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accept it. The state department there
fore so notified Minister White who in
turn informed N. De Giers.
The fact that Gear Alexander was able
to make proposition of this kind is not
surprising. The exchequer of the empire is
absolutely under his control. Then, too,
all of the gold mines in the Russian
territory belon to the crown.
Alexander Ill was always very friend
ly to the United States, as shown by his
dispatch of Russian feet to New York
during the civil war to prevent England
or France espousing the cause of the
confederacy.
1t is not improbable that when
the arrangement with the Nor
gan Rothschild syndicate shall
have expired, the government
may apply to the Russians for the loan
should one be necessary. Alexander ia
not on the throne now, but it is said En-
peror Nicholas is quite as ardent an ad-
mirer of the United States as his dis
tinguished father.
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FLOOD STILL RAGING.
The smoky River at salina is Higher
Than Ever,

The Smoky River Sa1ina is Higher
Than Ever.
SALINA, July 10.-The food which has
been raging here is unabated as yet
From 6 to 8 o'clock last night the river
rose but half an inch and from that on
till midnight it was on q standstill and
it was thought that the highest water
had come. Shortly after midnight how
ever there was another rise and at 10
o'clock today the river was three inches
higher and still rising.
Monday evening the food broke over
the banks of the Smoky and in short
time Rosedale park was submerged Iron
avenue is under water. from few inches
to four feet in depth, for a distance of al
most half a mile. For several blocks
east from Penn street nearly every
dwelling is surrounded by water, and in
some places the sidewalks are floating in
water two feet deep.
The only way for the dwellers to get
out is to wade or use boats. Several
families have been compelled to move
out during the day, and many more are
preparing to do so. Kenwood is flooded
and in Oak Dale the water is nearlyto to
the fountain. The Oak Dale foot bridge
has caved in on the west end and the ap-
proaches to the east end are floating in
the water.
On the northwest of town the situa-
tion is nearly as bad. The entire country
west of the Missouri Pacific railway track
along State street is one vast lake, and in
the northwest part of'town the water Is
coming up into the street. +
Many of the business places are de-
voting considerable time to the pumping
out of cellars, and every available bucket
and pumping apparatus that could be
found was resorted to in order TO keep
| the water from backing up in the cellars
The approaches to the Kenwood bridge
are settling and it has been declared un4
safe.
Five hundred people have been driven
from their homes in this city alone.
the school buildings and are
being cared for by the citizens.
The valley of the Smoky has been DESC
lated beyond description.
| Hundreds Of farmers and their families
| have had to fly for their lives and crops
are destroyed and stock and buildings
washed away. The damage cannot bs
estimated till the water recedes. Bridges
have been washed away in great mum
bers and dams and mills greatly dam
aged
KANSAS CITY, July 1O.-A special to
the Star from Hays City, Kan, says:
High water has washed away the county
| bridge across the Smoky river at Ghetto
Iah. only bridge in this county across
this stream. and traffic from the south
| has been shut of.
KANSAS CITY, July 10.-A special from
Great Bend to the Star sayss ALI night
soaking rain visited this section last
night
STERLING, Kan. July 10-Anothel
rain set in last night continuing until
this morning. The ground is thorough
Iy soaked and threshing crews unable to
work on wheat, and there is danger OF
the grain spelling in stack.
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ROOSEVELT AND. MORRILL,
The Two Gentlemen should Open Up a
Correspondence.

Correspondence.
NEW YORK, July 1O.-Thousands of
citizens, many of them thirsty, asked
yesterday.
''Why does Roosevelt, who appears to
be sensible and honest, devote himself
with such ardor to the closing of beer
saloons? What are Roosevelt's ideas
about Sunday closing anyhow"
The questions are answered for the
first time by Mr. Roosevelt himself in the
New York World:
81 should never have framed the ex-
else law which am now enforcing.
81 had to choose between closing all
the saloons and violating my oath of
Office. I choose to close the saloons.
The American people will not ulti-
mately sanction the systematic violation
of law.
81 would rather see this administra-
ton turned out for enforcing laws than
see it succeed by violating them.
81 am an executive, not a legisla-
tive officer. 1 indulge in no theo-
rizing about the performance of
duty.
"We suffer from over-legislatiou and
from lax administration of legislation.
The present excise law was enacted by
the party which is now bowling against
its enforcement.
"The law was enacted to be used as
political club for machine purposes.
DISCRIMINATION in the enforcement of
the excise law has been at the bottom
of police blackmail and corruption.
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THEY MUST GO.
Gov. Morrill, Removes the RefOrmatol
Board for Extravaganza.

Gov. Morrill, Removes the RefOrmatOry
Board for Extravaganza.
Governor Morrill, will this evening ask
the membe of the Hutchinson reform
atory board to resign, and if they do not
he will remove them for cause.
The governor last evening wired the
members of this board, Tully Scott, J, NJ.
Humphrey and John Armstrong, to ap-
pear at his office at their earliest con-
venience.
He has now been notified that they
will reach Topeka this afternoon, and he
has announced that he will at once ask
them to resign.
Under the law creating this board, the
governor has power to remove the men,
bers, after they have been given a hear
ing before him on written charges.
The governor has determined to put
new men in control of the reformatorv
at once, and he will use his power and
remove the present members if they do
not resign.
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KOHLSAAT OFFERS $4,000.
Will Give That Amount to Have c. Z
Headquarters in Chicago.

BOSTON, July 10-Rev. Dr. John Hen
ry Barrows, of Chicago, one of the trus-
tees of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor, has received from II. H. Kohl
saat, publisher of the Chicago Times
Herald, message asking him to do all
in his power to secure the removal
of the Christian Endeavor head
quarters from this city to
Chicago and stated that the Times Her
aid will contribute $4,000 year for
three years toward the support of the
headquarters if they are located in that
city.
DR.. Barrows says while he is inclined
to favor Chicago he is not yet convinced
that this would be any great advantage
to the society. The Endeavorers are in
session this afternoon and the question
is under discussion.
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MAY enter FRISCO.
The Santa Fe May Build Into
That City.
MesSrS Cheney and Gleed There
to Investigate.
WANT BETTER TERMS
A Better Bargain to be Sought
From Southern Pacific.
If Not Secured the Line Will be
Built.

SAN Francisco, July 10-The recent
visit to this city of B. P. Cheney, Jr.,
chairman of the reorganization commit
tee of the Santa Fe railroad system, and
Charles S. Gleed, the general solicitor,
meant much more than either of the
gentlemen were willing to admit.
Cheney said he only came here to as
sist in the general plan of reorganization,
but as matter of fact it is said that he
came to investigate and report upon the
feasibility of extending the Santa Fe to
this city.
1t will take some months to perfect the
reorganization and when this is done
more favorable terms will be demanded
from the southern Pacific. If these are
not granted it is said that the line will be
extended to this city.
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SENATOR MARTIN THERE.
He 1s at Washington in the Interest of
John Harmon.

He 1s at Washington In the Interest of
John Harmon.
WASHINGTON, July TO- = Ex-senator
Martin of Kansas arrived today, and will
call on Attorney General Harmon tomor-
row and urge the appointment of John
Harmon of Leavenworth as superintend-
ent of the new United States penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth. The attorney gen
eral stated today that he had written to
half dozen governors of states, askin G
how much'is paid penitent ary wardens.
This was done in an endeavor to find out
how much pay he shall designate for the
warden of Leavenworth penitentiary.
He commenced to examine the various
recommendations today, and it is be-
lieved at the department that the con-
test is between French of Indiana, Nc
Claughrey of Illinois and John Harmon
of Kansas,
Frank Gable of Leavenworth is an
applicant for deputy warden. and DR..
Gum of Dickinson county, Kansas, is an
applicant for penitentiary physician.
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GOOD HORSES IN DEMAND,
Sellers of Year Ago Are Now Purchase
ing-Fair Prices Paid.

Sellers of a Year Ago Are Now Purchase
ing-Fair Prices Paid.
It has been generally believed that the
Introduction of electric cars, furnishing
rapid transit to all parts of the city
and suburbs, has had a depreciating ef-
feet upon the price of horses, but the
facts do not bear out this assumption,
says the Philadelphia Times. Good
horses are in good demand and they
bring high prices. There is but little
demand for undesirable horses, good
drivers are scarce. Nowadays nearly
all horses are sold at auction, compare
lively few being disposed Of at private
sale. The scarcity of good horses at
present is explained by the fact th9
dealers stopped breeding a year ago
when the prices were low and there
was but little demand. This year II
is a noticeable fact that people ar
now buying who were sellers last year.
The regular sales at the different sta
bles are well attended. Yesterday
Herkness had a list of eighty horses ant
nearly all were disposed of at good
prices. There were some EXCEPTIONS but
on the good drivers, which were sold
on guarantee, the bidding was spirited,
indicating an active demand. Horses
that are ''up on their knuckles" or in
any way stiff are not considered desira-
BILE at these sales. Yesterday some
horses, which to a man not a judge
would appear perfectly sound, sold as
low as 500 Others sold up to $125.
A handsome bay cob, very stylish,
nice stopper and a high hitcher,"
brought SIS and was considered very
cheap, but his owner was going away
for the summer and was anxious to dis
pose of him. bay horse, years OLD,
trained to drive single or double, ana
believed to trot in 2:50, was knocked
down for $3.50. A well-bred sorrel
mare, with a mark of 2:36, brought only
S57 so, while less stylish-looking brown
horse, years old, and broke to single
Or double harness, brought SlO2-5O ana
bay gelding, years old and high
knee actor and front stopper, was sofa
for s94. These prices indicate the con-
| dition of the market. Fancy breeding
| does not count for SO much as looks ana
| action Horses that can step along at
| a fair gait and are fearless OF steam
| or electric cars are the epes that are
J most desired and they always orlng
| good prices at public sale.
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NEW LAKE AT ATLANTA.
Made for the Purpose of Beautifying Ex-
position Grounds

ATLANTA, Ga. July 10-One million
gallons of water spurted into the basin
of beautiful Clara meer, the lake at the
exposition grounds today, and for the
next sixty days the stream will pour its
clear waters until they lave the threshold
of nearly every building on the grounds.
The valve was opened by Engineer
Miner, and a stream about four or five
inches in diameter was turned loose.
The lake measures about fifteen acres
and is divided into two great bodies. One
of these extends from the entrance to
the Mexican village down by the forestry
building and machinery hall to the
building of the Southern Railway COM
pany. The second body of the lake ex-
tends by the transportation building and
the electricity building on the one side
and the woman's building on the other.
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TO BOOM THE WEST.
The Chicago Western Society is Holding
Its First Convention


' CHICAGO, July 1O.-The Chicago West
ern society is holding its first annual
convention today in the banquet hall of
the Auditorium. The call was sent to
all of the mining firms and railroad com
panies and others interested in the de-
velopment of the west.
The meeting was called to order
by Miss Alice Houten, president of
the Western society. She said
the meeting was called for the
purpose of getting the various western
enterprises to form an organization in
Chicago to keep the advantages of the
great west constantly before the public.
Five minute speeches were made by
Geo. F. Lee of the Rock Island. Mir.
Lowrey of the Great Northern, T. A.
Grady of the Burlington, Albert of Ia
coma, Wn.; DR.. John Rusk Of the Home
seekers association, A. H. Bertrand. re-
presenting West Superior; J. s. Emery
of Mantana, and others
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A DEAD ANARCHIST
Found With His Head Severed From His
Body near SocOrrO, N NJ

Found With His Head Severed From His
Body near SocOrrO, N NJ.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 10-The Inter
Ocean taday prints the following: J. P.
Allsipp, formerly a Chicagoan, and said
to be at one time an organizer of anarch-
ist groups in this and other cities, was
found dead near the old grave yard, at
Socorro, N. M, few days ago. That
he had been foully murdered can not be
doubted. The head was severed from
the body and had been carried
away by the perpetrators of the deed.
The case is shrouded in mystery and it
was not until after the closest search
that the headless trunk was identified as
that of recent editor of a little paper in
PhPnix, Arizona
Allsipp was known among the western
followers of Herr Most, Parsons and
Spies better than he was in Chicago.
Here it seems he was a pupil of
the men who led the Hay
Market riot while in the western towns,
he was leader and organizer of groups
as the little societies are called. He was
at one time an officer III one of these or
ders and became involved in q financial
difficulty.
At Socorro, it is the belief that the deed
is the work of some committee of some
anarchist society bent on vengeance for
the betrayal of the trust imposed upon
him as an organizer and financial.
Some of the old time followers of Herr
Most remember Allsipp, but aside from
that nothing of him or his whereabouts,
they say, and professed surprise at his
death and ridicule the idea that any Sc
cret anarchist organization was respons-
ihIa for If
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1t Is Not True.
To the Editor of the STATE JOURNAL:

To the Editor Of the STATE JOURNAL:
Interested parties have been circulat-
ing a report that the Colored Mems In
dependent league had endorsed Mr.
Riley Ayres for sheriff
1 wish most emphatically to deny this
false rumor, as no action has been taken
on the candidacy of any Of the men rum
ming for county offices.
The general feeling of the members of
the league. as far as have been able to
gather, is in favor of Mr.. Burdge, against
whom no intelligent colored man can
find fault, for discharging his duty in
the Nevels case, as he has given US rep
resentation, and treated US like other cit
izens, and there is no cause for oppos-
ing him, and he is not being opposed by
US as a body.
w. L. EAGLEsoN. President
of the Colored Mems League.
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SILVER AT15 TO1.
This is the Proposal of the international
Conference.

NEW YORK, July 1O-A dispatch to
to the World from Paris says: Delegate
FOgeirol passed the latter part of last
week with M. Kardorff and Count Mirbach
Arendt endeavoring to reach an agree
ment After much discussion Kardorf
abandoned the idea of the gradual re-
habilitation of silver by a system of
seignioral rights and with other Germans
signed the French proposal which pro-
vides for the convocation of an inter-
national bimetallist conference which
shall fix the relations of silver and gold
at 1873 to 1.
The International congress closed to-
day. The general feeling among Amer
lean delegates WAS that much valuable
time had bsen wasted in banquets and
receptions. which might have been better
employed.
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DENvER'S WATER FIGHT.

The Mayor Will Sign No Ordinance for a
Horizontal Reduction of Rates.
DENVER, July 10.-Mayor McMurray
announced today at conference with
the members of the city council that he
will sign no ordinance for a hor-
izOntaI reduction of water rates and
he is opposed to condemnation of the
works on the basis of the present
revenues of the company. He will sign
either an ordinance requiring the COM
pany, in accordance with its contract,
to fix a schedule of rates which shall be
the average of those in Chicago. st.
Louis and Cincinnati, or one naming
such average rates fixed by council.
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Editing SpOfFOrd's Accounts.

WAsHINGTON, July 1O-Ihe accounts
of Ainsworth r. Spofford, for many years
librarian of the congressional library,
have been held for about three months
by the auditing officers of the treasury de-
partment and an investigation is making
by the officers of the library. There is
no allegation made so far as can be
learned of any wrong doing on the part
of any library employe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-10
NEW POTWIN BRIDGE.
The Council Votes to Pay $50 Towards its
Construction.

At meeting of the Potwin city coun-
Gil last evening it was voted unanimously
that the city chip in $50 toward the new
$3.50 bridge that is to be built across
Martins creek on the drive to the asylum.
The township will donate $50 of the bal
ance and the county will stand the rest.
The bill of H. Hill for work of himself
and team on streets during May and
June. $61, was allowed and ordered paid.
1t was also ordered that the bill of J.
Hartman for $3.50 for lamp supplies and
oil be paid.
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WHEAT RECEIVERS.
1t Goes Up Three Cents From Its Recent
Decline.

CHICAGO, July 10-Wheat recovered
cents of the cents loss it sustained yes
terday. There was vigorous covering of
shorts, caused by the unexpected steadi-
ness of foreign markets and liberal
dose of crop damage reports from the
northwest.
September option, which closed yes
terday at 625s, opened about two cents
higher than tnat figure, and after nu-
merous fluctuations closed at 65 IS, a
straight gain of three cents.
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Death OF Charles AROeser.

Charles Moeser, who has a furniture
store between Second and Third streets.
on Kansas avenue, died suddenly at
noon today at his home, 215 Tyler street.
Mr.. Moeser has not been well for a week
but he has not been confined to his bed.
At half past II today he remarked that
he felt much better, but soon after lay
down on the lounge and almost immedi-
ately expired. Mr.. Moeser was quite
prominent among the Germans in To-
peka
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EIks Are Now Peace

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., July 10-To-
days session of the grand lodge of Elks
witnessed the compile ion of peace nego-
tiations for the reuniung of the two fac
tious of the great order. 1t was the re-
suit of secret conference lasting the
greater part of last night.
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THE CASE AGAINST BIRD.
His Formal Arrest to Take Place This At
ternOon.

HIS EoFmAL Arrest to Take FIRcs Tine Al
ternOon.
Attorney General Dawes this afternoon
filed an information in the district court
against Labor Commissioner Bird, charg-
ing him with oppression in Office.
The information contains seven counts
and covers the charges made by John
Speer, that of deducting part of his sal
airy each month while he was a clerk in
Birds office.
Commissioner Bird is here today and
will be placed under arrest" some time
this afternoon.
He has been expecting these charges
to be filed, and will no doubt be prepared
to give bond.
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Provident Prisoners In Belgium.

Three-tenths of the earnings of Bel
gian convict are given to him on the exp1-
ration of his term of Imprisonment. Some
of them thus save more money in jail than
they ever saved before.
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Length of Ttme FOR Cremation.

According to the New York Sun, in
properly constructed furnace human body
can be cremated in from l 4 to p hours
The cremation of body on pyre, as in
India, occupies several hours.
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Cheap Rates to Louisville, Ry.

BALTIMORE o .OnIo bouthwestorn ralI-
way will during the G. A. r. Encamp-
msnt Louisville, KY, sell Excursion
tickets September Sth to 18th, good re-
turning until October 5th, from St Louis
to Louisville, at a rate not exceeding one
cent per mile. Address j. NJ Ches-
brough, Gen'l Passenger Agent St
Louis, for further particulars.
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Smallpox Marks.

A good recipe for the removal Of small
pox marks is the following: Boil a guam
tity of tripe and battle the face often with
the liquid.-Exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-10

Very Rev. Thomas Coffey of Carbon
dale, Pa, ia here visiting Father Hay
den. He is a former Kansan, and his
parents live near Rock Creek.
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Rain Prnmi.eh

1t rained this forenoon but the rainfall
was hardly enough to measure. Instru-
ments for the purpose at the observing
station In Topeka show that the rain
amounted to .O2 of an inch, hardly more
than drizzle. Light rains are prom
ised for tomorrow and tonight
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WOMEN LEAVE DIXIE
The Last Day Of the Female Suf-
frage Convention.
ONE PARTY TOURING TIE CAROLINAS
The Sensational Speech Of Rev. Dr. Anna
Shaw, In which the Principals Of Ee-
male Suffrage Were Clearly
ESpounded-Other News.

ATLANTA, February 4.-Ovec three
thousand people heard Rev. Anna How
ard Shaw preach yesterday at the clos
ing of the National American Woman's
Suffrage convention. Half an hour be-
fore the services began the doors were
closed to the public as the crowd was
too large. She spoke for an hour and
a half. She said that the suffragists
asked for nothing that was not perfect
" natural God made nature and it
could attend to its own affairs without
the aid of man. The delegates will be.
gin leaving for their homes today.
Many of them will attend the Woman's
Council which meets iu Washington in
a few days. Tonight a reception will
be rendered the delegates at the Hotel
Aragon and tomorrow q mass meeting
of women will be held. party COM
posed of fye delegates will make tour
of North Carolina and Virginia and de-
liver series OF addresses on woman's
suffrage They will leave Atlanta for
that purpose today. Several Of the
kelegates preached at different church
es here last night and religious con-
ference was held in the Aragon parlors.