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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1900
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Below will be found a partial list of Summer Excursions to
rarious points within the next four months:
St. Paul, Minn., and return, $17.05. "
Open rate. On sale July 14-15-16.
Itepublican league.
Detroit, Mich., and Return, $22.50.
Open rate. On sale August 25-26-27. Final limit September 5th, with privilege
of extension to September 14th. Annual meeting Knights of Pythias.
Cincinnati, 0., and Return, $20.03.
Open rate. On sale July 10-11-12. Final limit August 10. Account Baptist
Yuung People's Union.
Atlantic City, N, J., and Return.
in August. Rate not announced. Will be regular summer rate.
Annual Meeting Grand Lodge of Elks.
Philadelphia, Pa., and Return, $39.00.
Account National Republican Convention,
final limit June 21Hh.
Chicago and Return, $14.00.
Account National Prohibition Convention.
Final limit July 3rd.
Charleston, S. C, and Return.
Open rale. Account National Educational Association In July,
conditions not announced. Low rate assured.
Chicago and Return.
Account G. A. R., last week in August. Kate and conditions to be an
nounced later.
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Return, $24.00.
Stop over allowed west of Pueblo.
Also many cheap rates to summer resort points in Colorado, Michigan, Atlantic
coast. Maine and Canada. For full information, rates, routes and sleeping car .
reservations, see or wrltt.
T. L. KING, Agent.
TELEPHONE 682.
ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
Socialists and Radicals Are in a Min
ority. Romp, June 4. The preliminary gen
eral elections passed off quietly Sunday.
Two hundred and fifty-one out of a to
tal of 0S results are now known.
The Constitutionalists have secured
192, forty-nine of which are held by the
members of thy Constitutional opposi
tion, the Radicals have secured 13 and
the Republicans and Socialists 11. Five
.second ballots will be necessary.
Admiral D. Bettollo. minister of ma
rine; Dr. Salandra. minister of agricul
ture; Dr. Baccelli, minister of public in
struction; Dr. Boselli. minister of the
treasury, and Signor LaCava, minister
f public works, have been reelected as
also has Signor Crispi. Gabriel D'An
minzio, Socialist, has been defeated at
Florence by Count Cambray Digny,
Ministerialist.
EOMIEUR SALE.
Excellent Prices Realized For the Pic
tures by the Great Artist.
Paris, June 4. The sale of Rosa Bon
heur's pictures in Paris is attracting
much attention. The pictures are fetch
ing good prices. The public is much
jistor.ishcd at the amount and quantity
of the work left, though those acquaint
ed with the inner life at the chateau,
where the great painter spent her last
i i vs. are not in the least surprised.
The Rodin exposition, which opened
yesterdav, also causes wonder among
thos? who are now aware of the versa
tile talent of the great sculptor. .
Another evidence of merit is displayed
in the work exhibited by the young
American artists of the Latin quarter
at this evening's inaugural reception
Kiven by the American Art association
m the occasion of the competition for
the John Wanamaker prizes.
TO EXHIBIT COSTUMES.
London Society Women to Appear on
Music Hall Stage in Public
London, June 4. Encouraged by the
remarkable successes of the amateur
charitable performance of the last win
ter, London society women, wearied of
other forms of excitement, propose to
.appear on a music hall stage, which
will not only afford themselves enter
tainment but will give the public a
chance to view the fashionable gowns
which are ordinarily restricted to Ascot
or the Sunday park parade. The idea
had its inception with a Mayfair mod
iste, anxious to display costumes of her
making. She met with a hearty re
sponse from her fashionable customers.
From PlagueJInfected Port
Philadelphia. June 4. The British
bark Bessie Markham, from Buenos
Ayres, is detained at quarantine, hav
ing come from a plague infected port.
On the voyage Capt. Pobert Stewart
iied, and was buried at sea. The na
ture of his malady is not known. The
quarantine officers fearing it might have
been due to bubonic plague will hold
the vessel until the period of incubation
is passed and danger of infection is
over.
Home3eekers' Excursion Via Santa
Fe Route.
On June 5th, and 19th will sell tickets
to points in Arkansas. Arizona, Indian
Territory, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma and Texas: also to Rocky Ford.
Colo., and local points east thereof.
Tickets limited 21 days. Liberal stop
over privileges on going trip. See T. L.
King, Agent, Topeka.
WHOLESOME ADVICE.
For People Whose Stomachs are Weak
and Digestion Poor.
Dr. Harlandson, whose opinion in dis
eases is worthy 'of attention, says when
a. man or woman comes to me complain
ing of indigestion, loss of appetite, sour
stomach, belching, sour watery-rising,
headache, sleeplessness, lack of ambi
tion and a general run down nervous
condition I advise them to take after
each meal one or two of Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets, allowing the tablet to
dissolve in the mouth, and Uius mingle
with the food eaten. The result is that
the food is speedily digested before it
has time to sour and ferment. These
tablets will digest the food anyway
whether the stomach wants to or not.
because they contain harmless diges
tive principles, vegetable essences, pep
sin and Golden Seal which supply Just
w hat th weak stomach lacks.
I have advised the tablets with great
success, both In curing indigestion and
to build up the tissues, increasing flesh
in thin nervous patients, whose real
trouble was dyspepsia and as soon as
the stomach was put to rights, they did
not know what sickness was.
A fifty cent package of Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets can be bought at any
drug store, and as they are not a secret
patent medicine, they can bemused as
often as desired will full assurance
that they contain nothing harmful in
the slightest degree; on the contrary,
anyone whose stomach is at all derang
td will find great benefit from the use of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. They will
cure any form of stomach weakness or
diseases except cancer of the stomach.
ROUTE
xcursions
Final limit July 2L
Account National
Account
Tickets on sale June 14, 15, 16;
Tickets on sale June 25, 26, 27.
Bate and
A. T. & S. F Topeka.
WOMEN BEATEN.
Clothes Torn Off For Biding on
St. Louis Street Cars.
St. Louis, June 4. The citizen mem
bers of the posse comitatus had their
first experience with active service to
day when several companies were as
signed for guard duty at the Park ave
nue, Easton avenue and Southern
electric power houses of the Transit
company. Arms were given out-to about
900 of the deputies yesterday and the
day was spent drilling them. As a re
sult the deputies presented a military
appearance as they marched away to
their respective rendezvous with guns at
a right shoulder.
While on guard duty the members of
the sheriff's posse will be subject to
strict military discipline. Those not on
guard will be held in reserve at the dif
ferent police stations.
A barracks has been provided for
those already sworn in, and there the
men will eat and sleep while off dutv
None of the deputies will be sent out
to guard the cars, the police being re
tained for that service.
The work of summoning- and swearing
in additional deputies continues.
All but two or three of the divisions
of the Transit system are operating
cars today and good schedules are being
maintained on most of the lines. The
interference with passengers in some
sections of the city by strike sympa
thizers is becoming serious. It is as
much as a person's life is worth to get
off a street car along South Broad
way. Men, women and children join
in the assault on any one caught riding
on the cars, sticks, stones and fists
being used on all alike. Several women
have been brutally beaten and the
clothes torn from their backs. But for
the appearance of the police in each
Instance the victims would have fared
worse.
Christine Thiere, 18 years old, was set
upon by a crowd of about 2.0X1 men, sim
ply because she had ridden on a car of the
St. lxjuls Transit company. She was on
the way to spend the day with her
mother. She is a servant. The distance
was too far to walk and e-et back to her
employers by night. She took a street
car. When she alighted at Ninth street
and Geyer avenue at 5 p. m., from a
Cherokee car she was approached bv a
young man who called her a "scab." Oth
ers Joined in the chorus. A young man
tore off her jackett and another her hat.
She was struck by the fists of men and
bruised about the face and bodv. A
pocketbook which she carried in her hand
was snatched away and the money taken.
Piece by piece her clothing was torn
away, while she appealed for entrance at
the nearest house. The occupants, how
ever, were atraicl the mob would tear
down the building- and refused her admit
taince. She succeeded in reachine an allev
and ran down it. followed by the hooting
men. There was a little window leading
into a cellar. She broke the glass and
jumped in and cowered in a corner in
the darkness. Finally her persecutors
went away. Then she called for help
and received it. finally being taken to her
employers in Delmar boulevard.
At 1916 South Twelfth street another in
cident of the kind occurred. Stella Brod
erick got off a car only to be assailed
and hooted at by a mob. Her jacket was
torn from her by men. She ran down an
alley and into the homer of Mrs. Folk.
The mob surrounded the house and began
throwing stones through windows. Mrs.
Folk got a revolver and opened fire on
the mob from her front window and the
men scattered.
A POLITICAL PICNIC.
Wetmore Will Entertain Bryan,
Towne and Jones.
Kansas City, June 4. The Star today
will say:
"While the Republican national con
vention is in session at Philadelphia,
William J. Bryan, Charles A. Towne,
Populist nominee for vice president;
James K. Jones, chairman of the eDmo
cratic national committee; Col. M. C.
Wetmore. of St. Louis, the tobacco mer
chant,' and J. J. Hogan, a Democratic
politician of La Crosse, Wis., will enjoy
an outing at Mlnoqua, Wis., a fishing
resort on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway. National Committeeman
Wm. J. Stone has been invited to loin
the party, but has declined owing to
the fact that the St. Louis street car
strike will engage his attention at that
time as counsel.
The party will be the guests of Col.
Wetmore at-his summer cottage at
Minocqua. This much was announced
touay Dy oi. wetmore who had ar
rived to attend the Democratic state
convention and who sa3 that the Wis
consin gathering will be simply an out
ing and have no political significance.
Col. Wetmore is to meet Messrs.
Bryan and Jones in Chicago on June
12. Mr. Towne is expected to put In his
appearance alter tne party has arrived
at Minocqua.
The feature about Messrs. Towne and
Jones became known when Col. Wet
more, who had just received a hastily
written letter from Mr. Bryan handed
the letter to a Star reporter. Col. W et
more was tired and hurried and asked
the reporter's assistance in transcrib
ing the letter from the Nebraskan. In
the letter Mr. Bryan wanted to know
about the train service to Winocqua
via St. Paul and Chicago. "The reason
I am so particular about this," con
cludes Mr. Bryan, "is because I hope to
have Mr. Towne with me."
OUTWITTED.
Bobbers Cleverly Foiled by a
Train Crew.
St. Louis, June 4. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Long View, Texas,
says: "
The north bound "cannon ball" train
on the International & Great Northern
was held up after midnight last night
near Price's switch, 60 miles south of
this city and but for the plucky fight of
Express Messenger Charles Rutherford
and Baggage Master James Strong and
the strategy of Engineer Charles Ritch,
another robbery would have taken
place.
The engineer saw a pile of cross-ties
and a lantern on the track and stopped.
He was ordered down by three masked
men who forced the engineer and fire
man to uncouple the mail, baggage and
express ears and pull about two miles
from the remainder of the train. The
robbers then commanded the messen
ger to open the door of his car, and
failing to get any response, made Fire
man Love break a hole in the end with
a coal pick.
While this was being done, the fire
man Tjegged the messenger and baggage
master not to shoot. The messenger,
who was well protected by a barricade
said he would kill the first man to en
ter the hole. Love was forced In and
the messenger shouted"Get aside Love"
as he tired through the hole. His shot
Just missed the robbers who undertook
to kill the messenger by shooting
through the side of the car. In the con
fusion resulting, Engineer Rich crawl
ed down a ditch behind the cars and up
the side of a cut to his engine. He pull
ed the throttle wide open and left the
robbers behind. A quick run was made
to Jacksonville, 15 miles north. At day
break the penitentiary blood hounds
were brought from Rusk and immediate
ly put on the trail of the robbers. This
holdup occurred near the vicinity where
the same train was robbed five years
ago.
BABKEB SEES HILL.
But Tries to Keep His Visit a Com
plete Secret.
New York June 4. The Democratic
state committee will meet in the Hoff
man House at 8 o'clock tonight to agree
upon the programme for the state con
vention, which will assemble in the
Academy of Music tomorrow morning
to choose delegates to Kansas City.
Former Senator D. B. Hill on his ar
rival from Albany went to the Hoffman
House, where Wharton Barker of Phil
adelphia, who was nominated recently
for president by the middle-of-the-road
Populists in their convention in Cincin
nati, sought him out. Mr. Barker sent
up his card to Mr. Hill and was re
ceived. When asked what his business
was with Mr. Hill, he seemed embar
rassed and replied: "I would rather
that no mention be made of my visit.
Mr. Hill, it is expected will be chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
It seemed to be conceded last night
that the convention would instruct the
national delegates, for Bryan. Mr. Hill's
resolutions are said to dispose of the
money issue by advocating bimetallism
at a ratio that will not disturb the
parity of all forms of money.
John Morton of Rennsselaer will be
temporary chairman of the convention,
and Eliott Danforth will be permanent
chairman. Augustus Van Wyck, it is
understood, will be Brooklyn's delegate-at-large
with Croker, Hill and Murphy.
Mr. Campbell said that he would like
to be re-elected chairman of the state
committee, but that he would not con
tinue in the national convention. He
suggested Mr. Murphy for the latter
place. Some of the Tammany men think
it should go to Mr. Croker.
BURLINGTON EOUTE.
New Through Train to Potrland and
Puget Sound.
"The Burlington-Northern Pacific Ex
press," a new daily through train
from Grand Island for Northwest Ne
braska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Washington, Tacoma, Seattle,
Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon, via
Billings, Montana the short line and
time saver to the Upper Northwest. To
Central Montana in 34 hours; to the
Puget Sound in 61 hours from the Mis
souri river. Through coaches and chair
cars, through tourist sleepers, through
dining car service and standard sleep
ers. This is the main traveled road Mis
souri river to the Northwest.
Number 15, Kansas City and St.
Joseph to Nebraska, Denver, Colorado,
Utah, Pacific Coast and the Northwest,
Montana, Washington, Oregon, via Lin
coln and Billings. Weekly California
excursions.
Number 23, "Nebraska-Colorado Ex
press," from Hastings for Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, and Pacific Coast.
To the East: Chicago and St. Louis,
greatly improved trains in time and
equipment.
To the North: Best trains daily to
Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis and the
Lake region. J. C. BRAMHALL,
T. P. A., 823 Main St., "Kansas City, Mo.
L. W. WAKEUiY;
Gen'l Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
Gen'l Manager, St. Joseph, Mo.
Our Army to Have Benefit of
Brig. Gen. A. W. Greely, chief signal officer of the U. S. Army, after hav
ing experimented with a wireless telegraph system in New York Harbor with
satisfactory results, is going to establish it at other military posts. San
Francisco Harbor will be equipped with the system and sets of instru
ments will be sent for the use of our armies in Porto Rico and the Philip
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BEYMB. OTT'S SERMON.
New Pastor of English Lutheran
Church Heard Sunday.
Rev. H. A. Ott, the newly elected pas
tor of the First English Lutheran
church preached his first sermon in his
new capacity Sunday morning to a
larger congregation, taking for his sub
ject "The Moral Hero," and basing his
sermon on l Cor. 16; 13, "Watch ye.
stand fast in the faith, quit you like
men, be strong."
Mr. Ott said: "Paul incidentally re
minds his readers that they are soldiers
of Jesus Christ, as his address is rather
martial in character, Jesus being their
captain, their orders being found in
the Honly Word of God, and their ban
ner having emblazoned in it the cross
with all that the cross signifies. The
text truly is-a trumpet call to Christ's
REV. H. A. OTT,
Minister of English Lutheran Church.
followers. It calls for watchfulness be
cause there are pitfalls and stones of
stumbling lying all about the Christian
as well as lurking temptations which
assail us usually in an unexpected mo
ment and at the weakest point in our
character. It calls for firmness behind
the broad shield of faith for in this day
of easy virtue and broad liberalism
which mocks at simple faith and,-eall3
it superstition, there Is no weapon so
valuable to the devout Christian as a
deep and abiding trust in the noble
principles of our faith. It calls for an
exhibition of manliness in action, no
bleness of heart and mind, because this
element is one of the most charming in
the Christian character. It calls for a
strong life because the church needs
strong men along moral and spiritual
lines to live down the reproach brought
on it by those who make the church a
means to sordid ends."
The speaker defined the moralvhero to
be one possessing courage, fortitude,
bravery, valor, and true gallantry in
the moral and spiritual realm. He said
that the heroic age was not past by any
means, although, it were impossible
in this day in w hic-h the value of a hu
man life is so highly held, to find a
hero like Savonarola, or Joan D'Arc or a
hero like Paul Revere in this day of
the electric telegraph.
Rev. Mr. Ott was chosen pastor by
the First English Lutheran church
about two months ago upon the recom
mendations of some of the leadine- men
of the denomination, the church waiving
the usual custom of giving the srentle-
man a call before he had seen them or
they had seen or heard him. And now
on his arrival both pastor and people
appear to be highly pleased with each
uiiier. 'r
."ev- A- ott was born in Ohio in
lboo and is now in his 45th vpar He
came to Topeka from Quincy, 111., where
he was pastor of a large church. Pre
vious to the time in which he served the
church at Quincy he was pastor of the
Memorial Lutheran church at Freeport
111., for eight years. Previous to that
he was a pastor in Ohio. Mr. Ott is a
graduate of the Bucyrus, Ohio, high
school, of Wittenberg college, and Wit
tenberg Theological seminary. He en
tered the ministry in -1881, his first
church being at Xenia. Ohio.
TOO MUCH CREED
And Too Little Christianity, Says Dr.
McGiffert
New Tork, June 4. Dr. A. C. McGif
fert. preaching in the Madison Square
Presbyterian church, said: "In these
days.when so much is said about creeds
old creeds.new creeds, creed revisions,
creeds as conditions of church member
ship or of ministerial standing; creeds
as denominational platforms or as
bases of church union it is important
that we should remind ourselves that
not creed but character is the supreme
aim of Christianity that not in doc
trine but in life the Christian ideal
finds its full realization.
"Creeds are well enough in their
place; doctrines are good so far as they
go; but, the best creeds and the truest
of doctrines become an impertinence
when they thrust themselves into the
forefront and so engage the attention
of any church or of any man that the
supreme emphasis is even temporarily
removed from the supreme duty of fol
lowing Christ.
"There is too much thought about
conduct, too litttle thought about char
acter; too much of the effort to copy
Christ's deeds, too little of the effort to
possess His spirit; too much imitation
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and too little following. There was a
time when the church believed that ev
ery man who was not a Christian was
a bad man. But that time is past.
Christians have grown saner and they
freely recognize that there are many
genuinely good men without the Chris
tian church."
FATE OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Butch Republics to Form a Part of
a British Federation.
New Tork, June 4. The Tribune's
London correspondent writes:
The immediate sequel to the war -will
be the annexation of the two Dutch
commonwealths to the British empire.
There will be temporary arrangements
for military government, but ultimately
they will be converted Into self govern
ing dependencies of the crown, like other
colonial possessions. As time goes on
the same tendencies which have brought
about, confederation in Canada and
Australia will operate with irresistible
force in South Africa. There will be
a new Commonwealth bill, under which
the united colonies and dependencies of
the crown will have as large a measure
of local independence and legislative
autonomy as either Canada or Austra
lia. That this confederation will be
essentially Dutch Is evident from the
following exhibit of population at the
outbreak of the war: Cape Colony, 147,
000 British, 229,000 Dutch; Natal, 51,000
British, 10,000 Dutch; Transvaal, 120,
OnO British, 125,000 Dutch; Orange Free
State, 7,000 British, 71,000 Dutch, Bechu
inland and Rhodesia. 20,000 British,
12.0J0 Dutch. Totals, 345,000 British,
447.000 Dutch.
What is unmistakable Is the prepon
derance of the Dutch over the British
in numerical strength. Natal is tne
only member of the group in which
British supremacy is based upon popu
lation. In Bechuanaland and Rhodesia
there is also a British majority, but it
is not large. In Cape Colony and the
Orancre Free State the Dutch prepon
derance is overwhelming, while in the
Trar.svaal when the refugees return
to Johannesburg the two races will be
on terms of eauality involving strengtn.
in South Africa as a whole there are
at least 100.000 Dutch in excess of the
British noDulation. A confederation
will he formed with a scheme of repre
sentative government similar to that
of the Dominion of Canada, or to that
which will be brought into existence by
the Australian common wealth bill. There
will be, unless all signs fail, a Dutch
South Africa with a British viceroy.
The Dutch will continue to rule Cape
Colonv and the Orange Free State, and
in the Transvaal they will dominate
every district except the mining camps
of the Rand. South Africans predict
tiint there will be an immense immigra
tion of British settlers as soon as the
war comes to an end, ana tne para
mount influence of the imperial govern-
TYiont i established.
Thia forecast naturally includes the
development of the mining industry of
the Rand on an unpreceaenteu scaie
when Johannesburg ceases to pay tri-
tiiire to Pretoria and native labor is ob
tained at low prices, -mere win uw
without doubt a large increase of Brit
tsh nonulation in tne mining ai&iiui
whon the "Transvaal is converted into a
dependency of the crown; but it is xy
no means certain that immigration will
reverse the present conditions oi uuicn
preponderance in the other colonies. The
Britis-h in fcjoutn Arnca nave always
been townsmen, and the Dutch have
been farmers and cattle breeders. The
agricultural industries, .are likely to re
mam in undisputed possession of the
Dutch burghers, who dislike the occupa
tions of town life and prefer to remain
in the country. The Dutch farme
have married in their youth and have
had large families. The Dutch popula
tion has increased more rapidly tnan
the British population during the last bi
years. Probably there will ebe no change
"in the relative rate of growth during
the next 50 years outside the mining
districts, and South Africa will remain
essentially Dutch in blood.
The British government will have at
the end of the war a Dutch empire in
South Africa, and it will be under mor
al obligations to allow these communi
ties of an alien race to order their own
local administration and to direct their
political progress. The lines of racial
cleavage will be sharply defined, and
the Dutch will stand together and vote
solidly whenever they are allowed to
exercise their political rights. It may'
be a decade before a Dutch government
can be supplanted in Cape Colony, and
nothing short of the discovery of a fresh
series of gold powdered reefs between
the Orange and the Vaal will convert
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the Free State into a British common
wealth.
The Transvaal, with the richest gold
producing district in the world, may be
transformed speedily into a colony with
more English immigrants than Dutch
burghers; but there will be disaffection
throughout the commonwealth if the
rand be armed with political supremacy.
No large manufacturing Industries are
likely to arise in South Africa, and.
apart from the gold and diamond fields,
agriculture and stock raising seem des
tined to remain the chief resources of
the colonists, the vast majority of whom
will be of Dutch descent and deeply
prejudiced against mining camp adven
turers and millionaire reef owners. Con
federation will only serve to unite the
interests of the Dutch in South Africa
and to arm them vvfTh complete control
over the local administration and ma
terial resources of the eountry, and the
wisest British statesman knows in his
heart that, whatever dangers there may
be in reserve tor the empire after the
war, the union of the colonies can not
be opposed nor the subjects of the
crown deprived of the rights of self
government. FORMIDABLE FLEET
To Be Maintained by Russia in Asiatic
Waters.
New York, June 4. A special to the
Herald from Washingtcfri says:
Information has been received in offi
cial circles to the effect tjtiat the Rus
sian minister of marine" has taken
measures to increase the efficiency of
the Baltic. Black sea.- Mediterranean
and Asiatic fleets. There is a supposi
tion in some circles- that the orders
given have reference to international
politics, but the fact that the cruising
programme of the fleets in foreign
waters has undergone no change shows
that the Russian government simply de
sires to be prepared for any emergencies
that may arise.
Under the instructions given, three
battleships, three coast defense ships,
one cruiser and the imperial yacht are
to be held in reserve in the Baltic, five
battleships, three torpedo gunboats, one
transport, one third-class cruiser and
training ship in the Black sea, and in
the Mediterranean the Russian squad
ron will comprise one battleship, three
gunboats and one torpedo gunboat. The
Emperor Nicholas I, the battleship in
the Mediterranean, will be withdrawn
for the purpose of receiving a new
armament.
A formidable fleet will be maintained
by Russia in Asiatic waters. It is pro
posed to keep a guard ship and a tor
pedo flotilla at Port Arthur, and to
maintain this fleet in Pacific waters at
the following strength: Three battle
ships, five armored cruisers, one second
class cruiser, six gunboats, two torpedo
gunboats, and in addition a torpedo
boat flotilla. The Russian Pacific squad
ron is to be reinforced by one battle
ship, two cruisers, two transports, eight
torpedo boat destroyers and one second
class torpedo boat.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Mrs. Grogan "Pat's got a job In the
tube-works up on the Bronx." Mrs. Du
gan "Arrah! Oi've aften rid av thim
bronchial tubes." Judge.
A Conservative "Come. Bobby, tell us
which you love best your ma or me."
"No. you don't, pa: I'm a middle-of-the-roader."
Chicago Record.
At the Summer Hotel "Who is that
good-looking young waiter who is tossing
the plates across the room? Is he a stu
dent, too?" "Yes. He holds the record
in Harvale for discus-throwing." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
A Welcome Visitor We clip from the
Mafeking Dailv Bulletin the following
slgnilieant item: "Joe Danhowser of
Lourtnzo Marques paid us a pleasant call
yesterday, and laid a side of beef on our
desk. Come again, Joe." Chicago Times-
iieraia.
She "You were at the dramatic enter
tainment and supper at the church last
night, weren't you?" He "Yes." She
"Kow did you like the olio?" He "Oh!
the oleo! Wasn't it fierce? It's a wonder
they wouldn't serve real butter." Phila
delphia Record. s
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MR. "WARE'S GENEROSITY.
Offers Fort Scott a Home For Its Ia
brary and Officials on Easy Terms.
The following. Is from the Fort Scott
Monitor:
The following communication from
Hon. E. F. Ware, of Topeka, founder of
the Fort Scott public library and its most
generous individual supporter was re
ceived today:
Topeka, Kan.. Slav 31, 1900.
"Editor Tribune. Fort Scott. Kan.:
"Dear Sir I will sell to the city of Fort
Scott the Monitor btiilding on Scott ave
nue and Second street for J5.0V0. That is
what the brick in it is worth, and if the
public library can- be put into the second
story, I will furnish all the money neces
sary to put the building into any shape
the city wants it, steam heat, electric and
gas light, will put in brick fire-proof
vaults, or any other improvements. The
library part to be fixed up in first class
order, the city to pay the $5,000, and
money thus as above expended, when it
gets readv. with interest at 5 per cent.
"Yours truly, E. F. WARE."
The proposition for the purchase of this
building was up once before about two
years ago, but no definite action was
taken. The city council will, no doubt,
consider Mr. Ware's offer.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Pontus Lindquest and wife to C. W.
Thompson, Sen. lots 676 and 67S Harri
son street, Walnue Grove addition.
J. O. Butler and wife to Mary E. Ben
nett, $200. lot 114 Elm street, Bradford
Miller's addition.
John W. Day and wife to Mary V.
Downey, $3,000, part lot 3 Greenwood
avenue, C. W. Potwin's sub-division.
H. C. Bowman and wife to E. G. Mor
rison and wife, $1,000, lots 365-7 and 9
Tenth avenue, west, Wm. H. Brook's,
Jr., addition.
Frank L. Toung to E. B. Woodruff,
$600, five acres in northwest quarter, 13-11-16.
F. J. Kellogg to W. L. Kellogg. $75,
lots 1-3-5-7-9-17-21-27-11-13-15 and 1
block I, Twenty-second street, and lota
4-6-8-10-12-14 and 16 Shelton avenue,
block 1, and lots 1-3-5-7-9-1-13-15-17-19
and 27 block 2, Shelton avenue, and lots
2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18 and 20 Twenty
third street, block 2; also south 50 feet
north 100- feet west half lot 1 block 6.
and south 25 feet north half of east half
of lot block 6, and south 50 feet west
half lot 1 block 6. College Hill, also lots
367-9 Washburn avenue. Miller's College
Park addition.
U. P. Agents Change.
J. H. Spratt, who for over 14 years
has been the Union Pacific agent at
Solomon, has been transferred to Hays,
which place is considered a better sta
tion, and W. C. Rocker, who for 16
years has been the freight agent, has
been promoted to the position of chief
clerk at Lawrence. J. E. Clark, of
Lawrence, formerly clerk in the Abi
lene office, takes Mr. Spratt's place as
agent.
i To Heal Without Pain.
London, June 4. The Vienna corres
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
A discovery by Herr Zierler, a dentist,
has been reported to the hygienic in
stitute of Wurzburg university, where
by certain electric currents will destroy
bacteria, thus painlessly healing dis
ease. Newfoundland Ruler Promoted.
St.Johns, Nf.. June 4. Sir Henry Mac
Callum, governor of Newfoundland, has
been promoted to the rank of colonel in
the royal engineers and appointed aida
de camp to Queen Victoria.
Homeseekers' Excursion Via
Santa
Fe Route.
On June 5th, and 19th will sell tickets
to points in Arkansas. Arizona, Indian
Territory, Louisiana, New Mexico. Ok
lahoma and Texas; also to Rocky Ford,
Colo., and local points east thereof.
Tickets limited 21 days. Liberal stop
over privileges on going trip; See T. L.
King, Agent, Topeka.
Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood . Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and Invigorates the
whole system.
Is the joy of the household, for with
out it no happiness can be complete.
The ordeal through which the expec
tant mother must pass, however, is
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