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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
THE sIRDAR WANTS PEACE
Hopes for an Amicable Adjustment of
the Fashoda Affair.

Paris, Oct. 27-Gen. Kitchener left
Paris this morning and will reach Lon
don this afternoon.
an interview with Gen. Kitchener, in
which he is quoted as saying: Il am
only a soldier and am ignorant of diplo-
macy, which is not my business, but
hope the diplomats will succeed in set
Ting the difficulty amicably.
Il can only praise the French, par
ticularly Major Marchand, who received
me at FashOda with charming cordiali-
ty; and I shall always retain a souvenir
of the reception.
THE situation is rightly regarded as
most critical, but I cannot approve of
those who say that war is the only So
luton. Calm, courteous discussion will
give a. solution acceptable to both ma
lions. I have entire confidence in di-
plomacy.
Perhaps my opinion of Major March
and's exploit may contribute to the re-
suit, which all desire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
TEsLA's NEW SCHEME
To Transmit Electrical Power All
Over the World Without Wires.

New York, Oct. 27.-Nilxola Tesla, the
electrician, describes in the Electrical
Review, a possibility in electric power
transmission. His inventions for trans
hitting electricity at high pressure over
long distances have been successfully
applied at many natural sources of
power Probably the most important
of these plants in the United States is
at Niagara Falls, costing over Sc, 900, 600
to install, which supplies electricity to
many large factories and supplies cleo
trio power for running the trolley lines
of the city of Buffalo, tWenty-six miles
distant. The announcement is now
made that by employing appaFa tus
which he has invented capable of gen
Grating electrical pressure vastly in ex-
cess of any heretofore used, located at
natural sources of power, the current
can be conducted to a terminal mains
tanned at an elevation where the rare
ned atmosphere is capable of conduct
ing freely the particular current pro-
duced; then at a distant point where
the energy is to be used commercially
to maintain a second terminal at about
the same elevation to attract and re-
celVe the current and convey it to earth
through special means for transforming
and utilizing it.
With the article an illustration is pre-
scented showing streams of electricity
issuing from a single terminal giving an
estlmated electrical pressure of two and
a haIt million volts. The Electrical Re
view comments on Mr.. TesIa's novel
ana startling idea as follows:
Tesla now proposes to transmit
Wlthout the use of any wires through
the natural media-the earth and the air
1great amounts of power to distances
OF thousands OF miles. This will aDpear
a dream-a tale from the Arabian
Nights; But the extraordinary discov-
ec1es Tesla has made during a number
OF years of incessant labor which ara
authoritatively described in our nresent
issue, make it evident that his work in
TINS held has passed a stage of labora-
t tGy experiment and is ready for a prac-
I1csI TEST on an industrial scale The
success OF his efforts means that now
er from such sources as Niagara will be-
come aVallable in any part of the worIa
regardless of distance WI AZ
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CURES HOG CHOLERA.
Agricultural Department Has Discov-
cred a Specific.

Washington, Oct. 27-During the past
two years the department of agriculture
has conducted a series of experiments
in the use of serum as a remedy for
hogs affected by cholera or swine
plague. The experiments were con-
Quoted by DR.. D. z. Salmon, chief of
the bureau of animal industry, and the
results were eninently satisfactory,
proving that the dreaded disease can be
successfully treated easily and mex
pensively.
The losses suffered by the farmers of
the United States annually from hog
cholera aggregate an enormous sum. In
Iowa alone during 1896 it is estimated
that the hog raisers lost through the
ravages of the disease SIS, 900 900. Scores
of remedies have been tried, but moth
ing even apprOximating a specific for
the disease has ever been discovered I'M
til the department Of agriculture began
its experiments.
Last year the experiments were con-
Quoted in Page county, Iowa, the re-
suits showing a loss of only 20 per cent
of the affected drOves- This year the
experiments have been extensive and
far-reaching. The bureau treated 922
hogs. OF these 40 died, the number
saved being 81 out of every hundred
The loss was only 10 per cent. The ami
mails comprised II drOVeS and of these
six droves lost only one hog each. On
the other hand 1,107 hogs in other
drOVeS were saved and not subjected to
the serum treatment. OF these S79 died.
showing a loss of 1913 hogs out Of every
hundred.
Speaking of the treatment, Dr.. Sal
mon said: There is no question of the
effectiveness of the serum treatment.
Our operations have been viewed with
skepticism but the serum treatment for
hog cholera is no longer an experiment.
It is a proved success and undoubtedly
will save the farmers of the United
States millions of dollars every year.
The cholera serum is procured by
keeping apart for treatment the animal
horse or cow-and injecting into Its
blood small amount of the blood OF
a cholera diseased hog. This will sicken
the subject but he will recover
when another dose will be
administered and so on until finally his
blood becomes so impregnated as to
render him practically cholera proof.
Then his blood is let and the clot drawn
off. leaving the thin yellowish portion
which is the serum. This is used to in
iect into the diseased hogs and operates
to render them likewise cholera proof.
or even cures them of the disease after
6a 6pUalOn0d.
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BANKERS IN SESSION.
Paper Read by J. W. BreidenthaI a
Strong One.

Leavenworth, Oct 27.-The second
session of the Kansas Bankers associa-
ton is proving successful and the first
paper presented was by State Bank
Commissioner John W. Breidenthal on
a Guarantee Fund for the Protection
of Depositors.'' The paper treated up
on a subject if enacted into law. that
will prevent loss to depositOrs from fail
ures by banks and prevent business fall
ures in communities where banks may
be forced to close their doors. 1t is pro-
posed by Commissioner BreidenthaI to
recommend to the legislature in his
forthcoming annual report the enact
ment of such law.
He proposes to require the banks of
the state to deposit per cent of their
annual average deposits with the state
treasurer; the state treasurer is to be
required to deposit this fund in state
banks in sums of not to exceed 10000
at 212 per cent interest, the banks to
give surety company bond for the full
amount of such deposits; the interest on
this fun is to be set aside as a 8uaran-
tee for all deposits in state banks. When
q bank fails a receiver is to be ap-
pointed Immediately, and he will be Civ
en- go days in which to prove up all
claims and collect quick assets belong
ing to the bank; at the expiration of 60
days the receiver will paw such dfvi-
dends as funds collected will justify.
Thereafter depOsitOrs can send their
certificates to the state treasurer who
will pay them in full out of any funds
in his possession belonging to the guar
antee fund. The receiver will continue
in charge of the bank, and is to contin-
ue renting all collections to the state
treasurer until the fund is reimbursed
Such a system, if applied through law,
would scarcely make a ripple in the
community where the banks fails.
Business, he says. would 60 right on;
as the merchant depoSitor affected could
take the receivers certificates and place
them as cash. Commissioners .Breidenth9i
holds that the interest on this fund viii
be ample to cover all losses, but such a
system must be adopted Al time when
the banks of the. state are in good condi-
ton, and never in the history of Kansas
We're its financial institutions on a more
solid foundation than now, as result or
fine Rrefdenthal law He is atisfied that
this plan can be adopted without difficulty
or risk whatever.
He says the people are demanding pro-
lection for their deposits, and no honest
banker could afford to Object. to a plan plan
his patrons absolutely secure in their saw
ings No other state has adopted such a
law because it has never been proposed,
and concludes Mr.. Breidenthal, Kansas
leads, never follows; other states Will fol-
low her leadership in this.
The bankers present loudly applauded
Mr. Breidenthal upon his conclusion.
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AN OPEN SWITCH
Causes a Wreck on the u. p. and the
Death of Three Men.

Omaha, Oct. pa rear end collision
on the Union Pacific resulted in the
death of three men and the serious in
jury Of one other. The dead are:
SAMUEL HINDMAN, engineer,
VIM. RANAN, fireman.
B. SHANNON, brakeman. FiI
Seriously injured:
John Griff1ng, brakeman.
An extra freight train stood on the
sfdetrack, and the switch being left
open, freight No. 27, going at good
rate of speed, crashed into the rear end
of the extra. The engine was badly
wrecked and four freight cars reduced
almost to kindling wood.
Samuel Hindman, engineer OF No. 27
was taken from the wreck unconscious
and died soon afterWard. William Ra-
nan, the fireman was caught in the
freight cars, being thrown several feet
and was wedged in between the tim
bers and parts of the engine. It was
half an hour after the collision before
he was extracted. He died a little la
ter. John Griffing, brakeman of the ex-
ira, was caught between the cars and
sustained serious injuries.
Brakeman Shannon was fatally injur-
ed, being thrown from the car to a con-
siderable distance.
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cYRANo DE gEReERAc.
As He Appears to n Distinguished
Occupant of the BIeRchers.

As He Appears to n Distinguished
Occupant of the BIeRchers.
sees be de paper dat Hughey Jennin's
Is maxim a play fer to GET IN de game wit
dat French guy wit de rose like balloon
ascension-Cyrano de Berryjack. Excuse
me French accent. 1t wabbles because de
ball bearin's is rusty. I amt been nearer
to Paris den French maynoo card in
tree years, an even den orders beef an
beans an fails to go down de line fer de
good of me lankwidge.
Youse has heard de story about dis prize
f1ghtin poet be de name of Cyrano de Ber-
ryjacks? MOL Well, see, it's like dis:
Nature puts up a job on him be givin him
a soul dat ain t dom ting but bOilin out
poetry. Den she puts him behind nose
dat looks like half past next winter an
stan rs off an gives him de laugh in French.
Bein a dead game sport, De Berryjack
says, ''T'ank youse kindly an follows
his nose, writin poetry from time to timG
an KILN all dem dat gives his bugle do
sarcastic stare. Havin a pull wit de
cops, he don't get pinched fer givin de
undertakers a busy season, an youse could
find him doin de elegant on Easy street
all de old time.
After awhile De Berryjacks makes a
play fer de reporters, gets his nose set up
in type, an now, be jee, he amt doin a
ting but usin up all de newspaper space
OATS left over. OATS all know about De
Berry jack, an l amt got no chasers out
1ookin fer more information needer. Wit
Hughey Jennin's it's different.
who's dis guy, Cyrano de Berryjaok?"
says Hughey to de empire.
''Strike onel" says de empire, be de way
of warmin up to answer de question fDe
Berryjack, y says he, 81 think he's a French
Canadian in a minor league" says he.
well, he's hittin de newspapers good
and hard wit dat nose of his" says
Hughey. "MuCt be battin 'roun' 400,
amt he2'' says Hughey.
'fStrike twoi' says de empire, 1yin like
a politician, but meanin no harm. DE
Berryjaok is a hot one,' he goes on, bitin
a bar out of his mask to show he amt
mad.
"Oh, don't knowl" says Hughey.
ellis frontispiece amt de on'y photograph
in de album-dare are uddersI' p an wit
dis Hughey hoochee-kooches aroun to re-
oeive an inshoot on de Stats, but de inshoot
don't do a ting but poke him one in de
bugle, an he drops on de tanbark.
cat any rate, says Hughey, previous
to bitin de dust, 81 am now the CyrAno
de Berryjack of basteballF'
dat youse is, an welcomei" says de
empire, calm an ambulance.
Say, amt he de Iimit?-Baltimore
American.
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bribed his landlady so that she never told
about the mug-and one after another
things happened to those papers. Nova
days the girls listen in the lectures on art,
or they don't take the course. But they
have had their revenge, for to this hour
and in all likelihood forever after-this
story is a classic property of that college.
Now, it happened that one day the young
professor got very much interested in ex-
pounding point. Itwas about the beauty
of certain statues in the west pediment of
the ParthenOn. The girls did not under
stand, and he knew they did not, but what
did he care? He knew that a great statue
was noble object of admiration. 1t gave
him a delight to say so, and as for those
caI1ow maidens. they had to learn what
he set for them to learn, and that was all
there was about it.
He sat down at his table on the platform
of his lecture room, pulled up the knees of
his trousers and launched upon his lecture
He got himself deeply interested. He
leaned his elbows on the table, twisted in
his chair, wriggled up his trousers still
higher and talked fast.
Presently the girls began to show inter-
est. They leaned forward. They looked
ut each other and their eyes frightened.
Their color heightened, and here and
there one of them snickered.
There was nothing funny about those
beautiful statues on the west front of the
Parthenon, and the professor frowned-
He took a new attitude in his chair, alb
sentmindedly pulled up his trousers once
more and went on with his harangue.
The girls very nearly exploded.
At last the lecture was over. The gig
Cling of the class was getting almost hys-
terical, and the end came just in time.
Five minutes more and not girl in the
room would have shown a straight face.
Even as it was, the last sentence of the
professor brought forth shrek.
young ladies, y said the professor as he
got up and shook down his trousers, 1.-The
statues of the Parthenon seem to have
afforded you great deal of amusement
And then came the shrek. They did as
girls do on such oocasions-each according
to her kind. One doubled up and went
"HawkI' another collapsed on the next
girls shoulder and wept with laughter,
another sat bolt upright, red as a beet, and
ohoked demurely, like lady. The sound
of the bell, terminating the hour, deliv-
cred them all from an impossible situa-
ton. The girls ran from the room and
Uttered wildly as they vanished.
The professor shook himself again,
stamped his trousers down over his shoes
and picked up the notes of his lecture. He
did not have any particular faith in the
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feminine capacity for art, anyhow, and
the performance of his class annoyed him.
Now, what was it about my descrip-
ton of those statues he asked himself,
THAT made those girls act like such geeseH"
He tried to recall what he had said and
could remember nothing that explained
things He was aware that he frequently
made breaks, and the fact did not trouble
him in the least, but today he could recall
nothing of the kind. He went home in .
bad humor, still saying to himself, why
did those girls laugh at the statues?'
He asked himself the question several
times, and not until late that night did
She answer fash upon him.
The professor had on one red sock and
a brown one. - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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RenIv to the Point.

''Archibald,'' said Mrs Goodchild TO
her young son, Ibid you tell that next
door boy what your father said about this
wicked habit of fighting and quarreling?"
eyes, ma"
''Did you remember to explain how your
father pointed out that, in addition to the
sinfulness of it and the bruises and cuts
you get, your clothes suffer also, and
thus your parents are put to unnecessary
expenseP"
Eyes, ma. -
'tAnd that if ever your father sees him
fighting with you again that he will speak
to his parents about it2''
Eyes, ma"
''And what did he sayP'
"Why, said pa was a moth eaten old
chucklehead and knocked me down
twice Pick Me Up.
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DON'T ARREST HIM AGAIN
Ben Jordan Can't Be Convicted in
Shawnee County of Selling
Liquor.

The case Of Ben and Bette Jordan,
colored, for maintaining a nuisance
came up yesterday afternoon in police
court and they were dismissed.
This is the third time that the couple
have been arrested for selling liquor
since the present police force was in
augurated and each time they have es-
capped any severe penalty. Judge Ferry
held yesterday afternoon that the evil
dence was not sufficient to warrant a
conviction and the Jordans with their
beer kegs, pump and old white jug will
return to their home in North Topeka
and continue to keep beer for their
own use"
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NOT A BRICK TRUST.
But Paving Combine Says One of
the Promoters.

Columbus. Ohio, Oct. PA special
from Massillon, Ohio, says:
VIM: G. Hipp, a prime mover in the
organization of the so-calIed paving
prick trust states that the concern is
not to be a fire brick trust, but a paw
ms combine. 1t is not the intention to
cut Ihose particularly interested are
me Lne nan9fa cturers of the Hooking VAL
Ieys the canton district, the Ohio Valley
and the GaIesburg. III districts MI
app has just retured from New York,
where ne arranged for the SIS. 600 600
Lnat VIII De needed to complete the or
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COL. LITTLE STAYS.
He and the First Battalion Will Not
Sail With the other Two.

San Francisco, Oct. 27-The second
and third battalions of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment will embark on the
transport Indiana at noon today. The
Indiana will sail as soon as her human
cargo is aboard. The first battalion will
be left behind in command of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Little to sail on a later boat.
At the same time tomorrow the Ohio
will sail with two remaining battalions
of the Washington regiment Formal
orders have been issued for the Iowa
regiment to sail on the Pennsylvania,
whose sailing date has not been set.
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About one month ago az child. which

About one month ago my child, which
is fifteen months old, had an attack of
diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting.
gave it such remedies as are usually
given in such cases, but as nothing gave
was under his care for a week At this
time the child had been sick for about
ten days and was having about TWEEN
ty-five operations of the bowels every
twelve hours, and we were convinced
that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
recommended, and decided to try it,
I soon noticed a change for the better:
by its continued use a complete cure
was brought about and it is now per-
fectly heaIthy.-C. L. Boggs. Stump
town, Gilmer Co, w. Va For sale by
all druggists
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FROST IN MEXICO.
Renders the Yellow Fever Situation
More Hopeful

Laredo, Tex, Oct. 27.-The secretary
of state of Nova Leon, Mex, officially
announces two cases of yellow fever in
Monterey and ten doubtful The reports
of the fever here, the quarantine Off
GERS state, will most likely come through
Mexican officials.
The Mexican National railroad
through passenger and freight trains to
the City of Mexico, are running regular
ly and every effort is being made to pre-
vent delay. The weather here and with
in a radius of 200 miles of Monterey has
turned much cooler with frost reported
at SaItilIo.
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TOD SLOAN FALLS DOWN.
Rothschild's Horse Proved to Be Too
Much for Him.

London Oct. 27.-At the third days
racing of the Newmarket Houghton
meeting today Leopold de ROthschild' s
3-year-old brown colt, NatOl. won the
Houghton handicap. D. Seymour
f1ley Rory O'Nfoore, ridden by Tod
Sloan, finished second. The betting was
5 to 2 gainst Rory O'AToore.
The Bretby nursery handicap was won
by w. E. Oak1ey's 2-year-o1d chestnut
colt Doddington, by st. Angelo, out Of
Flint. Inorganic; the properly t2o3 OF LORD ora
ished third. Nine horses ran. The
betting was 100 to 80 against Inorganic.
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BRICK MACHINERY TOO,
viii Pass Into Control of the Paving
Combine.

GAINESVILLE, O., Oct 26-The three
mammoth paving brick plants of this
city, will, it is understood, be included
in the new paving brick combine. 1t
is said here that the combine will ac-
quire all the factories making modern
clay working machinery thus shutting
off outside concerns from equipping
themselves with machinery that would
make competition possible.
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DIRECTUM SOLD.
A Glen Falls Man Pays $4,000 for
Him.

San Francisco, Oct. Ell. E. Green
of this city representing the Green es-
tate has sold Directum to W. T. Spires
of Glens Falls, N. Y, for $4,000 IN gold
coin.
Directum is now years old ana Wneh
a 4-vear-0Id made a glorious campaign
Throughout the east, proving himself to
be the champion trotter; He wound ell up
ting station record to 2:051z. Directum
was bred by the late John Green OF
Dublin. Calf He is by Director, dam
Stem XYinder by venture.
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els that skull you use in the gravedig-
gin scene one you carry with you, or did
you get it hereP'' demanded the intruder,
who had stepped behind the scenes.
"What do you want to know fOr?" re-
torted the manager Of the com animation of
tragic artists filling a one night engage
ment at Scantlinsville, Hickory township.
fWhat difference does it make to you?''
cit makes a good deal of difference, :"
rejoined the intruder f'I'm the coro-
ner. ''-Chicago Tribune.
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AsTOR Is DISCHARGED.
Also Captains A1ger and Mcmillan of
Michigan.

Washington. oct. 27.-The following Of
t7cers have been honorably discharged,
their services being no longer required :
lieutenant Colonel John Jacob Aston, in
enect0r general. appointed from New York;
Captain Frederick NJ Alger, assistant adj
iutant general, appointed from Michigan;
captain James H. Mcmillan, assistant
cIIartermaster, appointed from Michigan.
Captain AIger is son of Secretary Alger
and Captain Mcmillan is a son of Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan.
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Father Ito youthful son)-Now, look
here, my laddie, if you ever do that again,
III make you smart for it,
Son-You can't do it. Teacher says I
was born stupid and no power on earth
can make me smart. He says come of a
stupid family.
Father-What? I'll go and see that
teacher STRAY Stories
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A Terrible Revenge.

ST used to be engaged to young wom-
an artist
sis that SOP"
Eyes, sir, and last year she visited my
wife and painted pond lily and cattail
panel for every room in the house. Chi
cago Record.
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Chicago Post,


''The progenitor of our family" ex-
planned Mr.. Campbell, 'fgot his name from
his capacity for humping himself"
81 suspected" said the man who does
not know the name of his great GRANDPA
Their, ''that it might have been from a
capacity for going days without water. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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WOrried.

Mrs. AIyles-I told Mrs. Styles I had
heaped Goals of fire on her head, and she
looked worried.
Mrs Fyles-What made her look wor-
Eied, do you SUPPOSED
tfShe didn't know whether they were on
straight or not. ''-Yonkers Statesman.