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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
DUMONT'S AIR SHIP.
No Longer Amy Doubt of His
Ultimate Success.

New York. Aug 5.-The Herald pub
fishes a dispatch from its Paris CORE
spondent to the effect that if any
doubt still fingered as to the perfect
-'steera bility' of M. Santos Dumont's
balloon it must have been dispelled by
the latest ascension
Continuing the Paris correspondent
gives the following additional details:
When about 100 meters up in the air
the young aeronaut discovered that a
too jealous workman had securely
knotted the cord that controls the
guide rope which governs the plan of
direction Of his airship. Before he
could liberate this cord, as the guide
rope was catching in the trees OF the
Bots de Boulogne, he had to sacrlnce
all his ballast IN order TO get clear OF
the ground, or rather OF the tree TOPS.
Under such conditions he did not care
to venture over Paris, where a descent
might have become unavoidable, owing
TO the lack of ballast. These little
portance, and simply delayed the ofh-
ciaI attempt to win Mr. Deutsch 5
prize. What NJ. Santos Dumont mas
achieved is in itself quite sufficient to
convince the most skeptical that he IS
absolutely master of his direction while
in the air
Starting at the Pare d'Aero station
at St Cloud at Alb this afternoon tne
above the Bots de Boulogne in the dt-
rection of the Eiffel tower, turned as
0bedientIy as a yacht answering Aer
helm and came back to the pare at a
fair speed. following as undeviatingly-
a course as thought it were n arked by
a visible straight line
There was only the fainteSt OF
breezes it is true. but what there was
of it was blowing against the balloon
This was, however, SO Enthusiastically
Independent OF any air current. favor
able or unfavorable, that the spec
tators seemed to awake to a full APP
probation of NJ Santo DumOnt's tri-
umphant solution of the problem of
aerial navigation and greeted him upon
his return with a hearty burst of APP
plause. No public announcement had
been made of the ascension, so the
crowd was not SO great as on Friday
Nevertheless, the st. Cloud footbridge
/ held several hundred onlOokers. while
/ in the Pare d'AerO station were a
| couple of hundred who were admitted
| by card and who included most of the
members of the Aero club and Prince
Roland Bonaparte, the Marquis de
| Dion, Comte Henry de la Vaulx. vi
! comte de hasseloup-Loubat, Comte
d'Antichamp, NJ. Georges BesancOn, M
Emmanuel Anne, M Wilfred de F'on-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
TO BUILD THE ORIENT.
Company Chartered to Do the
Actual Work.

The Union Construction company,
which is to build the Kansas City. Mex
leo & Orient railway through Kansas,
paid a $500 fee into the state treasury
today in return for authority to en-
gage in business in this state. The COM
pany has the contract to build the
Orient line from Kansas City to the
state line between Kansas and Okla
homa. in Harper county. Kansas. They
are sub-contractors to the international
company which has the contract for the
whole road.
The Union Construction company is a
Delaware corporation with a million
dollars of capital This company IS
composed OF Kansas City people, how
ever. and those who are close to the
railroad scheme. j. J. Sylvester Is
president, w p Robinson and w A
Williams vice presidents. ". A. Rule,
treasurer; Neal $. Doran, secretary; g.
NJ Cole and Gardner KimbaH, the lat
ter of Wilmington, Del, directors
The same party of capitalists also or
ganized u company to be known as the
Union Real Estate and TOWnsite COM
pany. This side company, while char
tered in Missouri also registered in
Kansas to speculate in the property
values that viii be made in the towns
that are expected to spring up at points
along the line of the new railroad. This
company is capitalized at $4,000. The
Kansas state charter board approved of
its charter as far as engaging in the
tOWnsite business is concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
SENTENCE COMPUTED.
President Mckinley Has Mercy on
Major Eltonhead.

Washington, Aug. president Nc
Kinley has committed the court martial
sentence of dismissal from the army of
Major Francis E. Eltonhead, Four
teenth infantry. to placing that officer
at the foot of the list of majors of in
fantry, there to remain for period OF
fivf7e years. Major Eltonhead was tried
On charge of being drunk on duty and
of misbehaving himself at the Army
and Navy club in aAInila and of using
profane and abusive language to Lieu
infantry. The court which tried Major
tenant William Muhley. Twenty-hrst
infantry The court which tried Major
Eltonhead sentenced him to be dis
missed, but the president says that IN
view of his military record, his good
conduct in the engagements before
Santiago, Cuba, and operations in the
Philippine Islands, together with the
recommendation of clemency by the
members of the court, the sentence Of
dismissal is committed
Major Eltonhead is graduate of
West Point having been appointed
from Pennsylvania in 1871.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
SEATON Ii OUT.
Tells Kansas City Reporter He Doesn't
Want to Be Governor.

John seaton. Of Atchison, father Of
the Kansas Republican house. made
an announcement at the Midland last
night which will probably be graft
flying to ambitious Kansas Repubh-
cans. says the Kansas City Times He
announced that he had no further as
piration to be governor and would
positively not figure in another guber-
material race
Mr.. Seaton was a candidate before
the Hutchinson convention which nom
mated w. Eugene Stanley, and has
since been looked upon as a prominent
gubernatorial possibility.
Il don't know that the possibility OF
me wanting to be governor has
troubled the boys in Kansas much, Z
said Mr.. seaton last night, but If It
has they can stop worrying. I have no
aspirations for any office in the gift
of the state"
Mr. Seaton says that NJ A. Low, gem
eral attorney of the Rock Island. now
yields more power in the Republican
party in Kansas than any one man
He expects to see Mr. Low the next
United States senator from Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
BIG ODD FELLOW DIES.
Ed T. Rees, Grand Scribe, Victim o
Heart Failure.

Yesterday morning at his home In
Leavenworth, Grand Scribe Ed T. Rees.
of the Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows of Kansas, died of heart failure.
He had been in very poor health Tor a
number of years, but his last illness
was only about a months duration.
He has held the office of grand scribe
for the past IL years and was held in
the highest esteem by all Odd Fellows
and those who knew him. He was the
captain of the Far West encampment
team at Leavenworth and had few SUI
periors as staff drill master.
His funeral will be held at his home
in Leavenworth tomorrow at p m
and will be attended by a number of
Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge
officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05

vielle. NJ Cailett, and also Nine.
Deutsch and her children.
Just before starting there occurred a
little incident that somewhat disturbed
NJ Santos Dumont's equanimity. Just
as he was about to leave the prize
committee reminded him that the
starting time would be t0ken/@lt the
exact instant his guide rope left the
ground and that the moment of his re-
turn would be the instant his balloon
came to earth again
To this latter detail NJ Santos Du-
mont objected fatty. He claimed, very
logically, that the end of the voyage
was the moment he arrived over the
starting point Not only does there
seem to be common sense in his con-
tention but it is also in accordance
with both the letter and spirit of the
conditions laid down for the Prix de
IAero club contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
USED A RAZOR.
COIOred Boy Seriously Injured
on Sunday.

A serious cutting ARRAY occurred at
a colored key party held at a small res
taurant near the bridge Sunday even
ing in which Alonzo Conley, son of
Fireman Ed Conley. of ladder truck
No. 3. was badly cut in, the side and
neck by Sam Alexander. another color
ed man.
Alexander then made his escape and
although al outgoing trains have been
watched by the police, it is believed
that he has left for the west where he
was formerly employed as section
hand.
Conley is at his home on Lane street
between Eleventh and King, and he is
known to be badly injured The assault
was made with Il razor and the cuts are
dangerously deep. The boys father
swore out a warrant for Alexander this
morning charging him with assault
with intent to kill.
Reports indicate that the assault was
entirely unproVoked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
no. Chinese NEED APPLY.
Exclusion Act Intervenes in Behalf OF
Strikers at Frisco.

washington, Aug. assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Taylor today
received kilograms from ship owners
and masters of vessels lately arrived in
san Francisco, stating that, owing TO
the strike there. they are unable to I'M
load their vessels and asking that Chin
amen employed on the ships be per
nitted to unload the vessels, the mas
ters and owners guaranteeing to the
government that they would not be per
Initted to go beyond the wharves and TO
prevent their escape. Secretary Taylor
has replied holding that this would be
a violation of the Chinese exclusion act
and refusing to allow the Cinnamon to
go upon the docks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
AN ice FAMINE.
1t Was Caused by Moeser Plant
Breaking Sunday.

owing to a breakdown in the ma
chinery the Moeser ice mandatory
was shut down all day Sunday. and
did not resume operations till o'clock
this morning
The Moeser people say that their
machinery has been in need Of repairs
for some time. and they have had new
parts in process of construction at the
Capital Iron works. The direct cause
of the disaster was the breaking OF
several piston rings.
The Peoples Ice company was I'M
able to get enough ice to supply all its
customers yesterday, and those VINO
did get ice had to wait till late in the
day for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
NOTHING TO CAN.
West Must Draw on East For Canned
Goods

The west will this year have to draw on
the east for canned goods instead Of fur
nishing it, as has been the case hereto
fore Although the drouth which threat
ened to dry up everything has peen pro-
ken and q big crop Of wheat VIII Pc mar
vested. the small stuff for canning mas
been injured to the extent that there viii
be practically no work done in the can
ming factories this year
The vegetable gardens of the west are
sadly Injured by the drouth. say hum
dreds of country merchants IN their cor
respondence with St Louis lopoers, say ,
q St Louis pa per. Tonaa toes. beans sweet
corn. radishes. onions. late lettuce cInc~
DRY, and in fact, everything that fnaLures
ia the garden the latter half OF July or
later is either ruined or so dWarted as TO
be practically valueless-
less but is bad enough In the southern
portion Of the southwest a talr erop Of
summer apples were neither up to stand
ard in quality OF yield Autnlnn hrults MS
are already falling and witheringt ana
promise to be a very poor yield ana the
outlook is even g1oomler-
Demand for canned goods has increased
in the territory west of the MISSISSIPPI
river. and St Louis wholesale SrQcerS
have transacted an unprecedented puSl-
ness in canned goods during the past Tort
night
unusual demand prices range low anu ny
startling advance IS expected at least nor
for time. Inc impression pEeNsttls
among JobberS that a conslaeraole SUI, SUI,
plus of camel goods remain IN packers
hands to be drawn upon
Reports from central ana eastern SlaLts
I promise good vegetable crops ana the
signs indicate unusual canning ACTIVITY
wear supply the west with vegetables snc
to a large extent with fruit me wesl
may be relied upon tor pIes2 s3 uiLs IN
meats. and that is about all The canned
meat trade IS expected 70 De the most -, sf
/ rush Of livestock to market is now over
4 taxing the refrigerator capacity q pace
/ ing houses ana the surplus muSI ~
| canned in order TO be preserved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
8. a. ". Y. At-ten-ehunl

Every ex-S- A W. soldier is hereby
notified that there will be a meeting Of
the above named order at Lincoln Post
hall at o'clock this evening. Bylaws
will be adopted, those who have not yet
been mustered in viii be given the OBJ
legation, applications for membership
will be passed upon and other import
ant business transacted. Every member
should make it a point to be present
BY order of Commander Harvey
EDWARD Z. BANKS,
Adiutant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
THE RENDERS AGAIN.
Idaho Man Says He Has Found
Them.

Governor Stanley's mail continues to
bring in stories of the location some
where of the Benders. This morning
word arrived from T. S. Campbell, Of
Laclede, Idaho.
Campbell is 3. justice of the peace and
he asserts that old man Bender and
Kate are under his eye. He asks for
additional information in the case that
he may have his suspects put under ar
rest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
Smallpox in Kansas.

Dr. Swans monthly bulletin Is as fol-
lows:
Chautauqua county, case; Cherokee
county, / case; Crawford county, cases
as follows: Fleming, 3; Yale, 3; Ashley,
10: Shaft, 20; Pittsburg, IA; Douglas
county. 1 case; Hamilton county.1 case;
Lane county, 4 cases; Shawnee county,
1 case; Sumner county, 7 cases; Topeka
cases; Washington county, cases;
Wichita, s cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05

members of the same Sunday school
class as Miss Ward. A quartette com
nosed of Mrs. A. j. Arnold, Mrs ]. ID.
Pratt Mr.. e. a. Berry and Mr. David
Bowie. with Miss Mabel Miller as or
zanist. sang. II Gould Not Do without
Thee. There is a Wilderness in God $
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
H0meseekers' Excursions via the
Ianta Fe.

On August and 20 win sell tickets
+o Arkansas. Arizona, Idaho, Indian
Territory. Louisiana, Montana, New
Mexico. Oklahoma, Texas, Rocky
Ford. Colorado. and points east thereof
in Colorado at rate Of one fare plus
two dollars for the round trip. Final
limit twenty-ons days Fifteen days
gaing limit with stop-over privileges.
See agent for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05

No such thing as summer complaint"
where DR.. Fowler's Extract OF Wild
strawberry is kept handy Natures
remedy for every looseness of the bow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
FLORISTS.


MRS. J. r. HAGUE. florist. s17 kansas
ave. Phone eo2-
CTrr FLOWERS and floral designs ~
HAYES. 107 West Eighth st. 'Phene 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05

~-c-~---,.---5 -, : Z 3 =, -S1,scS y IN
@ nacIs ships and stores househol4
goods. Tel. 18e. Clarence Skinner. Azs p
Sixth St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
PAVING


.~~~~~-~-----~-~~
FISCHER & THORPE Patent Lawyet-
S14-s17 junction Bldg. 9Th and Main st..
Kansas city, No. have new DOCK on pAt
ents for free distribution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
sAr1N-sK1N sPEcIALTIEs

F7rEORF exposure to wind or sun al
NV Safin-Sizin Cream, then use satin
skin Powder. prevents tan sfnaf tlne
gives lovely satin skin, 29c- New AAooet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
BICYCLES

---~-~-----0--s----~-c 49,
Tal 506 FicvcIes and sundries. bicycles
and tandems for rent; repairing o. All
kinds.
u. s. CYCLE Co. lis Z. sth st. National
ana Union bicycles. Sundries. reDaira-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
MONEY.

rs IOAr1-hIoney on Topeka real estate.
Pay back monthly. Low intereSSi t ~,
See Fastrnan at 115 West sixth ST.
1TONTrv TO LOAN on live stock, pianos,
1rga1as fvneyvr iters, household goods ana
,,srsonai security. l. Riscoe, SO Kan ava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-05
JEWELLERS.


lanes r. HAYDEN Jeweler ana Opt
CLAN Complete stock Of watches. dia-
unonds siiverWare. etc Eyes eAAlnlnau
and spectacies properly htued-
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WATCHMAKER


IDA c. BARNES. NJ y.
f,rnre 732 Kansas ave. Residence Lnif-
4aSnth and Clay. Office hours. a. m %
II = M and q m. TO p. m Ielepnona
Sos residence and IS Once
M EVA HARDING. homeopathic. e1l
kansas ave. Ielephone ~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24
MARRY OUT OF HUMANITY.
Men In Brass Works Think Work
There Too Hard For Women


BY statement made by c. b. My
ers, a Chicago delegate before the
Metal Polishers and Brass Workers
association in Milwaukee,. it appears
that the men employees of the Wolff
Manufacturing company in Chicago arc
adopting all unusual means to prevent
women working in the shops, says the
New York Press. He said:
"Women have no business to do brass
polishing 1t is the most unhealthful
business they could undertake, and we
are going to get them something better
to do. In the Wolff Manufacturing
company we set about marrying them,
and in the last year and a half we have
made about seven matches. We are
not trying to freeze them out Of work,
but simply to get them something bet
ter"
Mr.. Myers also insisted women
should receive the same wages for
their work that men similarly employ
ed were accustomed to receive. Mr..
Myers proposed to the convention that
instead Of seeking to crowd women out
of the business the men employed
alongside Of them either marry them
or obtain for them good husbands. In
either event, he urged, women would
be relieved of the drudgery of metal
polishing and its dangers, because no
man who understood the business
would have his wife working at it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24
CONUNDRUMS.

The Information and Exchange Ed.
itors Get OF Some Good Ones.
"While you're talking about smok-
Ing" said the exchange editor, maybe
you can tell why cent cigar is like
q young half breed Indian squaw."
"Maid of poor stock" replied the in
formation editor. whats the differ
ence between roller towel and the
people who have to use it?'
zone is wiper, and the other Is q
generation of wipers. What's the diff
ference between catfish and wad of
chewing gum"
mot much. It's all In the mouth.
Why is a ripe apple like the ghetto"
"Full of Juice. Why is a grain Of
sand like the faith cureT"
"All in your eye. Why does a.
Hold on. That isn't right. You
didn't have the answer, either, about
the 8 cent cigar and the young sQuaw."
TITS mistake to furnish a match for
It, then. You were all wrong, too, about
the roller towel and the people who use
It."
1.-THE ones crash, and the others
push. II that isn't 1t, l wash my hands
Of it."
"Soap yourself! It's because the peo-
pie are changed every seven years and
the towel is never changed. Why is
a.
"Then you ought to change boarding
houses. You didn't get the right point
Of difference between the catfish and
the chewing gum"
"They're just alike. You can get
stuck on both. Why does a.
"Gum of! l say they're not!'
II say they are! 1t isn't meet to use
either"
"All wrong You can use one for a
big fry, while it is only the small fry
that uses the other"
Worst l ever heard. You made the
wrong guess about the ripe apple and
the ghetto. besides"
Did it on purpose Why is present
Of a mummy like wig?"
because it's dead give away. Why
does a man
"Why is the leader of an orchestral
Like a fast watch? Because he
beats time Why is customer at de-
partment store"-s
Like man 100 years old? Because
he's waiting long time for his
change"
Then the information editor closed
his knowledge box, while the exchange
editor sheered otf.-Chicago Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24
LONG TRIP AFOOT.
Whole Family Tramped From Penn
sylvania Mines to New York.

Whole Family Tramped From Penn-
sylvania Mines to New York.
After travelling through cold, snow
and every variety Of weather John
William Booth, his wife and four small
children reached New York the other
day. They had been on the road since
early in January and had set out from
Fayette City, Pa, where, Booth says,
they had endured great misery in the
coal mining region.
In their journey hither the man and
his wife each carried one child, while
they dragged the other two in small
wagon, says the New York World. The
family wish to get back to England.
He was employed at the nominal wage
of $1.75 a day, the head Of the tramp
ing family says, but being obliged to
buy every kind Of supplies at the COM
pany store he found that he owed the
employers more and more every week.
AS he stood 5000 in debt on the LIST
of January, he concluded to take his
family on the road and work their way
to New York, whence they might sail
for their old home.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24
NEW OIL ENGINE.
1t Operates without the Use of Boil
ers, Furnaces or Chimneys.

1t Operates without the Use of Boil
ers, Furnaces or Chimneys.
Great things are expected Of the
Diesel engine, the latest thing in Ger
man engineering, the first working Of
which In England London Express
representative was permitted to see at
Guidebridge, near Manchester, recent
ly.
Economy in fuel and space Is the
chief merit of the Diesel, commenting
it to makers of automobiles and small
marine craft as an engine with fu-
ture. Its claim to originality lies In
the fact that 1t works with crude oil,
without smell or dirt, perfectly con-
Stunning all the products Of combustion.
Unlike other oil engines, it requires no
ignition point. Compressed air from
cylinders starts the Diesel. OIL and air
are then admitted to the cylinder, when
the compression of the air by the re-
turn stroke SO raises the temperature
that the oil flashes and the forward
stroke Is delivered.
The exhaust Is perfectly clean and
free from odor. Thus the claim made
for the Diesel Is that no boilers, fur
naces or chimneys are required. Great
economy of space and fuel is effected, as
1t can be used with any kind Of liquid
fuel or furnace gas, the waste product
of blast furnaces. Hopes are entertained
that the Diesel will be used on a very
large scale, those who are introducing
1t to England claiming for 1t the abil-
ity to run vessel as large as the Oce-
anic. Already an order has been placed
by the French government for an en-
CINE Of this type, to be used in sub
marine boat.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24
WEST 1'OPSHAM.

DIR. r. +. Willard will go to Mare
Fletcher hospital Wednesday to hav-
a tumor removed. He hopes to by
able to return to his professional due
ties in about two or three weeks.
Miss Myrtle Kicker of Groton began
her school In the Clarke district Mon
day.
f. E. Willard Of North Montpelier
visited his son. DR.. Willard, over Sum
day.
lliam Hight is boarding at A. s.
Jewett's for few weeks.
N. G. Bagley is very low at this
writing and bis recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Francis Bagley was called to
Groton on account of the illness Of
her daughter, Mrs. Wilmot Campbell.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-24

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY &sCO.. Props, Toledo, Q.
We the undersigned, have known I. j..
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.. WALDING, K1NNAN &
MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Price TOO.
per bottle. Sold by FALL Druggist Test-
monlals free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.