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The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
WHAT EUROPE. OWES Us.

The April exports of merchandise
show an increase over those of 1897 OF
$21, ,77S,OOO, or nearly 80 percent, while
the imports of goods exhibit a decrease
of $45, 100000, or nearly As per cent
While, for April, 1897, there was an ex-
cess of imports over exports amounting
to $23, ,673, 900, last month the exports
exceeded the imports by SAB, ,502, 900; so
that the April balance is $67,175,O0o
more in our favor than it was last
year.
For the first ten months of the cur
rent fiscal year, our gross exports of
merchandise and silver amounted to
81 ,072, III, 900; our imports of the same
items were valued at $521, O52, 600; which
shows an excess of exports over i'm
ports, for the last ten months, amount
ing to 1851, ,O65 900. This balance has
been set off to the extent of $S4, ,479, 900
by net imports of gold; which leaves a
remaining balance of s466. $50. 900 to be
liquidated from other sources. The
value of returned securities, our inter
est payments and all the other debtor
items combined cannot be supposed to
at all approximate these figures; and it
therefore follows that, even making
extraordinary allowances for the return
of securities, a very large unliquidated
balance must still remain due to this
country,-certainly not less than $780,
900, 900, but more likely a much higher
sum.
In part settlement of this credit bal
ance, we have taken back a very large
amount of securities. The return of ST.
Paul stock alone amounts to nearly
$15,O0O,0 900. The holdings of this stock
on the other side have averaged $50 900
shares for a great many years back.
The present holdings abroad are only
about one-third of that amount
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
DEFENDS WAR BOARD.
Secretary Long Explains That Crit
cism Has Been Misdirected.

Washington, May 25.-There appears
to be great misconception on the part
of the public and the newspa perS as to
the nature of war board, it's compost
ton, functions and manner of work.
According to the popular mind, this
board sits in the navy department, and,
with orders, directs the movements of
the fleets and the execution of plans of
campaigns, down to the very smallest
details.
This conception has led to a good deal
of comment, some humorous and some
serious, at the expense of the board, and
the idea had even spread to Europe,
where so conservative a paper as the
London Times has delivered itself of
this criticism:
1T would be wise in the future to
leave the direction of operations to ma
val commanders. Councils have never
proved capable directors of war. Their
proper function is to obtain informa-
ton and to forward it to the admirals,
who must be as Nelson claimed the
right to be free to act when the fitting
opportunity arrived.
Secretary Long is a member of the
war board; at least he is frequently
with it during it's session, and says that
the view of the Times, as to the proper
functions of war council, express ex-
actly the functions conferred upon and
exercised by the naval war board. He
said:
TT has worked ceaselessly and intel
ligently to learn the movements Of the
enemy ana the enemy pldnS anu "
gather all kinds of information that
would be of value to the United States
naval commanders now at sea. 1t has
not undertaken to hamper them with
unnecessary instructions, but supplying
them with all information obtainable
that might assist; has kept ever in mind
that the commander on the spot is the
person best qualified to act. The board
has not made a single mistake since the
beginning of the war;
Just how little it interferes with our
naval commanders is shown in the mes
sage to Dewey at Hong Kong:
Commence operations at once, par
ticularly against the Spanish fleet. Y ou
must capture vessels or destroy"
There was no suggestion there of un-
necessary instructions. And again at
San Juan, according to Secretary Long,
all that the board did was to authorize
Admiral Sampson to proceed, as he did,
and attack the place. He likewise had
no vexatious limitations placed upon
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
ELECT CARROLL D. WRIGHT
Will Again Be Elected President OF
the Unitarian Association.

Boston, May 25.-The annual meeting
of the American Unitarian association
is in session here.
Carroll D. Wright of Washington oc-
cupied the chair The report of the
treasurer showed there had been an ex-
cess of receipts over expenditures dur
ing the year of SO, 700.
The nominating committee reported a
list of officers as follows:
President, Carroll D. Wright; vice
presidents, Joseph w. Symonds, Port
land; Samuel Hoar, Concord; d. B.
Eaton, New York; T. J. Morrison, Bal
timore; D. L. Shorty, Chicago; M Dav-
is, San Francisco; secretary, Rev. 3. A
Eliot, Cambridge; treasurer, Francis
H. Lincoln, Bingham.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Santa Fe Issues a Circular to
Connecting Lines
Announcing Bridge Charges at
Sibley and Ft. Madison.
INTERSTATE HOO T
Will Be Largely Attended by
Railroad Men.
Special Prizes Will Be offered
For Their Clubs.

The following self explanatory c1rcu-
lar has been issued to connecting lines
by General Superintendent Nudge of
the Santa Fe:
"a bridge trackage charge of 81 per
engine or car Qoaded or empty will
hereafter be made for the use of the
Missouri river bridge at Sibley, and the
Mississippi river bridge at Fort Madi-
son, in cases of foreign line trains de-
toured via these bridges, in addition to
the usual trackage charge of so cents
per train mile, ETC., for the use of our
tracks.
This bridge charge is made on ac-
count of similar action previously taken
by other lines for the use of their Mis-
souri, and Mississippi river bridges
Heretofore no bridge trackage charge
was made for any foreign line equip
ment on Santa F'e bridges.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
INSPIRED BY HIS WIFE.
An American Woman Responsible
for Chamberlain's Speech.

New York, May 25.-According to ad-
wees received from London all England
is talking about the possibility of an
Anglo-American alliance, and every
body thinks he knows whv seJoe'' Cham
berlain made his speech for the aIIi-
ance OF Britain and the United States
NO peer or the first magnitude, no great
party, no mighty financial interest con-
stituted the power behind the throne,
winch resulted in a speech which has
oeen frelghted with more political i'm
port than anything spoken for years.
A woman, according to the wise ones
IS the power that has stirred the secre-
tary OF state for the colonies to come
out so broadly 1t is a little Boston
descent, who has succeeded in upheav-
ing all the powers of Europe-Mary
Endicott that was-Mrs. Joseph Cham
berlain that is.
She is the most talked about woman
IN England today. She has already
come off first best in a social fight
with the Prince of Wales and his set
Now she is in line to turn the same
winning trick against the combined
hands of Spain, Russia, France, and
Germany.
Boston is leading London by the nose.
And why not. they say Is not his
charming American wife the only per-
son IN the world who could make joe
Chamberlain give up wearing his ia
nous monocle?
Mary Endicott, the American girl,
first showed her firmness and independ-
ence by snubbing Lady Brooke, the
protege of the Prince of Wales, and
now the war with Spain! Once more
the blood of her fathers tingled in the
veins of Mary Endicott. Power after
power formally declared it's strict neu-
trality, only to do everything at it's
command-covertly, of course, in Off
claldOm, but openly as far as the mas
ses went-to aid Spain. Only England
was left. The snobs there were for
Spain-but the great mass of sober,
sensible BritiSherS knew which side
was right and which was wrong.
And noW-Mary Endicotts chance
Her husband would do what she want
ed and so hamberlain spoke.
This is the pretty story of a Yankee
girls influence that London is talking
a
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Gen. Ray Stone. the apostle of good
roads estimates that the farmers of the
United States in marketing the produce
Of their farms, haul 500, 900, 900 tons of
freight yearly over 1.5OO. 00O 900 miles of
public roads As a rule, the roads are
bad roads. Gen. Ray Stone estimates
that the loss because of the difficulty of
transportation is not less than $500. .OOO,-
600 per year, and that this yearly loss
would pay the interest at per cent up
on an outlay of money sufficient to re-
build all the bad roads and maintain
them in proper repair afterward.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Peoria, May 25.-Score:
Cedar Rapids, May 25.-score:
Rock Island, May 25.-Score
FOR MINOR OFFENSES.
Law Providing for Military Trials
Goes to the President.

Washington, May 25.-The house yes
terday passed bills to amend the law
governing military trials so as to auth
orize the commander of any post, fort
or other command to designate an Off
Ger to organize and conduct a court for
the trial of minor offences; for the or
ganization of a naval hospital force;
the senate resolution validating certain
naval appointments by the president,
prior to the passage of recent legisla-
ton, providing for them and the bill
providing an American register for the
steamship Zealandia which passed the
senate yesterday.
The vessel is to act as transport to
the PhilippineS.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Give the Children a Drink

Called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appe-
tizing, ,nourishing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used 1t because
when properly prepared it tastes like
the finest coffee but is free from all it's
injurious properties. Grain-O aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t
is not a stimulant but health builder,
and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about u as much as coffee. Is and 25c.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
MRS. REID'S NURSES.
Wife of the Tribune Editor Sends Two
to Gen. Merritt

New York, May 25.-Mrs. Whitelaw Reid,
shortly after it was announced that Gen.
eral Merritt was to command the expedi-
tion to the Philippines, offered the serv-
ices of two trained male nurses to ac-
company the command during the war.
ter of thanks and accepted the offer, and
the nurses have started for San Francis
medical examiner on General Merritt's
staff.
They are Ernest E. Peterson and S. H.
Copplin. Both are graduates of the Mills
Training School for Nurses a Bellevue
college, and have been specially selected,
not only for their capability, but for their
experience.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
GEO. GOULD'S OLD LIMOGES
Duty is $s,4OO on Ever and Bowl
Unless Classed as Paintings.

OuCy IS SS,4OO on Ever ana Bowl
Unless Classed as Paintings.
New York, May 25-A ever and
bowl, fine examples of antique Limoges
work, which George ]. Gould bought
abroad for $4,000. are the subject of a
protest case which will be decided by
the board of classification of the Uni
ted States general appraisers. The ar
ticles were assessed for duty, as enam-
ell ware, at 60 per cent ad valorem, but
Amerman & Patterson, who imported
them for Mr.. Gould, protested, asserting
that they should come in as paintings
at 20 per cent.
There was a hearing in the case yes
terday. at which two pieces of enamel
were on view.
J. D. Ichenhauser, an expert from
London, testified for the protestants
that they consisted of pictures on cop
per, painted with fusible enamel and
signed by the artist. Should he fail in
the attempt to secure a reduction of the
assessment, the cost of the two pieces to
Mr.. Gould will exceed $22, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
INHERITS A MILLION.
California Farmers Wife in Great
Luck.

Soledad, Cal, May 25.-Mrs. William
Berry, the wife of the farmer living 10
miles south of this place, has fallen heir
to one million dollars.
A grand uncle named Baker leased his
farm to a syndicate for period OF 80
years, in which time part of the city OF
Philadelphia has been built upon 1T.
The lease will soon expire, and as the
estate is valued at something like $780,
OOO, ,OOO Mrs. Berry expects to receive as
her share of the estate something ike
one million dollars.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to three
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. It removes
at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears The first dose
greatly benefits. rs cents. Sold by
Swift & Holiday, druggists, Topeka,
Kansas, 523 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.

CFrom the Atchison GIobe.)
There is more work in the care of a
garden than in the care of twins.
No woman should allow her friends
TO call her Birdie after she has passed
sixteen
We never rode fifty miles on a train
IN our life that we did not see some one
with his shoes off.
When the story of a girls marriage
would go and blab it,
How we wish when we make a blum
der in our work, that we could blame
1t on Spanish spy.
1t is easy to tell Monday morning
who had the best time Sunday: those
who are the sorest and stiffest-
Owing to the rain. the vioIets came
and went this season without any one
but the cows getting to see them.
A woman may go with" a man for
years without finding him out, but she
understands him thoroughly within a
month after marriage.
After people have been sick as long
as six months, they are in the discour-
aged condition that makes money for
and medicine vender who comes
along.
Along about o'clock every night the
girls look up at the clock, remark that
it is probably too late fer any one to
come, and take off their stiff shirt
waist collars.
A picnic wagon loaded with young
people, drove through the streets last
night, in perfect silence Such thing
never happened before; people have al
ways sang heretofore in returning from
q picnic There must have been fight
An the party.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

The treatment for worms must be
nroront and safe Whites Cream Verni-
fuge can be trusted to restore your
child to health. 1t is tonic as well
as a worm destroyer. Every bottle
guaranteed to bring worms. 25c. Geo.
w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and
MiIIer's Pharmacy, corner Sixth and
TnreLa aVenuPS.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
LOW RATES
To Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Den
yer on June 5 and 6. 1898.

One fare plus $500 for round trip.
Tickets good for return at any time
from June II to July 6, 1898 The Santa
Fe is the only line that runs all its Col
orado trains through Pueblo and Color
ado Springs to Denver, and that lights
it's day coaches and chair cars by the
axle electric light The rock ballasted
track and the automatic block signal
system assure safety in transit. Par
ticulars on application to w. c. Gar
verp Agent, A., 7. 6 S. T. Ry.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
A New ssRulIdozer.D

A new furnace and double acting
'bulldozer'' has been put in the boiler
shops. The furnace will be fed by pc
troleum and the blower Will be from
the compressed air plant. Petroleum
has been adopted in several places of
the kind on the Santa F'e in the place of
wood and coal. 1t is shipped to diff
ferent points in large tanks. The
'tbulldozer'' is used for bending swing
haa ms oto
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Americas Greatest
Medicine is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form of
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism,
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Kansas City Times: Prof. BIume of
Wichita has started out to organize a
band that will beat Marshalls of Tope-
ka- He has an uphill job before him.
John Marshall's band is one of the best
in the United States and is so recog-
nized by musicians
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

There is nothing quite up to snuff as
a. sneeze producer.
Some men are hard drinkers, but
many others find it quite easy.
Tact is the title given to hypocrisy
when it is dressed in it's Sunday
clothes.
A smooth road never leads to success
and smooth sea never makes skill
full navigator
It's hard enough for the average man
to love his friends, without including
his enemies.
OF two evils it is best to choose
neither.
1t is hard for a man under cloud to
see the silver lining.
The first lesson in charity is to give
away things you don't need.
A woman's favorite novel is the one
in which she thinks the heroine resem-
bles her.
Dying in poverty is easy enough; it's
living in poverty that comes hard on a
fellow.
The world laughs at a girl who is
anxious to get married, and it laughs
if she becomes an old maid, so what
can the poor girl do?
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Just One More Dance.

The last dance of the season will be
given by the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
on next Thursday evening at Knights
of Pythias hall, corner of Sixth and
Quincy streets. Nothing pleases the
railroad men in general as dance does
and the desire of all to have one more
before the hot months commence in
earnest has given the ladies the idea of
Just one more dance
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
q. P. Executive Committee.

New York, May 25.-At a meeting of
the board of directors of the Union Pa
cific railway company E. H. Hartman
was elected chairman of the executive
committee. The other mem bers of the
committee are: Winslow S. Pierce,
chairman of the board of general coun-
sci, ex-officio; Marvin Hughitt, Otto H.
Kahn. James Stillman.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Beautv 7. BIoCd Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. Ma
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy, liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body; Begin to-day to
and that sckly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
Cists satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Germany is learning what it means to
encounter somebody of her size. The
threat of her warship's commander to
force an entrance to Manila, ended right
there. The Kaiser will find that he is
not dealing with Haytf or China
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Emperor William distributed 10000
copies of Looking Backward among
his subjects and he has been kept busy
ever since trying to overcome the 1egiti-
mate consequences of his own act.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

No village belle ever had more suit
ors for her favor than has the United
States since that Manila affair.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

A German astronomer claims to have
discovered another moon. He should
change drinks at once
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

When the Sixth Massachusetts, pass
ed through Baltimore recently, it was
pelted with flowers. When the Sixth
Massachusetts passed through Balti-
more in 1861 it was pelted with brick
hats
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

The latest case of a lead pipe cinch''
comes from California, where thieves
stole 1,5OO coils of lead pipe from a
smelling works
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Perhaps Austria may make the shoot
ing of some of her people at Lattimer
during the coal strike a pretext for go
ing to war with US and assisting Spain.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

The detectives who are so successful
In catching Spanish spies, should be
sent in search of Spanish Warships.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Sampson must hurry up or the Dewey
babies will have such a start that the
Simpsons can never overtake them in
numbers.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Don Carlos is said to possess $50, ,000,-
600. Some Americans in his shoes would
be king of Spain in less than a month.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Nine hundred residents of Boston are
said to be engaged in writing for her
newspapers. One can hardly realize it
after seeing the papers.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Admiral Cervera is entitled to the
championship in the long distance run
ner class.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

If American women shall decide to
boycott the French milIiners, it may re-
suit in an improved style of hat.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

The pride which Spain has talked
about so much is probably that felt in
her record as sprinter.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
WESTERN LEAGUE.

KANSAS CITY II: INDIANAPOLIS IL
indianapolis, May 25.-Score:
Indianapolis .....OOOoO06 23-1 Is s
Kansas City .....0 O003O 1-12 II
Batteries-Phillips and Lynch; Egan and
Wilson.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Oneninr Dav,

Greatly reduced rates to Omaha via
the Union Pacific for the Opening Day
of the Trans-M Mississippi Exposition,
June /, 1898.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

To Cure Constt patton Forever
Take Cascarets Cand Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
II G. G. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

MILWAUKEE 6; OMAHA s.
Milwaukee, May 25.-Score:
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
BASEBALL NEWS.

BROOKLYN 6; CINCINNATI 8.
Cincinnati, May 25.-The Reds played
stupid ball and Brooklyn won. Attend
ance 1925. Score:
r. H. f.
Cincinanti ....o02 2O0O1oo-S s 3
Brooklyn ..-...0 o 2-6 13 3
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

Columbus, May 25-Colum bus -Minneap-
oils game postponed on account of rain.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
NEW YORK 6; LOUISVILLE 1.

LouisViIIe, May 25.-The Colonels could
not hit Meekin and the Giants had no
trouble in winning. Grady was put out
of the game and ordered off the field in
the second inning by Umpire Cushman for
disputing decision. Attendance 1,100.
Score:
r. H. E.
New York ........O1023 $4,000 O-6 Is
Louisville ......... o o D 0 0 o 0 O-1 6 o
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Dubuque, May 25.-Score:
Dubuque .........50O 07000-12 10 4
st. Joseph .........O 2 2O01 2-10 1S 2
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Hodge; Good
ell, Risley and Blanford.
Peoria, May 25-Score:
Peoria .............O O 2 2 % Is IA
Burlington ........O 0 OIL 0O5 OF
atteries-Quinn and McGinty; Ritter
and Williams.
Cedar Rapids, May 25.-Score:
Cedar Rapids ....5 900 0-12 Y
Ottumwa 20 0 o O.
Batteries-Norcom and Schrecongost;
Hackett, Nonemaker and Keene.
Rock Island, May 25.-Score:
Rock Island ...o111oo02o-
Quincy .............1 100 OOO023-6 3
Batteries-Young and Struss; Cooper and
LOhman.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

We never rode fifty miles on a train
IN our life that we did not see some one
with his shoes off.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
DETROIT 2; ST. PAUL 0.
troit, May 25.-ScOre:

Detroit ............O00O O2oOo*-2 2
| st. Paul .............O o 10000
! Batteries-Hahn and Twlneham; Cross
| and Spies.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
CLEYELAND 4: WAsHINGTON

CLEVELAND 4; WASHINGTON 0.
Cleveland, May 25-Evans was wild and
the Indians had easy time defeating
the Senators. Score:
R. H. E.
Cleveland .........o oOOoO31.I 9 0
Washington .......O o o o 1000 90 10 2
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
ST. LOUIS 12: BOSTON 10

st. Louis, May 25.-The Browns defeated
the Beaneaters by a streak of opportune
batting. George Decker was prostra ted
by heat he went to bat in the first in
ming and retired from the first base in IA
vor of Sugden. Attendance, 1900. Score:
R. H. E.
St. Louis .........2 o o 3 0 5 *-12 II 5
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

When the story of a girls marriag
gets out, she says: ''I Just knew D;
would go and blab it,"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

A smooth road never leads to success
and smooth sea never makes a skill
full navigator.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Tact is the title given to hypocrisy
when it is dressed in it's Sunday
clothes.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

How we wish when we make a blum
der in our work, that we could blame
1t on Spanish spy
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

Dubuque, May 25.-Score:
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

CFrom the Atchison GIobe.)
There is more work in the care of a
arden than in the care of twins.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

No woman should allow her friends
to call her Birdie after she has passed
sixteen