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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-27
is 1T ANOTHER SCHEME?
Alger Is Said to Be Planning a New
Treasury Raid.

New York, Feb. PA Journal Wash
tngton correspondent says:
AIger is planning another raid on the
national defense fund of $50 900, 900. He
tried to get ex-senator Edmunds' $1,000
fee for reviewing the Carter case paid
out of this fund, but the comptroller
Rloca<ed him. He then tried to get out
the 50, 000,o0 appropriated for the
Cuban soldiers the same fee, but again
Kvzs headed off.
He is now troubled over the means
OF paying salaries and travel allow
ances to the members of the colonial
board, composed of H. C. Curtis, Cal
Watkins and R. P. Kennedy. Secretary
.Alger has written the treasury depart
ment, asking if these officials may be
paid out of the national defense fund.
and whether the board may be allowed
the same mileage and allowances as are
offered the army officers.
Comptroller Tracewell, to whom the
matter was referred, told Secretary AL
ger that he could not sanction any such
proposition himself. He further advised
the secretary of war that if the preSi-
dent took all responsibility for the same
and gave him an order to deduct this
expense bill from the fund, he would
do SO, but not otherwise.
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TO DIVIDE LONDON.
Municipalities Bill Is Introduced Into
the House of Commons.

London, Feb. 27.-In the house of
commons today Arthur J. Balfour, first
lord of the treasury and government
leader in the house. introduced the Lon
don municipalities bill, the principal
measure of the session. The bill divides
the metropolis of London into fifteen
municipalities, each electing a mayor,
councillors and aldermen with full local
powers.
The area of the metropolis known as
the City of London, under the jurisdic-
ton of the lord mayor and the COM
mon council, is not touched by the
measure, which deals exclusively with
the territory embraced by the admins
trative County of London.
The new bodies will have the same
power as are now possessed by the
great provincial municipalities of Eng
land and will not be connected with
the London county council, the govern
ing body of the administrative county.
This council in future will deal only
with matters of general metropolitan
concern.
Mr.. Balfour, in presenting the meas
ure, said the government was convinced
that the plan proposed was the only one
for dealing effectively with such an
enormous aggregate of humanity as the
population of the metropolis. 1t was
hoped by the government, he added
that the new bodies might be launched
in November of next year.
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REED STIRS THE WOMEN.

washington Cor Chicago Tribune:)
Speaker Reed has been given notoriety
he never in his most roseate dreams of
tame hoped for ;d lie WaS the + ha63e a3 or
tiers of the American Revolution have had
It ali came about through Mrs. Sarah
H. Hatch, who mas been treasurer general
she might not be eligible for reelection.
went personally to Speaker Reed. whcm
| world for his opinion on the subject.
In the following letter he answered her;
| have considered the question which you
| raised in regard to the effect Of the new
tiers of the Revolution. Confirmed by such
do away with restrictions that might have
| ficers who have already served the limit
under the old article would be eligible to
serve again under ..n 5hg BsE, B. REED
The reading Of this note afted as fire, ire
| this body to act Under Mr.. Reeds impress
sion?' was asked by one irate feminine
voice:
If Mr.. Reed had given his opinion the
| matter might have been considered, but
sion to his impression was taken great
execution to; Members were so excited
schoolgirls asking for opportunity to
mrs. President Mrs; President was
heard hear on on all sides The president vas vas
made an efficient as wen as determined
officer, and was called to the chair be-
cause Mrs Manning had left the session
to attend a memorial meeting at St; Mat
thew'S church in honor of President Faure.
gaveI before order could be restored
AS nominations for officers were the or
der of the morning session, business went
on under Mrs Jewett's leadership, but
not until Speaker Reed had downed ire
vocably and effectually, so far as the
Daughters congress is concerned.
In making the nominations Mrs. Jewett
begged the women to remember that mo
two nominations could be made in one
be kept clear but her request was disre-
garded until two of the pretty women
pages were sent for and stood with their
gates from getting to the stage in their
impetuosity to make nominations.
The Illinois and Iowa delegations, who
occupy the tiers of front seats, mag
capable to take the lead in any wonan's
congress, but the leading spirits of Wash
ington, who are by far the most agrees
i've women of the body. give the others
seen, however, and attract admiration for
their fine appearance. Mrs: Madison B.
Kennedy. Mrs. Charles H. Deere and
others are women of great personal dis
tinction. and the friends of Mrs. Deere
are delighted that she is nominated to fill
the place of Mrs. Jewett for next term.
A laugh was created by an Illinois wo-
Mrs. Ralph Emerson of Rockford. III. The
speaker had a paper in her hand 20 refer
to in recounting Mrs; Emerson's efficient
woman''-and then she lost her place.
which made the audience laugh at her
expense. Another ripple was created
when Mrs Jewett called Rockford a viii
said it was because she came from Chi
caGO.
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A REPORT FROM FLORIDA.

IFrom the Winchester Democrat
Much interest was felt here the past
week as to the fate of the Florida or
ange groves. Each day during the cold
spell, j. Harry Allen sent a postal to
friend in Florida detailing the state
the following in reply, showing that the
worst fears had been realized:
Orlando, Fla, Feb. IA, 1899.
Dear Friend Harry:-YOu have no
idea what destruction you have wrought
in this section. Why did you not FUN
igate and thoroughly disinfect the let
ters and postals you have been sending
me recently? Sunday at noon the mer-
curry was rs degrees, and everything
outside SO green and beautiful Little
did then think that some of your frost
microbes were getting in their deadly
work. But they were at it quietly, and
by morning had the mercury down to
10 degrees; kept it down to 80 degrees
yesterday, and this morning carried it
down to II degrees, knocking us out S
completely as in 1895. It's just horri-
bic. I don't think there was a single
tree of the older lot that was not full
nearly all the smaller trees in the CEN
ter were also blooming. Today my trees
are wrecks; think all are killed to the
ground. Pineapple men made a des-
perate fight by building fires in their
pineries, but I think only a few, who
had canvas or close board covering,
saved anything. It's awful, but we will
have to grin and bear it.
About the only thing I saved was the
alligator. Am afraid this is Florida's
death knell- Sorry L have to write such
a doleful letter, but haven't anything
better in the shop now. Yours truly,
ROBT. HOWE.
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BRIDE KISSED BY HOBSON.
Merrimac Hero in His Familiar Role
at Wedding in Japan.

Wabash, Ind, Feb PA letter re-
ceived from c. B. Harris of Goshen,
who is now United States consul to
Nagasalxi, Japan, describes a wedding
which took place at the. consulate on
January 25, at which Lieutenant Hob
son of Merrimac fame was present, and
where he officiated, as usual, as oscu-
lator general.
The bride was Miss Jessie Prior of At
lanta, Ga. She went to the Orient on
the same steamer with Hobson, the
Gallic but the lieutenant did not know
of her mission until he met her and Mr..
Allen at the consulate just prior to the
ceremony. The groom is the son of a
missionary to China, and in honor of
his nuptials the consulate was gayly
decorated by Mr.. Harris, who invited
numerous friends.
Lieutenant HobSon enthusiastically
kissed the bride after the marriage ser
vice.
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ACTORS MAKE HIT.
Egged at GAINESVILLE, Then Locked Up
in the Theater All Night

GAINESVILLE, O., Feb. 27.-Six amateur
actors living here organized Ferris Big
Specially company and made their first
stand at Cum berland, Guernsey county.
Saturday night. They had a fairly good
house. After one or two turns" many
of the men went out quietly. They re-
turned as quietly in few minutes, and
at signal from the leader there was
shower of eggs of all degrees Of ripe
ness stones and cabbage stalks. Then
the audience dispersed, and the actors
were locked in the building, where they
remained until morning. On the way
to the train they were followed by
mob and again egged. Howard Pritch-
ard. a member of the company, had his
face badly cut by a stone.
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The second trial before Judge .Gaynor and
a jury, closed today, and, after 20 min
utes' deliberation, the jury returned a YER
Devine, who is 50 years old. is a hat
maker. He was driving in light wagon
in Third avenue, Brooklyn, the night of
December 10, 1896. His son. II ye3rS old,
was on the seat beside him, and there
We're several bags of oats in the body of
the wagon. 1t had been showing and the
snow was heaped on each side of the
tracks For that reason Devine
ing the middle of the street. He had
turned out several times to allow trolley
cars to pass, and had made some progress
the last time, when his boy looked around
and saw a car approaching very rapidly,
and said:
Father; there's car right behind. COM
ing fast
Devine says that no bell was sounded
by the motorman and that the car came
along at full speed, regardless of the OBJ
struction.
when I looked around" he said, ST
saw there was no chance to escape. The
car was coming very fast and was close
upon us. I pushed the boy back among
the bags of oats and told him to hold on
tight. Then the car struck us and 1 was
thrown out with great force"
Devine's spine was injured and: in order
to save his life, a portion of the spinal
column was removed. He brought suit
at once and the case has been dragging
along for more than two years.
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The TWenty-t third Kansas Starts
Tomorrow
On the Return Journey From
Santiago to Their Homes.
AMERICANS MUST GO,
Prominent Cuban Says They
Must Leave by July
Or Cuba Will Declare War
Against the u. 8.

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 27.-The Uni
ted States transport Minnewaska will
leave on Tuesday, having on board the
Twenty-third Kansas volunteers, The
Roumania. will probably leave on
Thursday, with the Eighth Illinois reg
iment. These troops, like the Ninth inn
munes, have of late had no special duty
TO perform. The Third immunes, now at
Guantanamo, are under orders to be
mustered out and will withdraw about
March Is. leaving only three white vol
unteer regiments and one regiment of
regulars available for duty in the pro-
vince. At least one more regiment is
needed by the department, preferably
cavalry as during the rainy season it
Is difficult to move infantry.
1t was recently reported to General
Leonard Wood on reliable authority,
that a prominent Cuban, holding a high
position in this province under the mill
tary government, had openly stated that
if the Americans did not "get out'' by
July, Cuba would declare war. Needless
to say, the military governor attaches
no Importance to talk of this charac-
ter.
Very little in the way of public inn
provements is now going on in this de-
partment. Gen. Wood is able to keep
only what has already been done. He
has no power in the handling of funds,
except so far as the monthly allowance
is concerned and this prevents fresh
contracts and the giving of work to
thousands of Cubans who want it.
Santiago province gave Havana last
month $50, 600 All branches of the de-
partment government, civil and mill
tary, complain that they are badly
hampered by orders from Havana. In
any event, improvements have practi-
e.allV ceased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-27
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE
RAPID INCREASE OF HEART
TROUBLES
Do Not Be Alarmed, But Look For
The Cause.

Do Not Be Alarmed, But Look For
The Cause.
Heart troubles. at least among the
while this may be largely due to the ex-
element and worry of American bust
ness life, it is more often the result of
weak stomachs, of poor digestion
Real organic disease is incurable; but
not one case in a hundred of heart trou-
bic is organic.
The close relation between heart trou-
BILE and poor digestion is because both
organs are controlled by the same great
nerves, the Sympathetic and Pneumo-
gastric.
In another way, also the heart Is eff
fected by the form of poor digestion,
which causes gas and fermentation
from half digested food. There is
the chest caused by pressure of the dis
tended stomach on the heart and lungs,
interfering with their action; hence
arises palpitation and short breath.
Poor digestion also poisOns the blood.
making it thin and watery, which irri-
tates and weakens the heart.
The most sensible treatment for heart
trouble Is to improve the digestion and
to insure the prompt assimilation of
food
This can be done by the regular use
after meals of some safe, pleasant and
effective digestive preparation, like Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets, which may be
found at most drug stores and which
contain valuable, harmless digestive ell
Rments in a pleasant, convenient form.
1t is safe to say that the regular per-
Bistent use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's at meal time will cure any form of
stomach trouble except cancer Of the
stomach.
Full sized package of these tablets
Bold by druggists at so cents. Little
book on stomach troubles mailed free.
address z. A. Stuart Co.. Marshall,
Mich
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the farmers have missed fowls and
young animals. In the snow tracks
of a strange animal had been seen, but
until yesterday no one had any idea
what was committing the depredations.
A small child of Samuel Hunt was
carried Off bodily late yesterday from
its parents door. The panther marched
boldly down the main street of the viii
lage. The animal spied the child, closed
its jaws on it and went galloping out of
town. Citizens started in pursuit and
so frightened the beast that it's human
burden was dropped. The child suf-
fered no injuries other than abrasions
of the skin.
Today a posse of several hundred
men was formed and the country
secured. No trace of the panther was
found.
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Death of Mrs. s. C. Pomeroy.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Martha S.
Pomeroy died after an illness of but one
day Saturday afternoon at her residence
1899 K street northwest. Mrs. Pomeroy
was the widow of ex-senator Pomeroy
of Kansas and had been a resident of
this city for many years. She was iden-
titled with religious and charitable work
and had a wide acquaintance who will
mourn her death. She was 20 years of
age.
We viii wash your colored shirts ans
guarantee colols from fading. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia w. sth.
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FoIevAcquitted.

Platte City, Mo. Feb. 25.-WiIliam S.
Foley the 2S-year-old Clay county
farmer. has been acquitted of the
charge of numbering his mother at their
home near Liberty. Mo-, in 1897. He
is still under indictment charged with
killing his sister, but will probably never
be tried on that charge. Foley's first
trial resulted in a hung jury. On the
second he was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged, but was granted a new
trial Foley has had several narrow
escapes from lynching.
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CARRIES OFF A CHILD.
Panther Dashes Through Streets of an
Ohio Town With Burden.

Toledo, O., Feb. 27.-Railroad men
who came in on the Ohio Central say
that a report has been received at
DuenQuat, in Wyandotte county, that
the citizens of Mononcue, near there,
panther that has terrorized the resi-
dents Of that locality. For weeks past
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VALUABLE BACKBONE.
Jury Awards $26, 900 to a Man Who
Lost an Inch of His.

New York Feb. 27-Charles Devine got
a verdict in the supreme court, BROOKLYN
today. for IS 600 against the Brooklyn
City Railroad company. AS the result of
an accident, Devine's backbone was short
ened one and quarter inches. In 1898 a.
jury, before whom the suit was tried, gave
him verdict for $4,000 On a technical
ity the appellate grand division granted a
navy trial. at tina request Of the company.
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Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Gloveine. For sale only by
Crosby Bros, sole agents for the fam
Gus Reynier and P. & L. kid gloves, all
the desirable shades. Gloves fitted and
warranted.
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You are making a great mistake in
not sending for a 10 cent trial size of
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t is a specific for
catarrh and cold in the head. We mail
it, or the so cent size. Druggists all
keep it. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street
New York.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and to a great extent loss of hearing
By the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping of mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.-J. w
Davidson, Atty at Law, Monmouth, Ill
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We will wash your co1ored shirts and
guarantee colors from fading. Peerless
Steam Laundry. I2-and ia w. sth.
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She did the best that she could, poor
little woman, but she simply was not
capable of ever making herself into a
clever, even an aDpreciative, woman.
She was, is, and always will be, fnsig-
nificant.
The man gave up his struggle after
awhile.
"Catlin has a new Corot, which he
bought through a New York dealer not
long ago, the man would remark cheer
fully at dinner, as he carved the family
roast. He took me out to see it this
afternoon. Wonderful, think, and
quite his best piece of work. A land
scape at twilight, you know, with all
the power of his gray-greens, and -"
His wife is regarding him dreami1y.
You will have to order some more
coal tomorrow, William. The man told
me this morning that we will be entire
ly out in a week or so if this cold wealth
er continues. Clara, please pass the
celery
There is no more description of paint
ings that evening.
Then, of course, the inevitable hap
pens. He meets a woman who, on first
acquaintance, attracts him by reason of
her great wOmanlineSs, combined with
her intelligence. She is everything that
is lOvely-dignified of presence, clever
of speech, sympathetic of word and
manner, tactful in her conversation, and
capable of drawing the best from him.
He realizes, after meeting her a half
dozen times, that he loves her
He is boy no longer, but a thinking.
TSdSOIl1HS IldH OF Az, VINO mas never
before met and talked with a woman
whom he could regard as a companion.
He thinks the matter over calmly, logi-
cally, and makes up his mind that
there are two things to be done; stop
seeing this dear congeniaI woman and
increase his tenderness towards his
wife. The latter must never, never
know. His sorrow he must bear alone.
He has a will of iron. After the first
fierce struggle with self, the first mad
desire to do-something, he knows not
what-he conquers.
There are no more meetings with the
woman he loves, and many are his
chances to see her in ways that society
would sanction, and about which there
could be no possible gossip-art exhibit
lions, evening receptions, and the like.
He avoids them all. He has thrown
himself into his profession with increas-
ed eXertion. He thanks God daily for
his absorbing work. 1t is his only recre-
alton, and yet
The wife sat in her drawing room late
the other afternoon, chatting with a
caller The front door banged and in
he walked. He bowed cordially to the
visitor, and then, stepping up to his
wife, tipped her thin little chin up with
hs finger and kissed her.
What was it you were most wish
ing for this morning?" he asked
The wife clapped her hands. "Are you
really going to take me South?" she
cried in delighted tones
I've arranged my work so that we
can leave Saturday night, and it will
be Palm Beach," was his reply.
After he had left the room the visitor
remarked:
You certainly have the best husband
an the world. Emiline. I hope that you
appreciate him.
m, yes replied the faded Emiline.
but 1 do wish that we were going on
the Mediterranean trip. Palm Beach
is not much better than home one
meets SO many st. Louisans there
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Rock Island Route.

Pfttsburg, Kan, and return. $4.S4 ac-
count grand lodge A o. U. w. Tickets
on sale Feb. "a to %, good returning
March 6.
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CoIored shirts and waists 1aundere0
so that the colors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West
Eighth street
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MINES or srMILkAMEES.


Special Dispatch 90 the F0xs~lntesfsgsneer.
LOOMS. July "a Something more han
tive months since ths observation-disclosures
correspondent waited the SsmSskame@1
ard examined several properties on Mount
EslIv1shsas and Little Mount cnspucs.
p-4ssz rally those teat were early toca-
tiers BY OksnagaH smith.
Yesterday ~ Paid asofher visit to Mount
EIlnzehans R-i again west over the King
sol1snan ard Roanoke groups. Tss-<s
properties without oE<xtssa Rave surfaces
~sssswsngx that z<e nawhers eaoais5, They
b@.h rua IN silver. copper azd ensa
The rsrTmrsraf value - sn . swsv. the zwrr-
age b4sng unsYs than - estne@s
Work 90 TIE King Snss1snn ssszxsns az
eysrx. ard snas nsr 30 feet Will BE sunk
fresn the ssttam 81 The wressnt Incline.
" Asseh has beea sunk Through Gvs~foct
vein
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