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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
LEADERS BLAME ALGER.
Feeling in Washington That the War
Secretary Should Retire Owing
to the Beef Scandal

New York, April ia dispatch to the
Tribune this morning from Washington,
said:
The beef inquisition has become a
most extraordinary affair The light
thrown on the methods of the war de-
partment bureaucracy by recent devel-
opments is a matter of grave concern to
the country. 1t is undeniable that the
Eagans and the Carriers and the Ly-
d6ckerS have recently done much to
weaken public faith in men of the mill
tary profession.
rs there more yet to come in this
beef business? Is there a still darker
background to this already dubious pic
ture? There may be. 1t is certain that
people thoroughly familiar with the
machinery of the bureaus and the
methods of these staff bosses have sus-
pected strongly from the first that there
was something behind the Eagan out
burst in January far more serious than
a mere hint from the general command
ing that canned roast beef that was I'M
fit to eat had been issued to his troops
in the field on the pretense that it was
sent as an experiment" The old vet
Grams of the public service see that this
cause was entirely inadequate to pro-
duce the wounded roar set up by the
commissary general. If Gen. Miles had
testified falsely or thrown out injurious
inSinuationS in mere wantonneSs Eagan
had a quick and sure remedy in an ap-
peal to court of inquiry, which must
have pilloried MileA
why should he choose another and
more eccentric course? His public at
tack on Miles was too exaggerated to
be natural; too coarse to be the out
pouring of a wounded, overlooking
heart. 1t was looked on by insiders as
a grand-stand play for effect only, to
divert attention from more serious
things behind
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DR.. Miles Nervine has been before
the public for many years, and has by
its wonderful cures, earned an envia-
bic reputation as a cure for nervous
diseases. 1t is perfectly harmless and
contains no trace of opium, morphine,
choral, cocaine, or other Supplying
narcotic and poisonous drugs. 1t does
not make slaves of weak and helpless
lnVal1ds, but it assists the debilitated
and diseased nervous system to regain
its normal, healthy condition. The rec
ord for this great specific for nervous
diseases has been one of unbroken tri-
umphs, the like of which was never
known before. So confident are it's
makers that it will do more than is
claimed for it, and so DESTROYS are they
that every one suffering from nervous
troubles should give it trial, that all
druggists have been authorized to sell
first bottle on a positive guarantee that
1t will benefit. Should it not do so, re-
turn the bottle to your druggist and get
your money back. Not one bottle in ten
thousand is returned.
Early in the spring of 1891 Mrs. Laura
A Voy1es, Lincoln, ILL.,, contracted a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
LEOPOLD A BOYCOTTER.
The Belgian King Will Not Patronize
the Paris Exposition.

Paris, April liking Leopold is at the
present moment the most unpopular of all
foreign monarchs with the French. for he
has announced his intention of bOycotting
the great International exposition. here
next year.
prevent Belgium from taking part in the
exposition. but he is to all intents and
purposes the autocrat of the Congo Free
State. and as sovereign of the latter he
has just given orders to abandon the prep
arations which have been going on for the
past two wears for the particip3tion of the
Free State at the exhibition. This extra
ordinary action the part of the king.
which is bitterly resented here is due to
his dissat isfaet ton with the manner in
which his ma esty and the Congo Free
State have been ignored in the recently
concluded African convention between
England and France. 1t is feared here
that the king may endeavor to institute
an interna tional boycott of the exhibition
An attempt of this kind on his part might
prove more successful than might be I'M
agined. for in many of the foreign news
papers there are remarks to the effect that
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hard cold which caused arrangement
of the delicate organs peculiar to her
sex. This trouble was followed by Sc
we're headaches and finally by hem
orrhage of the lungs. which threatened
to terminate fatally. She writes: Il
gained sufficient strength to get up and
move around. but our family physician
seemed to be unable to relieve me of all
my trouble. My blood was thin and
colorless, and greatly lacking in nourish-
ment, but my nerves were worse. 1 felt
hungry all the time but could not stay
at the table long enough to eat. I was
SO weak and nervous that seemed to
be in a hurry all the time. At night I
was restless and could not sleep more
than an hour or two, while my legs
would be cold and the upper part of my
body and my head would be hot. A
friend told me how DR.. Miles Nervine
cured her of sick headache and deter
mined to try it. The very first two
doses helped me, and in a few weeks I
felt well and strong as I ever did in
my life
A merchant of Middlebury, VT, writes:
1.-Two years ago I was suffering from
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cabulary. but he is inarticu1ate. 1t will
be good omen if Joseph Choate will
efface himself and initiate Sir Julian.
He has begun badly, but an influenza
fOrtunat ely interrupted his Volubility
and has afforded him an interval for
reflection 1t is to be hoped that he
viii wait till we have heard from Sir
Julian. The people of the United States
nave no oVerweening love for Great
Britain. We all know that she is and
always has been our only political and
industrial enemy among the great pow
ers of the earth. 1t is through no fault
or neglect of hers that the United
States was not blotted from the map
She stands alone, detached by her greed
and cruel rapacity, without a friend
among the nations. She has waited
long before making oveFtures. Having
failed to destroy, she now wishes to pro-
pltlate 1t will be the morning of bet
ter day for American diplomacy and for
the dignity of the American people if
Ambassador Choate in his next and
last public appearance in London. or
ELSEWHERE in the Kingdom, takes occa-
sion to say with unimpassioned empha-
sis that the malevolent injuries of a
century nave been neither eXpiated nor
forgotten, and while we intend to main
tam just and amiable relations with
England Will neither love nor fear her.
Apropos of Choate, L recall a divert
ing incident growing out of his patrony-
mic. He was in Washington on business
Defore the supreme court. and his part
ner, EVartS, who was then in the sen
ate, gave a dinner in his honor. AS it
was not function, the relation of this
anecdote is, of course, a fragrant breach
OF decoruIn, but perhaps the statute of
limitations may have run. During a
lull in the conversation an eminent jus
tice of the supreme court. then but not
now on the bench, turned to the guest
of honor and inquired with sonorous
distinctness:
by the way, Mr.. Choate, are you any
relation to the GREAT Choate?'
This maladroit assumption of the in
ferlority of Joseph to his cousin Rufus,
especially as he had that afternoon
made an argument before the tribunal
of which the querist was a member,
caused a silence like that which oc-
CURED in Heaven, according to St.John,
about the space of half an hour, at the
opening of the Seventh Seal.
The stiffness was audible, till Senator
Hoar, with the intuition of genius, turn
ed to the embarrassed jurist with a
benevolent smile and chirped in his mi
mitable falsetto:
Brother Jones, you should have said
the OTHER great Choate," and so the
deadlock was broken
The faux pas of the judge was not |
unnatural for Rufus Choate was Justly
described as great. In no other Ameri-
can have qualities usually considered
incompatible been exhibited in such ex-
traordinary activity. He was a planet
with the orbit and splendor of a meteor.
JOHN j. INGALLS,.
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as a result each side issued precipes
for nearly the same lists.
Thus far a good share of the time of
the court has been taken up in reading
the dispositions which have been filed in
the case. There are all sorts of deposit
tionS from all sorts of lawyers. Among
others is one by George r. Peck, who
says he does not think 500, 900 would
have been a large fee for the services
rendered Wyandotte county by McGrew
Watson & Watson, and he thinks $780,
600 is extremely reasonable.
The case will probably last during the
entire week. and meanwhile the poor
jury is getting tired of being con
WINGED" as to what the fee really ought
TO
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the ordinary illnesses of childhood?
ANY woman may insure the health of her
children who will take proper care of her
health in a woman1y way. The health of
her children depends almost entirely upon
her general health, and particularly upon
the health and strength of the delicate and
important organs that bear the burdens of
maternity. woman has no right to dis
regard her own health, comfort, ease and
happiness, she certainly has less right to
condemn her children to a life of suffering
or an early death That is what she does
if she neg1ects the health of her special
womanly organism. DR.. pierce's Favorite
Prescription is an unfailing remedy for all
disorders of this description. It strength
ems and invigorateS the sensitive organs
concerned, and is the best preparation for
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sures the well being of the mother and the
health of the child. Its use is a guarantee
of a bouutiful supply of nourishment for
the little newcomer. Many women who
once bore children only to speedily lose
them are now mothers of healthy, robust
children as the result of the use of this
medicine.
Barbra A. Mudd of Indian Creek, Mo, writes:
vorite Prescription did for NC. was all broken
down from nervous Prostration but since taking
your medicine I have had more relief than
from all the doctors Your Favorlte Frescrlp-
ton did me world of good"
Many women have told their experiences,
and given their names, addresses and pho
tographs in DR. PieTce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser This book is free. A
copy will be sent to any address upon re-
ceipt of Fl one-cent stamps to cover cost OF
mailing only. Address DR.. R. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y. The "Favorite Prescrip-
ton - is for sale by all dealers aud no hon.
est man will urge substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
CROkER'S FOREIGN TRIP.
Tammany Chief Getting Ready to Sail
For London.

New York, April 13.-Richard Croker
has served public notice upon the
Mazet committee that he will not ap-
pear before that committee for examln-
alton unless he is subpoenaed. At the
same time Mr. Croker has engaged
passage for Europe on the steamship
Lain, scheduled to sail next Tuesday
Therefore, if the Tammany chlef IS TO
be investigated, the Mazet committee
must dispose of his case on Friday or
sit continuously until the examination
of Mr. Croker is concluded; either that
or the committee will have to cause the
arrest of Mr.. Croker on the ground that
he is wanted for examination and the
committee is Informed he is about to
leave the country No decision has yet
been reached, but Chairman Mazet, in
an interview, intimates that if neces-
sary Mr.. Croker will be placed under
arrest.
This investigation said the Tam
many leader today, SIS simply for re-
venge. 1t is a scheme. born of the fail
ure of 1-a Mazeteers to get certain leg
islation through at Albany. I refer par
ticularly to the Amsterdam avenue
grab by which it was sought to place
four tracks on that thoroughfare, and
the Astoria gas grab bill, permitting a
private corporation to run tunnel I'M
der the East river and supply gas to
New Workers by pipe line from Astoria,
Long Island. Mr.. Mazet is the father
the grab did not go through they come
down here and investigate US.
Il will testify if 1 am subpoenaed, but
if they don't subpoena me 1 won't. L
am a busy man. I've got too many
things to do to run around after this
committee. If Lawyer O'Sullivan told
the Mazet investigation committee that
I would appear without being sum-
moned, he did so without authority
from me-
Mr.. Croker added that he had long
ago arranged to go to England at this
time and that his plan of sailing next
Tuesday was not a recent decision.
While the Mazet committee is pre-
pairing to continue the investigation in
New York, the Tammany members of
the state senate, with the assistance
of six Republican members. raiIroaded
through that body today in Albany a
bill providing for the payment of all
police officials put on trial as the result
of the Lexow investigation, provided
they were not convicted. The bill also
provides for the payment of the counsel
fees and other expenses of these men,
The measure is known as the ''Devery''
bill, but it will reimburse not only Chief
of Police Devery but Captains Price
Schmittberger and KilliIea, who were
Smirched by the Lexow committee
These officials were discharged at that
time, but were reinstated by order of
court on the ground that their guilt
had not been proven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

At the Grand Opera House TOMORROW
night "A Bachelors Honeymoon will be
presented by the Warde & Sackett come
dams, headed by Mr.. Walter Walker. The
farce enjoyed a successful season at
Hoyt's theater in New York. and has since
proved successful the road sec
ond performance will be given Saturday
afternoon.
A meritorious play. a competent COM
pany and enough special scenic environ
ment to lend zest to an enterta inment or
the farce comedy order are all that is
requisite to enable popular comedian
20 disport with satisfaction to himself and
delight audience. Such a happy com
bination Joe OFT is said to rely upon this
season. for in Looking for Trouble Mr..
OFT has secured perfect gem as a mirth-
provoker, according to reports. OF Joe
OFT little be said that the amusement
lovers are not familiar with, for he has
acquired an exalted position in the es-
TEEN of those who admire quaintness and
originality. He will be seen at the CraW-
ford. theater next Monday evening.
The past work of the Topeka Dramatic
club is responsible for such coed i'm
preston that much interest. is manifested
in the entertainment to be given Thurs
day evening of next week. 1t will con-
sist of the comedy My Nife's Bonnet
preceded by the curtain raiser Her Pic
ture.'
rip Van Wrinkle will be the bill of
the Peruchi-Beldeni company at the Craw-
ford theater tonight.
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indigestion bordering on dyspepsia, and
nervousness which was SO severe that
I was unable at times to control my
self. Through a friend 1 was persuaded
to try DR.. Miles Restorative NerVine
and Nerve and Liver Pills. After using
four bottles of Nervine and one box of
Pills, I was decidedly a new man and
returned to my business cares with in
creased energy.
FRANK A. BOND, Middlebury, VT.
Dr. Miles Nervine will positively cure
headaches of long standing and is eX-
ceedingly beneficial in such troubles as
epilepsy and hysteria.
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NEEDS HER $4,000.
Little New York Heiress Requires
Large Sum Yearly.

New York. April 12-Miss Dorothea Ed
1b eas fr of eneaton and travel have in
crea Sed since she was years old at the
rate of more than a THOUSAND, doHa rT,s q
Grouse was 9. she was able to get along
this is no longer sufficient. and Surrogate
Fitzgerald of this city has just increased
Little Miss Grouse is the only child of
the late millionaire. d. Edgar Grouse; ana
is heiress to two millions Of dollars; With With
girl for the social position and RESPONSE
her her mother. formerly Mrs. Eula Kos
1erlitz is educating her in Europe .
sort Of life and education which have
been chosen for Miss Dorothea may Won
Wealthv INV her father may have been. can
occasion a yearly outlay that would sup
simple.
There are, in the first place, the child s
board and travelling expenses. Perhaps
1t IS fair to estimate Miss Crouse's yearly
The little 12-year-old has always car
rage at her command, which necessitates
the maintenance of several smart EQUIP
ages and a coachmaE or two. This prob
Her goxerness. who must be highly ac-
complished. her maid and her other serv-
ine0me Pfobsb ff She er cans dispose Of
this item of expenditure for 81 800
manded by the professors of music. art
and languages; who have SO ably ms truct-
ed Miss DOrOthed that she is a clever I'M
guist She is also a skilled musician and
somewhat of an artist. These accomplish
1mentS may not be had for the asking.
They cost Miss Dorothea Grouse about 49,.
500 yearly.
Clothes are not put first in Miss Crouse's
expense list They have to be considered
however. and paid for They may doubt
less be obtained at a yearly cost of 81 500.
Already Miss Dorotheas $4,000 is nearly
disposed of Eight hundred dollars re-
mains for her to spend at her own dis
erection in gifts, charities and ordinary
pleasures.
The total expenditure for the year may
therefore be itemized follows:
Living and travelling expenses SO 900
Carriage Observation-Disclosures. 1. 400
LtduCdtlO --------.- s-yOO
GovernesS and servants ........-...... l. 500
Clothes Observation-Disclosures. ! 500
Spending money ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .$12 900
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Chronic rheumatism Cured.

DR.. H. r. Hettinger, INDIANAPOLIS.
Ind. says: For several months after
spraining my ankle l was severely
afflicted with rheumatism 1 finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism and in days could walk with
out my cane; two bottles cured me
sound and we'll 1 take great pleasure
in recommending the Mystic Cure to
all who are afflicted with rheumatism"
Sold by Swift & Holiday, druggists,
623 Kansas avenue. Topeka
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account of it's
exceeding promptneSs in relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back in male
or female. Relieves retention of water al
most Immediately. If you want quick re-
lief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by
Geo. w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue
and the Sim Drug Co, 607 Kansas ave-
nue., druggists. Topeka, Kan
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As the season OF the year when pneu-
monia la grippe, sore throat, coughs.
colds catarrh, bronchitis and lung trou-
bles are to be guarded against nothing
sis fine substitute" will answer the
purpose" or is Just as good" as One
Minute Cough Cure. That is the one
infallibIe remedy for all lung, throat or
bronchial troubles. Insist vigorously
upon having it if something else is Of
fered you. Geo. w. Stansfieid, w H
Wilson, A. j. Arnold & Son, a. ]. Kane
& Co.
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Sample Treatment Free.

A trial package of DR., Miles favorite
treatment, consisting of Dr. Miles Re
storative Nervine, DR.. Miles Nerve
Anti-Pain Pills and DR.. Miles Nerve
and Liver Pills will be sent absolutely
free of cost to any person who will send
name and address on a postal card,
requesting the samples, and mention
ing name of this paper to
DE-. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind
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$S2,5O. $50. sc.

The above greatly reduced rate has
been made by the Union Pacific to Cali
fornia points. Through tourist sleepers
quicker time than any other line
For tickets and full information call
on F. A. Lewis. city ticket agent, or
J. c. Fulton, depot agent.
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What

mother
does not
wish to be
proud of
her CHI il
dren? What
mother
doe s not
want them
to be
healthy,
happy,
laughter
loving and
able to
withstand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
Lecture Course.

Friday night, April A. lecture reading
from Edmond Rostand's famous play.
CyranO de Bergerac, by Austin Latch
wv April e. Illustrated lecture by Prof.
John De Motto. Seats for both dates
may be reserved at Rowley & Shows
Single tickets for Mr.. Latchaw's read
ings will be on sale Thursday and Fri
day. Tickets for the two numbers will
be sold for 75 cents.
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Tell Your Grocer

to bring you Gypsy Queen Baking
Powder next time. It's the best you
can get, and besides it's made in To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-13
For FROST bites. burns. 1ndolent sores

For frost bites, burns, indolent sores
eczema, skin disease, and especially
Piles, De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
stands first and best. Look out for dis
honest people who try to initiate and
counterfeit it. It's their endorsement of
a good article. Worthless goods are not
initiated. Get De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. Geo. w. Stansfield. w H Will
son. A. ]. Arnold & Son. A. ]. Kane &
Co.
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Rheumatisnl Cured.

We guarantee Regans rheumatism
Remedy to cure any case of Rheuma-
tism in so days or money refunded. Sold
for 81 per bottle by Swift & Holiday
Drug Co.. w. H. Wilson. and ARNOLD
Drug Co.
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the reveal lions in connection with the
Dreyfus case prove that neither life nor
liberty are safe here in France, and are
certainly not guaranteed by the admins
tratiOn of the laws.
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TIA, ia, razor-edge collars. We put
on smooth edge. Peerless Steam Laun-
dry, LIP and la West Sth.
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Good Satisfaction
Given to users of New Gypsy Queen
Baking Powder.
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Butte, Mont,
$2s.s5. via Santa Fe Route.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-01-13

where daughter prayed for fathers
forgiveness and heard her prayer an
swered. 1t is story of such profound
love, wounded pride, bitter resentment
and generous forgiveness as only great
natures may know; story whose fate
full shadows are at last dispelled by the
sunlight of reconciliation. Joaquin
Miller, his wife Minnie Myrtle and
their daughter Maud, are the father,
the mother and the child.
Maud Miller was born in a light
house at Cape Blanco, on the coast OF
Oregon. Her parents were en- route to
Canyon City, in the eastern portion Of
the state, and Travelled with all the
caution possible, for the country was
alive with hostile Modocs, and white
mans life was not worth the flip of
silver coin II he crossed their path.
The isolated lighthouse, with the
waves dashing always below it, and
the sound Of the sea in the young
mothers ears as she sang lullabies -