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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-12

1t is wise plan never to- run after
your nat when 1t blows,of In the street
You only make o spectacle OF yourself
for you. s. e.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-12
How struck Him

The Milliner-What did your hus-5s
band think OF that thirty-dollar hat
made for you last week?
Mrs. Heishhy-Oh, he just raved
over it-when I told him the price. $
The pincIsnion, for niIe -superan-
uated and retired from active service, lis
again out In force. and much larger;
than life Many of the new cushions.
are almost8the size of the top Of tho;
dressing table, and as ornatesas fancy
can daytse and fingers execute.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Mo. Pacific Not to Erect a Stone
Depot in Topeka.
Property Holders Object to the
Necessary Trackage.
OLD FRAME BUILDINGS
In South Topeka to Be Moved
Up and Utilized.
Santa Fe System Appoints
Supt. Of Reading Rooms.
OLD FRAME BUILDINGS

The Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany will not build a new depot in To-
peka- At least not for some time This
has been definitely settled. The COM
pany have decided rather to move the
passenger and freight depots, at pres
ent located in South Topeka adjacent
to the location of the brick depot at
Fifth and Adams. No additional track
age will be built.
Freight Claim Commissioner Kilgora
was in Topeka Saturday seeing after
the details of securing movers, etc, and
the change will be made at an early
date.
For some time the Missouri Pacific
company has had in view the erection
of comfortable and neat appearing
structure of stone on their site at Fifth
and Adams for a depot. For this pur-
pose the company had secured a tract
of land on the west side of Adams from
Fourth to Seventh streets for depot
grounds and switch tracks.
But when they came TO surveying for
such necessary trackage as would be
required by the company for it's pur-
pose they were met with such strenu-
GUS opposition on the part of the ad-
joining property holders who declared
that the work would ruin the streets
and their property that after repeated
attempts for compromise the idea was
abandoned.
Now a simple little frame depot will
grace the spot where otherwise there
might have been reared a structure
creditabIe to Topeka
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DUE 10 FREIGHT RATES.
New York Legislature Attempts to
Improve Business Conditions.

Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Ex-Mayor Charles
A. Shieren of Brooklyn and J. NJ. Lang
ley of New York city, members of a
commission appointed to inquire into
the causes of the decline of New York
commerce, are registered at the Great
Northern hotel.
The commission will make its report
to the legislature on January 15 and
Mr.. Shieren said it was probable it
would form the basis for legislation
which it is expected will, to a large ex-
tent, correct the abuses from which the
commerce of New York has suffered.
The commission, he said, had done con-
siderable in investigating New York 5
dock and lighterage facilities, port
charges, the advantages of deeper wa
ter in the harbOr and the widening and
deepening of Erie canal. He declined to
discuss results, saying he did not wish
to seem to anticipate the work of the
commission. He emphasized the point
as did Mr.. Langley, that it was the
export trade of New York that the COM
mission was particularly inquiring into
and they asserted that the principal
reason for perusing their investigation
here was that Chicago was suffering
from the same trouble.
I'VE know where New York COM
mence is being diverted, and generally
speaking why" he said. I'VE know for
instance that Boston and Philadelphia
and more particularly Baltimore and
Newport News are securing it through
the rate differentiaIs which they enjoy.
The most serious diversion, however,
are those to gulf ports such as New Or
leans, and particularly Port Arthur,
which are making serious inroads into
the grain trade It is the result of low
er rates and also to the concessions
made by the southern port towns.
Chicago is suffering from this same
trouble. While the falling off in our
commerce Is not so great as to be ser
iously felt the influences at work de-
mand prompt attention. I believe the
commission will lay before the legisla-
ture a report that will cover the situa-
ton and suggest the proper remedies
to be applied.
Commerce, Mr.. Langley said, Should
follow along the lines of least resist
ance, which are the east and west lines.
Instead it is being diverted at an
alarming rate to the north and south
lines, and the more southern ports.
When it is stated that while the com
merce of the country as a whole show
ed an increase of s1O5, 600 900 last year
that of New York showed a dropping
off of nearly $40, 600, 900, it can be seen
that there is pressing need for the
work"
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Dear Sir-In reply to your letter of Sep
TENDER 18TH where you make inquiry con-
French, viii say she remains essentially
in the same condition that she was when
/ wrote you last with the exception think
she has had that deep seated nelancholia
more systernatized than ii has been at any
time since IL has been there She has not
lost any flesh 10 amount to anything, and
her physical condition has kept up very
case She seems to sleep very well and
most Of e time has a pretty fair appe-
about her condition. He said that he
would have a talk with you concerning
Die. T. W. s. Yours Respectfully.
Topeka, Kan. Sept. 2s. 1898.
MI p. NJ Blaehley. HeringtoIn, kansas;
95fb where Won 4n9l-a i1011iY-v o1cerrirr
the condition of your wife. Mrs. Blachley,
will say that she has improved some men
tally since she was received into this in
StitutiOn, but her physical condition re-
mains essentially the same; that is. that
nervous twitching and jerking of the head
does not seem to improve in that respect
She seems fairly well contented, but she
speaks to me nearly every morning about
going home. She is at present taking no
medicine She was on medicine for about
ten weeks. but since that time have dis
carded the use of medicine and she does
not seem to need anything Of the kind.
Naturally these letters. together with
hundreds Of others of like. illiteracy were
suppressed by me and others written in
My dear Governor think of a person
dying of chronic exhaustion" and of be-
ing taken a few days before her death
by a general weakness and seemed to sue
cumb' after having been kept on medi-
cine for some time or person having
a periodical fever every afternoon" or,
sadder still, having "a deep seated melan-
cholia more systematized than it has been
at any time since it has been there" and
then you can form an adequate idea of
the unfortunate position in which I have
been placed and the difficulties with which
I have had to contend and from which
you have not been willing to relieve me
And while you are thinking about it, think
also of the many people over this state
who have friends and dear ones who are
victims to such gross ignorance and in
competency, and this in state which has
provided so generously for their care. AS
these conditions promise to continue, I
feel that I can no longer be even Indirectly
a party to them. These are some of my
many reasons for my resignation. am,
very respectfully,
(Signed) G. H. WETMORE.
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FOOTBALL GAMES.

Kansas City Medics. 1s; Missouri Uni
Kansas University. 80: Haskell Indians, 0.
Cornell. %: Carlisle Indians, o.
Yale, %. Williams o.
Princeton. IS; Franklin & Marshall, 0.
Harvard. II: Dartmouth. Q.
Anna polls Navy. Il; Buckneu 0.
Northwestern university, IL Beloit col
Ohio Medical university. 10; Ohio State
university. o.
Notre Dame 8: University of Illinois, 0.
Cleveland, Western Reserve university,
3: Baldwin university, O.
University of Cincinnati, 1; Miami uni
Easton, Pa--state college. 5; Lafayette
college, 0.
Ann Arbor, %; Kenyon college. 0.
University of Nebraska, %; Iowa Agri-
cultural college of Ames, IL
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appointment I have always been I'M
able to understand. 1t certainly could
not have been because Of his ability to
fill the position as he is inexcusably
ignorant and illiterate. In consequence
of his immoral and indecent conduct, L
have with difficulty, been able to prevent
some of my best lady employees from
resigning tehir position. His charac-
teristics are too vile and repulsive for
description.
There are about eight hundred patients
in the institution two hundred Of whom
are women. It is absolutely impossible
for me, in addition to the performance
of my duty as superintendent, to give
personal attention to all of these pa
tients, and am compelled to rely large
" upon the physicians who have been
placed here as my assistants NOtWlth-
standing the abuses that have been and
are being practiced and the negligence
and incOmpetency that seems to be en-
cOuraged in the institution have en-
deaVOred to do as much as possible IN
addition to my other duties for the re-
lief Of the patients. Complaints have
been made to me that it has been the
practice Of Dr.ScOtt to invite the young
lady employees to his room for the pur-
pose of being examined for uterine
troubles, he suggesting to them that
their appearance indicated that they
needed treatment of that character, and
those abOminabIe suggestions have been
made to modest young ladies OF un1Tn-
peachab BILE virtue and reputation. Think
of such a man having charge or two
hundreds demented and defenseless Wo-
men.
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sPREoKELs' FINE CAR.
It Went Through Topeka Yesterday
Bound for Pacific Coast

One of the finest cars that has ever
been seen in Topeka was that Of the
private car of Claus Spreckels which
was attached to Santa Fe train No.
on its way to the Pacific coast. The
coach was turned out of the Wagner
on wheels.
The car is IS feet long and of reguIa-
ton width. The walls and ceiling are
paneled with white mahogany. The car
pets and hangings are sea green, the
carpets of heavy velvet and the cur
tains brocaded silk. The room is lighted
Continued on Eighth Page1
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board of trustees and the administra-
ton That he repeatedly said in his
presence that the board, he believed, in
tended to let him out after election.
That at the time of his departure ev-
erything was running smoothly and no
complaint had been made to him of DR.
Smiths not performing his duties or of
his own services.
"(Signed) T. w SCOTT
Subscribed to and sworn before me
this 9Th day Of October, A D. 1898.
(Signed) F. L. ELY.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires July 10, A. D.
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Could Make Money by Resigniug.

State of Kansas, Shawnee county.
IS: J. w. Tanner, being of lawful age
and duly sworn, deposes and saws that
he is steward of the Topeka insane
asylum and well acquainted with c. H.
Wetmore who was superintendent of
the asylum at Topeka, that on or about
the 1st of May, 1898, and on several oc-
casiOns that said DR.. Wetmore told
deponent that if Major Hood was nom
mated for governor on the Republican
ticket that he could make more money
by resigning his position as superin-
tendent and attacking the board of
trustees, its management and the ad-
ministratiOn than he could by holding
the position, and that whenever he con-
Guided to leave he proposed to make
every dollar out of it he could These
assertions were made to me in Dr.
SCOTS Office, in his own office and div
ers other places. have read the afi-
davit of DR.. T. W. Scott, and know that
the proposition in regard to the 81 900
spoken of by DR.. Scott is true, as 1 was
present and heard the conversation. I
never talked to anyone about the mat
ter, except DR.. Scott, and did not in
tend to, unless Major Hood was nom
mated for governor. At the time the
superintendent left everything was ap-
parently running smoothly and 1 was
greatly surprised at his action.
]. w. TANNER.
Shawnee county, state of Kansas
Subscribed and sworn to before me on
this 9Th day of October, 1898.
F. J. ELY, Notary Public.
My commission expires July 13, A D.
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Management of the State Insane
Asylum

Alleging Abuses and Debauch-
cry Which He Can't Stop.
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IN REPLY TO THIS
State Board of Charities Issues
a Statement
Saying That DR.. WetmOre Was
to Be Paid 1000 For Letter

DR.. Wetmore's letter to Governor
Leedy is in full as follows:
DIR. WetmOre's Letter.
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FIGHT is ON.
Heavy CannOnading Between
Republicans and Fusionists

Has BegUn-The WetmOre Res
ignatiOn First Gun.
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Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do opr work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth.
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DIR. WETMORE RESIGNS
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JEWELLERS.

JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and OPP
tician. Complete stock of watches. dia-
monds. silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
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His Loss the Asylum's Gain.

Gas far as the institution is concerned
his absence will no doubt prove bene-
fetal, for it was impossible for him to
get along with the employees, and many
complaints have come to the board of
open insults to visitors Of the inStitu-
ton. Common courtesy was not ex-
tended to people who came to look the
institution over and employees were
not treated in a manner that gained
their confidence or cooperation The
board can heartily congratulate the Op-
position, by discovery or otherwise, of
this acquisition to their forces in the
fight which is now being Waged against
the administration by the corporations,
insurance companies and stock yards.
They are perfectly welcome to this gen
tIemen, and no tears will be shed.
"A word in regard to the way the in
stitutiOn is conducted. 1t has been the
aim of the board to allow no person to
be an emplOye of the institution who
mistreated in the least an unfortunate
of the institution. If DR.. Wetmore'S
statement is to be believed, he only
saved US the trouble of accepting the
resignation which we hold, as under no
circumstances would he have been kept
if we had thought for moment that
he, as superintendent, was allowing
anything like he describes to go on.
LAS to DR.. Scott and the charges
made against the president of the
board or DR.. Wellman, that is a matter
that will be taken care of in due time.
But as to the other phase of the case,
is it possible that, with all of this go
ing on all summer, as the doctor claims,
he should wait until thirty days be-
fore the election to explode it, and then
do so through the Topeka Capital and
Kansas City Journal? Somewhere IN
history we have read of other men with
the doctors proclivities. and perhaps,
if the doctor had consulted Frank Nc
Grath. of the history of the man with
the thirty pieces of silver, he would
have unpacked his grip, cooled off lit
tie, fred anyone that was incompetent
or not attending to his duties, and he
would have been in good repute among
that large circle of friends he claims
in Empora as he is in the dilemma he
now faces Hood was not nominated,
but Stanley was. The doctor is out of
the institution, and the board is not
wearing Grape"
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS.
~~~~-~~~~~~-~~~~-~~~~~~
THE J. c. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV
High Grade Rubber Stampsf prompt work.
low price. Catalogue free. Phone 292.
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RICYCLES.

TOPEKA CYCLE CO. 112 W. sth st.
Bicycles and Sundries: bicycles and
tandems for rent; repairing Of all kinds
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Saturday Ball Games

Chicago, A; St. Louis, 3.
St Louis. 4; Cleveland, 3.
Philadelphia, 6; Washington, o.
Louisville, 8; Pittsburg, 1.
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DR.. Smiths Graft.


Upon what ground DR.. T. W. Scott,
assistant superintendent, received his
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LOST AND FOUND.
WATCHMAKER.

umbrella repaIrer and lew
elers W. s. Mccormick. at S12 Kan ave
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MIsCELLANEoUs.

MIsCELLANEoUS.
BUYS LADIES' or gents fine second
hand clothes. shoes and hats. Pays g
to Sc suit. Drop card and I viii call.
A. Manson, Ala Kansas ave.
Your choice of lots $50 to $3.50. Eugene
Wolfe, 517 Kansas ave.
stall IN GOOD BARN for rent cheap
81 Quincy St
FREE DISPENsARY of Kansas Medical
College. corner of Twelfth and Tyler. Is
open daily except Sunday. from 1 to 2 p.
M Z. II. Brockett. NJ. =.
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PIANO.

>~-~~~~~-~-~-~---~~~-~--
MISS MABEL. MARTIN. teacher of piano
and Harmony. 407 Greenwood ave. .Potwin.
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There Was Another Confidante.

State of Kansas c. Shawnee county,
IS: I. j. Coughlfn, of lawful age, be-
ing first duly sworn, deposes and says
he is chief clerk of the Topeka insane
asylum and well acquainted with c. H.
WetmOre, former superintendent of said
institution, that on or about May 1,
prior to the Republican state conven-
tiOn and during the time that he was
having trouble with Dr. Wellman he
said to him in a private conversation
nominated for governor, and he did not
care whether the board removed DR.
Wellman or not, as he would make
more money by resfgning his position
going into the campaign, and attack
ing. the board and the management of
the institution, than he could by re
naming as superintendent, which he
would do if DR.. Wellman was retained.
T. J. COUGHLIN.
Shawnee county, state of Kansas,
subscribed and sworn to before me this
9Th day of October, 1898.
F. J. ELY, Notary Public.
My commission expires July 13, A. D.
1899
For the first ninety days that DR..
Scott was assistant superintendent DR..
Wetmore spoke of him in the highest
terms, congratulating the board upon
giving him such an efficient assistant
and one whom he could treat as an
equal and a gentleman. At one time
the doctor was sick and contemplated
leaving the institution, and he went per-
sonally to members of the board and
asked them to appoint DR.. Scott as his
successor in case his health did not
permit him continuing in the position.
1t was at this time that the CONVERSE
ton alluded to in the affidavit took
place. Afterward, or rather after the
matron and DR.. Weuman were driven
from the institution, the doctor no
doubt lOnged for other worlds to con-
o11er and tackled DR. Scott.
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WANrED-AGENTs.

Two CLOTHING sALEsMFN wanted IN
Topeka and one in each county in every
state to take orders for our S. to 80
made-to-measure suits and overcOats.
Live men without experience can make
$50 per month. If you can furnish salts
factory reference, we will furnish COM
plete sample line and outfit, and start you
at work at once For particulars address
American Wooden Mills Co., Enterprise
Building, Chicago.
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Topeka, Kan, Sept. %, 1898.
Mr.. Charles F. Aeader, Junction City

Topeka, kan, Sept. Il, 1898.
Mr.. W. G. French Winchester Kansas:
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FLORISTS.
FUEL AND FEED.
STORAGE


STORAGE-The Topeka Storage and
Warehouse Co. formerly Topeka Stor-
hold goods etc. On June 1 removed to
new freproof stone building. ZIP and pa
Kas ave. c. D. Skinner, Prop.
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FOR sALE-MIsCELLANEoUa
~----~-~-~-~-~-~---~-----~O~
FOR SALE-Househo1d goods, 1924 Mon
roe st.
FOR SALE-Cheap. Western Cottage or
gan. 1852 West Sixth st.
FOR SALE-Two good Stuart heating
stoves, for sale cheap, corner of Euclid
and College ayes.
FOR SALE-Gas stoves at cost, to close
out, at Prescott & Co.'S
FOB -SALE-Ten R.LP.A.N.'S for cents
at druggists; one gives relief
FOR SALE-Choice eastern Kansas farm
mortgages T. E. BOWMAN e co.
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE
The best paying business property in the
city; win net 10 per GENT above taxes
and other expenses Call or address
". N. FORBES, us W. sth st.
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Z ZzluzzNA1mzL
I3o-I32 N. Main. After March Is, Io-I2I N Main.
The Time Is Short

But little week and will be greeting
you from our new buiiding-the great white front
across the street. The wOrkmen have finished the
two upper floors for our occupancy and Monday the
great electric elevator will be put in place and then
when the final touches made will step from
this to the store.
goods and are making prices here that can never be
repeated. But then it's a gain for public, and
after all that's real mission. SO come Monday
and share in the selling that is going at Hender-
sons.
thousand Corsets, worth as1y well made,
stayed and form filters ali sizes will be sold only 25c.
Unbeached Muslns reduced remainder out 34c.
No. 50 Ribbons IL 2c; ladies' EIastics IL lie.
Dress Trimings-make your selections from the most
elaborate stock in the and reduced prices.
The Linen holds many for ladies who like
nicely dressed table
Wrappers of 1898 make and patterns spring colorings 95c;
splendid ones of the best Percaes only SIPS.
complete line OF Spring Suits, low &c. and
to elaborate at S35
Twenyseven inch Satin Duchess &c. and other patterns
75c A limited supply of these fabrics
window full of Suitings, latest colorngs and styles.
Black Novelties IS 3-4c, 81 1-2c and 49c.
New Tweed and Diagonal Suitng in, be closed
out Fine for Jackets and Skirts
India Linons; remainder going at q 34c.
Housekeepes keep Mating and Carpet stock in mind
Remember promise to and will keep
promise you'll splendid offerings
partment of
We entering upon week of increased trade
and shall expect to find you buyer at counters.
You'll find at the old store now but later ON at
IIO-I2I North Main
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WICHITA STATE FAIR
What the Management is Doing Fer
the NeNf.

Some people have a wrong idea Of what
a fair really is. They seem TO think it an
institution for the benefit and gain Of its
officers or a certain clique of men. This
is not the case. A well conducted fair is
OF the people. by the people. and for the
people, and whatever Eoo6 there is in il
tends 10 benefit the community and not
any private individual or corporation.
The success Of a fair. as well IS any
amusement enterprise, depends upon its
crowd drawing feature If YOU have the
attractions You get the masses ana sue
cess IS assured. The mana cement Of the
IS9S fair promise some very novel fea-
lures this year that they are confident
Will draw as big crowds as have ever
been or the fair grounds.
The present association, while in good
shape financially, viii not ask assistance
in the way OF donations, from the mer-
chants this year, but the association eN-
poets TO issue the 1885 premium list them
selves. and they do expect q liberal pat
ronage Of its advertising pages by the
merchants of the city.