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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

In his new famous debate with w. ID.
Harvey. Prof Laughlin declared that in
case the country adopts free coinage of
silver, capitalists will find way to take
care of themselves. This assertion will
serve to lift great load from the minds
of the people. They have been told all
along that silver coinage would work
great injury to that class of citizens
whose sole labor consists in clipping
coupons. by paying these coupons in 90
cent dollars. Since this dreadful pros
pect has now been removed by the oracle
of the gold momometallists let the battle
proceed In another part of his argu-
ment the professor went 80 far as to as
sert that the corporations and great
moneyed interests of the country were
actually in favor of free coinage. This
must be regarded either as joke or a
betrayal OF confidence on the part OF the
professor. Nobody would ever have
guessed it if he had not given the thing
away. If he is really in earnest about 1t
and knows whereof he speaks then the
whole matter of silver coinage is as good
as settled. There is no opposition any
where All this hiring of writers and
speakers and sending ready printed
matter to the country press to bolster up
the gold standard idea is probably done
Just for amusement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
HADTO BEATHIS WEDDING

Colonel Hallowen Finished Judge Rit-
ter's Case So He Could Get Married.
The daily Advocate at Columbus, in
giving an account of the celebration Of
the silver wedding of Judge and Mrs. j.
N. Ritter, relates the following incident:
1t is not matter of court record. but the
old-time attorneys will remember that
Mr.. Ritter was engaged on that eventful
day in his life in the prosecution of an
important criminal case in our courts,
and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. seeing
he could not finish the case he called
Col. j. r. Hallowell aside and said
"Look here, Hal. I'm engaged to be mar
ried this evening at 8 o'clock at Chetopa,
twenty miles away. I've got to get
shaved, buy me a new hand me-down
suit, hire team and be there on time,
or Pm afraid the girl won't wait on me-.
Can't you finish this case for me?'
'Well," said Hal, 'this seems to be a
case of emergency, and as girls are pretty
scarce in Kansas these pioneer days, Fll
attend to your case and you had better
skip" He skipped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
bANsAS PARTICIPATES

Rev, Mr.. Bier of Mulvane immerses
his converts in Polecat creek.
Rain is SO badly needed in Sumner
county the people are almost ready to
pray.
The Populists at Marysville are en-
deavoring to secure lecture from J. R
Sovereign.
An Emporia girl who heard the great
applause over home run, wondered
why the man didn't respond to the en-
core"
A miracle has just been accomplished
at Newton, where the Hutchinson jubi
lee prize money was divided up without
a row.
Coffeyville has Christian hero. He
is man who lives next to squeaky
voice and a wheezy accordion, and yet
doesn't shoot.
Belle PLANE has a woman's band.
Women have an advantage over men in
affairs of this kind because they have
plenty of Zip" to start on.
Atchison Globe: When man is &C
cused of stealing a horse. he expects a
newspaper to remember that he has
taken the paper ever since it started.
Since Congressman W. A. Calderhead
got up in the world he is going to take
his house up with him. He is raising
his residence at Marysville to two stories
Emporia Gazette: The Queen of the
May in Kansas this year was wakened
early, but the base burner had been
taken out and she Topped into bed
again.
The boys at Independence have grown
SO naughty that they write bad words on
the base ball grounds fence. Perhaps it
is revenge for there being no knot holes
in the boards.
The seniors at the State university care
no more for dignity than the frisking
lambs. The other day they condescend-
ed to join with the sophomores and play
pranks on the juniors
The selling of hard cider has been
stopped at Olathe, SO there is some
question among the people as to how
they will make the Fourth they had de-
termined to celebrate glorious.
The Minneapolis Messenger says that
a stockman brought two line local to
that office last week which he wanted
run in the paper one week, and had the
| gall to ask it to take a horse as payment.
The Parsons Independent said there
| was young married woman who could
! kick chandelier she could just touch
with her fingers and the cry of s'who''
which went up made the glass in the
buildings rattle.
A 65-year- man living at Fl. Scott
| would like to take unto himself a help
meet, and though he doesn't like to be
exacting, makes the following stipula
tions: That she be a widow not over 40,
and that she have $4,000 or a good farm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

force the law" he said. ave have cleo
ted men who will not enforce it."
1t occurred to Rev. Mr. Coblentz of the
United Brethren church that he had d
right to swing his fist as much as he
wanted to, but that his right to do so
stopped where the other mans nose be-
gan. I'VE are looking through the wrong
end of the telescope" he said 81 know
some Christians in Topeka who have to
work on Sunday. 1t is a matter of their
livelihood"
Mr.. Wake thought it was not alto
gether a mistake about church people
riding on the street cars on Sunday. All
the Sunday school children did it, he
said, and he knew of one time when the
workings of the Sabbath school were
seriously interfered with by the absence
at the park of one of the officials. II
know" he said, shat after the Sabbath
schools are out the crowds to Oakland
park are larger than at any other time"
''Rut do they go in?" asked a member.
"Oh, that's all right" said a younger
brother, "They can see the bear free of
charge anyway"
81 never rode on the cars on Sunday in
my life" said Rev. Stuart Sheldon, "be-
cause I feared it might offend my
brother. | do not know that it is wrong
l believe it is no sin per Sc to even drink
wine or dance on the Sabbath day, but 1
do not do it because / might offend my
brother in the church"
This ass ertion raised many a ministe-
rial hand mentally in ministerial hor-
ror.
The demand for Dr. Prices Baking
Powder from Europe grows constantly.
Tt'G 70 oil around 6n world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

Dental veto can be overridden by two
thirds vote bnt the supreme court veto
constitutes an insurmountable barrier to
the will of the people. Its decisions are
irrevocable and there is no appeal. The
people cannot even fill the places of its
members with men who will do their
bidding. The ninth man, the man who
decided the fate of the income tax is in
the position of supreme ruler of 10000,
600. This body of nine men constitu-
ing the supreme court has the power to
nullify every law on the statute book
and any law which may be enacted in
the future. Can anyone believe that the
founders of the government contemplate
ed placing the welfare of the people IN
the absolute control of small ody OF
men who hold office for life and are ans
werable to nobody? Congress is pow
erless, the president is powerless and the
people are helpless in the hands of the
supreme court Yet they are merely
men with nothing of divinity about them
more than any other men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

ACCORDING to Rev. Mr.. Embree's view,
Governor Morrill, is guilty of obtaining
votes under false pretenses. He cannot
make restitution in this matter as he did
in that of his clerks salaries. He can
not keep faith with both the whisky
men and the church people He should
not be asked to perform what it must be
apparent, is an impossibility. He is solv-
ing the problem in the only passible
way. He is dividing up. He is allowing
the whisky men control of some cities
and the lovers of law and order some
Sthers- What more can he do, if he has
>To sets of promises out as is alleged?
It is an embarrassing position to be in,
but the state had to be redeemed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
THURBER GOES BEFORE.
He is to See That Everything is Ready
at Buzzard's Bay,

WASHINGTON, May 21-Nr. Thurber.
private secretary to the president, is
spending the day in New York, and be-
fore returning to Washington will visit
Buzzard's Bay and learn if everything
is in readiness for the president and his
family.
Mr.. Thurber will also see that his own
cottage is put in order for his occupancy
as soon as the president determines on
going away, as everything in the way
of public business is in such shape that
the presence of the executive in W ash
ington is not essential.
1t is quite possible that Mr.. Cleveland
and his family will leave the city about
June l,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

WHEN congress incorporated the in
come tax law in the tariff bill that it
might escape the otherwise inevitable
presidential veto they probably didn't
reckon on that other veto power the SUI
preme court. The decision of the court
is of little consequence except as an ad :
ditional illustration of how little democ-
racy there really is in our boosted repub-
lic&n government. If the people cannot
enact such laws as they choose to live
under, through their representatives.
where is the democracy. True the prssi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
HALF-RATE EXCURSIONS
To South Missouri, Arkansas and the
Southeast.

To South Missouri, Arkansas and the
Southeast.
On May 81 and June II, round-trip
tickets to South Missouri, Arkansas and
the South and Southeast, via the Mem
phis Route, Kansas City, Fit Scott &
Memphis R: R., will be sold at rate of one
fare, with minimum rate OF ST. Tickets
available for stop-of at intermediate
stations. For detailed information, time
schedules. and printed matter descriptive
of the great stock-raising and fruit
growing sections of Missouri and Ar
kansas, address
J.E4 LOCKWOOD. G. P. & 7. A,
Kansas City, Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

One of the results of the business ad-
ministration appears to be a double sys-
tenn of filming jointists which has been in
augurated in Kansas City, Kansas The
fines have been made $50 and $50. 1t is
not just clear what advantage to the
Jolhtest this system possesses over paying
a fine of S15 but this is a "business ad-
ministration" and it must be all right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

THE defeat of the income tax can
make little difference to the Iaboring
masses, who ultimately pay all taxes in
whatever form levied Money for the
maintenance of the government must be
raised in one way or another, and this
class of people must pay it. It cannot
matter much to them whether it is col
lected directly or indirectly; whether
through an income tax, tariff tax, a
whisky tax, or a tax on railroads. Nc
just and equitable system of taxation has
ever yet been devised, and it is hardly
probable that there will be any great
improvement as long as the present sys-
TEN of production and distribution shall
continue,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

II Mr.. Cleveland would initiate the
example of our city government
and lop off lot of useless office
holders, reduce the salaries of others
and then stop building useless war ships
he might worry along very we'll without
the income tax: in truth he might not
miss it at all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

THE friends of silver may elect con-
greas in their interest and president
who will sign free coinage bill. and
after all it may be vetoed by the supreme
court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
REACHED KANSAS CITY.

Mrs. Coleman, Who Walked from Colo
RADIO, at the Y. w. C. A. There.
Mrs. Sarah Coleman, the woman tramp
who had walked from Cripple Creek to
Kansas City last week, has reached Kan
sas City and is being taken care of by
the Y. ". c. A. of that city until she can
lind her uncle, David Reeves, who is a
blacksmith.
When she reached police headquarters
in Kansas City she wore an old calico
dress, sun bonnet and d pair of mems
boots. She walked from Topeka Satur-
day and reached Kansas City Sunday
evening.
11s and ia We 9Th. Peerless Steam
Tsundrv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
Circulation Growth j.:


CHICAGO, May 81. - For Kansas,
Fair in the east and showers in the west
portion tonight; Wednesday. generally
fair and slightly warmer; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21
MRS STANFORD THEGAINER
Claims of $50 {, 900 Against the Estate are
Withdrawn.

SAN Francisco, May 21.-Two big
claims against the Stanford estate have
been withdrawn in court by the author
ity and direction of all interested par
ties.
One claim was for $4,000 against the
estate by Marie Hall Williamson. The
other was for $3OO,OO0 held by Horace
NJ. Carpenter, the capitalist of Oakland.
Both claims were Withdrawn after the
completion of other arrangements and
the making of new notes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

II all the nations of the earth are to
be permitted 10 run over US, as some of
them have been doing, what is the use of
our expensive naval establishment?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

The official food analysis by the United
States government show the Royal to be
a pure cream of tartar baking powder.
the highest in strength, evolving 100. 6
cubic inches of lesvening gas Fer single
ounce of powder There were eight
other brands of cream of tartar powders
tested, and their average strength was
less than Ill cubic inches of gas per
ounce of poWder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

The nourishing food prepared by
Prices Cream Baking Powder supplies
strength and good health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

sunday; no issus.
The total number Of copies printed in the
three months named above 1868 divided :
q, the number OF issues. shows the average to
be 96O6. This is a correct report Of the issues
OF the TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL for
the three months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

Edlt0I and PrOprIe5Or.
Sworn to and absorbed April 2 1872
tsEALl +. NJ COCKRELL,
Clerk of the District Court,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

The demand for DR. Prices Baking
It's favorite all around the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-21

712 and ia West sths Peerless Steam
Laundry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
STRIKE INDICTMENTS.

BROOKLYN, Feb. Is, 1S95-The Grand
Jury of Kings County reported in the
Court of Sessions this morning that they
had Jointly indicted President Benjamin
Norton, of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad,
and Superintendent Quinn, of the same
company, on two charges of violating
the ten hour law. The indictments al
lege that on January u last, Norton and
Quinn, acting together, compelled Jere~
miah Desmond and James Dwyer, con-
doctors on their line, to work twelve
consecutive hours.
The two workmen went out on strike
january a. The charges are nisde-
meanors, punishable by one years i'm
prisonment or fine of $500 or both.
Norton and Quinn were not in court
Judge Moore was displeased because they
wer not Judge Morris, who appeared,
for them, promised TO have both men
in court tomorrow morning and to be
ready to give bail.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Young
applied this morning for an order di-
recting Police Justice Quigley TO show
cause why he should not be removed
from office for showing sympathy with
the strikers IN the way IN which he dis
posed of complaints against them.
The order was granted and made re~
turnable on Monday.
The Grand Jury also returned II in
dictments against strikers for rioting,
and for other acts of violence In every
case against strikers presented to them,
but one, the jury found an Indictment.
Most of the accused We're arrested dur-
ing the strike, and held in Police Courts.
The others VIII be arrested today. All
the q indictments are for felonieS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
SUICIDE IN A FERRY HOUSE.
An Unk noyva Hfan Shoots Himself in
the Presence of Boy.

Just as the ferryboat Bergen of the
HoboIzen Ferry Company, loaded with
passengers, was pulling out of its slip
this morning at quarter past eleven
o'clock, man jumped off, onto the
bridge and walked back through the
ferryhouse to the toilet room. Follow
ing close behind him was young John
Shay, boy living at No. 30l Third
street, Hoboken. A minute later, from
the wash room was heard the report of
a pistol, and the boy came running out
yelling at the top of his lungs that a
man had just shot himself. People ran
into the room and saw the man lying
ON the floor breathing his last with 81
large bullet hole in his forehead, from
which poured stream of blood. BY
his side was a 3S-calibre revolver.
An ambulance call was Immediately
sent to Police Headquarters, but before
the doctor arrived the man was dead.
Coroner Volk was then notified and the
body was removed to his undertaking
establishment
The man is unknown. He was about
thirty eight or forty years old, had black
hair and mustaehe, and was dressed like
an engineer or fireman. Nothing was
found upon his person to denote who
he tpqc
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
LEOTURING TIE JURY.
Female Sandbagger Receives Two
and a EEalf Years. ENard Labor.

Jenie Davis, the female sandbagger,
who on Wednesday was found guilty Of
highway robbery, was arraigned for sci.
tence in the Court of Special Sessions
yesterday afternoon. In sentencing,
Judge Hudspeth said the jury had handed
him a petition recommending that he
deal mercifully with her.
Il would say right here" he continued.
that the proper time for the jury to
make recommendations of mercy is when
they hand in their verdict. will not
allow jurors to be placed in a position
to be importuned. No juror has the
right to be approached with petitions.
I have nothing to say about the petition
in this case. The foreman of the jury
came to me Immediately after render
ing the verdict and told me that it was
the opinion of the jury that the prison
er did not deserve the full penalty inn
posed by law, and asked advice as to
how the jury should ask for leniency.
I told him to get up the petition. In
their recommendations when they bring
in their verdict"
Turning to the prisoner he said:-"I
shall consider the recommendation of
the jury. You are charged with a seri-
Gus crime, one for which you could be
sent to States Prison for ten years. This
is the first time in this county that a
offence you are charged with The SEN
tence of the court is that you be confinfed
in the States Prison at hard slabor for
the period of two and one halfcyears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
THREE TORPEDO BOATS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, ,1S95.-American
ship builders are gathering in Washing
ton. attracted by the opening of bids for
the three sea-going torpedo boats which
occurs next Tuesday. 1t is understood
that the competition will be very sharp,
and that at least one of the great firms
that has built war ships will submit
propositions of al startling character.
While the Government is seeking great
speed in the new boats. on account of
the limited appropriation made available
by Congress, the specifications called for
boats able to make 241a knots per hour,
which Is above the record of any exist
ing American vessel.
The Union Iron Works. which built
and Olympia, however, express the in
tention of guaranteeing a vessel on modi,
fed plans with speed OF rs knots, and
Eastern constructors of note evince q
determination of discounting this high
figure. Over forty firms have been fig
uring on the Departments speciflca-
tions for several months, and a deter
mination has been expressed by some
of them to take the work below cost on
account of the present business depres-
sion, for the purpose of keeping their
men employed and for the fame which
will attach to the builders of successful
boats.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
MINISTER GRAY,S DEATH.
Congestion OF tEae Lungs the Cause
rEexic0ss q fEicsai Regrets.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Is, 1S95.--A City of
Mexico special to the "Glo5e-D Democrat
says that Isaac P. Gray. United States
Minister to Mexico. who died at 7:05
o'clock last evening, arrived yesterday
morning from Washington, where he had
been consulting the State Department.
regarding the pending war between Mex
leo and Guatemala. The Pullman car
conductor found him unconscious in a
berth at two O'Clock yesterday morning.
Upon arrival he was carried from the
train on a stretcher to the American
Hospital, and DR.. Bray at once summon
cd. DR.. Bray informed Mrs. Gray that
he would not live the day out.
He remained unconscious until death.
He had been sickan the way down from
ST. Louis. and when taken to the hos
pital it was found that his lungs were
so badly congested that they We're nearly
set; respiration was slow, and the face
of the unconscious man was nearly black
Shortly after four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Drs. Bray. Leyista and Ii
cage, the attending physicians, perform
ed a bleeding operation, which resulted
in less than an hour in giving q better
color and making the resplrations a little
deeper. AT 4:45 o'clock, Mr.. Gray's tenn
perature was 1862 Fahrenheit, pulse 1lS
ana T6SplTdllOn llIitSgS ~ slllG
The wife and son OF the dead Minister
were almost constantly at his bsdside,
as well as Edward c. Butler,- Charge
6'Affaires of the American Legation
during the absence of the Minister; Hon.
T. r. Crittenden. Consul General OF the
United States to Mexico, and other
prominent people who are intimate
friends of the Gray family.
President Diaz and the Hon. Ignaeio
Mariscal, Minister of Foreign Relations
in the Mexican Cabinet, were Informed
at the National Palace of the death of
the American Minister. The Chief E3ecu-
tive and his Minister were shocked at
the information, and expressed their
deep concern and great. sorrow at the
sudden blow which has fallen on one for
whom they have always held the highest
regard
When death came there were present
at the bedside the Minister'S wife and
son Bayard, the attaches of the Lega-
ton, physicians and several friends
The body will be embalmed, and prob
ably lie in state here for a day, after
which it will be shipped to Indian
apoliS for interment.