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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
PINGREE GETS TO WORK.
Tells the Legislature What He Wants
and Has Bill Introduced.

Lansing, Mich, March 23.-The Michi-
gan legislature assembled yesterday
afternoon, having been called by Cover
nor Pingree to consider the governors
proposed measures for increasing taxes
upon railroads, express, telegraph and
telephone companies
Governor Pingree read his corpora
ton taxation message to the joint ses-
sion. Its leading points were that the
trainers of the state constitution in
tended that all taxes be based on the
cash value of the property; that taxes
should be levied upon public franchises
as we'll as other property; that the
present system of specific taxes upon
railway earnings is unsatisfactory and
wrong; that the tax upon Michigan
railroads has been less than a quarter
of one per cent upon their own sworn
valuations, and less than One-eleventh
of the per centage paid by other tax
payers. The governor recommended
authorization of the appointment of a
state board to make equitable valuation
of the property of such corporations at
their cash values and to assess them at
the average rate of all the taxes. A bill
was introduced covering all these
points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
CHASING OUT DOCTORS.
Some Colored Institution at Galena
Disturbs the Board of Health.

The Improved Eclectic Medical as
sociation of Galena chartered a short
time ago under the laws of the state,
has already struck breakers. In a let
ter to DR.. H. z. Gill, secretary Of the
state board of health, DR.. J. p ScOles,
county health officer of Cherokee cOUn-
ty, says that association is Il fraud and
has undertaken to issue anu sell di-
plOmas at 50 much per diploma.
Dr. ScOles states in his letter that the
founder of the association, a DR.. Dol
phin, is utterly devoid of any medical
knowledge, and that the alleged p1ysi-
clans associated with him, Doctors"
Young, Myers, Kingry and Dolphin. the
latter the founders wife, don't know
what the practice of medicine means.
He says that Young came to Galena
some years ago as pastor of the Color
ed Baptist church, and Myers is a dry
goods clerk.
To prove that the association is in the
business of selling diplomas, DR.. ScOIes
lnclOSeS a letter from another man
named Young stating that his diploma
was in the course of preparation by the
association.
DR.. Gill will probably take steps to
have the charter Of the organization re-
vOked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
PROMOTERS ARRESTED.
They Were Building an Electric Rail
road From Canon City to
CriDDle Creek.

Denver, March 23.-Louis Enrich of
Chicago, and Paul Hirsch of Paris
capitalists who are promoting the new
electric railway from Canon City to
Cripple Greek, have been arrested at
the Brown Palace hotel here, on a tele-
graphic request from the sheriff of
Fremont county. They started at once
in charge of the officer for Canon City
Nothing is known here of the case but
it is understood that fraud in connec-
ton with a mining deal is the charge.
Robert s. Lewis. cashier of the Fremont
bank being the complainant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
EXHIBITED GREAT NERVE.
After Skull Was Fractured so Brain
Was Exposed John Adams Walk
ed to a Doctors Office.

Bedford, Ind, March 23-John Adams
an employee of the Consolidated Stone
company, gave an exhibition of nerve
such as is seldom seen. While at his
work, one of the dogs" used in lifting
heavy blocks of stone struck him on
the head just above the left eye.
The blow fractured the skull so Sc
verely that the mans brain was ex-
posed, the wound being three inches
long and an inch in width. Adams got
up and walked to a doctors office near
by. All was done for him that could
be done, but he probably will not re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
EQUITABLE to Leave Kansas.

New York, March 23.-The Tribune
says: The insurance authorities of
Kansas have pursued such policy
toward eastern companies that the
Equitable Life Assurance society has
determined to do no more business in
that state. Webb McNan, the state
superintendent of insurance, has de-
manded a lot of information from the
companies which is not called for by
the eastern authorities. The Equitable
has no special controversy in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
COL. HUGHES FOR MAYOR
Potwin Place Will Be Under His
Guidance in the Near Future.

The city of Potwin Place held its pri-
mary Tuesday evening and nominated a
city ticket with perfect unanimity. The
old Potwin-Auburndale feud will prob
ably not appear in this election.
Colonel J. w. F. Hughes was nominated
for mayor by reclamation.
Police Judge Henderson, who has held
that position for ten years and has not
nominated without show of opposition.
Other nominations were made as fol-
lows: COuncilmen-J. w. StOker, Thomas
Hicks. J. F. Myers w. n. Tincher and
H S. Allen; city clerk. A. Bunker; street
commissioner, David Thompson; city
marshal, George NJ. Oliver.
It was decided to call the ticket '"The
PotWin City Ticket without regard to
party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
Kansas CattIemen.

The charter of the Kansas State Cat
tlemen's association was filed with the
zation is for the purpose of promoting
the interests of the Kansas cattlemen,
and the headquarters will be maintain
ed at Abilene. The directors named in
the charter are G. A. Rogers, James
White, J. S. Hollinger, J. J. Kugler and
J. c.. LandeS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
Pullman Co. Taxes

The Pullman Palace Car company
has filed it's report for taxation pur-
poses. as required by the law passed
by the last legislature, with the audi
tor of state. The report shows that the
standard sleeping cars in use on the
Kansas lines are valued at $122, 489. SO,
and the valuation of the tourist sleep
ers is ST. 992 49, The total valuation of
the nrnnertH in Kansas is $3.50. 482.87.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

increase the army was the work of Wall
street brokers to secure protection in
case of internal troubles, was received
by Mr. G. @. Clemens from Eugene V.
Debs today. On the margin of the pa
per is written in blue pencil: 'Hurrah
for the governor KOIiher and DebS."
Koliher is national secretary of the So
ciaI Democracy, and is at present with
Debs in DELAWARE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
THE FAVORITE MONEY.
Bill introduced to Make Customs
Payable One-HaIf in Gold.

washington, March Ex-senator Cul-
lon has introduced bill which has
been sent to him by the National Bust
ness Mems league. The purpose of the
measure is to provide a gold income for
the United States and il provides that
80 per cent of the duties levied upon
foreign importatiOns of merchandise or
manufactured articles or other articles
imported from foreign countries shall
be paid in gold coin Of the United
States as the secretary of the treasury
may designate"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

The treatment for worms must be
prompt and safe. Whites Cream Verni-
fuge can be trusted tc restore your
child to health. It IS tonic as well
as a worm destroyer Every bottle
guaranteed to bring worms Csc. Geo.
w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue, and
AIiller's Pharmacy, cornsE Sixth and
Topeka avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

A marked copy of the wilmington.
Del, Journal, containing the interview
from Governor Leedy, where he stated
that he did not expect to be called upon
Tor troops as he believed the move to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
TRAIL GETS MUDDY.
Spring Thaw Makes Trouble on the
Skaguay Trail

Seattle, March 2S.-The steamer FarraI-
lon arrived from Skaguay this morning,
which port she left last Friday night. Her
passengers report everything quiet at
Dyea and Skaguay. There is no martial
law in force, they say, neither is there
any necessity for it. People are going
over the trails without any friction. The
warm weather has rendered the Skaguay
trail somewhat muddy.
There has been no trouble over Brack-
cts wagon road, which is yet in an I'M
finished condition. The Farrollon's pas
sengers think there will be no difficulty in
collecting toll when it is finished if it will
tighten the burdens of the trail. At Dyea
wagons are being used as far as Sheep
Camp. There is great congestion of
freight, though none of the proposed
tramwayS is yet in operation and the
freight is being slowly carried to the
summit mems backs.
There is no remedy equal to Herbine
for the cure of constipation, sick head
ache, indigestion, vertigo, loss of mem
DRY, uncertain appetite, unrestful sleep
or skin eruptions. If you want a per
feet tonic for the liver Herbine will
not disappoint you. Geo. W. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas avenue, and Miller's
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Topeka
avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

First published in Topeka State Jour
nal March %, 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
STORAGE.
JEWELLERS.

-@-~~@-~>---->-7~~
JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jewe1er and Op-
tician Complete stock of watches, dia-
monds, silverWare. etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
PAVING.
PRINTERS.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS.
L. A. RYDER, NJ. D.
OFFICE and residence corner Gordon st.
and Central ave-, North Topeka. Phone
2f4 Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rec
tai treatment, a success Sful and painless
treatment for piles, h1tula, dshure. ui-
ceration, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

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$40 A WEEK and expenses paid men to
sell cigars on time. Experience unnec-
essary. The w. L. Kline Co.. St. Louis.
Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
FLORISTS.

MRS J. r. HAGUE, Florist successor
TO R. J. Groves. ST Kan. aV. Phone 602.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
FUEL AND FEED.

LEA We your orders for coal, -four, feed
and seeds with Van Slyck sos w. 10th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

s E. SHELDON, M D..
Surgery and diseases of women. with
private hospital. Office No 40 Kan Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
TIN SHOPS

TIN SHOPS
J. NJ. BAIRD, hot air furnaces pumps
and tin roofing 216 w. 9Th. Tel 359
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

FOR RENT-ROoMS.
FOR RENT-Very fine furnished and IN
furnished rooms at 916 Topeka ave.
FOR RENT-By April LIST. or 3 furnish
ed rooms, modern conveniences. 22O
West Sixth St, upstairs.
FOR RENT-Pleasant furnished room. 623
West Eighth.
FOR RENT-Furnished room with board.
S27 Harrison st.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room with
board; good location Address A. B. C.,
care Journal.
FOR RENT-FUrnished rooms. with or
without board. 612 Jackson st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
TO wHoM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE7TO WHOM IT MAY CON-
CERN-Be it known that my petition is
on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 6O7
Kansas ave. in the Fourth ward in the
city CT Topeka, Kansas, and the hearing
of the same is set for Monday, a. m,
April %, 1898.
B. F. SIM
Topeka, Kan, March 19. 1898.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23

AGENTS: We have invented a device
for printing signs on fences, bridges.
rocks-any rough surface. Ten colOrS at
once. Any size. You can sell one in every
store. Arc Co., &c Arc ST., Racine. Wis
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
CHILDREN AND NOISE.
A Problem Of Home Life as IL Presents
Itself to n Midd1e-Aged Man.

Really the one thing that makes me
| realize that my years are stacking up
| said the middle-aged man, rs my love
Of quiet at home and my disturbance
when the children are noisy. The fact
| Is that we have no greater test OF my
! self-control than that TO which i am
subjected daily by the children. they
are lively and jolly and fun OF run, ana
OF course they make more or less noise,
and it's impossible TO stop them any
more than by asking II you could stop
a brook from babbling: IL isn't In the
nature of things.
THE noise of the street is music to
me lust the same as ever. j love the
tumult Of the city, but i don't ike tu-
mutt at home. After dinner i like peace
and a cigar. I can have the cigar, but
| no peace on account Of the children. IL
IS really n pity that should let my
self be disturbed by them-and ] know
| Il well enough-because thereby, be-
sides being disturbed. l deprive my
/ self of the enjoyment / might have In
! the children's company.
Here is youth. and I might enjoy H.,
/ but I don't. The children and j are
/ friends. of course. and I think they
have "a more than friendly sentiment
/ for me: I'm sure they'd more than well
| come any overture on my part toward
/ the establishment of closer fellow
/ shin. but instead Of that IL makes me
nervous when they are noisy.
! This IS too bad. because they are
| steadily and inevitably growing
/ older: II won't he so very long before
/ they will be children no longer, but
/ grown-up men and women, solemn
/ thought. And then I shall saw to my
/ self: There were children In the house
once-now they are gone; and they viii
never come back. Why didn't you
make the most of them when you
! could"
well. ! am constituted that way. l
suppose. ] don't thing It's all selhsh-
ness; not all OF II"
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
MONDAYS Entries.

The entries for Mondays races at In
gleside, as posted at the local pool
rooms, are as follows:
First, five-eighths of a mile, purse
Racivan, %; Felicite. %; Los Medanos,
lOi; Casdale, los; Ocorona, 10; Ailyar.
ll3.
Second. one and one-eighth miles, sell
ing-Daisy F., 80: DIR. Bernays, 80; La iy
Hurst, sc: Myth. 90; Red Glenn, lOl;
Bernardllo. 104: Lena, 107.
Third, one mile. sellng-Stan Powers.
100; Tenrica. 100; Cyril. 100: Major
Hooker 100; Henry C, 100; Beaumonde,
-; Pongo -; Paul Kruger. 1903; Nik-
ing. 90; Dutch Valet, -; Elvenado, lO9'
Cabrillo, --: Yankee Doodle, 1l2.
Fourth. one and one-siXteenth miles,
purse-Hugh Penny. l07; Topmast, lO1;
Lagoleta. 1O7: David Tenny, l01.
Fifth, three-fourths Of n mile, selling
Majesty, 9S: Ockturuck. 9S; Sweet
William. -: Stepabout. l05; Prince Ty-
rant. los: Iona, -; Yemen, -; Judge
stouffer. 10; Lamar H., 113; Highland
Ball, 1li.
Sixth. one mile, sellinE-Leiter, -;
Doremus. 100: Ulm, 100; Roardman, 100;
Alpaff. -: Defiant, 1O7; First Call, 10;
Durwad. 90; Una Colorado, -; q. B.
Morris, li2.
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
The KHALlFA's ARSENAL
Curious Collection of Articles of Various
Periods I'm Great Disorder.

The arsenal itself consisted OF a large
and strongly built square house stand
ing In a courtyard surrounded py
high stone wall. Military material OF
all kinds and OF all periods was heaped
and Uttered about. Gatling and Nor
denfeldt guns, taken perhaps at the
destruction OF Hicks Pasha's army.
stood near suits of chain armor which
a Crusader may once have worn here
were heaps OF Remington rines; tnete
were battle axes and tavelins. Inc
Krupp and the war drum lay side by
side. Among all, and carelessly scat
tered about, was gunpowder In bags. In
barrels, or lying In little black heaps
on the ground. Six items Will Illustrate
how diverse was the collection whlcn
years of rapine had gathered into this
curious storehouse. There was fine
gold, and surmounted by the lion of
Abyssinia. This was presumably cap
tured from King Johns Inflated army.
There was a wooden provision box con-
tanning sardines and potted meats.
which were wrapped in a sheet OF the
Etoile Beige newspaper. bearing the
date March "a. 1894. Perhaps 1t had be-
longed to the gay Lothaire. There was
an excellent chronometer by a well
known London maker in perfect order.
probably taken from some wrecked
ship in the Red sea. General Gordon's
teIcscopt' as biisht anu % Sicdi a. oH
the day IL was purchased. stood in enc
of the rooms. On the floor OF another
lay the bell of the Khartoum church.
Last Of all would notice the khallfa's
carriage. The vehicle was shaped Ike
a victoria with a prolonged mood which
extended over the box seat. and was
there supported by two iron bars. II
was by a French maker-Erler, pfris-
and may or may not have been a I:es-
ent to the Khedive Ismail. The hood
was red outside and fame-colored yell
low inside. The floor was carpeted
with puce. The steps and the interior
seat were lined with violet. The box
seat was cobalt blue. 1t had evidently
been covered with the end Of piece
of cloth, for across 1t, in broad white
embroidered letters two inches high.
the following legend was displayed
"Superfine broadcloth; made In Ger
many"
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11

making special arrangements the cross
bars OF window focused on the retina
could be brought into relief. The en-
thusiastic Photographic. ~ ne be not
misquoted. ought to have known that
no wen defined images of the external
world are cast upon the iris. and none,
therefore. could be preserved. Ihe sur
face OF the iris is far too uneven 10 act
as a mirror. Moreover, as no arrange
ments were made to prevent the fur-
ther action OF light after death. they
would II formed be certainly obliterated
as the images on n phOtographic plate
would be IL permanently exposed. The
only MODE In which an image impressed
on the retina could be rendered visible
would be to adopt the method or
Kuhne. namely, by exposing the eye
previously kept in y dark for min
ute or two to an illuminated object.
then extirpating Il. opening IL, and Inn
mediately plunging IL into solution OF
alum. The image develops in the
course Of % hours"
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
Human Eve as n Camera.

The popular notion that the eyes Of
the dead sometimes retain complete
images Of scenes that have been en-
acted before them at the moment Of
death has received fancied confirma-
tion in late years by experiment, and
ther are some who, from reading
careless or exaggerated accounts Of
these experiments. might get an inn
preston that science had placed upon
this notion the stamp Of approval The
following note from the Lancet Uon-
dom gives us the very small modiCum
of truth that is the basis Of all such
stories. according to the Literary Di-
gest.
Under the title Of In Dead Eyes
an evening contemporary recently
made a statement which carries its
own confutation with Il. II is TO the
effect that a physician and enthusiastic
photographer. being desirOus Of testing
the amount Of truth in the theory that
dead eyes retain complete images, had
carefully examined the eyes Of hun
dreds Of dead people, and though he
had never seen anything like a dis
tinCt picture mirrured he had certainly
distinctly traced both letters and OBJ
jects on the iris of the eye, and that
when the Photographic test was ap-
piled these images became visible. In
one case a capital letter OF peculiar
form was shown which could he traced
20 a testament held in the hands short
ly before death. In another case a
numeral was distinctly pictured which
was traced to a clock face in the room.
The article I'm question continues: The
chief scientific paper ~ France only the
other day gave fun particulars Of a
case where a woman who died I'm one
OF the hospitals had two numbers. "a
and q. mirrored I'm the iris OF her eyes.
These absurd stories originate in the
weIl-known experiments OF Kuhne on
the visual purple Of the retina. in the
course OF which he showed that by
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
A story Of General Grant.
From the New Orleans Times-Dem

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
Crat.
Stuart Robson tells the foll)wIng
story i'm which the late President Grant
occupies n prominent place: I was
playing some years ago I'm a wcll Known
managers theater outside Of New NC-k.
The first act was over and | was chat
ting i'm the wings with my manager
when a boy rushed I'm on the stage to
tell us that General Grant and his
family were In one Of the boxes. A
flush OF gratihed pride mounted to the
managers face. followed by "A look of
agonized doubt. as he evidently re-
flected that perhaps the general had
'dead-headed' into the box. Did you
send him n box? he asked me. and on
my replying in the negative he pulled
a card from his pocket and scribbling
a line on Il told the boy to take IL TO
the box office and bring back an an
swer. The boy rushed off, his head
full OF the general, and returned in a
few minutes with the card, which he
handed 90 MIR. Manager. a ghastly
look crossed his face as he read 1t, and
without a word handed II to me. The
first line read, in rather shaky man
agerial Chirography: Did General
Grant pay for his box?' while under
meath appeared: No, but my son, Fred
Grant, did. u. $. Grant
The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
Old Ginger Fingers.

From the Pittsburg Commercial Ca
zette.
The artillery fire at Gettysburg."
said a gunner OF the old war. was
simply magnificent. l was I'm an Ohio
battery. posted on Cemetery hill. We
were running short OF ammunition,
when General Meade. dismissing his
staff below. rode with a single orderly
to our exposed position. The boys were
all at white heat and in a state Of
frenzy. because the ammunition called
for had not come. They heard the
uuiet man on horseback say repeatedly
60 the captain that the hill must be
held at all hazards, ammunition or no
ammunition. This veNed them. but
they knew that the officer. whoever he
was. spoke the truth. and they began
10 collect the uneNploded shells that
had been fired at them from the con-
federate batteries.
There were a great many Of these
scattered over our part OF the hill. and
when Meade comprehended what the
soys were doing he was greatly pleased.
He dismounted. and in a quiet sort of
a way proceeded TO supervise the coll
lection of shells. He was in fatigue
dress and wore no shoulder straps, and
none Of the men recognized him. They
thought he was some ordnance officer.
and finally. when he turned his horse
over 10 his orderly and proceeded Co
carry shells himself. they did not re-
sent his supervision. As a rule the
shells were heavier than the general
expected. and he did not compare I'm
efficiency with the stalwart artillery
men rushing about with the reckless
ness and energy Of madmen.
John Smoker was one OF the best
men In the battery. but was rough in
speech and action Seeing. as he sup
posed. a lieutenant or captain from the
outside STOPPING TO pick up a shell, he
pushed the Officer aside with the re-
mark: Get out Of this. old Ginger Fin
Meade, surprised and amused. stood
aside. A few minutes later General
Warren and staff rode up for a con-
ference with Meade. and the cat was
oct Of the bag.
.snicker was so overwhelmed with