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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

the sidewalks by the flood. In many
cases the sidewalks were wholly or
partly washed out and the bricks left
in the street. In many cases h own
ers of property adjoining took the
trouble to gather up these bricks and
pile them up on the b~oulevards or near
by. One notable case of the kind was
that along Laurent street in front OF
the Church of the Good Shepherd. 1t
Will be remembered that the street here
was washed out to the depth of II or
Is feet and for a length of so feet or
more, e-ndangering the house on the
south side, which was partly under
mined, and ~uprooting h n shade
trees in front of the church. Most of
the bricks of the sidewalk were carried
down the ban into this enormous hole.
Canon Burke, the priest in charge of
the church, hired boys to gather these
bricks and pile them up on the church
lot, otherwise they would have been
up the hole. Now when it comes to re-
laying this sidewalk the city authori-
ties say the church cannot use these
brick without paying for them,-that
they belong to the city. There are
numerous other cases similar to this
and the citizens would like to know by
h right the city claims this paving
material which they have saved. On
the avenue in block 900 there was one
lot paved with artificial stone. These
blocks were washed out of position but
were afterwards gathered up and now
are piled up on the lot. VIII the city
claim this property? In the case of the
church above mentioned 5000 new paw
ing bricks have been ordered and are
now on the ground. The question is
not who shall peal the expense of put
ting down the vast amount of new paw
ing OF sidewalks that will be necessary
this spring. It is understood that the
owners must dc this, but why is it
that they are not permitted to use the
old material that was washed out pro-
vided it is in good condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
MORE DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Topeka Baseball Association Again
Branches Out.

At the meeting Of the Topeka Base
ball association last night a number
of new directors were chosen. The
are: C. K. Holiday. T. E.. Sheard,
William R. Kercher. John Waters.
John McManus, Otis Hungate, Edward
Osborn, Charles Eagle, Ralph Moore.
j. H. Goddard, Fred Nipps, Sam Lakin,
John Purcell, f. G.. Kelley, Frank
Klingaman, Z. G. Johnson, Harry
Ruff, Peter J. Monahan, George STAINS
field, T.. j. Anderson, Frank Grimes,
and Irving Cole.
Another meeting of the association
will be held at the Commercial club
rooms next Monday night to canvass
the financial situation. Treasurer Ward
is making a very active effort in col
Letting funds for the opening of the
baseball season and is meeting with
considerable success. AS the opening
Of the season approaches the baseball
movement is securing more and more
support. The Topeka Railway COM
pany is still delaying its announce
ment OF the location for the baseball
park which it has agreed to furnish.
Treasurer F. G.. Kelly, however, says
he will be able to tell in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
GIANT SKYSCRAPER.
A Thirty-four Story Structure Will Be
Built by w. R. Hearst.

New York. Feb. 16.-Plans have been
for the most striking looking
office structure yet built in this city of
SkyScraperS. If they are not changed
before the time for the actual putting
up of the building, the result will be
a structure of steel and masonry 81 or
"a stories high, on a site of about 5000
square feet-two city lots. This will be
The property is the Virginia hotel
site, bounded by the Grand Circle,
Broadway, Eighth avenue and Fifty
eighth street. 1t is owned by the New
York American, and is to be improved
in about a years time with an office
building for the use of that newspaper.
A report was printed yesterday that
the building would be 40 stories high.
At the office of the newspaper it was
learned that this estimate was an ex-
aggeration to the extent Of six or eight
stories.
Some weeks ago the New York
American was reported to have pur-
chased the block to the south, bounded
by Broadway, Eighth avenue, Fifty
seventh and Fifty-eighth streets. from
the United States Realty and Con-
struction 1t now turns out
to be the case thai the purchase was
never made and no negotiations look
ing to it are in progress. AT the time
this deal was understood to be d
way it was believed that the newspaper
would use the large block for the site
OIL us new l4OIiiG dlu PIOlGtl liz 1AOl III
erly light and enhance it's view by put
ting a low structure on the Virginia.
hotel site. This idea is now out of the
question.
No one has ever built an office struc-
ture more than'26 stories high. but the
reason for limiting the height has been
a financial one, not the fear that it
was necessary for safety. Construction
experts have no definite limit of height
beyond which they think a building
canno safely 60 But it is evident
that if it is made too tall the top
stories will not be rentable. The pub
lie will fight shy of them
Accordingly it would be highly diff
cult to get any lending company to
finance the erection of a 80 or 40 story
building.
The problem is still further compli-
Gated in this case by the paucity of
area in the Virginia hotel site Will
liam r. Hearst, who owns the New
York American, has satisfied himself,
however, that it is practicable, from a
construction standpoint, to improve the
property with a 81 OF "a story building.
Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
PAYING SCHICK LOSSES.
The North British and Mercantile
Paws Promptlv,

B.. F. Criswell, state agent of the
North British & MERCANTILE, settled the
loss on William Schick yesterday and
through his agent. Charles Elliott,
handed Mr.. Schick check for amount of
his insurance.
MI. Criswell grows enthusiastic when
talking of the ability of his company to
meet its losses, and calls attention to
the fact that his company paid So $3.50, UJ0
of losses at the Chicago fire, $4,000 at
the Boston fire, $3.50, 600 at the St. John
fire, an estimated loss of ST. 900, 900
for the Baltimore fire, all paid with
funds from the London office, without
disturbing United States assets.
Mr.. Criswell is emphatic that the old
standard companies that are always
prepared for these contingencies and
who bear the heat and burden of the
day." such as the company he repre-
sents, are entitled to the patronage of
the insuring public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
THEIR IDEA OF JOKE.
City Council Ways and Means Com
mittee Fools the People.


The WAYS and means committe of
the city council a a very keen sense
of humor. It loves a joke. 1t espe-
cially delights in a joke on somebody
else, apparently.
A week ago the ways and means
committee held a meeting, and when
they adjourned it was announced that
the next meeting Woul be held Mon
day night, February Is, for the express
purpose of hearing and deciding the
Auditorium ii organ case. This an
nouncement was given all possible
publicity, and the members of the pipe
organ association were all given an
official notice to be present at the
meeting.
Monday night the crowd assembled
at the committee room. There We're
representatives of the pipe organ asso-
citation. two representatives of the
board of health who were there to look
after the health department revision
from the city electric light plant, a big
delegation from East Eighth avenue
taxpayers, in all about twenty-five peo-
ple-but there was no committee. The
people waited till 8 o'clock, and still
no committee. They waited till $50,
and till a. quarter of 8; no committee.
Then somebody telephoned to a MEM
Der of the committee to find out what
was the matter.
'Why, the meeting was postponed late
this afternoon; didn't you know it?"
said the committeeman innocently.
There isn't going to be any meeting,
and the ate for the next meeting
hasn't been fixed"
1t was stated thai the reason the
meeting a been postponed was be
cause of the sickness of DR.. Ryder.
But it was very, very funny and anus
ing for the committee to postpone the
notifying any of the people who had
been invited to come, and without
having somebody there at the commit
tee Dom to inform the various waiting
delegations of VIA had been done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

You Will realize as you read Mrs. Arm
olds letter that the worst of all her suf-
death.
Every tired, worried. overstrained wo-
man knows these morbid fancies and
down nerve system and lack of nerve vi
taLty-neither more nor less.
Mrs. Arnold Suffered From
Heart Disease, Pa1pitation, Sinking Feel
ings, Neuralgia, Morbid Brooding.
EVERY SYMPTOM
had, as its real cause, of the
inner nerves, and the resultant weakness
which depend directly on the nerve force.
Paine's Celery Compound Cured the Real
Cause.
1856 CROWN ST. NEW HAVEN.
Please accept this letter from a grateful
girl; Pai1e's Celery Compound has lift
me for years-the ~foreboding of sudden
death by. heart disease. Several mem
pers OF the Iamlly on my mothers side
nave been taken off without a minutes
warning.
Il had palpitation of the heart every time
| tried to do active work, and 1 could
not go upstairs without the awful sink
ing f~eeling-as if in another second I
would be dead.
Doctors bled me several times and an
other doctor told me that my trouble
was neuralgia of the nerves of the
heart. which were breaking down. I
did not have the courage to abandon
doctors, but without aging anything I
LOOK the auVlce OF a friend, who sent
me a book about Paine's Celery Com
pound in which there was a letter from
a lady whose case was almost exactly
like mine.
Il took the Celery Compound regularly,
and it is 2 months now since my hus-
band and 1 agreed that it was a COM
plete cure.
IT can almost run upstairs now, which I
did not dare to try for years. I have
no more sinking spells or palpitation,
and my heart beats as sound and reg
ularly as my husbands.
MRS E. ARNOLD"
Trace every disease or pain to the
TRUE CAUSE. Pain is only the sign or
symptom. 1t is idle to treat the pain it.
self. The only true cure for suffering is
the cure that CURES H TRUE CAUSE
Weakness of the INNER nerves Prof. Ed
CalarV CnmnHnnd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Gard.

I do not know that Miss Blanche
Boise has complained of anything con-
nected with her imprisonment much
less the trivial fact that her jailer re-
fused her friends the privilege of OBJ
tanning her picture. I merely inquired
why it was denied. She is misrepresent-
ed when she is said to have complain
ed through her friends Her photo
graph taken months ago is in existence
the editors in Philadelphia who
would like it can easily procure it. I
myself am able to paint her picture,
life size, from the photo mentioned, if
not, Thos. Eakins, our greatest portrait
painter, can and probably will as his
family and my own were earnest
friends.
MRS. MARSHALL FLANSBURG.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
GOVERNOR IN GRAND MARCH
He and Mrs. Bailey Will Start Com
merciaI Travellers Ball.

Governor and Mrs. Willis Bailey will
lead the grand march of the ball at
the auditorium on February 10, which
is Friday of this week. Tickets for adj
mission to this function are being dis
posed of with a rapidity which indicates
that it will be largely attended. The
tickets are being sold by members of
the Topeka organization of the United
Commercial travellers who are exercis-
ing considerable care about the admis-
sion of undesirable couples to the floor.
The building is to be decorated with
the colors of the U. c.. T. and with
palms. The palms will be used prin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Caucus.

The Republican voters of Shunganun-
ga precinct will hold a caucus at
Baughman hall, between the hours Of 2
and 8 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Feb
ruary 10, 1904, for the purpose of select
delegates to be voted for at the
coming Republican primary, to a on
vention to be held in Topeka at the
Armory on Monday, February %, 1904,
at 2 D. m, which convention will elect
DELEGATES to the state convention to be
held at Wichita on March 8, 1904.
H. NJ. PHILIPS, Chairman.
Attest: JOHN w. GARDNER, Secy,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

cipally in a screen along the front of
the stage on which refreshments will
be served. Marshall's band has been
secured for the grand march number.
Steinberg's orchestra of sixteen pieces
will play for the dances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Perfect Confidence.

Where there used to be a feeling of UNI
easiness and worry in the household
when a child showed symptoms OF Group,
there is now perfect confidence TEis is
berIain's Cough Remedy in the treatment
of that disease. Mrs. NJ I. Basford of
PooIesville, Nd, in speaking of her ex-
p~erience in the use of that remedy says:
II have a world of confidence il Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for I have used
If with perfect success. My child Car
land is subject to severe attacks of Group
and it always gives him prompt relief
For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
Best Line to Florida.

There is a through sleeper n
every day from Kansas City over the
Frisco System ana Southern Railway
to Jacksonville, Fla. This is the old
established line.
Many new and attractive features in
Florida tours this winter.
Full information will be given on an
~plication TO
VIM. FLANNELLY, T. p. A..
Board of Trade building,
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
DOG L E OF GRIEF.
Masters Absence at Dewey Trial
Caused Canine to Euecumb.

Liberty, Mo-, Feb. ga bulldog own
ed by Edgar Cave, a deputy sheriff who
is in Kansas as a witness in the Dewey
murder case. died of grief. Whenever
Cave had heretofore been absent more
than a day the dog plainly showed his
u-neasiness. His masters absence this
time was too long for him, however
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
CALIFORNIA $500
Via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale during March and
April. h rate also applies to inter-
mediate points Good in tourist sleep
ers and free chair cars. Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full information and free ltera-
ture. address T. L. ING
C. p. & T. A, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Lifted Awful Fear of Sudden Death From
Her Mind-Cured Heart Weakness.
Sinking Spells, Observation-Disclosures
Common to a Million Women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Everybody reads the state Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16

Everybody reads the State Journal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29

II Is for man to mortgage his farm,
our children will be as wise and right
eous as we are; and they viii know
more, Why not trust the future to
them?
"Evading all issues except those
which they declare are settled the OPP
position are making Theodore Roose-
welt the issue We will save them the
trouble-we ourselves will make Theo'
dore Roosevelt an issue. And on that
issue we do not defend; we attack
The election OF Theodore Roosevelt
means certainty in every policy. foreign
and domestic. and stability Is necessary
to sound business. But above all else
Roosevelt's election means that nc
power in this republic however strong
or rich, no organization. however de-
termined, Is too great for the sover'
eighty Of the law; no citizen, however
poor or humble, no interest however
small or weak, is too Insignificant for
the laws protection. And this Is the
largest Issue OF the campaign"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
growers make that hostelry their head
quarters to get posted ON the market
when they intend to sell,
PERSONAL MENTION.

A. A. Cook of Portland is in the
city.
Mrs, Ed. Strumeyer returned from a
Portland visit last evening.
Miss Sue II. Elnore and Miss Reha
Hobson are in Portland,
Mrs. DR., ]. Tutte went to Portland
yesterday. returning last evening,
Master Fish Warden Van pusen re-
turned from Portland last evening,
Mrs. Henry $. MeGowan and children
were over yesterday from MCGOWAN
Mrs. Stanley and Miss June Stanley
of Seaside were shopping in the city
yesterday.
Harrison L. Hamblet returned last
night to Portland, after a short stay
in the city.
Dr. August c. Kinney returned from
A business trip to Portland on last
nights train.
Mrs. f. H. Streumeyer returned last
night from Seattle. where she spent
three weeks with friends.
Mrs. c. Davis and Mrs. Andrew Dahl
of Chinook were in the city yesterday
on shopping expedition.
Hon. Clarence ]. Curtis, editor OF the
Sentinel, city attorney and real estate
broken of Seaside. came up yesterday
afternoon.
c. F. Salter, who is connected with
the Eureka Standard, is among the
outgoing passengers of the Alliance
Mr., Salter has been visiting on Grays
harbor.
Captain John Haggblom and wife re-
turned last evening from Hot Lake
where they have been during the past
two weeks for the Denent Oh Mls' Hass
blom's health, which is much i'm
proved.
Fl. B. Parker returned last evening
from trip to the Coos Bay country.
The old gentleman says he was pretty
badly shaken up by the rough ride over
the mountains, bat enjoyed seeing the
great change which has taken place IN
the county since he first visited 1t 42
years ago.
An Oregon City item in the journal
saws of a former Astoria pastor: Rev
E. S. Bollinger, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church in this city, mas re-
ceiyed information of the death OF MS
mother at her home in Pennsylvania
Mr.. Bollinger was Frustrated and una
| ble to preach laAt Sunday evening.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such,
in brief was the condition Of an old
soldier by name OF ]. ]. Havens, Yer
sailles, o. For years he was troubled
with Kidney disease and. neither doc
tors nor medicines gave him relief. At
length he tried Electric Bitter, 1t put
him on his feet In short order and
now he testlfles: I'm on the road to
complete recovery" Best on earth for
liver and kidney troubles and all forms
of stomach and bowel complaints. only
soc. Guaranteed by Chas. Rogers,
druggist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
Foreign Crops Are Short and
Coast States Must Supply
the Deficit Abroad.
PORTLAND FULL OF BUYERS
Price Is Now 2S Cents and Still
Higher Figures Will Rule
Before Oregon Yield
Is Sold.

M
Telegram; There Is every prospect
that hops win go sky higa during the
present season. sala E ]. Smith. a
large dealer and buyer of hops from
New York. today. with the English
crop the shortest since 1882, when hops
went to 81 pound, and with the Ger
man crop equally short, the only avail
able supply comes from Oregon, Wash
ington and California. and Oregon pro-
duces more than the other two states
combined.
To-day hop men are offering IS cents.
with no takers. Growers will not sell at
that figure, and l look for hops to go
to 80 cents soon. Within two months
they may go up TO 40 or even 80 cents
Oregon farmers who have raised hops
this season will find themselves on
velvet. Not only will those rancners
who have raised wheat do well, but
hopmen will come in for their share OF
the general prosperity. The selling OF
hops here has been active for the past
few days, and thousands of bales have
changed hands at good figures. Twenty
eight and 2S1a cents has been the SELL
ing figure. Yesterday the buying was
the heaviest this season. have tel
egram from California this morning
stating that everything offered there at
2S and 2S1s cents has been taken. Five
DAYS ago in New York exporters were
paying S3 cents.
"The situation here is the strongest
that has obtained for several years
The town is full of buyers who are anx-
ious to get the crop at top prices, but
growers are holding their hops. NO
pool of any kind among the producers
has as yet been formed, nor is such
combination likely. think the re-
mainder of the crop. probably not over
25,OOO bales, will pass out of the hands
of the growers within the next 80 days
at prices which will continually grow
better"
Krebs Brothers of Salem, VINO are
credited with ownirg the largest hop
yard in the world, are at the Belvedere'
and are waiting for any chances which
may present themselves to buy more
hops. Others are eager to buy at the
present prices, but are unable to obtain
any stocks at that figure. Heretofore
the crop has been absorbed rapidly all
along this coast, and California mas but
little left. On the exact amount esti-
mates differ, as some say not more than
5000 bales remain unsold.
The first shipments OF the l5V4 Ciol
east started on the oath to Chicago over
the O. r. & ~, and consisted of IS
bales. A hundred bales followed yes
terday, bound for New York, and 81
more went to Chicago last night or
the 0. r. & N.
OF the 10000 bales estimated as the
total Oregon crop this year against
about $4,000 bales last season, not over
one-third of the crop remains with the
growers.
The Belvedere hotel is genuine HOP
market. Buyers congregate there and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
The Star Leads.

The Star leads in vaudeville because
no expense is spared in securing for
this house the best acts obtainable'
No act is sent here that has not made
good" in Portland. The high-priced
acts are always found at the Star.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Parker House.

]. Burns, Hammond.
Joe Schlappii, San Francisco.
Mrs. Reid, Heppner, Ore.
Mrs. T, Ardew and children, Oceai
Park.
w. B. Hayden, Ilwaco.
Troy w. Kemp and wife, Portland
Fred A. Byer, Roseberg, ore.
VIM. Berg, Clatskanie.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-29
BASEBALL SCORES.
Pacific Coast.

At Portland-Oakland, 5; Portland, l
At San Francisco--Los Angeles, l
San Francisco, 4.
At Tacoma-Seattle, 9; Tacoma, 3.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-12

Ten months Of careful merchandising has I'd with
gratifying: steadily increasing patronage demmf approx
byWord here and " Forward" is the chief comfy day
to make every year triumphant business Ud1re the
There is positively no exaggeration, no misrepI