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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04
MedaIs For Daneers &c Firemen,s BaII

Medals For Dancers at Firemen's BAH
J. L Warren, Of the new jewelry
store, has offered prizes to the best lady
and gentleman dancer at the fremens'
ball, to be held FEBRUARY IA. The med
ais are Of silver, beautifully engraved
and works Of art, and viii be ON ex-
hibition at the store until the evening
Of the ball.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04
Double WeddInr-

a double wedding was sOIemnized at
the home Of J. ". Smith in Grant
township, Sunday at high noon, Rev. R
G. Smith, officiating.
The contracting parties being George
E. White and Miss Dora Smith, and
Bert Smith and Miss BERTHE Webb.
They are all residents Of Grant town
ship and are very popular young people.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04

In the "Santa Fe Trail" Col. Henry
Inman has a great deal to say of Uncle
Dick WOoten, the famous scout. The
Emporia Gazette say that a son Of
Uncle Dick is now working for George
Plum, in Lyon county, and then adds:
young Wooten is a hard working,
honest young fellow, who doesn't look
like a man whose father killed Indians
and buffalo in car load lots"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04
PICKED UP IN PASSING.

Hoxie viii have a prize fight tO-mOr-
row. Jim LOvine Of Lincoln Center
and Andrew Scott, cOlored, of Hill City
will engage in a ten-rOund glove con-
test for 500 purse and gate receipts.
The admission price is somewhat less
than what charged for like events, be-
ing only PUNK for front seat.
The st. Marys Eagle wants Superin-
tendent Stryker to put this in his list
of examination questions: "a boy ten
years Of age has a sister who weighs
16 pounds, and he gets tired Of holding
her in five minutes. When be is twice
as old, how long will it take him to &c
tired Of holding someone else's sister
who weighs lbs pOunds?"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04

The sfunny man" Of an exchange
was recently assigned TO write up the
market report and produced the fol-
lowing: "Butter is strong at Il cents
and is able to hold its own. Yeast
cakes are rising steady. Bananas are
slipping along at the old price, with an
occasional drop. Watermslons are 90
ing down more rapidly than they were
a week ago. Cheese is lively and stir
ring. Syrups are sticking at the for
mer price and are about q pint more TO
the quart than they were last winter.
Green apples are growing less since va
cation Dried apples are swelling the
market. Chickens are picking up a
little"
An exchange gets of the fOllowing:
Sing a song OF swell heads, q fellow
full Of gin, coming home at four a. N.
his wife won't let him in. His feet are
full Of tangIefoOt, his head is full OF
wheels, the keyhole runs around the
knob, he 8 funny feeling feels. He
puts his feet upon the porch his head
upon the ground, and ali the time
within his mug the wheels are going
round. He thinks that he is sober
that everyone is tight, that be is IN
his bedroom instead Of out all night.
he thinks the moon a dollar and viii
buy a dozen drinks, and various other
thoughts be thinks, and thinks, and
thinks But then. his wife she cOmeth,
land swings = hickory slatl, and then
il is he yelleth, s.Lncinda's at the bat
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-04

See B. F. Brown for insurance.
Wednesday was ground hog day.
Fine line Of groceries at HodgkinsOn's
Houses for sale By the park Fsbru-
ary u.
Take your butter and eggs to HOdg-
kinson's.
Groceries, fresh and new, at the
Golden Rule.
If you want to buy coal, -four or feed
see Teagarden & Adams.
Canon City and Lennox coal for sale
by Teagarden & Adams.
Look carefully through the grocery
department at HOdgkinson's.
Leave your orders for coal. -four and
feed with Teagarden & Adams.
Five thousand bushels corn wanted,
cash or trade.-C. II. AIiIlisack.
One hundred farms to rent.
7. P. LEoNARD.
A look through our grocery depart
ment viii profit yOu.-The Wizard.
The White property west Of the park
viii be sold at auction February u.
Call at my Office and see my list Of
lands for rent. p. LEONARD.
Warrants-We want county, school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FUNERALFLOWERTRADE.
Business of Selling Blooms for Mourn
ing Purposes Reduced to
Science,

Reading, Pa, May 4.-Trave1ing men
who pass through east Pennsylvania
papers, are frequently surprised at the
quantities of flowers which are men
toned in the published accounts Of fu-
nerals of people not in public life. In
many of the cities the business of drum
ming up the funeral flower trade Is
quite scientifically done. A funeral
Hover trade drummer told the other
day OF his mode of operations.
ITO get early information of deaths
stand in with the obituary reporters of
the daily papers. They cover all the
deaths up to p. m, and then get out to
business. OF course, in these busy days.
most people haven't time to go to
greenhouses for flowers. Hundreds of
people are willing to send some dead
friend a nice token Of remembrance,
but many don't think of it and the 9TH
ers haven't time. Now, I make it a
business to do all that for them When
1 hear of a man dying I get the names
or his near relatives, lodge associates,
business connections, If any, etc. I
have sample books of bouquets, crosses,
Tyres, creScentS anchors, stars, SickleS,
harpS, hearts, gates ajar, doves, sheaVeS
of wheat, clusters of lilies, wheels with
broken spokes, pillows, pedestalS, and
many other set pieces. have price
lists of these and of cut flowers, roses
at SO much per dozen-in fact. anything
people are likely to want. I call on the
friends of the dead person, ask if they
wish to order anything, and promise to
deliver the goods on the morning of the
day of the funeral, fresh and handsome,
with their card attached, all in proper
and satisfactory shape.
"I make out complete list of the Of
feringS, with full description of flowers,
with names of flowers correctly spelled,
all typewriter, and give it to the re-
porters. Then my customers see their
names in the paper as having kindly
sent in the beautiful floral donation. so
when call next day to collect my bill
they cheerfully pay it. I never lose
anything"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
FLAG HANDKERCHIEFS.
The Stars and Stripes in Evidence
Also on Athletic Hosiery

New York, May 4.-The demand for
patriotic or flag handkerchief has in
creased SO materially during the last
few days that a considera BILE advance
in prices now obtains for these goods
Manufacturing plants in this city which
last week were comparatively idle, are
today being operated to the maximum
capacity, and, in some cases, night work
is done in order to make deliveries
promptly.
Stars and stripes and the Cuban flag
are now interwined in silk embroidery
on golf and bicycle hose. Fancy prices
rule, and there are many small scale
manufacturers who have stopped work
on staple lines in order to produce the
popular goods.
A leading hat concern in the whole
sale market on Upper Mercer street,
yesterday said to a reporter:
This CaStilian-American war is a
godsend to the hat trade. Last week it
looked as though our seasons business
would go by default, but today the de-
mand exceeds the supply of military
caps for boys and girls, and the hurrah
consumption has only just started. The
only thing that bothers US is as how
long the work will last. However, we
are making hay while the sun Shines
and, strange to relate, there are but few
objections to price. None at all, in fact,
where stock is ready for immediate de-
livery
It is said that prices of bunting and
similar fabrics have been jumped about
200 per cent in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
RICH NEW WORKERS.
Led by William Aston Chanler De-
part for Cuba to Aid Gomez.

New York, May 4-William Aston Chan
Ter has departed from New York with
three companions, with the avowed inten-
ton of joining the forces of General Co
mez, the Cuban insurgent leader in Cuba,
and to do what fighting he can for the
cause of Cuba Hbre, AYERS the World to-
day.
Mr.. Chanler left by rail for Key West
and will leave that place by the first YES
sci that money can secure to take him to
point on the Cuban coast which will be
convenient for reaching the camp of Go
mez.
The expedition into Cuba will be at the
expense of Mr.. Chanler. His companions
are adventurous, but wealthy men. Ono
of them is a German officer who came to
this country soon after the Maine disaster
to offer his services against the Spaniards
in case of war.
Another member of the little party is a
man named Calvin, who was with Mr..
Chanler in his African expedition. There
are two others, but their names are not
known. They are said to be wealthy New
tity is kept from the public
Mr.. CHAMBERS party will be uniformed in
the garb of the insurgent army and will
leave Key West with every provision for
such hazardous trip. The failure of his
regiment to be accepted prompted Mr..
Chanler to get up this expedition.
The party left the Waldorf-Astoria and
took a night train out of the city. The
greatest secrecy was observed by all con-
cerned, but a number of the prominent
guests of the hotel friends of Mr.. Cham
Ter, heard of it and wired him God-speed
on his departure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
OPERA IN NEW YORK.
E'The Koreans to Be Presented to a
Gotham Audience For the
First Time

New York, May AT the Herald
square there will be presented tomorrow
night for the first time in the city THE
Koreans" a comic opera by Emerson
Cook and Lucious Hosmer, which, I'M
der the title of 1.-The Walking Dele
gate,'' ran for ten weeks last year at the
fremont Street theater in Boston. The
scene of the new work is Corea, and it's
principal character is a promoter of
American labor interests. One night
while in a hilarious condition at a ball
he entered into a marriage contract. 1t
was written on a cuff, which was car
ried off to Corea by a decamping Chi
nese laundryman. To prevent the ev-
idence from falling into the hands of
the woman he promised to marry, a
very pronounced type of the new wo-
man, he visits Corea, organizes an en-
tire community into labor declarations.
and gets back the missing evidence of
his promise.
La Poupee" will be succeeded to-
morrow night at Days by a revival of
the Circus Girl The principal parts
will again be assumed by Virginia
Earl, Mabelle Gilman, Irene Perry
Gresham and Joseph Herbert.
1.-The Moth and the Flame" is draw
ing such excellent audiences at the Ly-
ceum that the stay of Clyde Fitch's
witty and dramatic play will undoubt-
eddy be prolonged at that house until
June at least. Not only is the play it,
self one of the most brilliant and inter-
esting of the season, but in it the au-
thor has provided capital acting parts
for Herbert Kelley, Effie Shannon and
Mr. and Mrs, w. L. LemOyne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
A HUNDRED REASONS

Can be given why Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are the best and most effectua1
cure for every form of indigestion.
They are in tablet form which retains
their good qualities indefinitely, while
liquid preparations become stale and
useless with age
They are convenient, can be carried in
the pocket and taken when needed. They
are pleasant to the taste.
of them in the mouth and, mingling
with the food, they constitute a perfect
digestive, absolutely safe for the most
sensitive stomach.
They digest the food before it has
time to ferment, thus preventing the
formation of gas and keeping the blood
pure and free from the poisonous pro-
ducts of fermented, half digested food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the
complexion clear by keeping the blood
pure.
They increase flesh by digesting flesh
forming foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the on
ly remedy designed especially for the
cure of stomach troubles and nothing
else.
One disease, one remedy, the success
full physician of today is the specialist,
the successful medicine is the medicine
prepared especially for one disease.
A whole package taken at one time
would not hurt you, but would simply
be waste of good material.
Over six thousand men and women in
the state of Michigan alone have been
cured of indigestion and dyspepsia by
the use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Sold by all druggists at so cents per
package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
EDITOR SUES FOR SUBSIDY
He Wants $4,000 From Austria for
Supporting the Government Policy.

London, May 4.-The editor of the
Vienna Reichswehr sued the Austrian
government this week for $4,000, the
an agreement made with Premier Ba-
deni in 1896. By this agreement, which
the editor has in his possession, the
government agreed to pay him $5O,OO0
per annum on condition that he would
Invariably obey instructions in shaping
the policy of the paper.
After Badenis fall, his successor,
Baron Won sch-Frankenstein, and
later the present premier, Count Thun-
Hof1enstein, repudiated the agreement
with the editor, who then attempted to
make a similar contract with Count
Goluchowski. Failing in this, and find
ing himself at the end of his resources,
he brought an action against the gov
eminent, claiming the Subvention on
the ground that the agreement was not
rendered invalid by the change in the
ministry. The case is exciting the live
lest interest in Vienna
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
DYNAMITE In HIS BOX.
Apparent Attempt to Blow up
an Illinois Regiment.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 4-Experts who
have tested the contents of a package
found in one of the company boxes of
the Third infantry Illinois National
guard, pronounced it undoubtedly dyn-
anite. This morning a rigid examina-
ton was made of all equipment and
baggage in the exposition building,
where the regiment is Quartered, but
nothing else suspicious was discovered.
Investigation has so far disclosed no
clew as to the identity of the person
who placed the Internal thing. Besides
the third infantry the sixth regiment is
also quartered in the building, 1000
men in all. Many of the men believe
they have narrowly escaped the fate
of the sailors of the Maine.
Gen. Barley, commanding the camp
has held conference with his officers.
AS a result of the conference, guards
have been placed at every door and
other entrance to the buildings and on
ly persons having passes are allowed to
enter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
R.R. BOND COMPROMISE.
st. Clair County Judges Plans to End
Thirty Years War.

Kansas City May 4.-Thomas county
judges of ST. Clair county, spent two
hours with Judge Philips of the United
States circuit court today, discussing
the action to be taken in the matter OF
the famous railroad bonds which have
caused so much trouble, and have been
the means of sending so many of the
judges to Jail, because they refused to
order a tax levy for their payment.
The plan of action, as agreed upon
by Judge Phillips and the county judg
es, is for the county to hold a special
election on June %, at which time the
question of issuing bonds to pay off the
old debt is to be voted upon. This
compromise provides that the county
shall issue bonds to the amount of
S4OO, 900, the face value of the original
bonds The bondholders, whose claims,
including interest for nearly 80 years,
now amount to SIT, 100000, agree to re-
bate the interest and accept the face
value Of the bonds full payment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
ARMOR PLANT IN CHICAGO.
The Illinois Steel Company Preparing
to Go Into That Kind of Manu-
facture.

Chicago, May 4.-The probability of
the Illinois Steel company's plant at
South Chicago being selected by the
government for the manufacture of ar
NOR plate in the event of an enlarge
ment of the navy, grows stronger.
A significant circumstance is the adj
mission of the officers of the company
that the new 100000 mill now being
rushed to completion, will be equipped
for the manufacture of steel plate equal
to any demands for warship armor the
government may see fit to make. Com
modore Howell, now in command of the
squadron near New York, visited the
South Chicago plant in company with
several naval experts, with the view of
seeking a site for the manufacture of
government arn1or plate. He made
thorough inspection of the steel mills
and was much impressed with their
size and Importance.
Capt. Sampson, now acting rear admi-
raj in command of the fleet off Havana,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Il of them made calls up

TALLY and several Of them made calls up
on the governor.
Governor Atkinson sent Major Frank
E. Galloway to Chickamauga with a let
ter to General Brooke, in command there,
asking him to accept the Georgia negro
troops regulars.
General Brooke is willing to take the
entire 1,5O0 soldiers of Georgia's colored
militia and he has promised to send his
recruiting officers to Atlanta to take the
names of all who want to go.
Between 5000 and 1000 negroes will be
added to General Brooke's command at
Chickamauga, and all of these will be
taken from Georgia and Tennessee, prin-
cipally from Georgia. The general told
Galloway that he was highly gratified at
and said he would send his officers here
Immediately to confer with the governor
and to open recruiting station. The
negroes have shown a great anxiety to
mix in the struggle and now they can
prove the seriousness of their war talk.
a great many negroes will be used IN
the war with Spain, they are better
able to stand the climate in Cuba than
many of the northern white soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
PROF. SCHEMES BOOK.
His Work on the Determination Of
Sex Excites Amusement Merely.

Ills w OTk on Cn0 DISCRIMINATION OF
Sex Excites Amusement Merely.
Berlin, May 4.-The publication of
Prof Schenk's book has been received
with amusement rather than respect
Authorities such as Profs. Virchow, Ley
den, Engelmann and Zuntz express
their skepticism in the harshest fash
Ion.
Prof. Schenk's book, which treats of
anHuence on the formation of sex is a
small volume. The writer asserts that
his theory is the result of long inouir-
les The theory is that the more the
maternal organism contains albumen
the more likely it is that the child will
be a male.
Prof. Schenk says he observed that
diabetic mothers produced girls, and
that men always have more albumen
than women. If the woman has not
enough albunen, dieting to assist in it's
formation should begin some weeks be-
fore conception and should be contin-
ued until the thru month of pregnacy
Prof Schenk says he has observed that
in years of bad crops more boys than
girls are born, and says that the reason
for this is that in those years the agri-
cultural population kill and eat more
cattle, and meat contains more albumen
than the vegetable food usually eaten
by agriculturiStS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
ATTACK LOOKED FOR.
Spanish Fleet is Looked for Along
the Atlantic Coast.

New Work, May A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Fearing an attack upon the sea ports
of the North Atlantic coast by the
Spanish men of war on their way to
western waters, Secretary Alger has
taken steps to further improve the coast
defenceS.
There is excellent authority for the
statement that the administration
fears the Spanish men of war will APP
pear at some port on the coast and at
tempt to retaliate for the loss of the
Philippine islands by doing as much
damage as possible, and when this
work has been completed sail with all
speed to Porto Rico, and if necessary,
fight their way into San Juan.
AS to the point where Spain will
strike the authorities are totally unable
to say. New York is considered in
very good condition to resist attack,
but this is not the case with New Eng
land cities, and with ports along the
southern coast.
Capt. w. DuvalI, military aide to
Secretary A1ger has been improving the
defences of Boston and other New
England cities for several days. It
was to prevent Spanish privateers from
ravaging the northeast coast that the
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis
were sent to do patrol duty there, and
the mobilization of the northern patrol
squadron at Provincetown is with the
view of having a naval force handy to
resist an attack on any of the three
northeast ports.
instructions to the commanding Off
GERS of the auxiliary cruisers Yankee,
Prairie, Dixie and Yosemite require
them to join the flagship San Francisco
at Provincetown without delay Their
crews will have gun practice on the
way and will be given as much train
ing as possible.
Besides Commodore HowelFs squad
ron, the ports will be defended by great
guns and General Merritt will improve
the Qualifications a 6 much as DOSSiDle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
ARKANSAS NOT TO EXHIBIT
State Officials Decide Not to Have
Display at Omaha.

Little Rock, Ark, May 4.-The Ar
kansas commissioners to the Omaha
exposition issued an address to the peo-
pie of Arkansas today, withdrawing the
state from connection with the coming
show. The address explains at great
length why this change was decided
upon. Among other things, the com
missioners say:
1T is not the fault of the state
board of commissioners, the executive
committee or any officer thereof, that
this is the result. Neither is it the
fault of the enterprising people Of the
state or the railway corporations, ana
the mill men. All have responded mob
ly and literally to the call for funds
and it is disgrace, shame and an
outrage that this great state is counted
out in the exposition. That our people
will resent it there can be no question.
Perhaps Arkansas will not lose as much
in the long run as will Omaha.
Then follows the statement of alleged
unjust conditions imposed upon the
state by the exposition management:
which resulted in the withdrawal OF
the men at work upon the state build
ing at Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

saw and heard enough to convince them
that the Spanish soldiers are utterly
unable to cope with even an inferior
American force.
A cavalryman who could converse in
good English told them there were 40, 900
Spanish soldiers in the city and that 600
had died during the week the Stanhope
was there, OF neglect and want. From
the same source, Capt. Marshall learned
that the troops were so discontinued
with their treatment that they would
willingly go over to the insurgents, but
the relief was denied them because the
insurgents distrusted them and had re-
fused all oVertureS from such a union.
The troops were Quartered in the streets
and at night slept under verandas and
in doorways. They demanded accom-
modatiOnS from the citizens, but it was
to enforce it. The rations for a day
consisted of barley, water, a small por-
ton of bread and a small piece of pork.
This was doled out by officers and car
ried away like a plate of unSavory soup
all in the same tin dish and the soldiers
disposed of it like ravenous dogs. They
were ragged and dirty in appearance,
unsoldierIy in bearing and discipline,
and their courage had been killed by
vicissitudes and Entertainment.
Mate Coburn said that the negro
tramps on the wharves of Mobile, looked
respectable in comparison, and were in
finitely better off. One night on the
outskirts of the city he saw hundreds of
Spanish soldiers huddled together like
dL4AhdIS Oh tAe AOoI VI an oAS SIC =:
The mortality among the soldiery IS
the result of their condition and not OF
the climate.
American troops need have no fear"
said the mate, while the terrible NOR
tally is not exaggerated in the dis
dispatches to this country there are
more deaths from starvation and its
concomitant diseases, than from any
climatic maladies."
From the best information obtainable,
Capt. Marshall is of the opinion that
the whole of the 400 900 troops driven into
Manzanillo from the province of Santl-
ago de Cuba, by the insurgents only
await a favorable opportunity to openly
raUO1t