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Arizona republican., 1900-08-01

the entire situation looked very gloomy until a late hour this alter noon, when the break was repaired. Only two weeks ago the city had to pass through a similar experience and complaints of negligence and lncompe- tence have been universal.
 Tonight citizens meeting was held and resolutions looking toward placing the responsibility for the breakdown were passed. Experts have condemned the system as administered. and the citizens are clamoring for action that will place their lives and property out of danger.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
CUBAN GOVERNMENT
Order Issued For a Constitutional Con
 vention to Meet Nov. 1st.

Washington, July 31.-The war de- partment has issued an order for a general election to be held in Cuba on the third Saturday of September to elect delegates to a convention to be held in Havana on the first Monday of November. This convention is to frame and adopt a constitution for the people of Cuba.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
SCRATCH CAUSES GIRLS DEATH.
Abrasion of the Skin Made by Finger
 Nail Causes Blood Poisoning

Philadelphia, July 31.-Kate Kelly. IT years old, of IA Seville street, Wis sahickon, died in St. Timothy's hospital yesterday from the effects of slight scratch on her face.
 Last Friday night she scratched her left cheek with her finger nail. That night her face began to swell and by Sunday the swelling had spread to her throat. She suffered intense pain and was unable to take food. Then she was removed to the hispital.
 The surgeons there pronounced it a case of blood poisoning, but were un- able to give her any relief
 The girl had been employed in a mill near her home.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
NEBRASKA FUSIONISTS.

Lincoln, Neb., July 31.-Members of the executive committees of the state democratic, populist and silver republi- can committees are in conference here today for the purpose of formulating definite plans for the fall campaign of the fusion forces in Nebraska. Besides the committeeman the conference is at tended by nearly all of the fusion can didates for state office, in addition to Senator Allen, who is standing for re- election aA the congressional candi- dates ~
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
THE FRISCO PLAGUE
A Scientist Discovers That it Was
 Not Buhonic.

San Francisco, July 31.-Silas w. Mous5r. the bacteriologist employed by the state board of health to investi- gate the supposed plague cases here. has made a report to the board, but he refuses to make it's contents public.
 He did say, however, that the ma terial provided by the state board of health, was carefully examined and that after due scientific investigation he could not find a trace of bubonic plague.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
AFFAIRS IN PEKIN.

Tien Tsin. July 3i.-A Pellin dispatch dated July 21 states that the first out side news reached there July 1S The failure of the relief expedition made the siege far more perilous. On June 19 the tsung Ii yamen broke off relations June 20 China declared war. Baron Von Ketteler and Francis James, an English professor, were murdered. over AGO non-combatants occupied the Brit ish legation. A truce began July r.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
THE ST0LID ASSASSIN
Says He Is Pleased With His Work and Desires to Continue It. Young Victor Emanuel Returned to Italy Yesterday and Proceeded at Once to Monza Where the Dead King Lies.

Monza, July 31.-The body of King Humbert cl essec in black lies today on bed ordinarily used by him. Around ing tapers at the foot and head of the bed are flowers placed by Queen Mar gherita who passed the long hours of the night in prayer by his bed.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
PERSISTS DEFIANCE.

Bressi maintains an air of utmost cynicism. In the course of his exami- nation he declared himself to be a rev. olutionary anarchist and said he was ready to resume operations if he were released.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.

Fall River, Mass. July 31.-The an nual convention of the grand lodge of Massachusetts of the Sons of St. George opened here today. The officers for the coming year are to be elected and the general business of the order tranSa cted.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
RAILROAD MAN RESIGNS.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 31.-Ira C. Hubbell, one of the most prominent railroad men in the west, has resigned his position as purchasing agent for the Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Gulf railroad and today left the employ of that corporation. He has been a rail roader' since boy 10 years of age, and will now retire from business perma- nently.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
FOR GOOD OF THE SERVICE.

San Francisco, July 31-By direction of President Mckinley. Captain Frank s. Whitman of the Twenty ninth in fantry, who arrived here from the Phil ippines last week. was today dis charged for the good of the service. '' Whitman rendered his resignation inn meGiately upon his arrival in San Fran cisco. but the case was not finally dis posed of until this forenoon.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
WATER CUT OFF IN ATLANTA.
Break in Reservoir Places the City in
 a Serious Situation.

Atlanta, Ga. July S1.-The big hotels had to send out to buy water for com mon cooking and drinking purposes here today on account of a breakdown in Atlanta's water works system and a consequent water famine. This, how ever, was not the affairs worst phase. Factories and elevators were compelled to close down. The fire department was on the alert all day. Ice manu- facturers began to shorten }iers and
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01

tee of the anti-imperialists liberty convention. which meets on August I5, and try to bring about concerted action upon a platform broad enough for gold democrats and anti-imperialists to stand on together
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
BUCKET SHOPS RAIDED
Four Hundred Chicago Business Men
 Jailed by the Police.

Chicago, July 31.-Nearly 400 persons many of whom had never seen the in side of a police station before were cap tured today in a wholesale raid on all legged bucket shops. Some were promi- nent Board of Trade people
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

Pen Mar Md, July S1.-The opening of the Presbyterian reunion which met here today is of more than ordinary in- terest and is largely attended. Matters of particular interest to the church and society will be discussed by the best talent of the Presbyterian faith in this country, and the results are looked for ward to with satisfaction by those most interested in the proceedings.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
THE NEW KING

Rome, July 31.-King Victor Emman- uel III arrived at Brindisi today unex- pectedly. The young queen fainted when she was informed of the assassi- nation of King Humbert. The king and queen started for Monza immedi- ately after reaching Brindisi/
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
EARLY BRITISH ADVANCE

London. July 31-In the house of commons today the parliamentary sec retary for the foreign office, William St John Frederick, announced the receipt of q dispatch from General Sir Alfred Gazelle, commanding the British forces in China. stating that he contemplated an immediate advance on Pekin and hoped to have the cooperation of the allied forces.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
BASE BALL.
Record of Games Won and Lost
 Yesterday.

At Philadelphia-St. Louis. II; Phil adelphia, 4.
 At Brooklyn Pittsburg, r; Brook lyn, 1.
 At Boston-Boston. II; Cincinnati, g. At New York-New York, 9; Chi cagO, 4.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Kansas City Kansas City, 6; Cleveland, 5.
 At Chicago-Chicago, 1; Indianap- oils, O.
 At Milwaukee Detroit, '; Milwau- kee, 5.
 At Minneapolis Minneapolis. 10: Buffalo, 0.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
CALL FOR A CONFERENCE.

New York. July 3l.-Chairman Jones of the national democratic committee this afternoon sent d number of tele- grams to different points instructing democrats to meet with him in Wash Agton and there discuss the situation
 found it in New York
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
ORDERED TO CHINA.

Washington. July 31.-Col. Henry c. Cochrane. commandant of the ma rine barracks at Boston, has been or dered to China to take command of the marine forces there.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
AN EARLY ADVANCE.

Washington, July 31.-The war de- partment this afternoon received two cablegrams from China. The first read:
 'Che Foo (undated) "Corbin. Washington: 'TiCn Tsin, July 27.-A message just received from Conger says that since the 16th, by agreement, there has been no firing. Have provisions for several weeks, but little ammunition. All safe and we'll "I DaggetD report the allied forces to soon advance. There is practically no footing by Americans and no un- necessary killing. The India arrived on the 26th with orders to McCann, Slayd5n, both the Aliens. Mitchell and Brice to join the regiment.
 "DAGGETT." The second read.
 "Che Foo, July 31. "Corbin, Washington: 'Tien Tsin, July 30.-The Flintshire arrived on the 27th. Two hundred and fifty seven of the Ninth infantry are sick Two doc tors. one hundred hospital corps men and twenty signal men are needed. There is unavoidable delay unloading
Arizona republican., 1900-08-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE
A PROMISING FIELD.

Kansas has 1000 more pianos this year than last, aD1 music teachers will do well to go there and grow up with the sta Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
DOWN TO DEATH.
Two Boys Lose Their Lives
While Swimming.

There is great sorrow in the home. OF
Edward p. Collins this morning for it
seems almost certain that the son Ed
die Collins. who is IA years old and his
cousin, Edward Fitzgerald, aged p, are
drowned.
The boys left home Wednesday telling
Mrs. Collins that they were going to
swim. They started out for the swim
ming hole known to the boys as Beaver
island, which is about one and half
miles above the Rock Island railroad
bridge.
They did not return at noon and Mrs.
Collins began to worry. but did not
think it necessary to start a search I'M
til in the evening when Mr.. Collins
came home. BY that time the family
was satisfied that something was wrong
and Mr.. Collins. accompanied by Mr.. T.
F. Lannan started to go up the river
bank. They first notified the police of
the disappearance of the boys and found
that they had heard nothing of them.
Before they had reached the spot the
clothing of Fitzgerald had been found,
but nothing was found belonging to
young Collins.
When the finding of the clothing was
reported to the police, Sergeant Belts
and Officer J. z. Lucas went to the
place and began a search for the bodies
The storm made the waves so high that
it was almost impossible to row a boat
and drag the hooks. but the party per-
sisted in the search until midnight. This
morning the search was renewed by
Sergeant Donovan and a squad Of men,
Deputy Sheriff Lawson and many citi-
zens. They worked all morning with
poles and hooks for a great distance be-
low the place where the boys were sup
posed to have gone in but were unable
to find single trace of the missing
| ones.
The fact that none Of the clothing of
| young Collins has been found had led
to many surmises as to how he was
| drowned There is a deep hole a few feet
from the bank and it is suggested that
Fitzgerald got into this and young Col
Inns in trying to help him from the bank
| was drawn into the water
| Eddie Collins is not a strong boy and
| could not swim, while Fitzgerald was a
| well built young man and a strong
swimming. His sinking can be accounted
! for in many ways as every one is aware
that cramps and snags are as danger
/ Gus to the strong swimmer as to the
weak one.
A dog which accompanied the boys in
the morning did not return home until {
| o'clock. He again went to the place
| where the boys had disappeared after
4 Mr. Collins left the house.
| Edward P. Collins, the father of the
| boy Eddie, is an employee of the Wells
| Fargo Express company and lives al
| 307 Tyler street. Ed Fitzgerald is his
express company. His parents live il
/ New York state
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A POPULAR MISTAKE
Regarding Remedies for Dyspepsia
and Indigestion.

The national disease of Americans is
indigestion or in its chronic form, dys-
pepsia, and for the very reason that it
is so common many people neglect tax
ing proper treatment for what they con-
slider triffing stomach trouble, when as
a matter of fact indigestion lays the
foundation for many incurable diseases.
No person with a vigorous, healthy
stomach will fall a victim to consump-
ton Many kidney diseases and heart
troubles date their beginning from poor
digestion; thin, nervous people are real
ly so because their stomachs are out
of gear; weary, languid, faded out
women owe their condition to imper-
feet digestion.
When nearly every person you meet
is afflicted with weak digestion it is
not surprising that nearly every secret
patent medicine on the market claims
to be a cure for dyspepsia, as well as a
score of other troubles, when in fact,
as Dr. Werthier says, there is but one
genuine dyspepsia cure which is per-
fectly safe and reliable, and moreover.
this remedy is not a patent medicine.
but it is a scientific combination of
pure pepsin Gree from animal matter),
vegetable essences, fruit salts and bis
muth It is sold by druggists under
name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. No
extravagant claims are made for them,
but for Indigestion or any stomach
far ahead of any remedy yet discovered.
They act on the food eaten, no dieting
is necessary. simply eat all the whole
some food you want and these tablets
viii digest it. A cure results because
all the stomach needs is a rest, which
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give by do
ing the work of digestion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
TURNER'S RETURN.
Topeka Representatives Who Won
Honors at Philadelphia.

The athletic class of the Turner soci-
ETY. returned today from the funniest,
which was held in Philadelphia They
came home in special car over the
Santa F'e. Their eolors, red, black and
yellow, were to be seen everywhere.
Immediately upon their arrived they
formed in line and marched to Turner
hall where a dinner was served. This
was followed by a reception. A ball
will be given in their honor in the hall
this evening.
The classes were arranged in groups
at Philadelphia according to the size
of the society represented. The Topeka
class was in the third group. They
succeeded in taking the third prize.
Denver got the first. Philadelphia was
in this class also and took the fifteenth
place In the individual contest Fred
Klinge took first prize in this group.
Only sixteen of the twenty-five mem
bers of the class returned today. The
others stopped off to take in a few of
the larger cities in the east before re
turning home. Leopold and John
Krauss. George Fensky. William Rem
ker and Harry States went to New
York. Tom Miller, William Seybold.
Otto Becker and Charles Marine
stopped in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28

Is, 1886. He lived with his parents on
the farm and received a common school
education. At the age of 10 he with his
parents moved to Iowa. where they lived
one year. They returned to Ohio in the
fall Of 1856 and two years afterwards
moved to Shawnee county in the terri
tory of Kansas.
He preempted a claim seven miles
southwest of Topeka and worked on the
farm until the war of the rebellion
broke out He enlisted in company Il
under Col. NeuSveng Second battalion
K. S. NJ. This enlistment was for one
year and at the end of that time he was
mustered out. When mustered out it
was with the rank of sergeant. He al
most Immediately re-enlisted again as
private. This time in company Sixth
Kansas volunteer cavalry. When mus
tered out at the close of the war he
again held the rank of sergeant
After the close of the war he returned
to Shawnee county and again took up
the work on his farm. In 1870 Chester
Thomas, Jr., was elected sheriff of the
county and appointed Mr. DisbroW his
deputy. Following this for the space of
% years he was at one time and anoth-
er deputy sheriff. under sheriff. sheriff,
city marshal and policeman.
He was deputy sheriff to John Wiki
erson during the Populist- Republican
war in the house of representatives At
this time he had charge of the sheriff
force and in this manner became identi-
fed in the troubles at the state house
Mr. Disbrow was a radical Republi-
/ can. He was also member of several
| lodges. The Orient lodge No 81 of the
Masons, of which he is a member. vii
assist in the services at the church to.
morrow and the G. A. r lodge will as
member of the Topeka lodge No. 1 O
| the A. o. U. w.
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and topped with American flags of all
sizes. In the center was a huge rug
and the place was a charming one for
the children top lay in
On the front lawn was a large tent
representing an Indian WigWam; it was
hung with bows and arrows and all
sorts of Indian trinkets- A long settee
across one side was piled with gaily
coIored pillows and in one corner lem
onade was served from large punch
bowl during the afternoon.
The time was spent in playing all
sorts of juvenile games, and a delight
full close to the festivity was the serving
of ice cream and cake, the guests seated
at long tables. A hat was filled with all
kinds of small sized fireworks. and each
guest in turn was blindfolded and drew
one from the hat, which was taken
home as a souvenir. The fireworks left
over were then fired off for the amuse
ment of the little people. There were
about thirty guests present and they
ranged in size from the little tot just
beginning to toddle up to the larger one
twelve or thirteen years old.
Mrs. Greenwald was assisted by Mrs.
Herman, Miss Jennie Hagar and Miss
Katherine Mills.
NOTes and Personal Mention.
Misses Bessie Bates, Lulu Ewart and
Emily Elliott have returned from the
Bates farm where they spent several
days.
Miss Theresa Rossington is visiting
lIleHQS IN L6ANenWOIlu 1OT u lew QdyS.
Miss NJ F. Eddy who has been in
! Topeka with her sister, Mrs. c. A. Nc
| CURE since last fall, left Wednesday
| for Spring Lake, Mich. to spend the
| summer.
Mrs. W. w Murray of Riverside, Cal,
| is visiting Topeka friends
Terrence Ewart of Kansas City is in
| Topeka to spend Sunday with his par
/ ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A ]. Ewart.
Mrs. Robert Frampton and little son
! of Kansas City spent a few days the
| first of the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
| r. S. Johnson.
Miss Elizabeth Hacker returned to
| her home in Leavenworth today after
a short visit in the city with Miss Mil
dred Poindexter.
Miss Edna Howard is visiting in Be
lott.
William and Milton Miller of Usage
| City are spending a few days in Topeka
! with Miss Mary Thompson.
Miss Maize Clara Morrison of Cedar
vile, Kansas, who has been attending
| school In HoIton is visiting her aunt,
| Mrs. John Seaman at lob Topeka ave-
nue. on her way home
Mrs. Walker Combs is spending a few
| weeks in Chicago.
Mrs. Oscar Shaffer and little daugh-
| tiers left Tuesday for Colorado Springs
to join Mr.. Shaffer; from there they will
go to Cascade to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. NJ. Hamilton enter
tanned a small party at supper at the
| Topeka club for DR.. and Mrs. Roberts
of Fort Madison, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
HILL SUCCESSFUL.
Great Northern Magnate at Last Sc
cures Northern Pacific.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 2S.-The
Times this morning publishes a special
from New York, obtained from an au-
thoritative source, saying that James
]. Hill has finally succeeded in secur-
ing control of the Northern Pacific The
telegram is as follows:
New York. June 27.-Henry c. Payne
of the Republican national committee
left here for Cleveland tonight to see
Mark Hanna and the principal object
of his visit is the proposed consolidation
of the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways.
Sir William VanHorne, of the Can
adam Pacific, has given particulars as
to the Hill coup to a business friend in
Montreal, who repeated the story here. y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
FOUR MILE BOAT RACE.
Yale Wins Long Water Contest Over
Harvard in Gill.

New London, Conn, June 2S.-The
four mile race of the university Fights
was won by Yale.
The race was begun at 1:49:15, Har-
ward leading in the first part, but after
leaving the mile Yale gained a length,
but Harvard spurted, and began to
close up the gap, and at the three and
a half mile mark, Harvard seemed to
be half a length to the good, but to-
wards the end Yale pulled up and Won
Yale's time. university unofficial
Pill; Harvard, 61k lengths behind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
Choctaw Purchase,

Philadelphia, June 2s.-The stockhold-
ers of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
railroad today decided to purchase the
railroad franchises and other property
of the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad
company and to increase the stock, pre-
ferred and common, to meet the terms
of the purchase and to provide for addi-
tiona1 rolling stock. The price to be paid
is 81 621 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
Knott to Leave Plant system.

Atlanta, Ca, June 2S.-A special to
the Constitution from Savannah says:
1t is reported here that President S. R.
Knott of the Plant system will resign
that position to accept the presidency
of a northern road. Mr. Knott could not
be seen to verify the report. He has
been with the Plant system less than
year, having been elected last October
to the position of vice president, sue
ceeding President r. G. Erwin. He was
formerly vice president of the Louisville
& Nashville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28

Mrs. E. W. Early, Marion, Ind, who
has been i'll for. years. writes, Il was
tired, could not sleep or eat. and was rap
inly going into decline. Doctor called it
blood disorder, but could not cure me.
am now in perfect health and give all the
credit to Beggs Blood Purifier. r. W.
Squires. Pharmacist. 732 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.
Ex-Sherif W. D. Disbrow Succumbs
to Bright's Disease.

Willis D. Disbrow died at his home,
300 Western avenue last evening at IL
o'clock of Bright's disease. He was "a
years old.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock at the
First Methodist church. The services
win be in charge OF Rev. DR.. J. T. Nc
Farland, Rev. DR.. A. S. Embree and
Rev. A. NJ. Reynolds. The interment will
be in Topeka cemetery.
Mr.. Disbrow was born near Harveys-
burg in Clinton county, Ohio, February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-28
A Charming ChiIdren's Party.

Mrs. D. J. Greenwald gave a charm
ing childrens party Wednesday after
noon at her home on Topeka avenue in
honor of her little son Jacks fourth
birthday. 1t was lawn party and the
space at the rear of the house was
screened in with a wall of red white
and blue bunting about ten feet high