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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
26 MILLS CLOSED.
By Strike of Upholstery Weavers in
Philadelphia

Philadelphia. Dec About 800 I'M
ion upholstery weavers went on strike
today, closing 26 mills and throwing
out of employment nearly 5000 hands
engaged in various departments of the
factories. The strikers demanded a
working week of So hours and ten cents
an hour for overtime and an increased
wage scale The advance asked is a
general increase of about % per cent.
Many of the manufacturers had made
an advance of Is per cent and When the
new demand was made they refused to
consider it. This city and Paterson, n.
J.. are the center of the upholstery
weaving industry in this country and
there are about LOO skilled weavers in
Philadelphia The OrOnOcO and the
Century mills employing about 700
MeaXers. have signed the new scale.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

pours hot shot into real and fancied en-
emies with most of the noise and all
of the precision of a machine gun.
This new resident of New York is not
an unknown national figure. She has
been before the American public for
years, her prominence dating from
about the time that the POpulist party
became strong in Kansas. But before
that she had been somewhat of a pow
er in her own state. As a lecturer there
are few women in this country who are
her equal, and as a political speaker
she betrays a knowledge of current
events and legislation, ancient and
modern, that cOnfOunds her enemies.
Mrs. Lease is a SpiritualiSt. She was
converted to that belief in last August
and since has made many speeches in
advocacy of the faith. She has hus-
band who keeps a drug store in Wich-
ita. Kan, and minds the Lease children
when Mrs. Lease is away from home
1t is not known whether he will come
to New York or not.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Advent 1899.

The first Sunday of the new Christian
year in the Apostolic churches occurs
on Sunday next. Every great festival
in the Episcopal church is ushered in
by a period of preparation Next to
Lent with its 40 days of abstinence pre-
paratory for the full realization of the
joys of the Easter festival-next in
solemnity and special preparation
comes Advent with it's solemn warning.
grave and minor music in hymn and
lessons, pointing to the coming festival
of the Nativity of Christ; and yet re-
coming ito judge the living and the
dead" The keynote for Advent is pre-
pare my soul to meet Him." which is
the burden of Martin Luthers great
hymn for Advent.
CANON BYWATER.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
HAPPY NEWSBOYS
j. E. Nissley Fitted Out $50 of
Them.
Each Boy Given a Complete
Suit of Clothes.
THEY WERE ALSO FED.
All Given Big Turkey Thanks
giving Dinners.
Is Encouraging the Boys to
Save Money.
THEY WERE ALSO FED.

One hundred and fifty suits of clothes
and $50 Thanksgiving dinners became
the property of as many Topeka news
boys through the kindness of Mr.. J. f.
Nissley, the proprietor of the Kansas
Creamery, Thursday.
1t was the second time that Mr.
NissIey treated the newsbOys to a
Thanksgiving feast and Thanksgiving
clothes, and the $50 included all the
boys who support themselves or assist
in supporting others through the sale of
papers. Mr.. Nissley is the patron saint
of the newsboys of Topeka, and keeps
a book of individual sketches of the
juvenile news dealers.
The distribution of suits took place
prior to the dinner at the creamery
building. With the assistance of sew
eral attendants Mr.. NiSsley succeeded
in dressing each of the $50 boys salts
factorily, and when they marched out
of the building on their way to a Kan
sas avenue restaurant they were a Well
dressed lot of youngsters.
1t took three SittinSS to feed the en-
tire number Those who We're FORUM
ate enough to be seated first We're the
envy of the remainder, while they
made away with the good things pro-
vided for them. The serving of the
tables commenced shortly after IL
O'Clock, and it was nearly o'clock
when the last batch of boys finished
Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry
sauce, bread and butter and pumpkin
pie constituted the dinner in which each
of the $50 boys induIged. In addition,
a. barrel of apples, the gift Of Mr.. T. W.
Harrison, and dozens of bananas, pro-
vided by William Macferran of the
State Savings bank, were distributed.
in Topeka by better dressed boys than
have handled them for nearly a year
Many of the boys are so proud of their
new wearing apparel that clean hands
and faces have been noticed among their
number on the streets today.
Mr.. Nissley is not working out any
theory in his philanthropy towards the
newsbOyS of Topeka He believes they
are a juvenile class that deserve to be
helped and he means to make a Thanks
giving banquet a permanent feature.
of clothes, he Will probably place a stated
amount of money to the credit of each
of the boys in the State Savings bank
He has already offered prize of S25 to
the neWSbOY who shall have the largest
deposit of savings at the end of year
and many o. the boys are now depOsiting
ten cents and more each week in the
bank.
Mr.. Nissley has formed the boys into
an association and meetings are held at
intervals. He will arrange for several in
coming year, and will also arrange for
two or more concerts.
Mr.. Nissley's kindness to the newsbOys
of Topeka will undoubtedly bear fruit in
many ways. and he deserves unlimited
credit for his work.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
WHITE HOUSE CROWDED
With Members of Congress Who
Want to See Mckinley.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The White
House was overrun with member Of
congress today, but owing to the cabi-
net meeting, few of them saw the
president. Among these were Senators
Fairbanks and Beveridge of Indiana;
CulIom of Illinois; Platt of Connecti-
cut and Lindsay of Kentucky; Repre-
sentatives Warner of Illinois, Brown
low of Tennessee, GrOsVenOr of Ohio,
and Steele of Indiana. Senator Platt,
who is a member of the finance COM
mittee of the senate said that the sub
committee at the meeting tomorrow
would agree upon the terms of the fin
ancial bill to be presented to the senate.
Generally speaking said he, the
senate bill will be in agreement with
the house bill. There will be several
points of difference, but the essential
features will be the same and the two
houses will get together without trOu-
ble.'
Senator Platt thinks the passage of
the financial bill by both houses is
fOregOne conclusion.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
RIDDLE WILL MIND.
Populist Chairman Called Down by
Governor Stanley.

Taylor Riddle, secretary of the state
live stock sanitary commission, has
written a penitent letter to Governor
Stanley promising to be good and to in
dulge in no further eXtraVagances at
the expense of the state.
The demand for economy made by the
governor upon Mr.. Riddle was due to
the fact that Riddles expenditures as
a member of the state live stock sani-
tary commission exceeded those of the
Republican members by q, considerable
sum.
The attention of the governor was
called to the matter and Riddle was
told to econOmize and to lose no time
in putting methods of that character
into his business transactions in which
he represented the state.
The result has been outlined. Mr..
Riddle has promised to do so in con-
sideration of which the governor will
not at this time make an effort to get
Riddle off the board. This might cause
a mean complication as Riddle was con-
firmed by the senate. If the POpulist
chairman runs another excessive bill
up against the state treasury his Off
cial head will pay the penalty of vio-
lating the governors instructions.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
MACRUMW WANTS TO QUIT.
Government Has Trouble in Finding
Successor.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Mr. Macrum
the United States consul at Pretoria, is
partment to be allowed to leave his
post The department, realizing the
pressing necessity of having some ener-
getic representative of the United
States at Pretoria to look after the
important American interests in the
Transvaal as we'll as to carry out our
obligation to care for the welfare OF
the British citizens thereinls striving to
find some consular officer near Pretoria
who viii undertake to relieve Mr.. Ma
crlIm. Probably Mr.. Hollis, United
States consul at LOurenzO Marquee,
viii be asked to undertake this i'm
roorfant charee.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Archbishop Chapele Leaves New
Orleans For Manila

New Orleans, Dec. 1.-ArchbishOp
Chapelle, papaI delegate to the Philip
pines. has left for his new field of duty
accompanied only by his niece and his
private secretary. He will go through
to San Francisco via the Southern Pa
citic with but one stop, at San Antonio.
He had not expected to leave for ten
respose to a telegram from Father Nc
KinnOn, the chaplain of the First Cali
fOrnia regiment, which is to sail from
San Francisco on the transport Sher-
man December 5. The chaplain wired
that he had arranged for passage on
the transport for the archbishop. It is
on this vessel that he will sail. The
duties which await Archbishop Cha
pelle in the Philippines are many, the
principal task confronting him being
to straighten out the muddIe into
which the mOnastic holdings in the is
lands have fallen.
He will make his headquarters in
Manila, where he will be furnished with
a bodyguard by Gen. Otis lest some
fanatical native. incensed at the frank
ness with which the papal delegate has
denounced the attempt to despOil the
church of its property in the Philip
His secretary stated this afternoon
that the question of protecting the
archbishop had been fully discussed. He
will not recklessly expose himself, and
this bOdyguard will be made as large
as needful Before returning TO New
Orleans the archbishop will visit Rome.
From Italy he will go to France and
then to Porto Rico. His stay in the
Philippines viii cover a period of about
nine months During his absence Bish-
Op ROusel viii look after the affairs Of
this diocese.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
SENT TO JAIL
For Selling Oleomargarine Fo
Butter


Philadelphia, Dec. AFTER legal
battle in the U. S. courts covering a
period of over two years Joseph wilkins
of Washington, D. c., and Howard But
Ter of this city, were today sent TO
prison to serve sentences imposed upon
them for having violated the law re-
garding the sale of OleOmargartne-
Wilkins was recently sentenced to i'm
prisOnment for six months and TO pay
a fine of 81 500, and Butler to four
months imprisonment and fine OF $oUV.
Wilkins and Butler were wholesale
dealers in oleomargarine in this city.
They were caught in the act of remoV-
ing the brands from packages of the
commodity in January, 1897, and were
indicted at the February sessions OF
that year by the United States grand
Jury. their conviction following shortly
afterwards The case was appealed TO
the L. S district court of appeals and
later was taken to the 4. 5. supreme
court on a writ of certiorarL The ap-
peals failed in both cases.
The case is of national importance
as wilkins and Butler are the first TO
be sent to prison for violating the Oleo-
margarine laws. Other dealers convict
ed Of selling oleomargarine as genuine
butter have succeeded in getting or
with the payment of a fine
s'Cure the cough and save the life"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds. down to the very
verge Of consumption.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
TWO FEDERAL JUDGES.
Double Ring Court in Operation To-
day.

The United States court today is being
run on the doubled-barrel or twO-ring
plan. Both Judge Hook and Judge VIII
1iams are sitting. one in the circuit court
room on the third floor and the other in
the district court room on the second
floor.
Judge Hook began the jury docket in
the circuit court this morning, and a
jury was summoned to hear the suit
brought by Mrs. Daisy r. Morris of Hoyt,
Kansas, against the Western Union Tel
egraph company. The suit is for SIC, 900
damages which the plaintiff claims to
have sustained by the non-delivery of a
telegram by the telegraph company One
night in 1885 Mrs. Morris was taken sick
and she telegraphed to Topeka for a ply
stcian. The message was not delivered
promptly and as q result the physician
did not go The plaintiff claims to have
been greatly injured on this account and
the suit resulted.
The case has been tried once before and
verdict was rendered for Mrs Morris
for $500. but it was taken to the United
States court of appeals by the telegraph
company and sent back to Kansas for d
new trial The plaintiff is represented
by J. G. Waters and 5. B. Isenhart, and
the telegraph company is defended by
Rossington. Smith & listed
In the district court room Judge Will
Iams is hearing arguments in few
equity cases which come up before him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
AN INSANE BURGLAR.
He Keeps Prisoners Awake With His
Efforts to Sing.

Mike Christianson, the burglar who
went crazy in the county jail a few days
ago, will be tried for insanity in the pro-
bate court this afternoon, and there may
be trouble ahead for the officers who try
to handle him. Chris tianSOn has become
worse instead of better during the past
day or two He is kept locked in his cell
in the upper cage of the jail, where he
can not get at the other prisoners. but
there is nothing between the different
cells but the bars.
The maniac has become imbued with
the idea that he can sing, and he daily
gives the other prisoners the benefit of
his musical talent. 1t is very annoying
to the others and they pound the side
of his cell to make him stop. but them
they pound the louder he yeIls, and he
only stops when he becomes exhausted
and falls in a faint
Christianson protests against being
taken to the asylum. He claims he is
his year there, but he wants to keep
away from the asylum.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
ANOTHER BROKEN SAFE.
Standard Oil COmpany's Office
Again Burglarized.

The safe in the office of the Standard
Oil company warehouse at Seventh and
the Santa Fe tracks was robbed either
last night or Wednesday night and the
contents, amounting to about $40, ta-
ken.
This is the fourth safe that burglars
have either broken into or attempted to
during the last two nights. No one was
at the office yesterday and the burg
larry was not discovered until this
morning. Tt is probably that the safe
was forced on Wednesday night by the
same gang of safe blowers that robbed
Oberly & Granteer'S grocery, Pages mill
and Brill'S grocery.
This morning the man who opens the
office unlocked the door and went in.
There was nothing to indicate that the
safe had been tampered with and he
sat down and read for some time be-
fore noticing one of the small boxes,
that belonged in the safe, on the table.
Inside the safe the books and drawers
We're in their proper places and the
doors were shut The burglars got into
the office by breaking the lock on the
outside door.
Several years ago the safe was bro
ken into. At that time the combination
was broken and has since been useless.
The heavy outside doors are fastened
only with the bolts, the inside doors be
ing kept locked. When the safe was
forced the second time all the thieves
had to do was to open the outside door
by turning the handle and knock off
the light lock on the inside.
Mr. James F. Crennan, manager of
the Topeka Office of the Standard Oil
company, said: I'VE never keep any
amount of money in the safe. The
thieves got about $19.35 and left a
check for $40 Since the safe was burg
larized several years ago we have lock-
ed only the inside doors It was not at
all difficult for the burglars to break
open the inside doors after opening the
outside doors. Not long ago we We're
talking of having new combination
put on the safe A good thing we did
not or it would have been ruined"
About a year ago the manager of the
office had some money paid in on Sat
urday afternoon. The banks were
closed and the safe easily opened so he
hid it in the warehouse. That night it
was stolen. This makes the third burg
larry at that office.
Chief Ramsey said today: Il believe
that the gang that has opened these
safes in Topeka is the same one that
has been operating in western Kansas
and the Territory for some time. They
have blown several postoffice and store
safes and seem to be expert at the bus
mess. They have probably left To-
peka-"
Grocers sell Amonio BenziIene Soap.
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TO LIVE NEW YORK.
Mary Elizabeth Lease Will Desert
Kansas For the East

New York, Dec. THE Journal says:
The strong personality of Mary Eliza
beth Lease, betrayed to New York in
frequently in the last three years. is to
become a, part of the life of the me-
trOpolis. Mrs Lease has renOunced her
residence in Kansas and Will hereafter,
make her home in this city She is the
apostle of a new political creed, the
platform of which is as yet nebulOus.
and she has announced that she will, in
the next national campaign, cut more
prominent figure than she did in the
last, when she served as a. delegate to
the POpulist convention in St. Louis
and made speeches ali over the country
in favor of the candidacy of William J.
Bryan.
Mrs. Lease is 46 years old, and off the
lecture platform she is pleasing. When
reused to vocal excitement on the
stump, however, she loses the gentle
wOmanly graces that characterize her in
her home, her deep voice becomes deep
er, her naturally broad vocabulary
seems to expand. her eyes flash and she
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Singer Tries Suicide.


Springfield, Ill, Dec. IA member of
the chorus of the Lambardi Grand Opera
company with an unprOnounceable Italian
name created a furry just before the
curtain went up on the first act of Cav
alleria Rusticana' at the opera house
suicide.
The singer had become despondent and
he tried to commit suicide by hanging
himself to the door of his dressing room.
The stage hands cut him down and after
short wait the performance was put on.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
All Advance Wages.

Fall River. Mass, Dec. All the
cotton manufacturers of this city rep
resented in the Fall River association
today decided that they would grant
an advance of 10 per cent in wages, be
ginning on Monday December II. In
all about $4,000 hands viii benefit by
the raise
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Samoan Treaty Is Disputed.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The British and
German ambassadors had several confer
ences with Secretary Hay today relative
to the treaty for the partition of Samoa
and it is understood the minor questions
of phraseOIogy which remained open were
so construed that the way is clear for
signing the document probably tomorrow
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

London. Dec. THE Paris correspOn-
dent of the Evening News telegraphs to
his paper today that there is reason to
believe that Sir Edmund J. MOnsOn, the
British am bassador to France, viii
shortly apply for a prolonged leave Of
absence as a protest against the at
tacks made by the French press on
Queen Victoria and the Prince of
Wales.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Gladstone Monument Design.

mittee of the Gladstone memorial has ex-
amined. photographic Of the design sub
mitted by Thomas Brock for the propOs-
ed monument The design is regarded
favOrably- The statue viii be 10 feet
high and the total height of the Tnonu-
ment viii be 2S feet The committee has
resolved TO offer SIS, 900 for the execution
of the work.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

New York. Dec Henry d AIcCord
and William NJ. McCOrd. composing the
firm of Henry d. AcCOrd & Son deal
ers in grain have assigned for the ben
eft of creditors The firm is rated al
between $500. 900 and $3.50, eco.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
Iron Molders' Strike Renewed.

Pittsburg, Dec. 1.-The strike of iron
mOulders for minimum wage rate of S3
a day was renewed today at five of the
largest foundries and operations will be
suspended at twenty-five other fOundries
tonight until the scale is signed. Unlike
the strike of a short time ago, the strik-
ers this time have the support of the iron
noulaers' national union.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01
AN PILL
cures

To haIf-sick folks" old folks
and middIe-aged folks, af-
fliCted with Constipation,
Dyspepsia, BiIiousness,
Liver and Kidney Troubles:
Do you realize the great i'm
portanCe of selecting a proper
remedy for the regulation of
your stomach, liver and bow
els? Not every remedy that
produces a painful diarrhoea
IS a purgative in the true sense
OF the term. Many weu-known
physics are positively iniur-
1Ous, because few, if any, of
them meet the requirements of
a harmless cleansing medicine.
Mineral waters, salts, pills,
etc, that cause a painful, wa
terry dlarrhOea, are common
enough. The market is glut-
ted with intestinal irritants
that provoke a temporary
'1OOsenesS" and then leave
the bowels more costive than
before they were taken. If
you will take the time to in
vestigate this matter you will
have no trouble in locating the
true cause of so much chronic
constipation, biliOusness and
stomach trouble.
The remedy, ANTI-PILL,
contains nothing of a mineral
or violent nature and for this
reason, if no other, we claim
and can prove that it is not in
furious to the most delicate con-
stitution. It is as much of a
specific in cOnstipa ton, bilious
ness, atomic dyspepsia and
stomach troubles Especially
when affecting ladies, the aged
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

mineral waters, injections, ca
thartic pills and powders.
In conclusion, we wish to saw
to you ''half-sick folks, and
you other folks, that we guar
antee ANTI PILL to cure you
of your troubles.
Anti-Pill is not a 'patent"
nor a "dope, but a purgative
that is a ptrgatjUe in the true
sense of the term. When you
needa cleansing medicine don t
you think you ought to buy
Anti-PilI? Il you doubt 1t, tq,y
it, That's the only practical
test. All druggists, 25c; or
address Anti-Pill Co., Lincoln,
Neb.
Take No Substitute!
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-01

GrOcers sell AmOniO Benzilene Soap.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-07
FOOD IN LIQUID
Makes a Full M eai for a Book
keeper.

am a bookkeeper in large grocery
store. and consequently meet a great
many people. We find large numbers
Of customers who are troubled with the
effects Of coffee. I know only too well
how to sympathize with them, for have
suffered so much from stomach trouble
caused by the use Of coffee.
About two years ago, one Of your repre-
sentatfves gave me a sample of Postum,
and was glad Of the opportunity to try
something that would furnish me with a.
good morning beverage. but not give me
the trouble that coffee did.
The reason some people fall to make
good Postum is that they undertake to
get the good out Of the cereals by a.
few minutes boiling, whereas not less
than twenty-five minutes should be used
In making a good pot full of Postum.
When 1t is properly boiled, IT is a most
delicious coffee, and a perfect drink in
every respect. Often when have had no
appetite for solid food, could partake of
several cups Of Postum, and feel plenti-
fully nourished until the next meal T
have been glad to tell customers of the
comfort and relief they could find in the
use OF Postum. Naturally we have aug
mented our sales greatly on it, until now
we send out hundreds of packages in a
year. One Of our customers to whom I
recommended 1t. has just been In, and
tells me they have ali grown very fond Of
POSTUM, including several members Of the
Iafnily who reside In different parts of
sogs STATE WITH best wishes. F. Latimer,
ia4 Market st.. Oakland. Cal