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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-25
SNAP SHOTS ATHOMENEWs

United States District Attorney Lambert
is in Topeka.
Seven new telephones have been put in
inTopeka the past week.
Mr.. H. A. Auerbach of the Palace Cloth
ing company is in the east buying goods
The state oratorical contest will be held
at Lawrence Friday evening, February %.
The commissions for the land office ap-
pointments in Topeka have not yet ar
rived.
The Robert Burns birthday celebration
will be held this evening at Lincoln Post
hall
moved into the deanery adjacent to Grace
cathedral
August Schrader, the divine healer
stopped in Harrington two days en- route
to California.
Miss Mary Richter of Emporia is act
ing as stenographer in the office of the
United States attorney.
Ward Burlingame has written a letter
to Colonel Holiday indorsing him for
president of the st. Ananias club.
France has her ''Iarseillaise" but To-
peka has her Hot Time in the Old Town
and you can't choke off either one.
The Kansas Democratic F'Iambeau club
is thirteen years old today. A ceIebra-
ton will be held at the hall tonight.
MarshalTs full band will head the pa
rade of the creamery convention dele
gates on the first day of the convention
Chief of Police Henry NJ. Steele says
that when the weather moderates he will
take out his young foxhounds and train
them.
The telephone being built to Emporia, is
now completed to Burlingane. Extra
wires have been strung. Fifteen men have
been at work
MarshalTs military band will give its
annual concert next month. 1t will be
the week before or the week after the
creamery convention.
The fad of quiet weddings with an
nouncements afterwards seems to be
spreading in Topeka. 1t saves expense
likewise wedding presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hupp of Rich
mond, kan, are the parents of a girl,
born Friday. Mrs. Hupp is visiting her
parents at 11O5 Locust street
Mrs L. D. Whittemore, wife of the
Washburn college professor, now has
charge of the art department in the col
lege. Miss Kittie Fisher has left the
college.
The door to the '1oafng'' room of the
city jail has been provided with two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-25

panes of glass so that the jailer can see
who goes upstairs to see the chief (and
give him the alarm if necessary.
Two of the best classical pieces which
Marshalrs band will play at the annual
concert will be shepherd in the Alps
and Paderewski's ''NIinuet' They will
also play Sousa's bride Elect
Clerk George Sharitt of the federal
court has received letter from Judge
Williams in which he says that he will
be in Topeka to try the Hillmon case
Might as well keep the farce going as long
as anybody wants to pay the fddlers.
The committee in charge of the cream
cry convention will arrange to furnish
rooms to delegates while on the trains
coming to Topeka. In this way the ne
cessity of rushing to hotels to secure &C
commodations upon arrival here will be
done away with.
The Commercial club committee consist
ing of John F. McManus. H. A Auer-
bach and D. P. Paxton have succeeded in
raising the remaining $1,000 of orders for
wooden goods material among the mer-
chants of Topeka. This carries out the
guarantee made the promoters of the mill
by the Commercial club.
The newly elected officers of the Wash
burn Athletic association are: President,
L. A. HaIbert; vice president, J. B.
Hughes; secretary, L. T. Dougherty, and
treasurer, Harold Herrick. Manager
Bishop of the base ball team was instruct
ed to vote for the formation of a college
base ball league to contain Kansas uni
versity, Ottawa university, Baker uni
versity and Washburn college.
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

J. H. Springer, the night ticket agent
at the Albuquerque depot, has resigned
MS position to accept that of travelling
passenger and freight agent for the
Southern Pacific at Ell Paso. A N.
Aern has been appointed to the place
at the depot.
Talmage wants the Santa Fe to give
them new depot. The present one is
4 farce.
J. w. McCooch, Santa Fe agent at
Sterling for the past nine years, has
gone to San Marcial, N. NJ. and w w.
ing.
VIM. Tate, foreman of one of the
Santa Fe switch crews at Pittsburg,
has returned from St. Louis and while
IN that city completed arrangements
for his intended trip to the FIondike.
Tate says he has the fever bad.
DICK Magee, who was burnt in the
Santa F'e wreck at EmpOria last sum-
mer, while running as a postal clerk,
has been promoted from class 2 to class
) of the sSrvice. Magee is now out of
the hospital.
Z. H. CardweH has been awarded the
contract of getting out 500 cars of stone
by the Santa Fe Railway Co. This
means that the Santa Fe is clearing
off place for a new depot and intends
making number of other valuable i'm
prOVements.
Fred Harvey has decided in favor of
brick sidewalks and he obtained a per
init today to construct a six-fOot walk
at Seventh and Olive streets. He will
tear up a first class six-fOOt wooden
sidewalk that is in good condition to
make the change.
Mr.. G. w. Curtis, general yardmaster
at Chanute, and Brakeman Stanley,
have returned from the Indian Terri
tory, where they had gone for a few
days hunt
viii Ladd has retired to Topeka
from the Territory, where he had been
inspecting the Rock Island freight and
passenger agents.
There is a vacancy on the passenger
run out of Kansas City for a brakeman,
and the Oldest man in point of service
who applies for it before Jan. q will get
the run.
Extra Engineers Kissick and Chal-
FAINT have gone back to firing again at
Newton. They were promoted a short
time ago during the rush of business
and now that business has dropped off
they have taken runs as firemen.
Something viii have to be done be
fore long in the arrangement of trains
at the station. In the afternoon there
are four trains there, and it is somewhat
perpleXing to travellers to find their
trains. The fast mail is away up the
track from the rest of the trains, and
behind the rear end of No. 5, so that it
cannot be seen-NewtOn Republican.
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MEET TO RATIFY.
Monetary Convention Will Approve
the Overstreet Currency Bill

indianapolis, Jan. 25-The general in
terest in the monetary convention, which
meets in this city today, was shown by
the large number of delegates who ar
rived At o'clock last evening fully 100
delegates had registered at the head
quarters in the Denison House and nearly
as many more came in upon the night
trains.
The convention doesn't begin until 3
O'Clock this afternoon. The convention
will assemble at the Grand Opera House
and will be called to order by Chairman
Hanna of the executive committee. Gov
ernor Mount of Indiana will deliver brief
address of welcome and Governor Shaw
of Iowa will be introduced as the perma-
nent chairman of the convention and will
make an address.
There appears to be doubt that the
report of the committee on resolutions
will cordially indorse the plan of the com
mission for currency reform in it's entire
tv. This was the tone of the interviews
which were obtained today from the dele
gates.
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STOCKMEN AT DENVER.
Over 1000 Delegates Present-oma-
ha and Kansas City Want
Next Convention.

Denver, Jan. 25.-Not less than 1000
delegates were in their seats when the
National Stock Growers convention
was called to order in Coliseum hall
this morning.
These included many of the most
prominent men connected in any way
with the stock growing industry in the
entire west.
The convention is to continue three
days and many important questions
will be considered. The day of Immense
herds of cattle and horses has passed
away in this country with the fencing
of a great portion of the ranges which
formerly furnished free grass to the
cattle barons'' and it is to consider the
best methods of conforming to present
conditions that this meeting is called.
Some of the specific subjects to be dis
cuSsed are the present chattel mortgage
laws; the refusal of the government to
use branded horses in the army; the
tariff on hides, and others.
Several cities are bidding for next
years convention. Omaha and Kansas
City are in the lead for the honor.
The entertainment arranged for the
visitors includes a barbecue on Thurs
day, at which buffalo, elk and other
large game will be served for probably
the last time to a large assemblage in
this country.
A reception will be given at the Den
yer Athletic club tonight, at which sew
eral local pugilistS will give exhibit
tiOnS,
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FOR ALASKA BUSINESS.
American Railroads Devising Means
to Meet G. ?. Competition.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Eastern and west
ern roads will take up the question of
rates to Alaska this week, and an effort
will be made to agree on through tariffs
to Dawson City.
Tomorrow the roads of the Western
Passenger association will meet and
ask and discuss the advisability of ask
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion to suspend such parts of the law
as will enable them to meet the low
rates to be made by the Canadian Pa
citic without subjecting themselves to
the penalty of violating the long and
short haul of the interstate commerce
law.
On the day following, the roads of the
Central Passenger association will meet
for the same purpose, and on Wednes-
day joint meeting of eastern and
western roads viii be held.
The western roads will. after every
thing else has been tried. meet whatev-
er rates the Canadian Pacific may put
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-25
STALLS A WORK TRAIN.
Fifty Men Held at Bay for Nearly an
Hour by One Small Animal.

New York, Jan. 25.-A skunk, said to
have been frozen fast to the track,
stalled a work train with fifty able
bodied men on board the other day
near Pennington, N. J., on the branch
line of the Pennsylvania railroad.
The strong men stood to windWard
of disIodging the animal were devised.
No trouble would have been expert
enced had the entire skunk been in cold
storage. AS it was one front and one
hind leg adhered to the frosty iron,
while the rest of the beast remained ac-
tive and aggressive.
The fireman, holder than the rest,
finally rushed up and killed the animal
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PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER'S
Meet and Form an Alliance-To Meet
Twice Each Month.

The Presbyterian ministers of the city
met at the First Presbyterian church
Monday evening and formed alliance
which will meet the second Monday in
each month at 1880 a. m. DR.. J. D.
Countermine was elected chairman and
Rev. NJ. c. Long secretary. Committee to
arrange a programme consists of Revs-
L. R. Smith and J. r. Cox. An address
was made by Rev. J. S. Glendenning on
the subject: 1.-THE Reconciliation as Set
Forth in the Life of Christ
The membership of the alliance at pres
ent is as follows: Revs. J. d. Counter
mine. A. M Reynolds NJ. c. Long, J. S.
GIendenning, ]. w. Bailey, J. R. Cox and
L. R. Smith.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
O. r. C. and Trainmen'S GrieV-
ance Committees
Endorse Kansas Railroad Mems
Insurance Co.
WILD CATTLE ESCAPE
From Santa Fe Yards and Cause
a Damage Suit.
Pullman and Santa Fe Are Sued
for $4,000.
WILD CATTLE ESCAPE

The Railway Employees Accident as
ISOLATION, which has headquarters at
Newton and is managed by practical
Kansas railroad men for the mutual
benefit of all classes of railroad en-
ployes, has been endorsed by the Santa
Fe joint grievance committee of the O.
r. c. and B. of r. T. now in session in
this city. Mr.. George B. DOugan, sup
erintendent of agencies. appeared be-
fore the committees and asked that the
association be given endorsement, and
accordingly the following official notice
has been forwarded to Mr. c. A B.
Swope, secretary of the organization, at
Newton:
&C. a. B. Swope, Newton, Kan.
we, the joint committee of the o. R
c. and the B. of r. It. in session now at
Topeka, resolved that we hereby en-
dOrse the Railway Employees Accident
ASSOCIATE IN of Newton, Kan, and rec
ommend it to railway employees desiring
insurance.
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It Always FilIs de Bill

II had occasion to use ChamberIafn's
Pain Balm a few weeks ago on a
made for it."-W. c. Gould, Canal Do
yer, Ohio.
sprained ankle will usually disa Bile
the injured person for three or four
weeks but when Cham berlain's Pain
Balm is promptly and freely applied, a
cure can be effected in from three to
four days Pain Balm also cures rher-
matism: one application relieves the
pain. For sale by druggists.
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SUED FOR $4,000.
Pullman Car Company and Santa Fe
Defendant in Damage Case.

Leavenworth, Jan 25.-The trial of
Brock of this city against the Pullman
Palace Car company and the A, T. &
S. F. r. r. Co., is to begin Monday,
Jan. 81, in the district court.
The suit was brought by DR.. Brock
as result of the death of his wife,
which occurred while she was en- route
to California nearly two years ago.
she fell in the aisle of the sleeper, sus-
tanning a fracture of the hip. 1t is al
legged that carelessness and neglect on
the part of the employees of the defend
ant companies FASTENED her death.
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BIG PACKERS MAY MOVE.
Rumor That the 'eBig Four" Will Re
move Headquarters From Chi
cago to z. G.

Kansas City. Jan. 25.-It is rumored in
financial circles here that Kansas City is
to be made headquarters of the Armour,
Swift Morris and Cudahy pacldng houses
A r,Ilroor has been circulating in St. Louis
Chicago and Omaha that the big four
firms mentioned have almost decided tc
move their headquarters from Chicago to
this city owing to the superior condition
Of feig1t rates from Kansas City to the
Southwest Live stock rates are much
lower to this city than to Chicago, from
the cattle raising district. while the rates
on dressed meats are as low from here as
they are from Chicago. The story can
not be confirmed.
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WILD CATTLE ESCAPE.
Break From Santa Fe Cattle Pens and
Cause a Lawsuit.

Newton, Jan. 25.-One of the interest
ing cases to come up before Judge
Simpson next month in district court, is
that of House and Woulfe, the cattle
damages to cattle in shipping.
House and Woulfe had purchased a
lot of wild, mountain cattle, and were
shipping to this city. At Canon City,
the cattle were placed in pens, and
were to be shipped from there here.
During the night, the cattle got out and
scattered all over the country around.
House and Woulfe claim that the pens
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al Mngnifcent Nov Train.

and one that is ahead of any ever
built Such is the comment of people
who have seen the New Pennsylvania
Limited. New Drawing Room Sleeping
Car leaves st. Louis daily at LOO p.
m over Vandalia-Pennsyi Short
Lines and unites with the new train at
Pittsburg, going through to New York
without change, w. F. Drummer, A. G.
P. Agt., st. Louis, for details.
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ELKINS' FINANCIAL BILL.
Allows National Banks to be Estab-
Hshed With S25. 900.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Ellzins to-
day introduced a financial bill. 1t re-
stricts the denomination of greenbacks
and treasury notes to bills of s. and up
wards; provides that national banks may
issue currency up to the par value of
bonds deposited; reduces the tax on cir
culation to one-half of one per cent, and
allows national banks to be established
with $25, 900 capital and in towns of 5000
population.
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Aged Woman Becomes a Mother.

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 25.-"Grandma''
Hollingsworth, aged "a, who lives in
Kay county, is the exceptionally proud
possessor of a new baby boy which ar
rived at her home yesterday. The
youngest daughter of Mrs HOllings-
worth was 80 years old at the date of
the birth of the late arrival
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-25

"a. r. GLAZIER.
"a IL GAAAlE II,
FIRED WECKERLE,
IN. A ARGARRIGHT

Committee
The association during the month of
October received a recommendation
from the general board of adjust
ment, representing the Brotherhood of
Railway Engineers, in which it advised
all engineers desiring insurance to pat
rOnize the association and expressed a
wish that the association thrive and
prosper and prove a benefit to the rail-
way men in general
The association has also received a
recommendation from the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Ffremen, and the last en-
dOrsement makes it recognized by all
Fe
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were defective, and that there was de-
lay in getting cars, on the part of the
railroad company.
The railroad company claims that the
cattlemens troubles We're due to neg
lect, and not to its carelessness.
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sionaI district contest: Il am in a
three-cornered fight which bids fair to
be interesting. I would not trade
chances with either of the others for
think 1 have much the best of it so
far"
S. H. Dodge editor of the Beloit Ca
zette was in the city today and said: Il
am for F. D. COburn for governor be-
cause he is the logical candidate for
governor"
The CO1ored Citizen,a weekly publica-
ton which was founded in Topeka has
been moved to Kansas City, Kan. 1t
is a Populist paper.
]. A. Gibbs the coIored politician in
Kansas City who was a candidate for
the nomination for state auditor before
the Abilene convention has worked out
his fine on the rock pile. Gibbs got
into fight. He is the man who said:
IF am nominated and elected state
auditor, no man shall rob the state
treasury without my consent"
Some of the Democrats in the Sixth
district are talking about fusion on
congressman, but some of them want
to get in on the deal and suggest that
Sixth district Democrat should be
given a place on the POpulist state
ticket in exchange for their support of
the Populist nominee for congress and
the state ticket also.
The Topeka Democratic F'Iambeau
club will celebrate the thirteenth ami
versary of its organization tonight.
%
1t is whispered that J. Mack Love
was behind the scheme to have H. F.
NJ. Bear of Wellington elected presi-
dent of the state teachers association
and then push him forward to succeed
State superintendent Stryker next year.
Mr.. Loves friends deny that he was
connected with the scheme.
%
Charles S. Martin of Salina has not
yet gone to work in the United States
pension office in this city.
P. S. Noble who was formerly well
known as an office holder under the Re
publican administrations in Kansas
years ago, has been reinstated in the
civil service list and is now a special
pension examiner stationed at Rock
ford, Ill.
County Attorney Phinney of OskaIoo-
sa, who is in the city, says OskaIoosa
VIII ask the Republicans of the First
district to hold the congressional con-
vention there.
The indications are that the Iowa leg
1slature, now in session, will pass a text
book bill in all respects similar to the
Kansas law. The Kansas law is also
pending before the legislatures of Ohio
and Mississippi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-25

What pleasure is there in life with a
headache. constipation and biliousness?
Thousands experience them who could
become perfectly healthy by using De
Wits Little Early Risers. the famous
little pills. G. W. Stansheld, 632 Kan
sas avenue.
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10 Cure a Cold in One Day.

make IaNative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure 25c. The genuine has L.
& Q. on each tablet
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URGENCY CALL
Is Issued at Rome for Cabinet Coun-
ell

Rome, Jan. 25.-In response to urgent
summons, a cabinet council was convened
at 10 O'Clock last evening to discuss meas
ures for dealing with the bread riots and
socialist disorders.
Two persons were killed today near
Genoa in a conflict between troops and
rioters.
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have just reftted and restocked my
old stand, liz and Ia West Fifth street
My stock is all new and of the latest
pattern. Rubber tire call carriages
Orders promptly attended to day or
night Special attention given to
boarding horses. Telephone 166.
H. c. LINDSEY
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Not how cheap but how good is thu
vav we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth.
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G. A Van Hall. the leading Druggist
of Butler, No, writes: I'VE are hav-
ing splendid success with Beggs Blood
Purifier and Blood Maker. It is one Of
the best sellers We ever had and gives
satisfaction to all who have tried 1t.
We take pleasure in recommending it.
At druggists.
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We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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S. H. Dodge, editor of the Beloit Ga
zette was in the city today and said: 81
am for F. D. Coburn for governor be-
cause he is the logical candidate for
governor
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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

WI. Bailey says of the First congress
sionaI district contest: L am in a
three-cornered fight which bids fair to
be interesting. I would not trade
chances with either of the others for I
think 1 have much the best of it so
far"
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The CoIored Citizen,a weekly publica-
ton which was founded in Topeka has
been moved to Kansas City, Kan. 1t
is a Populist paper.
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Webb NTcNall, state superintendent
insurance, has inaugurated a campaign
against fire insurance companies. The
companies a dozen of which have al
ready filed their annual reports in the
department, are being required to COM
pIete them with an exhibit of the
amount of the policy, the date of loss,
date of settlement and amount upon
which settlement was effected, upon
losses incurred during the year.
The age-herald., 1898-01-18
NlCARAGl AN CANAL,
Convention Having For Its Object inc Further
 ance of the Project.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. TIA convention having for it's object the furthering of the Nicaraguan canal project convened here today. About 100 delegates, the appolntees of governors, mayors of cities and com mercial bodies of the south and vest were in attendance. The convention was pro- noted by officials of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railway company. J. N. Smythe, editor of the Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette, called the convention to order, and ex-Gov. Fishback, of Arkansas, was made chairman.
 The feature of the day proceedings was an address on the Nicaragua canal by A. E. Stillwell, president of the Pittsburg and Gulf road. at the conclusion of which Mr. Stillwell invited all the delegates to take a trip to Port Arthur at the expense of his road. The request was accepted by the convention and the delegates will probably leave here on Wednesday evening.