The Topeka State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • Page 1

I. A VOL. XY11L TOPEKA, KANSAS. SATURDAY EVENING. MAY-3.

1890. NO. 106. MEN YOU HEAR OF. EGGS AS ARGUMENT.

THEY LIKE IT. LABOR'S LAY OFF, The Chicago Strikers Joined by the Marble Cutters. DIED, AGED 90. Mrs. Fannie Thacker, colored, died yesterday at the home of her youngest daughter, Mrs.

Ellen Slaughter, 1407 Monroe street The deceased was prob ably the oldest woman in. Topeka, having been born in 1800 She was a slave over sixty years, and shared the cruelties and the wrongs of that infamous institution. When her oldest now resides in Kentucky, and is 75 years of two WHEAT MARKET WILD. May Wheat Sells at lOOSg Cents, Corn 31, ganta Fe Stock 4K. The Christie-Lathrop Cmmissioncom-pany report the Chicago wheat market wild to-day.

The weather reports from the northwest caused arise of 6 cents, but the market closed 98 cents for May wheat, 1 A special from 3Iorehead, says a terrible wind storm raged there yesterday; the air was filled with dirt The oldest inhabitants say it was the worst they ever saw, wheat sown broadcast all blown out of the ground, drilled wheat all right. Another dispatch from Argil, says weather is dry and cool, need rain and warm weather for the wheat crop. In New York the best brands of flour have gone from 15 to 25 cents higher. Conservative merchants have withdrawn from the market. Corn closed to-day at M.

Santa Fe stock remains at 42 the same as yesterday. London houses are buying, but no futures are being sold. The stock market was generally quiet to-day. TAKEN TP IOWA. Mary English, the Insane Woman, Has Been Taken to an Iowa Asylum.

Mary English, the young woman who became so insane on a-Union Pacific train, about three weeks ago, that she was taken from the train at Topeka, was taken to the insane asylum at Independence, Iowa, yesterday, by her brother, Mike English, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, who arrived in Topeka a few days ago. Miss English had been in a convent at St. Louis and was either turned out or left on her own accord, her friends do not know which, and started to Cheyenne, where she has a sister, but she was taken insane on her journey. She was adjudged insane by the probate court of Shawnee county, but as she was not a resident of Kansas, could not be admitted to the Topeka asylum. Her brother threatens a legal investigation of the St.

Louis convent, where she has, as he thinks, been ill-treated. IN KANSAS IN 1837. Gladstone eays fiiat he has given trp forever his old occupation of tree felling. Glnck, the composer, is said to take his piino out of doors and there com pose his finest music. P.

I). Armour, the Chicago packer, whose fortune has grown to $30,000,000, is said to be as modest as a school boy. Du Maurier, the famous cartoonist, is a brilliant musician. He has a fine tenor voice, and at one time contemplated taking up singing as a profession. The late ex-Speaker Randall was especially proud, of the son who bears his name.

Young Samuel J. is a familiar figure on the floor of the house of representatives, and is wonderfully well posted on congressional matters. Count Muenster, the present German ambassador at Paris, is the author of one of the best cook books of the day. A sarcastic colleague once said of him: "He ia the best cook among the diplomatists, and the best diplomatist among the cooks. Representative Charles O'Neillr of Pennsylvania, who since the death of MrRandall is the oldest member of the house in length of service, is a short, stout man, with full, round, clean shaven face, and is a perfect Chesterfield in dress and manners.

Mr. O'Neill is 69 years of age. Theodore A. Havemeyer, the millionaire sugar refiner, whose association with the big trust has brought his name before the public at different times during the past year, is the Austrian consul general in New York and has been for eighteen years. He is a son-in-law of the late Consul Ritter Von Loosey, and although born in New York was educated in Germany.

The late George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, the philanthropist, won the gratitude of the United States by" his invaluable aid during the war as the chief founder and constant promoter of the Christian commission, to which he gave his constant labor '(often fifteen hours a day), his liberal contributions, and his ervices in raising funds, amounting to millions of dollars. BiTS OF SCIENCE. The latest invention of musical Germany is a mechanical conductor, a figure that beats with the greatest accuracy and desired time. Avery ingenious instrument has lately appeared for showing the -velocity aiA pressure of the wind.

The effect is produced by the rising or falling in level of mercury in a trough. It is stated that the firmness of paper sized with resin increases by storage owing to the fact that the resin in the paper undergoes an operation of hardening by exposure to the air. The yew tree seeds and leaves have lately been made of use in the Shape of an oily product called taxine, which solidifies on cooling and possesses considerable narcotic properties. Professor Foster, of Breslau, states that 300 cases have come under his notice in which the eyesight has been affected by the disturbance of the circulation caused by wearing collars that were too smalL Experts claim that if steel ships are kept properly painted with good paint and the plates properly "pickled" they would last as long as iron, otherwise they would deteriorate more rapidly than iron ships. In making for gunpowder it is always kept for three or four days in air tight cylinders before picking over, ten days' to a fortnight before it is ground.

This, it is said, is done to counteract the well known tendency to fire if exposed too soon after it is made. The rubber pavement invented by Busse-Hannouer consists of 85 per cent, of ground stone and 15 per cent, of a rubber mass, and when applied to the street on top of a layer of concrete looks like asphalt, and although not as smooth, it produces no dust and is noiseless. NORTH TOPEKA. McClintock North Topeka, will make you prices on baby carriages that will insure a sale. If you want picture frames call on McClintock Co, North Topeka.

They have an excellent selection of the newest styles. The Woman's Exchange having decided to temporarily suspend, the business will be continued at the same place, 119 West Sixth avenue, under the firm name of the Ladies' Exchange, with Mrs. A. M. Crow, present manager, in charge, who with over sixty choice lady bakers, is prepared to fill orders promptly for home-made bread, cakes, pies, meats, salads, etc.

Party and luncheon orders promptly filled. Rev. J. P. Ash, Sunday school missionary of the American Baptist Publication society4 will fill the following appoint ments in this city to-morrow: Madison street Baptist church at 11 o'clock a.

Swedish Baptist church, 4:30 p. Second Baptist church, First street between Madison and Jefferson, at 8 o'clock p. m. Ex-Attorney S. B.

Bradford, Jos. G. Waters and Eugene Hagan leave for Paris, Texas, to night to take part in the trial of the Haystacks murderers in the United States district court. They are employed in the defense. Hallowell Hume, of Wichita, are also employed to defend some of the defendants.

Spiritualism. Charles William Peters, inspirational speaker from London, England, will lecture Sunday evening, May 4th, 8 o'clock sharp; doors open at 7:30, at Music halL Followed with tests and independent slate writing, by W. C. Colby, of San Francisco, CaL Door admission ten cents. Come early.

Hammers, Kitchell Marburg's. The Early Closing Movement at Texarkana, Ark. One Merchant Refuses to Shut His Store. A Mob Bombards It With Eggs and Other Missiles. An Immense Meteor Seen in North western Iowa.

Egg as an Argument Texarkana, May 3. For the last ten days the dry goods clerks of this city have been trying to induce their employers to close their stores at 8 o'clock in the evening. All except one merchant, E. Elle, signed the agreement and it took effect yestern day. Last night the doors were closed promptly at the hour named, ex cept of the establishment of Mr.

Elle. About 9 o'clock a crowd gathered in front of his store and commenced to bombard his premises with ancient eggs. The police force dispersed the crowd, but they warned the besieged merchant that they would be on hand to-night at the usual hour. The odor from the, exploded eggs would indicate that they had arrived here with the first settlers. AN IOWA METEOR.

Plainly Seen Br Daylight in Half a Dozen Towns. 3Iason City, Iowa, Mas 3. At 5:10 yesterday afternoon a meteor having the appearance of being the largest ever seen was seen passing through the heavens going in the opposite direction of the sun. It was plainly seen at Emmettsburg, Sioux City, Algona, Ruthen, Brittan and Forest City. The report made as it passed through the air resembles the noise of cannon, and many people rushed to the doors, thinking it was an earthquake.

The meteor left behind it a long streak of fire and smoke. MR. GODDARD'S RESIGNATION. The telegraph last night announced the resignation of Third Vice President J. F.

Goddard, of the Santa Fe', to take effect May 8, the time of the annual meeting in this city. His resignation had been rumored a week or two ago, but as both President Manvel and Mr. Goddard had denied its truthfulness and apparently made light of it, there was thought to be nothing in it. It may not be true yet. Mr.

God- dard left this city only yesterday afternoon, and did not intimate to any of his friends, so far as known, that he intended to resign. At Kansas City he refused to be interviewed or to either affirm or deny the report from Chicago. The despatch says that his resignation has been occasioned by the di-missalof old Santa Fe trafljc men and the appointment of new men not satisfactory to him and because Traffic Manager Han-ley and others under him have disregarded his orders and refused to recognize his authority over them. Mr. Gpddard's legion of friends in Kansas and the west will regret it if the rumor is true.

PERSONAL MENTION. G. A. Dunn, of Larned, is a capital visitor. W.

Admire went to Hutchinson to-day. Hon. L. A. Bunker, of Hutchinson, is is tne city.

H. C. Johns, of Larned, is a capital sojourner. Hon. C.

S. Hartough came over from Leavenworth to-day. Judge Hiram Stevens, of Kansas City, Kansas, is in the city. C. A.

Stannard, an Ottawa nurseryman, was a Topeka visitor to-day. Colonel F. M. Heggason, of Belleville, was in the city last evening. Hon.

A. W. "Washburn has returned from a month's southern trij. Hon. Samuel A.

Riggs and Will Bul-lene, of Lawrence, is in the city. Geo. T. Stevenson, departed this afternoon for his home in Rochester, N. Y.

H. A. Christy, of Chicago, president of the Oklahoma Southern railway, is in the city. Hon. John T.

White, of Ada, a member of the live stock sanitary commission, is in the city. Deputy United States Marshal James McMurry has returned from Paris, Texas, where he took a prisoner. Mrs. Auditor Timothy McCarthy and daughter Nora are visiting friends at their former home in Larned. Mr.

and Mrs. F. W. Stout are visiting relatives in Junction City. Mr.

Stout will return Monday, his wife remaining a week or so. Rev. Dr. E. C.

Ray, of the First Presbyterian church, and Rev. T. W. Harris, of Westminster Presbyterian church, will exchange pulpits to-morrow. Hon.

W. H. McBride, of Osborne, is in the city, and was a caller at the executive office. Mr. McBride soldiered with Governor Humphrey, and they have been close personal friends since that time.

Charles J. Gore, who has most acceptably filled the office of assistant cashier for the Topeka Commercial Security company has given up his position to devote his entire time to the Connecticut Mutual Insurance company. 3Ir. Gore has been local agent for this company for some time and has just been appointed general agent for Eastern Kansas and his new duties will occupy his undivided business attention. Mr.

Gore is succeeded in the bank by Mr. E. G. Sausman, a clever gentleman and competent accountant, who leaves the treasury department of the Santa Fe Company to fill his new position. The L.

M. Crawford injunction suit against the city of Topeka in reference to the tearing down of Crawford's bill boards by the street commissioner was argued in the district court to-day. Judge Guthrie has taken the case under The Supreme Court Decision Pleases Third Party Men. It Will Make National Prohibition Necessary. Liquor Dealers Also Well Satisfied With It.

TheExamination of Mayor Grant's Misdeeds. Just Where They Want It. New York, May 3. The decision of the United States supreme court the suit known as the "original package" case seems likely to exert an important influence on the future of prohibition. Dr.

Isaac K. Funk, publisher prohibition organ, the Voice, the national prohibition paper says: "I am not very much surp'rised at the decision. I supposed when the question came before the supreme court they would decide this way; because, under the interstate commerce laws, it would really seem illegal to prohibit the sale in one state of what was regarded by the country as a legitimate article of commerce. "The law, however, hits high license, in fact all license, just as hard as it does prohibition, because if the manufacturer has the right to sell his goods in unbroken pack ages in the state to which he ships them, regardless of the laws of that state, a high license law will have to give way just as much as the prohibitory law. "This will throw the whole question back to congress, which will have to de cide what shall be the limits of interstate commerce, and that is really where the prohibitionists of this country have desired the question to be placed.

We believe that there will never be satisfactory prohibi tion America except by. national prohibition. Local option and state prohib ition are necessarily imperfect. "We desire the question to be settled nationally. Hence we are not shedding any tears over the discussion of the su preme court.

The republican party has been trying to crystalize on high license and local option, and has given us a bit ter fight on this line, saying: "Let us try this means first." But this decision shuts out both these factors from the future de termination of the subject." THE LIQUOR MEN. Mr. A. E. Trovey, editor of the Brewers? Journal, and secretary of the Brewers' Association, said yesterday: "The effect of this decision will be to encourage the consumption of malt liquors in the prohibition states.

Of course, the result of this enlarged consumption will be to supply a market for the products of manufacturers outside of the prohibition states, as they will not be allowed to manufacture either malt or" spirituous liquors within the state. "But the great benefit consequent upon this decision consists in, the fact that it will stamp out to a great extent the dispensing of cheap whiskies vile compounds that are sold at high figures; the miserable stuff which maddens those who drink it and causes all the trouble, These compounds are dispensed surreptitiously by the drug stores and perambulating" bar-rooms in all the prohibition states, and in Iowa and Kansas particularly. I suppose the decision will affect the localities where local option exists, "I regard it as a most righteous decision a common-sense decision and I hope the people in Iowa will soon awake to the necessity of common sense being exercised on the question of malt and spirituous beverages. For the people will have them, and unquestionably the people prefer malt liquors to what is now dispensed in the prohibition states. The importation of bad liquor reached its maximum prior to the rendering of this decision, and its consumption will- now certainly decrease.

"It is not long since that a colony of 20,000 Swedes left the state on account of the law. This decision of the supreme court will have the effect of bringing in the German, Scandinavian and other beer drinking people under the new order of affairs, assured by the action of the highest legal tribunal." The editor of Bonforfs Wine and Spirit Circular, Mr. Sadler, said: i "The removal of the restrictions of the law will increase the sale of malt liquors. Where prohibition is the law the people re saturated with cheap stuff illegiti mate stuff. Where the chances of confiscation are large the liquor is poor.

There is no risk under this decision and good liquors will accordingly be1 put upon the market. "One resort, and one only, remains to the prohibitionists in this emergency. The courts of last resort haying decided against them, they may 'apply to congress for the enactment of i a prohibitory law. But there is not much likelihood of their being successful in this direction." Tweed ism In New York. New York, May 3.

The senate committee of cities, of which Mr. Fassett is chairman, sat again in this city, to-day, to hear further developments concerning the workings of the city departments. As, it was known that Mayor Grant would be a- witness to exculpate himself from the charges made against him by Patrick Mc-Cann, the committee room was filled to the doors. Among those present were: Corporation Counsel Deane, Pawnbroker McAleenan, who is said to have assisted Grant in political crises, ExrCongressman J. Adams, John D.

Townsen'd; several alderman and Mavc-r Grant was present with W.Burke counsel. Chairman Fassett and the other members of the committee were on hand early. Mr. Cockran opened the ball by saying that he had made no statement as published, accusing'the committee suborning the" perjured testimony of 3Ir. McCann.

He had, however, said the suborning of such testimony should be published. Tha Planing Mill Men Make a Truce. Other Strikes Promised For Mon day Uext Disturbances in Several European Cities. The Strike Situation. Chicago, May 3.

At a secret meeting of the marble cutters' union last night it was resolved to make a 'demand on the employers for eight hours work and nine hours pay. In the shops, so far heard from, this morning, the demand only implies in the retail shops, which employ in the aggregate about 2,000 men. The employes in the wholesale establishments decided, not to make any demand, being convinced that their employers, who have to compete with Vermont marble, are not in a position to give any better terms. A temporary truce until Monday was called, in the sash, door and blind mills strike this morning, the employers conceding the strikers' demands for the day, pending a conference with the men and with each other. Freestone Cutters Locked Out.

Boston, May 3. At a meeting of the locked out free stone cutters, last night, it was shown that not one ctttter had gone to work in the locked out yards and President Curly claimed that from reliable sources of information, he was priv-iliged in saying thai the New England free stone contractors did not have fifty employes in their employment. Rioting at Barcelona. May 3. The riotous strikers held complete possession of this city yesterday for a time.

In the evening owever, three regiments arrived in the city and the governor issued a proclamation, threatening death to any of the strikers who interfered with the liberty of the men who were willing to work. The mob became cowed at the firm attitude of the authorities and the presence of the military and slowly dispersed. Madrid Socialists. Madkid, May 3. The executive committee of the socialists in this city has' convened a mass meeting to be held at Music hall to-morrow.

From there the socialists will march to the residence of Prime Minister Sagasta and will present to him a petition asking that the' government introduce a bill in the cortes making eight hours a legal days work. The Second Blunder in the Oklahoma Bill "Washington, May 3. The discovery of an error' in giving the date of President Harrison's proclamation of last year, opening settlement of a portion of the territory of Oklahoma in the bill providing for the temporary government for the territory, which was signed by the president yesterday afternoon, was brought to the attention of Mr. Springer, one of the conference committee which prepared the bill in the form it passed congress. He says the error will not affect the law as a whole; that it will stand and the government of the territory will be established as intended.

If the clause containing the error is held to be invalid, Mr. Springer gays the only effect will be to authorize the secretary of the Interior to issue patents to claimants under the homestead law, for land 'any where within the territory instead of being restricted to the limits of the land opened to settlement by the terms of the proclamation of the president of March 23rd, 1889. The Strikes In France, Paris, May 3. The strike at Tourcoing become general and the strikers are parading the streets and stopping all kinds of work. Large reinforcements of troops have arrived to aid the authorities in preserving order.

The Malleable Iron Works' Strike. Chicago, May 3. The strike of 1,200 employes at the Malleable Iron works will be coutinued indefinitely. The com- Sany this morning refused to grant the emands of the men. The Cash Not Sak Francisco, May 3.

Carpenters and joiners numbering 1200 and mill workers to the number of 750 struck yesterday for eight hours. Last night they sent a delegation to the Carpenters' union asking support. After a heated discussion this was refused. The mill workers are highly indignant. The mill owners also held a meeting and resolved to make a resolute stand against eight hours.

Mrs. Kate Harper's Death. Yonkkrs, N. May 3, Mrs. Kate Harper, wife of Wm.

A. Harper of the firm of Harper book publishers, and daughter of CoL Beecher, son of the 1 late Henry Ward Beecher, died suddenly yesterday from a rupture of the heart No Robbery. San Antonio, May 3. Superintendent Murray of this city, who has charge of the Wells, Pargo run on the -Southern Pacific between San Antonio and New Orleans denies that any robbery took place at Eagle Lake or any other place on. the line as reported.

Bailrpad Emyloyes Go to Work. DrnjLTN, May 3. The striking employes of the Great Southern Western i i railway resumeu wont at noon to-day on the company's terms. Hutchinson's New Postmaster. Washington, May 3.

Wilson Mc-Candlesa was to-day appointed postmas- ter at Hutchinson by the president. Pulford's show tents were unable to turn the water during the heavy rain this Afternoon. The show had to be aban- doned La the middle of the program and the audience got a wetting. years old, she was sold from it. She has great great grand children living whose ages range from 8 to 35 years.

THE RAIN. One of the heaviest thunder and rainstorms that has visited Topeka for many months, came suddenly almost out of a clear sky at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The water came down in torrents and the streets were quickly flooded. It began raining at the Santa Fe depot about fifteen minutes before any rain fell on Kansas avenue and it stormed almost as hard there as it did afterwards on the avenue. The weather has been very warm to-day and up 3 o'clock very' bright and sunny.

Mr. Bordeaux will be present at the meeting of No. 88 K. of P. this evening and exemplify his new work in the first and second ranks, which is said to be the prettiest that has ever been given in the city.

Howard Clark, superintendent of the Minneapolis schools, is in Topeka to-day, the guest of Prof. Larimer. The Shawnee County Farmers' Alliance is holding a meeting at Lincoln post hall this afternoon. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. AWN MOWERS Groond and repaired, wringers repaired.

WAHKEN, 411 Kans. aye. FOB REflT No. 722 Topeka house of 9 rooms and alcove, electrio light, well, cistern and city water, large barn Call at the house or on Thompson Miller, 613 Kansas ave. XKT ANTED By a wholesale house, a lady be.

tween 22 and 40. who has seen something of business. Address Simple, this office. FOR SALE If you want good lots adjoining Thurston Place on this side. Come and get them for $500 each, pay $100 cash and balance to 8uityou.

Benedict 601 Kansas ave. "WANTED By a middle aged widow lady a situation aB housekeeper in nice family. Address Mrs. J. A care Journal.

I OR TRADE 3 acres in tract adjoining K.v form School grounds. Small house. Make a nice truck or fruit patch. For lots, land, or house property, Benedict 601 Kansas are. FOR TRADE Clear 5 room house and 4 lots, stable, trees, cietenv for lots or land, title O.K.

Benedict 601 Kansas aye, FOR TRADEDA nice 15,000 stock of hardware for good city property. Also a $3,0 TO etocK for any good property. Benedict I Kan Bas avenue. Ttf ISCELLANEOUS TRADEHave a good ---L piano-bed. buggy or phaeton for a small driving horse.

Benedict 601 Kansas ave. FOR TRADE Some clear lots near Washbnrn college, for horses or cws, residence property, or good land. Benedict 631 Kansas avenue. FOR TRADE A nice residence of 7 rooms near 14th on Clay, for a smaller residence further in. This is a rare chance.

Benedict 601 Kansas ave. "ClOR TRADE A nice 80 acre tract west of ciy on 10th street, for vacant lots or residence, or on time. Every foot tillible but two m-im and level as this city: very small mortgage 7 't3. years, no back interest. Benedict Uul Kansas ave.

IOR SALE Good land. Benedict will sell you a choice tree claim 2V4 miles from Garfield, Pawne9 and 7 miles from Larked; 60 acres under cultivation, for only $400. 'J his is the best in the 6tate for the money. A nice 160 acre tract miles south of Kinsley. 8,000 living trees, 29 acres under cultivation, all tillible and fine soil, for the small sum of $90J.

$350 will handle this It is worth 160 acres 2 miles south of Alexandria, RuHh 70 acres under cultivation, all tillible, very smooth, well worth can have this for $1,000, only small amount cash down. OR SALE 160 acres 1 mile west Bellf ort, 4 miles east of Spearville. Ford a fioe-tract, all tillible. half mile of Sinta Fo main line. You can have this for $1)50.

mortgage 6 4 yro, bal, part down, bal. ontime. Benedict 601 Kansas ave. iOR SALE Choice lots in Lee's addition for A. WI 1 At a 1, tA -t a- v.

eaca, worcn at lease tau. xienetuci oc Co. ITlOR SALE Some choice high laying lots in Chase Muivane addition for $25 each. Benedicts 601 Kansas ave. New Jerusalem Church SUNDAY MORNING 'SERVICES At 11 o'clock, in LIBRARY HALL.

The change from the little Chapel at Harrison St. and Sixth is temporary, to give ample opportunity to all who feel interested, to attend the morning worship without feeling that they are incommoding the regular congregation. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. TO-DAY'S MARKETS. At Kansas Kansas Citt, May 8, 1893.

The Live Stock Indicator report: CATTLE Receipts, 4,100. Shipments, 900. Market steady. 10c lower. $3 00; $1 753 40: stockera and feeders, $2 833 50.

HOGiJ Receipts 11,000. Shipments, none. Market 5gl0o lower. All grades, $3 4 07; bulk $4 004 02. SHEEP Receipts.

1,000.. Shipments, 490. Market steady. Good to choice lamts and muttons, $3 505 75; stockera and feeders $3 SO 00. WHEAT -steady.

Nn. 2 cash and May 82o bid: No. 2 red cash and May 85c bid. CORN-Higher Ne. 2.

cash, and May 29o bid; 2Hc asked. OATS No. 2 cash 23c bid 2So asked. BYE No. 2, cash nothing doing.

UTTER Unchan ged. E(iQS Unchanged. HAY Stronger. Fancy prairie $6 507 CO. At Chicago.

Chicago, May 3, 1893. HOGS Receipts. 12,000. Shipments, Market weak, and lower. Mixed and light, $4 004 10; heavy.

$4 10g4 SO; skips $3 40 3 3 80. CATTLE Receipts Shipments-; Market quiet, easier. Beeves and steers 3 80 5 30; stockera and feeders $2 503 93; Texas steers 2 90g3 87. WHEAT-Untitled. Cash, 97X693e; Juna 9797Kc; July 93c CORN Steady.

Cash. 3SXc; June 34c: July OAXS Easy. Cash, 25tfc; JuH 25c; July. PORK-Qoiet Cash $13 10; June Jnly, $13 so. LARD-Steady.

Cash $3 Jane $8 42; 50. SHORT RIBS Steady. Cash, $5 87Ki June ii 42V4; July. $5 50. RYE Firmer 5085054c BARLEY Easy.

FLAX SEED Quiet at $1 4i TIMOTHY-Steady. at $123, BUTTER Steady. I v. 1 This office acknowledges a pleasant call to-day from Lorenzo Waugh, now of California but formerly of Kansas. "Formerly" in his case is remarkable as it covers the period beginning in 1837 when Mr.

Waugh came to Shawnee Mission, located in what is now Johnson county, Kansas. He enjoys-the distinction of having taught Col. A. S. Johnson his "letters" at the Shawnee mission nearly fifty years ago.

He assisted establishing the first manual labor school in this country. In 1852 he left Kanzas Territory and went to California. Mr. Waugh is remarkably well preserved, being 81 years old. His hair and beard are white, but his actions are quick and sprightly and he appears fifteen years younger than he is.

He was born August 28, 1808 and recollects seeing his father start out with his knapsack to enter the war of 1812. He is the guest of Judge F. G. Adams. HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI MEETING.

"The High school alumni association held its annual business meeting last evening at the High school hall. The time chosen for the annual reunion was June 6, and the annual alumni reunion June 7. Officers were elected as follows: President, Arthur B. Callahan; sec retary, Miss Kate Knowles; vice presidents, Miss Ada Peck, '77; Miss Belle Spencer, Miss M. Garden-hire, '79; Mrs.

J. McLeod, '80; C. Starns- worth, 7ol; Miss Lou Climen3on, '82; Miss Lmma '83; Miss Forestine Baker, '84; Miss Myrtle Jetmore, '85; Miss Mamie Alden, 86; Miss Lizzie Taylor, '87; Archie Bricker, '88; Charlie Goodrich, '89; John Morse, '90. A SENSIBLE BEAST. To-day when the Fulford show parade was crossing the Kansas river and when the elephant reached the bridge, he re spectfully declined with thanks and utterly refused to cros3 on the treacherous and unsafe structure.

The North Topeka people will have to come to this side of the river to see the elephant. Ii is understood that "Old Tobe" desired a certificate of safety from City Engineer Kingman and that the latter declined to give it. Miss Maude Earnest, daughter of Councilman J. S. Earnest, was very agreeably-surprised last evening at her home, 415 Monroe street She was called away under some pretext and when she returned the parlor contained about thirty young ladies and gentlemen playing games and enjoying themselves.

Miss Gertrude Frazeur favored those present with a recitation and Misses Hackworth and Clara Shumway with piano solos. Refreshments were served and a pleasant evening was passed. Two well known women were in the police court to-day, and warned that if they persisted in renting rooms for immoral purposes they would be given the benefit of the law. One of them attempted to plead that it had been done unknowingly on her part; she could tell what a man or woman was nowadays by their looks, but although Judge Searle admitted that might be the case with her, he insisted that she could read any man's face. Robert Keith, a respectable and well known colored man, was arrested to-day on a warrant sworn out before United States Commissioner Wagener, charging him with sending a libellous and threatening postal card through the mail.

He gave bond in the sum of $250. The reorganization scheme of the Santa Fe is so far advanced that the Union Trust Company's temporary office established in Boston to facilitate the exchange of securities has been closed. Deputy United States Marshal Leon De Bost took eleven prisoners sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Foster during the present term of United States district court to Leavenworth to-day. The Shawnee county Sunday school association will hold a convention at the First Congregational church, to-morrow beginning at 4 o'clock. The members of the board of railroad assessors returned to-day from a trip over the Hutchinson Southern railroad.

The bank clearings for the week aggregate $333,071..