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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY EVEISTESTG, JULY 5, 1900.
TOPEKA STATE J0URX1L.
BY FRANK F. MAC LEKMAN,
VOLUME XXVII No. 160
Official Paper of the City of Topeka.
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It is becoming: apparent that the Chi
nese boxers do not fight with, gloves.
The Kansas City convention needs a
Mark Hanna to guide it in the line of
plain duty and keep it in order.
The enthusiasm at the silver Repub
lican convention was so great that it
broke out at the close of the invoca
tion. The -war in China Is but one of hun
dreds which have grown out of the ef
forts of one religion to supplant an
other. The public debt decreased $14, 897,553
during June. A few more such months
would make it possible to express tie
total in nine figures.
When we collect an indemnity from
China, why not make it big enough to
pay the pensions which will be asked
for by the wounded- Americans and the
relatives of those killed?
David B. Hill is proving to be the
source of an immense amount of trouble
at Kansas City, considering that he
came put west in the character of the
great harmonizer and pacificator.
The gold Democrats who bolted In
1898 rather than sacrifice their prin
ciples by remaining in the party, can't
understand why Colonel Bryan should
persist in refusing to surrender his
principles in this year 1900.
A surplus of government receipts
over expenditures amounting to up
wards of SI millions for the fiscal year
Just ended is shown by the statement
issued by the treasury department.
That is nearly enough to pay for the
Nicaragua canal.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The humorists
of the press are now beginning to find
fault because the Prohibitionists did
Tint havp a man nnmeti Wilfi to nut on
the ticket with Mr. Woolley. Some
people need a good deal of extraneous
aid In- the manufacture of their wit.
CAUSE OP BOXER MOVEMENT.
Some light is shed upon the "boxer"
uprising by translations from the Chi
nese book of Kang-Yu-Wei. These
translations have been made by the
Norfh China Herald. The theme of
the author is the danger that Chinamen
will be driven out of China with no
where to go, or be exterminated.
From the translations a few sentences
are selected:
"Russia has ejected the Hebrews,
160,000 having been driven forth.
Twenty-four hours were allowd them
to get beyond the Russian boundaries.
They could sell neither their lands nor
houses, and could take with them only
a little ready money. More
over, when elected from Russia they
tiad no native land to which to turn.
Long ago Palestine had been parceled
out among its powerful neighbors.
"Our race will be destroyed. See how
Russia has treated Poland! The Rus
sians banished all the able-bodied men
and allowed only the old men to re
main in the country. Therefore the
Polish race has been exterminated. At
present the women of India are married
to foreigners. Everybody knows that
the races of India are in danger of being
exterminated. Today the white races
predominate over the entire globe.
Among the vellow races the Chinese
only wield any political influence and
rule their own country. If our country
should be conquered and its government
controlled by foreigners they would as
suredly treat ua as they have treated
the Poles and the Hindus. We, our
children, and our grandchildren, would
lie altogether exterminated."
There is more to the same purport.
Japan, only, is excepted from, the list
of enemies. "China and Japan hold
the same close relationship to each
other as do the lips to the teeth," says
the author. He refers to the size of
China, larger than sixteen powers of
Europe, with 400,000,000 people, yet
"we are despised, insulted, and mur
dered by other people." There is an
appeal to the Chinese who live beyond
the seas "numbering at least 5,000,
000" who "are also daily abused and
Irsuited by those among whom they
live," and the whole is concluded by a
fierce denunciation of the dowager
empress and the incompetent govern
ment at Pekin.
GLOBE SIGHTS.
" ' rFrom the Atchison Globe.l
A man always holds it up against his
mother when she refused to let him
learn to swim in his boyhood.
If you are philosophical when it
rains on a picnic, it is a sign that you
are really too old to be attending a pic
nic. When a new hammock is put up, the
man of the house doesn't get a chance
to try It until the neighbors' children
nave worn it out.
An Atchison woman, who Is the
mother of nine children, knows how to
swim, and none of her children can
swim, although five of them are boys.
When girls go oft to the woods, peo
ple think it is to pick flowers, but a
boy can't go near a tree without being
accused of a desire to- rob birds' nests.
There are two sides to every story.
Now, maybe, if some of Mendelssohn's
Mighbors .were still on earth, we
would hear that he was as' big a
nuisance with his practicing as any
body.
An Atchison girl is so old fashioned
that she is pining over a disappointed
love affair, instead of putting on her
prettiest shirt waist, and going out to
hustle up a new one.
About the only time that a woman
will admit that her husband knows
more about taking care of children
than she does, is when there are fire
crackers to be shot off.
POINTED PARAGRAPH 3
From the Chicago News.
Getting up a concert is a sound under
taking. A soft corn is nearly always a hard
thing to bear.
Better throw stones at random rather
than idle words.
Sunday is a day of strength; the other
six are week days. -
When the mist turns to rain the um
brella Is very often missed.
Tour deposit in the savings bank is an
object of interest.
Wise Is the individual who backs his
friends and faces his enemies.
Steam may be a good servant, but it
occasionally blows up its master.
Tou have doubtless observed that It
is only sensible people who agree with
you.
If a stitch in time saves nine, that
solitary stitch must be a time saver.
Theory may be all well enough in its
way, but lawyers and physicians prefer
practice.
An old bachelor says the greatest
curiosity ever discovered was found in
a woman.
Hope is faithfully portrayed in the
wag of a dog's tail when he is waiting
for a bone.
Many a man's good reputation is due
to the fact that he gives publicly and
steals privately.
. One-fourth of what a man eats en
ables him to live and the other three
fourths enables his physician to live.
A rural editor says he was grossly In
sulted but once, and that was when
some heartless wretch offered him a
cash register in exchange for advertis
ing. QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
From the Philadelphia Record.
A sun spot the freckle.
Cash down is the thing that feathers
many a man's nest.
A fever has to be pretty high for a
fellow not to get over it.
It takes a traveled actor to master
the role of the steamship.
The pedestrian is one man who puts
his whole sole into his work.
"Most men," says the Manayunk
Philosopher, "can be made to talk if
the corkscrew is used to draw them
out."
Slobbs "Tou say you don't know
that she loves you?" Blobbs "Tes; but
I'll make her show her hand." "How?"
"I'm going to present her with a dia
mond ring."
"That," remarked the young fish
when the angler had made his cast, "I
conclude is a fly." "Tes," said the vet
eran trout, "but it's advisable not to
jump at conclusions."
"Do you think there is much differ
ence between genius and insanity?"
queried the sentimental maid. "Tes;
considerable," replied the cynic "A
lunatic is always sure of his board and
lodging."
"How would you take it if I went away?
"To heart?" he asked in sport.
The maiden shyly raised her head to
say,
"To heart? Oh, no; to Court,
"A TIRED MAN."
Another Comes Forward in Reply to
"Faint Creek."
The writer has known by reputation
Hon. Eugene F. Ware, the author of
"Hello, Kansas," for twenty years, and
personally as a neighbor for five years.
Mr. Ware is not a bad man as his screed
perhaps indicates, but in fact is a big
hearted, brainy and agreeable citizen, well
liked by his neighbors. However, if
"Ware's Woe," or "Hello, Kansas," was
intended only to circulate among his
friends and acquaintances It might be
considered clever, but as a serious pro
duction for outside circulation, to go forth
to the world as an authoritative voice
from Kansas, "Hello, Kansas," is mali
cious and unpatriotic rot.
The writer readily agrees with Paint
Creek in many things, especially in that
demagogues of all political parties are
detrimental to the material welfare of
the state. However, the rank and file of
all parties in Kansas are too intelligent
to be unduly influenced by would-be
statesmen any longer. Kansas will be
all right no matter what party wins in
the state or nation.
I desire to call attention to some ac
cepted, non-partisan facts.
1. Prohibition has done more good than
harm.
2. The state is out of debt.
3. The farm mortgaged indebtedness of
Kansas is practically settled.
4. The farmers are In better plight than
ever before in the history of the state,
and farm land is in better demand and
at higher prices thas ever before.
5. No state in the Union has a more
intelligent class of American citizens than
Kansas.
6. Kansas agriculturally in 1900 Is the
most prosperous portion of agricultural
America.
7. "Kansas is all right, you bet; no flies
on her."
In view of the foregoing facts. It is
not strange that the deductions and con
clusions of Paint Creek make his friends
very tired, one which I am whom.
AN ADMIRING NEIGHBOR.
Cure For Cholera Infantum Never
Known to Fail.
During last May an infant child of our
neighbor was suffering from cholera in
fantum. The dot-tors had given up all
hopes of recovery. I took a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy to the house, telling them
I felt sure it would do good if used ac
cording to directions. In two days' time
the child had fully recovered. The child
is now vogorous and healthy. I have rec
ommended this remedy frequently and
have never known It to fall. Mrs. Curtis
Baker. Bookwalter, Ohio. Sold by all
druggists.
Glorious News.
Comes from Dr. D. B. Carglle, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: "Electric Bit
ters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula
which had caused her great suffering for
years. Terrible sores would break out
on her head and face, and the best doc
tors could give her no help: but now her
htalth is excellent." Electric Bitters Is
the best blood purifier known. It's the
supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores.
It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels,
expels poisons, helps digestion, builds up
the strength. Only 50 cts. Sold by Wag
goner, druggist, 731 Kansas avenue. Guaranteed.
ANOTHER "SOLILOQUY."
Not by Hamlet, but a Reply to
"Hello, Kansas."
The following "Soliloquy" in reply to
Eugene F. Ware's "Hello, Kansas," was
written by one of the highest Judicial of
ficers in Kansas:
To leave, or not to leave; that's the
conundrum
Whether 'tis better to' remain among
these whiskered Pops,
And their calamitous howls about out-,
rageous fortune;
Or to skin out for Connecticut. To emi
grate. And by migration says we end the stom
ach ache.
And that frequent natural thirst.
That prohibition doth bring on, 'tis a
consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To sell out and
leave;
To leave! perchance to wish we hadn't.
Ay, there's the rub;
For after leaving what dreams may
come.
When we have shuffled off the dust of
Kansas soil.
Of back alley ways to get in again.
Must give us pause. But in respect to the
calamities
That befell the taking off of Ingalls' life,
'Tis hard to bear the burdens of the
time:
The moving off to Oklahoma. The babies
Refusal to be born. The raising hell.
Instead of corn. The Dutchman s
Halting 'cross the line in old Missouri;
The insolence of office, when the other
fellow's in it;
The laws 'gainst Scully buying up the
land;
The horse laugh the Fusionist doth give.
When he runs in his man. The many other
Jokes
A fellow has to take, when he himself
Might his exit make, out of the blasted
country.
Who'd these fardels bear, to grunt and
sweat some more of weary life.
But that the dread of something after
going
To the far-off wooden nutmeg country;
The fear that one hath made himself an
Puzzles ' the will, and makes ua rather
stay at home
Until the liver's normal function is re
stored. HAMLET.
RICHER, NOT POORER.
Better Not Worse Out of Debt and
Money in Bank.
'We have been treated by "A Tired
Man" with an over-dose of the calamity
howl, beside which all the past howls
pale into insignificance. Statistics are
handled with such profusion that it is be
wildering to the average reader. While
we have nearly double the amount of
money on deposit in banks as compared
with 1SV0, and the amount carried out
side of banks is also greater, we are told
that we are poorer now than we were
ten years ago. While we were then in
debt to the eastern money lenders a few
hundred millions that we nave paid off in
the time named, and our valuations have
been reduced from the boom tigures to
actual value, because we do not show a
large increase in the assessed valuations,
we are going to the dogs financially, and
because we have nailed the rum power
by a prohibition law, and have the hardi
hood to stand by our constitutional
amendment in the making and enforce
ment of laws which restrict the sale of
liquors, we are going to the dogs morally.
Since 1890 the territory south of us has
been opened up to settlement and where
there was a family at least to each sec
tion in the western half of the state at
that time, there is not a family to ten
sections now. the grazing lands upon which
settlement was made at that time having
been reclaimed for grazing purposes. It
does not require an array of statistics
to prove these facts.
The fall of Mr. Ingalls was due to his
being too great a man for his party, and
petty jealousies and rivalry among the
political bosses, quarrelling over the
spdils of office caused his defeat and that
of his partv. The speech of Ingalls in
the Senate in 1878 in support of free coin
age of silver was one of his most bril
liant efforts, and he was a firm adherent
to the doctrine as long as- he was in the
senate. In February. 1S90, Senator P. B.
Plumb introduced and championed the
bill which declared for nothing else than
the free coinage of silver with gold at
sixteen to one. This is history, not mere
assertion.
The Republican platform adopted at
Minneapolis on June 9th, 1S92, says, "The
American people, from tradition and in
terest, favor bimetallism, and the Re
publican partv demands the use of both
gold and silver as Standard money." It
seems that the so-called Silver Republican
has some basis for his contention, but
this "Tired Man" who came to this state
with little more than lie could carry in
his grip and is now worth many thous
ands, disposes of the whole question by
trying to ridicule those who have consis
tency at least.
It seems that this "Tired Man" Is lay
ing too much stress on party. No party
holds all the good men, and vice versa, no
other party holds all the bad men. . The
spirit of Intolerance is despicable in any
man or party of men. Respectfully,
A. E. AGRELIUS.
Lindsborg. Kansas, July 2, 1900.
Tourist Rates to Colorado and Utah.
Tickets will be sold from points of
Missouri Pacific to Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo, Colo., and Salt
Lake and Ogden, Utah, June 1st to Sep
tember loth, at greatly reduced rates.
See nearest ticket agent or write
H. C. TOWNSEND, G. P. & T. A..
St. Louis. Mo.
F. E. NIPPS. Agent,
Topeka, Kansas.
MY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY
K ealc Women Hade Happy by r.ydia E
PiDkfaam'f Vegetable Compound
letters from Two Who Sow Have
Children.
"Dear Mbs. Pikkbam: It was my
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childless, so wrote to you to find out
the reason. After fol-
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vice and taking Lydia
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table Compound. I be
came the mother of
a beautiful baby
boy, the joy of our
home. He is a
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thanks to your medi
ciae." Mas. Mkstda
FnfKLE, Koscoe,
n.y.
From Grateful
Mrs. Lane
" Dear Mrs.
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wrote you a let
ter some time
ago, stating my case to you. .
" I had pains through my bowels,
headache, and backache, felt tired
and sleepy all the time, was troubled
with the whites. I followed your
advice, took your Vegetable Com
pound, and it did me lots of good. I
now have a baby girl. I certainly be
lieve I would have miscarried had it
not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound. I had a very easy
time ; was sick only a short time. I
think your medicine Is a godsend to
Women in the condition in which I
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Lane, Coytee, Tena.
RECALL CUBAN TROOPS.
Second, Sixth, and Eighth Likely to
be Hurried to China.
Washington, July 5. A result of re
cent consultations of the secretary of
war with Lieutenant General Miles,
commanding the army. General Wood,
commanding the division of Cuba, or
ders were issued today for the return
of the United States from Cuba as soon
as possible of the Second, Sixth and
Eighth regulars of infantry. These
regiments are scattered over the Island
and probably will not be able to start
home for a. week or ten days. They
will be brought to the port of New Tork
and their stations will be determined
before they will reach that point.
The recall of the Cuban troops is the
first step of the war department's plan
to replace the volunteer army in the
Philippines with troops of the regular
army. It was intended to begin the
homeward movement of the volunteers
in the Philippines next November but
deplorable state of affairs In China un
doubtedly will cause the military au
thorities to hasten the departure of the
outgoing troops as much as possible
with a view of using them for the pro
tection of American interests in China,
in ease it is found necessary to divert
them from their original destination at
Manila,
STEVENSON INTERVIEWED.
Profoundedly Moved by Indorsement
For Vice Presidency.
Bloomington, 111., July 6. AdlaJ E.
Stevenson was on his farm, ten miles
from the city, when the news came of
his indorsement for the vice presidency
by the delegation from Illinois. He re
turned this morning and is the guest
of his brother, Thomas W. Stevenson.
Mrs. Stevenson is in Minneapolis with
her daughter. Mrs. Hardin, and Mr.
Stevenson will depart for that city to
day, regardless of whatever action may
be taken by the Kansas City convention.
He goes via .Chicago. To a reporter Mr.
Stevenson said:
"No one was ever" more completely
surprised than I was when the news
came of my indorsement by the Dem
ocracy of my state. The honor was
conferred without a hint or inkling
reaching me of the intention. I assure
you that I am profoundly moved by this
manifestation of confidence and esteem
on the part of the Illinois representa
tives of my party."
MILT STOKER HURT.
Falls on Sidewalk and Breaks His
Leg.
Milt Stoker suffered a fracture of both
bones of the left leg about 1 o'clock this
morning. He was walking along Kansas
avenue, when he slipped and fell in
front of the Throop hotel. His leg turn
ed under his body and both bones snap
ped apart about four inches above the
ankle.
Mr. Stoker was assisted Into the ho
tel, and afterward taken to his home at
the corner of Fifth and Jackson streets,
where Dr. J. P. Lewis dressed the frac
ture. He will be confined to his bed for
several weeks.
REBELLION TO SPREAD.
Southern Chinese Provinces Ripe to
Aid the Boxers.
Washington, July S. A cablegram
has been received by the state depart
ment from Consul General Good now at
Shanghai stating that there is imminent
danger of an extension of the boxer re
bellion to the southern provinces unless
the international forces are reinforced
and maintained.
G. "W. Fisher Hurt.
Mr. G. W. Fisher, . register of the
United States land office, was driving
home to dinner today when his buggy
was run into by a runaway team. Mr.
Fisher was thrown from his buggy and
slightly bruised. The buggy was badly
damaged. The collision checked the
runaways and they were stopped with
out doing further damage.
LOCAL MENTION.
Two foreclosure suits Were filed in the
United States circuit court this afternoon
bv attorneys for the Northwestern Mu
tual Life Insurance company. One suit
was against Nelson Carr and Ida Carr
and others and the other is against Jo
siah H. Hunt and others. Each suit, is
for G,000.
Carl J. Anderson, aered 22 vears. from
Tackley, Kansas, was married today by
Judge Dolman to Nellie Bradley, aged 21
years, of Topeka. Charles Madison, aged
21 years, and Ada Stanton, aged 19 years,
both of Tackley, were also married. Riley
Btirum, aged 26 vears, or jjouisviue, K.y.
and Elizabeth King, aged 22 years, of To
peka. secured a marriage license.
John Kamper has brought sut in the
district court against c rea Miner ior
malicious arrest and prosecution, for ob
taining money under false pretenses in
Clark county, Missouri. Kamper sets
forth in his petition that after he was
found not guilty by a Jury in Clark coun
ty that he returned to Topeka and was
n train arrested and taken to Clark county
upon the complaint of Miller. Kamper
was formerly a student at vvasnourn col
lege. The Wichita Commercial club has ap
pointed its president, Mr. Charles G.
Cohn as its vice president to the Com
mercial club meeting to be held In this
city July 16. The other delegates are
Chas. H. Smythe, Howard E. Case and
Elmer E. Bleckley.
C. A. Woodward, a prominent citizen
of Westphalia, Anderson county, in a
letter to Major Anderson, secretary of
the Commercial club says: "I say, Ma
for, hurrah for the Kansas Semi-Cen-tennlal
in 1904. I am coming."
A. B. Poole, state agent for the Kan
sas State Phonograph company, accom
panied by his wife and daughter, left to
day for Cobden, 111.
The small son of Frank Hobart, the
Topeka druggist, had one of his hands
painfully injured Wednesday by powder
from blank cartridges.
Forming a New Party.
Yokohama, July 5. The Seoul and
Chumolosa railway has been completed
and is being operated today. Marqnis
Ito is making progress in the formation
of a new political party with the ulti
mate object of forming a new cabinet.
The Best Remedy For Stomach and
Bowel Troubles.
I have been in the drug business for
twenty years and have sold most all of
the proprietary medicines of any note.
Among the entire list I have never found
anything to equal Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles,'' says O. W.
Wakefield, of Columbus, Ga. "This rem
edy cured two severe cases of cholera
morbus In my family and I have recom
mended and sold hundreds of bottles of It
to my customers to their entire satisfac
tion. It affords a quick and sure cure in
a pleasant form." For sale by all drug
gists. Was It a Miracle f
"The marvelous cure of Mrs. Rena J.
Stout of consumption has created intense
excitement In Cammack, Ind.. writes Mar
ion Stuart, a leading druggist of Muncie,
Ind. She only weighed SK pounds when
her doctor in Torktown said she must
soon die. Then, she "'began to use Dr.
King's New Discovery and gained S7
pounds in weight and was completely
cured." It has cured thousands of hope
less cases, and Is positively guaranteed to
cure all Throat, Chest and Lung diseases.
50c and J1.00. Trial bottles free at Wag
goner' drug store.
LOSS $67,778.
Topeka Fire Department Prevented
All Serious Fires.
The report of the national board of
underwriters for 1899 gives the Topeka
fire department a rating of 100 per cent
for efficiency.
The efficiency of a department is
found from the service rendered by the
department and Is determined mostly
upon the confining of the Are to the
building where it started. During 1899
the Topeka department confined every
fire to the building where it originated
which is considered by the insurance
companies to be thoroughly satisfactory
work.
The report shows 145 alarms for the
year while the average number of
alarms received each year for eight
years was 138. All of the fires where
confined to the buildings where they
started and 142 were confined to the
floors where they started. The total val
ue of property involved by fire was
J779.280. The total loss thereon was
$67,778. The total insurance thereon
was $364,889 and the total insurance loss
was $62,448. The loss per capita was
$1.69.
The report shows 2,432 brick or stone
buildings in the city and 9,882 frame
buildings.- There were during the year
38 fires in stone and brick buildings and
79 in frame buildings and 28 fires not in
buildings. The Topeka department has
made an excellent record as shown by
the table below giving a few cities the
size of Topeka and some larger.
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Topeka 1.00 1.69 3.62
Kansas City, Kan... .94 4.40 6.39
Mobile [phone]
Montgomery 94 2.06 3.92
Kansas City, Mo 95 p 6.11 5.S7
INSURANCE MEN HIT HARD.
Nearly Every Marine Company Af
fected by the Hoboken Fire.
New Tork, July 6. Nearly every ma
rine Insurance company In the world
will suffer to a greater or less extent
from the fire at the North German
Lloyd dock. President Raven of the
Atlantic uMtual Marine Insurance com
pany said he did not think the loss on
piers, buildings and property on piers
would exceed $3,000,000. Mr. Raven did
not care to state for what amount his
company would be hit, because he had
not, as yet, sufficient data which to base
a reliable estimate. The London Assur
ance company said they were involved,
but couldn't say to what extent. The
assistant secretary of the Continental
Insurance company said that his com
pany would lose just $5,400 by the fire.
Hagadorn & Co., the insurance agents
for the North German Lloyd company,
said that $625,000 would cover the loss
on pier and buildings.
According to the best Information ob
tainable the following companies will
have to settle losses, ranging from $15,
000 to $75,000 each: The Royal Insurance
company, Liverpool ;Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe, Palatine, Manchester,
England; Home Fire of New oYrk, Agri
cultural of Watertown, N. W. ;Norwich
Union, England; Scottish-Union and
National, England; Union Assurance
Society, London; North British and
Mercantile, London; German-American,
New York; Pennsylvania Fire of Phil
adelphia and the Weed & Kennedy
company. The losses on the small
boats and lighters will, it is said, fall
chiefly on the Smith & Hicks agency
and on the British Fire and Marine In
surance company.
Insurance men did not hesitate to say
that one of the Immediate results of this
fire would be a raising of insurance
rates on ships and cargoes at and on
piers. It was also said that the question
of building all piers of iron or stone, as
well as equipping all piers with com
plete fire apparatus, would be immed
iately taken up. Insurance men were
also talking about the probability of
changing the reading of what is
known as the "floating policy contract."
This contract protects "the prop
erty of the assured or held by the
assured in trust or on commission or on
joint account with others, or sold but
not delivered, while contained in any or
all the bonded warehouses, general or
der stores or brick and stone storage
stores, and while in transitu in or on
any of the streets, yards, wharves,
piers and bulkheads, in the cities of
New oYrk, Brooklyn, Jersey City and
Hoboken, and while afloat in transitu
in the ports of said cities."
This kind has for years been the most
profitable issued by insurance com
panies, the rate being 1H Per cent. Sat
urday's fire has shown the possibility
of losses under this contract and it was
said that unless itsreadlngwas changed,
companies would not be so desirous to
write such policies in the future.
Another thing discussed in insurance
circles was the stipulation in marine
contracts for insurance to the effect
that the liability shall attach several
days after a vessel reaches its pier.
This stipulation will, it is said, result
ir. a great loss falling on all companies
which insured the cargoes brought in
by any of the four North German Lloyd
liners, since much of the cargo brought
in by each vessel was still on board.
White Man Turned Yellow. .
Great consternation was felt by the
friends of M. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
Ky when they saw he was turning yel
low. His skin slowly changed color, also
his eyes and he suffered terribly. His
maladv was Yellow Jaundice. He was
treated by the best doctors, but without
bpneflt. Then he was advised to try Elec
tric Bitters, the wonderful Stomach and
Liver remedy, and he writes: "After tak
ing two bottles I was wholly cured." A
trial proves its matchless merit for
all Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles.
Only 50c. Sold by A. T. Waggoner, drug
gist. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for liver and bowel troubles.
Never gripe. At all drug stores.
Dysentery, Diarrhoea,
Cholera Morbus.
A half to a teaspoonfu! of Radway's
Ready Relief In a half tumbler of water,
repeated as often as the discharges con
tinue, and a flannel saturated with Ready
Relief placed over the stomach and bow
els, will afford Immediate relief and soon
effect a cure.
Internally In Water, Radway's Ready
Relief will. In a few minutes. cure
Cramps, Spasms. Sour Stomach, Nausea,
Vomiting, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sleep
lessness, Sick Headache, Flatulency and
all internal pains.
There is not a remedial agent In the
world that will cure fever and ague and
all other malarious, bilious and other fev
ers, aided bv RADWAY'S PILLS, so
quickly as RADWAY'S READY RELIEF.
Sild by Dm agists. RADWAY Sc CO., 65
Elm street, New York.
THE QUEEN'S WELCOME.
Visiting Engineers Shown Over Wind
sor Castle and Cordially Greeted
London, July 5. The American civil
engineers were shown over Windsor
castle this afternoon. After tea the
queen drove in the grounds, and at her
special request the representative Amer
ican visitors were presented to het car
riage by Sir Douglas Fox, the president
of the British organization. President
Wallace of the American civil engi
neers, and Mrs. Wallace, and President
Morgan of the American mechanical
engineers, and Mrs. Morgan, were pre
sented to the queen, who was most af
fable. Her majesty said she hoped her
visitors were having a pleasant time and
said she was delighted to have the
American engineers "look over my
castle." After a few such remarks, and
hoping the visitors would have a profit
able stay, the queen was driven away.
Mr. Wallace said: "I was never more
courteously treated. I am surprised to
flr.d the queen looking so well and so
young. From her kindly, bright, clear
eyes, one would never have thought she
had attained the age she has."
WALL PAPER TRUST QUITS
Reason: It Doesn't Pay Plants to
Revert to Old Owners.
New York, July S. At the annual meet
ing of the directors of the National Wall
Paper Comuanv. to be held on July 17
in the general offices of the company, 127
Crosby street, the aavisarjiuty or a disso
lution of the company will be discussed.
Henry Burns, president of the company,
made this statement yesterday:
"From time to time rumors of an im
pending dissolution of the National Wall
Paper company have appeared in the
press. Although tne suDject may nave
been Informally discussed among the var
ious stockholders, there was no basis for
an announcement that such dissolution
would take place. During the past few
weeks, however, the subject has received
serious consideration on the part of the
directors and of the large stockholders,
and at the annual meeting, which is to
be held on the 17th inst., the matter will
be fuliv considered and definite action will
probably be taken. The reasons which
have been urged in support of favorable
action on such a proposition are in brief:
"That although the company has now
been in existence for eight years and has
done a large business, its profits have not
been commensurate with the expectations
of the stockholders, due to the fact that
its existence has to such an extent stim
ulated competition that the number of
plants engaged in the manufacture of wall
paper has in that period practically
doubled.
"It has also been demonstrated that the
manufacture of wall paper involves ele
ments of so peculiar a nature that it can
not be as successfully conducted through
the medium of a combination as It can
through independent isolated plants. In
dividual taste and the personality of the
manufacturer play an Important part,
which in a combination consisting of
numerous plants is apt to be overlooked.
"For these and other reasons the en
tire board of directors, who themselves
constitute a majority of the stockhold
ers, and who are acting from a sincere
conviction that they are thereby pro
moting the interests of all concerned,
favor a dissolution of the corporation.
The Indebtedness of the company is
nominal and w-ill be paid in full before
any action looking toward dissolution is
taken. A plan is being matured which
will in all probability result in the ac
quisition of the various plants by those
who were identified with them prior to
their sale to the National Wall Paper
company. The essential feature of the
plan will be that the present board of
directors will have sole charge of clos
ing the affairs of the company, thereby
avoiding the expense and shrinkage in
values ordinarily incident to the disso
lution of an important industrial un
dertaking." BURLINGTON ROUTE.
New Through Train to Portland 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 Bhort 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 tne 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, utan, ana pacific Coast.
To the East: Chicago and St. Louis,
greatly improved trains in time and
equipment.
To the North: Best trains daily to
Omana, St. Paul, Minneapolis and the
Lake region. J. C. BRAMHALL,
T. P. Av 823 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
L. V. WAKELET.
Gen'l Passenger Agent. St. Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
Gen'l Manager, St. Joseph, Ma
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and
Return $19.00 via Santa Fe.
Tickets on ale June 21, July 7, 8. 9.
10, 18 and Aug. 18. Stopovers allowed
between Pueblo and ' Denver enabling
one to stop at Colorado Springs. Final
limit of ticket October 31st. See T. L
King, agent, for particulars.
It has been demonstrated by exDerienee
that consumption can be prevented by the
early use of One Minute Cough Cure.
This is the favorite remedy for coughs,
colds, croup, asthma, grippe and all
throat and lung troubles. Cures quickly.
At all drug stores.
For the best of feed and hay, at lowest
prices, try Geo. Wheadon, at 833 Kan
sas avenue. Tel. 483.
For bums, injuries, piles and skin dis
eases use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It
Is the original. Counterfeits may be of
fered. Use only DeWitt's. At all drug
stores.
See Swan Fountain Pens. Bennett's
Book Store, 730 Kansas avenue.
THE FOOD DRINK
Do you know that
three-quarters of all the
world's headaches are the
result of using tea and
coffee ?
So physicians say.
Quit them and the
headaches quit.
Grain-O has the coffee
taste, but no headaches.
All grocers ; 15c. and
iw-n
Thousands Hare Kidney Trouble
and Don't Enow it.
Row To Find Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a,
sediment or set
tling Indicates an
unhealthy condi
tion ,ot the kid
ney; if tt stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent- desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is 'comfort in the knowledge
often expressed, that Dr.' Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain In the'
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that -unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon
realized. It stands the highest for Its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists In 50c. and$l. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
Wonderful discovery
and a book that tells t
more about it, both sent!
absolutely free by mail.
Address Dr. Kilmer tt
Borne Of Swamp-Root. '
Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing men-1
tion reading this generous offer in this paper, j
Cheap Excursion Rates
to Colorado
On Jane 21, July 7, 8, 0, 10 and 10,
and Ausr. 2
Tickets from points west of Missouri
River, and ast of Colby, Kan., to Den
ver, Colorado Springs. Manltou. Eueblo,
Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, and re
turn, will be sold by the
GREAT
ROCK ISLAND
ROUTE
At rate of
One Regular Fare Fins $2.00
for Round Trip,
Return Limit October 31, 1900.
BEST LINE TO DENVER
Only Direct Line to Colorado
Springs and Manitou.
'Take advantage of these cheap rates
and spend your vacation in Colorado.
Sleeping car reservations may be made
now for any of the excursions. Write for
full information and the beautiful book,
"COLORADO THE MAGNIFICENT"
sent free.
E. W. THOMPSON, A. O. P. A.,
Topeka, Kan.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, O. P. A., Chicago.
Summer Excursions
via
PJCTO
The Union Pacific will place in effeob
on June 21, July 7 to 10 inc., July 18th
and August 2nd, Summer Excursion
rates of
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP
plus $2.00 from Kansas and Nebraska
points TO
Denver, Coleralo Springs, PaeUs,
Offien an 3. Salt Lake.
Tickets good for return until Oct. 31st.
For Time Tables and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agt.,
or J. O. Fulton, Depot Agent.
$20.00
Cincinnati and Return via the Santa
Fe.
Tickets on sale July 10. 11 and 13.
Good leaving Cincinnati as late as Au
gust 10. Account International conven
tion Baptist Toung People's Union.
Tours in the Rocky Mountains.
The "Scenic Line of the World," the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad, offers
to tourtets In Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
trans-continental traveler the grandest
scenery. Two seDarate and distinct
routes through the Rocky Mountains,
all through tickets availabe via either.
The direct line to Cripple Creek, the
greatest gold camp on earth. Three
trains daily each way with through
Pullman palace and tourist sleeping
cars between Chicago, Denver, San
Francisco and Los Angeles, and Den
ver and Portland. The best line to
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington via the "Ogden gateway."
Dining cars (service a la carte) on all
through trains. Write S. K. Hooper,
G. P. & T. A., Denver, Colo., for Illus
trated descriptive pamphlets.
What's the secret of happy, vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels, the
etomacn, the liver and kidneys strong
and aetive. Burdock Blood Bitters doer
it.
It Saved His Leg.
P. A. Danforth. of La Grange. Ok., suf
fered for six months with a frightful run
ning sore on his leg: but writes that
Bucklen'a Arnlnsi. Salve wnolly cured It
in five days. For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles,
it's the best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by A. T.
Waggoner, druggist.
The Appetite of a Goat
Ta envied bv all whose stomach and
liver are out of order. But such should
know that Dr. King's New Life Pills,
give a splendid appetite, sound digestion
and a regular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. Only 25c
at Waggoner's drug store.
Diphtheria relieved In twenty miniates.
Almost miraculous. Dr. Thomas' Eclsw-
v'
tric Oil. At any drug store.