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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
Goes to Church.

tried different doctors and many proprie-
tary remedies, but was not benefited.
Last March l tried Dr. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People and before had finish
cd the first box L began to feel that they
were doing me good. l continued using
them and steadily grew better.
IL have used thirteen boxes of the pills
and to-day feel better than for the past IF
teen years. My appetite is good, feel
bright, cheerful and have a desire to live
and enjoy society.
II have been u member of the Methodist
church for many years, but for six years
was unable to attend. lam able now to at
lend the church services regularly and GER
tainly appreciate that privilege. consider
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
wonderful medicine and am confident no
other medicinecould have effected the Won
derful cure they have in my case" DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
composed of vegetable remedies that exert
a powerful Influence in purifying and en-
riching the blood thus curing many diseases.
The reason why a woman is shocked
at ballet is because she never realized
before that She had two legs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Is there any showing of increased
these figures?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

tendencies CT the gold standard, has
given little temporary relief But
the price for next falls crop will drop
to goldbug basis, where all other farm
products have remained. Then we shall
really begin to feel "the existing gold
standard"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
POINTS FROM THE PRESS,

1t is limited that the president and
his cabinet are feeding up on starch
to stiffen their back bones.-Bodie
Miner-lndeX
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Cotton is lower than ever before in
the history of this country. To those
goldbug organs that Indefinitely claim
big prices for hogs and cattle as re-
suit of Mckinley confidence, we desire
to quote some figures from the Kan.
sas City Daily Drovers Telegram of
January 81, 1898 That paper has tabu-
lated the average top prices for several
years, i. e., taking the higest price paid
for cattle and hogs each day, has struck
an average of such top prices for each
wear aS follows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

F." Notwith-
standing l am
81 x t fl v 9
y Q q r S o d,
have a pleas
; a n t b o IN Q
a n d G t b Q r
comforts, life
to me was far
rom enjoy
able, for all
other things
pale into in
sign iticance
when you are
without good
heal t b. [
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

The halfway decent price of wheat,
obtained by the farmers because Of a
worldwide shortage and in spite Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
BEATS EMPIRE EXPRESS.
Santa Fe Makes Extraordinary Time
Between La Junta and Dodge
Citv

The Santa Fe east bound limited
train No. 4 made a remarkably fast
run between La Junta and Dodge City
yesterday.
This is the piece of track over which
General Superintendent Nudge intends
to run a train at no far distant date
with the expectation of breaking the
worlds record for speed.
The train left La Junta at $50 a, rn
five hours and five minutes late, and
arrived at Dodge City, POP miles away,
at 12:37 o'clock, having made up 43 min
utes in that distance.
This was an average running time of
53.5 miles per hour No special arrange
ments were made for fast running, and
the usual stops were made. This is
faster time than is made by the EN-
pire State express on its trip from New
York to Buffalo.
Engineer Parr, with engine 382, and
Conductor Helm, were in charge of the
train. The train was made of five cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07

reproduce the property even on the
present cost of building and equipping
it is hard to see any Justice in attack
ing the railroads or reducing rates of
transportation. The action of the gov
ernor will not meet the approval of the
people of Kansas"
Cyrus Leland said: ''Leedy is indulg-
ing in some more political buncOm be,
but this is the most gigantic effort he
has yet made to fool the people. The bill
which he now proposes and prOmul-
gates as an imperial edict is but little
different from that which he vetoed.
That bill, as I remember it, gave the
commissioners power to do all these
things.
Every man in Kansas knows that
there is no demand for a special session
of the legislature to enact railroad leg
islatiOn. Leedy has not acted in re
spOnse to the demands of men who ship
the freight in Kansas. The biggest
yaWp comes from those who do not ship
a pound The idea of such men infiu-
encing a governor to call at $75, 900 ses-
sion of the legislature IS too preposter-
Gus to receive consideration by the peo-
pie.
There is no emergency calling for a
special session of the legislature. The
state treasury has been compelled to
stand a deficit which the Populists
caused in increasing the expenditures
and decreasing the revenues. Where
will the money come from to pay this
expense? From the people, of course
Then they are entitled to a voice in
saying whether or not q special session
should be held. They have been given
no such opportunity. The governor has
summoned the members of the legiSla-
ture to his office and labOred with them
with the hope of securing the passage
of a rantanl1erous, unjust and terrific
railroad law, but they have refused.
He now takes advantage of the situa-
ton by publicly unloading his own
weakness upon the members, asking
honest men to come to q session of
the legislature and acknowledge that
they were wrong and that he only is in
the right. The men who opposed Leedy
have as much right to their opinion now
as they did a year ago, and no self-re-
Specting man can retain his manhood
and integrity by now responding to the
crack of Mr.. Little's Whip-beg pardon
the governors whip. The plan pro-
mulgated by the governor is bun
cOmbe''
Judge A. B. Quinton said: 'Legisla-
lures as a rule may be defined as nui-
sances. If the law permitted them to
meet but once in five years, 1 think 1t
would be better for the state"
A Democrat in the pension office who
cannot talk for publication" said:
1.-THE calling of the legislature will be
the last service over the remains of the
Populist administration. Leedy has
some show of reelection, but if he pro-
poses to jam a special session down the
throats of the people and compel them
to dig down into their pockets to foot
the bills, there will be just revolt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07

fund by Mr.. c. J. Devlin, president of
the Mt. Carmel Coal company.
The subscription was made for the
auditorium Internationally, regardless
of where it might be determined to
erect the building, but Mr.. DeVlin sta
ted that personally he was decidedly in
favor of the City park as a site for the
building.
This is the largest subscription re-
ceived so far for the auditorium fund.
1t was secured by Mr.. Edward Wilder
late Saturday evening, and was given
by Mr.. Devlin without moments hes
itancy. In pledging the amount Mr..
Devlin said:
Il am in favor of the auditorium un-
conditionally, and will give this amount
toward the fund for its erection regard
less of the site decided upon. Topeka
needs an auditorium probably more
than any other Improvement and I want
to see one built within this year. Per-
sopally 1 am in favor of placing the
building in the City park. BY erecting
it there the expense of purchasing
ground is done away with, and you also
have considerable amount to start
with. There is more ground for the
building there than in any other central
location in the city, and it can be set
far enough back in the park so that the
noises of the street will not be audible
in the interior of the building. This, I
think, would be a great drawback to a
building on any of the uptown sites.
While I want to see an auditorium no
matter where it may be built, I would
much prefer to see the City park de-
termined upon as the site for the build
ing
Mr.. Devlin has at all times been iden-
titled with the movements for the bet
terment of Topeka. He stated not long
ago that it was his intention to make
the bulk of all his investments in the
future in Topeka, and inside of the next
two months will commence the erection
of a handsome office building at the
corner of Eighth and Jackson streets.
His subscription of $500 to the auditor
ium fund marks him as one of the fore
most promoters of TOpeka's welfare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
KANSAS SALOON WAR.
D. C. Miner Gives His Impressions in
a Chicago Paper.

Chicago, Feb. I'd. c. Miner has writ
ten the following letter to the Times-Her-
aid:
The people of Kansas are engaged in a
great struggle with the lawless liquor
forces of the United States. Eighteen
years ago the people by their own vote
made prohibition part of the organic law
of the state. During the last week there
was a meeting at Topeka of the State
Temperance union for the special purpose
of stirring up sentiment for the advance
ment of Temperance and the enforcement
of law.
Among the speakers at the meeting was
Bishop John H. Vincent, one of the most
noted and honored citizens of our coun-
try. The only reference to this great con-
vention in the papers of Chicago was
telegram yesterday morning stating that
Bishop Vincent urged Crusade against
chewing gum 1t was evidently meant
by the one who sent the dispatch to try
to ridicule the work of the convention
and was an insult to the good people en-
gagged in the work of reform.
Bishop Vincent made a dignified and
able address, discussing the need of main
tanning the majesty of the law and urg-
ing the agitation of the question of tenn
perance in connection with daily life. He
incidentally referred to the chewing gum
habit illustrating the need of care in
the formation of habits.
Kansas is simply trying to do what En-
glewood and Evanston are laboring to
accomplish in the protection of the home
from the saloon. In one case it is local
option by the state and in the other by
the city or ward.
Is it not a significant event that the last
Chicago grand jury. after calling attention
to the fact that the saloons are the breed
ing places of crime. declared that the
regulation, not to say the obliteration, of
the saloons would cause an enormous
saving in county expenses and the lessen
ing of public taxes?
Kansas in it's conflict with the saloon
power is suffering like Chicago from rec
reant officials who forget their oaths of
office, and instead of suppressing vile
places wink at their outlawry.
D. c. MILNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
LOTS OF SITES.
Mr.. P. G. Noel Makes Some Sugges-
tions Full of Wisdom.

While unable because of his illness
to take any active part in the auditor
ium agitation, Mr.. P. G. Noel is great
ly interested in the matter He says
that above all things Topeka needs an
auditorium and should have it within
the year
In speaking on the question of a site
for the building Mr.. Noel said today:
1t seems plain to me that in the dis
cussiOn of an uptown site none other
than the southeast corner of Seventh
and Van Buren streets has been men
toned. There are at least 100 uptown
sites that 1 think are more preferable
to this corner, and that can be secured
at as low figure. If we are going to
build the auditorium up town why not
get up competition on the site
For instance, what's the matter with
any Of the other three corners at Sew
enth and Van Buren streets. To me
any of the three would be better for
the building than the southeast corner
And what's the matter with the Veale
corner at Seventh and Quincy streets
There is a central location for you
This thing of getting the impression
that there is TO be but one site for the
building is all fOOlishness. Get I'D a
competition on the sites, and competi-
ton will have the same effect in this
particular as it has in all others, a re-
duction of the price. Personally 1 am
in favor of building the auditorium up
town, but am also in favor of making
the best investment possible for the
PitV''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
LIKE TINDER
The Great Wooden HOtelSAIOng
the Beach Front
At Atlantic City, n. J., Are
Burning.
Academy of Music, Bryn MaWr
Hotel and Board Walk
DeVOured by the Flames Which
Are Beyond Control.

Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. IA big fire
is raging on the beach front.
1t broke out at 8:45 o'clock this morn
ing in the Academy of Music, a large
frame structure located between New
York and Kentucky avenues on the
beach.
This was destroyed in a few minutes
and the Bryn Mawr hotel was also de-
By $3.50 a. m. the flames were far from
being under control. The board walk
was on fire and is still burning.
The entire block, bounded by New
York and Kentucky avenues on the east
and West and Pacific avenue and the
beach on the north and south, contain
ing dozens of big hotels and dwellings,
is in danger of being burned.
LATER-The fire which originated in
the Academy of Music this morning de-
StrOyed a half block of buildings entail
ing a loss of about $65,000 before being
got under control.
The origin of the fire is mystery.
officer Robinson discovered smoke issu-
ing from under the board walk in front
of the Academy of Music. A general
alarm was sent in, but before the en-
gines arrived the Academy of Music
was enveloped in flames. The fire
spread to LapreS confectionery store,
and then communicated to the rear OF
the Bryn Mawr hotel. The flames quick
ly spread to Bacharach's furnishing
store, Rutter's school of phrenology.
Myers photograph gallery, the Gold
establishment and a portion of the Wit
ascope parlors on the board walk.
For a time it looked as though the
Berkley hotel, the largest hOstelry on
the avenue, would surely be destroyed
The rear of the hotel adjoined the burn
ed buildings, and the stiff westerly wind
famed the flames toward the big house.
Several lines of hose were run out the
hotel windows and the side of the build
ing and surrounding property was thor
oughly drenched. The guests in the
Berkley hotel hurriedly packed their
clothing and prepared for hasty exit.
but the wind shifted at this time, and
this alone saved the hotel
The floor of the big board walk for
distance of half a square was so badly
damaged by the flames thattit will have
to be rebuilt.
The heaviest losers are
Academy of Music, $4,000; insurance
small, owned by Joseph Fralinger.
I.apres' confectionery store, $1,000
Gold Mine baths, $4,000; owned by ).
S. Mervine.
Stewart McShea, household goods, 81
600.
Bryn Mawr hotel, $4,000.
Bacharach's furniture store, Sl,0OO.
Owing to the fact that the property
destroyed was all beach front buildings,
there is very little insurance, the in
s1rance companies refusing to take the
risks except at very high rates
The Academy of Music was destroyed
by fire in 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
SALE OF KANSAS CENTRAL.
Decree Wasn't Entered Today as An
ticipated for Reasons Not Yet
Ascertained.

circuit court of appeals was to have
been in Topeka today to enter the de-
cree on the foreclosure of the Kansas
Central railroad but he did not come.
Clerk Sharitt of the federal court went
to the depot to meet him and every
thing was in readiness for the formal
recording of the decree.
N. H. LOomis received a telegram
Sunday from Judge Sanborn inquiring
whether he had received copy of the
proposed decree and Mr.. LOOMS an
swered that he had not and this fact
may be responsible for the delay. The
entering of the decree is a fOrmality
necessary as a preliminary to the sale.
1t recites the terms upon which the
road is to be sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
GETTING BRISK.
Offers of Money and Real Es-
tate Coming In.
Mr.. G. J. DevIin Gives $500
Cash Down.
HIS OWN PREFERENCE
Is For the City Park, But is
Not Particular.
Mrs Sails 0ffQVsC
HIS OWN PREFERENCE
Mrs. Sells-Greenspan Offers l.
900 Acres Near Garden City.

The interest in the auditorium ques-
ton still keeps up.
The objection to the site of the old
rink near the Edison Electrical Ligh-
ting have not been removed and cannot
be for the noise made by the machinery
is so deafening in the evening that
speaker could not be heard 80 feet away
No offer for the donation of some 9TH
er up town site or even for this site has
yet been made, and the association is
preparing to commence the work of
raising subscriptions to build the audi
torium in the City Park-or some better
location if donated.
The latest offer is in the shape of a
proposition from Mrs. Sells -Greenspan
to donate LOCO acres of land seven miles
from Garden City to the Auditorium as
sociation in the event that the auditor
ium is located at City Park.
Mr.. Greenspan said: ''The land is
worth at least Sc an acre and we will
give the Auditorium association a deed
to it as soon as we are assured that the
building will be placed in the City
Park
Banker John r. Mu1vane has made
an offer of 80 acres of Wabaunsee cOun-
ty land toward securing the location at
the corner of Seventh and Jackson
streets.
The Auditorium association may soon
be compelled to open a real estate Of
fee. What is needed more than any
thing else is money. There must neces-
sarily be some delay in dispOsing of real
estate Please do not offer land, unless
it can be converted into money readily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
THE RIGHT SORT OF TALK.
Location Discussion Should Not De
feat the Whole Project.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
The terms of my subscription and of
other proposed subscriptions to the
auditorium fund have been misunder-
stood.
Profoundly impressed with the i'm
pOrtance of such a building in Topeka
and also with the fact that the task of
raising sufficient money both to pur-
chase a suitable site and also to erect
and furnish a suitable building would
be utterly hopeless, my subscription
was made to the building fund, proyid-
ed a site was donated either by the city
or by any other party.
If another site other than that of
Riverside park is donated, which is
more accessible and nearer the center
of population, then so much the better,
and our subscriptions will apply to a
building on such other site
What Topeka most needs is an audi
torium. It's precise location is a mat
ter of small Importance, provided a do
mated site can be had which is fairly
central and accessible. What is most
to be feared now is that the question of
location is being pushed to the front as
a convenient refuge for those who seek
an excuse for giving nothing under any
circumstances.
NORRTS T CAGE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
F0OLISHNTESS.
The People of Kansas Do Not
Want
Thousands of Dollars Wasted in
an Extra Session,
Called For Political Effect and
Nothing Else.
IT INVITES DEFEAT
For the Governor Who Calls 1t
and Makes
Easy Sailing For Republicans
in the Coming Campaign.
EVER READY BLUNDER
To Which POpuIist Management
is So Subject
Seems Now About to Be Com
mitted Again.
EVER READY BLUNDER
To Which POpuIist Management
is So Subject
Seems Now About to Be Com
mitted Again.

Some person lacking greatly in polit-
zeal judgment seems to be in charge Of
the line of policy of the Populist state
administration.
The proposition to call the legislature
together at this late day, will meet with
a loud and energetic protest from all
the people of the state regardless Of
party, who hate to see the public money
wasted on a session of the legislature
that there is absolutely no public de-
mand for.
No one. except he be a politician,
cares anything about a special session.
If any apparent desire for a special ses-
sion should be worked up, it will be
because one set of politicians thinks it
will help them politically and another
thinks it Will hurt the other fellows.
From vigorous protest, the people
will pass to angry indignation, and Gov.
Leedy will be turned down with such a
resounding thud by the voters that
he viii scarcely recover his breath for
some years.
The people don't want an extra ses-
sion of the legislature. No possible
move Of the administration could result
IN making it. more unpopular
Already, hardworking Republicans
who had begun to realize that the cam
paign was to be a close one. are BEGIN
ming to smile broadly and ease up on
the strain of the. contest. They rea-
lie that the enemy's general is about
to turn the flank of his forces to the
fire of their guns. and before the can
nOnade is over, they will have the
"triune' party in fun flight.
As shrewd POpulists have put it Gov
44eedy's policy Of letting the prosperity
OF the business and material interests
of the state make his campaign for him
was doing good work but with that
great capacity of doing the wrong thing
at the critical moment which charac-
terlzes so many POpulist leaders, he is
now about to open his mouth and place
his foot in it.
The public naturally says, If your
legislature couldn't pass suitable rail-
road legislation a year ago. and be-
came a nest of corrupt boodlers whv
convene it again? The same influences
that prevailed then will prevail now
ana the result viii be the same"
Republicans are rejoicing and well
they may, for the calling of the session
OF the legislature by Gov Leedy is a
clearing away of the clouds that seemed
10 mover about the chances of Repub-
Hcan success.
All good Republicans ought to hail
IoE- Leedy's S proposed move with loud
acclaim. -'-- 4Oo41
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
JOINTISTS GROW MERRY
At the Expense of the Religious Ele-
ment of Topeka

Tt is said that the Topeka jointist
who hung out a sign during the State
Temperance convention that out OF
respect for the State Temperance union
this saloon will be closed today and to-
morrow" has issued a call for all To-
peka jointists to close their places OF
business on Sunday morning from 1O;5O
to 1890 in order to allow their patrons,
and also the bar tenders, to go to
church When asked about it one To-
peka jointlst said with that well worn
phrase as an introduction, You know l
am not running a joint and do not
know anything about it-but 1 went TO
church the other day and saw several
bar tenders there and, well, quite
crowd of our regular patrons. / do not
think that it is necessary for US to close
for two hours on Sunday morning as
we close at o'clock in the evening on
Sunday and that gives the bar tenders
and patrons a chance to attend the y
P S c. E. meeting and the evening
services"
Another jointist said: Il don't know
who it was that hung out that sign
but whoever it was he has not said
anything to US about closing Sunday
morning. We, of course, would be glad
to accommodate our patrons and would
close if they demanded it in order to
give them an opportunity to go to
church"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07
NOW THERE'S TROUBLE.
Auditor Pagan and County Commits
sioners Encounter the New
Fee Bill

Auditor Pagan and the board ofcoun-
ty commissioners are wrestling with
the first set of reports since the new fee
bill went into effect and there is no end
of trouble
Auditor Pagan first encountered Pro-
pate Judge DOlman, who demands that
he be allowed his salary of $65 a month
under the old fee BILL in addition to the
fees.
Mr.. Pagan holds that he is entitled
only to fees and not to the salary under
the old law.
Another point of difference is with
Sheriff Cook. He claims a fee of 81. so
but Mr.. Pagan holds that he is to be
allowed only for opening court on the
first day of each month and when he is
called in by the probate judge
The justices are still claiming fees for
issuing warrants and subpoenas, which
Mr.. Pagan holds they are not entitled
to.