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The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
The P0rtia Year Book.

The Portia club has recently issued its
course of study for next year, enclosed
in pale blue cover. tied with blue rib
bons and lettered in gold.
The officers of the club are: President,
Mrs. G. F. Worley: vice president, Mrs.
c. p. Startzman; secretary and treasur-
er, Mrs. E. G. Foster. The club has 10
members.
About half of the programme is devo-
ted to literary subjects and the other
half to domestic subjects such as the
training of children, Home Making"
Manners and Morals Woman as
Mother, Wife and Homekeeper,' The
Chemistry of Cooking" and various 9th
ers which will doubtless prove of great
interest. The first meeting of the club
in the fall will be held. October f.
An Informal Picnic.
Miss Lottie Snyder arranged an in
formal little picnic in honor of her guest,
Miss Leila Stanley of Alliance Ohio, at
Garfield park Friday evening. The par
ty was composed of DR.. and Mrs. w B.
Swan Miss Stanley, Miss Blanche Sny-
der, Miss Lottie Snyder. Mr. Paul Roehr,
Mr. Harry Bennett and Mr.. Rob Rig
don.
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good the quality of each contingent
might be- History teaches that in the
operations of allies. frictions, jealousies
and diversity of purpose obtain. If the
relief force is to be a composite army,
under single head. the details of COM
mand and staff should be agreed upon
at once by agreement of representatives
of the powers. otherwise there will ine-
vitably be friction and delays when the
times comes to begin active operations.
From a purely military standpoint,
leaving political considerations aside. it
would be by all odds most advisable to
Intrust the work to a Japanese army, as
Japan, by reason of her proximity, can
put in the field, better than any other
nation, the necessary number of troops,
and a thorough previous understanding
of the combined European powers with
Japan as to payment for her services
should prevent any possibility of politi-
A HARD CAMPAIGN AHEAD
The question of the organization and
composition of the army being settled,
the only remaining question is the char
acter OF the operations and the diff
culties to be overcome. This is the
worst time of the year for military Op-
erarions in that region. The rainy sea-
son is about beginning. The country is
low and fiat and has no metalled roads,
The Pei Ho river, with its branches,
is shallow and tortuouS In the rainy
season it overf1ows its banks, and, as
there is nothing to indicate the chan
nel, it's value for transportation of
troops and supplies is small. The prin-
cipal difficulties to be overcome are,
therefore, those connected with trans
portation and supply. AS the column
advances, detachments must be left to
keep open communications and hold the
places taken. On arriving before Pekin
a siege might be necessary. The city
is surrounded by a wall forty feet thick,
faced inside and out with brick and
stone from one to two feet thick, and
this in turn by a moat fifty feet wide.
A fiat space, about one hundred feet
wide. lies between the wall and moat.
Pekin is dependent for it's supplies from
the outside. 1t has immense granaries,
but these are outside the walls and
could be captured. If the Chinese con-
template determined resistance and
their operations are conducted with
ability, the capture of the city would be
no easy matter. as the time before an
investment could be made could be en-
ployed in provisioning the walled city.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Brief Review of Important Local and
General Happenings.
TELEGRAPHIC S1rMMApv

TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
A report reaches Washington that for
eign ministers in Pekin We're alive and
We'll July 18th.
Trial of Caleb Powers on charge of
conspiracy in the murder of Governor.
Goebel continues at Georgetown, KY.
Boer General Dewet cuts Lord Rob
erts' line of communication and captures
100 Highlanders.
Emperor of China issues an edict or
dering protection of foreigners
It is officially announced that the for
elgn ministers in Pekin will be sent to
Tien Tsin under escort.
Chinese Emperor appeals to President
Mckinley to mediate in the trouble with
foreign nations.
w. w. RockhiH appointed United
States commissioner to investigate the
Chinese situation.
The hearing of testimony in the Jester
case closes at New London, Mo.
important discovery of oil reported in
Yuma desert.
Commander Thomas of the BROOKLYN
cables TO Washington a letter received
from Minister Conger. under date of
July 4.
Ii Hung Chang's journey to Pekin said
70 have been interrupted at Shanghai by
British officials
outskirts of Panama, between Insurgents
and troops of the Colombia government
Beers reported retiring in the direction
of LeydeEberg.
Gold Democratic national committee
meets at indianapolis and decides to
place no ticket in the field
rive hundred garment makers strike
in New York city
VIM Jennings Bryan accepts an inyi-
tation to attend the national encamp-
ment of the G. A R. at Chicago.
VIM. F. Drapen, United States eroI,as
sador to Italy, tenders his resignation
Emperor of China sends a letter to al;
European capitals asking for mediation
IN his present troubles
Three women killed and six persons
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
PERUNA BUILDS UP AND RESTORES
1t IS with much pleasure give Peruna
my hearty endorsement"
Yours truly, IDA HARMED.

Everyone who is in the least degree
subject to nervousness, SleeplesSness,
prostration, mental fatigue or nervous
debility in any form, finds the NOT
weather of July and August very hard
to bear, if not dangerous.
A dose of Peruna before each meal
during the hot season is a safeguard of
priceless value to those who are in the
least subject to nervous prOstration,
and an effectual protection against
summer colds.
Mrs NJ Dooley, Mt. Airy. Habersham
county, Ga, writes: I'm the spring of
the year 1899 1 took your Peruna for
about three weeks according to direc-
ttonS and also one bottle of Manalins
and can truly say that 1 consider myself
cured of catarrh of the stomach of five
years standing.
al only took three bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, which generally
stimulated the liver. the glands OF the
stomach and bowels, and is a most
splendid tonic.
"Peruna is a wonderful medicine for
catarrh of the stomach. If 1 ever have
any more trouble 1 will most assuredly
take Peruna. 1t is the only medicine
l ever took that did me any good Pc
runa acted like magic in my case. be-
lieve it is the best medicine on earth
for dyspepsia. 1 also believe there is no
other medicine on the market that
equals it for family use"
Atomic dyspepsia is simply nervous
prostration of the stomach. There is
great weight, and some times faintness
after each meal, followed by sour eruc-
tations and belching of gas. The
bowels may be regular and appetite
good, but the weakened stomach. which
should be in constant movement after
a meal lies dormant, allowing the food
to soon decompoSe instead of digesting-
This is a very common form of dys-
pepsia among the mentally overworked
class, whose nervous systems become
depressed by long continued strains and
sedentary habits.
If there is remedy in the whole
range of medical preparations that is in
every particular adapted to this form of
dyspepsia, that remedy is Peruna. 1t
not only acts as an appetizer, but 1t i'm
parts to the stomach the vigor to prop
erly digest the food by awakening the
pari5taltic movements of the digestive
organs.
Mrs. Fred Bohde, GoegIeln, Ind.
writes: al was a sufferer from head
ache and pains in my stomach for ten
years, more or less. consulted doc
tors, but they could give me no relief
I grew weaker right along, and didn't
expect that could live very long. One
day | happened to get 90 Peruna
almanac. saw my case described i'm
1t, and also a sure cure, SO ] decided
to give 1t a trial. l commenced to take
it last spring, and after taking half
bottle of Peruna felt like new per-
son. continued taking Peruna until
fall. following your directions care
fully. and | have to say that I feel
better than ! ever did.
ssHoping that Peruna may do for
others what it has done for me, rec
ommend it to everyone" ! remain.
truly yours, Mrs. Fred Bohde.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co,
Columbus, o., for copy Of Summer
Catarrh.' This book treats of the many
and varied phases of catarrh peculiar to
summer. Sent free.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
LOCAL SUMMARY.

Mccormick Reaper Co. opens its Kan
sas branch in Topeka.
Apples will be half a crop.
Emma YowefI attempts suicide by
jumping from the Rock Island railroad
bridge, and is rescued by Henry A1eer.
Death of Taylor Hughes.
Three tramps are killed by head-end
collision on the Rock Island near Good
land.
Judge Hazen decides that he has no
jurisdiction in the annexation cases
wherein the city is trying to annex a
strip, the Douthitt tract and Jewell
tract
Movement made to secure the inter-
national meeting of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers for Topeka in
1904.
Santa Fe orders twenty new 1ocomo-
tives for passenger service.
Topeka school board awards contracts
for additions to school buildings to the
amount Of $25. 000-
Chas. E. Gault and Miss Emily Black
announce their marriage
Henry AtFlerton of St Louis commits
suicide in North Topeka.
Heavy rains fall over the entire
state; nearly two inches al Topeka
The Sheldon drinking fountain put
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28

in place at Eighth and Kansas ave-
nues.
Topeka Water company and the city
council agree upon a preliminary pro-
position looking to the purchase of the
plant by the city
The expenses for Shawnee county for
the fiscal year ending June 30,are 500, ,150
Democrats and Populists in Sixth dis
trict agree to fix up fusion ON con-
gresSmen.
George B. Gallon of Santa Fe ap-
pointed auditor of Gulf, Beaumont
& Kansas City railway
Santa F'e decides to equip all station
crossings with electric alarm bells.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
Topeka SOCIETY.
City Federation Visiting the
Topeka School Rooms.
POrtia Club Issues Beautiful
Year Book.
AN INFORMAL PICNIC
Miss Leila Stanley, Of Alliance,
Ohio, Guest of Honor.
Notes Personal and Otherwise of
Interest in Society.

There is little doing in clubdom just
now though many new ideas are being
worked up for use during the coming
season. The art committee seems to
be the only department of the federation
that has not suspended all operations
for the summer. Friday morning Mrs.
A. H. Thompson, president of the city
federation, Mrs. T. J. KelIam, chairman
of the central art committee and Super
intendent w. M. Davidson, visited sew
eral of the school buildings with view
to selecting new papers. All of the
rooms in Buchanan are to be repapered,
six rooms in Clay and two in Douglas.
Some of the North side schools were Wis
tied in the afternoon and some papering
il t1, l,o 1lor,c o,.a
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28

Conspicuous among women who have
attained success in the business world
is Miss Ida Harmed, a clever insurance
writer. Miss Harmed is recently in re-
ceipt Of an international medal from
her company for having written more
insurance during a single month than
any other agent in the world.
A recent letter from Miss Harmed to
The Peruna Medicine Co, of Columbus,
o., reads as follows:
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28

The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus. O.:
Gentlemen-"AS a tonic find your
Peruna an excellent medicine to build
up and restore the nervous system.
My work is out doors and travelling
to a great extent, and during inciem-
ent weather | especially value 1t as
a preventative against colds, and as a
catarrhal treatment it is unexceIIed.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28


are drawn from the Manchu Banner
men, There are other troops more or
less well organized and drilled in dis
tant provinces, but they need not be
considered as a factor in the present
operations. The governor of Shantung
is said to have a corps of about 10 600
troops, drilled according to German
fighting force against organized Euro
pean troops is an unknown quantity,
but is not thought to be great
FORCES OF THE POWERS.
When the troubles in China. began,
the armed forces Of the powers avail
able were composed of the sailors and
marines who could be landed from the
ships. Some of these ships were near
a hand while others were in different
parts of the Orient, but within few
days sail. The total number of war
ships of all classes in those waters is as
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28

to the pittance they receive as soldiers Of
the Banner
The various corps are divided into
companies (Lyanza), numbering $50 men
each in the infantry and $50 in the cav
airy.
According to the latest reliable auth
critics about all the organized and drill
ed Chinese troops to be counted upon in
the present operations are as follows ap-
proximate strength:
General Sung's corps ........... 900
Soon Cing's corps ....... 1000
Pekin) .,'-'.e .....=s.e.. -. =. .e .... 10 900
Tsin) .,......... ................ 1s, 900
Hu Sheng corps ........... 5000
Pel1in Field force .... 10000
Division of guards ..... 1000
The last three cOrpS of these trOOps
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
"A Novel Affair.

"A number of the friends of Miss Re
becca Rodgers are making her a quilt
which she viii doubtless prize greatly in
the years to come About II of her girl
friends are interested in the affair It is
to be a silk crazy quilt and each girl
is to make a block, a few of the more in
dustr1ous ones making two and when all
are completed quilting bee' is to be
held and the blocks put together. Each
girl is to work her name in one corner
of her block
Mr.. and Mrs solomon stoddard. of
Kansas City, are in Topeka to spend
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lit
tlefield.
Dean Sykes will leave Sunday for
Maryland, to visit his children.
MISS Mary Davenport, of Indiana, and
Miss Minnie Cook expect to go to Colo
rado next week for an outing
Miss Minnie Pier will go to Herington
TINS evening for two weeks visit with
her brother.
Mrs. J. F. farrell and children leave
sunday for Manitou to join Mrs. A L.
Williams
spend Sunday in Topeka with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Johnston expect
to move to Kansas City soon
Mrs Belle Doyle, of Lima, Ohio, is
in the city visiting her sister Mrs NJ
E. Hartley, at 713 Topeka avenue.
Miss Anna Alston. of New York city
who has been in, the city visiting he1.
brother, w H. Aston, and family, left
her niece, Miss Alice Alston
Mrs Clara Graves, of Ottumwa Iowa
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. NJ E. Hart
ley, on Topeka avenue.
c. E. Eldridge and family accom-
panied by Mrs. James Ramsey, will go
to Colorado next week for few weeks
outing.
Miss Maud Hague leaves in a week or
two to spend the remainder of the
summer in Libertyville and Fairfield,
Iowa.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28

injured by an explosion in a celluloid
collar factory in Chicago
President Gompers announces that the
American Federation of Labor will stand
by the st. Louis strikers.
Michigan Democrats meet in state con-
vention and nominate Mayor MaybuTy
of Detroit, for governor.
POpuliSt, Democratic and Free Silver
Republican state conventions meet at
Fort Scott and nominate a fusion ticket
as follows: Associate justice, David
Martin, Atchison, Silver Republican;
governor. John w. Breidentha1, Topeka,
Populist; lieutenant governor, A M. Har-
vey, Topeka, Populist; secretary of
state, Abraham Frakes. WaKeeney,
Democrat; attorney general, Hugh P.
Farrelly, Chanute, Democrat; auditor,
E. J. Westgate, Garden City, Populist;
treasurer, Conway Marshall, Garnett,
Democrat: superintendent, Levi Hum
barger, Abilene, Populist: superintend-
ent of insurance. Webb McNall, Gaylord,
Silver Republican; congressman at large,
Rev. J. D. Botkin, Winfield. Populist.
jerry Simpsons aspiration for the Uni
ted States senatorship turned down.
Mobs take possession of the streets in
New Orleans through an entire night,
killing and beating negroes wherever
found. Casualties. one dead, three ia
tally injured, and Is badly hurt.
Chas. H. Hoyt, the playwright adjudg-
ed insane and sent to a Sanitarium-
Secretary Hay visits President Nc
Kinley at Canton.
LII I1uHS ClldHS Is tOid Dy the foreign
consul at Shanghai that he must get
message from the ministers at Pehin
within five days.
A portion of Lord Roberts army de-
feated by Beers with a loss of 50.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow makes his report on the Cuban
postal frauds.
The United States government refuses
to suspend military operation in China
in consideration of foreign ministers at
Tien Tsin.
Colombian revolution ends with the
surrender of the rebels.
Foreign ministers reported to be en-
route to Tien Tsin under Chinese escort
Forty lives lost by the capsizing of a
steamer on Lake La Barge
The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-28
CORBIN ON CHINA.
The Views of Very High
Authority
On the Military Situation in the
Far East.
THE CHINESE ARMY
Its Strength and How 1t Is
Organized.
Thinks a Hard Campaign Ahead
For Allies.

AS events now occurring in China are
engrossing the attention of the civilized
world, some account of the Chinese
army, of the forces the powers can
bring against them, and of the opera
tions likely TO take place will be of in
terest- Telegraphic reports from China
have been SO meagre and SO confusing
that, before proceeding further, it will
not, perhaps, be out of place to give
brief synopsis of what has occurred
up to date.
Brigadier General H. c. Corbin writes
this review of the military situation in
China for today's issue of Golfers
Weekly.
THE BEGINNING OF THE
TROUBLE
On May 81 there were at Taku 7 Rus
sian, l French, British, and 1 Italian
warships. all of which landed detach-
ments of sailors and marines; other
ships afterwards arrived, and, on June
9. the number of ships had been in
creased to %, 2 of which were Ameri-
can Meanwhile, detachments of va
rious natiOnalities had been sent into
Pekin to guard the legations. The
troops, when landed, proceeded to take
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-09
WAS HE MURDERED
The DeBeque BusIe Editor Is
OF the Opinion That An In
vestiaatiOn Be Made.

There is a strong and growing suspi-
cion among those who know most about
the matter in DeBeque, that the young
man, Robert L. McGhee, who was found
lying badly battered and bruised and
unconscious, under the railroad bridge
Just east of town, and who died at st.
Mary's hospital, Grand JUNCTION, on
Friday, September %, without rsgaining
consciousness, did not come to his death
as the result of mishap, but was brut-
ally murdered for the roll OF money he
was known to have in his possession.
After his death at Grand Junction $25
is said to have been found upon his per-
SOD. it oeing concealed in one OF his
stockings. He had recently been en-
ployed at George Smiths coal mines at
Cameo and was known to have been in
possession of more money than that.
When found he was lying unconscious
under the bridge near the wagon road.
The bruises on his head we're Of such a
nature that it il said they could not
have been inflicted as the result OF a
fall.
The fractured skull and broken jaw
bone and deep indentation at the point
OF the temple, indicated that the wounds
had been inflicted with an iron instru-
ment or with heavy plank perhaps
from which a spike projected.
A suspicious circumstance is the fact
that one of the victims shoes had been
removed and was lying some distance
away, az il the murderers had been
frightened away in their work at the ap
proach Of some one.
1t is said that the persons who were
known to have boon in the murdered
mans company, on a drinking spree, are
still in the neighborhood and can be
found at any time, unless they take
alarm and fly the country on the sug
gestion Of a searching inquiry.
1t would seem that the proper officials
should institute an inquiry into the cir
cumstances OF the strangers death with
out further loss of time, il such steps
have not been already taken.-DeBeque
Era.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-09
State vs.. Crawford.

The case OF the State vs.. John g..
Crawford, held on the charge OF adultry
was called in the district court this
morning. Attorney j. s. Csrnahan for
the defense appealed to the court for
more time to prepare his case. This was
objected to by District Attorney McMul-
lin, who said Mr.. Carnahan had not
made q good showing to ask for delay,
the state was ready to proceed with the
case and that be thought that Mr.. Car
nahan had had sufficient time since the
prisoner was arraignsd to make ready on
the case. Mr.. Carnahan said he differ
ed with Mr. McMullin. The court per-
mitted Mr.. Carnahan to have an hour to
to prepare reasons why he should be
granted time to secure more rsouttal
evidence.
When court convened Mr.. Carnahan
did not seem to have secul ed enough
reasons why he should have 4 continu-
ance to satisfy the court and Judge
Stevens ordered that the case be pro-
ceeded with.
Afterwards an adjournment was taken
until o'clock tomorrow morning when
the trial will be pvshed to conclusion.
A. J. Peck, of Fruita was in the city
today
The dance on the 10 will be good
thing.
The Womans club was in session this
afternoon.
W. N. Amsbary is in the city today
circulating among friends.
Go to the ball on the 10th. At the
Armory. Boyer's orchestra.
Wanted-A girl for general house
work; good wages and light work. Apply
to Mrs. Maud Brainard.
Gov. Charles s. Thomas will speak in
this city Friday night, in the Park opera
house, for the fusion forces.
Wanted-A girl for general house.
work; good wages and light work Ap-
ply to Mrs. Maud Brainard.
Wanted-A good waist hand. Good
wages to competent party. Call at
dressmakinR parlors Of N. w. Blaine.
The cuts being printed every day in
this paper Of the latest things in hats
and suitings for the ladies, is causing
much favorable comment.
Tho l.. A. to B. OF r. T. will give a
grand ball at the Armory on October 10,
for the benefit Of tho Railroad Meu's
home. Admission 81, extra lady Is eta.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-09

Any man that asks a girl to let
him kits her doesn't deserve it.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-09

1t has been truly said that more men
fall in love than in war.