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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
HER PARENTS RECONCILED
George M. Pullman, Jr., and His Wife
Return to the Latter's Home.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-With tears of joy
and words of kindly welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman, Jr., were re-
ceived into the home of the brides
father, James w. FernaId. The little
residence was the scene OfEa touching
family reunion, at which young Pull
man was received as a member of the
family and his newly made wife freely
accorded the forgiveness she sought for
her hasty and unexpected marriage.
The heart of the mother was touched
when Mrs. Pullman, formerly Lime
F'ernald, told of her visit in New York,
her chance meeting with George Pull
man, the sudden resolve to end their
engagement by being married, the
fruitless quest in New Jersey for min
listers and magistrates, and the final
happy contamination of the marriage
in New York. When the Fernalds first
heard of the marriage they were dis
posed to be slightly put out at the fact
that their daughter was unwilling to
wait for a formal wedding, the more
so as they thoroughly approved of Mr..
Pullman as a sOn-in-law. But last
night none of this feeling remained and
the act of their romantic daughter was
forgiven almost as soon as asked.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pullman arrived in
Chicago early in the afternoon. Like
his father, young Pullman prefers Chi
cago to any other city in the country.
and to this may be ascribed the fact
that he chose to return home rather
than to take the conventional honey
moon trip and spend his first month of
married life at a summer resort An
other reason was that Mrs. Pullman
could take no comfort or pleasure in
travelling until she had first seen and
obtained forgiveness from her parents.
Mr.. Pullman says his plans are in
definite at present. He has no idea
where he will live or what business he
will enter. The Pullman family is now
taking an outing at Castle Rest on the
St. Lawrence, and he wishes to consult
with them before deciding.
When Mrs. Pullman took her dover
were cut off with So, 600 a year. was can
celed. 1t is thought the mother will now
make both her sons a suitable provis-
ion, in view of the fact that they are
married.
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VIENNA IS IMPRESSED.
Austria May Make It's Representative
at Washington an Ambassador.

Vienna, Aug 23.-The court and the
government here are watching with in
terest the development of the military
and territorial policy of the United
States. The news that the American
government is planning to build fifteen
new warshipS is widely discussed. From
the fashionable health resort of Ischl,
go miles from this city, L learn that
court gossip looks with favor on the
recognition of American prOwess and
position by raising the Austro- Hunga-
rian representative at Washington to
ambassadOria1 rank. This is thought
proper in view of the fact that the
United States is showing unmistakable
signs of developing into a great militia
ry power. Such a course would be fol-
lowed naturally by the promotion of
Charlemange Tower, the American min
lister to the court at Vienna, to the same
rank.
of Austria would remove the stigma of
cOmmercialiSm, which those unfriendly
TO the American republic have sought
to attach to it, the Austrian court being
the most exclusive in all Europe, 1t is
to be expected that Spain would take
umbrage were the distinctions accorded
at this critical stage of negotiations.
Therefore, the change, If it is made, will
not come until peace shall have been
concluded satisfactorily.
What social difference there is between
a minister and an ambassador may be
understood when it is remembered that
on all occasions the ambassador of any
power takes precedent of a simple min
lister, the ladies of the diplomatic circle,
of course, having precedence, according
to the rank of their husbands. Thus
as ambassador, Mr.. Tower would rank
with the representative of the French
republic, whereas not only must Min
lister Tower, if he calls at the foreign
office on an errand of state, yield first
audience to the ambassadors of Ger
many, Spain, France, Great Britain,
Italy, Russia and Turkey, if any of
them happen to be in the ante-room,
but he must concede precedence even to
the minister of the little opera bouffe
principalitY of Monaco
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
GENUINE GOLD BRICK.
Chicago Detectives Search For Heir
loom and an Actress.

Chicago, Aug. 23-Chicago detectives
are at work on a robbery case in which
there is a commingling of mystery and
magnitude. 1t involves the disappear
ance of a genuine gold brick and the
apprehension of an actress once prom
inent in theatrical circles.
The police refuse to give any infor-
nation as to the victims of the robbery
except to say that they are people of
eminently high position and widely
known throughout the United States,
with a financial standing far up into
the millions, and that no money will be
spared in efforts to secure the return
of the property.
The property stolen is a gold brick
which has been a sacred heirloom in
the family of the victims ever since
1849 memenuO of the energy, perSe-
verance and thrift of one of the found
ers of the family who laid the founda-
tiOns of enormous subsequent wealth
by the aid of pick and shovel and pan
in the memorable days when gold was
first discovered in California.
About a week ago Lizzie Mccall, an
actress of considerable note, but who
has not appeared on the stage for sew
eral years. came to Chicago and took
rooms at the Palmer house. A few days
later she was confronted with a board
bill of about SIG, and was unable to
pay it. She pleaded poverty, but said
she expected to get an engagement at
soon be able to pay the bill. The day
following she obtained possession of her
trunk on the statement to the man
ager of the hotel that she had secured
an engagement at one of the theaters,
and the impression given him was that
the theater was Hopkins.
Her statement, however, was untrue
She had called on Colonel Hopkins TO
solicit an engagement in character
work, but he told her that he had no
vacancy in his company and couldn't
engage her. On Wednesday afternoon
of this week she called at Hopkins,
York that night or the next day, hav-
ing obtained pass from one of the
railroads.
What connection Miss Mccall has
with the robbery is only vaguely limited
at by the police, but their anxiety TO
learn her whereabouts is shown by the
fact that today the wires have been
kept hot with messages to New York,
st. Louis, Cincinnati and other cities
in efforts TO locate the woman. The
police say they feel satisfied that the
woman knows who has the gold brick.
Further than this they will say moth
ing.
Lizzie Mccall was at one time an act
ress of considerable repute. She was
for several years leading lady with Nat
notoriety some years ago, when her
husband, a man named Wall, was muir
dered She was suspected of connection
with the murder, but was subsequently
acquitted. She is about AZ years old
and was once quite beautiful, but has
of recent years lost much of her good
looks.
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exercised by the officers of the republic
of Hawaii. All such officers will be re-
quired to take an oath of allegiance to
the United States and renew their bonds
to the United States government.
The municipal legislation of Hawaii and
the existing customs regulations will prac-
tically remain in force until the congress
Of the United States shall otherwise de-
Following the reading of the proclama-
ton Minister SewaH made address,
concentrating the residents of Hawaii
upon the accomplishment of annexation.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the
national guard was marched to the parade
grounds, where Minister Cooper admins
tered the oath of allegiance to Colonel
Fisher. The colonel then administered
it to his officers and the captains to the
men,. The. regiment then escorted the
naval battalion to its boats and returned
to the drill shed to sign the rolls
A ball at the executive building at
which two thousand guests were present
was the elimination of the festivities
which followed the ceremony of the flag
raising
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OIL MEMS REUNION.
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Will
Have a September Jubilee.

Pittsburg, Aug. 23.-The second an
nual reunion of oil men is announced to
take place at Mcdonald Pa, Septem-
Der 1, and g. in conjunction with the
annual street fair of that place. About
fifty wideawake people of the little
Panhandle town yesterday set to work
in good earnest to make the affair a
success. The reunion of the oil men
was thought of only last year, and SO
popular was the response that not less
than $4,000 people visited Mcdonald
during the three days of the fair. From
inquiries now coming in and the in
terest already shown it is thought that
this years attendance will be far in
excess OF last year.
The list of prizes alHeady offered for
the events by the farmers and mer-
chants is as follows: Best bushel of
oats, best bushel of wheat, best ear of
corn, best half bushel of apples, best
peck of potatoes, the largest cabbage,
best half bushel of tomatoes, largest
sweet pumpkins, peck of largest grapes,
peck of largest onions, best three pounds
of butter, best jar of preserved pears,
best loaf of bread, best sheaf of wheat,
horse, best driving horse, best driving
team. best pair of leghorn chickens,
largest three Plymouth Rock chickens,
best veal calf largest number of per-
sons in a wagon, best fancy needleWOrk,
best silk embrOideries, best hand-paint-
ed piece of chinaWare, best dressed doll,
best looking baby not over a year old,
most graceful lady bicyclist, best set OF
shoes for trotting horse, old coins, best
essay on THE Benefits of the State
Fair" sack race, wheelbarrow race,
pony race, bicycle race, Shetland pony
race Washington county champion
fOot-race and mile race.
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to see our possessions increasing from
year to year"
Mr.. Sears is an ardent admirer OF
Colorado, her climate and her scenic ad-
vantages, and intends to make a thor
ough inspection of thvm before his re-
turn home The state is not strange to
him by any means, for in 1876 he d.
rected the maneuvers OF numberless
wild steers from the hurricane deck of
a Colorado broncho. In that year he
left home rather suddenly, without
the knowledge Of his parents, and
came west, landing in Las Antmas
county, Colorado. He obtained employ
ment on a cattle ranch near Trinidad,
and followed the calling of cowboy for
nearly a year, when his father learned
of his whereabouts and sent for MIN.
Upon reaching home he effected a re-
Cancellation with his paternal ancestor
who decided to send him to college. Ann
Arbor was selected, and young Sears
took the course in law, graduating with
honors. He was admitted to the bar
of Kansas and began the practice Of
law. which he has continued ever since
his graduation. While congress is III
session he is kept busy with Senator
Harris affairs in Washington.
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BEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTs.
Miss Cresey to Make Her Debut at
Chicago Opera-House.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The roll call Of the
vaudeville stage is to have an added
name from the lists of ChicagO's society
bellies, in that of Miss ElsinOre Cresey,
elocutionist, who is to make her debut
at the Chicago Opera House on Monday
evening, August %.
Miss Cresey is the daughter of Rich
ard S. Cresey, the manager Of the Equi-
table Life Assurance company, and is a
very young girl to be making her way
from the ranks Of the parlor reader to
the stage With little training and
scarcely any experience, she shas the
grace and perfect control of one school
ed in the public eye. One year of gem
eral work at the Columbian school Of
oratory and a short course of private
lessons comprise her only preparation
for the life she is beginning with such
pleasant prospects. Her public apear-
ances, which were grouped into the
concert work OF last winter, were ac-
companied each with a greater success
and fresh hOnors. She won several med
ais for oratorical work, among them be-
ing one deliberately wrought in gold
and silver
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600 HOTEL LEASE.
F. NJ. Rogers to Manage the New Ho-
tel in West 34th Street.

New York, Aug. 23.-The Victoria
Hotel company has leased the twelve
and-a-half-story hotel which it is build
ing on the south side Of Thirty-fourth
street. Just west of Broadwayfor TWEEN
ty years for a total of 81, 600, or an
average of $50, 900 a year, to F. M. Rog-
ers al present proprietor of the Pros
pect house, Bay Shore, L. 1.
This structure is to be completed
next spring. The architecture OF the e1-
4.,-io,. E,riU he Italian renaissance. There
will be a large dining room on the main
floor, and the building will contain
about $50 rooms, of which about ninety
will be bath rooms The pui Ile q Is 70
be of steel skeleton, absolutely nreproor
Construction. The cost of the building
and ground will be about 81, 600. The
architect is Ralph S. Townsend, who
was also architect for the Hotel savoy
rrt1e Depotiations for the lease were con-
Quoted by Louis R. Berg Of Astor court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, ILL.,
makes the statement that she caught
cold which settled on her lungs: she was
treated for a month by her family physi-
clan but grew worse. He told her that
she was a hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure her. Her
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption: she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from first dose She contin-
ned its use and after taking six bottles
found herself sound and we'll; now does
her own homework and is well she
ever was Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at Swift & Holidays drug
store. Large bottles so cents and 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
TO PURIFY CONEY ISLAND.
Magistrate Kramer Issues Orders For
the Raiding of Certain Resorts.

New York, Aug. 23.-Magistrate Vim.
Kramer, who is presiding at the Coney
Island police court, made a personal
tour of the island on Wednesday night.
He said yesterday that what he saw in
several places was worse than anything
tolerated in the wickedest New Y ork
dives. He added: I have issued or
ders to the police TO gather in not only
the performers, but the managers and
proprietOrs of all halls and places where
there are immoral Dances"
Police Captain Dunn, who is in charge
of the COney Island precinct, said:
This talk OF Magistrate Kramer is
bOsh. If I raided one place on the is
land I would have to raid them all.
They are all the same. I can't see any
difference in them
AS a result of Justice Kramer's in
designations the Pickwick, a notorious
place, was raided last night, and the
proprietOrs, John Hill and Hugh Haw-
kins, were arrested and locked up.
For the first time in its history the
island was disinfected yesterday by
the department of health. The disin-
fecting was under the supervision of
DR.. Brown, sanitary superintendent of
the borough of Brooklyn, and cart loads
of chloride of lime were sprinkled along
the Bowery, Surf avenue, and all the
other walks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23

are many reasons why a wise woman fol-
lows this course. The chances are that an
obscure physician of small practice will
not diagnose troubles of this nature prop
erly If he does, he will insist on the
obnoxious examinations and local treat
ment from which every sensitive, modest
woman shrinks.
The specialist referred to is DR.. R. v.
Pierce, for thirty years chief consulting
physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgi-
cal Institute, at Buffalo, N Y Thirty years
for diseases peculiar to women, that may be
used effectively IN the privacy of the home,
and does away with all necessity for EXAM
nations and local treatment. This medi-
cine is known as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t acts directly on the delicate
and important organs concerned in wife
hood and motherhood. It makes them
strong, healthy and vigorous. It allays in
hammation, heals liberation, sOothes pain
and tones and builds up the nerves. Taken
during the period of prospective maternity,
it banishes the usual discomforts and
makes baby's coming easy and almost pain
less It iusures the little newcomers
health and an ample supply of nouTish-
ment- Over ninety thousand women have
testified to its marvellous merits. Medicine
dealers sell 1t.
It is a druggists business to give you, not
Go tell you, what you want.
Any ailing woman may write to Dr.. R. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, and get free advice.
By inc1osing II one cent stamps in her
letter, 10 oO5eT cost Of mailing only, she
may secure a paper-covered copy of the
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser" Cloth bound, 81 stamps.
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PROTEST. FROM THE DUKE.
Westminster Objects to Wild Guesses
as to His Income.

London, Aug. 23.-An amusing para
graph was published recently in T. P.
O'Connor's newspaper about the Duke
of Westminster's income, which the pa
per said was a sovereign a minute.
This drew an autograph letter from the
duke addressed to the Liverpool Daily
Post, which copied the paragraph. The
duke wrote:
Il should like to protest against the
wild guesses as to my income, which
sometimes take gigantic proportions,
and for which there can be no known
data. You have given me more than
double what 1 receive"
The dukes income is supposed to be
5000, 900 a year.
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No Place for Americans.


At the conclusion of this book the au-
thor says:
4 am glad to have been here these two
years, nearly, but it is time to thicken
up ones blood again in cooler climes, and
L feel these fair Islands place for
the permanent residence of an American.
We seem to be like fish out of water here
in the far east, and as few in numbers.
The Englishman and the German are
everywhere, and why shouldn't they be-?
Their home rOOStS are too small for them
to perch upon, and they are born with
the instinct to fly from their nests to
some foreign land. But America is so
big that we ought not feel called upon
to swelter in the tropics amid the feVers
and the ferns, and I for one am content
to keep of the. grass of these distant
foreign colonies
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w. II. SEARS VIEWS.
Senator Bakers Private Secretary In
tervieWed at Denver.

Denver, Aug. 2S.-W. H. Sears, private
secretary to Senator W. A. Harris of
Kansas, arrived in Denver this morn
ing on a tour of the state. He said:
Il have become firmly convinced that
our late war with Spain had more
beneficial effect upon this country than
any other event would have been able
to produce. From this time forth the
United States will be a power among
nations, and it would not surprise me
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Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appe-
tfzfng. 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 its
Injurious properties. Grain-O aids di-
gestfon and strengthens the nerves. It
Is not q stimulant but a health builder,
and children, as well adults, can
drink It with great benefit. Costs
about x as much as coffee. Is and 25G
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
BuckIen's Arnicasalve.

The best saIve IN the world for cuts,
bruises sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores letter, chapped hands, chiIblains,
corns and all skin eruptions. and positive
IL cures piles. or no pay required It is
Guaranteed to give perfect satisfac ton or
money refunded Price 25 cents per box
For sale by Swift & Holiday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23

but the interior still swarms with saw
ages who are there to dispute her ad-
vance and are daily tramping over the
graves of many of her soldiers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23

We make g speciality OF doing up coll
ored shirts and waists and guarantee.
ing colors. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-23
The UnconquerabIe Savages

For years now spain, has sent men and and
gunbOats down to MindanaO to wipe out
the savages and bring the island under
complete subsection. but without avail
Young boys from the north have been
drafted into native regiments to go south
on this fatal errand. The prisons of Ma
armed with bolos, or meat-choppers, have
followed their more righteous brethren to
the front. Well trained native troops
have gone there; Spanish troops have
gone: officers have tried it; but to no end
If, in the storming of some Moro strong
hold and dozen miles inland back from
the beach, the convicts in the front rank
were cut to pieces by the enemy, it was
of no Importance. If the drafted youths
We're slaughtered there were more at
home. If the native troops failed to carry
the charge, things began to look serious.
But if the Spanish companies were touch
ed 1t was time to flee
Such have been the tactics in this
great graveyard, and where the Moros
lost the day fever stepped in and won.
The towns along the coast are SPANS,
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"
4 ness or disease of
their distinct
womanly organ
isms, promptly
wrote to an emf
neut and skillfu1
physician, with a
worldwide Tepu-
tation, instead of
trusting their
cases to some OBJ
s c ure physician
with but limited
practice and ex-
perience. There
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Living and Wages.

manila fare, like Manila life. is not I'M
wholesome, but it lacks variety, and one
beefsteak and toOthpicks-four staples.
Our house is good one, with all the
an acre or two of land We have stables
for our horses and outbuidings for the
families of our servants. At the end of
the month all the expenditures for. house
rent, food, wages, light and sundries are
posted together and divided by three, and
with everything included my monthly
share comes to % gold dollars-less than
one of our American cart-Wheels per diem.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
4. ,..nortance. and It's managers anticipate such

- ,rnortance and It's managers anticipate such
- influx OF members that plans are being made
-, ,ts endorsement and for its Identification.
r,s clrh has now about five hundred members
Tho naid an Initiation fee Of S25 each The
membership Will be increased to fifteen hun
s,cd and the entrance fee VIII be raised 70
s1OD. but as membership in the Democratic
Club will bring a Democrat many steps nearer
n the august presence Of the Ruler, IL is be-
,i4yed that II will be only short time before
the number will be complete. and a waiting
Bst Is looked for before the Ruler has COM
Melted his first year Of the MANAGEMENT Of the
greater city. A larger membership Will require
Increased house room. and a plan for three ad-
d,ional stories to the present structure, at a
eos; OF about $75. 1000 is under consideration.
When the reconstructed edifce is completed II
Will be as high and imposing as its neighbor
The Buckingham.
The club sprang from the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club which was founded about twenty
two years ago and OF which Frederic r. Cou-
der and William c. Whitney were presidents
For many years Its meetings were held In the
Hoffman House, and. although it exercised
wide influence In political circles and laid the
foundation for the State and National League
Of Democratic Clubs. II remained houseless
until 1890. when the present quarters were
purchased for s175, 900. Since that time the
brownStOne house next TO the buckingham has
been q conspicuous meeting place for Demo
eratS When it was incorporated under its pres
ent name Of the provisions Of its charter
was that the club. as an organization, should