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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
DOWN IN OLD MEXICO.
The Chicago Team Will Probably Do
It's Training.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-President James A
Hart, of the Chicago baseball club, has
returned to the city from his trip to
the City of Mexico. 1t was cOmbi-
nation trip, for while away on his va
cation the head of the team was looking
about for a good place for the men to
practice next spring.
He was unsuccessful on settling on
sary qualifications of an ideal training
looked after that it is next to impossible
to get the right spot.
There is a little place called Hudson
Hot Springs, in the northwestern part
of New Mexico, that offers just what we
want for one thing. There are no
grounds there, and l was unable to get
a promise from the management of the
resort that a place would be construct
ed for us if we agreed to come" the
management said today.
THE proprietor of the hotel at Hud-
son does not care to undertake anything
in the baseball way unless he can make
a success of it and have it for a standing
advertisement for the resort. That is
why he is hesitating about it. If we
can induce him to take a large party
like the team will be and construct suit
able grounds there is good reason for
thinking We will go there next spring.
Mr.. Hart was accompanied on his
trip by Harry Pulliam, president of the
Louisville team. He will remain in
this city until ready to start for the
league meeting in New York Next
month
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
Is Fleeeed by ShreWd Stock
Manupilators
E. N. Cook Beats the Stock Elk
change at Its Own Game
OUT OF OVER $4,000.
Cook Had Two COnfederates In
the Scheme.
The Deal Was in Eastern Ele-
vator Stocks.

New York, Nov. 29.-Wan street has
been beaten at its own game. Such
manipulation as was done in the stock
OF the Eastern Elevator company of
Buffalo by rank outsiders seems to have
taken the breath away from the aver
age Wall street operator, as well as
taken many dollars out Of the bank
accounts of others.
Details Of this deal were made public
today when Chairman Mcclure of the
Stock Exchange announced from the
rostrum the suspension Of Isaac B.
Newcombe for one year and Edwin w.
Orvis for one month.
These brokers were charged with
making fictitious quotations in Eastern
Elevator stock on the floor Of the ex-
change.
Early in the summer dapper-looking
man giving the name Of Edward N.
Cook called at the office of a Well-knOWn
brokerage firm, desiring to open an
account. He gave as a reference the
name of a relative who is a partner in
one of the largest firms in this city. His
account was accepted and a margin of
5 per cent deposited against all his
trades. He bought st. Paul, Burlington,
one or two other standard stocks, and
200 shares OF the Eastern Elevator
stock.
From this beginning his trades be-
came quite large, though with each or
aGL SNuEI SECURITIES ne never 4d4iG0
to slip in one for Eastern Elevator
stock. Little by little he closed out his
holdings Of the standard stocks, but
never gave any order to sell the als-
VatOr shares.
Finally 1t was discovered by the firm
that it was carrying about 800 shares
of this practically unknown stock ON an
average margin of 10 per cent.
This was the method pursued with
several other houses in Wall street.
Cook was joined in his scheme by Geo.
H. Lee, who lived at the WaldOrf-As-
toria during his stay in this city, and
by a man named Mcdonald, all of
whom have disappeared. The profit
which the ''mRnipulators'' secured came
out Of the brokers in the following man
uer:
Cook, for example. owned 1000 shares
of elevator stock, which cost him, say,
$50 per share. He gave an order to a
broker to buy the stock for him, deposit
ing 10 points margin in $40, 900. At the
same time another broker-Newcombe-
was ordered to sell the stock, obtaining
would be $50, 900 original investment and
$4,000 margin, making a total Of $780,
OO0-the broker provided $50, 600 OF the
purchase price The broker selling the
stock would receive the full sos, 900 ,IeaV-
ing a net profit to Cook of $50, 900.
AS no effort was made to protect the
purchasing broker from loss when the
stock dropped out OF sight the broker
hold the certificates and Cook has the
cash.
He and his friends succeeded IN sell
ing about $500 shares and taking fully
$4,000 out of the brokers' pockets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
UNIONIZE NEGRO MINERS.
Labor Leaders See No other Solution
to Pana, Ill, Situation.

Springfield, Ill. Nov. 29.-The proposition
TO untonize the negro miners who are en-
plcyed at the Pana coal mines is to be
seriously discussed by the officials Of the
United Mine Workers state organization
1t Is expected the proposition will meet
with bitter and determined opposition
when it comes up. but it is believed the
organization will have to come to it
sooner or later.
The lack Of organization and purpose
On the part Of the men who are in charge
of the situation for the union men is
alone responsible for the talk OF mission
airy work among the negroes, for the
Pana leaders have created the impression
that they are unable to do anything to-
ward getting rid of the Alabama miners.
Mr.. Burke stated that he had heard the
talk Of unionizing the negro miners, but
he was not prepared to give the scheme
his approval.
THE impression has gone OUT said the
organizer, that the union is fighting these
outside men simply because they are
black. This is not true. The union is
fuH OF colored men and they are as loyal
as any men that belong to the organiza,-
ton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
" Probably no single drug

"Probably no single drug
is employed in nervous dis
eases with effects SO mark
edly beneficial as those of
cod-liver OIL
These are the words of
an eminent medical teacher.
Another says: The by
pophOsPhites are generally
acknowledged as valuable
nerve tones"
Both these remedies are
combined in SCOTS Emul-
sion. Therefore, take it
for nervousness, neuralgia,
sciatica, insomnia and brain
exhaustion.
soc. and &r.eo, all druggists.
SCOTT d BOVINE, Chszalstss New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
MRS. WILMERDING SANE.
Commission Finds the Great-Grand-
daughter of Commodore Van
derbiIt Sound of Mind.

New York. Nov. 2e.-The commission
appointed to pass upon the sanity of Mrs.
Jack Wilmerding, the daughter of the
late Vanderbilt Allen and the great
granddaughter Of Commodore Vanderbilt,
met IN the supreme court at White Plains
today and heard expert testimony for and
against her release from BlOOmingdale
asylum.
DR.. Landon c. Gray, Dr. George W. ia
cobb and DR.. Carleton Simon, specialists
in mental diseases, testified that she is
now perfectly sane and capable OF caring
for herself.
She says she is well. and she looks it.
13r1ght-eyed and rosy-cheeked, she looked
her old self today she sat in the court
room chatting with her laWyerE-her old
self grown a trif1e stOuter
Dr.. Cray was the first witness. He had
studied the history of Mrs. Wilmerding's
case, he said, and she was suffering from
an acute form of alcoholic insanity when
she was admitted to the asylum and for
some time afterward4 when she wrote the
incoherent letters which were read at a
previous, meeting of the commission. DR..
Gray said he believes she is now perfectly
sound mentally and that she never had
Darauoia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
$3.50 FOR A HUSBAND
Is Offered by a st. Louis Young
Woman i'm Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Nov. ga prepossessing
young lady entered the Palace hotel
Saturday and registered as Miss Ben
nett Pike, st. Louis. She paid two days
board in advance. No sooner had she
been assigned to a room and comforts,-
bly, located than she addressed a
strange request to the editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
In substance, 1t was that she wanted
a husband badly Her request could
not be compiled with at once. but sew
eraI reporters called singly shortly af-
ter and represented themselves as the
man wanted.
The young lady said that she was
employed as a typewriter in the st.
Louis branch of the American Cotton
company Of New York. but had left her
position in the former city, and was en-
route to the metropolis to accept a po-
sitiOn with the principal house.
She did not like to enter life there
without a helpmate, as, according to
her theory, a married woman enjoys
greater privileges and has some stand
ing. She had heard that Cincinnati
was overlooking with young marriagea-
Bile bachelors, and she wanted one Of
them.
She was willing to pay as high as
$3.50 to the right man. After the cere-
mony he had the right to go his way
with the money. She was to take the
marriage certificate and proceed to
Gotham.
A number OF applicants for the $3.50
passed in review, but mono was salts
factory. She is still single. The girl
appears to be thoroughly in earnest in
her strange whim. She was perfectly
ladylike, however, and appeared to be
laboring under a nervous strain.
st. Louis, Nov. 29.-Nrs. Abbie Pike,
the widowed mother of the young wo-
man who has been acting strangely in
1nf n "a
explanation of her daughters conduct.
When seen at the family residence, 1877
Windsor place, Mrs. Pike could hardly
believe the story though she had fear
ed that everything was not as it should
be- She says her daughter is OF a. nerV-
Gus temperament.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
PRICE OF BRIDES GOES UP.
squaw Men of the Chickasaw Nation
Must Pay 5000 Hereafter For
Their Lady Loves.

Muscogee, I. T, Nov. 2s.-The squaw
man in the Indian Territory hereafter
will not be able to marry his Indian
bride without paying high for the priv
ilege. The ChickaSaW legislature has
passed a law whose object is to put a
stop to the practice of white men mar
rying Indian women.
Usually the squaw man is a pretty
poor lot He takes his Indian bride,
knowing that he has a snug little bit of
property as her share In the tribal
lands. He is a loafer and an idler. The
Indian lawmakers have now fixed up
law to tax every white man $500 when
he marrieS an Indian
At the last tribal election the full
bloods for the first time in twenty years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
SILVER LIGHTS MEET.
Teller, Towne and AltgeId Hold
Secret Conference in Chicago.


Secret Conference in Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. Ex-senator Henry NJ
Teller, of Colorado, and ex-Congress-
man Charles A. Towne, Of Duluth,
Mimi, national leader of the Silver Re
publican party, held a two hours con-
ference today with Ex-Governor AItgeId.
Senator Teller left for Washington and
Congressman Towne for Minnesota.
Parture were the cause Of much spec
ulation among politicians.
That their meeting in Chicago was
prearranged and that their interview
with Ex-Governor Altgeld was by ap-
pointment was practically admitted.
Local party leaders were disposed to be-
Heve that Senator Teller and Mr.. Towne
are prepared to organize q National
Silver Republican party to succeed to
the scattered assets of the nearly de-
funct POpulist party. The Silver Repub-
ucans have local organizations every
where and a few western state organfza-
tions. In Illinois the organizations are
confined to cities.
Senator Teller is said to be in favor
of calling a national conference or con-
ventiOn within the next three months
to perfect an organization to extend into
every state and territory His under
lying purpose is to have the nucleus of
national organization that may be use
full two years hence.
Senator Teller and Mr.. ToWne also
considered with Mr.. AItgeld the work
being done by the ways and means COM
mittee under the direction of General
Manager Harvey. They were assured
that the collection Of a campaign fund
for the cause of silver was going for
ward at a good rate. 1t was believed
that their visit had to do with Senator
Teller's retirement from the ways and
means committee and the substitution
of Mr.. Towne. The Colorado senator
has tried to lay down his membership
of the committee. General Manager
Harvey has preferred that Mr.. Towne
be put on to represent the Silver Re
publicans, because he as a younger and
more active man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29

then have made life a burden for the
halfbreeds and squaw men. Many laws
have been passed detrimental to their
interests, but the most effective action
of all was taken when the price of a
marriage license was raised from $50 to
$500. This is only applicable to white
Considering, however, that the average
ChickasaW girl has tribal property to
the value of $4,000, the price of a mar
rage license may not yet affect the
shrewd spectators who have been mar
rying this Chickasaw bellies for revenue
only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
$4,000 COURTING.
Miss Gehring of Reading, Pa, Gets
Damages for Years of Waiting.

Damages for Years of Waiting.
Reading, Pa, Nov 2s.-The verdict
Of $500 yesterday to Sophia Gehring
for her twenty-two-year courtship in
vain ended an odd love story revealed
in court before Judge Endlich. Daniel
Mayer was the defendant. His mother
Mayer and Miss Gehring became
acquainted In 1875. Twenty-Five years
ago Mayer began paying attentions to
her and at the close Of the first year
he proposed marriage to her. She &C
cepted him. Mayer made a. condition
that he would not marry until his
widowed mother died. She was then in
feeble health. Miss Gehring agreed to
this, because she was then but 20
years of age.
WIDOW Mayer became stronger, and
she continued living. Mayer continued
tent to continue waiting. Year after
year rolled around, and the couple saw
each other growing old, but the Widow
Mayer continued living, and her son
would not marry until she died. The
widow lived until 1897, when she died,
and then Miss Gehring looked to her
lover who was then so years old, to
keep his word. He said he would. After
his mothers funeral he bought house
on North Ninth street and said he'd
start a bakery.
The day was set for the wedding, but
when it arrived Mayer again asked for
q poStponement. Later, Miss GehrinS
says, Mayer told her he did not intend
to get married at all, because he had
such pain in his head" Miss Geh-
ring told him If he didn't keep his word
he'd get more pain in his entire body
in court. Then she wept, and Mayer
said he pitied her. Next he told her
that he'd rather pay her than marry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29

EDSaEA The bud is more cas-
R$f0E tly blghted than the
80 full blown rose. A
Re - young girl is more sus-
E - ceptible to weakness
az - and disease that will
MA {y wreck her in a woman
GLM " way than she is after
V9FsggIP she has attained to healthy
N4NX womaRhood. Thousands of
sv5iIF women have their lives
%HNNH wrecked by troubles of this
aHlil \ delicate description be-
SHUN | I cause of their own ignoT-
UDIl \ ance and the prudery Of
eA HNU h I their mothers.
HUH VIZ Whenever the wander
HtU n | ling demon of i'll health
NHlUI I \ finds ship adr1ft upon
EBFIHI the sea of ignorance, he
IfiHI l } steps On board, takes
N4IJlV " the helm, and steers
straight for the mael-
strorn of death. The young
woman who has not been taught the ueces-
sity of taking care Of her health IN a won1-
anly way is a ship adrift upon the sea Of
ignorance. Diseases that will wreck her fut-
ure happiness will soon assume command.
Young women who suffer from weakness
and disease peculiar to their sex live under
q terrible nervous tension, and if they
escape death are always threatened with
insanity. The whole nervous system is
affected by the constant drag and drain
upon the delicate and feminine organs.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the
one perfect and unfailing specific for every
arrangement ana QlSOTQeT OF THIS QGSCI1D-
ton It fits a woman for wifehood and
motherhood 1t is the best of all known
nerve touics. It is the discovery of one of
the most eminent and skillful specialists
IN disease of women
Twas troubled three years with female weak
ness" writes Miss Ellen Otey, of Bedford City,
Bedford Co., Va I had two physicians, but
neither did me any good I was troubled with
pains in my left side all the time. When it was
time for nay monthly periods thought would
die with pains in my back and stomach. also
had chills. could not get up without fainting.
Finally took three bottles of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription and two Of his Golden Med
zeal Discovery do not have any pains at all
and am in better health now than ever was
An my life"
How to preserve health and beauty are
told in Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser. It is
free For a paper-covered copy send II
one-eerl stamps, 10 coz'eT MAILING only;
cloth binding, 81 stamps. Address d..
& V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-29
NEW TURN TABLE.
Missouri Pacific Makes an Improve
ment at Atchison.

Atchison, Nov. ga message has been
received announcing that new 56-foot
turn-table has been shipped to the Mis-
souri, Pacific shops in this city. It will
table is not large enough to turn the
largest engines in use by the company.
The new turn-ta-bls is large enough to turn
a Pullman car.
Three days will be required to put in the
turn-tabIe. During these three days en-
gines will be turned at the Y at the
union depot, for which service the Mis-
souri, Pacific will pay the Union Depot
company Is cents fer each enigma.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
Paid the Penalty.

We learn that one George Mitchell, of
Ohio, who was among the party CT ten
derfeet setting out, for the Giggings at
Snyder's Falls week ago, has
been found dead in a snowdrift and the
body robbed of the FIVE cigars and two
plugs of tobacco which he exhibited
here. He had with him the sum of $500,
but this was not taken. He was told by
parties here, who offered him S. apiece
for the cigars, that he would sooner or
later fall a victim, but he professcd to
be perfectly able to take care OF him
self. we have been smoking sawdust
and chewing bark for the last two
weeks, and should we run across a man
with cigars and tobacco in mis- pocket
we don't believe that we could hold our
self-Klondike Hustler.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
4 MARYLAND CUCTOM.
Started by EIischfevous Young Men
Who Crow to Warn Late
Sitting Lovers.

"The cry of 'cock-a-doodle-doo,' in
imitation of the Growing rooster" says
an observant resident of Maryland,
'has been put to good use in my section
of the state. Some months ago party
of young people came to the conclusion
that it would be we'll to give courting
couples hint that the hour was grow
ing late by growing as they passed
houses in which lights in the parlor
indicated that sweet things were being
said. At first the growing was not in
dulged in until II o'clock arrived, but
during the winter evenings, when
nights were long, the hour was antici-
pated, and recently bellies and beaux
who feared to be crowed at have closed
their sessions by ten O'Clock. The boys,
however, have not ceased to crow, and
many as they drive along the roads
make practice of growing if they
see light in house after nine o'clock.
The chickens themselves have been ed
ucated by this practice, and the cocks,
which heretofore have remained quiet
till after midnight, now commence
growing at any hour after nightfall if
they hear horse trotting along the
road. So we'll understood is the hint
conveyed by q young man growing
that spoony couples will sober down at
the least indication that Grower is
about.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
Haddock Fillets.

Procure two large, fresh haddocks,
wash and dry them carefully, and cut
off the heads, tails and fms. and remove
tie backbones. Divide each fish into
four portions, dust with -four, and dip
them in well-beaten egg. Cover thick
ly with brown breaderumbs, and when
scme fat is boiling hot in frying pan,
put the pieces in and fry them CAREFUL
ly. Beef suet will be found quite the
best fat in which to cook any fish. In
cooking turn the pieces several times,
so that they may brown Oh both sides.
Drain on blotting paper when finished,
and serve with a shrimp sauce if de-
sired.-Boston Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1898-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Hawaii is without a tramp, beggar

Hawaii is without tramp, beggar
or a poorhouse.
A fad with some fashionable ladies
is to have their pet dogs dyed, About
every second month the dye has to
be renewed.
Two-thirds of the letters which pass
through the post Offices of the world
are written by or sent to people who
speak English.
The average cost of an outfit for the
Alaskan gold fields is about $3.50. To
this must be added the fare and the sum
to be paid for freight,
A fresh water well on Sabiel Island,
Florida, was about to be used for ir-
rigating purposes, when it mysterious
" changed to sulphur water.
Every prince of Wales is considered of
age Immediately after birth, and a
chair is placed for him on the right
of the throne in the house Of lords.
A tricycle. cab is in use in Berlin.
The passenger sits in front, on seat
over the two wheels. The driver sits
over the rear wheel, and works the
pedals.
A law of New Zealand awards pen
sion of 93S annually to every respect
able person who has attained the age
of 65, and has resided 20 years in the
colony.
Frozen meat is exported in large
quantities from New Zealand 10 Europe.
In the former country there are % es-
adjustments in which the meat is arti-
icially frozen,
Oscar Wild was recently askedi "How
are English prisoners treated?" why"
he responded, England treats her pris=
oners SO badly that she does not de-
serve to have any,"
Tamie David, native Hindoo, lost
caste by engaging in the sale of liquor
in Ceylon. He is now convert to Chris
tianity, and is trying to Christianize
the Christians in Chicago.
In beer=drinking contest for $40
at Union Hill, N. j., Matthias Semmer-
man drank SO glasses of lager, six more
than his competitor, George Bertrand.
The contest lasted three hours.
A ton of Atlantic water, when evap-
GRATED, yields 81 pounds of salt; ton
of Pacific water, 70 poundsi ton OF
Arctic or Antarctic water, IS pounds;
a ton of water from the Dead sea, 1877
pounds.
To annoy his relatives, man in Niles,
Mich, left most of his estate, valued at
$1,000, to circus. They will contest
the will and the lawyers will have a
circus. and probably gobble all the
property.
Female spies, acting in the interest of
the Spaniards, are numerous in Havana.
They ingratiate themselves into the
favor OF suspected Americans, and en-
deayor to purloin compromising cor
respondepce,