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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18
CAPTAINS SHOULDER STRAPS.

At each end of a captains shoulder
straps are two silver embroidered bars
of the same width as the border and
placed parallel to the ends of the strap.
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FOR RENT-RooMs

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FOR RENT-UnfurniShe rooms, with Il
use of bath, at 426 Jefferson st.
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FOR -SALE-Shorthorn COW. Inquire at
221 Taylor st.
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S. E. SHELDON. NJ D.
Surgery and diseases of women. with
private hospital. Office No. 40 Kan. ave
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FOR RENT-Newly repaired pleasant fu
nished rooms 421 Quincy st.
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MAJOR GENERALS SHOULDER STRAPS
On the shoulder straps Of a major
general there are two stars, each star
one inch from the outer edge Of the gold
embroidery at the ends of the strap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18

FOR SALE-Ten RIP MS for 5 cent:
at druggists; one gives relief.
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Mineral Water

The anest Ia the west Come and try
q. J. W. PHILLIPS.
612 West Eighth st.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


WANTED-Boarders, pleasant furnished
rooms. 915 North Van Buren, st.
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WANTED-Everyone to know that in re-
plying to an advertisement which reads
to address Care Journal the reply must
be made in writing and sent through the
mail postpaid, or left at this office. 1t
will then be placed in one of the boxes
set aside for replies to classified advertise
mentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18

WANTED-Gasoline stoves to clean, 81
guaranteed for season; old burners re.
placed by improved gas or gasoline burn
ers. Full line summer stoves and ovens
Phone 313- Hull Stove&Repair Co. ,116 E.Sth
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Eo-TO-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure soc, 81. All druggists
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wANrED-sALEsmEN.

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SIS TO S35 a week and expenses paid men
to sell cigars on time; experience unnec-
essary. W. L. Kline Co., st. Louis, Mo.
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FOR SALE-Lots 49, 165. 1877 Buchanan
St, east front. within $50 feet of Sixth
ave. car line; $500 each. G. K. Holiday,
Jr., 435 Kansas ave.
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WANTED-HELP.

AT LIBERTY-Strong, fluent solicitor. I
can push your business. Work salary or
commission. Address Nixon, Lock Box
81, Topeka.
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The distinguishing badge worn by
first sergeant consists of three stripes
and a star in the angle of the stripes
displayed on his chevron.
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SECOND LEUTENANT's SHOULDER STRAPS.
The second heutenant's strap is SINH
lar to that of first lieutenant, only that
the bars are omitted
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
am a candidate for the office of clerk
of the district court, subject to the Re
publican primaries July g. 1898.
l. S. CURTIS.
am a candidate for the office of coun-
ty attorney of Shawnee county, subject to
the decision of the Republican county
convention. Primaries July 23d, 1898.
H. G. LARIAfER.
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SIGNAL CORPS.

The device worn on the field cap by
members of the signal corps is composed
of two signal flags crossed over fam
bean and incIosed by wreath.
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FUEL AND FEED.

LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed
and seeds with Van Slyck, 500 W. 10th.
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FOR SALES lots near the Santa Fe
shops, IS lots Twenty-hrst and Madison
SITS, 60 lots near Shorey, 8 room house and
~ acres near city limits, so acres miles
north all on time payments or cheap for
Leash N. Heerys 10e East Third.
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STORAGE.
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE
Farms, city and suburban properties at
special bargain prices, by
w. NJ. FORBES, 116 W. Sixth ave.
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WATCHMAKER-

WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks, 50c;
mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 10c. Cash
paid for old gold or silver. All work guar
anteed. Old jawelry exchanged for new.
If hard up, see Uncle Sam, SIP Kan. ave-
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TIN SHOPS

N~0~-~~~~~~~-~~~~~-~~~~~
J. NJ BAIRD, hot air furnaces, pumps
and tin roofing. ZIG W. 9Th. Tel. 359.
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A sergeant's position in the regi-
mental company is shown by his wear
ing three stripes on the chevron on his
coat sleeve.
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PHYSICIAN AND sURGEoNa-

IL. A. RYDER, NJ. D.
and Central ave, North Topeka. Phone
pa Uses the BrinkerhOff system of rec
tai treatment, a successful and painless
treatment for piles, hstula, hshure, ul-
ceration, etc.
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FOR SALE-A No. 1 Smith Premier type
writer in good shape, $40. TIC West Sth
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PRINTERS.

TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sew
enth st. Mail orders given prompt att
tention. Print everything. Prices right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
ANSWERS A QUESTION.
Mrs. ROrer's Reply ina Ladies' Home
journal

II consider coffee, as it is usually made
I'm the American fan4ily-strong and from
the pure bean-an injurious drink. especial
~ for nervous people.
NO doubt the student tc whom you re-
fer. can study better after sah.ng cup
OF coffee. but the new energy is caused by
a stimulant the effects of which will soon
wear off, leaving him lower in nervous
force.
IF it is only the hot drink he requires
why not take a cup of clear hot water or
a cup Of Cereal Coffee?
Mrs Rorer is one of the most eminent
authorities on food in America. She Knows
that Americans go on day by day using
food and drink that sap their vitality in
stead of building il up ana it requires ar
gument oft repeated to wake them up
Broken wrecks OF humanity stumbling
along, unable to carry out their cheIisEed
plans. are all about US and their Physical
weakness is nearly always due 10 improper
food and drink Coffee is q skilled destroy
er OF nervous strength. Postum Food Coffee
IS a delicious food drink made from se-
lected parts OF cereals that yield the eie-
ments nature demands for rebuilding the
nerve tissues all over the human body
II Il has ever been served TO you in a
weak unpalatable drink. have 1t made ever
again and use two spoons. so each cup aid
know that the actual boIiifg continues full
Efteen minutes.4Our word tar II, tie Pos
tum Coffee Is delicious wslen pronerlv made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
EARTHQUAKES DAMAGE.
Havoc Caused by the Shake at Mare
Island Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Reports have
been received at the Navy Department de-
failing the damage caused at the Mare ISL
and (Cal) navy yard by the recent earth
quake shock. The following telegram from
the commanding officer explains the condi-
ton of affairs: IAN examination of the
buildings shows the creek ends of the foun-
dry and boiler shop of the steam engineer
ing building destroyed. The side walls are
badly cracked and one of the machine shops
IS in a dangerous condition. The smoke
stack of the construction shops is broken
through one-third from the top and slightly
shifted. The walls of the shops are badly
cracked. Both ends of Building 81 and the
south end of Building II are badly wrecked,
and must be partly removed for safety.
Have directed necessary work in securing
the walls in order TO continue work safely.
All shops can be in running order by Sun
day. All orilk quarters are seriously dam
aged, some dangerously. Sawnll and paint
shops destroyed. Other buildings somewhat
damaged Dock and wharves in good order.
Thorough examination of brick quarters by
the board of survey shows that all houses
numbered one to fourteen are so lady
wrecked by the earthquake shock as to be
dangerous to life without extensive repairs.
The repairs will cost So 200 for each house.
The houses then would not be safe against
a recurrence of the earthquake. l recon-
mend that the necessary work of protecting
government property be done now, and that
frame houses be contracted for a. once
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layed as long as was originally thought
would be the case.
The fact that the first class of cadets at
the Naval Academy vas graduated three
months In advance of the regular time
started a rufnor that similar course would
be followed in the case of the first class
OF cadets at the Military Academy, West
Point. Adjutant General Corbin said tor
day that there was no truth in the reports
cerned and that there was no reason for
shortening the term at that institution,
lnasmuch as the present or prospective con-
ditions Of the army do not require the serv-
ices Of any more officers.
Secretary Alger to-day authorized an al
lotment of $1,000,OO0 from the emergency
fund for the Office of the chief engineer
The entire amount will be spent IN pur-
chasing material for the torpedo defenses
connected with the seacoast fortifcauons
General Wilson, chief of engineers, acted
ment, and authorized the commanding ofl-
Ger at WilleE's Point, New York, to proceed
Immediately to contract for the material re-
CURED. 1t will be shipped promptly TO the
places needing torpedo defenses, and work
on them will be pressed with all possible
speed.
Adjutant. General Corbin to-day pro-
nOunced absolutely false the report circu-
lated in New York that the War Depart
ment had issued orders to add ten thousand
men to the army. No such orders, he said,
have been issued or are contemplated. The
army regiments are now practically full,
fill companies to their full quota, and only
an insignificant number of men are needed
unless Congress, by legislation, provides Tor
larger army
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03

Experience of "a Tug That Tried to
Get by the Key West Fleet.

Experience or a tug That Tried to
Get by the Key West Fleet.
KEY WEST, Fla, April "A tug endeav-
ored to pass the flagship New York too close
last night and did not answer the signals
OF the war ships, whereupon a four-pound
shot was fired across her bows. Those on
board the tug received severe fright. Aft
err the investigation which followed the tug
was allowed to proceed into this harbor.
The call to quarters and the firing of the
shot was done with extraordinary rapidly,
and showed to what pitch of alertness the
fleet has attained.
Captain Chadwick, of the New York, has
assumed his duties as chief of staff, and
Lieutenant Staunton of the Iowa, has been
appointed Captain CLadwick's assistant.
Ensign Bennett has been appointed flag
lieutenant, vice Ensign Harlow. who went
north to-day. 4
The gunboat Newport, square rugged and
stately, sailed in to-day looking like a white
swan among the lead-colored dismantled
war ships. She came from Tampa
The last touches to the work of preparing
the ships for action were being made
throughout the day. The unnecessary boats
We're unsIung from the davits and sent
ashore, along with other useless parapher-
MALTA. On the Detroit the deck Wardroom
has been completely torn away, and on the
other ships similar changes have taken
place. Everything is in readiness for any
emergency.
Father Chadwick, chaplain of the Inflated
Maine, left to-day for New York, via Mia
mi. Lieutenant Harlow left on the same
boat. Commander West started for Tampa.
He is on his way north to take command
of the Princeton. f
The provisions for The sufferers in Cuba
which have been at the naval station he. e
for over two weeks waiting for boats to
take them to their destination were to-day
turned over to the Plant line, which will
probably ship them to Havana on Tuesday
next. these are the provisions, previously
mentioned i'll these dispatches, which were
intended to be taken TO MatanZas by the
Fern. The delay, which was caused by the
international complications, has not tended
to improve the condition OF the supplies.
The patrol duty tonight was taken by the
cruiser Marbehead and two torpedo boats.
The greatest vigilance Is observed.
which arrived tonight, brought a dozen or
more French and English bankers and mer-
chants, who had left Cuba under tele-
graphic instructions from the houses they
represent in their respective countries. The
urgency of their instructions was such that
no delay was incurred by the the winding
up of their business.
The battle ship Indiana moved from her
anchorage this morning, taking spin to
try her newly repaired boilers. =
The monitor Terror arrived here this
afternoon.
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ship Massachusetts progressed rapidly to-
ing. The cruiser Columbia began coaling
this afternoon and has almost finished her
coat of gray paint.
Commodore Schley told the Associated
Press correspondent tonight that he would
be all ready to move up Monday He added
THE general public evidently believe that
the minute war is declared that minute we
begin TO shoot. The fact is that it might
be many, days after declaration. of war be-
fore we would be called upon for action.
There was much regret aboard the
Brooklyn tonight because one of the most
popular officers, Lieut.. Henry McCrea had
received orders detaching him Lieut. Nc
Crea was navigating officer of the Brook
lyn. The order detaching him is in line of
promotion, assigning him to the command
of the Z. S. S. Machias now fitting out at
Boston,
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HER BOATS CANNOT ESCAPE.
Complete Technical Information AS
known Regarding Spain's Vessels

WASHINGTON April Amy Spanish
war ship that may approach the new sea-
coast Notifications will be instantly recog-
nized by the officers in charge before she
gets within three miles of gunshot and in
ample time for the gunners to get ready
their guns and mortars to engage her.
complete description of every vessel that
Spain could possibly send to American
waters has been prepared with photographs,
and q general order was issued yesterday
by the Bureau of Military Information and
sent to the commanding officer of every
coast defense station along the coast. The
order contains not only the names of the
ships, but their tonnage, draught, speed,
number and location of guns, especially of
the armor. All this has been furnished by
the Navy Department, which is in possess
sion of detailed descriptions of every war
vessel owned by Spain since the beginning
Of the Cuban trouble. The thickness OF the
armor carried and the point where 1t tapers
to less thickness is one of the important
features of the order. With the aid of the
photographs ii will be easy for the gunnerS
to aim at the least protected part, and Sc
lect the ships against which the fire OF the
er ones to be attacked by the quick-fire
guns
Spain's war vessels, in approaching any
harbor of the American coast where forti-
fications are located, will be in far greater
danger of running aground than vessels or
the first-class powers. The latter are be-
lieved to have information relative TO our
charts and channels from accurate sources,
while Spain has made little effort in late
years to find out either what other govern
ments have been doing toward naval end
military defenses or to secure data valuable
to her in the event of an attempt to attack
a foreign country. Her large ships are like
most foreign vessels of heavy draught, and
would go aground where others of similar
type in the American navy could pass in
safety. Aground and in range of the guns
the experts have no doubt that the best
battle ship in the world would be quickly
disposed of. The ignorance of Spanish COM
manders as to American waters and their
lack of proper charts would make the feat
Of successfully entering any harbor difficult.
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NEW uNIFcRms FOR SOLDIERS.
General Miles WIFI Try Canvas for
Service in the Field.


Service i'm the Field.
WASHINGTON, April General Miles
commanding the army, after comforting
with Secretary Alger has ordered one hum
dred uniforms, with view to their general
introduction as light serviceable field uni
form by the United States army. 1t is
marked departure in uniforming the army
and one in the interest of preserving the
health of the men while in active service
The sample uniforms already ordered are
Of strong canvas, of fine texture but dura-
BILE material. The color is a gray brown.
said to be particularly desirable in time of
hostiities, as it is difficult to distinguish It
from the earth, grass, cOrnfield or dead
leaves. 1t is light and cool in summer, is
very Serviceable in winter and 1mperVlouS
to the rain. These canvas suits are already
in use among frontiersmen and do good
service for rough outdoor work General
Miles's idea has been to combine this SerV-
iceable frontier suit with enough color ana
adornment to give it a military aspect;
The final designs show the canvas suit ana
buckskin leggings with colored cloth Guns,
collar, chevronS and national coat OF arms
above the chevrons. The color of the Guns,
chevrons, etc., depends upon arms OF the
service; navy blue for the infantry, req TOT
the artillery. and yellow for the caValry.
The hat of light felt or canvas similar 70
that now worn, but turned up on the lett
arm of the service and short algrette or
plume above the rosette. The knee preecnSs
and leggings complete this serviceable mill
tarV field uniform.
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ROME, April 1.-THE report that the Ital-
ian armored cruiser Carlo Alberto has beer
sold to Spain is untrue, as the war ship be-
longs to the nation and law must be
enacted before she can be sold. The real
situation is that Commander w. II. Brown
son, U. S. N, is negotiating in behalf of
the United States for the purchase of the
Basoir, which is being built for Morocco at
the Orlando yards, but the consent of Mo-
rocco must be obtained before the sale can
be contaminated. Commander Brownson
is also, negotiating at the Ansaldo yards
at Leghorn for two torpedo boats and at
the Odero yards for torpedo boat de-
stroyer. Spain lis negotiating at the An
saldo yards for the purchase of the ar
mored cruiser Garibaidi and the armored
cruiser Varese from Argentina, and is I'M
derstood to be consummating the purchase
of the Varese. The prices of the Garibaldi
and Varese are $3,4000 coo. The rumor that
the italian third-clasS cruiser Umbria goes
from Bahia to Barbados on account of
the Cuban situation is untrue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
PATRIOTIC COAL OPERATORS.
Will Corner the Market and Raise the
PRICE on Uncle Sam.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 2.-The Dispatch
will say tomorrow: "A combination has
been formed by John H. Jones, c. lutte &
Co., Joseph Walton & Co. and S. S. Brown,
big river coal operators, for the purpose of
cornering the Southern coal market in an
ticipation of war prices for that commod-
ity A member of one of the firms said
to-day the visible supply at Pittsburg and
between here and Cincinnati is II loo. 600
bushels. Most of this has been secured by
the combination and it is the intention to
increase the amount to 3O,000Oc0 and ship an
to New Orleans. He said further that the
operators interested had received informa-
ton from an inside source that New Orleans
is to be made the base of coal supply in
event of war with Spain; hence the endeavor
TO get large amount of the black diamonds
at that point to sell to the government when
needed. The present price of coal at New
Orleans is cents per bushel or 20 cents a
barrel The combination will not sell a
single barrel of coal for less than 80 cents
Shipments are expected to commence to-
morrow and IN order to get the 80 coo 600
bushels to New Orleans in time the mines
will be run on three turns of eight hours
each daily
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
Turs placed ina Commission.

NEW YORK, April "A consignment of
twenty-five Maxim guns of the new type
are looked for daily at the ordnance depart
ment of the New York navy yard. They
are said to be for the auxiliary cruisers A
large quantity of ammunition has been
transferred from Fort Lafayette to the NAL
lory line for shipment to the fleet Thirty
applications out of seven hundred were ac-
cepted for enlistment yesterday. The tugs
NeZemscott and Algonquin, each equipped
with a one-pounder forward and one six
millimeter machine gun aft, went into COM
mission to-day Lieutenant York and I'm
sign Crosby are the respective commanders.
These boats are expected to put to sea by
Monday. The tugs Uncas and Tecumseh
were floated out OF dry dock to-day. the
yachts Hornet and Eagle taking their
places.
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National volunteer Reserve.

NEW YORK, April 2.-It was announced
at the offices of the National Volunteer Re-
serve to-day that General Schofield had
gone to Washington for the purpose of hav-
ing introduced into Congress a bill grant
ing a charter and national sanction to the
work of the reserve. Among the letters re-
ceived to-day was one from Major General
John G. Parke, of Washington, accepting a
place on the list of military commanders.
Another was from Lieutenant Alfred A.
Mitchell of Brooklyn, saying that he had
formed battalion of five hundred men of
four companies, fully Differed, and asking
for five hundred enlistment blanks, which
he promises to have filled out and returned
by Tuesday next. etsss
Governor W. A. Richards, of Wyoming,
has enlisted. He is the first of the Gov
ernors of the various States who has filled
out and signed one of the blanks sent to
all of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03

committee on naval affairs to-day discussed
informally the naval appropriation bill and
decided to recommend an amendment strik-
ing out the provision for one of the three
battle ships and substituting for it three
harbor-defense vessels if the secretary of
the navy should concur in the wisdom of
this course The opinion was generally ex-
pressed that three light vessels could be
tie ship, and that they could be built in
time for use in case of war with Spain,
while battle ship could not be constructed
quickly enough to meet the present emer-
gency. The committee decided to let the
House provision concerning the docks stand
without change.