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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. 29.-Probably the
largest order for coal ever taken for
shipment through a single purchaser
has just been consummated by the Mon
ongahela river consolidated Coal & Coke
company, selling to a New Orleans
agent and shipper 200 coal boats averag-
ing $4,000 bushels coal each for the ex-
port trade The total amount Of 5000, 600
bushels was taken at a price one cent
bushel higher than the average pre-
yalling price or last year In the New
Orleans market The coal IL aH To ~
sent to that point. thence to be reshipped
on American vessels to foreign portA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
CARNEGIE GIVES
millionaire viii Aid the Establish
ment OF Lewiston Library.

Lewiston, Maine, Jan. 2e-The city
council has voted unanimously to accept
the offer Of Andrew Carnegie to give for
a free public library ten times the
amount the city would appropriate an
nually for its support. Mr.. Carnegie
win be called upon for $4,000. the eoun :
Gil voting 5000 annually.
The offer from Mr.. Carnegie WAS the
result Of a letter written by one of the
women OF Mary Dillingham; Chapter
daughters of American revolution, which
a short time ago established a public IL
brary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
Thouaanda ssnt Into Erila.

Every year a large number Of poor sur
ferers whose lungs are sere and racked
with coughs are urged to 40 to another
climate But this 80 costly and not always
sure Don't be an exile when Dr. King 8
New Discovery for Consumption will cure
you at home. It's the most lnfallfble med
icine for Coughs, Colds. and an Throat
and Lung diseases on earth. The first
dose brings relief. Astounding cures res
suit from persistent use. Trial bottles
free at A. J. Arnold g. Sons. S2l North
Kansas avenue. Price so cents and Al
Every bottle guaranteed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
THE FARM VANISHED.
Now Mrs. s. Q. Faust Wants to Know
Where It Went.

Mrs s. C. Clancy. Faust has sued A.
Mrs Faust says in her petition that in
November, 1899, she married A. F. Faust
and that she supposed at that time that
he owned a large farm and herd of
cattle, but she found out after the mar
riage that nc did not have such wealth
as she supposed. She claims that he
decided some property to his son, NJ. O.
Faust, and she asks that the deed be
set aside. She wants him to hold enough
property to amount to s.. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
AMATEUR PAT GROVE.
Tries to Extort $4,000 From a Rich
KIondilrer.

Seattle. Wash. Jan 29-A wouId-be
ernulator Of Pat Grove or a practical
joker, has made what appears to be an
attempt to extort s., 500 from T. s.
1-1ppy, Klondike millionaire of this
city On Friday Lippy received a letter
placing Of the sum in q certain sDot in
the suburbs Of the city. The letter
threatened that if the money was not
promptly deposited dire vengeance would
pc visited upon Its recipient. Tippy
placed the communication in the hands
Of the police and detectives were sta
toned at the spot where It was specified
that the money should be deposited, but
no one appeared at the appointed time
to ascertain If the funds were there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
Hay no GONE HOWE.
HIS Return to South Africa Is Consid-
cred improbable

Cape Town, Jan. 2s.-Adelbert s. Hay.
the United States consul at Pretoria,
win sail from here January 80.
According to a dispatch from Wash
ington dated December 20 last, Consul
HAY had obtained the permission of the
state department to return to the Uni
ted States. 1t was added that he would
probably not go back to South Africa
and that William D. Gordon of Illinois,
United States consular agent at Jo-
hannesburg. would succeed Mr.. Hay as
consul al Pretoria
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.


Berlin Jan. 29.-At a meeting Of the
shareholders Of the Deutsehe Greunschuld
bank today It was voted that the insdtu-
ton go into liquidation.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 2e.-Fieid Marshal
Count Gourko died today on his estate
at Scharow, near Iver.
Chicago. Jan. 2g.-By a vote of 50 to IS
the city council last night defeated Mayor
Harrison's plan of repeating the midnight
saloon closing law
Faris, Jan. 2s.-visconte Henri de Bor-
ner, the poet, dramatist and member of
the French academy, is dead, aged IS
years.
Indianapolis. Ind. Jan 2s.-The. report
of the legislative commission which has
visited the state institutions was handed
to Governor Durbln last night The re-
port charges that Mrs. Sarah Keely. SUI
prison and girls Industrial school, has
been guilty oL strlpPing Elrss AND f nog-
naked backs.
san Francisco, Cal. Jan. 29.-The Ouch
ess of Manchester, who has been confined
to her rooms in the Palace hotel, since
Saturday night Hwing 70 an attack eSs,s Of
and will go to Monterey tomorrow or next
Guthrie, Okla Jan 2s-Eurich Knosp, a
German tailor, was found dead in the rear
ing, Knosp left home with SIS. He pur-
chased a few groceries and entered the
minutes afterward he was found dead.
There we're no marks Of violence. but the
body had ben robbed, as his pocketbook
was found under him empty
Providence. R. T.. Jan. 2s.-The Phoenix
Iron company went into q recelverahip to-
day. The debts 81 the concern aEgregate
about $4,000, while the plant ha4 tax
St. Joseph. Mo-, Jan. 2e.-Fs A. olden, a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
Your Story

" Every morning have a
bad taste in my mouth; my
tongue is coated i; my head
aches and I often feel dizzy.
I have no appetite for break
fast, and what food / eat dis
tresses me. ] have a heavy
feeling in my stomach. I am
getting SO weak that sometimes
tremble, and my nerves are
all unstrung. / am getting
pale and thin. / am as tired
in the morning as at night"
What Is the troublef I'm
pure blood
What is the remedy?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
FOOTPADS ACTIVE.
Kansas City, Kansas, Suffering From
Depredations Of Thugs
kansas city. Mo. Jan 29.-Mrs. Rade-

Kansas city. Mo, Jan 2s.-Mrs Rade-
maker, of Kansas City, Kas., was
knocked down and rendered uncon-
scious near her home by a footpad last
night Her assailant struck her with a
club, and becoming alarmed by an
preaching pedestrians ran away with
out robbing her. A. I. Hoddy, a grocer
in Kansas City. Kas., was slugged in
his store by a robber last night He is
in a Drecarious condition, and is not
expected to live. The robber escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
NOT HEREDITARY

NOT HEREDITARY
In the main, consumption
is not hereditary; it is infec-
tious.
Low vital force is hereditary;
which gives consumption its
chance. An infection starts
II.
Between the two, the crop
IS a big one; about one-sixth
Of the human race.
We suppose it needn't be
more than S per cent, if people
would take fair care and SCOTS
emulsion of cod-liver oil.
wen send you a little to try. if you Hke.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 40s Pearl street. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
Temperaturea Of Biz citiea.

Chicago, Jan. Temperatures at 7
a. m: New York, "a; Boston, 20; Phila-
delphia. 20: Washington, "A; Chicago,
IS; Minneapolis, II; Cincinnati, 20; st.
Louis, 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29
Brown County World a Daily Aeain

Hiawatha. Kan, Jan. 29.-The Brown
County World resumed publication Of a
daily edition Monday and devotes II al
most entirely to the big religious revival
mere Ewing Herbert. the editor. an-
nounces that he viii begin publication oe
q daily issue OF the Atchison Champlofi
within the next few days. He is notr
making arrangements FOR the issue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

St Petersburg, Jan. 29.-Count Toll
stoi, the eminent Russian novelist and
social reformer Is again seriously III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Chicago. Jan 2g-By vote of SO to 50
the city council last night defeated Mayor
Harrison's plan of repeating the midnight
saloon closing law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

prominent business man OF this city in
pistol duel with a burglar at his home
last night fatally wounded the robber
and himself received q broken leg. The
burglar turned out to be Curly Pryor,
well known as a crook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Washington Jan. Ex-senator FIoar
from the committee on judiciary TODAY
reported favorabiy the bill granting a
charter to the Federation of Women
Clubs. The incorporators mentioned in
the bin include many women prominent
in club life. An amendment by the COM
mittee requires annual reports 10 the
Smithsonian institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Berlin, Jan. 29.-At a meeting Of the
shareholders of the Deutsche Greunschuld
bank today 1t was voted that the institu-
ton go into liquidation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

St. Petersburg, Ian. 29.-F1eld Marshal
Count Gour}zo died today his estate
at Scharow. near liver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

leaving Kansas City St. Leuis.
consisting Stacking Reclining Chair Seats Fee)
n
union depot with eastern lines for New York
a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

To Cure LaGrippe, Colds or Neuralgia
Take Bromoline; Il win cure a cola IN
one day. All druggists are authorized to
refund money If ii rails to cure Frire ~
cents per package
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Paris, Jan. 2e.-visconlte Henri de Bor-
ner, the poet, dramatist and member Of
the French academy, is dead, aged rs
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Hospitals in our great cities are sad places to visit
Threeourths of the patients lying those snowhite
beds and girls.
Why should this be the case?
Because they have neglected themselves.
Every these hospital beds had plenty
of warning in that feeling pain the left
right of the womb exhaustion pain the small of
the back All Of these things indications of unhealthy
condition of the ovaries womb
What terrifying thought these poor souls lying
there those hospital beds awaiting fearful operation
Do not drag along at home your place of employ
until you obliged hospital and submit to
examination and possible operation Build the female
system the arrangements which have signded them
selves by danger signals and remember that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has saved thousands
of from the hospital Read the letter here published
with full of the writer and how she
faithful reliance Pinkham's advice
and the consistent treatment of her medicines.
Mrs. Knapp tells Of her Great Gratitude.
"DEAR Mrs received
Vegetable Compound and sanatve Wash After child born blood
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Il G TOWNSEND. G. R&T..A. st. L0uis. No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

Providence, R. T., Jan. 2e-The Phoenix
Iron company went into q receiyerahip to-
day. The debts OF the concern aggregate
about $4,000, while the plant haa 1ax
valuation of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-29

St. Joseph, No. Jan. 2s.-Fs A. s9ldsn, a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
River Ran Through the Village of
Underhill and Blocks
Railroad.
FREIGHT TRAIN OVERTURNED
Five Loads OF Granite Dumped-3o
Head of Cattle Killed by Lightning
in st. Johnsbury-The Village of
Cabot Nearly Ruined Water
Four Feet Deer N Streets.

Underhill, June 30.-A terrific storm pass
ed over here ON Friday evening. Att'r
the hottest day of the season, about SIX
o clock in the evening storm made its APP
pCarance and for several hours the light
ming was almost incc ss1nt accompanied
with a tremendous downfall of rain. About
ten O'Clock hail stones added to the gen
cral confusion and soon after II was dis
covered that the streets were filling vita
rivers of water proceeding from Roaring
Brook at the upper end Of the village
which broke its banks, leaving its own
bed and pouring it's volumes Of water ny.
ON the meadows and the gardens of the
vicinity.
Saturday morning disclosed "a scene OF
devastation only cqualed here at the time
of tho cloudhurst and the slide upon Mi.
Mansfield several years ago. Cellars wor'
filled. some nearly a mill away from the
scene; pig-pcns, chic kcns. etc, were
carried away by the general torrent and II
barn used by Charles Russin was washcI
several rods from its foundation. The
train from the north bringing five car.
LOADS OF granite was overturned Just
above the village and the tract, for some
distance was moved from its roaalbed 4
Wrocking train with gang Of workmcn
was at the scene early Saturday morning
and men were endeaVoring to turn the
stream of water back into its usual cham
mel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
HOTTEST JULY |.
No Records Show so High Tenn
perature for the Same
Day.
NEW YORK IN TORRID HEAT
Minimum Temperature in the City
Yesterday was 9O-Rose to 99-
Thirty eight Deaths and 100
Prostrations Reported Hospi-
tails Short OF Ice.

New York. July | To-day was the hot
test July / on record. At $40 p III. tue
thermometer at the weather Office reach
ed Is degrees. This was one degree hotter
than yesterday. The records show that IN
the 81 years preceding on only two days
in all that period has d higher temperature
been reached. Those were July ., 1876, and
July g. 1895 ON these days the thcrmumc-
ter reached 80 degrees. The suffering
would have been much intensified had the
humidity been great. The percentage OF
humidity was only II.
Tho hottest july / which aIproXimatcs
to-day in the history of the local weather
bureau was in lS72, when The thermometer
reached ~
Az a. m. the mercury was at 81 ana
continued 50 until six when it rose to y
ana from that hour there was Il gradual
rise until $40 y. IN. when the maximum
OF ~ was recorded, a special obs"t walton
being taken. Then a decline BE- gan until
8 +. m. the thermometer registered ~.
In the early ming hours there was
what might be termed light hro, &c
blowing but during the early part Of the
afternoon the breeze died away and the
city was baking in torrid heat. The suf-
fcrine in the city. particularly in tine
crowded tenement house districts was
shocking. As the day grew the deaths
and prostrations increased and although
provision was made In all the hospitals
for this emergency the authorities were
scarcely able to cope with the great tax
on their resources. An instance may lie
givcn of how the situation stood. ST VIM
cents hospital has its own Ice plant.
" hen constructed this was thought sutii-
Gent to meet any emergency; but that
hospital was forced to buy 1000 extra
pounds of ice in addition to what its ice
plant turned out
Between the hours Of a m, to-day ana
mi lniEht tn-right there were reported Il
hoo tfsg14
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

gerons. nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are Just so many calls fro,1
nature for help. The nerves are cry
ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time Lydia 4. Pink
pared to meet the needs of woman s
system at this trying period of her life.
1t builds mp the weakened nervous
system. and enables a woman to pass
that grand change triumphantly
4" L was very sick woman. caused
by Change of Life. l suffered with hot
fushes. and fainting spells. | WIS
afraid to go on the street, my head and
back troubled me so. | was entirely
cured by Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegeta-
bic Compound. = Mrs. JENNIE NOBLE,
500 Keyser St, Germantown, Pa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
THERMOMETER AT IO2.
No Signs of Reliefin Washingto Rains
Beginning to Fall in Some of tho
Heated Sections.

WaSlinlton. July 1.-The hot weather
continued here to-day with MahUtod
flelccncss, the climax coming in the alter
noon when the local record for this early
in the summer WAS broken, the weather
bure0u thermometer rec riding a tempcra-
turc OF lu3 degrees. There were twenty
casys of heat prostratiouS reported and
one resulted fatally, Lewis Ashton. a No.
gr" lahoror, iG years of age, dying not
long after he reached tn" hospital At y
O'Clock Tonight the Thermometer had
fallen to 81 d, grccs. with every probable
ity that II would not fall greatly during
the night and that tJ-mHrruw would be
sCorcher.
The present hot wave started in the
west June nth and to-day the weath,i
bureau officials report that high tompera-
lures are recorded in most sections east
of the Rocky Mountains and many places
west of them. Rains, most of Thorn moi
crate in amount, have fallen in many
places, The precipitation has been very
great il a few places In Chicago the fan
amounted to l.5G inches, in Jaoksonvilr
Fla, to l2l inches. i'll omaha, Sob. Cs
Inches and Davenport, Iowa, 81 of an
inch. Thundcrstorms have occurred in
West Virginia, Iowa and the lower rake
Region.
By tomorrow relief is promised i'm the
middle Mississippi Valley. the lower Ms
souri, Valley, the upper lake region, and
py edneSuHy IN the ONO Valley ana pos
eibly the western part of the lower lake
region. For the next As hours along the
northeastern coast the prospects favor
more hot weather.
Atlanta, Ga, ~ degrees; Atlantic CITY,
o.; Boston. %, Chicago %. Cincinnati, 90;
Davenport, Ia, &C. Des MONIES. Ia. 20: In
dianapolis, ~; Jacksonville, Fla, "a; Kan
sas city, Mo. 100; Little Rock Ark. 20,
Memphis, Tenn, 80; New Orleans, as; New
York, IS; Omaha % Pitt shurg Pa, IS.
Salt Lake %; St Louis 10, St. Paul 20;
Springfield, H., 90, Nickshurg Miss, 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
DID BUDDHISTS DISCOVER AM
ERICA.
Evidence of Visit to This Continent
1900 Years Ago.

Prof Fryer Of the University of Califo~-
MIA brings to light I'm Iarpcr's for july
new evidence tending to prove tina, Rud.
dhist priests discovered America one thou.
sand wears before the sailing Of Columbus
The evidence is both documentary oud
substantial. OF the evidences Of ,orIv chi
nose documents Pref L'r,,r s.,.s.
..'Thc narrative states that tb.ra was a
BUDDHIST priest nlrn.d Hi shon or,q,noI-
" a native of Cabul who In Tho vear ;qq
A D. during tho reign or tho i,nncr,r
WING wan came fror, rho co,,n,r,. Of
I9usang 70 King-cbou, Tho cau;toi -, tho
1vrastc Of Tel situoted on tho riyor yarc-
tee Tho rourtr,. hcino Ia a s,ota 80 -
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
GREAT INCREASE IN PENSIONERS
Nearly 10000 Names Added TO the
List Within Past Year.

Washington. july a statement pre-
pared at the pension Office shows that Tor
the fiscal year ended June 50, there W. 20
4Gfl4 names added u the pension rolls If
which H.SGl were original issues ana Al
were rrstoratons. Tho original issues in
Guided the following; lnvalds civil War.
2o .4lS; iuvahds. wa with Spain. -795 sur
vivors Mexican War. Is; survivors Ind
Wars. :. widows, Civll War l9.>l2; dows
war with Spain, l-4l; widows. MeNicsn
War, 3T2; widows, Indian Wars. 49,; Vl4-
ows. old war prior 1851" d, widow. Wtr
of ISL 3, nurses %. Tho increases, joe
ratings. etc, numbered GoO3 making tho
total number OF certificates issued. .ot55.
as against a total of 1881 in 1900 The in
crease N the number Of pensioners on tn
rolls juno 50, 1901 compared with tho pro
Vious year. was about 500 The uumo,r
OF claims ending May 81. 1901 was 4l5,io1.
and on June 49, 1897, t55.o59
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

O'Clock. The reports Of the secretary and
treasurer were read and accepted. Tie
following officers were elected: President,
Or w. y. Bryant, vicc-president, Dr. 7.
NJ Iiamilton secretary, Dr. George Rus
todt, treasurer, DR. f.. r. Clark; ccnsure,
Or. e. w Strobcll Dr. G. W. Peck ur
g. @. Marshall. pr II. l.. Manchester
delivered tho pre- sident's annual address
lie spoke largely IF the progress OF she
study of medicine in the last gcnera'i'
The afternoon session opened with a b H.
Iuct at 2.1o o'clock Dr. Bryant was t,.i. O.
master. After the banquet Or. A. .. =.
Kelly Of Philadelphia read a paper che
titled Some Observations on the Etiolos
PHthogencsis and Diagnosis Of Ancur 10
Of the Aorta." After a general discussion
OF the papcr the Meeting was adiourn D.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
RESOURCES OF MANCHURIA.
American Trade Interests in North Chi
ma An Inviting Field.


So far as We can sec. the United states
is more interested in the future of Man
chlria than any other nation is, except
Russia. and possibly Japan; for W. al
ready have pretty largely Il monopoly of
the Manchurian trade. According to the
last report of the British consul at New
Chwanc two-thirds of the imports INTO
China the year before the war were from
America. the value of the cotton cloths
alon" from America amounting to nearly
|,m00o0. The russians themselves were
also among the best patrons of American
trade, a large part of the material for the
construction OF the railroad being nur
chased in America We rode ont of Port
Arthur on train drawn by a Philadcl-
phia locomotive, over rails made in Bal
timorc which were laid on ties that came
from Oregon. In Hardin almost all the
vast stores of railroad material had be en-
imported from America. We counted tho
names of no less than twelve American
firms who had contributed to this Ito, k.
This trade is not likely to be affected soon
10y any regulations which may cnsuc from
Russian control; for she is not yet pre-
pared to supply tie new demands which
q will he created.
Manchuria contains about 1000, 900 square
n lies, being One-third larger than Texas
but its shape is SO irregular that fully 25(
Mills Of its boundary adjoins Russian ter
ritOrY. Tho condition of the country T.
such that the population is distributed in
very irregular manner. The northern
Of Isl -tsi-kar. having 1870 on square miles
is largely mountainous, ana Is thinlN
populated. 1t contains unknown but prob
ably vast mineral resources and extensive
forests, while fertile territory now al
most entirely unoccupied extends for 1000
miles along tho south bank of the Amur
and its principal tributary the Aigun. NJ
/ NugOVitSCh was also cntnusiaSt Tie Mhcr