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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
GRANT DAY AT GALENA.
Citizens of the Generals Old Home
Honor BIS MemorH

Galena, Ill, April 27-For the seventh
time IN as many years, citizens of Ga
lena today paid tribute to the memory
Of Gen L s. Grant with exercises in
commemoratiOn of the anniversary of
his birthday This surpassed any sim
liar undertaking under the auspices of
the Grant Day association Thousands
of out of town visitors witnessed the
exercises The orator of the day was
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith, who came from Chicago accom-
panied by a large delegation of its citi-
ZeuS.
Mr.. Smith said in concluding his ad-
dress:
Looking down the vista of time from
the serene elevation of his conscious
place on the border line of earth and
eternity. lifted above all the passions of
the hour. with his work done and his
fame secure, Gen Grant saw and said
that our country was entering a new
era Yes. on q new era of unity and
progress and power For under the i'm
pulse and influence of the national up
rising and patriotic reawakenfug of the
past year, we witness more than ever
on this anniversary of his birth such a
reunion of the north and south in heart
and hand as his great and magnani-
nous spirit yearned for And with this
uplifting of the national sentiment at
home, We see on the broader field what
his tranquil view pref1gured in the ad-
vance of the English speaking race and
of our own portion of it to a larger
part in the commerce and civilization
of the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
M'KINLEY HOLDS ALOOF.
The President Will Not Interfere In
the Speakership Contest

Washington, April 27.-President Nc
KinIey will not take a hand in the
speakership fight He has announced
this to many of his callers within the
last few days and has freely expressed
his opinion on the improperly of such
Interference. Hopkins, Henderson, Can
non, Payne, DaIzeH and Sherman were
all his colleagues in congress and he
could not choose between them The
presidents service in congress taught
him how jealous that body always is of
the Interference of the executive with
the legislative branch of the govern
ment, and he fully indorses the feeling
To his callers he has said he proposes
to keep his hands off entirely and that
there will be no such thing as an ad-
uiniStration candidate
The president does not believe in Sec
tional issues, but thinks the house should
endeavor to choose some man with ripe
experience, physical capacity, and good
temper, who would be able to manage
the work successfully, in view of the
fact that the Republicans have a ma
jority of only Is. The presidents per
sonaI affection for his old colleagues in
the house is well known. OF the list
mentioned Hopkins was the only orig
inal Mckinley man." but all the others
have been trusted friends of the ad-
Tnfnistration since the Inauguration, and
the president fully realizes this fact and
will treat all alike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
MARK TWAIN'S IDEA
To Be Embodied In the Building of a
New York Theater.

New York, April 27.-PIans for new
theater for the city of New York VIII
be completed early next month The
erection of the building viii be begun
duriug the summer and the structure
will be completed in a year
The new theater has already been
named the National Liberal Theater OF
America It's announced purpose is TO
encourage the development of a ma
tionaI drama and to discourage "syndi-
cate" denomination, the subordination
OF the drama to money making, and I'M
due prominence of stars" and sensa-
tiOnal plays Its chief sponsor is Miss
Blanche Walsh, who found the SuggeS-
ton in magazine article of Mark
Twain's and afterwards correspondent
with Mark Twain in regard to the plan
on receiving Miss WaIsh's elaboration
of this idea, upon which she had collab
GRATED with a group of enthusiasts,
Mark Twain wrote to her in part as fol-
lows from Vienna:
In your second letter you expose me
to myself with fatal insight It is pos
sible that your work terminated with
the sowing of the seed. That is Just
my way. 1 was always fond of sowing
seed and then-why then, fitting to
growing other seeds, leaving somebody
else to do the real work.
I lack your youth. and hopefuIness,
and splendid faith. and energy. 1t is
people like you and the friends who are
Your plan for the National Liberal The
alter is drawn upon noble lines, and you
have the grit to conquer success for it
Go on 10 victOry-with the admira-
ton and the best wishes of the LATEST
man in history, who is sincerely yours,
MARK TWAIN
All points in connection with the new
theater are directed upon by a commit
tee whose members refuse their names
as we'll as the names of the citizens who
have contributed to the fund
1t is known that the theater will. if
the real estate can be secured, be in
the vicinity of Fffty-ninth street and
Central Park The building will be
300 feet long and three stories high.
The architecture will be Greek and the
building Will be surmounted by an i'm
mense dome The stage is to be large
enough for grand opera.
One entire wing of the building is to
be set apart as an art gallery. 1t is
planned to hold exhibitions here on the
plan Of the Paris salon.
The first play will be issued next
September, and will be a translation
from the German of THE Master of
GaImyra-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
SLOAN'S BAD DAY.
He Wins Only One Race at New
market TODAY

London. April 27.-At the third days
racing of the Newmarket first spring
meeting today, J. NJ Hanbury's 4-year-
old brown FLY LowIand Beauty by AL
lOway-Comely won the Thursday Wal
ter handicap plate of 200 sovereigns for
3-year-OIds and upwards. Tod Sloan
rode c. F. Dryers Miss Nellie fly
but was unplaced- Thirteen horses ran
the last mile and a half of the Cesaro-
witch course. The betting was to 4
against Sloan's mount
Mr. P Lorillard'S BAY colt Dominic
II ridden by Sloan finished second to
Mr. Wallace Johnstone's bay colt Har-
row, in the race for the Chippenham
stakes of 10 sovereigns each for start
ers (tO be divided between the first and
second) with 200 sovereigns added for
3-year-Olds. Seven horses ran on the
Dutch mile Capt Laing's Footpad II
was third The betting was to
against Dominic II
The March stakes for 3-year-oIds and
upwards, one mile and two furlongs
was won by w COoper's 6-year-oId Oh.
h., New Haven II, Lord William
Beresford's Berzak ridden by Sloan
second. Five horses started The bet
ting was to against Berzack. Lord
Harewood's oh. G., Free Companion rid
den by Sloan captured maiden plate
Ten horses ran The betting was to
against Free Companion.
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WILL QUIT SUNDAY.
DR.. Linus Blakesley to Give Up His
Pulpit.

DR.. Linus B1akesley, who for almost
the past score of years has been pastor
of the First Congregational church in
this city, will preach his farewell ser
mon at the church next Sunday DR..
BlakeSIey resigned his charge some
time ago to take effect on May 1, and
his pastoral duties will conclude with
the services Sunday. He expects to
take a trip to California but further
than that has no plans for the future.
The pulpit of the First Congregation
al church will be filed by different Con-
gregationaI ministers Of this city dur
ing the month of May. The church
trustees expect to call some one to the
church during the coming month, al
though no one has as yet been decided
upon Scores of applications have been
received, and the trustees will have no
difficulty in securing a pastor through
a lack of ministerial material. The new
pastor will probably take charge Of the
church about the 1st of June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
FLAG UPSIDE DOWN
Brings Relief to Two Men Drifting In
an Open Boat.

New York. April g7-The United States
transport ComaI, Captain Evans, arrived
today from Havana with "a passengers and
$50 discharged soldiers Among the for
ner were John Gary Evans, ex-governor
of South Carolina: Estes G. RathboEe. di-
rector of the postal system of Cuba; Colo
mel Ellis, Ma jors J. G. Evans. Thrift and
Knapp, Captains H l. Street, Phister.
Cowan, Cole and Rodgers, Lieutenants
Griggs, Bookstaver Mitchell, Blow. Gohn,
kilburne. Wallace, Holborok and Harden
burg. and Lieutenant Brown with guard
of ten men who are assigned to the
steamer
Captain Evans of Comal reports that on
Monday last. April p. about A miles north
of Jupiter light, he sighted a small SAIL
boat, dismasted and flying the American
flag inverted as a signal Of distress Two
men were seen to be making frantic efforts
to attract attention The two men were
taken on board the transport and brought
to this port They were J. 4. Bouneld
and J. kehwe Of Miami. Fla They said
they had sailed from Miami in n small!
boat named Rambler, intending to go TO
Nassau but bad weather coming on, the
craft was unable to make it The mast
snapped off al the deck and the bedding
and other heavy material were thrown
overheard in order to tighten the craft.
After three days. drifting about, during
which all knowledge of their bearings was
lost, the ComaI hove in sight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
MISS JACkSON'S SUCCESS.
An American Violinist Plays at a
Concert In Paris

Paris, April 27.-Miss Leonora Jack
son, the violinist, formerly of Chicago,
who won the MendeIssohn Stipendium
in Berlin in 1897, appeared today as a
solOist at the last COIOnne concert of the
season. She played Brahams' concerto
and achieved great success. Many Amer
leans were present, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr. and Mrs A
Howard HinkIe of Cincinnati
Miss Jackson played at an entertain
ment at the Figaro office last Monday
afternoon Among her hearers on that
occasion was King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway. Thursday she will play
before Infanta EulaIia of Spain. She
will go to America in January, opening
her tour at a concert of the New York
Philharmonic society
Miss Jackson was sent to Berlin by
Mrs. Grover Cleveland and other wo-
men then in Washington society to
study music under Joachim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
INDICTMENT FOUND
Against a Delaware Legislature For
Attempted Bribery.

Dover. Del, April 27.-The grand jury
has returned a true bill against Repre-
sentative Mark L Davis. and two true
bills against z. d c Hegman, assistant
clerk of the senate. Davis is charged
in the Indictment with offering bride
to Assem- blyman Lattonus to vote for
J. Edward Addick for United States
senator. One of the indictments against
Hegman charges him with tampering
with what was known as the race track
bill and which, when it reached the gov
eruor. practically providing for the
licensing of horse racing. pool selling
and lottery schemes upon the payment
of $500. The other Indictment charges
Hegman with forgery in connection
with the enrolment of the bill.
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FREE TO MILLIONS OF
SUFFERERS.
The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder
and Uric Acid Troubles

Almost everybody who reads the
newspapers is sure to know OF swamp
Root the great kidney remedy
It is the great medical triumph OF
the nineteenth century; discovered aIter
years of scientific research by the eI1lIh-
ent kidney and bladder specialist LII
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in curing kidney. liver. bladder ana URIC
acid diseases
Kidney trouble is responsive iOI
more sickness and sudden deaths tnan
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that thousands have it without know
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thousands owe their health and even
life to Swanp-Root and thousands more
who TODAY think themselves beyond
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SwamD-Root has been tested in so
many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor
to purchase relief, and has proved so
successful in every case that special
arrangement has been made by when
all readers of the State Journal, VINO
have not already tried it, may nave
sample bottle sent absolutely 1ree pE
mail. Also a book telling more ABOUT
Swamp-Root and containing some Oh
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women who owe their good health, IN
fact. their very lives, to the wonderful
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
LYNCHINGs DENOUNCED
In Strong Language at the Interna-
tionaI S. 8. Convention

Atlanta, Ga, April 27-The ninth in
ternational fourteenth nationaD sun
day school congress met in Atlanta at
O'Clock last night at the Grand opera
house.
Attending the convention are many
members and prominent Sunday school
workers in the United States and the
world While there are only 600 au-
thorized delegates, the city is thronged
with visitors Special trains arrived
during the day, two solid trains COM
ing from Boston with delegates and Wis
itors, a vestbuIe train from st LOUIS
one from New Orleans and one from
the far west, while all the regular trains
have been crowded
The opera house was crowded to
suffocation when the second vice presi-
dent, John NJ Green, of Atlanta, called
the assembIage to order. Governor
Allen D. Gambler, of Georgia, welcomed
Governor William J. Northen extended
the greetings on behalf of the churches
and Sunday schools of Atlanta.
To these addresses of welcome re-
sponses were made by the following
gentlemen:
For the north, r. A. Beard, Massa-
chusetts; for Canada, Hon. S. H. Bake,
Ontario; James O. Vance. D. D., Ten
nessee; for the colored people, Prof. NJ.
F. Collier, Florida.
There was a reference to the Newman
affair during the evening and it was
received with cheers. DR. Vance, of
Nashville, who spoke for the south in
response to the welcoming address, said
on this subject:
AS I stand here might, a south
erner, speaking for my section and adj
dressing an audience from all sections
there IS one foul blot upon the fair
fame of the south, at the bare mention
OF which the heart turns sick and the
cheek is crimsoned with shame I want
to lift my voice tonight in loud and
long indignant protest against the aw-
full horror of mob violence, which the
other day reached the climax of its
madness and infany in a deed as black
and brutal and barbarous as can be
found in all the annals of human crime.
I have right to speak on this sub
ject, and I propose to be heard The
time has come for every lover of the
south to set the might of an angered
and resolute manhood against the
shame and peril of the lynch demon
These people whose f1endish glee taunts
their victims as his flesh crackIes in the
flames do not represent the south. They
SANDER the south I have not a syIla-
bic of apology for the sickening crime
they meant to avenge. But it is high
time We were learning that lawIessness
is no remedy for crime For one I
dare to believe that the people of my
section are able to cope with crime
however treacherous and defiant through
their courts of justice and I plead for
the masterful sway of a righteous and
exalted public sentiment that shall
class lynch law in the category with the
crime
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ADMIRED MISS GOULD.
Ole Bracke Promptly Arrested When
He Appeared at the Gould Home

New York, April 27.-'I am a free
American and I have a right to fall in
love with Helen Gould or any other
woman if I want to. The fact that do
it doesn't show I'm crazy, but that I'm
sensible Ole Bracke of Germania, Ia,
this when he was arrested today on the
charge of being insane and annoying
Miss Gould
He had read so much about the phil
anthropist that he admired her, and as
he was looking for a wife he resolved
that he would give her chance to ac-
cept him He wrote her two weeks ago
that he was coming from his western
of the letter.
This morning he put on a new equip
ment with which he had provided him
self It included a shiny silk hat,
light overcoat, patent leather shoes, and
a sunset-cOlored necktie- He left the
Westminster hotel, where he was living,
and walked confidently up Fifth avenue
to Forty-seventh street, where Miss
Gould dwells
For a while he paced up and down.
After making a few laps he walked up
the stoOp and knocked on the door
Detective Sergeant hrauch, Who mad
been waiting for Bracke, ran up, seized
him, and carried him off to the Yorkv1lIe
court
that the prisoner had annoyed Miss
Gould for long time by writing letters
to her and calling for her over the
telephone.
''An that is true" Mr. Bracke ad-
mitted, but it is not a crime to write
to Miss Gould nor is it a felony to seek
to converse with her over the phone
4 am author of some distinction and
q scholar. As you see, my personal ap-
pearance is in my favor. In every way
I should be a desirable addition to the
visiting Iist of any honorable lady" and
he smiled with great self-satisfactiOn-
My letters to her were couched in
the most respectful terms he went on,
''and there was nothing in them that
justified the police in effecting my cap
ture.'
Bracke was sent to Bellevue to have
his sanity inquired into.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
SCHLEY AND WHEELER
Arrive in Pittsburg to Attend Grant
Banquet Tonight.

Pittsburg. April 27.-Admira1 W s
SchIey and General Joseph Wheeler.
who are to speak at the Grant banquet
of the Americas club tonight arrived
on a special Baltimore & Ohio train
from Washington at 6:35 o'clock this
morning and despite the early hour the
DISTINGUISHED guests were greeted at
the station by a crowd Of several hun
dred- After the reception at the Hotel
SchenIy. the party which had been aug
mented by the arrival of A K Mcclure
of Philadelphia and General w J.
Huliugs OF Oil City. visited the armor
plate plant at Homestead and the Firth
Sterling projectfle company at DemnIer
Pa In the afternoon a public reception
was held at the Americas club house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
AT HELEN GOULD'S HOME.
Sturdy Beggar to Whom Aims Was
Denied Rang the Bell Ten Minutes.

New York. April 27.-PoIiceman Nc
Laughhn IS detailed to walk along Fifth
avenue every afternoon from Forty-secoud
street to F'Orty-eighth street in plain
clothes. to arrest beggars and panhandIers
Yesterday afternoon he saw a shabbfIy
dressed man go up a number of stoops ard
ring the dOOrbells. Mclaughlin al
that the man was asking for aims but did
not get close enough to hear what he said
Finally the man went to the home Ct
Miss Helen Gould at 1 East Forty-seVerrf
street and rang the bell at the servants'
door To the servant who responded he
said that he had got to have some money
The servant slammed the door in his ia ce
The man began to ring the bell furiousIy
and continued to do SO for ten uinIIreS
him
At the East Fffty-first street station the
prisoner gave his name as Michael Rea-
gan, 20 years old. of 607 Third avenue He
said he was cab driver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
AN ODD POINT OF LAW.
Washington Firm Resents Hiring of
Its Employe by Rival

Washington, April PA suit for
damages has been instituted by one
Washington dry goods firm against an
other, which involves a novel point of
general interest
The charge is that the defendant firm
naHc1ously, unlaWfully and unjustIy''
conspired to persuade one of pIaintiff's
clerks to leave his employ and enter
that Of the defendant by reason of
which the plaintiff was compelled to in
crease the clerks salary in order to re-
tain his services
The purpose Of the suit is to de-
ternine whether an employer has the
legal right to induce employees of other
concerns to leave the service of the lat
ter by offers of increased salary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
RICH COPPER MINE
In Cuba, Idle 8 Years, to Be oper-
ated Again.

Santiago, April 27.-El Corbre. one OF
the richest copper mines in the world,
Will probably resume mining operations
at an early date. A meeting of the
stockholders of the mine and railway
lea ding to it will be held in Havana
May IS to consider a proposition made
by a British syndicate If the result is
favorable it will mean a great stimulus
to industry in this province Thirty-One
years have passed since mining opera
lions there were discontinued owing to
a difference between the owners and
the government regarding terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
THE EGBERT MEMORIAL.
Tablet of Bronze to Be Placed at Fort
Thomas in Honor of the
Dead Colonel

Cincinnati, April 27--The Egbert me-
mortal will be a tablet located at Fort
Thomas. This was decided at a meet
ing Of the Memorial committee on
Change on Monday afternoon
The tablet will cost $500. H F. Far
ley, H NJ BrideWeIl, Albert Fischer.
and Captain Chisman will select the de-
sign
After considerable discussion it was
decided by the committee to locate the
tablet on the front of the water tower
building.
It will be the largest and finest
bronze tablet in the United States The
tablet is IA feet wide by 91z feet long.
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Hrs. II. A., IA Cedar Street,
Owosso, rIich., writes:

Nearly three years ago wrote
, to you asking advice in regard
to nv health. Twas so miserable ;
suffered from painful menstru-
alton and backache, was nervous,
dizzy and faint. I received such
a kind letter from you, telling me
just what to do. I followed your
advice and I now am recommend
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. I thank God
for this pain destroyer"
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A RECEPTIVE CANDIDATE.
That Is the Position of Toledo
Jones'

Toledo, O., April 27.-Mayor S. NJ.
Jones has handed the Associated Press
this signed statement:
Il am not a candidate for the Office
seeking a nomination. If the time shall
come when it viii appear to be the nat
ural and proper thing for me to be a
candidate, hope to be ready to under
take the responsibility In view of the
conflicting rumOrS regarding my atti-
tude it seems proper that my position
should be made known
IS. NJ JONES'
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BIG JOB FOR MOVERS VAN.
Uncle Sam Will Transfer $6s,ooO,ooo
in Silver to the New Vaults in
PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, April 27.-The RESPONSE
BILE operation of moving SOS, 600, 600 in
silver from the vaults of the old mint
and the postoffice to the newly compile
ted steel-Iined vault in the basement OF
the new mint building at Seventeenth
and Spring Garden streets will be COM
menced by an express company within
the next few days.
The date of the removal will be kept
secret Most of the silver is in boxes,
while the balance is in bags.
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NEW PLACE FOR SCHEY.
He VIII Succeed Howell on Naval
Retiring Board.

Washington, April 27.-Rear Admiral
Howell has been relieved as senior
member of the naval retiring board He
will be succeeded by Admiral Schley
heretofore a member of the naval ex-
aiming board
Captain Cook formerly commander of
the Brooklyn and who was recalled to
this country by the recent death Of his
wife has been ordered to duty as a
member of the naval examining board
Commander w. w. Meade has been or
dered to the command of the Brooklyn
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SALUTE FIRED
Over Confederate Graves by United
States Soldiers.

Savannah. Ga, April 27.-The feature
of the memorial day exercises here was
the presence at the head of the process
sion of two companies of the Second
United States infantry (regulars) under
command Of Lieutenant John L Hines,
and the firing by that body of the Gus
tomary salute to the dead at the con-
federate monument in Forsyth place.
This is probably the first time in his
tory when a salute in honor of dead
confederates has been fired by regular
troops Of the federal army.