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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WORK OF THE MINIS.
$5,12e,O1O Coined Last Month In
Guiding 100000 Standard
Silver Dollars.

statement of the director of the mint
shows the total coinage at the United
States minis during January, 1898, was
S5.129 O1O as follows:
Gold, SO, $40, 900; silver, 81, 624, 900; mi
nor coins, SS50,O15. The coinage of
standard silver dollars during the
month amounted to 1850. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
FOR A BIG TUNNEL.
Contract Has Been Let by the San
Joaquin Valley Railroad.

San Francisco, Feb. 2-The contract
for the construction of a tunnel 500
feet in length on the line of the San
Joaquin Valley railroad has been con-
ditionally awarded to Foley Bros, &
Muir of St Paul, MINI. The amount
of the contract is said to approximate
$3.50, 900. The tunnel will enable the
Valley road to reach its terminus at
Point Richmond on San Francisco
bay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
HOW TO MARKET.
U. s. Government Attempts to Teach
Poor People the Art

New York, Feb 2-The United States
government has issued the most remark
able report ever made Its object is to
teach the poor people how to do their
marketing to better advantage. The re-
port is entitled: Dietary Studies in New
York City"
The report was made by Prof. w. o..
Atwater, the distinguished chemist, and
c. D. Woods, on the basis of observations
of the marketing of poor families in New
York, made in 1895 and 1896, by DR.. Isa-
bella De Lancey. Taking one days food
for a man as the dietary standard, the re-
port concludes that the following food
elements are about right for our climate:
Fuel.
Standards of daily TEN calor- tive
dietaries. grams. les. ratio.
Man without muscu-
cular work ......-...100 200 1876
Man with light mus
cular work ........112 5000 1855
Man with moderate
muscular work lbs $500 1888
If the food elements vary widely from
these proportions there is a waste Of
money in buying the food as well as
waste of energy in dtgesting it.
Most of the families whose dietaries
were examined live on the East side of
New York No. 80 was a mechanic out
of work, whose family consisted of five
persons. The mother practically support
ed the family, and the marketing was
done by the Oldest child, a girl of II, who
was cheated right and left in her pur-
chases.
The total cost of the food purchased
was high. The family paid S1O.22 in ten
days. or about $31 per month, for food.
Their rent was $12 per month. When
the man had work he earned about $50 per
month Deducting the cost of food and
rent, only 81 per month remained for fuel
lights and other requirements. With good
management food sufficient to meet the
needs of a man at moderate work for
day can be bought for from Is to 20 cents.
By proper expenditure the New York fans
lily would have been able to buy their food
for SIS to $40 instead of $50 per month.
From the cost of the food in a table
given in the report it is seen that IS
cents (56 per cent? was spent in the pur-
chase of animal food and IA cents ga per
cent? for vegetable food. More than one
half of the cost of animal food is found
under beef, veal and mutton, and fish. -
The largest cost of the vegetable food is
explained by the use of high priced pre-
pared fours Cat from to cents a
pound and buns at 5 cents a pound.
The chief suggestion in the way of i'm
provement is a reduction of one-fifth or
whereabouts in the nutrients in the food
eaten per man per day. If this change
were made and the four or five cents
day which would thus be saved were
spent for fruits and vegetables, the fam
lily would have been better nourished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
GRIGGS IN THE HARNESS.
New Attorney General Attends His
First Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, Feb. John w Griggs.
late governor of the state of New Jer-
sey, who took the oath of office Mon
day as attorney general, took charge off
his new office yesterday and attended
the cabinet meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appe-
tizing, nOurishing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used it because
when properly prepared it tastes like
the finest coffee but is free from all it's
injurious properties. Grain-O aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t
is not a stimulant but a health builder
and children, as we'll as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about 4 as much as coffee. Is and 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
STEAMBOAT LINES UNITE.
Place of the Anchor Line to Be Filled
by the New Company.

St Louis, Feb. Am agreement has
been reached by the st. Louis & Ten
nessee River Packet company, the Eagle
Packet company and the Lee Line of
Memphis by which their interests have
been pooled, and a line of steamers has
been put on to take the place of the
defunct Anchor line for all points be-
tween this city and Memphis They
will be under the control of the ST. Lou
is 6 Tennessee River Packet company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
SOLD BOGUS PILLS.
Forty San Francisco Druggists Ar
rested on a Serious Charge

San Francisco, Feb. 2-Warrants
were issued from the police courts for
the arrest of forty San Francisco drug
gists charged with selling pills under
counterfeit labels which they knew to
be bogus.
Complainant is a pill manufacturing
company of New York which claims
that its goods, having been sold for
One-third less here than elsewhere,
found upon investigation that it's labels
were being counterfeited and a large
business being done in spurious medi-
cine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02

The requirements of a medicine is to
tighten the burden of pain and cure
This brings us to the question of a rem
edy, and Tabler's Buckeye Pile ONT
ment is the only remedy for blind
bleeding or protruding Piles that is en-
dorsed by physicians. Cures the most
obstinate cases. SOC. Geo. W. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas avenue and MIlIer's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Popeka
avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
BAD AS CENTRAL ASIA.
President of Nicaragua Begins by
CIapping Everybody in Prison.

Managua, Nicaragua, eb.2.-GeneraI
Santos +. Zelaya was today Inaugural
ted president of Nicaragua for a second
term of four years. There were no
disturbances and the city was gaiIy
decorated.
Many highly respectable native Mic
araguans have been reimprisoned under
suspicion OF completely in the insurrec-
ton of last September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
CHINA'S CREDIT GOOD.
Great Competition for the Privilege of
Loaning Her Money.

London, Feb. 2.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says:
Representatives of the Disconto bank,
the Deustche bank and several other
Berlin firms have been here several
DAYS and have only just departed. It
is reported that a RussO-G German loan
to China of one hundred million rou-
bles has been concluded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
BUT 10 DROWNED.
Three of the Channel Queens Missing
Are Found.

Plymouth, Feb. 2.-Three of the per
sons reported drowned in the wreck Of
the Channel Queen have since been
found among the rescued, reducing the
total loss to 49,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WILL VISIT M'KINLEY.
Prince Albert Leopold Will Combine
Business With Pleasure.

Brussels, Feb. Am the course of his
tour of the United States and Canada,
Prince Albert Leopold, the Belgian heir
presumptive will pay a visit to Presi-
dent Mckinley, it is asserted in connec-
ton with the affairs of the Congo free
state. The visit will be of an official
character,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02

Cross jewelry store has moved from
429 to 515 Kansas avenue. topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
Cow Feed

Turnips $3.50 per ton, delivered to any
part of the city. o. Vaughan, care of
Warner & Potter, or Seery & Morton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02

In numerous cases, Ayers Cherry
PectoraI has proved a speedy cure for
asthma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
PERSONAL RIGHTS.
Ex-President Harrison's Argument in
an Inheritance Tax Case.

Washington. Feb. 2.-The argument in
the supreme court of the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02

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The evening times., 1898-12-07
Brilliant Algerian MiIitarism.

In our ardent desire to find excuses
for our admired friend Shafter, we
nave discovered one which may greatly
tend to minimize criticism of his re-
markable course in hugging the rear at
Santiago.
Every really great commander has
his favorite maneuver. Alger knew
what Skaters was. just as the whole
country knows the one which has givln
Alger his peculiar military reputation.
The science OF war is not an exact
science. 1t is always experimental! and
eyer moving. Military conventional
ties" were once nearly sacred. but it
is shown that they may be ignored
with signal success. Witness the spieu-
did rush # Civil War hero from the
battlefield of Charlottesville ana his
attack upon Baltimore hotel. OBJ
serve also the gailantry brought out
in cOurJ-martiai proceedings in Texas.
1t might be useful also to note the
strategic Importance of five aces and a
coat sleeve in creating panic among an
taconsts. This last named tactical
ltliA flItttlA - =oiu 10 Dt luc SlduudIi
resource of certain general who con-
siders himself the real genius of the
var, and a bigger man than Old Miles,
or anybody but Alser.
All of these unusual and brilliant
evolutions have been placed to the
credit Of certain Algerian military spec
iaIists by the war historians of the
period. and they show conclusively that
Alger is right in thinking that the con
yentionalitivs' Of the profession Of arms
have been thoroughly abandoned and
condemned under his regime. They also
and very strongly suggest the necessity
for army reorganization with quickIime
and club.
The evening times., 1898-12-07

tary Alger has omitted II from the Of
fetal documents that accompany his
report and makes no reference to it in
the explanatory part The Alger Re-
lief Commission distinctly promised TO
demand it from the safe deposit of the
War Department and there has been
hope that ii would be read in formal
session and an abstract allowed 10 the
press. 1t is not known that the War
mission. which is without authority to
compel its delivery.
1t is significant that Commission
alleged to be engaged in an investiga-
ton of the war scandals should have
an idle day for lack of witnesses.
There are many thousands of persons
in the land who are full of information
of the matters that are supposed to
come within the scope of the inquiry,
and most of them would be only too
glad to be able to tell the facts of
abuses of which they were the victims
or the witnesses. But they have OBJ
served the treatment which others have
received at the hands of the Alger Re-
lief mmission-treatment that has
been Indignantly denounced by Mr..
Il. Il. Roosevelt and others. They have
no confidence in the Commission. but
believe the name employed by The
Times and since widely adopted.
is fair suggestion of its
purpose. They know that Mr..
Roosevelt, the chairman of a
voluntary committee to gather evidence
for il. was served with scant courtesy
and that no reply was made to his
question whether the Commission
would undertake to protect witnesses
from the resentment of the War De-
partment, especially those still in the
military service. Considering the
number of persons who have suffered
from Algerism, the lack of witnesses IS
proof of the popular distrust Of the
body and a condemnation. They will
respond promptly enough TO the sum-
mons of a Congressional committee.
The evening times., 1898-12-07
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER :, IS
The Fufure of Guhn.

Among the few positive statements in
She Presidents message was that which
concerned Cuba-that it would be nee
essary to maintain a military admins
tUati0n there until order should be es-
tablished and the people Of the island
should form a stable government Of
their OWN This disarms the dema-
Gogues who have been encouraged by
tie revengeful BlancO to c0nspire for
the annoyance of the Americans in
their efforts TO bring peace and self
support 10 the distracted and impover-
i~hed Cubans. Even the mischieyous
newspapers that have abused their
privileges by insulting the American
ARMY and nation and disappearing
Jhe purpose Of American occupation.
are unable to reconcile the plain words
Of the message with the charges If per
iidy tEey have so freely made. That
lhe Cuban Junta in this country allowed
lis real OF pretended fears of American
seitishness to Danish every feeling Of
gratitude for the Intervention of this
nation has been too apparent to be de-
nied. Ambitious demagogues, hoping
70 gain something by fostering a dis
trusj and hatred Of America. made war
ON General Garcia and attempted to or
Sanize the Cuban army into party 10
resist American rule. Fortunately the
confidence in the wisdom and patriotism
of Garcia prevented their success. The
message has completed thzir defeat, and
tEare viii be an enthusiastic welcome to
the military governor when he enters
Havana.
There has been no disposition on the
part Of anybody in this country To an
mex cuba without the consent of her
people ar to continue our administration
beyond the time when the Cubans show
that they are fully able to maintain a
Stathlv government that VIII not be re
Election ON The wisdom of American in
teiTontiun. We owe duty to the world
In general TO secure to every person i'm
the island and to the citizens of other
countries who may enter it, the fullest
protection to life and property: we
owe To ourselves the duty of seeing
that disorder and disease shall be ban
ished as far as possible from a terri
tory 50 nacr our gWn shores Our rule
must continue until all reasonable
doubts are removed as to the character
and permanence Of the political institu-
uons that are adopted by Cuba The
people are bound TO show they are able
TO govern before they can demand the
final withdrawal Of all American au-
thority.
The real or pretended fear of forcible
annexation was absurd 1t is uncertain
whether the people of this country
would approve Of annexation even at
the urgent request Of the Cubans. al
though no well-informed person can
doubt that would be the best thing for
the Cubans themselvevs. Except that
There Is no certainty of an influential
American sentiment favorable to an
neNation, the fate of Cuba is in the
hands 81 its people. They have most TO
gain 10y strict attention to the means
Of self-support, leaving politics alone
until they have freed themselves from
tie need OF charity.
The evening times., 1898-12-07
n z LSCJN y. MI Ll
Major General Commando
TRAMWAY TO BE BUILT
AT SHANGHAI, CHINA
Consul Fowler Asks American Con
tractors to Bid for Its Con-
sfrneftnn

The report of Consul John Fowler at
Chefoo, China was received by the See
retary of State yesterday. Added to the
report is an advertisement from Chi-
nese newspaper calling for bids from
American contractors for building .
tramway in Shanghai. Consul Fowie.
says:
Shanghai is the great emporium 70.
all Asia. 1t is to this port that the ufii-
cials go 10 get their ideas of foreign en-
terprises, and if an American compans
can succeed in securing this contract and
equipping the line with the best American
appliances It will be a valuable adver-
tisement and will no doubt have much
influence in securing future contracts. in
the event of other cities IN the East de-
Gliding to follow the example Of Shangha
in having tramways
To-day there is not tramway in al.
China. In Il previous report / gave u
short account of the opposition that an
American syndicate met with in trying
to secure a concession TO build q tram
way in Shanghai. The scheme was de-
feated because it was American. But
things have changed since then and now
do not anticipate any opposition the
ground that the scheme would be Aneri-
can. If our merchants at home had their
own branch houses or representatives
here they would not have such an uphill
fight. Unfortunately, all their interests
are III the hands OF foreign firms
The following resolution in reference
to proposed tramways in Shanghai was
passed at the last annual meeting of rate
payers:
. Resolution X-That the council he.
and Is hereby authorized 10 consider the
eXpediency of the establishments of Il sys-
tenn OF traInways III the streets of the set
/ tlement. and in its discretion To formu-
late a scheme for ratification by the rate
payers by which the system be carried in
to effect
In accordance with the above resolu-
| ton the council hereby invites tenders
for "A concession for constructing and
working about tweuty-three miles of
electric tramways on the trolley sys-
tenn in the streets of Shanghai
The special attention OF tenderers is
drawn to the fact that the tender if any,
recommended by the council will require
ratification by the ratepayers Plans may
be seen and particulars obtained on appli-
cation to Mr.. Charles Mayue engineer to
the council, at the municipal engineer S
Offices No % Kiangse Road.
''Tenderers viii be required 10 deposit
| l,0e0 taels tabout S7lSl with the under
signed, which sum will be retained by the
council and deemed TO be forfeited unless
bona fide tender be made by the de-
positOr.
Sealed tenders. indorsed Tender for
! tramway concession. must be sent in Ia
the undersigned and received not later
! than l. noon on Wednesday the 18th OF
March, 1890. The council reserves to itself
the right to decline all or any of the ten
| ders so sent in.
Tenders for this concession are being
| also called for in the press in London
| Paris. Berlin, Brussels and New York
The evening times., 1898-12-07
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
10 REGULATE DENTISTRY
AMENDMENT sUGGEs4J Id
A n
N0n-Resident Dentists Must Obtain
Permits to Hold Clinics In
Washington.

Conrad II. Syme. the attorney of the
Washington Dental Society. who was in
structed by the District Commissioners to
confer with Tracy l.. Jeffords for the pur-
pose of perfecting certain section of the
proposed bill to regulate the practice of
dentistry in the District of Columbia, has
made his report
The section in question was known as
number seven and failed to provide the
method of making appeals from the de-
cisi0ns of the proposed board of dental ex-
aininers To the courts. Attorney Syme
states that it is impossible TO perfect the
method of making the appeal.
During the recent public hearing which
was granted to the dentists of the city
Tor the purpose of securing their views on
the various provisions of the proposed
lii. Engineer Commissioner Beach recon-
mended that nonresident dentists be per-
mitted 10 hold clinics in the District pro-
Fided they obtained permits from the
board of dental examiners. The dentists
expressed themselves as opposed to the
granting of undue freedom To out-of-town
dentists in this matter, and thought that
as matter Of local protection some pro
which they might desire 10 hold. The tesl
solution of the question was thought by
them 10 be the one embraced in the sug-
EestiOn Of Capt. Beach. Attorney Symc
was requested To prepare an amendment
to section seven embracing Capt. Beach
views in the matter. and he has reported
the following:
The board OF dental examiners may, in
its discretion. issue to any nonresident
n i.
try or dental surgery, at any specified
clinic, to be held in the District of Co
lumbia, permit emitting the applicant
To this privilege. but only during the time,
and at the place named, as specified in
the permit Any person not authorized To
practice dentistry in the District of Co
lumbia who shall perform any operation
in dentistry or aggraI surgery at any elm
ic held in the District OF Columbia with
out having first obtained a permit from
the board of dental examiners so To DO.
shall! be deemed guilty of a violation of
this act"
In connection with the dental herring
DR.. Oscar S Brann 1863 f Street north
west. recently complained 10 the COmmis-
sioners that neither he nor his attorucs
We're notified that such a hearing was 10
be held in connection with the proposed
dental bill, The Commissioners yesterday
informed Jf. Brdnn that no no
tices of the hearing were sent
out by them. The hearing was sim
ply granted to those who requested one.
and being fully announced in the public
press. all other dentists who chose might
also have attended However they have
informed DR. Brann that any suggestions
he may desire To offer in connection with
the proposed bill might be submitted in
writing at the earliest possible moment.
II is the intention of the Commissioners
To submit the bill 70 Congress at an early
date in order that prompt legislative SC
tion may be had
The evening times., 1898-12-07
THE COMMISSIONERS
SUGGEST AN AMENDMENT
individuals Rights in Government
Lots should he Preserved When
the Property L. Sold.

The Senate resolution. providing for the
creation of a commission for the sale #
United States lots in the District of Co.
lurnbia. which was referred To the Dis
trict Commissioners for examination and
report was yesterday returned to Seua-
tor Mcmillan. chairman Of the Commit
| tee on the District Of Columbia in the
Senate with a Favorable Endorsement.
In returning the bin Commissioner
Wight states that its object is a STA
BILE one. In the judgment of the Com
mssioners, however. he says, the resolu
tion should be amended by aiding tie
following proviso: Thai if any lots be
found TO have passed by tax title CT
otherwise. to 4 private Individual the
equities Of such individual shall be II st
determined by said commission and the
money value thereof shall be credited o.
paid to the owner or owners of such
equities out of proceeds derived from the
disposal of such lots.
The suggested amendment is ilxended
to meet cases of innocent purchasers Of
lots in the District. to which the United
States has never reiinqushed its tit e.
but which by some means have b come
listed for taxation on the municipal rec
ords.
Some OF these purchasers, unaware Of
the doctrine of caveat emptor,' concludes
the letter of the Commissioners, - have
after many years of open and undisturb-
ed occupancy, improved the property un-
der the presumption that the title the e.
to was unquestioned. Although they
have no legal redress. they seem equ.ta-
bly, entitled to some relief in view of the
fact that they bought in good faith. and
of long omission Of the Government to
assert or enforce its rights
The evening times., 1898-12-07
NOT A CANDIDATE
FOR THE SENATE

Daniel NJ. Ransdell, of Indiana. who
is a close friend of former President
Harrison. declares that the latter has
no ambition to succeed Senator Turpie
in the Senate. Mr.. Ransdell makes the
following apparently inspired statement:
There is no reason why anyone should
persist in speaking of the general as a
possible candidate. He has not the | asst
desire or inclination to go to the SEN
ate. The work in which he is engaged
is ideal 1t suits him exactly His H.
tention is to continue in the present ne
of work when he feels like it and as
long as he feels like it. and then
rest. He has taken great interest in
the Venezuelan case. The argument he
will make in that case will, l believe b.
the crowning effort of MS life. He
probably never worked as hard when he
was President OF the United States as
he did this last Summer III preparing the
brief in this case. but he enjoyed it