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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

some readers may remember, is the
greatest public work now under way
anywhere, and it employs thousands of
men of all grades of skill, from the
cheapest laborer to the most skilled en-
gineer.
3 There are many who believe that this
canal will draw away from the lake
enough water to interfere with lake nav
igation, but Mr.. Cooley is not one of
these, and it must be allowed by all who
have heard him express his views that
he makes as well sounding arguments to
prove the groundlessness Of this predic-
ton as those who believe in it do in its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

THE Topeka JOURNAL is very much
agitated over the theory that the Capital
will support Mr.. Burton for the United
States senate, and is making a ridicu-
lous spectacle of itself by reviving its
last winters campaign against the candi-
dacy of Burton. The issue of the sena-
torial contest is with the people. II
Burton is preferred to Ingalls, or to any
other good man who may become a can
didate, the JOURNAL will be compelled
to acquiesce in the choice of the major
ity, and in the meantime it should not
be so reckless in tho rending OF its linen.
FIT. Scott Monitor.
If the JOURNAL is opposed to Mr.. Bur-
ton land it Isl. it will say what it pleases.
We don't wear any brass collar We are
not obliged to acquiesce in anything we
do not think is right. We guess you
don't know US.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

WHILE some consider it too early to
begin preparations for next years Fall
Festival, it is none too early to organize a
commercial club with view to its taking
charge of the affair when the proper
time arrives. It would take some time to
get such an organization in good work
ing order, and there are many things
that ought to occupy its attention profit
ably besides the Fall Festival 1t will
be found much easier to arouse and
maintain an interest during the winter
than at any other period of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

The infiction of so-called legal pun
ishment doesn't seem to amount to much
any more If it ever did. Which circ1m-
stance is likely to have the greatest in
huence on the future of Eugene Debs,
the imposing of 3 sentence of six months
in Jail or the great demonstration of ad-
miration and JOY on the part of thousands
of workingmen over his release, Look
ing at 1t as whole, is il likely that the
Debs case will have q tendency to re-
strain him or any of his admirers from
following the same course again under
similar circumstance. II it will not.
and it is at least open to doubt, what
good then has been accomplished? Why,
the majesty of the court has been vindi-
Gated; that is all. The cause of it all
still remains unremedied and q repeti-
ton, only varied in detail is likely to
occur at any time. The treatment Of
affairs of great public concern is entirely
too superficial. Those in authority man
fest a disposition to be rid of them in a
manner involving the least trouble and
without any regard to permanency. The
principle for which Debs went to jail is
crushed but it isn't dead and it may be
expected to crop out at any time so long
as it is not dealt with inteliigently rather
than as something to be stamped out of
existence. OF this fact there could be
no stronger proof than the demonstration
in honor of Dsbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

and was preparing for the priesthood.
One day his brother, Joseph Damien di
Venster, who was then 10 years of age,
was brought TO see him. Joseph remain
ed to dine, and when he returned home
told his father that he, too, desired to
become a priest He accordingly began
studying at once, and afterward return
ed home to receive his mothers blessing.
missionary work in the south seas, but
at the last minute was taken with a
fever and forbidden to CO.
Father Pamphile was deeply disap-
pointed, and Joseph pleased him very
much by volunteering to go in his stead.
Thus il was that Father Joseph Damien,
the heroic priest, came to visit Hawaii.
After laboring for several years in the
Pacific islands Father Damien one day
heard his bishop lamenting that he could
not send missionary to the lepers on
the volcanic island of Molokai. Father
Damien at once volunteered to devote
his life to the work. For I6 years he la
bored among the outcasts, dressing their
wounds, improving their moral, spirit
ual and physical condition, and bury
ing them when they died. Finally he
contracted the loathsome disease, and
died April Is, 1899
Father Pamphile will aid in carrying
on the work his martyred brother began.
He will have much easier task, how
ever, for FatheS Conrardy, Damien's
assistant; Father WendoIin Moellers and
q number Of brave nuns are now minis
tering to the physical and spiritual wants
of the Molokai lepers. Father Pamphile
is So years of age, and Belgian. He is
a graduate Of the University of Louvain,
and has served there as professor of the
ology for many years. The settlement at
Molokai has been in existence since 1868,
when the awful spread Of leprosy
throughout the Hawaiian group COM
PEELED the government to Danish all the
victims Of the disease to the island. No
provision was made for their accommo-
dalton, and they were huddled together
in miserable huts, regardless of age, sex
or the commonest decency. Their condi-
ton was wonderfully improved by Fa-
Their Damien.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
NOW FOR DEEP WATER.
To Connect the Great Lakes With
the Atlantic.
LYMAN B. COOLEY'S ENTHUSIAST.

The Commission Recently Appointed
by the President Will DO Much to
Promote the Schemr.
Lyman E. Cooley, the accomplished
engineer, scholar, man of affairs and
head and front Of the great drainage
canal scheme now being materialized at
Chicago, must have been highly graft
fed by his appointment as one of the
deep waterway commissioners of the
United States by President Cleveland
the other day. This appointment will
enable Mr. Cooley to be of the greatest
service alcng the lines of what he evil
IDENTIFY believes to be the work he has
been called to do. 1t adds much to the
probability that his dream of continu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

down the Licking and Ohio rivers on
flatboat to Louisville, where he met an
actor, James Becom, who persuaded him
to adopt the stage as his career. For
three years Woodland roved about the
country with different companies, and
tinaGy reached st. Louis. Every one
who knew him declared that he would
soon die Of consumption, and Woodland
concluded to fool them.
For the purpose Of doing SO and i'm
proving his health he started across the
plains with Sam Smith, afterward the
author of ''Struck Oi1'' and other plays,
and when he finally reached California
was in excellent physical condition. His
clothing was SO tattered and his hair and
whiskers were SO luxuriant, however,
that he was enabled for time to pose
in a Sacramento museum as a captured
wild man. He then organized a cooper
ative theatrical company and made a
great deal of money playing in mining
camps. The company consisted OF a
manager, an ORCHESTRA, - made up Of a
single fiddler, and six actors, two woln-
en- and four men. They hung up blue
blankets for wings, dispensed with the
formality of curtain, and produced
such easy plays as Hamlet, - M
BETH and 1.-The Lady Of Lyons -
Woodland was always in great demand
as a singer although, as he remarks, he
couldn't sing little bit - He mod
estly admits, however, that his audi
ences favored him particularly because
he wrote his own songs and made them
up to date. It was at this time that he
wrote
My name it is Joe Bowers;
I've got brother Ike;
I'm just from old Missouri
Yes, all the way from Pike.
He also wrote 1.-The Days Of Forty
nine. " and both songs were published
in San Francisco and became popular all
ever the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
TO LIVE AMONG THE LePERs.

Father Damien's Brother Takes Up His
Work Among the Outcasts of AEololzai.
Father Damien gave his life for the
lepers, and his brother, Father Pam
phile, has gone to Hawaii to take up his
work among the outcasts of Molokai.
Father Pamphile years ago desired to
undertake missionary work in Hawaii,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

ALvAH SHELDON of the Eldorado
Times is a Harrison admirer. He says:
Mckinley. one-idead on the tariff; Reed,
one-idead on czar control of the senate,
would either be insists in the prssiden-
tial chair. Give US Ben Harrison of In
diana for second term. He is level
headed, safe, tried, and not found want
InR.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

IT now appears that it was his own
money that the St. Joe priest smbezzled
and on the theory that man has = right
to embszzle his own money the court
discharged him. This decision could
probably be stretched to cover ths case
OF man forging his own will also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

If all the Democrats who have been
turned down are to take 10 the lecture
platform like Governor Peck of Wiscon-
sin and Hill of New York, lecture tick
cts should be cheap before the close of
she season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

IF the list of candidates fer Senator
PETERS seat continues to grow as rapidly
as it has done lately, until the legisla-
ture meets, there will not be votes
enough in that body to allow one vote
each all around
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

THE country press ia already calling
him "Hon. John R AIulvane, editor of
The Capital" John r will get an "Hon."
out of it if he doesn't get anything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

THE London Times dominates Cleve
land for a third term. OF course this
manifestation of friendliness for the
great Grover is wholly gratuitous and
unselfsh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

" Joe Bowers
and "The Days of
Forty nine, " is
still alive and
acting at the adj
Vanced age of 20
years. He has had
a very interesting
career, and is full
of f a in ating
r. e mi SCIENCES.
He is a native of
Grant county,
KY, and at the
age Of II started
out to seek his
f0rfr-na HA want
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
ACTOR AND SoNG WRITER

John Woodland, the Veteran Who Wrote
'-Joe Bowers" and ''Tae Days of 40"
John Woodland, the old time actor
who wrote two world famous songs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
YNeather IndgcnrIonn

CHICAGO. Nov. 90. - For Kansas:
Snow today, clearing this evening; fair
Sunday, rising temperature; north winds
becoming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

ALondon hairdresser states that there
is only one really 1nfallible hair pro-
Queer, and that is onion juice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

Get your Thanksgiving mince meat
and fruit cake at the French bakery, S15
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
moro postage than all other Topeka daiiies
combined. only proves the meagerness of its
local circulation as compared with that of the
Stair JOURNALS no postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation is faI
and away ahead of the combined circulation OF
all the other Topeka dailies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily STATS
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary 70
Topeka is very large. as ths evening trains In
various directions carry the STATE JOURNAL.
giving its readers the first and latest Associated
Press and state news of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
Daily E1erAse 9. 554.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JOUR-
NAL has ever been able to make for period Of
any six months in its history.
This is a greater figure than was reached By
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1894.
The American Newspaper Directory, issued Ia
June. 1895. and covering the year 1884. gives tho
average daily circulation of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as only s'744. These
figures were furnished by the publishers OF no
Capital, to the Directory, and are guaranteed to
be correct By a forfeit Of 500. which will be
paid to any one disproving their correctness.
The following figures, substantiated by sworn
statements in detail, giving every issue for the
hrst six months in 1883. 1894 and 1895. shows the
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Tally edition, delivered by carrier. 10
cents week to any part Of Topeka or
suburbs, or at the same price in any
Kansas town where this paper has car
Tier system.
By mail, three months ..........-.S 80
By mail, one year. ............ ESQ
Weekly edition, per year .........- 30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

By fits sworn detailed statement OF circulation
for the first half of the year 1885, it is shown to
have circulation. during the first six months
as stated. Of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
Ny name it is Joe Bowers:
I'm Just from old Missouri
Yes. all the way from Pike.

He also wrote 1.-The Days Of Forty
nine. " and both songs were published
in San Francisco and became popular all
ever the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-23
Wonderful Growth.

Daily average fer arst six
months Of 1888. .......
Daily average for first SIX
months Of 1894 ......
Daily average for frat six
months Of 1895. .......
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-07
SUBMITTED HIS REPORT.
Seymour Tells About the
 Patent Business.

Washington, Aug. 6,--Patent Com missioner Seymour to-day submitted to the secretary of the Interior a sum- mary of his report for the year ended June 30, 1895. It shows that during that time there were S6,972 applications for patents received 1,54S applications for designs; 2,S14 caveats; 2,1S3 applications for trade marks, and S1s applications for labels.
 The number of patents which expired was 12,9O6 The number of allowed ap- plications which were by operation of law, forfeited for non-payment of the final fees were 3,20s. The total ex- penditures for the year were $1,195, ,557. The receipts over expenditures $157, ,39o and the total receipts to the credit of the office in the treasury of the United States. S4,566,757,
 Commissioner Seymour states that in the last week in June, 1895, all but one out of the thirty-four divisions of the office had the work up to within a month of date and the remainder division was between one and two months from date At the close of the fiscal year there were 4,972 applica- tions awaiting action on the part of the office.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-07
4 BIG DEAL

Just Consummated Whereby 5000 ,OOO
 Hotel Is to Be Erected in Boston-A New
 Haven Firms Bonanza.
 A big deal has just been consum- mated in Boston whereby the whole of a fine block In the best mercantile DOT tion of that city--at Boylston and Fremont streets and fronting on Bos- ton common-and where the New Ha ven firm of M. Steinert Sons Co.,, agents for the Steinwey pianos for New England, has had a large store for twelve of fifteen years past, is to be torn down to give place to the erection by syndicate of $2000,000 hotel, which the syndicate expect will be one of the fin est in America. The expense of pur- chasing the buildings and of acquiring the leases held by the various tenants has been going on for the last three months, and is now consummated. To show the extent of the negotiations it may be stated that the acquiring of the leases involved the expenditure of big amount of money, and it is stated that a certain party occupying one of the finest and most prominent of the stores in the block has been paid near ly a quarter of a million dollars for their lease. Inasmuch as the Steinert Sons Co, of which Prof. M. Steinert of New Haven is the head, occupied one of the most valuable and important stores and with lease having yet ten years to run, 1t is presumable that this firm must have been of the largest beneficiaries of the big financial deal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-07
Two Missing British Vessels.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Two British vessels, one bound from Melbourne for London, and the other from New Castle, N. $. w, for Panama, are long overdue, and local insurance men, who have some risks on them have given up both for lost. The bark Florence sailed from New Castle on January 26 of this year and has not been heard from since. The supposition is that she has foundered or gone ashore on the South American coast. The other missing vessel, the ship Stoneleigh, sailed from Melbourne on February 27, and thcre- fore is now out 159 days. The British ship Dunsyre, which recently arrived in London from Melbourne, reported having spoken the vessel on March l. On the fifth day the Dunsyre ancoun- tered terrible storm, in which she lost sight of the Stonelelgt, and the next day she passed through a lot of wreck age. The general belief is that the ship went down in the storm and all hands perished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-07
FREE SILVER IS DEMANDED
ADOPTED BY THE
 DEMOCRATS oF MISSOURI.

The Issue of Interest Bearing Bonds in the
 United States Is Opposed in the Resolu-
 tions Which Were Adopted-silver Dol
 lar Bland Wins a Great victory-Bittsr
 Fight Over the Platform.
 Fertile Springs, Mo, Aug. 6.-At 1;30
 D. m. the democratic state convention
 was called to order by Vice Chairman
 John H. Carroll. He stated the purpos-
 es of the convention and introduced
 Honorable R. P. Bland as temporary
 chairman. MT, Bland made speech
 which lasted but a few minutes. He
 stated that it was the desire of the
 should be enlarged and he hoped that
 this enlargement would be made in such
 a way as to leave no bitter feelings or
 disappointed hopes After the usual committees had been selected the con
 vention took a recess till D. m.
 The convention reassembled at o'clock and the temporary organization
 was made permanent. The convention decided to enlarge the present state committee by the addition of one com
 mittee man from each congressional dis trict and the election by the convention of four committeeman at large, making the total 34 instead of 15 as at present. Resolutions were adopted demanding the free and unlimited coinage of sil- yer and gold into primary or redemp- ton money at the ratio of 16 to 1 with out waiting for the action or approval of any other nation; opposing the sub stitution for metallic money of pan ic breeding corpora tion-credit currency based on a single metal, the supply of which is so limited that it can be corn cred at any time by a few banking in stitutions in Europe and America" op posing the policy and practice of sur rendering to holders of obligations of the United States the option reserved by the law to the government of reduc- l ing such obligations in either silver coin or gold coin; opposing the issue of interest-bearing bonds of the United States in time of peace and especially opposing placing the treasury under control of any syndicate of bankers and issuance of bonds to be sold by them at an enormous profit for the purpose 'of supplying the federal treasury with gold to maintain gold monometallism.
 Additional resolutions were adopted l instructing the state committee to call a convention not later than April 15 to elect delegates to the national conven- tion, also sending congratulations to, Senator Blackburn of Kentucky. The additional members of the state commit tee were then elected. The reorganiza tion places the machinery of the party entirely out of the controk of the gold l men and is a victory for Silver Dol lar' Bland The convention sent tele- grams of greeting to the democratic conventions in Iowa, Texas and Mis- sissippi and took a, recess until night Tonight the only feature was free silver speech by Senator Cockrell. The most interesting part of the proceed ! ings to-day was the bitter fight over the platform at the meeting of the committee on resolutions. The conserv- ative element defeated several radical resolutions which were presented.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-07
HOWLAND TURNED DOWN.
Great Work Done in the Tennis Games at
 Long Branch.

Long Branch, Aug. 6.-wrenn scored his first important victory of the sea- son in the Norwood Park tennis tour nament today by easily defeating Larned in three straight sets. Neither player put up very strong net game. Larned was weak and was cratic all through The champion proved great ground coverer. The best match was that between Chace and Rowland. It was the one postponed from yesterday with the score two sets all.
 Chace outdid himself and turned Rowland down after a fierce fight. in which Howland's net tactics and Chace's magnificent back court game were the features. Parker proved quite a sur- prise because of his strong showing against Larned early. He was beaten only after a hard contest. The other feature was the contest between Rich ard Stevens, the veteran base line player, and Foote. Foote captured the first set hands down, but after that Stevens heavy hitting from the back court began to tell and Foote grad ually succumbed to it. Summaries:
 W. A. Larned, Summit, N. J.. beat W. Gordon Parker, New York. 6-1. 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.
 Richard Stevens, Hoboken, beat A. E. Foote, New Haven, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. 6-S.
 Malcolm Chace, Providence, beat John Rowland. New York, 7-5. 6-4. 6-4.
 R. D. Wrenn. Chicago, bear W. A. Larned, 6-S, 6-S, GA.