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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
UNFAIR BOX RENT RATES.
Postof1ce Department Has Discovered
"Most fragrant Injustice" in
the Collection of Rents.

Washington, May 4.-After considera-
BILE investigation, the postoff1ce depart
ment at Washington has obtained GER
tain data. a comparison of which
shows that for years past the people
have been subjected to most fragrant
injustice in the collection of rent for
mail boxes in postOffices. A general
revision of box rent has therefore been
begun, and it will take many years to
and justice. This revision involves
reduction in rates at many postofficeS
and a slight advance at others 1t is
not the intention of the department to
discriminate against any section or
class, but to prevent unjust discrimina-
ton.
Dissimilarity in local conditions,
character of patronage, size and condi-
ton of boxes and quality of service,
makes it impossible to fix exactly the
same rate for each postOffice of the
same class, but it has already been de-
cided upon that, conditions being equal,
at pOStofficeS whOce gross receipts
range from s., 900 to $4,000 a year, the
minimum rates should be as follows:
For call boxes, 20 cents a quarter; lock
boxes, 80 cents; and lock drawers, so
cents. At postoffices the gross receipts
of which range from S., 900 to 900
year, minimum rates should be: For
call boxes, % cents a quarter; lock box
eS, so cents; and lock drawers, rs cents
In several of the states rates on call
Dental postofices Offices where the
pOstmasters are appointed by the pres
ident) have ranged from two to Is cents
a quarter, while at One-third of the
call boxes have ranged from 20 to so
cents, and in several states the average
rate a quarter for such boxes is above
so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
THE ASTOR BATTERY.
Information of the Light Artillery
Battery Which He is Organizing.

New York, May 4.-George F. Haw-
kins, the private secretary of John ia
cob Aston, gives the following informa-
ton about the light artillery battery
which Mr.. Aston is organizing and the
service of which he has offered to the
United States government:
Applications of men anxious to en-
list in the battery are being received
daily at the office of Mr.. Aston. Those
applying are all of a desirable class
able bodied young men, many of whom
have had previous military experience
None of them has yet been examined
physically.
''Nr. Aston will equip the battery
completely. 1t will be known as the
Aston Light battery. He will provide
everything, men, horses, guns, carriag-
es, ammunition, in fact, all that is
needed to take the field on short notice.
Nothing has yet been decided upon as
to how the battery will be Differed,
whether by regular United States ar
tillery officers or by others.
81 do not think that Mr.. Aston will
have a personal command in the bat
terry. AS 1 understand it, the battery
will have the regular United States
complement of six guns and a regular
number of men, some $50 in all, I be-
Heve."
Military men say that for 1000 Mr..
Aston could equip the battery in
the very best manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

year in census taking. Someone will
reap handsomely from it. Who? Long
and Longs friends. Long is anxious,
of course, to beat Jerry Simpson, who
has twice defeated him, and he will put
up stiff fight against the sage of Med
icine Lodge But If he should fail, he
will still control the federal patronage
and the demonstrating. His near friend
and chief of the wire-pulIers, Jim Dob
son of Wichita, would like to be chief
supervisor of census for this district.
He can have it. John Jones, Bill Smith
and Harry Johnson will like to be in
charge in every township, ward, and
small town of the district. They can
have tiff they give an iron-bound
promise to support Long. There will
be a big pull in this thing, and Long
knows a good pull when he sees it.
Bentley will have his reward some
where; nobody knows just where. Per-
haps he never will get it; but he
should. : f't
All the Long satellites are either here
or will arrive in the morning. There
are Jim Dobson, Mort A1baugh of
Kingman; Lutte Axline of Medicine
Lodge; Cal Johnston and John Nichol-
son of Newton; Billy Morgan of this
city; Ed Madison of Dodge City, and
so on. Everyone of them will be pre-
pared tomorrow to talk harmony, and
insist that the way things go off will
mean nothing more than a big victory
for Long this fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
THE PARIS SALONS.
American Work is Very Fine, But
Badly Hung-Notable Features

Paris. May 4.-The two rival salons this
year are held under one roof at Galerie
des Machines, but they are separated by
a line marked as the distance that for
merly separated them. The contributions
of French and foreign artists of the
same standard a. in past years. Perhaps
the conservative SOciete deS Artists Fran
caise is little broader, and the impress
SiOnable Societe deS Beaux Arts some
what less eccentric
The American work, which is very fine,
is badly hung. Formerly American art
lists were well treated by the hanging
committee, but this year preference is
given to inferior French work over gems
by American artists. Nobody gives the
reason for this, but all consider the fact
significant.
The best known and most promising
Americans represented, together with their
exhibits, are the following:
a EmmauS.'
MacEwan-Two Holland subjects, Loeb
Ia Malade' ct Temple d Ecole.''
. c. H. Pepper-Two portraits.
L. Bickne1l-A landscape.
1.-The Annunciation," by H. o. Sanner,
has won much praise for its strength and
high conception.
John Sargent leads the exhibition with
his portrait La Comtesse Ca"
Among the French painters Purvis de
CharanneS alone shows a decorative paint
ing, which is destined for the Pantheon.
over Paris Sleeping
Dagnan Bouveret presents his chef
doeuvre, Christ ct des Pe1erins En-
maus."
Lefebvre with his portraits, Menard,
BeSnard, COurtoiS and Bonnet continue the
thousands of pictures for this years sa-
Ions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
CONFEDERATE MONEY.
Remarkable Collection of Rebel Notes
Good at Face Value.

Philadelphia, May A Philadelphia
collector, who modestly withhOlds his
name, has loaned to the public library
for exhibition a remarkably extensive
collection of Confederate banknoteS- and
scrip, which is said to be most complete
in existence.
There are $50 specimens. occupying
two large exhibition cases, and, while
their intrinsic value is practically moth
ing, the value as collection runs well
up in the thousands. There are speci-
mems of all the series and copies of
nearly all the notes issued by the Con-
federate states of America, from the
first issues of $50, 500, $500 and 1000,
dated at Montgomery, Ala, in May,
1861, to the last issues, made in Febru-
airy, 1854. In addition there are speci-
mems of almost all the notes issued by
the different states in the Confederacy
during the war, as well as notes of var
1ouS southern bank issues during the
same period.
The present value, as curiosities, of
some of these notes is up to the face
value-notably the $780, $780, $500 and
$1,000 Confederate States of America,
Series A. dated Montgomery, Ala,
May IA, 16, and "a, 1851, which read:
Twelve months after date the Confed-
crate States of America will pay" etc.
They bear the imprint of the South
ern Bank Note company, but in reality
were doubtless printed in the north, be-
fore the actual outbreak of hostilities.
They are believed to have been the first
notes issued by the Confederate gov
eminent, and are finely executed on good
banknote paper, being printed, as near
ly all banknotes then were, on one side
of the paper only. These early issues
are very rare, and are much sought aft
er by collectors.
There are many curious notes in the
collection, perhaps the oldest being the
rooster 20 cent "shinplaster," issued
in Charleston, S. c., in July, 1861, in
commemoration of the fall of Fort
Sumter. Another odd bit of scrip is a
written note for five cents, and it is
tiers" were written by hand, signed by
individuals and actually passed cur
rent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
1T DOESN'T PAY BRAZIL.
She Declines to Renew Reciprocity
Treaty.

Rio Janeiro, May 4.-Congress was
opened today with the reading of the
message of the president, General Cam
pos Sales, in which he expressed the
hope that the British Guiana boundry
question would be settled without arbi-
tration.
Continuing, the message said the
president had refused to renew the re-
ciprocity treaty with the United States,
though the government of the United
States had asked for is renewal on ac-
count of the great loss in the receipts
which were recorded during the year
1897. During that period, it appears,
receipts were $4,000, 900 milreis, against
344, 989, 81 milreis in 1896. The expens-
es in 1897 were 315, 444, 600 milreis. The
receipts in 1898 are now estimated at
338, 120, 900 milreis.
Continuing, the message said the
"scrupulous punctualities of the for
etgn payments has cost enormous sac
rifices," owing, it was said, to the fall
ling in exchange, the fall in the price Of
coffee and internal political agitation.
The president expects congress to act
decisively in balancing the bedget and
in adopting other measures applicable
to this crisis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
PORTRAITS OF JUDGES.
Nearly Ready for the District Court
Room@"Battle of the Blue"
to Move.

The Topeka Bar association is wonder
ing what disposition can be made of the
big painting of the Battle of the Blue
which hangs over the judges stand in
the court house. The room taken by the
picture will soon be required for the por-
traits of the judges who have presided
over the court and the picture will be re-
moved.
There is no reason why the picture
should ever have been hung in the court
room 1t is no place for battle scene
and the painting Should have been placed
in the G. A R. memorial hall on the third
floor. 1t is probable that the picture Will
be turned over to the G.. A. r. committee
and by them placed in the hall, where it
properly belongs.
The five oil portraits of the judges are
nearly completed Artist George NJ
portraits of Judge Guthrie and Judge Ha-
zen, but it is thought that they will be
ready to be hung within two weeks.
The portraits of the three judges now
living in Topeka, which were painted from
life, are excellent. That of Judge Martin
is especially fine. The face is full of life
and vigor- The pictures will be great or
naments to the court room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

egates to this convention, and now asks
all of them to go to the prophet from
Medicine Lodge.
There are reasons for Bentley's fall
ure, and good ones. He had no bosses
to work for him; no cliques and gangs;
no friends with plenty of money; no
postoffices to give out; not a tangible
thing upon which to work but his own
tireless, personal efforts, and in these
days of political workings, such a thing
does not count for much.
Long, on the other hand, from the
time he ceased his wabbly course with
relation to the proposed right for gov
ernOr, and settled down to one for con-
gresham, has had every boss, big and
little, in the district, working for him,
and every big state boss from Cy Lee
land down. All that was necessary for
him to do was to go to towns in the
district-only the larger oneS-take a
room as near the top of a hotel as he
could get, and send out heralds to an
nounce to his near political friends his
him; told him he was all right; received
his instructions, and the prophet went
his way. Delegation after delegation
was named for him, yet in every coun-
ty, and city and town of that county,
was a man he had made promises to
Yet this fact did not detract from his
popularity" and tomorrow's conven-
ton will unanimously give him a
fourth nomination for congressman.
There may be a chance for Longs
election, and again there may not. But
in any event, Long proposes to hold
every inch of prestige that he can ac-
cumulate, to be a power to himself and
friends in the taking of the United
States census of 1900.
Nearly S150000 will be expended in
the Seventh congressional district that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
THE BRANNER BUILDING.
Change of Venue in the Suit of Mrs
w. w. Webb.

Judge Hazen has granted a change Of
venue in the case of Nichols and Webb
against Branner and the case will be tried
in Jefferson county.
This suit involves the title to a half in
terest in the Branner block. which is stu
ated between Fifth and Sixth streets on
Kansas avenue and half interest in the
rents for twenty years, which amounts to
$50 900.
The plaintiffs in the action are Mrs. w.
Their father, Jacob Klein, was a partner
of Mr.. Branner and when he died Mr..
Branner was made administrator of the
estate. An application has been made to
the probate court to reopen the case and
make an investigation of the accounts of
it will be shown that the heirs of Jacob
Klein, Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Nichols, are
entitled to a half interest in the Branner
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
PRINCE OF MONACO'S JOKE.
He Has Annexed the Bottom of the
Atlantic as Colonial Possession
of Monaco.

London, May 4.-The Prince of Mona
co makes an interesting use of a por-
ton of his big revenue from the great
gambling establishment.
He appeared on Wednesday night be-
fore the Royal Geographical society of
London to give lecture on his investi-
cations of the bed of the Atlantic ocean
The prince, who is intelligent looking,
of middle age, with the face of an Ital-
ian, a spare figure, a small round head,
black hair and short, black beard, calm
ly addressed the audience in excellent
English.
AS an investigator the prince is an
enthusiast. He has spent Is years TAX
ing observations and soundings in the
North Atlantic. He has used up two
yachts on his various expeditions, and
erpool which will be equipped with all
modern appliances for deep sea re-
searches.
He had interesting stories to tell of
his wanderingS and his method of
working. Theer was a touch of humor
too, in his statement that he had an
nexed the bed of the Atlantic as a CO.
risking complications with European
powers.
He has spent seven years in studying
ocean currents. This has been accom-
plished by sending out hundreds of
floats and bottles, some of which have
not yet reached home.
Next came a clever instrument for
taking mud and other deposits from the
bed of the ocean. The rest of the lecture
was pitched little too high for a mix
ed audience.
1t dealt principally with the density
of ocean water at varying depths and
the biology of the sea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
AUDACIOUS SPANISH SPY.
Determined to Gain Admission to the
New York Navy Yard.

New York, May 4.-Supposed Span
ish spies have tried all manner Of
means to gain entrance to the New
York navy yard, and one of them came
near being successful today. The man
had applied at the Sands street gate
for admission and was refused. He left
the gate, with the remark that he
would fool them, and get in any way,
if he had to swim for it,
Leaving the gate, he hired a small
boat and pulled around to the basin,
near the stern of the San Francisco
where he purposely upset his boat and
started to swim to the shore. He was
detected, and as soon as he landed at
the quay wall he was fished out, given
a few swift kicks and was hurried out
of the front gate and hustled up Sands
street at a quick pace, despite his pro-
testations that he was an employe of
the navy yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
LONGS PLUM.
Bentley Manipulates the Pole
and Chester /.
Holds His Hat to Catch the
Nomination.
SEVENTH DIST. CLANS
Assemble at Hutchinson to
Nominate Long.
How Long is Looking For the
Big Census Job.
SEVENTH DIST. CLANS

(From the State Journals Special
Correspondent
Hutchinson, Kan, May 4.-The dele
gates are beginning to gather for the
Seventh congressional district conven-
ton, which will assemble tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in this city.
In many respects, this convention is
nothing short of remarkable. In the
first place, there will be but few poll
ticians here. There are two reasons
for this fact. First, the principal poll
ticians of the Re publican party of Kan
sas are at Ottawa this week, attending
the Second district convention, and lay
ing all manner Of wires there. In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Sanitary Commission.

A permanent organization of the
SANITARY and Christian Commission of
Kansas has been made in this city by
the election of Rev. NJ. F. McKirahan,
president; Rev. H. D. Fisher and DR..
H. w. Roby, vice presidents; Mr.. w.
L. Everett, corresponding secretary;
Rev. F. E. Mallory, recording secreta-
ry and Rev. Mr.. Thomas, treasurer.
The object of the commission is to ad-
vance the moral and material welfare
of the volunteer soldiers of Kansas as
long as they stay in the state, and a
mass meeting of those interested in
the work has been called at the First
Baptist church next Friday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
HOTEL TO COST 100000.
To Supply Parlor, Room and Bath for
One Dollar q Day.

New York, May 4.-Harry Chaffee, the
builder, proposes to build a great hotel:
apartment house and Auditorium east of
Central park, somewhere between Fifty
ninth and Eighty-fifth streets The hotel
will be somewhat on the plan of the Mills
hotel on Blocker street, only it will cater
to a different class of people. 1t will fur
nish a parlor, bed room and bath for 81
a day.
The large interior court will be fitted up
amphitheater for conventions, fairs,
balls. athletics and theatrical shows. The
building is to be twelve stories high, will
cover a wide block and will cost, with the
site, somewhere in the neighborhOod of
81, O0OOO Plans are already in prepare
promise of the necessary financial back
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
American Street Cars in Berlin.

Berlin. May 4.-Twenty American
electric street cars were recently deliV-
cred in Berlin and 100 more have been
ordered They were wanted quickly,
and therefore the order was placed win
an American firm that was able to
deliver them in Berlin at the same price
and in about one-fourth of the time re-
o1lired by German manufacturers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

Nothing makes a man so thoroughly
effete as sitting in a comfortable Ieath-
er chair and avoiding his fellow crea-
lures This is what ails Prof. Norton
of Harvard who has been shrieking
about the war like an old woman ever
since it broke out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
WILL HE PARDON THEM?
The Governor to Be Appealed to in
Behalf of Two Jointists.

An effort will soon be made to secure a
pardon from Governor Leedy for Jointists
Walt Richards and Harry Croft, who are
now confined in the county jail under SEN
tence of Judge Hazen.
The application for pardon for the men
will probably be made this week
The temperance committee is somewhat
exercised and the members are looking up
the speech made by Governor Leedy at
the temperance mass meeting at Hamilton
hall, in which he said that if the jofntists
were convicted he would not interfere by
pardoning any of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Beauty Is Blood peep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
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
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Reduced Rates to Grand Encampment
Mining District, Wyo.

The Union Pacific will sell tickets at
One Fare for the Round Trip, plus So 90,
from all points in Kansas, Nebraska
Colorado and Utah to Rawlins, Wyo
Dates on which tickets will be sold are
1st and Sd Tuesday in May, June, July,
Aug Sept, Oct. and Nov. Stage line
daily except Sunday each way between
RawIins and Grand Encampment
For full information call on or ad-
dress F. A. LEWIS,
City Ticket Agent.
]. c. FULTON, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Hands
Raw With
Eczema
Husband Had to Undress and
Dress Wife Like a Baby.
Doctors Medicines Drove
Her Almost Crazy.
First Application CUTICURA
Gives Perfect Ease in Five
Minutes, and Nights
Sound Sleep.

NV hands were completely covered with
Eczema and between my fingers the skin
was perfectly raw. had to sit with ootn
hands held up, and away from the IRE. Icould
get no ease night OF day. could not bear to
get warm it would put me in rage of itching.
Nv husband had to dress and undress me like
a baby. The best physicians medicines gave
me no relief, and drove me almost crazy. l
was advised to try CUTIcURA REMEDIES, anu
did So although my husband had to go twenty
miles to get them. AS soon as he got back, L
used the CUTICURA (oiHtment), and fUe min
Gtes after the first application t1Gs PeTJecFty
easy and slept soundly all that night always
keep CUT1CURA REMEDIES in my house now,
and recommend them to everybody, because
of their wonderful effect.
AGNES n. HARRIS, PUSH Va.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

After Spain gets rid of her useless
colonies, her present form of govern
ment, her warped idea of national hon
or, and has a general clean up, there
may be hope for her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment gives
instant relief 1t a1lays Inflammation
and heals. Tt is prompt in it's action
and positive in it's effect. It is the
the kind that cures without pains or
discomfort. 1t is for piles only. SOC.
Tubes, 75c. Geo. w. Stansfield, 632 Kan
sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, cor
ner Sixth and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
MANY People Cannot Drink

coffee at~night. 1t spoi1s their sleep.
You can drink Grain-o when you please
and sleep ikea top. For Crane does
feeds. Yet it 1aoks and tastes like the
best. coffee For Nervous persons. young
people and children Grain-O is the per-
feet drink. Made from pure grains. Get
a nackage from your grocer today. Try
# in Mace of coffee. Is and Csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

The HohenzoIlern family will please
keep out of our war with Spain. 1t is
of no Importance to US that the head
of it wears a copper helmet and is call
ed the Emperor of Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Al. Felt,s Future Plans.

Atchison, May Ex-Governor A. J. Felt
will not leave for California for several
months, as it will take that long for
him to settle his affairs here. He will
spend most of his time visiting his
children in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04

Governor Leedy, who is DESTROYS of
having as many vacancies for colonel
cies as possible, ought to be pleased
that the Kansas troops may be sent to
the Philippines. There are two kernels
in every philippine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Gets S1a.75o for Roasted Fingers

New York, May 4.-Maurice Mccarthy,
aged IA, whose right hand suffered from
the loss of three fingers by coming in con-
tact with an electric wire last year, today
in the supreme court obtained a verdict
of s13 $50 damages against the New York
6. New Jersey Telephone company ana the
Municipal Electric Light company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-04
Sending Coal to Hawaii.

Victoria, B. c., May 3.-The American
ship E. B. Sutton, now here, has been
chartered to load a cargo of coal for
Honolulu. It is stated that the coal is
for the American government