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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

his back He paid FIVE cents and con-
tinued across the bridge carrying his
tramp friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

The explosion at Santiago was from
the outside-of the harbor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

The Charleston seems to have made a
good clean job of it at the Ladrones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

It will be Commodore Watson's turn
next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.

(From the Atchison Globe.)
Soon after man passes forty, he be-
gins to lose interest in the Fourth Of
July noise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Anv man who looks cool and com
Portable in this weather may safely be
accused of using baby powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

The trustees of Washington and JEFF
ferson college have conferred the de-
gree Of master of arts on Lieutenant
HObson, of Merrimac fame.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

When a man is so good he wants his
wife to go away for the summer for
her health, her folks regard him with
suspicion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

After a couples engagement has been
announced, they don't seem to enjoy
being alone as much as when they had
a secret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

A German who was telling today o.
the joys of living in the old country
said that when a war story was circu-
lated over there, it was true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Calling a woman a leader of society
Is equivalent to calling her a 1oafer,
and trying to dignity the title.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

The military way to get a husband
Is for a girl to make a night shirt for
the volunteers, and enclose her name
and address in the pocket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Lots Of Atchison people are going
away for the summer, but Just the
same there is lots to do at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Be careful what you say in the first
place: the greatest waste of time is
that spent in retracting and denying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

DR.. Gertrude Haley, a distinguished
lady physician in Melbourne, has been
appointed one of the anatomy demon
strators in Melbourne university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

The eldest daughter of Charles Kings
ley, Miss Rose Kingsley, has been made
an Officer de I'Instruction PubLque by
the French government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

No one has a right to crafty his love
for music after nine o'clock at night.
This is a town where every one is up
by seven, and no one can afford to be
kept awake at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

jockey, has quit the turf and is engag-
ed in the life insurance business in New
York. He failed to save any of the
big sums he made as a rider and Is said
to be in debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Bjorne Bjorson Bjornstjerne Bjorn-
sons son, who is an actor and stage
manager. has been appointed director
of the new theater at Christiania-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Two magnificent candelabra. from the
Royal Porcelain nanllfactorv at Berlin
have been sent to Queen Victoria bv
the German emperor and empress as
birthday presents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

Prince Nikdad Aidhad has started at
Cairo a newspaper entitled Kurdistan,
the first one ever printed In the lang
uage of 5000, 900 Kurds.
, 1898-01-15

Christiansted was l58; kingshiIl 188; and
Frederiksted 16B Planters would now be
glad to see a little dry weather to facilitate
the removal Of the canes iron the land.
, 1898-01-15

The average annual rainfall in this island
has been fund to De about $40 lines. Last
year. as will be seen from the table pointed
below, it was APO lines. AS the result OF
SO much wet the crop Of games now on the
ground is a very fine one and Will tax the
energies of ~, pl oters to get 1t OH III due
time. Lower ioyc has commenced Silnd-
ing this week, and The Factory will probably
te il full swing before he month closes.
The new year LAS opened with frequent
showers, and down to Yesterday tue IAN at
, 1898-01-15
Fl AVIS
Ghrigt8angteG St.GCoix.
Saturday, 18th January 1898.

His ExcelIency the Governor arrived mere
yesterday afternoon in the cruiser "lhsol
from ST. Thomas.
, 1898-01-15

J tme ~Ern I'r gil 1lfd-1 Z
The times., 1898-02-03
spani,h and American courte.y

That IS a suggestive story which
comes from Madrid. showing how the
society OF Spain's capital treats an
American minister! Even at diplo-
matte function the DANES of Spanish
grandees complain to the host that
Gen. Woodford has been invited and
express their determination not to rec
ognize him socially.
Compare this with the manner in
which Senior Dupuy de LONE and his
family are treated in Washington.
Here official society goes out Of its way
to make them comfortable and forget
full of the universal national anger with
their government and its cruel Great
ures in Caba. Nothing is left undone to
display to them the cordial love of the
Administration for their country. or its
entire e0ntentment with the methods
its agents have used to suppress human
liberty in the Western Hemisphere.
Even among the millions of our citi-
Zens who regard Spain with horror and
loathing, there is probably not one who
would transmute that feeling into
personal objection, or would affront the
Spanish Minister, his family, or his en-
tourage in any way, because of it.
The contrast is a striking one
The times., 1898-02-03
ONLY q Lions Skin

1f the note of alarm sounded by
the London Daily Telegraph be true,
and we have no reason to doubt the
and dominant British lien has dis
closed his true character and must
show himself to the world for what
we have long suspected him-only an
ass in lions skin.
London today is in state of sullen
but abject rage and modification The
st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Telegraph has been allowed to inter-
view two high Russian officials, and
they have impaired to him some ex-
tremely unpleasant information which,
in spirit of sympathy for the woes
Of our dear British cousins, we viii
recite to our readers.
According to the Telegraph, the
Car politely causes it to be con-
veyed to his friend, Lord Sails
bury, that England must immedi-
ately and absolutely recede from
the position she has taken as to affairs
in China, or he will make war upon
her without waiting for any more def
mite ''casus belli.' Russia will not
tolerate any interference In NLanchuria,
any attempt at revival of British
paramount influence in Pekin, or any
insistence that Port Arthur and Ia
henwan shall be other than a closed.
fortified. combined Russian naval base.
III the British government chooses to
ignore this defiance. then II is sup
Sested that in three days a force of
100000 Russian troops can be landed on
the northern boundary of India. and
the further hint is thrown out that q
great native Indian rebellion on the
point of breaking out, is certain to
come, and that it Will vastly exceed
the proportions of the mutiny of 1857.
Russian squadrors and Russian
troops are being hurried to the far
The times., 1898-02-03
A Necessary Conclusion


Even our friend, the Hon. Thomas E.
Reed, OF Maine. is philosopher enough
to recognize the danger of blowing
down the barrel of loaded gun. He
has ordered his prucurers, patients and
parasites to leave the currency ques-
tion alone for the remainder of the SeS-
sion. and to let him rest upon the rath-
er Wormy laurels of his defeat of the
Teller resolution From his own point
Of view the wisdom of this decision
is so obvious that 1t would be ungra
cious in us to criticise it. Among his
intimates it is said that hes goes fur
ther than to express regret that the
issue should have been forced upon
him at all, and to wish that Gage and
the indianapolis monetary meddlers
were in the place of departed spirits.
He is very right. His desire that the
matter should stop where it is does
not strike us as being stronger than
our conviction that it is in a most sat
isfactory condition for treatment at the
polls next November. The action of
the House of Reed the New York
delphia remarks of Secretary Gage
make up a case for Administration
hide bound goldbugism that could not
be more complete if one were allowed
carte blanche to make ii SO. All these
things are convincing evidence that the
Republican party, having sneaked into
power largely by means OF pretense
Z. i
cure international bimetallism, and
thus restore the money of the Constitu-
ton. now being in the saddle deliber-
ately ignores its promises and profess
sions and arrogantIy tells the country
that it will make its fight for continua-
tion in office upon the issue of the sin
gle gold standard, trusting to the gold
bond and monopoly millions, fraud and
intimidation again to suppress a free
national vote.
All right This kind of action clears
the political atmosphere of all the illu-
sions which befogged the masses in
1886. Then there were unnumbered
thousands Of citizens who believed that
they did not stick knife into national
bimetallism by casting Republican
ballot. They will not be blindfolded
another time in that way. Next au-
tumn and in 1900 every voter will know
that any and every Republican ticket
will stand for the single standard and
the oppression of gold contraction, and
that any and every Democratic ticket
will represent bimetallism, the interests
of the people and the possibility OF
return to those conditions of prosperity
that once made us free and happy
people.
The times., 1898-02-03
SfTOuiltihDn's Day.

As all of our readers know, yesterday
was the annual and immovable feast of
St. Grounding. All the well-regulated
groundhogs on the continent are sup
posed to have celebrated it. ana the
conclusions which they came to in con-
sequence are presumably registered at
the Weather Bureau as certain prog
nuStication OF the climate for the enSu-
ing weeks until the Vernal equinox
forces out old Winter with his terrors.
The interesting occasion makes us
wonder what the grounding opposition
in the Senate did with it, Did that Sen
atorial grounding come out of its hole
and become dazed and demoralized
seeing its shadow east by the sun of
Thomas Bracket Reed? Did it then
reoccupy the cavity of supine senility
and decide te remain an annex to the
autocratic Speakership? Or did il fail
TO see any shadow in the darkness of
legislative suppression. and determine
to stay out and make fight now for
the independence and dignity of the
American Congress?
We are unable to answer these qucs-
tions. The events and developments of
the next feU days viii point the moral
and possibly, adorn the tail Of the SEN
atorial grounding.
The times., 1898-02-03

green hands on work, ignorance OF
which might be. dangerous to the ser
vice, and so they We're employed in
turning out furniture. In this way q
common bureau weuld cost four hun
dred dollars. ard other things in pro-
portion. In 1882. when the civil ser
vice reform law had gone into effect,
the force at the same yard was de-
creased instead of increased.
We have nothing but praise for Mr..
Rooseyelt,s stanch adhesion to the
merit systemS which is all the more ad
nljrable siaee K is self sacrificing from
a political poini sef view. As a. Repuhli-
can, With doubtless incidental personal
ambitions.it is pathetically patriotic for
him To advocate and fight fer a sys-
tenn the destruction of which is de-
pended upon by his friends, Hanna,
Grosvenor and the ike, to keep his
party in power.
Such outrageous abuses as he men
tions are the very things wanted by
them to carry elections. A thousand
or ten thousand extra men at navy
yard in times of national danger-as
just before an eiection-are as nothing
to them. except an awfully convenient
thing. What matter if Il pine chest of
drawers. or a rush bottom chair hap
pens to cost four hundred or even four
thousand dollars? Such considerations
are subordinate To the great purpose of
buying votes The cost. SO that it is
lAxr a l,r~ ot ll,> is-
worth talking about.
This is q view taken not only by
statesmen of the Hanna and Gros-
venor stripe, but by many persons con-
nected with our best business inter-
ests" who had to pay most generously
in 1896 for the privilege of national
administration which they could own
and control. 1t is natural that now
they should insist upon return To
methods under which the whole coun-
try could be plundered to perpetuate
a reign of oppression. Otherwise, next
autumn and in 1900, the whole burden
will have to fall practically upon the
same persons and interests that con-
tributed the sixteen million dollar Nc
Kinley fund. They trembie To think
what may be demanded of them this
year. or two years thereafter, 1t might
be a good many times sixteen mill
ions!
No one doubts the good faith or good
sound Anlericanism of Theodore
Roosevelt; but we do not believe that
his chief. Mr.. Hanna, would regard him
as ffrst-class political quantity, strict
ly looked at from the standpoint of
sound business methods"
The times., 1898-02-03
SOME NEW PENSION CASES.
The Kind of Letters Secretary
Webster Davis Gets.

The Kind of Letters Secretary
Webster Davis Gets.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Inte1or,
Webster la is, has to examine daily many
hundreds Of ,etters and certificates filed in
support Of pension CIa inns. Now and then, in
the examination Of a case, the Secretary
runs acrUss one that Goes not state the
facts in the clear and specific Ia ncuage
desira ble in documentary evidence. A few
exc mpies WiII serve to show why 50 many
pension ella inns must he rejected, as com
pared with the hundreds of thousands u
applications made.
One is from n mountain doctor in one 2f
the Southern States, VINO thus graphically
describes the pathological conditions Of one
of his patients.
-suIkey Nils, -, Feb 30, 1891.
Sur: suT.ify treted the sed Soier frum
1SSSs 10 Date-fOarmeriy his stumik tube
was jined to her NERVOUS Systim bat now u
are rotted off cosing CRATE expectoriug and
hard OF breth. Your obedt servt..
DIR. ]. HASKENS. VI. D.
'Amflers. -- June :, 1896.
Dear sir: Yours received treted Wu..
Akens after ;Ie cum Hoauifrou the surfi>for
pciypup in uIs nose and Running soar in his
pastur Joint.
tine poIypup cum from the mite are and
csposur.
The wounde cum from the Cick q
hoars. JAMES WEAVER Md
And here is one by the victim himself.
''StFatin. Martch 20, 1886.
"Presedeut OF pensioners. let you TO
i wor treted by a root and erb doctor H.
give nae running milk weed for running
soar and TO vale ilf my clam IS
Ioudei can Toate wetha FIRE cOnchants-
j. ="
Hereis one from an old fellow who cured
himself:
-BarhersviIIe. --- sep. II. 1898.
''Sir: At Bermuda Hundrad
had a great deal trouble with my bowels.
The DR.. ga 2 me quinine no good. one
day a member of our band-the base drum
mer-gaye me 1 boxes OF BraRdiths Pills
/ was heIpeI. At Red River / was again
attacked w;th dyspepsia and bowels. 1
went and got bottle OF French red wine
and poun OF cheese which cured me at
onCt. Or. done me no good
While in Tennessee got a SUHstr6kc,
and l now have cold air resting on my
lungs and Angelina PictoriIIs, which the
doctor says IS a result Of sunStroke.
j. II. s.
A week o. so later the Secretary had a
letter from 1 German who claimed a pen
sion because, ''On the 18th Of September.
1883. hfte,t a hog over fence and have
suffered from asthma ever since"
Abe Cumels tells a pitiru tale. He says:
a pitiful tale. He $:
we was workin' on the canal arouu'
Hand No. 10. We was cutten down trees
under water. Tia was tug steamboat
pulling out taa trees One end OF the rope
war 'tached TO tha captain tcapstaDl tia
other end to tha tree The rope slack under
the water. I war in the water. tina water
was mp to my waste. war straddei
tina rope but unbekn0W DSt al Of a sud
dent the steiner footed, tina rope titned. ana
war throne HI To breakfast,and now. bv
quinn, want a pensin."
The times., 1898-02-03
House &
LIBERAL Housefarnishers,
Cor. Seventh and | Streets.

in the makeup Of company Of this
kind the manager disregards merit in
a performer so long as he can draw
laughter by nonsense, but Manager
JeFmon claims a higher order in the
formation of lis organization. and has
selected only people OF merit. who are
capable of enteIta ming with legitimate
comedy and intelligent wit.
The curtain rises on musical bur
letta. entitled Americans Abroad. " an
arrangement for the purpose Of intro
ducing the Individual members Of the
company The Olio, which is made q
feature includes Gardner. Gilmore and
Harris the versatile trio; Smith and
Champion. the comedy entertainers.
Kittie Wells, in a repertoire Of new
songs; Emery and NARROW. the re-
fined trayesty stars. and Kittte Clem-
ents. the BOwery girl. The perform
ance concludes with a burlesque en-
titled ~ Night in Paris" The EN-
bellishments Of appropriate costumes.
scenery and electrical effects are good, d.
while a score Of pretty girls serve "a
increase the interest.
The times., 1898-02-03
Sale of the Carter r.,a,o

The estate formerly belonging to the
late Gov. Swami. at Leesburg. Lou
doun county, Va, and known as Nor
ven. has been sold by II. Rozier Du-
lany to Rev. r l. Howell. rector Of
st. Margaret's Episcopal Mission
Church. for summer residence Nor
ven has been in possession Of DR.. Shir-
ley Carter. who married q daughter
Of Gov. Swami. for the last twenty
years. and while always a fine type Of
the old Virginia homestead. has been
greatly improved and beautified by
him. The estate consists of a thousand
or more acres and abOunds in game
and fish.
The sale of Morven makes the fifth
or sixth transaction in LeeSbuTg prop
erty in the last few months. Mr.. Cur
tbs. son of the late George Tichnor
Curtis. has lately bought a valuable
property there. and not long ago the
famous old Carter place. with it's his
toric mansion. was sold to Mr.. Stilson
Hutchins. The price paid for Moryen
is understood to have been $50. 600
The times., 1898-02-03
News From Washington.
from he National AGrertiser,)

from he National AGyertiser.l
have JUST heard that the proprietor of
three hotels In Washington has had under
way for time q scheme by which he
procures advertising in country newspapers
In considers ion of Il certain kind OF Wash
ington letter This would seem To be a
new ext tenston Of the old device of the Wash
ington paten. attorney, who has been known
for years to send out the worst letter imag-
inabie, for which, apparently, hundreds Of
country ne vspapers have been glad TO
give him advertising space. The business
fIourissfed most before the use of the boiler
plate came into vogue, but it flourishes still.
In a sense the country editor is right in
s,,pposing that his advertising space is
yalueless tn Ut is, if he permits other people
to take that view OF it. Y ct the average
Washington tetter that he gets is valueless;
and the amount of ii is, of course, that the
patent attorney, or the hotel keeper, or
what not, practically gets his advertising
gratis.
The times., 1898-02-03

Russia is pushing a heavy column of
troops into Manchuria to garrison Port
Arthur and Taiienwap- Japan is re-
ported as fastening prepara tions for war.
The only really peaceful power appears to
be Great Britain, whose backdown seems
complete British influence in China is
a thing of the past. IL the Queen can
ma mage to i'ald India she VIII probably be
thankful aG1 willing to call it square.
But even India is doubtful. 1t is certain
that a spring campaign will have to be
fought gainst the northern tribesmen, and
the prospects FOR general mutiny are not
to. be ignored.
The times., 1898-02-03

Young Mr.. Letter, OF Chicago, contr Is
about half If the visible supply Of wheit
east of the Rocky Mountains, and nearly
all of the best grades OF milling wheat in
the market. VI Is his intention to force the
May option Up to S1.2S bushel, and the
chances appear TO be that he viii succeed.
The price OF Tour has advanced and is still
rising. The bread of the poor will cost
them at least 20 per cent more than 1t
does before another month. The deal VIII
be a handsome one for Letter. 1t win be
a sorry one for impecunious consumers, and
for small bakers. 1t ought to be made
felony and Impossible for any one man TO
corner the food Of a nation.
The times., 1898-02-03

East. The entente between Great
Britain and Japan is reported to have
been ruptured. Germany and France
are said to be ready to back Russia in
opposing the hypocriticai English
scheme, which is to compel China to
open her ports to all foreign trade os-
tensibly, but really under British in
fiuence and for the major benefit of
Great Britain.
Once more the isolation of Great
Britain becomes manifest. Even this
Japanese alliance has been Topped off
The only conceivable position Lord Sal
isbury could take under such eircum-
stances would be one Of apologetic
acquiescence. From the latest London
dispatches ii would appear that he ac-
cepts it.
The times., 1898-02-03
Mr.. roosevelt ON the Civn service

The testimony of Assistant Secre-
tafy Roosevelt, before the Senate Com
naittee on Civil Service and Retrench-
ment Tuesday. contained some state
nlents which are not calculated to give
much aid and comfort TO Gen. Gros-
venor and the other seekers after the
partisan opportunities and benefits of
the old spoils system.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that one OF his first
official acts as Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy was to consider an account OF
the expense incurred in providing the
monitor Terror with furniture. II
amounted TO six thousand dollars and
was ten years old. The furniture itself
was worth about ten per cent of the
totaf or less. The excessive cost was
due TO the spoils system. In 1888. just
before the Presidential election, the
force of workmen at the Brooklyn navy
yard was increased by one thousand.
The officers in charge feared to put
The times., 1898-02-03

II would have been pleasant to see the
Hon. Renton McMiliin in the Sena te, We
think it safe % say hat he will land there
yet: bat, as ne has missed it this time, it
is not improper to say that it is pretty
good thing foi the party hat his experience
and leadership is not to he lost TO the
other end OF the Capitol. A minority leader
in the heat Of a session like the prcse Mt
one
The times., 1898-02-03

The charge made in the Senate by MI.
Platt, of Connec dcut. that certain lobby
lists are in Washington and working against
the Ha walian annexation treaty with
money istoo VIGOROUSLY true toexcite much
comment. who they are. what they do,
whom they see, and ali the rest of it, are
equally well known. They are being most
carefully aud efficiently watched; and so
are two or three Others who are not
LOBBYISTS.
The times., 1898-02-03
GERMAN STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
Resent an Ordinance i'll Prague For
bidding he Wea ring of Badges.

vienna. Feb. 2.-The German students
at all the Universities, schools and poly
technics in Austria have resolved to strike
untI the 90 -erument withdraws the ord
nance forhdding the German students
at Prague to wear their badges. The
government mas announced that the ord
nance, which was issued because OF the
riots in Pra, ,r'Ie, would he withdrawn after
the closing Of the Bohemian diet, but
this does not satisfy the students.
The prof sssors at the various places
OF learning have urged the students to
repeal the resolution, but they refuse to
do so. They have decided not only to
strike, but % fOrcibly prevent all lectures
except hospital clinics.