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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11

while watching the tennis players
wonder how they stand it.
One of the hits of Marshalls band
concert last night was THE Salvation
Army Patrol" by Hermann.
Fred Harrison, stenographer in the
Office of the general auditor of the San
ia Fe in Chicago, is in Topeka.
Mr. c. S. Sutton, auditor of freight
receipts of the Santa Fe, left today to
spend vacation in Wisconsin
Mr.. T. s. Mason, bookkeeper in the
Bank of Topeka, and Mrs. Mason, left
Thursday afternoon for Boston.
tennis player who says he is a stu
dent at Yale was the cynOsure Of all
eyes at the tournament Thursday.
David K Hyatt and Anna Jones were
married yesterday. The reason was that
it saved them $35 fine in police court.
The travelling men who make their
headquarters in Salina all have a verse
about the street fair printed on their
cards.
Mr.. ]. T. Riggs, chief Of the Santa Fe
accounting claim department. has re-
turned from a visit at his old home in
Virginia.
DR.. Raster of the Santa Fe hospital
will lecture before the 7. NJ Q. A at
Argentine tonight on First Aid to the
Injured"
In His Steps, is now sold at 10
cents. In time Mr.. Sheldon's wish to
have a five-cent edition published may
be gratified.
G. K. Wheeler ran into a barricade
put up to protect an excavation and
he wants the city to pay for the dam
ages resulting
MarshalTs band played the ever pop
ular Georgia Camp Meeting in re
Spouse to an encore at the concert
Thursday night.
The case of Verden Link was post
poned in the city court yesterday. For
a time he was missing Link but the Of
ficers found him.
Mayor Drew has been designated to
receive contributions for the colored
soldiers barbecue to be held during the
G. A. r. reunion.
There is no copyright on the color be
ing used on the city building There
are other buildings that would be i'm
proved by such treatment.
This is the time of year when the
women lock all the doors, pull down
the blinds, and refuse to make any sign
when the door bell rings.
Councilman Charles Nettels and little
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for want of funds by the county treas
urer. There is plenty of money in the
treasury now in addition to the $S7, 900
that has recently been paid out in TAX
ing up outstanding warrants.
People who don't care to pay the ten
cents charged for admission to the band
concerts, congregate just outside the
park on Quincy street. The band Sc
lectiOns can be heard with distinctness
there, and on the evenings concerts are
given the space is crowded with people
and vehicles.
Leroy Powell, superintendent of car
riers at the postofice, has Il city direc-
tory made especially for him. Between
linen paper, and whenever a carrier re-
ports new residents in the city their
names are entered in the proper place
on the blank leaves. In this way the
directory is kept up to date.
Harry Bone was about the maddest
man in Topeka yesterday. He had
studied up a case in the Nineteenth
Kansas which was just what he wanted
to win a suit on, but just when he had
his argument all planned out he ran
across a decision in the Twenty-sixth
Kansas that specifically reversed the
other decision on which he had built
his case.
AS Mr. Leland is at work at his desk
in the pension agency the following
from the St. Joe Gazette will proba bly,
make him smile: Cy Leland is seri-
ously i'll at his home in Troy, and a
physician who visited him recently told
the writer yesterday that the politicians
who are preparing to take the scalp of
the Republican boss may be compelled
to go to the grave for it.
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SNAP SHOTS HOME NEWS

Strange the beer wagons cannot be
stopped
Mr.. E. S. Quinton is in Chicago on
business.
The track at Garfield park is used by
Wheelmen every night.
Too bad the whole street can not be
flushed like the cutters.
DR.. J p Lewis has returned from
short stay in Colorado.
Mr.. J. W. Going left Thursday for an
outing at Mackinac islands.
General Passenger Agent w J. Black
of the Santa Fe is in Chicago.
Some of the hacks in Topeka look as
If they had come out of the ark.
Judge Guy announces that he is tired
of settling neighborhood quarreIs.
Mr.. T. L. King, Santa Fe city ticket
agent, has returned from Denver.
Repairs are being made on the big
chimney on the Santa Fe Office build
ing.
The advertising matter for the G. A
r. reunion will be sent out in a. few
days.
The laundries are probably busy this
week keeping white trousers in shape
for tennis.
The little folks in the neighborhood of
Tenth and Tyler held a lantern parade
last night.
Mr.. W. c. Nixon, superintendent of
the Chicago division of the Santa Fe, is
an the city
L S. Curtis, deputy clerk OF the dis
triet court, is on the sick list Cause:
Hot weather.
Max Prescott. of the accounting de-
partment of the Santa. Fe, has returned
from Denver.
Louis CarOm has taken a position in
the office of auditor of freight receipts
of the Santa F'e.
Some of the gasoline wagons run one
horse and others four with all the num-
bers in between taken.
Miss Alice PyIes, of the accounting
department of the Santa F'e, is confined
to her home by illness.
Mr.. c. L. Short,Santa- Fe trainmaster,
has returned to Chinicothe, ILL.,, after
short stay in this city.
The pressed brick front is being put
up on the new Mail building, as the side
walls have been completed.
The spectators who broil and parboil
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daughter left today for Boone, Ia,
where Mr. Nettels will attend family
reunion at his old home.
Col. Fred Close is in Denver this
week and says he gave up a lucrative
law practice to devote his attention to
the Ellis-Trego gold" mines.
Secretary of State George Clark. Cy-
rus Leland Jr., Tom Kelly and Con-
gresham w. J. Bailey will spend a
week or two in Colorado fishing.
John Marshall invariably holds
lighted cigar in his left hand while di-
recting concerts in the evening. He
puffs it between selections.
Col. G. J. Bell, who recently resigned
his position in the treasurer's office of
the Santa Fe, left Thursday for Gin
cinnati and Washington Court House,
Ohio.
Mr.. w. ]. Healy. chief clerk in the
office of auditor of freight receipts of
the Santa. F'e, has returned from a short
vacation spent with his family in Col
orado.
The problem of the hour with many
housewives this hot weather is what to
cook. People don't like the same kind
of food that they eat when the weather
is cooler.
Mr.. T. B. Jennings and Mr.. w. c. F.
Reichenbach have gone to Denver to
attend the big Masonic banquet there
Saturday night. Mr.. Jennings is one of
the speakers.
David Ansel, of 68S Locust street,
thinks he has produced the prize tOma-
to. 1t weighs two and a quarter pounds
and was raised from seed procured
from the government.
Miss May Wilson, of the auditor of
freight receipts Office of the Santa Fe,
who has been seriously i'll with appen-
dicitis, has gone to Burlington, kan,
to stay several weeks.
County Clerk Wright makes the 9th
er county officials envious of him by
Wrighting home from Colorado Springs
about the good time he is having They
say this is not Wright
The sparring exhibition in which
Wade Watts. the Topeka pugiIist, will
take part, promises to be a good axhi-
bition. It will occur at the Crawford
the middle of next week.
A new arc light has been put up in
front of the ticket office of the Rock
Island depot, and viii be quite an ad-
dition as the platform has been pretty
dark at this place heretofore.
What has become of the Indian club
which Sam Radges organized last year?
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PORTS OPENED.
A Chance For Increased Trade With
Japan.

washington, Aug. 1.-THE state de-
partment announces that by imperial
ordinance of July u, 1899, the following
Japanese ports will be opened to for
eign commerce as soon as the new treat
les become operative:
Shinizu, Taketoyo, Yokkaichi, Shin
onosekie, Moji, Haikota, Karatsu kuch-
inotsu, Motsuimi, Isuahara, Sasawai
Shishini, Nawa, Hamida, Miyazu, Tsur-
uga, Nanawo (south bay), Fushiki, Ota-
ru, Kusharo, Muroran. At the port of
Muroran, barley, wheat, rye, oats, etc,
sulphur, coal and other commodities
designated by the minister of finance
only can be exported.
If in any of the ports named the total
amount of imports and exports falls
short of $4,000 yen, the port is to be
closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
A BLOODY FIGHT.
Between Non-Union Motormen and
Strike Sympathizers-

Cleveland, Aug. 11.-Wm. T. Caple,
non-union notorman on the Central
avenue line of the Big Consolidated
company, today fired two shots at Viii
liam Little, a teamster, both bullets
taking effect. In return Little picked
up a Ratchet lying in his wagon and
hurled it at Caple, striking the motor
man in the head. making a frightful
wound. The latter claims that Little
called him a "scab'' as his car was pass
ing the wagon. This the teamster de-
MES The motorman is in jail upon
the charge of shooting to kill. Little
was removed to a hospital. Neither
man is fatally injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
UP TO CONGRESS-.
Matter of Empowering Interstate
Commission to Make Rates.

Chicago. Aug. IA Record special
from Denver says:
Shortly before midnight the national
association of railroad commissioners
adopted a resolution recommending the
next congress to revise the interstate
commerce law upon the suggestion
made by the interstate commerce COM
mission in its last report. The resolu-
ton which was prepared by the COM
nnittee on resolution was adopted with
out discussion. Immediately on adop-
ton, Commissioner Osborne of Michi-
gan, vigorously protested against the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
Kaiser Opens a Canal

Berlin, Aug. 11.-Emperor William
today attended the opening Of the bort
mund-Ens canal. Replying to an ad-
dress of the burgomaster his majesty
said he regarded the canal as a work
to form part of a greater whole, which
he himself and the government had in
f1exibly determined to further, and he
hoped the nations representa- ves would
the end of the year.
place him in the position to do so before
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Cruisers Leave oallao.

Lima, Peru, Aug. 1.-THE United
States cruiser Newark, which arrived
at CalIao, Peru, July %, on her way to
San Francisco TO receive Admiral
Kautz, and the Marblehead which ar
rived at Callao on August 3, on her way
to Mare Island, left Callao Wednesday
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
5000 MINERS OUT.
One Party Demands Advance of SO
Per Cent.

WiIkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE min
ers of the Stevens colliery near Pitts
ton have gone on a strike because the
company refused to grant an increase Of
az ner cent in wages The men number
$50, and say they are determined to re-
main out until their demands are grant
ed. The number of miners now report
ed to be on strike in this district is near
" & OOO
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Rain In India.

London, Aug. u.-Specials from Bonn
BAY report rain in Alfalfa bad, Madras,
the Deccan and Bengal, and showers in
Bombay. The governments anxiety
in regard to the possibility of a famine
is therefore relieved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
SOMEBODY TO BLAME
For Surrender of Santiago - Who Is
Ftp

Madrid, Aug. 1.-THE Gazette today
publishes the verdict of the supreme
court, which, in addition to acquitting
Generals Torals and Pareja of surrender
ing Santiago de Cuba without having
exhausted all means Of defense. orders
an additional inquiry to discover the
responsibility for the lack Of means of
defense which necessitated the capitu-
lation of that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
Advance Sale Fall Dress Goods.

4Sc Silk and Wool Novelty Dress Goods,
80 Inches wide, IA different styles-Salle
a. mob vrif3a Pisi5 Wool ,Drees Goods.
20 different cOmbinations-35c is the
value of this cloth-Sale price per
ss i,,c LA, OH ,,.,oi fi1ii,.r ,,oZ-eIt
cloth-Blue mixed, Green mixed and
Grey mixed-Sale price per yd..... 25c
Sc inch wide all wool Serge-39c is the
Kansas avenue price for this cloth
Sale price per ESQ
So inch all wool Venitian Cloth-all
coolrs and black-a good Csc value-Sale
price per Observation-Disclosures. -4Sc
% inch wide Tennis FlanneIs-light and
dark effects-6c Quality-Sale price per
90 inch wide Dotted and Embroidered
Swiss Drapery Muslin, Is different
styles, avenue price 15c yard-SaIe price
40 inch wide Dotted and Embroidered
Swiss Drapery Muslin, Is different pat
terms, avenue price 25c the yard-Sale
price per va. Observation-Disclosures 1 c
Sc inch Cream Curtain Scrim, SC is the
regular price-Sale price per yd. S72c
4 tt Cottage ROdS''-cOmplete with
brackets and ends-oak and Cherry
15c is the Va1ue-Sale price, each. %. sc
40 inch wide White India Linen-was
25c yd-Sale price. 1870
Plain bleached Cotton Crash-was Sc
Sale price per yd............-......21 2c
TwiIled unbleached Cotton Crash-was
5c-Sale price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 272c
Twilled bleached Cotton Crash-was sc
yd-Sale price per yd.-...-.-.......21z
100 quality, 72 in. wide, full bleached-
all pure Inen-Table Damask-7 differ
ent designs-Sale price per yd....- 59c
Ladies ready made house wrappers
lace and embroidery trimmed-$13 80 was
the price-Sale price. S0c
Our S1.9S Ladies' Wrappers-stylish in
cut and trimmings-Sale price. e. s 1.25
Ladies' ready made Shirt Waists-Or-
gandieSs DimitieS, Lawns and PercaleS
were. 81 90 75c and Social in one lot
Sale price NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 29c
Our S1.25 and $3.50 qualities in Ladies'
Shirt Waists-Sale price ...---.-...49c
Ladies Fancy Silk Shirt Waists-pr1ce
was $49S-SaIe price. $500
SO inch wide full bleached Auslin-5c is
the price everywhere-Sale price per
Is inch wide Cream Domet or Tennis
Flannel-6c buys no better on Kansas
avenue-Sale price per yd........31h
L L unbleached MusIin-Sale price per
All our 121kc and 15c Zephye Bingham
Sale price per yd..-....-.---.-.---.775 c
Our zoe qualities in fancy White Goods
Sale price per yd. 1870
Ladies ready-made White Duck Dress
Skirts-l5c was the price-Sale
Ladies; ready-made White P K Dress n9e
Skirts-$1-25 was the price-Sale
Ladies' ready-made Dress Skirts in
light blue and pink P K-embroidery
trimmed - Price was 1925 : Sale
RAAOC SS.SO
Ladies Brown Crash Dress Skirts Gin.
hem-Price was $1.49-SaIe price. $1.1O
Ladies ready-made Crash Suits-jacket
and skirt = Price was $3.4S = Sale
price 49,. .........-...... S19S
Pin wide Velveteen Dress Facing
black and all colors-SaIe price per
25c Summer Corsets-sizes Is to 30
Sale price I7c
pieces fancy MORE Tafata striped
skirting-was 15c yd-Sale price per
Our S2.25 Nottingham Lace Curtains
31a yds. long-SaIe price, per
pair .....-..-..... -.--.-..-..-....$1 .65
Our S1.35 Nottingham Lase Curtains
31a yds- long-Sale price, per pair Csc
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Deacon Skinner Cdolorously) Them
New York rascals took every cent I
had, parson.
Parson Czoodman-Too bad, Silas
was hoping to see you round to our
church entertainment tonight.-Judge.
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Midsummer Cot Prices
IN oor
Hardware Dept.

Wabash screen doors, painted green,
full mortise, with fixtures. Sale =.
Price ....-.-..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oSc
Champion three-burner new process
Gasoline stove. sold all season at
$500 Sale Price .....................s1 81. 90
Champion three burner Gasoline
stove with step for oven, DANGER
burners. safety lay down tank, this
stove cheap at SO. Sale Price ..-.-. $50
Three burner high stove, without
step and fitted with stationery tank
Our regular price 81. This Sale $50
Three burner Junior Dangler burner,
stationery tank; regular price So
Only limited number at sale price. 3. %
The one burner Junior, regular 1925.
We have only one three-burner oil
stove left, Dangler make, guaran-
teed safe; gives a nice blue flame. -
We have left but one of those large
family refrigerators, full zinc lined,
sold all season at S14.00. Sale Price 81. 50
Same kind in smaller size, but large
enough for small family. Sale price 5.S8
Larger size in the National" fitted
with separate ice box, very cheap
at $1,000. Sale Price ..-.............. 80
Ironing boards, adjustable to three
heights -..-.-.--.....--.----..- CSC
MASON'S FRUIT JARS.
quart Sale Price .................. 39c
2 quart. Sale Price Observation-Disclosures. 49c
y pint Jelly Glasses. Sale Price 25c
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Iiehtn1ne starta q 90.

Parkersburg, W. Va, Aug. Light
ming caused a fire today which destroy
ed the store of the W. H. Smith Hard
ware Co, four story building. Berry's
restaurant was also destroyed. Loss
SI5O.OOO.
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action, on the ground that the matter
had not been properly discussed.
Spirited discussion followed but it in
troduced no change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11

We can't give full descriptions OF
all these shoes-we're making cuts
on the entire stock. Come IN and
let us show you the ones you hap
pen to be interested IN. We want
to clean them out to make room
for Fall stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11
NEW MODEL.
An
Avalanche
OF Bargains that will puz-
zIe our competitors.
Dry Goods Dept.

Ten days of Clearing Sale prices
that will give Us some much needed
room for Fall Goods. Keep your
eye on 'The Busy Corner" this
Fall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-06
Albany band Convention.

At 4 80 o'clock Monday the bands met
for the organization with a big attend.
ance. Charles T.. York, editor Of the
Pacific Musical Times Of Portland, wac
elected president, A. G.. Shute Of Hills.
boro, secretary and treasurer and ID. W
Feeley, Of McMinnville, yice-president
The plan outlined by the president wa,
To call the organization The Oregon
State Band Association. Object, {,
study good composition, and mutual i'm
proyement Motto: In Harmon,
United.
The following bands registered, with
the name Of the leaders
Southern Pacific Car Shops. J. r.
Tomlinsog, leader, % pieces
McMinnville, d. w. Feely, leader. n
pieces.
jefferson, A. J. shumaker, leader, /;
pieces.
o. A. G. Of Corvallis, II. Beard, leader
ls pieces.
Monmouth, Frank Lucas, leader, a
pieces.
Albany, II. Connoway, leader, ~
pieces.
Forest Grove, =. G.. Hughes. leader.
Ilillsboro, W. J. Wall, leader.
Nerbort, j. 4. Pceruboom. leader,
Pennington, John wilkins, leader.
bethany, j. &. Toelle, leaders. Al
pieces.
Grand total, $50
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

DR.. W. r. Williamson IL In Portland.
Miss Grace Gibson went 10 Portland
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Rose left this
morning for Puyallup.
Mrs. Levi BauIner took the early train
for the Buffalo Hump mines.
Mrs. T.. Hirsch and daughter. Ger
trude, went % Portland this p. m.
Mrs J. ID. Sutherland and daughter.
Maud took the morning train for Port
land.
y. y. Cronk, the North Commercial
/ street blacksmith, went to Portland on
the early Train.
Mrs. s. +. Anderson, Of Waldo IIill,
left this morning for visit with her
mother at Heppner.
Il. $. Sheridan, late chairman Of the
Union State Central Committee, retured
10 kossburg today.
X. u. Fleming, manager Of the state
penitentiary stove works, went 10 Port
land on the early train.
Mrs. G. y. Gabriclson, who has spent
month at Dcs Moines, Is expected
home Wednesday morning
A carload Of horses and mules went
through today from Marysyille, Cal
bound for the Buffalo Hump.
Miss Laura Preston, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. j l.. Carter, a
few days returned to Portland today.
J. h. Mosier who lives ON Oak street,
left today TO work Tor the $. ~. Co., at
IL sterling plant at Latham, Lane county
Mrs. Gertrude Denny, secretary Of
the Oregon Woman's Flax Association,
is In the city the guest Of Mrs A. p.
Bonham
Mrs. Gland Catch aud Mrs. g.. G..
bingham went 20 Portland this p. m. as
delegates az large 10 the Eastern Star
Grand Chapter.
Mrs. -, L. NoshoW, who has bcvn the
guest Of Mrs. G. =. Bishop, went this
afternoon a. delegate 20 the Eastern
Star Grand Chapter.
Mrs. D.. 4. Parkhurst accompanied
Mrs. &. r. Worden, Of Klamath Falls
went 90 Portland, delegates % the East
crn Star Grand Chapter
Mrs. Jas. Mothorn. who has been
clcrking At the lceworks store on East
state str,et, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
L. W, Condit, At Turner
Sam Wheeler, Of Scio, stopped over
AT salem, and shipped thrce head OF
line horses a. seattle via boat Mr..
Wheeler has sold his ranch aud is going
to pat in the summer Ia the sound.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-06
RATHER
g FISHGY

q" 7 APPEARS that Oregon law
makers are adopting the Eu-
ropean gentry methods for
Mh fishing
Also in the game laws, instead
Of allowing certain months to catch
trout and other food fish, where every.
body would have the right to purchase
them from the expert fishermen, the
people are excluded, and many Of them
cannot get look or taste Of a trout
while others have them by the hum
dreds.
Friedman would suggest that this kind
Of lawmakers that would be guilty in
passing an act making law, where a
person at certain months is allowed 10
catch trout, unrestricted a. to the num-
Der he may catch, and yet he dare not
sell 10 any one, he must either devour
them all or give them away TO some Of
his friends, that this kind Of law-mak-
ers, should first serve term in the
school for idiots, at least three years
before they are sent TO misrepresent the
people Of Oregon. What business is it
to the members Of the Legislature or the
people Of Oregon, whether the sport is
allowed 10 go out fishing and he catches
from a hundred and fifty to three hun
dred trout, whether he eats all Of them
himself OF sells some to the fish
markets, and they in turn retail
them out to the people.
But the Lawmakers said no. Now il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-06
FRIEDMAN'S NEW RA6KET!
Cor. Commercial and State Streets. Salem. Ore
Albany or Salem.

Albany Democrat Times
Nearly the necessary number Of
names have been secured for a National
Guard Company in Albany. c. A.
Sears, Fred Bloom, J. l.. Tomlinson an |
Joe Rals,on Of the old company having
done excellent work in getting names.
The Telegram says:
There is likely to be a race between
Salem and Albany as 10 which will bee
represented in the National Guard.
According to the plan Of organization
there is only room in the brigade for OF e
more company south OF Portland. Sa-
lem has been at work on a company, but
for some reason the work has Jagged
Now Albany comes 10 the front and saws
that she can have a company ready "a
bee mustered in within week.
The military board j. anxious that
there should be company at Salem,
and some time will be- allowed the Sa-
lem company 20 get ready 20 enter the
service. II company is not ready az
the capital in reasonable length OF
time, Albany will probably get in, and
Salem will bee left out.