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eted and 20: take out the fourth paper
from the top and forward It," BY the order
~ management OF his time he effected an
economy of hours and minutes that is prob
ably unparalleled This explains the i'm
mems" mount OF reading that he got
through and also his astonishing recollec
ton OF what he had read. Coupled with
his financial capacity, his habits OF order
also explain the excellent management CT
his own affairs He once told a friend that
having for many years kept strict private
accounts and balanced them to penny, he
found II unnecessary at last to keep them at
ALL 1t was apparently through the obser-
vance OF several simple rules OF life that he
owed his physical health and elasticity. He
kept his sensitive digestion in order by re-
stricting himself to plain, well-cookcd food.
and by never eating what disagreed with him.
Whatever might be the pressure of business
in the height OF a parliamentary session, he
was hardly ever known to dine at the House.
Mrs. Gladstone always contrived that at
whatever time between eight and niue he
might turn up. his dinner should be ready
for him. All his life he was moderate
drinker." He once said that as he grew
older he diminished the quantity The sub
ject Of wine interested him; he was fond
Of trying different varieties and had a great
liking for port. 1t seems that, In his
younger days. he had. at one time, kept
some peculiar Greek wine on his writing
table to sip while at his work. but he very
soon discovered that It was a most unwhoc-
some habit aud left 1t of Since that time
he never drank wine between meals.
He said that II he had ever given in to the
temptation 10 use alcohol as a spur to the
hard worked brain, he would have been lost.
He believed in the possibility OF forming
good habits OF sleep at night. He secured
this boon by keeping some book at his bed
side, neither too light nor too heavy, and
thinking Of something as far removed as
possible from the subjects occupying his
mind. On returning from the House in the
small hours tired and excited, he would have
Cup OF tea and then resort to this read
ing remedy, which was hardly ever known to
fall " he was in his usual health When
young man at school and college he took
no great pleasure In athletics but he was
an enthusiastic pedestrian and very fast
walker until the last few years OF his life
Although he never hunted he was fond OF
riding but gave II up after a rather severe
fall in Rotten Row. Shooting he also re-
linquished after the gun accident which
cost him the forefinger Of his left hand in
1912. Tree-cutting he did not take to much
before middle life.
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In the course Of this academic sketch,s a.
he called 1t, he pointed out that, from Lord
North to Lord Salisbury, every one Of the
Chancelors Of the University who had held
Office during period of one hundred and
twenty years had also been or become q
Prime Minister OF Great Britain.
We have said that Gladstone's literary IN.
terests were not limited to Homer. No in.
considerable portion Of his library was de-
voted to books relating to Dante. His sole
published contribution, however, to the
study Of the author OF the Divine Comedy
is an article that appeared In the Nin,-
hcnh century for June, 1892, In which hs
undertook to prove that Dante had visited
oxford. An earlier excursion into the fields
of Italian literature was an essay on the poet
Leopard 1t is probable that, in 1850, when
the paper appeared in the Quarterly Rcrtep.
few English people had heard or remembered
his name. When the essay was reprinted in
1879 the author appended a note on the de.
plorable and barbarous neglect of the Italian
tongue and literature in England As an
old Etonan it was certain that Gladstone
would, soon or late, take up the translation
of Horace. But 1t was not until after his
final resignation of office in 1894 that hi,
version OF the Odcs appeared What strikes
Mr. Butler most in Gladstones rendering Of
Horace's Odcs. besides the general fidelity
to the original and the compression OF the
language, Is a certain dignifcd smpIt,,
passing occasionally into stiffness. 1t seems
a pity that Mr.. Butler should have exempli-
fed Gladstone's version by quotation from
the famous ode the paraphrase OF which by
Dryden is so far superior to the original. We
refer, OF course, to the passage beginning
Fortune that, with malicious Joy, doth man
her slave oppressed" &c.
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SOME NEW BOOKS.
Rcid's lite OF Gladstone.

While We arc waiting for tho hnal
biography OF william Ewart Glad.
atone, which is TO be written. It is
understood. by Mr.. John Morley. It Is to
he expected that a number OF relatively
brief and unauthorItativc estimates will he
published One OF the most attractive OF
these provisional records Ia edited by Sir
WemySs Reid, and bears the imprint OF the
Putrama. va learn from predatory note
that these two volumes embody the work
Of many different hands and that writer's
have been selected by the editor VIC had
special means OF dealing with particular
aspects OF Mr.. Gladstone's many sided life
aud character The principal portion OF the
political narrative is from the pen OF Mr..
+. W. Hirst. who has devoted much study
&c the history OF the Gladstonan era.
We add that, In the book before u.s. care
has been taken to trace the beginnings
OF Gladstorc's public career, both Mt the
oxford Union and in the House OF Com
mons. and many facts OF interest bearing
upon the onrnng Of his political experience
arc now. for the first time. made known.
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son. Lord Lincoln. Of a seat in the frst re-
form Parliament for the borough OF Newark
upon Trect.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
STRIKES A SNAG.
United States Request For Open Door
Meets an Obstruction.

Chicago, Dec. IA special to the
Tribune from Washington, D c., says;
Inquiry among foreign representa-
tives develops the fact that the open
door policy of the administration has
received something of check from the
European powers, who wish to drive
sharp bargain with respect to the Phil
ippines They were asked for written
assurances that in case of the partition
of China they would maintain the open
door policy in their respective spheres
of influence.
IF we do" they answer in effect.
though not as yet officially, will there
also be an open door in the Philip
pines?"
On an affirmative answer to this
question is said to depend some, if not
all of the desired assurances from the
European powers. This has placed the
administration in quandary, so it IS
said, because promises of an open door
policy in the Philippines can not be
given at the present time.
Foreign diplomats have learned of the
fact that a portion of the report of the
insular commission was not included
in the published synopsis. The COM
mission in its investigation of the tar
iff question as applied to the new pos
sessions, came to the conclusion that
when these island are once brought un-
der the general civil power of the
United states internal revenue and
customs laws must be applied to them
equally with the rest of the country.
The report of the commission on this
point is in the possession CT Secretary
Root.
Under the constitutional provision
that all duties, impOsts and eXcises
shall be uniform throughout the I'm
tied States" the insular commission, in
an elaborate brief citing precedents
and decisions, found it would be i'm
possible to prevent the extension of the
tariff laws to the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Hawaii The reports holds
that if the islands become part of the
United States the open door policy can
not be applied to them except during
the period of military occupation and
purely as a war measure.
If military rule in the Philippines is
continued Indefinitely or if protector
ate is established, a tariff exclusive to
the islands and against the United
States, as well as Great Britain,
France, Germany and Russia could be
applied, but not otherwise. This doc
trine may not be held by the admins
tratiOn, but it is part of a strong off,
cial report, and the European powers
have become aware of that fact.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Chicago, Dec. 1.-WHEAT has again
shown weakness and liquidation being
the order of the day. The early cables
We're not particularly weak and there
was an effort made part of the locals
to advance values. The seabOard. how
ever were free sellers here and there ap-
peared plenty of wheat for sale at 70c
about million decrease for the week
which would indicate small increase in
our visible. The Modern Miller was very
bearish, stating excellent condition Of
growing crop and little demand for -four.
Towards the close our market became
unusually weak on q reported failure of
a large exporting house at New York.
Longs became sellers and market broke
sharply, lcosing at about low point Of
CORN closed g to = cent under We'd
neSday- 1t was steady early with Liver
pool up IS to I'D in spite of liberal Argen-
tine shipments. Argentine crop advices
were also decidedly faVOrab BILE. Deliveries
were liberal in view of the small stocks.
almost 100 000- There was some December
selling by longs and also some short SELL
ing; Clearances 1895, 900 Corn declines
StubbOrnly and we do not expect to see
it sell much if any lower.
OATS yielded with corn but the trade
has been slow Deliveries were moderate.
Western offerings are limited but the
cash demand is likewise
PROVISIONS have been about steady.
helped by light hogs receipts and an ad-
vance at the yards of 10 to Is cents over
Wednesday. There has been some Cud-
ahy buying of May ribs. There were no
deliveries OF ribs Pork deliveries were
about Y. 900 barrels; lard about 1000 tierc-
es. Shipments light, Trade small.
J. F. HARRIS
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
TODAY,s MARkET REPORT.

Chicago. Dec. 1-WHEAT-As was ex-
pected deliveries of December wheat to-
day We're small, about 25O,09o bushels.
fh1S with the streng5h OF minneapolis Pi
Ma yopened shade up at 69S4 Q691sc and
December unchanged at 6514 40t65Ssc. De
cember advanced early TO 651ad655sc. but
lower cables. sold off to 695sc. Business
was almost at a standstin after the hrst
hour Local receipts were 10 cars;
Duluth reported 92S cars, against 740 last
week and 11S4 a year ago.
Later in the session the beariSh report
of the Modern Miller precipitated more
orders and resulting in unloading con-
siderable long wheat. The Miller said
that the frost had killed the HeSSian fly;
that the weather was favorable for the
ness was very unsatisfactory DeceTn ber
closed at 64ssd641@c. May dropped to 6S1s
0I69c, and closed &c under Wednesday at
CORN was firm opening a shade up
December at 30S4 Q31c and May at 329sc-
Deliveries were moderate estimated at
were light. 235 cars here and the weather
was considered a bulliSh factor Trade
was dull and for some time fluctuations
were unimpOrtant-
grains, December opening a shade up at
225s02224c and May unchanged at pic.
These prices remained unchanged for
some time Local receipts We're 26S cars,
Deliveries about 100000 bushels.
PROVISIONS were duh but firm on
light offerings and fair outside demand
for products. May pork opened 215 cents
over Wednesday at $S.5l32; May lard 2!3
cents up at S5.32la and May ribs 5Q412
cents higher at $5.12lz.
RYE-December Size.
BARLEY-CaSh 1904 cents.
-TIMOTHY December $2.45; February.
81 50; March 81 So
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
VIII Probably Have Less Representa-
tion in National Convention
Hereafter,

New York, Dec. I'm support of an
argument made by the Press that the
basis of representation in Republican
national conventions should be changed,
that paper will tomorrow publish a
number Of opinions received in reply to
an effort to poll the national committee
men upon the subject:
United States Senator Mark Hanna
and Charles R. BraytOn of Rhode Is
land, are On-cOmmittaL
Henry Q. Paine of Wisconsin, tele-
graphs at length protesting against
the policy which allows "One Republi-
can in Mississippi forty times as much
voice in naming a candidate as one Re
publican in the state of Illinois" He
change in representation should be
made at the coming Republican cOnven-
ton Tor the reason that there will be
only one vandidate for the nomination.
He says that it is impossible to bring
about the change when several candi-
dates are seeking a nomination
United States Senator n. B. Scott,
national committeeman for West Vir-
GINA, faVors a change. He says that
in West Virginia county receives rep
TeSentat1on IN state conventions in pro-
portion to the Republican or Demo
cratic vote cast at the previous election
and he thinks the same rule should
apply to states represented in a ma
tional convention.
L. F. Hubbard, national committee
man for Minnesota, says that the pres
ent basis is wrong because Ninnesota.
which cast 1913, SOL votes for Mckinley
has but Is delegates to a national con-
ventiOn, while labama, Arkansas
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and South Carolina, altogether cast but
8o0,O76 votes for Mckinley, yet thev are
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
ANOTHER RICH STRIKE.
Bale Waggener May Be a Rival Of
Stratton.

Judge A. H. Horton is authority for
the statement that Bale Waggener,
the well known railroad attorney and
politician of Atchison, is in a fair way
to become a rival in riches of Stratton,
the Colorado mining king
Mr.. Waggener is said to have struck
it very rich in a mine in the vicinity of
StrattOn's famous Independence mine
in Colorado. The mine was purchased
some time ago by a trio composed of
Mr.. Waggener, his son and James Orr,
his law partner.
Last week Mr.. Waggener received a
telegram from a Colorado party asking
him if he would accept 100000 for q
third of his interest in the mine. As
the mine had failed to develop since its
purchase Mr.. Waggener was so sur
prised at the offer that he accepted it
Immediately by wire Later he began
to wonder if something had happened
in connection with his Colorado proper
ty, and the next day left for Colorado.
When he arrived there he found that
what is supposed to be a big strike of
gold had been made and il It develops
as expected it will make him a million
aire.
Mr.. Waggener owns the largest inter-
est in the mine.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
DIR. FISK CRIES HALT!
Calls Morning Paper to Account For
Detailed Account of Cock Fight

Calls Morning Paper to Account For
Detailed Account of Cock Fight
Thanksgiving services were held in
all parts of Topeka yesterday and they
were all well attended. Union services
of most of the city churches were held
in the First Methodist church, and the
churches of the different suburbs large
ly united also.
At the First NJ E. church the Thanks
giving sermon was preached by DR.
Fisk, pastor of the First Congregation
al church, from the text, There shall
they rehearse the righteous acts of the
Lord, even his rule in Israel"
During the sermon a very unusual in
cident happened-fOr a, church service.
The preacher was interrupted by ap-
plause from the congregation. After
reviewing some of the blessings which
the nation has to be grateful for, DR..
Fisk had called attention to evils which
exist.
"Oh. the pity of it" he said. that
we are compelled to interrupt our
Thanksgiving gladness by the intrusion
of noting certain retrOgressiVe tenden-
cieS, eddies in the forward movement,
but which, none the less, we are bound
to resist. I summarize the types of de-
generacy in few terms, but appeal to
citizenship to keep an eye upon them
The effort to disfranchise the negro;
the unbluSh1ng encrQachmentS OF prize
fighting, unrebuked by the press, in
deed abetted by the news sellers: the
theft of the Lords day for professional
baseball, golf and athletics.
"Only last night he continued,
''there occurred almost in sight of the
home of the noted. author of In His
Steps one of these disgraceful affairs,
in which men took delight in the brutal
pastime of cockfghting. And the
morning press dished it up for US,
round by round, for our breakfasts this
morning. This is the sort of stuff that
is placed before our children
1t was at this point that the sermon
was interrupted by applause from the
audience.
Special services were held at Grace
cathedral, with a sermon by Dean
Sykes. In North Topeka Canon By
water preached at the union services
at the North congregational church.
In Parkdale services were held at the
Third Presbyterian church, at which
Rev. D. D Cheney preached. At the
Euclid Avenue Methodist church, in
NIatlin & Dennis addition, Rev. D. r.
Moore preached. At the German NJ. F.
church, the pastor, Rev. G. J. Jaiser,
preached last night The day was also
observed at the First African Methodist
church in the evening with a concert.
In Oakland services were held in the
NJ. E. church and the sermon was de-
livered by Rev. L. r. Smith. TenneS-
seetOwn united in a service at the
Shiloh Baptist church, at which Rev.
H. H. Lucas preached.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
DEATH OF MRS. CONKLIN.
Pioneer of Topeka Passes Away This
Morning

Mrs. Miranda COnklin, wife of JOS
eph l. COnI1lin, died at her home. All
Lincoln street, this morning. Mrs.
Conklin was Y years of age, and had
been i'll for several months as the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs. COnklin were one of
the first families to settle in Topeka.
They came from Ohio about 40 years
ago, when Topeka was but a struggling
village, and purchased the property
where the homestead still stands. Mrs.
COnlSlin was kell known among the
older residents of the city Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
made, but the remains Will probably be
taken to Ohio.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
BADE CAPTORS FAREWELL
Prisoner Escapes While Officers
Quarrel Over Railroad Fare.

Wheeling, W. Va, Dec. 1.-Early last
September the KissIer family of three
and Ann Dornan, a domestic, were
murdered and the house robbed and
burned, between Magnolia and Paw
Paw, Morgan county. Newton ]. Dorm
an, the husband of Ann, was suspected
of the murder, and also of a Postofice
robbery. A few days ago United States
Marshal J. P. Couldwfng located Dorm
an in Belmont county, Ohio, and had
him taken into custody. To avoid COM
plications he was brought to this city
as a United States prisoner, and here
turned over to the sheriff of Morgan
county, NJ. S Harmon, on the murder
charge
They took Dornan to the Baltimore
and Ohio depot. and just before train
time the sheriff and marshal got into
a dispute as to who should pay Dornan's
fare, IS, to Morgan county. The dis
pute waxed warm, and Dornan. step
ping to a door, said: Gentlemen. I
am tired of this row." and disappeared
in the darkness. At 10 o'clock all efforts
to trace him had proven Unavailing.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Market Goss1p.

Northwest cars: Minneapolis IL. last
year 629; Duluth 212, last year 633.
Total deliveries of wheat 250,000; corn,
SOC. 600; oats 100 500 bushels
In corn there is some pressure the
December but it come from short sellers
rather than longs. a determined effort
is being made to widen difference but
conditions are not favorable to it.
Price Current: Weather continues IA
vOrable for winter wheat and no material
change in situation Thick deposits of
fly eggs in plant causing much anxiety
in Ohio and parts of Indiana Otherwise
condition good Interior wheat movement
light Corn husking nearly over. slightly
more moving, but disposition to sell spar
ingly. Feeders more urgent buyers than
shippers Packing $4,000 hogs against
$50. 600 last year.
Wheat, 20 graded IS; corn 2s5, graded
chicago: Hogs, 5000. strong; cattle
4.500. steady; sheep L, 600. steady
Argentine cables prospects very favor
able. Argentine shipments, wheat $4,000;
corn ]. .464 600
Liverpool close: Wheat I'D lower to I'D
higher: corn 1stO 4 lower.
Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower; corn sd
higher than Wednesday
Paris Wheat y centinae lower to IN
changed; Antwerp wheat steady.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
MINDANAO IS PAClFIED.
Continued from First Page)

of release. The insurgents proposed
that he should procure the delivery to
them of the arms and munitions of the
Spanish garrison undertaking, if this
were accomplished to send the Span
iards and Americans to the Yorktown.
A sailor of Lieutenant GiImore's par
ty carried this proposition to the gar
rison. The Spanish cOmmandant re
piled that it was an insult to Spanish
arms, and expelled the sailor, a Span
ish soldier firing on him as he went
The Americans were then bound
hand and foot and taken to San IsidrO,
when General Luna ordered their exc
cutiOn- They were marching to the
plaza and in the presence of a great
crowd We're aligned to be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said:
''As an American officer and gentle
man. I protest against being shot with
my hands tied
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented
the execution. When General Lawton
approached San IsidrO last June, the
Americans We're removed to Abra,
where they were kept confined in cells
for two months. Subsequently they
were allowed greater liberty but the
reports that Lieutenant Gilmore was
given a house and servant is untrue.
He had the same quarters as the men
and the Americans were given the same
allowance as the Spanish prisoners
five cents a day with which to buy rice
and bananas, virtually the only ra-
tions.
General Macarthur is now in Bayam-
bong, preparing to sweep the country
on both sides of the Manila-Dagupan
railroad. General Wheaton is at San
Fabian and General LawtOn at Tayug.
The Gordon from San Fabian to San
IsidrO covers all the roads and occu-
pies all the towns on the line The
American policy is to prevent any more
insurgents escaping to the north and
to force them toward the country west
of the railway.
Major March with a battalion of the
Thirty third infantry. occupies Vfgan,
having made a forced march from San
Fabian. The remainder of the regiment
is on the way.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
BOY BADLY BURNED.
Six-Year-OId Child Left Alone il
House Plays With Fire.

The six-year-old son Of John Park
inson, a Santa Fe employe who lives
at 1921 Lawrence street, was seriously
and possibly fatally burned Wednesday
night.
The child was alone in the house with
his mother. Mrs. Parkinson went up
stairs leaving the boy playing about
the kitchen stove. In some way he set
his clothes on fire, and when the moth
his entire clothing was in flames. Be
fore she could extinguish the fire, the
flesh of his body and limbs, and the
lower part of his face had been badly
burned.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Chicago, Dec. 1-CATTLE-Rec
4.500; choice stronger. others slow; butch
ers' stock. Gamers steady; suOckers and
feeders quiet. Beeves 81. 406I7 90: cows 50 10
Q4-75; heifers s. .25d5 90; Gamers g. 90aS;
grass steers 81 2544 Is. Texas fed beeVes
81, ,$0a5. IS westerns 81 Ooa5 ..
HOGS-ReceiptS today $1,000; tomorrow
Il, 900; left over 2,716. Steady to shade
higher; top LOO Mixed and BUTCHERS 50 o7 g
IA. 90; good to choice heavy 50. .S0Q4. 90 ;
rough heavy s.. .60d8. 20: light So. 1898. .921a;
bulk of sales S3. 75Q3.90
SHEEP-Receipts u. 600 Market steady.
Native wethers 81. 00q4. 70; western $4.100
4-5o;Iambs- steady Native 81 1905. 60; west
ern IS .0065. so.
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments for yes
terday:
CATTLE receipts 5.O45: shipments I .3S1.
HOGS receipts 16,4SS; shipments 3, ,606-
SLEEP receipts 9.032. shipments none.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

Kansas City receipts: Wheat SO, against
245: corn 20, against 81; oats z, against 8.
Total -clearances wheat and flour 253 900,
corn 399. .OOO.
Primary receipts: Wheat 1908. 600 last
year / 2S4, 900; shipments 263. 900, last year
llzl9;0oO Corn, receipts 556, CO., last year
5S1; 900 Shipments 491, 600, last year 9S3, 600.
Chleago; Estimated cars; Wheat so;
New York close: Wheat, December Toss;
May 73s4c asked Corn. December 3SIsc
asked; May 3S14c.
St. Louis close: Wheat. Decembe< e67sc;
May 40tsc; corn. December 29asc asked,
May 3024 G. oats. December 2311c: NAY 2lss
Minneapolis close: Wheat, December 611s
061I4c; May 65ss s065lac.
Duluth close: Wheat, December 6S14c;