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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
A NOTABLE GATHERING
Of Colored People to Take Place In
Chicago This Week.

Chicago, Aug. "A convention of the
Afro-American council OF coIored men will
be held at Bethel church beginning We'd
nesday and lasting until Saturday even
ing. This convention will probably be
one of the most important gatherings of
colored men that has been held for some
time. 1t IS expected that a fight viii re-
suit over the resolutions which it is prom
dent Mckinley for not using the federal
authorities to prevent lynchings in the
There is no doubt that resolutions Of
this import will be brought before the
convention and on that issue the forces
on both sides are already lining up
The faction which viii support the resO-
ground that the broad humanitarian line
would be drawn, that lynchings should
nois and that when the state authorities
are unable 10 prevent the recurrence Of
such crimes. the strong hands of the
national government should step in, no
matter whether the victims be white or
black.
From Washington d. G., are coming
Congressman George White Of North Car
DINA. the only eOlOred congressman in the
present congress: Judson Lyons, register
Of the United states treasury: John p.
F. Cheatharn. recorder of deeds. They viii
it is said stoutly oppose resolutions cen
suring the president.
Among other questions to be taken up
IS that of immigration. There is a grow
ing belief, it is said among the leading
colored men of the country, that If half a
million negroes were taken from the
south and scattered through the north
west. conditions in the south would be
ameiorated to very great extent. The
revised state constitutions Of Mississippi
Alabama, North and South Carolina and
Louisiana will also receive careful con
sideration and funds win be raised to get
the questions involved squarely before
the United States supreme court. The col
ored men claim that the constitutions
mentioned permit the white people in
those states to disfranchise the colored
voter.
Another question which viii come up
for discussion is the separate car law in
vogue throughout the south. The constf-
nationality Of the law viii be tested if
possible. The convention on these cues
Jons expects to hear such prominent col
ored men as Booker T Washington. Bish-
op II. NJ Turner of Atlanta: Bishop B.
w Arnett of Ohio and Bishop Alexander
walters. the president of the council. The
wives of many Of the delegates to the con-
Nentton OF the council are delegates to the
convention of the National Association of
AolOred W omen clubs and are now in the
city attending the two conventions.
SATURDAY evening a banquet will be
given the delegates at the Sherman house
by the local committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
A STRONG BABY.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
There is a physician in West Phila-
delphia. who has a son one year old,
and this baby is proba bly, the strongest
human being for it's age and weight in
the world. Its father VIII hold a cane
in his two hands, and the baby, grasp
ing it, viii draw itself UP to its chin
three times. That is but one of it's
numerous feats of strength. The physi-
clan says that his boys unusual mus
cular development is due to a daily
massage treatment. Every morning he
lays the little fellow, naked, on a blank
ct, and kneads his muscles for 20 min
utes. Once a month he weighs the ba-
by and measures its calves, chest
arms, etc. The monthly increase of
weight and girth are remarka BILE The
baby has never had shoes or stockings
on its feet or a hat on its head, and in
the summer it wears only little
sleeveless dress that comes to its knees.
1t gets a cold bath every morning IF
nothing goes wrong" the physician Of
ten declares, this child will be one of
the strongest men the world has ever
seen. He viii never get bald. and he
Will never lose a tooth. As for his mus
cles, with massage and a course of ex-
ercise that I have laid out, they will be
big and supple all over his body. All
his flesh will be. when tense, as hard
as steel, and when relaxed as soft as
the flesh of a young girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

quaries to be a relic of the worship or
Baal In olden times fire was klndleU
on the hills, and the young people
danced around it, and Toasted on CAKES
made of milk and eggs, the cakes be-
ing known specially as 'Beltane CAKES
Other festivals were often asSoclatsO
with the annual Beltane celebralloLls-
For example, at PEBBLES, during lne
period of the Stuarts, there were morse
racing and other sports on the occasion
of the festival. The ancient records OF
large bell and little bells were prizes
at the races. The winner had to take
his oath that he would give back the
bells the following year with lone addl-
tom to them. And so the number OF
bells increased.
The BeItane festival has now, how
ever, altered its character This year
a Beltane queen was chosen lfor the
first time) The young woman selected
was the dux of the English school--MlsS
Maggie NIuir-and she was attended by
a number of other school girls, repre-
Seuting members of her court, IalEl6Ss
etc At noon the coronation took place
at the Cross, in the presence OF a vast
crowd Of spectators. The queen was
conducted to platform, which nag
been specially erected, and on when
already stood a number of attendants
while around it was marshaIed her
bodyguard-the Boys Brigade. Her
Botanic majesty was accompanied by
lords and ladies-in- waiting, and after
the school children had sung Scots
wha haze" she was gracefully crowned
by the wife of the Provost. A herald
then read a proclamation, after which
God Save the Queen" was sung, and
cheers given for the queen Of the festt-
val. A procession was next formed
and the riding of the marches was pro-
ceeded with. A complete circuit of the
town was made, and sports were after
ward held in I<ingsnaeadOws Park Tha
day was held as a public holiday, ana
the streets were gayly decorated for ths
occasion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Kansas, Oklahoma Central
and Southwestern Road.
Will Be Rapidly Pushed on
South by the Santa Fe.
WORKING FOR TULSA.
|, The Live Town In the Greek
Nation Bids For the Line.
Will Cross the Frisco and Ar
kansas River There.
WORKING FOR TULSA.

Independence, Kan, Aug. 14.-Trains
are now running regularly over the
Kansas, Oklahoma Central and South
western from this place to Bartlesville,
I. T., a. distance of forty-five miles, and
in a week or so the Southern Kansas
day passenger train from Kansas City,
on hte Santa Fe, that stops here over
night, will be run on through to Bar
tlesviIe eevry evening, while the night
trains will go on through to Wellington,
as usual. The Oklahoma Central is be-
ing built on toward Texas as rapidly
as possible under the supervision of the
Santa F7e railroad which recently as
sumed control of that line. Although
the company viii not at present diVulge
where the southern terminus of the new
line will be, 1t viii no doubt be some
city in Texas, as near as can be de-
termined from reliable sources. A large
force of Workmen are now at work
grading south from BartleSVille, and
are about fifteen miles north of Okmul-
gee, in the Creek Nation. Track has
been laid several miles south of Bar
tlesville, but the best of steel is being
used, and the work is being done so
carefully and thoroughly that the Santa
Fe must certainly intend to make the
new road a main line.
The road will pass through the South
NcAlester coal fields, which will enable
the owners of extensive coal mines
there to greatly increase the output
The town of Tulsa, in the Creek Nation,
has offered a bonus of several thousand
dollars to secure the road, and it will
pass through that place. 1t will cross
the St. Louis and San Francisco at
that place, and will use the same
bridge with that road in crossing the
Arkansas river there. Further than
that the route can not be definitely
stated, but it is certain that it will
take the most direct line from the east
to the southwest by two or three hun
dred miles, and the through Santa Fe
trains will be run through here on the
new road. A branch line will be put
in from Guthrie on the Panhandle line
of the Santa Fe to Tulsa, where it Will
connect with the new road, and the
survey is now being made. This Will
give the Santa Fe stronghold on the
traffic of the western part of the IN
dian Territory on account of its num-
erous lines.
The Missouri Pacific, which is prob
ably the strongest competitor of the
Santa, Fe in that section. also intends
to extend its lines. AS proposed at
present, the road will start from Fort
Gibson, crossing the Arkansas river
just south of there, and extending
through South NcAlester to some
terminal point in Texas, probably Deni-
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
swift Travelling.


IFrom the New York Worid.1
Have you ever thought of the distance
you travel while you are out for an hours
stroll?
Possibly you walk three miles in an
hour, but that does not represent the dis
tance you travel. The earth turns on its
axis every. twenty-four hours. In round
figures call the earth's circumference "a
600 miles, and you must have Travelled
during your hours stroll thousand miles
in the axia1 turn of the earth.
But this is not all The earth makes q
journey round the sun every year Put the
distance of our planet from the sun at
90 900, 600 miles. The diameter is therefore
1s4, 600 900 miles and the circum ference de
scribed by the earth 57S 600 600 miles In
other words the earth travels around the
sun each day 1854 900 miles and every
hour-for instance. the hour during which
you took your Nalk-the earth moved
through $1,000 miles.
So, adding your three miles Of leg
travel to the hours axiaI movement OF
the earth, this to the earth's Orbital jour
ney and that again to the earth's excur-
sion with the sun, and you win ind you
have Travelled within the hour S.. $50 miles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
TAKES A HIGH PLACE.
Stands Well in the Esti-
nation of the People.
Anything is Praised by People
Whom We Know.

"a thing that stands high in the esti-
nation of the public, and which is es-
peciaIly recommended by Topeka peo-
pie, naturally excites our attention
more than if our own people did not
praise the article. Such a thing is go
ing on right here in Topeka every day,
people are praising Morrow's Kid-ne-
oids because they cure There is no de-
ception. no humbug, they do positively
cure and we furnish the evidence.
John Green, of the firm of VIM Green
& Son, Grocers, at 712 Kansas avenue,
SAYS: Il have been troubled for some
time with backache, caused no doubt
by disordered kidneys. Recently got
8. package of NIorrow's Kid-ne-oids and
used them according to the directions
and I have not had the slightest symp-
toms of backache since. Kid-ne- oids
erected a complete cure in a short
time"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and cure backache,
nervousness and all kidney disorders.
They sell at fifty cents a box at all
drug stores and Swift & Holidays
drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac-
tureG by John Morrow & Co., Chemists
Springfield, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Knew VIA He Wanted.


LETOm the chicago n views.
A Chicago inebriate who had never
known the choicer luxuries of life inti-
mately was taken in hand by a friend,
given a season of liquor cure treat
ment, and on his return supplied with
money for a fresh start in life.
He determined to commence with a
hearty dinner. So entering a we'll
known restaurant he sat down at a
table and began to study the bill of
fare while the waiter waited for his
order
He scanned the menu long and ear
nestly, but could see nothing on it with
which he was familiar. Suddenly he
laid the card face upward on the ta-
bic, closed his eyes and jabbed his fore
hnger down savagely at random on the
printed list with the air Of a man " no
had made up his mind.
There" said he, give me some of
that"
The waiter bent down and examined
the line over which the finger rested.
He looked panied.
That's Mayonnaise dressing"
OF course it is Don't you stpose I can
read2 That's what want. Bring me some
Certainly, sir. But what do you want it
Want it on you chumpr' shouted the
man who refused to be corrected. "A
plate, OF course! What do you suppose
wanted It on3 The table cioth?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Promotion of P. J. FLYNN.

Mr.. p. J. Flynn, commissioner of the
Colorado freight bureau, and the Color
ado & Southern, Denver & Rio Grande
association, and chairman and secreta-
~ of various local passenger associa-
tions in Colorado, has been appointed
general freight agent of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western, effective on
September 1, with headquarters at New
York. Mr.. Flynn is 43 years of age, and
has been in railway service since 1870.
From January, 1880, to August, 1889, he
was connected with the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe as station agent at
Trinidad, Col, and as general agent at
Salt Lake City, Cincinnati and Denver.
He was then for eight months general
western freight and passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific at Denver, and for
one year general freight and passenger
agent of the Rio Grande- Midland route,
composed of the Colorado Midland Den
yer & Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Western roads. He became commission
er of the Colorado-Utah association
in April, 1891.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
AUK'S EGG FOR 81, 500.
TFrom the London Standard

LFrom the London Standard
An egg of the great aux was sold at
auction yesterday for 800 guineas. J. G.
Stevens, the auctioneer, said that in
1884 Comte Raoul de Berace bought the
egg from the owner of a St. Malo fish
ing smack The counts collection was
purchased by Baron d'Hamonville. The
egg to be sold was one of four great
aux eggs belonging to the baron. There
were Il recorded eggs of the great aux,
70 of them being in museums and AZ in
private hands; 81 were-in British collec-
tons The first egg which the baron
sent over fetched a record price, at the
time, Of 300 guineas; the second one
fetched only $50 guineas. The egg now
submitted, although not having the fin
est markings. was, perhaps, the largest
ever offered for sale, being AZ inches in
length It was of rough texture, heav-
lily blotched on the top. Mr.. Stevens
called attention to a peculiar yellow
mark of circular form around the top,
but could not guarantee it as a natural
mark If it were so, then it was the
most extraordinary mark of its kind he
had seen. There was a spirited compe-
tition for the egg. The bidding started
at 100 guineas, and quickly rose by tens
and twenties till it reached the high
price of 800 guineas, at which figure it
was secured by T. G. Niddlebrook. Ed
inburgh Castle Museum, Regents Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
TOPEKA CLUB DEFEATED.
Santa Fe Shop Men Lose to the Lsw-
renee Ball Team.

The baseball game between the Law
renee Santa Fe team and the Topeka
Santa Fe team resulted IN a score of 20
to 1, in favor of Lawrence. The defeat
of the Topeka team was due to two
things, lack of practice and poor team
work and the superior playing of the
Lawrence team.
There was only one drawback, and
that was that both teams were sup
posed to be made up entirely of Santa.
Fe men. The Lawrence team only had
four regular Santa, Fe men on their
team, short, centerfielder and the bat
terry, while the other five were taken
from the members of the other teams
at Lawrence.
Navarro and Sullivan did effective
work and were the only members who
found the ball every time they went to
bat
The game briefly in detail is as fol-
lows. Topeka took the field.
EdmonSOn knocked safely to first but
was put out trying to steal third. Bolen
hit to short and went out at first. Hind
man safely to first. Pearce to first
on balk, put out trying to steal third.
Teeters first on balls.
First inning, second half: Ash to bat
and struck out Baughman struck out
Sullivan out on fly to Gray
Second inning, first half: F'rebert out
at first Hartig hit by ball, went to
first. Gray out on fly to Ash. Heydon
first on balls Edmonson struck out
Second inning, second half: Henry
safely to first, put out trying to steal
second A Wahl struck out. f.
Vail struck out.
Third inning: Bolen struck out.
Hindman struck out. Pearce two base
hit. Teeters' two base hit brought in
Hindman. Frebert hit to short, went
out at first, brought in Teeters. Har-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
WILL ASSIST PRESIDENT.
Postmaster Guthrie Receives Urgent
Invitation to Go to Chicago

When Postmaster Guthrie opened his
private mail yesterday he found in it
sheet of cardboard about by 10 inches,
printed in colors, and on it the follow
ing:
ITO Hon John misunderstanding
The people of Chicago request the hon
or of your presence to assist the presi-
dent in the ceremonies of laying the
corner stone of the United States gov
eminent building in that city, on Mon
day, October 9Th, 1892.
The invitation is signed by Governor
Tanner, Mayor Carter Harrison, Judge
Grosscup and others.
Judge Guthrie has not fully decided
what he will do about it. but he thinks
when the time comes he will shoulder a
crowbar and go up to assist the presi-
dent in getting the corner stone into
place. The judge is always ready to
help Mckinley out. and he is afraid the
president might straiSl his back if he
has to lift that heavy corner stone into
place by himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
NO HUMBUG HERE.
Topeka Enforcement Is What
Counts With the Topeka
Pubiic.

You can't fool the public all the time.
They will find you out at last.
Every time a man is fooled
Another skeptic is made.
Many the remedy that makes the
skeptfc
Because it fails to keep its promises.
Deans Kidney Pills bring renewed
reward.
They cure the skeptic.
Plenty of proof of this at home.
Topeka. proof for Topeka people.
Here's a case of it:
Mrs. B. D. Williams of 11S East Sew
enth street, says: Il was troubled more
or less with my kidneys all my life, and
last winter, 1898, we had a. good deal of
sickness and I over-t2Xed myself My
whole system seemed to be out OF re-
pair and severe pains in my back and
head made me think at times I would
lose my senses. I got Doan's Kidney
Pills at Rowley & Shows drug store
and the results of their use were as
tonishing. My general system was toned
up and I was relieved of the trouble
with my back and Kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price so cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter-MiIburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-poaR sand
take no substitute
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
FRESH HORRORS
Develop Continually In COnnec-
tion With the Recent
Hurricane.

New York, Aug. IA Herald dis
patch from Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadalupe
says: In Grand Terre fifty deaths
and 2sO injured have been reported
thus far. The towns of LIE Monte, Port
Luis and St. Francis are devastated.
Pointe-a-Pitre is greatly damaged,
the estimated loss being $4,000, 600. Six
steamers and twenty-five schooners
were sunk or damaged beyond repair.
A great number of fishing craft were
lost.
Communication with the interior is
impossible. but courier reports reveal
frightful damage. The coffee and cocoa
crops are ruined and the sugar cane is
practically destroyed.
The whole of Desirable island was de-
vastated. The people are starving and
without shelter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

tig out at first.
Third inning, second half: Shannon
struck out Navarro out on fly to Ed
monson. Thompson safely to first put
out trying to steal second
Fourth inning: Gray safety to first
Hevdon base on balls. Edmonson
man safety to first but brought in
Gray. Heydon and Bolen by wild
throws Pearce safety to first. Teeters
two base hit brought in Pearce. Hartig
sacrifice hit went out at first, brought
in Teeters Gray's two base hit brought
in Frebert. Heydon safety to first. Ed
monson struck out.
Fourth inning, second half: Ash
struck out Sullivan out on fly to Hey
don. Baughnan out at first.
Fifth inning: BoIen two base hit
Hindman struck out. Pearce out on fly
to A. Wahl. Teeters safety to first
brought in Bo1en. Frebert two base
hit. Hartig safety to first brought in
Teeters. Gray out at first.
Fifth inning. second half: Henry out
on fly to Ednonson. A. Wahl base on
balls F. Vail base on balls Shan
non struck out. Navarro out on fly to
Gray.
Sixth inning: Heydon safety to first
EdmOnSOn struck out. BOlen safety to
first brought in Heydon. Hindman hit
to Navarro, double play to second put
out. Bolen, back to first put out
Hindman.
Sixth inning. second half: Thompson
base on balls, put ont trying to steal
home. Ash safety to first. Sullivan
safety to first. Baughnan struck out
Henry struck out.
Seventh inning: Pearce easy hit to
first Teeters out at first Frebert
sacrifice hit out at first, brought in
Pearce Hartig out on fly to Navarro
Seventh inning, second half: A Wahl
out at first. F. Wahl safety to first
Shannon hit to center field brought in
Wahl. Navarro out on fly to Gray.
Thompson out on fly to Teeters.
Eighth inning; Gray safety to first
put out at third. Heydon safety to first,
came home on passed ball. Edmonson
safety to first put out at home BOlen
safety to first. Hindman safety to first.
Pearce out at first.
Eighth inning, second half: Ash
struck out. Sullivan hit to left field
put out at second. BaughmaR out on
fly to Teeters.
Ninth inning: Teeters safety to first
came home on passed ball. F'rebert out
on fly to Shannon. Hartig safety to first
came home on passed ball. Gray safety
to first. Heydon safety to first brought
in Gray. Edmonson safety to first
brought in Heydon. Bolen safety to
first. Hindman out at first, Edmonson
came home on passed ball. Pearce out
on fly to Ash.
Ninth inning, second half; Henry
safety to first, put out at second. A.
WahI out on fly to first. F. Wahl struck
out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
THE BELTANE FESTIVAL.
[From the Pan Mall Gazett,

From the Pan Mall GaZette.I
The annual ceremonies connected
with the riding of the marches and the
Beltane festival have just been carried
out at PEBBLES with much enthusiasm,
and even more than usual success. Both
functions date from early times. The
more ancient however, is the Beltane
festival. which goes back to a period
prior to authentic Scottish history At
one time the festival was widely OBJ
served throughout Scotland, but since
the reformation, and especially during
the last hundred years or so, it's OBJ
servance has become rareF and more
rare. It is supposed by some anti
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
The Hoo-Hoos at Denver.

It is expected that the attendance at
the annual meeting of the Concatenated
Order of Hoo oos, which meets at
larger than at any melting of this or
large rthan at any meeting of this or
der in the past. The Hoo-Hoos are be-
coming one of the strong orders of the
United States and without a, doubt this
meeting will be one of the large ones of
the year of 1899. A low rate of one
fare plus two dollars has been made for
this occasion, and the Santa Fe is max
ing preparations to properly take care
of the large crowd which are expected
to go,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Sampson Again on the Sea.

Bar Harbor, Me. Aug. 1.-THE North
Atlantic squadron. composed of Admir-
al SIMPSONS flagship New York, the
Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts and
Texas. sailed at z O'Clock this morning.
The squadron will go to sea for a few
days practice and then proceed to
NeWport.