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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
MAY LOOK FOR TROUBLE.
Great Destruction of Cattle Will Make
Much Cattle Paper Worthless

]. G. Mccoy of Kansas City, live stock
inspector, says that the cold weather
and the conditions which accompany it
will be responsible for a decentralization
of the cattle business during the COM
ing summer. Mr.. Mccoy has been in
Topeka several days watching the
doiEgS of the legislature. He says:
In 1884 there was a remarkable boom
in cattle. There was a big craze for
ranges. Fasteners were caught in it
and bought land with the cattle on it
almost without an inspection The
boom got over to England and Scotland
and they couldn't get ranches too quick
The capitalists over there wouldn't wait
for the mails, but ca bled money to this
country to buy cattle. The winter fol-
lowing the craze was like this one. 1t
was the worst the cow country had ever
seen. All the northwest was covered
with snow, and deep that the cattle
couldn't get at the grass, and either
starved or froze to death Griscow of
Austin lost $70O, 900 in Montana cattle.
OF course, the cattle boom was broken
1t took two years to recover, for near
~ three-fourthS OF the cattle in the
west were lost
Now compare that time with the
conditions today. Last summer there
was craze for cattle paper. People
lost their heads over it. The loans on
real estate hardly ever exceed one-third
of the values, but some of this cattle
paper was issued for 80 per cent of the
value of the live stock. Gillett, of course.
caused something of a slump, but there
| is still lot of cattle paper out at high
valuation Reports from the Panhandle
say that the snow is from two to five
| feet deep. All the Colorado, Indian
| Territory and the northwest ranges are
| covered and it is safe to say where
there is no shelter the losses will be
more than so per cent. Those who are
holding cattle paper are bound to suffer.
How much the market will be affected
| it is hard to say now, but there is bound
| to be a Generalization in cattle inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
A CRISIS IN WHISKY.
Scotland Has Accumula q Surplus
of 100000 Gallons

Washington, Feb. 13.-Consul F'len-
ing from Edinburg reports to the state
department a serious crisis in the
whisky trade in Scotland. This is at
tributed to the immense over produc-
ton which has by gradual accumula-
ton placed a surplus stock of over 1877, -
100000 gallons of whisky in the bonded
warehouses Of the United Kingdom
Years ago the large distilleries proved
enormously remunerative and this
tempted the promoter into the field.
Within a, few years the number of dis
tillerieS in the United Kingdom has
reached 1874, of which 143 are in Scot
land. The new distilleries are nearly all
immense concerns and production has
been pushed to the utmost, consequent
ly the supply on hand has been far
ahead of home consumption and the
export trade combined.
To cheaper the product the introduce
ton of American Indian corn has been
resorted to, grain spirits being produc-
against 20 cents for malt whisky. The
price, averaging 81 a gallon in bond.
Under the impression that the market
would expand with production, the dis
tilleries have been kept running at full
capacity but the immense surplus has
been more than the trade could carry
and there has been a sharp break in
wholesale prices while immense f1nan-
cial interests have been invoked to pre-
vent a panic in the trade. The chief
American interest at stake is in the in
crease in the Importation of American
corn involved in the reduction Of out
put in the Scotch diStillerieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Bell Company Has a Rate-Cutting
Rival at the Indiana Capital

Indianapolis. Feb. 13-Within a few
weeks two telephone companies Will be
operating in this city The Independent
company, known officially as the new
company, is now putting its switchboard
in position and expects to have its system
in opera ton before March l. In antici-
patton of the opening of the new system
the old company, known as the Bell com
pany, has made sliding scale of rates
under which service may be had for from
So to S75 a year. The new company viii
start in with about 5000 subscribers-al-
most as many. as has the old company.
The rates of the new company are $24 a
year for residence instruments and $40 a
year for instruments in business houses
Every contract signed with the new COM
pany is for five years.
The fight between the two companies is
not to be confined to this city by any
means, Within the last three years in
dependent companies have been formed in
every part of the state in opposition to
the Bell company The Bell company has
always been able to prevent these indie
pendent companies connecting with any
wires of the old companies 1t is now pro-
posed to connect all these independent
companies with the. new company here
and thus form a toll system extending all
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
Cumulative Evidence

A proof of merit in any article is the
amount of free advertising it receives.
The universal success of Pabst Malt
Extract, The "Best" Tonic, is largely
due to one persons telling another of
the benifts derived from its use. 1t is
sold in almost every city and town in
the United States. Its purity and efficacy
have given it the immense popularity it
has attained. 1t is Endorsed by thou
sands of physicians and patients. It
makes strength. 1t gives vigor and
health when every avenue of hope seems
to be closed.
When you ask for Pabst Malt Extract,
The BEST" Tonic, do not be led into
buying something else. Many imitA-
tions have recently appeared. Rsmem-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
JAPS' PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.
To Train Young Americans for BUSH
ness in the Orient

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 13.-S. Odagiki. rep
reSenting the MitSui BuSsan Kaisha and
the other interests of the Mitsui family in
Japan, is in Seattle for the purpose of
securing number of bright American
boys to be sent to Japan and China and
educated in Oriental business methods.
The Nfitsui family is the richest in Japan,
and their various interests are capitalized
at over $50.000,0O0.
I'VE realize that the Americans have
wonderful business talent" said he, land
we want to utilize it The trade with this
country is growing to such large pro-
portions that We find it necessary to have
employed superintendent and agents who
are more accustomed to American man
uerS and customs than japanese can ever
hope to become. We expect that the trade
with the United States, which is just be-
ginning. will, within six seven years,
assume such proportions that we will find
it necessary to have men familiar with
American methods.
In consequence of this the japanese
managers have arrived at the conclusion
that the best way to meet these future
demands of the business is to train young
Americans. They have not yet arranged
the details. but it is very likely that 1
shall try to find suitable young men who
may be sent to Japan for this purpose I
suppose that the boys whom we shall
need will be bright, educated youngsters,
between Is and 20 years of age"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
ALICE NIELSENS PALM.
The fortune Teller" Has Her
Fortune Told by Prof. John
Stone.

More than this-the palm is destined
to move in the atmosphere OF nobility
My! but isn't that just splendidi VIII
they come to hear me sing?"
And Alice Nelson searched anxiously
Paul Alexander Johnstone's gay blue
eyes The palmist and thought reader
continued in a careless Unconditional
monotone:
This line Of Sun rising from the up
per plains and breaking abruptly at this
line of Intuition, bespeaks of a bril-
nancy that may rise to recognition from
even those of high descent
The winsome prima donna was sit
hanging on tenter hooks.
These broken conditions in this line
of Head-and struggling as they are.
to cross Luna-warn you to guard well
your health-yOur nerve structure"
shadow crossed the singers face
and the intended Interrogation of her
maid was abruptly interrupted by Miss
Nielsen archly laying the fOrehnger OF
her disengaged hand upon her lips
You are threatened to act and sing
with your nerves whereas your song
like your intuition-should come from
within; untrammeled and free"
Prof. tombstone rose to his full height;
then bending again above the chiId-like
hand, spoke quietly and at some length
upon affairs of privacy.
No matter where I CO." said Miss
Nielsen, g I can never be grateful
enough to my own country for what it
has done for me- Even if as you say,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
SCORES M'KINLEY.
Henry George Does Not Believe in
the Presidents Kind of Liberty.

New York. Feb 13.-Henry George has
sent the following letter to President
Grout of the Borough of Brooklyn, de-
Ginning invitation to act on a committee
to arrange for the Maine memorial serv-
ices:
g! have deep sympathy with all who lost
their dear ones on the vessel and would
be glad to subscribe to the limit of my
means toward assistance fund. but L
do not wish to participate in any public
ceremony that shall even remotely seem
to approve the policy OF the administra-
ton at Washington
= believe in hberty-nberty. of the JET
fersonian kind, that would give absolute
freedom of action to the individual with
out infringing the rights of others, and
would at the outset have our government
recognize the right of the Cubans to be
free, whatever complications might have
resulted with Spain as consequence. But
do not believe in the kind of liberty that
President Mckinley is dealing in
The freedom that is given under a. mill
tary deSpotiSm must be rotten the
horrible meat that was given to citizen
soldiers in the recent Cuban war. Men
who came to official power by use of the
most gigantic corruption fund that was
ever seen in politics, who have since riOted
in public expenditure at Washington who
have added enormously to the common
man burdens for the benefit of rings and
special interests. and who have killed more
soldiers with bad food and bad treatment
than were slain by Spanish bullets. are not
to be implicitly trusted when it comes to
comforting liberty upon other people,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
BUILDING AND LOAN
Associations to Be Regulated and q
Diversity of Interests

The building and loan association Ques-
ton bids fair to become one OF the ,pp PROM
ture. While the state has been strug-
Cling with the CFossan bill the hf1,f house mas mas
to the regulation of these associations to
the committee on banks ana oa PANE f nu5
Gays "a ago and today Mr.. GeissIer. chair
man of the committee, introduced COM
mittee bill, which was substituted FOR all
the others which n nave been e5da introduced
This bill places al associations Of this
bank Commissioner. and they are subject
ed to strict regulation similar to that OF
must procure authority from the bank
commissioner to do business, make an
an examination whenever the bank COM
missioner thinks necessary, or whenever
twenty stockholders demand it
1eiIed to DEPOSIT 500 900in cash or securities
with the state treasurer before they are
permitted to do business in Kansas. 1t
shut out new companies organized in other
states and small companies whose Kan
Gent securities to make the deposit
There have been three different inf1u-
ences at work since the legislature con-
this subject. One is the home companies
way way that they viii have an advantage
over outside companies This is partially
house. but they object to being placed
under the supervision of the bank com
missioner. and this is also of the pro
visions of the committee bill.
Another lobby which has been working
hard is the one sent here by the Missouri
building and loan associations. There are
several of these which do a big business
in Kansas. having their headquarters at
Kansas City or St Joseph They are
willing to make reports. but they do not
want to be shut out of the state, and they
are opposed TO the bank commissioner hav-
ing too strict supervision over them The
bis, companies whose main business lies
in Kansas do not especially object to the
deposit of 500 coo. because it Will give them
an advantage over the lesser ones whom
it will shut out, and they have plenty Of
securities to deposit. There are several
lobbyists here from Missouri, working in
the interests of these associations and il
is said they favor the passage Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
WANTED IMMERSION
With the Thermometer Marking %
Below Zero.

DR.. E. L. Thorpe, pastor Of the First
M. E. church, spoke to the inmates of
the insane asylum yesterday afternoon.
After the service, as he was passing
through the corridor in one of the
buildings, he and the gentleman who
was with him met an inmate of the in
stitution-a woman who is mildly in
sane, but perfectly harmless. She
stopped and looked at DR.. Thorpe a mo-
ment, and then said:
Are you a minister?''
Yes, ma'am," answered DR.. Thorpe.
do you baptise people?"
Eyes, ma'am-"
"Well, 1 want to be immersed VIII
you fmmerse me?''
Think said DR.. Thorpe, telling OF
the incident, ''of a minister being asked
to immerse anyone when the thermOm-
eter had just been down to twenty-five
degrees below zero"
An attendant at that moment at
tracted the woman'S attention to other
matters, and the subject of immersion
was dropped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
PRINCESS MARIE'S BURIAL.
Immense Throng Attends the Body of
the Princess to the Tomb.

Sofia, Feb. 13.-The funeral of Prin-
cess Marie Louise of Bulgaria was
marked by great pomp and was marred
by no untoward incident.
The procession which formed to ac-
company the remains of her royal high
ness from the palace to their temper
airy resting place in the Roman Catholic
church of St Joseph stretched for two
miles without a break. After the ser
vices Prince Ferdinand offered a dinner
of ceremony to all the representatives
of foreign powers and to the deputa-
tons from the army and from the Bull
garian cities. Tt took place at o'clock,
and at p. m. the foreign ENJOYS de-
parted on a special train provided by
the prince.
Sultan Abdul Hamid, as Prince Fer
dinand's suzerain, was represented by
an extraordinary envoy in the person
of Aide-de-Camp General Chakir
PaSha-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
ASHES OF BANK NOTES.
Treasury Department Reissues New
Bills for Mutilated Money.

washington, Feb. 13.-Congressman
Joy received recently from Alex
Garesche of st. Louis a little box con-
tanning the ashes of what is claimed to
have been s54 in bank notes This rep
resented the savings of a servant, who
mutilated bills
These notes were more than muti1ated.
They had been through a fire. and the
largest scraps left were less than half
an inch square. Congressman Joy sent
the box of remnants to the treasury
department, and the experts went to
work to discover what could be allowed.
The result was that evidence enough
was secured in the ashes to justify the
treasurer in reissuing new bills to the
amount of $40, which, under the cir
cumstances, seems to be a large proper
ton of the amount lost. The money
will be forwarded to the loser in due
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
PINGREE CHECKS THEN.
Gives an Account of Expenditures to
People Who Elected Him

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 13-The senate hav-
ing appointed a committee to investigate
the expenditures of the executive office.
Governor Pingree forestalled the commit
tees action last night by issuing an ad-
dress to the people of the state in which
he sets forth in detail all the expenditures,
as taken from the books of the board %
state auditors.
He says he is accountable only to the
people who elected him, and most Of
the money was spent in having printed
and mailed to them his messages, as they
asked for them he makes this accounting
direct. These items amounted to about
81 600 for the past two years
The governor significantly calls attention
to the constitutional provision which
makes it his duty to investigate the acts
of any public officer and empowers him
to remove officials for malfeasance or mis-
feasance, and says that if it is an inyesu-
cation his enemies want he may take q
notion to do a little himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
PECULIAR POISONS.
IN THE HUMAN
BODY.
The Result of Imperfect Digestion Of
Food.


Every living thing, plant or animal,
contains within itself the germs OF GER
tain decay and death
In the human body these germs Of
death Called by scientists Ptomaines)
are usually the result of imperfect di-
gestion of food, the result Of tndiges-
ton or dyspepsia
The stomach, from abuse, weakens.
does not promptly and thoroughly di-
gest the food. The result is d heavy.
sodden mass which ferments (the first
process of decay, poisoning the blood.
making it thin, weak and lacking in red
corpuscles: poisoning the brain. caus-
ing headaches, pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion weakens the heart.
causing palpitation and finally bringing
on disease of this very important organ
Poor digestion poisons the kidneys,
causing Bright'S disease and diabetes.
And this is so because every organ,
every nerve, depends upon the stomach
alone for nourishment and renewal. and
weak digestion shows itself not only in
loss of appetite and flesh, but in weak
nerves and muddy complexion.
The great English scientist. Huxley.
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak Stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the
proper quantity of digestive acids (ac-
tic and hydrochloFfc) and peptogenic
products: the most sensible remedy in
all cases of indigestion is to take after
each meal one or two of Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets, because they supply in
a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
ments that weak stomachs lack
The regular use of Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any form of stomach
trouble EXCEPT cancer of the stomach
They increase flesh, insure pure blood,
strong nerves, bright eye and clear
complexion because all these result
q
Nearly all druggists sell stuart
Dyspepsia Tablets at so cents full sized
package or by mail by enclosing price
to Stuart Co, Marshall, Mich, but ask
your druggist first. A little book on
stomach diseases mailed free. Address
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
BECOMING A MOTHER.
a Sure Way to Avoid Danger.

Every true woman wants to be
mother. A baby is the dream of her life
the GROWING glory of womanhood-
true happiness can never be known
without the blessings child brings.
Yet the ordeal through which all
mothers must pass is SO full of pain,
anxiety and fear, that many a young
LIE Is sacrificed because of the inability
TO undergo the struggle of childbirth.
Its not necessary to suffer in bring
ing new life into the world. By the
use OF Mothers Friend" the suffer
ing and danger can be avoided, and
the hour robbed of its dread and pain.
ms remedy is praised by thousands
who have tested it. Every woman is
ANXIOUS to learn how to avoid the
pam and suffering which may be in
store for her. The little book. Before
Baby Is Born, will be sent free to any
eooress upon application to the Brad
pe46 Regulator Co., Atlanta, Georgia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
WINS NEW HONORS.
Composer Jan Blocky to Conduct a
Musical Festival for Wilhelmina.

opera, La Princesse d'Auberge," has
won the Antwerpian composer new
honors. It's premier at Brussels in De-
cember was attended by Queen Marie
of Belgium and now 1t is to be played
before Queen WiIhelInina at The Hague
February IS. On the following day her
majesty will attend a musical festival,
consisting of BIocky's masterpiece, con-
Quoted by himself. She will probably
confer a decoration upon the composer
Blocky is a pupil of the renowned
Peter Benoit. The illness of the latter,
it is feared, may, prevent the compile
ton of his Van Dyck cantata in time
for the great tercentenary celebration
of the anniversary of the painters
birth, which is fixed for August
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
COAL TRUST INDICTED
For Violation of the Sherman Anti.
Trust Law.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 13-The following
named coal companies and coal dealers
were today indicted by the United
States grand jury for violation of the
Sherman antitrust law, which forbids
combinations in restraint of trade or
commerce:
St. Clair county West Virginia; Ches-
apeake & Ohio Fuel Co, Black Band
Coal Co., Charimoore Coal Co, Great
Kanawha Coal Co, Carver Bros, Mont
gomery Coal Co, w. r. johnson, w.
T. Davis, Mecca Coal Co.. Chesapeake
Mining Co, Kanawha Splint Co., Rob
inson Coal Co, AIburg-Collier Co. and
Lens Creek Coal Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13

Prof. tombstone, shall reach these
honors 1 can never be sufficiently
thankful to my friends and the people
right here in Kansas City"
Those who desire to have their palms
read at a distance may address Prof
Paul Alexander tombstone, Kansas
City Mo, and by enclosing return post
age full instructions will be given how
imprints may be taken Also all in
quiries as regards Prof. JOhnstone'S
great nerve remedy may addressed as
above This remedy has given most
remarkable results in cases of nervous
debility; physical or mental exhaustion;
bladder, kidney or stomach complaints,
and by it the most obstinate cases have
been cured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
crossan DIN. which IS now before the EN-

crossan bill. which is now before the SEN
The third lobby which is at work is
from South Dakota. In that state asso-
Citations are under strict supervision and
are compelled to make all kinds of re-
ports notwithstanding this, some COM
panies have built up big business there
and have extended it to Kansas They
are not on an equal footing with the as
sociatio of other states, and they are
working to have Kansas pass a law SINH
lar to the South Dakota law, so that they
will be on an equal footing. They are
also interested, of course, in seeing that
they are not entirely shut out of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
CREATED A SENSATION.
The Electric Lamp Invented by Prof
Walter Nernst

London. Feb 13.-A young German. Wal
ter NeruSt. a professor in the Coettin-
gen university. has invented an electric
lamp which does not require an enclosure
in vacuum, as is the case with the pres
ent glow lamp The Nernst light is emit
ted by rod composed of rare earths. sim
liar to those used in the manufacture of
certain gaslight mantles- These rods do
not conduct electricity when cold. but
only when heated They give out a mild
yellowish light. and work equally well at
any pressure. and with consequent econ
omy in copper
The invention was discussed by the So
ciety of arts last evening MesSrs- Swim
burne and Ayrton, the celebrated chem
lists, declared it to be the greatest discov-
cry in many years The invention Great
ed a sensation among the members OF the
society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
Big Fire at Van Vert, O.

VanWert O.. Feb. 13.-The biggest fire
in the history of Van Vert occurred
yesterday. The four-story stone block
of Humphreys & Hughes, wholesale
grocers, is in ruins Three walls mark
all that is left of one of the largest es-
Establishments in northwestern Ohio
The United States postoffice, E,vers &
Co. Gnsurance). the Natural Gas office,
business college, law office of Capt.
Matthias (Second Ohio, are all a total
loss; Sfble & Co, furniture and Modern
Brothers of America lodge badly dam
aged. Total loss, $4,000 insurance,
$50. 600. Origin unknown.