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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
PLAN is POPULAR.
Indianapolis People Pleased With the
Four-Cent Fares.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 10-The Accent
fare inaugurated less than a week ago,
is proving very popular with the people
and there has been a rush on all sides
to secure tickets.
Those who ride on the street cars
regularly say there has been a marked
increase already in the traffic, and that
if the truth We're known, the company
is taking in more money than the diff
ference in the fares represents, and that,
from present indications, it is fair to
assume that the receipts will be dou
bled, while the reduction only amounts
to One-fifth of each fare.
OF course, it is too early yet to make
estimates with any degree of certainty
but evidence comes from all lines of a
largely increased patronage, and it is
reasonably certain that the company
will make more money on a Accent fare
than it did on a scent fare, even should
there be no retrenchment in other di-
recUiOns.
1t is expected that new and much
larger cars will be put on the various
lines within the next thirty days, and
with better accommodations the traffic
will. no doubt, be increased. One hun
bred cars have been ordered, and it is
the purpose of the company to make
several extensions of it's lines and bring
the service nearer to the homes of the
suburban residents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
SLOANE CENSURED.
Catholic Clergymen Discuss the Bel
mont-Sloane Wedding.

st. Louis. May 1O.-Members of the Cath
Ole clergy in St. Louis are not free in
expressing opinions of Cardinal Gibbons
utterances condemning the Belmont
Sloane marriage in New York. His emf
nence said that Mrs. Sloane was divorced
at O'Clock in the afternoon and was
married again almost before the ink was
dry on the divorce papers. He char
acterized the marriage as crime against
the law of Jesus Christ.
not seen the dispatches from Baltimore
ence TO the marriage. He inquired whe-
Their Mrs. Sloane was a Catholic and made
against divorces. but RETAINED from touch
ing upon the cardinals STATEMENTS.
of the Western Waterman and pastor Of
the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
L do, was little surprised to see in what
and remarriage of Mrs. Sloane; He is
not not given to making such statements.
Sloane to Mr., Belmont SO soon after her
divorce from her first husband must have
created a sensation in the east.
say SAY OF the reception accorded Mr.. and
racy, it is evident that the people stiIl
belieye in old time morality and virtue.
permit of divorce, and in this case the
pubic morals We're outraged by a marri-
after the divorce was granted.
M Belmont. 1 believe, is in politics.
IIS - the Alsth VINO IldQ an with
William j. Bryan, if 1 mistake not. He
| had better retire from politics. as this
thing certainly will hurt him. The people
do not indorse such acts. 1t probably
VIII be another case of Parnell and Mrs.
O'Shea.''
The Rev. Father Hayes of ST. Patrick's
church condemned the marriage as con-
trary to the law of the church, but avoid
ed any reference to the cardinals utter
ances concerning it.
This is fast age" he said Eve are
on what We might term the toboggan. The
labor unions are teaching men the power
possess. ari
t0cracy is becoming more exclusive and
the masses more excluded. If events
move as rapidly during the next century
, as they have since civil war in this coun-
try. there is no telling where it will all
end We are like a great wheel. and
once once we get started on the, downward
There is danger in it. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY.
Cures Many Patients, They I hink, by
Laying on of Hands.

Montreal. Quebec May 1O.-Jean Louis
TaiIlon continues to perform his cures by
the laying on of hands. This seventh
son of the Taillon family has been the
main topic of conversation among the SUI
perstitious community of the Canadian
metropolis and, in fact, the whole prov
ince of Quebec. since his wonderful pow
erS became known.
The people who believe in the powers of
mtracle-workers are continually visiting
the house of the parents of this child to
secure his services They take him away
to their own homes, where, by the sim
pie laying of his hands the sick he
performs cures where the medical fra
Jean Louis grandmamma, Nine. Tail
lon, ST., who comes from Somerstown,
Quebec, asserts that Jean Louis is
smart" that he grows older he will
grow smarter and that all a grown
UP seventh son is good for is healing.
Little Jean Louis, therefor. will always
work miracles or be unfit for anything
else. That Jean Louis powers are genu-
inc nobody denies-in fact. all are ca ger
to affirm it, and his proud family show
fat bundles of letters and postal cards
from out-of-toWn people who have heard
of Jean Louis fame and are eager to hail
him as their benefactor-
Unfortunately Jean Louis does not rec
ogniZe the full novelty and magnitude of
his position. Most boys not yet seven
would prefer marbles to marvels, and the
seventh little Tailon is exception to
the general rule. He knows the mean
ing of the letters in the big white pitcher
the principal piece of furniture in the
Taillon house, and he puts his hands on
afflicted people because they in turn put
money in his.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
MISS GRANT IN PARIS.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Speaks of the
Wedding to the Prince

Paris, May 10.-This morning I saw
Mrs. Potter Palmer. She received me at
her elegant apartments at the Hotel
NendOnle. With her, as you know, is
Miss Julia Grant, who is to be mar
Tied to Prince Cantacuzene, one of the
military attaches to the Russian en-
bassy at Rome. Mrs. Palmer was very
gracious and looked supremacy happy.
After a few moments conversation
asked her if the engagement was such
as pleased her and got as an answer:
of course it is. 1 am simply deA
lighted. The prince is really charm
ing fellow and one of the most admira-
BILE young men imaginable. The we'd
ding will take place some time in the
autumn" she continued, but at what
date I can not say for the reason that
it has not been fixed up. However, of
one thing I am fairly certain, it will
take place in America, either at New
York or at Newport"
When questioned as to other details
she said she could not give them other
than to say that it would be a quiet
affair, and that there would be no pomp
about it, We do not want any parade"
she said, las it will be a family affair
and we will keep it almost entirely to
ourselves"
U.s. Mrs. Palmer is ordering most beau
tiful trOusseau, and has already gath
cred together many exquisite things for
the occasion, and for the bride-to-be.
Miss Grant is almost more admired here
than is Mrs. Palmer and is considered
one of the seasons bellies.
One great social event of the season
was the opening today at Champs
Elysees of the unfinished charity ba
zaar, under the direction of Count Cas-
tellane, the husband of Anna Gould.
agni, the famous composer of
Cavaleria Rusticanna, arrived in the
city today, and will personally direct
the music of the charity concert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
Gst. Petersburg Cor. London Post.

J ISt. Petersburg Cor. London Post.1
That the Importance of the regula-
tions recently published with regard to
the position of Jewish merchants in
Moscow is by no means Imaginary is
proved by the satisfaction expressed by
the ''Novoe Vremya' at their promul
cation. This journal has for many
years been marked by anti-Semitic
feeling of the bitterest description, and
it is invariably found to support any
measures calculated to restrict the ac-
tivity of Jews in Russia According to
its latest utterances on the subject, the
laws which at present define the posi-
ton of Jews are by no means too Sc
we're. Jews have been able to settle IN
the great towns which offer such fine
field for their enterprise, and have fas-
tened not only on their trade but also
on the so-called liberal professions In
St. Petersburg, for instance, the mead
quarters of Russian finance and the
chief money market of the empire,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
A CONDITIONAL FORTUNE.

IN. Y. Cor. Chicago Inter-Ocean1
With money enough to live almost
where they might choose, Sarah and
Esther Hart, daughters of Allen Hart
of Illinois, are compelled to live in an
East Side neighbOrhood hardly suitable
for two reSpecta BILE SpinSters, under
penalty of forfeiting their property If
they live anywhere else. This is be-
aunt, Mrs. Esther Woods, widow of the
late Richard H. Woods, who for many
years lived at No. SO East Third street,
settling there when the neighborhood
was highly reputable, and who wished
members of the family to continue to
reside there, and see that the family
portraits are kept in good repair
Mrs. Woods died last September. leav-
ing an estate of half a million, and
shortly after the will was probated the
Misses Hart came here to take up their
residence in the East Side house AS it
is a very poor district they find them
selves in incongruOuS surroundings, but
have stuck to the house and intend to
stick to it out. With the house a resi-
duary estate of al bout $500, 900 goes, pro-
vided the above conditions are complied
with, but that part of the bequest is
now in litigation. Lawyer Gerard, of
No. 81 Nassau street, guardian ad Item
for Miss Minnie Esther Hart, grand
niece of the late Mrs. Woods, and niece
of the present occupants of the house.
has brought suit to declare that part
of the will devising the residuary es-
tate void on the ground that its cOndi-
tons cannot be complied with until the
death of the legatees, as it provides
that they shall live in the house all
their lives and take care of the por-
traits. The Misses Hart will fight the
case. Their position is that the condi-
ton is void, and that, therefore, the
residuary estate goes to them at once.
Mr.. Gerard's suit is for one-twelfth Of
Ioa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
NEW DIAMOND TEST.
Genuineness of a Gem Easily Deter
mined by X-Rays.

Chicago, May 10.-Prof. w c. Fuchs
of this city has accidentally learned
that the genuineness of diamonds can
be determined by the X-rays.
In operating with the light, when pic
lures were taken of hands upon the fin
gers of which were supposedly diamond
rings, he noticed that sometimes the
settings would show in the skiagraphs.
Then he obtained from a jeweler sew
eraI pure diamonds, and. throwing the
intense light upon them, found that they
offered no resistance to the rays, which
penetrated them without casting a
shadow. The sensitive Photographic
plate was as clear as if nothing had
been placed before it. Then the pro-
fessOr secured some of the best paste
and imitation diamonds and found that
these offered the same resistance that
common glass does, dark spots showing
DlainIV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10

iveness immense All his adjectives
were SuperlatiVe. His life was charac-
terized by ungOvernable intensity of
love and hatred, of savage anger at in
justice and uncomfortable resentment
of wrong. To all soldiers he was a com
rade rather than a commander. He led
where any dared to follow. With Wav-
ing hair and flashing sword and flaming
eye he was the thunderbolt of battle,
and confronted infinite danger with in
finite fortitude.
Grant and Logan and the other great
captains of that tremendous epoch have
been mustered out. But we are not
without consolation.
Time has left US Eagan, with his bat
teries of. billingsgate, and Shafter, the
hero of Santiago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
ROOSEVELT IS FIRM.
It Is Said That Platt is Bringing
Pressure to Bear.

Albany. N. Y, May 10.-Governor
Roosevelt has been threatened with po-
litical humiliation if he persists in ia
voring the Ford tax bill. Persons close
to Senator Platt have told Roosevelt
that the senator is much displeased and
can not stand for Col. Roosevelt's re-
nomination if he signs the bill.
But Governor Roosevelt loves to fight
better than eat. The bill was signed,
and signed this week, despite the pres
sure. He has played fair with Plat all
winter. In several instances he has
throttled his own opinions to give way
to Mr.. Platt's ideas. In this matter,
however he is as firm a rock, and
probably on Friday morning the bill
will go to the secretary of states office
with the signature of Theodore Roose-
welt upon it.
An outline of this measure has been
printed. By its terms franchises are
to be taxed as real estate on the basis
of market value of corporation stock,
minus the bonded Indebtedness of such
corporation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
Scrofu1a, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofn2ais the most obstin&te Of blood
troubles, and is often the result of an
Inherited taiat I'M the blood s. S. 8.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach ScrOfaAA; il forces out
every trace of the disease, and cures
the worstTcAses.
Ny son, Charlie. was Aea4seed from infnnsV
WITH SaroAala. aud he $780, 90 that it va
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
Price of Gas Fixed.

New York, May 10.-The municipal
council has passed an ordinance fixing
the price of gas at IS cents per thousand
cubic feet, the same standard to exist
as that now prevailing. The council
claims that under the preface of the
charter it has the power to regulate
the price
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
OUT IN CALIFORNIA.
The Lieutenant Colonel is Made
Colonel in Regular Order.

Sacramento. Cal, May 10.-Lieut. Col
Dubois has been promoted to the col
onelcy of the First California regiment
at Manila. Governor Gage today an
nounced the selection.
Col. Dubois will succeed Col. Smith,
who was made brigadier general by the
president. The promotion is gratifying
to CalifOrnianS who have followed the
work of the gallant officer during the
time the REGIMENT has been at Manila.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10

impossible to dress him
for three years. II is
head and body were q
mass Of esres, and his
eyesight Al so became
affected. Ne treatment
was spared that we
thought wO<11d relieve
him, but he grew worse
until HIS CON dition was
indeed pitiable. 1 had
almost deSpaired of his
ever being cured, when
by the advice OF a friend
we gave him s. S. S.
(SUiftsS SnAcificl. A de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
Nine. Yale'S.
Advice

Clean and purify out of your body all
the poisons and dangerous ingredients
that have found their way into your
blood.
What are the great cleansing and pur-
flying organs of the body for, if not to
keep your whole system cleans pure,
fresh, natural and healthy?
When they are clogged, dirty and
sluggish from poison and impurity.
what can you expect but disease and
ugliness2
Dirt is poison, and poison is disease.
Dirt in your blood is the deadliest kind
of poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
$1,000 Pueblo and Return, via Santa
Fe Route.

Tickets on sale May 16 and II with
return limit of June Is. No change of
cars. Harvey dining rooms. T. L.
King, agent, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
Butte, Mont.
e2s.s5, via Santa Fe Route.
Save Your Neck

And wear collars that have no rough
edges. We do them American Steam
Laundry, Tel S41.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10

Quick, good work American Steam
Laundry. 112 West Seventh street. Tele-
phone BAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10

Seattle, Wash,
$2s.s5, via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-10
$3.50 For $40

$500 For $500.
Communication tickets at lunch counter.
Hotel Oxford and restaurant.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-25
FROM THE wATsIDE.

The man who can honestly say he
doesn't believe in luck has all the
money he needs.
There has been great difficulty in
cOaling the transports at Manila, which
has resulted in delay in sending home
the volunteers. There is now, however,
on the way to Manila hosting appar-
atus which viii enable the ships to be
eoaled at the rate Of 600 tons a day.
Six thousand eight hundred and
6fty-nine persons we're killed by the
railroads Of the United States in 1898
and 1882 we're injured. OF these b.
900 we're railroad employees. The total
number Of passengers carried was So
1O6,681, an increase of 11,621, 483 over
the previous year.
A member in the Twentieth Kansas
writes home that when a soldier re-
eeives his discharge at Manila, the pa
per relieving him Of further duty is
placed along side Of $3.50 in cash and
he is given his choice between the two.
but is strongly urged to take the money
and re-enlist. He says, Furthermore,
that few yield to the pecuniary tempta-
ton.
Vic Murdoch tells the following
story: A Kansas minister said: "As
Mark says, for he that hath to him
shall be given and he that hath not
from him shall be taken away even
that which he hath" A sleepy man
IN the congregation awoke and asked
stupidity: aWho did you say said that?"
SHARK" answered the astonished min
lister. swell, it's just like Hanna" said
the man, and went to sleep again.
a farmer tells Us that he has made q
discovery that is Of vast Importance to
the farmer during a dry season. He
has found that by planting onions and
potatoes in the same field in alternate
rows, the onions became so strong that
they brought tears to the eyes Of the
potatoes in such vast volumes that the
roots Of the vines are kept moist, and a
big crop raised in spite Of the drouth.
The same farmer has a scheme for rails
ing custard pies by crossing the egg
plant with the milk weed.-La Junta
Democrat.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-25
Feedfng a Nation.

All told, the consumption Of solid
food By this one nation during the year
amounts in its raw state to some 60
OOO, 600 900 pounds, or a little more than
three pounds a day for each person.
This means that the people eat their
own weight Of food about once each
month. The total cost must be placed
at not less than $500, 100000 a year, to
which must be added another 81, Co.,
100000 for drinks, making the total for
food and drink more than could be
purchased by the entire gold supply Of
the world. OF this expenditure, rough
", $1,000, 100000 goes for meat and fish,
500. OOO, 900 for eggs and dairy products,
s5OOOOO,OO for wheat and other grains,
and equal amount for fruits and sugar,
and S3OO,OOO,OOO for vegetables.
The 9OOOOOOO,OOO pounds Of food con
sumed is about / 200 pounds a year for
each person. Psychologists state that
the grown man needs about 1,6OO
pounds, the grown woman 100, and
the child from 500 to 1000 pounds, 50
that on a fair average the Americans
may be considered a we'll fed people.
As to whether this food is of the prop
er proportions to give welI-nOurished
bodies is another question. Careful
analysis show that this bulk contains
A, OOO, 100000 pounds, or more than half
the entire material, Of nothing more
substantial than water. That liquid is
essential to the body, but may be more
cheaply supplied in fluid form. Nearly
another 1,OOO,OOO,OOO pounds is com
posed Of mineral matter, much Of which
is needed in bOne-making.
Experiments show that the people
would be better nourished il fully 3
100000 pounds Of these carbohy-
drates we're replaced by an equal am
cunt Of protein. In other words, the
nation should eat less sugar and starch
and more lean meat, whole wheat -four,
and beans. Americans are inclined to
starve the machinery Of their bodies
while they put too much fuel into the
furnaces.-COrn Belt.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-25

The Winfield Tribune submits the
following common sense observations
on the Philippines: II We bought the
Philippine islands fer s20,OOO,OOO, Why
not make Spain deliver the goods? If
you bought a horse Of a man, would
you pay him cash down and chase an
other fellow, who had taken the horse,
all over the United States in order to
secure property that should have been
delivered to you? You wouldn't do
that unless you were an internal fool,
yet Uncle Sam is doing worse than
that. He is not only wasting his cash
but splitting his best blood to secure
something be has paid Spain for. As
a matter Of fact, isn't Uncle Sam, as
represented by the Mckinley admins
tration, not only fool, but a very dan
gerous one, at that
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-25
OLD LETTERS.

The house was silent, and the light
Was fading from the western glow;
read, tn tears had dimmed ny sight,
Some letters written long ago.
The voices that have passed away,
The faces that have TUNED to mold.
Were round me in the room to-day
And laughed and chatted as Of old.
The thoughts that youth vas wont to think,
The hopes now dead for eTermore,
Came from the lines Of faded ink
As sweet and earnest as Of yOre.
I laid the letters By and dreamed
The dear dead past 70 life again;
The present ard its purpose seemed
A fading vision full Of pain.
Then, with sudden shout Of glee,
The children burst into the room.
Their little faces were to me
As sunrise in the cloud Of doom.
The world was full Of meaning still,
For love viii live though loved ones die;
I turned upon LIES darkened hill
Aud glOried in the morning sky.
Frederick George Scott, in Boston Transcript
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-08-25
CHARGES AGAINST REGENTS.
Republican OmciaIs Of state Agricultural
College Under Fire.
Topeka dispatch in Kansas City Times.J

Republican Omcials Of State Agri cultural
College Under Fire.
Topeka dispatch in Kansas City Times.I
Gov. Stanley was placed in a most
embarrassing position to-day. Charges
we're filed against the republican re-
gents Of the state agricultural college.
Stanley will dare not pay any attention
to them, but, IN ignoring them be viii
be forced to admit that the ousting Of
the populist regents, c. B. Hoffman
and J. n Limbocker, was all political
buncombe.
The charges in the cases are almost
identical In fact, they are so much
alike as to strongly suggest q parody.
The charges against LimbOcker and
Hoffman alleged that they maintained
a "sociaIistic cooperative dining hall"
for the benefit Of the students. 1t also
set forth that the regents held meet
ings and transacted business without q
quorum. These were the principal
grounds on which LimbOckeF and HOff-
man were investigated" and found
guilty. Their successors, ". T. YOe,
and J. S. Mcdowell, have since re-es-
tablished the so called soup house"
because the students demanded it.
They have held meetings without a
quorum. They have, in short, done
everything for which LimbOcker and
Hoffman we're ousted. If they we're
guilty then zoe and Mcdowell must be
guilty also.
The charges are fled by S. A. Mack,
a well-knOwn and prosperous farmer Of
Riley county. By virtue Of the charges
Stanley must either repeat his perfor-
nance at the expense, or else admit, by
ignoring them, that the investigation
last spring was a brazen sham When
the charges were received at the exc
cutive Office today Gov. Stanley con-
cluded the best thing to do would be
to suppress them, and accordingly he |
cautioned all Of his clerks to say moth |
ing about the document.
Later in the day when a correspond 1
ent asked Stanley what he proposed to 4
do about the agricultural colleges /
charges the governor sprang from his
seat. He Immediately concluded that
one OF the clerks had given the infOr-
nation. Miss OFT, the governors stem
1grapher, was the only clerk present,
and Stanley proceeded with character
site temper, to abuse her fer telling
1fEice secrets. Miss OFT maintained
her innocence, and then Stanley con
;Iuded to try another plan He would
ieny the whole thing
81 don't know what you mean Whist
re you talking abOut2"
When assured that his innocence did
lot fool anybody the governor replied
ather s7IIenly that be didn't intend to
10 anything about the charges.