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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
AN OFFICE BY A TOSS Up.
F. q. BsttOn Says "Heads" and He Gsts the
Office

Frank q. Betton who was state labor
com missioner under the administration
of Governor Lyman Z. Humphrey, won
an office the other day by the toss of a
coin.
Mr. Betton was the Republican candi-
date for township treasurer in Quindaro
township, Wyandotte county, and Viii
liam Il. McCxmish was the fusion candi-
date. When the votes were officially
counted it was found that exactly 176
votes had been cast for each candidate.
It was then agreed to toss dime for
the office. Mr.. Betton said he would
take stheads" The dime was tossed and
it came down with "heads" up and the
certificate of election was issued to the
ex-labor commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
BENTON'S GRAVE.
No Fitting Memorial Marks the Resting
Place of MissourTs Great Statesman.

Forty thousand people followed all
that was mortal Of Thomas Fl. Benton
to the grave, both houses of congress ad-
journed upon hearing the news of his
death, and guard of honor accompa-
MED the remains from Washington to
St. Louis, but a tottering stone foot
wide and three feet high is all that to-
day marks the last resting place of the
intellectual giant who represented Mis-
souri, in the United States for 80 mem
orable years.
The neglected grave Of Benton is in
Bellefontaine cemetery, ST. Louis, and
is one of row of nine graves, all mark
ed by modest slabs. That above the
statesman's grave bears the simple in
scriptiou ~Thomas II. Benton and
there is no word to indicate when he
died or what part he took in the build
ing of the nation. Under the weight of
81 years the grave has sunk lower and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

ALL governors of states who in the
past few years have happened to do or
say anything cut of the ordinary or COM
menplace are clsssed together as
''cranks" by the Kansas City Star with
she exception of Clarke of Arkansas and
Culbsrson of Texas. The Stars list in
cludes Penncysr, Hogg, Stone, Waite
ard Altgeld- 1t is difficult to understand
why the two gentlemen who So far de-
parted from long established presidents
as to actually stop a prize fight within
their respective states, were net included
Then there is Lewelling who ought to be
eligible en- account Of his tramp circular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
EXPOSITION FOR CANADA.
Arrangements Being Made Fer World
Fair ae Montreal.

MONTREAL Nov. 10. - Canada is to
have an international exposition, thanks
to the jealous and indefatigable sxer-
tons of J. H. Stiles, of London, England,
who was Great Britain's commissioner
at the recent San Francisco fair For
some time past Mr. Stiles has been work
ing upon the project in Montreal with a
devotion and energy worthy of so i'm
portant cause, and his efforts have at
last been crowned with the fullest sue
cess. It has been definitely decided to.
hold the next worlds fair at Montreal,
beginning on or about the queens birth
day of next year, and keeping the great
International show open for a period of
five months, or throughout nearly the
whole summar of 1876.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

Heyst. the new port to be built on the
North sea at the mouth of the canal
that is to make Bruges once more a sea-
port. will be large enough to hold 10 or
Is of the largest transatlantic steamers.
The breakwater will stretch more than
two miles out to sea. The port will cost
S.. 400, 900, and So, 400, 600 more will
be spent on the canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
W D. Driver's 9ffsro.tune,

". D. Driver, the colored newspaper
man who started a paper called the
Blackman in Topeka few years ago and
afterwards moved it to Coffeyville has
lately had one foot amputated. About a
year ago he sprainec his ankle badly and
the bone became SO diseased that the foot
had to be taken of TO save his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
LOVED BY THE SOUTH.
Fl. B. Plant Has Done Much For
That Sections Development
his TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS.
Fer E0Pty-One Years and H0n0red
by special Day at Atlanta.

There is little doubt that the new
south owes as much of its present indus
trial development to II. B. Plant as to
any other one man. Indeed there is no
other one probably who has done so
much in that direction. Certain it is
that the residents of the southeast quar-
ter Of Uncle Sam farm consider them
selves under great obligations to Mr..
Plant, and this was exemplified only
recently, when the managers of the At
lanta exhibition designated one day to
his special honor (Oct. II, his seventy
sixth birthday, by the way, distinc-
ton which is rare enough to make it
specially notable.
Mr.. Plant has won the respect and
esteem of the southern people as bust
ness man, and justly SO. since in that
capacity he has wrought veritable Won
ders and has displayed the nerve and
farsightedness of a great general,
knowledge of human nature such as
must be shown by a shrewd politician,
executive ability like that required by
the head Of great state and a greater
imagination than is often possessed by
the most eminent writers and artists.
He was born in Branford, Conn. Like
many another eminent man of the pres
ent time ne received little school train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

WHEN representatives Of the different
churches get together to prepare bible
devoid of sectarianism for use in the
public schools there is likely to be the
biggest kind of row unless they con-
dne il to the Golden Rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

THERE is one point on which the gold
advocates and she silver advocates agree.
They all claim to favor honest money.
Ifthey will allow their consciencss instead
Of their interests to settle the question
of what is honest money. there should be
no great trouble in reaching an equitable
adjustment of all difficulties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

IT begins to look as if the Populist
party would never entirely be destroyed
until Grover Cleveland becomes a mem
Der of it It is doubtful if even the Pro
hihition party could stand him. AS
party wreoker he has ne equal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
EX-KANSANs IN Il. C.
Ex-Secretary VIM. Higgins Counts Thirty q
seven in Ralf Hour.

Ex-Secretary of State Bill Higgins in
bis Life Advocate published at Kansas
City. Mo-, says:
while waiting at. the government
building on last Sunday morning for our
mail our attention, was attracted to the
number of x-Kansans we saw in the
crowd. The idea occurred to US to take
a position and count the Kansas boys rs
they passed ous of the building with
their mail When We got through we
had counted thirty-seven within half an
hour. Twenty-Five of these people have
settled in this city within the past yea"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

TIE superior power of the courts over
the legislature and the people has again
been illustrated in Illinois, where the
Sunday closing law for barber shops has
been declared unconstitutional
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

TOPEKA citizens must get over the idea
that the only thing necessary to prosper
ity and progress is to sell real estate st
big figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

In addition to her other successful
manufacturing enterprises, Topeka today
would have cracker factory and starch
factory, if it were not for the power of
the tFustR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

Mr.. CLEVELAND can have the Demo
cratic nomination for q third term if he
wants it There are no opposing candi-
dates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

CHARLES Il. HAcKLEY. Hackley is q ma
tive of Michigan City and was born
Jan. 8, 1887. His father, Joseph H.
Hackley, was a New York man, and
gave his son a district school education.
Young Hackley left his books at the age
Of 5 and assisted his father in plank
road building. In April. 1856, he made
Muskegon his home, and as he was pos
SCISSOR of bat a few dollars he began
work in sawmi1l as an ordinary roust-
about. Like other men of character who
begin at the foot Of the ladder, he said
very little, but sawed wood Industrious
~. He learned the lumber business
from the ground up and then embarked
in the business on his own account
Every stick of timber he touched
seemed to bud into greenbacks and as
the years passed he became one of the
wealthiest aud most influential men in
the section. He is now associated in
business with Thomas Hume and is one
of the principal owners of the Akerley
Lumber company, which has cut $780,
900, 900 feet of timber this year. He is
a banker and has numerous other inter
ests that give him large income.
best use he could make of his money
would be to give it to Muslzegon. His
first donation was 500, 900 for the
Hackley Public library, $40, 900 for
books and $50, 900 for the endowment,
total investment of $780, 900. Then
he bought an entire block, cleared it of
buildings at an expense of $75, 900,
made a park. which was named Hack
ley place, and placed in the center of it
a stately soldiers and sailors monu-
ment that is 70 feet high and cost S25,
900. When the Central school building
burned, he advanced $4,000 for the
construction of two new buildings, and
his latest gift is $3.50, 900 for manual
training school. This institution is to
have an income of $5, 900 while he lives
and an endowment of 800, 900 when he
dies. He has also given $40, 900 to the
Haclzley Park Assembly association at
Lake Harbor, and his private charities
are said to be legion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

WILL the county commissioners sell
the bridge bonds or will they employ Mr.
3. B. Quinton to sell them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

sENAToR HILL. it is reported, will join
the great body of defeated politicians
who take to the lecture field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more postage than all other Topeka daiiies
combined. only proves the measerness of its
local circulation as compared with that Of the
STATE JOURNALS no postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation Is far
and away ahead of the combined circulation Of
all the other Topeka daiiies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily STATE
JOURNAL In the towns near by and tributary to
Topeka is very large. as the evening trains In
various directions carry the STATE JOURNAL.
giving its readers the first and latest Assoeis ted
Press and state news of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

Seven changes of water is the way We
cleanse all work entrusted to as. Peer
less Steam laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

Rain or snow; colder Tuesday; southeriy
shifting tonight to westerly winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
Mineral Wa1er

The fnestn the west. Come and try II
J. W. Phillips e12 W. Eighth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

Xmas presents on easy payments. Z
W, Hughes, 107 east 9th st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

ting a Hackley
public building,
a Hackley monu-
ment or a Hack
ley park. This
interesting state
of affairs is due
to the fact that
Charles Fl. Hack
ley has made a
great fortune,
: knows he cannot
take it with him
and is spending
it with a liberal
hand to the glory
and the grandeur
of NJ D $ K e gon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
Daily Average 9, 554.

This is the greatest showing the STATE Jour.
NAL has ever been able to make for period q
any six months in its history.
This IS greater figure than was reached By
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1884
The American Newspaper Directory, issued IN
June. 1885. and covering the year 1884, gives the
average daily circulation of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894. as only STA These
figures we're furnished by the publishers Of the
Capital. to the Directory. and are guaranteed to
be correct By forfeit of sloo. which will be
paid to any one dispreEirg their correctness.
The following figures, substantiated by sworn
statements in detail, giving every issue for ths
nrst six months in 1885, 1894 and 1885, shows tbs
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Daily edition. delivered by carrier, 10
cents week to any part Of Topeka or
suburbs. or at the same price in any
Kansas town whsrs this paper has oar
Tier system.
By mail, three months ............s go
BY mail. one year ................. $50
Weekly edition, per year 30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
OPEN HANDED HACkLEY.

he Has Given Muskegan, Mich, Over
$500. 900 Worth of Public Institutions.
1t would probably be we'll nigh i'm
possible to swing an adult cat by the
tail in Muskegon, Mich, without hit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
Wonderful Growth.

Daily average for first six 100
msnths Of 1893. o nfOE
Daily average for arst SIX ~e0
months Of 1884 YOU
Daily average fer aTst sig
months Of 1896. $500. Ss09F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

BY its sworn detailed statement Of circulation
for the first half of the year 1885, it is shown 70
have a circulation. during the first six months
rs stated. of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18

sss calls up the Peerless.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11

private enterprise alone or with the help
of State and National appropriations for
impounding dams. Progress is already
being made in reopening hydraulic claims
as experience is gained in cheap and safe
construction. Nevada City mining dis
trict is going to be one of the first to profit
by the application of electricity to mining,
and the result cannot be otherwise tn an
favorable where so many properties are
depending upon steam for power, and
where the water charges are SO high. The
Nevada County Electric Power Company's
plant on the Yuba will start in with a
thousand horse power, which can be in
creased TO 5000 at any time by the adding
of new dynamos. 1t is calculated they
can and will furnish power at from % to
so per cent less than it can now be OBJ
tanned in many places. This factor alone
will certainly stimulate mining to an ex-
traordinary degree within the radius of its
influence.
The development of Nevada Citv's prin-
cipal mines seems to have been left largely
to the German-Amerlcan elements, repre-
scented by prominent San Francisco capt.
.alists and business men. The Providence
and Champion companies have been owned
and worked almost exclusively by
Germans, and now the Cadmus and Home
companies. in close proximity have as
stockholders large number of San Fran
cisco's German-American citizens. Many
mines are changing hands and the profess
sional expert" is very strongly in evil
dence. Some important deals are on the
point of contamination, but it would be
premature to mention names. An i'm
portant sale lately made is that of the
Constitution quartz mine, in Willow
Valley district, which is attracting con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11

the wisdom of delving deeper into the
bowels of the earth will be rewarded in
tnis instance as handsomely as 1t was in
the case of the Providence across the
creek. As the conditions are SO Identical
there IS every reason to believe that a
second series OF large ore bodies exists at
greater depth than has yet been attained
IN the Mountaineer.
THE MARcHIE MINE.
This is one of the oldest mines in the dis
trlct- VI the many locations now included
IN TINS property that of the "Big Blue" is
the hrst OF which there is any record. This
location was made in 1851. The Murchie
mine has been one of the largest dividend
payers IN this vicinity, the yield from
us many Lodges in the past being enormous.
VI tnese lodges few of the we'll known
ones are: the Big Blue and Red, White
ana Blue, coursing north and south, and
West, Lone Star, Alice All a Ben, V Cole !" and nd
numerous small lodges, having an easterly
and westerly course. The present drain
tunnel taps the Cole ledge.
Large deposits are still known to exist in
the mine, but the limited working capital
OF the present company does not permit of
the prosecution of such work as is neces-
sary to reach these coveted treasures A
small force is now employed in the mine,
ana tunnel is being driven for ledge
Whlch, II IS expected, will soon be encoun-
tered. Work on the Alice Bell ledge will
be resumed as soon as necessary arrange
ments can be made. A. w. Blundell Is the
company's superintendent. The mine is
the largest in this district next to the
champion, and contains more known
Lodges than any other one. There are over
400 acres of patented ground in the claim.
THE STANFORD QUARTZ MINE.
This is an old claim and was until quite
recently known as the Orc Elmo Quartz
mine. 1t is situated about three miles
from Nevada City, in westerly direction.
1t was located in 1857, at which time work
was begun by sinking an incline shaft.
which is now down 325 feet. John Curry,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11

gravel claims in Nevada County.
property is situated in well-timbered
section, two and half miles from this
city. 1t has total area OF about 10
acres and an extent of nearly half a mile
on the channel. Much work has been
done at this mine and good results have
frequently been obtained, but owing TO
various causes the best laid plans OF the
earnest management have at times borne
little fruit.
Success has finally rewarded their comb
dence and perseverance, however, ana 1oT-
tune bestows upon the worthy stockhold-
ers to-day gilt-edged smiles at 90 cents per
smile. An incline shaft was sunk TO
depth OF sixty feet, from which new tun,
mel was driven 1000 feet before the channel
was reached. This was proven neces..
sary in order to facilitate the handling OF
the gravel, which was greatly impeded by
the low grade of the old tunnel and the
water to be handled there. No trouble IS
now being experienced in keeping out the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11
and is working hard to realize his expecta-

and is working hard to realize his expecta-
lions.
THE IDA MINE:
This is quartz claim, situated IN WI
low Valley. The claim is on land thaC
forms part of the Doolittle patent, being
purchased, with other land, from Mr., Doc
little some years ago. The claim was To-
Gated and is still owned by Thomas Jones.
vertical shaft was sunk to depth OF 70
feet, when the ledge was struck, but SO
much water being encountered at this
point work through the shaft had to be
abandoned and drain tunnel opened up.
This tunnel has been run on the ledge Tor
a distance of about It's feet, and good ore
extracted therefrom. The ledge averages
about IL inches in thickness, and IS
improving both in width and character as
work progresses on 1T. Three crushings
have been made, the yield from the first
being S75 to the ton, the second SIS 80, and
the last crushing melted S22 so. Another
lot will soon be crushed, which is expected
to largely exceed IN value any of the crush
ings yet made from this little mine.
THE NEVADA CITY MINE.
This claim adjoins the Champion on the
north, being $500 feet in length on the
contact vein and embracing forty acres of
ground. 1t is an old claim, having been
first opened up in 1850. There are two
shafts, the principal one being the south
shaft, which is down 500 feet on the incline.
Two or three miles of drifts have been run
and some high grade ore taken out in years
gone by, but the owners have never had
capital to do systematic work on large
scale. The total product of the mine is
said to exceed million dollars. The ore
is almost identical in character with that
of the Champion, and this is likely to be
one of the future great mines OF this dis
trict. Negotiations are pending whereby
capital will become interested and the de-
veIopment of the mine be prosecuted more
extensively and more vigorously. B. NJ.
Shoecraft is superintendent.
THE HARMONY DRIFT MINE.
This is one of the oldest and largest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11

and the machinery is on the ground for y
ten-stamp mill, which will soon be put up.
A pipe line 1000 feet in extent supplies the
water Tor power and furnishes pressure
OF 5o0'foot TALL. The new electric wires of
the South Yuba Power Company are
within $500 feet of the mine. San Fran
CISCO parties are expected daily who have
IN contemplation the purchase of the
claim. The Coan mine is owned by M
Coan and sons, who have done all the de-
Velopment work thus far performed on the
property.
THE MULLER AND WALLING MINE.
,Ihis claim is situated in Woods Rayine.
ABOUT Two miles from Nevada City, and
com prlSes twenty acres, having an extent
on on the lode line of 1900 feet The propertv
iles between the Spanish and North Mcrri
nelu on the north and the Nevada Citv
extension on the south. An incline shaft
now reaches q depth of about 80 feet and
some very rich ore has been extracted
enettlrom. Inc vein runs northwest and
ABOUT 40 degrees. Several tunnels have
t oeen urlVen and numerous shafts sunk to
test the ledge. The rock has averaged from
@l0 10 Sl5 per ton in free gold and carried
sstuIphurets that yielded as high as $15S to
S Sue ION. Inc claim is covered by United
T5, pateht and is owned by Professor
'0""io huler and Hon. J. NJ. Walling.
AhE RED HILL NINE.
rms IS patented quartz claim and is
now owned by A. Trevaskis. Mrs. I. Ma
TIC o ana an English company represented
Dy Professor George Treadwell. This is an
olu claim, and in the past thirty or forty
years many rich products have been taken
rom rom tne property. Stringers have been
iilolioWeo-Whlch were encountered near
me surface leading from these pockets-by
Tue SINKING OF shafts and driving of tun-
nels until hundreds of these are to be seen
on .l tnls MIL The owners contemplate a
"a tinorougn and systematic development Of
.iiio property as soon as certain arrange
inehts are completed looking to that end
JULIA QUARTZ CLAIM
ms claim is situated about half a mile
west OF Nevada City near the Mountaineer
ground. 1t was located in 1882 by the
present owner, Philip Dunno. A tunnel 300
Ieet IN length was run to drain the mine.
another tunnel is now being driven fur.
tnef up the hill. One hundred feet more
OF shls tunnel will have to be run when n
rlch oreshoot will be encountered. A
crosscut OF 140 feet has been run from tbis
tunnel 100 feet of which is on tho Lode
Ore from this ledge is free milling and
yields Sl5 in gold. and the sulphurefs rmn
from $50 to $l20 tor. This is another
property whose development is retarded
for want of the necessary funds Int Mr.
Dunno is hopeful of the Julia's future