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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
MISS SIMPSONS WEDDING.
Will Be Solemnized Tonight and Will
Be a Brilliant Affair.

New York, Jan. 4.-Miss Olive Far
rington Sampson, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson, will be married this
evening to Henry Harrison Scott of San
Francisco, in the Congregational
church. Glen Ridge, N. ]. The Rev.
Frank Goodwin will officiate.
Among those invited are President
Mckinley and the members of the cab
met, with their wives. The president
and Mrs. Mckinley are unable to at
tend.
Miss Sampson will wear a gown of
white satin, cut en- traine and made up
with lace and chiffon The long tulle
veil will be fastened with orange bios
wedding colors and Miss Hanna Walker
Sampson, the brides sister ard maid of
honor. will wear pale yellow and carry
violets.
The bridesmaids, Miss Annie Dunbar
Davis, daughter of Col. Davis of West
Point, and Miss Elgie Griswold Perkins
of Lynne, Conn, will wear yellow and
violets.
Walter Magee of San Francisco is to
be the best man and the ushers will be
Lieutenants Roy Campbell Smith and
Richard Harrison Jackson, Ensign Watt
Taylor CluveriuS Winslow Hobart
Herschel, Harry Lummis Parker and
Frederick Aldrich Cleveland.
The interior of the Congrega tional
church has been profusely decorated
as is also Admiral Simpsons home
where a reception will be held after the
ceremony at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will reside in San
Francisco where the groom is engaged
in business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
WORSE THAN TOBACCO.
Deadly Weeds That Are Substituted
for Smoking in Rural
EARlaAd. .----- .---

Tobacco is not the only weed that IL
smoked in Britain-not by long way.
There is no need to go to the far east to
ferret out worse habit The people
there-town and country alike-are
much given to smoking "ghssop." Ghs-
sop Is a sort of dry mash of hemlock
leaves-the young shoots that grow in
spring-burdock and ground chick
beans. This can also be bought at some
shops, though most of it is homemade.
When bought it fetches fourpence an
ounce. This stuff is smoked in short
wooden pipes with very small bowls,
and is really disastrous in it's effects.
Like sundew, it needs practice to get
used to, but is much pleasanter to the
palate than that compound. It's first
effect On smoker is loss of memory,
and this increases till the smoker, after
six months of the habit, is quite untitled
for any profession that requires much
thought. The eyesight soon becomes
affected by constant and excessive In
diligence in the habit, which takes hold
of man like morphomania and in al
most incurable.
Even small children may be seen
smoking glissop, though but for the
shape of the pipe employed stranger
would not know that they were not
smoking tobacco, unless he were very
close. The smell OF the smoke, however,
induces tickling of the nostrils and q
sort of giddiness, which In quite unrnis-
taxable. .
Tobacco is far less injurious, even
when INDUCED in to excess, than this
poisonous compound. Although it il
dearer than ordinary "shag" tobacco.
the poorest people who are addicted to
it always get it instead. They say they
cannot taste or smell even the strong
est tobacco any more than If it were
mist.
Various good people of the districts,
feeling distressed at the Ill effects OF the
bad habit and alarmed at its prevalence,
have started regular crusades against
it, holding meetings in the streets and
trying to get habitua1s to sign sort OF
pledge never to touch glissop again. 1t
has stronger hold than even drink,
however.
But of all the poisonous compounds
smoked in that country, "psnnyleaf"
takes the lead by long head. 1t is an
other mixture-e1l these CHASTITY stuffs
are mixtures-and is chiefly composed
of marigold leaf, dock and venomous
plant called Durham gloss" that
grows in damp places in woods. This
compound is smoked in short ctays, and
a confirmed smoker will get through a
couple of ounces q day. Its cheaPness
recommends it, and no person who has
smoked much of it cares for tobacco. 1t
can be bought for penny an ounce
from those who make special business
of it's manufacture and sale, OF can. less
easily, be made at home. Most of it is
bought, however, and it Is chiefly used
by the countless factory hands of the
Black country and Lancashire. Thou
sands of bushels of it are smoked every
year. It weakens the jawbones first,
and afterward the eyesight becomes
affected. But, most of all, it operates
ON the heart just as cigarette smoking
doea-I0n(ltsa Answers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
EVILS OF MORMONISM.
Male and Female Members of
the Tabernacle Choir Go
to RoOming Houses.

Sale Lake City, Jan. At have been
told by keepers of rooming houses that
members of the choir of both sexes
have gone together from choir practices
to these houses. I have been told that
nine out of ten of the young women and
girls who passed on the street were
impure. Apostle John w. Taylor to
the Mormon Conference.
Apostle Taylor electrified Salt Lake
City and the Mormon church when he
arose in conference recently and made
this sweeping charge against the taber-
nacle choir. The choir is composed of
nearly 500 members of both sexes, rep
resenting the best families in the
church.
He said that these evils should be ex-
posed and eradicated. They could best
be overcome by the young people being
employed with diligence in the 1aborS
assigned to them under the law of God.
President George Q. Cannon rebuked
Apostle Taylor for being SO specific in
his charges. The pressure was so strong
that next day Apostle Taylor made a
public apology.
A. T. Schroeder q leading attorney, is
the best qualified man in Salt Lake to
talk on MormoniSm. He has for years
the best library of Mormon literature
outside the Temple.
Speaking of the growth Of the church,
he said:
I'm my opinion Mormonism is grow
ing faster in proportion to it's numbers
than any other church. They have or
ganized churches in every European
country, in Palestine, in the Pacific
Islands and in practically every large
city in the United States. They have
now about 1000 missionaries out, all of
whom labor without expense to the
church. Most of these are in the south
ern states. Politically they practically
hold the balance of power in Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico
and Arizona, with Colorado and Mon
tana close behind.
I'm Colorado they bought a few years
ago 10000 acres of state lands for colon
ization purposes. Their natural increase
is larger than in any other churches,
because every Mormon woman is taught
that marriage is essential to the high
est exaltation in the hereafter and that
the divine mission of woman is to beget
the greatest possible progeny. / believe
there is practically as much unlawful
cohabitation as in the eighties. and
that it has materially increased since
statehood.
ssThese cases are not prosecuted from
a variety of causes. The sentiment of
the Mormon people is united against it.
The jury before whom the trial must be
held will in part or wholly consist of
Mormons. The prosecuting attorney
and judges are either MormonS or de-
pendent on Mormon votes for re-elec-
ton.
brigham A Roberts, congressman
elect, personally is a fairly good fellow,
but he is not an issue in this matter.
He is only an incident. The Mormon
leaders want authoritative declara-
ton from congress that to be an open
and avowed polygamist is no bar to the
holding of the highest office. The oppo-
nents of Mr.. Roberts want congress, so
far as it has power, to enforce obedi-
ence to the promises made a condi-
ton of statehood. That is the ISSUE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
THE CLEMENS BILL
Concerning Private Corporations-Its
Provisions Outlined.

The Clemens bill concerning private
corporations. passed by the house yes
terday afternoon, gives force to the new
railroad law and fixes a basis for the
strike section in that bill. That por-
ton providing for the enforcement of
4he orders of the court of visitation
reads as follows:
ANY duty required by any law of
this state of any railway company, in
eorporated under the laws of this state
or carrying on business as a corporation
an this state, towards individuals. cor
porations, municipalities, the public, or
the state, and any act. acts, or course
of conduct so required by law of any
such corporation, may be directly en-
forced and compelled by injunction,
knandamuS, any other processes or
proceedings which may be provided by
law, issued from had in any court
(which may be created by law and given
jurisdiction of such matters, notwith-
standing any law imposing any such
duty or requiring any such act, acts, or
course of conduct, or any other law.
may provide other redress or another
remedy.
Any such duty, act, acts, or course
of conduct so required toward, or for,
or in behalf, of any Individual, cor
poration, or municipality, shall be deem
I'D and held to be also a duty toward,
Or an act or acts, or course of conduct
TO be performed and followed for and in
behalf of the state, which duty it may
requirement of any acts, course of
conduct it may in its own name COM
pei compliance, in any court which may
be created and given jurisdiction of
or proceedings as may be provided by
law, regardless of the number of per-
sons affected thereby"
That portion in reference to strikes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

cables depressed corn at the start. May
began at 81 4Q &c, or fraction better than
the close, but the selling was so heavy
that the price quickly dropped to 371sc-
Bull interests were inclined to buy at those
figures, and when wheat started on the
upturn, corn soon followed, and in the
desire of traders to take on new obliga-
tions May advanced to 375sc. Receipts
We're / ,005 cars.
OATS-Sman receipts and a good de-
mand from the country strengthened oats.
Elevator men were also the buying
side, and after early dip prices grad
ually climbed upward. May opened &c
higher at 271zG275sc, sold at 27ssGszc. then
improved to 275sc.
PROVISIONSNA larger increase in
stocks for December than expected, to-
gether with liberal receipts of hogs, weak
ened provisions. Everybody at the OPEN
ing seemed to have selling to do, which
May pork opened 71k6f10c lower at $1,000
1910 and ranged between $1O.s21k and
SO. 421z. May lard began 5610c lower at
s.. 75Q5.s0 and sold at $5.771zQ5 s21k. May
ribs started 71zG10c lower at $5.O5Q5 .071s
and advanced to Sc. I0d51215.
BARLEY-Cash, 410I5Oc.
RYE-Cash, SIC; May, 551zc bid.
TTMOTHY-Marc1. 81. 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

telegraph companies and the proposed
law repeating the act authorizing the
appointment of legislative investiga-
tionS.
When the house resolution was reach
ed on the. calendar Mr.. Jumper made
a motion, which prevailed on two sePar-
ate occasions, placing the senate in
committee of the whole. These meas
ures have been disposed of and tonight
the senate will hold a caucus to decide
what measures will be brought forward
for passage during the closing hours of
the session and to determine also the
time for final adjournment. The gen.
eral sentiment favors a final adjourn
ment Friday, but there are some MEM
bers who want to bring the special ses-
sion to a close Thursday night.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Jan. 4.
WHEAT-The bearish sentiment that
was carried over from yesterday, together
with a decline of Id at Liverpool today,
gave wheat setback at the start. Open
fraction of the close last night. but the
selling of large quantity of May wheat
by a prominent broker forced May down
to 70Ac. When that figure was
reached, no viewer, the sentiment
to the effect that the movement for some
time to come would be very light and in
addition to that a cold wave was reported
to be near at hand. On that account the
offerings were more readily absorbed. and
May was steadily advanced to T0s4c. Large
sales for export by local shipping house
had tendency to turn traders to the buy.
ing side generally. The European visible
increased 3,O64, 600 bushels last week. Re
ceipts in the northwest were 54 cars,
against 1853 cars last year. Chicago re-
ceipts were 205 cars.
CORN-Enormous receipts and lower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
SENATORS MAKE A FUSS.
Owing to Delays Said to Be Due to
Docket Clerk.

The senators who Monday night at
tackled the state printer by a resolution
demanding an investigation of delay in
printing the senate calendars, bills and
journals, are today criticiSing the
docket clerk, Mr.. Moore.
The complaints are due to the fact
that the docket clerk neglected to
place upon the calendar for today the
Breidentha1 banking bill, which was
made a special order for this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. He also failed to place on
the calendar several bills which had
been advanced to third reading for final
able confusion this morning. Senator
King said, in addressing the senate
upon this subject:
''It seems to me that these errors are
dnexcusable and something should be
done to avoid another occurrence of
this kind"
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knew Their Limitations.

Grace, who lives in Tioga. is barely
five years old. She was in the front
yard the other day, when two of her
small admirers climbed over the fence.
She recognized her duties as hostess,
but the end of stick of lemon candy
remaining in her hand was too small
to be divided. Tommy was in the lead;
he is a chubby youngster, with an in
satiable longing for pie. His chum
wears long curls, and is fonder of
fairy stories than anything else.
Grace was aware of their limitations.
When Tommy ran up she proffered the
eagerly accepted candy to him. Then
she turned to his chum with radiant
smile: "But I'll div you tiss."-Phil-
adelphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
NONE BUT WHITES
Will Be Given Positions by the North
Carolina Legislature.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 4-The general
assembly of North Carolina meets here
today at noon. The Democrats have
large majority in both houses.
Ex-Judge Henry G.. Conner of Wilson,
will be speaker of the house. He has
been chosen by the Democrats in
caucus. The Republicans will nominate
w. w. Hampton of Surry county.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed to the effect that no one but white
men be employed, when they can be oD-
tanned, from the highest to the lowest
position. Heretofore many of the po-
sitions of minor Importance, even under
Democratic administration, have been
filled by colored men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Coolest in IL Years.

December was the coolest month that
has been recorded by Weather Observer
T. B. Jennings during the II years that
the weather bureau station has been
located in Topeka. The mean temper
allure was 2714 while the normal tenn
perature is 341a. 1.-The coolest Decem-
Der that has been previously recorded -
said Mr.. Jennings, ''was in 1892 when
the mean temperature was 26h. The
lowest reached last month was one
above In 1887 the lowest was o below;
in 1885, below and in 1892 10 below but
the mean temperature was above the
record of last month. The precipita-
ton was 1 and 48 hundredths which was
So hundredths above the average. The
snow fall was 6 $40"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Chicago livestock Market.

HoGs-Receipts today. Al. O00; left over.
mixed. S. 4od8.7O; heavy, $S.4Oas.75; rough,
So. 40q3,45; workers. $3.50.
strong. Beeves, S4Gl5.S cows and heif-
ers, $2@4.S0 Texas steers, So. 30G4 60; stock
ers and feeders, s.. S5G74 40.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Steady. Natives.
81. 15I4 80; westerns, $3Q4.25; lambs, $445-35.
Official yesterday:
IOGS-Receipts, 81, 992: shipments. 4.090.
CATTBE-Receipts, 3.25S; shipments, eni.
SHEEP-Receipts, a. 146; shipments, 405.
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
row, AZ 600.
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GOT ABOUT $1,000.
Robbers of the Memphis Train Made
a Light Haul

Kansas City, Jan. A Star special
from Springfield, Mo, says all kinds of
stories were floating today to the
amount of money secured by the rob-
beers who held up the Memphis train at
Macomb The amount is put as high as
$40 900 but the local agent of the South
ern Express company says it is his opin-
ION that not over $1,000 was obtained.
The dynamited car arrived here today
and was side tracked. 1t attracted much
attention. The robbers have apparently
made good their escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
RESOLVED ON A COUP.
The Two Young Napoleons are Pre-
pairing for Action.

Paris, Jan. 4.-The Matin this morning
publishes an interview with a prominent
Bonapartist purporting to give the gist of
Prince Victor Napoleon's statements to
his committee the other day at Brussels.
This represents him as preparing assidu-
ouSly for coup which he is fully resolv-
ed to execute. Prince Victor, however is
hostile to all useless manifestations His
brother, Prince Louis Napoleon, will be
found beside him on the day of action
They are closely united in warm and
sincere affection
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Open High Low Close
New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. 4.
MONEY-Money on call firm at 352 per
cent. prime mercantile paper, 3Q3a4 per
cent; sterling exchange steady, with act
ual business in bankers bills at $4.S4AQ1h
for demand and at $.41azQ4.S2 70 so
days; posted rates, $4S212Q4S51z; CONNER
SILVER-Silver certificates, 591zd6O12c;
bar silver 5S7Ac; Mexican dollars, 469sc-
BONDS-GoVernment bonds irregular
New As, registered, 12S7s; new As, coupon,
1895: IS, 1O711: As, 111Zs; As. coupon, 112l2;
1122z; PACIFIC IS, of 80. 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

The man with a weak type of counte-
nance had listened in silence to q large
number of political arguments.
Haven't you any opinions ?"inquired
the talker, impatiently.
eyes; I've got some left over from
last election, but they're liable to un-
dergo a violent and sweeping change
during the next IL hours."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
NAMES CARL VROOMAN
To Be Made a Regent of the State
Agricultural College.

Governor Leedy will send, the senate
the name of Carl Vrooman of Parsons,
as one of the regents for the Kansas
board of agriculture. He is to succeed
Harrison Kelly, deceased. George M.
Munger having resigned, that will give
the Populists control of this institution
for the next two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
A FUSION PARTY
Is the Aim of the q. S. Sixteen to
One Money League.

Denver, Col, Jan. 4-Preliminary steps
have been taken in this city for the or
ganization of the United States Sixteen
to One Money League
The object of the organization is to as
sst in the fusion of political parties on
the basis of bimetallism. 1t is under
stood the league will take a prominent
part in politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, Jan. 4.
wHE .ATc- No. 2 hard, s5aSse;
CSC: No. 2 spring, 63@65c: No. 8, 57663e.
CORN-Steady. No. 2 mixed, 341ac; No.
OATS-Higher. No. 2 white, 2s7sd29c.
.HAY-Higher. Choice timothy, $3.50;
BUTTER = Steady. Separator, 17Q1sc;
dairy, 15c.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh, pc.
Receipts of wheat, Al cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
TO ADJOURN FRIDAY.
The Present Legislature Will Get Out
of the Way Day After Tomorrow.

The present legislature will adjourn
sine die Friday at the latest, possibly
day earlier. Senator Jumper side
tracked the house concurrent resolution
Tuesday in order to make way for the
consideration Of the bills regulating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Denver Pioneer Dead.

Denver, Jan. 4.-Jervis JosIin of the jew
elry firm of Joslin & Park, died today of
pneumonia. He was one of the pioneer
merchants of this city, having engaged in
business here in 1866. He was 81 years of
age and was born at Poultney, VT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

In the report of the judiciary COM
Enittee just before the noon recess, the
bill introduced by Smith of Sherman,
making it mandatory on the governor
to sign death warrants of convicts IN
der conviction of murder in the first
degree, was recommended not passed.
The house then took a recess until 1:30
nselnnlc q fte1.rnnra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

The Topeka Mandolin Orchestra will
play at the Congregational meeting of
the English Lutheran church tomorrow
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
BANKING BILL PASSES

The senate at o'clock passed Breid-
enthars banking bill by vote of p
to 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Sugar Market.

New York, Jan. f.
SuGAR-Raw, quiet; fair refining,
iS-16c; centrifugal Sc test, 3-16c; molasses
sugar, 8 9-16c. Refined. unsettled: crush
ed, SIZE; powdered, 51sc; graduated, DC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

Colored shirts and waists laundered
so that the colors viii not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West
Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun-
dry. liz and ia West Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Market Gossip.

Market Gossip
Furnished by e. NJ. Strawn Broker
age Co, Room Central National Bank
Bldg Seventh and Kansas ave-, Topeka
Kan. Telephone No. 637.
Liverpool cable: Wheat d lower, corn
I'D lower.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 10000, steady;
Kansas City, $4,000, lower; Omaha, 1900,
lower.
Chicago: Estimated receipts. of hogs for
tomorrow, $4,000.
Chicag go receipts: Wheat, 205 cars; corn,
1,O05 cars: oats, 800 cars.
lower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
SchooIbook Contracts.

The Davis house bill, perpetuating
the contract system under the text book
law by making it incumbent upon the
governor to appoint commissioners to
make contracts on the expiration of
commissioner terms, was then taken up
and read for the third time. 1t was
passed with practically no opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04
Ranees of Prices on Stock

Furnished by E. NJ. Strawn Broker
age Co; Room Central National sroI BanK
Kan. Telephone No. 637.
Stocks IOpenl High Low lCF Sc Yes.
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HOGS-Receipts, 1900 Market 5Q10c
lower. Bulk of sales, So. 40a3. 60: heavies,
49, 45@3 75 packers. So. 40d3. 621h; mixed, $3.50
$3.50; lights. 50 15qS.571s; workers., $500
SHEEP9Receipts 5000 Market strong.
Lambs, $3.295Q5.20; muttons, $2.50QS. 80.
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Amending the StOckyards Law.

The Ravenscraft bill, amending sec
ton of the stock yards law, passed at
the last session of the legislature, was
next taken up and passed by a vote of
72 to Z.
The amendment provided by the bill
consists of the Incorporation of the word
wholesale" wherever the market price
offered is referred to. By the provis-
ions of the stock yards law the COM
mission men are allowed to charge 100
feed. The incorporation of the word
wholesale" makes great difference in
the charges, as during the time the law
has been in effect 100 per cent above the
retail market price has been charged.
The bill will not go to the senate.