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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
BEGINS TO PINCH
The Closing of the Indian
MINIS to Silver
Is Being Felt by the Govern
ment of the Country.
SCARCITY OF MONEY
Not Enough Currency to Meet
the Demands of Trade.
Remedy Proposed is to Make an
Issue of Paper.
London Times Urges Adoption
of the Gold Standard.

Calcutta, Jan 14-Sir James West1and,
the finance minister of the council. intro
dueed a. bill today providing for the issue
of currency notes in India against gold.
Mr.. Arthur. the paid secretary Of state
in London, in behalf of the banks and
chambers of commerce, Endorsed the
measure.
The finance minister said the Indian
money market was experiencing a period
of extreme stringency. The local re-
sources, he added. were unable to supply
the demands of trade. The scarcity, he
explained, was due to the banks remit
ting their capital home and keeping as
little as possible in India This policy
was adopted before the legislation of 1898
and was not in consequence of this leg
islation But while they were advancing
towards the attainment of led rupee, the
success initiated against the transfer Of
sterling capital to India in exchange. The
banks must operate upon commercial
principles, and no blame was attached to
them
Sir James Westland denied the allega-
ton that the government was holding
money in order to starve commerce and
force up exchanges; but the recent de-
mands on the government had been so
heavy that it had been obliged to ask
the secretary of state to intermit the
drawings. The amount on hand was ann
pie to assure the convertibility of the In>
dian notes. Therefore there was no risk
from a currency point of view.
London, January 1.-THE Times in its
financial article this morning says that it
is understood that gold viii be received in
London in connection with the new In
dian currency scheme at 1915. It says:
AT present there is little likelihood OF
gold being deposited, as the Indian gov
eminent, not having adopted the gold
standard. will not be compelled to redeem
the new notes in gold. It is therefore ad-
visable that the gold standard should be
adopted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
MUCH TO NEW MEXICO.
Work Commenced on New and Mod
ern System of Irrigation.

Albuquerque, N. M, Jan. 14.-Work
has been commenced on an irrigating
canal which is to take its water from
the Rio Grande at a point near the In
dian village of San Felipe and run
querque, a distance of about IS miles.
This is the first attempt that has ever
been made to introduce modern meth
DDS Of irrigation in this section of New
Mexico and marks the beginning of an
important reform
The old system, which this is intend
ed to supersede, is not only very waste
ful and wholly unreliable but the inc
VitabIe "majOr-domo' squabb which
are inseparabIe from it have always
been disgrace to this part Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
LINCOLN MONUMENT.
One to Cost 100000 Proposed for
Washington, D. C.

washington, Jan. 14-'fChairman
Quigg of the house library committee, -
said Congressman Lorimer, promised
me after the civil service debate was
over that steps should be taken to IA
cilitate the passage of my bill for the
erection of a Lincoln monument at
Washington. Assurances have been
given me by other members of that
committee that a favorable report may
be made on the proposition which car
ries with it an appropriation of $500, 900
for the proposed monument.
Whatever designs are submitted will
be inspected by a commission of seven,
which includes in its membership the
president, vice president, speaker Of
the house. supervising architect of the
treasury department, and the chief of
engineers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
GOING TO PIECES.
Washington Monument is Crum-
bling and Seems Doomed
to Destruction.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
Washington monument is crumbling.
Several of the marble block upon the
southern side, near the base, are sue
cumbing to the awful pressure of the
so tons weight of stone that towers
above, and to the uninitiated, the
crashing of the whole magnificent
structure seems to be but a matter of
a few weeks or months.
Custodian Hawkins, however, laughs
at the idea of danger and says the
monument will last until after the cap
itOl crumbleS to dust and the city of
Washington is a historic ruin.
At least a dozen blocks, notably upon
the southern side, five and six rows
from the bottom are undoubtedly
cracking. Two or three have lost frag-
ments weighing pehapS six or seven
literally squeezed off. These chunks
falling to the ground, probably became
the spells of eager relic hunters.
At other places on the southern and
western sides a, few seams of assures
have evidently been repaired with ce-
ceal the fact that the elements are also
hard at work demOlishing the giant
needle. If the weight does not even
tually crush the soft marble block at
the base of the monument the winds
and frOstS will bring it to earth.
The attendance of visitors to the
monument has averaged about 500 a
day since it was finished and opened to
the public in October, 1883. Up to Jan
uary, this year, the total unmber of
visitors who had made the ascent to
the monuments summit was 1,474, 303.
The little daughter born Tuesday to
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Summers Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
FOX HUNT ON BIKES.
An Innovation at Dakota Coursing
Meet.

Fargo, N. D, Jan. 14.-There has
been a novel coursing meet near Fargo.
The dog fanciers who have greyhounds
on exhibition at the kennel show took
their dogs out five miles south Of the
rabbits could be found. but the crowd
was lucky enough to strike a fox and
enjoyed a splendid chase
About 300 people had gone out from
Fargo to see the sport.A number were
on bicycles enjoying the chase to the
limit. It is probably the first fox hunt
ing party that ever went to the chase
on bicycles and the matter is all the
more noteworthy. when it is consider
ed that it was in what is termed the
Arctic North Dakota. in the middle Of
January and without particle OF
snow on the ground, bicycling being as
good as in Florida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
The Parole Club.

The Parole club met at the home of
D. T. Palmer at 1910 Topeka avenue,
Wednesday evening of this week in
stead of Tuesday, their usual evening
of meeting, and a very pleasant even
ing was spent. The meeting was open
ed by an original enigma by each
member. The author of the evening
was James Whitcomb Riley and poems
and recitations from this popular poet
were given by S. J. Hodgins. Mrs. Shell
don, DR.. Peers and Mrs. Macarthur. A
biography was read by Mrs. Palmer A
vocal solo by DR.. Peers was much en-
joyed. Mr.. Elmer Sheldon was a guest
of the club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
KATIE COLLAPSED.
She Was Overcome by Smoke on
the Crawford Stage Last
Night.

Katie Emmett gave the members of
her company a scare after the last
curtain on THE Waits of New York;
on the Crawford stage last night. She
was badly frightened herself, and she
thought for several minutes as they
did, that she was about to choke to
death
The concluding scene Of the melodra-
ma represents the burning of the tene-
ment at Five Points, and in the manip-
ulation of the red fire there was an
unusual amount of suffOcating smoke
last night. In doing her last rescue
act. Miss Emmett was compelled to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
FAMINE SCARE BLOWS OVER
There Will Probably be no Relief Ex-
pedition to the KIondike.

Seattle, Wn., Jan. 1.-THE report of
Maj. Rucker, who was sent to Dyea re-
Gently for the purpose of reconnoiter-
ing the ground preparatory to starting
the government relief expedition and
to interview persons coming from Daw-
son on the need of relief, has been re-
ceived here and forwarded to Brigadier
General Merriam at Vancouver Bar
racks.
While the exact tenor of the report
is not known, it is stated that it dis
courages any unnecessary expenditure
of energy and money in carrying out
the proposed expedition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
A Bad Cough Cured.

Mrs. Sally Pennington, an old lady
who lives near here, was troubled with
a bad cough for a long time. She was
so bad that she could not lie down or
sleep at nights. After using one small
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
she could rest of nights, and by the
time she had used three bottles. her
cough had disappeared. "-E. K. Smith
son Arno, Tenn.
This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough and is famous for it's cures OF
these diseases. For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
LAST OF DURRANT.
His Body Incinerated and His Ashes
Delivered to His Parents.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 1.-THE body
of Murderer w. H. 7. Durrant was an-
Generated at the crematOry of Reynolds
&, Van Nuys at Altadena yesterday. At
o'clock the ashes were removed from
the furnace and delivered TO the par
ents.
No one saw the inside Of the erema-
tory except the employees and the Dur
rants.
A few gathered around the outside.
but everything was done quietly and
so quickly that their curiosity was soon
aDDeased and before the ashes were re-
moved these few had dispersed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
HE WANTS MORE BANKS.
FIR. Taylor of the Monetary Commits
sion Submits His Report.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Mr. Robert s.
Taylor of Indiana, a member of the
monetary commission, was again before
the house banking and currency COM
m1ttee at tOday's session. He referred
TO the inadequacy of the banking ia
cllit1es in the south and west and sug-
gested that for the present this coun-
try must look mainly to independent
small local banks for the relief which
IS needed though he conceded an extern
slVe system ~ branch banks might
have more effective tendency to
eQua1ize rates of interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
AJURY BILL CUT.
Over $1,000 for Wine, Cigars and
Billiards Topped OFF

New York, Jan. 1.-THE supervisors
of Queens county, went at the hotel
hill of the Thorn jurors today, with an
az The items of S356.15 for wine;
s23S. 40 for cigars and $50 40 for billiards
r-oTa stricken out and the net sum of
the bill was reduced from $2,049 to S9O4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
no link TWO Kansas CITY Parks.

Kansas City, Jan. Alt is now GER
tain that before spring the Metropoh-
tan Street Railway company will have
completed a spur and be operating cars
between Washington and Paramount
parks Proceedings to condemn the
right of way having been begun in the
circuit court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14

The special meetings at the First
Presbyterian church will close this ev-
ening Mrs F z. Wear VIII sing a
sacred solo and DR.. ]. D. Countermine
will conduct the service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
Social Dance.

I. o. o. F. Hail. 7o4 Kansas avenue
Csc couple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
Miss Lillian Whitelock Entertains.

Miss Lillian Whitelock Entertains
Miss Lillian Whitelock entertained
very delightfully."- at progressive high
five Thursday evening, complimentary
to Misses Bessie and Katherine Pen
nell Of Atchison and Miss Josephine
Chandler of Boston. Her other guests
were: Miss Berenice Mcdonald of
Kansas City, Miss Edna McCIintock,
Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Ivah Davis,
Miss Edna Crane, Miss Caroline Chase
of Elkhart, Ind; Mr.. Albert Patten, Mr..
Fred McGifin, Mr.. Martin Wikidal Mr..
Will Wikidal Mr.. GuilfOrd Dudley, Mr..
Tom King, Mr.. Hal Hazlett, Mr.. Wal
ter Smith and Mr.. Fey Howell. The
prizes were won by Miss Chase and Mr..
Albert Patten. Miss Chase received an
exquisite American beauty rose and
Mr.. Patten a bOutOnniere, consisting of
a single tea rose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14

A delightful little thimbIe party was
given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. D.
P. Paxton, in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Ismont of Hamilton, Mo-, and Mrs
McCray's sister, Mrs. Jones OF Cam
eron, Mo, at her home on Western av-
enue. Those present were Mrs. H. L.
P. Hillyer, Mrs. D. o. McCray, Mrs. J.
F. Daniels, Mrs. George w. Harrison,
Mrs. Sloo, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Lowry,
Mrs. Walker Combs, Miss Barnes and
Miss Lena McCray. Little Miss JOY
Paxton assisted her mother in receiv-
ing and entertaining the guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town.

(A1l communications to this department
must give the full name and address o.
the writer. Anonymous personals anC
published.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14

The little daughter born Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Summers OF
North Topeka weighed but 2 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14

If you want a Bargain in Shoes
it Will pay you to come to the
Sale.
The evening times., 1898-12-27
GIRL TO BE DEPoRTED
With LUNATIC FATHER

New York. Dec. 27.-Little Marie Mau-
rice, detained immigrant, must go back
10 Europe with her maniac father The
girl is twelve years old and her mother
is dead. She and her father Francis Maui
rice. arrived here from Antwerp, Deem
Der u, on Red Star steamship. They
were detained" and sent on board the
Narragansett.
Maurice. who formerly served in the
French army. became violently insane
Saturday. At one time he thought he was
engaged in a battle, and made a wild dash
for the women's side of the steamboat
lie was seized and thrown TO the deck.
Acting Immigrant Commissioner ]. J.
Quinlan issued an order Sunday that Maui
rice and the girl be put aboard any steam
ship Of the Red Star line that might be
in port.
A depOrting officer took the father and
his daughter TO the Southwark, but the
officer who was in charge of the ship de-
clined TO receive them. He said they
could not come on board till sailing day.
The madman and his child were taken
back TO the NarraganseCt, where there is
no place TO confine insane persons Maui
rice has kept the other immigrants aboard
the vessel in state of terror.
Little Marie is kept away from her in
sane father by the women on the boat.
The child is carefully dressed and pretty.
The evening times., 1898-12-27

The old obstacles that used TO prevent
the marriage of loving couples are out of
date. The blood and thunder william is
myth nowadays. The cruel father is only
a tradition. Distance, absence and ship
wreck in these days of cheap, safe and
swift transportation do not count The
new obstacle is a common sense one. 1t
is ill-health on one side or the other, and
sometimes on both
an, no matter how beautiful, no matter how
attractive, or interesting, or witty, if she is
a sufferer from ill-health. All men worth
having desire happy, healthy children.
Amy woman who will. may ft herself for
the duties of wifehood and the exalted func-
ton of motherhood. DR.. Pierce's FavOrite
Prescription banishes all hindrance in the
nature of local ill-health. If gives health,
power and capacity to the delicate and i'm
portant organs concerned in wifehood and
maternity. It corTects all displacements,
allays inflammation heals liberation stops
exhaustiug drains and soothes pain. II
prepares for natural, healthy motherhood.
1t makes maternity easy and safe and al
most painless. 1t insures a newcomer
constitutionally strong and able to with
stand the usual ills of babyhood. 1t is the
greatest of nerve tonics and restoratives.
Medicine dealers sell it and an honest
dealer will not urge a substitute upon you.
After suffering untold tortures." writes Mrs
]. Ferguson. of Box 29 Douglas Station. Selkirk
Co Manitoba % thank God found relief and
cure in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
The profit side of life is health The bal
ance Is written in the rich, red pure blood of
health. Dr.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation and make the blood rich and
pure. They never gripe. By druggists.
The evening times., 1898-12-27
BURGLARS TERRoRIZE
STATEN ISLANDERS

New York. Dec. 27.-For two weeks the
north shore of Staten Island, especially in
the vicinity of West Brighton. has been
terrorized by burglars. No less than
score of burglaries have occurred within
The present month, and most of them have
been in ard about West Brighton. The
residents have been so much alarmed by
The boldness Of the cracksmen that al
along the shore a system of night watches
has been organized, the women sleeping
for a given number Of hours while the men
keep watch, and vice versa.
Last Sunday night the burglars trans
ferred their attentions from the EOrtn
shore to New Dorp, where they entered The
residence Of William A. Esselstyn. On Ma
poe Avenue, getting away with $l75 worth
of silgerwarc. They also broke into The
house OF Frederick W. Dudley. al New
Dorp Lane ara Tenth Street, where they
obtained diamonds, jewelry and silverwaro
valued al S2G0. In both instances an en-
trance was effected by cutting through the
glass near the latch Of a rear door.
Only about a dozen policemen are ca
duty at night TO over seyenty-fiye miles
of streets which were formerly patroled
nightly by about forty men.
The evening times., 1898-12-27
THE YUKON GOLD OUTPUT
MORE THAN DOUBLED

San Francisco Cal, Dec. 27.-Reports
from Dawson City, Alaska, indicate that
the winters product Of gold in that section
will be more than double that of last year
Several persons are reported to have
been frozen to death. One was found
kneeling beside his sled and dogs between
Hunker and the summit. The body of ].
P Candenhead. Dominion land surveyor
was found frozen in the ice on Klondike
River, October {. He had broken through
the ice, land, being unable to pull himself
out, slowly froze to death, with his hands
spread on the ice. Before losing conscious
ness he took his field notes and papers
from his pockets and threw them from
him. so that they might be picked up and
saved.
The steamer Farralon has arrived at
Seattle with number OF passengers from
Dawson. Jack Carr, a mail carrier, who left
Dawson, November 81, says the population
of Dawson City has materially decreased
it now being estimated at 10000 The cost
Of living has also decreased, good meals
costing but a dollar. There will be no
food shortage this winter There is little
hope of the mail service being kept up be-
tween Dawson and the outside world this
winter.
Thistle Creek, on the American side, is
attracting considerable attention, pans av
eraging S25 being reported.
The execution of the four Dawson mur-
derers, Ed Henderson, White, Dawson Jim
and Joe Nantucll, has been postponed until
March
The evening times., 1898-12-27
Farmers Prosperous.

New York, Dec. 27--John W. Dwight, a form
er member of the Republican State Committee,
and now engaged in various business enterprises
in the Northwest. says that the hard times OF
which so many Western farmers and political
speakers have complained for several years no
longer prevail
There is little opportunity left to Eastern
capital in the Western and Northwestern States, -
said Mr.. Dwight, who is at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. ''The men who for years have been bor-
rowing money now seem to have plenty of their
own. They have paid off the mortgages on their
farms and other property, and for the first time
in years are able to meet their obligations with
out difficulty As result the days of high inter-
est no longer prevail, and borrowers are able to
get all the money they want at per cent
In view OF the changed conditions Mr..
Dwight added, . calamity howlers' meet with
little sympathy in that section of the coun.
try, where in former years they made profound
impression upon thousands who were compelled
to borrow large sums of money at high rates OF
interest
The evening times., 1898-12-27
A Doubie-parrel Fable.
From the Philadelphia Press.l

large Cow conIentedly grazing in Mead
November day, when Squirrel whisked
into View and engaged the Bovine in Converse
tion.
why do you Crop OF that dried GTasS?'' asked
the Squirrel. when Chestnuts ripe and
just now truly Succulentg''
Il don't care for Chestnuts, answered the
..Don't they agree with you.'' asked the squir-
rel
Il never Ate them
'.Then you are Illogical" retorted the SPUR
rel. ''How you say you don't like them if YOU
never tried them!'
That's true. too, responded the Cow
They Trifie indigestible,'' said the Sq,ir-
REL unless the one who Eats them leads
tive life
Don't bother on the Score OF Indigestion said
the Cow with some show of Pride. Il have four
Stomachs''
Good responded the Squirrel. you are ex-
pressly built Tor Chestnuts. The Tree directly
back from has the finest Chestnuts in this
Wood. We will Gather some from the Ground.
just then the report of Sportsman'S gun WAS
heard. Pardon me- said the Squirrel, hastily,
Il have an Engagement and he Immediately
disappeared in the Wood
The Cow. her Curiosity aroused. found an
Opening in the Fence and made her way the
Chestnut Tree. Seeing a large, fat-looking burr
on the Ground she Immediately swallowed it
Whole
The Burr not only Tieklcd the Cows palate. but
extended it's prieky Usefulness TO other Portions
of the Bovine's Anatomy. In TACT such an exhi-
by that Cow had never before been witnessed in
the Wood
After the Cow had stood On her Head several
times, had run around in Circle a while and
had attempted the execution of numerous Somer-
saults all in vain effort to Rid herself of the
Objectionable Burr, she made Bee line for the
Barn. where she remained in much Torment and
suffering for Three days.
Meeting the Squirrel sometime aiterward the
latter remarked; ''fiow did You like my friends
the Chestnuts:'
Not at all said the Cow, darkly; Il don't
think Stomach your Friends The Burr Is
too aggressive-he's too much of Stiekler.'
'.You didn't take my friends the Chestnuts
right said the Squirrel, warmly '-You should
remove the Burr-it is the only Objectionable
thing about them.
swell, the Objectionable feature the First
and only thing that struck me" answered the
Cow; $50 | cut the Chestnut family's aequaint-
ance from now On
And the Moral of this Tale is-a has only
himself to blame, if folks don't take him right 3"
Secondly-Don't have friends for whom you
must continually apologize.
The evening times., 1898-12-27
TROUBLE BREWING
In THE TRANSVAAL
Cape Town Being Re-enfOrced
by English Troops.
COLONIAL OFFICE ACTIVE
Impressions That President Kruger
Needs Diseiplining.
Great Britain May Have an OppOr-
tunity TO Resent incidents of
the jamestown Raid.

London, Dec 27.-There is unusual &C
tivity in the British colonial Office and
frequent cablegrams from Cape Town in
dicate that the trouble between the local
authorities and English residents in the
Transvaal is not yet settled.
The trouble arose over the shooting OF
an Englishman named Edgar by a Boer
policeman. Military men here are con-
vinced that the Edgar incident will give
England an opportunity to square ac-
counts with President Kruger for Incl
dents arising out OF the Jameson raid. In
support of this these men point to the
gradual re-enforcemerts of troops made
by England at Cape Town recently.
Editorials on the subject in the London
press are bitter. The consensus of opinion
is that conditions in the Transvaal have
become intolerable and cannot last.