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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1900.
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.
BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN.
iVOLUME XXVII No- i6
Official Paper of the City of Topeka.
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TELEPHONES. ,
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Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone 67
Oen. Buller has made his .regular
Weekly crossing of the Tugela.This time
he was headed northward.
It looks as though the Democrats
frnlght be forced to endorse the Populist
candidate for the presidency.
Many shortcomins are being charg
ed up to the British war office, but we
believe it never imported any reindeer.
In the contest for the honor of en
tertaining the Democratic national con
vention it appears to be beef against
beer.
When Gen, Cronje retreats he takes
!ii3 big guns with him. His example in
this respect is commended to the Brit
ish commanders.
Mrs. Lease has shaken the dust of
Kansas from her feet but the name
Mary "Ellen" still clings to her, being
bo printed in the New York Journal this
week.
Every country with one or more isl
ands to sell now turns to the United
states. Ecuador is reported to have
one which she would like to dispose of
for $2,000,000.
Daly and Clark have carried their
fight Into the United States senate.
Whether or not they have also carried
there their methods and their millions
does not appear.
Those bonds which Mr. Cleveland sold
for about $1.14 are now quoted at $1.35
In the market and they are not so valu
able In fact as they were at the time
of sale because there are fewer coupons
attached to them.
It is not surprising that Mr. Carnegie
Fhould consider it a disgrace to die rich
when one reflects that $22,000,000 of that
gentleman's wealth was derived from
the profits of one year's business and
without any exertion on the part of the
possessor.
The state department defends itself
against the charges made by Consul
Macrum by declaring that it received
no notification from that gentleman
that his dispatches were being opened
and held back. Possibly the censor got
in his work on that. too.
Wonder has been expressed in some
quarters that Judge Taft should be
willing to give up a life position and a
salary of $C,000 a year and take the
presidency of the Philippine commis
sion. A partial explanation, perhaps,
can be found in the fact that the presi
dent is reported to have assured the
judge a salary of $25,000 a year in the
new position.
The Minneapolis (Minn.) Cycle Path
association will ask the council to pass
En ordinance providing for the issuance
if licenses to wheelmen at a cost of 50
cents, permitting them to ride on the
ineycle paths constructed with the mon
y thus raised, and prohibiting riders
riot having licenses to ride on these
Iaths. Commenting on this plan the
Journal of that city says:
"In the first place, the bicvele rider
who refuses to take out his license will
be no worse off than he is now. If he
ioesn't choose to pay 50 cents for a li
cense he is still at liberty to ride on the
c edar blocks, or in the gutters and ruts
s he does now, but if he chooses to pav
the moderate sum of 50 cents for a
year's license he may ride on the paths
constructed by the use of his money
and that of others. And so it is hoped
ihat this cycle path scheme will build
bicycle paths wherever they are needed
within the city limits. In a community
where there are in the neighborhood of
at least 40,000 wheelmen, undoubtedly
nearly if not quite all of them will re
gard it a privilege to be able to contri
bute to a plan so practicable and effi
cient as this. The ordinance ought to
pass, and it undoubtedly will."
FORESTS AND FRESHETS.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The freshets in New England are sub
siding. They resulted from a heavy fall
of rain, which rushed from the frozen
earth directly into the creeks and rivers
and swelled them far beyond their
banks, in many cases. This experience
illustrates very clearly the theory of
the forestry reformers who ascribe the
periodical Hoods in Europe and in cer
tain portions of the United States to the
removal of the trees by the settlers and
lumbermen. L'nder natural conditions
the rainfall is held back by the tree3
and the grass, but when the trees arf
removed the water finds its way more
iuu kly Into the various water courses
Kxtended cultivation of the soil is a
c ure for this evil, but ,in manv sections
the land is unlit for agriculture and
when denuded of its timber becomes
Bimply a watershed from which the
moisture runs quite rapidly. Where the
land is broken by the agriculturist a
great deal of the moisture sinks into the
soil instead of seeking the water
courses, and this relieves the creeks and
1 ivers during periods of excessive rains
Jn early days. Milwaukee river used to
indulge in periodical rampages, but it
is troublesome now only when rains oc
cur before the ground is thawed in the
spring and the water rushes into the
frozen tributaries, and thence Into the
river, to break up the ice. Were the
comparatively treeless country along
Milwaukee river not thoroughly culti
vated, the freshets would probably be
frequent and disastrous.
The division of forestry of the depart
ment of agriculture is about to make a
ystematic study of this subject. It has
Selected the watershed which embraces
the sources of the Mohave river, in the
San Bernardino mountains, California,
and will institute observations embrac
ing a study of the present forest cover,
considered in relation to the rainfail
and the flood capacity of streams. The
area embraced by the investigation is
under the control of an irrigation com
pany which has kept 28 rain gauges in
operation for seven years, and has
measured the flow cf the streams dur
ing that time. The soil and the geo
logical formation are practically the
same, and it is believed that with con
ditions so nearly similar throughout the
region the observations will be as in
structive as if made on the same tract
before and after lumbering.
The findings of the division of fores
try will probably confirm the theory
that forests have an influence in hold
ing back from the watercourses the
moisture which falls from the clouds
during extremely wet weather. It is
well known now that although the rain
fall may be less, a barren area will of
ten produce greater floods than a wood
ed area.
GLOBE SIGHTS
From the Atchison Globe.
An Atchison man parts his hair on
one side and his beard on the other.
If you are not a fool about politics,
you are fortunate, since most men are
fools about politics.
When a woman repeats what a man
says about his love affair, it la apt to
be very highly colored.
Probably the chief reason that women
envy a queen is that a queen, in her
whole life, never knows what it is to
wash dishes.
An Atchison preacher scolded his
congregation because they did not give
more liberally: he believed that the
church was justly entitled to one-tenth
of a man's income. This is the cry
people hear every week day: that they
should give more liberally. We won
der that they go to church on Sunday
to hear it again.
HONDURAS MUST PAY.
For the Killing of an American Named
Pears.
Washington, Feb. 22. After investi
gation of the facts connected with the
killing of the young American Pears
in Honduras about a year ago, the state
department has come to the conclu
sion that the case is one warranting a
formal request for indemnity from the
Honduras government, and Minister
Hunter will be instructed accordingly.
Pears was killed by a sentinel as an
incident to the close of a revolution in
Honduras. The government claims
that he disregarded the sentinel's chal
lenge to halt, but it appears that Pears
was at considerable distance from the
sentinel; that he did not understand the
challenge: that he was killed out of
bounds, so to speak, and unwarrantably
in the opinion of our government. It
is believed that the indemnity claimed
will be about $10,000.
This appears to be rather a low esti
mate of the value of human life, but it
is pointed out by the state department
officials that our own government has
fixed a rate much lower in cases where
it has paid the indemnity for the kill
ing of foreigners.
K. cTgets" it.
Washington, Feb. 22. Kansas City
has bec-n'selected as the place at which
the Democratic national convention
will be held, by a vote of 40 to 9 for
Milwaukee.
PAINTEU THE CHAMPION.
The Pittsburg Shooter Kills 94 Birds
at Amateur(Trap Shooting.
Garden City. L. I., Feb. 22. C. A.
Painter of Pittsburg won the amateur
trap shooting championship of 1900 to
day with a score of S4 birds killed and
six missed.
It. A. Welch of Philadelphia and
Daniel I. Bradley of New York each
killed 91 and divided second and third
money. Harry Kirkover of Buffalo
killed S9 and received fourth money.
Louis T. Duryea of New York killed 87.
No prize to fifth place, in addition to
the $440 cash to the winner.
Amended Shipping Bill.
Washington, Feb. 22. The senate
committee on commerce today agreed
upon all the amendments to be made
to the shipping bill, but did not reach
a formal agreement to report the bill.
There is, however, no doubt that this
will be decided upon at the next meet
ing and it is possible that a special
meeting will be called for the purpose
of securing this action in advance of
next week's regular meeting. The
amendments accepted today were made
as the result of a conference with mem
bers of the house. They are on the
same general line as the provisions of
the bill introduced in the house yester
day by Mr. Minor.
Michigan League Republican Clubs.
Detroit. Feb. 22. The annual meeting
of the Michigan League of Republican
clubs was held in the Hotel Cadillac
convention hall. Five delegates at large
were chosen to attend the national
league convention in St. Paul next July,
also delegates from each congressional
district. Hal Smith of Ionia was elect
ed president of the state league. A res
olution was adopted reaffirming alleg
iance to the St. Louis platform and
pledging support to all Republican catt
didates for office.
"I can highly recommend Beggs' Hair
Renewer as a pleasing restorative appli
cation for the hair arid a sure cure for
all scalp diseases." Mrs. J. Whertle,
Omaha, Neb. A thoroughly reliable prep
aration; endorsed by thousands; it will
not disappoint. R. W. Squires, pharma
cist, 732 Kansas avenue.
My Lord In Petticoats at the Grand
tonight. The Elks' show; and it is an
entertainment you should not miss.
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is un
equalled for piles, injuries and skin dis
eases. It is the original Witch Hazel
Salve. Beware of all counterfeits. At all
drug stores.
$8,500 For Three Deaths.
Atchison, Feb. 22. The jury in the
damage case against the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe for the accidental
killing of Jennings Judah at Omaha
junction crossing, returned a verdict
in favor of Mrs. Nancy J. Judah. his
widow, for $5,000. In the same accident,
two daughters of Mrs. Judah, Fannie
May, age 21. and Nannie, age 14. were
killed. Mrs. Judah instituted three sep
arate suits. The case for the killing of
Nannie Judah resulted in a verdict
against the company for $2,000; in the
case of Fannie May Judah the verdict
was $1,500. making the combined judg
ments in Mrs. Judah's favor, $8,500.
Renominated by Acclamation.
Indianapolis, Feb. 22. In the Ninth
district Charles B. Landis, Republican,
was renominated by acclamation. The
convention was held at Noblesville. In
the Tenth district E. D. Crumpacker,
Republican, was renominated by ac-
J cla.ma.tion at Lafayette.
KANSAS NEWS.
Crawford County Prospectors
Find Pottery Clay.
An Excellent Deposit of Kaolin
About 27 Feet Thick.
TO LOCATE A POTTERY.
Forty Acres WiU Be Purchased
and Mines Opened.
Will Give Employment to Hun
dreds of Men It Is Said.
Pittsburg, Feb. 22. Parties who have
been prospecting in the vicinity of
Pittsburg for clays have discovered a
wonderful bed of finest pottery clay.
They have within three and a half
miles of this city found an excellent bed
of kaolin, which is the very purest of
pottery clay. It Is twenty-seven feet
thick and the parties have concluded to
buy forty acres of it, with the object
of locating a pottery. The parties are
unwilling to make more than this pub
lic at this time until they have con
summated the deal for this rich deposit.
This discovery is considered one of the
greatest importance to Pittsburg.
The prospecting has been done at the
direction of the manager of an industry
now employing hundreds of men in the
vicinity of Pittsburg.
This gentleman is a friend to this
city and while he has never before
taken an interest in clay and clay pro
ducts he pledges himself to give this
industry his best attention and if it
will furnish employment without loss
of money he will gladly promote the
enterprise and he thinks it will and give
employment to a great many men.
MISS BAKER MARRIED.
Daughter of Senior Senator Weds a
Surgeon in the Navy.
Leavenworth, Feb. 22. Miss Mary
Leonard Baker, daughter of United
States Senator Lucien Baker, and Dr.
Charl ;s Henry Tilghman Lowndes, Uni
ted States navy, were married at 7:30
o'clock last night at the home of Sena
tor Baker in this city.
As the bride is. a Protestant, and the
bridegroom a Catholic, a special dis
pensation, permitting the celebnUon of
the marriage in this. Holy, year, was
procured from Cardinal Gibbons. The
wredding was private and was perform
ed by the Rev. Father Downey, of the
Sacred Heart church.
The bride was given away by her
father. Senator Baker, and was attend
ed by two of her former schoolmates,
the Misses Mary Boyd and Etta Kitch
ey of this city. Dr. E. E. Tull, of New
York city, acted as best man for Dr.
Lowndes.
It was a green and white wedding.
Southern smilax relieved by bright red
holly berries and rose blooms, all from
Maryland, the home state of Dr. Lown
des, formed the decorations. The bride
wore white mousseline de sole over taf
feta, cut high in the neck and with a
bertha of point lace. The bridesmaids'
dresses carried out the color scheme,
being of white organdie with servet or
fichues of pale green liberty silk over
them.
The bridegroom was uniformed in the
regulation full dress for naval surgeons.
His sword was that carried by his
grandfather, Admiral Buchanan, of the
Confederate battleship, Merrimac.
After the wedding a reception was
held to the many friends of the bride
and her parents.
Dr. and Mrs. Lowndes left on a late
train for the east. They will spend their
honeymoon at Old Point Comfort,
Washington and Baltimore, and after
March 15 will be at home at Annapolis,
Md.
The bride is the only daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Baker. Besides being
possessed of a rare blonde beauty, she
is a charming conversationalist, cultur
ed, and with a pleasing, gracious man
ner. She is a graduate of the local
schools, and obtained her collegiate ed
ucation at Vassar.
Dr. Lowndes is of. an old Maryland
family. Ex-Governor Lowndes, of that
state, is an uncle of his. Johns Hop
kins university is his alma mater. For
the past Vi years Dr. Lowndes has been
a surgeon in the navy. He was a mem
ber of the Nicaragua canal commission,
after which he saw service in Cuban
and Philippine waters on his vessel, the
Princeton.
For the next few years Dr. Lowndes
expects to be on shore duty.
POOL GRINSTEAD'S PAPER.
Receiver Appointed For the Wathena
Star to Satisfy Libel Suit Costs.
Troy, Feb. 22. In the district court
here today a suit was filed by the state
against Pool Grinstead, editor of the
Wathena Star.and others holding mort
gages on the Star, asking that a re
ceiver be appointed to take charge of
the Star, and apply the proceeds of the
paper to pay off the fine and costs of
over $400 against Grinstead incurred in
the recent libel suits against him. Judge
Stuart being absent from the county,
Probate Judge Hardy appointed J. S.
Leonard, of Troy, receiver, and he has
gone to take charge of the plant.
These proceedings are had under the
statute authorizing executions to be is
sued against the property of defendants
in criminal cases for the costs and fines,
and the receiver is asked for as the
property will not pay the mortgages
and costs if sold, but may be run by a
receiver and the proceeds applied there
to. RECONCILIATION FOLLOWED.
Wife Who Had Started Divorce Pro
ceedings Changes Her Mind.
McPherson, Kas., Feb. 22. Edward
Freyer, living near Solomon. Dickin
son county, came to McPherson on a
visit. He had separated from his wife
about a year ago and she moved to this
county and commenced an action for a
divorce a few wTeeks ago. Freyer, not
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Heithecker's store, where his wife hap
pened to be. Seeing him, she sprang
up with a cry of surprise and joy, af
ter which the meeting adjourned to
another place.
Explanations followed and a recon
ciliation, after which a motion was
filed dismissing the divorce proceedings.
Pensions For Kan sans.
Washington, Feb. 22. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original Joseph W. Pain, Cadmus,
$8 Thomas E. Doyle, National Military
home, Leavenworth, $6; Deitrick Bruns,
Menlo, $6.
Increase Thomas J. Fish, Topeka, $12
to $14; John M. Kelley. Montana, $6 to
$8; Amariah Daniels, Norton, $6 to $8;
Frances M. Westlake. Zingo, $6 to $8;
Lewis Thompson, Chetopa, $8 to $10;
William H. Barger, Eureka, $14 to $17;
James P. B. Dryden, Emporia, $6 to $10.
Original widows, etc. Pauline Mc
Whinney, Lyndon, $8; Belle Brake,
Uniontown, $8.
Reissue Mena Tepfer, Wichita, $12.
Original widows, special account.Feb
ruary 7, Sallie F. Collumber, Cedarvale,
$S.
EARLY SESSIONS.
House Is Crowding Work on the
Porto mean Bill.
Washington, Feb. 22. The house be
gan holding early sessions today, meet
ing at 11 a, m., owing to the pressure
for time in the Porto Rico debate.
Mr. McClellan (New York) opened
the debate speaking in opposition to the
bill.
Mr. McClellan was frequently and
generously applauded by his Democra
tic associates.
Mr. Brantley (Georgia) spoke against
the bill and particularly on the future
of the Philippines. He pointed out that
a year had elapsed since the treaty of
peace and yet congress had failed thus
far to lay down a policy for the Philip
pines. It was this Inaction by congress,
he said, which spread uncertainty
among the Filipinos and nerved them
to further opposition. He declared that
the new Philippines commission could
accomplish nothing and if it went to the
Philippines at all it should go with the
power and authority that congress
alone could grant.
Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) followed In sup
port of the bill. He said that any po
litical party or individual who took
part "in ratifying and supporting the
treaty with Spain was estopped from
opposing any of the legitimate effects
of that treaty.
When that treaty hung in the balance
a certain Nebraska colonel left his regi
ment and came to Washington to aid in
securing ratification and he did in
fluence votes at a critical juncture. At
that Mr. Grosvenor said if there was
one man in the country who should
shoulder responsibility for the treaty
and its succeeding responsibilities, that
man was Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska.
Mr. Grosvenor said that speaking as
an individual, and knowing all things
involved In the situation here now he
thought nothing would give the presi
dent greater sorrow than the defeat of
this bill and the turning over of this
house to the Democratic minority.
Mr. McCall (Mass.), the only Republi
can member of the ways and means
committee to dissent from the majority
report, followed in opposition to the
bill.
Mr. McCall said that he regretted
greatly that he could not agree with his
colleagues as to the pending bill but
he was compelled to dissent because it
involved nothing less than the proposi
tion that congress in dealing with terri
tories of the United States had absolute
power unfettered by any of the limita
tions of the constitution. The question
is not, does the constitution govern Por
to Rico, but does it govern us? Can
congress, which is the creature of the
constitution, do those things which it
prohibits?
"If congress has the power," said he,
"to levy duties over an area comprising
territories, then the rule of uniformity
applies to that same area. This is in
accordance with the primary rules of
construction. But the decisions of the
supreme court put the matter above
question. John Marshall, as great a
jurist as ever sat upon the bench, de
clared in Loughborough vs. Blake that
the rule of uniformity in the imposition
of duties extended to the territories. A
fantastic theory which has been dis
covered by some modern jurists within
eighteen months holds that this opinion
of Marshall's was a mere dictum, and
that the District of Columbia, in regard
to which the decision was rendered, got
under the constitution by some process
which made it different from a mere
territory. It is only necessary to say
that in all the long line of decisions
concerning the constitutional status of
the District of Columbia, the court has
shown its ignorance of this modern dec
laration and treats the district as a
vulgar territory. A third of a century
after the Loughborough case, the su
preme court again, when California be
came a territory, decided that the rule
of uniformity would apply to it. Here
are two different decisions, a generation
apart, by our highest court, each ren
dered when the court was composed of
entirely different justices, specifically
holding that the rule of uniformity in
imposts armies to territories, and those
decisions stand absolutely uncontra
dicted. And yet in the face of those
decisions w-e who have taken an oath to
protect and defend the constitution are
asked to levy duties against an Amer
ican territory."
BLESSED 15,000.
Pope Bestows Benediction on Italian
Pilgrims.
Rome, Feb. 22. There was an im
pressive scene in St. Peters today when
the pope gave his blessing to fifteen
thousand Italian pilgrims, who filled the
vast basilica. The appearance of Pope
Leo, borne on the Sedia Gestatoria,
evoked tremendous outbursts of en
thusiasm. The air resounded with "Vi
vas." After praying at the high altar, the
pope, carried in St. Peter's chair, listen
ed to the singing of anthems, in which
the congregation joined. The pontiff
was then borne through the midst of
the crowd and pronounced the benedic
tion. Death of Capt. Langworthy.
Washington, Feb. 22 A cable mes
sage was received at the war depart
ment from Gen. Otis today saying that
Captain Samuel R. Langworthy, Thirty
fifth volunteer infantry.died at Balinag,
Balucan, of pernicious remittent ma
larial fever yesterday afternoon. This
officer was one of the oldest volunteers
in point of service in the Islands. He
was a resident of California.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Lewis M. Bisley, aged 7 years, son of
Mrs. Laura Bisley. died this morning at
his home in Oakland.
The funeral of Mrs. Ross Burns will
be held at two o'clock Friday afternoon
from the First Congregational church
instead of at 1:30 o'clock as before announced.
LONG DRAWN OUT CASE.
Jury Again Disagrees In Suit of Dud
ley vs. Wear.
After sitting on . the case for the
greater part of a week, the jury which
has been listening to the trial of the
suit of Mrs. S. V. Dudley against Frank
E. Wear and others has decided that it
can not agree, and the case will go over
to another term of court. It has been
tried twice, and it was one of the most
complicated cases that ever came be
fore the Shawnee county district court.
The story of the case dates back from
the boom times in Topeka when people
were platting additions out in the coun
try two or three miles, expecting to get
rich off of them. Mr. Wear and Colonel
George W. Veale in the spring of 1887
purchased 30 acres of land from W. D.
Alexander and platted it as "Irving
Place." They gave Alexander a mort
gage for $7,500, and he sold the mort
gage to Mrs. Dudley. Wear and Veale
sold a one-fourth interest in the land
to A. C. Sherman and M. J. Carnahan
each, and Carnahan sold half of his in
terest to James J. Campbell. All of
these parties were made principal de
fendants to the suit, besides various
others who claimed to have some sec
ondary interest in the land.
In the course of time $8,475 was paiS
on the mortgage. The balance remain
ed unpaid up to December 2, 1893, the
day before the debt would become due,
and on that date Guilford Dudley went
to Mr. Wear and insisted on a payment
on the mortgage in order to keep it
alive. Mr. Wear explained that he had
paid all of his share of it but he paid
$5 for Sherman in order to keep the
debt alive.
When another five years was nearly
up, at which time the statute of limi
tations would again run if no more
payments .were made, suit was brought
against all the parties for the amount
then due, $1,658.60.
On the first trial of the case the jury
found for the plaintiff, but a new trial
was secured on the ground that the
verdict was contrary to the special
findings.
In giving his instructions to the jury
in the trial just concluded, Judge Hazen
said there had been no case since he
has been on the bench in which so
many important questions have been
involved. The main point at issue was
whether or not the relation existing be
tween the five owners of the land was
a partnership. In case It was, one
partner is liable for the whole indebt
edness if the other members of the
partnership are unable to pay.
The courts have already decided that
one person can not make a payment on
the indebtedness of another and in that
way keep it alive, so that Mr. Wear's
action in making a payment for Mr.
Sherman did not keep the mortgage
alive unless a partnership existed, in
which case each member of the part
nership is liable for the total indebt
edness. A list of 135 special questions was
submitted to the jury to answer, but
after deliberating on the case for a day
and a half, the jury decided that it
could come to no agreement.
SCUDDER CASE DISMISSED.
A Divorce Suit Which Will Not Be
Tried.
"Seudder vs Scudder, dismissed."
This is the entry made in the trial
docket in the district court, and back
of it lies a story of domestic felicity
restored to a Topeka -household over
which the white-winged dove of peace
refused to hover for several months.
Mrs. T. T. Scudder was the plaintiff
in the action, and sue brought suit
against her husband, who was formerly
a well known Topeka insurance man,
asking for a divorce. They lived for a
time in Potwin, and later boarded at
the Throop. Mrs. Scudder alleged that
her husband abused her shamefully,
threatening all manner of evil against
her. She also alleged that her husband's
affections had strayed after a girl down
at Webb City, Mo., and she had sev
eral pictures of the latter. On these
grounds she asked for the divorce.
Mrs. Scudder was at one time county
superintendent of Miami county, and
refused a renomination in order that
she might marry Mr. Scudder.
The ease has been on the docket for
several months and Mrs. Scudder has
made no move to prosecute it. Mr.
Scudder travels most of the time, and
Mrs. Scudder went to Paola after the
suit was filed. Her attorneys have not
heard from her for a long time, and
recently they were told that the couple
had "made up." Accordingly when the
case came up in the district court for
disposition it was allowed to be dis
missed. ANOTHER GOOD SALE.
Seats For Stuart Robson In Great De
mand. The advance sale of seats for the en
gagement of the Francis Wilson com
pany at the Crawford theater Saturday
night and the engagement of Stuart
Robson at the same house next Tues
day night shows that Topeka people
thoroughly appreciate first class at
tractions. The sale of seats for the
Robson engagement opened with a
rush this morning, and the comedian
will probably be seen by an audience
similar in size to that which will sea
Wilson Saturday night.
The Wilson and Robson engagements
are the two most notable of the present
theatrical season. Neither of the stars
has been seen in Topkea in years.
John Dirr, Poseyville. lnd.. says. "I
never used anything as good as One Min
ute Cough Cure. We are never without
it." Quickly breaks up coughs and colds.
Cures all throat and lung troubles. Its
use will prevent consumption. Pleasant
to take. At all drug stores.
Killed 70 Chinese.
Rangoon. British Burmah, Feb. 22. A
British official attached to the boun
dary commission, named Hertz, while
touring the Burmah-Chinese frontier,
with an escort, has engaged and routed
two considerable forces of hostile Chi
nese from Mien Kawg Pa, killing the
leader of the Chinamen and 70 Chinese.
Scald head is an eczema of the scalp
very severe sometimes, but it can be
cured. Doan's Ointment, quick and per
manent in its results. At any drug
store, 0 cents.
Nervous,
Despondent,
Fhysieally Ron-Down Men and ffoiaen
Take the greatest blood and nerve
builder of the century. Dr. Hallock's
Wonderful Electric Pills for weak,
worn-out, nervous people. Used in pri
vate practice since 1S48. Thousands re
stored to health and happiness.. Sold
at all wholesale and retail drug stores,
$1 per box, 6 boxes $5. Rowley & Snow,
600 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kan.
Advice on all diseases from specialists
free. HALLOCK DRUG CO., 110 Court St.
Boston, Mass.
KIDNEYS
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As surely as the heart beats time to
the life of man so do the kidneys fore
shadow death. It is simply a matter of
a few years w' n the neglecting of the
kidneys' danger signals result in the
life of man and woman being prema
turely cut off. When the kidneys are in
a healthy condition tney extract all
poison and disease germs from the
blood, passing them along the canal
that connects the kidneys with the
bladder and then out of the system
along with the urine. When the kid
neys are in a diseased condition from
overwork, cold, or any one of the very
numerous causes they refuse to perform
their functions as a filter, causing the
very prominent display of the signals
above referred to.
Many and many are the letters that
have been received by THE HOLTIN
CHEMICAL CO. from suffering people,
who regret with their last breath that
they did not take heed of the danger
signals that were given them by nature.
Suffering in the last grasp of the dread
ed Bright's Disease, they knew that
had they taken DR. HOLTIN'S KID
NEY TABLETS their lives would not
Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tablets
is the only remedy absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed to cure every
form of Kidney or Bladder complaints excepting of course, advanced Bright's
Disease, a cure of which cannot be guaranteed. If Dr. Holtin's Kidney Tab
lets do not cure, send to our laboratory and have your money refunded accord
ing to our guarantee.
For sale by the following druggists in Topeka: OEO. W. STANSF1ELD,
632 Kansas Ave.; L. S. WOOLVERTON. 704 Kansas Ave.; ED. T. SIM, cor.
6th and Kansas Ave.; W. H. WILSON, 414 East 4th; A. T. WAQGONER,
731 Kansas Ave.; MILLER PHARAMACY, 6th and Topeka Ave.; A. O.
ROSSER, 10th and Topeka Ave.; A. C. KLINQAMAN, 120 East 6th; ROW
LEY & SNOW. 6th and Kansas Ave.
For sale in North Topeka by A. W. LACEY, 831 Kansas Ave.; ARNOLD
DRUG CO., 821 Kansas Ave.
CONDUCTORS WILL DANCE.
Eleventh Annual Ball to Be Given
Tonight.
Several Topeka conductors have been
busy today decorating Security hall in
an appropriate manner for the eleventh
annual ball of Topeka division No. 179
of the Order of Railway Conductors to
night. For a number of years the To
peka division has arranged a ball on
the night of Washington's birthday,
and each affair has proven the biggest
of the kind in the state. A large num
ber of railroad men from neighboring
cities will be in attendance at the ball
tonight.
Harry Griffin, the well known gen
eral manager of the Santa Fe "plug,"
will act as master of ceremonies to
night, an office he has held with honor
at similar events for several consec
utive years.
BAILEY SURRENDERS.
Leavenworth Will Send a Curtis
Delegation to Convention.
The Bailey forces have surrendered in
Leavenworth county, and arrangements
have been made for a Curtis delegation
from Leavenworth county, which has
been regarded as a Bailey stronghold.
The following telegram was received
in Topeka at 2 o'clock this afternoon:
" Leavenworth, Kas., Feb. 22, 1900.
"A. K. Rodgers, Topeka, Kas.: Ami
cable arrangements have been made
with Senator Baker for a solid Curtis
delegation from Leavenworth. Meet
ing called off. F. W. WILLARD."
The meeting which is referred to was
one planned for tonight. The Modocs
were to be thre, and a round-up like
the Atchison meeting Tuesday night
was planned.
This takes away 13 delegates from
Bailey and leaves him with 23.
Bailey may withdraw from the con
test and permit the nomination of Cur
tis by acclamation.
TO PRESERVE BREAD.
H. V. Felt Introduces a Reform WTiich
Has Merit.
H. 3f. Felt at 507 West Tenth has in,
troduced a new feature in the making
of bread in this city. Bread as ordinar
ily sold is handled many times before
it reaches the consumer and it is, of
course, subject to the accumulation of
things not in its original composition.
Mr. Felt personally receives the pro
duct of his ovens as the baking is com
pleted ani at once wraps the bread in
a dust proof paper which is then sealed,
making an air-tight covering for the
loaves. This covering is not removed
until the bread is ready to be placed
upon the table. Then the paper is taken
off and the bread, fresh and crisp, is
ready for the knife. This new method
does not increase the price or decrease
the weight. .
ANOTHER COLD WAVE.
It Is Scheduled to Arrive Friday
Night.
Kansas is in the track of a cold wave
and the mercury is expected to fall by
Friday night.
The forecast is "generally fair tonight
and Fridav. Warmer tonight. Colder
Fridav night." There ia a high barom
eter near San Francisco moving in the
wake of a low that started about St.
Louis and is moving toward the Atlan
tic. The zero weather continues in the
north. The maximum temperature up
to 11 o'clock was 36 and the minimum
17. The wind south making 8 miles an
hour. The snowfall was two and six
tenths inches and 63-hundredths of an
inch of water.
"I had dvspepsia for years. No medicine
was so effective as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. It gave immediate relief. Two bot
tles produced marvelous results." writes
L. II. -Warren, Albany, Wis. It digests
what vou eat and can not fail to cure. At
all drug stores.
SIGNAL
DIZZINESS.
SIGNS OF DANGER
AKE EVERYWHERE.
Backache, Headache, Tired Feeling,
Pains Across the Loins or in Bladder,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Chills, Scald
ing TJrine or Urine of au Unnatural Color,
all tell one story that of Diseased Sidneys.
have been crushed out before Its natural
time. Is this not a warning to people
who are rushing along life's pathway
without any regard to the cry of
Nature's signs?
The American people, as a nation,
overwork their kidneys. This fact,
coupled with the large quantity of In
jurious acids contained In the common
American beverages, fully accounts for
the surprising and always Increasing
number of deaths in this country from
the fatal Bright's Disease. Bright's
Disease, the advanced form of Kidney
Disease, is purely and simply consump
tion of the kidneys. Like consumption
of the lungs, a cure is almost utterly
impossible in Its advanced stage. All
persons mothers and fathers, sons and
daughters owe to themselves and fam
ily connneetions a serious duty that of
taking such steps as will insure them
against premature death. Weak, over
worked kidneys must be attended to.
They must do their functions properly,
and all injurious acids consumed
through the stomach must be oblit
erated by means of the kidneys, and if
the kidneys are in any way clogged, the
proper medicine must be taken to as
sist them in their filtering process.
The kind
that please.
Our stock includes the most
pleasing gifts for those you
care to make happy.
Some of these articles cost a great
deal, but they're all worth the price.
Every dollar invested in such goods is
wisely placed.
Your regard for a friend is never
cheapened by such gifts.
See our 25c Sterling Novelties
Engraved Free, at
MORRISON'S
Jewelry and Optical Store,
507 KAJSAS AVE., TOPEKA.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED.
W. J. Kirk Stole Coal Because He Was
Freezing.
W. J.Kirk was arraigned before Judge
Magaw today on the charge of stealing
coal.
Kirk admitted his guilt. He made no
defense. Judge Magaw asked him where
he had gotten the coal and he replied
that he took it from a car standing on
the Union Pacific tracks. "Why did you
take it?" asked the judge. "Because I
was freezing," was the answer. "Sen
tence is suspended and you may go,"
was the decision of the court.
TALK No. 77.
Sizes.
A good many people ftk me
whether large lenses or small ones
are better for the eyes. I am in
favor of the larger lenses, although
they should not be too large in
proportion to the face. Some faces
look better In large lenses while
others would look better in small.
The only difference so far as the
, eyes themselves are concerned, is
the fact that the larger lenses give
a better range of vision. It is
easier to turn the eyes from side
to side than to turn the whole
head. From the standpoint of fash
ion the larger lenses are really be
coming more and more popular.
The standard of today is three
sizes larger than the standard of
six years ago. This shows an in
crease of one size for everv two
years. I believe that before the
present year is over it will increase
still another size. ,
My exclusive attention is given to
fitting glasses.
CHAS. BENNETT,
OPTICIAN,
730 Kansas Avenue.
Established 1879.