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2 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 23. 1001. SPORTINGJEWS. Joe Kelly Signs Up With Balti more Team. Former Brooklyn Captain Se cures Interest With McGraw GETS SALARY OF $1,000 ' i II an! on Tried Tery Hard to Re . . . tain Ills Captain. Pitcher Gardner Signs With . - . Selee of Chicago. Baltimore, Dec 23. At last Baltimore fans have been assured that the famous Joe Kelly, who was the captain of the Brooklyn superbas last season.wlll play with the orioles next year. The official announcement that, terms had been completed was made today, and it la understood that -the. cerraling of the famous playerwas brought about by, the deal first made public at the time of the ' American League annual meeting, and that Kelly, together with his father-in-law, "Sonny" Mahon, will be a part owner of the Baltimore team. It Is also possible that McGraw will surrender the captaincy of the team to him, although "Muggsy" will of course retain the position of manager and be first in charge of the aggregation. Hanlon tried his hardest to retain Kelly, but the chance to get In on the ground floor with an interest in the franchise here decided Kelly. The salary question is kept a secret, but it is un derstood that McGraw met the best terms offered by Hanlon, and it is safe to say that Kelly will draw nearly, If not quite, $4,000 for the season's work. Keeler is not in the deal as It has been finally completed, although he "yas considered In the original proposi tion. It is believed that "Willie" will remain with Brooklyn and take the captaincy surrendered by Kelly, al though some of those on the inside say that Keeler has not signed with Brook lyn as yet, and is still open to Induce ment. It is possible that Tom Loftus may yet land Keeler for the Washing ton team or Kelly's flop may even bring him to still another American League club. The signing of Kelly makes the Balti more aggregation look as strong as the best on paper, and that it will make a big bid for championship honors is now certain. With the team a winner and the possibility of playing Sunday ball here a profitable season seems assured for the oriole management. BUYS KANSAS LAND. Fred Clarke, of the Pittsburg Ball Team, Growing Wealthy. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec 23. Manager Fred Clarke of the cl.ampion Pittsburgs has written President Dreyfuss that he ha3 Just bought another big farm near Win field, Kas., for J17.6O0. Clarke now owns over $50,000 worth of farm land in that section. The Pittsburg leader tells his chief not to be led astray by any fel-law-magnates telling him the Pittsburgs will walk away with the flag next year. According to Clarke, the game of these men Is to get players from the Pitts . burgs. He thinks the team may need . them all. TEBEAU SELLS OUT. - Beall Has Bought His Denver Lease For ths Old League. Denver, Cola., Dec 23. A. B. Beall, chairman of the circuit Committee of the Western league, is in town and an nounced yesterday that he has pur " chased the improvements and lease of the Denver baseball team from George Tebeau on benalf of his organization. He was delegated to do this some time ago, but could not meet with Tebeau until yesterday. The deal means the ' assignment of the lease on Broadway park to the Western, league and all im provements in the way of grandstand, etc Mr. Beau says that he has no knowledge as to who will obtain the franchise. He was asked If Packard had been assured the franchise, but he said that he did not know of his get ting any more assurance from the mag- nates than any one else. SELEE GETS GARDNER. Another Good Pitcher Secured I"or Chicago National League. Boston, Mass., Dec 23. Manager Se lee or tne Chicago .National league team has signed Pitcher Jimmy Gardner of Pittsburg, who was with Hartford last season and was pronounced by Man ager Murray cf the Providence club to be the crack pitcher of the Eastern league. Gardner is 27 years old, and has seen considerable major league experience. He was with Pittsburg in 1895, and con tinued with that team until the close of 189S. Nashville Stakes Aggregate $20,000. Nashville. Tenn., Dec. 2S. The Ten nessee Breeders' association yesterday announced its programme for the nine days' spring racing meeting, beginning at Cumberland park April 24 next. Stakes and purses aggregate $20,000, the stakes opening today to close January 25. Following are the fixtures an nounced: Cumberland Derby, for 3-year-olds, 1 miles; $2,000 added. Carter Memorial, selling, for1 3-year-olds and upward, 1 mile and 20 yards; S0O added. Belle Meade stakes, for 2-year-old fillies, 4 furlongs; $800 added. Avondale stake for 2-year-olds, 44 furlongs; $800 added. Gerst handicap for 3-year-olds and tip, 7 furlongs; $800 added. Sharkey to Meet Hanrahan. New Tork. Dec 23. Bill Hanrahan, who beat Marvin Hart in one round, has expressed a desire to meet Sharkey. The sailor says he will consent as soon as he has finished his engagement with Peter Maher in Philadelphia on Janu ary 17. The railor stipulates that the purse must be divided 75 per cent, to the winner and 25 per cent, to the loser. He Is running on the road every afternoon with Dave Sullivan, who 13 preparing for an argument with Terry McGovern at 126 pounds, at a place yet to be elected. Omaha Gets Pitcher Brown. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec 23. "Coal Miner" Brown, the star pitcher of the Terre Haute club in the "Three I" league last season, has signed with Omaha. The Terre Haute management offered him an increase of salary, but Omaha outbid the home club. Brown never played professional ball until last season, and was the idol of the Terre Haute fans. "Bill" Krieg, manager of Terre Haute last season, will manage the Chattanooga club of the Southern league. He .was expelled from the "Three I" league for an interview re flee ting on some of the clubs. Jeffries Speaks TJp. Denver. Dec 3. Jeffries said regard ing Sharkey's threat to whip him in the street: "If Sharkey is a wise guy he won't try it. I den't care for that sort of scrapping, but if he gets gay I will hand him a ounch without a purse tied to it that will make him feel bad. If Sharkey really meant what he said, and reoeata it. I will smasn cim on signt, wherever I may. meet. him, in the street or off it': . .- i Budd Champion. Wing Shot. Kansas City, Dec 23. The - Kansas City midwinter shooting tournament at Blue River park closed with. Charles W. Budd. of Des Moines, la.; as tne winner of the Hazard cud. emblematic of the latest wing shot championship of America, and the. Omaha team again victors over Kansas City for the Inter city championship-. ., .-. . Basket Ball at Lawrence. ' Lawrence, Kas., Dec 23. -The first basket ball game of the season was played at the Haskell gymnasium Sat urday between the Haskell and Unlver sity of Kansas teams. The score was Stt to 28 in favor of the Indians MAY BE WOLCOTT. President May Make Him Sue cessor of Hitchcock. Washington, Dec 23. Rumors -as to coming changes in the cabinet are again going the rounds of the hotel corridors. One interesting bit of gossip is that ex Senator Edward O. Wolcott, of Colo rado, is to be a&ked to succeed Secre tary Hitchcock as the head of the m terior department. Mr. Wolcott is one of Mr. Roosevelt's closest personal acquaintances. It will be recalled tha it was with Mr. Wolcott that the presl dent made his famous Colorado cam paign in 1900, during which It was sought to suppress Mr. Roosevelt, then a candidate for the vice presidency upon the Republican ticket. Mr. Wol cott had been a friend of the president prior to that time, but their friendship was made evei stronger by the faith fulness with which the Colorado senator adhered to the Roosevelt and Repub lican cause and defied his own people, who were extremely hostile to both, particularly to Mr. Wolcott, who was subjected to much calumny during the campaign. In this connection it is stated that President and Mrs. Roosevelt are en deavoring to secure a reconciliation be tween Mr. Wolcott and his divorced wife. Mrs. Wolcott has been on very friendly terms with the Roosevelt fam ily for years. A few days ago she was the special guest of the president s fam ily at the White House, and it is re ported that, in her stay there, arrange ments were entered into whereby reconciliation is to be effected between Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott, which is regard ed by the president as necessary before the former Colorado senator can be se lected as a cabinet officer. It is said to be the president's express purpose to fill MS cabinet with compara tively young men. It is known post tlvely that Secretary Root and Attorney General Philander C. Knox will be re tained among the president's official ad visers. Aside, from these two men, however, changes may occur in the cab inet at any time. SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES. George W. Clark is spending the holi days at his home in Beloit. He holds a federal position in the bureau of animal industry at bioui city, la. Some of the Sixth district boys say they nave a "tip" that Col. Ia. G. Parker will be the next postmaster of Oberlln. And so he will if Otis Benton can land him there. Frank Lockard. newt master at Norton, is the only Sixth district postmaster to get nis picture In Mill f. W ilson s DOOK, "Eminent Men of Kansas." And Lockard says if it had cost him $35 to have got his picture in the book it never would have appeared. The Stockton New! man who in ex tremely anxious to be postmaster of his town, can t see any gooa in either vvnite or Wellington, opponents of Congressman Reeder. That paper speaks of Mr. White as a weaitny came dealer ana or Mr. Wellington as a thrifty real estate agent. ' It Is said the next legislative fight in Mitchell county will be made on the re submission ana temperance platforms and that A. G. Mead, present incumbent, will run on the former ticket and ex-State senator Anson L'ooke will be the candi date for the temperance voters. Thirteen Sixth district editors nre rcrv. Ing -as postmasters of their towns; two postmasters, at Mays Cltv and KIrwin were former newspaper publishers, and three editors, at Beloit. Burr Oak and Sharon Springs, are holding state and leaerai appointments. Ana iui good offi cials, too. The former Beloitltes who make their home in Topeka will show Mead. Young. Perdue. Dodge and other fellows who go to Topeka Kansas day, January 29, from Mitchell county, all the byways and high ways there are. Don't go there with the intention of getting your names on the political slate. The Smith Center Pioneer man.who was recently appointed postmaster of his town. Fpeaking of the recent visit of Ed Wellington to Smith county, says of him: "He is a dressy, starchy man, and re sembles a fashion plate." The Pioneer man being under obligations to Reeder, couldn't have said less. It begins to look as though Congress man Reeder is determined not to kick up any row among his old postmasters by making changes. John Royce has been reappointed in Phillipsburg. There was some opposition to his reappointment, but he won out easily. "Sandv " Barron wan also reappointed postmaster at Kirwin. Because Hays White has several hun dred head of cattle wintering in some of the Sixth district counties, every time he visiiB inem tne local papers claim he ts on a political mission to land him In con gressman Reeder s seat. White is a good Judge of stock and a large and successful cattle'breeder, and it comes In his line of duty to visit and see how his cattle are doing. A well known Sixth dilrtrict nnlittnlan who has been "mentioned" bv some of the papers as a congressional dark horse In ease of a deadlock In the next Repub lican conjrressional convention. savs h ia receiving letters from the western part of the district urging him to announce his candidacy for congress. This man is look ing and watching the fight going on mer rily between Reeder, White and Welling ton, and may get into it later on. Just the week before auittine- Gavlord Smith county and the Sixth district, Lew Headley said in his last issue of the Her ald: "One of the thines we had honed to see before leaving the old Sixth district In which we have a sort of a proprietary interest by right of discovery was the election of W. H. Haskell to congress. Our friend and nelehbor for years and years. we know whereof we speak when we sav he would be an honor to the district and the state In the congress of states. The Sixth district will do well to bear that in mind." So far neither the naners of Smith Cen ter, the home of Joe Burrow, nor those of Hill City, Dave Hanna's home, have an nounced the candidacy of either for sec retary of state or lieutenant governor. It is expected their booms will be formally launched in Topeka January 29 at the Re- puDiican meeting. iNeitner nave the tse oit newsnaoers. the home, of Judce Ellis. said a word about his candidacy for re nomination. The Sixth district crowd who will be in Topeka will be large and orderly and they will not bring their sharp knives with them. They will go there in new suits of clothes and prosper ity smiling all over them. Dr. K. H. Smith. Democratic member of the legislature from Sherman county, thinks Wellington will be the hardest one to down of the present congressional as pirants ia the Sixth diwxiat. KANSAS NEWS. Chief of Manila Fire Department in Leavenworth. Fred Dodsre Enlisted From Topeka in the 20th. FAIRLY GOOD SYSTEM. Department Consists Largely of Native Filipinos. Stay Well With a Fire Bat Can't Learn to Drire. Leavenworth, Dec. 23. Fred Dodge, chief of the Are department of Manila, Philippine Islands, has returned to this city to visit his wife and relatives. He has been absent from the United States for four years. Dodge enlisted in the Twentieth Kan sas at Topeka and when he left for San Francisco his wife came to Fort Leav enworth and kept officers' quarters. Dodge went to Manila as second lieu tenant of company I, Twentieth Kan sas in November, 1898. He served with that regiment until it left for the Uni ted States when be was transferred to the Thirty-sixth infantry. On account of his technical knowledge of fire fight ing and valuable aid which he rendered in emergencies, he was made fire chief of Manila in January, 1901. Since being appointed to the position of chief, he has labored incessantly to give Manila a good fire protection with the limited material he had at hand. Through his efforts an order has been placed in the United States for a com plete set of fire apparatus and Mr. Dodge is here in the interest of the government. Sneaking of the present Manila fire department, Mr. Dodge said: "We have. had to put up with almost nothing in the fire fighting line but we are going to have an up-to-date department in time. "About two-thirds of our firemen are native Filipinos but they make good fire fighters and will stay with a fire as long as any American fire-fighter. We will alwavs have to have a few Ameri cans In our department because CISe na tives can never learn to drive an Amer ican horse. We will have trouble get ting our American horses acclimated but It can be done in time. The Manila climate will drive all the ambition out of a man as well as a horse and it is a relief to get back to the states." SUIT OVER CITY TAXES. Two Important Injunctions Dissolved by the Courts. Kansas CAtv. Kan.. Dec. 23. Two Impor tant injunctions against John Caskey, treasurer of Wvandotte county. K.an.. re straining- him from issuintr tax warrants. have been dissolved by Judge Holt of the common pleas court in Kanras City", Kan. The first was an injunction obtained by Amos McCartney, who now lives in Cali fornia He contended that he Bhould not be reauired to nay taxes on his tax cer tificates because, while the property rep resented oy tnem lay in wyanaotte coun- tv, he, the owner, lived in another state. Several owners of tax certificates livinar in Kansas City, K.an., have Deen witnnoiaing navment of taxes on these naoers until the McCartney case decided. The other temporary injunction dis solved was obtained by the Foster-Cherry Commission company. This company sent in sworn returns to the amount of $2,400 I on the 191X1 assessment. The assessor ! raised this to $33,000, which was equalized by the board of commissioners to $8,000. The company must pay on 60 per cent more than this, however, since the state has ordered that all taxpayers who seek to evade payment by injunction or other wise shall have tnis penalty imposed. O. A. R. REVIVAL. Commander Norton working Hard and Enthusing tha Order. Blue Rapids. Dec. 23. Department Commander M. Norton, of the Cx. A. K., is meeting with great encouragement in the manner in which he started out to recruit the order in Kansas. In the last two weeks he has attended eight reunions and campfires, and wherever he goes he finds the old comrades waking up. many of them being rein stated who have dropped out, and oth ers joining who have never been mem bers of the G. A. R. organization. The increase. Commander Norton says, is encouraging. Since he took charge he has reorganized three posts which sur rendered their charters long ago, and he is working on others. MARRIED AT IRVING. Dr. P. C. McCall United This Horn ing to Miss Bessie Denton. Irving. Dec. 23. The marriage of Dr. P. C. McCall to Miss Bessie Denton, daughter of J. W. Denton, of Irving, the cattle king of Marshall county, was solemnized at the home of the parents here this morning, and immediately after the bride and groom took the east-bound tran for their future home in Okeene, O. T. The bride is a native Marshall county lady, and graduated at Baldwin university with high honors, while her husband is a graduate of the Kansas City Medical college. HIAWATHA'S NEW CHURCH. Presbyterian Edifice Dedicated a Sunday Last. Hiawatha- Kan.. Dec, 23. The new Presbyterian church of this city was ded icated witn appropriate services Sunday. The dedicatory sermon was preached at 11 o'clock Sunday mornine bv Rev. Harrv Scott of Carthage, Mo., who is a former pastor of the church here. The consecra tion service was held at 3 in the af ternoon and the final services was held at 7 o'clock in the eveninir. The new church is the finest in the city and was erected at a cost or muw. The nrst ground for the new structure was removed on August 7 and the building was turned over to the committee by the contractor on Decem- Der it. TO TRY FOR MURDER, Warrants Sworn Out Against Muti neer Convicts. Leavenworth. Kan.. Dec. 23. Warden McClaughrey of the federal penitentiary will swear out warrants against several of the mutineers who escaped in the re cent delivery, charging them with murder. The name9 of those to be so charged are not given out, but among them are known to De bod ciara and unomas jvating. Katlng is still at large, as are also six others of the twenty-seven who escaped. Three were killed and seventeen caDtured. The murder charge results from the death of Guard Waldrupe, who was shot in the mutiny. FOR BREACH OF PROMISE. Wichita Woman Sues Alonzo Lemon For $6,000 Damages. Wichita, Dec. 23. Mrs.. Mattle Isham has filed a petition in the district court charging Alonzo Lemon with breach ot promise and asking for $6,000 damages. The petition stated that on February 16 of the present year Mr. Lemon, prou- ised to take her as his bride, but the date at that time was not set. Last summer she went to Colorado, and about three weeks ago it is alleged that he sent for her to come back and they would be married. She came, and to gether they made the rounds of the dry goods stores and she purchased her trosseau, and he also purchased a jacket and hat fcr her, all of which he paid for. The dress was then taken to a dressmaker and ordered made up for her and he would pay the bill. Then Mrs. Isham went to Conway Springs to visit relatives, saying that she would re turn whenver Mr. Lemon was ready lot her. Last Tuesday, she alleges, he went to Conway Springs and told her to come to this city the next morning, ana tney would go to a minister and be married at noon. Mr. Lemon was to meet her at the depot. She came, but Mr. Lemon did not show up, and she has not seen or heard of him since. DEDICATED FREE OF DEBT. Over $15,000 Raised by Minneapolis Congregation in SO Minutes. 'Mlnneauolis. Kan.. Dec. 23. The new ly erected Presbyterian church was ded icated Sunday. Dr. Williamson of St. Joseph, Mo., preached the dedicatory sermon. More than $15,000 was raised in twenty minutes and the church is now tree or debt. FARMER AIDS THE BOYS. Gives Paroled Reformatory Youths a Place to 'Work. Hutchinson.- Dec. 23. H. Harner is a well known farmer in Harvey county, near Burrton. who has taken a great deal of interest in the boys paroled from the reformatory. When the institution was in its earliest stages Mr. Harner concluded he would provide a place for one of the boys paroled. He came to the institution and employed one as a farm hand. Yesterday Mr. Harner came to the institution and took away tne twenty-second paroled boy that he has employed upon his larm. Mystery of Begley's Death. Atchison, Kas.. Dec. 23. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Den nis Begley Thursday morning and his being found Friday morning nearly frozen is becoming more intense. Beg ley died Saturday without regaining consciousness. Those conversant with the case say it is not reasonable that Begley walked nine miles to the spot where he was found nearly frozen. The theory that he was the victim of foul play is readily advanced. Rumor has it Begley'Srew several hundred dol- lars out of the bank on the afternoon of his disappearance. He was a man of splendid character and behavior ana lived in the section for many years. He was postmaster at Effingham during Cleveland's administration. Emporia Normal Alumni HalL Emporia, Dec. 23. The movement started last summer for the erection of a hall by the Normal alumni, to costi at least 115,000, has received a fine start. Pledges have been secured by the com mittee from members of the Normal faculty for $1,000, a sum to which sev eral contributions are yet to be added. With this amount as a starter the pro moters of the movement expect to be gin their appeal to the alumni through out the state at the Topeka reunion next week. , Lawrence Grows a Trifle. Lawrence, Kas.. Dec 23. Lawrence Is to have a new telephone building. Architect J. G. Haskell and Local Man ager Penfield went to Kansas City to confer with the general manager and Captain Haskell's plans v ere accepted. The new building will be a large struc ture and work will be begun on it at once. The telephone exchange is now located in a small room which is In adequate for the demands. Pensions For Kansans. Washington,' Dec. 23. The following pensions have been granted for Kan sans: Original, Otto Giegling, Leaven- i worth, $S. Increase, James Gibbins, Le banon, $2: Franklin Moore, Wmneld, $10; James Barnett, Emporia, $8; Wil son Blair, Larned, $10; Jason Pierce, WTUte Cloud. 112: Leander Wells. Mon- den, $8; William Records, Junction City, $24; Gabriel Marrick, Reamsville, $10; James Barnum, Lincoln, $17; Andrew Foster, Gardner, $8; Joseph Dodd, Bur ton, $17; John Ross, Yates Center. $12; William H. Barnes, Topeka, $6. Free Delivery Carriers.. Washington, Dec. 23. The following rural free delivery letter carriers have been appointed for Kansas: Charles E. Davis, at Emporia; Gr. S. Wharton, at Lyons; J. M. vVilson, at Leavenworth; Henry E. Smith, at Emporia; Stephen E. Dorsey. at Olathe: A. F. Hoyt. at Lyons; N. K Boyle, at Louisburg; O. K. Bellis, at Hoi ton. Smallpox in Lyon County. Emporia, Dec. 23. For two weeks In Ameneus township east - of Americus a camp or woodchoppers has been con fined with the smallpox. They are on the farm of J. D. Jakeny. The county is taking care cf them, and the county doctor is in attendance. Santa Fe Health Resort's Excursion Rates. Phoenix, Arizona, and return. $65.00. good for nine months. San Antonio, xexas, ana return. 130.00. good returning until June 1. EU paso, xexas, ana return. S43.40.good six months. Las Vegas, N. M, and return. $31.00. three months' limit. Hot Snrings. Ark., and return. $28.85. tnree montns limit. excursion rates to otner health re sorts quoted on application. Address T. L. KING, Agent A. T. & S. F., Topeka. Holiday Rates via Rock Ilsand Route Tickets on sale December 24, 25 and 31, and January 1. Final limit January Z, 1902. "Worth Its Weight in Gold" HOXBAN. I. T. DR. RADWAT & CO.. New Tork Gen tlemen: I send inclosed M. O. for which you wui please send me one dozen tad- way s Keaay iteiier and one dozen tad way's Pills. Tour Ready Relief is consid ered hereabouts to be worth its weierht in gold. This is why I am induced to handle it. i nave nanuieo un tor some time, but I consider the R. R. R. far su perior to this, as It gives better satisfac tion. j. m. Ai.tti.Ars uiti. Radway's Ready Relief cures headache. toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, lumba go, pains and weakness in the back, spine or kidneys, pains around the liver, pleu risy, swelling of the joints and pains of all Rinds. lhe application oi Kaaway s Ready Relief will afford immediate ease and its continued use for a few days ef fects a permanent cure. Sold by drug gists. ttn tiutui xu ui'j.- Aauwai TREASON Ifi MINOAfiOA. Gen. Daris Asks For Return to Military Rule. Manila. Dec. 23. General. George "W. Davis, commanding at Zamboanga, Isl and of Mindanao, has requested that the province of Misamis, Mindanao, be placed again under military control. General Davis has proof that the re cently elected presldente and vice coun cilors and the leading men of Cagayan ae Misamu ore guilty of treason in fur nishing ammunition to the insurgents within the last month. The evidence shows that these men were members of the secret Katipunan society, uenerai James F. Wade, com manding the American forces on Cebu island, concurs in and indorses the re quest of General Davis, and reviewing the situation in Mindanao, says he is satisfied that the ends of justice, peace and good government will soonest be obtained by the restoration of military control to the province of Misamis and the overcoming of all resistance to that authority. It Is expected that the Uni ted States Philippine commission will refuse this request as they did a similar application made by General Chaffee concerning the province of Tayabas, Luzon, where the rebels have recently Deen particularly active. Captain John S. Parke. Jr.. with 30 men of the Twenty-first infantry, en countered 60 insurgents last week at Alaminos, in Laguna province. .Four of the enemy were killed, several guns were captured and their barracks de stroyed Oeneral Bell, who is in command of the American forces in Batangas prov ince, Luzon, has praised Lieutenant James D. Tilford, who, while scouting with troop D of the First cavalry. routed an insurgent force in that prov ince, lieutenant Tilford located a rebel stronghold on the top of a hill near the town of Batangas. He surrounded the enemy under cover of night and attack- ed them at daylight Nineteen in - surgents were killed while trying to es- ipe. Lieutenant Tilford captured is ties and 500 rounds of ammunition. Two priests have been arrested in Batangas province. They are charged! ing the insurgents. They were i have hidden behind the altar church appliances for counter- noney. They are charged wit n JL to Manila OPERATION ON ALGER. -l The Ex-Secretary of War Ral lied Well From the Effects. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 23. An operation was performed yesterday upon General R. A. Alger, ex-secretary of war, for the removal of gall stones. The general rallied from -the operation, and the surgeons reported that he had recover ed almost entirely from the shock. His temperature was but little above nor mal and his pulse strong. The follow ing official statement was issued by the surgeons in regard to the operation: Oeneral Alger s condition is serious. put ne stooa tne operation well. Oeneral Alger passed a very comfort able night and was ' reported In good condition by Dr. Longyear. At 8 o'clock his pulse was 80 and his temperature was 9i.s. He slept almost all night and was much freer from pain this morn ing. SERIOUS ABUSES Follow Closely on Russian Occupa tion of Manchuria. New Tork, Dec 23. The St. Peters burg correspondent of the London Times says all accounts agree in repre senting the state of Manchuria as being very unsettled. The presence of the Russian troops has led to most serious abuses. Private letters describe shock ing outrages perpetrated by hands of Cossacks on the defenseless Inhabitants. A typical case is that of six mongois Russian subjects, who were sent in pur suit of horse thieves. They were at tacked by Cossacks and. because they were unable to produce passports, five of them were tortured; and then be headed fn spite of their prayers and en treaties. UGANDA RAILWAY. It Gives Germans Food For Serious Reflections. New Tork, Dec. 23. The fact that the Uganda railway has reached the Vic toria Nyanza, says the Berlin corre spondent of the New Tork Times pro vides the National Zeltung with food for melancholy reflections. It says Great Britain must again be congrat ulated on the completion of a colossal undertaking, of which the political and commercial significance can hardly be overestimated. This spectacle of Brit ish enterprise and success, declares tha National Zeitung can not but arouse a feeling of humiliation on the part of Germans when considering the situation in their own East African possessions. The construction of the "German East African Central railway," proposed years ago, is a matter of vital import ance to the future prospects of the Ger man possessions. It will be well, the paper says, if Germany realizes the precious time lost through "the petti ness of short sighted colonial politic ians." A Big Ohio River Bridge. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23. The American Bridge company has secured the con tract for the steel superstructure of the Wabash railroad's big cantalever bridge over tne Jhio river at Mingo Junction. The amount of the contract is $600,000, and the stipulation is made that the work be completed before January 1. 1903. The whole cost of the bridge will be one million collars. Only two bridges of the kind in the world are greater than this, the one over the Firth of Forth, Scotland, which is the largest. and the Wabash company's bridge over the Monongahela river at Pittsburg, now being erected. Enginea Smashed in a Wreck. Cheyenne, Vyo., Dec. 23. A freight wreck on the Union Pacific at Buford, 25 miles west of here, delayed traffic ten hours. Three engines were smashed up and a nreman, JJ. H. Fenton, was hurt. The head brakeman was slightly injured. A double-header -freight ran into a light engine taking water. The track was badly torn up and two pas senger trains were aeiayed. Christmas and New Tear Holiday Rates via the Santa Fe. Fare and one-third for the round trip. Points within 200 miles of To peka, tickets on sale Dee. 24. 25 and 31, and Jan. 1, 1902, final limit return ing Jan. 2. Fancy fruit baskets at Rigby'a Mi) OlTI Ol 1 HllW2?C8. A-rll one knows positively, because it is pretty hard to tell j sometimes just what causes I , J . certain, nowever. 1 nat is Umega Uil. It cures Neural?ta jT , . " . . o I It CUreS DV DUttlllP the nerves to Slften. It 10 h 1 , r pc me oniy external cure Known ior iNeuralp-ia. riverv . . -, . ... . to J internal neuralgia medicine is strong and dangerous C: C : 1 .... j j .1 . . . vmcgd. wn tuics ii uiii Luc or danger in using it. EXPRESS COMBINE. Interests of the Various Carriers to Be United Under One Head. New Tork. Dec. 23. It Is reported that the great express companies of the United States are formulating plans for consolidation, included in the pro posed merger will be the Adams, Amer ican and United States. The, former controls the Southern Express company, and the American the National, and is closely allied with the Wells, Fargo. Rumors of this intended merger nave "been frequent of late, and have been persistently denied, but there is reason to believe, despite these denials, that the consolidation will be effected within a very few weeks. The express companies are enjoying the most prosperous period of their ex istence. As evidence of this state of affairs, the Wells, Fargo recently de clared an extra dividend of 2 per cent, and the American company proposes to give away $100,000 in Christmas presents to its employes. PLACE FOB PARKER. Negro Who Knocked Down Czolgosz to Be Senate Messenger. Washington. Dec. 23. James B Parker, the negro man who was report ed to have given Czolgosz his quietus on the dav of the assassination or wn liam McKinley, has arrived In response to a summons at the instance of Sen ators Hanna and Mason. With the heartv co-ODeration or pres ident Roosevelt and Secretary Cortel- vou. the senators nave nerrectea ar rangements for the appointment of Parker to be a senate messenger. It Is understood he will get a life tenure. The idea seems to be to make of Parker a sort of national institution, tns win attract no end of attention In the livery of the senate messenger service. He stands six feet six inches fh his stock ings, and is a veritable giant. A BELOIT JAIL ESCAPE. Captured in Chicago While Trying to See His Lady Love. Chicago, Dec. 23. Hunted as a horse- thief, escaped from tne tieioit, nan. lull Clarence Stone has been twice be trayed and captured inChicago through his attentions td the girl with whom he is in love. Saturday, for tne second tim. fn ast ma nv months. Stone was ar rested while trying to keep a tryst with his sweetheart, Lydia Wilson, whose home is in Hyde Park. This was the culmination of Stone's second escape from the authorities at Beloit, where he Is under indictment. The last escape wfiit ma de November 5. when he sawed through the bars of the Jail at Beloit and jumped to the ground from the second story window. Children Like It. My little hoy took the croup one night," says,F. D. Reynolds of Mans field, O., "and grew so bad you could hear him breathe all over the house. I thought he would die but a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure relieved and sent him to sleep. That's the last we heard of the croup." One Minute Cough Cure is absolutelr safe and acts at once. For coughs, colds, croup, grip, asthma and bronchitis. Holiday Excursion Rates. THE UNION PACIFIC will sell tickets on its lines for the Holidays at Greatly Reduced Rates. For dates of sales, limits, ana points to which tickets will be sold, apply to F. A. Lewis, city tocket agent, 525 Kan sas avenue; J C. Fulton, depot agent. Christmas and New Tear Holiday Rates via the Santa Fa, Fare and one-third for the round trip. Points within 200 miles of To peka, tickets on sale Dec. 24, 25 and 31, and JaJn. 1, 1902, final limit return ing Jan. 2. .. Jangling Nerves. Are vou irritable T Do you sleep badly? Is it hard to concentrate your thoughts? is vour appetite poor? Do you feel tired, restless and despondent? Try Lichty'a Celery Nerve Compound. It will do you more good than anything you have ever tried. Sold by George w. Stansfleld, 632 Kansas ave.; Marshall Bros.. 115 Kansas ave. C. F. Menninger, M. D., office 727 Kan sas ave. Tel. 19: residence izai Topeka ave. Tel. 85. Office bourse 1 o 5 p. m. "Itching hemorrhoids were the plague of my life. Was almost wild. Doan's Ointment cured me quickly and perma nently, after doctors had failed. CF. Cornwell, Valley Street, Saugerties.N.T. Christmas dAcomtions at Rigbya. NeuraISia is a disease of the nerves, the doctors Mv.- No any kind of pain. Onethinp-ia J r "uc r outside, ana in ere is no nslc anger o! contracting Sickness II you use Pure Water o That's the Kind furnished by the TopeKa Water Co. Telephone 122. 625 QUINCY STREET. DRESS CAUGHT FIRE. Seven Tear Old Marguerite Tounklo Has Narrow Escape. Mrs. M. E. Tounkln and her littl daughter Marguerite, who live at 608 East Eighteenth street, had a narrow escap from death by fire Friday morn ing about 9 o'clock. Marguerite Tounkln is 7 years of age, and was reaching over to take some thing oft the stove. Her ftress came in contact with the side of the store, which was redhot, and Immediately took Are. The little girl ran screaming Into the next room, where her mother was at work. Mrs. Tounkin could see nothing with in reach suitable to smother the flames which were blazing up from the little girl's dress, so with her bare hands she tore off the child's apron and dress, and stamped out the blazing fragments on the floor. Mrs. Tounkln's hands were terribly burned, and the child's hair and face were scorched. M. E. Tounkln Is the engineer at the city building. Holiday Rates via Rock Island Routs Tickets on sale December 24, 25 and 81, and January 1. Final limit January Z, 1902. HOT SODA The finest Hot Chooolate yon ever tasted rich, creamy, and delicious. Hot Beef Tea, Hot Clam, Hot Tomato, and other Hots 5o Per cup. WEIGHTMAN'S DRUGSTORE. BUY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS ... x Airo-FAcrrtrxED bt ... CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. nryoTE TUB SAME. Rest and Health to Mother and Child MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING BTHUr has been used for over FIFTY YEARS RY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, witn PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES th8 CHILD. SOFTENS the GU M S, ALLAYS ail PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC and la the best ; remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold bv druggists in every part of the woria. Be surlto ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth ing Syrup" and take so othr kind. IM-ty-ftve csats a keU