santa F-e Route. Tickets on sale Aug
ust 10, 20 and 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-13

S16.O5 to Indianapolis and return via
Santa Fe Route Tickets on sale Aug
ust 10, 20 and 81
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-10
Pre~parations for War May Prevent Il.

The action of congress in a%ppropriat-
ing $50, DOC, 900 for national defense, will,
in all probability put q stop to any war
that may have threatened the United
States. The expenditure of this sum in
making additions to the navy, in plac-
ing coast batteries and providing tight
ing material of various kinds, will serve
as notice to nations with hostile intent
that while the United States loves peace
and desires to be let alone, yet if it be-
comes necessary to resort to force OF
arms to defend against encroachment
there will be no hesitancy on the part
of the government and of the people.
The Maine incident may not result in
war, or it may, time alone will tell, but
the effect of that terrible catastrophe
has been to awaken the entire nation to
the necessity of so preparing for trouble
that these preparations will command
peace. 70 do this it is not necessary to
maintain an enormous standing army as
do foreign countries, but it is impera-
tive that the seaboard cities be afforded
ample protection against attack by
water, and that shore batteries. and the
navy be kept in a condition to fulfill the
purposes for which they were built. This
will now be done, thanks to the sensible
and patriotic members of congress and
President Mckinley.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-10
A Market For American Goods.

Judging from the following editorial
paragraph taken from Modern Mexico,
there is room and opportunity for the
extension of exports to Mexico from this
country:
England sells Mexico nearly as much
as she buys from her, while the United
States buys more than twice as much
from the southern republic as she sells
her"
just why this condition should obtain
Is somewhat difficult to understand.
American manufacturers and dealers
have the advantage Of a short haul,
quicker time and undoubtedly lower
freight charges. The markets OF
Europe and Asiatic countries have been
invaded by American products to a large
extent in the last few years, through the
efforts of the producers, but In thus
reaching out for business Mexico seems
to have been overlooked.
Apparently there exists no good rea-
son for England's supplying the people
of h e'southern republic with any large
amount Of goods, and the manufacturers
and merchants OF the United States
| could 'profttably employ a few experts in
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-10
Germans and Apples.

The American apple question in Ger
many does not appear to be a Jug
handled one after all. The Agrarian
party has been successful in shutting
out apples from this country, but the
Introduction has raised a stormy protest
from the sensible Germans. Herr M.
Broemel, a member of the PruSsian
house of deputies, contends that no dam
age threatens the orchards of that coun-
try from the Importation of the scale
insect in apples, and in a recent article
published in the Berlin Nation points
out the Importance of free entry for
American apples on account OF their
fine quality and wholesomeness, and the
fondness which the German people have
developed for them. OF the closing of
the markets to the fruit, he says:
If there are pests on American fruit
that are really a source of danger to our
fruit trees we have a perfect right to
adopt protective measures, whether the
Americans like it or not: they would
have no ground of complaint, for they
would in a like case do the same thing.
If, however, such a measure is adopted
only as an attempt to shut out American
| competition by indirect means, it Is not
the Americans, but we Germans, who
must protest against this policy, as
hypocritical as it is injurious"
Judging by the results of attempts OF
the United States to secure the entry OF
American meats into Germany, which
have been shut out on the ground that
they contain trichinae or are diseased
by Texas fever, the fight for tht
privilege of testing good apples viii
have to be carried on in the reich
| stag. The facts are that American
meats and fruits are not excluded from
the German markets because they con
tain germs of disease or dangerous in
sects, but because the competition |
feared by the landed prOprietors o
Prussia. Against the influence exerte'
by that class, the United States canno
hope to again open the German market
to American products, but when tn
consumers of that country take up tn
matter it will not be long until the pres
ent law will be modified in such a man
ner as to permit the paying of a reason
able duty on the articles mentioned, Ill,
the exports from this country begnl
again.