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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-15

SINGAPORE. Straits Settlement. June
NAdmiral Dewey landed here this after.
noon from the olympia. which arrived
here June H. and babe farewell IN Gov
Mitchell. The admiral sails tomorrow for
Coiumbo. ceylon. He win probably visit
the hills OF Ceyion for the benefit OF his
health. The officers of the Olympia We're
entertained az dinner last evening by the
officers OF the garrison here
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PROPOSED PACIFIC CABLE.
Colonies Invited to send Delegates
tn Discuss Details.

LONDON. June 1.-THE governments Of
the British colonies interested In the pro-
posed Pacific cable have been invited to
appoint Delegates In furtner discuss with
the colonial secretary, Mr.. Chamberlain
and the chancellor OF the exehcauer SIR
Michael Hicks Beach, the mode of raising
the necessary capital and manner Of eon-
struction and control Of the cable.
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LEBANON, No. June tt Ex- Repre-
sentative Riands condition tonight is such
as 70 excite eommeu; 20 2 grave nature
He has eeeu sleeping since : O'Clock last
night and his breathing is slou and la
hoFea. and his friends srs much alarmed
Ess pss3se il weaKsv. and a. Is feared that
ass prsacns&1 sleep - the beginning of
TIE srA.
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INDICATIONS of AGREEMENT.
Alaska boundary Negotiations in
. Satisfactory Condition.

LONDON. June Ambassador Choate
received from the foreign o<fiec n com
munscation on the Alaskan question watch
II b understood II a satisfactory temporary
arrangement of affairs. The officials Of
tha foreign office. while unwilling To dis
cnss the details. assure the Associated
Press that the Alaskan difficulties are
practically ~mooshed over until the meet
Ing or the high commission In August
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Predicts That bryan VIII ne R~nom-
mated Newt Year

SAN FRANCISCO. June u-.snt,ea
States Sennsor Rate az Tennessee. Is in
tho city. Speaking OF the national pallti-
cal situation, he said that BRYAN would
De renemiEated by the Democrats NEXT
year. and that the leading rlanks OF the
PLATFORM would relate te trusts and rr,,s.
silver. Tie Il opposed To- expansion ana
thinks thar sentiment in favor 81 the AN
neAsuan az the Philippines Is only strong
Tn the Western states
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SUPREME LODGE 4. q. l.. W,
Officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary In
Glade n washlnRtou Woman

INDIANAPOLIS. june N~At the. Su-
prenae lodge, A. -. Il. w. today the fol-
Lowing officers wer. elected for ih. Ia
dies auxiliary Superior chief Of honor
Mrs. Adsia Harding. Nebraska: superior
lady OF honor. Mrs. Paulin. Ennis Kan
sas; superior chief az ceremonies. Mrs
Ella IL Msnlar. Nebraska: superior re-
cof3er, Mrs. Mary A Tinker Michigan;
superior receiver Mrs. Emma Ssiekfora
New HAMPSHIRE, superior usher Mrs
Louise Bush Aberdeen Wash
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las SECOND AVENUE.

water II still pouring over the track with
tremendous force The distance between
the two main washouts 10 about twenty
mites. and II In Impossible TO gain any
idea Of the extent Of the damage between
thee two points. There are many rumors
OF loss OF lie below the railroad. but II
10 impossible to Get particulars until the
water subddeS
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INDIANAPOLIS, june ts~At shs open
meeting - sHs~ sssr losixe. degree ~ sf,rssf
~ \ - T. VI nek4 sorEg ar Mrs ksfr
RAeNwit - jamestown. y. Il saf4ssrsyses 4
tAe banner cT~TvS ~ 1ao Superior gi9.sss
So the state sasw}nx ghe Iarxest ns.sv,ss r
- Nsm sesixes Instituted stree sanUa4., /
To banner ~ssss ~ sas ssgra>siassssss ~ M.
fsssaEa-
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TRIAt. or BRITISH OFFICERS.
Proceedings at Pretoria End Win
the Prisoners Remandrd

PRETORIA, June 1.-THE trial az the al
legged former British officers who were ar
rested at johannesburg on MAY Is last on
the charge % htsh treason. In having at
tempted to enroll men with view 10
reeehiotss outbreak which began here on
June r. terminated today. The prisoners
were iSsnanfea
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REPAIR SHOP AT P0Rr ORCHARD


Special Dispatch to the Post -fntelitgercer
WASHINGTON, June Nv H. Wick
er-hsm. 90 San Francisco was today
awasfed the contract for construction az
the repair shop and boiler house a. ths,
Puget sound naval station gt kT gN
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VENEyu ELAN ADMIRATION.
Informal Meeting of the Counsel at
Paris ArsserdNy

FAIRS, june IA preliminary and In
formal meeting 81 ;he counsel engaged IN,
the Venezuelan arbitration took place at
the ministry 81 foreign awafrx this morn.
Ing The formal meeting Of the commits
ssoEers VIII take place Thursday.
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KRUGER WILL NOT YIELD.
Eagtaaa HAS MADE No C~aeess1oa
~ All, ana lie CanAss Give
Any Mere.

~ All, ana he Cannss Give
ADy Mere.
PRETORIA. June N-The voiksfaad
has resolved 10 accept President krugers
Franchise propositions. and refer them 10
the people before putting them into opera
ton; President Kruger. In thanking the
fAad. said.
in these troublesome times We don't
knew what Is going to happen
England, ne added, had not made even
one little concession and he could not give
more. He reminded the Rad that God had
always stood by them. War. he asserted.
he did not want, but he would NOT REIN
Quish anything more. In conclusion. he
told them all TO w.tneas that though their
Independence had once been removed. God
had restored IL
Arbitration Not = Condition.
BRUSSELS. June N4-Dr. Leyds. the rep
rtsensatfye In Europe Of the Trsnsyazl re-
public received today the following con-
csliatory dispatch from Pretoria:
The government does not make arN-
trsfinn a condition OF concession. II VIII
continue To make concessions. even - re-
CARDS the franchise, independently OF Great
Brstain,s acceptance or non-acceptance OF
arbitration
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One Application Relieves the Pain

Mr. + k~EehsssA. - PIKE tstts ca
SAYS During nae hfs1t hers teYe ~sek
msss fcsea scf&Fic rheumatism. Nasssssr-
lStn kNGa Balm was the sssflv T,ass.sssfs
thai save BIN Any e~.s@s Mani stars
have testified 80 tfsH pru.zSs re&tes sreFa
a2ss IN a. aea.eEs4
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JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. June N-Dr
fe-eTsen = fioslfsTi who Killed Frad J
Jackson ~ Kansas Gsfy ca Ansa : Fsar
was convicted ~ murder IN the second
degree IN the circuit court here toaAy ard
.sssIe'ssed ie twenty years Ia the p~nlsers-
LAX.
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MADRID June 1.-THE ..-sta today
adopted the h4li re6lng ,ha Caroline as
lands t@dronss and the Psie~ is.ansss TO
Germany.
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ksri sanssetsssss soznx mar srafscveA IA hgs-
tsr fsTtesy La ARxssss sfes .sa Rid a. 80.
ed sss. sisSss... ess ~ fatally.
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CINCINNATI, o., June IA telegram
from F.. .. Mccormick. passenger traffic
manager Of the Southern Pacific, states
that there is no foundation for the report
OF the reorganization OF the passenger de-
partment OF the Southern Pacific railway
system. Mr. Cormick left the Big Four
system here last month TO take charge of
the passenger department OF the Southern
Pacific
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MoLINEux MUST REMAIN IN JAIL.
Supreme Court Of New York Re-
fuses Writ Of Ha heas Corpus.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Justice Beach. in
the supreme court has denied the appii-
cation Of Roland Il. Moineux for writs Of
habcas corpus. certiorari and prohibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03

erning people, such as the Cubans de-
sire to be-"
Major Dunn, judge advocate of the
department of Santiago and Puerto
Principe, makes similar observations
and says:
The supreme law on the island of
Cuba is that of the supreme power, the
United States and will be so long as an
American remains here under existing
circumstances, be that for one month,
or forever
Major Sharpe, acting judge advocate
of Porto Rico, reviews the manifold diff
ficulties in dealing with brigandage, the
complex customs relating to marriage
and divorce, the crowding of jails with
men, women and children, who liter
ally rot while justice proceeds at snails
pace. He says every substantial reform
is eagerly received by the people, the
opposition coming from the small con-
sentative element He deprecates the
premature withdrawal of this govern
ment and the establishment of a terri
torial form of government, as some of
the Porto Rican newspapers demand
and says it would be the most unfor-
tunate measure that could possibly be-
fail the island. He adds:
Continued military control, for a
reasonable time. aided by wise advisory
councils, can not fail to secure gradual
but steady and ultimate assimilation
by the people of our best American
thought and methods of administra-
ton
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LOST THEIR HOME.
Oakland Family Finds House Gone
After Parade.

James A. Sites, an employee of the
Santa Fe shops who lives at 372 AFTER
avenue in Oakland, in company with
Mrs. Sites, came into the city last
evening about z o'clock to see the fire
works display. When they returned to
Oakland two hours later they found
their home a ruin.
Not long after Mr.. and Mrs. Sites
left home the house was discovered to
be on fire. The location is out Of the
reach of the city water service, and an
alarm of fire was not sent in. The peo-
pie in the neighbOrhood at the time
succeeded in getting some of the furni-
ture out of the first floor rooms, but
nearly all the belongings of the family
were lost.
The house was a large seven room
structure, and burned to the ground.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
When discovered, it was burning in the
interior
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her son, Eugene, who is also a, member
of the fraternity Tho guests were:
Heinecke, Jesse Heinecke. Lloyd Craw-
ford, Ernest Cullison, Fred Johnson and
Jack Cloyes-
Colonel H E Rapier of Burlington
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Siegfried.
Mrs J. U. Brown of Hutchinson is
the guest of Mrs. E. D. McKeever at
1868 Tyler street.
The first free concert of the season,
which was to have been given Novem-
Der 8, at the Y. w. G. A. roms. under
the management of Miss Pearlade Pres
colt, has been postponed until Novem
Der Is.
Mrs. scovin and daughter. of Seneca,
are spending a few days at the Wiley,
with Miss Ella Scovill.
Judge Hutchinson and wife, of Gar
den City, have been spending a few
days in Topeka.
DR.. J. E. Jeffrey, of Stockton, well
known in Topeka, was married Wed
nesday evening to Miss Grace Clark,
the pretty and accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clark, of the
City hotel of Stockton. DR.. Jeffrey is
a graduate of the Ellsworth Medical
college of st. Joseph, and has been a
resident of Stockton and Rocks county
for many years. The bride has grown
up in Stockton; she attended the State
Normal school, and graduated with
high honors from the Stockton academy.
Only few intimate friends were pres
ent to witness the ceremony. DR.. and
Mrs. Jeffrey will go to housekeeping in
Stockton.
Lieutenant ]. Q. Tefft of company E.
Twentieth Kansas, and Miss Marie
Jones of Allen county, were married at
the Copeland hotel Thursday evening
after the reception. Mr.. Tefft's home
is in Garnett, and the ceremony was
performed by a minister from that
place. Miss Jones held a position in St.
Joe, which she resigned before coming
to Topeka. Lieutenant TeTz attended
the State Normal before enllsting, and
will re-enter school next week, and
graduate next June. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tefft left at once for a few days visit
in Garrett.
Mrs. Paul Hurd of Abilene is spend
ing a few days in Topeka with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Hurd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. E. Esteriy of Law
renee spent Thursday in Topeka.
Mrs. Holderman of EmpOria spent
Thursday in Topeka with Miss Eliza
! beth Davidson
Miss Dorothy Hutchings is expected
from Kansas City soon to visit Miss
Rebecca Rodgers.
The Thalia Card club will be enter
tanned next Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Mabel Hills on Topeka
avenue, by Miss Hills and Miss Vir-
gle Payne.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons of Burlington
are in the city visiting Mrs. Charles
Siegfried. They came to meet their son
who returned with the Twentieth.
Mr.. O. Wright of Emporia spent
Thursday with Topeka friends.
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RECEPTION GAMBLERS.
Police Arrest Several and They Are
| Released on Small Bonds.

The police went after the gamblers
Thursday in some such manner as the
Twentieth went after the EiliDinos
The first to be captured was Bob Pig
and Ollie Richardson, colored, on east
Sixth avenue. They were running a
hironomus game. The paraphernaIia
consists of a big bowl which revoIves
on q pivot and three large dice. All
were confiscated. The two men gave
bond.
Ed. Ellis was arrested for obtaining
money under false pretenses. An old
colored man complained that he had
been heeced out of $50 Ellis was ar
rested and gave a cash bond of s25.
Robert Dempster was running a
swinging ball arrangemen. on Fifth
and Quincy streets. Officer Grubbs
found he had no license and arrested
him He had several watches, imita-
tons, with no movements in them He
probably did a lucrative business, for
he had $l41 He put UP a bond Of SO.
William Brott was taken in for run
ming a first class chuckaluck game The
devices used in the game were confs-
Gated and he put up q bond for his
appearance.
b. E. Newell and Z. W. Blood put I'D
$500 as bond to appear and answer
to the charges of gambling. They used
several devices and also had Imitation
watches as prizes.
John f. Smith and G. Smith each nut
up bond Tor gambling and viii for
felt if they do not appear. Besides these
there is a list of Is DRINKS and half a
dozen warrants.
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GARBAGE~OUESTION.
Treated Exhaustively by the Ameri-
can Public Health Association

can Public Health 4SSOc1at1On.
Minneapolis, Nov. AT the closing
session of the American Public Health
association today a resolution was
adopted deprecating the use of pre-
servatives of a harmful nature in food
products.
The officers nominated last night
were duly elected and in addition DR..
Theobald Smith of Boston was chosen
ton of chemistry and bacteriOIogy. The
choice of Indianapolis as the next meet
ing place was ratified.
The papers and discussion of the
morning were on the general subject of
garbage
DR.. Benjamin Lee of the PennsyI-
vania state board of health on THE
Treatment Of Garbage and Excreta in
Military Camps" declared that the
Die Tor q large share of the diseases
that carry off soldiers and that there
were three things to be done to pre-
vent this: Danish the flies as far as
possible, keep them from the garbage
and protect the food from them.
Col. W. F. Morse, of New York, dis
cussed The Next Step in the Work
of Garbage and Waste Disposal" He
described the reduction methods sue
cessfully used in Boston. New York,
and Philadelphia and pointed out as
the improvements now necessary these
four things Disposing of the waste
without creating q nuisance, reduction
OF cost of cremating by use of waste
itself as fuel, separation and sale OF
articles that have value. and utilization
OF surplus heat These points he il
Illustrated by what has been accom-
plished by the more advanced methods
used in English cities.
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ser, Miss Mabel FOUGHT, Miss Nellie
Kirk, Miss Florence Van Tassel, Miss
Octavia Greenwood, Miss Eta Beck
and Miss Margaret Gilfllan composed
a party who received at the home of
State Treasurer Grimes Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Worden are the
parents of a daughter, Lois laden,
born Thursday morning.
Miss Lake of Usage City is visiting
Topeka friends.
Misses Verda and Lois Ross of Burr
Oak, Kansas, and Miss Madge Evans
are visiting Misses Lulu and Stella
Moore.
Mrs. Eta Sutherland of 9erington is
in Topeka visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Harding for a few days.
Mrs s. N Hills of Burlingame is
spending a few days in the city with
her daughter, Miss Daphne Hills.
Mrs. ]. B. Hallarin of Ottawa, is the
guest of her sister, Miss Name Hal
larin.
Misses Kate and Louise Taylor of
Olathe, Kansas. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. R. E Taylor at 719 Western ave-
Misses Maud. Edythe and Edna Bick-
ley of North Cedar, are guests of their
Albert A. Roby, hospital steward of
Fort Niobrara, Neb., arrived this
morning to spend a few days with his
parents DR.. and Mrs. H. w. Roby; he
Miss Clarke and Miss EIva Clarke. of
Emporia, are spending few days with
Miss Gertrude Willett.
Mr.. G. G. Willett is visiting with his
family at his home on Taylor street for
a few days
Mrs. James NJ. Hickey, of Mount
| Sterling Ill, and Miss Ida Whitman.
| of Lawrence, are visiting Miss Sadie
| Graham at 308 East Eighth street.
Miss Sadie Atchison of LeavenWorth
! is spending a few days in Topeka with
/ her sister, Mrs W. J. Black
Miss Cole of Kansas City is the guest
/ of Miss Bessie West at her home on
/ Harrison street.
| Miss Gertrude Boughton of Lawrence
( was in the city Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Parker of Newton
| spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. w
( J. Black
/ Mrs. Olive L Royce of the Phillips
{ burg Dispatch left for her home today
after a few days visit with her son at
/ Washburn. Mrs Royce is the president
4 of the Woman's Press association OF
i Kansas.
/ Miss Emma Evarts has returned from
/ a weeks visit in Hutchinson
4 Misses Beatrice and Lillian Foster en-
/ tertained at a charming seven O'Clock
/ dinner Wednesday evening, compliment
! tary to their guest, Miss Mary Brent OF
/ Kansas City. The table was decorated
! with gorgeous American Beauty roses
! and an elaborate dinner was served IL
! five courses. Cards and dancing occu-
] pied the remainder of the evening
| Those present We're: Miss Brent. Miss
/ Edith Guib0r, Mr. Paul Roehr, Mr.. Ev-
/ erett Alzers, Mr.. Harry Gavitt and Mr.
! Louie Felt.
The Informal club will give its regu
| lar dancing party this evening at Hud
| sons hall.
Miss Elizabeth Eby and Miss Bairt
| of EmpOria, are visiting in Topeka fol
| a few days.
AR and Mrs. Charles Allen of Bur
/ lingtOn have returned to their home at
| ter a few days visit in the city.
| Mrs. Henry Gano Miss Zoe Miller and
| Mr.. Charles Boone of PaoIa are guests
| of Mrs W. W. Decker.
Mrs Eugene F. Ware entertained tn
| nine members of the Phi Delta Thets
| Fraternity of the State university, VIII
] were in town Thursday, at dinner 70
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A HARD JOB
To Administer Justice in Cuba Under
Present Conditions.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The difficulties
attending the administrations of justice
in Cuba and Porto Rico are pointedly
brought out in reports to the judge ad-
vOcate general of the army, General
1ieber, whose annual report was made
public today. Major Dudley at Ha-
Vana. states in the course of a report:
THE present situation here has no
exact precedent. in that during a time
of peace we are in temporary military
occupation of a friendly territory. not
our own land. pledged to discharge the
obligations that may under interna-
tiOna1 law result from the fact of such
occupation for the protection of life and
property and to withdraw from the is
land so soon as a stable government
Of its own shall be established
The opposition to a complete change
OF the spirit methods. and technicaHties
OF the Spanish law, as now maintained
in the system OF 'incommunicado' for
example, is especially surprising. But
though slow in coming. the assertion of
such personal rights and liberties as are
already enjoyed by Americans under
American law will come sooner or later.
as being essential to a free self-goy-
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GOT THE STATE JOURNAL.
How Soldiers Were Kept Posted On
till They Reached Topeka.

I've got the State Journal every day,
not only at San Francisco but during
the trip home" said a blue coated sold
Ter today in the State Journal Office. 1T
was a treat for US to know every day
what was going on at home"
A copy OF the state Journal was sent
to each member of the regiment from
the time it landed on American soil
The soldiers secured the paper en- route
through a system by which the issues
were sent to the points at which the
trains were scheduled to stop for meals.
They were received by the soldiers at
the following places: Mojave. Barstow
and Needles, California; Winslow and
Albuquerque, New Mexico; La Junta
Colorado, and Florence. Kansas.
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INDIANA'S BIG Loss.
New Tax Law Reduces the Assessed
Valuation of State Property.

of Indiana loses sac, O00, 900 in assessed
valuation, as compared with last years
figures. as the result of the law passed
by the last legislature permitting de-
auctions of mortgages from tax
duplicates In spite of this decrease.
however, state finances are prosperous,
the treasury being $500, 600 better than
the auditor ANTICIPATED in his esti-
mates
The state has paid S612. goo on its debt
during the year. The balance in treas
ury has greatly increased. and next
year the auditor estimates the receipts
will exceed expenditures by $500, GOO
Notwithstanding increased prices, all
the institutions have kept within their
appropriations, and next year the
state debt Will be cut down S400, 900
more.
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PROOF OF MURDER.
Discovered In the Case of Frederick
Hardy.

New York Nov. 3-AdditfonaI proof
that Frederick Hardy Jr, the young
art student from Tennessee was muir
dered in the Shore drive near Fort
Hamilton, Brooklyn, came to light to-
day. The day after Hardy was last
seen, on october %. a carpenter found
on the slope leading from the Shore
drive to the waters of the Narrows an
Alpine hat and pocketboOk which were
Hardy's. The pocketbOok was empty
except for some photographs of rela-
tyes of the young man. No import
ance was attached to the finding of the
articles until the discovery of Hardy's
corpse in the water at Keyport, n. j.,
when his hat and pocketbOOk were ia
ken to the police station.
The friends of the murdered man
identified them.
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THE FIRE LIST.
House Damaged Today-Alarms on
Thursday.

The fire department was called at
1915 this morning to 927 Fillmore street
where the one story frame house occu-
pied by John Tasker. caught fire from
a defective flue. The roof was burned
off and the falling timbers damaged the
ceilings. The fire was kept for the
most part in the roof. Damage $3.50.
At APO Thursday morning the de-
partment was called to Kansas avenue
and Curtis streets in North Topeka
The two story frame building used as
a feed store by E. c. Stoner caught on
fire in the back part of the first floor
Cause unknown. The fire burned up