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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-11

Mum.
Reading-Miss West.
womanly" ''The Last Supper" Mona
Lisa Comparison with Botticelli-
Mrs. Frank Shubert, leader.
The next meeting will be a week from
Monday at the home of Mrs. e. i. Sim.
The Chautauqua Programme.
The following programme will be Civ
en- Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the Ninde Chautauqua at
the First Methodist church:
In response to roll call, quotations
from Epic poetry will be given.
Studies in the poetry of Italy, pages
119 to 127, Miss OFT; page 128 to 16S, Miss
Ada Fulcher.
American Diplomacy, chapter VIII
Mr.. a. o. Beach
A Pleasant Affair.
Miss Maud Frye entertained at her
home on Clay street Tuesday evening.
The evening was pleasantly spent with
music, high five and games Refresh
ments were served at late hour.
The evening was enjoyed by the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Howe of Illinois, Mrs. S. Frye, Miss
Jessie Klein, Miss Marie Richardson,
Miss Violet Klein, Miss Pearl Holm
green, Mr.. and Mrs. G. I. Frye, Miss
HelIa Frye, Miss Maud Frye, Mr.. Ar
thur Hyman, Mr.. Bert Manley, Mr..
Charlie Pierce, Mr.. Guy Hill and Mr..
w. Frye.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Henry Keller will entertain the
Felicity club next Tuesday afternoon.
TheaI4alxota club is to hold its regular
meeting Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. David Palmer.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Edna Darrah and Mr. Edwin GRANGER
of Leavenworth. Miss Darrah has often
visited here and is very popular in To-
peka society.
Mrs Charles Haines and little son will
return to their home in Sabetha the
first of the week after visit with Mrs.
Haines' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Moon.
Miss Louise Kellam will entertain the
Progressive Grande club next Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs Herbert Boa1 who has been
spending some time in Topeka with her
mother, Mrs. r. B. Gemmell, is plan
ming to leave next week for her home
in Citronville Alabama
CONTINUED on Page 5.
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but best equipped and finished through
out, in the city.
Built entirely of brick, it is four
stories high, covers two full lots for
their entire length and measures so by
$50 feet.
The building numbers among the ten
ants some of the best business inStitu-
tons of Topeka
The lower story is divided, in the for
ward part, into two rooms. OF these,
the corner room, 25x1O0 feet, is occupied
by Chas. Adams & Co., ladies' misses
and chiIdren's clothiers and furnishers,
at an annual rental of $1,752. The other,
No. 703 Kansas avenue, is 25x150 feet,
and is rented to Robinson, Marshall &
Co., clothing and gentlemen'S furnish
ing store, at $4,000. Both of the above
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wife Fills Pastors Place

Washington. N. J., Jan. 1.-THE Kew.
Ernest A Boom, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of this city, became suddenly
i'll as the church bell was ringing for the
evening service last night and he sent
a note to the trustees by Mrs Boom,
asking them to let her I'LL the place. The
trustees consented
Mrs. Boom was a. trifie nervous when
she mounted the platform, but this Wore
away after she announced the opening
hymn. After the hymn she said shs
would speak on Life in the Great Cities
She spoke more than an hour ex tempore.
1t was her first attempt as pubic
speaker and she was congratulated warm
" Her little son sat in a. pulpit chalr
during the discourse and he started the
singing of the closing hymns.
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The Management.

Much of the success that has attended
the growth and prosperity of the
knights and Ladies of Security has been
the able and intelligent direction of the
affairs by the officers in charge of its
national office. These men have been
with it practically since it's organization
and have given it all these years their
personal attention to the exclusion of all
other business
The portraits of the principal officers
with a short sketch of each is givenwith
this article.
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BEAR WHIPS A LION.
King of Beasts May Die as Result Of
Fight in Arkansas "Zoo."

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 11.-While the
animals at the Wilmington park zoo
were being transferred from one cage
to another this morning a fight occurred
between a lion and black bear which
resulted seriously for the lion. When
the lion, a large 2-year-old, was placed
in the bears cage bruin attacked him
and caught him by the throat. The
fight was terrific while it lasted. but
the bear held on and it took the entire
force of employees to separate the mad
dened brutes. The lion was badly
worsted and may die. The bear is a
common American black and stancs
seven feet high when on his hind feet
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tertained informally in honor of Miss
Celeste Nellis.
The You and 1 card club was enter
tanned the same evening by Mr.; and
B. Doncyson will entertain the CLUB
next time
Thursday noon Miss Hazel Fassler
gave a charming luncheon in honor OF
Mrs. J. c. Mohler, at whose wedding she
was one of the attendants. Covers were
laid for twelve, and in the center and
at either end of the long table were
candelabra holding pink candles. The
place cards were India ink drawings.
In the evening the Commisceo club
gave its regular dancing party at Stein
berg's hall.
one of the prettiest events of the week
was the reception given Friday after
noon by Mrs. Jonathan Thomas and
Mrs. Charles Thomas at the home of
the former. The rooms were prettily
decorated and several hundred guests
called during the afternoon. They were
assisted by the members of the Occi-
dental club, the Evening club, and a
number of other friends.
In the evening the Helianthus club
gave it's regular dancing party at Stein
berg's hall.
Friday afternoon Mrs C. R. Maunsell
and Mrs w. E. Berry entertained at
the home of the former.
Mrs. D. r. Hite's party this after
noon for her son Marshall, and Miss
Nellie Millspaugh's party this evening,
close the weeks festivity.
Poster Party.
Mrs. D. r. Hite gave a poster party
this afternoon at her home on Fillmore
street in celebration of her son Mar
shalPs ninth birthday. The rooms were
decorated with posters and posters were
given for prizes. There was shooting
contest and the best shot was rewarded
with a poster. Each guest drew a pic
ture of his host, and for the best one,
a prize was given: after they were all
completed they were mounted on cards
and presented to the little host. The
rest of the time was devoted to various
games.
Late in the afternoon refreshments
ly decorated in red and the place cards
were small red posters, representing
soldiers of different nationalitieS.
The afternoon was enjoyed by the
following. guests: Frank McKitrick,
Don Ilette, Percy Ness, Ray Lord, Phil
lip Sproa-t, John Hamilton, Fred Conner,
Samuel Conner, Eugene Stanley, Louis
Nesbaum, Byron Dudley, Calvin Prues-
ner, Francis O'Reilly, King Roby, Stew
art Drum, Harmon Drum and Robert
Drum.
The Art Club Meeting.
The Art club held its regular meeting
last Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. David Palmer. The topic of the
afternoon was Leonard Da Vinci. TIE
programme was as follows:
The responses to roll call were in the
line of art.
Paper. His Works''-Mrs. L H.
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the title. Nevertheless, she is still called
queen and enjoys to the end of her
days many particular honors. 1 went
over to PawhuSka, the chief town of the
Osages, recently, hoping to witness the
remarkable ceremony of browning one
of these fair buds. but on account of
death or some other happening the
crowning was postponed and was UNI
able to tarrY.'
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JOHNsON's s-CENT FARES.
Cleveland's City Council Passes the
Mayors Hobby Ordinance.

Cleveland, O., Jan. Ill said not
single councilman would dare to vote
against it, was the comment of Mayor
Tom l. Johnson, in speaking of the
three-cent carfare ordinance passed by
the city council. 1t will be a year since
Tom L. Johnson at the Jackson Day
banquet made his speech advocating
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hall, which nets the order $780, bringing
the sum total of So, 49, The building is
absolutely modern and in every partic-
ular up to the requirements of the
times.
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What Has Been Accomplished in
Less Than Ten Years.
A History of Topeka's Home
Fraterna1 Order.

sums up a total of the interest taken,
but in the knights and Ladies of
Security an appeal is made to the think
ing people, those whose expectancy
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Laced Too Tight.

Knoxville Tenn. Jan. I1.-John Banks
has filed a petition for divorce on the
ground that his wife, Anna, laced and
wore a belt so tight that it spoiled her
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Phantom Swnrdsn,an

p r. Parker, farmer living In DeKo,n
county near East Lake, says the Atl,Dt,
Journal, reported at police headopsr,.,s
mis- morning that man with sword was
uyins to XIII him and that another was a,
tempting 10 conjure him. The mans nsr
Secutors were found to be igments O, his
Imagination and he was ordered held no
Detective n, A. Langford, with the cbs,,s
Of lunacy booked against him.
The man had a similar attack uo T.,
frightened almost to death. Parker rIe.d
cd TO be placed in dark cell. for tbror,h
every opening in the first cell he ept.ro1
nc could see guns pointed at him. rbe
man fright was terrible. nc
neh farker FIRST entered the nrisor
ana began 10 tell OF the man who was ~,
tns 90 take his lie his story was baIievci
SOON however, he began to tell ~ ths
sword ana explained that the officers could
no. SIC the man ana no one could see him
oul the man pursued. "'''''
he ran along beside the car after mo .,
ne said He tried 10 stick me tbrni,,,,,
me WINDOW with his sword
TWO friends Of the man, who underStoos
MS condition. had followed him and a.
plAlped matters TO the officers. Later IN
INC morning his mother called al no,ito
HA'l"n and wanted 70 take him back bomc
hut tho officers declined 10 turn the We d,
over ! her She ives told to ten the shsrir
aa,.a county te GENE sftsr him The
oSissrs a. headquarters d net cara = AZ
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$4,000 In which they built crematory
that cost $4,000. that could rremste one
whole mule 90 q time
After running It a year they found Il
would not bleach lack rabbit and they
shut H. down. This is an Illustration or
the ability NJ the exposition FOR municipal
Then the market house. which IN its
ruins stands as q monument 10 the mis-
rule Of The administration. They talk
about building another. when they haven't
the money 70 put on . corner, but they
make big buf at rebuilding just on
the eve Of nm election. They let this
building burn aud could not collect the
Insurance. Why First. because John
Stewart IN one 81 his busy moments. deed.
81 away the ground upon which the build
ing was located; second. they forgot 10
get a permit for the improvements that
were being made when the building burned 4;
third, they forgot to make the proof ~
loss within the time fixed by law. They
could have made no more mistakes. and
yet these very people prated about muDicl-
pal ownership"
He referred 10 the Fannln school and
the effort to heat IT, They hid been un-
able 10 do SO sill winter and were now an.
nounclug that thcv would make an attempt
TO heat II up In July
It cost 5000 10 operate the IRE dc.
partment. nearly as much rs II cost TO
conduct the schools His humorous refer
Ing a hue fire Ike Caesar returning TO Rome
after conauerlng Gaul. created much laugh
TER
when Mr. Coleman got 10 the legal de-
partment he waxed warm lr showing the
unheard ~ extravaganza ot this depart.
ulent, paying JONI Stewart Sio1 per month,
three Of his clerks $40. SO anl s65. respec'
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r. the Sweeney 4 coombs opera house
seats 1900 people. as IA claimed for II, from
the ton scat In the gallery. down through
The balcony and lower portion Of the house
70 the orchestra rail- then there we're easi-
" 900 people in that house last night and
800 were turned away, unIDle to gain ad-
mission. Ii was solid mass q people
from the top seat In the gallery down TO
the front row in the orchestra. vita hun
dreds Of people standing around the walls
and in the lobby and all the boxes oiled
The balcony was nlled with ladies who
broke the monotony of an exclusively mas
culIne audience and gave inspiration to
the speakers. It was an audience that
Booth or Patti might have envied IN the
best days Of their drawing powers
While the immense audience was being
seated Herb & Lewis orchestra discoursed
SONS inspiring music and the appearance
upon the stage or the speakers nj the
evening was the first signal for an out
burst Of enthusiasm on the part Of the
audience. which was Kept up throughout
the entire evening
Those occupying seats upon the stage
were Captain ]. { Hutchinson and Messrs
Hot, Kirby, Coleman, Eagle, Street GID
son. Mltchnes. Miller and others
Captain Hutchesoa acted presiding OF
hcer and with happy and appropriate pref
story remarks presented the speakers
~ the audience.
Colonel Holt and Mr. Eagle both cur.
tailed their speeches. Mr. Holt in order 70
q. are time With those 20 follow him ana
Mr. Eagle ont ~ consideration Tor the au.
dieDce. as those who preceded him mad
consumed about al the time that could
reasonably he consumed without trespass-
ing upon the patience Of the audience
Mr. Kirby was accorded magnlncent
ovation and he made n splendid speech
and one that was frequently interrupted
with applause.
Mr. Cnlemau's speech wss The emhoal.
ment Of satire and sarcasm and Kept 10
audience In a yell from start 10 huish. lie
added accumulated evidence 10 tho claim
that as a campaign orator he has Few
equals anywhere His effort WAS master.
piece In the way Of campaign oratory and
It's effect was telling. The beauty about
Mr.. Coleman is that his keen satire and
sarcasm are interviewer with stubborn and
incontrovertible facts gotten from tho rec
ords.
A gentleman who has heard such orators
ms Hill Of Georgia. Blaine toukllng and
other men Of National fame. was heard 10
remark last niglt that Mr. Coleman
speech o. the opera house was the most
powerful appeal to civic duty and The most
scathing arragnment Of ring rule be bad
ever listened to. Nr. Coleman hrouEh
perious charges against Mr.. stewards con
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hnent that he has surely discovered ths
elixir OF life. That he Is able with the
aid OF a mysterious compound, known only
70 himself. produced as u result OF the
years he has spent In searching for this
precious lIie-giving boon, TO cure any and
svery disease that is known to the humsa
body. There is no doubt OF the doctors
sarnestDess In making his claim and the
remarkable cures that be is daily cnscung
neem to bear him out very strongly. His
theory which he advances Is one " reason
and based on sound experience In medical
practice OF many years; II co!.s notnlnG
10 try his remarkable Elixir OF Life" az
he calls II, for he sends IL free TO any Qua
who Is a sufferer, In sufficient quGnAties
to convince OF its ability 10 cure, so there
Is absolutely no risk 10 run. Some o. tue
cures cited are very remarkable. and bu.
Tor reliable witnesses would hardly ba
credited. The lame haze brown away
crutches and walked about after tHo OF
three trials OF the remedy, The sick given
ap by home doct lrs, have been restored 20
their families aud friends In perfect health.
rheumatism. neuralgia, stoNach heart,
LIVER, kidney, nlood and skin diseases snd
bladder troubles disappear as b. magic.
tleadaches. bRckaches, nerve islesS feVers.
consumption. coughs, colds, isthmi, "a
tafrh, bronchitis and all afs,.lols OF the
throat. lungs or any vital organs are easily
overcome In space OF time chat IS simply
Partial paralysis. loeomotor ataxla,
aropsy, CONT, scrofula and piles are quickly
entire system. blood and tissues, restores
normal nerve power, circulation and a state
81 perfect health is produced at once Ia
ahe doctor eiI systems are alike and Equally
eHested b this great ia 'Eii1I. Of LIE;
every suNerer. State what you want 10 be
ruxed ef and the sure remedy fer II will
" ssafxey fssa ~ rstura wstL
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DEATH ROLL.
Mr.. Adolph Weidmann.

Mr.. Adolph Weldmann. aged "a years.
died at his room at the Rice hotel In this
ously III for about a week. but had been
sick aud In poor health for the past wear,
lie was well known In this city, having
been a travelling man In this state for tho
headquarters aud the Rice hotel his home
the greater portion OF the time. he rep
resented the National Tube company, which
has It's headquarters I'm st. Louis, Mo Mir
Meldmann wife and his brother Mr.
Ernest Neidmann, were with during M
last few days of his illness The remains
were taken IN charge by Ross 4 Wrisht
Smbalmcd and prepared for shipment and
iaSt night, accompanied by the wife and
brother the body was shipped Ia his home
at Bollvillc, H., for interment.
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For the fourth tim. the SAINTS re Rail-
road company has suffered the loss OF
safe through the operations n burglars ana
safe blowers Tho last Job n the cracks
men was accomplished yesterday morning
about 4 o'clock, when The safe in the local
freight office at the corner Of Preston ave
nue. and 81. Emanuel street was blown 70
pieces with dynamite aud Sl,32 In coin
was secured. The burglars forced win
dow and effected an EASY entrance Then
they place a stick 81 dynamite and touched
II N The explosion was tremendous
its foundation md demolished windows
and partitions The safe uscif was shat
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lively in addition 10 the $500 salary Of
Joe sam and extra fees to John Kennedy
Frank Burke and Sam RraShear, all mem,
herS Of the same political family Dial
las paid $500 for it's legal department
while 1t cost Houston $4,000
In referring TO John Stewards tar suit
record he quoted the figures gotten from
the district clerks office and used several
tines before in the campaign. by which
q certain afternoon paper In this city had
grown fat and Mr. Stewards purse had
been made TO bulge beyond the dream Of
afauencs.
HE CHARGED THAT INSTEAD OF
COLLECTING PER CENT, AS PRoNIn-
ED FOR BY THE CHARTER, MIR.
STEWART HAD COLLECTED 10 PER
CENT FOR THE COLLECTION or
THESE TANEs.
When the income OF the afternoon paper
not know what 70 do with It and they
consulted Spencer He said: BUY a
yacht, which they did and the gang went
TO Seahrook with Il jug OF Henke's best
TO ,christen II and spencer named II and
dedicated 1t TO the poor lahoring man,
whose money was used I'm buying IL.
MIR. Coleman stated that he had just
seen the tax collectors record on Mr..
, stewards taxes. THE TAN STATEMENT
As MADE OUT BY WELSH, TAN col.
| JOHN $ STEWART, SHOWS TAXES
| FROM 1877 TO 1902. STalA. 50. ON FER
| RUARY u AN UNSIGNED PETITION
As FILED WITH COUNCIL. ASKING
SAM DAY TT WAS REFERRED 10
| rHF FINANCE COMMITTED on THR
| SANE DAY I. J. IuFFLl AID MUEIr
LER AND BENNETT sIGNRp A he
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THE SANTA FE SAFE ROBBED
1t Was Blown to Pieces With Dynamite
and Relieved of S4.32

tered into many pieces. Immediately TO-,
lowing the explosion two ucn were seen "
emerge from a door on the st Emahn"'
street side and run south,
The matter was reported 10 police heaI
quarters and Deputy Chief Thompson los oh
the ease In band and with Officers hRl h, ,, \
aud Higgins they secured tho Second auu
Third wards In an effort 10 locate tue bnl
glars, One man was captured ana lahieSII
In the police station. but ne dcnicu NV
knowledge ~ the affalr. Later IN me uaE
now working on & -
Agent Grecnhlll 81 The Santa Fc nounea
tho officials Of the company IN Galveston
and Auditor Van Iandt Is expected Over
today To make an Investigation.
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THAT is. cTTTING orr s35i5s5
on MARCH STEWART HAD is
SUED TO HIM St875 FOR 10 PER CENT
COMMISSIONS on BACK TANES col
LECTED FROM 1894. AND THE BAL
ANCE or S23I5 WAS Pam IN PAVE
MENT COUPONS. AND oN MARCH =,
tfo2 STEWART GOT \ Full RE
DID NOT PAY ONE CENT IN MONEY.
Mr.. stewart was given a receipt In full
on February 4. 1902 for his taxes due since
1917. thus making him eligible as a candt-
date for meyor This Is the way john
stewart fixed himself TO run for mayor
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Colonel Holt and Corporations.

Colonel Holt and Corporations.
Certain facts are developing as the
campaign progresses that are acting
as a boomerang against those VINO
are charging inst Colonel Holt X
being supported by tho corporations.
In his speech In the Fifth ward
Friday night Colonel Holt asserted
that Messrs. W T. Chew and Y. W
House Of this city were supporters
, Of Mr. Stewart snd extensively con
ncctcd with local corporations Brd
) capitalist concerns. Mr.. House being
: the president OF the houston Gas
. company and vice president Of rho
Houston Water company, two corpo.
. ratlons the very life ~ which DC
5 pend upon the consideration shown
. them by the municipal government.
. No one questions the right OF these
. corporations to support Mr. stewart
. II they rec tt What justhes them
: IN supporting Mr. Stewart should Jus
o ttty any other corporation In support
. Ing Colonel Holt.
. That the support that Mr.. John
9 II. Kirby ls according Colonel Holts
. candidacy for mayor can harry he
taken as carrying with II the support
OF the corporations represented ny
. Mt Kirby. is evidenced ny the ract
that Mr.. a. Baldwin Rice, onc or
o the directors in the Kirby Lumber
. company, and The second vice presi-
dent Of the Planters and Mechanics
Q bank, Of which Mr.. Kirby is presl-
dent, is strong supporter ar MI.
Stewart. and were these corpora
ions as organized institutions, de.
srous that Colonel Holt should he
. elected mayor It is hardly reasonable
. TO suppose that a director in the cor.
3 porations would he conspirlng to en-
compass his defeat
Again, Mir. Rice was recently the
receiver Of the Houston Electric
Street Railway company and is
3 slated MS director In the reorgan.
. izaticn. The city has claim of
. something like $4,000 against this
. corporation,
3 Regardless Of how other corpora
9 tons may stand in tho present
. mayoralty contest, is 1t not trine
significant that tho corporations
chiefly dependent upon the city for
their existence, namely. the gas,
water, and street railway companies.
should be supporting the candidacy
. OF John Stcwart2
II is TO he assumed that the gen
tlemen supporting Mr., stewart are
moved by honest motives, The fact
: that they happen to be connected
With corporations does not reflect
upcu their choice for mayor. But oy
the same reasoning Colonel Holt is
. acquitted Of any collision with cor
. porations whose officers happen 10
he supporting him. The point is mat
the charge OF corporation influence Is
piece Of demagogy which must
. react upon stewart, In whose camp
are found the chIefest Of city corpo.
= rstions,
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A lame Stewart M.stipn

There was Stewart meeting on mar.
ket square last night, which was addressed
by several Of the orators of that foctlcp
The crowd did not number over 15o ,r1
was devoid OF enthusiasm Aro,. u.
speakers was Mr. James Chgrltop II
reviewed the recent struggle over rules in in
tho executive committee. '"''N III