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Warren sheaf., 1898-04-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Republicans have made the following
denominations for congress-: Kansas,
Third district, S. S. Kirkpatrick; In
diana, Fifth district, George w. Faris;
Illinois, Twenty-second district, George
w. Smith.
The convention of the League of Bi-
metallic Clubs of the Ohio valley met in
Indianapolis.
At the convention in Indianapolis of
the League of Bimetallic Clubs of the
Ohio valley J. P. Tarvin, of Kentucky,
was adopted favoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of sixteen to one. W.. Bryan
spoke in the evening.
Margaret Mather, the well-known ac-
tress, died in Charleston, w. ", of
Bright's disease, aged SO years.
Senator and Mrs. Morrill, celebrated in
Washington the eighty-eighth birthday
of the Vermont senator.
S. S. Turner died at his home in Front
Royal, Va. He was a congressman in
1s93
Mrs. Rebecca Van Zandt died in Sen
eca Falls, N. Y, aged 1o6 years.
Jeremiah and John Ryan, brothers,
aged 6s and 81 years, respectively, died
at about the same time at their homes
in Elgin, III.
The remains of Margaret Mather were
laid at rest beside those of the dead ac-
tress' mother in Elmwood cemetery in
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Jacob Hitler, aged 107 years,
died at Elkton, Mich, and her husband,
aged 100, was very i'll. They had been
married 80 years.
Warren sheaf., 1898-04-14

Orders have been given by Com
mander Schley to tho commanders OF
the ships of the flying squadron in
Hampton Roads to be in readiness to
get under way.
Alarmed by the imminence of war,
large numbers of people have closed up
their business connections in various
Florida towns and hastened northward.
Fifty or more persons are said to have
perished in a snowslide on Chilkoot pass
in Alaska.
j. McLain Smith, city editor of the
Evening Press at Dayton, O., died from
injuries received by being run into by a
bicycle.
Gov. Tanner has designated April %
as Arbor day in Illinois.
Dynamite on a train exploded at
Great Falls, Mont, and Engineer L..
Openhefm, Fireman Charles w. Cock
rell and Brakeman A. J. Martin were
killed.
Consul General Lee and other Ameri-
cans reached Key West and Gen. Lee
left for Washington. Their departure
from Havana was the occasion for jeers
and insults from Spaniards.
John Celia shot and killed Mrs. Henry
Carter and then killed himself with the
same weapon in st. Louis.
Fire destroyed the business portion Of
the village of Victor, N. Y.
Near McGhee, Tenn, John McGhee
and his son Joseph shot and killed
Henry and Ernest Howard and James
Murrand and mortally wounded Thom-
os Howard. An old feud was the cause.
Gov. Tanner has rendered his own
services and those of the entire state
guard of Illinois, consisting of about
5000 men, in case of war with Spain.
Advices from Skaguay, Alaska, say
that at least Is lives were lost in the
snowslide on the ChillSat pass. Sixty
nine bodies have been recovered so far.
The business portion of Morton, Miss,
was destroyed by fire.
In fulfllment of the expressed wishes
of Miss Frances E. Willard, her re-
mains were reduced to ashes in the
crematory at Graceland cemetery in
Chicago.
A fast train wounded Michael Nc
Cam and killed his wife and daughter
at Kenton, 0.
Senor Gonzalo de Quesada has issued
a statement giving documentary proofs
of the existence of the Cuban republic.
Conrad Giles and Henry Gibson, farm
ers near Sharon, Pa, fought with knives
on account of disagreement over the
sale of n horse and both were fatally
wounded.
The Illinois law which declared it IL
legal to use coloring matter in butter
inc has been declared unconstitutional.
Warren sheaf., 1898-04-14
DOMESTIC.

Gov. HOlcOmb. of n NebraSka sent a tel
egram to the president rendering the
full strength Of t.,,e state militia in case
of war with Spain.
The supreme court has decided that
the reading of, the Bible in the public
schools in West Virginia cannot be pro-
hibited.
James Kearney, Chicago gambler,
killed his wife in Milwaukee and then
fatally shot himself.
The Southern Pacific company has
discontinued it's steamship service from
New Orleans to Havana for the present.
Reports from Tennessee, Alabama
and Georgia show that great damage
has been done to the fruit and berry
crops by the frosts.
The total output Of coal in the United
States in 1897 amounted approximately
to 198,250, 900 tons, an increase of 6,27O,-
900 tons over 1896.
Representatives Of Austria, Hungary,
Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy
and Russia called upon President Nc
Kinley in the interest of peace and the
president, while recognizing the good
will that prompted the call, said that
this country owed a duty to humanity
and must end the Cuban war.
Twenty-Five carloads of provisions
were shipped from Omaha to the Cuban
sufferers.
Prince Baker murdered his son-in-
law, Bob Thomason, and then commit
ted suicide near Princeton, KY.
The Mallory line steamer Comal ar
rived in Key West from New York with
large quantities of provisions and am
munitiOn for the government.
A passenger train on the Pennsyl-
Vanla road was wrecked near Fernwood,
o., and two persons were killed and
others were injured.
Most of the striking miners in the
Massillon co., district have resumed
work at the operators terms.
Although there was comparative
quiet in Washington on the sth the war
spirit was abroad, and the latest advices
Indicate the hopelessness of averting
conflict unless Spain yields to the Amer
lean demands and abandons Cuba. A
dispatch from Madrid says that the
Spanish government has no intention
of opening further negotiations.
w. j. Calhoun, of Danville, ILL.,, recent
]y appointed a member of the interstate
commerce commission, has entered
upon the duties of his office.
There were 232 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the sth, against 22o the week
previous and 252 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sth aggregated
$l,2S1 ,2O7,662, against 81, ,1O6, ,O5S, ,142 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1897
was 263. -#
The pattern storehouse of the South
ern Pacific Railway company in Sacra-
mento, CAL, was burned, the loss being
$1,O0O,0OO.
81. c. Raymond was hanged at Fol-
som, CAL, for the murder of Fred An
drews at Baden on November 17last. e
The Ward Line Steamship company
has abandoned its service between New
York and Havana for the present.
A young man named Baker killed the
16-year-old daughter of William Hoff-
master, a farmer living near Great
Bend, Kan, and then killed himself.
George Stout, of Philadelphia, Who
was knocked out by Oscar Gardner in a
prize fight at Columbus, O., died Of his
injuries.
Warren sheaf., 1898-04-14
A Family Secret.

=. ."That's papa's picture,' explained the
framed photograph on the piano. "You
wouldn't know it unless 1 told you, cause
it's got smile on the ce."-Chicago Trib-
une
Warren sheaf., 1898-04-14
A Remarkable Book.

A Comic History of Greece, from the Ear
lest Times to the Death of Alexander the
Great. BY Charles M. Snyder. Philadel-
9hia: j. B. Lippincott Company.
The author of this work has set himself
the task of making truly serious set Of cir
unquestionably succeeded, as he expresses
it. He wrote the book for the purpose of
getting even with the myths and heroes of
antiquity who caused him such anguish in
school days.. The Comic History of Greece
is witty and humorous, without being vul-
gar. About $50 illustrations illuminate the
lines from the pencils of a half dozen artists.
The book is truly tickle tonic for the mel
ancholy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-08
NOTICE OF SALE.
KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Government Subsidy Mortgage
Foreclosure Causes.

Notice is hereby given that. pursuant to the
decree OF foreclosure and sale made and
States for the District Of Kansas on the Both
day of July. 1897. in a certain cause in equity
PGS NfTED rAT 7a OF T9u AER sf5seG compan
ant, against THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL
WAY COMPANY. a corporation organized
States OF America; HENRY NJ ALEXAN-
DER and JOHN +. DILLON, as Trustees;
LON, as Trustees; RUSSELL SAGE and
GEORGE J GOgLD: as Tr9steesi THE
Trustee: THE AMERiCAN LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Massachu-
MILAN ENDICOTT. Jr., Trustees;
SILAS H H. CLARK. OLIVER W. MINK,
COUDERT and JOHN W. DOANE, Receiv-
ers. now in possession and operating the Rail-
certain other decree in cause likewise SO
entitled in the Circuit Court OF the United
states for the Western District of Missouri
also entered on said, July both, 1897.
!, WILLIAM d. CORNISH. Special Mas
ter viii sell at public auction TO the high
est bidder or bidders at the station of The
Union Pacific Railway Company il the CITY
of Topeka. in the state of Kansas on
Thursday. the 4th day OF November. 1897 a t
eleven O'clock in the forenoon all the
railroad, telegraph, franchises, rights,
functions, immunities and appurte-
rolIinr stock and property of every
kind and description mentioned in said de-
crees, and embraced in and covered by the sub
sidy mortgage and lien to the United States.
being the whole line Of railroad and telegraph
formerly the Union Pacifice Railway Com
pany eastern Division. and its successor. in
name the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
together with the equipment, fixtures, fran
chises, and property Of every kind and de-
tfon OF which subsidy bonds were issued in
Guiding, the railroad and telegraph line now OF
tending from the State Line between the
States Of Missouri and Kansas a distance OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-08
C. G. DEMING. Solicitor for Complainant1.
No. 12O Broadway, New York. n. Z.
Notice of Adjournment of Sale.

The sale above noticed has been adj
journed by me and will take place in the
manner set forth in the foregoing notice
ara upon the terms and conditions there
in stated on Friday December 18th, 1897.
at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon. upon
the mortgaged premises at the passenger
station of the Union Pacific Railway
company in the city of Topeka. Kansas.
Dated November 5th. 1897.
WILLIAM D. CORNISH.
Il
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MISCELLANEOU
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FOR EXCHANGE room cottage, ~
lots, on corner, west side; want or Z
room house or building lots. Address
NJ, care Journal office.
FOR RENT-I9O acres of land Just south
of reform school; will rent for cash.
Call at Fifth Avenue hotel. T. d. Joseph.
MANUFACTURERS want control of
Pennsylvania to handle first class nov
elites. J. E. Ross & Co., 1112 Betz. Bldg,
Philadelphia.
FREE PALMOGRAPHS with every. read
ing. Past, present and future read from
any hands McAlister, the Palmfst and
Mind Reader; private parlor 1 and 2, Ad-
ans House, North Topeka.
OSTEOPATHY-J. r. Bechtel. Osteopath.
of Lawrence will be at 800 w Sth ST
Topeka. from to p. m. each Monday
Wednesday and Friday, for several, weeks
Those not having been restored to health
by other means are invited to investigate
our method. All treatment strictly Oste-
opathic.
Lawrence.
THE RaIston Home is now ready for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-08

s175. $40. "a s175. $40. "a
CHAS. S. ELLIOTT, Treasurer.
PRINTE 5.
TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sew
enth St Mail orders given prompt at
tention Print everything. Prices right.
STORAGE.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Packed, hauled. shipped or stored
1923 East Sixth. Tel. 1876.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER AND STOR~
AGE co.
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Americas Longest Telephone Wire.
The telephone which extends over this
longest route is that between Boston ana
et. Louis, distance Of ], 400 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-08

(First Published in the Topeka Daily State
Journal February Sth, 1882
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-08
Notice Of Adiournment Of sac.

The sale above noticed has been adj
to11rned by me and viii take place in the
manner set forth in the foregoing notice
and lDon the terms and conditions there
in stated on Wednesday. February 18th.
igeS at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon, up
on the nortgaged premises at the passen-
ser sta ton of the Union Pacific Railway
Somnanv in the City of Topeka, Kansas.
Dated, December IS, 1887.
WILLIAM D CORNISH.
Special Master
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23

We happened to overhear the fufivv-
ing conversation in grocery recently.
A lady had purchased quite bill OF
crackers and the clerk was adding up
the amount. The lady stops him ex-
citedly:
Wait; you have made mistake. !
never have paid over eight cents for
that kind OF cracker"
clerk-They are ten cents now, ma
dam.
Goes on reckoning.
Lady-There you go again. You
must be mistaken. / am sure / never
paid but fifteen cents for that kind.
Cierk-They are twenty cents now,
madam.
Lady-Well. / can't understand it.
makes big difference in the total and
money is rather scarce with me just
now. How is it7
Clerk-I don't know exactly, but they
have advanced all around.
Here the lady's husband, who has
been an interested listener. joins in:
Annie, don't you remember me
telling you about the cracker trust !.
You said you were not interested and
did not understand IT."
The couple moved Off, the lady with
thoughtful look on her face. but she
had received an object lesson that sank
deep.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23

.ieauently noticed that msn v,,n
'nroats like you"-Dolan mad. a rrsb
AZ his throat that was rather ,unny"
too" As ra1ner wen.
After all. vanity can move ma ~ yooa
40 wen 40 - evil.
III the lieutenant only ,ho,,,, /,
could" said Dolan.
II, Dolan." ' iTy
my lady. soAnueu
.h,a, .n,hk' sir, II ] turned me back, for
which ask your pardin-.
sing" '' oa'A anu
poiAn turned his back. and a. I
s.oopsd TO whisper something 10 the
.sanss,sr on my knee. there came a
dows. Wy "in-
! hnsw young soldier called Bile.
Barlow. ''
win an accent on the low that was
simply appalling.
For heavens sake man Ia, m ;,
shouted. while Betty cried with a
man" pau
roor. dear old Dolani Plainly II
was not Biliee Barlow the youngster
usAht' so back 20 his pots and pans
ne went and the trouble began again.
ioa sing bye-lo for Betty" and a
m,ile hand pa;ted my face caressIngly.
hock Betty and sing bye-lo."
Can you sing itg" | asked
the question was an inspiration. for
sas nesan to Groom 10 sweet, childish
treble:
bye-lo. baby. bye-io, baby,
bys-io. baby. bye-io. by.
Then came again the request. "You
alag bye-lo for Betty"
there was lump In my throat as
J held the mctherless little one close
70 me and began:
Bys-io. baby. bye-io. baby.
Pritty. pwi,ty." and a pa. on the
shesk was my reward. Rock Betty
and sing more"
Bye-io, baby. bye-lo. baby.
J went on and on The big blue eyes
BEGAN 10 close and the little hand slip
ped from my shoulder.
Bye'lo. baby. bye-io. baby.
J sang slower and slower. lower and
lover.
-lo.-baby .-bye-io.-- baby.
Bye-lo, --shh.
THOMAS H. WILSON.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23
orLPIn couNTY.s MILLS.


Mining Paper at Denver Says Their
Methods Are Unsatisfactory.
The Mining Industry and Review Of
Denver, in its issue of March 10th,
contained severe criticism of the
methods in use by mill men of Gilpin
county. The article is as follows:
The Gilpin county mines have four
kinds of ores, or, better said, four
kinds of ores predominant in Gilpin
county. These are the oxidized, or
partly oxidized, surface deposits in the
vein groupings, extending frequently
to quite a depth. They are the only
free milling rock of the county. The
stamp mills can save up TO so per
cent. of the values of this ore. There
is, however, not much of it. The oxi-
died ore soon changes to pyrites,
chiefly iron pyrites, very little chalco-
pyrite. which latter carries high val
ues. The quartz, OIL other vein matter
with pyrites, passed through the
stamps, leaves fair percentage of the
gold contents on the plates, if there is
no lead and zinc in the ores worth
mentioning, and the concentration OF
the iron in the tailings which pass
from the plates onto the percussion
tables, increases the gold savings.
hhAio hiA1l VI VIC II Ont MnItn
carries zinc as well as lead. and al
though the more solid ore is being
sorted out, good deal of fine zinc
and lead passes with the quartz over
the plates, interfering with the alb
sorption of the free gold by the ANAL
gam on the plates. and the too rapid
work of the percussion tables. with
too much water. floats more gold val
ues into the creek than are saved
there. Then there are lead and zinc
deposits-partly smelling ore. partly
milling, the latter undergoing the same
process of putting the cart before the.
horse. For free milling ore, and for
the same with pyrites only, the pres
ent system, or rather the system of
old, stamps. plates and humping tables
is good enough, although there seems
to be paid little attention as to whetIl-
er slow or rapid drop of stamps is
best adapted for one or the other ore.
To get through rapidly seems TO be
the sole aim of the mill men, The
action of zinc and lead upon the ANAL
gam plates acts refractorily, Just as
zinc does in the blast furnace. Quartz
ores, with zinc and lead. as well as
iron. should be concentrated first (af-
ter sizing, unless the minerals are all
of very fine grain, as is sometimes the
easel. Separate all the base miner
ais. such as lead, zinc and iron, from
the quartz. and then crush the quartz
fine; let it run over the amalgam
plates. or amalgamate, or save by any
process you deem proper. In all prob
ability there will be more gold saved
in the concentrates alone than the
whole saving under the present meth
cd.
'The Mining Industry knows of no
other prominent mining section where
so much gold has been lost and Is be-
ing lost as Gilpin. We do not think
the total loss has been less than 80
per cent. We. therefore, are sorry to
call such works butcher Mills
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23
Mining Department.

spread and lively public interest in the
mining business as is manifested
throughout the United States at the
present time. The beauty and benefit
of this feeling lies in the fact that ii
is not aroused nor sustained by any
particular or local craze nor by
wildcat speculation. Sensible and
cool-headed men of sound business
judgment everywhere are beginning
to realize that mining is legitimate,
comparatively safe and frequently ex-
tremely profitable business. Such
men, though knowing nothing of geol-
ogy, mineralogy or petrology them
selves, find plenty of men of high and
unimpeachable character who have
made life study of these things and
can reckon with a fair degree Of GER
tainty on the future of any given min
ing property, and these are employed
to examine and report upon such prop
erty, and perhaps to direct the work
ing of it afterward. The result usu-
ally is that the business man of means
who thus invests makes greater profit
In a given time than he could possibly
make from the investment of a similar
amount of money in any business
with which he himself might be ia
miiiar, Haggin, Tevis and Hearst
made massive fortunes by legitimate
mining, and J. B. Haggin doubtless
now owns more valuable and product
i've mining property than any other
living man; and yet, while he is
shrewd lawyer and thorough bust
ness man, he knows no more practi-
cally. about mining than does an or
binary Chinaman. Some of the boz
nanza kings of the Comstock made
perhaps one hundred dollars by ma
nipulating the stock market to every
dollar they made by mining, but most
of this class of great fortunes shrunk
amazingly through the same medium
through which they came.-Southwest
Bullion.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23
The Handmaia of Exploration.

Prof Flinders Petrie, the well-known
Psychologist, has made good use of
the Photographic camera in the course
club, London, delivered a lecture UNI
der the title, Photography the Hand
maid of Exploration" He explained
that it was particularly desirable to Sc
cure trustworthy records of all his
Egyptian 'finds." because the govern
ment exercised the very reasonable
right of retaining for their own mu-
scum at Gizeh the pick of the objects
discovered. His Photographic work was
accomplished under great difficulties,
for he had small army of men to
govern, books to keep. and often had to
do his own cooking, besides taking an
active part in the actual labor of ex-
cavating. This left him little time for
photography, and the pictures when
taken had to be developed with a
minimum allowance of water, that
necessary being exceedingly scarce. In
spite of these obstacles Prof. Petrie
was able to exhibit fine collection OF
pictures, some of them representing
objects which were at least five thous-
and FIVE hundred years old. The won
derful state of preservation existing
in things which we generally regard
as perishable is due to the peculiar
property OF the dry sand in which they
have been buried for so long. Thus, a
workman's basket with the original
cords attached. was in as good con-
dition as when used fifty centuries ago:
and the same may be said of speci-
mems of papyrus of the same age, which
are totally unchanged. Prof. Petrie
spoke we'll of his Egyptian work peo-
pie, who would labor hard and will
ingly with encouragement and kind
ness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23
loyal TO the Unions.

Labor unions are perhaps a little
strict about their rules, but the inno-
cent reader Is under no obligation to
accept as literal truth the following
tory printed by the Cleveland Leader.
The best newspapers will sometimes
exaggerate.
There was trouble at the Maginnises
night before last Mrs. Maginnis had
,ust made a fine batch OF 'ketchup,"
which she left in the kitchen.
when Mr. Maginnis got home he
went into the kitchen after drink OF
water. and presently several dull
thuds' we're heard in the back yard
Loud talking between Mr.. and Mrs.
Maginnis followed, and at one time tho
sounds indicated that something like a
f,eht was In progress.
when Mr.. Maginnis Jared forth. next
morning, one of his neighbors asked
him II he and his wife had been having
an engagement with burglars.
.Not bit av It" said Mr. Maginnis.
~ trowed Mrs. Maginnis' ketchup out
n, the house, 80 did"
"why did you do that2" he was ask
cd.
"why did do 1t. Say. I'm union
mon"
.well, what has the union to do with
yosr wife's ketchup?"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-23
Employers liability Act.

Corporations are up against a hard
game In the Kentucky legislature. The
legislature is against the railroads,
trusts. corporations. or anything that
bears the least resemblance to monop-
oily. An employers liability act has
just been passed in the senate. under
the name of the fellow-servant bill,
which makes railroad liable for all
accidents to employees. whether they
are due to negligence on the part of
fellow-employes or not. The bill is as
follows:
An act concerning the liability of
the owners, possessors or operators of
railways for the negligence or wrong
ful acts OF servants or fellow-servants.
That whenever any person in the SER
vice OF the owner. possessor or oper-
ator OF any railway is injured by the
negligence or wrongful act of any
other servant of such master, then
such master shall be liable in damages.
as in other cases. for such injury and
for the death OF the injured person, If
death results from such injury, and in
actions to recover such damages 1t
shall not be defense that the person
whose negligence or wrongful act
caused the injury or death was SER
want or fellow-seryart of. or was in
the same line or department OF service
with the person who was injured or
died. All contracts in conflict with
this act shall be void"