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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26
DUE TO SALT FISH.
London Physician Studies Leprosy in
South Africa.

London, March 26.-Dr. Jonathan
Hutchinson, formerly president of the
Royal College of Surgeons, who recently
returned to England after studying the
causes of leprosy in South Africa, has
arrived at the conclusion that the pri
mary cause of the disease is the use, as
food, of badly cured salt fish, which is
sent inland from Cape Town and else
where on the west and south coasts and
is largely consumed by the farmers and
in the industrial centerS. While giving
this as the chief cause of the diffusion
of leprosy DR.. Hutchinson obtained con-
elusive evidence that leprosy, in very
exceptional circumstances, may be
communicated from person to person
He does not believe that it is either in
fectious or contagious in the proper
sense of the word but may be cornmun-
icated by eating food contaminated by
lepers' hands. DIR. Hutchinson suggests
as preventive measures, legislative
control of the fish curing establish
ments the diffusion of information in
regard to the danger of communication
and the establishment of isolation
homes for lepers during the stage of the
disease involving risk of contracting it.
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NO HELP FOR THEM.
Opponents of Sale of Danish Islands
Growing Desperate.

Copenhagen, March 26.-The oppon-
ents of the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States intend to
make a desperate effort to induce
Queen Alexandra and the dowager
Empress of Russia, daughters of the
King of Denmark, to intervene and
prevent the ratification of the treaty
by the landsthing.
The dowager empress and the queen,
both of whom are reported to be OPP
posed to the sale, are expected here in
a day or two. The opinion in well in
formed circles is that any such inter
vention, even could it be set in motion,
would prove ineffective. Confidence is
felt that the landsthing will ultimately
ratify the treaty, though it may pos
sibly insert a plebiscite clause The
landsthing at a secret meeting arrived
at no conclusion, and postponed dis
cussion of the treaty until April 8.
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LEADERS IN COUNCIL.
Another White House Confer
ence on Cuban Reciprocity.

Washington, March 26.-Another con-
ference was held at the White House
last night on the subject of Cuban reci-
procity. and was participated in by the
president and the house leaders. includ-
ing Chairman Payne and Messrs. Dali
zell and Long of the ways and means
committee, and Mr.. Cannon, chairman
of the Republican caucus. The MEM
bers came at the invitation of the
president and remained with him for
an hour. The conference was in the
main an exchange of views between
the executive and the congressman on
the general reciprocity proposition and
the positive statement was made that
there were no new developments in the
situation and that the programme
adopted by the Republican conference
providing 20 per cent reduction on
Cuban imports temporarily, would be
carried out in the house. The ways and
means committee has not yet reported
the bill framed for the purpose of
carrying out the caucus PLAN which is
delayed, it is asserted. by the absence
of one of the Republican representa-
tfves from the city.
the conference was a sequence to
that held previously by the president
with those congressman opposed to the
20 per cent. reduction. 1t is believed
that one of the propositions submitted
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NEW KIND OF TICKET.
interchangeable Mileage Book on
Western Railroads.

Chicago, March 26-An entire new
form of ticket is soon to be placed on
sale by the Chicago roads operating
west of the Missouri river. Instead of
buying local tickets with coin, trans
portation' will be purchased by books.
1t is called an Exchange script book"
and will be the first interchangeable
mileage book to be used in the terri
tory west of Ell Paso and Denver. Later
it is expected that it will be adopted by
lines from the Missouri river to Denver
and Ell Paso.
The book resembles the usual mileage
book, but the figures, instead of repre-
senting mileage, represent money, hVe
cents for every line. The purchaser pays
resenting that amount. Upon presenta-
ton of the book at any ticket office the
price of the ticket is torn from the book
and a record of it made in the back of
the book. Upon using all the book the
purchaser, by presenting the cover, Sc
cures a rebate amounting to the differ
ence between the gross and the net rate
of the entire mileage Travelled.
Officials of the following roads have
agreed to use the book:
Santa Fe, Colorado Midland, Colorado
& Southern, Denver & Rio Gfande, Ore
gon Railway e. Navigation company.
Oregon Short Line, Rio Grande Western,
Santa Fe Pacific, Santa Fe & Joaquin
Valley. Southern California & South
ern Pacific.
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REFUSES TO BE SILENT.
Henry Watterson INDUCES in Criti-
cism of the President.

Washington, March 26-Henry Wat
terson speaking at the banquet of the
Virginia Democratic association said:
Il want to know what is going on
away out yonder across the multitudin-
Gus, the mysterious waves of the Pacific
sea. l want other witnesses than self
seeking politicians and self-exp1oiting
soldiers to come here and tell me. I re-
fuse to hold my tongue. And, if am
told by Whipper-Snapper in shoulder
straps that unless do 1 am a traitor to
my country, my reply to him shall be
slap in the face.
I'VE are Democrats. Once again in
the White House we have the man on
horseback Affecting the simplicity of
the cowboy, he concealS beneath the
self-confidence and queer manners of
the brOncho buster the sentiments and
ambitions, if not the talents, of a Diaz.
To him a little thing like treating an
admiral of the navy, wearing the laurel
leaves of 1mperiShable renOWn, as if he
We're a baby in arms, now to be dan
died and now to be spanked, is merely
an undfeSS affair begun and ended dur
ing off moments between breakfast and
luncheon, To him the reprimanding of
the lieutenat general of the army grown
gray in the fighting of the battles of
play N cant to relax his muscles and il
lustrate his high mightiness, while
warning lesser officers of the army to
obey orders and say nothing.
Because the reprimanded lieutenant
general, answering the summons of
committee of congreSS-aS was his duty
Expresses an opinion adverse to a bill,
it is proposed to retire him from the
service. Taken in connection with some
other matters of more or less sinister
suggestion, these are menaceS of most
orninouS import
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OTIS is OUT.
War Department Issues General Order
Rec1NNg His Services.

Washington, March 26.-Major Cen
reer in the army by reason of age and
will go into retirement He will be sue
ceeded in command of the department
of the lakes at Chicago by Major Cen
eral Arthur Macarthur, recently in
command of the department of Colorado
at Denver.
The war department has paid an I'M
usual tribute to General Otis in issuing
general order reciting the distinguish
ed services of the officer. not only
through the Civil war, but in his man
agement at Manila. The order recites
President McKinley's congratulatory
message on the occasion of Otis success
over the F'ilipinos at Malalos and when
Manila was captured In conclusion
Secretary Root says:
General Otis goes in his retirement
with a consciousness of duty well done
during 40 years of continuous and ex-
ceptionally meritorious services, which
entitle him to the gratitude and best
wishes of his countrymen.'
Chicago, March 26-General E s. Otis
has turned over the command of the de-
partn ent of the lakes and department
of the Dakotas to Colonel McCaskey of
the Twentieth infantry, who will re-
main in charge till the arrival of Cen
eral Arthur Macarthur. General Otis
will remain two days more in Chicago
before leaving for his home in Roches-
ter N Y. Mrs. Otis and the generals
three daughters, who have been travel
ing in the south, will join him there.
Il am glad to be retired said the
general. i've been a long time in har-
ness and am ready for a little leisure.
When 1 feel like work 1 have enough
private business to keep me interested.
1 will not travel. I've had enough of
that. I won't even write book
General Otis is in excellent health. He
is GA wears old.
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PAST YEARS GROWTH
Two Weeks Will Be Spent in
Preparing Report.
Forest Consists of 40 Acres of
Railroad Tie Timber.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 26.-Messrs.
L. G. Miller, C. A. Scott and q. L. Bliss
are here at present as representatives
Of the bureau of forestry, department
of agriculture, to give careful meas
urement of the growth made by the
catalpa trees on the Yaggy farm during
the past year, for the government is
keeping tab on this forest. A report
on the catalpa forest here will be made,
and published during the coming sum
mer by the bureau of forestry.
The work of measuring the growth
and preparing the report will take
about two weeks time.
When Mr. Yaggy purchased a corner
of Grant township and another corner
of North Reno township and it was
learned that he was going to plant sew
eral hundred acres of cata1pa trees the
people looked upon the scheme as
doubtful enterprise.
The forest consists of 440 acres plant
ed close enough to shoot the growth up
ward. Last year an S0-acre tract was
thinned and thousands of posts were
sold at good figure. This year anoth-S
er lot of posts will be cut. AS the trees
that are left grow larger the crop will
become more and more profitable The
harvest has begun and will be almost
endless
of interest taken in the growth of catal-
pa timber. It is rated as among the
very best of timber for posts, and
the demand for it is almost unlimited.
The great railroad companies find that
the question of securing timber for ties,
posts for fencing and telegraph posts
will make them trouble in the near flu
ture, and they are deeply interested in
catalpa culture. They are making a
study of the question and the Yaggy
grove is carefully watched, because it
is not only the largest experin ent of
the kind but it has been the best man
aged. In fact it is the most noted
catalpa forest in the United States.
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prated observation-disclosures at the head of
the great Altenheim Medical Dispensarv
mas Just made the startling announcement
that he has produced a compound that
grows mar on any bald head The doctor
makes the claim that after experiments
taxing years TO complete. ne has at last
reached the goal of his ambition. To the
doctor all heads are alike There are none
which can not be cured by this remarka-
Die remedy The record of cures "a ready
made IS truly marvellous and We're it not
Tor the nigh standing OF the great physi-
clan ana the convincing testimony of thou
sands of citizens all over the country it
would seem too miraculous to be true.
There can be no doubt OF the doctors
SarneStneSs IN making his claims nor can
ms cures be disputed He does not ask
anyone elses word for it, but he stands
ready and willing to send free trial pack
ages or this great hair restorative to any
one who writes to him for it. enclosing a
cent stamp to prepay postage. In a
single night it has started hair to grow
ing on heads bald for years 1t has stop
ped falling hair in one hour. tt never fails
no matter what the condition. age or sex
Ola men and young men, women and chill
uren all have profited by the free use of
this great new discovery. If you are bald
II your hair is falling out or if your hair
eyebrows or eyelashes are thin or short
write the Altenheim Medical DiSpensary
6.3aS. Butterfield bldg. Cincinnati o. en-
closing j cent stamp to prepay postage
for a free package and in a short time you
WILL be entirely restored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26

81 have been greatly afflicted with bear
ine-down pains and flooding, bot after Using
only one bottle Of Wine of Cardui the trou-
bic has bean corrected and / am In better
health than have been for years"
Mrs. w. L. Daufenscheck, of Benwood,
Ohio, says:
81 had terrible bearing-down pains and
other sufferings. think It was providential
that fourd one of your books and read Of
Wine of Cardui, for two bottles of II have
cured me. wasn't to speak few words Of
praise for Wine of Cardui. Its wonderful
incidence
These letters from sufferers who have
been raised from beds of dangerous and
painful illness by Wine of Cardui are
printed for your benefit in this newspaper
today and if you do not take advantage of
it you will have no one to blame but your
self. Every druggist sells Wine Of Cardui
and if you secure a bottle you can begin
the treatment today.
If you need advice write The Ladies'
Department. The Chattanooga
Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn, de-
scribing all your symptoms freely, and
letter of advice win be sent you. Secure
q OIL 90 bottle Of Wine of Cardui from
your druggist today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26
TO REDUCE PEAT PRICES.
Plan to Make Cheap Fuel From
Worthless Boys.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 26-Profes-
sors Cooley and Sadler and Messrs.
Allen and Anderson of the engineering
department. University of Michigan,
are conducting experiments on new
peat drying process with the probability
of great success. The process, it is ex-
pected, will enable them to produce
peat for fuel purposes at considerably
less than the price of hard coal. One
pound of dry peat gives the same
amount of heat as three quarters of
pound of coal, and there are no clink-
ers or refuse except ashes. The ma
chinery consists of rollers by which the
water is squeezed out. The peat is then
dried and pressed into solid blocks of
the density of bituminouS coal.
There are millions of acres of peat
boys in this country.
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MORE PRONOUNCED.
Indications of Strike Among Brew
ers' Workmen at Rochester.

Rochester, N. Y, March 26.-The indf-
cations of a strike of the brewery
workmen, which has been threatened
for some time past, are becoming more
pronounced Last night nearly 500
members of the local unions met in ex-
ecutive session and the matter was
thoroughly discussed. A communica-
ton from Secretary Bradley, of the
brewers association, was read, but
action on it was deferred until the ar
rival of Chairman Pommer of the ma
tional executive committee, who is eX
pected here next week. In Secretary
Bradley's communication the answer of
the brewers to the contract submitted
by the local unions for the ensuing
year was received. The brewers refuse
to sign the contract mainly because
they will not bind themselves not to
discharge any employe without APP
prevail or consent of the brewery work.
ORG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26

If you are one of those who have eat
en- too freely of Grape-Nuts and have
been satiated, we have word of help
and advice for you. 1t is concentrated
food. and the system requires and can
handle only a small amount at a time.
If too much is taken nature revolts
against the overlooking. BE moderate
and enjoy the fool day by day. 1t is
too valuable to your system and to your
sturdy health to give over. 1t is COM
mon fault for people to overeat candy
or any other delicacy at some time in
life and from an excess be driven to
abstinence But with Grape-Nuts it
will richly repay you to start again on
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CoFelt Trial Continued.

Winfield, Kan, March 26.-The trial
of o. w. Coffelt, charged with the muir
der of Santa Fe Detective G. c. Mont
gomery was commenced in the district
court Tuesday, but on motion of the de-
tense was continued to April. The con-
tlnuance was granted in order to give
the defense's lawyer, E J. Wrights-
man of Pawnee, Okla, an opportunity
TO prepare his case. County Attorney
Torrance will be assisted in the prose-
cution by G. B. Buchanan and C w.
Roberts of this city. They have 80 wit
neSSeS Subpoenead.
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P1easurab1e Anticipation,
When Proper Food is
Used in Moderation.

three heaping teaspoons for the cereal
part of the meal, and so long as you
use the food in moderation you viii
stick to it, and look forward to the meal
with tpIeasurable anticipation. Remem-
her Grape-Nuts furnishes the most de-
Hcious tasting cereal food known. and
contains the certain elements nature
uses for repairing and rebuilding the
brain and gray matter in the nerve CEN
ters The steady and moderate user of
Grape-Nuts can depend upon daily
nourishment of the kind that gives one
that feeling of reserve strength, so es-
worker. Do not try to cook this food.
1t is thoroughly and completely cooked
at factory, and is ready for instant SER
vice.
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HAVE THEY CONSOLIDATED
Santa Fe and Alton Said to Have
Made Track Agreement.

Chicago, March 26.-It was reported
that the Santa F'e and Alton railroad
officials had arranged for a consolida-
ton of their rights of way between
Joliet and Chicago. Under the report
ed plan the charges of maintenance
would be reduced by almost one-half.
Vice President f. D. Kenna of the
Santa Fe declared as far as he knew
there was nothing in the report. 1T
is true that the plan has been suggest
ed from time ito time ever since the
Santa F'e built into Chicago" said Mr..
Kenna, but no such arrangement has
been made or is contemplated now"
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Committee Oppose Popular Election.

Washington, March 26.-The resolu-
ton adopted by the house providing for
the election of senators by direct vote
of the people was again the subject of
consideration by the senate committee
on privileges and elections, but the
committee adjourned for two weeks
revealed the fact that a majority of
the committee is opposed to the. resolu-
ton The opponents of the measure
assure its friends, however, that they
will not object to the making of a re-
port to the senate when the discussion
shall be concluded
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He Ran Into a Corpse.

washington. n. G, March 26.-The
body of James Walker, the 19-year-old
negro who poisoned the whole family
of DIR. David T. Taylor, of the state
board of medical examiners, was found
dangling from a limb of a gum tree on
the Greenville road, just outside of the
town limits of Washington, N. C., early
this morning. man coming to town
ran into the body, which hung out over
the walking path. The coroner's jury
brought in a verdict that the negro
came to his death by lynching at the
hands of unknown persons.
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Desires Republican Harmony.

McLeansboro, III, March -26.-GeneraI
James r. Campbell has announced his
withdrawal from the contest for the Re
publican nomination for congress from
this district. General Campbell says he
desires that no act of his shall en-
barrass the Republican party in the
district. He was formerly Democrat
member of congress from this district
but resigned to enter the military ser
vice duriRg the Spanish-American war.
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Founded a Mission in Egypt.

Omaha, March 26.-Mrs. Henrietta
McCague wife of Rev. Thomas Nc
Cague, d. D., died at her home in this
city today. Mrs. McCague and her
husband were the founders of the
United Presbyterian mission in Cairo,
Egypt now one of the largest in that
country, in 1854. She returned to this
city in 1861, where with her husband
she formed the first United Presbyte-
rian church in Nebraska, and has been
identified with the mission work of
that denomination for forty years.
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Cape Town, March 26.-Cecil Rhodes
experienced bad heart attack yesterday
afternoon, from which he did not rally as
he has done from previous attacks of this
nature At midnight he was weaker than
at any time during his illness Oxygen Is
is frequently tapped for dropsy. His
friends entertain little hope for his recov-
cry.
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Miss Fay Lee,
Ma. 6O3M North Seventh Sire
Kansas City.

YOU distracted now is caused by the terri
BILE nervous tension. The nerves soon be-
gin to give way under the strain. You
\ will jump at every disturbance, or laugh
or weep, Historically, at no apparent
cause. That is what Miss Fay Lee, or
Kansas City, Kas., was coming to when
she rescued herself by taking Wine or
Cardui. The Wine made her strong,
healthy woman again, as it has made
million other women strong and healthy.
By inducing regular menstruation the en-
tire system of organs are relieved OF the
terrible wasting drains. The igaments
which hold the womb in place are strength
ened by a healthy flow and that organ Is
returned to its proper and normal position.
With regular menstruation the strain is
relaxed and returning health is the result.
This is what Wine Of Cardui has done in
thousands of cases.
Miss Margaret Robinson, of Bridges,
Ala, was great suFere-er with bearing
down pains but she was cured by Wine of
Cardui also. She writes:
S'Before tlsing Wine OF Cafdoi suffered
terribly with bea-inS-down pains. By adj
vice of a friend Used your medicine and
now feel as we'll as sves felt IN my life"
Mrs. Louisa CARRIER, Of Little Falls, N.
Y, writes:
SsYour Wine Of Cardci has done for me
what no doctor OF other medicine could DO.
| suffered for twelve years with bearing
5own pains BOT 1othins helped aas uutil
got Wine of Cardui."
Mrs. Mary Keifer. Of holland, Arkansas.
writes:
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Put in Gold Democrat.

Washington, March 26.-The house,
by majority of 10, unseated Mr.. Rhea
(Ky.), a Democrat, and seated in his
place J. Mckenzie Moss, who was for
merly a Democrat, but who according
to his brief is in accord with the Re
publican party on the dominant issues.
The Republican majority in the house
Hanbury and Vreland, of New York
voted with the Democrats, enough Re-
publicans remained away or declined to
vote to reduce the majority to 10. The
conclusion of the debate on the case
was rather spirited, Mr.. Rhea making
an eloquent defense of his right to the
seat.
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March 1st to April 3Oth the Great
Rock Island

Will have on sale every day tickets to
Utah and Montana points at $1,000,
Washington and Oregon points $22. 80,
California and Puget Sound points
$25. co. For full information see A. M
Fuller.
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tives of the American Tobacco company
took an important step this morning to-
wards gaining the support of the whole
sale dealers, practically promising the lat
ter per cent profit on all deals with
them.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

. Salonfca. Roumania, March 26.-Miss Ell
len NJ. Stone, the American missionary
has started for London. Thence she will
sail for America
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Eruptions, tan-freckles, skin Attic
tions yield a satin skin to Skin
Cream and Satin-Skin Powder Csc.