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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14

side issue with him. His real business is
that of professional bOndSman. How
much money he has made in giving bonds
he alone knows. and he won't tell Most
of his fortune has been made in this way,
and he is said to be worth 100000. He is
the TenderlOiR's official bondsman, and
that means a good deal these days, when
the police are trying to drive the women
of the streets into houses. From every
woman Nelson balls he receives s.. Some
times he gets $40, During the last two
months he has signed his name to over 200
bail bonds. The women send for him
when they are arrested. often the police
man making the arrest notifies Nelson
when his services are. needed.
Nelson has been bailing people since
1885 The extraordinary grand jury CT
March that year. indicted number of
police captains and their wardmen as a re-
suit of the. Lexow Investigation. Tam
many's chief of police. William S. DeTery,
was one of the indicted police captains.
Devery's man GlennOn was also in the
bunch. Devery,s bail was fixed at $1,000
GlennOn's at IS. 600. Nelson furnished half
of Devery's bond and all of Glennon's.
Since that time Nelson has been regularly
engaged in furnishing bail His going to
Devery's aid when Devery was in need
made the chief of police his friend. With
the chief of police a 5 friend, any man
can lay claim to a pull. That is how Mel
son comes by his.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
THIS is ONE
Of the Most Remarkable True State
ments on Record-It Is Made
by an Indiana Man.

He has spent $500 in patent medicines
and doctor bills without being benefit
ted. One dollars worth of Morrow's
Kid-ne-oids did the work Many To-
peka people are interested in the story
of Mr.. Josephus Osbourn who lives at
925 Jackson street. Columbus, Ind. Lis
ten to the REPETITION of his story and
perhaps you will find you have had a
similar experience. For the past three
years I have been afflicted with kidney
complaint. My symptoms were as fol-
lows; Fearful kidney backache, uri-
nary disturbances and nervousness
from which / was una bic to sleep well
at night, which produced a general bro
ken down condition of my health. My
condition was so serious that I would
lose two weeks at time from work.
I grew so weak that 1 felt unable to
perform my days work. I have taken
several kinds of Kidney Pills and all
the kidney remedies I ever heard or
read about without being benefited in
the least I have been treated by doc
tors in this city and by specialists for
kidney and bladder trouble without get
ting any relief. A short time ago I
read about MOrrow's Kid-ne-oids and
my wife advised me to give them a
trial. l got a sample package and used
them, being greatly relieved in three
days time.~ Up to date I have taken
less than a dollars worth of Kid-ne-Oid
and consider myself cured. During
the continuation of my illness I have
spent LulIy SOUU III doctor DlllS ana med
icine which amounted to nothing. This
makes quite a striking comparison
which is worth your time and consid-
Grafton. My wife declares that I ap-
pear like a new man since my cure;
that am more pleasant and agreeab BILE
and not so nervous and irritable. You
may also understand that our hearts
are filed with htankfulness to be re-
lieved from this great burden, which
made our home miserable and unhap-
by"
To confirm the statement of Mr.. Os
bOurn, we want you to write him about
MOrroW's Kid-ne-Oids, enclosing stamp
He is a grateful man and will be glad
to write you how much he was benefit
ted by their use. Do not confOund
MOrrOw's Kid-ne-oids with any kind
OF kidney pills; they are not pills at all
but Yellow Tablets and are put in
wooden boxes which sell at so cents and
are never sold in bulk MorroW's Liver
Lax will cure constipation and sells at
% cents a box. Both of these remedies
are for sale by all first-class druggists
ana at Swift & Holidays drug store,
or will be mailed by the manufactur-
eFs on receipt of price. John Morrow &
Co. Chemists Springfield, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
RULED BY SPIRITS.
Woman Asks Police to Danish Ghost
" Visitors From House.

New York, Oct. 14-AIrs. Rice, rich
ly dressed and intelligent, called at the
West 125th street police station last
night to register a complaint that savOrs
of the days of witchcraft. She lives
at No "A Morningside avenue with her
two daughters.
Ever since a certain family moved
in about a month ago." she said, I'VE
have been completely under their con-
troll. They exercise a baneful influence
on me and my daughters, and would
like to have it stopped. We are Spirit
ualists and susceptible to evil influence
For example, I make the most ridicu-
lousy extravagant purchases. Yester-
day I went to the grocery and bought
two brooms. 1 needed only one. l
bought pound and a half of sugar, and
I never bought more than a pound be-
fore this family moved in
Then we hear the strangest sounds
and see white, ghOstly figures. 1 just
know they are materializations. If you
will send a detective with me to walk
up and down the hall, know it will
break the SPELL
The captain sent Detective Parker
with the woman to Investigate her
story.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
COMING TO FIT. RILEY.
Lieut.. Williams the Hero of a War
Romance.

Chicago, Oct 14.-FormaI announce
ment was yesterday made of the en-
gagement of Miss Grace zoe, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien G.
Voc of 476 Dearborn avenue, to Lieuten-
ant Robert c. Williams of troop L,First
United States cavalry.
Miss Yoe is a popular society girl of
the north side, and at Highland Park,
her summer home. she is the acknowl-
edged leader of the younger social
circles. She is a slender girl of p,
whose brown curls and deep gray eyes
have long worked witchery among the
Fort Sheridan soIdiery- Lieutenant Will
fams, then a second lieutenant of troop
c, stationed at the fort, she met a year
and a half ago.
At the opening of the war when the
officer rode to the front with his horse
men, there was an informal engagement.
to which perhaps is in a measure due
the heutenant's unusual bravery and
its happy results.
Be that as it may. the second lieu
tenant of troop G was ever in the front
at the fight of San Juan hill, and his
perfect fearlessness and his splendid
maj agement of the men were subjects
of general remark. Again at Ell Caney
and before Santiago he proved himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
WINS WIFE BY A LADDER.
Indiana Daughter Elopes at Midnight
With Her College Sweetheart

Columbus, Ind, Oct. IA sensational
e1C,9er,1ent, occurred at Elizabethtown, the
narties being Robert D. Reap and Miss
May Wills.
The affair was well planned and we'll
executed. Reap returned from Hanover
college and secured the license. Al Y
$3.50 r,idnigbt he drove to the residence
of Peter F. Wills, a wealthy wine manu-
facturer at Elizabethtown, and secured
his sweetheart.
Her personal belongings, including
trunk and an elegant wardrobe, We're let
down from the second story window by
means of ladder. They drove to the
Methodist church, were quickly married
Miss wills is the only daughter of Peter
E. Wills, who has threatened to disinhert
her.
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GOVERNORS WIFE DIES.
Mrs. T. 7. Geer of Oregon Passes
Away at Omaha

Omaha, Oct 14-NIrs. Nancy Geeri wife
of T. T. Geer, governor-elect of the state
of Oregon died at the Barker hotel short
~ after midnight from a disease of the
heart A physician was summoned when
the attack seized the woman, but she was
beyond his help. The remains Will be
sent to Salem, Ore, this afternoon.
Mrs Geer was for some time afflicted
with heart trouble. When she arrived in
the CITY on Tuesday with her husband she
was very tired and this probably brought
on the fatal attack although she was
about the hotel yesterday. The de-
ceased was 81 years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
New Yorkers Mistreat a Brother Sol
der of Another Regiment.

Cincinnati, Oct IA Lexington, Ky,
special to the Times-Star says the trial
of Private Kitchen, who killed Private
Edward Nygran, Twelfth New York on
Sunday was postponed until tomorrow
because a new outrage had stirred up
such a feeling that violence was feared
Sergeant A. McCelland of the Third
Kentucky was caught after midnight
by a party of Twelfth New York sold
iers and so mistreated that he may be
injured for life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
WICHITA MEN SENT BACK.
Went to Waco, Texas, to Take Places
of Street Car Strikers.

Wichita, Oct. 14.-EIeven rnotormen
from Wichita went to Waco, Texas, to
relieve the strikers there. They have
returned with the story that the Waco
people received them with open arms.
told the strikers side of the story, gave
them money to pay their fares home
and that advanced by the street car
company to take them there. The whole
city of Waco seems behind the strikers
and the Wichita men were conquered
by the generous treatment given them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
Tod Sloane Takes Another.

London, Oct 14-The LorilIard-B eres-
ford able's chestnut FLY Myakka won
the Pendergast stakes at Newmarket
today with Tod Sloane up. The betting
was Is to against Myakka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14

For the Ames, Iowa,-K. U. game Oct
18th, take the Union Pacific at S:2O a. m.
Returning, arrive at Topeka 6:10 p. m,
or $40 p. m. same night, or any time
next day. One fare, IS cents, for the
round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
June 1st to October 31st the Grand
est Exposition.

Except Worlds Fair) ever planned in
the United States. Located within
cheap and quick access of the entire
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys, at
YOUR own doors. Through tickets be-
yond Omaha allow stop-overs. Reduced
excursion rates to Omaha. Take the
Burlington Route, the old and firmly es-
tablished line to and through Omaha in
any direction.
L. W. WAX ELEY,
General Passenger Agent.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
St Louis Mo.
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GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN.
Joseph A. Locke of Portland, Ne,
Chosen at Pittsburp.

Pittsburg. Oct. 14-Joseph A Locke of
Portland. Ne, was elected grand junior
warden of the grand encampment Knights
Templar. H Wales Lines of Meriden.
Conn, and Vim. Henry Mayo of St. Louis
were elected grand treasurer and grand
recorder respectively.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29

FOREIGN MARKETS
rfna ncfai.

NEW YORK. April .s-The Evening
ross London financial cahlegram says:
he STOCK Markets here were steady to-
uAs tsxcent II oae spot noted later on the
rank OF EngIaHdss return and the furtaer
inhow or gold The main feature was a
5urtner rise In Brazil and Argentine stocks.
Americans were neglected here hut were
rsnay on the bomharfnenr iF7etienf. The
klondike group was especially strong
mon Pacific preferred was bid for on div
1deid ri!morS The further rise In silver.
and the increased activity. were due 10
America Withholding supplies and the AT
noi1cenent OF "A Frenc, mfntaEe order for
ESo.oo0. to be rendered on Saturday. Some
persons say the order Is really for Spain,
In connection with the recent rise In
hemp. l learn that those here concerned
IN the movement are now frsurfDg the prof
its at Ltoyds. The rise I'm wheat ranged
from 10 10 guineas The Bank of Eng
land return shows the effect of the recent
run by a decrease of 81 $50 oao In the silver
reserve. The minimum LEGAL proportion of
the bullion TO notes required by the Bank
Is 81 per cent Spanish exchange u selling
at IS pesesas to the pound sterling. the
lowest rate on record
The difficulties In the West Australian
market are coming to head. Two fall
ures were announced today. Thirty-two
brokers are inyoivaf and the debtor an
pears 10 have nothing 10 offer. Heavy
losses must follow. and perhaps scandal.
but this affair Is not likely 20 have last
Ing effect. except on the particular market
affected.
LONDON. April cs.--Cansdsn Pacific
S2IA Crank Trunk s: bar silver 2S14d per
ounce. steady: money .n2 per cent.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29

Steamer Hermosa viii sail MAY 3 for
pyeA and Skagway. She will hereafter
run in connection with the Del Norte. horn
vessels being controlled by c. w. Gould
Steam schooner Scotia, which has been
M anchor III the harbcr for several days
left yesterday morning for TtiIamoak
where she viii load q cargo OF lumber
for San Francisco.
Tire Boston and Alaska Company's new
twin screw tug Anna r.. Fay sailed at t.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Dutch
Harhor. where she vii, be used In towing
vessels 10 ports along the coast.
Steamers Discovery and TEl.aunook are
scheduled TO sail today for Alaskan ports
'raose due from the north are the Vaien-
cha South CoasS. Albion and Queen T5e
Humboldt ard Signal are expected 10 ar
rive from San Francisco.
The three masted schooner Bella. under.
charter Of the Seatt.c-DawsoF City Trans
portat3en and Trading Company. hauled
alongside Schwahseher dock Yesterday
afternoon. She viii leave about thu first
OF fse month for 81. Michael carving
freight and passengers.
Steamer Cottage cay left Yesterday
morning for Qu&rteTnaster hagbcr. where
sa. w.iI 80 o. t3e dTYdoek 20 receive Re-
pairs to her Keel, whiCsl wRs recently 9ar,-
AGED ny grounding on rock il Alaskan
waters She - scheduled % sal! Aeraas
morning for northern ports
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TACOMA RAILROAD IxsoLvExr.


Spseial Dispatch TO The pSst-Iatesiigenesr
TACOMA April -.-Ju,ige Carr1ss. q
tbs superior court. to-day sfeaissi she pe-
sif.on Of certain ssupio.sS % the Tacoma
d Columbia River railroad fer receiver,
10 the end that wages due them m.gnI
ne cared for. The cesirI held that the cenl-
paint, rsesi yesterday. did not state facts
sainieien. TO justify the apEso. ntmeng. How
ever, IN order that ali concerned nigh,
De satisfied. the court decided thar II would
5ear the matter IN detail next Tuesday
The case Is not an ordinary one. owing
10 Iaa extent Of the franchise granted
the road by the city. its valuable rlght-of-
way and the expectation Of people gen.
steadily pushed during the coming sum
naey. The charge is freely made among the
employees, who have been working for the
road, grading. surveying. etc. that 1t is
insolvent- During his argument yesterday
their attorney made the bold statement
tina, Coz. Bailey. The osteas.hie head Of the
company here. left the ceuatry 10 avoid
meet!ng the conpany's pay roll. due Mon
day.
Ii IS a fact that Bailey IS in New York.
II 3 extremely likely that the railroad
viii go the way that 50 many local cor
porations have gone. and fade from menu
ory in long drawn-out litigation.
Il is thought by some that the promot-
ers of the company viii be able 20 raise
money TO pay OF its most pressing debts,
bat it Is doubtful whether this can b
done.
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NEW YORK, April .s.-The stock mar
s Let vas quite active and animated to-
easr compared with the lerhdrzy and
sIuegisnness az yesterday. The days
business was not by any means large,
and there were prolonged periods Of duli-
ness between spa-ts OF activity There
VAS 10 outside interest in the market
q any importance. and the buying was
cue 10 the initiative OF one or two prom
nsnt Operators. who distributed orders
win liberal hand all through the active
issl The leadership invited more or less
following among the small room traders
he buying was based upon the confident
assumption that the approaching naval
suit In favor OF the United States forces.
Bull operators expressed themselves as
CONFIDENT that such q victory would he
good Tor a 5-point rise III the active
stocks The slight declines al the OPEN
ing. due TO the heaviness OF the London
market, and which did not at any time
fall 10 the London parity. were quickly
overcome.
The CHANGERS were conspicuous in the
trading and led the advance on the rail
tone Of the money market had someihing
10 do also with the awakening OF the
speculative spirit.
There Is feeling OF confidence that the
be met without Inconvenience 10 the money
market. Call money was quite abundant
today. and loans were made a. low as IL
per cent Shipments of money continued
10 the interior, bit in small volume.
There was some increase Of activity IN
the bond market, but IL was confined AL
most entirely TO the speculative issues.
which showed higher prices In sympathy
with stocks. Total safes. $500
u. and the old Is regular i. while the
news Is coupon declined Ii In the bid price.
Others were unchanged.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO. April as-Arrived-
Str Columbia. from Portland: schr Defend
err from Grays harbor blk Alex Mcneil
from Seattle; sh Tacoma, from Seattle:
schr Enterprise, from Grays harbor; achr
Aiealde from WfIlapa harbor: schr Par
kersburg. from Coauiiie river: schr Nov
city from Grays karpor: schr Jennie Stella
from Grays harbor: schr Orient. from
Srays harhor: schr Sacramento from I'll
lamook. Sailed-Schr American Girl for
Bristol harhor, str Hattie Gage, for Aiitak
str President. for Bristol bay: schr Ida
Mckay, for Grays har5or: sh Lucille, for
Seattle: str Humboldt. for Seattle.
COOS BAY. April :5.-Saiiei-Str Arcata
for San Francisco.
ASTORIA April 27.-Sailed-Ger blk No
mia for Queenstown.
SAN PEDRO, Aurii T-Sailed-Schr C. s.
Holmes for Port Blaksley.
TACOMA. April G.--Arriyed--Schr Jen-
ME Wand from San Francisco.
SAN PEDRO. April S-Arrivesi-Bk
Northwest from Olympia
ESQUiMALT. April 26.-Arrived 49, Sh
Delphi from London.
PORTLAND, April &.-Saiied-Ger shs
Ortrud and Alice. for Queenstown.
HOQUIAM. April G.--Sa.led-Scnr Marie
f. Smith. from Aberdeen. for San Fran
cisco.
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BULL MCCARTHY DEAD.
Never Recovered From the knock.
ont Given by GriHa.

SACRAMENTO. Cal. April 2s-"Bulr'
Mccarthy, Of Philadelphia. who was de-
fested by Critic in twsnty-round con-
test last night, died this evening. He did
not regain consciousness after he was
knocked out In the twentieth round. Those
who saw the fight cannot understand how
Mccarthy was fatally injured There was
not a knockdown during the fight until
the last round. when Mccarthy. who was
tagged out from his exertions in forcing
the Tight. went down on his hands and
knees from one OF Critics ligh; bows on
the ear lie WAS soon I'D. but too weak
TO do much. when Grifso gave him another
blow thar put him out. Critic was HIM
SELF tired and his blows seemed 10 lack
steam.
Mccarthy was a narrow-chested, del.-
cate looking young man. and though he
cared fresh after the nineteenth round
II mus have been that rs had a weakened
constitution.
(;rffyo ieft for San FFarcEseo early this
morning. but he and his Trainers vii PROC
aolv DE arrested.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
CHICAGO MARKETS


CHICAGO. April &.-Traders in wheat
had an exciting time during the flrst hour
today on account OF the violent advance nj
Liverpool but there Was an evident in
disposition on the part OF many to allow
excitement abroad 10 unhinge their own
indgmsns al hpns- A anite general I'm.
foreigners were becoming hystericai over
the superstition that Spain might inter-
fere with the export movement Of Amer
can products But another portion OF
the trade interpress the Wild advance
abroad 10 the sudden discovery. by for
eigners that there is not enough wheat
them supplied until the next harvest The
reasnnings OF these two factions ~ what
caused the market to tiuctuafe Violently
The advance OF ssilSs.e for July and May
az Liverpool and smaller rises az Paris
and Antwerr. were said 70 be because Q!
Amsrirans ccvepp or ~, sA f. s sns
private cables said English mi!lers were
bidding excitedly fer wheat.
July. which started aianSac higher. at
ess@sfsSc declined rapidly Ia e6c. rsilying
JUS, as quickly to a7isc, This range was
covered several times When July was
selling around ssc, near the close, pri-
vate cahlegrsm from Argentina reported
nm Increase in the estimated wheat yield
OF that country 10 sneo.8c. II caused
enough selling 10 break July to s5c, the
low point of he day. on, sfter q gaies
figure net gain ~ asas.c. May sold
between N2l aud s.es, closing iisc net
higher, at N.s2ia.
Germ started strong with Liverpool,
which closed i02d higher. General real
Icing offset the mass OF hnllish influences,
and after advancing lisc the market weak
eneA and closed a. the bottom. a net gain
Of isc over yesterday.
Oats were quiet but firm on export sales
Of sic go bushels. Covering Of this line
closed May a. the tap, Il net gain OF CSC.
July closed isc higher.
Provisions stared fairly strong. hnt
closed al the bottom on free selling nv
packers Foreigners appeared irdiGer-
ent Al the close July pork was iie net
lower and ribs and lard each stac lower.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
M'DONALD EXPLAINS IT.
COlfax POpulist Judge Tells About
Convict keech's Pm rdOu

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
COLFAX. April &.--Judge Mcdonald has
prepared statement for publication rela-
tive TO the pardon issued to Win Kees,h
an escaped convict, which he would not
deliver TO keech until 1921 had been paid,
Mcdonald claims that the reason for COM
peil:ng the payment OF the money was that
the county commissioners had expressed
a desire that the money should be obtain
ed before the pardon was turned over.
keech's attorney says that Mrs. keech.
who paid the money. claims that McDon-
aid told her that IL the money was no:
paid her son would be sent back TO the
penitentiary in Waila Walk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
FUsIoNIST OPiE WINS.
Contest for q Seat In Ta-
coma CounciI Falls.

Special Dispatch to the Post-In.elngencer
TACOMA. April 2s-Tha Chandier-Opie
election contest was decided by the coan-
ell tonight in favor OF Opie. the fusionist.
After hearing evidence and argument. 4
resolution was introduced by Bell Repub-
iican, providing for declaring the election
in the Seventh ward void and for holding
a second election TO settle the contest.
But fourteen votes were cast Smith, Re-
publican. being absent. The poiied vote
showed tie seven for and seven agains;
the resolution. Chairman Norton and
Sampson both Republicans voted against
the resolution and the negative vote OF the
chair decided the contest against Chand-
Ter.
II is not likely that the matter will be
carried into the courts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
NORTHWEST SHORT OF WHEAT.
Not for Years Have Country stocks
OF Grain Been So Low.

MINNEAPOLIS. April 2s.-The Journal
today says:
Not for years has the Northwest been
so short of wheat as now. Country stocks
have reached u very low point, there be-
Ing probably less than 1000 900 bushels
he'd at this time by country houses only
a very small proportion of which Is con-
tract wheat. This explains why the Mn
neapo,is wheat market has advanced over
20 cents in one week. Tho wheat TO fiji
contracts is not in sight.
'Out Of the small country supply must
90 the wheat for country milling. with
none of the wheat to come for grinding
until September. A supply OF about IS
weeks must BE- found. Minneapolis mills
are grinding over a million bushels week.
Minneapolis and Duluth together have
only 100000 bushels OF all grades Ia pub
lie houses. as against over q. 900, 600 BUSH
els last year."