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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
NO, IT ISN'T HOT.
Only Hot Enough to Warp Rails on Rail
road Tracks.

Only Hot Enough to Warp Rails on Rail-
road Tracks.
Passengers who arrived in Topeka
from the west on Santa Fe passenger
train No. 6 last evening tell how mar
rowly they escaped being wrecked near
Emporia in the afternoon.
It was about two miles south of EN-
poria that section hand working on the
track was startled by loud report al
most like that of gun on the track q
short distance from where he was at
work.
He fastened to the place and found
that the intense heat had expanded the
rails so that where the ends of the two
rails came together they had turned out
from the track.
The report which the section man
heard was the noise made by the spikes
being pulled from the ties as the rails
expanded.
1t was just three minutes until No. s
was due from the west, and the track
man had hardly time to hasten down the
track and flag the train, which would
surely have been wrecked had the con-
dition of the track not been discovered.
The train was delayed about an hour
and half while the track was being re-
paired.
An accident of the same kind occurred
in Usage county during the afternoon,
but it did not delay the trains.
All section crews are busy these hot
days looking after the rails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
against the interest of the property own

against the interest of the property own
ers and laborers
"Eighth-That the gold unit as the
measure of values, with no concurrent
coinage of another metal to assist it in
performing the functions of primary mon
ey, has caused the fall in prices as
compared with 1872, when the worlds
prices of property were measured in the
money mass of both metals. That all
prices of property and labor have de-
cIined accordingly as compared with
1872, except when held up relatively by
increased demand, or short supply or
combines and trusts, or by special rea-
sons affecting a particular service or
property. That the average price of all
productions except gold will show this
decline is adjusting itself to the gold stan :
dard. And that when we include in la
Dor the unemployed and the time lost by
those employed, there is a fall in wages
of cne- half, as compared with 1872. That
labor is adjusting itself to the gold stan
dard measurement of values.
"Ninth-That the decline in prices COW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
HOLMES WORSE DEED
The Insurance SWindler Now
Charged With Murder.
Believed That He Murdered the
Pietzel Children.
FOUND IN A CELLAR.
FOUND IN A CELLAR.
Their Dead Bodies Are Discov-
cred in Toronto.
Evidence is Strong That Holmes
Killed Them.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 16.-The an
the murdered Pietzel children had been
found buried in Toronto cellar, created
a sensation, as the children were last
seen alive, by those who knew them, in
this city. Detective Geyer was here
three weeks ago, searching for the lost
children.
1t was here that he got the clew that
led to the finding of the bodies in Tor
onto. He traced the children from here
to Detroit, and from there to Toronto.
He was unable to get any evidence that
the boy left this city.
The Journal today prints an article
Gle containing statement that the Piet-
eel boy, brother of Alice and Nellie
! PietzeI was beyond doubt murdered in
this city on October last presumably by
Holmes, the insurance swindler now in
custody at Philadelphia.
1t has developed that a certain ex-
press driver, by agreement with Holmes,
called at the old Circle house on that
date and removed through a rear door q
large trunk which is believed to have
contained the boys remains. The driver,
/ Louis by name, has identified the pic
) ture of Holmes as the man who en-
/ pIoyed him. The three Pietzel children
were in this city at three different hotels
| for some time.
| Detective Frank Geyer of Philadel-
phia. who has spent the greater part of
his time in this city recently working on
the case, stated that the web was being
woven around Holmes and that he would
beyond doubt be found to be the murderer
of the Pietzel children.
ToRoNTo. Ont, July 16.-The bodies
of the two Pietzel children which were
exhumed in the cellar of q vacant house
yesterday were today removed to the
morgue. Drs Caven and Orr are en-
gagged in postmortem today to
discover by what means the little
i ones met their death. The inquest will
be reopened as soon as the autopsy ID
concluded. Efforts will be made to ex-
tradite Holmes at once, and to give him
the benefit of swift and sure Canadian
Justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
MR.. HARvEY,s STATEMENT.

Mr. Harvey's opening statement fol-
lowed. He said:
copyright secured by Azel F. Hatch of chi
cagO
II am here to defend the facts and prin-
ciples in Coins Financial School | am
aware that the illustrations in that book
are a great aid in presenting clearly its
views We find This true in our schools.
Many scientific works rely large y on IL
lustrations and our newspapers find that
illustrations make plain many ideas that
could not otherwise be clearly expressed.
And yet | am here to defend orally those
same principles.
II expect to make good in this debate
the following propositions:
"First-That silver and gold are
the money of the constitution. That the
silver dollar was the unit O value in our
coinage system in this country from 1892
to 1878, just as the yard stick was the
measure of length. That gold WAS meas
ured IN this silver unit and concurrent
coinage given to it (gold( That silver
and gold combined Constituted the legal
standard of value in this country until
1873. Silver measured gold: the two to-
gether measured all other property.
''Second-That the act of 1878 was sur
reptitiously passed.
"Third-l hat during the period 1892 to
1878. the mints were open to the un-
limited coinage of both metals into pri-
mary or redemption money aud that
both were treated as such. That during
that period the people had a right to
have either metal coined into full legal
| tender money and that the option was
with the debtor to pay in coins of either
metal.
"Fourth-That this bimetallic system
made an unlimited demand for both
metals to be coined into money, increased
| the demand for these metals, and so long
as this law, authorizing any one to coin
| 371M grains of silver and rs 2-1O grains
of gold into dollar, there was no one
willing to sell either for less than a dol
lar.
''Fifth-That the option to pay in
either metal caused the cheaper of the
two metals to be used and transferred
| the demand from the dearer to the
cheaper metal, and restored its relative
commercial value. We are for both sill.
yer and gold. We are called silver men
| because we are defending the metal that
has been demonetized.
"Sixth-Tl a it is to the interest of tht
United States TO act ndependentlv in the
demonstration of silver at the ratio tc
gold of 16 to l, without waiting for the
action of any other nation.
"Seyenth-That monometallism consist.
in the use of the dearer of the two met
ais to the exclusion of the other as ri
mary or redemption money. That mono
metalllsm is an experiment on trial for
the hrst time in the history of the world
and began with the period of 1873 Tha
1t is impractical aud impossible as a sta
ble money measurement of values: is no
based on scientific financial principles; i
In the interest of the money lenders ans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
WHOM Will HE APPOINT?
Speculation Regarding the Governors In
tenttons in Reformatory Matter.

Speculation Regarding the Governors In
tenttons in ReformatOry Matter.
Governor Morrill, returned to Topeka
today from his home at Hiawatha but has
not yet announced the appointment of
the new reformatory board or the new
member of the board of directors of the
state penitentlary. u
Since Governor Morrill, said for publ
cation that he expected to appoint Frank
Bacon of Chanute as the Democratic
member of the reformatory board, all
the big Democrats in Kansas have been
protesting and it is now said the
governor has about made up his mind to
appoint T. J. O'Neil, the Usage county
Democrat who ran for congress against
Charley Curtis last fall.
The most talked of men for the Repub-
lican place on this board are 8. r. Peters
of Newton, and s. 5. Benedict.
It is said that Edwin Taylor, the
Populist senator from Wyandotte
county has notified the governor
that he will accept place on this board
if some such man as s. r. Peters or State
Senator J. W Parker of Olathe is made
the Republican member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
VERY LITTLE STOCK.

Only About $1,000 Worth of Assets in
Security Loan Company.
ST. LOUIS, July 16-Receiver. Bolm,
who has taken charge of the Security
Loan Company No. 2, has found only
about 81 900 worth of assets, and claims
are filed against them for fully that
amount. The amount of the liabilities
of the company is not known, but they
consist of transactions with stockholders.
Very little stock is held in st. Louis.
The bulk of it is held in small towns in
Missouri, Texas and Louisiana Presi-
dent Porter, who left the city some days
ago. is supposed to be either in New
York or Chicago Neither of the officers
can be found to explain the condition OF
aft airs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
MAYOR FELLOWS GOES EAST
To Bid on the New City Hall at Cohoes,
New York.

Mayor Charles A. Fellows left this
afternoon for Cohoes, New York, where
he will bid on the new city hall to be
erected at that place and for which Arch
itect j. G. Holland drew the plans. The
estimated cost is $685. 600. Mayor Fellows
SAYS that he thinks he can give the New
Yorkers some pointers in contracting and
he thinks he will come home with the
contract in his pocket.
While he is there he will go to New
York city to negotiate for the purchase
of plate glass for the state house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
MORE WORK NOW.
The Burlington Increases the Time in It's
PlattsmOuth Shops.

Plattsmouth Shops.
PLATTsMoUTH. Neb. July 16-General
Superintendent Calvert of the Burlington
& Missouri River was in the city today,
mapping out work for that COM
pany for shops in this city. Ad-
ditions to the working force
are being made daily, while the working
time has been increased from eight
hours five days IN the week to nine hours
for every day of the week.
The company has over 1000 bad order
freight cars on its storage tracks here.
and by reason of excellent crop outlook,
these cars will be repaired as fast as pos
sible in anticipation of heavy movements
of prain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
KaD.as cadet ADnOintmeuts

WAS HINGToN, July 16-The following
persons have been appointed cadets
at the naval academy: L.
C. Broughton, Marysville, Kans;
Frank E. Rockwell. alternate, Junction
City. Kan; E B. Larrimer, Wichita,
Kan; E. J. sadler, Sedan, Kan; R. D.
Scott, alternate, Marysville, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
AGRICULTURAL TRIALS.
Those Conducting Them to Meet in Dem
yer to Confer.

yer to Confer.
DENVER, July 16.-The ninth annual
convention of the association of Ameri-
can agricultural colleges and expert
mental stations opened today with Major
Henry E. AIvord, of Washington. D. c.,
the president, in the chair There
were about fifty delegates present and
the attendance is expected to reach 1917
This association is composed of presi-
dents, heads of departments, and profess
sors connected with Agricultural colleges
and experiment stations. The object is
to systematic the experimental work so
that there may not be any duplication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
Gould Party in Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 16-Miss Helen Gould
and party who have been doing the
Rocky mountains arrived in Chicago to-
day. The party consists of Miss Gould,
Frank ]. Gould Miss Alice Northrop,
Miss Ida Coots, VIM. Northrop and Col
Frank Haine, and will probably leave
for the east tomorrow after a drive about
the Chicago parks and bouleYards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
Delegates to the Baltimore Convention on
/ the WAY.

Delegates to the BaItimore Conventfon on
the Way.
CHICAGO July 16.-Five hundred west
ern delegates left Chicago over the Big
Four today for the fifth international
convention of the Baptist Young People
which is to be held at Baltimore
July 18 to 21. The special car
contained delegations from South
Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois, a second
special following an hour later with the
overflow. At Indianapolis the Texas and
southern Illinois delegations, on board
another special met the Chicago trains
and will follow them to the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
The Proudest Moment.

When a mother sees her little girls
name on programme for piano solo, she
feels that there can be nothing greater in
life to hope for, but when, in the course OF
few weeks, the girl appears and plays
with her hands crossed she wonders that
she was so proud before. --Atchison Globe.
Baltimore and return by the Santa Fs
route $2926
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, July 16.-This is
the hottest day of the season. The gov
ernment thermometer marked SO at noon
Other thermometers registered at 10C
and over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
Gladstone Visited by Americnna.

LONDON, July 16-Mr. Gladstone con-
tinues to enjoy excellent health and
takes the keenest interest in the election
results received at Hawarden. He is re-
| ceiving visits from large number of
Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
LITIGATION SETTLED.
Contest Over the Mo. Valley Life Insur
ance Company Assests Decided.

ance company AsseBtS DecIueds
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, July 16-Judge
Meyers of the district court, this fore
noon, settled six years Htiga-
ton over assets of the defunct Missouri
Valley life insurance company by con-
firming the report of Charles Heyden of
Holton overruling all motions for new
trial and entertaining judgment in favor
of all policy holders and their assigns,
numbering in all about 1000. Policy
holders, most of whom are in Kansas,
will not get over 25 cents on the dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16

LAWRENCE, July 16-The story of
Walter BOnney sent out from South Bend
is OF Lawrence boy who was travelling
for Kansas City house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16
Rceeivqr for the RicheIieu.

CHICAGO, July 16-A bill for a re-
ceiver for the fashionable hotel Richi-
lieu, on Michigan avenue, near the
Auditorium, was filed this afternoon.
The application was made by Manager
Bemis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-16

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The report OF
the government board on the recent trial
of the Olympia has been received here
and today was read by the secretary of
the navy who was much gratified with
the showing made by this vessel The
Olympia passed an excellent inspection.
She made 1915 knots.
VIM. Roe, who gave his name as
Charles. and who has been refusing to
eat at the county Jail, is being tried TINS
.ftarnoon in the probate court for his
sanitv tt ia very probable that he will
be declared insane and committed to the
| asylum
T+waa 1O2 deprees above zero in the
sbade on Kansas avenue this afternoon
! at 8 O'clock
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04

We can imagine no more absurd and
disastrous policy than for the Republi-
cans to go to work at this juncture and
stir up lot of questions intimately re-
lated TO the business of the country that
they have not the power to settle. AS
Stunning that the present tariff law is as
bad as the Democratic President and the
Democratic leaders pronounced it. what
would be gained by an attempt to make
a general revision of it when it is impos.
sible that such a revision should succeed !?
Business would not BIZ relieved from its
iniquities. by the passage of a general
measure, that would surely encounter
veto, but during the agitation itJwould
be paralyzed by uncertainty, and recovery
postponed, When the Republicans have
the power to cut out the Wilson tariff
will be time enough to begin operations.
To tinker it now farther than is abso-
lutely demanded by lack of revenue
would be analogous to the performance
of physician who without the ability
or the means to remove cancer from his
patient, should insist Oh applying to it
daily some irritating lotion for the sake
of doing something.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND,s MESSAGE

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's MESSAGE.
The President has omitted from his
annual message the abstracts of reports
of departments that usually lumber up
that document, and in doing so, has set
an example that ought to be followed in
the future. Every department makes it's
own report, and summaries of them are
published before the message is delivered.
so that any extended reference to them
except to commend or condemn their re-
Communications is entirely superfluous.
III G PRESIDENTS message ought to COM
mend the attention of the people as well
as that Of Congress, but it has grown
to he SO long and SO prolix and for the
most part SO dull, that the people avoid
it as they would waterless desert.
They wait for the newspapers to give
them its points. While Mr. Cleveland has
initiated desirable reform by leaving
out the department abstracts, he has neu-
tralized the salutary effect it ought to
have on his present message. by, stringing
out the discussion of such topics as he
deals with, to an appalling length.
Indeed We more than half suspect that 1t
was not his original intention to leave
out the abstracts. and that the omission
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Aug. 18th, 1898.
Il can speak in the highest terms OF
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. Twas affected with heart
disease, pleurisy and rheumatism for
35 years, was treated by the very best
physicians ana spent hundreds of doll
lars, tried every known remedy with
out finding relief. Ihaye only taken
one bottle of your P. P. p. and can
good than anything have ever taken:
can recommend your medicine to all
sufferers OF the above diseases.
MRS. NJ. M. WEARY. 4
Springfield, Green County, Mo.
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Ladies whose systems are poisoned
and whose blood is in an impure condi-.
ton. due to menstrual irregularities,
are peculiarly benefited by the won
critics Of P. P. P. -Prio6ly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04

Architect Spofford, he who built the
State House and the Bangor City Hall,
neither of which buildings has proved
altogether what fancy had painted them,
appealed to the courts for vindication
from certain charges made by Massa-
ehusetts newspaper, which reflected Sc
verely upon his business transactions,
and instead Of getting what he was af-
ter, secured from the jury an express dec
laration that the charges made against
him were true. He wishes now probably
that he had passed the charges by in
hontemptuous silence.
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BY F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
SPECIAL SALE OF
Household Furniture, Carriages, Sleighs, etc.
At Residence No. 292 Spring ST.

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 10 A. M, we shall
sell the furniture in house consisting of parlor
furniture, chamber sets, dining room furniture
Administer and Brussels carpets. oil paintings.
eral household furniture. also at the same
time one fine close coupe carriage Including
pole and shafts and runners, cost $500; one
standing top phaeton: two sets double har-
ness; also one single harness single and double
sleighs. both new last winter; robes, etc., etc.
dec2d3t
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lis now said that the Powers have
not abandoned their intention of sending
more war vessels through the Darda-
nelles. and that they will insist firmans
CT no firmans. But when the critical
moment arrives some excuse for delay
will be found probably, as has been the
case SO may times before. For the last
three months the Powers have been on
the eve of doing something, but what
they have done, If anything, has been SO
insignificant as to entirely escape public
attenti0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04

Judge Rufus Peckham,:: whom the
resident has selected as Justice Jaokson's
successor on the Supreme Bench, is a
man in every way qualified for the posiu-
ion, and there is no doubt that he will be
promptly confirmed. 1t is said that Hill
will not oppose him, and it would not
make much difference probably if he
did. The time has gone by when he
can hold up the Senate
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 4.

Senator Hill caught cold at very op-
perfume time His lecture course in the
Northwest had been complete failure.
and there was necessity Of inventing some
sort of excuse for stopping without con.
Tossing that he stopped because nobody
went to hear him.