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The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-04

Topeka.
Mrs. J. NJ. Miller of Council Grove,
the corresponding secretary, conducted
the roll eau of delegates, after which
the reports of the district vice presi-
dents were read. The report of the first
district was read by Mrs. d. w. Wilder
of Hiawatha; the second district was
represented by Mrs. Paul r. Brooks of
Lawrence; the third by Mrs. Alden F.
Huse' of Arkansas City; the fourth by
Mrs. J. L. Senior of Waverly; -the fifth
by Mrs. r. w. Scott of Junction City;
the sixth by Mrs. Port, and the seventh
by Mrs. G. W. Winans of Hutchinson.
The afternoon session was unusually
interesting. 1t was opened by Mrs. w
A McCarter of Topeka, chairman of
the educational department, who read
a report of the midwinter meeting,
which was held in Topeka at the time
of the Teachers association.
Mrs. McCarter is a strong advocate
of the cooperation of teachers and club
women in an educational line, and cites
the growth of this custom as a sign
of the progressiveness of the day.
Mrs. McCarter called the roll of the
delegates for a short report of the ed
ucational work being done in the differ
ent clubs.
Among the delegates who responded
were Mrs F. c. Newman of the Indus
trial club of Emporia, who told some
thing of the methods employed in that
organization and showed a few exam
pies of work done by the pupils
The delegate of the Hiawatha Satur-
day club reported that they have or
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-04
SANTA FE AT OTTAWA
To Build New Depot and Tower For
Switching Purposes.

ottawa, May 4.-The Santa Fe Rail-
way company is arranging to better
handle trains at the North Ottawa
junction. The freight room of the de-
pot has been taken down and is to be
rebuilt on larger dimensions. It will be
erected two stories high and the sec
ond story will be occupied by a lever
tower for the switching of incoming and
outgoing trains. There are about twen-
ty switches to handle at North Ottawa
and the tower will contain as many
levers and a man employed to handle
the switching, and thus do away with
each incoming and outgoing train crew
doing their own switching.
The work of tearing down and re-
building is already funder way.
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CHINAMAN QUOTED BIBLE.
Joe Bet, of Jackson, Tenn, Committed
Suicide.

Jackson, Tenn, May 4-Joe Bet, a
Chinaman, committed suicide here yes
terday morning by taking 3 cents worth
of arsenic. He owed his uncle, Joe
Tick, a prosperous grocer of St. Louis.
a debt which preyed upon his mind.
He was a member of the Presbyter-
ian Sunday school, and wrote a letter
to his teacher asking him to pray for
him. In the letter he quoted verse 16,
chapter g. of St. John, as follows:
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that who
soever believeth in Him should not per-
ish but have everlasting life"
The body will be shipped to st. Louis
for interment.
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ganized a mothers club with a kinder
garten and library N connection.
The Rossetti Reading club of Winfield
is educating a little girl and also has
charge of a table in the Y. NJ. c. A.
reading room.
The T. P NJ. of Council Grove is
working for the public library and is
endeavoring to beautify the school
rooms and promote cleanliness. Many
other clubs responded, and nearly all
are engaged in some special line OF
work.
The subjects, What are the needs OF
our schools?" and How can club wom-
en- help to meet these needs2 were
treated by Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland OF To-
peka Mrs. McFarland's paper was
bright and breezy. She advocates bet
Ter sanitation shorter hours and i'm
proved methods of heating.
Above all things Mrs. Mcfarland
thinks that the walls of all school
rooms should be hung with pictures,
even poor pictures she considers better
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More Interest Must Be Taken in
School Work.
SHOULD COOPERATE
With Teachers Says Mrs. w. A.
McCarter.
Mrs. Hattie s. Graves Makes q
Plea For Manual Training.
Many Valuable Papers Are Read
and Discussed.

Junction City, May Airs L. B.
Kellogg of Emporia, the first president
of the Kansas State Social Science
Federation, presided at the second ses-
sion held in the club house Wednesday
morning.
The programme was opened by
piano duet by Miss Tyler and Miss Flor
ence Rockwell. The entire morning
was devoted to business, which made it
necessary to postpone until Thursday
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ANEW FORT IN ALASKA.
One to Be Established at Pyramid
Harbor.

Washington, May 4.-The government
has decided to establish a military post
at Pyramid HarbOr in Alaska. This
harbor is on Chilcat inlet near Chilcat
village. A company of troops will be
sent to this place. This action is re-
garded as very important and it is
probable that officer of discretion
will be placed in command as subjects
including our relations with the British
government are likely to be considered
and reported upon by this officer. 1t is
likely that orders viii be issued at once
sending troops to this point, which is
near that point on the boundary line,
where some difficulties have heretofore
occurred between American miners and
the Canadian mounted police.
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garding the possible desirability of such
a course and that these may have been
given too much weight by his visitors.
Members of the Republican caucus
committee who have returned from At
lantic City are scattering to their
homes. Gen. Henderson, the chairman
will remain here to confer with Sena-
tor Aldrich, chairman of the senate
finance committee, on his return from
Europe shortly, and will arrange with
him, after going over the details of
the currency reform plan recommended
by his committee, for a joint meeting
of the two committees later. This joint
session will probably not be held until
fall
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-04
NEW FIRE MOBILES.
Test Is Evidently satisfactory to the
Officials.

Chief Wilmarth gave an exhibition
with Eastman nozzles and deluge sets
in front of the fire department head
quarters yesterday afternoon.
The new appliances are an advantage
over the old play pipes. The streams of
water thrown are larger and can be
thrown higher. This morning ]. w.
O'Neill, of the Topeka Water company
presented the fire department with a
complete deluge set.
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Big Space For Wheels.

New York, May Reconnaissance
General Peck has cabled to Major Fred
Bracket of the United States commits
sion to the Paris exposition, announcing
that he has secured an additional 5000
feet, located in the Vincennes annex,
which space will be devoted to the dis
play of American bicycles. Commits
sioner Peck expects to leave Paris for
New York Nav 13.
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TIME TO MOVE.
Committee of Fifteen Calls a
Meeting.

D. J. Greenwald has issued a call for
a meeting of the Committee of Fifteen
for tonight to discuss the celebration
for this year.
1T is time to make some prepara-
ton" said Mr.. Greenwald. 1--WE will
decide tonight what to do. I believe the
proper thing to do is to turn the fall
festival over to the Commercial club.
When the Committee of Fifteen was
organized we had no Commercial club"
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PAYS ITS DEBT.
Cullison, Short-Grass Boom Town,
Makes a Bonfire of Its
Cancelled Bonds

Wichita, May 4.-Cullison, boom
town of Pratt county, Kansas, paid off
all Indebtedness today and made a bon
fire of the Cancelled bonds. The tax
payers raised the cash and bought up
the bonds
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Standard OILS High Point.

New York, May 4-The Standard Oil
trustees today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of So per share and
an extra dividend of SO per share, pay
able June Is, 1899. The stock went up
II points to 49S on the announcement.
This is the highest price ever reached.
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Porto Rico Revenues.

Washington, May 4.-The total GUS
toms receipts at Porto Rico from Au-
gust, 1898, to April Is, 1899. were 5000,
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Thomas Mason who died
Tuesday at his home, 71S Buchanan street.
will be held from Grace cathedral at 10
o'clock Friday morning.
Arthur Lynch, aged years. died at the
home of his parents. corner Fourteenth
and Lake streets. The funeral was held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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OSWEGO GRADUATES.
High School Closed Last Evening
With Appropriate Exercises.

Oswego, May. 4.-The sixteenth an
nua1 commencement exercises of the
OSweso high school were held last
evening at the opera house. Four young
ladies and two young gentlemen deIiv-
cred orationS. Rev. w. c. Coleman of
Kansas City, late chaplain of the Fifth
Missouri volunteers, delivered the ad-
dress to the graduates.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-04

Parts of the famous oratorio Mes
siah' to be rendered at the Swedish
Lutheran church. corner Fourth and
Tyler, tomorrow evening. Don't miss it.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. May 4.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Friday; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-04

the department of philanthropy, under
. the leadership of Mrs. G. A. Huron Of
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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-11
POPULATION OF KANSAS.


Topeka, an. Aug. kansas has
gained "a, 143 inhabitan - during the
last year, according to the enumeration
OF the assessors made in March and
just completed by the state board Of
agriculture. The states population is
1,425, liz, SO that the gain. is 2.5 per
cent. The increase for last year was
S2,9SS and for the year before, so, $50,
making gain of s7,261 in the last
three years. Eighty-one counties show
an increase of Al, 794, Cherokee leading
with q gain of 1921, or o. per cent,
followed closely by Shawnee with 8, 1868,
or &c per cent. Among other counties
which have made largest population
growths are Sumner. with an increase
OF 1,94S; SedgwiclI, 1,674; Montgomery,
1850; Allen, LISTS; Atchison, 1882; Bar
Der, LASS; Harper, 1925; Ellsworth,
1,1SS, and Crawford, 1,O27. Although
having the largest number of inhabit-
ants of any county in the state, Wyan-
dotte shows the smallest gain, an in
crease of six. The counties ranking next
to Wyandotte in point of population
are Shawnee, Sedgwick, Cherokee,
Leavenworth, Cowley and Atchison. in
the order named. The county having
the smallest number of people is STAN
ton, with 294 The largest per cent. of
increase in any county was 2s.2 in Bar
Der; Harper gained 1926 per cent. and
Ellsworth and Pratt 1873 each, Chase
II and Allen 10 per cent. Twenty-Five
of the los counties lost Z, 651, the small
est loss being 1, in Lane county, and
the greatest 1874, in Franklin county.
In the table of city population, pub
lished few days ago, Wichita was re-
ported as having lost population; the
truth is Wichita has gained 1881.
The following table shows the popu-
lation by counties, with the increase
or decrease in each for 1899.
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Fusiontsts Indor.e q Repub,tc.n

Fort Scott. Kan, Aug. 1.-The demo-
cratic and populist parties, in separate
convention here effected, a fusion by an
equal division of the six county Offices.
The populists took treasurer. register
and surveyor and the democrats sheriff,
clerk and coroner. Both conventions
unanimously Endorsed Judge Walter
l. Simons, republican. for reelection
to the Office of judge of the Sixth judi
cial district.
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THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES


BENJAMIN 81. SMELL, aged As, spe-
eial examiner in the pension Office at
Washington, murdered Liza Weissen-
berger, girl of Is years of age, who had
been a domestic in his household. The
man was infatuated with the girl, but
she resented his attentions and went
home. Smell got into her house and
cut her throat while she was in bed.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 5th
stated that the army was now in pos
session of sufficient supplies to meet
all probable emergencies, this condi-
ton existing for the first time since
war was threatened.
The treasury department has made
requisition upon the bureau of engrav-
Ing and printing for the printing of
SIC, 200, 900 gold certificates in denomi-
aations of $40 each. It is the evident
intention of the treasury department
20 be in position to issue gold certif-
:ates freely for gold coin, should the
.all movement of currency lead to a de-
mand at the treasury for gold certifi-
Gates in exchange for gold coin.
A DISPATCH from Washington said
that the complete restoration of peace
in the Philippines before May was
the task Secretary Root had set him
self and he will work every branch of
the service at high pressure to attain
that end. It was also stated that if the
secretary accomplished his wish he may
possibly be rewarded by being placed
on the presidential ticket as McKinley's
running mate in place of Hobart.
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Whole Train of Cars Burned.

Somerset, KY, Aug. "A train of 90
freight cars was wrecked in tunnel No.
on the Cincinnati & Southern rail-
way to-day by the explosion of tank
car loaded with naphtha- The wreck
age caught fire and the entire train
will probably be total loss.
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GENERAL NEWS.

NEVER before has the national SOL
Aiers' home at Santa Monica, Cal, been
so crowded as at present. The bar
racks capacity of the home is but 1900,
while the present membership is 2,286.
The barracks is saved from intolerable
congestion by reason only of the abb
sence on furlough of 61s, or more than
Is per cent. of the membership.
POLICEMAN JOSEPH O'LEARY was
shot and mortally wounded at Chicago
early the other morning by one of
three burglars whom he discovered
leaving a gunsmith's shop.
SEVERAL attempts have been made
lately to destroy the Milwaukee court
house by leaving the gas jets open in
the big vaults. The police believe some
one is interested in the destruction of
the county records.
JOHN COYNE was run down and killed
by Missouri Pacific passenger train
at Kansas City, Mo.
THE big w. II. Gage planning mill at
Louisville, KY. was destroyed by fire,
involving loss of about $50, 600.
WHILE she was endeavoring to light
toy stove with coal oil at Denison,
Tex, the clothing of Frances E. Will
lard caught fire and the child was
burned to death.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 9th
attended church at Plattsburg, N. Y.
Although the man who drove had lived
in that city all his life, he drove the
party to the Presbyterian church in
stead of the Methodist church, making
the president about Is minutes late.
The pastor Of the church, however, de-
layed service until the arrival of the
president.
UP to the 4th 10 applications had
been received at the Office of County
Judge Evans at Bonham, Tex, asking
for pensions which were granted by
the last legislature to ex-confederate
soldiers and their widows.
The New York commerce commits
sion, appointed by the legislature to
investigate the commerce of New York
state ndsreport as to the means of re-
vival, convened at Whitehall on the
4th.
DISPATCHES from Pine Bluff, Ark,
said the intense heat had caused the
cotton in that vicinity to shed and,
unless weather conditions were soon
changed and rain fell, the result to the
crop would be disastrous.
PRESIDENT DoNNELLY, of the Inter
national Typographical union. COM
pleted his annual report to be submit
ted to the convention in Detroit, Mich,
August IA. 1t shows membership of
about 81, 900, with something over $19,-
900 in the treasury. There were 10
strikes during the year. of which seven
were won, three were lost and nine
were pending.
A WOMAN at Bletchley, Eng, had six
children at one birth recently.
JOE KENNEDY, the California boxer,
who has aspirations for the heavy
weight championship, has been matched
to fight Peter Maher at the Lenox Ath-
tetic club. New York, where the men
will meet on September IS.
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Washington, Aug. 9.-Rear Admiral
Howison, of the South Atlantic sta.
ton, who has circumnavigated Africa
with his flagship. the Chicago, has
eabled the navy department that he
was leaving Cape Town to-day for Rio
de Janeiro via st. Helena.
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Trophies Of the Chase

Trophies Of the Chase.
What are those queer-looking trophies
the Filipinos wear around their necks?''
asked the raw recruit.
"Them's the medals for the century runs
they've made during the war;" replied the
Kansas volunteer.-Philadelphi North
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Work for All.

in the harvest fields of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota. There is room for thou
sands more. Half rates via the Great North.
ern Railway from St. Paul. Write Max
Bass, go South Clark Street, Chicago. III.
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Home Run Strikes.

HOME Run SttIRe3s
Diggs-So your daughter is married, Ell"
Biggs-Yes.
"And how does your new son.i n-law strike
your"
."For a w or an * Usually Chicago
Evening News.
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Ao01oo Can Wear BAoeo
One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. It makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet ingrowing nails, corns.
and buntons. At all ruggists and shoe.
stores. Csc. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.
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The Conclusion.

"And you say the idiot Of teacher told
father?"
CHATS what he meant!"
'sBut what did he say?"
'sHe said it was criminal folly to waste
money on the education of such . chump
as I am.".Indianapolis Journal.
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n Geoa.Iuolx Cress.

A cross recently discovered in the grave Of
the beautiful Queen Dagmar il supposed to
keep away all evil influences. There i NO
more evil influence than III health, and there
il nothing which has % great power to keep
it away than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It is worth q hundred good-luck crosses to
the man or woman afflicted with dyspepsia
should cover the neck of the bottle.
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High ideals are perhaps responsible for as
much pessimism as are torpid Gvers, on tho
whole.-Detroit Journal
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Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate copYghs.[3Rev: D: Buch.
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Rev. (now Bishop Joseph S. Key, wrote:
eve gave your Teethina (Teething Pow
ders) to our little grandchild with the hap
piest results. The effects were almost
magical and certainly more satisfactory than
anything we ever used"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-08-11

Descriptive Heading.-"I'm in trouble
again" said the new reporter. Heres q
story of a debate at the deaf and dumb in.
stitute. What head shall put on it?''
That's easy" suggested the snake editor.
Make it 'Hand-to-Hand Contest Cath
Ole Standard and Times.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
Horses like to be we'll stalled, but not in .
muddy highway.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
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His Way.

HIS way.
Ikenstein-Vat would you do oaf Fortune
vas to knoog At your door?
Grabbenheimer-Pull her in xadt sell her
someaings!-Puck.
The Best Prescription for ChilIa.
and Fever 10 bottle Of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL ToNlc. It L. simply iron and quinine in
. tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price.5Oc.
Her Advantage.
What is the need of women proposing
when they can make men do it and then
ding it up to them all through ife?-N. Y.
Press.
To Cure . Geld In Ous Nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifit fails to cure. Csc.
If Love had any sense of humor it would
laugh less at locksmiths and more at girls
little brothers.-DetroitJ Journal.
p;oo,s C,,rn for r.I:.c.. -
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W. AI1CAO olStAl0IIcS were TdIOcO
near Chattanooga, Tenn, and 2, 400
gallons of beer and 80 gallons of low
wine were destroyed.
CHARLES YAGER, aged 40 years, of
Brandt, Pa, while temporarily insane,
murdered his three small children by
cutting their Threats and then commit
ted suicide by the same means. He
was a widower.
AT the wagon-road crossing on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, two
miles northwest of Decotah City, Ia,
three young men and their team were
killed. Nothing was found by which
the victims could be identified.
DURING a dance at Wellsville, o., the
other night the floor of the room gave
way and the audience of 300 persons was
precipitated into the cellar, distance
of - feet. Many persons were badly
injured, but no one was fatally hurt.
Two of the assassins of President
Heureaux were captured and shot at
Santo Domingo.
IT was learned from Hermosillo, Mex,
on the Sd that three regiments of cav
airy, four regiments of infantry and
two battalions of artillery will con-
stitute the army to fight the Yaquis in
the Batucco mountains. The Yaquis
were moving in small attachments from
place to place. ravaginR the country
and headed for the Batucco mountains.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-10-26

lands health. A large circle OF
friends earnestly hope that the pur-
pose may be in fullest measure ac-
complished.
Mrs. W. G. Warren returned from
Minneapolis on Saturday. She will
remain in this city about week with
her mother, Mrs. G. Johnson, before
returning to her home at Sedan.
Joseph Kowalkowski of st. Cloud,
deputy oil inspector, and three friends
spent couple of days this week at
Sand lake. They shot more mallards
than they could carry.
c. M. McCollum came down from
Hillsboro, N. D., where he has been
employed at his trade, house plaster
ing, all the season. 1t is probable he
will remain here for the present, but
may be called back for seas on.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fuller of
Minneapolis, came up on Tuesday and
were the guests of Mrs. Fuller's sister,
Mrs. w. S. Dean. Mr.. Fuller re-
turned on Wednesday, and Mrs. Fuller
today. She has just returned from
her old home in Canada.
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LOCAL NOTES
The Big Boston.

The delay incompletingthe splendid
new Boston block has thrown the i'm
immense fall stocks in all depart
ments into the Third-st. stores, and
they arecompelled to show their goods
under disadvantage. But they have
the goods-more than ever before,
and they are being sold at bottom
prices. After December there will
be a better opportunity for display.
Don't fail to call just the same-our
stocks of clothing, dry goods and
boots AMI shoes will astonish you.