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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Three Men Accused of Election Frauds
In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Nov. 17.-SamueI Sal
ter, deputy coroner of this city, Joseph
G. Rodgers, lieutenant of the Capitol
police, Washington, D. c., and CIar-
ence Meeser, employed in the copying
division of the Congressional library,
have been held in 81, 800 bail for trial
on the charge of cOnspiring to make
fraudulent election returns il this city.
The arrest of the three men was the
outcome of testimony adduced at the
hearing last week of several residents
of Washington, who had been arrested
here on a similar charge.
On that occasion, it was testified that
a party of alleged repeaters, numbering
about fourteen, had been brought to
this city from Washington by Lieuten-
ant Rodgers. Two of these, George
kirkland and w. H. Cook, impersOn-
ated election officers in the Thirteenth
division of the Seventh ward, and as
sisted in the alleged falsifying of the
returns and the stuffing of the ballots
while the others, it was testified, were
employed as repeaters. Kirkland testt-
fed against his companions, saying that
he came here at the instigatiOn of a
newspaper to participate in and expose
the fraud.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
LOOKS BAD FOR M'KINLEY.
Senator Jones' View of the Recent
Election.

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. IA special
to the Commercial Appeal from Pine
Bluff, Ark, says:
Senator James K Jones and wife
are today in Pine Bluff the guest OF
relatives. They leave tomorrow for Chi
cagO, where the senator viii attend the
meeting of the Democratic national
committee. In an interview today, Mr.
Jones said:
1.-The Ohio election is one that speaks
volumes for Democracy, while to the
administration it must carry unpleas-
ant forebodings. The majority of the
votes in Ohio is against the admins
tration. With the Republican party
using an unlimited amount Of money
in Ohio and in addition thereto the fed
eral patronage, it is no wonder that
Ohio went as it did. I am sorry that
Mclean got beaten, for I expected him
to be elected. AS to the Kentucky. we
will beyond any question carry it tri-
umphautly to victory for Democracy
in 1900 AS a whole, the elections were
most favorable to the Democratic party.
The returning to the fold Of the gold
Democracy, and the winning of Ne
brasia is an omen that BODIES Ill for
the present administration"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
BAD FOR DIGESTION.
SalicyIic Acid Which is Used as a
Beer Preservative.

New York, Nov. Ex-senator Mason
of Illinois, representing the United
States senate committee on manufac-
lures continued his investigation today
into the adulteration of food products.
Prof Russell H. Chittendon, profess
sor of physiological chemistry at Yale
university director of the Sheffield
school of science and president of the
American Physiological society,was the
first witness. He testified that sali-
cyclic acid which is used as a preserva-
tive in beer retards digestion
Borax has a like effect, but he had
found no deleterioUs effect from the use
of boracic acid in small quantities
though in large quantities it produces
Very few of the general food products
on the market analyZed by Prof. chit
tenden showed the presence OF anuSep-
tics as preSerVa tiVeS-
Asked his opinion as to the value of
anal, a law regulating the use of pre-
servatives Prof. Chittenden said the
best result would be obtained by com
pelling manufactures to stamp on their
products the nature and quantity of the
preservatives used. He believed there
should be a law prohibiting the use OF
coloring matter in preserving fruits
and Vegeta bleS.
The witness said he had analyzed all
sorts of domestic liquors, including beer,
and that the only adulteratiOn he had
found was an addition of water in
whisky He described beer as a hop
and malt product and considered that
the substitution of unmalted cereals
would be technically an adulteratiOn,
but. not necessarily deleterious.
Prompted by Or. H. w. Wiley, the
United States chemist. Senator Mason
asked Professor Chittenden about all
the food products that other witnesses
have told the committee are aduitera-
ted, and the witness declared none OF
them harmful All, however, he in
sisted, should be sold under labels tell
ing exactly what they are
Professor Chittcnden said he would
favor the fixing of a United States
standard of purity of all food products
including liquors; the appointment nf
a commission of scientific experts to
fix such standards.
Isaac Rheinstron. of Cincinnati,
distiler, favored a law compelling man
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
MISS SMELL ON THE STAGE.
Granddaughter of Murdered Million
aire Will Make Her Debut
Next Month.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-NIiss Eva Grace
Smell, granddaughter of the late mill
ionaire, Amos J. Smell, viii make her
debut on the stage December u at the
Chicago opera house. The occasion will
be the dramatic matinee of the Chicago
Conservatory School of Music and Dra-
matte Art, the feature of which matt
nee will be the presentation of Miss
Smell to the Chicago public The young
actress will play the role of Claire in
George OhneIs THE IrOnmaster."
Miss Smell, who is tall, beautiful and
only 20, lives with her parents in the
Smell residence. at Washington bouIe-
ward and Ada street. She has been
quietly studying at the Chicago conser-
vatory for two years Her parents are
known to be opposed to her adoption
Of an actress career, but Miss Smell,
who is a hard student and entertains
high ideals, hopes to dispel all opposi-
tiOn by proving that her ambitions are
based on real talent. Edward Dvroak
is her dramatic instructor, and he pre-
diets a great future for her. He says
she excels in strong emotional parts.
Miss Smell has an ample fortune and
expects to start out with a company OF
her own some time next year.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

ufacturers to make truthful representa-
tionS Of their goods.
James x JarVie told of the impuri-
ties found in the imported cofees, and
of the work of purifying them neces-
sary before putting them on the mar
ket for consumption. A very small
quantity less than one per cent of the
total importation, is refuse coffee
Louis J. Schiller, a chemist, detailed
the process of refining sugar. Nothing
is used in the progress except lime TO
correct the acidity at one step in the
refining. Mr.. Schiller said he did not
believe any manufacturers adulterate
their product.
Moritz Eiesner. an importer, favored
the enactment of a law compelling all
manufacturers of malt extract to Ger
tify that their product contains at least
20 per cent of malt.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

''The Hustler is decidedly unlike the
blood of the grape or the juice of the
corn. II fails to improve with age. 1t
visited Topeka for the 'steenth time at
the Crawford theater Thursday night,
and its hOrse-play proved more tresome
and its jokes more vulgar than at any
time in its veteran existence The ranks
of the company includes but one young
lady with pardonable countenance and no
man of ability, except, perhaps. the fe-
male imperSOnatOr.. But ability OF this
kind is distressing, and rather productive
legged humor in The Hustler is so far
removed from respectability as to be Of
fenSiye. But audiences that tender such
Preparations applause are as much to
blame as the perpetrators, and there was
applause rendered in Topeka last night.
1t was noticea BILE at one time during the
performance that a reference to President
Mckinley went without a sound. While
later reference to Col. Bryan provoked
hand clapping and yells. In the face Of
of the would-be monologue artists. it is
a question whether the action of the aud
ience was a. compliment to Bryan or to
NFrL fu1a
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

dent. No effort has been made to OBJ
tain control of the Peoples Telephone
company of which Darwin r. James IS
president.
Judge James H. Thomas, president Of
the Independent Telephone association,
and H. D. Critchfield of the advisory
board, are in the city. They are fight
ing the Bell Telephone company in the
Boston courts, claiming that its patents
expired in 1894.
Speaking of the Telephone, Telegraph
and Gable cOmpany's plan to absorb
2, 300 independent concerns, Judge Thorn
as SAID:
tSuch a consolidation would benefit
subscribers. Tolls would be cut. Sub
scribers would be more than doubled
I can not say what will take place, but
the plan, although gigantic, is practic-
able"
The Peoples Telephone company ex-
pect to put $9.72O,O0 of their stock ON
the market next week.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
THEY CAN'T AGREE.
Cuban Politicians Are Quarreling
Among Themselves.

Havana, Nov. IA meeting of dele
gates of the municipal assembly of the
Cuban League and Cuban national par
ty is being held today. The Lucha and
the Patria assert that certain indiVid-
uaIs have been trying to influence the
delegates to vote against the proposal
recently made for a general party pro-
gramme, on the ground that the plan
outlined is too democratic and would
tend to take away power from the few
and give it to the many.
SenOr Pierra says;
MANY members of the national par
ty seem incapable of believing in the
sincerity of the league delegates, when
the latter protest against an idea which
would give the Havana council tempo
rary control over other similar bodies
in the island. The National party dele
gates persist in inputing personal mo-
tives to the league delegates, whereas,
it is of vital Importance that every step
in the formation of a general party
that would include all should be legal
ly taken"
At a mass meeting of the Republican
party in Esperanza, Puerto Principe,
DE. Jover, in the course of a speech,
said:
.'The league and the National party
undoubtedly desire the good of Cuba,
but they can not agree. The Republi-
can party could and would embrace all
brOad-spirited and patriotic Cubans.
IF the Cuban people were in control
of the island, labor problems would be
solved. 1t took the sword of the inter
vening government not long ago to
abolish conditions which threatened a
general strike. A Cuban government
could settle such controversies on dem
ocratic lines and without force
DR.. Ore said:
Cuba has been badly governed, but
now is the time for reconstruction, af-
ter the tares have been removed"
The Spanish steamer BuenOs Ayres,
from Barcelona, October 27, arrived to-
day, bringing six hundred immigrants.
AS two cases of smallpox had developed
during the voyage, the immigrants were
sent to MarieI, where they will undergo
a fourteen days quarantine.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
MR.. SHELDON'S CREED.
Reference to "Holy Catholic Church"
Eliminated.


The new church covenant which has
been prepared for the Central Congre-
gationaI church was adopted at the
weekly prayer meeting of the church
last night. The principal change in the
new covenant from the old one is that
1T eliminates the Apostles Creed,which
has done duty in Christian churches
for centuries, and which contains obse-
lete terms
The covenant was prepared by a com
mittee composed of Rev Charles M
Sheldon DR.. T. W. Peers and Mrs
Sloo The idea was to make it shorter
and more simple As adopted the Gov
enant is as follows;
Dearly beloved called of God to be
His children thrO' Jesus Christ, We give
hearty thanks to God, who by his
spirit, has opened your eyes to see, and
your heart to receive Jesus as Lord,
and who has led you to present yourselt
here to confess Him and to unite with
His church.
Now, before God your Heavenly
Father and Jesus His Son, and in the
presence of His people, you promise to
devote yourselves during your WnOle
life, to the love, service, and obedience
of Jesus Christ. You promise to walk
in His steps SO far as you know them
now or may hereafter learn them
through His Holy Scriptures and to do
His viii so far as you may be able,
through the help of the Holy Spirit
You do cordially unite yourself with
TO share with US in it's worship and
work, by attending the services of the
church; by aiding in the financial and
social work of the church, and by tax
ing upon yourself such responsibilities
as you believe belong TO you as a mem
Der of this church.
do you prOmise2"
(The following is addressed to those
who unite by letter.)
Beloved in the Lord, you have been
baptised into the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;
have confessed your faith in Christ be
fore witnesses, and have given your
selves to God in an everlasting covenant
of grace. (Church members rise and
say:) We therefore welcome you into
this church, and do promise to aid you
In your effort to live a Christian life
May God bless you and keep you, and
cause His face to shine upon you and
give you peace. Amen
Now unto Him that is able to keep
you from falling and to present you
faultless before the presence of His
glory with exceeding joy, to the only
wise God, our Saviour, be glory and
majesty dominion and power, both now
and ever. Amen"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
$500 CONCERNS
10 Be Absorbed by the New TeIe-
phone COMPANY.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE World says:
AT the meeting of the Telephone, Tele-
graph and Gable company, the recently
organized rival of the Bell Telephone
company, several directors We're chosen,
but the full board of twenty-one was
not filled Among the directors chosen
are:
John Jacob Astor, Thomas Dolan,
William L. Eldns, Charles R. Flint,
Francis NJ. jerks, w. H. GelshenenT
Martin MalOney, Emerson NcMillin.
Frank Telford. P. A B. Widener, Chas.
E. Adams, Oakes Aimes, J. T HOl-
brook of Boston, and w. H. Crocker of
San Francisco.
The company, it is said, has an option
on all but one of the independent COM
panies in the east. In this city it con-
trolls the KnickerbOcker Telephone COM
pany, Of which w H. Eckert is presi-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
LOGAN's BODY
Must Await Transportation to This
Country.

Washington, Nov. IA dispatch was
received at the war department today
from Gen. Otis saying that it was i'm
possible to send the remains of the late
Major John A. Logan to this country
now and therefore the body has been
buried at Manila. Five days elapsed
before the body could be sent from the
battlefield to Manila. Gen. Otis says
that the servant of Major Logan with
the effects of the major sailed on the
9Th for the United States.
A fine portrait of Major Logan has
been sent to the war department by
Mrs. Logan which is to be placed in the
saloon of the transport Logan.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
1t MAY Be sneed.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune
says: The pulpit committee of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church met
in the church last evening. The Ques-
tiOn of a successor to the late DR.. Hall
was discussed for three hours and a
half. 1t was said that at last nights
meeting a subcommittee was to be Sc
lected to go to St. Louis and hear the
Rev. DR.. Sneed preach there next Sun
day. This step, it was said, would
probably mean the selection of DR..
Sneed for the pulpit of the Fifth Ave
nue. church.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Aceepte Mre. Fowlers ChaIIenge.

To the Editor of the State Journal
Mrs. Fowler. I am informed, in her
lecture last night made many state
ments such as might eminate from
patent medicine fakir on a street cor
ner. in regard to the functions of life,
soul and spirit and their distinctive Of
fees in the body. I am also informed
the eminent lady challenged the med1-
cal profession to confute many Of her
statements. It seems a pity to let
falsehOOd in science pass unchalIenged
and although one of the least perhaps,
and surely one of the latest additions
to the medical fraternity Of this city,
challenge Mrs. Fowler to meet me in
Joint debate on her last nights lecture
any day or evening before she leaves
this CITY. The chairman to be selected
by the people present
Both of US are comparative strangers
and therefore both of US may expect
fair play. Both of US to have the priv
iIege of speaking twice and the lecture
she gives at that debate to contain the
matter and assertion made last night
s. EDWARD M'CULLY, NJ. D,
412 Topeka Avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
A WAR OF GOLD.
Is What Mayor of Dublin Calls the
Affairs In Africa.

Detroit. Mich. Nov 17,--Mayor. Talon
of Dublin. ireland. and HOnOra Bile John
P. Redmond, NJ. P. who are in this coun-
try in the interest of the Parnen monu-
They Will address a large meeting tonight
held to secure funds for the monument.
In an interview Mayor TALON said OF the
war in the Transvaal:
I can not see any justice in the British
cause. 1t is purely a war OF gold and Is
both unjust and unnecessary..
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
ENGINEER KILLED.
In Collision on the Alabama Great
Southern.

Birmingham, Ala. Nov. IA pas
senger train on the Alabama Great
Southern road, which left here at 4:30
D. m today cOllided with an extra
doubleheader freight train near Bibb-
vile, a small station 80 miles west of
this city at o'clock. Engineer Patter-
son of the freight train, was killed. 1t
is understood that the trains had or
ders to pass at Bibbville. The passen-
ger instead of waiting for the north
bound train pulled out and crashed into
the heavy freight
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Amonio BenziIene SOAP; trv it

Amonio Benezilene, best on earth
AmoniO Benzilene Soap washes ev-
erything.
Have you used Amonio Benzelene
Soap yet2
All grocers sell Amonio Benzilene
Soap.
Amonio BenziIene. the great labor
saving soap.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Mnnnment tn De Lesaana.

Port Said, Nov. 1.-THE khedive to-
day unveiled a monument here to the
late Count Ferdinand De Lesseps, the
engineer of the Suez canal in the pres
ence OF the ministers, Lord Gromer,
the British diplomatic agent, the other
diplomats and representatives of var
ious bodies from all parts OF Europe.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
a Dinner For schIey.

Philadelphia. Nov. 17.-Rear Admiral
Schley was given a dinner last night
BY the Glover club prior to his departure
squadron for South African waters.
Among. other guests We're Captain Clark.
formerly of the battleship Oregon, who
was with Schley in the great naval battle
of Santiago and General Fitzhugh Lee,
who is now q visit to this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

Pittsburg, Nov. 17.-Independent window
glass manufacturers tc the number of %
held conference here today for the pur-
pose of forming an organization to pro-
tect themselves from the American Win
dow Glass company. A committee was
appointed to arrange details When this
committee is ready to report another
meeting will be held. About 1000 pots
are represented by the Independents and
the promoters feel assured that an or
ganization will be formed which viii in
every way prove d formidable competitor
of the combination and protect those out
side of it
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

For good goods and low prices, see US
No better class of goods sold and Oul
prices are always the lowest.
WHTTTLSEY MER- co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

Ask your next door neighbor about
our Steel Ranges. She viii tell you they
are the best bankers and neatest look
ers on the market. T. J. COughlin Hard
ware Co, 702 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

No Pancake -four on the market gives
as good satisfaction as Eagle Health
Come and try it with US.
WHITTLSEY MER. co.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Webster-TulIoch Coal Co,

Have moved doors west to No. III
West Eighth street. Phones 405 and $50
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

Eagle Health Pancake Flour is q
winner, because is it made OF the best
whole wheat -four
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Lactnra Conrse.

Hon. J. P Do1liver will lecture to-
night at the High School in the union
lecture course.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17

Eagle Health Pepsin Gum makes the
best chew and Favored just to suit you.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-17
Lecture Course.

Hon. J. P. Dolliver will lecture to-
night at the High School in the union
lecture course.
We have just received another lot OF
Steel Ranges which we viii offer at
very. reasonable prices. T J. Coughlin
Hardware Co. 702 Kan. Ave.
Eagle Health Buckwheat -four is fine,
Try it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04
rhe Cocktail Habit.

From the Philadelphia Medical Journal.
If one goes TO a dinner party OF three or
a banquet of three hundred, the first duty
is held to be to pour highly alcoholic
cocktail into an empty stomach--an in
suit to the digestive organs as brutal as
could be offered them and for three hours
these poor structures are stuffed with an
excess Of heterogeneous food and flooded
with many kinds of alcoholic mixtures I'M
til in the early morning hours they are al
last allowed some chance to repair their
injuries. But what an idea of nutrition and
of life It all presupposesi If a visitor from
some other planet should come among us
and should stumble on our fashionable
drinking habits he would surely be long in
fathoming the mystery Of why otherwise
sensible and honest men should make
themselves such slaves 60 the drink fiend
And what the result Of It is we all see
and know. The reliance upon alcohol once
established In youth, the tyranny becomes
all the more furioug In later years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-04
ENORMOUS mAIL STONES FELL.
a severe Cyclone struck MarIbor-
Ough County, s. c.

- =.
Raleigh. n. c.. March 3.-Reporrs to-
night from Gibson. Richmond county. say,
The upper edge of the Marlborough
county. South Carolina. near this place.
vas visited by a terrible hail storm and
cy clone between 4 and o'clock this after
noon. The hal stones were OF enormous
size; the larger ones were by actual meas
Urement found 10 be ten inches in circum-
ference. Window glasses were shattered.
shingles of the houses were split and quite
a number of fowls were killed
The path of the cyclone was fifty TO sew
enty-ive yards wide, and so far as heard
from, about three miles long. 1t destroy
ed several tenant houses on Mr. d. j.
Adams place, and severely damaged his
residence, completely demolishing the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Joseph Newton. Mr. Newton
himself was badly injured.
1t next struck Mr.. c. D. Newtons resi-
dence, which was also wrecked, but no
one was injured.
Several tenant houses on the planta-
lions of ". T. and f. @. Fletcher were
wrecked. No one was injured there.
telegram from Greensboro, says: Dur
ing a heavy thunderstorm yesterday af-
ternoon lightning struck barn belonging
TO a nurseryman, John A. Young, about
two miles east of Greensboro, and two
negro men, John Younger, and Daniel
Esta were struck and instantly killed.