The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
September 15, 1896

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S3 r rf TWO CEXTS. TUESDAY E VEXING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896. TUESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. ALL (MWAY. Maine Goes Republican By a Plurality of 50,000. figures Given at 48,820, But More Gains Likely. ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE Shows That Twenty Per Cent of the Democrats Toted the Republican Ticket, While Many Stay at Home. Portland. Me., Sept. 15. The returns from the small towns and plantations in distant parts of the state are, as us ual, coming in very slowly, and It is not probable that all of them will be heard from before tomorrow. The vote from cit ies and towns which poll more than two thirds of the entire vote of the state, indicates, however, that the Republican plurality will be between 43,000 and 50, 000, the largest in the history of the state. In every county in the state, the Republican ticket was successful and almost every town showed a Re publican gain. The Democratic vote is about 40 per cent less than in 1S92. About 20 per cent of this has gone to the Republican ticket and the stay-at-homes are responsible for the other half. The vote of the Populists and Prohi bitionists throughout the state show a loss from 1S92 of about 26 per cent. The vote from 300 out of 519 cities towns and plantations is 66,921 for Pow ers and 2,, 143 for Frank. In the las election In 1S94 when Cleaves was elect ed by the then unprecedented majority or 4:j.uuo. these towns gave the Repub lican ticket 56,409 and the Democrats 24.230, a Republican gain in plurality o 2.913 this year, considering the vote of tne missing towns two years ago, if this proportion of gain is kept up. The total vote is estimated at 124,000 in juunu numuers; republicans &3.160; uemoorata J4.340; scattering 6,500; Re puoncan plurality 4S.820. Anything more man a rough estimate of the rlu rality based on the figures of last year in missing towns is impossible. In the First congressional district Reed s plurality is 10,564; Dingley about 11.000 plurality in the Second district ana Milliken nearer 12.000 in the Third. mere are more missing towns in the -fourth district than in any other, but from the figures at hand, it is estimat ed tnat Boutelle's plurality will be -al most 15,000. in me representative districts heard irom tne election of but five Democrat j.. me nouse is shown and in one of inese mere is doubt. All of the 31 sen ators are Republican. LIST OF CANDIDATES. successful Ones and Unsuccessful unes Great Republican Activity. Augusta. Me., Sept. 15. The success icnuiuate xor governor is Llewelvn jroei-H or fiounon. Republican. The j.u. unices or me other parties were Melvin P. Frank of Portland, Demo crat: Luther C. Bateman of Auburn Populist; Ami S. Ladd of Calais. Prohi- ",uu "51. anu v m. enry Clifford of jrui Liiinu. g.jia Democrat. Thomas B. Reed of Portland.from the First district; Nelson Dingley of Lew Iston. from the Second district- Seth Milliken of Belfast, from the Third dis trict, and Chas. A. Boutelle of Bangor from the Fourth district, who have for years represented Maine in the na tional house, are the congressmen re elected. The candidates who opposed them were; First district Edward N Staples of Biddeford. Democrat: James F Cam pion of Portland. Populist; Aaron Clark of Buxton, Prohibition. Second district Atwood Levansaler of Thomaston, Democrat; Chas. E Al len of Dresden, Populist, and Edward K. Ogler of Camden. Prohibitionist Third district Melvin S. Holway of Augusta. Democrat; Bradford E Lan caster of Xorridgwock, Populist, and Wm. S. Thompson of Augusta, Prohi bitionist. Everywhere at the polls the organiza tion of the Republicans was evident in the activity they displayed in getting out a full vote at the earliest possible hour. Scores of hacks and carnages were in commission to carry the old and lame voters to the polling pfaces end many persons from other states aiso came home to vote. CAUSE OF FREE SILVER Ha3 Done Well, Says Chairman Hughes, Considering the Short Campaign. Bath, Me., Sept. 15. Mr. George E Hughes, chairman of the Democratic state committee, said: "The result of yesterday's election is just what everybody exnecterl ti only significant thing about it is the large vote given for the Democratic candidate and free silver after such a short campaign. The Republican managers have worked night and day, spent thousands of dollars and poured spell-binders from other states in upon us by the score in an effort to secure a majority that they could point to and say: 'See what Maine has done; free silver is not wanted here. The majority shows that the people do not want it.' "The result indicates nothing defin ite. Before the campaign opened it was evident that it was absolutelv lmpossible to carry the state, and ft would have been the height of follv to have made the attempt. There is every reason to believe that the great advance which free silver has made in the state In the last few weeks will continue, and you mav be sure that i"5e 1U Klve a good account of her eeif in .November." FREE FROM PERSONALITIES. The Campaign Was Fought Purely on Principle. Augusta, Me., Sept. 15. There were on y a few local contests in the .Tarn Palgn to arouse sectional feuds and or der was preserved at the polls through out the state without much difficulty The contest was the most interesting Uie baa seen in twenty years, if ever in her history. It has presented the unique feature of son arrayed against father, in the case of Harold Sewall of Bath, who took the stump to argue against the principles of Arthur Sewall, the Democratic nominee for vice pres ident. But in all the strife and con tention the contest was remarkably free from personalities. The most effective work was done from the stump, and never did a more formidable array of campaign orators expound Republican doctrines in a New England state. But the struggle was not entirely one-sided. With internal dissensions and a lack of funds to con tend with, the Democrats made a very strong fight, especially in the cities. Candidates did good work on the stump and while the speakers generally from outside of the state were not orators of great fame, their work was productive of some good results. In the last few weeks the gold Demo crats took a hand in the struggle and several of their leaders addressed large audiences, in the cities, but the returns indicate that the principal effect of their participation in the campaign was to strengthen the Republican ranks. If the names of the nominees of the gold Democrats had been on the ticket, however, it is believed a very good showing would have been made. Candidate Bateman was the main streneth of the Populists in their can vass, his efforts being mainly devoted to keeping the members of his party who favored free silver out of the Democratic ranks. His opposition has been based on the candidacy of Mr. Sewall for vice president, which he maintains is inconsistent, and his ob jections to the Democratic ticket on that account have been most strenous. The figures at hand indicate that there has been some decrease in the Populist vote. It is believed that some of this loss has been added to the Dem ocratic strength. The Prohibitionists conducted their campaign on practically the same lines as in past years. In none of the con gressional districts was there a close contest. AH the Democratic candi dates evidently believed that It was im possible to defeat the Republican nomi ness and their canvass was not very active. In Mr. Reed's district it was conceded that his majority would be greater than ever before, and it was also expected that Messrs. Dingley and Milliken and Boutelle would be successful by in creased majorities. TOM REED'S PLURALITY 10,000. Populist and Prohibitionist Vote Show a Material Decrease. Augusta, Me., Sept. 15. Maine has followed the example of Vermont and declared for the Republican ticket by the largest majority in its history. Ac cording to the latest returns the plural ity for Powers, Republican, for gover nor wil be over 45,000 and probably in the neighborhood of 50,000. Hon. T. B. Reed is re-elected to the house by over 10,000 plurality. The re turns show a majority of about 12,000 for Mr. Dingley for congressman from the Second district; over 12,000 for Mr. Milliken in the Third district and prac tically the same for Mr. Boutelle In the Fourth district. In the state legislature the Demo crats will apparently have less than half a dozen of the representatives in the house and not one in the senate. As anticipated, the Republicans polled a tremendous vote and secured many Democratic ballots: on the other hand many disaffected Democrats remained at home and only a few voted for the nominee of the gold standard wing. The Populist and Prohibitionist votes have been received from only a few- towns but it is evident that neither par ty polled as large a vote as two years ago. MANLEY ENTHUSIASTIC. Says Effect on the Rest of the Country Will Be Powerful. Augusta, Me., Sept. 15. Mr. J. H. Manley. chairman of the Republican state committee, said to a representa tive of the Associated Press: 'The sweeping Republican majority in Maine proves conclusively that so far as Maine voters are concerned, the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, cannot be defended, and will never have the indorsement of the people of this state. The vote shows no free silver voters among the Republicans of the state. It proves that the Democratic party cannot be carried as a party to the in dorsement of this financial heresy. Great credit should be given to those Democrats throughout the state who rose above party and aided the Repub licans in winning tnis ngnt. 'A much larger number of Democrats who could not support their party ab stained from voting. Any attempt to ignore or belittle the effect of the de cisive vote in Maine by the leaders of the silver party will only make them ridiculous. The Democratic party in Maine has not had for years so good or so effective an organization as it has had m this campaign and it has had the prestige of having the candidate for vice president a resident of our state. 'It has resorted to every effort and every device to cut down the Republi can majority of four years ago. It ex pected to do it; it openly boasted it would do it, and now it is overwhelmed with the indignant rebuke of the peo ple, it attempts to say that it is Just what it expected. The Republicans frankly confess that the maioritv is much larger than they expected. Their own vote corresponds with the canvass out they did not expect so many Dem ocrats to refrain from voting. It is a victory greater and grander than the Republican party In Maine ever before won and the country will soon under stand it. and no amount of explaining or excusing will wipe out its effects. The contest was waged entirely upon national issues, and we fought in Maine not only the September but the Novem ber contest." WASHINGTON OPINIONS. Chairman Butler Refuses to Say Whether It Means Sewall's Withdrawal. Washington, Sept. 15. Chairman Babcock, at Republican headquarters speaking of the Maine results, said- "We regard the Maine election as in dicative of the sentiment of the whole country. It shows the trend of public sentiment and insures for McKinlev all of the states north of Mason's and Dix on's line and east of the Missouri river with a large number of electors not only south of Mason's and Dixon's line but west of the Missouri river." Chairman Faulkner of the Democrat ic congressional committee saw noth ing startling in the news from Maine Senator Butler attributed the result to the disorganized condition o the Democratic party In the state, due principally to the fact that a change of candidates and platform was made shortly before the election. Mr. Butler declined to make any statement as to the effect the result might have on the substitution of Mr. Sewall for Mr. Wat son as a candidate for vice president. McKINLEY CONGRATULATED. Chairman Manley Addresses a Tele gram of Congratulation to Him. Canton, O., Sept. 15. Major McKin ley received the following telegram from Augusta, Me.: "I offer you much hearty congratula tion. This is your triumph. The Re publican party has achieved today the most sweeping and magnificent victory every accorded any party in the history of Maine. We have carried every county in the state, elected every senator and at least 140 out of 155 members of the house of representatives, secured every county official, given each member of your magnificent delegation in the na tional house of representatives the largest majority ever recorded, elected our candidate for governor by the greatest majority ever given a candi date for that high office, indorsed the St. Louis platform and declared for Mc Kinley and Hobart by 50,000. The' Re publican vote exceeds by several thous and the largest Republican vote here tofore given, and the vote for the Dem ocratic candidate for governor is the smallest ever-cast, with one exception. the vote of 1894, which was 3,000 less. We have kept pace with Vermont and proven to the country that the Demo cratic platform adopted at Chicago will not prevail when met by argument and reason. We have been aided in this great contest by many Democrats who placed country above party and who believe that you cannot divide the peo ple into parties upon a question of simply morals and common honesty. They share our victory with us. What more could Maine have done for the cause of good government, honest money and protection? "J. H. MANLEY. BYNTJM ON THE ELECTION. The Gold Democratic Chairman Says Western States are Still Doubtful. New York, Sept. 15. W. D. Bynum of Indianapolis who is in the city to or ganize the campaign for Palmer and Buckner in the east, has arranged to open headquarters in this city In con- nection with the state committee. Gen. Chas. Tracy of Albany will probably be in charge. "I am somewhat surprised at the re suit in Maine," said Mr. Bynum to reporter. "I hardly believe that any of our western states will furnish such a complete surprise next November. In fact, while I believe Bryan win De hopelessly beaten, the hardest kind of work is necessary to drive the false sentiment for which he stands out of the public mind. A number of the west ern states, for instance Illinois, India na. Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan, are still to be classed in the doubtful col umn, and we look to the east to make Brvan's defeat certain. Mr. Bynum has secured Madison Square Garden for next Tuesday night and there Gen. Palmer and Buckner will open the campaign in the east. Secretary Carlisle and other gold Democrats are expected to speak at that meeting. FREE SILVER AND COMMUNISM. Congressman Milliken Flings an Un pleasant Epithet at the Free Silverites. Belfast, Me., Sept. 15. Congressman Milliken makes this comment on the election: "Maine's 50,000 Republican majority signifies that American citizens are honest and do not believe in settling at 50 cents on the dollar; that they be lieve in fostering American industries and employing American labor at fair wages and they believe also that we have a national government which has the right to enforce its laws. "Believing myself that the citizens of other states are as honest and as patri otic as we are. i am satisned tnat a majority of them will record their ver dict against free trade and free silver and communism as we have done. GOV. ELECT POWERS TALES. Says the "Fifty-cent Dollar" Has Re ceived a -t atai .Blow. Houlton, Me., feept. lo. Governor- elect Powers was seen last night by a representative of the Associated -Press and asked for an expression of his opin ion on the result of the election. He said "Maine has declared in no uncertain terms against repudiation and dishon esty as represented by free silver and a 50 cent dollar. We all knew that the Pine Tree state could be depended upon in the emergency to set the entire country a good example, but the ex tent to which her claims have ex pressed their approval of sound money and the Republican policy has even ex ceeded our expectations. I think the result of today s ballot is most signifi cant. The campaign has been a short one, but the people of Maine have been greatly interested and that a majority of our citizens have honored the Re publican ticket simply indicates that in November the Democratic policy of injustice and inflation will receive a blow from which it never will recover. SPEAEER REED ON THE RESULT Says That With Yesterday's Landslide bewail s fetar Kinks. Portland, Me., Sept. 15. Mr. Reed was serenaded last night by the Lincoln club and 5,000 people. He spoke as fol lows: "I told you long ago that Maine would make her own record. She has done so. I asked you when you were here last to give a large majority and you aid so. i ao not think you did so be cause I asked you, for you have ideas of your own. and know how to carry them out. Onefthing, perhaps, is to be regretted. Tou have helped to settle a little trouble among the Chicago De mocracy. The ticket has two, let us say, appendages. One of them has now- disappeared, bewail s star sinks, and Watson s rises. At least it seems so. but as neither of them was a star of the first magnitude, it may be a little uncertain. What does this result mean? The west is said to be different from the east, but I have not found it so. Too many Maine men have gone west to build up the country for anybody to say that. They will do as well as we have done. I congratulate you on this great majority. It was a victory which belongs to good men of both parties. and cannot fail to do good to the whole country." MANY" ftUIET VOTES" CAST Says General Powell Clayton in the Maine Election. New York, Sept. 15. General Powell Clayton of Arkansas, when seen by a reporter of the Associated Press at Re publican national headquarters said of the result of the Maine election: "The battle was fought on the ground se lected by the enemy and the glorious victory far exceeded our most sanguine expectations, as did the Vermont elec tions. The result seems to indicate that a large number of Democrats must have voted the Republican ticket or there was a very large number of "quiet" votes cast by men who think deeply but say very little. "I think it clearly shows that sur prises of the same character will be found to come from all the states in the union next November." "Do you think it will have such an effect on Mr. Sewall as to make him withdraw from the presidential ticket?" was asked. "No, I don't think so," said the gen eral quickly. "I don't see anything for him to do but to stay with his ship and go down with it. That is what I would do if I was in his place. His withdrawal would put the Democratic party in a very peculiar position as it would place them clearly in the -Populist ranks." Kennebec County. Augusta, Me., Sept. 15. The corrected vote has been received from all the towns In Kennebec county. It shows a Republican plurality of 4,243, the larg est ever given in the county. Powers has 6,697 and Frank 2,404. Million's vote is about 60 more than that of Pow ers. The Republican plurality in this county in 1S92 was 1,582, a gain yester day oi z,ll. York County. Biddeford, Me.. Sept. 15. TTip com. plete returns from 26 out of 27 towns in iorK county give Powers, Republican, 7,880; Frank. Democrat. 3.50S: RennVili- can plurality, 4,372. In 1892 the missing iuvn ui. j-uiimigion gave me Republi can candidate for governor 128 to ia for the Democratic candidate. The Re publicans have gained in plurality this year s,zuu. Washington County. JViacmas, Me., Sept. 15. Twenty-five out of 52 towns in Washine-ton rnnntv give 3,124 votes for Powers and 1,322 for j Frank. In the last election the missing lunns save me RepuDlican ticket a Plurality or t ,s, and It is estimated that the complete vote this year will make the plurality 2,700. In 1892 it was out wuu. Piscataquis County. Dover, Me., Sept. 15. Returns from 17 towns out of 23 in Piscataa uis rnllntv s"e x-owers, epuDiican, 2,193; Frank, Democrat, S21. The missing towns in the last election gave the Republican ticket a plurality of 56. and it is esti mated that the corrected vote will make mis years Republican plurality 1,450. Boutelle's plurality for congress in the county will De l,5u0. Aroostock: County. Portland, Me., Sept .15. Twentv-six out of 69 towns in Aroostock county give Powers 4.805 and Frank 1,097. The vote for Boutelle and Chase' for coneress Is about the same. On the basis of the vote in the missing towns four years ago me Republican plurality in the county is estimated at 3,500. En ox County. Rockland, Me., Sept. 15. The vote from 12 out of 17 towns in Knox county gives Powers 2,74S; Frank 1,309. The missing towns in the last election gave a Republican plurality of 400 and it is believed that the final returns will show yesterday's plurality to be over 1,800. Cumberland County. Portland, Me., Sept. 15. Complete re turns from Cumberland county srive Powers, Republican, 10,918; Frank.Dem ocrat, 5,107; Republican plurality. 5.811. In 1892 this county gave the Republican ticket 9.987; Democrat, 8.988: Republi can gain in plurality, 4,812. Oxford County. South Paris, Me.. Sept. 15. In 31 out of 35 towns in Oxford county. Powers' vote is 4,640, Frank's 1,340. The miss ing towns in the last election gave a Republican plurality of 568. On this basis it is estimated that the county will show a Republican plurality of 3, 900, a Republican gain of 2,973 in plu rality. Franklin County. Farmington, Me., Sept. 15. Out of the 18 towns in Franklin county, 15 have voted as follows: Powers, 2,222; Frank, 707. The vote in the missing towns in the last election assures a Republican plurality of 1,600; Republican gain, 1,213. Somerset County. Skowhegan, Me., Sept. 15. The vote in Somerset county reported up to noon today gives Powers 4,505; Frank, 1,962. The Republican majority in the county will be nearly 2,500. In 1892 the Re publican plurality was 3i5; Republican gain in plurality, 2,12o. Androscoggin County. Lewiston, Me., Sept. 15. Complete vote of Androscoggin county gives Powers 5,611: Frank 2,293; Republican plurality 3,313; Republican gain in plurality over 1S92, 2,715. Congression al vote Is practically the same. BIG FRIDAY NIGHT MEET. All the Young Men in Town Who Want to Mask are Invited. The meeting at Hamilton hall Fri day night for the purpose of organizing the Karnival Knights, who will take possession of the town Friday night of Festival week, will be the biggest thing that has happened for some time: Marshall s band will play and the Mo docs will sing and short speeches will be made by Will Haskell, Joe Waters, Charlie Holllday, Charles Fellows. John Waters, Tom McNeal, Tom Dor an, A. K. Rodgers and Eugene Ware. Everything will be free and al the young men in town are expected to turn out in force. Another Letter to Mrs. Logan. Mr. M. W. VanValkenberg of this city who is a personal friend of Mrs. John A. Logan, has written Mrs. Logan ear nestly requesting her to come to To peka during the state reunion. It is more than probable that Mrs. Logan will be here. Sixteen Companies Here. Captain Swift of Ft. Leavenworth has written Major Anderson that eight companies of infantry from that mili tary post -will come to Tcpeka during the state reunion. Together with the eight troops of cavalry from Ft. Riley, this will make the largest gathering of TJ. S. troops at any reunion since the war. POWERS TO ACT. Renewal of Disturbances Ex pected at Constantinople. When Powers Begin the En foreement. OF THEIR DECREES. European Ambassadors Hold a Meeting To Determine What Measure of Protection to Take. TCopyright 1896 by the Associated Press. Constantinople, Sept. 14. (Via .Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 15.) The ambassadors of the powers held a meeting today in order to lay out a plan for measures for the protection for the different embas sies and the foreign population gener ally in the event of a renewal of dis turbances here. The plan is under stood to include the united action of the warships of all the powers, each ship being assigned a certain position and men to be landed at a given sig nal to protect threatened points. The defenses of the embassies will also it is rumored, be considerably strengthened by an increase in the number of men now guarding them and by other precautions which will tend to make them capable of resisting attack for a considerable time. It is also reported that in possible contingencies a number of additional Warships of the powers will reinforce the guard ships now doing duty in these waters. CALL WATSON OFF. Populist National Committee Sudden ly End His Tpur. Washington, Sept. 15. Great relief is felt at Populist headquarters by reason of nominee Watson's announced inten tion not to speak in Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky and Tennessee on his pres ent trip, and that after speaking twice in Nebraska and at several places in Colorado he will go back to his Georgia home, to remain there until after the October election. This change in Watson's plan is said to have been entirely of his own doing, but the belief is expressed that the offi cial hand of the Populist national com mittee had something to do with it. Watson was booked by various state committees to speak in a great many places between now and the last of Sep tember, when he was to have gone back to speak in the campaign in his own state. The change, therefore, will prob ably be regarded as significant in polit ical circles. NEW NAME FOR A COURT. Gene Quinton Says Justice Courts are Vermiform Appendix of Judicial System. Judge Hazen ordered Robert Stone released this morning. He was ar rested on the order of Justice of the Peace Grover for contempt of court. In making his decision Judge Hazen held that Justice Grover had no right to send any one to jail for contempt unless he interrupted the progress of a trial. E. S. Quinton, who appeared for Mr. fatone said that Justice courts are simply the vermiform appendix of our jurisprudence. Mr. Stone's offense was the filing of an affidavit in which he charged Justice Grover with being corrupt and venal Judge Hazen said that no matter what an attorney may say in an affidavit a justice of the peace has no power to punish him for contempt. HEPBURN'S SON SHOT. A Son of Congressman Hepburn, of Iowa, Eilled in a GuarreL St. Louis, Sept. 15. Special to the Post-Dispatch from Van Buren, Ark., says: A duel to the death was fought at Chester in this county between Frank Hepburn, an extra engineer of the Frisco railroad and W. S. Sims, a bartender. Sims was under the influ ence of liquor and asleep on the depot platform, when Hepburn came along in a jocular mood and cut off his(Sims) shoe strings. When Sims awoke he be came angry and stabbed Hepburn in the breast. Both men then drew pis tols and fired several times at each jured, was arrested. His victim is a other. Hepburn was wounded three times and died. Sims, who was unin jured, was arrested. His victim is a son of Representative Hepburn of Iowa. More Money Given. At a meeting of the Topeka Athletic association last night it was voted to appropriate $50 to the Fall Festival, and this amount will be turned over to the Committee of Fifteen. This ac tion on the part of the Athletic associa tion was purely voluntary, as the or ganization was never solicited for money. Floral Queen Voting Contest. The popular voting contest for Floral queen, which opened at Stansfield's drug store at 9 o'clock this morning, vj attracting much attention, and up to 3 o'clock this afternoon a large number of votes had been cast. The candidates for queen are Miss Telia M. Knox and Miss Myrtle Welch. The voting is free, and will continue until 10 o'clock to night. Norfolk and Western Sold. New York, Sept. 15. A dispatch from Norfolk, Va., says that the Norfolk Western railway was sold at foreclos ure today for $3,000,000, subject to a mortgage of $22,000,000. The property was bought by the bond holders' com mittee, represented by George Coppell, Kennedy Tod, W. E. Glyn and Victor Morawetz. Gold Reserve is $114,217,128. Washington, Sept. 15. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balnce $242,314, 017; gold reserve, $114,217,128. BIG WHEELMAN PARADE. Lawrence Will Assist Topeka In the Tuesday Night Event. About 50 wheelmen and wheelwomen of this city met at the T. A. A. rooms last night in response to a call Issued by Captain J. B. Doncyson in reference to the big bicycle parade on Tuesday night of Fall Festival week. Plans were outlined for the parade and the fol lowing committees appointed: Prize committee Herman Leseher, chairman; H. E. Strunk and M. R Chesney. Float committee D. Valentine, chair man; Jake Bair, B. B. Smyth and J. D McMahan. Ladies' committee Miss Edna Mlllice chairman; Miss Pearl Kirkpatrick.Miss Bessie Buhre, Miss Izora Davis, Mis; Bernice Fuller.Miss Libbie Gregory and Miss Stella Smith. The committee will meet Thursday at the Hotel Throop Hustling committee A. E. Hickerson, chairman; C. C. Claudy, M. Stevenson, George Evans, H. O. Smith, C. Nelson, D. CarutherS, Roy Mlllice and B. Cur tis. Music committee Phil Eastman. Lieutenants of parade M. Stevenson, chief; F. D. Dreisbach, William Taylor, C. Nelson, Frank Crane, L. Wyrnan, O. S. Townsend and Dr. Menmnger. All the men's committees will meet at the Athletic association rooms Satur day evening at 8 o'clock. The ladies committee will meet at the Hotel Throop. The prize committee will go amon the merchants of the city and raise prizes to be awarded for the following features of the parade: Best decorated gentleman's wheel. best decorated lady's wheel, best gentleman s costume, best lady s costume, most comic cos tume, most unique costume and best float. The float committee will be expected to prevail on several of the cycle mer chants in this city to prepare floats. Captain Doncyson believes that at least half a dozen cycle merchants will glad ly take this Interest in the parade. A number of the wheelmen will also get together and prepare floats. The parade will be headed Dy tne Asylum Cadet band, under the direction of Phil Eastman. I'ne band win nae in a wagon. Besides the Topeka wheel men the Weary Wobblers of Lawrence the Salina Cycle club, the Wamego Wheelmen's club, the Wamego Ladies' Prneressive Cvcle club and a large dele gation from Kansas City are expected to take part In the parade. The Weary Wobblers of Lawrence will probably form a kazoo band. Those present at the meeting last night were formed in a general com mittee and each cyclist present prom ised to interest at least six other cy clists in the parade. Those present were: James Doncyson, chairman: M. Schlegel, secretary; Messrs. A. fc.. Hick erson, C. Nelson, Mr. Rynerson, j. u MeMahon. M. R. Chesney, Will wmte Mr. Millice, Mr. KirkpatricK, uaptain Titus. Mr. Curtis. W. Stevenson, Mr. Purdv. Will Davis, Mr. strunK, james Dare-itz. C. C. Claudy. Mr. Soule. Mr. Jewell. Mr. Wilson, B. B. Smyth, Misses Millice Kirkpatrick. Bromich.W introde, Mamie Houston, Keihl, 2ioa storm, Maude Kiehl, Bessie Buhre, Mr. E. J Rartel Mr Eastman. C. B. Jennings S. H. Higginsy, F. Smith, M. Wardall, Vogel, Mr. Maxwell, Otto lownsenu and Mr. Noble. Floral Float Lit by Electricity. Work was commenced today on the floral queen's float, which is to be built by the Topeka club. Mr. r: J-ewis ia chairman of the committee in charge nf the float, and he says that it will be one of the most elaborate floats ever presented to the public at any flower festival in the west. In the parade Thursday night the float will be beauti fully lit up with electric lights. As Far as Crane Street. At a special meeting of the Commit tee of Fifteen yesterday afternoon it was decided that all the parades of Fall Festival week should go as far north as Crane street. It was at first thought tnat the parades might be extended to North Topeka. but it was found that the floats could not pass under the wires on the bridge. Mrs. Logan May Come. Mrs. John A. Logan will probably be present at the State Reunion. When in St. Paul Major Anderson saw Mrs. Logan and she told him that she would come to Topeka if it were really urgent. Testerday Major Anderson mailed her a formal and urgent invitation. Oscar Krauss Resigns. At a special meeting of the Commit tee of Fifteen yesterday afternoon Os car Krauss handed in his resignation as treasurer of the committee. The resignation was accepted and D. J. Greenwald appointed in his place. OUR ELECTION RETURNS. The State Journal today publishes more election returns from Maine, more complete in detail and more ac curate than any newspaper in any city west of the Mississippi.not even exclud ing St. Louis. The Journal publishes all the news for all the people regardless of its own views on any public or political ques tion. The Journal's news columns are total ly unbiased. No news items are ever belittled or suppressed in this paper for partisan reasons. When the Democrats carry Georgia, as they probably will in October, the Journal will publish just as full a report as it can ob tain, with equal fairness and accur- racy as it does the report of the Maine election. Always read the State Jour nal for the facts. No Credit in Being Poor. There is altogether too much nons- sense in the minds of a large class of people today. Assertions are made for instance, questioning the legitimacy with which the rich become so, which in a majority of cases are without foundation. Riches can be accumulat ed honestly and legitimately. There is indeed, no credit in being poor. The Savings and Loan Association of To peka proffers to the poor laboring man an opportunity of making himself in dependent and well to do financially, but it requires a persistent saving on his part. Profits accrue fast in this as sociation, hence his persistency will be rewarded. Office northeast corner of Sixth and Kansas avenue. Republican Ohio Estimate. Columbus, O.. Sept. 15. W. S. Mat thews, chairman of the Ohio Republi can state executive committee has made estimates on McKinley's plurali ty in Ohio at the November election. based on returns received at the hiad quarters and his lowest figures are 150,-000. VM. J. BRYAN IN KENTUCKY. Leayes Frankfort This Morning Bound East. His Train Goes Eighty Miles an Hour. ESGIXEER SCHULTZ Makes an Astonishing Record For the L. N. Crowds Gather at All the Sta tions Along the Line. Frankfort, Ky Sept. 15. The pil grimage of the Democratic nominee for the presidency in Kentucky was con tinued at 7:45 o'clock this morning. The same special car used yesterday was taken by the party and on board, man aging the (tour, was Urey Woodson, na tional committeeman from this state. There was no demonstration of any kind whatever When Mr. Brvin left Louisville. On board the train were reception committees from Eminence and Frank fort, and at every place other reception committees came aboard to welcome the nominee to their towns. There were short stops made at Anchorage. Beards' and Peewee Valley, where the candidate shook hands with those gath ered about the train. The first speech made from the platform of the car was at Lagrange and in it Mr. Bryan asked the people to take the interest in the campaign which its importance Justi fied. The campaign, he said, was one of the greatest importance to this country. and tne pararnount issue, the money question, deserved the deep study of every one. He told the people that he was glad to meet the Kentuckians and that his reception everywhere had been most cordial, but he found out that this visit was unnecessary, as the silver sentiment predominated before his com ing. He was cheered and applauded wildly by the 700 people present. After leaving Lagrange, Engineer Ben Sehultz of the Louisville Nashville train, to which the car was attached. gave Mr. Bryan one of the fastest rides he has had on his entire campaign, sending his train along at a trifle over 80 miles an hour. At Eminence it had started to rain, but 1,000 of the citizens of Henry county had Hocked about a little speaker's stand to which Mr. Bryan was taken. Here he gave a ten minutes speech, devoting himself fur. the greater part to answering the state ment made by his opponents umi m consequence of the greater prouuciion of silver than of gold, the white metal had depreciated and would depreciate in value. He admitted that the product or sil ver had been three times as great in the last 20 years, but he said that in the last five years the production of g"M had increased more rapidly than the production of silver and that the gold price of silver bullion had fallen more than at any other time. He said that the price of silver was affected by the law of supply and demand, and that when the United States repealed the Sherman law and stopped the purchasa of 54 million ounces of silver per year that it decreased the price of silver, because it lessened the demand for it. During his speech the rain began to fall in torrents and Mr. Bryan told his audience that it would be cruel to them to have to stand In the rain, but im mediately there were shouts for him to go on rain or no rain. The rain waa still falling when the train pulled into the little hamlet of Bagdad and but a small crowd dared the storm to look at the candidate. In this crowd was a voung lady who. with some temerity. ooked at Mr. Bryan ana saia: "Mv name Is Bryan and my folks are from Culpepper county, Virginia. I am told I am your cousin." I am glad to meet you," answered Mr. Bryan with his best smile, "and I think if I secure the vote of all my kin folks I will have a pretty respectable showing." This was the last stop before Frank fort was reached where the candidate was billed to speak a half hour. In his speech at Frankfort Mr. i-sry-an emphasized his statement of last night, that those who did not believe in the free coinage of silver. Democrats or Republicans, should vote the straipnr. Republican ticket. The rain was fall ing in torrents when the train pull-d into Frankfort and Mr. Bryan was con ducted to the platform in the court house square under an umbrella which was knocked aside every miunte by the efforts of his southern admirers to grasp him by the hand. During his speech of 15 miutes the rain continued to pour down, but his audience of 600 people stood in the wet and yelled for him to go on. WON'T BE INTERVIEWED. Wm. J. Bryan Expresses No Opinion on the Result. Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 15. Mr. Bryan was seen by a correspondent of the As sociated Press last night and shown the bulletins from the Maine election and asked for his views. Just sav." said he, that you saw me and that I declined to be Interviewed." Kindergarten. The Topeka Kindergarten association has secured the services of Mrs. E. Davidson Worde.i of Cincinnati, a wo man of ripe experience in kindergar tenlng, to take charge of the normal raining and kindergarten work in tms ity. Mrs. Worden brings the highest recommendations from Cincinnati, Pueblo and Denver, in which cities she has trained young women for the "new education." She can be found after September 16 at the Copeland, where all persons intending to enter the train ing class Bhould apply before October 1. Send for Kindergarten ear Book to Mrs. T. E. Bowman, 227 Clay street, and note the conditions of admission. Dur ing the three years since thecommence ment of the training school in Topeka, 30 of Its graduates have found positions. and the demand tor its teacr.era la greater than the supply. Electrical Displays. Edison Electric Illuminating: Co. wish to notify their patrons that orders for displays received after the 20th of this month must be refused, as material or labor can not be secured in time after that date. C. R, MAUNSiiUU.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896. AWATERPROBLEM Prof, llaworth's Forthcoming Eeport on Kansas And the Water Supply of Its Western Portion. CAN BE IRRIGATED In Tracts of at Least Fire Acres Each OTer Nearly the Entire Western Portion. Lawrence. Kan., Sept. 15. At the last session of the Kansas legislature an appropriation was made to pay for investigating the subject of irrigation in the western portion of the state. A commission was appointed with. Prof. E. Haworth of the state university as one of the advisory members, and work was begun at once. It has been prosecuted assiduously ever since and Prof. Haworth expects to make a com plete report on the water question ear ly in November. To a representative of the press he has given, however, the gist of the re port stripped of Its mathematical and geological details. The portion of the state to be inves tigated was divided into half a dozen sections with at least two men in each section. These men separated and worked slowly westward, covering a Ftrip about 12 miles wide at each trip. The inevitable bicycle was used very largely as a means of transportation, and was found to be more satisfactory than the regular horse and wagon. The ground was thoroughly examin ed in regard to the strata, the amount and depth of the underground flow, and the character of the soil with its capac ity to sustain life. Wells were, of course, the principal source of informa tion, since they have a record of the substance passed through and show the exact dtpth of the water beneath the surface. Gullies, pools, springs and everything else that would give an in dication of the surface formation were closely scrutinized and the results will be tabulated in the forthcoming re port. The water question depends almost altogether upon stratiagraphy, a fact which makes all former investigations of the subject practically worthless. The number and character of the strata and their inclination and the overlying material must all be taken Into consid eration in determining the possibilities of irrigation. Now, in western Kansas, the condi tions are comparatively simple.Above the deposits of the earlier geological periods with which the report has noth ing to do are found first the enormous and mysterious red beds, the enigma of the American continent. The color of these beds, as the name indicates, is so red that in the localities where they form the surface the mud after a rain storm is a deep crimson, as if there had been a wholesale massacre Tiear by. Geologists are at loggerheads about them and their present name is a compromise, for the scientists can agree only as to their color. Above the red beds are the Comanche rocks, then the Dakota, the Benton, the Niobrara, and the remaining strata of the upper cretaceous period. Above them, however, is a wholly different formation, the deposit of another geol ogical era, the tertiary. It consists of a loose material, shale, clay, sand, soil, varying in depth from 50 to 250 feet. This forms the surface of the land and Is spread over the area without respect to the under formations. It appears to have been put on like a suit of clothes to save the blushes and warm the bones of naked old Nature. Now, while the surface, as every one knows, slopes away directly towards the east, the rock formations below dip gently to the northeast; consequently their distance from daylight is somewhat greater in the northern than in the southern part uf the state. Their depth, too. is var ied by the courses of the streams. .some of them having worn the soil entirely away, exposing the rocks of the cre taceous period. These soft, cretaceous rocks form the floor of the country. A bed of lime Etone. contrary to the popular opinion, will not hold water like a bed of shale. Any movement of the land, and inper ceptlble earthquakes are occurring con stantly, will fracture the lime stone, and let the water through like a broken crock; but shale will shift quickly In and fill up a fault, soon becoming again practically Impervious to the water. Hence, the water in the west flows along slowly to the eastward upon its cretaceous bed and beneath Its terti ary coverlet. This is the water fallen in the form of rain all over the Rocky mountain slope. The wells in the western part of the state are sunk merely through the up-f-er coating and an abundance of water is found. Whenever, too. a stream has tut its channel down through the ter tiary deposits almost or quite to the cretaceous rocks, springs are likely to te found. This is why that in western Kansas, the Uryest spot on the globe not a desert. the most enormous springs are situated. At what was in the boom times the county seat of IyOgan county, Russell Springs, water bursts from a hill side in a dozen Jets larger than a man's wrist: and a nat ural fountain not far from Meade yields by actual measurement three cubic feet of water each second. The springs would be larger and far more numerous if the Inclination of the land were not eo slight. Owing to the mildness of the declivity, the underground water flows not faster than a foot a day, thus en abling the springs now in existence to carry off any superfluity. A year of lieavy rainfall, however, gives birth to numerous ephemeral springs. The portion of Kansas selected by Jrof. Haworth for personal Inspection selected as the most typical of the whole, is a space of some 4.000 square miles comprising parts of Ford, Clark, Gray and Meade counties, and embrac ing the famous artesian well district. Here he is conducting his work utider thre authorities, the state irrigation commission," the Stat geological sur vey, and the hydrographieal bureau of the United States geological survey. Kis conclusions are interesting; and some are hicrhly surprising. The artesian district is of a loxenge hape. a long ellipse, one focus of which is at Wilburn and the other at Meade, Crooked creek, appropriately named, for it is the crookedest of the crooked creeks in America, forms the long axis of the elipse. This little section of country is probably the best watered portion of Kansas. It is merely a de pression in the land, a sink, where the tipper crust is worn away almost to the water level, and the water liself comes from the higher lands to the west. If western Kansas could be caught and skinned, the whole country ffc-ould be an artesian district. .YVHliin this favored regloa an arte sian well Is the cheapest of luxuries. Not a single one ever costs above $CiO, and all are satisfactory if properly managed. A number, however, have been ailowed to choke up and the owner can now see nothing good in the coun try. All one has to do is to bore a well from 15 to 25 feet Into the ground, and there is an artesian well. The water does not always rise above the surface, and if any elevation of the water is desired, pumps are indispensable. There are in this narrow tract three or four wells, properly constructed, that yield 45 gallons of water per minute; from 12 to 20 that yield 20 gallons per mim'te, and 200 or more that grade on down to eight or ten gallons. It is es timated that there is enough water coming from the ground to equal 125 wells furnishing each 60 gallons of wa ter per minute. Now one well at this rate produces enough water in a year to cover 96.44 acres of ground one foot deep. The total supply, then, would cover 12,000 acres, in round numbers, one foot deep in a year. Of course, many crops needmorethan that amount of moisture; but from this estimate the possibilities of Irrigation can be grasp ed. The people who live there, however, waste the water shamefully. In some places they dam a gully and fill it from artesian wells, but their dam is so poor ly constructed that a large percentage of the water escapes. In one instance a good well has been allowed to now, without any use whatever being made of it, until now a miry bog has formed, of no good to anything save frogs and mosquitoes. The people are still inoc ulated by the virus of the ancient boom and they think they must irrigate a quarter section or nothing at all. Two brothers near Meade have con trol of some artesian wells and have procured large pumps to lift the water to a higher level. "You know." said one, "that this ir rigation business is all a failure. I tried it and hardly came out even." "How much ground did .you try to irrigate?" was asked him. "Ten acres to begin on." "Well, why not try five?" "Oh, if I can't water ten acre3, I won't try at all." How much did your brother try to irrigate?" "He tried 15." And so it went. The German settlers have better success than the Ameri cans; for, being accustomed to small farms, they do not try to "tear a corner off the state." One man had formed a large pond which his wells filled at the rate of nine inches per day. With this he irrigates thoroughly three or four acres of garden, where he raises every thing his stomach can crave. In addi tion .he keeps a herd of cattle, makes butter and ships it. He is growing wealthy. "This is the secret." said Professor Haworth. "The whole country, wheth er in the artesian district or not, will furnish enough water to irrigate thor oughly from three to five acres, if pumps are employed. Then, with cattle raising, the small farmer can make a comfortable living. But western Kan sas can never be a wheat growing country, nor, except in the narrow ar tesian belt, can it support a heavy pop ulation. And as matters now stand, the people there need more education in how to use the water than in how to get it." LAUNDRI WAR IX CHICAGO. Dress Shirts are "Done TJp" Now for Three Cents Each. Chicago, Sept. 14. Laundry prices in Chicago have reached the bottom of the tub. The quoted price of washing and ironing a dress shirt is 3 cents at the north side agencies of one of the larg est laundries in the city. This is the lowest figure ever reached in the his tory of the Chicago clothes washing in dustry. There has been a laundrymen's war on for two years. One year ago, shirts, which seem to be the standard by which prices are guaged, were marked down to 4 cents from the regulation de mand of one dime. Then by some means or other the washermen got to gether, and the price went back to 10 cents. A few weeks ago great red signs were put out in front of one agency after an other stating that shirts would be "done up" properly for 5 cents. This ruled until today, when the concern which made the cut to 4 cents a year ago hung out its 3-cent sign. DR. GILBERT'S DILEMMA. He Has Now Two Suits for Divorce Against Sis Wife. Last week Captain J. G. Waters ap peared before Judge Hazen and asked on behalf of Dr. J. L. Gilbert, that his divorce case be dismissed. Judge Ha zen had previously made an order that Mrs. Gilbert be paid J15 a week while the action for divorce is pending. Judge Hazen ordered the case dismissed as requested and ordered Dr. Gilbert to procure transportation for his wife to Colorado where her parents live. As soon as the case was dismissed in this court a suit for divorce was at once commenced in the Jefferson coun ty court. Judge Hazen reprimanded Capt. Waters and said that it was ev ident that the motion to dismiss was for the purpose of avoiding the pay ment of alimony. He accordingly re instated the case on the docket and Dr. Gilbert now has two suits for di vorce against his wife on his hands. Ed Howe's Good Advice. Atchison Globe: If Topeka is like Atchison and other surrounding towns, while society was petting Charley Huff, an ex-penitentiary convict, other young men in town who are faithful and steady workmen with no time or inclination for frivolity, were being snubbed by these girls and generally ostracised. Charley Huff had nothing but a pair of patent leather shoes, fine clothes and a glib tongue to recommend him, still he entered the best society in Topeka and monopolized the attention of one of the prettiest girls. Other young men who have lived in Topeka all their lives and whose devotion to work and a desire to amouct to some thing are evident, are not in great de mand, and if they broke Into society, would be treated coldly. Gixls. in their friendships with young men, are terri bly blind to their future interests. Constipation Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It retains the digested food too long in the bowels and produces biliousness, torpid liver, indi- eestion. bad taste, coated tongue, sick headache, in- a somnia, etc. noon a 1 ins i i RMpniiGtinfttinn aiul oil ita results, easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists. Prepared by C. I. Kood Co., Lowell, Mass. Iht only PUis to Uke with Hood's Sarsaparula. nr ri? U"U(DjS wro?! SIXTEEN TO TALKS0FW00L McKinley Speaks to a Delega tion of Ohio Farmers. Tells Them What a Fine Thing Kis Tariff Was. EVILS OF FREE WOOL. Says Wool is Cheap Because of Present Tariff. Declares Free Silver Is Worse Than Free Wool. Canton, O., Sept. 15. Just at 11 o'clock yesterday a special train of 11 cars steamed into the Canton station of the Cleveland Terminal Valley rail way. It brought 1,000 residents of Ca diz and Harrison county. The crowd was largely composed of farmers and wool growers and represents one of the foremost wool growing sections of the country. It marched to the McKinley home where D. A. Hollingsworth, at torney general of Ohio, introduced the visitors. McKinley said: "Mr. Hollingsworth, Ladies and Gen tlemen, My Fellow Citizens: I count it a very special honor to receive this visit from my fellow citizens, composed for the most part of the farmers of Har rison county. I would have been glad, to have seen with you that venerable citizen and statesman, John A. Bing ham (Applause), whose message of cheer and congratulation and good will you have brought me. (Renewed ap plause.) It is especially gratifying to me to receive a visit from so many of the farmers and wool growers of Har rison county. There is scarcely a coun ty in the state which is so essentially agricultural as yours. You have no large towns. You have but a few fac tories and your occupations are almost exclusively rural. Your county has long been noted as one of the great ag ricultural sections of the state and es pecially devoted to that branch of ag riculture known as sheep raising and wool growing. There is probably no portion of the country of the same area that has supported so many sheep as yours and for many years, at least, this was the most profitable industry of your farmers. It is not so good, I be lieve, now as formerly. (Laughter and applause and cries of 'No, no, I guess not.') "The last three years have been years of great trial, not only to the wool growers of your county, but to the en tire country. You have seen your flocks disappear and your fleeces diminish in value to an extent that, prior to 1892, you would not have believed was pos sible. I remember in 1S91 to have de livered an address in the city -of Cadiz to the assembled farmers of Harrison county, in which I undertook to pre dict what would happen if we had free wool in the United States. There were a few men in that great .audience who believed my prediction then. What do you think of it now? (Cries of 'We think it all right.') In 1891 you had, according .to your banners displayed here today, 1.530,533 sheep of an aver age value of $5 per head. In 1S96 you have but 92.000 sheep worth only $1.50 per head. In 1S91 you received from 30 to 32 cents per pound for your wool. In 1896, for the same grade of wool, from 14 to 16 Cents per pound. This enor mous loss to a great industry is truly astounding and calls for serious con sideration and prompt remedy if one can be found, and the only remedy we have in the United States is by the bal lot, and if it is protection you want, you know what party carries the banner of protection. (Enthusiastic cheering.) "Prior to the enactment of the Wil son tariff law you had enjoyed, almost without interruption, from the begin ning of the government, a tariff on your product to protect you from competi tion of the cheaper lands and cheaper labor of other countries. By that act your products were made free and opened up to the unrestricted competi tion of all the wool of the world. What makes that act more indefensible is, first, that it was wholly unnecessary; and second, that it was singling out one of the great industries of the -country for sacrifice, leaving other Indus tries havir.g no greater, claim upon the consideration of the government prac tically unharmed. (Cries of That's right.') Ko class of our citizens have suffered so much from that tariff law as the wool growers of the United States, and none were more deserving of generous treatment than they. "So inexcusable was this act that the president, who favored a reduction of tariff all along the line, and who be lieved in free raw material, was unwil ling to sign the bill and used these characteristic words against it: 'It may well excite our wonder that the Democrats are willing to depart from this (free raw material doctrine), the most Democratic of all tariff "principles, and that the inconsistent absurdity of such a proposed departure should be emphasized by the suggestion that the wool o the farms be cut on the free ONE. N. Y. Herald. list and the protection of tariff taxation be placed around the iron ore and coal of corporations and capitalists.' But this did not avert the fatal blow. Less organized than other industries in the country you were unable to secure the recognition to which you were justly entitled and your product was made the victim of free trade. (Cries of 'That's right.') In all the years in which the Republican party was in power, you know that it gave protection to wool, and in the act of 1890 gave to this in dustry increased protection." COMPLAINTS ARE "MADE Of a Topeka Employment Agency and Its Manager Called to Account. Daisy Baustian and Mabel Hedman, two pretty dining room girls, have had some unfortunate experiences lately and they have at last resorted to the strong arm of the law to protect them from further impositions. Some days ago Daisy Baustian ordered her trunk moved from a private house to the San ta Rita hotel. Truckman Jim Arm strong was hired, but he thought the directions were to take the trunk to the Santa Fe hotel. He did this. Daisy thought that her trunk had been stolen and she told her troubles to the police. "Detective Zeller said that he would have the trunk inside of 48 hours,"said she. "But he never thought of it and I found it myself." But this matter was all settled when the two girls again were unfortunate. They wished a position in a dining room and they went to the employment agency of Dr. D. H. Dickason on East Sixth street and paid him money to se cure a position. "He kept fooling around until we paid him our money." said Miss Daisy, "and then he said he didn't have any position. We paid him a dollar." The two girls went to Justice Furry and told what -had happened and he isued a warrant-for the employment agent, and he was arrested last even ing. It had been Intended that the warrant should not be served until to day but it happened that Dr. Dickason called up the police station by Bell tel ephone yesterday afternoon and talked with Jailer Hopkins. To Hopkins he called Chief Gardiner many profane names and used some vile language. The cause of this probably was because the chief had taken the two girls up to Furry's office to secure the information against the employment agent. The cause might have been liquor. Jailer Hopkins reported his experience to the chief, and the latter sent Detective Zeller and Patrolman Benard to arrest the doctor. Zeller arrested Dickason on the justice of the peace warrant and took him to the police station. A few days ago a farm laborer came to the police station and reported to Chief Gardiner that the same employ ment agent, Dr. Dickason, had receiv ed a dollar from him and sent him 12 miles into the country where he prom ised him a job. The young man walk ed all the way and when he got there the party said that they had not re quested anyone to send farm hands to them.They endorsed this on the agency coupon. No action was taken in the case by the authorities as the man could not stay to prosecute. ROTABLES INVITED. A Host of Noted Speakers to Attend the Bryan Gotham Meeting. New York, Sept. 15. The committee in charge of the arrangements for the mass meetings which will be held in this city, with Mr. Bryan as the chief attraction, on September 29, has issued invitations to many Democratic leaders of prominence, asking them to be pres ent and speak. Among the number are Senator Vest of Missouri, Joseph Sibley of Pennsyl vania, Senator John W. Daniel of Vir ginia. ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee, ex-Secretary Hoke Smith of Georgia, Senator White of Califor nia. Senator Pugh of Alabama, ex Representative Culbertson of Texas.ex Attorney General Garland of Arkansas, B. F. Shively of Indiana, Governor Claude Matthews of Indiana, General Joseph Wheeler of Alabama, Senator Pasco of Florida, Senator Morgan of Alabama. Senator-elect McEnery of Louisiana, Senator Dubois of Idaho, Senator Squires of Washington, ex Representative James Kerr of Pennsyl vania. General Earle of South Caroli na and David Callahan of New Haven. John C. Sheehan has received a let ter from John Quiney Adams, secreta ry general of the Founders and Patri ots of the Republic, offering his own and his son's services at the Bryan demonstration and throughout the campaign. The son is Francis A. Adams. Both gentlemen are excellent speakers and their offer has been ac cepted. Something to Know. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restor ing the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitter3. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centers in the stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters improves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by those who have tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c and Jl per bottle at J. K. Jones' Drug Store, Fifth and Kansas avenue. The prompt use of Ayer's Sarsapa rilla will invariably cure all affections of the kidneys. IN BLUEGRASS. Bryan Makes Speeches at Sev eral Kentucky Towns. He Addresses Thre'e Immense Audiences at Louisrille. 20,000 IN ONE CROWD. Bryan Shows the Regularity of His Nomination. Would Rather Have the People Than All Newspapers. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15. Three speeches delivered in three different parts of the city to large crowds con stituted last night's work of Wm. J. Bryan in this city. The first of these speeches was at Phoenix Hill, where the candidate of three parties addressed an audience variously estimated at from 15,000 to 20,000. There were at least 5,000 people in the assemblage which listened to him at the Haymarket, and double that number at Willard's hotel In, the first speech Mr. Bryan took oc casion to indirectly pay his compli ments to the National Democratic con vention nominee by advising his audi ence to either vote the Republican ticket or to cast their ballots in favor of the Chicago ticket. The other two speeches of the nominee were short and have been covered to a great extent by other addresses of Mr. Bryan. The train bearing the Bryan party arrived in Louisville at 7:45. a quarter of an hour ahead of scheduled time. The nominee was driven immediately to Willard's hotel and a quarter of an hour later was on his way to the first meeting of the evening. The whole drive was a continuous ovation to the candidate, although in one portion of the route through which the party drove, there were continuous cheers for McKinley. At Phoenix Hill the carriage was im mediately surrounded by a howling mob and it took the combined efforts of 20 policemen to force a passage to the platform for Mr. Bryan. His appear ance on the speaker's stand was the signal for uproarous applause and cheering. He was introduced to the assemblage by ex-Congressman Asher G. Caruth, and said in part: "Ladies and Gentlemen: We are en tering upon a campaign. As we have nothing to conceal, I tell you frankly I have come to Kentucky because I want the electoral vote of Kentucky in November. (Applause and cries of you will get them.') As the regular nominee of the Democratic party I might appeal to you on the ground of the regularity of my nomination. I might call your attention to the fact that the Chicago convention was reg ularly called by the regular authority and that from all over the union Dem ocrats assembled in the regular way to select their delegates to the conven tion. I might call your attention to the fact that no convention ever held in this country more accurately re flected the sentiment of the party which selected the delegates than did the Chi cago convention. (Great applause.) In no convention within this generation have the voters themselves taken so active and so influential a part as did the Democratic party take in the Chi cago convention. If you have regard for the will of the majority of your party regularly expressed, then, my friends, I can appeal to you on the ground that I am the nominee of the party in the regular way. (Great ap plause.) But I shall appeal for your support on higher grounds than party regularities. (Cheers and applause.) "I expressly release, so far as I am concerned, from the support of the Chi cago ticket, every Democrat who be lieves that the success of that ticket would imperil our country. (Great ap plause and cries of 'Good, good.') They that are not for us are against us." Continuing, the nominee urged his hearers to remember that the ballot was given them as a sacred trust, to be used as they believed to be right. The issue was clearly defined, he said, on the one side being "the money grabbers of this country and Europe," and on the other the toiling masses. He then entered into a bitter denunciation of the recent government bond deals and of the officials and bankers who were parties thereto. He commented upon the fact that "all the newspapers" were not with the Democracy in the present campaign, but asserted that the people were with him and that he would rather have the people than all the newspapers put together. He added: "We would like to have the newspa pers with us because we hate to have our people get mad every morning when they read the papers. (Great laughter.) I do not know of any one thing that has caused so many people to forget the resolve they made on the first of the year, never to swear again. I do not know of any one thing that has made so many break that promise as the gold standard editorials which appear from day to day." CROWDS GREET BRYAN. The Trip Through Kentucky Is a Series of Ovations. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 15. The ad vent of the Bryan party into Kentucky was an enthusiastic one in the ex treme. The people of Henderson brought out the inhabitants of that city and borrowed nearly half as many more from the surrounding towns. The streets were blocked from the depot to the stand erected in the public square, where a mass of humanity was gathered. Mr. Bryan made two speech es, one from the city park and the oth er from a stand erected in one of the broad streets of the city.. Southern en thusiasm was shown in the greatest degree, and every one of the two vast audiences wanted to shake hands with the man whom they called the next president. Cheer after cheer went up and when the crowd was not cheering it was testifying to its devotion to the candidate by excited yells for "Bryan, we want you," or others of similar im port. After leaving Henderson, the train made a few minutes stop at Owens boro, Hayesville. Clover Point, and Irv ington, where Mr. Bryan told the crowd that he was glad to note the interest they manifested in the issues of the campaign. P. P. Elder of Ottawa was In Topeka a short time today. He says that the "middle of the road" movement is re ceiving no sympathy among the Popu lists in his locality and that many are even becoming disgusted with Wat son. Major J. K. Hudson addressed the First Ward McKinley club in Wilker son's hall Saturday evening. Major Hudson wal tendered a vote of thanks for his address. JOHN SHERMAN ON BRYAN. The Ohio Senator Talks About the Nominee's Financial Flan. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 15. Senator John Sherman Is on his way to the mountains as a guest of General Miles. In an in terview the senator said: "I have not the slightest doubt that the Republicans will succeed in Ohio. I think McKinJey's majority will be probably not so phenomenal as it was once before, but he will get a majority certainly of 50,000 to 100,000. Some sen timent has been worked up among la boring men in Ohio In favor of silver, but I don't think it will make any great impression, and, besides, there are more Democrats who will come to us than Republicans who will go to the opposi tion. "You ask if most of the laboring peo ple in Ohio are not employed in fac tories or in employments that have been classed more or less as protected in dustries. I answer, yes undoubtedly. There was a great disappointment in Ohio in regard to the Wilson tariff. The present tariff is exceedingly obnox ious, and especially to farmers, and particularly on wool. There is a strong demand to have the tariff revised, so I think that issue will help us. And I don't see any signs of4 breaking away from the Republican party on the money question. "Yes, I know that Bryan was very active in the abolition of the wool tariff. That is perfectly understood. I do not think that Bryan is going to get any considerable 'vote from the Republican farmers in Ohio, and there was a very strong feeling against his nomination among the Democrats." "How does it come that McLean has been so active on the silver side?" "McLean has always been for cheap money, as they call it, whatever it may be. He is a silver man an original silver man, you might say." "Can you tell, senator, what propor tion of the silver that is now in the treasury speaking of the coined silver is at the disposal of the government to pay bonds with? Mr. Bryan, you know, in hia letter of acceptance, says that there was no necessity whatever of issuing bonds to maintain the credit of the government, or, rather, to carry on the government and pay current ex penses; that the treasury had the priv ilege of using silver i.o pay, if it did not have the gold." "Now, that is absolutely untrue, be cause the silver is represented by silver certificates outstanding, and that silver is kept there for its redemption, and. as a matter of course, that would be a wildcat business if we were to take the silver that is now pledged for silver certificates. We have issued silver cur rency certificates that there were In the treasury so many silver dollars.and cer tifying that the certificates represent silver dollars. We cannot issue silver certificates and then issue the silver that is pledged to redeem them. That would be a plain violation of the law. The governrrient could not have paid any of its obligations with the coined silver now on deposit without violating the terms of the law. "Bryan's letter of acceptance lays great stress on the point that he could run this government without changing its revenue law and without borrow ing any money. Could that be done? "I suppose that he would keep the silver certificates outstanding and use the silver dollars, too. That Is wild cat banking. The trouble now is that the revenues are insufficient to pay the expenses of the government, and there fore use the gold that has been collected and held in the treasury for the re demption of United States notes, and then to make good the vacuum we sell the bonds to restore the gold. So we are running in debt every year. We have already increased the public debt $262,000,000. That was inevitable with out a change in the tariff law." PEACH MARKET GLUTTED. Touch the Lowest Notch Known in the Chicago Market. Chicago, Sept. 15. Peaches touohed the lowest notch in point of price Sat urda yever known in the Chicago mar ket. Quotations were made almost wholly by buyers, commission mer chants being willing to accept practi cally any price to move the fruit. Re ceipts were over 120,000 one-fifth bushel baskets, including- some grapes. Be sides this, arrivals embraced 11,400 half bushel baskets in which were some melons, together with 3,000 bushel bask ets. The rail receipts in addition to the foregoing were equal to 4.000 one fifth bushel baskets, making the larg est amount ever received at this mar ket in one day. The canning factories have been run ning overtime, and many of them have already put up more than they had ex pected to dispose of. Shippers say that markets which usually draw on Chi cago are full up to the guards, and only choice, sound peaches are taken for shipment, with few at that. Some dealers succeeded In securing from five to ten cents for common to fancy lots, but the rest sold much low er than that and the returns to grow ers will be exceedingly small. Late in the day bushel baskets were being ped dled out in a retail way from 20 cents to 40 cents. STUDIES LAW FOR FUN. Kr. Kitchell Will Attend Law Lec tures as a Recreation. William W. Kitchell, of the hardware firm of Kitchell Marburg, is now a law student at the state university at Lawrence. For some time he has been much interested in the study of the law and the coming winter he will recite his lessons to Dean Green on Mount Oread. Mr. Kitchell Is a highly educa ted man. He is a great reader and a master of several languages. The study of the law to him is simp ly a recreation. He still, retains his partnership in the hardware store and next spring will again be at his place of business. Yesterday morning he was seen at the state university where he had Just entered in the law school. "I'm a school boy now. I'm going to take law," said he. He walked away with several other law students and seemed to enjoy the experience much. Mr. Marburg, of the firm says that this is Mr. Kitchell's year. "Next year it will be my turn and I'll study sea sickness. I'm going over to Germany to spend the year. Kitchell is studying law Just because he likes it. He used to read and study books here during spare moments, and I'll tell you he is a smart fellow." The Discovery Saved Sis Life. Mr. G. Cailloutte, druggist, Beavers ville. 111., says: "To Dr. King's New Discovery I owe my life. Was taken with La Grippe and tried all the phy sicians for mlies about, but of no avail, and was given up and told I could not five. Having Dr. King's New Discov ery In my store I sent for a bottle and began its use and from the first dose began to get better, and after using three bottles was up and about again. It is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house without It." Get a free trial at J. K. Jones' dru store, 5th and Kansas avenue. Regular size 50c. and $1.00 Get estimates and Designs for Fall Festival Electric Displays from E. P. Jordan, Bell Tel, 61a. YOUFJG MFTw We Offer You a Remedy Which Insures SAFETY to 1.1 Bi oi Kia -Mother and Child. "MOTHERS' FRIEND" BOBS CONFINEMENT OF ITS WB, HOBROK AND DAX6EB, Makes CHILD-BIRTH Easy. Endorsed aad recommended by physi cians, midwlves and those who have ua It. Beware of substitutes and imitations. 6entby xpress rr mall, on receipt of price, fei.OO per bottle. Book "TO MOTHfc-Kd mailed free, containing Toluntary testimonials. E BAD FIELD BZ0ULAT0S CO., Atlanta, Ga SOLD IT ALL DRUGGISTS. E. O. DeAloss. L. M. PenweU. Odd Fellewa' MUkg 523 Guincy Street. We buy our goods from the best factories on earth. OCR PRICES ARE REASONABLE. 523 QUINCY ST. Earrison Phone 77. Eell Phcns 12 i Orest Western Steam Bjo Cleaning Works. Work guaranteed and at reasonable prices .Alao, Hue Tailoring, Repairing and Pressing. 131 Cast Seventh Street. C. F. RODIGER. MRS. E. M. FISHER Has returned from Chicago and the east where sue obiained the The latest ideas of Styles For Fall Dresses She can be seen at her roonjs at 417 KANSAS AVE. The Rosy Freshness And a velvety softness of the skin is inva riably obtained by those who use Pozzoni's Complexion Powder. A Look Through Missouri, Free. The Kansas City. Fort Scott Mem phis Railroad company has Just issued a magnificent book of sixty or more photo-engraved views of varied scen ery in south Missouri. From these views an accurate knowledge can be obtained as to the productions and gen eral topography of that highly favored section that is now attiacting the at tention of home-seekers and investors the country over. The title of the book is "Snap ShotJ In South Missouri." It will be mailed free. Address J. E. LOCKWOOD. Kansas City, Mo. To Colorado, Montana, Hot Springs Puget Sound and Pacific Coast Via Burlington Route. Take the shortest and most desirable line to the far west; complete trains from the Missouri River. Daily train leaves Kansas City at 10.40 a. m.. ar rives BilMrgs, Montana, 1,0G0 miles dis tant, 6:45 next evening: free chair cars Kansas City to Billings; sleepers Kan sas City to Lincoln: through sleepers Lincoln to Billings. Connects with fast train beyond to Montana and Puget Sound. Ten to twenty-five hours shelt er than other lines from Kansas City. Through sleepers and chair cars Mis souri River to Denver; Rio Oraiiue scenic line beyond for Colorado, Utuii and California. Ask Agent for tickets over the estab lished through lines of the Burlington Route. L. W. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Louis, Mo. To St Paul and Minneapolis Via Burlingtoz. Route. Two splendid through trains each dar from Missouri River points to the north via the old established Burlington Route and Sioux City line. Day train has handsome observation vestibuled sleepers, free chair cars, and dining cars (north of Council Bluffs). Night train has handsome sleepers to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and par. lor cars Sioux City north. Consult Ticket Agent. L. W. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agent. St. Louis, Mo. Paint.... Your House, your Earn or your Carriage, and buy your Paint of J. K. Jones, SOI KANSAS ATE. I can also sell you all the 45 s Glass m WJ Undertakers BeMoPepiell you want cheap too.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896. 5i7 Covered Frame Slates Cs9 7x11 5x7 Covered Frame Slate, double, 6x9 7x11 5x7 Uncovered Frame Slate 5c 7c 9c 10c 13c 15c 6x9 7x11 Sx!2 it 41 O, oc Ic 5c 10 Best Slate Pencils, lc I. MM. CO., HO E. Gtii St. DISTRICT COURT NOTES. Judge Hazen allowed C. O. Knowles receiver of the Harrison Telephone Co Sl'dO today out of which he is to pay at torney's fees. The county commissioners approved the second bond of Keepers Thacheu. bridge contractors, todp.y. It is for $25. Of'O and is signed by the officers of the American Surety company. This bond is to protect laboring men who may be employed on the bridge.

Mattie Lewis has been divorced from her husband, W. W. Lewis.The grounds were abuse. The Crane case against the Ameri can Book company has been amended so as to drop the various members of the text book board from litigation. The suit now is against County Superinten dent Stout to prevent him from carry ing out the terms of the contract with the American Book company and it will be heard next Friday. The county commissioners who are in session today will not consider the question of stone for the new bridge. They say that is a matter to be set tled between Superintendent Hinckley and the contractors. STATE HOUSE NOTES. The board of railroad commissioners ere beginning to receive the annual re ports from the various lines that do business in this state. The Chicago and Great Western, the Wagner Palace Car company, the United States Express company and the Leavenworth Bridge company have filed their reports. Governor Morrill Is in attendance at the reunion at Arkansas City today. A case was filed in the supreme court today from Ellsworth county in which E. A. Moore sought to recover $1,000 from the Union Pacific railroad on ac count of the death of his son who was a boy of 11 years and was burned by a fire that was started by locomotives. The boy, with his parents, was trying to put out the fire. The wind changed suddenly and before he could escape he was burned. The case did not reach the jury as the court decided that the plaintiff hfld failed to make a case, and gave judgment for the railroad. A case was filed in the supreme court today from Wyandotte county. Frank W. Smith sued Swift Co., packers, for damages resulting from a personal injury received while in their employ. Smith claimed that the damage was oc casioned by defective machinery for transferring ice about the plant, also by the absence of sufficient light to see how to work. The jury found in favor of Smith and awarded him $2,500 dam ages. The packing company appeals. Bank Commissioner Ereidenthal is in Kansas City today attending the pre liminary examination of the officers of the Argentine bank that was closed a short time ago. The Star Milling company of Galva, McPherson county, has been organized by C. H. Williams, Elmer Williams. Eli P. Williams. W. S. Bukey and W. S. McGiffertall of McPherson. The com pany's charter was filed this morning with the secretary of state. Capital J300. NOT A 70,000 PLURALITY. Official Returns from Arkansas Re duces Jones' Plurality to 45,000. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 15. Official returns from 61 out of 65 counties give Jones. Democrat. 71.645; Remmel. Re publican, 26.410; Files, Populist, 11.280; Miller, Prohibitionist, l,643.Jones' plur ality 45, 234; Jones majority 33,310. The Indications are that Jones" majority in the state will be considerably less than at first estimated. TOPEKA BLUES WIN. Take the Game of Ball at Hamilton by a Score of 7 to 4. Hamilton, Mo., Sept. 15. The Topeka Blues won htre yesterday from the Hamilton team by a score of 7 to 4 The Blues made seven hits and three errors Hamiltons. ten hits and seven e-rors Batteries Clark and Hall; Cleven-er and Johnson. It doesn't matter much whether sick head ache, billiousness. indigestion an' constipation are caused by neglect or by unavoidable circumstances- Ee Witt's Little Early Risers will speedily cure them all. For sale by G. W. Stans Celd, 32 Kansas avenue. PORTERARRESTED Kansas City, Kansas, Bank Cash ier in the Toils. Received Deposits "When Bank Was Insolvent. READS THE WARRANT. Jennie Gibson Deposited $900 On Janiiary 13. Squabble Over an $800 Collec tion Hastens the Arrest. Kansas City. Kan.. Sept. 15. W. G. Porter, Jr., was arrested here yester day charging him on two counts, with receiving money as cashier of the Bank of Kansas City, Kansas, when he knew that institution was insolvent and in a failing condition. The warrants were issued on com plaint of Jennie Gibson and Milam Col lins. The complaint of Jennie Gibson is to the effect that on January 13, 1"S96, W Or. Porter, as cashier, received a de posit of money to the value of $900. The other warrant charges Porter with receiving JS5.51 on deposit on December 16, 1895. The arrest of Porter following imme diately after the suit filed against him by Receiver C. F. Willner to recover $5,200 borrowed from the institution, indicates that the failure of the bank is to lead to more legal complication! than was at first thought probable. When the Bank of Kansas City. Kan sas, was forced out of existence and C. F. Willner appointed as its receiver. he found the deposits of the institution to be about $6,000. In the possession of the bank was little except the fixtures. An investigation of the assets showed that the largest debtor the institution had was its cashier, W. G. Porter, and Porter's wife. They had borrowed money from the bank and given as se curity therefor their promissory notes. The receiver some time ago got hold of an $S00 Montana collection which the bank officers claimed was not bank property, but belonged to them indi vidually. The receiver refused to turn it over and suit was brought against nira. fc-uit was then begun by the re ceiver to collect on promissory notes, and the civil action evidently caused the arrest. A POSTOFFICE DEFICIENCY. Deputy Postmaster Miller, of Argonia, Siding Out. Argonia, Sept. 15. The bondsmen of Postmaster John Miller held a meet ing some time since and decided to al low the postmaster to refund the defi ciency which they found to be existing in tne affairs or the postoffice in month ly payments, provided the government did not interfere with that arrange ment. But last week the postoffice inspec tor audited the accounts of the office and found a deficiency of about $390. Hamp Miller, deputy postmaster, has already skipped out. It is not just now known what will be done or who is most to blame. TEXAS FEVER IN CHEROKEE. Inspector Deem Gives a Lecture to Kansas Farmers. Columbus, Sept. 15. Albert Deem, United States government inspector of cattle for the western states, visited Columbus Saturday to talk to the farm ers in reference to the best way to ex terminate Texas fever, which has late ly made its appearance in this county. He gave method for treatment and erad ication. At the close of Mr. Deem's address the farmers organized a pro tective association to prevent the fur ther spread of the disease and to utter ly exterminate that which is now here. FARRAR REUNION. Largest Family in Marshall County 153 Present. Beattie, Sept. 15. The seventh an nual reunion of the Farrar family took place near here at which there were 153 present. The Farrars. including grand children and great grand children, is the largest family in Marshall county. Hathaway Cleared. Abilene, Sept. 15. G. E. Hathway of ashington, Kan., who was arrested and brought over here on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, was tried Friday before a jury and ac quitted in nine minutes by the twelve business men who were picked up to sit in his case. Hathway submitted his case to the jury on the evidence of the state. Missouri Pacific Safe Blown. Concordia, Sept. 15. The Missouri Pa cific railway safe at Jamestown was blown open Saturday night by burg- ars. The noise of the explosion awoke the people near by and they frightened the robber away. One hundred and eight dollars were in the safe, but noth- ng was missing. Prairie Chicken and Plover Plentiful. Abilene, Sept. 15. Will Matteson and Jesse Elston took a trip south of Carl ton yesterday and had a fine day s nort in bagging 18 prairie chickens and over 60 plover. Both are said to be unusually plentiful in the locality while quail are also said to be numer ous all over the country. A Creamery for Frankfort. Frankfort. Sept. 15. Several of the business men have succeeded with the enterprise of establishing a creamery at this place. Most of the stock has been subscribed to make it a success. Make a Strong Law Firm. Cawker City, Sept. 15. E. P. Hotch- kiss of Burr Oak has formed a law part nership with ex-Judge Clark A. Smith of this city. This will make one of the strongest law firms in north central Kansas. M'KINLEY'S SPECIAL WIRE. He Receives Election News at His Own Home. Canton, O.. Sept. 15. Maj. McKinley received bulletins from the Maine elec tion last night on a special wire run ning to his house from the Associated Press wire in the Repository office. The Republican nominee was also flooded with messages of congratulation from prominent Republicans all over the country. Joseph H. Manley telegraph ed him that the returns indicated that 50.000 would be the majority. Con gressman cnngley wired: "Maine Bends greeting a Republican plurality or 4ii.uiMj we snail give you tiu.uuu plu rality in November." DANGER IN X KAYS. An Experimenter Loses Five of His Finger Naila. Boston, Sept, 15. A warning has been voiced by one of the leading English medical journals in regard to the too frequent use of the Roentgen ray ap paratus. One electrical engineer, who has often demonstrated the beauty of his own finger bones by placing one of his hands within the radius of the search ing rays, has lost all the nails from the fingers of that hand, while Mr. Sidney Rowland, who is one of the leading ex perimenters in this direction, mentions several cases of similar character in the structural changes that occur in the hair, and so' forth.of those who have been frequently shadowgraphed by this method. Thus, in the case of patients whose heads have been subjected to the influ ence of the rays, the hair has either turned white or has fallen out entirely. It is suggested that these results are due to the electrical potency of what are called the ultra violet rays of the spectrum, though their precise action is at present by no means thoroughly understood. One curious suggestion has already been made. It is a well known super stition, and one which has existed for generations, that people who sleep in the direct rays of the moon have their reason more or less seriously affected. Now, it is said that these ultra violet rays exist in the moonlight, and hence a popular superstition may be founded upon a scientific fact. HAS ROCKEFELLER BOUGHT Rumored that He Has Purchased the Johnson Steel Plant. Cleveland, O., Sept. 15. A rumor is in circulation here to the etteet that John D. Rockefeller, the multi-million aire, has purchased the great plant of the Johnson Steel company at Loraine, but it lacks confirmation. In fact, Pres ident A. J. Mexam of the Johnson com pany, when communicated with by tel ephone denied the rumor. Ex-Congressman Tom L. Johnson is at present absent from the city, one incident that would seem to give some credence to the rumor is the fact that Mr. Rockefeller has during the past two days been driving out to the country in the vicinity of Loraine.mak ing a careful examination of the lay of the land between Loraine and Elyria. The building by Mr. Rockefeller of an immense fleet of ore carrying ves sels on the great lakes to carry ore from his mines in the Superior region, has led many people to believe that Mr. Rockefeller intended building or ac quiring a big steel plant to convert his ore into market products. La Grippe Made Him Crazy. Poor emaciated Adam Norman, a far mer from near Richland was brought to Topeka and given a cell in the coun ty jail today. He is hopelessly insane. Norman is so weak from sickness that he has to be carried. The insane man has been sick since last March with the grip. Not until five or six weeks ago was it noticed that his mind was af fected. Mrs. Norman says he starts from his bed and attempts to clutch any one who happens to be near. Nor man will not be tried until next Thurs day. Porbate Judge Wood will be out of the city making speeches and in the meantime the insane man will be kept at the county jail. Debs Goes to Defend Himself. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 14. Eugene V. Debs leaves this afternoon for Gal veston, Texas, where the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is holding its annual session. Mr. Debs goes to an swer charges perferred against him during the period of his secretaryship of the order in a speech made at Mon day's meeting by F. W. Arnold, present secretary or the brotherhood. Prest Cable's Son Wed. Manitou. Col., Sept. 15. Miss Marlon Wheeler, daughter of Jerome B. Wheel er, the well known banker and million aire mining man, of New York citv. was married last night to H. S. Cable, president of the Pike's Peak Cogwheei ranroaa, ana son ot President R. R Cable of the Rock Island. Hill Won't Be at Buffalo. Albany, N. T., Sept. 15. Senator Hill refused to be Interviewed on any sub ject last night, but stated that he did not expect to go to Buffalo and would not go there unless some circumstances enitrely unforseen by him at the pres ent time should arise. A Knoxville, Tenn., Failure. Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 15. Cullen Newman, wholesalers of china and queensware, assigned yesterday. Lia bilities $300,000; assets about an eaual amount. Do YouJJse It? It's the best thing for the hair under all circumstances. Just as no man by taking thought can add an inch to his stature, so no preparation can make hair. The utmost that can be done is to pro mote conditions favorable to growth. This is done by Ayer's Hair Vigor. It re moves dandruff, cleanses the scalp, nourishes the soil in which the hair grows, and, just as a desert will blossom under rain, so bald heads grow hair, when the roots are nour ished. But the roots must be there. If you wish your Hair to retain its normal color, or if you wish to restore the lost tint of gray or faded hair use Ayer's Hair Vigor. INDOOR FOOTBALL Game to Be Played in Chicago Colisenm Thanksgiving Day by Chicago and U. of 31. Players. IIOLD 17,000 PERSONS. Bicycle Track To Be Torn Out for the Event. Other Sporting News of a Gen eral Nature. Chicago, Sept. 15. J. De F. Richards, manager of the University of Michigan foot ball team: A. A. Stagg of the Uni versity of Chicago and James Hey worth of the Chicago Exhibition com pany have completed final arrange ments for a great foot ball game .to be played in the Coliseum next Thanks giving day. On account of the sever ity of the weather of Chicago at that time of the year and because of the great seating capacity of the Coliseum it was decided to play the game Indoors this year. Plans are being made to make the game the greatest event of the kind ever held in the west. The prepara tions for the game inside of the build ing will also furnish an exhibition of how Chicago people carry on big under takings in a short space of time. On the evenings of Thanksgiving week a six aay Dicycie race will be held and the foot ball game will be played so as not to interrere witn the bicycle races. At 12 o'clock on the night before Thanksgiving the bicycle riders will leave the track. At once an army of carpenters ana laborers will be put to work to tear up the bicycle track and Duiia stanas tor the toot ball crowds. The bicycle track will be torn up and storea away, tne noor of the hall re moved and a full sized gridiron laid out and marked right in the center of the hall. Around the gridiron, fifteen feet dis tant from the side lines, will be erected a smooth board fence four feet hisrh Next to this fence on both sides of the field, will be constructed two tiers of boxes, each box capable of holding six persons. At each end of the field, forty feet from the goal posts, will be erect ed high stands capable of holding 7,000 people. On the sides of the fields, di rectly behind the rows of boxes, stands will be placed capable of accommodat ing 8.000 people. These stands, with the galleries, will furnish a total seat ing capacity of 17,000. This work must all be done between midnight and noon, at which hour the game will be called. After the game the stands must be re moved and the track replaced by 7 o'clock that evening. As the big eastern teams do not play on Thanksgiving day it is hoped that the managers will be able to secure for umpire either Mr. Brooks of Harvard, Moffatt of Princeton or Dashiel of Le high. These men are the best in the country and would lend prominence to the game. NATIONAL XE AGUE. WASHINGTON 7; BROOKLYN 0. Washington, Sept. 15. The Brook lyns were unable to hit Mercer, while the Senators connected with Payne at opportune intervals. Attendance 1,000. The score: R. H. E. Washington ..4 1001001 7 12 4 Brooklyn 0 0000000 00 4 0 Batteries Washington, Mercer and Farrell; Brooklyn, Payne and Burrell. PITTSBURG 3; CINCINNATI 2. Pittsburg, Sept. 15. The game was won in the ninth by Elmer Smith's two bagger, Merritt's sacrifice and Davis' line hit to center. Attendance 1,500. Score: R H E Pitsburg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 8 4 Cincinnati 1 0000001 02 8 2 Batteries Pittsburg, Hawley and Merritt; Cincinnati, Ehret and Gray. CLEVELAND 2; CHICAGO 0. Cleveland, Sept. 15. The game was a pitchers' battle. Young had not been in the box for a week, and besides hav ing good command of the ball his speed was terrific. Attendance 1,000. Score: R. H. E. Cleveland 0 1000010 2 7 1 Chicago 0 0000000 0 0 6 1 Batteries Cleveland, Young and Zim mer; Chicago, Friend and Donahue. ST. LOUIS 10; LOUISVILLE 1. Louisville, Sept 15. The Browns de feated Louisville in a slow and uninter esting game. Umpire Lally called the game on account of darkness after the first half of the eighth inning had been played. Attendance, 1,750. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 10 12 2 Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 Batteries St. Louis, Breitenstein and McFarland; Louisville, Hill, Cunning ham and Miller. National League Standing. Played. Won. Lost. P. C. Baltimore 120 85 35 .70S Cleveland 120 75 45 .625 Cincinnati 121 73 48 .603 Chicago 125 70 55 .560 Boston 122 67 55 .549 Pittsburg 120 63 57 525 New York 122 60 62 .492 Philadelphia 121 59 62 .488 Brooklyn 121 55 66 .455 Washington 122 52 69 .426 St. Louis 124 37 87 .298 Louisville 121 33 88 .272 WESTERN LEAGUE. Detroit, Sept. 15. Score: R. H. E. Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 4 5 Minneapolis 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 14 0 Batteries Gayle and Twineham; Hutchinson and Schriver. Columbus, Sept. 15. Score: R. H. E. Columbus ..1 10000000 02 8 5 Milwaukee .0 00002000 13 6 1 Batteries Boswell and Kehoe; Jones and Spear. KILRAIN WAS EASY. Slavin Knocks Out the Ex-Champion in 2 1-4 Minutes. Baltimore, Sept. 15. Jake Kilrain, the Baltimorean. and Frank, otherwise known as -Paddy" Slavin, the Aus tralian, were the stars in a lively fistic contest which took place at the Eureka Athletic club near this city last night. The fight attracted large delegations of sporting men from all parts of the country, as bad blood was known to be existing between the two men ever since Slavin defeated Kilrain at Hobo ken in 1891, and some hard punching was thought to be certain. Kilrain, although par,t the aget -when men are thought in these modern times to be good fighters, has been training hard and every one present felt that he would be able to give a good account of himself against his younger and stronger antagonist. The last event of the evening was called soon after 10 o'clock and proved a bitter disappoint ment to the friends of the ex-champion, who made a pitiful exhibition. When Kilrain stripped he looked to weigh not less than 250 pounds and the flesh hung from him in rolls. Slavin on the contrary was in the pink of con dition. Jake led with his left, but it was a mere feather tap. Slavin then caught Jake in the ribs; they clinched. Slavin hit his man a terrific short arm blow under the heart, threw his arms around Kilrain's neck, hooked with his right on the jaw and the one time champion fell like a log. His head struck the floor. He tried to rise as the referee began to count, staggered to his feet as the fatal ten was spoken, but could not raise his hands and was pronounced "out." The round lasted but two and a quar ter minutes. CLEVELAND WAS SHERIFF. Assault Case Recalls the Hanging of Jack Gaffney. Chicago, Sept. 15. When Thos. Gaff ney and Wm. Barton were arraigned before Justice Chott yesterday on a charge of assault, it was learned that Gaffney is a brother of Jack Gaffney, who was executed in New York state on a charge of murder some years ago. At that time President Cleveland was sheriff of Erie county. New York, and had charge of the hanging. It was the only hanging he was connected with during his term of office as sheriff. LOCAL MENTION. Lee Jones is able to be down town to day for the first time since his runa way accident. Mrs. T. G. Shillinglaw, who has been dangerously ill, is improving and is now thought to be out of danger. Capt. Fuller, for the Committee of Fifteen, today ordered $1,000 worth of fireworks for the big flambeau parade of Thursday night of the Fall Festi val. Congressman Calderhead of the Fifth district made a short address to the First Voters' McKinley club Saturday evening. J. is. Larimer ana a. vv. Dana also made speeches. The club will find permanent quarters. Guy Adams and his mother, who are now touring Great Britain and France, are now in Paris, and will leave Lon don for home on September 29. They will reach Topeka about October 10. J. C. Robinson, who has that work in charge for the Committee of Fifteen, went out over the Rock Island west to day with a big trunk full of advertis ing matter of all sizes for the Fall Fes tival. The Republican state central commit tee have secured George W. Papper of Illinois to speak in this state for two weeks beginning some time near the 20th of this" month. His route and dates will be given out at a later date. The executive committee of the sound money Democrats has been called to meet in this city on Friday. All the members of the committee have not been heard from yet and it is possible that the committee may not meet at that time. Two new features have been added to the Floral parade Fall Festival week. Battery "B" will elaborately decorate their gatling gun and have it driven in the parade with six horses attach ed. The Woman's Relief Corps of this city will also decorate one of the large cannon and make it a feature of the pa rade. It is expected that nearly 200 Kansas bankers will attend the annual state meeting which will be held here three days beginning September 29, during the Fall Festival. Only half day ses sions will be held. J. R. Mulvane, P. I. Bonebrake, T. B. Sweet and F. G. Wil- lard are the Topeka members On the programme for discussions. Fusion in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 15. The Democratic and Populist county con ventions met here yesterday and each approved the pre-arranged plan of fus ion. The fusion plan was mutually popular and no dissatisfaction was noticeable. The Democrats get four assemblymen and the state senator. The Populists have two assemblymen. Municipal officers are divided equally between the two parties. V JV-vI The social butterfly is really not so much an idler after all. She works hard. She keeps late hours. She manages a house hold plans entertainment for her guests superintends the buying of furniture, the making of dresses, the ordering of dinner; is worried by her social duties, by servants, by a thousand things, and with it all she must perform the duties of wifehood and motherhood. Is it so very wonderful that her health fails It fails as other women's health fails. The beginning is some slight derangement of functions peculiarly femi nine: From the beginning the progress of disease is swift and appalling, unless it is quickly checked. The frightful prevalence of "female weakness," over thirty years ago caused the invention of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is a sure, perma nent cure for the ills common to women. It is equally valuable in keeping women well. Taken during the expectant period it greatly lessens and sometimes entirely eliminates the pain and danger of child-birth. GOOD COflPLEXION comes from good digestion and good health, and these often come from the cure of con stipation by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. J. B. Stone. Esq., of 23 Marshall Street, Hart ford, Ct., writes: Dr. Pierce's Pellets, were rec ommended by a neighbor -who thinks there is nothing lit them. I am subject to acHity of the stomach and indigestion. As soon as 1 feel it, or have eaten too heartily, I take a 1 Pellet: or if I find that my dinner or supper does not act right I take one pill. A good many pills that I have taken cause an unpleasant feelmg all the next day. or a weak gone feeling that the Pellets' do not cause. Thev seem to straierhten me out all Uuouga the system without tearing me up," r M r i -T- JiwC'" Zf MR L rfl.TR .ril t FOR YO Fast Color Staple Check and Dress Style Gingham, 3?4o. Best quality new Dress Style Print, 3q. We can make this low price on these best goods for the reason that they are In 10 and la yard lengths. A Heavy Twilled Crash, iS inches wide, 3o. (A Light Weight fcr 2$c.) Good Weight Canton Flannel, (a 5c value,) 3c. Fast Color 27 Inch Shirting, 33c. lVe use these 3 3-4e items as above as an Index to the bargains we offer all the time. You can have all you want of these goods, and we'll give you your money back if you'r not satisfied that you have value received. HO "East GIVES CHICAGO A PARK. Judge Brentano Makes a Decision in the Lake Front Park Case. Chicago, Sept. 15. By a decision of Judge Brentano, the Second regiment ana .Battery IJ armories must be re moved from the Lake Front within three months. This is the first definite result reached in the suit which has been vigorously waged by Montgom ery Ward to keep the Lake Front free from buildings. The decree perma nently enjoins and restrains the city and the Illinois Cenral Railroad com pany and everyone else from ever en croaching upon, erecting buildings up on, or in any manner using the Lake Park for any purpose whatever other than as a public park. An appeal will, however, be taken to the appellate court, and it Is expected to operate as a stay against the ejection of the mili tia and police and fire departments from their presnt quarters. This decree also makes permanent a preliminary Injunction which Mr. Ward obtained six years ago restrain ing the city from dumping street sweepings on the Lake Front and from letting the ground for circuses or other purposes of hire, thus clearly establish ing the right of the public to a park in the heart of the city. HOWL COCKKAN DOWff. The Gotham Orator Impolitely Treat ed at Omaha Last Night. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 15. There was a wild demonstration at the Cockran meeting at the Coliseum last night. During the afternoon reports were rife of a preconcerted plan on the part of silver shouters to break up the meeting. The disturbers planted themselves in the north and south ends of the build ing, and even before the speakers ar rived began a series of shouts and yells which they kept up for an hour. The 10,000 persons who occupied the chairs were respectful and orderly, but the noisy silverltes congregated near the doors and howled like maniacs when Secretary Morton arose to intro duce the speaker. The secretary re alized the situation and appealed to the manhood of the rioters, but in vain. The tumult only increased in volume. Dr. George L. Miller then asked that order be restored, but was permitted to say but a few words when the storm broke out anew. Bourke Cockran then attempted to speak and was greeted with wild cat calls, shrieks and groans, which contin ued until he sat down. T. J. Mahoney, president of the Dem ocratic Sound Money league, under whose auspices Mr. Cockran spoke, de nounced the outrage and demanded that order be restored. The police force had meantime been strengthened, and after a dozen arrests had been made the rioters became quiet, and Mr. Cock ran began his speech, which he con cluded without further interruption. Postal Clerks Non-Partisan. Denver, Sept. 15. The national asso ciation of postoffice clerks, which is holding its seventh annual convention in this city has adopted resolutions declaring that it is a wholly non-partisan organization and that "It promis es its support to no candidate in any political contention." This action was taken on motion of Delegate Maloney of Massachusetts, who was reported to have pledged to Mr. Bryan the sup port of the association. Republican Forces Divided. Chester, Pa., Sept. 15. The Republi can conferees of the Delaware-Chester congressional district adjourned sine die this morning after being In session for nearly a week without having made a nomination. This means that there will be two candidates in the field from their district, ex-Judge Thomas S. But ler from Chester county and Congress man John B. Robinson from Delaware county. Large Paper Firm About to FaiL Derby., Conn., Sept. 15. Wilkinson Bros., paper manufacturers of Shelton are under a financial cloud and credi tors will meet in New York next Thurs day with a view to the reorganization of the company. The firm's liabilities are $240,000 but it is believed the assets are largely in excess of this amount. During President Cleveland's first term the firm had a contract for the manu facture of the postal cards. Dr Hand's Colic Cure Exactly as Rep resented. Eureka, Kan., Oct. 4, '95. I have given Dr. Hand's Colic Cure a trial and find It to be exactly what you rep resent it to be. I have tried most eve rything for my baby and without much effect until I received a sample of Dr. Hand's Collie Cure, which gives the very best satisfaction. Mrs.E.M. Hill. Dr. Hand's Remedies for Children sold by druggists for 25 cents. Sfit.ll UX1UJJ UII JJ1U11 r 4 si 1: Sixth. Street. TO CAMPAIGN IN A WAGON. A Missouri Populist Candidate Will Travel With. Musicians in a Covered Wagon. St. Joseph, Sept. 15. James H. Hillis, Populist nominee for lieutenant gover nor of Missouri is making a novel cam paign tour of the state. Accompanied by three musicians; who furnish music at places where he speaks, Mr. Hillls will travel over the entire state in a covered wagon, making speeches in country districts. The party is in St. Joseph now waiting for the roads to improve, when the novel campaign tour will be inaugurated. The wagon Is fit ted with every convenience possible. LEEDY MAY BE HERE. But tb.9 Pop Committee Has Gone to Sleep and Doesn't Know It. The Populist state central committee woke up this afternoon long enough to find out their candidate for governor, John W. Leedy, was scheduled to speak in this city tomorrow night. Col. Fred Close, who by the way Is not a member of the state committee, seems to be the only man that was able to ascertain the fact. He says that Leedy will speak at Hamilton hall tomorrow night. Kow Col. Close was able to find out the fact will always be a mystery to any one that knows any thing about the workings of the state central commit tee. The fact is that among the dntes that were made for Leedy early in the campaign, he was billed for Topeka on September 16 (which is tomorrow night) and he has been keeping hi3 dates when the central committee have not changed them and forgot to notify him. It is reasonably certain that he will speak in this city tomorrow nii,'ht It will be the first opportunity Topeka people have had to see him. There is much indignation among lo cal Populists because it is said John W. Breldenthal Is not paying the slightest attention to the Populist campaign in this state. No visible bills have been put up announcing Leedy's coming, and it is not even believed that a hall lias been engaged. MILES F0I1 A DAY. It Is Hoped to Get the General Hera Reunion Week. Major General Miles may not be In Topeka after all during the State Re union and Fall Festival. The first in timation of this was received in a tran script of a letter from General Miles' headquarters in Chicago to Major Gen eral Merritt at Fort Leavenworth m reference to the troops from Fort Ri ly coming to Topka during the Htate Reunion. which was forwarded to Char ley Curtis in this city. Immediately upon receiving the let tr Mr. Curtis conferred with Major An derson, and a telegram was sent to Gen. Miles at San Francisco, where he 13 stopping at present, urging him to stop in Topeka at least one day on his way to the east. An Aged Embezzler Caught Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 15. Law rence A. Culver, who has been a fugi tive since he wrecked the People's Bank at Logan, O., four years ago, by embezzling $30,000 of the bank's funds while acting as its president, was ar rested here yesterday. He is 61 years of age. Poison Ivy, insect bites, bruises, scalds, burns, are quickly cured by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure. For sale by G. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue. "Boys will be boys," but you can't afford to lose any of them. Be ready for the green apple season by having DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure in the house. For sale by G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. "70K KENT About Oct. 1. 611 West Teuth ave., eight rooms and bathroom; hot and cold water and electric lighrs. Kent $5. Cail ana examine, x, JK. Bowman Co. f'OR SALE The lum-h and short order res taurant ot V. II. Moses, at U14 Kansas ay N. lopeka. Tins place is nlceiy furnisned. litm been running successfully for ton years; will be sold for halt its present value if you will come quick. WANIEU-Stout boy to work at painting. Inquire Hunter. 7th and Jackson. I HAVE the largest stork of second-hand goods in the city. 1'lease call. Jr rank Spacht, 4-2 Kansas avenue. r'OK SAJLF. Good baseburner- from $G.oo to $0.0O. Spacui, J2 Kansas ave. Ii OK KXtHANGE Moves of all kinds. Come and get a stoTO that suits you and turn In your old one as part pay. Spacht. Kansas ave. OR SALE Cheap. Brussels carpet, nearly new, &t 624 roik street. U JL it 4r Y. MER. G0 I

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.TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EYENTNTG, SEPTEMBER 15, 1893. The State Journal TWENTY -THIRD YEAH. BY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily edition, delivered by carrier. 10 eer.ts a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the mb prico In any Kan sas town where this paper has a carrier By mall, three months S T-' mail nna Vfaf 94 .J Weekly edition, per year PERMANENT HOME Topeka State Journal Building, 800 and S02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. TELEPHONES: Business Office Bell 'Phone 107 business Office Topeka "Phone 107 Reporters' Koom Bell "Phone 107V4 Washington Office: 1S19 K St. N. W. New Yoik address: 208 Potter build ing, care American Newspaper Pub lishers' association, where files of the paper are always open to advertisers or readers. 3 SEPTEMBER 1 896. 5 Saa. ten. Tue. Wed. Thar. Fri. Sal, j: L J -1 -1- 1 -i 6 7 8 9 10 U 12 1 g 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 "iolT 22 23 24 25 26$ 3 27 23 2? 30 A Great Sh owing. CIRCULATION STATEMENT First Six Months of Year 1896. The Topeka Dally State Journal has Bow 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 1S36. ending June 80. 1S96 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, 1896. to the thirtieth day of June, 1896, in clusive, have been as follows: Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. 1 2 3 4 6 .7 8 9 to 11 12 13 14 15 IS 17 18 39 20 1 2 3 4 5 26 7 28 9 SO SI 9,620 9,710 9,700 9,655 10,050 10,150 10,250 10,350 10,400 10,310 10,300 10,400 10,400 10,4b0 10,500 10,475 10.475 10,450 10,500 10.500 10.519 11,220 10,570 10.530 10.500 10.500 10,530 10.525 10.500 10,600 10,525 10,625 10,650 10,925 10,675 10,700 10,700 10,700 IP 656 10,600 10,600 10.S2S 10,750 10,700 18,750 10,700 10600

10,700 10,650 10,700 10,600 10.675 10,650 10,750 10.759 9,723 9,810 .10,480 9,850 .10,120 .10,010 9,810 9,810 9,830 9,850 9,850 9,910 9,955 .10,300 .10,140 .10,100 .10,300 .10,000 .10.100 .10,100 .10,060 .10,160 .10.050 Totals 269.003 261, S65 277,850 Day. Apr. May. June. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 23 14 25 26 27 2S 29 0 1 .10,650 .10,700 .10,700 .10,700 10.72S 10.650 10.650 10,725 10,650 10.750 10,900 10.825 10.700 10.630 10.650 10.675 10 X: 10.9011 12.12t 10.S0O 11,000 10.850 10.750 11,400 10.800 10,800 10,700 13,225 10,800 11.300 10,750 10,750 11.100 10,800 10.S00 11.000 10,800 10,800 10,700 10,700 10,700 11.000 10.S00 10,875 10.930 11,200 10,850 11.000 10,800 10.750 10,750 10,750 10,750 11.000 11.000 11,000 .10,700 .10,700 .10,700 .10,700 .10,600 10,600 .10.630 .10,650 .10,650 .15,650 .10,650 .10.650 .10.700 .10,700 .10,700 .10,700 .10,600 .10,645 .10.630 .10,650 .10,650 .10,750 Tta!s..., 2S2.395 284 820 s 9715 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' ehows the average to be 10.625. This is eorrect report of the issues of thp TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL for the six months as stated. O On, p Editor and Proprietor. fTopeka, Kan., July 1, 1S96. HOW WE GREW: tn 18S5 the circulation was......... 800 anuary l, 1S91. were printed 3.125 aly average for year 1891 4.380 Daily average for year 1892 6.069 Daily average for year 1893 6,213 Daily average for year 1894 8.418 Dally average for year 1895 9,217 Daily average 1st 6 months. 1S96.. 10.621 THE TREACHER AND POLITICS. Fresh interest has been added to the question of the preacher's duty in con nection with partisan politics by the recent political harangue delivered by Rev. Thomas Dixon. Mr. Dixon's ser mons have dealt largely with economic problems ever since he became promi nent as a pulpit orator but he has hith erto refrained from injecting partisan ship into his sermons. It is hardly posible for preacher to enter the field of partisan politics with out subjecting himself either justly or injustly to the charge of being actuated by selfish motives. In a large majority of cases, perhaps, he will be found re flecting the views of a majority of his congregation and thereby lays himself open to the charge not infrequently heard, that he is serving the people who pay his salary, rather than the Mas ter. If, on the other hand it be con ceded that he is voicing his honest con vlctions.uninfluenced by any selfish mo tives, his right to thrust those views upon his congregation will be ques tioned. The preacher's duty to Christ, to him self and to his flock, as relates to po litics would seem to end with preaching the Golden Rule. There is no better guide for the voter than is contained in the words: "Do unto others even as ye would that they should do unto you." It is difficult to take politics into the church without the church's being a sufferer from it. BETTER TIMES AHEAD. A revival of trade and an increase in business are conditions which have sel dom, if ever, been realized during a presidential campaign, but they seem to have been fairly inaugurated.The coun try has perhaps never been similarly situated at the period of a national campign. There have been three years of con tinuous depression commercial inactiv ity and hard times. Prices have appar ently reached the lowest point that can reasonably be expected. Capitalists have probably reached the conclusion that a reaction must set in after the November election with an advance in values all along the line regardless of which ticket is successful. No political party.whatever principles it may advocate, can reasonably be ex pected to allow the situation of the past three years to continue. No party can afford it. If. therefore, there is to be a revival of business activity and the advance in values which always accompanies such revivals, now is the time to take advan tage of the situation by investing on low margins. This view of the matter is probably the real cause of the ad vance which has occurred in the bet ter class of stock as well as one of the causes leading to the heavy importa tions of gold. There can be little doubt that proper ty and securities of all kinds can be bought more cheaply now than they can after the election. The "bulls" are likely to hold high carnival for some time to come. It is very plain that according to Tom Watson, Sewal is the paramount is sue of this campaign. It is to be hoped that the rarified at mosphere of Colorado may shorten Mr. Thomas Watson's breath. The Palmer-Buckner ticket hopes to be recorded as a sacrifice hit on which McKinley and Hobart scored. In justification of Mr. McKinley It may be said that he can't help the fact that Carl Sehurz is supporting him. People who are looking for a good time should go to Atchison's Corn Car nival and then come to Topeka's Fes tival. The czar would feel as if he were be ing neglected if a plot to assassinate him were not unearthed every few months. Now that Earl Li ha3 embarked for home the American public can give its undivided attention again to just or dinary campaign lies. Bryan's apprehension of pickpockets leaves him with the hope that if he should fail of election as president he might get a situation as a detective. It is an odd fact that the gold stand ard organs never discovered how strong curiosity was in the American people until Bryan began to make speeches. The import of Mr. Cleveland's letter to the gold standard Democrat notifi cation committee is that next to stay ing at home to fish he would have liked to be at the notification. Whatever may be the outcome of the state election it is not likely that the people of Kansas will perpetrate an other joke on themselves in the shape of an accidental United States sena tor. Santa Fe Route The Home Road. HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS To Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, Ok lahoma, Indian Territory and Texas. Dates of sale September 1, 15 and 29, October 6 nd 20. One fare plus $2.00 for round trip tickets. Good for twenty-one days. To act on the liver and cleanse the bowels, no other medicine equals Ayer's Cathartic Pills. With but little care and no trouble, the beard and moustache can be kept a uniform brown or black color by us ing Buckingham's Dye for the .Whisk era. HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF". The early history of America seems about to be repeated in Africa, While there was room for all, the collisions between European powers were infre quent after the country which was re garded as valuable had been generally occupied wars were almost continuous. England and Germany are the two leading rivals for supremacy in Africa and a collision between these powers seems inevitable. In a contest with France and Spain in America England came out ahead but she is dealing with a different people now and her triumph is subject to many elements of doubt. Owing to the decisive measures adopted by President Kruger of the Transvaal the recent troubles in that portions of the "Dark Continent" were tided over but the new difficulties which have arisen in Zanzibar may not be so easily settled. The British by force of arms have de posed the native ruler of the country and he has taken refuge under the Ger man flag. The German government, whose protection he has sought seems in no mood to give him up. England has so many irons In the fire that it is doubtful if she can enforce her demand even if she make the at tempt. Out of these contentions may come ultimate good to the people of South Africa.such as resulted to Amer ica from similar conditions. ANOTHER DOCK STRIKE. From the St. Louis Republic An illustration of the conditions of labor under the gold standard is fur nished in London by the threat of a strike made by the members of the Federation of Ship, Dock and River Workers. A demand is to be sent im mediately to the 5,000 employers in the United Kingdom for a uniform port rate of 8 pence an hour. Should the demand be refused the misfortune of a strike on a larger scale than any which has taken place In the memory of the present generation may be in flicted on the world. Such a catastrophe would practically paralyze the commerce of the world for a time. The last strike of the London dockers involved a terrible loss to Eng land and to almost all portions of the British empire and terrible suffering to the r.ien who engaged in it. Should the strike now contemplated occur it will of course be much more disastrous. Let; the champion of the gold stand ard honestly discuss with any audience the significance of the probability of such a disturbance of business on such a gigantic scale. The dockers ask a uniform rate of 8 pence or 16 cents an horn-. They are willing to face a strug gle involving the possibility of starva tion again in order to ie placed in the position of earning the magnificent wage of about $1.28 when employed for eight hours, and it is rare that a docker has the opportunity of working a full day, not to mention a full week. Why is it necessary to go to Mexico for an example of the poverty of a peo ple? One could obtain a much more vivid and a much sadder picture of life in the districts in which the London docker spends his days than in any section of our sister republic. And the London docker is in a better con dition than is the man engaged in a similar class of work in Germany, France or Italy. ALASKA'S "WANTS. The People Told Their Troubles to Congressman Aldrich. Chicago. Sept. 15. Congressman Al drich of this city, who has just returned from a six weeks' trip to Alaska, brings the news that the people of that distant territory think it has outgrown its swaddling clothes and want it to govern itself. Demand is made for a regular territorial government, a new set of up-to-date laws and the privilege of send ing a delegate to congress, like Arizo na. New Mexico and Oklahoma. The restless Alaskans have already caused to be introduced in the national house of representatives several bills to bring about these projects, on which they have set their hearts. The fail ure of congress to advance these bills has. says Aldrich, disgusted the people of Alaska. There are many Americans in Alaska who point with unconcealed disgust to congress' neglect and then to the jealous care with which the British are fostering the interests of their citi zens on the Canadian border of Alaska. Congressman Aldrich says he thinks it is not time yet for Alaska to have a delegate in congress. The population, though containing some 2,000 voters, is scattered over such an immense area that, he says, it would be simply im possible for the votes to be counted and returned within the time limit now pro vided by our election laws. But he says a new set of laws is ab solutely necessary for Alaska. That country is now run with the guidance of obsolete and ill-fitting statutes. They are largely such laws as were in the Oregon code beEore 18S4. No new stat utes have been added, and while the civilization of Alaska has grown at a tremendous rate within the last twelve years and the population has more than doubled. the laws under which the Alas kans live have not advanced a step to ward keeping pace with the progress in every other direction. Alaska is not governed like other territories. It has no legislature and but few officers, and even those it does not elect itself. They are appointed by the president. The Alaskans set forth all their com plaints to Congressman Aldrich when he visited them. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A- Peter son, 219 Taylor street, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Goshorn, 912 Morris avenue, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Criswell, 1255 Tyler street, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson, city, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Prescott, 1130 Quincy street, a son. To Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Barr, city, a son. AIR SHIPS WORK WELL. Maximum Flight Of 183 Feet Is Made in Lesa Than Eight Seconds. Chicago, Sept. 15. The wind coasting test yesterday In the sand dunes on the lake shore near Dune Park, Ind., gave new results, better in certain re spects than have ever been achieved in America, The results also exceed in some respects the best work of Lilien thal. Mr. Chanute says that the day's work demonstrates that his party has two machines which are superior to Lilien thal's in ease of control, safety, light ness and range of speed. It gives Mr. Herring and Mr. Avery records" for air coasting in speed, time, distance and horizontal paths, and, what is consid ered most important of all, develops no hidden defects in the air machines tested. The meaning of this advance is held to be greater than mere figures would indicate, since the irregularities of the wind and difficulties of the control probably increase with the square of the velocity of the wind. In the forenoon the test was made with the seven-winged machine, oper ated with the Chanute regulator. The best results in more than two dozen flights were 183 feet in 7 9-10 seconds against a twenty-three mile wind, made by Mr. Herring, and 172 feet in 7 8-10 seconds by Mr. Avery. With the two-winged or double-decked machine, fitted with the Herring reg ulator, Mr. Avery coasted 256 feet in 10 2-10 seconds. This flight was made at a descending grade of less than 8 de grees. Mr. Herring, with the same machine, made 234 feet in 8 7-10 seconds, making the unusual angle of IVx degrees. One wholly new freak of the air was experienced by Mr. Herring when his machine rose with a sudden gust 40 feet higher than his starting point, then coming to a sudden poise, balancing like a bird, swooping at a right angle, traveled a long journey and alighted gracefully upon a hillside. It was seen that Mr. Herring's flight with the wind alone caught and held the machine and then let it descend gradually, thus showing control under exceedingly se vere conditions. It is expected that with favorable conditions a test of William Paul's fly ing machine of the albatross pattern will be made today. No trial of the Paul device was made yesterday because the inventor was un able to be present to superintend the test. TON DR AHE A DECEIVER. The Ball Magnate Is to Be Sued for Breach of Promise. St. Louis, Sept. 15. When Chris Von der Ahe brings his new bride back to St. Louis he will be given a red hot re ception, though not of the kind he likes. In a little one-story brick cottage at 3911A Kossuth avenue there is a pretty German girl who is lying awake nights trying to figure out how she can get even with Chris for trifling with her young and tender affections. She will rot t.y to do it all herself, but will get the courts to fight her bat tles for her. All 1'riuay aiten. oon sat was closeted with h-r lawyers, Woer ner Woerner, in the Gi a: ite block. When Chris Von der Ahe, prt-sident of the St. Louis .Browns and Spares man's park, and owner of the night race track, the shoot the chutes and various other amu?em;i't m.-rD-ies. returns, he will be made the defendant in two actions. One will i for br. act of promise and the othtr wi.I be a dam age suit. The plaintiff in both suits is Miss An nie Kaiser. She was formerly house keeper for "der boss president." and it is because she is not now his wife that Miss Kaiser brings the suit. The young lady kept a diary, and whenever Chris' affections bubbled over she made a note of it in her little book. The book is now full, and when Annie sits down and tells how Chris won her love, and reads her notes, the recita tion is charming in its simplicity and highly entertaining. She has the dates of all important occurrences and tells of how she loved .and lost without re serve. Miss Kaiser will not only sue "der boss" for breach of promise, but will also sue him for the personal damage she received last May at the teeth of Chris' big St. Bernard dog. The dog made a vicious attack on the young lady and almost killed her. He buried his fangs deep in her throat and fright fully lacerated the flesh on her face. Chris paid the doctor bills because of the dog's attack and treated her kindly. Friends advised Annie at the time to sue Von der Ahe, but as she was to marry him soon she didn't act on their advice. Now she wishes she had. FAIL TO SHOOT THE CHUTE A Laundry Bill Prevented a Most Thrilling Act. Chicago, Sept. 15. The night perform ance at the "Shoot the Chute" grounds, Kedzie avenue and Jackson boulevard, during which Charles Marsh was to give an exhibition of riding down the chutes on a bicycle, was rudely inter rupted last night when Constables Mil ler and Dnnin of Justice Blume's court made a seizure of Marsh's wheel just as he was about to make his perilous ride down the Incline. The constables waited until Marsh made his appearance in tights, and as he was about to mount the wheel Miller stepped up and served the writ of at tachment. Marsh protected and said he would surrender the wheel after hav ing completed his act, but the officers were obdurate. C. Barker of the W'hite Star Laun dry company secured judgment against Marsh in Justice Blume's court for $7, which was due him for laundry work. Lease the Tabor Grand. Denver, Colo., Sept. 14. Paxton and Burgess, managers of the theater at Omaha, have leased the Tabor Grand theater of this city, which recently changed owners, and will take charge of the place tomorrow. The two thea ters will be run in conjunction. The contracts made by the old manage ment will be carried out and the same general policy maintained. The Quad Camera.... You can develop your own negatives. Print and mount your own pictures. GEO. STANSFIELD, 632 KANSAS ATE. Will tell you all about it. HOW STEWART FELL. Passing of New York's Oldest and Largest Rusinesss Firm. How the Vast Commercial Machine Went,o Ruin by Poor Management took A. T. Stewart more than half century to bnild tip that magnificent commercial institution which in its day waa the pride of New York and tho wonder of the country, Less than 20 years, however, was required for it to dwiadle away to nothing at all. With the recent failure of Hilton, Hughes Co. came the climax and dis astrous end of one of the oldest and most interesting business houses in the metropolis. The story cf how Alexander T. Stewart, a young Irisfema with a capital cf $5,000, began in a modest way to sell dry goods on lower Broad way about 73 years ago, of how his busi ness increased and multiplied until it yielded him a royal revenue and gained for him the title of "merchant prince," is a familiar one to most people. The latter history of the business, however, is not so familiar. When Mr. Stawart died in 1873, he was doing a business of over $200, 000, 000 a year. His retail business was housed in a beautiful and artistio struc ture which eost $2,750,000. Hie custom ers were the wealthy people of New York and sarrouHding cities, who took a certain pride in leaking their purchases there. His wholesale bnsineae was im mense. He had ne less than 14 mills and manufactories in various parts of the world. On his foreigs payroll there were 1,100 perRons, in his New York stores were 2,000 employees, and in his American factories 6,500 hands found JCDPE REyi?Y HILTON. work. His profits v-'cre kovptoI million dciif.vs h year, attd at the time of his de ntil his fcrtan v, as estimated to be abcut 50,009, 000. Mr. Stewart's only partner was Wil liam Libber, n?i eld employee, who had become re:v:v! raiss?or with a pr- cental.' ir.ttrx in the old i! w.int Hilton, wiio fl and then iie a! businoss. When ii vl, Jadj;e Henry st his legsd auviser Kctkie and intimate frif-i'd, was iL-.vr-n full cortrol cf the set;len:FHf of tii" ps'ucp. His reward for this v.as to L f 1.0CO.OCO, but Mrs. Stewait, wi;o v,i t8n 70 years of age and in fctt-la lut-ulih, (araedovtr to him instead of this sum liie vast dry goods business entire. The firm cf Silton Libbey contin ued until 18S2, when Libbey was drop ped and two more old employees, Groo cock and Sylvester, were taken in. That firm did not last long, for a year later Groocock retired and the firm became Sylvester, Hilton Co. Judge Hilton had retired, though, the name being con tinued by bis son, Henry G. Hilton. Edward J. Denning, another old em ployee, was the other member of the arm. All this time the business had been steadily shrinking, bat in spite of the fact that many of the mills and fac tories had been closed it was still a pay ing business.. When Judge Hilton re tired in 1888, he dew out $-5,500,000 as profits, for in the meantime he had obtained practical possession of the whole Stewart f-ctune. In 1886 two new members were ad mitted to the firm, one of whom was Albert B. Hilton, and the other John M. Hughes, respectively a eon and a son-in-law of the judge. Three years later the firm was again reorganized and still another son of Judge Hilton, Frederick H., was admitted. Mr. Den ning was the managing partner. He had been trained under A. T. Stewart and understood his business methods. He did what he could to revive the busi ness, but he was heavily handicap ped. The Hilton boys were young men who were fond of amusements and lived rather a gay life. They did not attend strictly to business and one of them was eventually retired from the firm on ac count, it was said, of his extravagances. This left four members in the firm. During the business depression of 1892 the firm found that $1,260,000 was needed to keep it from going into bank ruptcy. Judge Hilton, who stood behind the firm and indorsed all its paper, was called upon to furnish the amount. Al though several times a millionaire he oou-ld not produce the ready money and hi order to get it he was forced to go to Ketty Green. It was a hard bargain that Hetty drove the hardest that Wall street had heard of for years. She took a blanket mortgage on the Stewart block, a property worth at least $5,000, 000. The mortgage was for five years at G per cent, so for the use of $1,250, 000 in cash Judge Hilton must pay $375,000. The crash w9 averted then, but frem that timeaon the firm was regarded as somewhat hky and the recent failure was not much cf a surprise to the teade It means, however, that a vast bastness has been frittered away and that a firm that for half a century had been consid ered almost as stable as the government itself has passed out of existence. Clarence P. Skikneb. !!?tV'l,vasV'ToPEifA' Kansas. J tv v.v. i a- Wholes lo Prices ef Caskets, Coffins and Robes for Sale By.,.;. J. M. KNIGHT, combine Undertaker .-v 406 Kansas Ava. v- fV Telephona 52. i ry.W OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. "''"V" "Jw "Tf" Fin9 funeral car, hersei. lac -n i in m m mi HHY PAT EXORBITANT PMCES OF OTHEB I1BJIS WHES VOI T Adult Cloth Caktsix silver handles and plato. for... H -"-J Adult Clotb Casket, six toxtilo hftndl.s aad vlato for 1 O A- Adult Cloth Casket, six toxtUe handles, satia hned. for SO OO rnwar.. i umm r I TV Fine Motalie Caskets for Adults Od OO DU xhe Boyd Gravo VaoM for... 85 0 ,11 ,'fl.V.ta n, nf ,Via Kotf rhaclnnt liimhur tVllt Fscl.rT whoro (mid. sr THE IBS we ESTABLISHED 187B. (Foraerly Topeka Foundry and Blaehiae Works, Estak 1885.) RaisoHHOBaBBsa9acBaBSBiagB0Baicaaa 2 Tbe only place in the city where you can get a complete power g u plant from a steam engine to a set-collar from stock. c an. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. g aoaaaEHB9BOBBEBEsesEaaaaEsaBai Topeka, Kas. L COFRAN, Proprietor, A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE FUL OF SHAME." CLEAN HOUSE WITH SlAP'OI CPKA.K4N. Lirgt School, rirt Teachers, Cay an& THE AT.rimqroT.. 0"PTTTT: EELEY dictious absolutely INSTITUTE, Portsmouth Bldg, l ull particulars t KANSAS CITY, rM9- gentlal. Address WHISKY AT COLO. SPRINGS. Five Colorado Springs Druggists to Fay a Big Fine. Colorado Springs. Sept.15. Five drug gists of this city were fined $125 apiece for selling liquor in quantities less than one quart. The firms were Smith Welling, Baker Co., Tamm Arcu larius. Otto Fehringer and Adolph Feh ringer. The representatives of the above firms, through their counsel. Judge Morris entered a plea of guitly on one count in each case. At a conference between the attorneys for the defend ants and City Attorney Cloudy it was agreed that it would be the wisest course to pursue, in the face of existing circumstances, to fix the fine at $125 to include the costs. and that each defend ant should plead guilty on one count. This request was made to the police judge by the city attorney, and it was recommended that the remaining com plaints against them be dismissed, which was done upon the payment of the fines. HALF-A.KING OPERA. CoL J. T. Milliken Seeks to Prevent Its Presentation. New Tork, Sept. 15. There is trouble ahead for "Half-a-King," the comic opera that Francis Wilson is to produce at the Knickerbocker theater. Col. J. F.Milliken, who has written and adapt ed several plays, says '"Half -a-King" is another name for "Benvenuta," a musical comedy he adapted from the French several years ago and produced at the Tivoli Opera House, San Fran cisco. The colonel has applied to the su preme court for an injunction restrain ing Wilson and his manager.A. H.Can by, from producing the opera. He states in his complaint that unless his petition is granted he will be a loser to the estimated amount of $5,000. A copy of the summons and complaint was servjd on Messrs. Canby and Wilson yesterday. The answer is returnable in 20 days. Mr. Canby said last night that "Half-a-King"was an adaptation of a work by Eugene Letterier and Albert Vanloo, the English and American rights to which he purchased from Vanloo while abroad this summer. The music, he declares, had been almost entirely re written by Ludwig Engiander and the text revised and brought up to date. Many a day's work is lost by sick headache, caused by indigestion and stomach troubles. DeWitt's Little Ear ly Risers are the most effectual pill for overcoming such difficulties. For sale by G. W. Stanslield, 32 Kan. Ave. Fre urabuliBC ta trains or any pari r f lb city day or atxfet. f snsdo 2 Esit Sixth Street.E! CURSES. ITlfftt SshIobs. 621-523 ftalncy St. jsr And othe 1JL, drug ad- cured. DR. LliSUfi E. KEELKY'B Gold 0 remedies used exclusively ur. jweeiey s renieu onu tnent can be secured at no other place in tlie Kansas Citys or in the state of Kansas. One of the Tery best equipped and most successful of all the treat system of Keeley Institutes. on application, corresponded fe oiinuen. INSTITUTE A Look Through South Missouri lor 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 ba obtained as to the productions and gen 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 le ceipt of postage, four cents. Address, J. E. LOCKWOOD. Kansas City Mo. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try It J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth Ave. Very low rates will be made by the Missouri,' Kansas Texas railway for excursions of August 4th and ISth, September 1st, 15th and 29th. to tha south, for homeseekers and harvestert. For particulars apply to the nearest lo cal agent, or address: G. A.. MAC NUTT, 1044 Union Ave., Kansas City, Mo. W do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry. We Can launder ladies' shirtwaists to suit the most critical customer. Peer less Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 WbC Eighth. Don't trifle away time when you have cholera morbus or diarrhoea. Fight them in the beginning with DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure. You don't have to wait for results, they are in stantaneous, and it leaves the bowels in healthy condition. For sale by Q. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Broken edge collars made smooth hy Peerless Steam Laundry. 0BmeicMiianitiic 39 H 9 To Ladies Who Need Silk Riding Hats We have 11 Silk Hats, nearlv rood as new that we will cut. lit and triin" io your order for ftl.7-t each. The work is worth the tnouoy alone. If von have a Silk hat. we wiu be glad to "change the shape for you. Our Hats are Dunlap, Knox and Other Makes. H m H m m Si CHIVSES, 413 Ess. Ave., II. 'Phone SO. Jl.'rhont O-t. 112 West tb St. lBBaBZ0BSdBBBS

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5 POLITICS IN KANSAS. Xews Of All Parties From All Parts of Kansas. o 0 The Stetson Hats Mean satisfied customers, and a satisfied customer is pretty apt to be a permanent easterner. We have them in both Soft and Stiff...:.. Cr Tl Tf -s- -r- -h m-r-r tr nr. r r r OCA Tf rn 1 FALL STYLES OF '96 YOUR INSPECTION! Conventions, Organizations of Clubs, Rallies, Etc. .Price, $3, $4 and 05. Personal Items About Candidates and Politicians General Political Gossip. BEST HEADWEAR IN THE WORLD. TRY ONE AND BE PLEASED. TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896. I t rOPULISTS NOTIFY HIM. Bryan Gets a Letter from Chairman Allen Letting Him OS Easy. Madison. Neb, Sept. 15. Senator T7. V. Allen, chairman cf the Populist na tional eonventl-.n, mailed to William Jcrir.ys Bryan yesterday the follow ing ii-tt-r orricially notifying him of his nomination by that body: "V.". J. Eryan. Lincoln. X-b.: I'-ar Sir: At a o.mr.tlon of the People's Party. heM at St. Louis from July 2nd to the 2.,th of the current year, you were unanimously nominated for president of the lr.it-i State?, to 1 vl iri f .r at tire afir'jachin.? gen eral election. It wa-s known at that time that you had been nominated by the Democratic party kX its convention held at chioasr.) a few days before that time, ar.-i that you wuuli in all prob ability aeeept the same in a formal in... r. r. r. "Your nomination by the People's Party was r.ot, therefore, made with any thought that you were a Populist r that y-..u accepted all the doctrines declar-d by the St. Louis platform. It v. as due iarzeiy to the fact that the mon-y question is the overshadowing political Issue of the age. and because you hav- a: ali tim.-s ben an unswerv i: ir. aU-f ar.-l fcarls adv.j ate of the fr-e and unlimited coinage of silver and f jll on terms of equality at the mints if the I'nueJ Stat-.s at the ratio of 1-j t j 1. It was thought also that the ob servance f a patriotic duty required a union of all reform forces and the con ent:on t.-.k the liberty, wirnout sulioit lr.ir or consulting you. of placing' your r.a:ne before tae people as its standuxd bear-r.

"It has at no time been exr-eted, ror is it r.jw. that y.-u will abandon jour idh;S.'jn to the Cbicago platform, nor that you will accept ail that is de la.red in the People's Party platform, however gratifying the latter would be t y all P...L ulists. It r.ust be under stood that the party does not abate one j jt or little of loyalty to :ts principles. V.'e have declared ourselves in favor of many Important refjrms. in our judg ment essential to the liberation of the j eople from a present unjust and in iquitous industrial bondage. In ac cordance with a precedent of our par ty. ve take this method of notifying you of your r.orr.ir.atioii. We shall not End a com rail tee. according to old f arty customs. In sending this letter cf notification of the great honor that las so justly been conferred on you by our partv. it is needless for us to asur you that ycu have tiie confidence and esteem of all. "By your nomination our party has risen above mere partisan surround ings, adopting a high plane of patriot Ism be-lievir.gr tint a U.vislcn of forc-s would result in the election of William McKini-y the foremast advocate of a deeply bur .ie'isoim.e an 1 unnatural tax ation and the criminal policy of the single sold standard, resulting- ulti mately if not in svnie manner checked, in the Complete d-st! uctioii -2nd disin tegration of our f rni of government. Your elevation to the ohi-f magistracy of the nation would be regarded as a LITTLE GEM PEPPER AND SALTS. Another lot of Pepper and Salt Sets. A .MOST Pay Day Specials Heavy German Table Linen, 2 yards vtiue, worth 65c, C A This Week r QuC Plaid ail Linen Crash, Sc f quality 0C Plaid all Linen Crash, 10c rr 3 quality 4C SC Outing Flannels, Q3rt at O4W 8y and ioc Outing Flannels fl at U4C Fancy Brocades, Henrietta Cloths, Fancy Wool i C Checks, per yard IOC A center table loaded. Touraine Imitation Silk Draperies, worth 25c, Cal cutta (burlap Draperies, worth 20c; Figured Sat ines, worth 25c; Cold Dra peries, 15c and 17c quali ties your choice of the n entire lot, yard 1U0 n V l- '.o "A o Z- iS" C, (CP a The Reliable Hatter and Men's Outfitter vindication of the right of the people to govern, and we entertain no doubt that you will prove a worthy successor of the immortal Jefferson and Lincoln. and that your public life like those, will il lustrate the purity and loftiness of American statesmanship. In your ex tensive and intimate knowledge of pub lic affairs and the duties the office will impose, gained in a life that has been devoted to upholding the cause of the people as well as your keen insight in to the condition of our cause, in our judgment highly qualified you to bring about these reforms in a way that wiil work injury to none and justice to all, thus making' our government in fact, as it is now in form only, a government 'of. by and for the people. We have the honor to be your most obedient ser vants. Signed WM. TINXENT ALLEN", Chairman. The letter also bears the signatures of the other delegates appointed to represent the several states and terri tories on the notification committee. WATSON SHOULD BE HAPPY. He Has Been Notified of His Nomina tion By the Populists. Washington, Sept. 13. A letter was sent by Senator Butler of North Caro lina, chairman of the Populist execu tive committee yesterday to Thomas E. Watson of Georgia notifying him of hi3 nomination as candidate for vice pres ident by the Popuiist national conven tion. The letter refers to the nomination of Mr. Bryan by the Democrats, and says the People's Party at its second national convention recognized in him a man who stands in the broadest and truest sense for American institutions and American principles. and then continues: "If the Democratic party had been true to the people and its own platform in its election of a can dilate for vice president we would not now have the honor of addressing you. one of the worthiest and most by loved sons of the People's Party, in thi offi cial capacity, for in that event, the People's Party would have nominated the whole Democratic ticket by even a larger majority than it nominated Mr. Li van. But such w as not the case. It Seems that the party was not able at one effort to purge itself of its mod ern heresies, cast off its plutocratic leaders and at the same time it nomina ted Mr. Bryan, give him a running mate who was not hampered In the arena of action. Had it nominated a man for the vice presidency who was known to Americans as a chieftain and leader in defense of the toilers and producers of the land, one who by the use of voice, pen and means had endeared himself to the American people one with a past not obscured in silence suggestive of either ignotance or indifference of the occasion of this communication to your worthy seif would not have occurred. The People's Party, true to Its prin ciples and true to its teachings nomina ted for the high office of vice president a man worthy to have headed the tick et, a man who represented what Mr. Bryan represents and therefore, pre sent to the people today in the persons f Bryan and Watson, the best silver ticket in the field a ticket more repre sentative of American interest than any- Our mi II I I II sfTTFi 1 Tl I3 now complete, and there's scarcely any make of goods but what are to he found on our shelves and center counters. Both members of our firm spent weeks among domestic manufacturers and importers, and 'tis useless to say what cash in hand will do these most trying of all times, when a dollar Is as big as the Ferris wheel. We Will Show You A beautiful line of Fancv Wool Mixtures at 25c and 29c; Scotch Novelties at 39c. 50c and 75c; Fancy Serges. 50c, 59c, 6oc and 75c; Boucle Mixtures at 50c; Hoire Fancies, 75c and 69c; Illuminated Brocades, $1.00 and $1.25; Roush Fabrics, in Alelange effects, $1.00 and 1.25; Covert Cloths, assorted mixtures; High Art French Novelties, in silk and wcol, pattern lengths no two alike from 5.00 to $35. 00 each. Our Black Goods stock includes all of Priestly's most popular weaves, which need no introduction to our trade. Plain Stripes and Brocades are shown from 25c to ?3-SO per yard. Come and see icJiat ice have, tchether you are ready to buy or not. New Fall Gapes 12.00 UP, New Stamped Linens Cup Doilies 7 and 9 Inch Doilies 25c doz 5c ea Center Piece.... 15c 602 Kansas Ave. other, a ticket that stands for just the opposite for which the Republican par ty stands. If the people win this fight for financial reform, it must be accom plished by the co-operation of silver forces of all political parties. To se cure such co-operation of the different parties, it is necessary to have a co operation ticket. Therefore, Bryan and Watson is not only the best silver tick et, but it is also the true co-operative ticket." ATCHISON CORN CAEMTAL. If You "Want to Have a Good Time You Should Be There. Atchison's second annual corn carni val takes place on September 24. Ev ery body who went to the last corn car nival at Atchison remembers what a good time he had and will want to go again to this one which wiil be even better. From the preparations which have been made it is the safest thing in the world to say that every one who wishes to have just lots of fun, be well entertained and hospitably treated, should be in Atchison on corn carnival day and night. One doesn't need to ask what there's going to be for if Atchison promises to give a good time, she'll do it because she knows how. For the benefit of the unthinking and skeptical, however, it may be men tioned that Marshall's band and ten other of the best bands in the state will be there; these bands will unite in one large band of li'j men to give a grand concert in Turner garden: there will be a big day parade; masquerade at night: a balloon ascension and a flambeau parade. The little flyers descriptive of the carnival are printed in red ink. At the bottom of thtm is this significant re mark: P. S. We intend to paint the town this color. A special train will take Topeka peo ple to Atchison on that day, and there will be reduced rates on all railroads. Atchison started the carnival busi ness in Kansas and put the mark up high. TELLER AND DUBOIS. Teller Will Speak in the East and Dubois in the West. Washington, Sept. 15. Senator Tel ler of Colorado and Senator Dubois of Idaho, two of the silver Republi cans who are on the advisory- board of the Democratic executive committee, have arrived here and held a confer ence with Senator Jones, chairman of the national committee. National Committeeman Johnson of Kansas was present at the consultation and Senator Gorman of Maryland was also in attendance for a short time. The conference lasted all the afternoon. It was decided that Senator Dubois should devote his time mainly to the Pacific coast. Senator Teller will make several speeches in Kentucky. West Virginia and Maryland, and he may make a speech or two in New York. t TTOv Department Underwear. Ladies' fall weight Vests, with long sleeves, the finest Egyptian cotton, and the Oxford cut arm, al- f f7 ways 35c Monday a 1 w Ladies Ecru Swiss Ribbed early winter weight, lightly siik trimmed, and pearl but tons Vests, fleeced 25c Infants' wool Vests, non shrinkable, away below value Q ods Mr. Editor, after reading Wake's let ter concerning the preachers' meeting ot recent date, held in Topeka, I feel constrained to say a word. "Woe to him that putteth the bottle to his neighbors' lips that maketh him drunk." The general conference of the M. E. church declares that the liquor traffic cannot be legalized without sin. A liquor journal, tife Bar. declares that "the old pariies are our friends, and for the last 'M years they have held the reins of government, and during all this time our business has been pros pered and protected beyond our most sanguine expectation. As long as they control the government we are safe." How a man can preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and have a comon interest with the saloon keeper is a profound mystery. Every saloon is either legal ized or connived at by one of the old parties, which ever is in power. The man that votes for a candidate or with a party owned, manipulated by, and committed to. the interest of liquor men and claims to be a Christian, must be either an ignoramus or. a hypocrite This Rev. Mr. Fisher, that eulogized the geld standard and Morrill, six years ago was considered a prohibition crank. When appointed to the Alma charge the people almost unanimously protested solely oq account of his pro hibition proclivities, and he was sent to another field. Xow to see him wal lowing in the mire with such men as Morrill. Billingsly, etc.. is a most dis gusting sight. We were prompted to cry out "Frailty, thy name is Fisher." I confess I am not able to see a differ ence in the criminality of the saloon keeper, the law maker and the voter. And why shut out from society and the church the -saloon keeper and admit the voter and law maker? Will perj ured hypocritical public opinion ans wer this question? We have lost con fidence in God. We are r.ot justified in his word in doing evil that good may come. Men may be divided on tne money question and be sincere, but a Christian cannot wink at a traffic that makes our boys drunkards and stand in public and profess to have the spirit of Christ, and if we have net his spirit we are none of his. I hope to hear in the near future cf Brothers Fisher and Fiiilnssly being at the anxious Seat asking pardon and seeking genuine conversion or timely reclamation, for "while the light holds out to burn the vilest sinner may return." Read 2d Peter 2:13, "which have forsaken the right way and are gone astray follow ing the way of Baalam. son of Bosor. who loved the wages of unrighteous ness." Come, brothers, doff your ecclesiasti cal robes, or sever your allegiance with the allies of hell. J. R. DEANS. PRICE FOR SILVER. Republican Member of the Last Legislature Cannot Stand the Gold Plank. Horton.Sept.15. The Bryan free silver club had the la.rg'-st audience of the season, Saturday night. The speaker was William Price of Everest." Mr. Price was a delegate to the p.epubhcan county convention at Hiawatha. August 31. He was elected on the Republican ticket as a member of the last legisla ture, from this, the 4"th Representative distinct. Mr. Price has always voted and worked for the success of the Re publican ticket, but on account of the adoption of the single gold standard as a plank of the Republican platform. wiil vote for Bryan and Svvall. On September IS. the tenth anniver sary of Horton will be celebrated with appropriate ceremonies. Rrdaeed rates will be given on all railroads entering the city. Prominent speakers, from Bran New Stock G H A V A H I A1ND CHEAP. WE NEVER BEFORE attempted anything like our present purchase of Umbrellas. They came not in dozens but in hundreds. The choicest, cheapest and best selected stock of Sun and Rain protectors EVER shown over our counters. 26-inch 8 rib, paraxon frame Gloria Siik, our new 1 1.25 vaiue 88 c Gents' Gloria Silk, with silk i 1.2(3 cover, silver trimmea Ladies' Gioria Silk, silk cov er, large silk tassel, very J f f nobby Ipl.dV Ladies' close rolled Silk Um brella, silver trimmed. 1 14 rj C dressy $2.00 Umbrella.. Q Lm I J A $3.00 close rolled Urn. brelia, Weicksel wood Q(J fJC handle ladies fUmbJ New things in Pearl Handles, Dresden Handles, 53.50 TO 5.00. L"'Y B f- i 'jrMf-;f'-t-mrJ--'i r.r'i t 'tttjvmMi-ttrr i n r-iiMri'ir n niwiinti ifi r fi trr r- t ...m r 1, TEE PALACE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO CALL AND INSPECT (y The most complete and magnificent stock of Men's Ready to Wear Clothing erer shown in Topeka- Hundred' of new styles of Men's Suits and Overcoats already in an assortment of Gentlemen's stylish attire that has never been equalled by any other Clothing store in Kansas. Competition among manufacturers and improved methods produce such prices as these on very best garments. See this Season's Suits The Fact that We are Initiated Proves our Superiority. both the Democratic and Republican parties will be secured to debate the issues of "free cointte" and the single "gold standard." Good music wiil be furnished, and at night the flambeau club wiil give a brilliant pryrotechnic display. Mr. G. Ross, a prominent hardware and implement dealer of Horton. and Republican, was in Virginia City. Ne vada, when silver was demonetized in ls?3. Mr. Ross is personally acquainted with Senators Jones and Stewart and ex-Congressman R. P. Blsnd. From his own personal knowledge of the con ditions of affairs that existed in that state at the time, and the wide-spread depression existing now. he has left the P.epublican party, tknd will cast his vote for Bryan. CENSUSES WIXLITS. Captain Gest of Valley Falls Says He is Taking a 3Iistaien Course. Vallev Kails. Kan.. Sept. 13. To the Editor of The State Journal. When I saw Vlllits' and Rightsnire's c?.U for a rump Populist convention for the Ibth in Topeka. I could not help thinking how stranee some people act. Strange it is that men who have work ed nearly a life time for a principle and have reached the time to see the leaders of the Democratic party reor ganize it and adopt the leading princi ples these two men have so long fought for and to see the country brought face to face with their pet is sue for probably favorable settlement, to endeavor now to undo all. is stranee indeed. Wiilits will have no following whatever in this, his home county. Some have charged J. F. WiHits with being hired by the Republicans to so act. but I can not believe it. I think him honest, but without the least con ception of the practical side of politics. Tl 4ui s, L. H. GEST. Capt. Gest is an old resident of Jef ferson county, having served his people twice in the legislature and was chair man of the committee on resolutions in the Abilene convention. REPUBLICANS rOE SIX VEX. Twenty Join a Eryan Club of 185 at Kirwin. Kirwin. Sept. 15. To the Editor of The State Journal. Last Saturday afternoon a Eryan Sil ver club was organized with a member ship of 15. -of which over 2u were old time Republicans. Frank Ingersoll, ex-mayor of this city and a lifelong Rjepul-iloan. w.s chosen as president; Y. I. Wnds. a Populist, aas chosen secretary, and H. Moulton. also ex-mayor and a former Republi can, was chosen as treasurer. Samuel W. McKiroy. candidate for judge of the appellate court of this district occupied about one hour in de livering: a ringing speech for the 'free coinage of silver und Bryan." The opera house was crowded and many interruptions of applause were given. Again in the evening Mr. JIcElroy spoke for over two hours. Extra seats wtrre provided, yet many were unable to gain admittance. TT. I. WAXD5, Svcretary of Club. RAI.I.Y TO EE AH PEFFEH. Silver Forces Eold a Well Attended Meeting at Beloit- Beloit. Sept. 13. The Democrats. Pop ulists and silver Republicans held a raiiy Saturday. About Z'JQ voters march ed in line, wearing Eryan and silver badges. Around the speaker's stand there were from 2.50" to S.OOO people to hear Tr.ited States Senator W. A. Peffer dis cuss the issues. At night Cooper's Opera House was crowded with people to listen to Albert Crriffin of ilanhattan. 2ZB SLONSCEES AT ST. MASTS. Gets Into a Controversy Over a State ment About Eryan. St. Marys, Sept. 13. Mr. J. G. Slon ecker spoke at a. Republican club rally last evening. Mr. Slonecker stated that Mr. Eryan said in a speech, delivered in Nebraska some time ago. "That the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 would create a financial panic and bring ruin upon the country." Mr. James Graham, editor of the St. Marys Journal and chairman of the Democratic county commiitee.aroseand begged pardon for interrupting the speaker and asked the question if Mr. Bryan had cot contradicted the story. and Overcoats for $J0f $12, $15, $18, $20. klriC'-'-ciirwpiir ,1,,- i T -1" n i and did not the Topeka Capital publish a correction of that statement. Mr. Slonecker said that this was another speech that Bryan had made, and, it had no connection with w hat Mr. Bryan had said when editor of the Omaha Herald. Mr. Graham said he believed it was false that Mr. Bryan had ever said such a thing in all his speeches. Mr. Slonecker said: "Yes, Bryan did make the statement." Mr. Graham asked him when and at what place. Mr. Slonecker did not or could not answer Graham's question. HE LEAVES HIS CHURCH. Folio Commissioner Stewart Re quests His Name Stricken from the Rolls. Fort Scott. Sept. 13. J. J. Stewart of the board of police commissioners has sent the following communication to Rev. Charles T. Durborow of the First Methodist Episcopal church of this city, asking that his name be stricken from the roils of the church. "At the earnest solicitation of the governor and a great many of our citi zens I have concluded to stay on th board of police commissioners during the balance cf the term, and I desireto withdraw my membership from the First Methodist Episcopal church, and ask that you strike my name from the roll of members. I do this because I believe It is the best for yourself as pastor and myself as a member of your church. Yours very ruly, J. J. Stew art." The reason for the letter dates back several weeks. About that time the quarterly conference of the church in a set of resolutions called public atten tion to the failure of Commissioners Stewart and Lyon, both members of the church, to enforce the prohibitory li quor law. A few days later Mr. Stew art forwarded his resignation to Gov ernor Morrill, but at the urgent request of the governor, he did not Insist on its acceptance. This letter issued shows that he has recorfsidered his action and will hold his office to the end of his term. INOALLS WELL RECEIVED. Greeted by an Audience of Several Thousand at Baldwin. Baldwin. Sept. 13. A large and suc cessful rally was held here yesterday. The town was decorated with flags and bunting. Senator John J. Ingalls was the speaker of the day. It was the largest and best natured audience that ever as sembled in Baldwin. At 2:30 o'clock, when Senator Ingalls took the platform and began to speak he faced an audi ence numbering between 5,CMJ0 and 6,- Captain Nixon presided and Intro duced the Pendleton band which fav ored the audience with several selec tions. The North Lawrence glee club gave some campaign songs. Every mention of McKinley was greeted with loud and prolonged applause. The Cy clone Drum corps of Lawrence rilled in the interval until the senator arrived. THE "PLUG" POLLED. Topeka and Lawrence People Bound for Kansas City Mostly for SIcXinley. Kansas City. Mo.. Sept. 14.. 159(3. To the Editor of The State Journal. Gentlemen: Coming in from Law rence this morning on train No. 110. known as the "Santa Fe plug." the writer polled the train from engineer down, and found 2 McKinley votes, 13 Bryan votes, 2 for Palmer and 7 doubt ful (the above are all voters), and out of 21 ladies, 15 were for McKinley and 6 were for Bryan. I send you this vote at the request of passengers. Yours truly, J- M. AXLEY. Another Protest. To the Editor of The State Journal. I wish to enter my protest in your great paper against this "middle of th Highest of all in Leavening Power. mxCV nff)i rv n Arfif nYsr""! Firr7 "jriinirfTiiiir 'ilf' lriia""irnllf Ttf- a-f'J is. u S 4a 709 Kansas Ave. Auerbach Qwettel. road" movement. As a Populist, I love the principles of my party none the less, but the cause of sliver and my country's interests more. Yours respectfully. T. W. EVANS. 522 Liberty street. Topeka. Kan. SMITH COUNTY FOR SILVER. It Is Estimated That Bryan Will Have a Large Majority. Kensington. Sept. 12 To the Editor of The State Journal. J. D. Kotkin spoke to a crowd of about twelve hundred people at this place Saturday. The people gave him the very best of attention for three-'aml a half hours and much enthusiasm was manifested. Smith county will clve Bryan and the state ticket a large ma jority this fall. JAMES BOYD. Silver Rally at Arkansas City. Arkansas City. Sept. 15. The silver rally last "evening at Arkansas ci'r was a success. A long parade was f. 1-low-ed by a vigorous speech from Wt-ib McNall at the wigwam. POLITICAL NOTES. Richard Yates of Illinois was gTeeted by a large audience at Wichiui last night to whom he talked Republican ism and gold standard doctrine for some time. Claude Duval addrs3sed a house full of enthusiastic free silver advocates at the court house in Hutchinson on Sat urday night. Mr. Duval Is a promi nent Kansas traveling man and was t'j have been putAjp by the Democracy of Reno county as their choice for con gressman as against Jerry Simpson. The Republican club of Burlingame held its regular weekly meeting ia the Armory Saturday evening. F. I'. Lind say of Topeka addressed an enthusl i tic audience. The old soldiers' lf -Kinley club now numbers Hit nmLers and the Republican club jO'j. John J. Ingalls will give hi? stvI'-s during the first two weeks of Octob-r to the national Republican committee. Ingalls spoke at Baldwin yostrday. and will spak at Arkansas City to day: Augusta. Wednesday: Hiawatha, Friday; Wakarusa. Saturday. A McKinley club of 140 members has been organized at Severance with J. A. Campbell as prtsid-nt and G. R. Drak as secretary. J. S. Dean will spei here Thursday vning. September 17, on the "Free Silver Conspiracy. The Republicans held their Sr?t rally at St. Marys last evening. J. G. Slo necker of Topeka delivered an able ad dress on the silver question. A Mc Kinley and Hobart club was crganiz-d with an enrollment of 144 memoers. The following fusion silver ticket has been agreed -Upon in Leavenworth county: W. A. Harris, state senator; F. Graves and Horace Ket-fer. repre sentatives: all Populists: John Garrett, representative; James Gray, cleTk of the district court: Laurence Hawn. probate jtidge; Martin Howard, county superintendent. Prof. O. C. Hill addressed the McKin ley wlub at Alden Saturday niht. The following ticket ha3 been placed in nomination in Osborne county by the? Republicans: FXr representative, John A. Fouts: clerk of the court, Mark Rose: county superintendent. Geo. F. Ruede: probate Judge. H. X. Crist: commissioner second district, James T. "Whitaon. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises. Sores, fleers. Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains. Corns, and ail Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Plies, or so pay required. It i guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 23 cents per box. For sale by J. K. Jones, Filth and Kansas Ave. Latest U. S. Govt Report

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f TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15. 1896. 6 tl ft t D D Da JIT ""v BUT THE GENUINE w. w. Manspeaker Mer. Co., JSBEESS AID RETAILERS. The largest First Class Grocery House in tJie state. For tiventy two years the leader or fine groceries and table lux uries. CAN WE M THIS? WE CAN'T (HARDLY) BUT WE WILL 5 lbs (Manspeeker's Best) Flour, IRussian system patent, none like it in the city, for 95c. fo lbs Patent Hour, just as good as d by other dealers, 85c. Sugar. 20 lbs California Granulated Sugar, fcetter and will jro farther" than any other sugar on the market, $1.00. 100 lb sack, $5.00. Try our (Manspeakers finest) Separator Butter. t fThis is especially put up for the most tielicate taste. We Just received a large shipment f new Pure Maple Sap Syrup. Our new Canned Goods are arriving every day. Coffee. Coffee. The Celebrated Revere Coffee ha s no equal. We have exclusive sale of this Coffee. Try the Java and Mocha Blend, 35c. We handle Chase Sanborn Cof fees In bulk and one knd two pound eal cans. 411 Psdage Coffee 18c lb. Soap. 8 bars Wfclte Russian Soap, 25c: 8 bars Lenox Soap, 35c. .7 bars Brown Soap, 23c. Q bars Jaxon Soap, 35c. Cheese. Imported SchweKier Cheese. Domestic Schweiter Cheese. Limberger Cheese. Sew York White Cloud Chedder full Cream Cheese. Sweet ftiedow Cream Cheese. Pineapple Cheese. fv'ew .Season Crown Brand Edam Cheese. Club House Cheese Urates! Parmesau. w. w. flANSPEAKER HER. CO., 81 f ansa lie. Teptka Kansas. Wall Paper, Paints, Varnishes, Room and Picture Mouldings.'.... At a bargain. We hva traded for the Sears Dud ley stock of above named goods and moved it to our store, 320 Kan. ave. and must convert it into cash at any figure. In fixing up for the Fall Festival we can make it an object to you If you will fol low up this add. We also carry the fin est and largest line of second hand cook and heating stoves In the city. A full lin. ef upholstery supplies, and can take ptoves and furniture in exchange for up holstery work. S. T. ALLO, 320 Kas. Are. FEED A1IO FUEL CO. BSU Kanaaa Ave. Time to put in your winter coal while At ls-cheap. We sell at lowest prices, lowest prices on all kinds of Feed, iiave bott grade of Flour. Lis V-- L. I You will find one coupon Inside each two ounce bag and two coupons inside each four ounce bagof Black well's Durham. Buy a bag of this celebrated tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list of valuable presents and I J how to get them. NORTH TOPEKA. All news Items for the State Journal should be left at the Kimball Printing Co.. 835 Kansas avenue. O. J. Larkins of Holton was In town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. James of Meriden were in town yesterday. Star lodge 331 A. O. TJ. W. will initi ate seven candidates tonight. Miss Florence Page of Rochester will attend Quincy school this winter. Mr. and Mrs. George Groshong of Kilmer were visiting North Side friends. Mrs. Martha Mitchell has returned from Johnson county where she has been visiting. Wilson Hook of Silver Lake will spend the winter In North, Topeka and attend high school. The Good Literature Reading circle will meet Wednesday evening at the home of C. C. Nicholson. Miss Annie Campbell has returned from Ellis, Kan., and points In Color ado where she has been visiting. The funeral of the late William El liott will be held this afternoon. The interment will be at the Topeka ceme tery. Mrs. Lane and children of Wamego spent yesterday with Mrs. F. M. Tut tle, 814 Quincy street. Mrs. Lane Is en route to Arkansas City. Doctors Ellinger, Plummer, A. C. and O. Davis held an autopsy on William Elliott yesterday and found that death resulted from appendicitis. Miss Alice Stover will leave for a short visit to Easton, Va., Wednesday. Her brother, Luther, will accompany her to Kansas City and expects to go from there to Texas. Miss Minnie Martin, formerly of North Topeka, but now of Augusta, Kan., will be married tonight to Hugh Leonard of Dover, Kan. Mr. and Mrs Leonard will live in Dover. Mr. L. E. French, express agent on the Rock Island, from Topeka to Her iligton has been transferred to Kansas City. His run will now be from Kansas City to Fort Worth, and he will soon re move to the former city. Mr. and Mrs. William Courtright and daughter Olive and son Ray of 806 To peka avenue, leave today for an ex tended trip east. They will visit Chi cago, Aurora, Princeton and other points. Mr. Courtright Is night yard master for the Rock Island. The ladies of the North Topeka kin dergarten auxiliary are earnestly re quested, without further solicitations, to meet at the home of Mrs. W. S. Hamridt, S23 Monroe street, Friday af ternono at 3 o'clock. By order of the vice president, Mrs. Hamrick. At the meeting of the parishioners of the Church of the Good Shepherd last evening. Dr. Reynolds, J. A. Campbell, and James Anderson were elected del egates to the convention at Kansas City. Kan. Canon G. W. Miner was elected alternate. These delegates are to petition the convention to reduce this parish to a mission. REMOVED. Culver Bailey Have Entered Their New Building. In spite of hard times the hardware firm of Culver Bailey have been en abled to put up a fine new store build ing this summer at S29 Kansas avenue, just opposite their old location at 82S. It is a two story building and has all the modern improvements, being very convenient, especially with respect to room and light. The firm of Culver Bailey is an old timer in Topeka and has always been noted for its fair and conservative qualities, selling goods at the most reasonable prices possible. They carry the best lines of stoves and ranges. They handle the well known Peninsula stove, and recently have added the celebrated line of Garland stoves and ranges and will keep re pairs for both lines. Culver Bailey are getting things in shape in their new store, and are ready for business. Call and see them. Money Power Dominates, Says Allen. Madison, Neb., Kept. 15. Senator Wm. V. Allen, who was temporary chairman of the St. Louis convention and later chairman of the Populist notification committee, said today: "The result In Maine was anticipated, as that state was believed to be under the complete domination of the money power. It will have the effect of largely increas ing the silver vote in the wist and unit ing all discordant elements. Electrical Displays. Edison Electric Illuminating Co. wish to notify their patrons that orders for displays received after the 20th of this month must be refused, as material or labor can not be secured in time after that date. C. R. MAUNSELL. To Chicago, St. Louis ant? the East Via Burlington Koute. The traveling public is sure to find the best fast vestibuled trains to the east via the Burlington Route. Handsome new compartment sleep ers (same rate as standard sleepers), chair cars (seats free), Kansas City and St. Joseph to St. Louis: standard sleep ers, chair cars and dining cars "pay for what you order" to Chicago. Take the "Vestibuled Eli" to Chicago, and the "Vestibuled Limited" to St. Louis. Ask Agent for tickets via the Bur lington Route. L. W. WAKELET, Gen. Pass. Agent. St. Louis. Mo. The whole system Is drained and un dermined by indolent ulcers and open sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily heals them. It is the best pile cure known. For sale by G. W. Stans field, 632 Kansas avenue. Sfce King of Fills, Eeecouns BEECHAATS. AiiilONG RAILROAD 1EIL The Rock Island Adopts a New System Of Discipline for Its Employes Markings Employed. Items of Interest About Kansas Kail road Matters Personals and Miscellaneous. October 1 the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific makes the following circular effective: "With a view of reducing suspen sions, and at the same time of disci plining employes, on their individual performance, a record will be kept of each employe, showing his shortcom ings, neglect of duty, violation of rules, bad conduct, etc., and at the same time a similar record of commendable ser vice, economical performance, excellent conduct, valuable suggestions, and all exceptionally good acts which go to es tablish the record of a first class con scientious employe. "Employes will, as heretofore, be dis charged for drunkenness (either on or off duty); for drinking Intoxicating liq uors on duty; for frequenting saloons or other places of low resort; for In competency, dishonesty and insubordi nation; and for other serious offenses. "One demerit mark will be assessed In each case, representing one day's suspension under the former system, except that for a repitition of the same offense additional demerit marks may be assessed. Each person will be en titled to 65 demerit marks before dis missal. For every twelve consecutive months' perfect service, free from de merit marks, a credit of 20 marks will be given to each employe. No credit will be allowed for less than 12 consec utive months' service. "Each employe will be notified of all entries made against him, and In order that all may profit by the experience of others, advisory buljetins w"ill be is sued from time to time, showing the ac tion taken with parties at fault for ac cidents, neglect of duty, etc., omitting names of offenders. "By adopting this method we hope to encourage good men, improve the ser vice of fairly good employes, and drop from the rolls employes who are habit ully careless and indifferent to the com pany's best interests. "All employes affected by this rule start with a clean record on the above date, except that when subsequent rec ords shall show that past offenses are being repeated, the persons concerned may be summarily dealt with, or given double marks, as the case may merit." ME. DEVLIN RETIRES. Managership of Santa Fe Coal Prop erties Abolished. The entire coal properties of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway company in Kansas have been leased to Mr. C. J. Devlin, at present mana ger of coal properties of the road. The mines are in Osage, Cherokee and Crawford counties. The company still retains possession of the mines, and Mr. Devlin simply leases the proper ties under contract to operate them. Mr. Devlin will take charge of the mines October 1, and shortly after wards the officer of manager of coal properties of the Santa Fe will be abol ished. The office of coal properties in the general office building will be closed and a force of men necessary to take care of the work in connection with the New Mexico mines which the com pany will still continue to operate will be under the immediate charge of Mr. C. M. Higginson. assistant to Presi dent Ripley in Chieago. The lease of the Santa Fe's Kansas coal properties has been expected for some time and was forecasted in the State Journal several weeks ago. Sev eral large western fuel companies sub mitted offers for the operation of the mines, among them the Kansas and Texas Coal company and Keith Perry. The lease of the Kansas coal mines releases the Santa Fe company from the operation of all mines except those in New Mexico. Mr. Devlin personally owns the mines in Illinois and Missouri, and two months ago the Colorado mines were leased to the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. It is said that the New Mexico mines are in such a shape that their lease is impossible. The lease of the company coal prop erties is the scheme of Mr. C. M. Hig ginson. and is done for the purpose of advancing the commercial interests of the road. Both Mr. Ripley and Mr. Higginson believe that the railroad company should simply be a carrier, and that it is injurious to the commer cial interests of the company to com pete with their patrons in the coal trade. Mr. Devlin will make his office at some location on Kansas avenue, and the clerical force in his present office will probably be retained by him. There will probably be no change in the mine superintendents or mine forces. By the terms of his contract Mr. Devlin will furnish the necessary coal to the Santa Fe company. On an av 175 cars per day. Mr. Devlin is to be congratulated on securing the Kansas mines, as it was by his efforts that the mines have been advanced to their present standard. Since taking charge of the Santa Fe coal properties in 18S8, Mr. Devlin built up the coal interests of the com pany until today they are second to none in the country. Elkhorn Dancing Club. The Elkhorn danci club held a special meeting at 420 Kansas avenue last night for the purpose of reorgan izing the club for the coming season. The following officers were elected: President, Joe Seiben; vice president, Ed Dustin; secretary. Dan Lane; treas urer. Jerry Dustin; financial secretary, Robert Finney; floor committee, Frank "A Pleased Customer Is our best Advertisement." Viavl Is gratefnlly recommended by women every where. For particulars, call on or address Kansas Viavi Co., No. 2 Columbian Bldg., Topeka, Kansas. Austin, chairman; Jessie Cooper, John Mattlngly and Ernest Richner; recep tion committee, Albert McKenzie, chairman; Will Deveny, John Snyder, and Sam Ash. The club will give the first dance of the season about the mid dle of October. INGALLS TO SOLDIERS. He Speaks at the Arkansas City Re union Today. Arkansas City, Sept. 15. The first day of the annual reunion of the South western Soldiers" association in thi3 city opened this morning with a large at tendance. The attractions In the way of speakers comprise many men of na tional reputation. At the park this afteroon ex-Senator John J. Ingalls ad dressed the soldiers. Tomorrow Cor poral James Tanner, ex-commissioner of pensions, will deliver an address, and other notables will speak on the ensu ing days. Camp fire meetings every night in the week will be participated in by the old soldiers. WASHINGTON BANK FAILS. Bennett National of New Whatcom Posts a Notice of Suspension. New Whatcom, Wash., Sept. 15. The Eennett National bank posted a notice of suspension yesterday. The reason given for the failure was the with drawal of deposits beyond the power of the bank to respond. The bank prom ises to pay all depositors in full. The liabilities aggregate $50,000; assets,$125, 000, of which $90,000 is in bills receiv able. This marks the second suspen sion of the Bennett National bank with in a year. A heavy run of November 4 and 5 last year forced the institution into the hands of a receiver for six weeks. On July 14 last Its statements showed de posits of $106,000 and cash resources of $52,000. Since that date more than half the deposits have been withdrawn. LI HUNG CHANG DEPARTS. He is Given a Farewell Send Off With Fire Crackers. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 15. Li Hung Chang rose at 5 o'clock yesterday morn ing and was kept busy until the de parture of the steamer for Hong Kong, receiving deputations of his country men and the civic and provincial offi cials. He discussed railway construc tion with the members of the board of trade, stating that much material would be brought to China from Canada for railroads about to be constructed in China. He thanked the mayor for the protection extended to Chinese, remark ing that as he understood Canada want ed population, the Canadian govern ment should welcome Chinese. As the steamer left the Wharf the Chinese started a fusilade of firecrack ers which was kept up for over an hour. TANNER'S Kansas" DATES. The Corporal Will Make Five Speeches in This State. Chicago, Sept. 15. Republican nation al headquarters have announced the following engagements for Corporal Tanner: Sept. 15 Arkansas City Sept. 16 Dodge City Sept. 17 Cottonwood Sept! 18 Holton Sept. 19 Abbey ville BRYAN IN A HALL PARK. That is Where He Will Speak in Washington. Washington, Sept. 15. At a meeting of the local Democratic committee it was decided that Mr. Bryan should speak from a stand erected on the old baseball park which has not been used for some years. Addresses will be made by Senators Blackburn, Faulkner, Dan iel, Jones and Gorman, "Jeff" Chandler and Thomas F. Grady of New York. Luxury on Wheels. The Grand Trunk Railway System have a magnificent new Pullman Ves tibuled train which will be put in ser vice on June 24, and known as the "Seaside and White Mountain Special," is nearer a palace on wheels than any other train ever run to those famous and popular resorts. The entire train is vestibuled from end to end, lighted by electricity, and will consist of a Library, Chair and Smoking car, also containing a barber shop and bath room, a Dining car, four magnificent Sleeping cars, each containing twelve sections, drawing and toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen, and a sumptious Library and Observation car In the rear of the train. This magnificent train will run through the tourist season of 1S96, making ten trips in all. Further information on application to L. R. Morrow, City Ticket Agent, 103 Clark street, Chicago. Seaside and White Mountains Special. Will leave Chicago via the Grand Trunk railway system every Wednesday after noon at 5 o'clock, commencing June 24, continuing through the tourist season. It is composed entirely of Pullman ves tibuled composite, dining, drawing room, sleeping, library and observation cars. It is lighted by electricity throughout and the composite car con tains a barber shop and bath room. It is said to be the handsomest train in the world and combines all the com forts of the finest modern residence with the pleasures to be secured from travel through a section of the country so replete with historic associations. For further information, call on or ad dress L. R. Morrow, city ticket agent, 103 Clark street, Chicago. Capital lodge. Order of Select Friends, will give a social at the home of Mr. W. B. Ramsey, 322 Hancock street, on Thursday evening Sept, 17. All mem bers are invited. Ice cream and cake will be served. Miss Anna H. Taylor, Secretary. The Labor Day Souvenir. Parties who have not secured space for advertising purposes in the Labor day souvenir should address C. N. Bald win, St. Nicholas hotel, 426 Kansas avenue. Weather Indications. Chicago, Sept. 15. For Kansas: Un settled weather with local rains to night and Wednesday; warmer Wed nesday; east to southeast winds. Beulah chapter, O. E. S., will hold a social Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Humphreys, 205 Harrison street. For the benefit of the Woman's Re publican association a parlor entertain ment will be given by them at Mrs. J. F. Stanton's, 1026 Van Buren street, Wednesday evening. Those interested in the association should attend. Cheops council No. 2, Ancient Order of Pyramids, will give a dance at their hall. Nos. 704-706 Kansas avenue, Wed nesday evening, September 16. Come and have a good time. Admission 10 cents. Ill THE SOCIETY WORLD. General Notes of Society Personal Items. and "Recent Social Events in Topeka and Yicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. E. Davis of 725 Topeka avenue gave their son John a surprise party Saturday evening by in viting the members of his Sunday school class and their girl friends. The young people present were Gertrude Boughton, Anna Davis, Bernice Ott, Enda Zellers, Dollie Griffiths, Fannie Funk,, Hazel Baldwin, Mattie Evans, Minnie Davis, Will Kearcher,, Elmer Shelden, Ralph Babcock, Paul Sweet, Johnnie Davis. A few young people spent last even ing informally with Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Sutton and played cards. They were Miss Emma White, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss Georgiana Wasson, Mr. Ralph Peterson, Mr. Dan Adams, Mr. Willard Scott, Mr. and Mrs. McKay of the City of Mexico. Miss Marian Kenderdine will return the last of the week from Las Vegas, N.M., where she has been spending the summer with Mrs. Byron Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ewing and fam ily will stop for a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Whitton on their way home to El Dorado from a trip to Knoxville, 111. Miss Margaret Bear returned Sun day from Lawrence. Mrs. Josephine Carson and grand daughter, Miss Wilma Carson, have re turned to their home in Cambridge O after a visit with Mrs. Naomi Peacock and family. Mr. J. M. West and daughter, Miss Jennie, have returned from a five weeks hunting and fishing trip among the Colorado mountains. They visited Manitou, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek and Denver while gone. Mrs. Charles Spencer and son Alec will return tomorrow from Colorado Springs, where they spent the summer. Mrs. Halbert, two sons and two daughters have returned to the city from Stockton. The young people wiil attend Washburn college this winter Miss May Dallas left today for Colo rado. Mrs. D. J. Small will return Saturday from a visit at various points in New York and Michigan. iviiss Lillian Tefft nlaved the nine nr gan at the First Methodist church at me evening service last Sunday. Miss Mabel Tomev of Trentnn tuv. will arrive the 25th and be the guest of Miss Vera Low. Mrs. Will Klamp arrived Sunday from Chicago and is visiting with her par- tiiLa, ivir. ana Airs. (J. Linderschmidt Mr. Hal Hazlett leaves Friday for St. Louis to complete his medical studies Mr. Frank Davis will leave soon for Kansas City to study dentistry. Rev. and Mrs. Bale of'Auburn spent J t-rM.tr n j a. y 111 me city. De Forest Jetmore has returned from a visit in New York. Miss Martha Bradshaw will entertain a few friends informally this evening at a flower making party. J. R. Mulvane, W. Henderson and F. G. Willard will leave Sunday for St. Louis, whore they will attend the American Bankers' association, which meets September 22, 23 and 24. Miss Libbie Hazlett, Miss Anna Carr, Miss Lillian Whitelock and Mr. Dean Low spent Sunday at Lake View. Mr. Eastman of Emporia is srjendine a few days with his son, Mr. Will East man. Mrs. Robert Delahay returned Satur day from a visit with her mother in Kansas City. Misses Myrtle and Ivah Davis left yesterday afternoon for Auburn, Mass., to attend school. Mr. Ernest Council and Mr. Frank Davis accompanied them to Kansas City. Miss Helen Moon is visiting In Butte, Mont. Dr. S. B. Alderson preached in the First Presbyterian church at Lincoln, Neb., last Sunday. This is the church of which W. J. Bryan is a member. Miss Daisy Warren of Lawrence is spending the day with Afrs. Joe Rich ard, 623 Lawrence street. Mrs. Chas. K. Holliday, Miss Amelia Garvey, Misses Theresa, Florence and Alice Rossington returned this morn ing from Coronado Beach. Cal. Miss Julia Larimer will return this week from Milan, Mich, where she has been spending the summer. Her aunt. Mrs. Minnie French, will return with her and spend the winter in the city. Miss Lillian Tefft leaves Thursday for Baltimore, where she will attend the Woman's college this winter. Mr. J. E. Moon and daughter, Miss Frances, returned today from a visit in Lindstrom, Wis. Miss Rosa Davis has returned from a visit in Leavenworth and Kansas City. Mr. Harvey Davis went to Kansas City and accompanied her home. Mrs. J. B. Larimer returned Sunday from a month's stay in Manitou. Mr. David Lakin has gone to Golden, Col., where he will study metallurgy at the School of Mining in that city. Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Handy will re turn the last of the week from their summer's outing in Michigan. Miss Mary Sommers has returned from Chicago, where she spent the summer with relatives. The TJ. and -I. club will hold their annual meeting with Mrs. Frank Hol liday on the 29th of this month. The members of the various dancing and card clubs are beginning to talk of reorganizing for the winter. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago, Sept. 15. WHEAT Opened a shade lower this morning with bulls inclined to take profits. Early news favored lower pri ces. Northwest receipts overran last year's. Cables were disappointing if anythlng.being higher for spot and low er for futures. The break inWall street was also reflected in wheat and Decem ber, which closed yesterday at 60c opened at 59S60c and gradually de clined to 5959e. This was the low point, prices rallying a small fraction. CORN Corn followed the pace set by wheat. May opened e lower at 24c and declined to 24c. OATS Oats were likewise affected, though to a greater degree, the heavy local receipts acting as an additional damper. May opened about c lower at 19c and declined to 18c. PROVISIONS Provisions showed weakness in all branches. January pork opened unchanged at $6.75 and de clined to $6.65. January lard opened c higher at $3.70 and eased off to $3.6714. January ribs opened at $3.37 and declined to $3.32!.. Chicago Livestock Market. Chicago, Sept. 15. Estimated receipts of hogs today 15,- KemoveOo The STATE JOURNAL has removed from its temporary quarters on Sev enth street to 1 ne m ew State Jotiriia Building' Constructed especially for the sole use of the publication of the Daily and Weekly editions of the paper, and as the permanent home of the STATE JOURNAL. The Building Of two stories and a basement, is a modern one in every respect, substan tially constructed. It covers two lots at the corner of Kansas avenue and Eighth street. A Com Establis The plant is equipped with a battery of Linotypes, or type setting machines, with the handsomest and most com plete fast web perfecting press in Kansas and a full complement of stereotyping and other machinery nec essary to the production of a first class newspaper. The Linotypes and Press Marvelous mechanisms, are so placed behind plate glass, that they are in plain signt irom tne sidewalk ana afford a constant attraction to the public. 000; left over 7,000; light hogs shade lower, ethers strong to 5c higher; light, $3.00$3.40; mixed, $2.S0(g$3.45; heavy, $2.50ft$3.25; rough, $2.50$2.65. CATTLE Receipts 8,500, including 1,500 Texans and 6,000 westerns; west erns weak to 10c lower, others un changed. Beeves, $3.10(3$4.50; cows and heifers, $1.10(g$3.75; Texas steers, $2.25 g$2.95; westerns, $2.70$3.70; stockers and feeders, $2.60$3.75. SHEEP Receipts 7,000. Market dull and weak. HOGS Official receipts yesterday 41, 734; shipments 12,369. CATTLE Official receipts yesterday 20,213; shipments 3,074. SHEEP Official receipts yesterday 29,886; shipments 2,518. Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor row 29,000. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City, Sept. 15. CATTLE Receipts 15,000; shipments 4,200. Best natives about steady; other cattle weak to 10c lower. Texas steers, $1.90$3.00; Texas cows, $1.40'li $2.25; beef steers, $3.15$4.60; native cows, $1.00S3.00; stockers and feeders, $2.50 $3.60; bulls, $1.50 $2.70. REPRESENTATIVE SALES. No. Wt. Pr. 21 Texas steers 1,148 $3 00 24 Texas cows 914 2 25 IS beef steers 1,742 .4 60 22 native cows 993 3 00 20 stockers and feeders 1,192 3 CO 6 bulls 1,041 2 70 HOGS Receipts 6,500; shipments 300. Market opened steady, closed weak, 5c lower. Bulk of sales $2.90$3.10; heavy, $2.703$2.95; packers, $2.80fi$3.05; mixed, $2.65 $3.10; light, $3.00$3.20; yorkers, $3.10fii$3.20; pigs, $3.05(5 $3.15. SHEEP Receipts 5,000; shipments 1,700. Market dull and weak. Lambs, $2.25$3.75; muttons, $1.S5(&$3.00. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Sept. 15. WHEAT Active, nominally un changed; easier toward close. No. 2 hard, 53c; No. 3, 4951c; No. 2 red, nom inally, 5657c; No. 3, 5152c; No. 2 spring, 50V&c; No. 3, 49c. CORN Steady, trade light; No. 2 mixed, nominally, 1920c; No. 2 white, 21c. OATS Steady; No. 2 mixed, nomi nally, 1516c; No. 2 white, old, nominal ly, 22!g:22i4c; new, 15517e. RYE No. 2 offered at 27fS2Sc. HAY Weak. Timothy, choice $7.50 $8.00; prairie, choice, $4.50 $5.00. BUTTER Half cent lower for cream ery at 12(gl3c; dairy, 35il2c. EGGS Firm; receipts light; 10c. Market Oossip. New York: The four ports cleared wheat and flour 345,000 bushels. New York: The Corn Trade News makes the English wheat crop 57,000,000 bushels against 38,000,000 last year. The French crop is estimated at 344, 000,000 bushels. Chicago: New ,Ybrk selling wheat here and foreigners selling in New York. Minneapolis 513 cars against 421 last year; Duluth 961 and 964. ioooo Liverpool, 3:15 p. m.: Wheat ,id up; corn, firm, d up. Chicago: Dornbusch estimates the wheat crop of the world at 154,000,000 bushels less than reported in 1895. Chicago: The English visible supply of wheat increased 404,000 bushels last week. Last year there was a decrease of 50,000 bushels. Chicago: The amount of wheat on passage increased 1,200,000 bushels last week against a decrease of 1,200,000 bushels the same week last year. Chicago: Inspections: Wheat, 337-24; corn, 498-405; oats, 366-34. Hogs: Chicago. 15,000; Kansas City, 6,000; Omaha, 4,000. Liverpool closing firm, wheat J4d low er; January unchanged; corn steady, September J4d lower; balance un changed. Chicago: Estimated receipts tomor row: Wheat, 175; corn, 315; oats, 300; hogs, 29,000 head. Puts, December wheat 59c; calls, 60c: puts. May corn, 2414c: calls, 24:V; puts, January pork, $6.62: calls, $6.77; curb, December wheat, 59c bid. Today's Range of Prices. Topeka Grain Exchange, 526 Ks. Av.2p.rn. Today's range of prices on New Yorft Stocks, furnished by Topeka Grain and Stock Exchange: Op'n. High. Low. Cl'se. Mon. Wheat Cash 58 58 58 58 58 Dec 59 60 59 59V4 60y8 May 64V4 64 C3y2 63 64a Corn Cash 20 20 20 20 21 Oct 21 21 20 20 Dec 21 22 21 21 21 May 24 24 24 24 24 Oats Cash 15 15 13 15 15 Oct 15 15 15 15 Dec 16 16 16 16 16 May 19 m 19 18 18 19 Pork Cash 5 70 5 70 5 67 5 67 5 75 Oct 5 70 5 75 5 62 5 75 5 75 Jan 6 75 6 75 6 62 6 70 G 72 Lard Cash 3 32 3 32 3 30 3 30 3 30 Oct 3 30 3 32 3 27. 3 32 3 35 Jan 3 70 3 70 3 65 3 67 3 67 Ribs Cash 3 12 3 12 3 10 3 10 3 12 Oct 3 15 3 15 3 10 3 12 3 15 Jan 3 87 3 37 3 22 3 35 3 37 A. G. Goodwin. President. W. L. Chamberlain. Eec. and Treaa. TOPEKA GRAIN STOCK EXCHANGE 526 Kansas Avenue. Private wires to New York, Chicago ana St. Louis. Reference: Bank of Topeka., Trades Plaeed in Grain, Stocks and Provisions. let hmeiit 1 1.01 bushels and up: 10 shares and up; GO bbls. and up; margin same as any re sponsible commission house. Correspondents: Kennett, TtJopklns dr Co., New York, Chicago and St. A-ouia. Correspondence solicited. I Da. 1 t.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1896. n A5TS, REXTS,SIT- I TTATTfIVS 1?F,AT, ESTATE, AUC TION SALES AND OTIIEIi CLASSIFIED AD VERTISEMENTS SITUATIONS WANTED FREE- 'Are you in need of work? If so, you fere at liberty to use these columns for assistance In that direction. While this notice appears the State Journal will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas people, all notices of "Situations Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. In length, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed in previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, all advertising of this class handed In by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. No advertisements of this nature to be started except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No obligation is Incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage ofthis of fer. No one in business or having em ployment is expected to take' advantage of it. but all others are Invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day it is printed, to give a local circulation by far more than all other Dailies combined. This makes this pa per the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium in Topeka. the classified advertisements below costing but FbJz Cervts a Line, cr 20 cents a line for a week; 58 cents by the month. Average circulation for May, 1S9S, LOST AND FOUND. I? VI D 1 Be place to Ret your umbrella cov ered acd repaired; or your clock or if a ten cleaned lor 75c. u kan. fcTe., upbiairi. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. LOlt SALE ico family mare, surrey, har ness, ow. cor. vv esc ana ?utn. IOK SALE A Rood hone, single driver, cheap. 518 Monroe st. IroK SALE Reliable familv driving horse, 6 years old, with jet of buggy harness, $40. S. B., Alderaon. 819 Harrison. IrOR SALE Piano. Kranteh Bach up right. Good condition. 71 Kansas aye., (down stairs. T; OR SALE A good barn, suitable for a cow or liorje. I rice fcjo.uu. Call on A. B. Ferine, la E. 8th st. l"OR SALE Packing boxes, "Concert," "Up right' piano boxes, barrels and burlop. Merchants 1. S. Co.. 123 K. Ota. 1,-OR SALE One full blooded Jersey; splen did milker and butter cow; very cheap. Call 304 Greenwood ave., Potwin Place, alter 4.ao p.m. IrJK SAI.F Fresh rnileli cow. Enquire at Grub'e Music Store, 60S Kansas ave. ICK i-ALE Youoif fresh cow. Pioom is, Santa Fe unices. Enquire I.'OK SALE McAfee's fresh cider and cider vim-par, delivered daily. Leave orders at 616 Kansas ave. IO,954. Sworn detailed statement of circula tion presented to advertisers on appli cation. Call and see any afternoon between S and 5 o'clock, the handsomest, fastest, most perfect piece of machinery in Kansas a WebPerfecting press, which prints from two to three complete 8 page papers per second. WANTED HELP. T"'TED Good boy. over 18 years of aee. Musi, brin references. Two kitchen C'T's and a dining-room sirl. S. E. cor. sth and Quincy. TTAXTEn A baker, second band, young mrui preferred, steady place, cood pas tor tti rii:ht "mmi. Inquire at .North Topeka Eakery. George Mayer. ANTED Youniz ;url to help in house work. 1719 West Kith. WTA NTEP-Vdiin! man wants place to work for board while attenrlim college. Un derstands r-.'ira of horses. References. J. E.t Journal oflice. VANTKP Situation at general housework by steady competent white girl, 620 Lake street. "IVANTFP Position as miller oreneineer. first class work in either place. Address 3 H. C rumb, box 866. Burlineanm. Kas. ANTi:D A situation to clerk in a store. Call at 112 X. Kiein ave., Topeka. 'VV" AN 1 E r Situation as assistant kinder- partner by young latly having some ex perience, address Rindorgartner, room 1, 6;s Kansas avenue. WANTED-An old soldier in destitute cir- ci'.mstanees wants work. Apply at 507 Harrison street. North Topeka. "AMEP A reliable lady or gentleman to distribute samples and make a house- to-house canvass for our Vegetable Toilet Soaps. Pure lavorini? Extracts and Wild nrrry Phosphate. $75 a momh easily made. Address Crofts Reed. Chicago. 111. AGENTS WANTED solicitors. "11ANTFP-Tto ately, 716 Kansas ave Call ilnmedi- VT ANTED Younct man in everv Kansas town to sell merchants the "Ledperette" HI1 File. Sells for $'-'.25 each. Every business bouse wants it. Good corrmission. Address V'tii. Randolph Adams. M'f'g Stationer, J1I Kansas avenue, Topeka, Kansas. W ANTE D M ISCELLANEOUS. VVTANTI D Set pool balls at 803 Kansas avenue. V ANTFD All pupils who have lost grades tu come to Pond s Business College and make them up. Call soon. IVASlEU-lorent a convenient house of B or c rooms, with barn: location must be close to transfer station. Address F. S. B., this ofbee. VVTANTED Watches to clean. 7Sc; clocks. 8t'C: main springs. 75c; crystals. 10c. Cash paid for old iiohl and silver. All work guaran teed. Freidberg, 516 Kansas ave. w T ASTED-Three or four boarders in small iamiiT. luis lyier. VV AM ED Ladies to call at 6H4 Polk street for stylish dressmaking. Mrs. J. M. Ioore. VVA.NTED Your freight to haul. Your safe to move. Your household goods to pack, Jb!j. move or store. Sam Skinner. Aifc K CHANT S Transfer Storage Co., 123 east 6th. Telephone 1S6. VT ANTE D You to order of us stove repairs. Hull's heavy adjustable cook stove cast ings. Full Hue of stoves and ranges. HULL STOVE A.ND REPAIR CO.. Bell Phone 68b. in; E. 8th st VT AM E D Everyone to use Washhurn's Cb der icei;ar, 26c per ual. Send orders to S?3 Kansas ave. 'A.MED-io rare bargains for cash buy- 1. .mc-un;i. vo.t uvi iiauaas ave. ANTED Parties xpeottiig FREIGHT to leave their bills of ladius, or call ui by phone. Prompt delivery make oi clay of arri val. TOPEKA TKAN3EK CO., 6w Kansas ave. Either 'Phone 320. F. p. Bacon. Prop. VV ANTED Your carpet to ciealT Only machine carpet rieaner in citv. Inarains, Tapestries and body Bnissi-ls machine cleaned IHcyard: carprts refit, sewed and laid; also foot. red on the floor. Reference Crosby Bros 11 H. Mil s Son. S. Fa; mini i Co., M. C. Fol E sn. National and Throop hotels. Both phones tls Tcpeka Carpet Cleaning Works, toa V an I uren stiext. FOR RENT ROOMS. IOR rent Furnished or unfurnished rooms, sew West ioth su IS. f-ENJ-Fur"is"bed rooms and board. 1 09 an Buren. FOR RENT-HOUSES. "IOR RhNT A furnished house of six rooms. iBdatl0n- Ca" 1'?. ENT A modern 8 room house fur- ivn!r i ,-Che,HP to lIe right parties. In culre at T.13 Kansas aye. "l?OR HINT Modern nine-room house. In Se. 'iUi18 KUm l$ baut TL, Ci. SALE on easy payments, best sewing machine made, the Standard, Js. WT L Lilies, 107 East Olh street; TOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. 17"Oii SALE Neat cottage with one and half lots, 011 Madison street, line location, tuiad cash payment, balnnce to suit. Special bar a:n. &cotc Ferguson. 1,-OR SALE Two east front lots on Quincy st. for less than half price. J6j0. with small house. Also a well located desirable house in Lowman lilil. one haif block from car line and oue block from school. Cemented cellar, well, etc.; il.ooo. on monthly payments. W. M. Forbes, ill Westoth st. 3 1 you want to sen II jou want to buy J F jou want to rent I F ou want to trade II you want a loan oa CALL ON OH WRiTF. ESTATE T. G. Shillinslaw. 11D East otli jt.. Topeka, Kansas. FUEL AND FEED. rjPHOS. KING, wholesale dealer, flour, feed, -L coal and grain. i0 W. tith st. Both phones 470. LEAVE vour orders for COAL, Flour. Feed and Seeds with Van Siyck, 60S W. loth. MJSjEU;JN0ij3. tIAI.L I P 'Phone nut) tor milk, cream or J ice. Fresh buiter and eggs a, specialty. 121 W. 6th St. Both 'phones 260. EMOVED Dressmaking Mrs. S. F. roin 714 Jackson st. to 5l'4 Madison. IE f Purl, Tvl.S. ALKISK&CLAKKt-tje and Ear Office 607 Kansas avenue. IOK EXCHANGE Two two-story business houses. Avenue. Topeka, for unimproved city property. Address Bargain, care .lournal. C-i O TO 113 West Tenth for perfect hanging r Paris skirts, waists, suits, tailor made anil latest sleeves. Mrs. J. F. Buzzell. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor, stock, groups, etc.. or photos of Flora and Floats. Festival week, see Farrow, Sll Kansas avenue. Now is the time to have photos of your home before frost. npHE 1UXXY-MOSEV MAN" New cam paien son: sound money side. Ask vour music dealer for it. or send 10 cents to W. C Campbeii, iopeka, Ivas. rOR kXCHANGE Farms In Osborne. Lyon and other counties to exchange for good Toeka property. Also some good properties (or sale on monthly payments. W. M. FORBES, m West Sixth avenue. LEAVE YOUR ORDER for anything you want at Employment Office. mE. tith. VrlTPiIFIiSD Brick walks uud ciieap. Jena Ritchie, iice tjuiacy sU c SJGjJPAJNTERS ALL ON DK NIO for Fall Festival signs and float designs. 418 Kansas ave. UPHOLSTERiNG. AVAMED To make your old lounges and chairs over into elegant latest styles, and take old carpets and stoves in exchange. Allen's L puolstery, IU0 Kansas ave. BICYCLES. rpoPEKA CYCLE CO., 112 W. Eighth St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and tan dems for rent; repairing of ail kinds. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THK KEI.LAM BOOK JL STATIONERY CO. 603 Kansas ave. Latest books, correct sta tionery. Newest wall paper. Artistic framing. 1 ennis and base ball supplies. MONEY. MONEY to loan on real and personal prop erty. A. Newman, 115 West 6th St. MILK DEPOTS. O TO 629 Topeka Avenue, Woman's New Exchange, for pure milk, sweet cream, buttermilk on Ice, and cottage cheese. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. OBERTS Mc FAD DEN, 527 Topeka ave.. would like to do your building. JEWELERS. JAMES B. HA it DEN. Jeweler and Optician. Complete stock of watches, diamonds, silverware, etc. Kyes examined and spectacled properly fitted. REAL ESTATE LOANS. E. BOWMAN lb Co. Aiorcgaees of sue and kind to suit investors always on hand. Prompt money, lowest rates to borrow oa cen tral, city, or farm properties. T. 1 i. DAir.i'. nut air rurnaces, gaiviiui.ea and tin roofing. H. phoi-e 3t8. 216 W. 6th. MINERAL WELLS. 'THE BOON MINERAL WATER cures stomach, kidney and bladder troubles; pro cure analysis and consult your physicians; sold in buik or bottles. Y. i. Boon, tila Fillmore St., Topeka. Tel. 235. MONEY TO LOAN. ONEY to loan on chattel mortgages. H. Deitrioh stanhilber. S10 Kansas ave. f ONEY LOANED on horses, pianos, hod -"A hold goods and all kinds of chattel securi ties. L. Biscoe, i'M Kansas avenue, room a M Ministers Should Use Dr. Miles Heart Cure. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS., HKNKY W. B.OBY. M. D., (Homeopathist). OfYioe 730 Kansas ave, .olu. elite -iul Kansas ave. Both phones. 4r ff 1 I ft; i "?THERE 19 NO PEOFESSION. whose B labors so severely tax the nervous sy s tern, as that of the ministry. The de rangement of the nerve centers of the brain by over work, frequently brings on attacks of heart trouble, and nervous prostration. Eev. J. P. Hester, M. D., Pastor TJ. E. church, London Mills, Ills., himself a physi cian, writes Feb. 26, 1895: "Heart affection and nervous prostration bad become so serious last fall that a little over work in, the pulpit would so completely prostrate me T Til PC that It seemed certain I Ul ATliit must relinquish the work HeErt Clire of the mlnlstry entirely. Heart palpitation became XeStOreS so bad that my auditors LIaiItIi would ask tne if I did not ij.ea.llH have heart disease. Last November 1 commenced taking Dr. Miles New Heart Cure alternately with Dr. Miles' Nervine and derived the greatest possible benefit. I have Just c'osed revival work of 10 weeks, preaching n'jarly every night and twice on the Sabbatu. I can speak for hours without suffering' as I formerly did. Hard working ministers should keep Dr. Miles' grand remedies on hand." Dr. Miles' Heart Cure is sold on guarantee, first bottle will benefit or money refunded. IT A. WARNER, M. D., 634 Kansas Ave.. Topeka, Kansas. TILO BUEL WARD, M. D. AM- GENKKA1. SIRUHRV Office SD DISEASES or WOMRS. Stormont Hospital, 'iopeka, fan. Both I'hones. MKS.MABY McKINSTKY, magnetic healing massage treatment. Kesiueuce and oince 35 Jackson, tiarrison phone 403. K. tVA BAKDIKO, iiOMKOFATHTST. Harrison phone 81. t5? Kansas ave. Bell telephone 412. L. A. R YDER M D. OFFICK and residence cor. Oordon srreet nd Central ave.. North Topeka. Bhone 214. Tses the Brinkerhoff system of Eectat treat ment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fishure, ulceration, etc. J DA C. BAKN.ES. M. D. Office 732 Kan. Ave. Residence 13th and Clay. Oftice hours 9 a. m. to 11 a. ra.. and a p. m. to rp.m. Harrison telephone 3d residence, and is office. E. SHELDON. M. D.. SURGKRV AND HISEASES OF WOTWRN', With private hospital. Office: No. 72J Kansas Ave, il X iEER PARK CN TH2 CSE3T OF THE ALLS3SAITI21 (Mai si List sad R. KJ IEAS5 CFEAS JDS 2M, 1833. Furnished cettaeas with facilities for Uotis. keapins, if d.sir.d. For farms apply to D. C. JONES, Camdsn Station, Baltimore, Md. 8th Ave. Stables NEW STONE BARN, Cor. Topeka Ave. and 8th St. OUR SPECIALTY Boarding Horses. We keep a few city broke horses to hire t ladles by the day or month. Prices im line wit b tb time.. Call and see us. Refer nces ur turaauts. DUDLEY PRICE, Pseati e3. Ttpeka Ave. snd Sib L,ouis Van DRp 9f Bnafsclnrar mt o II A Galvanized Iron Cornices, Metal Sky Lights", and all kin 4 a in Wsik, EitimsNS Tfr b tnta liirfll7 Sivffl School Will Open Soon. V will be prepared to meet all demands tor Text Books and supplies. Our prices are as low a the lowest. Slates and Tablets a Specialty Campaign Literature and badges. CROMWELL JEFFERS Wholesale and Letail Stationers, SSO KANSAS AVE. XORTH. Ticket Agents for the Santa Fe Koute. THE DAY AT CANTON. Bain Falling, But Delegations of Visi tors Pouring In. Canton, Sept. 15. This is the day for the formal congratulation of the O. A. K. men of Stark county to Major Mc Kinley. The morning dawned with a light rain falling and heavy clouds por tending bad weather during the day. The formal opening of the county cam paign occurs Friday and the attraction of notable speakers and big parades ap peals to residents of the country out side of Canton to make their visit to Canton on that day. In view of these conditions, it was thought that a large crowd of the veterans would be present today. But when the dining room of Canton post was hrown opn at noon there were more 'ban could be accommoda ted till extra preparations were made. And there was also a shortage in re ception badges. More than half of the membership of the order was in line in today's parade. Col. J. J. Clark made the address and Governor McKinley re sponded at some length. Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in coming in on special trains the first of which will ar rive about 2:35 p. m. There is a big crowd on the way, according to advices at the station. A committee from Marshall, Mich., today presented the greeting of Calhoun county in the Wol verine state. GASOLINE ACTS WILD. It Made a Threatening Conflagration on Taylor Street At the grocery store of S. S. Rice, corner of Fourth and Taylor streets, last evening, Earl Shook, nephew of the proprietor, went to the small oil house directly in front of the grocery store to I draw gasoline. With him were two s boys, and as he drew the oil they talk- t ed with him. One of the boys lighted a eisrarette and carelessly threw down the match near the door of the oil house. There was a flash and the flame ran in- I to the house. Shook dropped the can which he was filling and ran from the shed. An alarm of fire was turned in and the chemical and hose companies from No. 2, hose company from No. 4 and hook and ladder truck from No. S responded. The fire was smothered with water and mud. The assistant chief, Ed Bab cock, and Louis Knott, No. 3, went into the little oil house carrying a lantern. Considerable gas had collected and there was a terrific explosion. The whole front of the grocery store was blown out, the two firemen severely burned on the hands, and a line of flame rn fully 75 feet away and set fire to an adjoining building. The fire was extinguished and Dr. M. R. Mitchell dressed the wounds of the injured fire men. Their injuries are painful but not serious. 1 UNANSWE RABLE. TWO SETS OF TEACHERS. The Oakland School Row Disposed of by Judge Hazen. The Oakland school muddle came to an end in this district court this after noon when Judge Hazen denied the writ of mandamus to compel Clerk George Brindle to approve the bond of George L. Stone, the newly appointed treasurer. The two sets of teachers employed were in the court room waiting the re sult of the suit so that it might be known who are the legally qualified board but the controversy is still unset tled unless Mr. Erindle concludes to approve the bnod of Mr. Stone. Judge Hazen said: "This is a bad state of affairs. I have no doubt that there are any number of people in Oakland who are perfectly competent to run the financial affairs of the government' and still they are unable to take care of the business of a school district. No good ever comes out of a school or church row. It in jures the whole neighborhood; it is felt even by the children." TO COMPEL GOLD PAYMENTS Canadian Government Says They Will be Demanded of American Insur ance Companies. Chicago, Sept. 15. A special to The Times-Heiald from Ottawa, Ont., says: In the senate last night. Sir Oliver Mo wat promised on behalf of the govern ment, in event of the silver party be ing dominant in the next presidential election in the United States, Canadian policy holders in American companies will be protected by compelling the payment of such policies in gold, and to that effect, legislation would at once be enacted If necessary. The amount of life policies held in American companies in Canada, is $96,- 000,000; in lire companies, $100.1)00,000, and in inland marine companies, $1, 520.000. As a security of payment of gold by American companies the gov ernment has a lien of $17,000,000 of as sets belonging to such companies held and invested by them in Canada. Several American companies have consented to indorse their policies pay able in gold, while other companies have refused and will fight the question. To Colorado, Montana, Hot Springs Puget Sound and Pacific Coast Via Burlington Route Take the shortest and most desirable line to the far west; complete trains from the Missouri River. Daily train leaves Kansas City at 10:40 a. m., ar rives Billings, Montana, 1.050 miles dis tant. 6:45 next evening; free chair cars Kansas City to Billings; sleepers Kan sas City to Lincoln; througn sleepers Lincoln to Billings. Connects with fast train beyond to Montana and Puget Sound. Ten to twenty-five hours short er than other lines from Kansas City. Through sleepers and chair cars Mis souri River to Denver; Rio Grande scenic line beyond for Colorado. Utah and California. Ask Agent for tickets over the estab lished through lines of the Burlington Route. L. W. WAKKLEY, Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Louis, Mo. To St Paul and Minneapolis Via Burlington Route. Two splendid through trains each day from Missouri River points to the north via the old established Burlington Route and Sioux City line. Day train has handsome observation vestibuled sleepers, free chair cars, and dining cars (north of Council Bluffs;. Night train has handsome sleepers to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City, and par lor cars Sioux City north. Consult Ticket Agent. Lu W. WAKELET, Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Louis, Ma. If you have ever seen a little child in the agony of summer complaint, you can realize the danger of the trouble and appreciate the value of instantan eous relief always: afforded by De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure. For dysentery and diarrhoea it is reliable remedy. We could not afford to rec ommend this as a cure unless it were a cure. For sale by G. 3V. Staiisneld, 632 Kansas avenue. The following conclusive statement of facts is guaranteed by the American Newspaper Di rectory the standard authority on news paper ratings. This Directory is published at No. 10 Spruce street, New York City, and such is its care to protect itself from loss and preserve its na tional reputation for accurate ratings that it snakes the $100 guaranty to only eight dailies in the entire state of Kansas: The edition for 1896 was issued June 1st. GUARANTEED THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Directory authorizes the publication of the following: 'The Topeka Daily State Journal has credit for the, largest circulation accorded to any daily published in the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas, which has a population of 214,544, and the publishers of the American Newspaper Di rectory guarantee the accuracy of the circulation rating ac corded to this paper by a reward of $100 to the first per who successfully assails it." This is one of the most sweeping and con vincing guarantees ever made in behalf of a Kansas newspaper and places ahead of all other dailies The Topeka Daily State Journal. JSZHOW WE GROW.; In 1885 the circulation was 8G0 January 1, 1891, were rioted, 3,125 Daily arerage for year 1691, 4,380 Daily average for year 1892, 5,069 Daily average for year 1893, 6,213 Daily average for year 1894, -Daily average for year 1895, -Daily average for Mar., 1896, -Daily average for Apr., 1896, -Daily average for May, 1896,- 8,41 S 9,217 10,678 10,861 10,954 Hexnoiabep tlaat "It is not xyliat you pay for Ad vertisiag, but wliat advertising pays you." Why He Stepped His Paper. "I reekon I'll have ter qait subscribin ter yer paper," said the rural citizen. "Jest soo how much I'm a-owin of, an I'll pay up an quit!" "Vould you mind statin pr your reasons for this course?" asked the trembling ed itor. "Well," replied the rural citizen, "as I don't believe in strikin a man in the dark, I mout as well tell you. "Well?" "I've been takin of yer paper fer 'bout six months, hain't I?" "Just about. "Well, I've been ter tows twiet in that time am sold a load er lightard an two cows, swapped hoeses an licked the town marshal an ef yoa ever givo me airy col umn erbout it I never seen it; that's alll" Atlanta Constitution. Had Enough of Scenery. Charles H. Hoyt once journeyed to San Francisco with one f his own companies. Most of his companions got out very early one morning to have a look at the Rocky mountain aoenery. Hoyt remained in his stateroom. One of the young women in her enthusiasm over the prospect ran ex citedly to his door and thumped on it with vifror. "What's the row?" came from within. "Come out, Mr. Hoyt, come out and see the perfectly lovely scenery. "I don't want to gee it," replied Hoyt "I'm paying excess baggage now on a good deal of It. That's enough for me. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Family Affair. X If A I mm 1? ETKAIKBD RELATIONS. Truth. Voree of Habit. She (at the rammer resort) Both my sisters have beautiful hair. He (a dry goods clerk, absently) Bleach ed er unbleached? Detroit Free Press. Terr Likely. The Wife Baby's crying for the moon. The Husband He probably thinks that the man in it is asleep. Town Topios. Get estimates and Designs for Fall Festival Electric Displays from E. P. Jordan, Eell Tel: 675. Try us on collars. We can make therB look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry, U2 and 114 W. Sta st. 'Phone 832. There's No Use Wasting Words on Ripans Tabules THEY CURE Headache, Dyspepsia, m Constipation; HI Heartburn, Dizziness, ;s Biliousness.. THEY COST b0 CENTS A BOX.' ORUQaiSTS SEU. THEM. And That's All There is to Say. Send your name for Souvenir ef the Works of Eagenfe Field, FIELDFLOWERS Ibe u3cn Ticld monument Scuccnir The most beautiful Art Production of the cen tury. "A sioa!! bunch of the most fraeraet ef bl voids tethered free- the breed ecree ef ftufeee Field's farm ef Lere." Contains a selection of the -most beautiful of the poem, of Eugene Field. Hand somely illustrated by thirty-five of the world's greatest artists as their contribution to the Mon ument Fund. Bat far the eekle ceetrlbotless ef the treat artiste this beek ceo Id net have beea ameeafac tared fer S7.ee. For sale at book stores, or sent prepaid on receipt of $1.10. The love offering to the child's Poet Laureate, published by the Com mittee to create a fund to build the Monument and to care for tbe family of the beloved poet. Eugene Field Monument Souvenir Fund, So lieeree Street, Caicaae, III SOLID THROUGH VESTIBULED TRAINS Kansas City, St. Joseph, Leavenworth, Atchison, to 8T. LOUIS, CHIOACO, OMAHA, PEORIA, ST. PAX! Lfc MINNEAPOLIS. WITH Dining Cars, Sleepers and Chair Cars (sFer"). CONNECTIONS MADE AT St. Louis, Chicago 0 Pecria FOR All Points East, South 0 Southeast U. W. Waketey, C. P. A., ST. LOU'S, MO, Howard Elliott, Cen. !ff?r.. ST. JOSEPH. MO, H. D. Dutton, T. P. A., ST. JOSEPH, MO. H. C. Orr, A. C. P. A., KANSAS CITV. MO. AN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE For Jndls-esuee, fUJieeaaees, BeawAcbe, Constipation, B&d Cencelexlon. etfenai.e Breath, aad kil disorders ot tbe Btomach, Liver and Bowels. R I P A N S TABULES act irewtly Tet promptly, i-'tr? ect d:esioa follows their use. Sola by ani-if iste or .ent by tueil. bipas esir.MioAi, ot., lirne"t W.T, Le-Ven'3' Missouri Pacifio. TOPKKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. So. 2rs Leave Topeka 8:00 a. m ICIFEKA FT. bCOlT ACCOM., iNo. Si Arrive Iopeka. :so p. in. GET READY Send for description ofi he lamous O. i. C tloS- weighed -ouo 6s 1( T 1 129 first 6 Months this K V yearforlreedir.gpu.pots. First applicant in euc lo-aUfri-Vx jr, CliO k ll RAILROAD. OSLY STME BALLASTED TRACK. NO CHANGE OF CARS BETWEEN Kaimm City and Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis, St. Louis and Chicago. fa Extra Charge for Passage ia Palace Reclining Chair Cars NOR IN FAST YESTIBLLED LMTED TRAKS. Af.k vonr own Heme Ticket Agent for ticK&te via the) Chicago Allon Kanroad. or writ to D. 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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRXA3L, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1S96. h 8 H IL'liUDDD U lllL-iJlL-i H Li But very extraordinary items for this evening and tomorrow only..... OUR STOKE WILL BE One case Fruit of the Loom Not over 10 yards to any one Twelve hundred yards of 36, 38 and 40 inch ancy Novelty Dress Goods. Every yard strictly the latest styles and worth 35c and 40c oiler tree choice of entire lot Ten thousand balls Knitting Silk, ir n 1 1 all colors 4" Thirty-five pieces choice Ctc kind. Not in excess of 10 yards to One hundred and sixty dozen Boys' Ironclad Ribbed School Hose, double heels and toes, extra heavy and durable Sizes G to 7$, regularly 25c, at 1TC Sizes 8 to 10, regularly 30c, at 21 C EST A good idea would be to put in a supply. Boys' Knee Pant Suits, dark materials, heavy weights, double breasted, well sewed and trimme'd. frrr Worth usually 1.50 f o c 617-619 Kansas Avenue. TOPERA MEN EMPLOYED. Thirty of Them Working on the As phalt Pavement Repairs. The report that the Barber Asphalt company was importing men from Omaha to work on the Topeka pave ments has created something- of a stir among laboring- men in Topeka. Men have stood around on the street corners and talked about it. Others Jiave said mean thing's about the com pany. Councilman Skinner heard the repert and he began chiding the old councilman who had allowed the con tract to be made without providing that only Topeka me'n should be employed on the work. 'That should have been atended- to," paid Mr. Skinner. "I hear that even the water boy Is imported. Ve have hundreds of men out of employment here in Topeka and it is surely not nec essary to bring men in from other towns." A Topeka man who was employed at the plant when work was first commenced was talking on the streets last evening. "They ha'e been taking on men from Omaha," said, he, "and wh'n I reported for work the other tiay I was told to report to the street gang. I did so and found that I was not wanted. That is the way the work is being done and Topeka laborers are not being treated fairly." A Topeka contractor complained to a Journal reporter that an Arkansas con tractor had put his teams to work for the Barber company on the streets. Councilman Skinner starte'd on a tour of inquiry last evening. He inquired of Superintendent Bulkley who has charge of the street force whether the report that Omaha men were being employed n the street is true? 'It may be that some out of town ntrn have been employed," said Super intendent Bulkley. "When 1 see a man standing by the side of the street and employ him I have not asked where he came from. We have tried to employ Topeka men. It is true that there are five men here from Omaha but they are the experts who do the levelling and joining. So far as I know, that is ail the men we have on the job who live outside of the city with one exception and that is the boy who greases the roller and who was with us for a long time at Omaha. "The water boy is from Topeka and there has been no disposition on our part to do anything but what is right by Topeka people." According to Mr. Bulkley there are at least 30 Topeka men now employed in making the repairs on asphalt pave ments. COOPERS HOLD OUT. Strikers at St. Joseph Remain Firm A Barrel Famine Threatened. St. Joseph, Mo., f ept. 15. The strik ing coopers in this city remain firm. and not a man has returned to work. The proprietors have offered to compromise but the men hold out for an increase of eix cents which, they claim will make their wages the same as received by coopers in other cities. None of the shops is open, and a barrel famine is threatened. This, at the height of the apple season,' is a very serious affair. Awarded ;Highest Horrors World's Fair, 19 III fc MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free 6em Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, &9 YEARS THE STANDARD,, UU BOB CLOSED ON THURSDAY. Bleached Muslin, qi q customer O 2 the yard We at Tennis Flannels, the usual anyone. 3'2c yard DIDN'T ASK FOR GOLD. Bidders on Battle Ships Think Legal Money Is Good Enough. Washington, Sept. 15. Bids for build ing three great battleships of about 11. OOOtons each were opened at the navy department yesterday in the presence of Acting Secretary McAdoo and a number of representatives of ship builders works of the country. The terms offered were reasonable and un der them the ships can be constructed and fitted with their armor at a total cost within the limit of the amount authorized to be expended for this pur pose by congress. There were five bids, and contrary to the speculation that had been indulged in, no attempt was made in any case to bind the government to pay for the ships in gold or its equivalent. The bids were as follows: Newport News Ship Building amd Dry Dock company of Virginia, one ship for $2,5U5,0O0; John H. Dialogue Son of Camden, N. J., one ship for $2,661,000; Bath Iron Works of Maine, one ship. $2,380,000; William Cramp Sons of Philadelphia, one ship for $2,605,000 and two for $2,650,000 each; Union Iron Wrrks of San Francisco, one ship, $2,674,950. Thus the three lowest bidders are in order, the Newport News company. Cramp Sons and the Union Iron Works (the latter company being al lowed a margin of 4 per cent above the lowest eastern bid to offset the differ ence in prices between the Atlantic Pacific coasts.) The department under an act of congress must award the con tracts for building these ships by Oc tober 8 next, and the vessels them selves must be completed within three years thereafter. The limit of cost fixed for each ship was $3,750,000, in cluding the hull armor. It is estimated that this armor can be supplied by the government for less than a million dol lars. WEEKLY CROP REPORT. Rains Were General Last Week Save in Southwest Kansas. The weekly weather and crop report issued by Weather Observer Jennings today says: The average daily temperature for the past week was very nearly normal, be ing slightly above in the southern coun ties and slightly below in the northern counties. The 8th and 9th were the warmest days, when the daily mean temperature was considerably above normal. Good rains were general throughout the state except in the southwestern portion, west of Kingman and Harper and south of Thomas, and in the ex treme southeastern portion, with quite heavy rains extending from the narth ern part of Dickinson northeastward through Doniphan. OFFICE MORE THAN CHURCH J. J. Stewart of Ft Sccti Resigns From Church to Hold Office. Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. 15. J. J. Stew art, president of the board of police commissioners of this city, who recent ly sent his resignation to Governor Morrill, has asked that his name be stricken from the roll of the First Methodist church of which he was a trustee, and announces that he will withdraw his resignation as a police commissioner, the latter at the request of the governor. The church has called upon Stewart to enforce the prohibitory law and his action is taken, as he says, to relieve the church "of embarrassment. If you have ever seen a little child in the agony of summer complaint, you can realize the danger of the trouble and appreciate the value of instantan eous relief always: afforded by De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure. For dysentery and diarrhoea it is reliable remedy. We could not afford to rec ommend this as a cure unless it were a cure. For sale by G. W. Stansneld, 632 Kansas avenue. Theories of cure may be discussed at length by physicians, but the sufferers want quick relief; and One Minute Cough Cure will give it to them. A safe cure for children. It is "the only harm less remedy that produces immediate results." For sale by G. W. Stananeld. 632 Kansas aven.ua. -1 ""'"'r'r SNAPSHOTS AT HOME NEWS The Coffeyville ball team went from here to Atchison. Now- is the time to buy summer cloth ing. It is cheap. For two weeks the Grand Opera House will be dark. There Is now a colored First Voters' McKinley club In Topeka. All the doors and windows that pos sibly can, stick this weather. The house numbering system will soon be extended to Auburndale. Dr. D. R. Pelton Is very low with tu berculosis at his home in this city. The family of J. F. McKibben has moved into C. J. Gore's house in Pot Win. New brick sidewalks have just been built about the Potwin school build ing. Harry Overholt is too sick to be at his desk in the state treasurer's of- The Kansas Medical college will open its seventh year one week from to day. Thrifty people are getting rooms ready for the Fall Festival visitors to rent. Two new members of the Topeka L. A. W. are Frank Sim and J. A. Plow man. The politicians spent an anxious time last evening waiting to "hear from Maine." A Topeka young lady who is in Mex ico bought a dozen opals for twenty five cents. "I have had three sick spells in Kan sas in forty years," said P. P. Elder yesterday. The Crane injunction case against the American Book company will be heard next Friday. Pauline station can be seen from the fifth floor of the Santa Fe general of fice building. Mock marriages are becoming popu lar pastimes at young ladies' gather ings in this city. Auburndale is to be fixed ud with new stone crossings, drains and some new brick walks. The Potwin city schools opened yes terday with a big attendance and Eliza Nagle as principal. Herbert Parker, late of Rowley's drug store, is at Kansas City to attend the medical college. A Topeka man who had a good busi ness last year has ruined it by neglect ing it to talk politics. Politics and baseball form the chief topics of conversation at the Rock Isl and offices in this city. The person who wears a big cam paign badge is generally a prospective candidate or very young. W. H. Culp denies the report that he is a silver Republican. He says he has always been a Democrat. Judge T. S. Garver of the appellate court and Republican candidate for chief justice, is in the city. The Bryan-Leedy Free Silver Flam beau club will wear blue uniforms or namented with silver braid. Dr. F. D. Boyle of the First Christian church is in Fort Scott where he is con ducting a protracted meeting. The Medical college expects an in creased attendance this year. Who says advertising does not pay? Washburn college students have or ganized a boarding club at which meals will be furnished for $1 per week. Topeka lodge No. 3, of the National Reserve, will hold its annual election this evenirpg at Lincoln post hall. Since the holes in the asphalt are be ing repaired the holes in the street car track pavement need repairing also. Eugene Ware has left town for a week and S. T. Howe will finish the prelude to the Fall Festival souvenir. All the Potwin streets have just been nicely graded for the Fall Festival with the aid of that new road grader. A Topeka woman who is fat, and 40 that's all allowed herself to come down town today with a campaign cap on. The employes of the Daily Co-Opera-tor, the Populist paper, struck Satur day, but were settled with and went to work. S. B. Bradford's Fall Festival Zou aves will have a practice drill this eve ning at the south steps of the state house. The greatest Invention of the age will be a telephone that you can hear through all the time and not intermit tently. A certain announcement was made recently about the ."prettiest girl in Topeka" and so far 713 girls have de nied it. A. D. Gray of Edward Wilder's office is moving into S. M. Gardenhire's house at the corner of Laurel and Greenwood avenues. So far as reported the enrollment of the city schools is 4,253. This does not include the Lane and Buchanan schools. Little Anna Troutman. the 7-year-old daughter of James A. Troutman, has nearly recovered from her attack of diphtheria. It is said to be unusual that fruit and grain are good yields in the same year in Kansas. This has been an un usual year. Dr. M. B. "Ward, who has been In the "White River country hunting elk and bear, has returned, and his friends are dodging him. Chancellor F. H. Snow delivered the welcoming address at the State univer sity and then came to Topeka at noon on business. A 15-year-old Van Buren street girl struck yesterday morning and refused to go to school saying her education was finished. It has been suggested that the mov ing of the Kansas avenue bridge form an attraction on one of the days of Fall Festival week. The Santa Fe Dancing club, the "Elk horns," which met at 420 Kansas ave nue last evening reorganized for the coming season. It is believed the wires on the streets can be raised six feet more for the Fall Festival floats. They are already 14 feet in the air. Gen. J. C. Caldwell of Topeka spoke to an audience of 2,000 at Yates Center last night, people coming from the country to hear him. S. B. Bradford has returned from Be vier Mo Jft'here bis brotherly as hurt in a mine accident. His brother's re covery is doubtful. The breaking down of a coal wagon attracted a big crowd on Kansas ave nue. A mighty little thing will draw a crowd these days. The street money orators are getting so desperate that they grab a man and hold him and make him listen whether he wants to or not. Mrs. L. E. Thorpe has had a series of six articles on the "Training of Chil dren" accepted by the Central Christian Advocate of St. Louis. D. A. Clements has decided to quit the clothing business. In the future his business will be that of haberdash er and men's furnisher. The sample of paper pavement put In on Kansas avenue has been taken up and found to be little more than a crumbling mass of pulp. Several Topeka young men are be coming inveterate poker players. Po ker has caused more than one Topeka young man to go wrong. George M.- Herrick, the new president of Washburn college, will deliver an ad dress to the classes at the opening ex ercises tomorrow morning. The Santa Fe offices will probably close at least two days during Fall Fes tival week to allow the employes to take part in the festivities. G. C. Clemens, who has been trying hard to be a straight Populist, an nounces now that he will support Sew all. Watson disgusts him. There is one good thing about the rain any way. It may be disagreeable but it drives the more disagreeable money debaters off the streets. Will H. Wallace of Parkdale, who works at the Topeka trunk factory, ran his thumb against a buzz saw and had to have part of it removed. The Washburn college treasurer will have his office at the college next week so that the students can pay their tui tion just as soon as they enter. There was a mad dog scare in the vi cinity of Twentieth street and Topeka avenue yesterday. The dog was killed after biting several other animals. The ladies and gentlemen who will take part in the equestrian portion of the Floral parade will hold a practice ride at the fair grounds next week. Every day a delivery wagon team runs away on Kansas avenue. Nobody pays any attention to the incident any more except to get out of the way. A Topeka lady who is a great be liever in antiseptic baths, tried a car bolic acid bath on her family cat. The cat died in five minutes after the bath. The board of police commissioners has appointed seventeen special police men for the Fall Festival. More will be added later. Thirty extras are needed. Mr. W. C. Campbell, the poet lawyer, has been elected a member of the city board of education to succeed Dr. L. M. Powell. The latter moved out of the ward. The enrollment at the State univer sity is about forty larger than it was at the same time last year. Over one thousand students will attend this year, it is said. City Clerk McFadden has already re ceived the locations of over 200 houses where visitors to this city during the Fall Festival week can secure accom modations. An Italian was on the street today playing a bagpipe. This is the first incident of the kind on record, but he made it yell just as loudly as a Scotch man could. A Topeka physician, whose office Is directly over a music store, is now able to whistle all the latest songs and marches by hearing them played in the room below. Topeka young men, who have nothing else to do, have resumed their custo mary afternoon promenade in front of Bethany college since the opening of that institution. E. J. Cartlidge, Santa Fe tax com missioner, has moved into the Mrs. Clugston house at Tenth and Topeka avenue. He has lived in Potwin for a number of years. Mrs. Riordan, who was but recently put into the asylum because of her ten dency to drink, and was willing to go at the time, is now very anxious to get out and try it agin. An interesting memorial service was held Sunday evening at the Walnut Grove M. E. church in memory of Miss Ina Wallace. Rev. L. P. Dalton and Mrs. Thorpe spoke. John Marshall has completed the "Atchison Globe March" and will play it at the Corn Carnival there the 24th. If it is as good as "The State Journal March" it is all right. Otis Hungate yesterday sent a friend of his a wedding present of a good pair of blankets. "It's a better present than a pickle dish," he said, "but they'll get more of pickle dishes." The posters and bills of the Atchison Corn Carnival to be held there a week from Thursday were printed in red and on them is this line: "We intend to paint the town this color." People who failed to put In their win ter coal during the summer months, when anthracite coal sold for $8 a ton, are now regretting. They are now compelled to pay $11 per ton. Will Brewer, formerly of Topeka, has been placed in charge of the men's fur nishing goods department of the Palace at Kansas City. Miss Gertie Wyatt of this city is cashier there, also. A good many grasshoppers who had noticed the raking and scraping and rolling on the asphalt streets, have come to town expecting, probably, that a crop was going to be put in. Congressman Marion Brosius of the Lancaster district of Pennsylvania has been chosen by the national committee to speak for the Republicans here on Labor day of the Fall Festival. A man was objecting to a certain ex penditure by the county. "Are you a taxpayer?" he was asked. "No," he re plied, "but I have to listen to other peo ple kick about it which is worse." "I am the only man in Kansas," says Col. Sam Radges, "who ever retired from the newspaper business with any money. I have so much money now that I don't have to pay my debts." Marshall's full band and the Topeka delegation will go to the Atchison Corn Carnival September 24, by special train over the Santa Fe. The Topeka train will leave in the forenoon this year. Sba Hoitoa. fair, is ia progress and no o a o a o a o a o n o o o a o o a o a o a O E3 O oocooo oooooooo oooo oono oooo oono coooncn JllL S For us to do business We do as we advertise We allow no misrepresentation Our prices can not be equalled any where. CALL ON US AND LET US PROVE THIS TO YOU! Feasting bargains for everybody. Prices tell the tale our patrons do the work. Splendid Cassimere and Worsted Suits, $5, $6 and $7. Elegant line of tailor-made Cassimere, Cheviot, black and solid colored Clays or Fancy Suitings, $7.50, $8, $9, $10 and up to $15. These must be seen to be ap preciated, as they are made, lined and fit better than the majority of made-to-order suits for twice the money. oys Good, serviceable School Pants, 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c. Junior and Reefer Suits, running in sizes between 2A and 8 years, fancy trimmed and splendidly made, $1.45, $2.00, $2 50 and up to $5.00. Heavy School Suits, from 9 to 16 years, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and up to $6.50. Boys' all wool Long Pants Suits, single and double breasted, 13 to 19 years in size, range of prices, $3.50 to $12.00. o o o a o a o o o o o o O o a O o o O o o 0 o LI o o IB The most elegant line of Fedora and Derby Hats, latest shapes and col ors, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00. Our 12.50 and $3.00 Hats as good as any $5.00 Hats in the country. M $1.00 White Shirts, 75c. $1.00 Derby Ribbed Undershirts and Draw ers, 50c. 15c fast Black Socks, 3 for 25c. 20c Linen Collars, all styles, 2 for 25c. 20c Linen Cuffs, all styles, 2 for 25c. Boys' extra quality Long Hose, 2 for 25c. Boys' Leather Stockings, 25c pair. 711 Kansas ooooo ooo oooo Nels Newton is there with Gypsie B. J. II. Wilcox took McDonald McGregor and Zack Randall took Reckless, while Ed Snooks took three running horses. The Santa Fe ball same to have been played at Athletic park tomorrow after noon for the benefit of the Fall Festi val fund, has been postponed one week on account of the death of R. B. Gem mell. A gold man and a silver man -were arguing the money question in a very loud voice today when a "copper" came along and settled the question by mak ing both the others get off the side walk. Detective Zeller has commissions from the United States marshal. Sher iff Kepley and Justice Furry. Detect ive Deputy Marshal Deputy Sheriff Constable Richard von Zeller if you Blease. Jacob Smith, who is now considered one of the "best fixed" men in town, once tried hard to be a tinner. He made a great taumber of cups and pans it is said, but none of them ever held water. When the city prison was fumigated some days ago all the cockroaches keeled over on their backs and looked dead. It was only a bluff, however, for they were all alive again the next morning. All ex-Vermont soldiers and citizens will have a reunion of their own at the court house during the Fall Festival and Reunion some afternoon. Henry Laptad is pushing it and A. W. Dana will speak. The Trades Assembly has been in formed that Judge Henry C. Caldwell of Little Rock will not be able to ad dress the laboring men on the first day of the Fall Festival. His place has not been filled. A Topeka woman whose son was sub poenaed in a district court case last winter still appears at the clerk's of fice every day to ask when her son will be needed. The case was disposed of months ago. The physicians in this city are receiv ing, as an advertising gift from a large medicinal establishment, stone blotters. The stone is of a peculiar substance and blots ink better than the common blotting pad. The majority of the vacant rooms on Kansas avenue between Fifth and Ninth streets have already been rented by parties wishing convenient places from which to view the parades of Fall Festival week. Mrs. Virginia Stewart, who was late ly released from the asylum after a short stay there, has gone to California for her health. She talked for a time of suing the state for $50,000 for false imprisonment. A Topeka man had occasion to hit another man Sunday and hit him in the mouth. One of his fingers afterward pained him a good deal and today a physician took from It a piece of the other man's tooth. The announcement that certain To peka Populists will not accept certain political jobs in case of Bryan's and Leedy's election on account of fusion is looked on to say the least, with a great deal of suspicion. Soma one put a couple of rifle cart Playwo Men's 'Suits. Clothing. 50 All Wool Jersey Suits, purchased ti as job, full 3.50 to $0.00 values, M will be offered tins week at WM eiaifiitiiiiaBitieEiieiitiBiitiiiiii" Hats. s Furnisfii Ave. oo ooooon oooooooo ooonoooo ridges on the electric railway track near the Rock Island depot Sunday night, and when a Gordon street car passed over it the force of the explosion derailed the truck of the car. Goldbug Pease and Mike DeLeay had a little argument on the streets' and neither was satisfied. "Well, I'm no Irishman," said Pease. "No, and if I had known that you were here I would never have come over," said DeXeay. Dr. S. B. Alderson, late pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Topeka, preached last Sunday In Wm. J. Bry an's church in Lincoln, Nebraska, and next Sunday will preach in ex-President Harrison's church in Indianapo lis. Tuesdays and Fridays are visiting days at almost every institution in To peka, the Santa Fe hospital included. People who are coming toTopeka should make a point if they want to see the sights to be here one of those two days. Gayden, colored, who was mixed up in the shooting scrape at the old shot tower Sunday night was bound over to the state. Hanks, another one of the men, was arrested but nothing could be proven against him and he was dis missed. Justice of the Peace Guy bound over to the district court in the sum of $300, Columbus Goosey, who was enough of one to burglarize George Allendorf's fruit store and get caught at it. He is in jail. Atchison feels very bad because she failed to get Li Hung Chang for a Corn Carnival attraction. If Atchison will agree to furnish the necessary yellow jacket and will return him safely she can have Topeka's Hib Case for that one day. A wagon containing a mattress was wrecked on West Seventh street yes terday afternoon. The mattress was thrown out as was also the man who was driving, but the mattress hit the ground first and the lucky individual lit upon it. There is talk about the gold standard making things cheaper to the salaried man, but every salaried man knows that he pays the tailor $35 to $38 for an ordinary business suit now as he did ten years ago; perhaps the tailors have a combine. A Topeka man suggests that wheat be sown in the state house square, and in this way the ground kept green dur ing the winter. This would give the square a very pretty appearance, and the wheat would aid In the cultivation of the soil. Ed Little is telling the "Moses" story on McKinley that Harry Safford told on Lewelling two years ago. t Safford stole it from James A. Troutman and Troutman stole It'-" from a traveling man. Nobody knows where the trav eling man stole it. A large number of Topeka people are talking of going over to Leavenworth for her Apple Carnival which has been set for October 13th. Leavenworth should be nice now and send a large delegation to Topeka's Festival and Reunion. The Floral queen's float will be only 12 feet In height. It was at first decid ed to build the float several feet higher but on account of the wires on Kansas o n C.) El a ri o n o n o n o n 6 o rx o n o n o El O n o o o o o a o n o a o a O o o ti o n o o n a n o n o jm. Cl Cl W W PER SUIT Willi ng Goods 6o. S. ETTLINGER- on avenue, which are as low as 14 feet In some places, it was found necessary to reduce the height. "You can say that the Topeka club's Flora float will be the handsomest thing that has ever been down Kansas ave nue," said Frank Lewis yesterday. The queen will be dressed like "Flora" ex cept that the costume will be less dec ollete than the original. The City railway could add material ly to the appearance of Kansas avenae during Festival week by placing red, white and blue incandescent lights on their Iron poles. One light could be placed on the top of the pole, and on at each end of the cross piece. A new kind of disturbance of tha peace has been sprung in Topeka. A man telephoned to another and swore over the wire. It happened that tha man at the other end was an officer, and the profanity disturbed his peace! The man was arrested. N. E. Bartholomew has offered tha use of his Omaha display at the Fall FestK-al show of the State Horticul tural society for $50 but it has been re fused. President W'ellhouse of the so ciety says the display Is coming on all right. It will be in the state house. Dr. Henry O. Smith, the horse doc tor, and his insane wife, whom the po lice department shipped to Lawrence are wearing out their welcome there. Emporia authorities sent them to To peka. The Lawrence police say they will send back the couple to Topeka. The man Is blind and an inebriate. The mechanical appliances of the in ternal mechanism of the wondrous and astounding Dragon of the Ages which will make its first ap pearance to the public during Fall Festival week, are now be ing manufactured at the Santa Fe shops. While Officers Zeller and McElroy were searching a house for McCoy tha colored tough who did the shooting on Monroe street Sunday night, thy thought they had him in the cellar. AH precautions were taken to prevent his escape and Zeller got his gun ready and went bravely in. The only thing he found there was a pig. A big Republican meeting is to be held in the Second ward Wednesday evening and every McKinley club in the city will be there. It will be held in the grove just east of the Sixth street viaduct if the weather is good enough. If not it will be held in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' hall. In reading accounts of political meet ings In the country towns always di vide the number present as given in the report by two; political crowds are in variably over-estimated. If It is 4,000 in the report, -figure it out as 2,000; if 6,000 it was really 3,000. A crowd of 6,000 people is enormous and is seldom seen in Kansas, outside of Topeka. Wichita or Leavenworth. The wild-eyed story that the present issue of $1 bills is at a premium be cause of their being called in on ac count of the misspelling of a word is denied by J. Fred Grant of the Decker man detective agency who is in the city today. The word was misspelled but the bills have not been called in. It ia a scheme pushed by speculators, ha say a. i f i