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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
party formerly occupied on this ques-

party formerly occupied on this ques-
tion.'
So it is plain from the above that the
STATE JOURNAL is "Republican organ"
and purveys ''rot'' that makes Populists
mad. One day the JOURNAL reads that
it is a "Populist sheet" and next day a
Republican organ"
These are false but amusing accuse
tions made by the purblind partisans on
either side who can not understand that
the STATE JOURNAL is busy telling the
truth about both sides, and the truth, al
though sometimes pleasant, is sometimes
not SO; but the truth our readers must
have. 1t is what they pay Us for. We
wouldn't sell false news to a reader of
ours any more than an upright grocer
would sell bad eggs to customer. The
way to make any business a success is to
treat your customers honestly and fairly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
PRESIDENT OF PERU.
NICOLAS DE PIERoLA CALLED THE
NAPOLEON OF SOUTH AMERICA.

Ambitions and Achievements OF the Man
Who Stands For the Third Time at the
Head of the RepubIc-IdOIized by the
Mountaineers.
''The Napoleon of South America"
is what his admirers term Nicolas de
Pierola, who, for the third time, is now
at the head of the Peruvian government
They use this title in speaking of him
because of his dreams and ambitions as
much as because of his achievements.
Since he was but young man he has
had visions of the time when all the re-
publics of the western coast of South
America should be controlled by one
government with himself at its head. 1t
was some time late in 1879 that Pierola
came to the front. President Prado had
gurreptitiously left the country practi-
cally defaulter to the state, and Peru,
then in trouble with Chile over the nj
trate beds, was ripe for revolution.
On the morning Of President Prado's
departure Pierola was but a subofficer
connected with the war department.
During the day his name was passed
from lip to lip, and by midnight it had
become a rallying cry for 100, 900 men.
The governments cabinet officers had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

FRANCIS NJ. DRAKE. convention met
in Philadelphia June II, 1855, and nom
mated John Q. Fremont as an antislav-
cry candidate for the presidency, Drake
Joined the new party and cast his vote
for Fremont. He has since been a con-
sistent Republican, and has long been
one OF the most prominent and inhuen-
tia1 members of his party in the state.
He has frequently been a delegate to
state conventions, and on four different
occasions has been honored by being sent
as a delegate to national Republican
conventions.
Drake was born in Nashville, Ills,
SO years ago, but when he was years
old his parents removed to Fort Madi-
son, Ia, and he has since been a resi-
dent Of that state. He received a good
business education and had many excit-
ing adventures while crossing the plains
to Sacramento on business trips before
the days Of the iron horse. When the
war began his sympathies lay with the
federal government, and he promptly
raised a regiment in the three counties
of Appanoose, Wapello and Monroe, was
commissioned it's colonel and went to
the front, where he speedily made a
reputation as brave and brainy soldier.
He served with distinction throughout
the rebellion, was particularly conspicu-
Gus at Elkins' Ford and Marks Mills,
and was dangerously wounded in the
latter engagement. For his gallantry in
this action he received the brevet of
brigadier general Of volunteers.
After the war General Drake prac-
ticed law for about six years, and then
turned to banking and the work of
building railroads. He has built five
and is prominent in local railroad af-
fairs. He has also been bank president
and is considered a wealthy man. A
number of years ago he founded Drake
university in Des Moines and has been
a liberal contributor toward its support
and toward the support of various
churches and educational institutions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

AT Sacramento, California, has recently
been successfully inaugurated what is
claimed to be by the citizens of the Cali
fornia capital, the greatest electrical
power plant in the world. The power is
generated at Folsom, % miles away, and
IS transmitted this distance by quarter
inch copper wires at loss of but twenty
per cent. The source of this great power
amounting to 10000 horse power. is
dam across the American river SO feet
high and $50 feet long. The canal is
fifty feet wide, eight feet deep, and car
ries $4,000 cubic feet of water per min
ute, The water having performed its
service of furnishing the immense mo-
tive power, will be used for irrigating
purposes by a system of canals already
prepared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

and led the eccentric philanthropist to
abandon his pet idea of building a
monument to himself in the form of a
magnificent pyramid rivaling Cheops
itself. He has travelled all over the
world to observe astron omica1 phenome-
ma for the United States government,
and his report on the resources of Alaska
practically led to the purchase in 1857.
He connected the west with the east by
Geographic longitude work, served on
irrigation commissions in India, China,
Egypt, Italy and California, judged the
awards in astronomy and geodesy at the
Paris exposition, and his rare talents
and erudition in his chosen field of Ia
Dor have caused him to be elected to 80
learned bodies and academies, including
the Royal Astronomical society, the
American Philosophical society, the
National Academy Of Sciences, the Ma
tional and Royal Geographical societies
and the Bureau DIES Lonjitudes of
France.
He had many exciting adventures with
Indians along the Pacific coast and in
Alaska, and during the Indian war on
Puget sound in 1866 worked for days
in peril of his life until his courage won
the admiration Of one of the chiefs, who
declared that no one should injure the
''man who talked with the stars. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
A VETERAN SCIENTISTS WORK.
Career of Professor Davidson, the s'NTa1
Who Talked With the Stars"

Career of Professor Davidson, the ''Man
Who Talked With the Stars"
Professor George Davidson, who was
recently dismissed from the United
States coast and geodetic survey to make
place for a younger man, has spent SO
years in the government service and is
still full of vigor, endurance and energy
at the age of 20. de attended Girard
college, Philadelphia, in 1915, and then
entered the coast survey at a alary of
$25 per month, which was raised to $50
per month, with q subsistence allowance
Of $40 a month when on field work, aft
er four years Of service. In 1849, when
the gold seekers began pouring into
California, Davidson was sent to San
Francisco to chart the practically IN
known coast for the benefit of mariners
at a salary of $500 per annum. In three
years he and two assistants charted the
entire coast from San Diego to Port
Townsend.
In 1868 he was placed in charge Of
the western division, and his work was
Of incaloulable benefit on land and sea.
His influence with James Lick directed
the millionaire's thoughts toward the
establishment of the great Lick telescope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

In the interest of the tax payers;
in the interest of good government;
in the interest of deceney and
humanity, the people of Kansas
should see to it that the manage
ment of the state charitable institutions
is taken out of politics. The care of those
who cannot care for themselves is a bus
mess, and should be conducted on the
same principles as any other business.
Politics has no place in these institu-
ions. The managers and their assistants.
should be appointed through considera-
ton of their fitness for the duties they
are called upon to perform, and should
understand that they cannot be deprived
of their position as long as they faithful
ly discharge their duties. There should
be a system of promotion by which va :
cancies would be filed from among the
employees of the various Institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

SOME Chicago ministers are Mortified
at the proposal of Mrs. Leland Stanford
to sell 100000 gallons of brandy and
devote the proceeds to the support of the
Leland Stanford Jr.. university. They
think the usefulness of the institution
from a moral stand point would be de-
stroyed. Their objections can hardly be
considered timely since the money so &C.
CURED would probably be the most hon
estly obtained of any funds which have
gone into the establishment and support
of the school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.

We are sometimes accused by our kind
Republican neighbors in the newspaper
field of being Populist paper. It seems
the STATE JOURNAL can not suit every
body, for here comes the Clyde kan
Voice, which after quoting from letter
published in the JOURNAL, says:
"The above is q sample of the rot
which Republican organs are furnishing
their readers. No POpulist ever wrote
such a letter. The ignorance displayed
Is only possible in Republican. Braying
donkeys that vote the Republican ticket
find pleasure in reiterating such false
hoods as the above, but they are equally
Ignorant of the position which their own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
THEMAUER JURY,
Michael Mauer Makes a Defense of the
Men Who Composed 1t.
HAYS CITY. July 49, 1895,


Men Who Composed 1t.
HAYS CITY, July 10, 1895.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
see that the Capital has an editorial
rejecting on the men that composed the
coroner's Jury that sat on the inquest
held over the remains of my brother and
in their defence I would say that the
jury was made up of fair minded and in
telIigent citizens, And that there was
no spite or politics in the verdict is plain
when il is known that both of the doc
tors and every member of the jury are
active and stalwart Republicans, and two
of the jurors are personally acquainted
with Superintendent Eastman.
Drs. Middlekauf and Snyder, who
made the postmortem examination, are
graduates of the Pennsylvania and Mary
land medical colleges and each COM
pleted their surgical course under that
famous doctor, D. Hayes Agnew, and
either of these gentlemen has a better
record and ranks higher in his profess
sion than DR.. Eastman.
These surgeons made a most complete
and exhaustive examination of the neck
and brain and reported that the neck was
completely broken and that the brain
was free from all indications of apoplexy
and that the deceased did not come to his
report of these surgeons to the contra
dictory letters, reports and interviews of
the superintendent and it will be plain to
be seen who is worthy of belief.
As an investigation has been ordered
by the governor, it is to be hoped that
there will be no buckets of whitewash
| around and if so, that care be taken none
of it be used to cover up wrong doing at
the asylum Yours in justice,
At
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
TO TRY THE TOPEKA PLAN.
Kansas City, Kan, May Adopt the Topeka
Joint Ordinance.

City Attorney T. A. Pollock, of Kansas
City, Kansas, wants a copy of Topeka's
joint ordinance. Both City Attorney w.
den have received letters from Mr.. Pol
lock. He claims that Kansas City's or
dinance for the suppression of joints will
not stand the legal test in the highe T
courts, and hearing that the Topeka's
city ordinance has been through the su-
preme court and back without a flaw. he
wants a copy of it. which he will en-
deavor to have the Kansas City council
adopt
He has been mailed copy of the ordi-
nance.
4ne only flaw in Topeka's 'joint ordi-
nance" is that the title is not broad
enough to include clubs where Iiq uor is
kept for Individual use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

The politicians will not approve of
Governor MorrilPs course in allowing
Commissioner of Elections Foster to re-
tain his place when no misconduct was
proven against him, but the governor
will have the appreciation of the great
mass of the people They don't want to
see a faithful servant displaced on &C
count of his politics. They never do
business that way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

Four Chase county citizens were con-
fined in the penitentiary year as the re-
suit of false swearing on the part of two
of their nsighbors. Since this has been
discovered and the victims are released,
both the law and exact justice would
seem to demand that their places should
be taken by the other parties to the tran
saction. Are people to be permitted to
swear away a mans liberty with i'm
Dunitv9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

THE weekly statement of the New
banks shows an Increase in the reserve
of $5.OS5, S25. 1t also shows an increase
in the holdings of legal tenders of So
06s, 400. On the day the statement WAS
issued the sub-treasury announced that
$1,OOO,OOO in gold had been Withdrawn
for export legal tenders being exchaug-
ed for it. All these circumstances point
strongly toward another treasury raid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

THE reading public may now conf
IDENTITY look for another book from the
pen of Il. Rider Haggard, in which he
will recite, in his most lurid style, his ex-
periencs in running for parliament He
was not shot potted," but was subjected
to treatment almost as bad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

Mr.. CALVIN S. BRIcE of New York
will not have all smooth sailing in his
effort to obtain a reelection as senator
from Ohio The free silver Democrats
are organizing to make determined
fight, and will try to elect citizen of the
state, and one who will represent them
on the money question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

THE effect of the "local public seuti-
ment" idea is seen in Wichita in the at
tempted secession of one of the wards of
that city. OF course they will ''let the
erring sister GO" Wichita believes in
local option, and should not decline to
TO take q dose of its own medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

p ar ty, General
Francis Marion
DraAe has been
rewarded by To-
wa Republicans
with his first
nomination for a
political Office
that Of governor.
In g arly man
hood Drake was a
Wing, but when
the first Repub-
1ican national
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
AN OLD TIME REPUBLICAN.

CareAe of General Drake. Candidate For
Governor of Iowa.
After 80 years of hard work as a Re-
publican, covering the entire life of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

Harry Worral. who has gone to Bos-
ton and Lake Champlain for a short va
cation. will be home to resume teaching
on July 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
Mineral Watar.

Phone 332-our wagon will call for
your Iaundry-the Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

DzI1y edition, delivered by carrier, 10
sents ; week to any part Of Topeka OF
suburbs, or at the same price in any
Kansas tewn where this paper has q car"
FlsT system.
By mail, three months ........$ SO
By mail. enc year ............ SEQ
Weekly Edition, per year ...-... .o0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22
Fifteen Hundred Acres of Ann1ss.

What is probably the largest apple
orchard in the world covers 1,537 acres
in Fairmont, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

WeALM0E AHuHO1bEUMNs
CHICAGO, July 22.-FOr Kansas: Show
ers tonight; Tuesday fair. Northerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

The finest in the west Come and try it
]. W. PHILLIPS, 612 W. Eighth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-22

Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
Dolores Assembly No. Z, Y. M. G. o.,
Entertains Its Friends in Mission
ParlOr Hall.

The sixth anniversary entertainment OF
Dolores Assembly No of the Young Mems
Catholic Union, was given last evening in
Mission Parlor Hall, on Seventeenth street.
There was short programme, lecture by
the Rev. Father D. 0. Crowley, music and
some hours of dancing before the members
of Dolores Assembly and their friends
finally sought their homes. 1t was pleas
ant evening and the invitation to come
again extended by F. ]. Kane, the presi-
dent of the order, will be accepted literally.
After an overture by the orchestra Mr..
Kane made few opening remarks, well
coming those who had attended and ex-
planning the nature and methods of the
organization. After him came DR.. W. II.
Sieberst with some humorous songs, and
then Rev. Father Crowley stepped forward
to deliver his lecture on 1.-THE Church and
Civilization" His address was a brief
summary of the history of Roman Cath
olicism and its relation to the intellectual
progress of the world. The speaker simply
quoted history for the greater portion of
his address, leaving deductions and infer
ences to his audience.
George Alden followed with a song, ]. H.
Greefkens gave a short exhibition of VEN
triloquism and Miss Maggie Donohue
closed the programme with vocal solo.
The floor was then cleared of the chairs
and the audience took up its own enter
talnmcnt in the dance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24
TO ENTERTAIN TOURISTS.
Visitors From the South VIII Be Re-
ceived by the Half-Million
Club.

A meeting of the entertainment commit
tee of the Half-million Club was held yes
terday, at which steps were taken in re-
gard TO the reception and entertainment
to be given to northbound tourists who are
onthe way here.
1t was stated that the excursion from the
south is accom- panied by number of trade
organizations of the southern portion of
the State; and on their arrival on the 30th
inst they will be received at Fourth and
Townsend streets by the following gentle
men: w. Ell. Dimond, president Cham
Der of Commerce; F. w. Dohrmann, presi-
dent Merchants Association; w. B. Har-
rington, president Merchants Club; A. A.
Watkins, president Board of Trade; w. B.
Holcomb, president Produce Exchange;
Frank Dalton, president San Francisco
Fruit Exchange, and Messrs. Bouvier,
Troy and Cutie of the Half-million Club.
1t is proposed to receive the guests at a
formal reception to be held at the Palace
Hotel. A breakfast will be rendered them
the following morning at the merchants
club. A reception to the trade organiza-
tons will probably follow the breakfast
A drive to the park, the Cliff House and
Sutro Heights is also arranged for, as is a
theater party in the evening.
The second day will be devoted to a trip
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24

of Supervisors, requires all sidewalk ele-
vators to have an arched iron band run
ming over the cage to raise the doors open
ing onto the street. If these doors are
locked either the iron arches or the door
while the arches would be pressing against
the closed doors the operator would have a
chance to escape.
In this instance Boyle started the eleva-
tor from the cellar. When he approached
the sidewalk he put up his hands to throw
the doors open, but found them closed. A
few valuable seconds were lost in vainly
irving to push them open, and then he
made rush for the check rope. He could
not stop the momentum, and then at
tempted to drop into the cellar. He was
too late. The floor of the elevator caught
his right arm and head and pinned him to
the sidewalk. His arm and head were
almost cut off and death must have been
instantaneous.
Joseph Freese saw the accident and says
that Boyle started the elevator fully be-
ieying the iron doors on the sidewalk had
been unlocked. when he found they
were not" said Mr.. Freese, che attempted
to stop the machine, and failing in that
tried to drop to the cellar floor. Before he
could get clear of the elevator he was
caught and crushed to death. He was
evidently holding on by one hand and just
ready to drop when the machine crushed
up against the ceiling and held him fast. I"
The deceased was Al years of age and
leaves widow and six children, the young
est of whom is only six weeks old For
wears he was trusted employe of born,
Vail & Co., but in 1889 he went over to
S. e. G.. Gump. To those people he was
almost invaluable, as he had the stock list
at his finger ends and knew exactly where
every picture, molding, glass and every
thing else connected with the business
was stored.
His brother, Thomas Boyle, is bust
ness manager of the CALL, and an
other brother, John j., is also employed
in the same office. Mrs. McAvoy, a sister,
is the only other near relative the de-
ceased had in San Francisco. The inquest
will be held to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24
THE LOST rs FOUND.
Captain Charles Funke of the schooner
Francis E. NJ. Bernard Turns
IN.

The mysterious disappearance OF Captain
Charles Funke of the schooner Francis b.
NJ. Bernard on August Ii last caused a
great sensation along the water front. The
schooner had arrived two days previous to
that date with a cargo of hay and lay
alongside the wharf at the foot OF Third
street. Otto Anderson, mate of the
schooner Bangor, told story OF seeing
three men walk down the wharf on Satur-
day night, August IL.
He saw the three men fall on the wharf,
and two of them a minute later jumped up
and ran away. He overheard one OF them
say, HE had only So" As Anderson did
not again see the third man it was thought
he had been thrown into the bay.
The matter was reported to the police
and Detectives Egan and Silvey were put
on the case. Captain Tietien, the agent OF
the vessel, had the bay In the vicinity OF
the wharf dragged for whole day, as 1t
was believed the third man was Captain
Funke and he had been robbed and thrown
into the bay.
Since then the German Consul has writ
ten several letters to Chief Crowley urging
him to renewed efforts to solve the mys-
terry, and Egan and Silvey made every in
ouiry possible without result.
Last night the two detectives met Cap
tain Funke face to face on kearny street,
and they were delighted to see him. He
was surprised to hear that his disappear
ance had caused a sensation. He said he
had been drinking heavily, and, feeling
disguised with himself, he left the vessel
on Saturday, August IL. without telling
any one and took the train for San Jose.
He remained there till the following Mon
day and went on to jacksonville, where he
had been working on ranch ever since.
He returned to the city on Monday night.