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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-10
LUTHERAN COUNCIL
Meets In Biennial Session at
Lima, Ohio.

Lima. O., Oct 1O-The grand council
of the Evangelical Lutheran church OF
North America met here today in BIZ
ennial session. Several prominent dig
nitaries of the church from all parts Of
the country are in attendance The ser
mon was delivered by Rev Maths C.
Ranseen of Chicago, president of the
council. Communion was held at noon,
after which an adjournment was taken
until 2 o'clock. The biennial report OF
President Ranseen was delivered when
the council reconvened.
The president Of the general council
Rev. NJ. c. Ranseen. said in his annual
report:
s.The Lutheran church in America q
century ago had only two synods, with
a limited number of pastors and con-
gregations and about $4,000 members
Today the number of pastors and con-
gregationS in our land is many thou
sands; the membership counts up into
millions The general council cOnStl-
tutes a considerable part of this vast
army of Lutherans, and it is steadily
The statistical report of synods and
institutions contained the following
figures: The total number of min
listers is 1924, of congregations zoos,
and the communicate members 351, 544
There are LA Sunday schools, win
16, 116 teachers and PA, SAG scholars. The
total contributions for missions. etc.,
amounted to S273, BOB. The theological
seminaries have 159 students, and the
property is valued at $450,000, endoW-
ment being $24S 900. The six colleges
have 2,O17 students, of whom 22S are
preparing for the ministry. The total
endowment is S221,000, and the value of
the property $665.000. At the two
academies there are 1888 students, OF
whom 246 are preparing for the min
istry There are 721 children at the
orphans homes, 160 at the homes Tor
the aged, etc, and 2,703 patients in the
seven hospitals. In the deaconesses' in
stftution are 406. The total value of all
the property So, SIS, S66-educational in
tions. 81, 337 800. The total endowment
is 1851, 500 The home mission board re-
ported that the $4,000 debt had been
paid The field had not been enlarged
Several of the missions have become
self-sustaining. There are in all p
missions. with 1885 communicates and
an enrolment of $50 in the Sunday
schools. The total value of property
is S173, $50. The committee said if a
sufficient church extension fund could
be raised the appropriation to the mis-
sionS could be reduced considerably
and a dozen new missions be started.
The contributions, interest, etc, were
S44, $50, and the expenditures $44,77O, the
balance on hand being $S4SS. The board
recommended the following apportion-
ments to the district synods per year
for the next biennial: Pennsylvania,
S12. 500; Pittsburg, $5,625; New York,
81, 500; Ohio 81 800; Chicago, 81, 25O;
Northwest, 1925; total, $4,000.
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NEW SEWER DISTRICT.
City Engineer Is Drilling Preparatory
to Making Estimates.

City Engineer McCabe is drilling for
mineral in the streets of Topeka He
hopes to find none
The fact that it is part of the duties
of the city engineer to drill for mineral
is perhaps not generally understood How
ever. such is the case Whenever a new
sewer is to be built the city engineer must
make an estimate of the cost Hse does
not sit down at his desk and consult Ia
work He gets out in the street where
the sewer is to be laid With surveying
instruments he determines the exact line
the sewer will take and the depth 1T Will
have to be laid to reach the proper grade
Then comes drilling. The engineer must
not only know the length and depth of
the excavation necessary: he must also
know what must be passed through to
reach the grade He must find out
whether there are any lodges or rock to
be blasted out
An overgrown auger. made with stem
of gas pipe, which can be heightened by
screwing in additional sections, is used Tor
this search Of hidden reefs. Holes are
drilled in the ground at intervals on the
proposed line of the excavation They
are drilled to the exact depth which the
sewer will be laid BY this means the
city engineer finds out just how much
rock will have to be removed and thereby
figures how much it will cost to do the
excavation
a new sewer district four blocks square,
Sixth streets. has been granted by the
council. Here is where the city engineer
is doing his drilling. He viii report at the
next council meeting the probable cost Of
the sewer. after which contractors will
be invited to submit bids on the work
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Sherfffss Proclamation and No.
tice of Special Election.

In the matter of the petition of Thomas
c sioland and others, praying the board OF
election to submit TO the voters of the
county Of Shawnee a proposition to levy
taxable property in Shawnee county, KAN
sas; for two years, for the purpose Of
Shawnee county fair grounds. and the
FOLLOWING action was had thereon:
to the board Of county Commissioners Of
nawnee county, Kansas, asking said
y of Shawnee. a proposition TO levy a
tax Of one mill on the dollar on all the
sas. for two years, for the purpose of
making permanent improvements on the
And. whereas, Said board of county
commissioners on an examination find and
posed are necessary; and, whereas. said
board of county commissioners find and
ON the dollar Of all taxable property for
two years in said Shawnee county, KAN
s SaS, Is Tor the purpose Of phaklng Permn-
ty fair grounds.
And. Whereas. It is found that said pc
raw authorizing Said Board to cali All spe-
c1al ELECTION for the purpose of leyying
taxable property for two years in said
Shawnee county. Kansas. for the purpose
the Shawnee county fair grounds, as pro-
yided in said chapter rs of the General
Statutes of 1889.
board of county commissioners of Shaw
nee county, Kansas, that a special cleo
ton be, and the same is hereby called in
said county, of which election notice shall
be given by publication for, 80 days in
the Topeka State Journal and fye
Sunday issues of the Topeka Daily Capi-
tai, both newspapers of general circula-
ton, published in said county, which said
notice shall set forth the time and place
of holding such, election and shall be
signed by the sheriff of said county and
shall distinctly set forth the Proposition to
levy a tax of one mill on the dollar of
all the taxable property Iii said Shawnee
county. Kansas for two years for the pur
pose of making permanent improvements
on the Shawnee county fair grounds. Such
election shall be held on the fifth day of
November. 1901, at the usual places of
holding elections in said county, and shall
be conducted by the officers persons
provided by law for holding of such cleo
tions, and such election shall be governed
by and returns thereof made in accord
ance with the laws governing the election
of county officers.
The vote al such election shall be by
ballot and tickets used shall be written
or printed with the proposition to be voted
for follows
SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE
ADOPTED?'
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Sheriff's Proclamation and No
tice of Special Election.

In the matter of holding a special
election for the purpose of voting upon
the proposition to authorize the board
of county commissioners of Shawnee
county, Kansas, to make levy and raise
tax for the erection of a steel wagon
bridge across the Kansas river at a
point near the old sugar mill site in
Mission township, to cost sum not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars as
provided for in chapter rs, general
statutes of 1899 w hereas, said board
of county commissioners find and de-
termine that the erection of said bridge
is necessary,
Now, therefore, it is ordered by the
board of county commissioners of
Shawnee county, Kansas, that a special
election be, and the same is hereby
called in said county, of which election
notice shall be given by publication for
80 days in the Topeka State Journal
and FIVE Sunday issues of the Topeka
Daily Capital, both newspapers of gen.
eral circulation published in said coun-
ty, which notice shall set forth the
time and place of holding such election,
and shall be signed by the sheriff Of
said county, and shall be distinctly set
forth that the proposed bridge is to be
built across the Kansas river at a point
near the old sugar mill site, in Mission
township. in said county and state.
Such election shall be held on the
fifth day of November, 1901, at the US
ual places of holding elections in said
county, and shall be conducted by the
officers or persons provided by law for
the holding of elections, and such cleo
ton shall be in all respects governed.
and the results declared according 70
the rules and regulat ionS provided by
law for holding elections in said coiln-
ty.
The question to be voted upon at such
special election shall be as follows, viz:
Shall the board of county commission
- IL,
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be found necessary to build a steel
wagon bridge across the Kansas river
at a point near the old sugar mill site
in Mission township in said county and
state.
The vote at such election shall be by
ballot, the ballots used shall have writ
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TOINyADE COLOMBIA.
Venezuela Is Said to Be Planning An
other Raid at Once.

New York, Oct 10--A dispatch from
La Guayra, Venezuela, to the Tribune,
dated October 8, says that Venezuela
is planning another invasion of Colom-
bia. Troops are being organized at
Maracaibo under the command OF Cen
eral Vincente G. Sanchez, commanding
the Venezuelan garrison at that city.
The intention seems to be to land an
near the port of Rio Hacha. Castro is
determined to capture Rio Hacha at any
cost to secure a good basis of operations
upon Ocana and the Colombian coast.
Information received here from trust
worthy sources tells of serious uprisings
against Castro at Barquisimeto, Cara
bobo, Falcon and Oriente. Other Tevolu-
tionary movements are expected Under
these conditions, it is believed, Cas-
tro will be compelled to abandon his
aggressive and disastrous policy.
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Attacked by Heart Disease.

Mrs. NJ. A Carroll of Glasco, Kan. a
delegate to the Rebekah assembly here
this week was carried from the Topeka
Auditorium where a session of the con-
vention was being held last night in an
unconscious condition, the result of an
attack of heart trouble. Mrs. Carroll
is a constant sufferer with heart trou-
BILE and has frequent attacks of it. She
was taken to the Copeland hotel, where
she was registered, in an ambulance
and Dr. G. w ALBANIAN of AtchisOu,
one of the delegates to the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows was summoned She
was made comfortable by the admins
tration of an opiate and a nurse from
Christ hospital was called A consul
tation of the doctors in the convention
was called this morning. Mrs Carroll
is resting easy this afternoon and will
probably recover.
''Matrimony," says the Cynical Bach
e1or, lis just as much a cultivated taste
as Olives
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TO CHECK IMMIGRATION.
Our Standing Abroad Is Being
Injured.

New York, Oct. 10.-Resolutions
against the reckless admittance of I'M
desirable immigrants to the United
States were adopted yesterday at a
largely attended meeting of the Mer-
Trade of New York. In the resolutions
it was stated that our standing abroad
as law-abiding people was injured by
immigrants innbued with the idea that
it was proper to assassinate presidents.
President Roosevelt was urged to give
the matter attention in his message to
congress. 1t was resolved that no more
immigrants should be allowed to land
in this country without the production
of a proper certificate from U. S. con-
sui, giving sufficient information to en-
able the immigration officials to pass in
te1ligently upon the expediency of grant
ing the privilege of residence in the
United States.
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o. r. Larson of Bay villa, Sundays
cal of South Africa. at which can be ptir-
chased anything from the proverbial
uated in valley nine miles from the
nearest railway station and about twenty
five miles from the nearest town. Mr..
Larson says: Il am favored with the Gus
tom of farmers within a radius of thirty
miles, to many of whom I have supplied
Chamberlain remedies. All testify to
their value in a household where a doc
tors advice is almost out of the question.
Within one mile of my store the popula-
ton is perhaps sixty OF these, within
the past twelve months, no less than
fourteen have been absolutely cured by
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. This must
surely be a record" For sale by all drug
gists.
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WANTS MORE HORSES.
England Sends Over Two Purchasing
Agents.

New York, Oct 10.-The Earl of Fin
gal and Captain Cooper of the East
Lancashire regiment who arrived on
the Oceanic yesterday have come to this
country. the Herald says. for the pur-
pose of buying reInounts for the British
cavalry in South Africa Sir Frederick
Young, K. c. NJ G., was also a passen-
ger on the Oceanic. He is on his way to
Canada to attend the laying of corner
stone for an extension to the Kingston
university at Kingston. Ont, on October
Is, and to be present at the reception to
the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
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groundS?'
Done by the order of the board of coun-
Kansas, this fourth day of October, 1901.
SCOTT KELSEY.
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners of the County of Shawnee.
Kansas.
Attest: JOHN NJ. WRIGHT.
County Clerk
State of Kansas, Shawnee County, SIS.
j, John M Wright, county clerk of said
county of Shawnee do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true. full
and correct copy in every particular of
commissioners of said county in the mat
ter herein named at the session of the
board, duly held in my office in the city
of Topeka, the county seat of said county.
order is duly signed and entered of rec
ord on the record of proceedings of the
board of county commissioners of Shaw
nee county, state of Kansas.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand as county clerk and affixed
the seal of said county, at my office in
the city his Of TSpsk sa Of II Sad Sounty and
(Signed.) JOHN NJ. WRIGHT,
(SeaLJ County Clerk
To Porter s. Cook, Sheriff Of Shawnee
Now. therefore. I, Porter s. Cook sher-
if of said county of Shawnee. in pursu-
ance and by virtue of said order do here
Tuesday the fifth day Of November. 1901.
a special election will be held in the said
county of Shawnee. state of Kansas, for
the purpose of voting upon the PROPOSE
tanned and that said election will be held
at the usual place of holding elections in
said county, according to the rules and
regulations provided by law for holding
(Signed.) PORTER 8. COOK,
Sheriff of Shawnee County.
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A Fiendish Attack.

An attack was lately made on c. F.
Collier of Cherokee, Ia. that, nearly
neys His back got so lame he could
not stoop without great pain. nor sit in
a chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until he tried Electric
Bitters which effected such a wonderful
change that he writes he feels like a new
man. This marvellous medicine cures
backache and kidney trouble, purifies the
blood and builds up your health Only SOC
at A J. Arnold & Sons drug store, 81 N.
Kansas avenue
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Stah1 to decide. He granted extreme
junction to the penitent, on a promise
never to do ii again. A fine of $100
and the usual 30 day trimmings hangs
over Curry, and in case he is caught
again he will have to do a little stunt
on the rock pile, as it is unhandy to ap-
peal conviction on the plea of guilty
The entire afternoon session Of
Wednesdays court was devoted to Mr..
Lewis Gray, a colOred citizen who was
arrested on the good old charge Sep
TENDER l. The main point Of the trial
seemed to be an attempt on the part
of the city to show that the house in
which Mr.. Gray resides, 1913 Monroe
street, was connected with the next
house, 1911, by a tunnel chute, areaWay
or something of that kind. but owing
to the strenuous efforts of Attorney
Joseph Reed the city failed to make
connections. The warrant used on the
occasion called for Mr. Gray and his
friend John Doe, and included both the
numbers Mr.. Doe made his mystic
rious escape. but Mr.. Gray, who was
found at 1913, was arrested as owner
of the cold keg at 1911. The number
of Mr. Gray'S residence was enough to
convict him. or at least half of it was
but according to the verdict of &C
quittal the double thirteen must work
out the theory that two negatives make
a positive. The verdict of the court
was that Mr. Gray was not in the right
house at the right time, and was there
fore guilty but not proven
Bicycle Policeman Tarvin, upon find
ing that Officer Henderson had sworn
out a warrant for him, charging him
with aSsaulting his son. Pearl Hender-
son, went and gave himself up to the
city court, and being armed with a
bond signed by Chief Stahl is still at
work collecting the hard-earned dol
lars of the luckless sidewalk rider
Tarvin says that he did not intend to
hit Henderson's boy so hard, and is
sorry it occurred. The case against
him probably will be compromised the
chief acting as mediator. by the time
he is called up on the 18th Taryin
should take a day off and get ac-
quainted with the children of the va
rious officers before he ventures to
knock another one in the head The
practice is all right. in the eyes of the
officials. if judgment is used in choosing
a victim.
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FINANCIAL
WALL STREET.

BEST Big Monthly Returns
The Investors FUND pays semi-monthiy-
The Oldest established in America. No
certificate holder has ever lost q cent
Payments made to all subscribers every
Is DAYS No trouble. No delay. Money
refunded on demand Write today for
particulars, free TO any address
c. Z. MACKEY q CO.. Hudson Building. n. 7.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

STRAYED.Brown and white female
pointer pup from SIG W. Sth st. Reward
for return.
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Kansas City and Return $2.oO via
the Santa Fe.

For the Priests of Pailas and fall
to II. Six trains a day each way.
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To Porter 8. Cook, Sheriff Of Shawnee

First Published in the Topeka State
Journal, October 5, 1901
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DOUBLE Is.
The Combination Proves Lucky
For-Lewis Gray
Who Was Arrested on Charge
of Running Joint
AT NO. 1913 MONROE.
Chief StahI Appears in the Role
of Mediator.
Happenings in and About the
Seat of City Justice.
AT NO. 1918 MONROE.

was
quiet at the city
keep this morning
Red paint and pos
sible microbes are
the only topic OF
conversation. The
old bastile looks
like a progressive
barber shop since
the brick work was
covered with a
spread of brilliant
red, and the stone
facings retOuched
with white.
Mayor Hughes
seems to think
that paint can
cover a multitude
of sins, but if he
will cause a reno
walton of the big
"sreceptiOn room
he will earn the
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county cOmmiSS ion
ers of the county of
Shawnee, Kan, levy
a tax of one mill on
the dollar on all tax
able property in the
county of Shawnee.
Kansas, for the ensu-
ing two years for the
purpose of making
permanent improve
ments on the Shaw
nee county fair
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YES q
NO II

Done by order of the board OF county
commissioners of Shawnee county, Kan
sas. this fourth day Of october; 1901.
Chairman of the Board Of County Com
missioners of Shawnee County. Kan
sas.
Attest:
JNO. NJ WRIGHT, County Clerk.
State of Kansas. Shawnee county, S.:
I. John M. Wright, county clerk of
said county OF Shawnee, do hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing Is a
true, full and correct copy, in every
particular, of the order made by the
board of county commissioners of said
county in the matter therein named at
the session of the board duly held In
my office in the city of Topeka, the
county seat of said county, on the
fourth day of October, 1901, which or
der is duly signed and entered of rec
ord on the record of proceedings of
the board of county commissioners or
Shawnee county, state of Kansas.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand as county clerk, and
affixed the. seal of said county. at my
office in the city of Topeka, in said
county and state, this fifth day of Oc-
tober. 1901. (Signed
JOHN NJ. WRIGHT.
(Sea1) County Clerk.
To Porter s. Cook, sheriff of Shawnee
county, Kansas.
Now therefore, l. Porter s. Cook,
Sner1n or SAID county OF shawnee, IN
pursuance and by virtue of said order,
do hereby proclaim and make known
that on Tuesday. the fifth day of No
vember, 1901, a special election viii be
held in the said county of Shawnee.
state of Kansas. for the purpose of
voting upon the proposition in the
above and foregoing order contained,
and that said election will be held at
the usual place of holding elections in
said county, according to the rules
and regulations provided by law for
holding elections in said county
(Signed) PORTER s. COOK.
Sheriff of Shawnee county. Kansas.
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county cOIQ1llSSlOIl-
ers of Shawnee
county, K an sa $,
make levy and raise
tax in the sum of
twenty thousand
dollars or so much
thereof as may be
found necessary to
build a steel wagon
bridge across the
Kansas river at a
point near the "old
sugar mill" site in
Mission township,
Shawnee county,
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sATIN-sKIN sPEoIALTrEs

4 COSIPf ,Fsx10TT Of safin texfnre' Clear
ness and beauty follows application Of
Satin-Skin Cream and Powder, sc New
Model.
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ST. LOUIS AND RETURN 80. SO

Tickets on sale Oct to IL inclusive.
limited for return Oct. IA.
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undying love of the inmates, VINO de-
clare that their bedding moves about
as if animated. and that the insects have
eaten all the rust off the stove
Since the Seuhrk family were removed
yesterday, a smell of strong chemicals
hangs over the premises, and the cop
r1ers who have allowed their vaccination
policies to relapse, are hastily taking
out a renewal But the regular run OF
business has fallen off; only two plain
drunks having been taken in during the
night
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st. Louis and Return $3.50 via the
Santa Fe.
A Typical South African Store.

Tickets on sale October to IL, good
returning as late as October IA.
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The case against youth named VIM
Curry, who was found in charge of the
Lawson joint in North Topeka on sep
TENDER s, was called this morning. and
Curry pleaded guilty with the UNDER
standing that he should get out of it
any way The court knocked on the
practice which is becoming a fad, that
of letting all jointists who plead guilty,
escape the penalty, but left it to Chief
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ten or printed thereon the words:
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall the board of
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wArCHMAKER.

---~-~~~-~-~~--~>-~~~>---~r@
WATCHES cleaned, 75c; clocks. soc; main
springs, 75c; crystals, 10c- Cash paid Tor
old gold or silver. All work guarTasntse si
up, see Uncle Sam, 51z Kansas ave.
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TICKET BROKERAGE.
PAVING.

THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vitri-
fed Brick and Paving Co. has been re-
moved to 118 West Eighth ST.