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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
OTHER MEMBERS.
Names Considered For New Philip.
pine Commission.

New York. Feb. 8.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Now that the president has received
the report on the Philippines prepared
by the Schurman commission, active
consideration is being given to the
membership of the proposed commits
sion to establish civil government in the
islands.
1t seems certain that Colonel Charles
DENLY, if he finds he can go, and Prof.
Dean G. Worcester, will be two mem
bers. Judge NJ. E. Taft of West Vir-
ginia, is under consideration, and it is
thought he can be induced to accept the
appointment. James B. Angel and
Judge Thayer OF AGassec husetts, have
also been mentioned, but it is not be-
heved the latter will accept.
While Mr.. Mckinley would like Presi-
dent Schurman to return to Manila, Mr.
Schurman thinks he can not go back,
and his name has not been considered
in connection with the new commission.
1t is hardly likely that the commits
sion will be able to leave for Manila
for several weeks as Prof. Worcester is
engaged in the compilation of one of
the volumes of the Schurman commits
sion's report which deals with the
physical and sociological conditions of
the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
MUST HAVE SOME SOP.
]. B. Beal Says Democrats Are Tired
of Giving All to Populists.

]. B. Bea1 of Grainfeld, who was
member of the state live stock sanitary
commission under Governor Leedy ad-
ministration, attended the PoDulist
state committee meeting. Mr.. Beal is
now engaged in organizing Sunlower
clubs, the Democratic auxiliary, in the
Sixth district. He sustains the claitn
made by the Democrats that reco5nj-
ton must be accorded that party on the
state ticket or fusion Will Ue opposed.
Mr. Beal injects another feature of the
Democratic plan into the political ar
rangements by saying thai the Demo-
Gratis will insist upon having candidates
for congress assigned to that party. He
says of the work and the plans pOliui-
cally in the northwest part Of the state:
7 have just completed 4 tour OF the
Sixth congressional district, having or
ganized one or more SunfiOWer clubs in
each of the % counties. AS q n auxiliary
to the Democratic organization the
league will prove a great success. We
are enrolling the Democratic vote of the
state, so when the campaign opens the
name Of every influential working
Democrat will be upon the list and the
party can begin an active campaign up
On the adjournment of the convention.
Il find Democrats alive and enthus-
iastic. There is a general sentiment in
favor of fusion and the Democrats are
inclined to be generous in the distribu-
ton of the offices, but they will insist
upon a fair and proportionate repre-
sentatiOn on the state ticket, and sue
cess cannot again be had if one party
undertakes to claim the whole state. 1t
is recognized that Bryan will be nOmi-
mated by both Democrats and POpu-
lists, therefore an equal division of the
electors is easy, and If the POpuliStS
should place much stress upon it, the
Democrats would not object much to
that party naming all of them.
Il find Democrats generally willing to
concede the governorship to the Popu-
of the remainder of the state ticket and
a share of the candidates for congress.
In the Sixth district the feeling is
universal among Democrats that this
time they must name the candidate for
congress, and that he must be a Dem
ocrat. OF course it will be their policy
to name a Democrat who stands fairly
and squarely on the Chicago platform
of Bryan and the things for which
Bryan stands. and for this reason ac-
ceptable to Populists and Free Silver
Republicans.
'@The Democrats up to 1893 have con-
sistently supported the Populist can
didates for congress in our district, and
have helped to elect Baker three times
and Mr. Mccormick once. There has
been very little division of county Off
ceS, and the Democrats have generally
supported Populist county candidates,
with the exception of Ellis county,
which is a Democratic county. Es-
pecially has this been true in the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
DEMAND FOR BoER FLAGS.
Manufacturers Say That It Shows a
Remarkable Growth.

New York, Feb. S-Flagmakers have
been astonished during the past month
by sudden increase in the demand for
the ensign of the Transvaa1 republic
They have received occasional orders
for .Boer flags ever since the Trans
vaal war broke out, but there has been
nothing like a continuous demand until
very recently. The makers attribute
this fact to the added enthusiasm and
confidence inspired in Boer sympathizers
by the recent victories.
The red, white, blue and green stan
dard can be made to order by any flag
maker, but such flags are expensive and
very few dealers anticipated the de-
mand by putting a cheaper grade by
printed flags on the market.
One firm on Fulton street had the
foresight to have lot of three foot
flags printed and offered them at 20
cents apiece as soon as hostilities be-
gan. This firm reports every one OF
the lot gone.
"A man came into our store the other
day. said q. member of this firm, land
told US he could dispose of 400 Boer
flags if we could give them to him
at once. We could not do it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
HANGED BY INDIANS.
Severe Treatment Received By
White Lease Holder.

Kansas City. Feb. s-A Star special
from Sapulpa, I. T., says:
To make r. C. Richardson, a white
lease holder promise to leave the coun-
try. a mob of Indians placed a rope
around his neck and dragged him from
his home 16 miles southeast of Sapul-
pa to a ravine mile distant, hauled
him up to the limb of a tree and other
wise maltreated him. Richardson was
rescued in time to save his life and was
brought here for medical treatment. His
body is badly bruised. The names Of
several of the Indians have been report
ed to the United States authorities at
Muskogee. Richardson aroused the en-
nifty of the Indians by refusing to turn
over his land to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
A LONG PULL
Is About to Be Made For Ratification
of French Reciprocity Treaty.

Is About to Be Made For Ratification
of French Reciprocity Treaty.
New York, Feb. S.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The fight for the ratification of the
French reciprocity treaty has been re-
sumed with increased vigor and with
such recently acquired support that the
friends of that instrument now believe
success is certain. Ambassador Cam
bon has brought back the information
of the earnest desire of the French gov
eminent for the ratification of the
treaty, and has urged the state depart
.nent to take effective steps to secure
favorable action by the senate. Special
Commissioner kasson, who negotiated
the treaty, has returned from Florida,
and is now preparing another state
ment in amplifcation of his previous
report, tending to show the benefits to
this country that will accrue under the
treaty Mr.. kassOn, Stung by the crit
icism that he was ignorant of tariff
questions, and had made concessions
that are inimical to American trade, is
compiling a comprehensive table from
which he expects to prove to the COM
mittee on foreign relations that Ameri-
can goods worth millions of dollars.
now barred from France owing to a
prohibitiVe duty, will be admitted at
the most favored rate, and that the re-
auctions granted by the treaty to
French exporters are such as will not
seriously affect any American industry
Mr.. Kasson is also preparing to re-
flute the assertion that France has de-
clined to reduce the duties on articles
other than luXuries. He points out that
France is the largest consumer of cot
tonseed oil, and this fact alone, he be-
lieves ought to bring to the treaty the
support of southern senators, in whose
section the production of cottonseed oil
is an industry of great proportions.
1t is understood that the administra-
ton realizes the mistake it has made in
keeping everything connected with this
treaty secret, and denying even TO the
members Of the finance committee access
to the data and correspondence upon
which the treaty is based. Mr.. Kasson
will, it is understood, change his policy
and give more publicity to his argu-
ments for the treaty. An effort is to be
made by him to win over the antagOniStic
members of the finance committee by TAX
ing them into his confidence.
The treaty provides for material reduc-
tons in line of products and manufac-
lures confined to no particular section of
this country. The manufacturers of ar
ticles admitted into France at the mimi |
mum rate, in direct and equal COMPETE
ton with the manufacturers of conti-
mental Europe, have organized in sup |
port of the treaty and have begun to Pc |
tition their representatives and senators |
to support it. All of these things afford |
the friends of the treaty increased en- |
courage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
Washington Notes.

Washington, Feb. Representative
Little, of Arkansas, has introduced a
bill to ratify the agreement between
the Dawes commission and the Semi
mole tribe of Indians, made October Z,
1899.
Senator Baker, of Kansas, has intro
duced a bill to secure administrative
action to be taken upon the accounts
of the registers and receivers of the
United States land offices in Kansas
Representative Long. of Kansas, has
introduced a bill to pay the city of
Wichita, Kas., $1,632 for assessments
paid for the benefit of property on
which is erected the United States pub
lie building in that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08

fourteen months was paroled. He was
free for only two weeks when he got into
trouble and was returned to the school.
After another term of % months he was
released and managed to stay away for
six month. but at the end of that time
he was again returned. He earned his
honor in ten months and a. year ago last
September was discharged.
Fred has been to the Reform school
twice. In 1896 he was sent there for sew
enteen months, and after being out thirty
days, he was discharged. He was dis
charged the second time with his brother
Since the two left the school for the
last time they have been under the con-
slant watch of the police Despite the
watching they have been in trouble re-
peatedly. They have been arrested for
stealing from wagons ands barns more
times than they have fingers and toes.
They have been arrested several times
for breaking into houses and stealing the
brass fixtures and plumbing which was
sold at junk shops. Last fall Tom was
caught stealing a jug of whiszey from a
wagon He ran and when his pursuers
were about to Overtake him he jumped
into the river, swan across and for the
time being escaped. Their last exploit
was stealing from a butcher wagon and
after threatening the driver with q knife
and a revolver, escaped. They were after
wards captured by the police, and We'd
nesday evening they were fined $50 each
by Police Judge Magaw, which means 30
DAYS in the city prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
PLAGUE AT MANILA
It Is Reported to Be Gaining Great
Roadway.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. According to
news bropght by the steamer Empress
of China, the plague is reported to be
gaining much Roadway in Manila Tel
egrams to the Japan Daily Mail under
date of January II, are to the effect
that there were y cases on one street
on that date The outbreak is said to
be causing great excitement The Ma
ma Times OF an carrier date, says some
of two cases of the disease believed to
be bubonic plague. The victims were
Chinese, who came by steamer from
Hong Kong. The patients and the
houses in which the cases occurred
were isolated. The plague is still rag
ing at Hong Kong. During 1928 there
were !, 1856 cases there and / 42S deaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
BISHOP ncCABE.
The Famous Minister'S Experience
With Coffee.


The we'll known bishop said to one of
his friends some years ago, st was a
great sufferer from severe headaches,
and at times after travelling many miles
to dedicate a church or perform some
other important duty, found myself
confined to bed when the time came,
and was unable to carry out my work.
finally discovered that when left off
coffee for few days. the headaches
disappeared. and by further experiment,
discovered that the coffee was undoubt-
edly the cause of the difficulty, which
finally entirely disappeared when I left
off coffee altogether"
The person to whom this remark was
made is Mrs. Amy K. Glass, wife of a.
Methodist minister at Rolfe, Ia. She
says: My own experience with coffee
was very convincing. I was grown up
before ever drank coffee, but was ad-
vised by friend (who meant it kind
ly) to use weak tea and coffee. because
a. warm drink aided digestion. I soon
thereafter commenced to have nervous
and sick headaches; could not believe it
was the coffee.
MY husband. who had suffered from
dyspepsia while a young man in college
and found relief by leaving off coffee
often told me he was satisfied my head
aches were caused by coffee. so I gave
up the coffee and took up Postum Ce-
real Food Coffee. The change taught
me in a most convincing manner that
coffee was the cause of the headaches,
but now I have an equally good coffee
in Postum, and its health giving pro-
perties are simply undeniable. Our little
children use Postum regularly and go
off to school as healthy and happy as
children should. If ever husband or my
SELF take a drink of weak COFFEE at an
evening gathering or church social, we
are kept awake until past the middle of
she night. Yours. for health"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
JUDGE TAFT'S BROTHER
Tells Why a Seat on the Bench Yves
Sacrificed.

this city, a brother of Judge William Taft,
who has just been appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to head the commission
for the establishment of a civil govern
ment in the Philippines, says:
My brother and 1 exchanged several
letters in regard to the ACCESSIBILITY of
his accepting the appointment, but their
contents We're entirely personal know
that the giving up of - life seat on the
bench was a, serious matter with him ard
that his acceptance of this appointment
was a personal sacrifice which he did not
estimate lightly. He saw, however. that
it was q matter of national love and duty
and he accepted. His family will un-
pines or ioin him there later. He expects
that his work there will last for at least
a. YEAR,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08

les than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It's pleasant taste and prompt and effec-
ers and small children. 1t quickly cures
their coughs and colds, preventing pneu-
monia or other serious consequences. 1t
also cures Group and has been used in
tens of thousands of cases without sim
gle failure so far as we have been able
to learn. 1t not only cures Group, but
when given as soon as the croupy cough
appears will prevent the attack. In cases
OF whooping cough it Hquifies the tough
mucus. making it easier to expectorate.
the paroxysms of coughing. thus depriv-
ing that disease of all dangerous conse-
quences- For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
ossman the Turk a Fraud.

Cleveland, o, Feb. 8.-Tom jenkins
and Kara Ossman, the Turk, were to
have wrestled atch-as-catch-can style
here last night, best three out of five
falls. Instead of a match the Turk
worked around the mat for an hour and
a, quarter and after innumerable at
tempts to fell Jenkins threw up his
hands and gave the match to his OPP
gymnasium of the Cleveland Wheel
club to see the event. which was to
have been for the championship of the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
Harpers FIGHT Bankruptcy.

New York, Feb. S.-The reorganiza-
ton committee of Harper Bros, pub
fishers, representing over 81, $50, 900 of
the company's indebtedness, has filed
an answer in the clerks office Of the
United States district court to the pc
tition in bankruptcy filed on January %
MES that Harper & Bros. have COM
mitted the acts of bankruptcy or any
of them set forth in the petition, and
aver that Harper & Bros. should not
be declared bankrupt for any cause,
and they pray that they may be in
quired into by the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
An Editors Life Saved by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part of October, 1896,
contracted a bad cold which settled on my
lungs and was neglected until I feared
that consumption had appeared in an in
and trying to expel something which I
could not. I became alarmed and after
giving the local doctor a trial bought
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and the result was immediate improve
ment, and after 1 had used three bottles
my lungs were restored to their healthy
state.-B. S. Edwards, Publisher of The
Review. Wyant, Ill. For sale by all drug
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
More Sugar Plants Close.

Philadelphia Feb. 8-Under orders
from the officials of the american
Sugar Refining company the Spreckles
refinery here has closed, throwing out
of employment 1000 men. 1t was an
nounced today at McCahn's refinery,
which is a rival of the American Sugar
Refining company. that the plant will
be temporarily closed within a few
days. Nearly 1000 men are employed at
this place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
A Night of Terror.

awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave General Durham of Mach
las, Me, when the doctors said she would
die from pneumonia before morning. .
writes Mrs S H Lincoln, who attended
her that fearful night, but she begged for
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which had
her of Consumption. After taking, she
slept all night. Further use entirely
cured her" This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and
Lung Diseases. Only soc and $1.00. Trial
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
Rest and Health to Mother and Child

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
all PAIN, CURES WIND COLIC and tS
the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by Druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure to ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup" and take no other kind. TWene
ty-6Ye cents a bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
Famous Chess Player Insane.

New York, Feb S.-Dr William Stein
itz, the famous chess player, was taken
from. his home to the insane pavilion of
Bellevue hospital last night He is 62
years old, and was confined in an asy-
luIn in MOSCOW in 1897.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
REARED IN CRIME.
Notori u ,==Cooper Boys Graduated
From the Reform School

The notorious Coopers, Fred and Tom,
aged 20 and 81 years respectively, have
been making police court history for nine
years-since they were Il years old.
Their list of petty crimes would fill sew
eral pages of the police court docket. Tom
was u years old when caught in his first
criminal exploit. He was sent to the
Reform school, and after being there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
He Is the First.

New York, Feb. S.-Pol PIancon has
been invited by Frau Cosiman Wagner
to sign the part Of Gurenemanz in Par
sifal' at Bayreuth- He is the first
Frenchman to be invited to sing at Bay
reuth and will accept with supreme
pleasure"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08
A Frightful Blunder.

VIII often cause a horrible burn, sca1d,
cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
viii XII the PAIN aLa promptly neal II;
skin eruptions- Best pile cure on earth
Only % cents a box. Cure guaranteed
Sold at Waggoner's drug store. 731 KAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-08

No one would ever be bothered with
constipation if everyone knew how
naturally and quickly Burdock Blood
Bitters regulates the stomach and
bowels.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-23
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure in all it's stages and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to the medical frater-
nifty. Catarrh being constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is takeu intern lilly. act
ing directally upon the blood and muscous
surfaces of the snstem, thereby destroy
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
it's work The proprieters have SO much
faith in it's curative powers, that they Of
fer Ond Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials.
Address. F. j. CHENEY and CO., Toll
edo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-23
A Village Blacksmith Saved his little
on's life.

". RI. H. Black, the weIl-known village
blacksmith at Grahamsvil5e. Sullivan Co.. N
always been sbject TO Group, and so bad
have the attacks been that we have fear
ed many times that he would die. We have
had the doctor and used many medicines,
but Chamberlain Cough Remedy is now
our sole reliance 1t seems to dissolve
the tough muscus and by giving frequent
doses when the croupy symptoms appear
we have found that the dreaded Group is
cured before it gets settled" There is no
danger in giving this remedy for it con-
tain5 no opium or other injurious drng
macy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-23

and the production of revenue is
the fundamental and final object
in operating a railroad. All the
traffic 1t can handle is none too
much.
This is Violently Mr.. Hills OBJ
ject in settling up the vacant lands.
He is long headed enough to see
that by sacrificing a few dollars in
railroad fares now he will reap
thousands in the near future
through the industry of these
same homeseekers in the develop
ment of the country.
Ordinary methods would be too
slow. There are long stretches on
the Great Northern, as there are
on all of the transcontinental
roads, where there is no business
whatever for the road. There are
sections where, if they could be,
separated from the system, would
show great loss. Many miles OF
Improbable trackage is often re-
presented in a dist riot which as a
whole returns profit, and there
is no way to make every mile pro-
ftable except by increasing the
traffic. The traffic can only be in
creased by settlement and Develop
ment.
The growth Of the great West
may go on for century. Its
vacant lands may all be taken up
in twenty years, or they may be
absorbed in five years, depending
upon the energy displayed in
settlement; but if the land is
brought under cultivation in five
years instead of twenty years it is
quite apparent that the railroads
will have the advantage Of fifteen
years of increased traffic, every |
year increasing over the other,and.
with the diversity Of interests re-
presented. decreas ing the liability
to crop failures.
That is what the CIR eat North
ern proposes to do, and this is
what other roads will do if the
management can ever see beyond
he immediate returns of revenue
and adopt more liberal policy.
For Iuther information, address
A. G. Harvey, $50 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.