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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23
cRoTUs WiLLoUGHBI.
A Strange Big Fish Recently Captured In
Puget Sound.

While some idlers were listlessly peering
into the bay from one Of the wharfs at
Port Townshend recently they were sur
prised to catch sight of a large fish swim
ming slowly along in the shallow water.
With the aid of pike poles they were for
tunate enough to hook the fish and after
some difficulty landed him on the wharf.
The surprising thing about the matter
was that none of the men, all old fisher
men, had ever seen such a fish before.
They carried him to Joe Gates fish mar
ket, but Joe, an authority on everything
that swims from a sardine to a whale, was
as much in the dark regarding the genus
of the fish as his captors had been. The
strange fish was about 6 feet long and
weighed in the neighborhood Of 100
pounds. Its color was a greenish tint, and
it bad no scales. The flesh was white and
tender. It's snout was very peculiar, the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23
BEGAN AS A PAGE.
Career OF the Man Who the
Dynamite Cruiser vesuvius.

Dynamite Cruiser vesuvius.
Lieutenant Commander John q. Pills,
bury, who is in command of the Dynamite
cruiser vesuvius, Is recognized as one OF
the greatest experts in the service IN ny
geographic and geodetic work. His knowl-
edge Of tides and currents is particularly
comprehensive. A few years ago the Unit
ed States government published one Of his
books for use as a manual in the service.
Commander pillsbury was born In Low
ell in 1876, aud soon thereafter his parents
moved to Chelsea, where the family lived
for a number of years and where his sis
ters were born. When Il years of ago, be
was appointed o a & in the house OF rep
resentatives at Washington and served two
years, retiring to accept an appointment
BY President Lincoln to the Naval ac;iaaH.y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23

4 woman WHO attended q late bargain
xa1e savs the crush Was so great that
RE date was worn doff . DIME p carried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
SHE LIKED TOPEKA.
Denver Woman's Impression of the
Kansas Women's Federated Clubs.

From the Denver Republican.
Mrs. Platt at one time promised the
Kansas club women that she would visit
them. Tuesday last she fulfilled her
promise, paying a visit to Kansas City
and Topeka, returning yesterday.
Mrs. Platt was accorded a war recep-
ton and while in the former city was the
guest of Mrs. Scammon, president of the
Athaneum club of that city, president of
the Missouri State Federation of Women S
Clubs and president of the Omaha COM
mission from her state Mrs. Platt spoke
before the Athaneum club Wednesday aft
ernoon and afterwards attended recep-
ton given in her honor, a large number
of club women having come from Law
renee, Springfield and other surrounding
When in Topeka Mrs. Plat was the
State Federation of Kansas, and also of
Mrs. Eugene Ware, the wife of Iron
gull the writer, who gave a luncheon IN
Plat spoke before the city Federation of
clubs, which comprises 20 small organiza-
grand club like the Woman's club of Den
yer. Mrs. Platt says that the Kansas
club women look upon the Woman's club
of Denver as the greatest club in the
world, whose methods may well be emu
lated by all other women's organizations
Mrs. Plat said, touching upon the inter-
est manifested in the approaching biennial
by the club women of Kansas:
''An Kansas will be here, from what I
have been told. Actually all the women
coming anyway visitors. The Kansas
women are very anxious to have Mrs.
Philip Moore of St. Louis, now the cor
responding secretary of the General Fed
Grafton, elected first vice president of the
General Federation in June. But such as
the interest in the biennial is, it is eclipsed
by the interest in the war. Kansas City
is bursting with patriotism. thought
they were having some celebration when
got in there, as every house, every tree
every fence displayed a flag. The war
spirit is shown we'll as felt
THE Kansas club women are a bright,
progressive set of women, cordial, frank.
broad and cultured and my visit among
them was most pleasant
Some of the women were a little sur
prised that Mrs. Platt was not on a little
campaigning trip Mrs. Platt told them
vite the General Federation here to have
the west necessarily secure the presidency.
Further, she told them she was not an as
pirant for the first any other office
in the General Federation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
MELON DAY AT OMAHA.
Rocky Ford Association Will Trans
plant It's Great Fete to
the Exposition.

Rocky Ford, Col, May "a meeting
of the Rocky Ford Melon Growers as
ISOLATION was held at the Odd Fellows
hall in this city. The most important
work done by the association was the
arrangements to make a watermelon
day display at the Omaha exposition.
1t is expected to make a showing at
the big fair second to none on the
grounds. The railroads offer to trans
port the melons free OF charge and it is
proposed by the association and the
people of this county to feed the multi
tude at Omaha just as they do at
Rocky Ford on the popular fall festi-
val. 1t is estimated that the crowd on
melon day will consume at least 40
cars of watermelons and cantaloupes
OF the number, Fowler, Manzanola
Rocky Ford, La Junta, Olney and Ord
way will send their quota and the cars
from each town will be appropriately
inscribed so that each locality will re-
ceive credit for their productions and
contribution to the melon pile.
One of the main objects of the meet
ing was the amendment of the bylaws,
but as the roll call showed only about
400 members present, lacking something
of the required twO-thirds, no action
was taken in the matter.
Under the order of new members
something over 400 names were added
to the association.
committee was appointed for the
purpose of taking steps towards insur-
ance of the cantaloupe crop against
"a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
How to Tell il We Have Kidney,
Bladder or Uric Acid Trouble.
Every Reader Of The State Journal who Wishes Prove
the Wonderful Merits of This Great Discovery, Swamp
Root May Have Sample Bottle Free by Mail

We do not always realize how much
work our kidneys are required to do.
They are the great filters of the body,
separating the poison and waste mater
iaI from the blood. They work away
day and night, whether we sleep or are
awake.
There is nothing more dangerous to
health and strength than any derange-
ment of the kidneys.
It is easy to tell if we have kidney
trouble by observing a few of the more
common symptoms.
If you find it difficult to hold your
water, or necessary to pass it frequent
ly, or are obliged to arise often during
the night, your kidneys are out of or
der.
AS they reach a more unhealthy stage,
a scalding and irritation takes place as
the water flows, and pain or dull ache
in the back makes you miserable. If
the water, when allowed to remain I'M
disturbed for twenty-four hours, forms
a settling or sediment, you are on dam
gerOuS ground due to most serious kid
ney or bladder disorder.
If neglected now, the disease advan-
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ces until the face looks pale or sallow,
puffy or dark circles under the eyes, the
feet swell, and sometimes the heart acts
badly.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is the great
discovery of the eminent physician and
specialist, and is not recommended for
everything, but will be found just what
is needed in all cases of kidney and
bladder disorders and Uric Acid trou-
bles, due to weak kidneys, such as ca
tarrh of the bladder, gravel, rheuma-
tism, lumbago, and Bright's Disease,
which is the worst form of kidney dis
ease. It is dispensed by druggists in
fifty cent and one-dOllar bottles.
So successful is Swamp-Root in
promptly curing even the most distress
ing cases, that to Prove it's wonderful
merit you may have sample bottle
and a book of valuable information,
both sent free by mail upon receipt Of
three two-sent stamps to cover cost Of
postage on the bottle. The value and
success of Swamp-Root is so we'll
known that our readers are advised to
write for a sample bottle and to kindly
mention the Topeka Daily State Jour-
nal when sending their address to DR..
KilIner & Co., Binghamton, N. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
RAID ON LIQUOR LABELS.
Chicago Man is Arrested and 1,OOO,-
900 Pastors Seized.

Chicago, May 3-One million liquor
labels were seized in an old loft at 140
Kinzie street yesterday afternoon by
constables from Justice Bonnefoi' s
court and members of the law firm of
Charlton & Copeland, acting for the
Wine and Spirits Traders society of
America. Joseph Well, who was in
charge, vigorously defended his proper
ty and only submitted after a struggle
in which Constable Breen had his left
hand crushed. The labels and the
plates alleged to be used in their man
ufacture were confiscated. We'll was
held on four counts, but was released
on bail.
Leaving the offices of Charlton &
Copeland at 1 o'clock the party started
for Kfnzie street. The constables went
up to the second floor, while the other
men took up positions across the street.
Constable Breen entered the office and
said he wished to buy some labels made
by the Standard Quitting company,
the name under which the firm was
known. He was shown several differ
arrested We'll and handcuffed him after
a struggle. The watchers were sum-
moned and the search of the place was
begun.
Labels, stamped corkS and metallic
tips for various we'll known brands of
whiskies, brandies, wines and cordials
were found in such quantities that they
almost filled an express wagon. While
looking for the plates We'll was order
ed to open the Office safe He shut the
door with a slam as COnSta Bile Breen
was about to reopen it and the officer s
hand was caught
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03

Board your horse at watson's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
THE HAYES BOOK SALE.
A Paradise Lost, First Edition, Sells
For $500.

New York, May 3.-The sale of the
Francis B. Hayes library, at the auc-
ton rooms of Bangs & Co., in this city,
was continued yesterday. One of the
most interesting items was a first edi-
ton of Millions Paradise Lost print
ed by Peter Parker in London in 1867.
The copy was clean, with large mar
gins, finely preserved, and beautifully
bound by Bedford, the famous English
binder. The Foote copy sold for $525 in
1895; the Sewell cOpy-inferior in every
respect-brOught 1895 in 1896. Several
copies have been sold in England in re-
cent years, bringing from 91O0 to S120
according to condition. The Hayes
copy brought $500, which was very low,
all things considered. A very fine copy
of the first edition of the same book
with the third titlepage realized $117.
A very fine copy of Sir Thomas
Moore's works, first edition of the
greatest rarity, 1877, bound by Hayday
in morocco antique, sold for $125. 1t
was from Zelotes Hosmer's collection
and had I. Donne's autograph on it's
titlepage. The Nuremberg Chronicle
published by Koberger in Nuremberg
in 1893, bound by Holloway, realized $50.
upwards of 1920 engraVings on wood
executed by Michael Wolgemut and
Pleydenwurf, the former of whom was
the master of Albert Durer. Painters
Palace of Pleasure" published in Lon
don in 1566-67, particularly famous be-
cause Shakespeare was indebted to it
Tor the plotS OF several OF his plays,
brought 1854. This, too, was a very
fine copy, bound in full crimped moroc-
co, richly fooled in Roger Payne style
by Pratt.
Among other interesting times were
"Luciani Opera, Venetus," 1903 with
manuscript notes by Baif, the French
poet, $21. SO; an old missal engrossed in
Venice in 1862, $50; Maintains "Frag-
menta Regaia, with portraits on satin,
London, 1914, SIS; Additions to the
Works of Alexander Pope" edited by
George Stevens, containing much of
Pope's writings suppressed for indelica-
cy, $50; "A Compendious History of the
Popish Plot" illustrated, $780, S21;
"Reynard the Fox" London, 16S1-S4
three volumes in one, $40. Prices con-
tinued uniformly low
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
POETRY OF THE WAR.

Mrs. c. S. Baker has written the fol-
lowing song, which will be sung by the
Modocs:
THE BOYS ARE MARCHING.
(Tune Tramp, Tramp.
On an island in the sea-
Do we hear an infants wall,
And the starving children crying now for
bread,
And a sobbing mother pale
Mid the dying and the dead,
Calls our soldiers now to help them to
be free.
Tramp, tramp. tramp. the boys are march
ing,
They will come across the sea
And the island shall be free,
And the Spanish soldiers driven from its
shore.
Over all this fair domain
Hear the sound of tramping feet.
Soldiers marching toward the sorrow-suf-
fering isle.
They'll never falter nor retreat.
And their cry will be the while
We will not forget the victims of the
Maine.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, etc.
Then amid the battles roar
Will be heard the doom of Spain,
And the stars and stripes their colors shall
unfold.
In the victor's glad refrain
VIII the starving ones be told
That their country shall be free forever
more.
Tramp. tramp, tramp, the boys are march
Cheer up. Cuba, they will come.
They will come across the sea
And the Spanish soldiers driven from your
shore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, May 3-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Robert Case, Arkansas City,
So; Howard Grimes, Lawrence, Sc;
Charles w. Casey, Chanute, IS.
Increase - Theodore Schermerhorn,
Olathe $50 to $72; William Miller, Kick
apoo, So to $40; VIM. H. Norton, Haven,
Sc to S.
Reissue-John B. Elliott, Englewood
So
Original widow, etc.-Mary c. Feath-
erly, Minneapolis, So.
Kansas-Issue of April 81, 1898.
Observation-Disclosures Guigg. dead, Atch-
ison, $40; Bernard Dolan, National Mil
itary Home, Leavenworth, $40; John n.
Steininger, Turner Sc.
Increase-John Quick, National Mill
tary Home, Leavenworth, Sc to IS; Mar
tin V. B. Stailey, Greeley, SIG to 81.
Original widows, etc.-Sarah J. Col
by, Galva, So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
Usage co. DEMOCRATS.
Hold Mass Convention-TheyW Want
the Govarnor in 1900.

One of the largest mass conventions of
the Democrats ever held in Usage county
was held in the city of Lyndon Saturday
for the purpose of electing delegates to
attend the state and congressional con-
ventions. The convention was enthusi-
aStically in favor of fusion and a harmoni-
Gus selection of a candidate for congress-
man for the Fourth district The delega-
ton goes uninStructed to Emporia, but
the unanimous choice of the delegates, in
be a Democrat is T. J. O'Neil of Usage
City. The convention passed the follow
ing resolutions:
We the Democrats of Usage county. in
convention assembled, reaffrm our ale
glance to the principles of Democracy and
the principles enunciated by the national
platform at Chicago we reafhrm our de-
Votion to the cause of silver and our gal
liant leader, William Jennings Bryan
The fundamental principles of DemOcra-
cy are equality and freedom; and as Dem
ocrats we earnestly pledge our hearty CO.
righteous stand taken by our national and
state government for the delivery from
Spanish despotism of the oppressed people
of the island of Cuba, and we invoke the
fullest aid of our representatives in con-
gress in the support of our government in
the present crisis.
We hail with delight the obiteration
of sectional feeling the part Of those
who wore the blue and the gray, and point
with pride to the patriotism of our united
Resolved. That we, the Democrats of
Usage county, always have been, now are
and expect to continue to be a party
whose chief aim is to defeat the Republi-
can party; we also realize that any divis-
ION OIL the allied silver forces JeOpardlZeS
the cause of Bryan and free silver, and
the chances of electing our candidate for
congress in this congressional district.
We have in state matters the same con-
f1dence of fairness on the part of the Pop
ulist party that we have in our local coun-
ty affairs and we believe that should a
majority of the Democrats of This con-
gressional district desire the nomination
of a Democrat as our congressional rep
resentative, that the Populist party will
treat our demands with just consideration;
but as Democrats we are, in state mat
tiers, still bound by the ties that bound
binding even until the campaign of 1900.
when again we shall ask the electoral
vote of Kansas for the Democratic nomi-
nee.
Resolved, That we have, in the person
of t. J-s O'Nei1 of Usage City, a worthy
Democrat, whose candidacy we recon-
mend to the Emporia convention.
d. HEILBRUN,
A. E. FOSHAY,
w. J. ROSSER
Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

Fear and love are foes.
Envy bites Ats keeper.
Opportunity may trip a giant
Hunger and ambition are hard to
rock to sleep.
UnbeIief's morning star never rises.
A good name is made, not bestowed.
Public opinion is never tongue-tied.
The abuse of health Is yelled suicide.
Every heart has a thorn and throne.
The grumbler blows out his own
lamp.
The man who thinks, leads the crowd.
-
Small boats must keep near the shore.
j
If you can't be sun, don't be a cloud.
4
Heart wisdom as ahead of book learn
ing.
Ignorance and witchcraft are fast
friends.
It is hard for bad motives to drive
good bargains.
The farm and the garden are the best
gold diggings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
FITZ TO AID UNCLE SAM.
Sailors of The Nahant Want the
Champion to Join Them.

New York, May 3.-Champion Bob
Fitzsimmons wants to go to the front.
When hOstilitieS with Spain became a
reality, F'itz said to Proprietor RobIee
of the Hotel Bartholdi: Say, Milton,
/ think l will go ahead and take a. try
at Spain. America is my country, and,
although am an Englishman by birth,
1 want to fight for the Stars and
Stripes Roblee thought Bob was on
ly joking and dismissed the subject
from his mind. Fitz was apparently
not say anything more about it until
Wednesday night. About IL o'clock
four young men entered the cafe of the
Bartholdi and were introduced to the
champion. One was dressed in the un-
form of a sailor, and on his cap were
the words NAVAL Battalion Reserve.
Fftz, after closely scanning the sailor:
asked: What ship are you from %
The man said he belonged to the old
monitor Nahant, and that his compan-
ions also were from the same boat.
I'VE have come over here from the
Brooklyn navy yard" said the man in
sailor uniform to F'itz, land want you
to enlist. Will you sign for year,
BOb?"
few minutes and then said: Il will let
you know pretty soOn- My baby is
sick and about to die. love my child
very much, and I want to be at its bed
side if it should die. 1 am very much
worried and have been for the past
three weeks. have cancelled all my
engagements, and have thereby, lost
thousands of dollars. So, you see, 1
/ can't say what 1 will do. But the chan
ces are that 1 will enlist, for 1 had some
intention CT doing SO the other day. I
will let you know later
After the naval reserves had gone
away, Bob said: Il am between two
fires now. I've either got to fight some
one or else go back on my word. I
don't know what to do. AS far as my
plans in the ring are concerned, 1 will
say that I have not quit. There is still
lots of fighting blood in me. In regard
to Kid Mccoy, I will say that there
won't be much left of him after he
meets Rubin and Maher. What do [
think of Jim Jeffries? Well, I can't
say. for 1. never saw him fight But
he must be good one if what I hear
is right. I hope he ticks Sharkey. AS
I said, 1 am still in the ring, and the
public will soon hear from me, whether
on land or at sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
HARBOR IS IN DARKNESS.
Lights at New York Will Not Burn
Again Until Peace Comes.

New York. May 3-The raised lights
at Sandy Hook will not be lighted again
until peace has been declared between
this country and Spain. The six electric
buoys in the swash channel and the
lights at Nortons point and Fort Wads-
worth have been extinguished.
The pilots were instructed today not
to cruise too far out, as they were like
ly to come in contact with Spanish gun
boats.
A meeting was held, at which it was
decided to withdraw all the pilot boats
in service except the steam pilot boat
New York.
This vessel will keep close to the
Sandy Hook and Scotland Iightship. She
will be used for the purpose of putting
pilots aboard incoming vessels. They
also decided to abandon their southern
and eastern stations off Sandy Hook.
Only one schooner will be anchored
near the hook, to which pilots will be
transferred to and from vessels.
A number of ScOws were turned back
at the Narrows this morning and last
night and made to wait until sunrise
before they left the harbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
Douglas County Has an En-
barraSsment of Cash.
Commissioners Meet to Find a
Way Out.
sSTAR AND KANSAN.''
Senator YOung's Paper at In
dependence is Sold.
Many Fort Scott Society Wom-
en- in Court.

Lawrence, May 3.-The commission
ers of Douglas county find themselves
in the rather unusual situation. Of hav-
ing more money than they know what
to do with
The last legislature passed law
making it illegal for the commissioners
to have more than $780, 600 on deposit in
any one bank, and the same law states
that they must receive interest upon
such deposits. Recently one of the three
city banks refused to pay interest upon
the county deposits and the money was
taken from it and divided between
the other two banks, thus giving each
of them about $4,000. The board was
in session yesterday trying to find out
a way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03
WHAT is YOUR TRADE !?
Each Trade or Occupation Has Its
Special Disease.

1t is well known among medical men
that certain diseases are more readily
developed in certain occupations than
in others. That each occupation has
it's attending physical weakness En-
g1neerS, railroad men and similar Occu-
pations suffer mostly from kidney trou-
bles and men who are often exposed to
the weather suffer from rheumatism,
while clerks and professional men, in
fact, the army of people whose business
keeps them indoors, are oftentimes
great sufferers from piles and cOnSti-
patton. In this connection the follow
ing letter is of interest to people whose
occupation will not allow sufficient out
door exercise.
jeweler and matchmaker of Circ1eville,
w. Va, writes as follows:
mad been severe sufferer from
piles for years and had tried many rem
edies but with little benefit, when about
three years ago 1 saw the Pyramid Pile
Cure advertised and sent for it.
I was badly afflicted when I got it, but
after only two applications the piles
disappeared and from that day to this
1 have never felt a symptom of the dis
ease.
feel that I cannot recommend it too
highly to sufferers from piles.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is free from
cocaine, opium or any mineral poiSOnS,
absolutely safe, pleasant and painless;
sold by druggists at so cents per pack
age. If there is any constipation the
Pyramid Pills should be used with
the pile cure. The pills are 25 cents per
package.
Any druggist will tell you that the
Pyramid is the best known and most
successful and popular pile cure ever
placed on the market and it's reputation
as safe and radical cure has only re-
suited from the personal recommended
ton of people who have been cured Of
this distressing ailment.
Send to Pyramid Co., Marshall, Mich.
far valuable little book on cause and
cure of piles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-03

A fal1er vot ware out hes shoe soles
chasin after reches es botter as Won vat
wore out hes pants chasin' a shady spot.