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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
MONUMENT FOR SALE.
Peoria Can't Finish Paying For One
to Soldiers and Sailors.

Peoria, Ill, Nov Sine sailors and
soldiers monument, one of the finest
marble shafts in the country, erected
somewhat more than a year ago at a
cost of almost $4,000 and dedicated by
President Mckinley, may be sold be-
cause of the inability of the committee
in charge to raise $4,000 still due on It,
A proposition to pay the balance on the
monument out of the county fund was
submitted to the voters at the election
held Tuesday and the vote was a mega
tive one The county has already given
$4,000 to the monument fund and the
city has given a like amount Now the
managers have an offer Of $40, 900 more
than the shaft cost and the understand
ing is that it Is to be sold unless some
thing is to be done by the citizens of Pc
oria to raise the balance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
BOMBS ARE DANGEROUS.
They Cut Holes in Roof of the City
Building.

The bombs which were fred by the
hambeau club did considerable damage
to the roof of the new city hall The
cups which hold the shower of colored
stars which fall when the bomb explodes
are made of iron, and some of them fell
on the roof, cutting holes in the tin.
The holes which were found were
patched today but it is likely that after
the first rain other holes will be dis
covered.
Over fifty bomb cups and skyrocket
shells were found on the roof. If any
OF the iron cups had fallen on a person
the result would have been serious. The
bombs are very pretty. but they are
dangerous, and the firing of bombs in
the crowded streets should be prohib-
tied
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
BENEFIT TO BRESCI.
italian Anarchists to Raise Funds
For Assassin's Wife.

New York, Nov. S.s-The italian an
archists of this city announce that they
viii give a benefit entertainment on No
vember 10 in aid of the wife and family
of Bresci, who assassinated King Hum
bert Incidentally, the anarchists will
commemorate the hanging of the an
archists in Chicago for the Haymarket
mountaineering. Mrs Rresci has de-
clared that she will have nothing to do
with the anarchists. and her friends
and neighbors are angry at the attempt
of the anarchists to connect her name
with their entertainment Her friends
sa ythat benefit for Mrs. Bresci' is
merely a cloak to hide an intention to
celebrate the Hayrnarket riots The en-
tertainment, the anarchists say, will be
held in the Bewery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
GRIEF TURNS TO JOY.
Indiana Couple Learn Their Soldier
Son is Alive, Not Dead.

Brazil, Ind, Nov. s.-Winiam Penny
man and wife, who for the last two
months have mourned their son Mungo
as dead a friend having written them
that he was killed in one of the regi-
ments in the Philippines, was treated to
a great surprise last evening by receiv-
ing information from the war depart
ment that their son was alive and in
good health, having survived the injury
he received while hosting the American
flag on a captured fort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
Couldn't Find Dowie's Lacemakers.

sioner of immigration insolvency board
ed the steamer Kaiserin Maria Theresa
today at quarantine to look for "a lace
makers who it was said were to be
brought here in violation of the alien
contract labor law. He failed to find
them and learned that they did not take
massage on the boat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
A Great Medicine.

ct have used Chamberlain's Collie. Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and find it to
be a great medicine says Mr.. E. S:
Phipps, of Poteau, Ark. 1T cured me OF
of it, This remedy always wins the good
opinion, if not praise, of those who use it
The quick cures which it effects even in
the most severe cases make it a favorite
eVeryMhere. For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

The members of Columbia Council No.
so x. and L. Of S, are requested to meet
in special session in the committee room
on second floor of Security building. on
Thursday evening, Nov g.
BY order Of the president
J. SNATTINGER.
MATTE A. BAIR, Cor. Sec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
California Traveling Fair.

and Marine Exhibition, on special train,
at Topeka one week, commencing No
vember 10. Near Santa Fe depot. Two
elegant cars filled with the monster
fruits and products of southern Califor-
MIA Admission 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

You can't afford to risk your life by al
pneumonia or consumption One Minute
Cough Cure will cure throat and lung
troubles quicker than any other prepara-
ton known Many doctors use il as
specific for grippe. It is an infallible rem
edy for Group. Children like it and moth
erS endorse it. At all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
Ave Yon Goine East 2

If you are locking for a comfortable
trip surrounded by most delightful
scenery in going to New York, Philadel-
phia or Seashore points, you cannot do
better than to take the Lehigh Valley
Railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

p Roney's Boys promise to give a finer
concert next Wednesday evening than
that which delighted two such large au-
diences last spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Both makers and circuIators Of counter
feits commit fraud Honest men will not
deceive you into buying worthless coun-
terfeits of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve
The original is infallible for curing piles
sores, eczema and in all skin diseases. At
all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
Rummage Sale.

Closing bargains for Friday and Sat
urday, at northeast corner Eighth and
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
To Cure LaGrippe. Colds or NeuraIgil

Take Bromoline: it will cure a cold in
one day All druggists are authorized 10
refund money if it fails to cure. Price %
cents per package.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

After a most successful tour among
many summer resorts, Blatchford Kav-
anaugh and Roney's Boys return to To-
peka. Do not fail to hear them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Rummage sale closing bargains. Fri
day and Saturday, northeast corner
Eighth and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Hundreds of lives saved every year
by having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in
the house just when it is needed. Cures
Group. heals burns. cuts, wounds of eV-
cry sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
COLORADO FLYEK.

Via @Great Rock Island Route"
Leaves Topeka $40 D. M, arriving
Colorado Springs 1875. Denver 11:Oo
O'Clock next a. nj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Do rot get scared If your heart troubles
YOU Most hkel-F you suffer from indiges~
tfoLl- KodOl Dyspepsia Cure digests what
ySu cat and gives the worn out stomach
<Derfesct rest Tt is the only preparation
known that completely digeSts all classes
of foods; that is. why It cures the worst
cases of Indigestion and stomach trouble
after everything else has failed It may
be taken in all conditions and cannot help
but do you good. At all drug stores
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

A case of smallpox was taken to the
pest house this morning. This IS the
only case in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

TO Cure J dyspepsia and Indigestion.
Take Req Dyspepsia Tablets All drug
E1sts are authorized to refund money in
any case 1t fails to cure Price 80 cents
per pas kaye
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
KIDD'S TREASURE.
Boston Man Claims to Have a Letter
From Famous Buccaneer.

Palmer, Mass, Nov. Sat last. or
rather again. the famous Captain Kids
treasure is located. Charles r.. Shaw
claims to have the information and that
he found in it a. Theoretically sealed bot
tie in a cave. The letter is addressed to
John Bailey of New York.
The letter is dated Boston. 1900 II
says the money and Jewels are buried
on Conaut island, Boston harbor ia two
chests. They are about four feet deep
under a fiat stone sixty rods up the side
of the hill.
When YOU can not sleep for coughing,
Il is hardly necessary that any one should
tell you that you need few doses Of
Cham berlain's Cough Remedy to allay the
Irritation of the throat. and make sleep
possible. It Is good. Try It For sale BY
all druggists
Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Be sure and hear Roney's Boys at the
First Corgrega tlona1 church, Wednas-
dRy evening, New IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Mrs. Guilford Dudley was the hostess
at an informal reception this afternoon
at her home on Harrison street, which
she gave IN honor of her sister, MIS-
Margaret Walker. and daughter Miss
Sarah Walker of Glen Falls, Pa The
rooms were simply but prettily decora-
ted with palms. ferns and cut flowers
and assisting through the rooms were a
number Of Mrs Dudley's friends. Re-
freshments were served. Mrs. Dudley
will give another reception Friday at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
A PIeasant Affair.

The first of Mrs T. B. Dixcy's series
of at homes was held Wednesday af-
ternoon, and during the hours from 4
until quite a number of her friends
called There We're no decorations ex-
cept a number Of pretty palms and
ferns. Tea was served from a, daintily
arranged table by Mrs. Alice Clugston.
These Eat homes Will continue We'd
nesdays during November and will give
Mrs Dixcy's friends a delightful Oppor-
tunity TO see her before she Ieavesfor her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08

Everybody reads the State Journal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05
on TRIAL FOR ASSAULT.
Three White Men Before Jury Mt
Spartanburg, y. q.

Columbia, S. c., July An view of the
fact that two negroes were legally exc
cuted in this state last month for Grim
inaly assaulting white women, and the
further fact that on the verdict of a Spar
tanburg jury, a white man was a few
months ago sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary for ravishing a colored girl,
there Is unusual interest IN the trial Of
three white men In Spartanburg for
rsvishing a respectable white woman.
and treating her otherwise is most bru-
tel manner.
Jack Gaines, Simpson Taylor and Judson
Gaines are the defendants, and have been
In Jail since the crime was committed
May /. Mrs. S. f. Calvert, the victim,
is young woman. who has the respect
of her neighbors. all Of whom attest 70
her goodness and virtue. She has been
married about fifteen months, and on the
evening of the assault, was at home with
child few months old in her arms. and
young girl relative in the house. Her
husband had gone 90 the town of Spartan
burg, ten miles distant
According 10 the testimony of Mrs Cal
vert, the three young men came to her
house on the evening named and began
cursing and making threats. She was so
frightened tnht sne lalnteu' on ner reCoN-
cry one OF the men asked that she would
excuse them for their conduct. She
promised to do 80 II they would just go
away. The men seemed hnlf crazed with
liquor They went off a short distance
and began throwing rocks at the house,
one hitting Mrs. Calvert on the knee. She
and the little girl fastened up the door
and barricaded them with furniture Two
men hurst open the front door, knocking
in the panel with rocks, while Jack
Gaines pulled the kitchen door off Its
hinges and entered the house. Jack
Gaines tore the baby from her arms and
threw 1t on the floor. On her knees. she
says, she begged, but she was violently
overpowered by the three men. When
Mr.. Calvert was seen approaching the
men fed out the back door.
The defendants do not deny having Wis
tied Calverts house on that evening.
Their defense will be that they had the
woman's consent. There is much feeling
against the prisoners.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05
A HUNDRED FEET TO DEATH.


Tacoma, Wash, July 4.-Nearly one
hundred people, passengers on a car bound
for this city, were plunged down a gulch
at Twenty-sixth and c. streets shortly
after o'clock this morning Those who
were standing on the platform dropped
OFF only to be bruised and wounded by
the heavy body of the coach, while others
inside were killed and manned before they
knew what had happened.
The car jumped the track and was
smashed to kindling wood on the bottom
of the chasm over a hundred feet below.
Thirty-six dead bodies have been recov-
cred, but the total loss Of life VIII num-
Der nearly three-score. for there are many
of the injured who will never recover and
who are expected to die at any moment.
and a least sixty Of the passengers of the
car are now In the various hospitals and
under the care OF their own physicians.
The car left Edison at about o'clock
in charge Of F. l.. Boehn, motorman, and
J. d. Colhoul conductor. The car, which
the doors and every inch OF space on the
platform was filled. Everything went
well until the car ,reached the hill just
beyond Tacoma avenue. At this point
the mStorman lost control of the car,
which dashed down a steep incline and
jumped a sharp curve. A number OF
passengers jumped and reached the
ground in safety.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05
FIVE MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Many others Seriously Injured ny
nm OIL ExpIOsiOn.

Parkersburg, w. Va, July Am acct
dent occurred here this morning. in which
five men were blown to atoms. one other
so badly injured that he soon died. two
more probably fatally injured and more
than nifty persons seriously hurt. The
dead are:
j. II. Hamilton, superintendent OF the
Ohio River Railroad; f. A Laiime, mas
ter mechanic; Charles Mohler, yard mas
ter; G. o. Shannon, train dispatcher
Bradley Reeves. freight brakeman; George
Chalk a fireman.
A tank car containing 5000 gallons of
oil was in the Ohio River Railroad yards
for shipment. A freight coming into the
yard, ran into an open switch and col
lided with the tank car. The collision
caused hole to be bored in the top part
of the tank, and the oil isnited. All at
tempts to put the fire out failed, and it
burned for several hours, Finally an eS-
plosion occurred. caused by the fire ignit-
ing with the gas that had formed from the
burning oil.
The larger portion OF the car was
blown about a hundred yards down the
track. The dome was blown nearly two
hundred yards. At the time OF the explo-
sion there were a hundred or more person 3
burning car watching the flames and the
work of clearing The track. There was a
loud report shaking the earth the oil
car flew high into the air and the burning
oil was scattered in every direction for a
radius of at least fifty yards.
Many of the crowd who were standing
near the car when It blew pp were del
uged with the falling OIL but were not
seriously injured. The officials and work
men of the road who were killed were
blown down the track nearly nifty yards
and must have met instant death. They
were standing right where the explosion
occurred and received the full force Of 1t.
Some of the men who were killed were
blown out into a cornfed, and IL was
some time before their bodies were
found. The killed were all frightfully man
cled
The coroner's jury found that the acct
dent was due to the night crew of the
yard sleeping while on duty.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05

is sure to follow" His prayer was cheer
ed. .
After the playing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" by the band, the secretary OF
the National Committee read the call
for the convention. Stanley E. Parkhill
of Minnesota read the Declaration of In
dependence. The reading was loudly ap-
plauded
Chairman TOwne's Speech.
Temporary Chairman Towne then de-
livered an address.
He said: "Gehtlemen of the Con-
vention: congratulate you that
il is your privilege to witness the alspi-
clous opening of the l24th anniversary of
the birthday of the republic; and that a
day 50 rich in the hallowed suggestions
of our peculiar citizenship and In the price
less memories of out national history, is
here dedicated to one of the most import
ant and solemn duties that can devolve
upon. Americans. I congratulate you also
on the character in which you are assem-
bled. A silver Republican convention IS
always a meeting OF patriots. because 1t
is composed of men, who by their nations,
have shown how superior to party allie
glance they hold the obligations of citi-
zenship and how far above the allurements
Of personal ambition they place the pro-
gress of a great cause and the welfare
of the whole country.
THE whole year could offer TO this oc-
casion no other day so appropriate to its
object as the Fourth of July. 1t will be
one of the chief duties Of these two con-
ventions to meet the present crisis in our
history, due TO the recreancy of Republi-
can leadership to the fundamental princi-
pies of our institutions, by proclaiming 6
anew the immortal truths OF the Declara-
ton Of Independence. and by calling upon
The patriotism of the country to main
tain and perpetuate the glorious traditions
OF the republic
For us, as former members OF the Re-
publican party, an especial though now
melancholy interest attaches 10 the De-
clara,ion Of Independence. for the reason
that the first convention OF that party as
sembled IN the historic city Of Phladel-
phia. forty-four years ago last month. The
inevitable associations Of the place and the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05
GREAT CROWDS ARE THERE.
Sketch of Scattered Thousands and
the Great Hall.

n sketch of Scattered Thousands and
the Great Hall.
Kansas City, July At is the Fourth
OF July and the opening day of the Dem
ocratic National Convention. Early the
crowds began to turn toward Convention
Han, and all the approaches to the vast
edihce were filed with an eager and ex-
cited throng, surging toward the many
entrances, and seeking to gain early ad-
mission to the building.
with them came bands. marching
clubs and drum corps, and to the confu-
sion of the crash and hurrah was added
'he constant crack, boom, sizz of bombs
ana crackers as the convention enthusi-
as's and the small boy WED with one an
other in celebrating the day. The sur
rounding streets presented the appearance
oi state fair under full headway, with
scores of tents and improvised restaurants
giving evidence thai a good share of the
s"eltering mass which has descended
upon the town is living upon sandwiches
and lemonade. A huge tent, large enough
70 accommodate two-ring circus spreads
It's white wings opposite the main entrance
70 the building and dispenses foaming
beverages to the weary and thirsty way
laFer' while next door a huge poster an
nolhces that the long-horned, champion
steer of Kansas can be seen inside.
further away there are evidences Of
0esoiation left by the great fire which
swept away the Convention Hall just
uree months ago to-day-here che tall
Splre of a. church with the chancel a
mass of ruins and there the debris OF a
sVnool house, only the dignifed facade re-
naming. The Convention Hall itself, al
HFst glance, looks crude and imperfect,
DV' this is only in las external ornamen-
'e'ion OF cornice and column. The sub
s'antial elements Of the structure are
complete. ready to give delegates and the
'egion OF onlookers one Of the most per-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-05

Decoration of the Building.
There are hundreds of these flags ton-
ping the structure, giving an idea of its
Vastness, $40 feet long and 1875 feet wide
Ohly yesterday an army of men were
pusy removing the debris OF construction
and they have succeeded SO well that there
is not vestige remaining.
squads of policemen were early on the
ground, keeping back the crowds and
maintaining quiet. There was little dis
order, however, for the crowds Nere good
hatured, and their patriotism was temper
ed with discretion. 1t was noticeable that
very considerable portion of the gather
ing throngs were made up Of women. who
profted by the warm day to put on their
gayest raiment, thus adding another ele-
ment of color and beauty TO the blaze OF
bunting everywhere apparent
Ihe interior of the building presented a
gorgeous spectacle of color, alike tribute
to the patriotic sentiment of the dav. and
to the party about to assemble in conyen-
ton The disposal of flags, bunting and
shields is quite effective. but here and
there is too great a spread and tangle of
Steel to be subdued by patriotic devices.
Inc great steel roof, supported by mas
slVe girders, is partly obscured by flags
looped into rosettes. The same scheme
VI iOSStttS makes a rim OF color for the
gallery forty feet above sweeping entire
iy around the hall. Lower down, the
front of another gallery is flaming with
the coats of arms of the forty-six states
and territories, with here and there long
streamers caught up into bows and
rosettes. while just back of the platform
is box bearing the red white and blue
inscription of the New York High SchOo.
Boys But the eye leaves these details
OF color and rests on the ten magnificent
American flags, each thirty-seven feet
long which are canopied from the top OF
the building 20 the sides, two of these
monster emblems f1ankng the chairman's S
platform like the wings of stage.
Where Delegates Sit.
The Auditorium is shaped like a great
bowl with the presiding officer in the CEN
ter, while the seats rise tier on tier on
every side, back 10 the remotest corner
of the building. In the hollow of this
bowl the real business is TO be done. for
here the delegates and alternates are seat
ed and the platform is located. The area
for delegates is paved with stone. The