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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

COUNCIL GROVE, Kan.
He is the best public official the state
ever had and I believe laying politics
aside, there is not an honest banker in
the state that don't want him to stay
where he is. His management of the
bank commissioners office has been very
complete. l think he has done more 10
put the banks in good shape than any
one else could or would and he should
be left in Office. The proposition to
prosecute him is an outrage.
w. II. WHITE,
President Farmers and Drovers Bank.
HOPE, Kan.
I consider him an excellent public
official and very efficient The PROPOSE
ton to prosecute HIM think the rankest
kind of nonsense.
T. C. SAWYER,
Cashier Hope State Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

Mr. Breidenthal is a good public Of
fetal His management of the bank
commissioners office has been perfectly
satisfactory. l think he should not be
prosecuted. A. II. MOFFIT,
Cashier Garfield Banking Co.
Mr.. Moffit adds in red ink, 81 am no
Pop"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
KTNCAm Kan

He has been a good public official and
an efficient bank commissioners. If he
has violated the law remove him, also
any other officer of the state if hs does
not discharge his duties as he should, if
1t can be done. J. M. MCCAsLAND.
Cashier Bank of Kincaid,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
CHAs L. MORTON,
President State Bank.
DUNLAP. kaI

John W. Breidenthal has made Il good
official We think him an efficient bank
commissioner. l think to prosecute him
for the technical violation of the Kansas
banking laws an outrage and an insult
to the intelligence of Kansas voters.
E. D. BULEN,
Cashier Bank of Dunlap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
President Burlingame Bank
GARDEN CITY. Kan

We think John w. Breidenthal has
made No. public officer. His manage
ment of the bank commissioners office
has been excellent, in fact we don't
think it could have been surpassed
We think the proposition to prosecute
him absolutely absurd.
E. NJ. HATCHER,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
ATCHIsoN. Kan,


While am not of the same politics as
Mr.. Breidenthal, being a Republican,
and always being Republican from the
time / could first vote, have always
been of the opinion from what l have
saen of Mr. Breidenthal that he is an eff
ficient and capable officer, and
has always tried to do his dnty
as bank commissioner to the best
of his ability, and think that his ability
is good, and that his management of the
office Of bank commissioner has been ef-
ficlent. I do not know anything about
the proposition you speak of, to prosecute
him for technical violation of the bank
ing laws. From what l have seen of
Mr.. Breldenthal personally, do not think
that he is the kind of man that would
violate any law. I am not intimately
acquainted with him, but saw him in To-
peka one time when I was there. l am
very glad to be able to speak what l
think is merely an appreciation of an
entirely worthy officer.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Breidenthal is not
of the kind of politics that would Sc
lect if 1 were governor of Kansas, and
probably Gov. Morrill, believes that Way
too. 1 think that any difference between
himself and the administration is wholly
and solely political
JOHN NJ. CAIN, Cashier
AtchisOn State Bank
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EMPORIA. Kan.

We believe he has made good officer.
and his management of his office has
been efficient. We do not believe in pros
ecuting public officials on purely tecnnl-
Cal grounds, or for partisan purposes.
L. L. HALLECK,
Cashier Citizens Bank.
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Cashier Hope Slate Bank.
NORTH TOPEKA. Kan.

NORTH TOPEKA, Kan.
He is honest and trustworthy. He has
been efficient and able in the manage
ment of his office and there ID no occd-
sion for any prosecution whatever
Z d. SMALL.
President American Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
DOUGLASS. Kan

consider him a competent aud eff =
cient commissioner and think the prop
osition to prosecute him is a political
scheme mainly. R w. CAMPBELL
Cashier Dank of Douglass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
GooDLAND. Kan.

NOOO11fA4NL2I
We think he has made a good officer,
and so far as we know his management
OF his office has been efficient The prop
osition to prosecute hIm ls bad policy and
worse politics. J. N. JORDAN,
Cashier Sherman County Bank.
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GYPsuM. Ka

OYPSUM, Kan.
I consider him good man. Inmy es-
timation he has been efficient and the
proposition to prosecute him, consider
nonsense. c. r. WILLIAMS.
Cashier Gypsum Valley State Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

litically admit that he has made very.
efficient public official.
l am certain that any attempt at pros
ecution will be repudiated by the
people of the state. JOHN @, MYERS.
Pres State Bank of Holton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

NORTH TOPEKA, Kan.
We know no reason why Jno W.
Breidenthal has not made an average
public official
From all we know, he and his depu-
ties have been efficient in the manage
ment of office of bank commissioner
Not being conversant with any facts
in the Case, cannot say whether prosecu-
ton should be made or not.
PETER SMITH,
Cashier Citizens Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
FRANKFORT. Kan.


Mr.. John w. Breidenthal has made
good officer; I think his management
has been efficient think would not
prosecute him. L Y. MCKEE,
Cashier Frankfort State Bank.
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LAWRENCE. KaI

LAWRENCE, Kan.
My opinion as to Mr. Breidenthal as
bank commissioner My opinion is he
has made good commissioner, making
but few mistakes. can see no good to
come to the banking interests of the state
from any prosecution of him. for a mere
technical violation of the banking law.
R. w. SPARR,
Prest Douglas County Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

POLITICALLY" think he has made US a
good officer. ]. Fl. TURNER,
Cashier Moline State Bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
THEY MUST COMBINE.
Silver Men Should Stand To-
gether Says Gen. Warner.
In a Silver Party if Necessary
but Stand They Must.
A BREAK UP CERTAIN.
Sherman and Cleveland Will
Vote the Same Ticket.
Combination of Silver Men Nee
essary to Success.

CLEVELAND, o, June Eileen A }.
Warner, the champion of free silver,
who is at present in this city, speaking
of the Democratic convention at Louis
vile said: "The outcome of the Louis
vile convention was not unlocked for by
the bimetallists. We know how easy it
is with the assistance of office holders to
pack a convention, but any one who has
visited Kentucky knows that the conven-
tion did not represent the sentiments of
a large majority of the people of the
state who are undoubtedly opposed to
the gold standard and in favor of the re-
sumption of the coinage of both gold
and silver"
The general then went on to show that
a split of the Democratic party was al
most inevitable at their coming national
convention. E'This is the outlook now,"
he said, ''and believe it is safe to pre-
dict that John Sherman and Grover
Cleveland will vote for the same man
for president in '96."
"WilI there be a separate silver
party?"
"The silver men will get together"
said Gen. Warner, with emphasis. "Just
how, it is too early to predict, They
will make a silver party by whatever
name it is called. They must get to-
gether, or they might as we'll give up the
fight"
II believe there will be candidate
for whom the silver Democrats of the
south, the Republicans of the west and
the Populists can vote, not because he is
a Democrat or Republican or Populist,
but because he is right on the money
question. OF course concessions will
have to be made all around to bring
about such union, but without it sue
cess will be imposs ble."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
LINDsBoRG, Kan.

LINDsBoRG, Kan.
In reply to your inquiry l will Say that
in my opinion Mr.. John w. Breidenthal
has been a good bank commissioner. and
no one could have done more for the ben
eft of the patrons of the banks than he
has during his term in the Office. As a
matter of business, it is bad policy to
change supervisors too often, and as he
now knows more about the banks of the
state than a new official would know, 1
think that it is to the best interests of all
concerned that he continue in office to the
end of his term. / do not think it would
be best to prosecute him for an offense
that is only technical, nor do l think he
will be prosecuted, because the chances
for conviction before an intelligent jury
are very slim. A E. AGRELIUs,
Cashier Farmers State Bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

Mr.. Breidenthal is of different poll
tical complexion than we are, yet as a
public official we have no fault to find
with him.
His management of his Office has been
efficient, and he has been working for
the interests of the banks of this state.
The prosecution of him on technical
violation of the banking laws look very
small to US.
The past record in reference to Kansas
banks ought to speak for itself. We con-
slider that Mr.. Breidenthal has been do
ing his duty. E L SMITH, Cashier
Citizens Bank of Ellinwood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

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HIGHLAND. Kan,

81 am sorry to notice so much persecu-
tion against John w. Breidenthal, state
bank commissioners Will state that |
have been acquainted with him for some
years past as a public official His man
agement of the office of bank commits
sioner has been thorough and efficient,
and without partiality. 1 cannot think
that he has been guilty of any violation
of the banking laws. Politics should
have no influence in an office of this
kind JNO P JOHNSON
President Banking House of John P.
johnson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
CLAY CENTER, Kan.

CLAY -OENIEFt5 Ndus
I think Mr.. Breidenthal is Il first
class officer for the state and that it will
De some time before we get better one.
His management of his Office has been
very efficient and comprehensive.
l am a Republican. l don't think it
is right to prosecute him.
E. T. LINDER,
Cashier Farmers and Merchants Bank.
HoLToN, Kan.
] will say so far as know even those
who are opposed to Nr. Breidenthal po-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
GARNETT Kan.

l consider him an efficient bank exam
iner. Few could have done as we'll un-
der the circumstances. l think the state
officials had better turn their attention to
graver ofenses than prosecuting him.
WALTER LATIMER
Caahiar Rank of Garnott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
WILL HARDLY BE A THIRD PARTY
West for Silver but Won't Break Away
Says Mr. WOlcotk

w est IOr SILVER OuS won't 6F0Ak away
Says Mr. WOlcOtt
NEW YORK, June 27.-Henry Wolcott
of Colorado, brother of United States
Senator Wolcott, and one of the heaviest
mine operators in the west is in the city.
Speaking of the feeling in Colorado and
the west generally upon the silver ques-
ton he said: 'sThe people of Colorado
and nearly every state west of the Mis-
sissippi river have the same idea, feel
that her interests would be enhanced by
the free coinage of silver and will do
everything in their power to secure it.
81 don't think there is any probability
of a third party, with free silver plat
form, entering the field next year. The
people in the west have had too severe
lesson taught them by Populist theories
to go branching off on third party ideas
if they can help it.
"Party lines, however, lie light in the
west. The people. irrespective of party,
are going to vote for the candidate who
they believe will be best for their inter-
ests. The general feeling in the west is
in the interest of the Republican party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27
He SUITS ALL.
Bankers of Kansas Almost to a
Man
Stand by John w. Breidenthal
as Commissioner.
WANT HIM TO STAY
In the Office Which He Now
Holds.
They Admire His Methods and
His Character.
LETTERS BY BANKERS
Written to the Daily estate
Journal
Endorsing Mr.. Breidenthal's Ad-
ministratiOn of the Office.
Letters Not Selected, but Just as
They Came.
LETTERS BY BANKERS
Written to the Daily "State
Journal
Endorsing Mr.. Breidenthal's Ad-
ministration of the Office.
Letters Not Selected, but Just as
They Came.

State Bank Commissioner John w.
Breidenthal is held in very high esteem
by the bankers of Kansas who do busi-
ness with his department.
The STATE JOURNAL has taken the
trouble to write to large number of the
bankers of the state to ascertain their
feeling towards Bank Commissioner
BreidenthaI and their opinion of him as
a public official. This is in view of the fact
that an effort is being made to force him
out of office regardless of his capacity
and integrity, the following letter was
addressed to the officers of state banks in
almost every county in Kansas:
DEAR S1R:-Will you kindly favor the
STATE JOURNAL with an answer to the
following questions?
What is your opinion of Mr.. John W.
Breidenthal as public official?
Has his management of the office of
bank commissioner been efficient or
otherwise?
What is your opinion of the PROPOSE.
tion to prosecute him for a technical
violation of the banking laws?
Your reply to these questions will be
appreciated.
The very large number of bankers who
have already replied to this communica-
tion are practically unanimous in their
opinion that Mr.. Breidenthal has been g
faithful public official, a very efficient
bank commissioner. and they agree thai
his prosecution for an alleged technical
violation of the banking laws would no
only be an outrage, but a disgrace to the
state; mere persecution for partisan
purposes.
n hot fh0 Il \
bank officials say about Mr.. Breiden
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-27

1NMAN, Kan.
Mr.. Breidenthal has been d faithful Of
fetal, very efficient bank commissioners
and 1 do not approve of the proposition
to prosecute him. FRED B. CLARK,
President Bank of Inman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
Gloucester Fish Market.

sEFFOk pttE WEEh EN1dNSi NICli. Is IoJos
Shore mackerel S24 f3sbbl for Is, $l7@S22
Bay1sssl "a @$25,a as to Equality. Norway bloat
erS $50. n gv4see $40
Isst sales Bank hallbutse y ID for wnits and
&c forseray sRn&
for large and $21a for small; Bank at $50
Frozen herring S14a 4g cwt.
Wequote new Georges Goldfish at s81la y at
for large, and S49$4 Va for small; Bank at
% for large and S3I4 for SMALL dry Bank
for small. Newfoundland do s6 90.
We quote cured cusk $4(aS414 3y qtl; hake
s 1s I; haddock 81; heavy sailed pollock So 1b
otl; and English cured do $3h.
Homeless and prepared fish at 4 to 7c u for
bake, paddock and ,cusk, and to 12c for
Goldfish; Smoked Halibut. straight strips loo %
H.; extra thick 101a medium Sc; small 61ac;
chuncks 11@11Hac.
smoked salmon 18c y fb Medium herring lie
box; tucks at SC: lengthwise Sc No Is at Sc;
tied job Bloatrers 90. shore do / 10: canned
Trout 81 so fresh halibut so 90; salmon 20:
lobtsers 80; CLAIMS CSC American sardines.
quarter oils, So 25; half oils S5 so; three-auar-
ter mustards. So, spiced. So rs.
Large New Ioundiand herring So 90 Dbl, Nova
tia large splitlS4 30; medium 81 90 large round
shore TO; choice layer packed do So; Extra
large Labrador s. 90.
Labrador herring 90 p Dbl; round at so 90;
2lckled cod So 30 ;haddock 90: halibut heads
$50; sounds $40; tongues and sounds SO so;
tongues SO; alewives SO; trout S1O Cal1for-
mia salmon 10 90; Halifax doS23 Newfoundland
do SIS. Clam bait SO; silvers 81; halibut fins
$40: shad $12; Swordfsh 5. Smoked New
fOundland bloaters 81 40 4S 100.
We quote Newfoundland cod oil 2Sc " gal. !;
Blacklist oil SOC; Menhaden DO, Northern cur
ed %; refined 25c; medicinal cod hvei $ Oil o0c;
old livers 35c per bucket; new do soc.
Dry fish scrap So cod and cusI skins s25:
fish waste g.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
BRADsTREET's REPORT.
Business Shows Signs of Some I'm
pr0yement.

Bank Clearinss for the Past Month Are
the Lowest ON Record-Foreign Wool
and Dress Fabrics Injure the Trade in
the Domestic Lines.
New York. March l.-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say: While the course OF general
trade during the first two months OF the
current year has been Disappointing, fep
ruary ends and March begins with Tan
gible though not yet satisfactory signs OF
Improvement. 1t is encouraging to note
gains reported in the volume or trade a I
almost every Southern city. notw1thstand-
ing advices from Northern cities, whose 1op-
beIs supply the Southern and Southwestern
markets. that low prices for products cur
tailed the purchasing ability at the South
and Southwest. Among the larger Eastern
business centres there is no general evil
dences of Improvement Is reported, except
larger volume of tradey5n staple. lines At
sFittshurg, with d hettef Remand in iron afid
Steel trades. H6gs, naval stores. shoes.
lumber, hides and leather are strong at lazs
quotations. The>Week's volume of trade 7s
characterized by 1otal clearings amountinx
to only ST70.0O0 ,D0e trcfecting the holiday a
decrease of seven per cent from the week
before. and seven per cent irony a
Year ago. and forty-three per cent as com
pared with two yearsago and thirty-sevenl
per cent from the week in 1892. &
Weather conditions in the east have result.
ed in a gain land buyers in the Boston market
continue to make purchases with caution.
the activity there being confined to build
ing material. Textile mills at Providence
| <a.. al, ID
the volume of orders Tor staples from the
West and South are decreased. awaiting the
opening of spring. Larger Eastern jobbers
of dry good report trade as meeting the
present wants only. Foreign dress goods are
active, and competitive domestic fabrics are
correspondingly slow. Heavy arriva Is of
foreign wool depress the market and domes-
tic mills are gradually finishing spring Or
dets. Larger Pacific coast cities report
trade in staples quiet.
Exports Of wheat Including -four as
wheat from both coasts of the United
States. amount to 2,6S9,O00 bushels. against
2,912, QUO in this week year ago. and 3.25l.-
700 the last week, February, 1898. Two in
dependent calculations as to tie wheat re-
maining in the Unifed States March l. 1896.
Indicate the total Quantity in the country
back OF. available supply points as somewhat
in excess of 10O,0Go. 900 bushels as compared
with perhaps lao. GOO. 900 year ago.
February bankc learings from sixty cities
in the United States amount to S3,5S4, COG. GOO
the smallest mont hi total loan since the
records were kept Sexcept February a year
ago and Aug ust and September in the panic
year of 1893. Last aapn TIL bank clealings
aggreg at. 6.8 per cent larger than February.
1894. or s9 per cent smaller than in January.
1895. SO per cent smaller than in February
of 1898, prior to the panic in that year, !.
This weeks failures in the United States
number 234 contrasted with 2:a the conclud-4
ing week of February, 1894.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
IsT. 10TH. 10Th LADIES' AUXILIARY.
A Pleasing Fair, Entertainment and
Dance at City Hall.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the LIST, 10th and
Goth Regimental Association gave a grand
ball last evening at City hall. The following
was the programme of entertainment before
the dancing:
Selection, r. Orchestra
Reading, Prof. M. Dennett
Fancy Dancing,
Ella r. Burgess Bertha NJ. Bond
Vocal Selection, Emma X. FRYE
heading. l'rof. NJ. bennett
Iamhorine Dance, Ella 4. Burgess
Vocal Solo, Selected Alice B. Morrison
The committee of arrangements was COM
posed of the following ladies': Mrs. FL. p.
ingalls,. chairman 4 Mrs. W. 4. Gribben.
Mrs. G. 0. Bailey, Mrs. S. W. Fletcher.
Mrs. Fl. K. sColesworthy, Mrs. M. A.
Kennard. Mrs. N. r. weeman .:lIrs. c. H.
Frost.
Wesley L. Griffin was floor director, and
was assisted by the following aids: Frank
L. Prince. George Jordan. George G, Chase,
Robt. L. Whitnom-, Ferry a. Gr1bbin.
A1onzo s. Iowsll.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA.
Prof. Lees Fascinating Lecture-Wonder-
Facts About the Ocean Bottom and Ocean

3. e gsa -
At the First Parish house last evening,
Professor Leslie A. Lee of Bowdoin Coll
Iege delivered an illustrated lecture up
on "The Depths OF the Ocean," He
traced the geological formation of the
earth's crust, and showed.that the depths
of the ocean are really older than the
hills themselves The inequalities of
the ocean he'd have tendency to grow
smoother, while those of the land are
made more irregular by the elements.
By lantern slides the varying depths of
the ocean were shown. and also the fact
that the real boundaries of the conti-
nents are not the shores, but the edges
of shoal water which may be ninety
miles from shore. % Where the shoal
water Of only a few hundreds of fathoms
in depth joins the deep. water of several
thousands of sfathems in depth, the
downward slope of the bottom is very
steep, more so than the sides of noun
tains. 80
A map of the bottom of the ocean,
showing the gulf of Maine, was thrown
ON the screen. One would not think
that the long distance from Cape Cod to
the lower end of Nova Scotia would war
rant the calling of the enclosed water a
gulf, but the fact is that the continental
plateau extends so far out from Cape Cod
in what is known as Georges Banks,
that there is only narrow channel of
deep water extending into large space
of deep water. between Georges Bank
and the shores of Maine, which is really
the Gulf of Maine.
y Professor Lee said that contrary to
the idea we get from books, the bottom
of the ocean is not a beautiful place,
but is .undoub tedly the most desolate
region in appearance on the face of the
globe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02

Mr.Moore of Deering, took from the House
table today the bill to give j. H, Hazelton
exclusive rights of navigation on the Pre-
sumpscot from Saccarappa to Madison Falls
and it passed to be enacted. This was the
result of favorable report, notwithstand-
ing the objection of the ''yeomen" on the
bill TO give the Presumpsc OF river steam
boat company exclusive rights from the
Lower Falls to Cumberland Mills.