The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
July 6, 1896

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rf rf Miff JiH TWO CEXTS. MONDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 6, 1896. MONDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. f V I HILL'S THREAT. That New 1'ork Will Walk Out of the Convention In Case Michigan's Gold Dele gations Thrown Out. THE STORY IS DENIED. Hill Says That He Never Said It, lie Will Not Say, However What Will Be Done. Chicago. July 6. The Tirnes-Herald today prints the following, purporting to be from David B. Hill: "New York will walk out of the con vention in case Michigan is thrown out by the free silver men. It would not be Democratic to be a silent witness to such an outrage. This convention has no right to override the decision of the state convention and pass upon the le gality of the instructions given to the delegation. It would violate a Demo cratic principle. "It would not do to discuss the tem porary chairmanship at this time. It lias not b?fn offered me. I could, there fore, have had no opportunity to refuse to accept the honor. There was no con ference between my friends and myself over the probable reception the silver men might give the presentation of a gold man for the place. It is one of the matters that is giving me the least worry. "Democracy has been always for bi metallism. I once wrote a letter prob ably several of them in which I advo cated bimetallism by international agreement. This seems to be impossi ble at this time. The party, as I know it, does not want free silver. There is but one alternative gold. I favor this as against the other. I think at this time that independent bimetallism is impossible "There is going to be a struggle in the convention. I think the first fight will arise o er the right of certain gold delegates to sit. It is against all rule that the credentials committee should supersede the state convention. I shall speak in this point as soon as the issue is ra'sed. There must be no arbitrary action by the apparent ma jority. We propose to see that the tiling is fought fairly to the end. AVe are all Democrats and want to save Democratic traditions. "(Signed) DAVID E. HILL." The Report Denied, Chicago. July 6. Senator Hill was credited in some papers this morning as making the signed radical state ment that the gold standard men would be advised by him to bolt the convention if Michigan's gold delega tion was unseated. The statement came as a surprise, because Senator Hill has been very conservative in the matter of statements. When vis ited this morning by a representative of the Associated Press he said: "The statement is absolutely false. The only things I said were embodied in an interview that I gave to your associa tion yesterday. I never said anything to give any person the idea I would counsel a boit. In fact, I have re frained steadfastly from making any statements of what action we would take in the convention." HIT HIM BETWEEN THE EYES. How Delegate Marston Would Serve Cleveland if He Asked Indorse ment. Chicago, July 6. Louisiana's position tin the presidential nominee has not been made known. Mr. B. W. Marston, delegate from the Fourth district of that state, announced that while the delegation is instructed to act as a unit, he is for Bland. "I shall," he said, "advocate 'Silver Dick' Bland for president and W. H. Har vey, "Coin," for vice president. "This ticket," Mr. Marston continued, "needs no explanation. It is able; it is patriotic; it is of the people. It has no smack of a political job. I believe it would sweep the country as did 'Tippe canoe and Tyler, too.' If Bland is not made president then I want to see him made vice president. The people re member the Bland silver bill and the prosperity we had under it. I don't think Bland Is 'too big for his breetches' and he will accept the vice presidency if he fails to be nominated for presi dent. "A silver campaign -will bring suc cess. The people will have no other. I would ignore the Cleveland administra tion if possible, because I would not hit a fellow when he is down; but if Mr. Cleveland insists upon an endorsement and it looks as if he will, I would hit him right between the eyes. "The Democratic party cannot float Mr. Cleveland, any more than a wrecked vessel could float with ex ploded boilers which had wrecked it. We must save the wreck and throw the exploded boiler overboard." NEWSPAfR ATTACKS BLAND The Moutbsece of Altgeld Says No Southern Man. Chicago, July 6. The Bland camp in the Auditorium did not bubble over with the same degree of enthusiasm yesterday as it has since the boomers came to town. The cause of all this trouble was the attack on Bland publshed in The Eagle, Henry F. Donovan's paper, and the ac knowledged mouthpiece of Altgeld and the Illinois Democracy as represented by him. The article printed with flaring head lines in The Eagle declares that the nomination of Bland would mean 75.000 Republican majority in Chicago; that the Democracy demands a northern or western man for a candidate, and that it is too soon after the civil war to place a southern man in nomination for president. This latter point was par ticularly harped upon by the article. The Eagle declaring that the naming of Bland would stir up sectional preju dice, and that Iliionis would support a man from this state, Nebraska, Ohio, Indiana or Iowa This being the first attack upon Eland's candidacy, it has naturally cre ated a sensation In the Missouri camp, and this was heightened by the know ledge that Colonel Donovan, editor of The Eagle, is a warm personal friend of Governor Altgeld. an officer on his staff and a close adviser in his politi cal councils. Donovan, it was argued, Would not dare to print such an attack on Bland unless Altgeld knew and ap proved of it and the publication was taken almost as an official utterance of the Illinois delegation. TELLER THE LOGICAL MAN. Congressman Shafroth Says All Par ties Could Unite on Him. Chicago, July 6. Congressman Sha froth of Colorado, when asked what was the political situation today, said: "It seems to me that it is becoming more apparent each day that the log ical candidate of the situation is Sen ator Teller and that he is almost the only man upon whom all the silver forces can unite. "The reason the Populist party, rep resenting a silver strength of over 2,0(10,000 votes, will not endorse a Demo crat nominated by a Democratic con vention is very apparent It is not be cause a Democrat is any less loyal to the silver cause than a member of ther own party, nor on account of any objection to the candidate. It is be cause an endorsement of a straight Democratic ticket would work a disso lution of the People's party. "It would mean the absorption of that partv by the Democratic party. The Populists through their leaders sav that, although they are willing to make silver the issue this year, they are not willing to abandon the other principles of their party, and hence must make a nomination of their own until this candidate can be agreed upon. "Democrats cannot expect that the great mass of thir political opponents ill in one leap land into their party. "The Democratic party has not enough votes to win at this election without the Populists and silver Re publicans, and it is unquestionably to the interest of the silver cause to agree upon a man that all the silver forces viil support." STRADDLE SAT DOWN ON. An Iowa Delegata Who Offered a "Parity" Resolution is Squelched. Chicago, July 6. There was a breezy time among the Iowa delegation when it met this morning. The meeting was called to order by Samuel Evans. W. II. Stackhouse of the First district, a federal office holder immediately offer ed a resolution as follows: Resolved, That the members of the committee on resolutions from this state when selected be instructed to of fer this resolution as part of the plat form: We hold for the use cf both sil ver und gold as standard money of the country and the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either metal or charge for mintage, at such ratio as will maintain the p-irity between both metals and we demand that all paper currency shall be kept :it par with and redeemable in such coin." Mr. Stackhouse was allowed to speak for several minutes uon the resolution and made an elaborate argument. William B. Wherry attempted to fol low Str.ckhouse. but the silver men be came impatk-nt ami refused to listen to the argument, calling toy a vote. The motion was defeated, four ayes and 22 noes.- Mr. Stackhouse, Mr. Wherry, Max Mayer and T. M. Gobble voted aye. CALIFORNIA RAILROAD PLANE California Delegation Wants Platform to Indorse Defeat of Funding Bill. Chicago, July 6. The California rail road issue is to play its part in the con vention. A plank which indorses the action of the Fifty-third congress in defeating the Reilly Pacific railroad funding bill will be presented to the committee on resolutions and its incor poration in the platform asked for. There was talk of a plank commit ting the party against any plan for funding the Pacific railroad debts to the government, but the California men conclude that the chances of securing such a plank were smaller than for the less comprehensive expresssion. The Fifty-third congress was controlled by the Democrats and most of the votes cast against the Reilly bill in the house were by Democrats. Ex-Congressman Caminetti and Con gressman Maguire declare that the adTption of their proposed railroad plank will prove a stronger card on the Pacific coast that the free silver declaration. TALK FOR TILLMAN South Carolina Delegates Boom the Pitchfork Statesman. Chicago, July 6. The South Carolina delegation arrived last night and open ed headquarters at the Sherman house. Governor Evans, who heads the dele gation, intimated that Senator Tillman would be the choice of South Carolina for the presidency. Mr. Evans said the people of South Carolina had a high opinion of ex-Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania, and would gladly vote for him if given the opportunity. NOT A PARTY OP ONE IDEA. Congressman Bailey Doesn't Believe the Platform Will Contain but One Plank. Chicago, July 6. Congressman Bailey of Texas, said today of the platform: "I do not believe the convention will think of limiting the platform to a sin gle plank. Most of the southern dele gates are opposed to such a plan. We want the financial plank made the par amount one, but we do not concede that the Democratic party has become a par ty of one idea. It has changed none of its principles, nor has it lost any of them, and the platform should reiter ate them." Kansas Delegation Gets a Banner. Chicago, July 6. The Kansas dele gation has been presented with a catchy banner by Sam Rig.es of Law rence. It was made by Adam Rone of Lawrence, whose ability in that line is well known. The banner is twelve feet long, with the word "Kansas" on a green field, and suspended is a huge sunliower three feet in diameter, with the center made up of the coat of arms of the state, the whole being executed with rare taste and ability. Cowley County Company. The Brown Investment company of Arkansas City. Cowley county, has in corporated. Its object is to buy and sell real estate and to make and nego tiate loans. The directors for the first year are George L. Brown, I. L. Brown, Charles L. Brown, D. M. Brown and Norman Baker. CLOSE FIGURES. Populists Showins Issue a Circular That Democrats Can Not Possibly Carry the Election WITHOUT THE HELP Of the Populists and Silver Re publicans. Teller Alone Can Uuite All the Silver 3Ien. Chicago, July 6. -The Populists, the bolting Republicans and the National Silver party men are determined to give the Democrats all the chance in the world to know that they cannot win at the polls unless they conciliate the free silver men outside of their party. They have colaborated in compiling from best statistical authority show ing the strength of the anti-Democratic silver men in the twenty-nine states south of the Potomac and west of the Mississippi, a territory which gives 231 electoral votes 7 more than enough to elect the president. This statement has been carefully prepared and will be pre sented to the Democrats today, with the view of influencing their action in regard to the nominations. Chairman Mott, of the national committee of the Silver party, said today that this state ment was accurate, and was a declara tion in the interest of silver made by the non-partisan silver people. THE ADDRESS. It is the joint product of all silver men who believe in the nomination of Senator Teller, and is as follows: The remonetizstion of silver in the United States depends upon uniting tne south and west. The twenty-nine states west of the Mississippi and souch of the Ohio and Potomac rivers have 231 electors, 7 more than necessary to elect a president. If the votei-3 who favor free coinage of silver in these states can be united on the same elect ors they can elect the next president. In the past they have been divided into three hostile camps Populists, silver Republicans and silver Democrats. Since the silver Repubiicansboltedthtir national convention and will co-operate with the Populists, this yet leaves two opposing silver forces Populists and silver Democrats. Thus, in order to unite all the s'lver forces it is neces sary for the Populists and the silver Democrats to co-operate in the coming campaign. The silver Democrats have much to say about their ability to win the contest for silver, but an analysis of the vote of 1S94 and IStfa proves that that party is far in the minority in these twenty-nine states which they must have in order to elect the next president. THE WEST. The following table gives the aggre gate Populist and Democratic vote of 1894 and 1S95 in the twenty-nine states of the south and west: State. Dem. Peop. Elec's. California 111,944 51,304 9 Colorado 6.877 66.712 4 Idaho 7,057 7,121 3 Iowa 149.433 32.11S 13 Kansas 28.709 IIS. 329 10 Minnesota 53.570 87.931 9 Montana. 10.714 15,505 3 Nebraska 10,211 70.586 8 Nevada 678 5.223 3 North Dakota 8.18S 9,354 3 Oregon 10.000 31.521 4 South Dakota 8,756 23.568 4 Utah 18,519 2,051 3 Washington 14.271 25.140 4 Wyoming 6,965 2,176 3 Totals 443.704 551,621 83 THE SOUTH. State. Dem. Peop. Elec's. Alabama 110.856 83,283 11 Arkansas 74.809 24.541 8 Florida 41.297 10.713 4 Georgia 121.049 96.888 13 Kentucky 163,524 16.916 13 Louisiana 87.622 27,903 8 Missouri 226,547 42.483 17 Mississippi 42,000 17.466 9 North Carolina. 127,593 78.000 11 Tennessee 104.365 23.092 12 Texas 214, S82 163.000 15 Virginia 163.977 12,275 12 West Virginia.. S4.467 4,166 6 South Carolina. 39,507 9 Totals 1.602.486 600. 706 148 DEMOCRATIC STRENGTH. "Thus the aggregate Democratic vote in these twenty-nine states was. at the last election. 2.046,180 and the Populist vote was 1.152,327. Since the silver Re publicans bolted their national conven tion and co-operation between them and the Populists has ben agreed upon, we may at least add 500.000 silver Re publicans to the Populist columns, which would make the combined strength of the Populists and silver Re publicans not less than 1,652,327. If we add to this number the inrease in the Populist vote since 1S94, it will, on a conservative estimate make a total of not less than 2.000.000 votes in these twenty-nine states of the south and west. Again, not less than 200.000 Dem ocrats have joined the Populists since 1894. which number, deducted from the 2. ooo. 000 Democrats, leaves them 1,846. 180 votes. Again. IT we deduct the gold standard element in the Democratic party, which is not less than 20 per cent, and who will vote with the Re publicans or stay at home, it reduces the true aggregate Democratic vote in the twenty-nine states named to not more tiian 1.50O.000. This gives the ag gregate Populist and silver Republi can vote in these over 500.000 majority. "Thus the votes the silver Democrats are able to bring to the silver ticket in the states necessary to elect a pres ident are only 1.500.100. while the silver Republicans can brine- 500,000 and the Populists a solid 1.500. ooo. POPULIST STRENGTH. "That the Populist vote since 1?94 has materially increased is shown by the election in Mississippi in 1S95 and in Oretron in 1898. "In 1S94 the People's party polled 12.141 votes in Mississippi for congress men, and in 1895 17.486. an increase of about 50 per cent. In Oregon, the Peo ple's party in 1894 polled 23,366 for congressmen, and in 1896 31,521, an in crease of nearly 35 per cent. in spite of the fact that the Democrats in both states made an unequivocal declara tion for silver at 16 to 1. The election returns of these two states prove that the Populists throughout the south and west have increased since 1894 not less than from 300.000 to 400.000 votes. "That the gold standard element in the Democratic party will control fully 20 per cent is forcibly illustrated in the Nebraska state election of 1895, where both the silver and gold wings of that party nominated a state tick et to test their respective strength at the polls, which resulted in the silver wing polling 10,214 and the gold wing 18.638. This would make an estimate of 20 per cent who would vote with the Republicans or stay at home very con servative. "Again, if we deduct the Democratic vote of Iowa and California from their aggregate vote in fifteen western states it leaves them but 182,327 for the other thirteen western states, which they must have in order to elect a president, and states which they can not get without co-operating with the Populists. It is absolutely certain that the Democratic party cannot, without co-operating with the Populists and silver Republicans, secure a single elector in any of these fifteen western states. This would confine the Demo cratic party in the coming campaign exclusively to the fourteen southern states. Nowhere else can it look for electors. According to the election re turns of 1894 and 1895, the Democratic party is the second party in Missouri, Kentucky. Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, and with the loss of the gold standard element in the Democratic party and without the sup port of the Populists these states w-ill give their electors to the Republicans. THE GOLD DEMOCRATS. "Again, the refusal of the gold wing to support the Democratic party in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina will give the electors of these states to the Populists. "Thus the Democratic party, on a sil ver platform, and without the assist ance of the Populists and silver Re publicans, can not depend on the elec tors of more than five states, namely, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Florida. That is, they have 28 electors upon which they can count with some degree of certainty, while the People's Party and the silver Republicans, by combining, can depend on the electors of 17 states, namely, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado. Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina 111 elec tors. HOW TELLER COULD WIN. "If the Democrats at Chicago should indorse Teller as their candidate for president he will receive the support of thousands and tens of thousands of the silver Republicans in Missouri, Ken tucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia and other southern states, wh will not support Mr. Bland or any straight Democrat. "This is the situation that confronts the Democratic party. If it declares for silver, 16 to 1, and goes into the com ing campaign without the co-operation of the Populists and silver Republicans of the south and west, that party will be the third in the race at the polls next November, while the People's Pc-rty will be the strong second and the Republican the first. The question now remains whether the Demcratic party will do as it has repeatedly done since 1860, make the right mistake at the right time for the benefit of the Re publican party. Will it refuse to co operate with the Populists and silver Republicans, or meet them half way? If the 1,500,000 Democrats refuse to make any concessions to the 2,000,000 Populists and silver Republicans, then the responsibility for a division of the silver forces must be laid at their door." FOR TELLER, THEN BLAND. The Colorado Delegation Decides on Its Choice forlPresident Chicago, July 6. The Colorado dele gation elected the following officers: Chairman, R. W. Shreer; member of the national committee, Adair Wilson; res olutions, C. S. Thomas; credentials, T. J. O'Donnell. The Colorado delegation decided by a vote of o to. 3 to support Senator Tel ler for president as a unit in case his name was brought before the conven tion. If Teller's name is not presented the delegation is for Bland. DROPPED BY FELLOWS. Sanitary Officer Stewart Let Out Be cause He Didn't Do Mayor's Bidding. Sanitary Officer W. E. Stewart of the First ward has lost his official head be cause he is not in sympathy. writh the administration of Mayor Fellows. The mayor was offended because Stewart did not consult him before he acted in local political fights. Stewart says the mayor told him that he could not keep him on the force because his actions indicated that he was not giving the administration that hearty support to which it was, entitled. Stewart surrendered his star and J. T. Howard who is in sympathy with the administration was appointed in his place. Stewart was released twice before by Mayor Fellows but in a month or two he was reappointed each time. He was an officer under Mayor Harrison and was dropped first with the other officers who stood by the mayor and refused to support Fellows for the nomination. CHOOSE TILLMAN. He is Selected by South Carolina for National Committeeman. Chicago, July 6. The South Carolina delegation elected Senator Tillman chairman of the delegation, member of national committee, and member of committee on resolutions. Senator Till man has not decided whether he will be willing to permit his name to go be fore the convention as a presidential candidate. He declares the convention must name a man who will consolidate the disorganized and antagonistic elements. He says the situation now is so chaotic, as to disgust a man who loves the cause and wants to fight for it. WALLING SENTENCED. The Murderer of Pearl Bryan to Hang on August 7. Newport. Ky.,July 6. Alonzo J. Wall ing, convicted of the murder of Pearl Bryan, was sentenced today to be hanged August 7. Sue3 Jerome Kower for $3,000. T. K. McGlanthery has begun pro ceedings in the district court to fore close a chattel mortgage on live stock against Jerome Mo'.ver and others to satisfy a note of J3.000. Appleton. Minn. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: Dear Sir I have used your Family Cure and can safely say I have never used anything better for kidney trou ble. Mrs. J. H. Craig. Frank Sim, Pharmacist, 607 Kansas avenue. AS IN I860. The Gold Standard Democrats Will Nominate A Separate Ticket at Chicago Very Likely. THIS IS THE FORM That the Whitneyite Bolt Is Going to Take. They Will Probably Not Leave the Convention Hall. Chicago, July6. The programme of the gold men has begun to assume shape although as yet it has not been entirely agreed upon, nor has it been submitted to but very few leaders of the anti-silver forces. During the gold conferences, Mr. WThitney, who is the recognized leader of the gold forces has counselled the anti-silver men to stand together and be ready to act in a solid body when occasion requires. He has not indicated what action is to be tak en, but refers to it as something that is to be determined upon later. It is understood as the matter stands, the course is not to walk out of the con vention but to remain until the close. Then when the silver men have cap tured everything and adjourned a con ference will be held and arrangements made for a convention some weeks later of anti-silver Democrats for the purpose of putting in nomination a man whom they can support. Of course if the silver men go to the extreme of turning out the gold dele gates in Michigan and capturing that state, a bolt may be immediately pre cipitated, but the convention to be held to select a gold candidate is not likely to be hastened by an actual bolting convention. There are a number of gold men, who are very much opposed to this programme. They would much prefer that no candidate be put up so that they could remain within the organization and vote against the ticket named by the silver men. This course is preferred by the western men, who feel that the silver organization will be strong in their states and the workers will get colder in the future. It is understood that the eastern men feel that the best way to withhold votes from the silver ticket is by put ting up a candidate. Many of the eastern men do not want to be put in the position of having to choose be tween the Republican candidate and the Democratic silver candidate. General Tracy of New York, who was a gold leader in the fifty-third congress, when the silver purchasing law was repealed, says that he does not think that the bolt of separate ticket will be organized at this conven tion, but that the people who do not approve of the nomination of a silver man will ask for another candidate and that it will be a spontaneous Dem ocratic movement. Pie thinks the sit uation will not be far different from that in 1S72, when the stalwart De mocracy refused to support Horace Greeley and put Charles O'Connor up as a candidate in order that the Dem ocrats who would not vote for Gree ley and were opposed to the Repub licans could cast their votes for a straightout Democrat. The idea of a second ticket is also advocated by those who desire to make the protest against a silver platform and can didate as emphatic as possible. Gen eral Tracy says that, while this has not yet reached the stage of a definite programme, yet he regards it as the natural and inevitable sequel to the complete control of the convention by the silver forces, which now seems as sured. Those of the eastern delegates who have been in the habit of following Hill are at a loss this morning to know just where they stand. They are waiting for Senator Hill to an nounce his plan, and his announcement seems to be tardy in its appearance. The arrival of Tammany this morning seems to have brightened up the gold atmosphere, but the brightening is simply because of the strengthening of the members present ,and not be cause of any revived hope of winning. Those among the Tammany men who may be accounted leaders are very much averse to the taking of any arbi trary action by the gold standard con tingent. They say that Democratic conventions have always been obedi ent to the majority, and this should be no exception to the rule. They say that a vigorous fight should be made by the gold men on all questions where the east disagrees, but that when de feated the defeat should be accepted gracefully. There was a new and rather novel feature of the eastern situation. It was the arrival of a delegation of about sixty colored people calling themselves the National Negro Demo cratic association. They are presided over by James A. Ross of Ruffalo, and are scheduled to hold a meeting to morrow night. The peculiar feature is that a majority of them are for silver and they expect to pass a resolution to that effect tomorrow. A FLAG FOR BOIES. The Iowa Ex-Governor Expresses Sympathy for Cuban Patriots. Chicago, July 6. Ex-Gov. Horace Boies of Iowa, has addressed the fol lowing letter to Mr. James Creelman, the war correspondent recently ex pelled from Cuba: "Waterloo, la., July 2. James Creel man, Esq. My Dear Sir: On my re turn from the farm. I find on my table yours of the 27th ult., and the beautiful Cuban flag you were kind enough to send tne. I sincerely thank you for eacfi. 'The view you express of the brave people who have battled so long and with such heroic courage for a place among the nations of the earth could not fail to touch a sympathetic chord in every American freeman's breast. "That the day will soon come when the Spanish government Tfrill realize what has lorg been apparent to the rest of the world that a brave people widely separated from the seat of their parent government thirsting for liberty, determined to obtain It, at any cost, are, and will always continue to be a source of weakness instead of strength; an expense instead of profit; of grief in stead of joy to the government that holds them in subjection by force is, I am sure, the universal wish of every lover of freedom in all nations of the globe and by none is that wish uttered with such excess of desire as by those of our own country who revere the flag our fathers defended in a struggle as deadly as that in which our Cuban neighbors are now engaged. Sincerely yours, HORACE BOIES." WEAVER FOR TELLER. Is in Favor of Fusion Between Popu lists and Democrats Everywhere. Chicago, July 6. General J. B. Wea ver of Iowa was in conference with the Boies leaders today and said' he was in favor of fusion of the Democrats and Populists, not only in congressional dis tricts and state offices, but through out the nation. Mr. Weaver, who was the Populist candidate four years ago, says he is for Telller and hopes that Teller will be nominated. If Teller is not selected he will sup port Boies and will urge the Populists to support him if he is nominated by the Democrats, provided he is not nom inated with the aid of gold votes in the convention. Weaver says he will not support any Democrat who is nomnated in this con vention with the aid of gold votes, and will urge the Populists to oppose fusion for such candidate. PECK CALLS ON KANSANS. Says if Election Were Held Now Sil ver Would Carry the Country. Chicago, July 6. George R. Peck called upon the Kansas fellows yes terday. "Boys," he said, as he slapped Senator Martin and David Overmyer on the back, and smiled at the rest, "it does my heart good to be with you again. I love Kansas with all her fads, the 16 to 1 business included." After the usual greetings Mr. Peck asked to be placed upon the list for a convention ticket for his daughter Isabel. "She is greatly interested in the silver question and is reading ev erything she can find about it." He added: "Isabel asked me this morning at breakfast what I thought of the silver proposition," continued Mr. Peck, "and I told her I thought it was a delusion and a snare. She asked me why, and blamed if I could answer the child, and she had the laugh on me." "George, I begin to have some hope for you if a member of the family has commenced to study the silver ques tion." said Sam Riggs. Mr. Peck said he believed that if the election were held immediately afer the convention the silver forces would elect the president. He thought, however, that the silver sentiment would die out within three months, but admitted that he could give no reason therefor. Tom Wilson created the heartiest laugh of the day at the Kansas head quarters. Wilson is a cattle baron down in Barber county, and just at this season of the year water is very scarce in that section. When he went to the window and looked over Lake Michigan he said: "Great God. boys, look at the water! I would give $500 to have my steers here for a quar ter of an hour." SEATED A SILVER MAN. Silver Men Appear to Have Control of the National Committee. Chicago, July 6. The national com mittee held a meeting in the morning which was devoted to routine business and the distribution of tickets. Senator Hill will be proposed by the gold men and Senator Daniels by tho silver men with the possibility that the silver men will have enough votes in the committee to select Daniel3. It was nearly 1 o'clock when the na tional committee was called to order again. The first business was to make up the temporary roll. The anti-silver delegation from Texas appeared and announced the withdrawal of their con test. Senator Jones of Arkansas, made a statement before the committee on be half of the National Democratic Bimet allic league and stated that the organi zation would be satisfied with any man for temporary chairman who was in ac cord with the sentiments of silver men who were members of the committee. The first contest called was that from the Seventh Indiana district, where Frinzet, a gold man, and Cooper, a sil ver man were in contest. The commit tee decided in favor of Cooper. STORMY KANSAS MEETING. Will Vote for Bland but There was Lots of Bad Feeling. Chicago, July 6. The Kansas delega tion today adopted a resolution to cast its 20 votes for Bland. This result was reached only after a long and stormy meeting. All of the delegates were per sonally in favor of Bland, but a faction of them made a vigorous protest against the methods by which the at tempt to procure Instructions for him were carried on. Senator John Martin, the chairman of the delegation, and David Overmyer were managing the Bland Interests and offered a resolution that the delegation poll Its delegation for Bland. National Committeeman J. T. Johnson led the opposition. He protested that Martin and Overmyer had arranged with the Bland managers to carry the delegation for the Missourian and expected to reap all the political benefits accruing from the transaction. As a parlia mentary move Mr. Overmyer offered a substitute that the delegation vote for Bryan of Nebraska. Afterward this resolution was withdrawn and a mo tion to adjourn was made but lost by the vote of 10 to 9. When the Bland resolution was brought to a vote it was voted for by all of the 20 delegates. GOLD DELEGATES SEATED. National Committee Seats the Gold Delegation From Nebraska. Chicago. July 6. The gold delegates from Nebraska were seated on roll call by a vote of 26 to 23 in the national committee. Small Fire at the National. About 3:15 o'clock this afternoon fire was discovered in the engine room of the National hotel. A still alarm was turned in at the fire headquarters across the street and the chemical en gine put the blaze out in a few mo ments. There was very little damage. The fire started probably from cinders and ashes. A TEXASBOLT. Goid Delegation Refuses to En ter the Convention. Says It Has Wandered Away From Democratic Principles. WILL SOT TAKE PAHT In the Deliberations of a Body That Isn't Democratic. Delegation Issues an Address to Democrats. Chicago, July 6. The contesting del egation from Texas representing the gold contingent in that state, decided by a full vote this morning not to apply for admission to the convention. The delegation has issued the following ad dress: "To All True Democrats Who Are Del egates to the National Convention: "The undersigned are here as dele gates from the state of Texas, duly authorized and empowered to represent the sound money element of the De mocracy of that state, by a representa tive delegation of the state convention called and held in accordance with party usage. We are not here for the purpose of waging a contest for the convention as to our right to seats in that body, for candor compels us to say that under existing conditions we would not accept admission into the convention. "We are here to contribute, as best we may, to the preservation and ad vancement of true Democratic princi ples, the perpetuation of party exist ence and the upholding of the honor and credit of our common country. "We desire to say further that the question of free and unlimited coin age of silver by this government alone at the ratio of 16 to 1 lias already pass ed beyond the domain of argument and that our Democratic brethren of the United States may prepare themselves for the adoption by the convention of most extreme views upon this question. "Upon this assumption, which we know to be correct, we suggest that it is the duty of Demooi ats in this crisis to take measures for the preservation of the party and its principles. Acqui escence in the heresies about to be brought upon the party can only pro mote its destruction. If we would pre serve it we must come out from among those who have wandered off after strange gods and who have even for gotten the moral law in their insane eagerness to rerch out and gr.;:-p an unsubstantial mirap.e whose fanciful promises, if carried into effect, must lead to the disgrace of the nation and the uter destruc tion of the material in terests of the people. We therefore suggest that the repre sentatives of honest Democracy hen assembled from the several states talcs immediate action looking to the preser vation of our party from the inevitabl. destruction now imminent in order that its glorious principles may still live and continue to bless the people of these LTnited States. The exigencies of the situation admit neither of delay nor attempts at fruitless efforts for com promise. If we would preserve the party from desruction, we must act now un mindful of personal consequences and regardless of aught save devotion to party existence and unselfish fealty to party principles. (Signed). RTTFUS HARDY CHINN. GEORGE CLARK. W. T 11EFFLET. A. N. ROGERS. CHARLES DAVIS. J. A. MARTIN. E. O. CONNOR. B. B. PADDOCK. A. H. LEA. D. C. BOLINGER. J. A. READ. SILVER MEN DISAGREE. Can't Decide Whether to Have an Ante Convention Caucus or Not Chicago, July 6. The silver men are anxiously discussing among themselves whether they will have a caucus before the convention meets. The majority of them appear to be of the opinion that there should be a general meeting of the forces tonight, but the states of Ohio. Indiana, and Kentucky and some of the other delegations are holding out stiffly against the proposition, some of the delegates going so far as to say they will not attend if one is held. The matter will be determined at the gen eral meeting of the general silver com mittee to be held at 2 o'clock today. ILLINOIS FOR BLAND. Tho Delegation Decides to Give the Missourian Her Entire Vote. Chicago, July 8. The Illinois delega tion today decided that Illinois would cast her 48 votes for Bland for presi dent. The first formal vote stood 43 to 1 in favor of Bland, with four dele gates absent. Preceding the formal vote there Was an informal ballot in which Stevenson and others received scattering votes. FAIR WEATHER TOMORROW Today's Weather was Unsettled and Highest Temperature 02. Today's weather is rather unsettled, neither clear nor cloudy. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the thermometer regis tered 92 degrees, with a light variable wind blowing. The barometer remains stationary. Fair weather tonight and tomorrow is the fired iction sent out by the weather bureau. Mr. Jennings, how ever, says considering the existing con ditions this afternoon, showers would not be surprising. The weather is reported generally part cloudy throughout the stt; to day. The temperature ranges from SO to 95 with light variable winds. In Colorado the weather is reported generally ckar and pleasant, and in New Mexico and Texas clear and wa rm. STANLEY STILL WORSE. The Explorer Had Another Relapse This Horning. London, July 6. Henry M. Stanley had another relapse this morning. It followed a slight improvement yester day evening and caused great anxiety to his friends.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MOXDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1896. MANY F0R BLAND Marching Clubs For the Missou rian Outnumber All Others. The Masses of the Visitors at Chicago ARE FOR BLAND ONLY. Work of the Convention Begins In Earnest Today. Tisitors Pouring In Largely Dressed In Crash. Chicago. July 6. Only a few hours re main before the Democratic national convention is called to order and there Is the tense strain, the boundless en thusiasm, the surging of the crowds and the hurried arrangement of details which mark the near approach of the crisis. Convention week opened auspicious ly in point of weather and the veterans of the national gatherings do not recall a time when clear skies and cool breezes contributed more to the com fort of the convention hosts. A ten mile breeze comes from the lake, keep ing the flags snapping and the mer cury keeps well within the eighties. There is just enoug-h haze in the air to keep off the torrid rays of the sun. Early in the day the full strength of the convention crowd began to assert Itself; every train brought political uni formed clubs, bands of music and fife and drum corps. They came in the full regalia of con ventions, with that individuality which the silver movement has given to its advocates. Some of the clubs were uni formed in light crash suits with tall pray hats, others bore flambeaux, many carried horns and other instruments of discord and all seemed bent on noi3e and demonstration. The third section of the "Dick" Bland marching club put in an appearance at 7 o'clock, reinforcing th" twenty-five hundred already here. They made an early attack on the hotels and aroused the occupants from their slumbers. The Nebraska silver train arrived with a blaze of bunting and unloaded thous ards of silver shouters. Th Boies people were cheered by the coming of a bi;j delegation from the heart of Iowa. Louisville contributed the stylish Blackburn club and later In the day the Duckworth club of Cin cinnati is. scheduled. At this time the streets n?ar the political centers are practically surrendered to the march ers and onlookers. The same confusion and excitement reigns in th hotel cor ridors, where the crowds are so closely wedged that passage through them is impossible. At the Palmer house the main lobby is packed with shouting, gesticulating men who overflow into the entresol and entrances, and to this is added at intervals the arrival of some club With its band and drums and brasses, serving to drown the din of the shouters. At the Auditorium, Sher man house and other rendezvous there are the same scenes of noisy denmon stration. The real work of the convention be gan in earnest today with the meeting" of the national committee at 10 o'clock in the parlors at the Palmer house. There ras interse interest in the re sult of the meeting, as the selection of a temporary presiding officer promised to develop a first test of strength be tween the gold and silver forces. Chair man Hairity had divided the commit tee work so that the formal matter of distributing tickets and badges would be done first and at 12 o'clock the im portant work of choosing the conven tion officers and hearing contests will be taken up. The general impression prevailed that the committee would name Senator Hill as the temporary chairman, but there was wide range for speculation and doubt oWiner to the determined attitude of the silver men not to accept a temporary chair man opposed to their views. The doubt Was increased by the fact that Senator Hill had at last broken silence and in statements which were widely read during the morning had taken a decid ed stand against the silver men. The statement attrihutd to him over his signature thpt the New York dele gation would walk out of the conven tion if the Michigan delegation was unseated, was taken as a particular indication of trouble ahead. The sil ver leaders are to meet at 2 o'clock to determine whether the temporary chairman to be named by the commit tee Is acceptable. Whether he is or not. the committee will nevertheless make their recommendation to the convention and the fight of the silver men will be made as soon as the com mittee assembles tomorrow on the Question of accepting the presiding offi cer presented by the national com mittee. The tendency of the silver men appears to be toward Senator Daniel of Virginia for temporary chair man. Aside from this question the national committee will hear such contests as are presented. The only ones expected are those of Michigan. South Dakota. Nebraska and South Carolina. It is understood, however, that the contestants will await the appointment of the committee on cre dentials before urging their contests. The battle among the candidates is reaching its critical stage. Today ap pears to be one of dark horses. A telegrssm from Vice President Steven son, seating that his election to con gress in 187? was the result of his ad vocacy of the demonetization of sil ver. Is attracting much attention. It came last night in response to an in quiry from ex-Congressman T. W. McXeally. and is regarded as having an especial significance at this iunc ture. Ex-Congressman Sibley of Pennsyl vania is due to arrive today, and a re vival of his presidential candidacy is expected to follow in his wake. He announced himself some months ago, but of late has not urged his can didacy. It is said he comes at the suggestion of some of the Pennsylva nia delegation, who show signs of sil ver infection and who believe that r.one of the candidates in the field have shown ability to win. Senator Tillman, the picturesque and terrible. Is also enjoying a dark horse boom as a result of the arrival of the South Carolina delegation, which Is in structed to vote for him. The Bland followers put on a front cf great elation over the caucus of their forces yesterday and are making the extreme claim that their candidate will be nominated by acclamation. This Is having the counter effect of concentra ting the opposition to Bland and all other candidates just now are In troduced in offseting the Bland move ment. There appears also rb be con siderable doubt as to whether several states reported at the Bland caucus can be delivered to him as bodies. California and Louisiana are holding: out although strenuous efforts are be ing made to bring them into the Bland line. The Indiana men say that Mat thews is in a healthy condition, but are giving no figures and making noclaims. They deny emphatically the report which gained currency around the Bland headquarters that Governor Matthews name would be withdrawn before the close of today. Early in the day there was talk that Senator Tur pie might be another dark horse and inherit the Matthews strength when it was known that a. nomination could be made. The Boies men are confident that Bland cannot win on first ballot. They are making up some last ground by reconciling differences among their K-aders. At the convention hall, all fs In read iness for the big throng tomorrow. The last chair has been put in place and every detail perfected. Sergeant Mar tin and his assistants are ready for business. Martin expresses himself as well satisfied with the outlook for ef fective handling of the throng which will beseige the building tomorrow. The various state delegations are centers of attraction today and most of them are holding caucuses fororganization. With many of them the question of observ ing the unit rule is a burning issue and much depends on the observance of this time honored custom. Before night the state organizations will be so far ad vanced that the personal of the com rnitteees on platform, credentials, etc., will be practically completed. LEASE THE METROPOLITAN Abbey, Schoeffel Grau To Have a Gotham Theater. New York, July 6. The Metropolitan Opera House is to be managed for the next five years by the corporation of Abbey, Schoeffel Grau. The final ar langements were made at a meeting of the directors of the Metropolitan Opera House and Real Estate company. They fovmally decided to lease the Metro politan Opera House to Abbey. Schoef fel Grau. Messrs. Willinm Steinway, Robert Dunlap, and T. P. Fowler, the committee on raorganization of Abbey, Schoeffel Grau, ratified the agree ment. The new lease is on practically the same terms as the old five year lease that was canceled by the failure of the firm of Abbey, Schoeffel Grau. These three are to be managers of the Opera House at an aggregate salary of $20,000 a year. They are to give a season of not less than 50 subscription perform ances of opera with a company which shall be acceptable to the directors. A POPULIST RAILROAD. To Connect Iowa Towns and be Run oil Original Lines. Sioux City. July 6. Articles of Incor poration of the Western Iowa Railway company, and organization backed by the Populists in this locality, have been filed at Primghar, O'Brien county. It is planned to run the line between Sioux City and Hartley, with Paulina and Sutherland as intermediate sta tions. Its headquarters will be at the latter town. Among the peculiar pro visions included in the articles are clauses that no interest bearing debt may be created, no salary in excess of $2,400 paid, nor dividend of over 5 per cent per annum declared. No stockholder is allowed more than one vote, however many shares he may own. The capital stock is fixed at $750,000. Shares are $20 each, paya ble at $2 when issued and $2 per month thereafter until the total is paid. TALKED FOR SILVER. A New York Editor Makes a Plea for the White MetaL New York, July 6. John Brisben Walker, editor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, in a speech on money at Cooper Union hall Saturday night, made a plea for f:ee silver. He freely denounced the methods of the news papers, and intimated that they were always witih the capitialists. "Ivlor.ey," shouted Mr. Walker, "to day controls the legislatures and the presidents." Mr. Walker said he read in the pa pers that Mr. Whitney was going to Chicago as a citizen and not as a dele gate, because, as he had said, he could bnter use his influence in another way. "Oh. the arrogance of it!" loudly cried Mr. Walker, and there was deaf ening applause. POTTER PALHERS'S STROKE Overcome by Heat He Sustains a Con gestive Chill. Chicago, July 6. Potter Palmer suc sumbed to the heat, which brought on a slight congestive chiil, while at his hotel Saturday. He was taken to a chamber until he recovered strength enough to be sent home. It is expected thc-t unless some complication occurs Mr. Palmer will be out in a few days. Since his return from a long and fat iguing trip abroad, which included the Russian coronation festivities, Mr. Palmer has been resting at home. He came down town to attend to some bus iness and became ill while talking with Manager Howe of the Palmer House. DON DICKINSON RESIGNS. Free Silver is Too Strong for Him in Michigan. Washington. July 6. Don Dickinson of Michigan has resigned from the Reform club. This is a sign of disin tegration which is to take place in the Democratic party in the coming cam paign. Mr. Dickinson has discovered that the free silver sentiment in his state is beyond his control, although, he succeeded in capturing the conven tion at Detroit for the gold standard. A Look Through South Missouri for Four Cents. The Kansas City, Fort Scott Mem phis Railroad Co. has just issued a magnificent book of sixty or more photo-engraved views of varied scene ry in south Missouri. From these views an accurate knowledge can be obtained as to the productionsandgen eral topography of that highly favored section that is. now attracting the at tention of home-seekers and investors the country over. The title of the book is "Snap Shots in South Mis souri." It will be mailed free upon re ceipt of postage, four cents. Address, J. E. LOCKWOOD, Kansas City, Mo. Be deceived no longer. Biscuits are the best. Bremner's L3 Naturally, hare a good appetite, keep your blood pure and your nerves strong by taking n n hp Sarsaparilla The best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills cure biliousness, headache. 25c CALAMITY WAIL Henry Clews Tells What "Will Happen to the Country If the People Seek the Remone tizatlon of Silrer WHICH HE AND HIS A Hies, the Rothschilds,Demone tized hy Their Machinations. Cause of Free Government "Will Be Blighted, He Says. 11UIN TO BE GENERAL If America Makes an Effort to Recover What Has Been Stolen by Finan cial Legislation. Ne.w York, July 6. The following Is Henry Clews' weekly circular: During the past week, the "bear" element has found a faithful source of selling In the exciting reports relating to the prospective Chicago convention. Between the wild excitement of the sil ver delegates, the plots of Altgeld for controlling the convention, and the un wise and feeble tactics of certain of the eastern sound money leaders, it has been found easy to break prices by vig orous short selling; and the fall in pri ces for the week has therefore been considerable. The sales, however, have been almost entirely by professional operators. Private investors have shown no disposition to part with their secur ities; and London, In spite of the weak ness here, has evinced a recovery of confidence by taking one hundred thou sand shares of stock, besides a good amount of bonds. The "bears" have found it possible to shake out a consid erable amount of stock carried on mar gins; and that success has been the main cause af their persistence. These operations have produced a feverish feeling, and have naturally fostered the prevailing distrust.. This unsettlement is likely to continue through the Chi cago convention and may quite possi bly be aggravated by its exciting de velopments. After that, the case of silver goes before the people for four months of earnest discussion previous to the popular verdict at the elections; pending which there will be less ma terial for the creation of speculative sensations. Rarely, in the history of national elec tions, have the people been called upon to choose between more vital issues; and it is to the last degree important that there should be a clear conception respecting the interests at stake. The public choice is between the continu ance of a basis under which gold or its equivalents may be demanded in the settlement of all contracts; and a basis under which silver dollars alone would be used in payments; such dollars be ing sixteen times the weight of the gold dollar. At the present value of silver bullion, the silver would need to weigh about thirty times the weight of the gold dollar, in order to make the two coins of equal value. It follows, there fore, that if. as demanded by the silver ites, any holder of silver bullion can have his metal minted into dollars at the rate Of 16 weights of the white metal to one of the yellow, the dollars so coined would have an intrinsic or metallic value of only about one-half that of the gold dollar. It is proposed that this deteriorated dollar shall be coined without limit, whether from silver imported or that coming from the home mines. It is also proposed that these dollars shall be a legal tender to any amount in the liquidation of contracts. Under this scheme the United States would stand exposed to an issue of silver dollars limited only by the world's entire cur rent production and its accumulated stocks of coined silver. What would prove to be the depreciation of the sil ver dollar, under such conditions, it is impossible to tell. One of the first ef fects of the change would be for the European nations to exchange, as far as possible, their 1,500 millions of their silver bullion and coin for our gold. Besides that, under the natural law by which an inferior currency always dis places a superior one, our supply of gold would leave the country. In this way we should lose our gold circula tion and become an exclusively silver paying nation with an attendant enor mous loss with the only stable form of money and a consequent contraction of the circulation. We should then be on the same monetary basis as China, Japan, Mexico and other thrid-rate na tionalities. Provided silver kept its present bullion Value our dollar would then be worth a fraction over one-half of its present valuation; and to that extent the purchasing power of our en tire paper circulation would also be di minished. All our mercantile debts outstanding when this state of affirs took effect would become payable in this depreciated money, except those made under special contract payable in gold. The national debt and the in terest upon it would be legally payable in the same stuff, inasumch as the law authorizing the bonds makes them pay able "in coin." without stipulation as to whether the coin shall be silver or gold. Many thousand millions of real estate mortgages and of bonds of every form, and the interest upon all corpor atestocks. all of which are now pay able in gold or its representatives, would then become payable in this sil ver money of unknown value. Thus, the enormous sum- of national Invest ments and the wealth which they rep resent would not only lose their stable gold standard of value, but woiild be come enormously depreciated and their price Would be ever fluctuating with the oscillating price of silver bullion. The 2.700 millionas of private deposits in banks and trust companies would suffer in the same way, and so would the 1.R00 millions of the workman's ac cumulations in savings banks, as they would become payable in the same de preciated dollar. What would become of our foreign credit may be inferred from the fact that we have from 1.B0O to 2.000 millions of Investment securi ties outstanding in foreign countries, a large part of which would become pay able in this deteriorated coin. These are some of the more obvious consequences that would immediately follow the adoption of unrestricted coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 parts of the white metal to one of the yellow. What -would follow, it is not difficult to foresee. Our credit- system would be paralyzed, if not ruined. Cap italists who are conducting vast indus trial enterprises would necessarily be seriously embarrassed. The ruin of producers would be inevitable and great suffering of the employed class es would naturally follow. Such wide spread disaster would no doubt pro duce a quick retraction of the destruc tive legislation, and every section of the country would become clamorous for a return to the gold basis. But the cost of the experiment would be a terrible and lasting penalty. The un doing of the mischief would not be the work of a year or two. It would take a generation to restore what we had sacrificed in organization, in reputa tion, in credit, in wealth, in prosperi ty, in Industrial advancement and in the gold resource necessary to give U3 financial stability. It does not need to be said how long we should have to carry the stigma of political incompe tence which such a blunder would fasten upon our principles of self-government. The cause of free govern ment would be blighted the world over. If the real nature and consequence of this free coinage craze are fully understood, there can be no danger of the country being committed to it. The St. Louis convention affords a reason ably certain assurance that the dan ger will be escaped. But with such a popular fanataeism as now infects the west and the south, It Is no time to take anything for granted. The true course, in the presence of the coining campaign, is to calculate upon the worst, and to work with might and main for the best. No man can per form his duty without using his whole influence In the work of public en lightenment. HENRY CLEWS. VANDERBILT OBDURATE. Stops Cornelius, Jr., From Drawing on His Account. New York, July 6. Unless unfore seen contingencies prevent the wedding- of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson will take place to morrow. The report published in various news papers to the effect that Cornelius Vanderbilt has relented and ceased his opposition to the marriage of his son Is absolutely incorrect. Instead of this the privilege of drawing on his father's bank account has been pro hibited. SCATLAN'S GOOD HEALTH. It is Even Thought the Demented Actor May Recover. White Plains; N. Y., July 6. William J. Scanlan, the insane actor who was recently reported to be dying in the Bloomingdale insane asylum, is in good health,' and is growing stout. Only Scanlan's- wife or persons intro duced by her are allowed to see him. He recognizes his wife readily, and they have long talks together. It is believed the. famous aetor will re cover. FRANCS FOR THE POOR. Count and Countess of Castellane In dulge in Charity. Paris, July "6. As a prelude to the Fete d' Acacias' the Count and Count ess de Castellane have given 10,000 francs for distribution among the poor of Paris. -5.000 to the archbishop of Paris and 6,000 to the assistance publique. v FRUIT JARS HIGHER. Manufacturers Preparing to Profit by the Bounteous Fruit Crop. Pittsburg, Jly 6. Because of the big fruit crops-expected and the small stock of preserving jars on hand prices are expqeted to Jump within the next few weeks. The present cost of quart jars is $6 a gross. The price by the end of July is expected to be $12. ALL ABOARD FOR CHICAGO. Democratic National Convention. On Sunday, July 5th, the "Great Rock Island" will have two special tourist sleepers attached to regular train leaving" Topcka at 3:40 p. m. Berth rates: Double lovers, $1.50; double uppers $1.00 per day. These sleepers will be stored on our Sherman street tracks in the heart of the city, within a block" or two of the Audito rium and Great Northern Hotels. This Is your opportunity for good accommo dations at reasonable rates. For reser vations in these special sleepers call on Fred J. Close or Maj. A. P. Shreves at Daily Co-operator oiTice or at Rock Island Passenger Depot, First street and Kansas avenue. Phone 384. A. M. FULLER. C. P. A. Low Excursion Rates to the East Via "Burlington Route." HALF RATES. N. E. A. meeting, Buffalo, N. Y., July 7th to 11th. Christian Endeavor meeting, Wash ington. July 7ta to 13th. Baptist Young People's Union of America. Milwaukee, July 16th to 19th. National Republican league, Milwau kee, Aug. 25th to 27th. Democratic convention, Chicago, Ju ly 7th. Ask ticket agent for tickets via Ves tibuled "Eli" to Chicago, and via Ves tibuled Limited to St. Louis. Both trains supplied with the most modern equipment. L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. The Missouri Pacific Railway Co. For complete and valuable informa tion as to rates, route and arrange ments for excursion of the Young Peo ple societies of Christian Endeavor to be held at Washington, D. C, July Sth to 13th. Tickets on sale July 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. And the National School Teachers' association at Buffalo, N. Y., .Tuly 7th to 11th. Tickets on sale July th and 5th. Write to E. S. JEWETT, P. and T. Agt. 800 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. J. H. LYON, W. P. A. 800 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: I think your med icine one of the grandest discoveries that was ever made for women. We can never thank you enough. Re spectfully, Lida C. Bradshaw, Fairfield. 111. Frank Sim. Pharmacist, 607 Kan sas ave. Free Silver Convention. Tickets sold to St. Louis for this meeting July 19. 20 and 21, one fare ($9.50) for the round trip. Go via the Santa Fe route, the home road. Grocers handle Bremner's Biscuit. Specialties are Bremner's Salnie Sara toga Flakes. Bremner's Vanilla High Teas, Bremner's Delicious Butter Wa fers. Pour Harness Races. A running race will be given each day at the Fair Grounds by the To peka Exposition. Company. Admis sion. 85 cents. Children under tan, ac-' companied by parents, free. NO COWARDICE In Duluth, Minn., on the Silver Question. Bankers, Business Men and Pro fessional Men FORM A SILVER CLUB With a Thousand Active W ork ing Members. Called Towne Club After jThefc" Popular Congressman. Duluth, Minn., July 6. According to the theory that all those who are be lievers in bimetallism are afflicted with a silver "craze," Duluth is a gigantic silver Bedlam. A free silver club has been formed composed of all the leading Republi cans in the city. In the old postoffice block on Fourth avenue West Friday night a Towne club was organized and in an incredibly short space of tim-500 names were en rolled in the club, amidst the greatest enthusiasm, and the leading Republi can paper says they are not the names of cranks or political buffoons or any thing of the kind. They are good solid business and professional men of all parties, with a number of labor leaders and a large sprinkling of mem bers of the rank and file, the common people, whose votes are just as big and just as good as those of any one in the land. The list is not going to stop at 500, either. Almost enough additional names have been promised to bring the total up to 1,000, where it will be within a few days. Each and every man who signed the club rolls agrees to support Charles A. Towne for congress with vote and voice. A feature of the list which is espe cially noticeable is the number of men upon it who have been staunch Re publicans from time long past, but who at this juncture have to pass up the party in favor of principle. The hall was packed Friday evening and the appearance of the audience would be a revelation to those who have prophesied that Towne would standalone. Not only were there citizens and business and professional men, but there were officeholders. Every time that Towne's name was mentioned there was a howl that threatened to raise the roof, and be cause of this contingency it is said the owners of the hall have raised the rent. Brief addresses Were made by promi nent Republicans. R. C. Mitchell said that he Was al ways a Republican up to two years ago, but he had to pull out then, and he was glad to see so many compan ions. He roasted the party for its stand today and eulogized Towne for his courageous and manly stand. J. H. Baker said that he did not vote for Towne two years ago; in fact, he worked against him; but he wanted to be considered a Towne man now. D. H. Morgan said that he had been a lifelong Republican, but he could not support the present platform. He would, however. suDDort the silver ticket from top to bottom, and especially Towne for congress. Harry R. Armstrong said that when he heard that a Towne club was to be organized he made up his mind to get into it, and he was proud to enroll him self as a member and to support Charles A. Towne. Dr. V. Smith said that he was too old to talk, but he just wanted to say that he was leaving the Republican party, of which he had been a lifelong member, because Its stand on silver is an entire change from what it has been. He would vote for the entire silver ticket, especially for Charles A. Towne. Judge Boyle said that he had always voted the Republican ticket, but at this election, to his sorrow, he could not do so. He regretted that the Republican party had departed from its principles, but he could not accorpany it. "It is queer," he said, "that I should not now be considered a good Republican. Two years, four years, and in fact, ever since I first voted I have always been a good Republican, and although now, when I stand in the same position and for the same principles that I always did. I am not a good Republican. However others may look at it, I still claim to be a Re publican and I shall support the true Republican principles and shall vote the ticket bearing the name of Charles A. Towne for congress and the names of men pledged to bimetallism on the national ticket." Sheriff Butchart made a few remarks in which he reiterated all that he had said before and again pledged his sup port to Charles A. Towne. He was heartily cheered. County Surveyor Fred Davis was called upon and said: "If I say that I am in favor of Towne for congress it will be saying what every one knows and what I have had no hesitancy in saying before. I had not intended to speak of it at this time, but like my friend Butchart. I am not going to go before the Republican convention for a nomination on that ticket (applause), but I shall work and vote for Charles A. Towne." This new convert from the ranks of Republican officeholders was heartily cheered for his stand. John T. Dow said that ha had some difficulty in locating himself as to Re publicanism. His friends had asked him where he stood, and all he. could say was that he was certain he was for Towne and free silver first of all. John Owens was called upon and he read a statement from the Minneapolis Journal to the effect that Towne stood all alone and that not a Wheel would move unless he put his individual shoulder to it. Mr. Owens gave the iie to that statement in ringing tones, and he said that if God spared his life and lungs he would read it to 50,000 people before election. He urged hard work upon those present, and pledged his own support for Towne. To St Paul and Minneapolis Via"Bur lington Route." Two splendid through trains each day from Missouri river poinds to the north via the old established "Bur ling Route" and Sioux City line. Day train has handsome observation vesti buled sleepers, free chair cars and dining cars (north of Council Bluffs). Night train has handsome sleepers to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and parlor cars Sioux City north. Consult ticket agent. L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. Appleton, Minn. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: Dear Sir I have used your Family Cure and can safely say I have never used anything better for kidney trou ble. Mrs. J. H. Craig. Frank Sim, Pharmacist. 607 Kansas avenue. Late Lunches are perfect when Bremner's Saline, Saratoga Flakes are used. A Wonderful Medicine Tor Bilious and Nerrous disorders snca as Wind and Pain In the Stomach, Sick Ko&dAdt, Giddiness, Fullness and Swelling alter meals, Dizziness and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, 1P1 ushingsot Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Cos" veness. Blotches on tn a Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling SenantloEs.ftc, when these symptoms are caused by constipation, as most of them are. JHE FIRST DOSE WILL GiVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES, Tn's no action. Every sufferer is ear neatly Invited to try one bos of tnese I I lis, and they will be acUnowteuse to be A "V70IIDI2LFTJX MEDICIHE. BEECHAPT'S FfX&S, taken as directed, win quickly restore females to com plete tieal ta. Ttioy promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the system. For a WEAK STOMACH, IMPAIRED CJGE3T!0?J, DISORDERED LIVER they act like maglo afew doses will work wonders upon the Vital organs; strengthen ing the muscular System, restoring the long-lost complexion, bringing back the keen due of appetite, and arousing with the Rosebud of Health the whole physical energy ot the human frame. These are facta admitted by thousands, ln&ll classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated tbat iteeeh ain's PUIs have the Largest Sale of any Patent Medicine lif the World. WITHOUT A niVAIi. innnal Sales ovr 6,000,000 Boxes. 2o at Drug Stores, or will be sent by U. 8. Agents, B. F. ALLEN CO., SO Canal St., fcsw York, post paid, upon receipt ot price. Book free upon application. Jfi 4- CANT REACH IT. WALES VTIiTB ISI SIBBY, BUT THE PRINCIPAL PEE9IMMOS BTIL1, HASQB OUT OF beach.--Chicago Tribim. A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE FUL OF SHAME." CLEAN HOUSE WITH Has Left All Others Behind. 'The Topeka Daily State Journal has passed the 10,000 mark and now has a circulation larger than any other Daily or Sunday paper in Kansas about 1 1,000. SeS90le;0S$ES83BSE0ZEKCweE! at e The most Remarkable Growth b n g ever Chronicled in Topeka. THE STATE JOURNAL Mas the latest, best IlVftTVPrQ The Typecasting, equipped and finest bat- Lilll I I i or tery of Typesetting Machine. Notwithstanding the adoption of these machines the STATE JOURNAL, gives employment to more labor than any newspaper in Kansas. HOW WE GROW. In 1885 the circulation was BOO January I, 1801, were printed 8,125 Daily average for year 1S91 4,380 Daily average for year 1893 5,069 Daily average for year 1893 6,213 Daily average for year 1894 8,418 Daily average for year 1895 9,217 Dally average for May, 1896 10.954 The business management of the Top-ska "Capital" has pub lished a statement showing the following to be the issue of the Topeka "Sunday Capital" during the busy month of December, 1895 Sunday Capital,' Dec. 1 10,150 Dec. 8 10,330 Dec. 15 10,300 Dec. 32 10,200 Dac. 29 lO.GOOV, STATE JOURNAL Smallest issue May, 1896 ....1O,G50 Largest Issue May, 1896 13,223 Average issue May, 1896 10,934 The State Journal's Daily local circu lation is by far greater than the local cir culation of any Sunday paper. THE NEW BUILDING. The STATE JOURNAL Is now Erecting a permanent home for the paper at its old location Kansas avenue and Eighth. The building will be of two stories, with basement a plain, substantial structure of pressed brick, built a.id designed as a practical and modern newspaper building, affording facilities un excelled anywhere for the convenient production of an up-to-date paper all making TOE TOPEKA DAILY STATE iGTRSAL, Ths Great Daily of Kansas.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1896. A BLINPJICER.. Ya'ley Center Citizens Discor er the Animal. The Tillage Blacksmith Was the Owner. IS EAR TWO CHURCHES. Drop a Piece of Money on. a Cer tain Letter, Wheel Would Go Round and Bring a Beer. Wichita, July C One of the most novel schemes to evade the prohibition law yet discovered in Kansas was brought to light Saturday in Valley Center with the arrest of four citizens charged with running a "blind tiger" In a blacksmith shop under the shadow Of two church spires. The complaint was made before County Attorney Davis, who went be fore the clerk of the district court and filing- his oath had issued therefrom a temporary injunction directed to A. B. Hunslon, A. W. Hur.ston. "William Dav idson and John R. Gilchrist forbidding them to allow the animal to operate in said shop, or upon said premises. The animal described in the affidavit filed was of course soulless. It was not constructed of flesh and bones, but was made of wood, and formed in the shape of a wheel upon which were letters. To designate it from other beasts of prey it was called a "blind tiger." It is said that when a person entered the shop they would behold nothing but an innocent looking wheel, but that the knowing ones would repair to the rear of the shop and lay down a nickel on the letter "B" and in a few seconds a glass of beer supposed to have been made at Milwaukee would put in its appearance. Others would try the experiment be laying down a sum of money on "W" and a glass of regular Kentucky whis ky would appear. In a short time the word spread as to the wonderful performances of the sightless tiger, and the little black smith shop became more popular than a prayer meeting, and the wheel was kept on a continual whirl and an inves tigation was held by some of the sis ters and they applied to County Attor ney Davis to put a stop to the whirling of the wheel. Of course nobody saw any man giv ing out the beverage.- and the only way left for the attorney was to include the village blacksmith and those who had any interest whatever in the property. AN" UNCLE OF MARC HANKA. Kame is L. P. Converse and He Lives in Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City, Kan., July 6. Since Marcus A. Hanna leaped into promi nence in national politics, about all the Hannas in the country, and lots of oth er people, have been claiming relation ship to him. Kansas, which is never backward in asserting her claims, has brought out several people who say they are kinsmen of the Ohio boss, but it is probably true that the only rela tives he has in the state live in this city. Mr. L. P. Converse, an old citizen and a sound money Republican, is an uncle of Marcus. Mr. Converse's daughters, Mrs. L. C. Hughes and Mrs. Buchan, the wife of ex-Senator Buchan, the Wyandotte county politician, are first cousins. Mrs. Hughes says that David Hanna of Graham county, Kansas., who has been mentioned as a cousin of Marcus, is not a relative. There is a T. R. Ha"na conected with the family, but he is a member of the firm of M. A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland. PEFFEE AGAINST FUSION. In a Speech at Eureka He Advises Against the Move. Eureka, July S. Senator Peffer de livered the Fourth of July oration here to hundreds of people. It was entirely free from partisanship and pleased everybody. Speaking on the political situation later, he expressed himself as not san guine of a combination between Demo crats and Populists in the coming cam paign. The Democrats, he thought, would be unwilling to meet the Populists half way and the latter could not "fford to endorse a straightout Deraociit on a regular Democratic platform. Should the Democratic platform be in harmony with Populist beliefs through out and the nominees in sympathy with the platform, he would favor an en dorsement, but in his opinion it would be good policy to wait four years for a complete victory won on principle rather than to accomplish success this fall by participating in the election of a Democrat who would only be in har mony with Populists on a single ques tion, that of silver coinage. TWO CONVICTS ESCAPE. Within Two Days Warden Lynch Loses Two Convicts. Leavenworth, July 6. Some time during Saturday Green Nichols, col ored, serving a twenty-one year sen tence in the Kansas state penitentiary, succeeded ia making his escape. Xichols -arfs employed in the drying room 01 the prison, and it was his work to kpp the fires going. He went into the drying room for that purpose, sawed a hole through the roof and then let himself down with a rope from the rii ison wall, and was goi:e for some time before his escape was detected. Six years ago. in this city, Kichols was convicted of killing John Hunt, a mulatto, while he was sitting in a house on Cherokee street, the as sassin firing through a window at his victim. The prisoner had about four teen years yet to serve. The escape of Xichols, and that of Levin, which occurred the dav be fore, are the first that have taken place since Warden Lynch's adminis tration. LIGHTNING'S WORK. The Large Stock Barn on the Snedi ker Ranch Destroyed. Emporia, Kan., July 6. The large ptock barn on the Snediker farm near Chicago Mound was struck by light ning Saturday evening during the elec tric storm and burned to the ground. The reflected light on the sky was seen by a large number of people in this city. It was stated that some stock with a large quantity of hay and feed was burned. The loss will amout to several hundred dollars. The lightning struck several trees in that setion of the country. The rain is reported to have been much heavier south and east of the city than here. GRAY COUNTY CONVENTION. Republicans Favor Ingalls and Trout man. Cimarron, July 6. At the Gray coun ty Republican convention held at the court house in Cimarron, A. J. Evans called the convention to order. J. K. Sayer was made temporary chairman and W. M. Brooks, secretary. The tem porary organisation was made perma nent. The ballot for representative resulted in the nomination of G. W. Kollenbeak. For county attorney, Colin Keating was successful. For district clerk, J. P. Emery, and for county superintendent, Mrs. Mollie Band, the present incumbents, were nominated by acclamation. For probate judge, G. W. "Whiteside was nominated. A paper asking preference for "United States senator was circulated among the delegates, 24 of whom favored John J. Ingalls. one, J. R. Burton, and one voted a blank. In convention each of the delegates to the state convention expressed them selves in favor of Troutman for gover nor. Nearly every Republican voter in Gray county is in favor of Ingalls for senator and Troutman has strong fol lowing. LIQUOR SELLERS ARRESTED. A Fort Scott Minister Wakes the Complaint Fort Scott, July 6. Upon complaint of Rev. Austin Warner, County Attor ney Cory has filed informations in the district court charging Henry and Otto Xeubauer on tvo counts each with maintaining a nuisance a place where intoxicating liquors were kept for sale and trade. Warrants were issued from the office of the clerk of the court and the two men were arrested by Sheriff Wheeler. They gave $500 bond each' for their ap pearance at the next term of the dis trict court. The first count on which they were arrested charges them with keeping a place at 18 North Main street on or about September 27, 1895, while on the second count the date is on oi about July 2. INDEPENDENCE FOUNTAINS. The City Now Furnishes Ice Water for Its People. Independence, July 6. The two ice water fountains provided by the city are now in operation. The fountains are quite large, being about four feet square and five feet high to the top of the square and then running on up about four feet more to an ornamental point. On the side to ward the sidewalk is an opening like that to a pair of hay scales and in this two faucets from which the water is drawn. On the opposite side is a sim ilar opening thiough which the ice is put In. In the bottom of the big box, under the ice, is coiled about seventy feetof gas pipe through which the water coming from the main passes and is cooled before reaching the faucets. COLLEGE BRINGS SUIT. Stadden Heirs Sued By a Botirbon County Institution. Fort Scott. July 6. Judge J. D. Mc Cleverty, attorney for the Bourbon County Kansas Normal College asso ciation, has filed suit in the district court against Mrs. Nellie D. Stadden, Leo O. Stadden. Mrs. Lillian M. Myers, and Mrs. Xellie M. Hart, to recover $200, the amount of normal stock held and owned by Isaac Stadden. The petition alleges that the plain tiffs are the heirs of Isaac Stadden from whom they inherited a large es tate part of which was eight shares valued at $25 each of normal stock, and by reason of their ownership they are liable to the plaintiff for the amount of the double liability as stockholders, or $200 for which judgment is asked. A LONG FIGHT EXPECTED. Delegates to the Cloud-Republic Sen atorial Convention Instructed. Belleville; July 6. The delegates to the Cloud-Republic senatorial district convention, which meets here tomor row, are already on the ground. The convention promises to be as lively and long drawn out as was the recent judicial convention in Wash ington last week, when over one thou sand ballots were taken. Each county has thirteen delegates. The candidates are E. S. Ellis of Cloud county and C. W. Gulick of Re public county. A lively fight seems to be imminent on instructions for United States sen ator, as both Ingalls and Burton ap pear to have considerable strength. CELEBRATION AT DOWNS. Ingalls, Burton and Others at the Town's Anniversary. Downs. July 6. The forthcoming an niversary celebration of the birth of Downs already promises to be the larg est in the history of the town. Responses have already been received from Ingalls and Burton, promising to be here, while others have been extend ed to Senators Peffer and Baker, and Ellis and McCormick, the nominees for congress in the Sixth district. The anniversary celebration occurs July 27. Downs is reached by the Mis souri Pacific railroad, which has al ready announced a one fare rate. Co!. J. H. Lipton of this city is in Chicago attending the Democratic con vention. PARSONS' TELEPHONE SYSTEg To Extend to Cherryvale and Sur rounding Towns. Parsons. July 6. The Kansas Tele phone Electrical Co., have located their general offices at Parsons, Kan., where 175 phones are already in opera tion and a line in course of construction to Labette City, Oswego and Chetopa. After the completion of which lines will be built to Altamont, Wilsonton, Mound Valley and Cherryvale. The cost thus far amounts to $22,000 and when com pleted the present projected line will cost not less than $30,000. HOW CONCORDIA CELEBRATED Prof. Jay v?as the Orator and the Street Display was Good. Concordia, July 6. Xotwithstanding the several hours soaking rain which fell here early in the morning, the Fourth was more gloriously observed m Concordia than ever before. Several appropriate arches spanned the streets and the trades display was creditable. Prof. Jay of Salina address ed the throng, estimated at about 5,000. At night the principal streets were bril liantly lighted with Chinese lanterns, and the pyrotechnic display was grand. LIVED TOGETHER 72 YEARS. Death Separates an Aged Married Fort Scott Couple. Fort Scott, July 6. Mrs. Mahala Starne, aged 90 years, and one of the oldest residents of Bourbon county.died at her home, seven miles northwest of this city yesterday morning of para lysis. Mrs. Starne's death separates proba bly the oldest married couple in the United States, as she and her husband who survives her, had been married and lived together 72 years, having each been married when they were IS years old. A GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH. Kansas Professors Will Examine Hucchinson's Salt Works. Winfield. July 6. C. X. Gould has started out to make a geological tout1 during the summer. He goes first to Xewtcn where he will be joined by Prof. E. Kaworth, state geologist of Lawrence and Prof. Chas. S. Prosser, professor of geology in Un ion college. New York. Both of the latter are leading geolo gists of the United States, and the three will immediately go to Hutchin son to investigate the salt works, after which they will make a thorough ex amination of the rocks of southwestern Kansas. LIGHTNING ROD GAME. Farmers in Nemaha and J aekson are Buncoed. Holton, July 6. A number of farm ers living in southern Nemaha and northern Jackson have been taken in on the old lightning rod game. The plan was to go to a farmer and offer to put up a rod very cheaply as an ad vertisement, and take note for same, did not care for money. F. Wolriey now holds notes which appear to be for many times the amount of contract and is now suing on them. Fred Eberwein, one of the vic tims, gave his note for $3.75 and is now sued by Wolriey for $75.75, for which he asks judgment and lien on home stead for improvement. OLD SOLDIERS REUNION. The Sherman Bivouacs of Jewell Have a Camp Fire. Jewell City, July 6. The reunion of Sherman Bivouac, an organization of old soldiers of Jewell county, was a success in every particular. Addresses were made by Department Commander Whitney, Prof. O. C. Hill, and others. Cycle Racing and Ball at Abilene. Abilene, July 6. The chief feature of Abilene's celebration was the bicycle races. Elmer Forney won the county mile championship in 2:40; also five mile lap in 17:56, and two mile handicap in 3: 3414. Haskell institute defeated Abilene in the morning at baseball, 10 to S: afternoon game won by Abilene, 15 to 10. There was a dis play of fireworks in the evening. Stafford Man's Pleasure Lake. Stafford, July 6. Robert Rankin is breaking the ground and will plant a grove around his lake preparatory to making it a pleasure resort. He ex pects to take all the carp out and further stock it with black bass and channel cat. Large Wheel Cast at Leavenworth. Leavenworth, July 6. The Great Western foundry Saturday cast the largest pulley shive ever made in Kan sas. It was a large wheel weighing over 6,000 pounds and was made mostly out of a dry moulding. Packing House to Begin Operations. Hutchinson, July 6. The packing house in Hutchinson will commence packing this fall as soon as it is certain that a good corn crop is assured. The packing house also owns and is opera ting a sait works and an ice plant near the packing house. Membership of the Soldier's Home. Leavenworth, July 6. The records at the Soldiers' home show that there were, on July 1, 2,318 old veterans pres ent in the home, with a total member ship of 3,210. Hutchinson's Population Decreases. Hutchinson, July 6. The assessor's returns show that Hutchinson has fallen off in population about 400 in the last year. GARTER WON'T RUN. Going to Visit in Pennsylvania and Not a Candidate for Chief Justice. Judge Garver of the court of appeals will be in town for a few days the lat ter part of the week. He then expects to go to Ohamh M-sburg, Pa., to spend a three weeks' vacation. A prominent Republican who saw Judge Garver at Salina on the Fourth said to a Journal reporter: "I had quite a talk with Judge Gar ver. and while the telegram sent out from Abilene in regard to the judge getting into the race for chief justice was riot mentioned. I do not think he has any intention of coming out or he would certainly have said so." The dispatch referred to was one sent out from Abilene and -.vas tr the effect that Judge Garver would not be a candidate for re-election to his pres ent place, but would run for chief jus tice. G. W. Kurd of Abilene is anxious to be a candidate for Judge Carver's pres ent position and some of the judge's friends have mentioned his name for ehi"f justice. The Abilene dispatch was probably sent out by Kurd's friends hoping that Gryir would be forced out of the way and leave Hurd a chance to come out. MRS. PALMER HOSTESS. She Will Entertain the Convention Notables at Her Home Tonight Chicago. July 6. Mrs. Potter Palmer will entertain at a brilliant fete tonight in honor of the distinguished men at tending the convention. The grounds of her lake shore mansion will b elab orately decorated for the event. Should the weather prove unpropitious the guerts will be received and enjoy the pleasures arranged for them indoors. Some Entombed Miners yet Alive. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 6. A report received here from Pittston. Pa., indi cates some of the men now in the Twin shift may be taken out alive, the res cuing parties having heard shortly be fore midnight distinct rappings which may have been made by some of the entombed men. County Commissioners in Session. The hoard of county commissioners is in session today and the entire day will be spent in checking uo the quar terly report of the auditor. ROADJJYGLING. Conover, of Kansas City, Wins the Time Prize. Starbird, of Topeka, Takes the Fourth Place. DISTAXCE SIX MILES. The Race Was Over a Wretched Course Owing to Rain. Other Sporting Notes of a Gen eral Nature. Leavenworth, July 6. The third an nual road race given by the Leaven worth county wheelmen was well at tended. The distance was six miles. John A. Conover of Kansas City won sixth place and the first time prize in 16:40. John M. Kelly of Leavenworth took the second time prize and seventh place in 10:43, while Presley G. Wilhite of Kan sas City walked away with fourteenth place and the third time prize in 16:55. When the official announcement of re sults was made Wilhite announced that he would protest the second time prize Award on the ground that Kelly had twelve minutes handicap over him and that he (Wilhite) finished within 150 feet of Kelly. Price Wickersham, a new rider of Leavenworth, was the winner of first place, with Emslie of Atchison, second. Out of forty-five entries forty started and thirty-five finished. Following is the order in which tlte men crossed the tape and their handicaps: Finished. Time. H'd'cp. P. Wickersham, Tavenworth 18:13 2:40 W. A. 1 nisiie, Atchison 18:40 S:tiO G, K. Combs. Leavenworth 19:3o 3:15 E. A. Ktarhini. Topeka 17:45 l:f5 F. K. Alien. Kansas City 1S:03 1:53 John A. Conover. Kansas City lfi:40 0:25 J. M. Keily. Leavenworth 16:43 0:25 0. K. orion, Kansas City 19:01 2:40 YV. L. Mavo, Leavenworth 20:07 8:45 C. K. Livors, Kansas City 17;25 0:05 J. S. To. son, LearvonwortU 18:06 1:30 J, li. Doncyson. Topeka..'.. ls:22 1:45 Webb C. Stevenson. Topeka 17:52 1:10 P. J. Wilhite. Kansas City 16:55 0:12 Hugh Walker. Leavenworth 18:39 1:55 J. L. Hurnecc. Kansas City. 17:55 1:10 Harry K. Jickey. Kansas tytv 18:01 2:15 J. -1. Sliurtz. Kansas City 17:12 0:25 11. li. Pierce, Kansas City. 17:32 0:45 C. C. Claudy, Topeka 17:00 0:12 I,. V. Queai. Kansas City 19:08 2:15 Clarenco Pierce, KansasjClty 18:25 1:20 V. L. Waite, Kansas City 17:51 0:45 W, T. KkIcI, Kansas City. 17:07 Scratch H. M, SpanidiUK, Leavenworth. ..17:30 0:25 J. li. Cusenbery, Independence.. 20:51 3:00 M. Stevenson. Topeka...' 17:55 Scratch W, H. Fai red, Leavenwdrth 19:57 1:55 E. C. Keith. Atchison 20:46 2-40 F. I'. Lee. .t. Joseph r. 10:59 0:25 A. J. Henley, Kansas Oity. 19:05 Scratch F. B. Gump. Kansai City 22:29 2:40 The race was overa, wretched course. The route traveled was from Cherokee street and "Broadway1 to the fort and back. Recently the;greater part of the road was macadamized and now it is in that anomalous condition when it is not good for wheelmen, vehicles or horses. The surface- is covered with loose rock and the low places have been washed over with clay. The first time prrze was a $75 dia mond second, a $50jdiamond. M. Ste venson's prize was a pair of bicycle shoes. Doncyson's a collar and cuff box and Starbird's a silver cup. TOPEKA BALL TROUBLES. The Present Club May be Retained Meeting Tonight. Sam Levy, the manager of the To peka base ball team, is out of the city. After receiving all the money taken in at the two games Saturday, he and his partner, Claude Eas, skipped the town, and have not been heard from since. The receipts at the morning game were $60, and the afternoon game $5S0. But Topeka will have a team to play ball, and it will be in the Kansas State league, too. Yesterday a meeting was held at Frank Long's and it was de cided to organize a. stock company. This evening at ,7:30? those interested in baseball will meet at Frank Long's and complete the organization. It is pro posed to incorporate" the company. The Coffey ville team will not play here this week. That was a scheme of Levy's. He announced that he had ar ranged for the games, but as a matter of fact he had not. Coffeyville will play here later, however. The games were rather a disappoint ment. The morning score was 17 to 0. In the afternoon the biggest crowd of the season gathered at Athletic park. The grand stand was filled, and the bleachers were so packed that they fell down. No one was hurt. Dick Cooley was the principal attraction in the af ternoon but the "Sunflowers" were so poor that he did not have a chance to show the people what he could do. Seven innings were played and the score was 16 to 0 in Topeka's favor. The players had to walk to the city, as there were no funds to pay car fare. Levy and his tough friend got away without the slightest trouble, and it is supposed that they took the 4 o'clock Santa Fe train for the east. Both Levy and East live at Kansas City. Each of the Topeka players had about $30 for salary charged up against the management, and Frank Long is out of pocket $52. It is expected that an enthusiastic base ball meeting will be held tonight, and that the new company will be a go. Already enough men have signi fied their willingness to help to give it a start. It is proposed to put base ball in Topeka en a good solid basis. BICYLES SELL FOR $35. About 500 Machines Fully Guaran teed Sold at Auction. New Tork.July 6. Nearly 500 bicycles were sold at auction in this city today. The prices ranged from $30 to as high as $50. The average was about f.io. Some of the firms are sending th ir wheels to the auction room with the name plate on and fully guaranteed. These brought $40 or over. Most of the firms preferred to remain undis closed, so that the sale would not enter in direct competition with their regu lar agents. Written guarantees were given to some of the purchasers. Many more auctions are advertised for to morrow. The large dealers deny that these auctions are cutting into their sales. JOHN L. WILL REST. Going to His Farm for Six Months Thinks "Well of Sharkey. New York. July 6. John L. Sullivan has returned to town from an extend ed trip through the west. The ex champion has become very stout since he was here last, and his hair is a trifle grayer. Sullivan has no plans for the future other than that he intends to take a long rest upon his farm. He thinks that a rest will do him good. The ex-champion would not express any lengthy opinion about Sharkey. He thought he was a strong, husky fellow and that some day he would be cham pion. He thought that boxing would be all the rage this fall and that the Horton bill was the greatest thing that ever happened. Sullivan will remain in town about a week. He will be the guest of Jimmie Wakeley. SUNDAY'S GAMES. CINCINNATI 7: ST. LOUIS 0. Cincinnati. July 6. St. Louis could not hit Fisher and the Reds did hit Kissinger, besides playing a perfect fielding game The work of Smith was i sensational. Attendance, 7,900. Score: R. H. E. Cincinnati ...12001210 7 12 0 St. Louis .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Batteries Fisher and Vaughn; Kis singer and Murphy. CHICAGO 7: LOUISVILLE 6. Chicago, July 6. The Colts defeated Louisville for the third straight in a ten-inning game, which was nearly given the visitors at the start by the poor work of Thornton and Dailey. Pfeffer's work at second and Lange's batting were the features. Attend ance, 5,600. Score: R. H. E. Chicago ....2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 12 4 Louisville ..303000000 06 8 5 Batteries Thornton, Friend, Dailey and Kittredge; Hill and Dexter. National League Standing. Won. Lost. P. C. Cleveland 39 19 .672 Baltimore 40 20 .667 Cincinnati 43 24 .612 Bo.ston 37 24 .607 Pittsburg 33 28 .541 Chicago 36 32 .529 Philadelphia 33 31 .516 Washington 29 29 .500 Brooklyn 31 32 .492 New York 25 36 .410 St. Louis 15 50 .230 Louisville 11 47 .183 WESTERN" LEAGUE. Kansas City. July 6. The 2.500 people who went to the game yesterday after noon saw one of the most beautiful contests of the season. It Was essentially a pitchers' battle, with Bevis and Barnes as the oppos ing twirlers. The honors were fairly carried off by Bevis, for though he gave the Brewers their only two runs by his wildness, still he was very steady and effective at critical moments and at no time were the visitors able to bunch hits on the Kansas lad. Barnes pitched a good game of ball, though he was hit much harder than the score indicates. Score by innings: Kansas City.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 Milwaukee 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 ST. PAUL 41; MINNEAPOLIS 8. St. Paul, July 6. The Saints had their usual Sunday batting clothe3 on and broke the season's record. Glass cock's batting was the feature, he hav ing eight hits to his credit. Score: R. H. E. St. Paul 6 4 2 4 1 7 2 10 5 il 43 1 Minneapolis ..0003401 0 0 8 11 4 Batteries Mullane, Phyle and Spies; Healy, Carney, O'Connor and Schriver. GRAND RAPIDS 12; DETROIT 7. Grand Rapids. July 6. The Yellow Jackets hit Gayle hard and outplayed the Tigers on rough grounds at Alger's park. Score: R. H. E. Grand Rap's. .5 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 012 20 1 Detroit 0 01 3 21000 7 7 3 Batteries Gore, Wolters, Parker and Smink; Gayle and Trost. INDIANAPOLIS 7: COLUMBUS 2. Columbus. July 6. Sharp fielding and good stick work enable Indianapolis to win the fourth straight game from Columbus. The Hooslers had four dou ble plays to their credit. Score: R H E Columbus 1 0000010 02 7 2 Indianapolis ..1 3002011 7 14 3 Batteries Pears and Campbell; Da mon and Buckley. Western League Standing. Won. Lost. P.C. Indianapolis 40 19 .675 Detroit 35 25 .583 Minneapolis 34 27 .557 Kansas City 34 28 .518 St. Paul 32 29 .525 Milwaukee 28 37 .431 Grand Rapids 24 41 .369 Columbus 22 43 .338 HORTON BEATS ST. JOE. Takes Two Games From the Brewers on the Fourth. Horton, July 6. A thousand people witnessed the baseball games here the Fourth between St. Joseph and Horton. Horton won both games; the first by a score of 10 to 9 and the second 13 to 7. Hahn and Hartman, and Duryea and Hartman were the batteries for Hor ton. St. Joseph played "horse" the last two innings of the last game and dis gusted the crowd and opposing players. Pigeon Flight Record. Philadelphia. July 6. The most re markable pigeon flying record ever made in the world was accomplished Saturday by a bird belonging to Arthur McGinn, a pisreon fancier of this city. The bird together with 65 others, was liberated at 6:40this morning atOaines ville, Ga. The bird reached its loft at 7:42 at night, making the distance of 614.16 miles in 13 hours and 2 minutes. GENERAL SPORTING NOTES. Blue Rapids defeated Centralia in an eleven inning game Saturday by a score of 11 to 10. Burr Oak won from Glen Elder by a score of 11 to 7 Saturday. Hiawatha defeated St. Joe in two games Saturday by a score of 11 to 2 and 4 to 0. St. Marys defeated Westmoreland by a score of 6 to 3 Saturday. Junction City won two games from the Kansas City Schir.elzers. In the morning the score stood S to 4 in a twelve inning game and 21 to 2 in the afternoon. "BIG SIX" SUSPENDED. New York Central Labor Union Takes Prompt Action. New York.July 6. The Central Labor union has suspended Tpyogrr phical union No. 6. The union is known as "Big Six" and is one of the largest un ions connected with the central labor union. Delegate George Warner of the In ternational Machinists union, com plained of "Big Six." He said the ma chinists' who took care of. type-setting machines would not belong to the In ternational Machinists union, and se ceded. "Truth Crushed to Earth will Rise Again." An American's plea from a French prison, by Hon. John L. Wal ler, ex-consel to Madagascar. St. John A. M. E. church, 7th and Topeka ave., Tuesday evening, July 7, 1S96. Admis sion 10 cents. FURTHER ACCIDENTS. List of Fourth of July Disasters Re ported After the Journal Was Is sued Saturday. As a result of the noise and excite ment incident to the Fourth of July.the 17-year-old daughter of B. D Bennett is dangerously ill at her home, 1810 Harri son street. Miss Bennett is suffering from a severe shock, occasioned directly by the discharge of a large bunch of firecrackers which her father and bro ther were handling Saturday evening. It appears that the young lady imagin ed that her father and brother were in jured by the explosion, and fainted. She remained in an unconscious condi tion during the night, and was uncon scious for several hours yesterday. To day she is reported to be slightly im proved, although yet very ill. The 12-year-old son of M. A.- Fun ches, the druggist, had his face badly burned and several grains of powder blown into his. left eye by the prema ture explosion of a toy cannon which he was in the act of lighting for the second time about 9 o'clock Saturday night. The injuries are not serious. George Larimore, salesman in the W. A. L. Thompson hardware store, had the flesh of his right hand badly lacer ated by the premature explosion of a cannon cracker which he was holding. The injury is painful but not serious. The 13-year-old son of J. S. Sly of Eighth and Polk streets had powder blown into both eyes and his face se verely scorched by the explosion of a toy cannon Saturday afternoon. Otto Bradford, the 11-year-old son of S. B. Bradford, was painfully burned about the face and his left eye proba bly seriously injured by the explosion of a toy cannon Saturday afternoon. The attending physician thinks that the sight of the eye is injured. Joe Lodge, son of Henry Lodge the North Topeka liveryman, had his right eye seriously injured and face badly burned by the discharge of a small can non Saturday afternoon. It is thought that the sight of his eye is destroyed. Charles Sehaeffer. an 18-year-old boy had the left side of his face and upper lip badly bruised by being thrown to the pavement from his bicycle on East Sixth street Saturday afternoon. Sehaeffer was looking backward when his bicycle struck a rock, throwing him over the handle bars. In North Topeka the son of Mr. and Mrs. Volley Kistler and the son of Mrs. Neiswinder were both severely burned about the face by powder explosions Saturday afternoon. Frank Quinton had his right hand painfully burned and the flesh of his fingers lacerated by the explosion of a cannon cracker which he was holding Saturday evening. RUSSIANS CAUSED A ROW. Fight at Valencia Begun by Russians Celebrating American Independence. It was a Topeka crowd that caused the row at Valencia Saturday. Nobody was seriously hurt but three of the marauders were arrested and put in jail. On Friday evening six Russians and their girls took plenty of beer and went to Valencia to celebrate the Fourth of July and their glorious adopted inde pendence. They stopped with the Rock Island foreman there and Saturday morning were full enough of independence 'to want a row. Some of the natives were having a ball game and this the Rus sians broke up. Then they claimed the town. Rocks and coupling pins took wings and didn't even stop for cldsed doors. Only one man was badly hurt. His name was Sam Findley and he had a bad cut on his head. One of the Rus sians threw a rock at the head of a Valencian. It just missed it and broke out the panel of a door. Sheriff Kepley was telegraphed for and he with John Cleveland and Otis Hungate as deputies went up at 1 o'clock on the Rock Island train. A warrant was sworn out for the six Russians but three of them got away before the sheriff arrived. The remain- j ing three went into the section house 1 where the posse arrested John Archer and John Kipps. John Allendorf ran but Sheriff Kepley caught him with the aid of a revolver and they were brought to Topeka that afternoon and lodged in Jail. They gave bond this morning and were released. On Wednesday morning they will ap pear before Justice Edward Chilson at Valencia where they will plead guilty and be fined. TOO HOT WEATHER. The Cook of the Elks Postpones a Colored Society Event. The colored cook of the Elks' club approached th steward and said: "My man. say, we muss jest done get married today and Ah muss have three dollahs to get man dress out of soak." She got the three and later in the evening, when the steward saw 3lie was still at work, he asked her when the ceremony was to take place. "It's juss too hot weathah to get married tody, so we dun put it off till Tuesday." SENT $100,000 EAST. City Treasurer Elliott Pays on City Improvement Sonds. City Treasurer Charles S. Elliott has just sent to the fiscal agency of the city in New York about $160,000. which will be used to pay interest ad princi pal on city improvement bonds. At this time next year the last of the first paving bonds will be paid and Kansas avenue property will have paid for the pavements, which are almost worn out. City Clerk McFadden is now working on the last assessment on this property and the ordinance may be passed tonight. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Henry Vesper to T. L. Kerle. for $400. lots 76. 78, 79 and one half of lot S7. on Lafayette, street, in Mulvane Chase's second addition. A. A. Burlison to G. H. Whitcomb, for $5,000. lots 200. 202, 204 and 206, on Jackson street. W. II. Pepper of New Hampshire to Thos. V.. Connor, lots 7, 8 and 9 in block 3, Auburndale. Turnverein Organizes. The Arrington Turnverein of Arring ton, Atchison county, has filed its char ter with the tcertary of state. The objectsof organization as fliown by the charter are: "To elevate society, Gor man customs and virtues, education by mutual intercourse, a strive to unity among German and American citizens, but nothing which will interfere with the duty to the laws of the United States and the state of Kansas." CROWDS AT HENLEY. Yale Showed More Spirit in the Prac tice This Morning. Copyrighted, 1896, by Associated Press Henley-on-Thames, July 6. This lit tle town and the clubs and residences on both banks of the river are filling tip rapidly and the last of the house boats and steam launches are taking up the positions alloted to them by the Thames officers. This year the number of house boats and launches flying the stars and stripes, and the number of Americans who will be present will be far greater than last year when Cornell unsuccess fully contested. The crews entered for the grand chal lenge cup are in the main so evenly matched that there is little to choose between them. The first event tomor row will be the heat for the diamond sculls between F. Beddington of the Thames Rowing club and R. K. Beau mont of Burton-on-Trent. It will take place at about 11:30 a. m. At 12:30 o'clock the preliminary heat of the eight-oared race for the grand challenge cup is scheduled between the London Rowing ciuh and First Trinity Hall, Cambridge, will row their prelim inary heat for the grand challenge cup at 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock comes the heat between the Leander crew and the Yale crew, which will decide whether Ya!o i: to appear in the second round of the raec. If Yale wins the first heat, she will have to row the second heat with the victor, as between New College and Trinity Hall. It is expected that thin will be New College. So that Yale will have to meet the two crews that are considered most to be feared before tha final events. The French crew arrived today. Tha Yale men lent them their old boat, ponding the arrival of their own. The French oarsmen were greatly pleased at th.s courtesy. The first contingent of the Yale men who arrived here by the Urablia on Sunday reached Henley this morning and are now taking in the sights and taking the practice of the crews. Among them were Messrs. Thorn and Cross. The members of the Yale crew are all in excellent condition and confident of victory. In practice this morning they got away better than at any time since their arrival here and the boat showed more life. CURFEW ORDINANCE. One Will be Introduced at the City Council Meeting. A new snrfew ordinance will be intro duced at the meeting of the city coun cil and like that passed in 1894 will probably be a dead letter. The new ordinance differs from the old in a few unimportant particulars; and the lines are drawn even more tightly. The maximum fine is made $25 and part of the time the curfew hour is to be S p. m., instead of 9. The ordinance applies to all children under 16 years. Between March 1 and September 1, the fire bell is to strike nine strokes at 8:45 which is a signal that all children must be at their homes within five minutes. Between Septem ber 1 and March 1 the fire bell will strike eight strokes at 7:45 and the or dinance will be in effect at 8. No provisions are made in the ordi nance for extra policemen to keep the children indoors but if the ordinance is enforced it will probably require at least 100 more than at present on the city pay roll. WANT OVERjIYER IN 1897. Those Who Celebrated at Wakarusa Organize a Celebration Committee. County Superintendent Stout, who attended it, says the best celebration in the whole county took place at Wak arusa. H. J. Larimer, Tom Doran and Thomas Bain were the speakers and Rev. Mr. Parlette conducted the camp meeting. The people there were so well satisfied' that they immediately formed themselves into a celebration com tee to celebrate r"xt year and mau Stanley Banks, Robert Stout, Junius" Foltz and Kennith Duncan an execu tive committee to secure the oratorical service of David Overmyer and who ever will be governor of Kansas on that day. There were about 1,000 there on Saturday. G4 LOTS SOLD. Those Belonging to the Bodwell Es tate Sold by the SherifE Town lots were sold at wholesale wfth plenty of discount for cash, at the court house thi morni.-g. when sixty-four lots on the bank of the Shunganunga. south of Martin Dennis' addition, were sold by the sheriff. They belonged to the J.Irs. Bodwoll estate and were sold under pai Liii '.i proceedings for the benefit of the scv' eral minor heirs. The lots were ap praised at from to $.'15 oach :rid were sold for about two-thirds the ap praisement. Three of theni. were bouyht by Nicholas Crawford and the rest went to J. 1. McFarland, who had a tax lien on them. OBSCENE PICTURE LAW, An Ordinance Prohibiting Indecent Posters to be Introduced. The obscene picture ordinance will be introduced at the meeting of the city council tonight and will probably be passed un'ler a suspension of the rules. The ordinance prohibits the posting of any immoral or indecent posters or pictures in store windows or on bill boards. The Question of what are im moral or indecent pictures is left for the police juure to decide. Range of Prices on Stocks. Topeka Grain Exchange. 2-5 Ks. Av,2z. m. Today's range of prices un New York Stocks furnished by Topeka. Grain and Stock exchange: Op'n. High. Low. Cl'so. Sat.. Sugar I'JSvi lof'i 10714 10 Gas 5? 5ti 56 5vi Tobacco 60 V3 CO "4 60 60" Leather 57i 58 57 5S D. C. F 14 11 13'fc 14 Electric 26 26 24,A il C. B. Q. 717 i 72 70 -s 71 "i Rock Island C4 64 62 63 St. Paul 75 75 7414 7:.'; Atchison i4'-4 14'i 1V 14'4 C. N. W. 99 93 9S1s 0 C. C. C 28 S 28 23 Nl Y. C 94 93U 5'i Manhattan &7fc 97 9GV4 97U W. Un 82.i &2 82 S23 Mo. Pac. 20 21 20 21 Reading 13 13 13 13' Jer. Cen. 100 100 100 lri) D. H 125 125 125 125 T. C. I 20 21 20 21 Erie 15 13 14 14 L. N 49. 49 4S 49 Southern 25 25 25 2i Pac. Mail 21 22 21 22 ft

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4r TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1S96. The State Journal TWENTY-THIRD TEAR. 3T FRANK P. MACLEXNAN. Official Paper of the City of Topeka. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier system. By maii, three months t 90 By mail, one year 3.60 Weekly edition, per year 60 TEMPORARY QUARTERS: HI and 113 East Seventh Street. PERMANENT HOME Topeka State Journal Building, 800 and S02 Kansas avenue, comer of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 Business Office Topeka 'Phone 107 Reporters' Hoom Bell 'Phone Washington Office: 1519 K St. N. W. New York address: 206 Potter build ing, care American Newspaper Pub lishers' association, where files of the paper are always open to advertisers or readers. "1 TT TT T T tnns l 5 JULI-iOO. 4i. K- J Sta. Won. Tue. Wed. Thur. Frf. Sat. Z i j- jf 1 2 3 41 1" 5 6 7 8 9 10 U I 12 J3 U 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 J 26 27 2jT 230"3T tTtlT-rTTfTTTTTJr1I A Great Showing. CIRCULATION STATEMENT First Six Months of Year 1896. The Topeka Daily State Journal has now distanced all competitors. No daily or Sunday paper published In Topeka or Kansas has a circulation so large. The daily average for the first six months of 1S9G, ending June 30, 1S9S Is IO,625. The circulation for each day of the first half year is given below. The issues of the TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL for the six months, viz., from the first day of January. lb9S, to the thirtieth day of June, 1896, in clusive, have been as follows: Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1 y,62i 10,050 2 9,710 10,600 3 9.700 10,150 10,525 4 9,655 10.250 10,Gi5 5 10.350 10,550 6 9,723 10,400 10,25 1 9,810 10,310 10,675 8 IO.iSO 10,300 9 9.850 10,700 10 10,120 10,400 10.700 11 10,010 10.400 10,700 12 10.450 10,650 13 9.S10 10,500 10,600 14 9.S10 10,475 10,600 1 Q con 111 A s 9.S50 10,825 9,850 10,450 10,750 18 9,910 10.500 10,700 19 10,500 10,750 20 9,955 10,510 10.700 21 10.300 11,220 10600 22 10,140 10.570 23 10,100 10.700 24 10,300 10,550 10.650 25 10,000 10,500 10,700 26 10,500 10,600 27 10,100 10,530 10,675 28 10,100 10,525 10,650 9 10,060 10,500 80 10.160 10.750 21 10,050 10,750 Totals 269,005 261,365 277,650 Day. Apr. May. June. 1 10.650 10,725 10,750 2 10,700 10,650 10,750 3 10,700 11.100 4 10,700 10.650 10.S00 5 10.725 10.S00 6 10,700 10,650 11,000 1 10,700 10.750 8 10,700 10,900 10,800 9 10,700 10,825 10,800 10 10.600 10,700 11 10,600 10.700 10,700 12 10,650 10,700 13 10,650 10.650 11,000 1 10.653 10,675 15 10,650 10.825 10.800 IS 15.650 10,900 10,875 17 10.650 10 950 IS 10,650 12.120 11.200 19 10.800 70.850 20 10.700 11.000 11,000 21 10,700 10,850 22 10.700 10,750 10,800 23 10.700 11,400 10,750 24 10,600 10,750 25 10,645 10.800 10.750 26 10.800 10,750 27 10.650 10.700 11,000 2$ 10,650 13.225 29 10.650 10.800 11,000 30 10,750 11,300 11,000 81 Totals 282,395 284,820 282,375 j Sunday; no issue. The total number of copies printed in the six months named above, 1,657.610. divided by 156. the number of issues. Shows the average to be 10,625. This is a correct report of the issues of the TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL lor the six months as stated. Editor and Proprietor. Topeka, Kan., July 1, 1896. HOW WE GREW: In 1SS5 the circulation was 800 January 1, 1891. were printed 3,125 Daily average for year 1831........ 4.3S0 Daily overage for year 1S92 5.069 Pailv average for year 1893 6.213 Daily average for year 1894 8,418 .Pally average for year 1S95 9,217 Daily average 1st 6 months, 1S06..10.625 MUST HAVE NO KOBE OF IT. The firing of guns and revolvers by Fourth of July celebrators is a dangerous practice that should be stopped. It should never be permitted in this city or any other city again. On Saturday several persons who were drunk fired pistols containing ball cartridges and it was only a chance that no one was killed. The list of eyes lost, fingers blown off, and other serious accidents Is long enough without adding fatali ties to it. If guns and pistols are to be used, there Is nothing to prevent mur derous and evil-minded persons from putting their enemies out of the way through the pretenle "that they didn't konw it was loaded" or the shot was "accidental." The Kansas City Times says on this subject: "It is well and good that the people should celebrate the anniversary of their independence, the glorious Fourth, with all the latitude that a Just consid eration of the rights and comfort of others will allow. But the time sub mits that the practice of discharging firearms upon the public streets, or r.'ithin the city limits, is at once a nui sance and a danger which for many ob vious reasons should not be allowed upon any future occasion In this com munity. "A moment's reflection will convince any intelligent person of the impro priety and unwisdom of this practice. The noise is not only of a character which seriously disturbs and alarms timid and nervous persons, Women and children especially, but it will readily be seen what a prolific source of acci dents and injuries the custom almost inevitably entails, and also what a con venient shield it affords the vicious and mischief-making classes for the grati fication of their malice and other evil propensities? 'Persons were seen firing loaded cart ridges from pistols in Main street and other prominent thoroughfares yester day, and it is a merciful dispensation of Providence that the fatalities and casualties were not more numerous than they were. "The Times is glad to hear that the chief of police promises to restrict this abuse next year, but all sensible citi zens will regret that he did not put his good resolutions into immediate effect. We believe there is a law against the discharge of firearms within the city limits, which furnishes ample author ity in the premises. 'Let us all enjoy ourselves to the ut most limit consistent with the protec tion of others in their pleasures, but the liberty of the individual in this respect should not be permitted to degenerate into unbridled license." The Philadelphia Record openly ad vocates a bolt of the gold men at Chicago. Senator Teller has made another long stride toward the Democratic nomina tion; J. Sterling Morton has made pub lic his opposition to him. Everybody is ready to favor anything that Morton doesn't want. It seems that the president can't write even a note of regret lately with out running it Into politics. It is al ways the same old wail with Cleveland; danger to the country's finances. With over 700 millions of cash on hands there should be no great cause for alarm. If enough of such people as John R. Fellows of New York will jump over board the Democratic ship may float into port yet. But if Hill, Whitney, Cleveland, Briee, Gorman, Murphy, Flower and a few more of their kind re main on board her fate is extremely precarious. It is frequently suggested that Popu lists are not sincere friends of silver. Few of them pretend to be such. They only regard the coinage of silver as a means for rendering less objectionable what they consider a very bad mone tary system. The Populists are gener ally opposed to a metallic currency. The custom of weeping In public places which is rapidly becoming pre valent among statesmen, probably originated with Populist Chairman Taubeneck, who as a member of the Illinois legislature gave way to a "flood of tears" when the vote was cast that made John M. Palmer United States senator. Wm. P. St. John, until recently presi dent of the Mercantile National bank of New York, has made a more heroic sacrifice for the sake of principle, even than Senator Teller did. He has not only given up his party but he has given up the presidency of the bank, because the directors opposed his go ing to Chicago to work for silver. The old spirit of the Abolitionists is not dead yet. Apparently the only thing la.cking at Chicago to precipitate a bolt of the gold standard Democrats, and the placing of the ticket among the possibilities is the nomination of Teller. With Teller as the nominee of the Democrats and Populists, both parties could enter the campaign, little hampered by their past history. In the eyes of many It would be regarded as a new birth. The tariff question would be wholly elimi nated from the campaign. Governor Morrill has seemingly started out to employ the same tactics this year that Cy Leland says he did In 1894. Although In an interview here in Topeka recently he evinced decided leaning toward silver, at the Leaven worth ratification meeting he made a strong gold standard speech. Perhaps the governor is merely carrying out his idea of submission to local public senti ment, and will, during the campaign, if he should be nominated, make gold speeches In gtjld standard communities and silver speeches in those having sil ver tendencies. TEE GOLD MEN'S MISTAKE. The gold men persistently misrepre sent the currency, question By assert ing that it is proposed to double the value of silver by force of government. They doubtless know all the while that this Is untrue. What is proposed by the silver men is that silver shall be given as good a market as gold ha3. Every ounce of gold In the world has a market at the counters of the Bank of England at a fixed price, a price which never varies. It is proposed that the United States shall do the same for silver; that is all. The Bank of Eng land pays for the gold presented, in its own notes; the treasury should pay for silver with silver certificates such as are now issued. Bank of England notes are redeemable in gold coin on presentation. Silver certificates are re deemable in silver coin on presentation. The gold men have lost the fight al ready because they have thus presumed on the ignorance of the people from the beginning, when the ignorance on which they counted did not exist. The masses have not rushed blindly into the silver camp as has been assumed in the east. They know what they are doing and they have been studying this question for years. Many have waited patiently for a long time to see if there was anything to be said on the other side before publicly declaring them selves. They have seen nothing but such misrepresentation as that referred to above. The time for discussion is now past. The minds of the people are made up. The question must be settled; this year if it be settled right, otherwise the contest will be maintained until it is settled right. Error may be overcome but truth Hve3 forever, and must fin ally prevail. A subscriber to the State Journal at Oak Hill, Kansas, encloses a circular from a firm of Wall street brokers and writes the following letter: Oak Hill, Clay Co., Kan., July 2, '96. To Editor State Journal. Our family have read your very read able paper for several years now, first as weekly, later the daily, but the hard times has again sent us back to the weekly. You have been standing for "silver and McKinley," we too are for silver, but in the light of recent events are not so sure about McKinley. This week the enclosed circular came to the house, but as we are selling eggs at 5 cents per dozen; our stores are paying 6 cents per pound for butter, and if we wanted to sell corn we could get but 15 cents per bushel for it; we have no mon ey to invest and send the interesting document to you. Wall street evident ly sees a bonanza in the way "the lines were laid down for McKinley by the convention managers." How are the people of Kansas to support such a platform to their own undoing? (Signed.) ONE WHO FEELS HARD TIMES. Following is an extract from the en closed circular: The financial plank of the St. Louis convention has been agreed upon and it declares for gold in the plainest of terms, using the word "gold" so that there may be no equivocation. Mc Kinley's value as a protectionist is well known, but his value as an hon est money financier was not well known until the lines were clearly laid down for him by the convention mana gers. The New York stock market under good guidance now presents a money making opportunity which has never before been paralleled in the history of Wall street, and we advise you to place in use for the purchase of sound secur ities whatever funds you can com mand. Prices are low, a thing of itself that insures a profit. It is evident that the winning candi date at Chicago will be compelled to reckon with Herr Altgeld. Weather Indications. Washington, July 6. For Kansas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; light north erly winds. EX-GOV. HUMPHREY BOLTS. It is Said the Ex-Governor is Opposed to the Platform. Chicago, July 6. Samuel A. Riggs of Lawrence, Kan., said in conversation with a correspondent that ex-Gov. Lyman U. Humphrey had informed him that he could not support the na tional Republican ticket on account of the financial plank of the platform. Governor Humphrey did not state to Mr. Riggs his plans for future polit ical work. SANTA FE ROUTE The Home Road. Home-seekers excursion, one fare for round trip, plus $2.00. to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory. Texas and Lousiana. Tickets sold July 7 to 21, good twenty days. Milwaukee and Return at One Fare. July 14. 15 and 16 the Santa Fe Route the home road will sell tickets to Milwaukee and return at one fare for Baptist Young People's meeting. To Colorado, Montana, Black Hills, Puget Sound Pacific Coast Via "Burlington Route." Take the shortest line with best through train service from Missouri River Cities to the far West. Daily train leaves Kansas City 10:40 a. m., arrives Billings, Mont., 1050 miles dis tant, 5.40 next afternoon; free Reclin ing Chair Car from Kansas City to Billings: Sleeper Lincoln, Neb., to Bil lings. Connects with Northern Pacific Trans-Continental train to Montana and Puget Sound: time from ten to twenty-tive hours shorter than any other line from Kansas City. Sleepers and Chair Cars Kansas City to Denver. Rio Grande scenic line be yond for Colorado, Utah and Califor nia. Ask Agent for tickets over the estab lished lines of the BURLINGTON ROUTE. L. W. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.. St. Louis, Mo. Electric fan motors at A. Lee's, S30 Kansas avenue. CHARLESTON ANDJjHIGAGO. Is History Again to Re peat Itself? A MEMORABLE CONVENTION. How the Democratic Party Split on Sectional Lines. ITS FARREACHCfG C05SEQUESCE. History of tbe Memorable Charleston Con vention The Straddle" of 1850 on Slavery Waa Not Acceptable to the Sooth. The North Wanted Donglas, Whose View Were Extreme States Which Seceded. Attempt to Brine Them Back at Balti more Two Months JLater Virginia's Threat The Withdrawal of tbe Southern States Was It Planned to Brinz About the Disruption of the Union? Its Conse quence to the Country and to the Demo cratic Party. Copyright, 1S9G. Thirty six years ago the Democratio party split on sectional lines on collateral issues of the great shivery question. Every effort was made by both sides to bring about a compromise on which north ern and southern Democrats could stand, but without avail. It took the Democratic party a quarter of a century to recover from the effects of that division, and the wonder Is that It re covered at all. Today the DenMcracy confronts an issue on which sectional lines are drawn quite as plainly the question of the standard ot currency. The delegates from the west and south In the Chicago convention which meets on the 7 th of J uly will favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the United States irrespective of the attitude of the other nations of the world. The dele gates from the east will favor the main tenance of the existing gold standard. The free silver men will have an unquestion able majority in the convention. Will they take advantage 1 of that fact and commit their party to free silver coinage? If they do, will the gold Htandard men walk out of the convention ns did the delegates from many of the southern states from the Dem ocratio convention. of 1S00? Last December Governor W. J. Stone of Missouri told m there was no danger the silver men would bolt the Chicago conven tion if tho gold men were in the majority there. Hut, lie -added, It was altogether likely the gold cn would bolt if they were in the minority. Vow the gold men are in the minority, and they have nob announced an intention to bolt; but, speaking through Mr. Whit ney of New York,- 4hoy have said what is almost equivalent to such a declaration that they cannot support a nominee who runs on n free silver platform. Mr. Whit ney meant by this that the Democrats of the east would not vote for a free silver candidate, not that they would support any other candidate or join any other party. Ho thinks tho Democrats of the east will stay at homo and vote for no one. Tho Republican party is already divided, though tbe division is not so serious as the threatened division of the Democratic par ty would be. The .number of states which through their delegates to the St. Louis convention went out of the Republican party is not great.-.,- Judged by the action of the St. Louis convention, only a small part of the Republican party is in favor of the free coinage o silver. That part is not represented by any, one in authority except three members of the United Slates senate. On the other hand, the Democratic party, which is in power pt Washington, finds its majority in national convention diametric ally opposed to the policy of tho leaders it elected four yeurs ago. It finds itself di vided so evenly that there was a question for many months before the delegates were elected whether tho national convention would be for silver cr for gold. Less than a year ago so certain were the gold or "sound money" n.en that they would con trol tho convention that the only candi dates seriously discussed were "sound money" men, and chief among these was W. R. Morrison of Illinois. Now Colonel Morrison has withdrawn from tho race be cause he cannot fa.vor the free coinage of silver and because he sees that tho drift of tho convention is hopelessly in that direc tion. Not all the eastern members of the Dem ocratic party are for sound money, as not all of its western and southern mom tars aro for silver. Not all of the southern delegates to the famous Charleston conven tion of 1600 walked out of the convention hall; not all of the northern delegates sus tained the platform and tho report of the committee on credentials two wedges which split tho Democratic party in half at the adjourned meeting of the convention in Baltimore and put two hopeless Demo cratic tickets in the field against Lincoln and Kamlin. Until the Charleston convention of 18(50 the Democracy iiad fought over principles often, but the will of the majority had been accepted when tbe record was made. It had fought over men quadrennially, but when the two-thirds vote of the convention named the party candidate all the dele gates to the convention acquiesced in the verdict. Tho split in the convention of 1800 was tho first step toward the condi tion which resulted in the secession of tlie southern states and inaugurated the long continued civil war. There is a belief in the minds of some historians that the dis cord in tho Charleston convention was the result and not the cause of the desire for secession; that the troubles of that con vention were inspired by southern men who wanted an excuse for taking their states out of the Union. Mr. Blaine did not believe this. He thought the differ ences in the convention were unavoidable and the results inevitable. The conflict in and out of congress over the right of tho territorial legislatures or of congress to prohibit slavery in the terri tories had created a restless condition in the south and in the winter of 1859-60 an outbreak seemed imminent. It was for this reason a southern city was chosen as the meeting place of the convention. The southern Democrats were arrayed against the northern Democrats, and the belief was general that a northern candidate nomi nated in a northern city on a platform em bodying the ideas of the Democrats of the north could not command the support of the southern states. The convention wa9 given to Charleston in a conciliatory spirit It was the first great national convention held south of Baltimore, which for many years and, in fact, until 1656, had been the great convention city. In 1856 the Demo crats had met at Cincinnati and there had adopted a platform which became one of the bones of contention at Charleston four years later. The Cincinnati platform declared against tho renewal, in congress or out, of the slavery question, and, more distinctly to meet the issue, declared that it repudiated "all sectional parties and platforms con cerning domestic slavery which seek to em broil the states and incite to treason and armed resistance to law in the territories and whose avowed purpose, if consum mated, must end in civil war and disun ion. It recognized and adopted the prin ciples contained in the organic laws estab lishing the territories of Nebraska and Kansas as embodying the only sound and safe solution of the slavery question upon which the great national idea of the peoplo of this whole country can repose in its de termined conservation of the Union and noninterference of congress with slavery in the territories or in the District of Colum bia. It held that this was the basis of tho compromises of 1S50, ratified by the peoplo In the election of 1852 and rightly applied to the organization of the territories in 1854. It held "that by the uniform appli cation of the Democratic principle to tho organization of territories and the admis sion of new states with or without domestio slaverv, as they mav elect, tho equal rights of all the states will be preserved intact, the original compacts of the constitution maintained inviolate and tho perpetnity and expansion of the .Union insured to its utmost capacity of embracing in peace and harmony every future American state that may bo constituted or annexed with a re publican form of government." It de clared the right of the territories to form constitutions and be admitted to the Union when their inhabitants justified, "with or Without domestic slavery." This was the platform which many of the delegates to the Charleston convention wanted to affirm without modification. But this platform was like most of the declara tions of the Republican and Democratic parties on the currency question of recent years. It was ambiguous, and each sec tion gave it a different interpretation. The southern delegates went to Charleston with the avowed determination of having an unmistakable slavery plank put in tho platform. The Charleston convention began with a vigorous, rancorous contest over seats. New York and Illinois sent two full dele gations each, and in the preliminary or ganization the seats from each of these states were given to the delegations which were understood to favor the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas was tho idol of tho northern Democracy almost as much an idol as James G. Blaine was in tho Republican party afterward. The northern Democrats went to Charleston with tho avowed intention of nominating him, and the action of the convention in seating the Douglas delegations from New York and Illinois gave plain indication that his friends were In the majority. It was plain, too, that the vote on credentials determined what tho platform would be, for Douglas would not run on a platform representing the views of the southern del egates, and the convention early deter mined to make tho platform before nam ing the candidate. It was Lincoln who had made Douglas impossible as a candidate of the south. Ho asked him a question in joint debate which pinned him to a slavery policy obnoxious to the south. Before asking it Lincoln said he was about to put Douglas on rec ord, so that if he answered one way he lost tlsc senatorship from Illinois and if he answered the other way lie lost tho presi dency. Lincoln's sagacity was made evi dent by the issue. Douglas lost the presi dency and gained a seat in the senate. Though they were almost hopeless of combating the determination of the north to make a platform on which their candi date could run, the southerners succeeded in making Caleb Gushing of Massachu setts, one of their sympathizers perma nent chairman and in manipulating the appointment of members of the committee on resolutions in such a way that they controlled tho committee. Mr. Avery of South Carolina reported the platform agreed upon by a majority of the committee. Henry B. Payne of Ohio presented a minority report for the north ern delegates, and Ben Butler of Massa chusetts and James A. Bayard of Delaware presented other resolutions. The Avery platform affirmed the Cincinnati platform of 1850, with the addition of five resolu tions, tho first of which declared: "That the national Democracy of tho United States hold these cardinal principles on the subject of slavery in the territories: First, that congress has no right to abolish sla very in the territories; second, that the territorial legislature lias no right to aliol ish slavery in the territories nor to prohibit the introduction of slaves therein nor any power to destroy or impair the right of property in slaves by any legislation what ever." The second resolution declared legislation by state legislatures to defeat the fugitive slave law unconstitutional and revolutionary. The other resolutions did not apply to the slavery question. Mr. Payne's report, which was signed by all the free states except California, Ore gon and Massachusetts, reaffirmed the Cin cinnati platform, declared that ull rights of property are judicial in chrmicver and that the Democracy pledge themselves to defer to the decision of the supreme court on tiie subject, and declared state resist ance to tiie fugitive slave law revolutionary and unconstitutional. General Butler s platform reaffirmed the Cincinnati platform on the subject of slavery. Mr. Bayard's platform was designed to reach tiie same result as tiie majority re port, but in different language. After fierce debate the platform was re committed to the committee on resolu tions, but a motion to instruct that com mittee to report a compromise presented by Mr. Bigler of Pennsylvania was lost. The majority reported on the same day a new platform, reaffirming the Cincinnati llatform, declaring territorial govern ments provisional and denying the right of congress or the territorial legislature to interfere with the personal or property rights of citizens settling in the territories; also declaring the right of a territory to be admitted to the Union under proper con ditions "whether its constitution prohibits or recognizes the institution of slavery." In support of this platform Mr. Avery denied the interpretation of the Cincinnati platform asserted by the northern dele gates, denied that it was a popular sov ereignty platform and declared that this principle, which had been affirmed by Douglas in his public speeches, was one to which the south could not subscribe. Mr. Payne, in reply to Mr. Avery, quoted from speeches made in congress by south ern statesmen to prove that the northern interpretation of the Cincinnati platform was accepted In the south between 1858 and 1860. All that day the dispute continued. The free stato men knew they controlled the convention, and they wanted a vote. The minority succeeded in postponing it to the second following day, Monday. On Monday, tho 80th of April, the con vention voted on the platform. First the Butler substitute affirming the Cincinnati platform with one added resolution for the protection of American citizens abroad was rejected 198 to 105. Then a platform on which the free states had agreed and which was represented by Mr. Samuels of Iowa was adopted 166 to isa This platform, which then became the voice of the convention, affirmed the plat form of 1856 and declared further that the Democratic party would abide by the de cisions of the supremo court on the ques tions of constitutional law in the matter of territorial jurisdiction over the slave ques tion. There were other resolutions relat ing to other subjects; no other expression or interpretation of the party's attitude on the slave question. When this platform had been adopted, the Alabama delegation presented a writ ten protest and withdrew in a body. The Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida and Texas delcgiicjtens, part of the Arkansas delegation aiiS. two members of the Dela ware delegation also withdrew, and the convention adjourned. On the following day most of the dele gates from Georgia, three of the Arkansas delegates and the Louisiana delegation withdrew. There were left two delegates from Delaware, one from Arkansas and one from Georgia. On that day, having determined to ap ply the customary two-thirds rule in tho nomination of n candidate, the convention began balloting. After 57 ballots, in which Douglas received 14534 at the be ginning, 152 i; subsequently and 151 M at the end, on the 3d of May tho convention adjourned to meet again in Baltimore on the 18th of Juz-e. In adjourniug it invited the states rep resented by the seccders to send other dele gates to take their places. This motion was made by Mr. Russell, the leader of tho Virginia delegation. Meantime the seccders held a meeting and adopted a platform in accordance with tho southern idea of slavery in the terri tories, after which they adjourned t meet in Richmond on the second Monday in June. The seccders met and adjourned from time to time at Richmond, but final ly indorsed candidates who had been nom inated by bolters from the Baltimore con vention. Before tho adjournment at Charleston the remaining delegates from Arkansas and Georgia liad witiiilrawn from the con vention hall, and when the Baltimore con vention met eight states were not named in the call of tho roll South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas. Dele gates from those states presented them selves with credentials, and Sanford E. Church of New York offered a resolution referring their credentials to the commit tee on credentials, ''understanding, how ever, that every person accepting a scat in this convention is bound in honor and good faith to abide by the action of thin convention and support its nomination." On this he called for the previous question, and it was on an appeal made by the Vir ginia delegation for the withdrawal of this call that Mr. Russell sa id, If wo are to be constraiucd to silence, I beg, gentlemen, to consider the silence of Virginia as some what ominous." There were mingled cheers and hisses, but it was evident from this moment that the convention was on the point of disso lution, and the developments of subse quent days wero not unexpected. The dele gates from the southern state which had not withdrawn at Charleston had staid in the convention oidy in tho hope that somo compromise could bo reached which would reconcile the northern and southern wings of the Democracy and make it possible for them to flap together. But thr.t they could flap over the; portrait of Stephen A. Doug las was a manifest impossibility, and very early it developed that the northern Demo crats were as much intent ou Ruminating the. Illinois man as they had been at Charleston. In fact, it was charged by a southern delegate with some bitterness that the Democracy was being sacrificed to one man. Tiio previous question was not ordered on Mr. Church's motion. Tho majority showed a disposition to placate tho dissat isfied delegates. On the following day, aft er debate in which Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania opposed the proposition of Mr. Church to make a condition precedent to the admission of the delegates from the states which had seceded at Charleston, the previous question was ordered. On the next day a vote was taken on the reference of the credentials, but before it was taken the counsel of Sir. Randall prevailed, and the condition attached to it was withdrawn by Mr. Church. No business was transacted until the 21st of June, when tiie committee on creden tials mndo its report on tiie contested scats. There was a minority report almost diametrically opposite to the majority re port, which was signed by the committee men from Oregon, New Jersey, Pennsyl vania, Delaware, California, Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee and Kentucky, and other minority reports by the commit teemen from New Hampshire and Mary land. The report of tho minority was rejected 150 to 100M and ou tha report of the majerity being adopted Mr. Russell of Virginia announced that his delegation would withdraw. This was followed by the withdrawal of Tennessee, North Carolina, a part of the Maryland delegation, Califor nia. Delaware, a purtof Kentucky and two delegates from Missouri. Mr. Cashing left the chair, which was assumed by Governor Todd of Ohio, and later, when a voto was being taken on the question of proceeding to the nomination of candidates, a part of the Massachusetts delegation withdrew. Notwithstanding this, the chairman of the Massachusetts delegation cast the full vore or that state for Douglas. On tho second ballot Douglas received 181 li votes and was declared the nominee of the conven tion. But the vote he received was not two-thirds of a full convention vote, and ic was necessary to adopt a resolution declar ing him nominated by two-thirds of tiiose present. He had received all but 13 of tho votes cast, but more than one-third of the delegates had withdrawn, and it was im possible that he should receive two-thirds of a full vote, as required by the rule adopt ed in Charleston. Benjamin Fitzpatrick was named for vice president. He withdrew from the ticket, and the name of Herschel V. John son of Georgia was substituted. The delegates who withdrew from the convention met on the 2Sth of June, all the states being represented except Con necticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wisconsin. John C. Breckinridge of Ken tucky waa named unanimously for presl dent and General Joseph Lane of Oregon for vice president. Thus divided the Democratio party was beaten in the election of I860, and the first Republican president was inaugurated at Washington on the 4th of March, 1861. The civil war, the emancipation of the slaves and the assassination of Lincoln in his second term followed. The whole face of our internal affairs was changed by tho refusal of the Demo crats of the north to give up t'aeir candi date for od8 whose views on tho question of slavery were less extreme and by the re fusal of the south to accept anything less than a plain exposition of their views on the question of popular sovereignty. The Democracy of the south refused t straddle in 1860, as the party had done ir 1856. The Democracy of the north declined ta put up an ambiguous candidate, a3 it had been willing to do four years before. The two sections separated, and the partj was weakened so tiiat tiie Republicani elected their candidate for tho presidency and gained a control of the government which was rot broken for 24 years. If the west and south stand up for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 in the conven tion of lS'JC, and the east stands v.p for the gold standard; if the sections find it im possible to m;et on any common ground, will the experience of 1800 be repeated! Will the Democracy go before the country witli two candidates and in that division of its strength lose the election? The eyes of the world are on Chicago and the ears of the people of tho United Stutes will listen anxiously for the an nouncement of the result of tho conven tion's deliberations. GEOEG2 GRANTHAM BAIN. His Hotel Experience. Many tales are told cf tho mistakes mad by rural visitors in city hotels, and verj often tho Ions bow is drawn until it is in danger of snapping asunder under the strain. But here is one which is absolute ly true, and which happened at the Irving House. A gentleman from tho regions of bucolio simplicity, accompr.nied by his wife, regis tered at the hotel, and abotit 10 o'clock in the evening the clerk was confronted by the husband, who remarked that they wers ready to retire, and who wanted to know When tho bed was to bo put into their room. A bellboy was dispatched to show the verdant guests how the foldiug bed operated, nud for a period of scver.'il min utes ail was quiet in tho office, when the. man from the country again put iu an ap pearance. He wanted to know if they couldn't have a washbowl and a pitcher of water. Again tho bellboy was sent up to explain the mysteries of a stationary wash stand. But more trouble wa3 in store for the attaches of the hotel, when an appari tion clad in F.iry garments was seen beck oning from tho top landing of the stairs. It was tho gentleman from the country, who wanted to know how tho "gosh dern light was put out." The bellboy accom panied him to his room, whereupon the countryman pointed to the hand grenades labeled "fire extinguishers" and said he didn't know whether to throw them at the electric light cr not. Tho boy tur'jod off tho light, and no further trouble ensued. But tho stranger hr.d made threo trips to tho oKico when he mifriit hivo touched the electric call bell. Phikidolphia Record. Level !-ks Napoleon. Masson states in his memoirs of Napo leon that the "Little Corporal" bitterly regretted that no woman eer really loved him. Ken Mine. W:;lewsk married en soon ns Napoleon was sent, to St. Helena, proving coT'.ci'.islvely that her course of ac tion was prompted by tlxe love of her coun try and not for any tenderness tiiat she may have felt for the great general. Nevertheless, if Napoleon was a failure as "lover and husband," according to Mas son he succeeded in retaining tho adora tion of his faster mother to tiie end. The deepest affection existed between Marnmue cia Caterina and her nursling. She came to Paris to see him crowned emperor, and when told by Napoleon to ask him for any favor begged that she might be introduced to t !ie pope. Tho old lady so amused his holiness with accounts of her gareon, ns she was wont to call the emperor, that he forgot in her society tho difficulties of Lis situation. Mammuceia Catering nearly died of grief when she heard of her garcon's downfall. And nothing cor.ld be more forcible than the terms with which she denounced Mario Louise for not following Napoleon into exile. Mammuoeia Caterina, despite her great age, was preparing to go to comfort her gurcon at St. Helena when she died. Dur ing his prosperity Napoleon heaped favors upon her and her family. Today her de scendants bear the titlo of barons and aro received in tbe beat society in Paris. Their family name is Saverias. Happy Thought. A Famous Ctame Artist. Mr. Howell Iluesell, the famous costume artist and designer, lives in Chelsea. Ho is a clean shaven, broad shouldered man who began life in some Cumberland iron works, afterward became assistant inn3tcr ct a school and finally drifted into art. In his special branch iir. Russell is pre-eminent. In designing a ballet, for instance, ho is provided with a lir;t of tho number of people who will perform, divided into sets of (Lmcing girl-:, nymphs, slaves and so on. Knowing in wiuit order theso wiil ap pear and how they wiil he grouped, he has to construct his eolor scheme, being pro vided with patterns of every new material and every novel t int. The sequencer, are all important, so that tho costumes of each row of advancing girls may h.-.rmojii-e or provide tiie proper contrast with those who are ret iring. The e Sorts are juded by pin ning portions cf silk ard satia, musliu and other materials iu graduating shades on a vast sheet of paper. Mr. Russell delights in ilia work, which keeps him fully occu pied. "You would be surprised," he said to a recent intervicwor, "to learn how a costume artist regards tho wor1d from a color point of view. Ever;.l:ght effect in Sky, water, fire and landscape gi res con stantly fresh ideas and novel inspirations. Pearson's Weekly. It Occurred In Chic&Bro. "Rivers, waa that filled cheese we had at the free lunch counter a little while ago?" "I think it was." "It was abominable stuff. Why don't they runnet out of the country?" "I suppose they will, Brooks, as soon as they can make out a kaso against it." And in the silence that followed nothing was heard except the monotonous sound of burglars breaking into the various houses in the neighborhood and carrying away rich booty. Chicago Tribune. Uncertain. "The tailor's bill has come," pha akl sweetly. "Whose?" he asked, without looting up from his paper. "iUne or yours?" Chi cago Post. c

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TOPEKA STATE JOTTRXAJL, MONDAY ETEXEN'G, JULY 6, 1896, THE FIRE TOURNAMENT. It Will Take Place on Tuesday Morning cf Festival Week. T treaty Departments Belong to Tlie Association. All of "Which It is Expected "Will Ee Represented, Besides Others That Will Ee Taken Into the Association as Fast As Possible. When Don Quixote arrives on earth again by special dispensation to visit Topeka next fall at the fall festivties and reunion he will find that there is one thing at least he cannot conquer with his lance for conditions have not changed. And that is fire. But we have firemen now who can do a better job cf fighting fire than Don himself did with the windmill and there will be plenty of them in Topeka to put out even Mr. Quixote's dragon if he gets too gay. The annual tournament of the Kan sas State Firemen's association will be held here on the first three days of the association and the thousands of visi tors will have an opportunity of seeing a liire number of departments at work at the same time. There are now S3 fire departments in the state arid ail cf them that do not already beimg are t-ligibie to member ship though but 20 of them belong to the association now. Of these but five are full paid depart ments and at least l'G are volunteer de partments. The volunteer departments that be longed to the association hist year are: Abilene, liolnit. Clay Center. Junction City. Minneapolis, McPherson.Osborne. Ottawa, Garden City. Solum-., :i. t'on c.;rdi:i. Kureka. Knlerprise, JJHsworth, Tev.-ion and Pittsburg. Fire Marshal Wilmai-th. Mayor Fel lows and Tom Do ran are the Topeka committee on the tournament and Chief Wiimarih i doing the heavy work. He has just received a letter from J. P. Cadden of Ee-loit. who is the presi dent cf the association. "Every department I have heard from." said the letter: "is cumins: ami is getting: ready to carry away prizes." It is not unlikely that some of them will bring bands. "It has been estimated." said Chief Wilmarth: "that v will have 1.000 fire men here for the tournament but I do not think the number will reach that." An effort is now being made to pet fill of the departments in Kansas into the association not later than the first dry of the tournament in order that they may all be eligible to the associa tion prizes. A department need not be a member of the association to comoete for special prizes offered by merchants and others of which there will be a large number though the list Is not yet made up. All of the departments are expected to be in Topeka at T. o'clock o. in. of Monday. September L'S. when the open ing: meeting- will be held. At S o'clock ttm ever.in? the general meeting and reunion of the fin-men will be held and there will be speech-making .music and a general pood time. At 10 o'clock Tuesday morning- the fire departments of Kansas will give a uniform parade on Kansas avenue with apparatus and several bands. At l:i0 Tuesday afternoon the tourn ament will commence at the fair grounds and will continue till Wednes day evening. An effort is being made to secure special r?tes for the visiting firemen at tiie Topeka hotels. F. W. Lantrdon of Junction City is secretary of the association and has is sued at the instance of the association committee a list of the prizes offered by the association to its members as fol lows Dry Hose Test First prize, trumpet and $35; second prize. ?ir. Champion Hose Race First prize.belt and $r0: second prize. $25. Hook and Ladder Race First prize $50; second prize, $25. Combination Pace First prize, silk banner and $55; second prize, $:jo Speed Race First prize, $40: second prize, $20. Free-for-all Race First prize, $53 second prize. $30. Ladder Climbing Contest First prize J10; second prize. $5. Coupling Contest First prize. $10 second prize, $5. WORTHY PUBLIC SPIRIT. Slajor Hudson Offers a $50 Prize for the Flower Parade. If a good many more Topeka people would take the same interest in the flower feature of the Fall Festival as Major J. K. Hudson has, it would be one of the biggest features of the week. He has offered a prie of a $50 dress pattern to a lady driving the most handsomely decorated single horse ve hicle in the flower parade. No restric tions are made regarding the style or character of the decorations. A few more offers of this kind will make the parade the most gorgeous of the week, excepting possibly the night pageant of Thursday. Official Programme Reunion and Fes tival. To the Merchants of the City of To peka By the unanimous vote of the com mittee of fifteen at its last regular meeting I was directed to notify you that there is but one official souvenir and programme for the reunion and fall festival. This will be published bv the Topeka Printing company. I was further directed to say thi-oneh the papers that it is the desire of the com mittee of fifteen that ail merchants tvho advertise in programme patronize the Topeka Prying company's pro gramme and tl.Vi help the reunion fund, as the committee of fifteen shares In the profits of this programme. All other programmes are private enter prises gotten up for personal gain and should be avoided by those who wish to help the reunion and festival THOMAS F. DO RAN. Secretary Committee of Fifteen. Try Heinz's ice cream for parties and festivals. Both 'phones 297. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report SNAP SHOTS AT HOME SEWS Corn is in tassel. H. E. Ball has returned from a short trip to Kinsley. The river is high and the fishermen are taking a rest. It was a nice thing to have a. whole Sunday to rest up in. Wheelmen found road3 in the coun try very rough yesterday. The man who spent $15 for fireworks wishes today he had It back. Kx-Policeman Gaines, who is In the penitentiary is carrying mail. Ingleside denies that it has given up charity work for the summer. The only races in sight for Topeka this year are those this week. The regular monthly meeting of the city council will be held tonight. There is no Fourth of July to spoil this week and it will probably not rain. There was a rainbow visible in the western horizon just before dusk last night. The hay crop at Athletic park should be cut. Fielders are in danger of get ting lost. J. W. Morrow's hack was demolished in a runaway in North Topeka Satur day evening. A Topeka Democrat has already tak en several bets from Republicans that McKinley will be elected. A bright young Topeka lawyer was insulted when asked to mske a Fourth of July address to the asylum inmates. E. A. Prescott, Frank Petree and E. E. Cowan of the Topeka inaane asylum will visit the state penitentiary this week. Fred Waters, who addressed a se lect audience at Kansas City on the Fourth of July, returned home this morning. The supreme court meets tomorrow. It will not hold a session in August as the justices take their vacation during that month. Charles X. Nelson, superintendent of the Topeka Athletic club, was at one time the champion oarsman of Roch ester, N. Y. Jailer Disbrow, who is now on night duty, is sick. Saturday night a patrol man was called upon to take his place for the night. If the eottnty commissioners do not soon improve the court house grounds a private subscription for that purpose should be taken up. Prof. F. W. Ellis of Washburn col lege, left yesterday for Ansonia, Conn., to spend the summer. He will return to the college September 1. "Sunday," the smallest horse in the world, who was recently the property of E. B. Guild of this city, is now owned by the Sells-Forepaugh circus. Nearly all the Topeka principals se cured their transportation free to Buf falo by getting up parties to attend the National Educational association. The State Journal March was played by request at Marshall's band concert Saturday evening and was received with more applausa than any other se lection. Tim Donovan made the men and boys stop shooting off fireworks and firecrackers after midnight Saturday night. Most of the noise was on Kan sas avenue. Students entering the Kansas Medi cal college will hereafter be required, to show a high school certificate or take the examination before the county ex amining board. Topeka chapter No. 5, R. A. M., will confer the Royal Arch degree on a class of candidates this evening. This will be the last initiation until after the hot weather is over. Will Farrell will pay the doctor bill and the concurrent expenses caused by his shooting the thumb off of Bud Brown Saturday and the state warrant will not be served against him. John Marshall says the State Jour nal March is going to be a good one to march with. At present the band Scores are written on sheets of paper too large to be used in marching. A colored man went into the John D Knox orchard about dusk last evening to gather apples, leaving his horse hitched to a cart standing in the road. The horse ran away, badly wrecking the cart. The Lincoln street goat had a rare feast yesterday. He came along near a place where the Fourth had been cel ebrated, and devoured the remnants of three rockets, six roman candles and several bunches of firecrackers. A young man on the rear platform of an electric car tried to throw a can non firecracker into a passing buggy Saturday night, but the fuse was short, and his hand was split open to the bone by the explosion. Served him right. The fire department was called out twice on Saturday evening. Electric wires at the Golden Eagle clothing house, snd at the Kimball piano house set fire to the wood work near the front doors. The damage in each case was trifling. A real raccoon appeared at the back door of 815 Monroe street last evening and scratched on the screen. Mrs. A. B. Pomeroy, who lives there, once own ed a raccoon for a pet and opened the door. The animal went In and is now boxed up. It Heeds Attention. The health board should look after the alleys in the business part of the city. The one in the block bounded by Kansas avenue. Quincy street, Seventh and Eighth streets is in a shocking condition and sends forth frightful odors at all times of the day. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: I have used one box of your Pastilles, and they have helped me more than anything else that I ever used, and I have tried al most everything. Mary Johnson, Bush nell. 111. Frank Sim. i-harmaoist, 607 Kansas avenue. Subscribe for the STATE JOURNAI n CLEMENS VINDICATED. Ee Draws a Comparison Between the Dunsmore House and the Wyan dotte Convention. G. C. Clemens, the Populist lawyer and politician, who was one of the moving spirits of the Dunsmore side of the legislative "war" of 1S93, says that the point involved in the late Re publican contest in Wyandotte was the same af that in the celebrated Gunn case .t Topeka. "It is very gratifying to me." Mr. Clemens said, "that my missionary labors are so soon rewarded by the conversion of the mort wicked Republican sinners. After all the abuse which for three years has been heaped upon my de voted head, not to speak of an occa sional side remark to the effect that I was a bold, bad anarchist, and all arou-.d bad man, for my advice upon which the Populists acted in the or ganization of the house of '93: after two annual banquets of the Douglass house association and sundry sultry remarks of Chief Justice Horton. it is extremely gratifying to me to see Eugene Ware, Senator Sterne and divers other distinguished Repub licans clamoring with a loud clamor for the Dunsmore house side of the only question involved in the legisla tive war of 1S93. "The legislature was close. Several Republican certificates had been issued under very suspicious circumstances. The canvassing machinery was in the hands of the Republicans. The Popu lists contested ten seats in good faith, and in some cases the depositions were on file clearly supporting the contests. "For the Populists to have permitted the Republican certificate-holders to vote upon contests involving their own seats would not only have been sub mitting to the grossest violation of natural justice, but would have been to appoint the wolves judges as to their right to eat the sheep. So the Populists insisted that the ten men whose seats were contested should stand aside until the uncontested mem bers bad decided the contests. "To prevent contested members from deciding their own cases was from first to last the whole purpose of the Pop ulists. Against that fair contention Douglass and his fellow Republicans appealed to every form of prejudice in manifesto after manifesto, and, at last, the Republican supreme cotrtt up held the right of the ten Republicans to vote upon their own cases. A cam paign was made upon that right in 1S33. "Thus, for all he did at Kansas City the other day, Cy Leland had the sanc tion of not only Republican speakers and the Republican press, but the ex press decision of the Republican su-t preme court of Kansas in the Gunn case. The Wyandotte delegates had been put upon the roll by the commit tee, precisely as the Republican mem bers Had been put upon the legislative roll by the state canvassers: so the po sition of Leland was that of the Doug lass house, that of his opponents was that of the Dunsmore house. The cases are not merely arialagous, they are the same. "Vindication seldom comes so soon to those who have dared to stand for the people as against a privileged class, and I have every reason to feel happy over the Wyandotte affair. It is particularly gratifying to me that Judge Hazen now sees the error he committed in deciding against the le gality of the Dunsmore house. The precedent Judge Hazen was first to establish enabled Cy Leland to beat Judge Hazen's candidate for judge of the court of appeals." 5,000 AT TIIE PARK. The Attendance Was Large After All, Considering the Threatening Weather. A little over 5.000 persons paid 10 cents admission each to Garfield park Saturday to hear Marshall's band eon certs. The band gave four concerts, one in the forenoon, two in the afternoon and one in the evening. After the evening concert the fire works were displayed from the north side of the park. It was not a very good place, however, as the trees are too thick. The fireworks were excel lent. At least 3.000 persons were at the evening concert and there were not half seats enough. The band gave its usual good con certs, but they were largely inaudible on account of the cannon crackers and revolvers. A large number of smart young men were on the grounds with cannon crackers and enjoyed slipping crackers under the edge of women's dresses. One of the smart young men was promptly knocked down for it by a brawny young man from the country, and everybody applauded the young man from the country for his good sense and decision. The ladies' guild of the North To peka Episcopal church had the lunch privilege, and did well. Explosion in a Hotel. Pittsburg, July 6. By the explosion of natural gas at the Evergreen hotel, seven miles north of Allegheny, last evening, six persons were, more or less injured, three it is feared fatally. Those seriously hurt were August Stilzer, aged 38 years; Ada Stilzer, 16 years old; John Brooks. 30 years; Mrs. Frank Marashall. 30 years. The hotel was badly damaged by the explosion, which was caued by leaking pipes. SANTA FE ROUTE The Home Road. Home-seekers' excursion, one fare for" round trip, plus $2.00, to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Tickets sold July 7 to 21, good twenty days. Gen. Young is Worse. New York. July 6. General Pierce M. B. Young. United States minister to Guatemala and Honduras, who recent ly underwent an operation in the Pres byterian hospital, was reported at the hospital today as not doing so well as yesterday. As the name indicates. Hall's Veg etable Sicilian Hair Renewer is a re newer of the hair, including its growth, health, youthful color and beauty. It will please you. SANTA FE ROUTE. The Home Route. Home-seekers' excursion, one fare for round trip, plus $2.00, to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Texas and Lousiana. Tickets sold July 7 to 21, good twenty days. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try It J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth Ave. Try us on collars. We can make them look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry, X12 and 114 W. Sth st. 'Phone 332. For a family medicine, Ayer's Sugar Coated Pills are unrivaled. They eradi cate disease. Why bake these hot days when 25c will buy one tin of Bremner's Vanilla High Tea Wavers, a dainty with ber ries and ices. v- CYCLERS AND CYCLING. Hatters of Interest to People Wlio Push the Pedals. IGlXG CAREY'S GREAT JOl'MEF. Some Recent Inventions Woman and the Wheel Richardson, the Canadian Flyer Sunday Cycling and Religion. Probably there is not In this world a pluckier young wheelman than A. F. Carey of Lynn, Mass. who is now well started on his long journey around tht world. Ho will make tiie entire tri awheel. The striking feature of Carey' undertaking is the fact that the boy's en tiro outfit, including his bicycle, weighs only 67 pounds. The bold young explorei carries a complete change of clothing, in cluding sn extra pair of knickerbockers, an extra sweater, pair of shoes, pair oi stockings and a cap. Most of these are in a e.se which is fastened over the real wheel. Over the handle bar is strapped a woolen and a rubber blanket. A small canteen foi carrying water hangs from tfce top bar oi his frame, and all the rest oi his outfit is

A. F. CARET... Carried in an aluminium ;case, which ia fastened between tho top and lower bar oi the framo. In this case is a little repair kit for hi3 wheel, containing wceiiches, screw drivers and an oil can, and a set of tools and pieces of material for repairing the tire. r. There is also a repair kit for his clothing containing needles, thread, buttons, o thimble, a pair cf scissors -and a small medicine case. His cooking outfit consists of two aluminium pans, a isupport and two aluminium cups. i i The support is a little crane, which may be stuck into the ground ta support a pan or kettle over a fire. j The last article of his outfit is a revolver, weighing two pounds. He takes this along to protect himself from iftjgs and other animals, Carey left his homo a few weeks ago and is now well on his why to the Pa cific coast. The task he haet for himseli is hazardous ns well as laborroms, but Carey, though only 21 years old, id-full of pluck and perseverance, and no ctoe doubts that he will accomplish his stuTendous under taking. He is fast, too, anil- may make a record that will stand for years. Cyclo inventions arc on' the Increase. Among the late ones is a new bicycle brake that is attracting considerAble attention. It differs from other braked principally in the manner of its use, it being worked by the pedal extremities instead of by the hand. The device is attached to one aide of the front forks by a spring clamp. The brake shoe is securely fastened to the clamp, and is prevented iVom engaging with the toe by a spiral sprifcg. A toothed arm projects from the shoei so as to be in easy distance of the rider's loot. The latest lamp bracket is said to he a sure cure for "jar outs. The contrivance Is a spring steel rod conneoted by a collar, made adjustable to the rear brace of any bicycle frame. The rod extends under neath the top rail and, splitting in a fork, straddles the head and joins the bracket, which is detachable. Tho fork is sheathed with rubber and tho collar Is felt lined, to keep the enamel of the f ratne from being scratched. The rod attachment Is intended to take np and absorb all the sharpvibrations of a wheel nn tho roughest roads, and, it is claimett, holds o lamp as steadily as if it were carried in the hand The inventor ia confident that it will also prevent damage and the jarring out of a light tl?at is fre quently caused by sudden jolts. The interest in cycling tlsat is manifest ed by women is really wonderful. Women who oi"pose the use of thewheel by women are dwindling into a smaller and smaller minority, and the activity displayed by the others in all that pertains to the develop ment and advancement of the sport is greater even than that of the men. In all parts of the country woman is working in behalf of the wheel. The women of Cin cinnati have formed themselves into a club to petition the town council for bettor roads. Their advice to other women to do the same has been accepted with avidity by their fair sister;-; in other cities, and no board cf city officials is now surprised at a Visit from a feminine delegation. Farther- A SEW FOOT EHAKE. more, the efforts of these loyal ladies are generally successful, and much of the es teem in which cycling is held by the public generally is due to the good work of the "bloomer brigade," as wheflwoinen are sometimes irreverently called. Racing cyclists are just now considerably Interested in Harley P. Davidson, the young Canadian who created a new record for the unpaced competition quarter mile recently at Rochester by riding the distance In 23 3-5 seconds. It is admitted on all ids t hut "Davidson is one of the best short J- "ii JW distance men on the American tracks. Ee has been prominent since 1804, when he began to establish records, many of which still stand to his credit. The best of his racing has been done In the United States, though he holds more Canadian records in both A and B classes than any other rider. Davidson is not a sprinter alone. He has some distance records to his credit, and all around is one of the fleetest,.nerviest riders on the path. He will probably soon join the national circuit and will rank up with the best "of the circuit riders. The saddle question is one that Is still much discussed. A very knowing wheel woman, in talking on the subject recently, said: "Saddle is everything in a woman's rid ing, and no time in studying its propel adjustment should be considered wasted. If she will think a moment, she will set that the saddle tilted up in front robs hel leg muscles of a certain strength. If it it straight, she is not depriving her muscles, but not aiding them. But tilt the saddl up the back and down in front, that ii may act as a backer to the body, which ii pushed against it, and the pedai movement is vastly helped. "If a woman will try this on a long ride, or especially a trip over rolling country, she will quickly see its advantage. "If you want to push anything very vig orously with your feet, you find a strong substance tfwt you may bock against and put more energy in the leg movement. Us your saddle as this background." In some l xiilities a hue and cry has been raised against the wheel on the ground that cycling on Sunday has militated against the cause of religion. It is an un just and unreasoning charge. Men, women and children arc being made better iv mind and body by this form of exercise and recreation, and there is no doubt that in the end religion will bo a great gainer. Healthy bodies and healthy minds form the "good ground" in which the seeds oi morality take root and thrive. FREE SILVER REPUBLICANS Membership of the Club is Nov 260 A Counter Effect Tried. An attempt is being made to offset the organization of the Free Silver Re publican league by the circulation of an obligation which candidates and anyone who is thought to be uncertain on the silver question are asked to sign. By signing the document the perron obligates himself to stand by the St. Louis platform. Several papers are be ing circulated and an attempt is being made to secure as many signatures as possible. President Hulit of the Republican Free Silver league says that he now has 260 membership cards signed and that there are many more ready to sign. He says that he is satisfied that the club will have a membership of 1,000 before the campaign closes. The meeting of the club will be held tonight at D. C. Tillotson's law office, 413 Kansas avenue. SET HER HOUSE 0 FIRE. Attempt Made to Burn the Souse of Ella Harris, Colored. The home of Ella Harris, a colored woman, living near Fifteenth and Jef ferson streets, was set on fire Saturday night by someone, and had it not been for the quick work of a couple of men who were in the house, it would have been consumed. Whoever tried it was going to make a sure thing of it, for a quantity of coal oil was poured on the side of the house, and a match touched to it. The side of the house was con siderably damaged. A man was seen running from the yard just after the house had been set afire. Ella Harris, who lives in the-' house, claims that "Pie" Jordan has threaten ed to kill her if she won't come and live with him. The police are hunting for "Pie" and if he is found he will have to answer to the charge of arson. M'KINLEY BUSY WITH MAIL The Sunday was Spent in Resting and Heading. Canton, O., July 6. Letters continued to come in this morning from points along the New Tork Central and Bos ton Albany railroads making in quiries as to the time Governor McKin ley will pass along these lines on his way to Boston. As said in these dis patches last Thursday, Major McKin ley felt compelled to abandon the idea of enjoying the pleasure of such a visit which h's friends have been advising him to take. Sunday vas spent quietly in reading. This is the day that it was expected the trip east would begin, but McKin ley is at his home, busy with his mail. This morning he said his determination of last week not to make the trip had not been changed. FINE GROWING WEATHER. The Fast Week has Furnished Good Weather for Crops. The weekly weather crop report is sued by Weather Observer Jennings to morrow will say: The past week was warm. In the eastern two-thirds of the state the temperature was above normal, and in the western third normal. In the eastern and the majority of the west ern counties there was a surplus rainfall, and in the central and a few western countes the rainfall was de ficient. The state as a whole was well watered. The week was fine for growing. In the eastern portion of the state the wheat harvest is practically over. The oat crop is badly damaged by rust. Corn is tasseling and silking. The ninety-day corn is about made, but the late corn needs more rain. In the western portion of the state the corn is tasseling and commencing to silk. In the northern counties small grain has been improved by the rain and is now in good condition. In the southern counties alfalfa and grass are in fine condition. U. S. MINISTER YOUNG DEAD He Was Representative of This Coun try in Guatemala. Washington, July 6. A dispatch re ceived by the state department today from United States Dispatch Agent Roosa at Xew York announces that General Pierce JH. B. Young. United States minister to Guatemala and Hon duras, died in New York at 11:30 o'clock today. General Young arrived in this city on June 24. He at once reported his arri val to the state department. announcing that he 'was going to a hospital and would come to Washington as soon as he was able to travel. That was the last heard of him. Electric fan motors at A. Lee's, 530 Kansas avenue. t We quote there out of the hundreds of genu ine "snaps" we have for you: 15c French Organdies.. Removal Sale Price.. 6ic 12ic Fine Fancy Dimity Removal Sale Price.. 6c 15c Faucy BriHiantincs Removal. Sale Trice.. 6lc 9 ic Grenadine Moires Removal Sale Price.. 5e 10c Plisse Cordettes .Removal Sale Price.. 5c 5c Printed Delaines Removal Sale Price.. 8c 7 8c Striped White Goods Removal Sale Price. 5c 8 &9e Cheeked White Goods Removal Sale Price.. 5c 5c 36-in. Unbleached Muslin Removal Sale Trice 31c 65C 35-ia. Bleached Muslin. .Removal Sale Trice. 4fe OUR SPECIAL PROPOSITION ON SHOES AND DRESS GOODS CONTINUED UNTIL WE MOVE. t The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co., 108 E. 6th .St. COLORED DRUNKS. BCake a Bloody and Exciting Time on Railroad Street. Part of Xorth Topeka was in a fever of excitement Saturday afternoon over a big fight that occurred on Railroad street east of Kansas avenue. Patrolmen McDowell and Lucas were called to the locality about 5 o'clock. Arriving at the scone of the trouble they found that two colored men and a colored woman had been riding around in a hack during the afternoon, and that when the driver took them home, the parties refused to pay him. All of them were intoxicated. Patrolman McDowell arrested Wil liam Pagby.and the other man escaped. Patrolman Bahl happened to be in North Topeka and he ran to the assist ance of the officer. Patrolman Lucas had not yet come around the block, when Pagby tried to sret away from Patrolman McDowell. The officer warn ed him to keep still or he would have to hurt him. At this the colored man broke loose and swung around with his fist and landed square ly on the officer's left temple. Then he clinched with him. McDowell tried to break his hold but could not, and he began to pound the man on the head. Patrolman Bahl saw the scrimmage, and he hurried to his fellow officer, bringing with him Alice Henderson whom he had arrested. By this time Patrolman Lucaa came. He had heard the thumping on Bagby's head (and thought that it was McDowell rapping on the pavement with his club to call him. The nippers were put on Bagby and the patrol wagon was called. The two prisoners were taken to the cor ner of Kansas avenue and Railroad street. Patrolman McDowell's head was bleeding where he had been struck by the man. When the patrol v gon arrived Bag by was hurried into it, but Alice Hen derson objected. She was demonstra tive. When she was finally forced into the wagon she cried and swore. A col ored sister who was rear cried: "Alice they just want to give you a bad nafne in the paper." And then Alice yelled some more. All the way to the police station Bagby made threats at Patrol man Bahl and the woman yelled. This morning Jtistice Furry acted as police judge in the absence of Judge Ferry. Bagby was called before him. "You ore charged with being drunk," said Chief Gardiner. "I'm not guilty," said the man. "You are charged with disturbance of the peace." "I didn't risturb anybody's peace." "You are charged with resisting an officer." "I'm not guilty." Then Justice Furry said: "We will hear this case this afternoon." PERSIAN LAWN flirt DETACHED .ii muiuiiij r no East Sixth Street. DISTRIBUTORS OF BARGAINS. 3 Z"C33 f Hy lam May come when we take inventory." But at present we think it best, j even at a big loss, to make prices 1 1 that will insure reducing ourstock ,J one-half before moving August ist. It is the opportunity of a life-time for bargains in our lines of goods only a once nere ana h V

I n Kr On "5is;v mnnth'v AN EASY way" TO OWN A HOME. p;yi!iems. at very low jTu-es. "We will sel! fcr iess th;ui tl:e housob cost, two 'J-stei-y, four rnomed, Ifunie houses, a TOPtKA AVENUE. pi rj o ta H S US tri

m Thompson Brothers, 626 KANSAS AVENUE. 626 ta m u Alice Henderson pleaded not guilty to the charge of being drunk, and her case was set for tha same time thi3 afternoon. DEATHS. Ethel Wyman, aged 6 years, who disci at Wichita, 'was buried in Topeka cem etery yesterday. Pauline Lauderburg, aged 4 months, died Saturday and was buried yester day from the residence, 120 Buchanan street. Paul Itathburn was buried yesterday morning from the residence of his partnts, 522 Kansas avenue. Seems to be Half Witted. James Baker is a colored man who knows a little less than any one els in Topeka. He doesn't even know his brother's first name, although he lives with him. This morning in police Court Baker, who is colored, was arraigned for vagrancy. He said he lived in the country, but could not tell where. Hu is a big fellow, but seems to be a littie muddled in the upper story. After a questioning in which Baker seemed to know less the more he was asked, he wa released and given in charge of an of ficer vith orders to take him out of .town. Arrested for Fast Driving. Fritz Durein was speeding his horse on Kansas avenue last night and was going faster than the ordinance per mits. He had with him Hattie Woods. Patrolman I'inltston and Detective Pa vey arrested the couple and they were taken to the police station. There they put up $5 for their appearance- in court this morning, but they did not appear. Six Hot Bicycle Races. Are on the programme of the Topekm Exposition Company for July 10 and 11. Go aad see them. V COLLAR, EA. h

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6. 1896. J 111 THE SOCIETY WORLD. General Notes of Society and Personal Items. Recent Social Events in Topeka and Vicinity. Itema of Interest Aoout Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. Mrs. George Rust spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, returning to Kansas City this morning. Mrs. Will Trump will entertain the 3D. T. Whist club tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. S. L. Seabrook will leave tomor row for various points in Colorado where she will spend the summer. Mrs. Waller Horner, who is visiting her mother in St. Louis, wjll return this week accompanied by her sisters, Misses Lilian and Tillie Dieckriede.who will spend the summer here. Misses Gertie and Martie Whaley left Saturday for a visit in Cleveland, O. Prof. W. M. Davidson is attending the National Educational association in Buffalo, N. Y. He will return the last of the week. Miss Nellie Peffer will return from Washington the last -of the week. Miss Alma Krauthoff of Kansas City, who has been spending several days with Miss Blanche Dienst, returned to her home today. Will Sieler and Mart Wickidal re turned yesterday from Kansas City. Clarence Youngjeft Saturday for Colorado Springs where lie has accept ed a pos.'tion with Baker Co., drug gists. Mrs. Lee Jones leaves today for Cleveland. O., where she will spend two months with relatives. Miss Janet Gardiner, who has been X'isiting Miss Grace Foulks will return to her home in Colorado tomorrow. The kindergarten board will meet with Mrs. F. O. Popenoe Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. J. B. Hibben has returned from a two weeks' visit in Brooklyn, N. Y. On his way home he stopped at Clifton, Mo., wheie he. delivered the Fourth -of July oration at a Modern Woodman celebration. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Frizell are enter taining Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Bursa of Bvansvllle, Ind., at their home, 1111 West Tenth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox enter tained a number of friends very pleas antly Saturday afternoon and evening at their home on Clay street. Mrs. Dr. Mary E. Stewart leaves to day for New York city where she will remain until after here son's wedding in September. Mrs. Andrew Smith and children spent the Fourth in Marceline, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brewer and daughter, Ruth, who have been visit ing Mr. and Mrs. James Brewer, return to their home in Denver today. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lingafelt left today for Davenport, la., where they will visit Mr. Lingafelt's parents. A late fad among society girls ia to give the sweetheart her picture with a mat around it of the same goods that the fair donor is gowned in at the time che sat for her photo. This is all en cased in a broad black and gold banded frame, making a most effective setting for the picture. Mrs. J. W. Friling of Sunberg, Pa., Is visiting her daugnter, Mrs. J. E. Tor rington. She will remain until fall. Mrs. J. S. Kirk spent Saturday and Sunday in Emporia. Mr. Carl Mills left yesterday for a visit with relatives in New York. Mr. A. A. Robinson, who has been amending several days with his family, will return to the City of Mexico today. Mrs. W. A. Coalis is spending the Bummer in Chicago. Mrs. Kate Watkins and daughters, Misses Byrd and Mary, and Miss Nellie Raub left today for Colorado where they will visit the various summer re sorts. Mrs. George Stansfield left Saturday for Boston, where she will visit with relatives. At a recent wedding, eight hundred invitations were said to have been is sued. A number of young people spent Sat urday evening at the home of Miss Edna Spur on Buchanan street and en Joyed the fireworks. Mrs. Lindsay Pegues and son will leave this week for Valparaiso, Ind., where they will spend the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Hibben and son Severy, po to Colorado tomorrow for their sum mer outing. i Mrs. Hackbush, wife of Capt. Hack bush, of Fort Leavenworth, is the guest of Mrs. W. F. Roehr. Mr. and Mrs. Stoker of Chicago spent the latter part of the week with Mr.and Mrs. E. M. Sheldon. Mr. Stoker is con nected with the business department of the Chicago Tribune. Prof. L. D. Whittemore of Washburn college.left yesterday for a two months visit with relatives in the New Eng land states. Col. A. S. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Fas eler, Mr. and Mrs. M. Bosworth, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Holliday and family, Mr. and Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Willis Norton and daughter enjoyed their fire works Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Swift on Taylor street. D. P. Paxton left yesterday for New iYork on a business trip. Miss Grace Talbott returned to her home In Atchison yesterday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. O. M. Mc Connell. Mr. Lee Pounds of New York is vis iting with his brother, T. E. Pounds. Captain and Mrs. J. B. Johnson leave tomorrow for a week's outing in Colo rado Springs and Glenwood. Mrs. Josephine Kitts of Ottawa came up today to visit her daughter, Mrs. .Will Trump. Judge and Mrs. Ferry are visiting relatives in Pennsylvania. The party of young people who were to spend the Fourth at Wakarusa had Oldest, Largest,1 Safest, Surest,' "Quickest Cleanest; Cheapest, TOPEKA STEA3I LAUNDRY, Phone 153. 25 Jschca ft to give up their plan and spend the day in the gymnasium at Washburn. Mr. E.D. Huntington of Rochester, N. Y., is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Eugene Ware. Dr. and Mrs. Sabine and daughter Christabel of Garden City, Kan., are visiting Mrs. Sabine's parents. Captain and Mrs. W. B. Brown of 915 Twelfth street northwest. Mrs. Sabine was a resident of this city for twenty years previous to her taking up her home in the far west. Washington Post. Misses Gertrude and Grace Babcock gave a dinner yesterday to a few friends at their home north of the city. Those present were Misses Lulu For dyce, Edith Smith and Nellie Wether holt; Messrs. Glick, John Green. Galen Nichols, Lou Graham, Guy Taylor and Clint Rhodes. WILSON HINTS AT A BOLT. The Postmaster General Hints That Free Silver Means Party Disruption. New York, July 6. The World this morning publishes a copyright signed statement written by Postmaster Gen eral W. L. Wilson. Among other things he says: "This momentous issue seems about to be decided under conditions little favorable to calm discussion. It was truly said by the late Mr. Lamar that financial legislation deals with the two most delicate and sensitive parts of the apparatus of civil society the cur rency of a country and the all-pervading relation of debtor and creditor. This being true, there is nothing in the relations of human society that ought to be touched so cautiously: nothing that rash experiment may affect more disastrously. "If questions so essentially non-political as the standard ot value and the quality and quantity of currency are ever to be submitted to popular vote, such submission can be safely made only after full and honest discussion at a time when the people are ready to listen with open minds and with a sole desire to determine what is right. "It is perilous in the extreme to force such questions into the arena of partisan politics in times of general depression, when men are too often a ready prey to any fallacy or delusion that is held out to them as an imme diate relief for their distresses. Our uniform experience has been that in every era of 'hard times' many voters are the victims of financial de lusions, and concessions to these delu sions or compromises with them are directly responsible for our disordered monetary system. "It is now proposed to commit the party to free coinage of silver at an arbitrary ratio, so that the govern ment shall stamp as 'a dollar' one hundred cents worth of gold Imllion or fifty cents worth of silver bullion for anyone who may present the one or the other at its mints. "This never has been a Democratic doctrine, and cannot be harmonized with the principles or the practice of the party." The writer enters into an explana tion of the historical position of the Democratic party. He next says: "It is clear that the attempt to com mit the party to the advocacy of free silver at a ratio totally regardless of market values as a supreme issue is to set up a new test of party fealty, and one diametrically opposed to all past declarations or action, and the warning has already been given by leaders whose words cannot be lightly weighed that such action must inev itably result in more or less party dis ruption." AN EXCITING FOURTH. Canadian Excursionists Put TJnde Arrest by a TX. S. Officer, r St. Paul, July 6. A special dispatch from Rat Portage, Ont., says a very startling incident occurred at the Fourth of July celebration at Long Point, Minn., on the American side of the lake. A large excursion steamer left Rat Portage on Friday and upon arriving at the mouth of Rainy river the Canadian captain went ashore and got from the American customs officer there a clearance to touch at Long Point, about twenty miles west of the mouth. The refreshment buffet of the steamer was not closed as it should have been, upon arriving at the Sher man. Among those present was a rev enue officer from Warroud, the Ameri can station a few miles away, who found the door of the boat open and immediately seized the craft as a smug gler and put every British sailor and passenger under arrest. The official called to his aid twelve fishermen, who boarded the boat and remained there all night. Yesterday Captain McRitchie was or dered to sail for the mouth .of Rainy river, but the captain instead of going to the mouth made straight for the British water. Once there Mr. Carpen ter, the revenue collector was politely told that he must disembark at once and take his men aboard the small tug Ethel, which Captain Ritchie had tow ed behind from Long Point for the pur pose. As the Canadians outnumbered the Americans ten to one, Mr. Car penter eventually ordered all his men to get aboard the Ethel, which then sailed for Rainy, leaving the Monarch to pursue her way to Rat Portage. The revenue officer made the mistake of serving E. W. Bridges, a part owner of the steamer, with the seizure, in stead of the captain, who alone is re sponsible for the boat while she is sail ing. The matter will now have to be set tled between Washington and Ottawa, Malfeasance at Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids. Ia.. July 6. The city council has voted to begin criminal pro ceedings against J. C. Stoddard, ex city treasurer of Cedar Rapids. When Stoddard turned over his office last March to his successor an investiga tion showed him to be $11,000 short in his accounts. SANTA FE ROUTE. The Home Road. Home-seekers' excursion, one fare for round trip, plus $2.00. to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory. Texas and Louisiana. Tickets sold July 7 to 21, good twenty days. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: I have used one box of your Family Cure for a severe pain in my side, and was cured from all pain. Mrs. Mary Jane Marshall, Galesburg. 111. Frank Sim. Pharma cist, 607 Kansas avenue. We can launder ladies' shirtwaists to suit the most critical customer. Peer less Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West Eighth. Three photos of your residence or three views of parlor for $1 this week. W. F. Farrow, 811 Kansas avenue. Dr. A. P. Sawyer: After tislng one box of the Pastilles I find myself en tirely cured. My case had been treated by several doctors. Lucy Bitner, Kan sas, III. Frank .Sim, Pharmacist, 607 Kansas avenue. Gentlemen who retain a youthful ap pearance preserre their hair with Ayer's Hair "Vigor. The King of Fills is Beecaam's BEECHAM'S GOVERNOR ALTGELD. Went to Chicago Without Money mai Made a fortune la Real Sstate. John P. Altgeld, who hag been re nominated by the Democrats as govern or of Illinois, is a man of such posi tive character that he is either thor oughly liked or cordially hated by those who know him. His opponents are ever bitterly active and his friends are never lukewarm. Governor Altgeld was born in Prus sia in 18-18, but his parents came to this country and settled near Mansfield, 4 1 i V t 'IS. 5, V if 7 JOHN P. ALTGELD. O., when he was very young. He was working hard 011 his father's farm in 1864 when "there was another call fot troops. Although but 16, he enlisted and served until the close of the rebel lion. Then he taught school in Ohio foi several years and drifted west, reaching St. Louis with .iust 5 cents in his pocket. In Savannah, Mo. he was given an op portunity to enter an office and study law. He improved it, and in a few years became a successful lawyer. In 1875 Mr. Altgeld arrived in Chi cago with but little money and nc friends. Ho began to work, however, and was soon recognised as a leading attorney. Ho dropped naturally into politics, and in 1886 was elected judjc of the superior court. He resigned from the bench to take the nomination for governor and was elected after making a most vigorous canvass. As governor his official acts have of ten attracted national attention, the pardoning of the Chicago anarchists having brought him the widest notori ety. Governor Altgeld has posed as the champion of the laboring men and has been freely accused of being a socialist. Personally he is a man of cool, calm re serve and unbending dignity. Governor Altgeld 's business career has been a remarkably successful one. He is today worth several millions, and he has made most of his money by shrewd speculation in real estate. Some of his operations in unimproved land were so bold as to amaze even old Chi cagoans. Ho made deals of great mag nitude with but a small amount of cap ital, and came out a winner. He now owns a skyscraper office building, be sides several other blocks in Chicago, and he is largely interested in. street railways in other cities. CALIFORNIA PAMPAS PLUMES. They Will Probably Be largely Used aa Campaign Emblemg. This promises to be a great year for political emblems. The silver men threaten to adopt a field daisy, which flower, with its 18 silver petals to 1 golden center, seems to properly typify their sentiments. One of the firt acts of Chairman Hanna on assuming con trol of the Republican campaign was to suggest as a party emblem a bunch of three plumes of California pampas grass, dyed red, white and blue. The idea seems to have met with favor in all directions, and tho prospects are that from now on until election day the tricolored pampas plumes will wave in every quarter of the land This will add a most picturesque fea ture to the campaign. Mr. Hanna sug gests that the long, feathery plumes can be used with good effect for deco rating tho interiors of halls and other publio places where rallies are held JSEFTJBLICAN- PAMPAS PLUMES. and that they can be mounted on staffs to be carried in parades. Smaller plumes may be worn as badges also, al though tbry would be almost too cum bersome for everyday use. This is not an original idea of Chair man Hanna's, for the pampas plumes were adopted as an emblem, by the Re publican national convention of 1892. The pampas plumes which will be used will come largely from California, where they are extensively cultivated for purely decorative purposes. The grass originally came from South Amer ica, where it grows in wild profusion on the pampas or plains. The grass grows in large tufts, 4 or 5 feet across, with long, gracefully curved leaves, of ten more than 6 feet in length. From the center of the tuft are thrown up stalks from 5 to 15 feet high, upon the end of which grow the feathery and sil very white flowers which forts the pam pas plumes. These plumes are from 1 to 2 feet long. Of late years the demand has largely increased, and in California the raising of pampas plumes has come to be quite an industry tep JmS i-LsA v.. r-.-..SEia- We will BE IN OUR NEW STORE ROOM a e

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105 E. 6th St. TOPEKA SPICE MILLS. BILL DOOLIN ESCAPES. Fourteen United States Prisoners Break Jail at Guthrie. Guthrie, July 6. Fourteen prisoners overpowered the guards in the United States Jai4 at 9:30 last night and broke jail. Bill oolin and Dynamite Dick, the last survivors of the Dalton gang, who were wanted for the murders committed in the Ingalls fight, at which four deputy marshals were killed, were the principal actors. They got -the guards' two revolvers and a Winchester by a rush out of the cages yhen the gate was opened. They knocked one of them down and placed the- other two in the steel cages. They came out at the point of their revolvers. Having the guards safe, the ringleaders called for every one of tht prisoners to escape if they wanted, to. Only fourteen followed. William Hbgk. one of the escaped pris oners, returned and said that Doolin was so weak that he sat by the side of the road outside of the city, won dering hoV jhe would escape. BETTING ON JI'IilXLEY.

Odds Offered on New York Stock Ex change of 10 to 4. New York, July 6. The first offers of money trr large amounts on the re sult of the November elections have been madeijon the New York stock ex change. J S. Bache Co. offered to bet $10,0U0 to $4,000 that McKinley will be elected president. Howard P. Frothingha:i offered $10,000 to $5,000, and Jacob Kirkner $5,000 to $2,500 on the same result. The- prevailing odds on the exchange have been 10 to 4 that McKinJey will be elected, but no transaction have been reported. If you want a' reliable dye that will color an even brown or black and will please and"atisfy you every time, use Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers. TODAY'S MAEKET REPORT Furnished by the Associated Press to th State Journal. Chicago, Jfly 6- Grain markets were all weak anl lower during the first hour's trading this morning and a halt ing tendency was displayed all along the line. Chief among the bear influ ences was the dullness of speculation Wall street ijiowed the same semi-panicky conditio displayed last Week and this, too, influenced the course of the prices here. Liverpool .opened a farth ing lower; northwest receipts were 1,017 cars for three days, compared with 615 cars Monday of last week. St. Louis reported having shipped more than was received although new wheat was said to be moving freely. Amount of ocean passage decreased 1,200,000 bushels. September wheat opened ,,4!9'c lower at 5a?i5'T&c, sold up to Friday's closing and then broke to 55c. Corn opened Vsc lower at 27c, sold at 27c and remained steady at 2c. Oats for September opened c lower at lS'gC, selling off to 15c. Provisions 'opened higher with hogs, which were quoted an advance of 5c on receipts of 25,000. September pork opened 5c higher at $6.87, sold at $6.90, broke to $G.7; and reacted to $6. SO. September lard opened unchanged at $3.90, sold at $3.90 3.82M: and reacted with pork to $3.S7V. September ribs opened 2c higher at $-3.72, sold at $3.72 (T'3.75, broke to $3.67 and reacted to $3. 67 3. 70. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, July 6. Estimated receipts hogs today 25,000. Official receipts yesterday 17,086; ship ments 8,024; left over 1,000. Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 13, 000. Market now weaker, early strength mostly lost, fairly active. Lights $3.30 (Ti .3.40; mixed $3.153.50; heavy $2.85 3.35; rough $2.'S5(?j3.00. CATTLE Keceipts 16,000. including 2,"u0 Texans. .Desirable grades fully steady, others weak. Beeves $3.50f!J 4.60; cows and heifers $1.3033.50; Texas $2. 703 4.00; stockers and feeders $2.6u 3.75. SIIEP Receipts 15,000. Steady. Kansas City Livestock Market Kansas City. July 6. CATTLE Receipts 6,000; shipments 1.100. Best grades steady; others slow. Texas steers $2.203.20; Texas cows $1.30g2.50; beef steers $3.234.40; native cows $l.50(S3.25; stockers and feeders $2.303.60: bulls $1.75S3.10. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. 46 Texas steers 9S0 $3 20 37 Texas cows 840 2 50 24 beef steers 1662 4 40 21 native cows 98S 3 25 32 stockersand feeders "28 3 60 7 bulls 1362 3 10 HOGS Receipts 3,000: shipments 200. Market opened strong 5c higher; closed weak. Bulk of sales $3.003.20; heavies $2.753.10; packers $2.953.20; mixed $3.10ti 3.30; lights $3.253.35; yorkers $3.25 3.35; pigs $3.153.35. SHEEP Receipts 2,000 shipments L- J U L A TH. II y fbd ft AT Si 8 W 'J ESsr h Jus- tfl m& -rJi 'fi We carry a full line of the Celebrated Spalding Bicycles. Also the National, Columbus and Ide. P. 200. Market strong. Lambs $4.003.00; muttons $2.00(33.50. Today's Range of Prices. Open. High. Low. Close. Sat. Wheat Sept 55 56 i Dec 58 58 July 54 54 Corn July 26 264 Sept 27 27Vs May 2914 29 Oats July 15 15 Sept 15 15 May 17 18 Dec 15 15 Pork July 6 67. 6 67 Sept 6 87 6 90 Jan 7 60 7 62 Lard July 3 75 3 75 Sept 3 90 3 92 Jan 4 25 4 25 Ribs July S 60 3 60 Sept 3 72 3 72 Jan 3 85 3 85 55 57 54 26 26 29 15 15 17 15 6 67 6 70 7 60 3 75 3 85 4 17 55 57 54 26V4. 27 294 15 15 17 15 6 67 6 S2 7 62 3 75 3 85 4 20 3 60 3 60 3 67 3 72 3 85 3 85 Market Gossip. Chicago: Receipts for tomorrow, wheat .205 cr.rs; corn 875 cars; oats 475 cars; hogs 15,000 head. St. Louis: Closing July wheat 52c; closing September wheat 53ic Chicago: Put, September wheat 554 c; calls September wheat 56Vtc; puts, September corn 27c; calls Sep tember corn 27c; puts, September pork J6.72; calls September pork $6.72. New York: Cleared for the week, wheat 41,758; corn 246,833; oats 105,410; flour 87,274. Chicago: Visible supply, wheat de crease 661.000; corn'increase 340,000 ;oats increase 1G8.000. Cable: Liverpool. 3:15 p. m.. Corn steady; wheat d lower. Chicago: The four ports cleared 5S4, 410 wheat and flour for three days. Bradstreets-report to be issued tomor row at noon is expected to be bullish. Chicago: Minneapolis 321 cars against 62 last year; Duluth 696 cars against 292 cars last year; both for three days. W. L. Chamberlain. Sec. and Trees. President. TOPEKA GRAIN STOCK EXCHANGE 526 Kansas Avenue. Private wires to New York, Chicago ana St. Louis. Reference: Bank of Topeka. Trades Placed in Grain, Stocks and l roYisions. 1 1,000 bushels and up: 10 shares and up; 60 bbls. and up: margin same as any re sponsible commission house. Correspondents: Kennett. Hopkins Co.. New York, Chicago and St. Loula. Correspondence solicited. t We have a very fine line of Up todate Carriages, Surreys, Phae tons, Traps, Road wagons, fiar ness and Sundries. J. HIMDMARSH, MORTON WON'T RUN. Positively Declines to be a Candidate for Governor Again. Albany, N. Y., July 6. Hamilton Fish, speaker of the assembly, has received a communication from Governor Mor ton in which that gentleman assures him that he positively will not be a candidate for governor this fall. The governor states that only by the sacri fice of his honor can he consent to al low his name to go before the state convention as a candidate for re-election.

He passed his word when he consent ed to the repeated requests that he make a fight for the nomination of his party for president that he would not stand in the way of anyone else in the counsels of the party who might desire to succeed him as the chief executive of the Empire state. Leave orders for ice cream at Heinz's Milk depot, 212 East Eighth street. Send It b'ack he said, they were good but they do not compare with Brem-ner's. UMMER CLEARING SALE! Commencinz Today we will Refrigerators, Gas and Call early. We have only i We are selling Hammocks, Ice Cream Freezers and Croquet Sets at reduced prices. See our stock before purchasing. fcsrMAlL ORDERS SOLICITED. Tayman-Oberley-Hdw. K j 7 1 by WAMm. Manager. Teachers Institutes for July. State Superintendent of Public In struction Stanley has finished his tour of the county normal institutes which began in Jure, and is now avia'.gir g the dates when ho will visit those that begin in July. Teachers' insti tutes will be held in the fol!- .ving counties this month, commencing, on the dates given: On July 27 Brown county, Com anche county, Decatur county. Ellis courty. Ellsworth county, Ford coun ty. Grant eor.ty. Gray county, Flar vcy county. Hodgeman county, .Tewul county. Kiowa county. Mea'le county, Miami county. Neosho county, rawnee county, Rawlins county. IV.ihveH coun ty. Sedgwick county. Seward coi'nty, Sheridan county. Smith courty, Stan ton county. Thomas county, Trego county, Wallace county. Rush and Graham begin July 13 and Greeley July 20. We can launder ladies' shirt waists to suit the most critical customer. Peer less Steam Laundry. ''iione 332. Broken edge collars made smooth by Peerless Steam Laundry. t close out at Actual Cost Gasoline Stoves, Bicycles a few of the above articles. "1 iTI -h f i i i -.m O t'Tjufc.-' "(.pi j Co., K ansas Ave. V f. f a j i 'i r n

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1898. i I r I i n i f f i 1 AXTS,RENTS,SIT- UATIOXS, REAL ESTATE, AUC TION SALES AND OTHER CLASSIFIED AD VERTISEMENTS SITUATIONS WANTED FREE- jre you In Deed of work? if so, you fire at liberty to use these columns for assistance in Ifcat direction. 'While this notice appears the f tate Journal will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tresday, for Topeka or Kansas recple. all notices of "Situations AVante,"not exceeding five lines, or thirty-five words, in length, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed In previous to ten o'clock faturday morning; also on Wednesday. Thurs day and Friday, all advertising of this class banded in by ten o'clock Wednesday morning. "o advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. So obl! ration Is inclined on the part of the advertiser. "o worthy and needy man or woman need hesi tate to take advantage of this offer. No one In business or having employment Is expected to take advantageof It, but all others axe Invited to avail themselves freely. Thk Topkka Statu JorRirAi. guarantees every day St Is printed, to jive a local circulation by far more than all other Talll com bined. This makes tills paper the cheapest, as well as the best, daily advertising medium in Topeka. the classified advertisements below costing but Fivc C" A Line, er 20 cents a line for a week; GO cents by the month. Average dally circulationfor Hay, ISS6, 10,954. Fworn detailed statements of circulation pre tented to advertisers on application. Call and see any afternoon between 4 and" o'clock the handsomest, fastest, most perfect piece of machinery In Kansas a Web Per fecting press, wlrch prints from two to three complete 8-pace papers per second. WANTED H ELP. TTANTFH must be -Girl for general housework: eood cook, well recommended. stead v; small family. Address G.. Journal. TtTAN'TFn-Familv twinc: little br.ys' suits especially. 213 Harrison st. city. VNTFTi Situation by youns widow lady and little pirl 2 years old to do eer.eral housework or cook, either in city or country. Address F. b.. 5J2 Kansas ave. VANTFP-Hy a married woman with baby 2 years old. situation at General house work. Or for man and wife on a farm. Kefer emes furnished. Leave word at room 1, 3-'0 Kansas ave. WrA TFD Youne mnn in everv Kansas town to sell merchants the "Ledjrerette" Fill File. Seis for $''.05 each. Every business boose wants it. flood -commission. -Adore.ss Wni. K.mdoh h Adams. MTb Stationer, 711 Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas. fn 1 r.f n vnn-t, nl ,J salesmen for ciears; excerienco unnec essary. I.irtie Clerk cicar machine free to each customer. Bishop Kline, St. I.oi-is. WANTED MiSCELLAN EOUS, "W'ANTFn The ladies to know that I have removed my dressmaking parlors from .to west 6th ave. to CM Folk st. where I would lie pleased to see all customers, both old and new. Mrs. M. Moore. A1VTFP To rent, a larcre, roomv house. v suitable for boarders pnd roomers. Ad dress Box 143 Topeka Postoffice. W A:TFD To do your sewer connection and mason work. C, J. Rosen. 306 Topeka avo. TtV TFP-Tile Topeka Tent and Awning Co. wants to rive von figures on your awn mrs, 125 Kansas ave. Tele. 436. YAMFD-Iho Topeka Tent and Awnin? T Co. wants your trade. 15 Kansas ave. Tele. 436. n n n w VAN1 ED Fvervbodv to know that the To- peka Tent and Awning Co. is located at 1?5 Kansas ave. Tele. 3G. W'AN'TFr) Your carpets to clean. Only machine carpet cleanT in cirv. Inera'ni. Tapr-stries and bodv Prussels mai'hine cleaned V rv-cyard; carpets refit, sewed and laid- :lso scoured on the floor. Peferenco fmtliv Pr,u H. H. Mills j.- Son. s. B.T-num Co.. M c. Hol man, Nat on a 1 and Throop hotels. Both 'phones Fl!. Topeka Carpet Cleaning Works. t21 Van Buren street. AMFP Gasoline stoves to c7e3n i.iruaT- anteed for season OM hn,i, by imj.roved new burners. Sicraire and re Virs. iullllneof summer stoves and ovens. Hull Stove Kepair Co.. 116 Fast sth st. lyASIFD Your lri-'ih'c to nauu T Your safe to mo7e. Your household goods to pack, Ifi'p-rnovo or vtore. Sin Skmner. M 1 F.CH A MS Transter Storage Co. 123 east eth. Telephone isc. 1YAMFP-Pn.rtles -xpect'n; FrtETC.HT In leave tt eir biiis of ladins. or call uj by Thone. Prompt iteiiverv make on day of arri- 1-7,'l T9IlvA,IKAI?'Frt co- rw Kansas ava. Either 'Phone 3'JO. F. P. Bacon. Prop. FOR RENT-RCOfvlS. cTrPBErLSr! conveniences; very desirable. 63 Van Buren st. FOR PTNT Pleasant furnished rooms with board, bath and gas. 1021 Quincy st. iOK PENT Furnished rooms chap. board if desired. Also lady room mate wanted. 109 Van Buren St. FOTt EFNT-Furnished room, or 2 or 3 rooms en suite furnished for light housekeeping 421 Quincy st. FIKSTCI. Ass furnished rooms and board at reasonable rates in best residence portion of city. Inquire at 709 Topeka ave. TV A TEP Firiitclass dav boarders at 2"2 West sth st. Nice lo a'tion. IJ"OFt RENT A 12-room house. Inquire 1117 Monroe st. "COR PENT Six-room nicely furnished hn until ov. ut. Cailat once. tos W. sth st.' LOST AND FOUND. T OST Pocketbook contalnlni; monev. do? ta' flat key. Between Crosby Bros. "and court bouse. Leave at Duttoa House and receive re ward. C3TRAYKI Small brown horse: four veara C oid; weight alout 850. Raturn to .1 n R..l erisou. viumton ne. gats. TrorD The place to cet your umbrella cov jf ered and repaired; or your clock or watch Citauou tei joo, kwe &an, T6, up CMixi. FOR RENT-HOUSES. L Oakland. P. C. Moore, 4J0 Kansas ave. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. 1-"OKSALK Sieeial sale of parlor and fancy chairs. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings between 9 and 1'J o'clock. Cail lis W.6th. J,OR SALK Horses at the Sth ave. bam also surrey cheap. Cor. of sth ana Topeka ave. OR SALE Pleasant home, must be sold, price low. 701 Madison st. TTOK SALE One first class youth's bicycle almost as good as new for srM. Call and inspect same, at tioy ivansas ave., upsiaiis. 701t SALE 2 milk cows and at saddle pony. Vipi anil t'illnuira kiVArVlAW FOH SALK Tents. Anings. Waon Covers, Paulins, Duck, all weights and Widths. To ;eka lent and Awning Co., 16 Kansas ave. elo. 436. FOR PALE-A fancy cow, by B. A. Reed, breeder of Jersey cattle, Tecumseh, Kans. IOK SALE On easy payments, best sewing machine made, the standard. IS. W. Hughes,iu7 Fast 5th street. GROCERIES, ETC. SARATOGA Chips. Parker House rolls, Bos ton brown bread and baked beans, Ralston health bread, cottage cheese, pressed chicken, steamed and baked ham. veal loaf and beef rolls, countrv butter and fresh eegs, and a full line of the finest groceries, ii. Harvey, corner Eighth and Xopeka ave. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. tOR SALK Near-by acres having special ad vantages. See Smith. HIS Kansas ave. FOR SALE A bargain In good 5-room. 2-story house. 1 lot. 6tli avenue west, on car line and paved street, S50. Easy terms. Scott Ferguson, agents, 615 Kansas ave. IOR real estate and rental property, see K. U. Martin, 313 Kansas ave. "noil SALE One of the finest farms In Kaw valley, 3 miles southeast of Silver Lake, known as the Scott farm; ieo per acre cash. Address W. ii. Scott, 503 East Second street, Newton, Kansas. IrOR SALE On monthly payments, several small properties. Why not own a home Instead of paying rent? V. M. Forbes, ill W. 6ih avo. IF you nDt to sen IF you wan!; to buy IF you want to rent iF Sou want to trade IF Sou ?'ant a loan on CALL ON OR WRITE. EEAI ESTATE T. G. Shillinglaw, 115 East 5th st.. Xopeka, Kansas. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TVOTICE TO V.'KOM IT MAT COXCEFiN -i- Be it known that my petition is on file In the office of tho probate court of Shawnee county. Kansas, asking lor a permit to sell in toxicating liquors at No. 731 on Kansas avenue, in roui tli ward in the city of 'Jopeka. Kansas; and the hearing of the saino is set tor Satur daj,at9 o cicck a. m.,July 18. 1S96. A. T. WAOOONB3. Topeka, Kans., June 12, i?3fi. 'V'OTlCF TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN -i-' Be it known that my petition is on file in tho office of the probate court of Shawnee coun ty. Kansas, asking lor a permit to sell intoxi cating liquors at No. 80S West 12rh street, in 'Hiiro ward in the city of iopeka. Kausas; and tho bearing of the sume is set lor Satur day, 9 a. in., July nth. Ii96. A. O. ROSSER, Topeka, Kans,. June 6th, 18U6. MISCELLANEOUS. "T OMAN'S NEW EXCHANGE AH kinds home-made 'irond. cakes and pies, hot roils every evenine4F?leef and beel loaf, sliced ham. coiraLco cheese. Saratoga chips, sweet country bu:ter, caudled eucrs. Every thiug usu aiiy kept in an up-to-date exchange. 6i;9 Xo peka avenue. HJSDiCK cleans carpets, lace and chenille curtains (Harmola process). B33 Kansas av. EOR RENT Tents. Topeka Tent and Awn ins Co., 125 Kausas ave. 'lelo. 43C. AD. T. MESSENGER SERVICE Fhoneg 2S1. Fire alarms, police, doctors, hack aud express wagon calls proir ptly attended to free. OCR PKICF:s are riht; our workmanship first-class; our goods the best. Topeka Tent and Awning Co., 1U5 Kansas ave. Tel. 436. CHOICEST real estate bargains and rental J property. Benedict Co., 601 Kansas ave. EAVE your orders for COAL. Flour, Feed and Seeds with Van Siyck, 6u9 W, lutn. VITRIFIED Brick walks laid cheap. John Ritchie. 1106 Quincy sc. UPHOLSTERING. "VTANTFD To make your old lounpes and chairs over into elegant latest styles, and take old carpets and stoves in exchange. Allen's Upholstery. 320 Kansas ave. EOCKS AND STATIONERY. rrIIi: F ELLAM BOOK STATIONERY CO, naua :oe. l.aiest oooks. correct sta tionery. Newest wall paper. Artistio framing. Tennis and base bail supplies. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. IJOBEE1S Mc FAD DEN, 527 Topeka ava., would like to do your building. JEWELERS. TAMES P.. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Ontlcian. Complete stock of wa;ches, diamonds. stnpiivitie, etc properly littcd. Kyes examined and spectacles MONEY. TJO YOUR own banking by rentinca not in A-7 the Safety Deposit Vault, at 107 W. bth st. Inquire of J. M. Kirkpatnck. fONF.Y ADVANCED To R. R. emploves A of yood standing at reasonable rates. Smalt loans a specialty. No collateral required. All transactions strictly confidential. Call and see us at K22 North Kansas ave. Bell phone 367. MONEY TO LOAN. ONEY to loan on chattel Mortgages. R. Deitrich Stanhilber, 810 Kansas ave. TITONEY LOANED on horses, pianos, house "V hold Roods and ail kinds of chattel securi ties. L. Biscoo, i23 Kansas aveuue, room 3. REAL ESTATE LOANS. rp l.. BOWMAN St Co. Mortgages of size and kind to suit investors always on hand. Prompt money, lowest rates to borrow on cen tral, city, or iarm properties. 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One afternoon, charmed by the softness and warmth of the early spring air and pushed forward un doubtedly by an unkind fate, I betook my self to the sheltered glades of the royal park, that I might muse, undisturbed, be neath the glorious linden trees whose branches met in gothiclike arches 50 feet above my head. I seated myself on a moss covered log by the river where it widens into a miniature lake, and from whence a fine view of the palace arose in gray cloudlike splendor be fore me. The perfume of the jonquils at my feet filled the air with fragrance, and, being a sensitive youth, I must admit that the "tout ensemble" went to my head like wine, and I felt my heart beat a trifle fast er than its wont, while I rather enjoyed the sensatior1 The dip of oars, languidly drawn through the water, aroused me from my day dream. I leaned forward curiously, wondering who the intruders might be, when the sound ceased abruptly, and in the stillness a sum mer duck with purple throat and bronzed wings drifted by calling gently to its mate. Then the dip of oars sounded again, while in the gathering dusk I discerned the prow of a small boat rounding the curve, and hidden among the bushes I watched the oc cupants as they approached. A young woman wielded the oars. She was in all the glory of early youth and beauty. Slim and shapely she looked as she pulled the little craft with easy strength through the placid water, her bare arms gleaming like satin in the wan ing light. Holding my breath, I studied her fine, proud features, the beautiful eyes, the delicate curve of tho divine mouth. Filled with ecstasy and rapture, I wanted to fall on my knees and pray. It was the queen I hnd loved her secretly for a year or more, and it was of her that I had come to dream in solitude through the long soft hours of this spring afternoon, which seemed, in sooth, an emanation from her gracious person. In the stern of the boat sat her majesty's pretty little nephew, Prince Louis, lightly holding the silken cords of the tiller. Ab sorbed in reverie, the quean, with her small head thrown back and her swanlike throat exposed to my adoring gaze, continued to row in the golden light of tho setting sun. "Was ever goddess of the sea so rapturously fair, so ideally perfect? A sudden shrill cry rent the air, awak ening me from my beatitude, and, to my horror, I saw the little prince tip over the cranky boat and fall into the water, while the queen caught at the branches of a tree and clung aifrightedly thereto. In less time than it takes to tell I was swimming in the rivet after the child, whom I seized and brought to shore; then I fumed the boat over and started to rescue the queen. I took her lovely form, which had been made for kings alone, into my arms, seated her in the craft and rowed to land. She watched me with marvelous wide open eyes-i in terrified silence, until at last, feeling terra firma beneath her feet once more, she flew to her nephew, who lay almost swoon ing upon the ground, and covered his little face with teuder kisses. Then, turning to me, she said, with deep emotion, "You have saved his life, and I will give you in return anything which you may choose feo ask of me. "Anything?" I echoed hotly, while a thrill quivered through and through my frame and shook me from head to foot. Astonished at the suddenness of my reply, her eyes sought mine in wonder. I knew not what she read in their depth, but she blushed deeply and lowered her eyelids. As I have mentioned before, I was very young at the time, and, although it may not behoove me to say so, I was reckoned one of the handsomest youths at court. The qreen knew me well and had often smiled indulgently upon me when her eye by chance met mine fixed upon her in speechless but most eloquent adoration. As sho hesitatingly lifted her glorious eyes to mine again I saw a sudden flash of light pass through them which sent the hot blood tingling through my veins, and flinging discretion to the winds I repeated: "Anything? Reall'? Does not your maj esty wish to reill her words?" She made a negative movement of the head while her color deepened, and I, idiot that I was, madly enamored of her beauty as well as of the glamour of royalty which hung about her like a perfume, begged in almost inaudible accents for "one kiss only one." "your youth alone can excuse such pre sumption," she murmured reproachfully, but before the words were out of her mouth I had caught her beautiful head in my two hands and laid my lips on hers. In that wondrous second I felt the fresh, delicious mouth tremble and return rather than re pulse my caress, but I was quickly brought to my senses as the queen pushed me Itas tily aside and one of the court chamber lains advanced toward us from an adjacent bypath. All this, and indeed it was little enough, reached the king's cars in due time, and the queen was brought severely to book for her indiscretion. She unhesitatingly ad mitted the facts, I understand; but, ah, me! did she ever confess that for one-half sec ond wo were accomplices in that gentle kiss? Being without fortune and dependent on my sovereign's gracious bounty, it was but a span before I found myself just here, in this outlandish place, sent as secretary of legation. I am surely buried alivo un less it may please heaven to gather my amiable master to a better world. There are moments in which I curse myself for a knave and a dolt, but toward Eastertide each year I receive from the royal palace a box of fresh and fragrant jonquils, and then rapture fills my soul, and I would not thange places with the highest functionary in the land. From the French For Short (stories. Fifty Tear Hesca. Magistrate What's the charge against this man? Officer 3,340 The suburban cycle bri gade brought him in, your worship. He was found wandering in the suburbs. When asked what he was looking for, he said pavements. Magistrate Great Cffisar! Doesn't he know we have had no use for pavements during the last 20 years? Where's his bi cy cl e? Officer He has no bicycle, you worship. Magistrate No bicycle I What la he, then? Officer He says he's a a pedestrian, your worship. Magistrate Put him in the padded cell until i.caaxoaimit biro. Pearson's Week ly.' V S WHAT WE'MAT EXPECT DVB.VS O THE CAMPAIGN. HOW THE BJCYCLK Will. FISCKB IS THK SIGHT CAMPAIGH PABAJDI9 ,.,5X8 8T)i-j HEB AKD KAISER WILHELM'S NEW RACING YACHT, THE METEOR. E-mporor William's new yacht. Meteor, has passed through her first r&cir.ff tests and flas come out of thcra with tiyinp color.. His majesty's outtc-T was defliirned by Mr, Watson, tha famous marine architect, and built by II. W. Henderson. Of the other big boats in t;e Koyal Y:uht Club rerratta. the only other which stood any chance of holuinf? it own with the German monarch's yacht was the Britannia, which is owned by the Prince of Wales. Tno !!-bavlo!- of the Met-or immensely pleased the yachting critics, who say that she is the greater! yacht for a light wind ever turned out la England. EMS L, I, T n IM 1 1 I 1;" I, Ur. i.n r v. "-.I. STATUE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 8ECEKTI.Y BSVKrLKI IN LIKOOIJ I'ACK, CHICAGO. RECENT EXAMPLES OF SPANISH CSUELTY. I. 6PASI8H I.IETjIKASI CCTTIifa DOWN 8EXOBA MARTISKZ. 3. eARCTA'S 4i0'. sujUi, oTywt- yoigygAjtp. bat SOx. st.isxisw.' On 1 t fJJ" Tp L' 1 ?r- rr.!: i H, ill M U 1 I RJ f 11 1 I aiitiii hi u..m. ,.v i

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TOPEKA STATE JOURnIl, MONDAY EVENING, JLTLYG 1898. 8 -CONVICTS CELEBRATE. 'The Prisoners at Kansas Peni tentiary Hare a Good Time. Prisoners Giro a Programme of Song, Dance and Burlesque. Warden Lynch Allows Them One Day of Talking, Laughing and Amuse ment Outside Speakers There Too. "The good time which Warden Lynch cf the Kansas state penitentiary ex pected to give the convicts on the Fourth of July by allowing them the freedom of the bis penitentiary yard for a few hours had to be given up. The yard in which the convicts were to beallowedto roam around and talk and exercise is the inclosure which contains the building of the prison and is sur rounded by high stone "walls. To en able the men and women who are sub jected to such close confinement the year round to have something of a good lime, Warden Lynch intended to give them the liberty of the yard awhile on Saturday, the birthday of American freedom. But as two prisoners escaped, one Friday afternoon and one during Friday night, Mr. Lynch had to eend so many of his guards after the es caped that he deemed it inadvisable to make the experiment. As it was a new venture he wished to have it done safe ly and thought it not wise to try it With a diminished number of guards. The escaped men were Charles Lewin, a white man, who walked away from his work Friday afternoon, and Green Tvichols, a negro, who cut a hole through the roof of the dry house. In which he was working, and dropped over the wail Friday night. Nichols was in from Leavenworth county for manslaughter under a sentence of 21 years. Lewin was from Sumner coun ty for larceny and had only a few months to serve. But though disap pointed in getting the freedom of the yard, the convicts had a good time at the exercises in the chapel, which last ed from 10 till 1. All the prisoners were in the chapel to hear a programme of amusement which Warden Lynch had gotten up for them. There were several outside speakers, but moat of the programme was enacted by per formers from among the convicts them selves. The inhibitions in regard to talking and laughing were removed and the immense audience of about 800 con victs laughed at the jokes of the per formers and applauded humorous sal lies heartily and uproariously. The entertainment was a continuous performance and there was no going out between acts. There were no high hats to obstruct the view and the cry ing of "opera glasses" and "chewing gum and candies" by pale-faced youths was not heard. One could hardly be lieve that in such a good humored au dience there were murderers, horse thieves and embezzlers. The sternest old murderer in the hall Who is un dergoing a life sentence relaxed his laughter and Emmett Dalton was one of the most pleased spectators in the lot. J. R. Colean, who wrecked, the State bank of Fort Scott, had a good Beat near the front and enjoyed himself as If he had paid for a seat in a thea ter. Ben Henderson was one of the out side speakers who addressed the con victs. His speech was partly humor ,tras and pleased the prisoners. He said he was sorry Warden Lynch had an nounced his coming, as the prisoners no sooner heard of it than two of them tnade a break for liberty. Bob Maloney gave sortie Irish songs and jig dancing, a quartette of four fe male prisoners sang "The Bell of the Ball" and "Happy Jack Harris," a con vict, entertained awhile with mono logues and songs. One of Harris' jokes which pleased the prisoners was on a youthful guard whom he named. Harris was conduct ing a dialogue with the leader of the convict choir. "Say, do you know what gratitude Is?" he said. "No, I don't know what gratitude is. .What is it?" "Well. I was going along the other day with (the young guard), and we found a cow and a calf and the calf was stuck in the mud. Well, the guard went into the fnud and took the calf out." "Well, what then?" "The cow licked the guard's hand." "And that was gratitude, was it?" "No. the cow thought she had twins." The Kansas state penitentiary min strels did the rest of the programme and kept the convicts in a continued state of good humor. Ten negro con victs composed the minstrels, one of whom, Campbell, is said to be a grad uate of Kansas university. Campbell and his partner, Sheely, sang "The Pullman Porters." They sang it excellently and got a loud en core, but Warden Lynch came for ward and said, "We'll drink a little lemonade now, as it is a long time be tween drinks." Convict waiters then brought in bucketsful of lemonade and the entire audience, visitors and prisoners, were served with all they could drink of ex cellent lemonade. The prisoners drank out of huge tin cups, while the visitors were served in glasses. After the lemonade the performance of the minstrels went on. The minstrels catered in their jokes to the administration over them. One said: "Say, Mr. Johnsing. as I was go ing down street the other day in front of a butcher shop I saw a. lot of hogs and shoats and things hanging out. Pretty soon a man came along and saw one of these half hogs hanging there, and he just picked it up and walked off with it. Now, I knowed that man was a Republican." "How did you know he was a Re- 'Cause if he'd been a Democrat he'd have taken a whole hog." publican?" The performance closed with singing, Awarded Highest 1 Honors World's Fair, VP f' if r L'VvlLLa '"MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from. Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant jd9 IfEAJS THE STANDARD dancing, a cake walk and burlesque, "Trilby." Four of the minstrels were dressed as women. George Johnson, a yellow darky In for burglary, was Trilby. He had a mouth which stretched from ear to ear and a nose shaped like a pear. Besides he had large brown freckles on his nose and cheeks. He was dressed in short skirts, saffron-colored stockings and wore a pink sunbonnet. He was by far the most humorous of the min strels and kept the prisoners laughing as he acted the part of a dusky co quette. There were two rivals among the darkies for her favor, and their pretended fights were incidents of amusement. Finally when Ed Payne, one of the rivals, a Negro with a fine bass voice, drew a razor about two feet long with a tin blade as big as a meat cleaver the dance broke up in a wild scramble to get away. This caused great amuse ment to the prisoners. At the conculsion of the programme the prisoners filed out and were locked in their cells. There were 17 women prisoners dress ed in blue calico dresses and black straw hats who witnessed the per formance. One of them Julia Fen aughty who was sent up from Marshall county a short time ago for killing her mother, began to cry before the per formance was over and left the hall. The prison officials say she has been exceedingly remorseful ever since she has been in prison. When the choir sang "When the Mists Have Rolled Away," another fe male prisoner broke down and cried. The other women, however, laughed and whispered and had a good time. Among the visitors from Topeka were Mayor Charles Fellows. Chas. Wolff, and the State Journal reporter. Mr. Wolff lived in Leavenworth when the construction of the penitentiary began and furnished the first meat for the laborers who were building it. This was his first visit to the prison since. One of the prisoners who appeared to enjoy the exercises greatly was Matt Ryan, a burglar who in the shape and poise of the head looks not unlike Senator Thurston of Nebraska. He has been in seven state prisons and served 21 years in penitentiaries. THE BO I S AilE OFF. The Democratic Flambeau Club of Topeka Starts. The Topeka Democratic Flambeau club left for Chicago yesterday. They wore gray "free silver" hats and linen suits and were as gay and happy look ing a crowd of young Democrats as ever attended a national convention. Max Claudy, captain of the flambeau club arrived in Chicago Saturday to purchase fireworks for the club to use in the big parade tonight. The club will head the procession tonight, and Captain Claudy says it will beat its own record. The officers of the club are: Presi dent, John E. Schmidt; first vice pres ident, O. T. Cook; second vice presi dent, W. T. McGarry; recording secre tary, R. C. Darnell; financial secre tary, W. T. Hanley; treasurer, Michael Heery: attorney. Eugene Hagan; cap tain, G. Max Claudy: first lieutenant, J. J. O'Connor; second lieutenant, J. S. Stevenson. The other members are: James Scul ly, D. Marken. W. C. Hercules, Dan Lane, R. E. Sheffield, August Collier, J. D. Hanley. John Murphy. Joseph Se bin, George Anderson. John Lynn. John Boyle, W. A. Snyder, M. B. Hanley, George Lord. A. A. F.isley, W. L. Ha ving, Jacob Long, Larr;' Shehan, Thos. Foy, Dory Whitted, E. Bermingham, Isaac Henlein. James Anderson. W. R. Bradford. George E. McLaughlin, Jos eph Feidedling. J. H. Wynn, Eugene Hagan, J. W. Blossom, H. W. Marken, C. S. Bennett, Thomas Adams. J. L. Marken, J. H. Bartle, W. L. Hewitt, N. R. Foster. Archie Lord, M. C. Jen kins. David Herrold, H. C. Fraser, Geo. Bayliss, H. M. Steele, Robert Kneisler, J. S. Earnest, and A. Page. Messrs. Snyder, Hagan. and O'Conner comyp?.-ismg the committee on trans portation, have had charge of the ar rangements for the trip. The club will occupy its private sleeping car while in Chicago. GOING EAST IN AUGUST. Lottie Bowes Will Take Up Her Work in a Frohman Co. This Year. An entertaining article about Char lotte Crane (Lottie Bowes), the Topeka actress, appears in Sunday's Kansas City Times. Miss Crane has given up the position of leading lady in "A Texas Steer" the coming year to un derstudy in a Frohman company under the management of Mr. Stapleton. In speaking of it Miss Crane says: "I shall not be heard of next year, ft was hard to give up a leading part, but I had to look ahead, not one or two, but many years, and I knew I would get better schooling in such a company in dif ferent parts than I would get in one part with no one to instruct me. Mr. Stapleton said he would make me Work hard to remove all the crudeness which was apparent from my self-tuition." Miss Crane will probably not go to New York to begin rehearsals "until August. Fourth of July Hoodlums. What had the appearance of being a big fight occurred on Sixth and Kan sas avenue Saturday night when five farmers rode by on horseback. A crowd of at least 200 men and boys gathered round them and fired revolvers and crackers under the horses. The farmers were very angry and the crowd jeered them. There should have been some arrests made. CHEAP RAILROAD KATES The Union Pacific announces the fol lowing round trip rates: $19, Denver and return, July 5 and 6. $24, Denver, Pueblo or Colorado Springs and return, sold May 15 to September 30. J2S, Buffalo, N. Y., and return, July 4 and 5, can be extended for return until September 1. $14, Chicago and return, July 4, 5 and 6. $29.25, Washington, D. C, and return, July 2, 3, 4 and 5. $16.10, Milwaukee, Wis., and return, July 14. 15 and 16. St. Louis and return, $9.50, July 19, 20 and 21. $12.35, St. Paul and return, August 30 and 31. Omaha Neb., and return, $6, August 15, 17 and IS. For tickets, sleeping care reservations and information call on F. A. Lewis, city ticket agent. 525 Kansas avenue. Both telephones No. 53. To Chicago, St. Louis and the East Via "Burlington Koute." The traveling public is sure to find the best fast Vestibuled trains from the Missouri river to the east via the "Bur lington Route." Elaborate compart ment sleepers, (same rate as standard sleepers) free chair care of luxurious pattern to St. Louis; standard sleepers, free chair cars and dining cars to Chi cago. Ask ticket agent for tickets via Ves tibuled Eli to Chicago, and via the Ves tibuled Limited to St. Louis. L. W. WAKELET, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Fearless Steam Laundry. THE VICTOR'S VERSION. Lavigne Tells of His Great Bat tle With Burge. THE BRITON SHOWED TRIE GRIT. First Meeting of the Pugilists Both Felt Confident Details of the Fight Good Words for the British Public. ioHDON, June 22. "Blime me, but tfi best man won, if he is a Yankee. These were the expressions I heard all about mo just immediately after I had won the world's light-weight championship from gallant Dick Burge at the National Sporting club in London. The Englishmen couldn't get it through their heads how it was that I defeated their pet, whom they had long regarded as invincible at anything GKOTtCE ("KID") LAVIOSTE. Lightweight champion of the world. near his weight. They freely bet 2 and 3 to 1 against me to ghow their confidence in their champion, which, in view of Burgo's past performances and his physical advan tages over me, coupled with the fact that he was fighting in his own yard, so to speak, is not so stranjre as may appear at first sight to my friends at home, who have a pretty good opinion of my humble self. In the firnt place, Burgo's record was a wonderful one to bank upon. He defeated the famous and apparently unconquerable Jem Carney for the lightweight champion ship of Knijland ten years ago, soon after Carney fought his celebrated five hour draw with Jack McAuliffe at Revero Beach, Mass., a battle, by the way, in which Carrey always claimed he was de frauded of victory just as ho had it within his grasp. Since then Burge has gone on lighting, rot lightweights, mind you, but welterweig?:ts, middleweights and even heavyweights. He had the temerity to tackle Jem Smith, heavyweight champion of England, who fought our own Jake Kilrain to a four hour draw for the world's championship in 1887, and Kid McCoy at home, and some people over here tell me that Burge put up a great battle, although Smith outweighed him by 40 pounds. He was literally borne down, although he out pointed Smith easily enough. His last great feat was to defeat Tom Williams, king of the Australian welterweights, at 144 pounds. Burge is a modest fellow him self, but his friends always insisted in type and out of type that Jack McAuliffe, Tom my Ryan, Mysterious Billy Smith and Joe Yaleott, "the black demon" of America, and all foreigners of anything near hi weight were afraid to cross arms with him. It was universally conceded that no lightweight or welterweight in England had a chance with him, and when I agreed to fight him I was accredited with extreme audacity, seeing that I lacked four inches of his height, was correspondingly shorter in the reach and about ten pounds lighter When in condition. When Burge and I met in the reception room of the National Sporting club upou the night of my arrival in the British me tropolis and exchanged hand clasps and friendly greetings, everybody present weighed us up. Burge and I quietly, too, sized each other up. I could see by his face that he thought he had a "sure thing." Strange to say, I felt the same regarding him and told my friend and manager, Sam Fitzpatrick, so on my way home. As for the club's guests, their eyes revealed their thouglits and a few even gently expressed the opinion which little Pedlar Palmer gave me when we met at Martin Dowling's in New York some months ago "Burgo is big enough for two of you. The sport ing papers unhesitatingly said next day that "Dick ought to have no trouble dis posing of two LaTignes. These predictions did not bother Sam Fitzpatrick or myself a bit. On the con trary, we were rather elated by them, for we knew it would give the few American friends we had in England a ohance to in vest their money at favorable odds; so we started in Immediately upon the work of training. Upon the night of the contest we entered the ring under the same conditions. Burge was sure he could whip me and I was con fident I could defeat him. The guests out side the ropes were betting 2 to 1 and 6 to 4 against me. I could plainly hear them calling out the odds, and I could scarcely keep from smiling, thinking of the pot of money Sam Fitzpatrick, Martin Dowling, Joe Little and the rest of our boys would scoop in. I glanced over the audience while waiting for the call to battle and saw in front seats Hon. Richard Cro ker, the great Tammany ohieftain; Mau rice Barrymore, the popular actor; his chum, l"jb Hilliard; Managers Charles Frohman and Marcus Mayer, and many more New Yorkers whom I see up about the Gilsey House and Grand hotel when in Gotham. It was a cheering sight to see them there, I can tell you, and it made me feel right at home. Mr. Croker backed me liberally, I am told, as did Maurice Barrymore and the rest of the Americans. Dowling and Little, I believe, caught the most beta. While sitting in our corners awaiting the referee's eall Burge and I were taking each other's measure. I could see by his face that he was confident of wiining. His is a'typieal Knglislt face, phelgmatic, almost stolid, but not so much so that you could not see the buoyant, sanguine feel ing within the man. I don't know whether he could read my face or net, but I sup pose ha did. Anyhow, weighing me up didn't worry him a bit. I waa brimful of confidence, and with Fitrpatrick had de termined upon a plan of action. This was to start the pace from the word go and keen It uo throughout. Z wo to be the im aggressor from beginning to end. This course waa rendered necessary by reason ot Burge's superior height and reach. It would not do to box at long range with him. By reason of the qualities I have named that game would inure to his ad vantage, and that, of course, would be tha play ho would naturally like to adopt. There his cleverness and shiftiness would count for much. Of course in pursuing the tactics I did I was made the recipient of some staggering left hand jabs on the face, but these I ex pected, and I kept on rushing Burge foi all I was worth. In the first and second rounds I could hear some of the onlookers nearest the ring say: That Yankee's a good fighter, bu1 he'll not last. He's started in a bit to quick. Dick'll do him in a waiting game. This was at the end of the rounds when 1 was in my corner being attended byFitz patrick and his aids. As the fight pro gressed and I kept persistently raining in blows on Burge's body and he was unable to keep away from me or hurt mo enough to impair my steam Sam told me thai Burge's friends and joyous backers gave up their lolling attitudes, sat erect in theii seats and began to take an anxious inter est in the contest. They had, too, in th meantime become exceedingly quiet, while, on the other hand, the small Americas contingent vigorously applauded me. Burge, too, had changed. The look oi complacent confidence which he wore upon his stoioal face before the contest gave waj to one of pained surprise after the third round. In the seventh round it changed to one of anxiety and in the thirteenth tc that of desperation. He never flinched oi weakened for a moment. He went on, like the game man he is, hoping against hop that some lucky blow would turn the tid of battle Human beings are not human engines, however, and Burge could not stand the pace. Although displaying the most unfaltering courage, he finally weni down in the seventeenth round, too weaa to rise, and the referee awarded me the contest. I cannot complain of the reception my British friends then gave me. After the first shock of surprise I was cheered to the echo and warmly congratulated on all side after I left the arena. It was the same out side the elubhouse. Ftzpatrickand I ware royally entertained everywhere. Burge has challenged me for another bat tle, but he wants me to concede him even more weight than I gave him in our late contest, 133 pounds, 5 pounds above the lightweight limit. I presume Jack Ever hart of New Orleans, who cabled a chal lenge immediately upon my defeat oi Burge, also wants a weight concession. Everhart is a sturdy big fellow, almost as big as Tommy Ryan, and must have weighed 1-15 when I defeated him in our 20 round fight on Long Island Jack Mc Auliffe and young Grlffo also, I learn, mean to challenge me. Well, all I can say is that I am lightweight champion of the world and will defend the title against all comers. I do not propose, however, to be jollied into matches with welterweights and middleweights. Of that, however, I can speak to l etter advantage when I reach New York, which will be about the time this letter will appear in type, for Fitzpat rick, Dowling, Little and myself sail for home in a few days. FLAGS OF MANY KINDS. A Kansas City Hotel an Interesting Sight July 4. Kansas City, July 6. One of the most unique decorative efforts made on the Fourth was by the Centropolis hotel. Prof. A. Bedford of Boston, the lecturer upon the origin and evolu tion of the American flag, who is a guest of the Centropolis, and has with him fifty different flags that have been used by the government officially or semi-oflicially and which he uses to illustrate his lecture. Mr. Criley, pro prietor of the hotel, borrowed these flags, and hung the principal ones on the walls of the rotunda. The collec tion embraces many banners entirely new to people of this generation, in cluding the standards of Cabot and RaleUgh. the "Pine Tree" Hag, the "Snake" flag and many others, and the display is a notable one in every respect. It excited much attention and many comments. The Finest Horse Show Programme Ever given in Kansas has been pre pared bv the Topeka Exposition Com pany for July S, 9. 10 and 11. This is a new and worthy feature, and the character and ability of the management this year is a guarantee that all will be given as advertised. After.... Taking a course of Ayer's Pills tlie system is set in good working order and a man begins to feel that life is worth living. He who has become the gradual prey of constipation, does not realize the friction under which he labors, until the burden is lifted from him. Then his mountains sink into mole hills, his moroseness gives place to jollity, he is a happy man again. If life does not seem worth living to you, you may take a very different view of it after taking Ayer's Cathartic Pills. NEW JAPANESE MINISTER. Sir. Hoabi Torn Is a Statesman and Dipl.. mat of Considerable Ability. Mr. Hijshi Tom, the new Japanese minister to the United States, -who is expected soon at Washington, is one of the most prominent politicians in his country. He is skilled in international law, a polished diplomat, like all his countrymen, and a statesman of no mall ability. Hr. Torn is said to entertain a kindly feeling for Americans, but he thorough ly dislikes the British. He has what he considers good grounds for his antipathy. When he was a young man, he chose the law as his profession, and in the early seventies Trent to England, being one of the first Japanese to enter the Middle Temple as a barrister. On re- V; tSr P 4!f.';S.. HOSHI TORC turning to Japan his command of the English language and his proficiency in law secured for him a position of re sponsibility in Yokohama, where he served as one of the first commissioners of local customs. Soon after his instal lation he had some difficulty with the British embassador, and although really not at fault was forced to resign his post. For the next few years he gave his whole attention to making attacks on the government through the press. Ex cluded from the columns of the Japanese papers he started organs of his own, but these were so frequently suspended and suppressed that he soon squandered a large fortune. Popular sympathy was with him, however, for when the im perial diet was convened Hoshi Torn was elected by a triumphant majority. Two sessions ago he was further honored by being selected as president of the lower house, and filled the position with dignity and rare ability, his decTs;on9 being marked by impartiality and strict justice, which was something of a reve lation to the members of that noisy as semblage. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES. Joalah Grout, Vermont Republican, and dwmrd C Wjcilow, Maine Democrat. Major Josiah Grout, the Republican candidate for governor of Vermont, is a genuine Green mountain boy. He waa born in Derby, Vt, in 1842, and for many years has been prominent in state politics. Ho was a farmer's son, cf course, but received a good education. He left the academy when the rebellion broke out and enlisted in Company I of the First Vermont cavalry. He waa chosen second lieutenant and rose to the rank of captain in 1863, during which year he was severely wounded. He was reported as "killed in action," but re turned home all right and became a major in the frontier cavalry. When hostilities ceased, Major Grout studied law end was later admitted to the bar. After practicing in various parts of New Hampshire and Vermont he removed to Chicago, tint returned to his native town in 1880 and purchased the old homestead, where he has since lived. He was elected a member of the Btato legislature in 1872 and 1874 and was chosen speaker of the house. In 1884 he was returned to the legislature JOSIAH GROUT. EDWARD B. WISSLOW. and in 1886 and 1888 was again chosen speaker. He was state senator from Or leans county in 1892 and has been both vice president and president of the Re publican league of Vermont. Edward B. Winslow, the Democratic candidate for governor of Maine, is at the head of one of the leading industries of Portland. He was born in Deering in 1846 and comos from a good old Quaker family distinguished in early days for business enterprise as well as piety. His grandfather, Moses Winslow, was one of the early settlers of Falmouth, and was long and favorably known as a business man in Portland. His father established the business which he has enlarged and now successfully conducts. Mr. Winslow's previous activity in politics has been confined to municipal affairs. He has been an alderman in Portland for several years and has served as chairman of the board. He has also held the office of police commissioner. At the present time he ia the president of the Portland board of trade, a mem ber of the board of water commissioners, president of a towboat company and direotor in several business enterprises. Kam.4 For Great Statetmsn. Every Amerioan president has had from 3 to 82 towns named for him. Thirty cities arfl towns were named aft er Alexander Hamilton, and there are SO Clintons, 24 Websters, 20 Bentons, 13 Calhouns, 7 Clays, 19 Quincys, 21 Douglases and 20 Blainea. 3- tev fey Not lillSl Nor is it one of those watered sales so often advertised by some dealers, but it is a Genuine Homespun, intrinsically valuable with hardly any price attached SHIRT WAIST SALE. "We are desirous to test the real worth of advertising and offer for this purpose 200 dozen Mothers' Friend Shirt Waists, ranging in intrinsic value from 35c to $1.00, at the uni form low price of This sale is for Tuesday only, and it is just for the purpose of seeing how many of you will read this ad vertisement and take advantage of it. mmmwmmmm S. ETTLINGER, Manager. 111 Kansas Avenue. If you want Pictures that get the genuine mM MARE TDEB. VYe are a!s) THE Western tpradryJa ESTABLISHED 1875. (Fomerly Toptta Foundry and Machine Works, Estab. 1SS5.) 2 The only place in the city where you can get a complete power S plant from a steam engine to a set-collar from stock. n. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. g HBODeHeHEBBC8ECSSEHEaSIi(IIBOEOHaSBESeEH0 Topeka, Kas. f FOURTH AT THE ASYLUM. A Patient 6 Feet 6 Inches Tall Im personated Uncle Sam. The various holidcrys and anniver saries are observed by the large asy lum family much the same as by smal ler families. The members of the asy lum family, however, are so numerous that they are enabled to a have a big celebration among themselves. For the Fourth a picnic In the beau tiful walnut grove on the grounds was planned, and a speakers' stand erected with seats arranged around In a nat ural amphitheater. The. heavy fall of rain, however, made the grass in the grove so wet that the exercises were held in the asylum hall. The patients from the various depart ments formed like military companies and marched to the hall to the sound of fife and drum. Mr. Samuel Burris. one of the patients. about six feet six inches in height, dressed as "Uncle Sam," car ried the national flag:. At the hall the exercises consisted of music by the asy lum band, the singing of patriotic songs by the large chorus and an address by A. H. Vance. Superintendent Eastman acted as master of ceremonies, and everybody had a good time. Two or three barrels of lemonade, fifty gallons of ice cream and some cake furnish.ed the Fourth of July treat. Among the large number of patients at the asylum cases are not unfre quently found in which the regular medical staff find it advantageous to consult members of the medical pro fession who devote their time to dif ferent specialites. The physicians and surgeons of Topeka have kindly re sponded to calls of this kind which have been made in the past, and would doubtless continue to do so without any action by the board, but in order to give them an official standing and rec ognition the board of trustees, upon the nomination of Superintendent East man, elected the following consulting staff. Dr. Ward was originally elected about two years ago and his name is included to give uniformity to the ac tion M. B. Ward, M. D., consulting gyne cologist. J. C. McClintock, M. E., consulting surgeon. S. G. Stewart, M. D., consulting phy sician. W. S. Lindsay, M. D., consulting neu rologist. J. E. Minney, M. D., consulting op thalmolngist. J. L. Gilbert, M. D., pathologist. KAN. FAltMER CELEBRATES. Peter Linden Visited the Kansas City Saloons Too Frequently. Kansas City, July 6. Peter Linden, a farmer living near Stillwell, Kan., re ported to the police that he had been held up and robbed on Fourth and Walnut streets early yesterday morn ing. He was knocked down and his jaw was broken. He was too drunk to tell how much money he had in his pos session. He was sent to the city hos pital. Prof. Hage Allie Masary of Egypt.the wonder of the age, the greatest fortune teller in the world. The past, present and future told or no charge. 8 a.m. to 12 m. 2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 616 Monroe St. a n 11 o ftj?diu (Order and Inquiries jv IaiI Solicited anl Promptly Answered. are absolutely permanent, making those One Dollar Pictures. aeMseforks P P A N, Proprietor. JUDGE PHILLIPS ANGRY. Thinks the Present .Democratic Silver Leaders are Demagogues. Kansas City, July 6. United States Judge John P.. Phillips is not feeling cheerful over the prospects at Chtaso. With his coat off he dividid his atten tions between boxing up a typewriter and discussing ti:e Democratic situa tion when a reporter called and it was hard to tell which caused him to per spire the more. "Uland will prolably be nominated. It may be said of him that he is honest in his convictions, though false and un sound in his theories. It would not be surprising to see such a wild-eyed in dividual as Pcnnoyer of Oregon develop some strength. If Altgv-ld were ii"t eliminated from the contest by the fa' t of his birth abroad, he might be nomi nated. "The man who can fuminate the most abuse against the f.rmer great leaders of the partv will be the most popular at Chicago. It seems thu.t Carlisle's tak ing a toddy once in four years is pl'-nty of ground to abuse him on. though Plaekburn. conspicuous as a presiden tial possibility, consumes half a gallon of raw whisky everv ktv of his life, and I will guarantee that he has not slept three hours out of the. 24 tn 20 years. GEN. BLAIR FOR GOLD. Ho is Being Urged to Vote for a Free Silver Chairman. Chicago. July C. (General Blair, the Kansas member of the national com mittee, has arrived. The general is a soldite, and her.ee is not on embracing terms with the Kansas delegation. An effort is being made by Overmyer, Martin and Uigss to induce the general to support a free silver man for temporary chair man. This is the Misosuri Stone Prather fight over again. The general is not disposed to act according to re quest. He does not care to desert his former political friends on the commit tee. way to the plan. There is a general rush being made on the general for places of assistant sergeant-at-arms. He is very shy, however, and insists that he does not yet know what he can do in the matter jf securing places for the fellows. Privileges for Sale at Topeka Fair Grounds. For the harness and bicycle race meet ing and horse show, July 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. Will receive bids for the whole or any part of those privileges. FRANK H. FOSTER. Secy, Room 49 Columbian Bids. Why bake those hot days when 23c will buy one tin of Bremner's Vanilla High Tea Wavers, a claim witn oer ries and ices. First Class Up-to-Date.... S At Mrs. E. M. Fisher's Dress s S Making Parlors, f It years experienca. 17 K13. AV3. f